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Hobart City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XXXIV

QM Quarry/Mining District

§ 295-365 Purpose.

The purpose of the QM Quarry/Mining District is to allow for the extraction operation of limestone, dolomite, state, and similar materials to be removed for uses both on and off the property. This district is intended to create a controlled environment for the extraction and processing of the materials located on property and should include enough land area to accommodate the principal use and to afford adequate buffering and land for accessory uses while protecting the environmental character of a site and to promote compatible development with adjacent land uses.

§ 295-366 Permitted uses.

The following uses are permitted in the QM District:
A. 
Crops, agriculture.

§ 295-367 Permitted accessory uses.

The following are permitted accessory uses in the QM District:
A. 
Office building related to quarry operation.
B. 
Vehicle scale.
C. 
Sediment control stations.

§ 295-368 Conditional uses.

The following are conditional uses in the QM District:
A. 
Shop, equipment repair related to quarry operation.
B. 
Material recycling.
C. 
Concrete mixing plant.
D. 
Hot mix plant.
E. 
Public utility and service uses as follows:
(1) 
Substations.
(2) 
Gas regulator stations.
(3) 
Railroad right-of-way, but not including railroad yards and shops, other than for passenger purposes.
(4) 
Telephone exchanges, transmission equipment buildings and microwave relay towers.
F. 
Quarrying/mining, nonmetallic.

§ 295-369 Exemptions.

A. 
Excavations or grading related to the construction of stormwater retention/detention structures, both public and private.
B. 
Excavation and grading related to man-made bodies of water (see Chapter 295, Article XXIX, for regulations).
C. 
Excavations and grading related to the installation of utilities and roadways located in both public rights-of-way and recorded easements or providing amenities to a public or private development.

§ 295-369.1 Lot requirements per use.

A. 
Area: five acres minimum.
B. 
Zoning lot frontage: 200 feet minimum.

§ 295-370 Height regulations.

Principal structures: 60 feet maximum, except as provided by § 295-13, height regulations.

§ 295-371 Building setbacks.

Principal Structure
Accessory Building
Driveways
Front yard
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
10 feet from property line
Side yard
30 feet minimum
30 feet minimum
10 feet from property line
Rear yard
30 feet minimum
30 feet minimum
10 feet from property line
Corner lot
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
40 feet minimum from right-of-way
75 feet from center line of intersection

§ 295-372 Parking.

Parking shall conform to the requirements as set forth in Article XXVIII, Off-Street Parking Requirements.

§ 295-373 Signs.

Signs shall be regulated as set forth in § 295-361, Regulation of signs.

§ 295-374 Other requirements.

A. 
Uses, structures, and buildings allowed in the QM Quarry/Mining District shall meet the regulations of this district in addition to Chapter 194, Nonmetallic mining, and the other articles of this chapter, as determined by the Village Zoning Administrator/Building Inspector and approved by the Site Review Committee.
B. 
The use of any explosives and/or blasting for the operations within this district shall comply with the regulations of Chapter 156, Explosives and Blasting.