(A)

Preamble/Intent: The purpose and intent of providing industrial district regulations is to allow for a variety of processing, manufacturing, intensive employment uses, and other industrial uses to locate and operate within the City of Green River in a safe manner.

For the purposes of this section, industrial district regulations shall include I-1 (Light Industrial) and I-2 (Heavy Industrial). Individual zone districts are further described as follows:

I-1

Light industrial areas primarily used for limited, environmentally controlled processing, light manufacturing and limited commercial uses.

I-2

Heavy industrial areas primarily used for processing heavy manufacturing, salvage and junkyards.

(B)

Criteria for Zone Establishment; Compliance with Comprehensive Plan: Industrial development within the City of Green River shall be guided in part by the ability of the applicant to satisfy or otherwise demonstrate compliance with the following comprehensive planning policies for industrial development:

(1)

Sensitive master planning for commercial and/or industrial development shall be encouraged so that sites can be planned which minimize roads, curb cuts, parking lots and other facilities that can otherwise be shared.

(2)

The city shall ensure that commercial and industrial uses occur in areas where adequate transportation and services are available or can eventually be developed.

(3)

The city shall encourage clean industry which minimizes pollution and adverse impacts on surrounding land uses. Heavy industrial uses shall be placed under special review and tightly controlled by the city so that adverse impacts are minimized.

(4)

Heavy commercial and/or industrial development shall minimize negative impacts on existing surrounding land uses and natural areas. Adequate open space and buffer zones should be placed between conflicting uses.

Please see the use regulations in Chapter 9.

The following matrix indicates restrictions and regulations for the use and location of all industrial structures permitted in the I-1 and I-2 zone districts:

¹ Add one foot to the minimum setback for every one foot of height over thirty-five (35) feet.

(A)

Conditions for Permitted Industrial Accessory Buildings, Structures or Uses:

(1)

Accessory buildings, structures or uses. A building, structure or use located or conducted upon the same lot (or on a contiguous lot in the same ownership) as the principal building, structure or use to which it is related, and which is:

(a)

Clearly incidental to and customarily found to be associated with such principal building or use; and

(b)

Is operated and maintained for the benefit or convenience of the owners, occupants, employees, customers or visitors of the lot with the principal use.

(2)

Zone conditions. Any use which complies with the following zone conditions may be allowed as an accessory use to a principal use, provided it:

(a)

Does not include structures or structural features inconsistent with the permitted use; and

(b)

Does not include an area of over ten (10) percent of the area of the zone lot.

(B)

Height Exceptions: Chimneys, flagpoles, antennas, monuments, water towers and fire towers may be erected to any safe height not in conflict with other regulations.

(C)

Conditions for Fences, Walls and Retaining Walls: General conditions. A fence, hedge, wall, column, pier, post or any similar-type structure, or any combination of such structures, may be permitted in the required yards of the industrial districts, subject to the following conditions and requirements. (It is intended that these conditions and requirements shall provide privacy, protection, screening, and accenting of shrubs and landscaping without unduly interfering with the view from neighboring properties or jeopardizing the safety of pedestrians and vehicles.)

(1)

Conditions. Fencing, walls and retaining walls defined above shall be allowed in industrial zone districts I-1 and I-2, provided the following conditions are met:

a.

All fences and walls are subject to building code requirements and shall require a city building permit.

b.

It shall be the responsibility of the property owner to locate all property lines.

c.

No fence, hedge or wall may extend beyond or across any property line unless in joint written agreement with the abutting property owner.

d.

On corner lots no fence, hedge, wall, retaining wall, structure, or landscaping display shall be permitted over forty (40) inches above the adjacent sidewalk, or if none the adjacent street within the restricted sight triangle. This subsection shall not apply to retaining walls in existence on or before June 21, 2005, but shall apply to all retaining walls started or completed after June 21, 2005.

e.

No fence, wall or retaining wall shall be constructed which is hazardous or dangerous to animals or persons.

f.

No fence, wall, retaining wall or hedge shall be constructed or grown which will materially damage adjacent property by obstructing homes or shutting out light and air or otherwise adversely affecting the general public health, safety and welfare.

(2)

Fences required. Where an industrial district directly abuts an R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4 or MH District without an intervening street or alley, a solid fence six (6) feet high shall be provided on or near the property line between the industrial property and the residential district and shall be maintained and kept in good repair by the owner of the industrial property. A solid fence is one made out of either masonry (brick, stone or block) or wood (minimum grade number 2 no-hole cedar, installed with minimum gap meaning no more than ⅛-inch gap between boards and with the finished side facing the residential district).

(D)

Parking Requirements: Please see the use regulations in Chapter 9.

(E)

Sign Requirements: Please see the sign regulations in Chapter 10.

(F)

Landscape Requirements: Please see the landscape regulations in Chapter 11.

(G)

Nonconforming Uses: Please see the use regulations in Chapter 9.

(H)

Temporary Use Permits: Please see the use regulations in Chapter 9.

(I)

Special Review Uses: Please see the use regulations in Chapter 9.

(Ord. No. 93-16, 4-6-93; Ord. No. 05-10, § 6, 7-5-05)