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Green River City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 8

INDUSTRIAL ZONES

10-8-1: OBJECTIVES AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ZONES:

   A.   I-1 Industrial Zone: The I-1 Light Industrial Zone has been established for the primary purpose of providing a location where manufacturing, processing, warehousing, and fabrication of goods and materials can be conducted most appropriately and with minimum conflict or deleterious effects upon surrounding properties. The objective of this zone is to provide a buffer zone between medium or heavy industry and other zones. This zone is characterized by a mixture of light industrial, manufacturing and processing establishments that are quiet, not foul smelling, light in traffic, and with minimum airborne contaminants. In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this title, and to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of this zone, the regulations in this chapter shall apply in the I-1 Light Industrial Zone.
   B.   I-2 Industrial Zone: The I-2 Medium Industrial Zone has been established for the primary purpose of providing a location where manufacturing, processing, warehousing, and fabrication of goods and materials can be conducted most appropriately and with minimum conflict or deleterious effects upon surrounding properties. The objective of this zone is to provide a buffer zone between heavy industry and any other zones. This zone is characterized by a mixture of medium industrial, manufacturing and processing establishments that are less noisy and/or foul smelling, light to medium in traffic, and cause fewer airborne contaminants than heavy industry. In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this title, and to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of this zone, the regulations in this chapter shall apply in the I-2 Medium Industrial Zone.
   C.   I-3 Industrial Zone: The I-3 Heavy Industrial Zone has been established for the primary purpose of providing a location where manufacturing, processing, warehousing, and fabrication of goods and materials can be conducted most appropriately and with minimum conflict or deleterious effects upon surrounding properties. The objective of this zone is to provide a zone solely for heavy industry. This zone is characterized by a mixture of heavy industrial, manufacturing and processing establishments that are noisy and/or foul smelling, heavier in traffic and airborne contaminants than other industry. In order to accomplish the objectives and purposes of this title, and to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of this zone, the regulations in this chapter shall apply in the I-3 Heavy Industrial Zone. (Ord. 2017-04, 10-10-2017)

10-8-2: LAND USE MATRIX:

In the following list of possible uses, those designated as being permitted in a zone will be identified with the letter "P". Uses designated with the letter "C" are allowed on a conditional use basis. Uses designated with the letter "N" will not be allowed in that zone. Uses designated with the letter "A" will be handled administratively. All uses that are not permitted, conditionally permitted or administratively permitted are prohibited.
I-1
I-2
I-3
I-1
I-2
I-3
Asphalt mixing plants
C
P
P
Automobile salvage and wrecking yards when surrounded by a sight obscuring fence behind which the material stored in the enclosure cannot be observed from any street adjacent to the yard
N
P
P
Coal yards
N
P
P
Commercial power generation plants
N
C
C
Food processing plant
C
C
P
Grazing of livestock and barns, corrals, pens, coops, machinery sheds and other buildings and structures related to agriculture and the grazing of livestock
P
P
P
Impound lots when surrounded by a sight obscuring fence behind which the vehicles stored in the enclosure cannot be observed from any street adjacent to the yard
P
P
P
Incidental retailing of products in association with permitted industrial uses
C
P
P
Petroleum refining, processing, storage, loading, extraction and related facilities
N
N
C
Public buildings and public utility facilities and buildings
P
P
P
Repair and craft shops
P
P
P
Sexually oriented businesses
N
N
C
Slaughter house/meat processing plant
N
C
P
State permitted waste dumps and landfills
N
N
C
Towers and high voltage power lines
C
P
P
Trucking dispatch, loading and docking depots
P
P
P
Warehouse and storage facilities
P
P
P
 
(Ord. 2017-04, 10-10-2017)

10-8-3: AREA REQUIREMENTS:

There shall be no area requirements except that an area sufficient to accommodate setbacks, off street parking, loading and unloading, and vehicular access shall be provided and maintained. (Ord. 2017-04, 10-10-2017)

10-8-4: WIDTH REQUIREMENTS:

No requirements. (Ord. 2017-04, 10-10-2017)

10-8-5: LOCATION REQUIREMENTS:

All buildings shall be set back a minimum of twenty five feet (25') from the easement line which may be increased depending on the use. Reference the Uniform Fire Code for the recommended setback distances. (Ord. 2017-04, 10-10-2017)

10-8-6: HEIGHT AND SIZE REQUIREMENTS:

No requirements. (Ord. 2017-04, 10-10-2017)

10-8-7: SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATIONS:

All buildings shall conform to the building codes. See supplementary requirements and procedures applicable within zones, chapter 12 of this title. (Ord. 2017-04, 10-10-2017)