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Glasgow City Zoning Code

I-1, LIGHT

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

§ 158.245 PURPOSE.

   The purpose of the I-1 Light Industrial district is to provide locations for warehouse, distribution and service operations and those industrial uses which are primarily assembling or light fabricating operations where there is no outside storage or activity other than loading or unloading other than provided in § 158.254. This district is designed to upgrade industrial development standards, prevent industrial blight, and protect light industrial development from incomparable residential, commercial or heavy industrial uses. This district may function as a buffer or transition between heavy industrial development
(1989 Code, § 154.125) (Ord. 1063, passed 2-27-1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.246 PERMITTED USES AND STRUCTURES.

   The following uses and structures are permitted in the I-1 Light Industrial District:
   (A)   Manufacturing;
   (B)   Wholesaling, warehousing, transfer and storage and truck terminals;
   (C)   Service and repair establishments;
   (D)   Transportation and communication buildings and uses and utility substations;
   (E)   Lumber and building material yards, except secondhand;
   (F)   Bulk storage of flammable liquids;
   (G)   Laboratories;
   (H)   Veterinary establishments;
   (I)   Retail and eating establishments designed to serve the needs of this District;
   (J)   Medical cannabis cultivator, processor and producer facilties;
   (K)   The above uses are subject to the following limitations:
      (1)   Manufacturing, processing and service and repair operations shall be conducted only within completely enclosed buildings.
      (2)   Uses shall conform to the following performance standards: no dust, vibration, gases or odors shall be produced which are perceivable beyond the boundary lines of the tract or lot on which the use is located and no smoke or noise shall be produced which is annoying or detrimental to neighboring properties.
      (3)   Development within the I-1 Zoning District shall comply with the landscaping requirements and landscape buffer area (LBA) requirements as set forth in § 158.028.
   (L)   Uses and structures which are customarily accessory clearly incidental to the above permitted uses, provided they are not of a nature of having characteristics prohibited under § 158.238.
(1989 Code, § 154.126) (Ord. 1063, passed 2-27-1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2542, passed 10-24-2005; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018; Am. Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23-2024)

§ 158.247 CONDITIONAL USES PERMITTED BY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

   The following uses may be permitted with the approval of the Board of Adjustment:
   (A)   Recycling centers, provided they conform with all regulations set forth in § 158.325 ;
   (B)   Daycare as provided in § 158.351 ; and
   (C)   Juvenile detention centers.
(Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2802, passed 10-22-2012; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.248 PROHIBITED USES AND STRUCTURES.

   The following uses and structures are prohibited in the I-1 Light Industrial District:
   (A)   Dwelling units, boarding and rooming houses, hotels, motels, house trailer courts or parks;
   (B)   Townhomes;
   (C)   Schools, churches, charitable institutions, private clubs and lodges, hospitals and restoriums, assisted living facilities, halfway houses, residential treatment programs, residential care facilities;
   (D)   Automobile wrecking yards, junkyards, scrap and salvage yards for secondhand building materials;
   (E)   No private access to any use in this district shall be permitted through any residential district;
   (F)   Medical cannabis safety compliance facilities and dispensaries;
   (G)   Manufactured home parks or manufactured homes;
   (H)   Bars or lounges; and
   (I)   All uses and structures not of a nature specifically or provisionally permitted herein.
(1989 Code, § 154.127) (Ord. 1063, passed 2-27-1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018; Am. Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23- 2024)

§ 158.249 MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENTS.

   Minimum lot area for the I-1 District is one acre.
(1989 Code, § 154.127A) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.250 MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   The following minimum yard requirements shall apply in the I-1 District:
   (A)   Front yard: as required by § 158.023.
   (B)   Rear yard:
      (1)   One story: 20 feet.
      (2)   Two or more stories: 25 feet.
   (C)   Side yard:
      (1)   On lots adjacent to a residential district, all buildings shall be located so as to provide a minimum side yard of 25 feet along that portion of the property adjacent to the residential district.
      (2)   On lots adjacent to any district other than residential, all buildings shall be located so as to provide a minimum side yard of ten feet.
   (D)   Landscape buffer areas (LBAs). No building, structure, or vehicle use area (VUA) shall be placed within a landscape buffer area (LBA) as set forth in § 158.028.
(1989 Code, § 154.128) (Ord. 1063, passed 2-27-1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2542, passed 10-24-2005; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.251 HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES.

   No building shall exceed 50 feet in height.
(1989 Code, § 154.129) (Ord. 1063, passed 2-27-1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.252 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

   Off-street parking and loading requirements are the same as those set forth in §§ 158.400 et seq.
(1989 Code, § 154.130) (Ord. 1063, passed 2-27-1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2802, passed 10-22-2012; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.253 PERMITTED SIGNS.

   (A)   Sign requirements are the same as those set forth for the B-2 Districts in § 158.183.
   (B)   Signs may not be placed in the obstruction to visibility area as provided for in § 158.022.
(1989 Code, § 154.131) (Ord. 1063, passed 2-27-1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.254 PERMITTED OUTSIDE STORAGE REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   The storage area, not including any principal structures or accessory structures, must consist of two or more acres.
   (B)   (1)   Any such area shall be fenced as to prevent viewing from the general public.
      (2)   Fencing shall be constructed in a way to have a minimum opacity of 80%. At any point in time in which the fence no longer has the original opacity, after initial construction, due to damage or lack of maintenance the subject property will be in violation of this code.
   (C)   The outside storage must be incidental to the operation of the business and does not include the storage of inoperable vehicles, waste, refuge, manufacturing bi-products, or conflict with any supplemental regulations as pertaining to recycling centers, salvage yards, scrap or junk yards.
(Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.254.1 FENCING.

   Fencing for privacy or security purposes within the I-1 zoning district shall adhere to the following:
   (A)   Materials for fencing shall be restricted to materials whose intended original use is for providing privacy and/or security. No used materials are to be utilized or re-purposed as fencing including, but not limited to, pallets, metal roofing, tires, barrels, etc.
   (B)   (1)   A fence can be placed directly on a property line(s), with the exception of the front yard property line, which must be a minimum of ten feet from the property line/right-of-way.
      (2)   A fence may be permitted to be located on the front yard property line provided it is no more than three feet in height and does not intrude into the visibility triangle found in § 158.022.
(Ord. 2023-3038, passed 11-13-2023)