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Herscher City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 7

I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

10-7-1: PURPOSE:

   A.   To provide for lands for development by industrial firms that have high standards of performance that can be located in relatively close proximity to residential and business uses.
   B.   To provide regulations that are designed to permit the operations of most manufacturing, wholesaling and warehousing activities with adequate protection to adjacent district uses and sufficient control of external effects to protect one industry from another.
   C.   To provide some retail uses that service industrial uses within the industrial areas or that do not depend upon the direct visits of retail customers.

10-7-2: POLICY:

To achieve the purpose of the I-1 District, it shall be the policy of the Village to:
   A.   Promote industrial development in Municipal planned industrial areas.
   B.   Locate industrial uses on lands suitable for those purposes, yet at locations that would not be harmful or disadvantageous to nearby or adjacent lands.
   C.   So locate the I-1 Light Industrial District to available Municipal police and fire protection so as to protect these areas from the dangers of fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other threats to health and well being.
   D.   Encourage the grouping of compatible industrial activities, thereby promoting convenience, efficiency and safety in transportation.
   E.   So locate the I-1 District where existing paved roads may provide convenience, efficiency, and safety in transportation.
   F.   Discourage the intrusion of residential and commercial uses which are noncompatible with I-1 uses.
   G.   Locate all I-1 Districts within current sewerage disposal service areas.

10-7-3: USES PERMITTED:

No land shall be used or occupied and no building,
structure, or premises shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied, or used, except as otherwise provided in this Title, for other than one or more of the following specified uses:
   A.   Industrial type uses:
   Animal feed -- preparation, grinding, mixing and storage.
   All light manufacturing and industrial activities, not expressly prohibited in Section 10-7-7 including fabrication, processing, assembly, disassembly, repairing, cleaning, servicing, testing, packaging and storage of materials, products and goods that can be conducted wholly within enclosed buildings.
   Fertilizer and seed sales.
   Grain storage.
   Laboratories and research firms involved in research, experimentation or testing of materials, goods or products.
   Printing, publishing, or lithography establishments.
   Vocational schools.
   B.   Wholesale and warehouse uses:
   Direct selling establishments, where products are stored and distributed, but not displayed for retail sales.
   Establishments that warehouse and distribute beverages.
   Mini warehouses.
   Wholesale and warehouse establishments that deal in commodities which are the product of a use permitted in the I-1 District.
   C.   Public, quasi-public and governmental buildings and facilities:
   Animal pounds and shelters.
   Essential services, as defined in Chapter 2 of this Title.
   Office building.
   Public service or Municipal garage.
   Public utility establishment.
   Vocational school.
   D.   Miscellaneous Uses:
   Automobile service station.
   Contractor offices.
   Manufactured housing sales.
   Meeting halls.
   Professional offices.
   Restaurant.
   E.   Other uses similar to the above listings as approved by the Zoning Official.

10-7-4: SPECIAL USES PERMITTED:

The following uses shall be permitted only if specifically authorized by the Board as allowed in Chapter 12 of this Title.
   A.   Residence of the proprietor, caretaker or watchman, when located on the premises of the commercial or industrial use.
   B.   Outdoor storage, including contractor's yards.
   C.   Service retail businesses, such as but not limited to:
      1.   Animal hospital.
      2.   Automobile painting, repair, major and minor, including body repair shops, but excluding salvage yards.
      3.   Banks, savings and loans.
      4.   Blueprinting establishment.
      5.   Medical clinic.

10-7-5: TEMPORARY USES PERMITTED:

Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Official of a permit, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses:
   A.   Temporary building, trailer or yard for construction materials and/or equipment, both incidental and necessary to construction in the Zoning District. Each permit shall specify the location of the building or yard and the area of permitted operation. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than six (6) calendar months and shall not be renewed for more than four (4) successive periods at the same location.
   B.   Temporary office or residence both incidental and necessary for the sale, maintenance, or rental of real property. Each permit shall specify the location of the office and the area of permitted operation. Each such permit shall be valid for a period of not more than six (6) months and shall not be renewed for more than four (4) successive periods at the same location.

10-7-6: ACCESSORY USES PERMITTED:

Accessory uses, buildings or other structures and devices customarily incidental to and commonly associated with a permitted use or special use may be permitted, provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same parcel, and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted use or special use.

10-7-7: PROHIBITED USES:

All uses not expressly authorized in Section 10-7-3 through 10-7-6, inclusive. Any use that creates any external odor, smoke, dust, noise or glare or that involves the use of any radio-active or highly toxic materials, as determined by the Zoning Official.

10-7-8: SITE AND STRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS:

   A.   Minimum Lot Area: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet of separate ground area shall be provided for each parcel used for a permitted or special use.
   B.   Minimum Lot Frontage: A minimum lot frontage of eighty (80) feet shall be provided for each parcel used for a permitted or special use.
   C.   Yards:
      1.   Front Yard: All structures shall be set back at least thirty (30) feet from the front lot line.
      2.   Side Yard: All structures shall be set back at least five (5) feet from the side lot line.
      3.   Rear Yard: All structures shall be set in from the rear lot line a distance of not less than fifteen (15) feet.
      4.   Transitional Yards: Where properties in the I-1 District are adjoining a residential or commercial district, a yard shall be provided along such side lot line, not less than thirty (30) feet in width. Where properties in the I-1 District are adjoining or across road right-of-way from commercial or residential zoning districts, or across road right-of-way from other zoning districts, the required yards shall be at least equal in dimension to the adjoining yards in the adjoining district(s) or the front yards in the district(s) separated from the property by road right-of-way. Where yards in the I-1 District exceed the requirements of the adjoining district(s), the yards of the I-1 District shall apply.
   D.   Maximum Height: No structure or portion thereof, shall exceed a height of fifty (50) feet.
   E.   Floor Area Ratio: Not to exceed eighty percent (80%).

10-7-9: SPECIAL PROVISIONS:

   A.   Outdoor Sales: All outdoor sales space shall be provided with a permanent durable concrete or asphalt surface, and shall be graded and drained as to dispose of all surface water.
   B.   Parking Requirements: In accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in Chapter 10 of this Title.
   C.   Sign Requirements: In accordance with the applicable regulations set forth in Chapter 11 of this Title.
   D.   Waste Materials: No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such a form that they may be transferred off the property by natural causes or forces.
   E.   Screening: Where a commercial or industrial use abuts or is across the street from a residential district, adequate screening shall be provided as set forth in Section 10-3-7.
   F.   Enclosure Of Use: All industrial or commercial operations shall take place within completely enclosed buildings, unless otherwise specified.
   G.   Glare And Heat:
      1.   Any operation or activity producing glare shall be performed within a completely enclosed building and be conducted so that direct and indirect illumination from the source of light on the lot shall not cause illumination in excess of one-half (1/2) foot candle when measured at the lot line. Exposed sources of light shall be shielded and intense sources of light shall be controlled so as not to cause a nuisance across lot lines.
      2.   Any operation producing intense heat shall be performed within a completely enclosed building in such a manner as not to create a public nuisance or hazard along lot lines.