Hart City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 1253

D-2, Industrial Park District

1253.01 PURPOSE.

This chapter contains regulations for the Hart Industrial Park which are based on the restrictive covenants adopted for the park. The purpose of these regulations is to develop an industrial area with uniform design standards.

(Ord. 182. Passed 5-12-98; Ord. 184. Passed 5-25-99.)

1253.02 PERMITTED USES.

Land and buildings in the D-2, Industrial Park District may only be used for the following purposes:

(a) Manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging, treating, and assembling from previously prepared or pre-processed materials in the production of:

(1) Textile mill products, including woven fabric, knit goods, dyeing and finishing, floor coverings, yarn and thread, and other textile goods.

(2) Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics, leather goods, fur, canvas, and similar materials or any materials kept outside must be well screened from the view of nearby properties and roadways.

(3) Lumber and wood products, including mill work, prefabricated structural wood products and containers.

(4) Furniture and fixtures.

(5) Paperboard containers, building paper, building board, and bookbinding.

(6) Printing and publishing.

(7) Chemical products such as plastics, perfumes, synthetic fibers.

(8) Manufacturing of engineering, measuring, optic, medical, lenses, photographic, and similar instruments.

(9) Jewelry, silverware, toys, athletic, office and tobacco goods, musical instruments, signs and displays, and similar manufacturing establishments.

(10) Metals, minerals, and other naturally occurring substances.

(11) Finished food products, including meat, dairy, fruit, vegetable, seafood, grain, bakery, confectionary, beverage, and kindred foods.

(b) Research and development facilities, testing and experimental laboratories.

(d) Essential public service equipment, structures and buildings.

(e) Customary accessory buildings and uses including limited retail sales provided such sales are accessory to the permitted use.

(f) Private communication antenna if accessory to a principal use as regulated by Section 1243.18.

(g) Business incubators, providing office, laboratory and production space for start-up businesses.

(h) Production greenhouses, hydroponics and similar horticultural facilities for growing plants intended for wholesale or as raw materials for small scale pre-production on or off the site.

(Ord. 182. Passed 5-12-98; Ord. 184. Passed 5-25-99; Ord. 2009-01. Passed 7-28-09; Ord. 2013-09. Passed 12-17-13.)

1253.03 DISTRICT REGULATIONS.

Buildings and structures shall not be erected or enlarged unless the following requirements are met and maintained.

(a) Minimum required building setbacks.

(1) Front yard - 70 feet.

(2) Side and rear yard - 30 feet.

(b) Maximum lot coverage - 40 percent.

(d) Minimum required parking setbacks.

(1) Front yard. Off-street parking may be located within a front yard, provided that a setback of 15 feet is maintained between any portion of the parking area (except for access drives) and the street right-of-way line.

(2) Rear yard.

A. Adjacent to residential districts or uses: 30 feet.

B. Adjacent to industrial and commercial: None.

(3) Side yard.

A. Adjacent to residential districts or uses: 30 feet.

B. Adjacent to industrial and commercial: None.

(e) Landscaping. Wherever a D-2 Zone abuts an existing residential zone, or property, landscaping shall be provided as required by Section 1243.22. Front yard landscaping shall also be provided and a minimum three foot high berm shall be constructed along the street frontage.

(Ord. 182. Passed 5-12-98; Ord. 184. Passed 5-25-99; Ord. 2016-03. Passed 11-22-16.)

1253.04 SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.

The following development standards are designed to mitigate negative impacts on nearby properties and shall apply to all uses in the Industrial Park District.

(a) All storage materials related to the use are to be kept within a completely enclosed building or within an area enclosed on all sides by a solid fence, green belt, or wall at least six feet in height. Further, all business shall be conducted in such a manner that any noise, smoke, dust, vibration, or like nuisance shall not adversely affect adjoining properties.

(b) Industrial equipment on a site, including trucks, shall not be operated in a manner such that it produces noise above 75 decibels when measured at the nearest occupied residential dwelling unit.

(c) Operations which involve the repair or storage of damaged vehicles shall immediately remove all fluids from such vehicles if there is evidence that leaking of fluids is occurring or could occur. This is necessary to minimize fire hazards and to prevent such fluids from contaminating ground water and surface water.

(d) Any use permitted in the D-2 Zone shall not create a vibration which is discernable to off-site residents or occupants.

(e) Dumpsters shall not be located within the front yard. All dumpsters shall be screened from the view of adjoining properties and streets by fencing or landscaping.

(Ord. 182. Passed 5-12-98; Ord. 184. Passed 5-25-99; Ord. 2016-03. Passed 11-22-16.)

1253.05 ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS.

(a) Off-street parking shall be regulated by Chapter 1260.

(b) Signs shall be regulated by Chapter 1259.

(d) Site condominiums shall be regulated by Chapter 1257.

(e) Landscaping shall be regulated by Section 1243.22.

(f) City of Hart Industrial Park Restrictive Covenants.