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Glasgow City Zoning Code

I-2, HEAVY

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

§ 158.255 PURPOSE.

   The purpose of the I-2 Heavy Industry zoning districts is to provide appropriate locations for heavy industrial uses and other uses not otherwise provided for in the other districts. A heavy industrial use is one which ordinarily requires both buildings and open area for manufacturing, fabricating, processing, extraction, heavy repairing, dismantling and storage or disposal of equipment, raw materials, manufactured products or wastes. Within the Heavy Industrial Districts, the regulations set forth in this subchapter shall apply.
(1989 Code, § 154.145) (Ord. 1063, passed 2-27-1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.256 PERMITTED USES AND STRUCTURES.

   The following uses and structures are permitted in the I-2 Heavy Industrial District:
   (A)   Uses permitted in the I-l Light Industrial Districts set forth in §§ 158.245 et seq.; and
   (B)   Industrial or manufacturing uses not in conflict with any other ordinance or law of the city and which would not emit detrimental or obnoxious noise, vibration, smoke, odor, gases, dust or produce other objectionable conditions beyond the limits of the Heavy Industrial District in which it is located shall be considered conditional use and will require written approval by the Board of Adjustment. In granting approval of the use, the Board of Adjustment shall act in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and may require any appropriate conditions or safeguards it deems necessary.
   (C)   Medical cannabis cultivator, processor or producer facilities;
   (D)   The above uses are subject to the following limitation. Development within the I-2 Zoning District shall comply with the landscaping requirements and landscape buffer area (LBA) requirements as set forth in § 158.028.
(1989 Code, § 154.146) (Ord. 1063, passed 2-27-1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2542, passed 10-24-2005; Am. Ord. 2802, passed 10-22-2012; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018; Am. Ord. 2024-3055, passed 9-23-2024)

§ 158.257 CONDITIONAL USES PERMITTED BY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.

   The following uses are conditional uses and require written approval of the Board of Adjustment.
   (A)   Junk yards; salvage yards provided they meet the requirements set forth in §§ 158.330 et seq.;
   (B)   Automobile wreckage yards provided they meet the requirements set forth in §§ 158.333 et seq.;
   (C)   Any use of a nature such as to emit detrimental or obnoxious noise, smoke, odors, gases, dust or vibration or produce other seriously objectionable conditions perceivable beyond the limits of the Heavy Industrial District in which it is located;
   (D)   Adult oriented uses subject to the general provisions of §§ 116.10 et seq. of the City of Glasgow Code of Ordinances.
   (E)   In granting approval of the use, the Board of Adjustment shall act in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and may require any appropriate conditions or safeguards it deems necessary.
(1989 Code, § 154.146A) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2542, passed 10-24-2005; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2802, passed 10-22-2012; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.258 PROHIBITED USES AND STRUCTURES.

   The following uses and structures are prohibited in the I-2 Heavy Industrial District:
   (A)   Dwelling units, boarding and rooming houses, hotels, motels and 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)   No private access to any use in this district shall be permitted through any residential district;
   (E)   Medical cannabis dispensary and safety compliance facilities;
   (F)   Manufactured home parks or manufactured homes;
   (G)   Eating establishments, bar and lounges; and
   (H)   All uses and structures not of a nature specifically or provisionally permitted herein.
(1989 Code, § 154.147) (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)

§ 158.259 MINIMUM LOT REQUIREMENTS.

   Minimum lot area for the I-2 District is one acre.
(1989 Code, § 154.147A) (Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.260 MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS.

   The following minimum yard requirements shall apply in the I-2 Heavy Industrial 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 50 feet along that portion of the property adjacent to the residential district. Streets or public right-of-way shall be included in this side yard requirement.
      (2)   On lots adjacent to any district other than residential, all buildings shall be located so as to provide a minimum side yard of 25 feet.
   (D)   Landscape buffer areas (LBA’s). 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, § 154.148) (Ord. 1063, passed - -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)

§ 158.261 HEIGHT OF STRUCTURES.

   No building shall exceed 100 feet in height.
(1989 Code, § 154.149) (Ord. 1063, passed - -1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.262 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

   The off-street parking and loading requirements shall be the same as set forth in §§ 158.400 et seq.
(1989 Code, § 154.150) (Ord. 1063, passed - -1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2774, passed - -; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.263 PERMITTED SIGNS.

   The sign requirements shall be the same as set forth in § 158.183 for the B-2 District. Signs may not be placed in the obstruction to visibility area as provided for in § 158.022.
(1989 Code, § 154.151) (Ord. 1063, passed - -1967; Am. Ord. 2124, passed 8-28-1995; Am. Ord. 2018-2916, passed 4-9-2018)

§ 158.264 FENCING.

   Fencing for privacy or security purposes within the I-2 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)