Within the industrial district, the following uses are permitted:

   Agricultural use for the growing, harvesting and storing of crops, including legume, hay, grain, fruit and truck or vegetable crops, floriculture, horticulture, mushroom growing, nurseries, orchards, forestry, and greenhouse.

   Farm buildings used for growing, harvesting and preparing crop products for market, or for use on the farm, or for storing and protecting farm machinery and equipment from the elements.

      The keeping, raising, or feeding of livestock or poultry, including dairying, poultry, swine, sheep, goats, beef cattle, pony and horse productions, fur farms, or beekeeping or such structures for housing livestock or poultry, products for market; such use shall not be located closer than five hundred feet (500') to the residential district boundaries.

   Customary accessory uses.

   Fuel storage, lumberyards with manufacturing, building material storage yards or similar storage yards, but not including salvage yards or junkyards.

   Grain storage; feed mills; fertilizer storage and processing.

   Manufacture or processing of goods or products.

   Railroad yards, siding and switching facilities; public utilities.

   Wholesale, storage and warehouse facilities, except those specifically prohibited. (Ord. 158, 6-15-1978)

   A.   Minimum Lot Size: None specified.

   B.   Maximum Coverage: The amount of the total lot area which may be covered by all principal and accessory buildings shall not exceed fifty percent (50%).

   C.   Yards And Open Spaces: On every lot in the industrial district, yards shall be required as follows:

      1.   Front Yard Abutting Street, Side And Rear Yard: A front yard on each lot line abutting a street, a side and a rear yard; except, in the case where three (3) lot sides abut a street, there shall be required in addition to three (3) front yards, a side yard.

         a.   Front Yard:

            (1)   The depth where a lot abuts an arterial or collector street as designated on the official zoning map shall be seventy feet (70') from the centerline of such a right of way, but not less than thirty feet (30') from the right of way line.

            (2)   Where a lot abuts a minor street as designated on the official zoning map, the minimum depth shall be fifty five feet (55') from the centerline but not less than thirty feet (30') from the right of way line. If the building is to be constructed in an established block where there are existing buildings, the yard depth shall be the average of the yard depths of buildings existing on the block face where the building is to be located.

         b.   Side Yard: The side yard width shall be twenty feet (20') or greater. No accessory building shall project into the required side yard space.

         c.   Rear Yard: The rear yard depth shall not be less than forty feet (40').

      2.   Loading And Unloading: Within the required yards or in addition thereto, there shall be sufficient space for the loading and unloading of motor vehicles off the street. (Ord. 158, 6-15-1978)

      3.   Screening And Fencing:

         a.   Where a lot abuts a lot in a Residential District, there shall be provided screening as required in chapter 4 of this title. Where the transition from the Industrial District to the Residential District is a public street, the front yard in the Industrial District shall be suitably landscaped.

         b.   Storage or outdoor work areas shall be screened from public view by trees, hedges or other similar vegetation that will provide screening in all seasons, fencing, or a combination of both. (Ord. 813, 2-21-2019)

   D.   Off Street Parking: Off street parking shall be provided as follows:

      1.   One off street parking space per person normally employed on the lot or tract of land.

      2.   One off street parking space for each truck or other vehicle incidental to the use of such lot or tract of land. (Ord. 158, 6-15-1978)

   A.   Noise: Any use established in the I District after the effective date hereof shall be so operated as to comply with the maximum performance standards governing noise set forth in this subsection. No use already established on the effective date hereof shall be so relocated, altered or modified as to exceed the maximum performance standards governing noise set forth in this subsection.

      1.   Objectionable sounds of an intermittent nature shall be controlled so as not to become a nuisance to adjacent uses.

      2.   Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, at no point along the boundaries of any Residential or Commercial District shall the sound pressure level of any individual use permitted in the I District exceed the prescribed levels of the following table:

 

Sound levels shall be measured with a sound level meter and an associated filter manufactured according to the standards prescribed by the American Standards Association. (Ord. 158, 6-15-1978)

   B.   Vibration: Any use established in the I District after the effective date hereof shall be so operated such that no shaking vibrations shall be noticeable at any district boundaries separating residential and commercial uses from an Industrial District. Any use already established on the effective date hereof shall be so relocated, altered, or modified such that no shaking vibrations shall be noticeable at any district boundaries separating residential and commercial uses from an Industrial District. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, any use permitted in the I District creating intense earthshaking vibrations, such as are created by heavy drop forges, shall be set back at least six hundred feet (600') from the lot lines of such establishment on all sides. (Ord. 158, 6-15-1978; amd. 2012 Code)

   C.   Smoke And Particulate Matter: Any use established in the I District after the effective date hereof shall be so operated as to comply with the maximum performance standards governing smoke and particulate matter set forth in this subsection. No use already established on the effective date hereof shall be relocated, altered, or modified as to exceed the maximum performance standards governing smoke and particulate matter set forth in this subsection.

      1.   In addition to the performance standards specified in this subsection, the emission of smoke or particulate matter in such a manner or quantity as to be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, comfort, or welfare is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall henceforth be unlawful.

      2.   The emission from all sources within any lot area during any one hour period of particulate matter containing more than ten percent (10%) by weight of particles having a particle density larger than forty four (44) microns is prohibited.

      3.   Dust and other types of air pollution borne by the wind from such sources as storage areas, yards, streets, and so forth within lot lines shall be kept to a minimum by appropriate landscaping, oiling, or other acceptable means.

      4.   For the purpose of grading the density of smoke, the Ringelmann chart currently published and used by the United States bureau of mines shall be employed. The emission of smoke or particulate matter of a density equal to or greater than number 3 on the Ringelmann chart is prohibited at all times except as otherwise provided in this subsection.

      5.   The location within lot lines of smoke densities shall be determined as follows: Total smoke emission per use, the number of stacks being optional:

         a.   Up to fifteen (15) smoke units per hour:

            (1)   Smoke stack setback from lot lines on all sides: Fifty feet (50') minimum.

            (2)   During one hour period in each twenty four (24) hour period, each stack may emit up to thirty (30) smoke units when blowing soot or cleaning fires with no more than eight (8) minutes of smoke of a density of Ringelmann number 2. Only during such fire cleaning periods shall smoke of a density of Ringelmann number 3 be permitted, and then not for a period in excess of four (4) minutes.

         b.   Sixteen (16) to thirty (30) smoke units per hour:

            (1)   Smoke stack setback from lot lines on all sides: Two hundred fifty feet (250').

            (2)   During one hour period in each twenty four (24) hour period, each stack may emit up to forty five (45) smoke units when blowing soot or cleaning fires with no more than eight (8) minutes of smoke of a density of Ringelmann number 2. Only during such fire cleaning periods shall smoke of a density of Ringelmann number 3 be permitted, and then not for a period in excess of four (4) minutes.

         c.   Thirty one (31) and up smoke units per hour:

Smoke stack setback from lot lines on all sides: Not permitted.

   D.   Toxic Or Noxious Matter:

      1.   Any use established in the I district after the effective date hereof shall be so operated as to comply with the maximum performance standards governing toxic or noxious matter set forth in this subsection. No use already established on the effective date hereof shall be relocated, altered, or modified as to exceed the maximum performance standards governing toxic or noxious matter set forth in this subsection.

      2.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, no use permitted in the I district shall, for any period of time. discharge across the lot lines of the lot on which it is located toxic or noxious matter in such concentrations as to be detrimental to, or endanger the public health, safety, comfort, or welfare of, or cause injury to, property or business.

   E.   Odorous Matter:

      1.   Any use established in the I district after the effective date hereof shall be so operated as to comply with the maximum performance standards governing odorous matter set forth in this subsection. No use already established on the effective date hereof shall be relocated, altered, or modified as to exceed the maximum performance standards governing odorous matter set forth in this subsection.

      2.   Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the emission of odorous matter in such quantities as to be readily detectable without instrument at any point along district boundaries is prohibited.

   F.   Fire And Explosive Hazards: Any use established in the I district after the effective date hereof shall be so operated as to comply with the maximum performance standards governing fire and explosive hazards set forth in this subsection. No use already established on the effective date hereof shall be relocated, altered, or modified as to exceed the maximum performance standards governing fire and explosive hazards set forth in this subsection.

      1.   The storage, use or manufacture of solid materials or products ranging from incombustible to moderate burning is permitted.

      2.   The storage, use or manufacture of solid materials or products ranging from free to active burning to intense burning is permitted, provided the following condition is met: Said materials shall be stored, used, or manufactured within completely enclosed buildings having incombustible exterior walls and protected throughout by an effective automatic fire extinguishing system, or said materials may be stored outdoors with at least one hundred feet (100') clearance from all property lines.

      3.   The storage, use, or manufacture of flammable liquids or materials which produce flammable or explosive vapors or gases shall be permitted in accordance with the following regulations, exclusive of storage of finished products in original sealed containers, which shall be unrestricted:

         a.   All aboveground storage tanks containing less than five hundred (500) gallons shall be located at least one hundred feet (100') from any lot line. All aboveground storage tanks containing five hundred (500) to one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons shall be located at least five hundred feet (500') from any lot line. All storage tanks in excess of one hundred thousand (100,000) gallons shall be located underground and at least two hundred feet (200') from any lot line.

         b.   Each aboveground storage tank containing over five hundred (500) gallons shall be surrounded by earth dikes high enough to contain the total gallonage for each tank.

         c.   When flammable gases are stored, used, or manufactured and measured in cubic feet, the quantity in cubic feet (at standard temperature and pressure) permitted shall not exceed three hundred (300) times the quantities as listed in this subsection F3 where the factor three hundred (300) is the volume in cubic feet occupied by one gallon of most liquids. (Ord. 158, 6-15-1978)

   G.   Glare And Heat:

      1.   Any use established in the I district after the effective date hereof shall be so operated such that operations producing intense light or heat shall be performed within an enclosed building and not be noticeable beyond any lot line bounding the property where the use is conducted. Any use established on the effective date hereof shall be relocated, altered, or modified such that operations producing intense light or heat shall be performed within an enclosed building and not be noticeable beyond any lot line bounding the property where the use is conducted. (Ord. 158, 6-15-1978; amd. 2012 Code)

      2.   Any operation producing intense glare or heat shall be performed within an enclosed building or behind a solid fence or wall in such a manner as to be undetectable without instruments from any point along lot lines. (Ord. 158, 6-15-1978)