The purpose of this chapter is to provide areas for light and heavy industrial and manufacturing uses that create a minimum amount of nuisance outside the plant; are conducted entirely within enclosed buildings; use the open area around such buildings only for limited storage of raw materials or manufactured products and to provide areas for industries and manufacturers that depend on trucking of materials and products in locations that are buffered, to the extent possible, from residential and commercial areas.

(1)

Allowable industrial zone uses shall be: A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:

a.

I-1 zone.

1.

Assembly and manufacture from prefabricated parts of household appliances, electronic and similar products, or the processing or assembling of parts to produce finished small machinery or equipment.

2.

The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or storage of such goods, materials, and products as the following:

i.

Food products, including beverage blending or bottling, bakery products, candy manufacture, ice and dairy products, fruit, and vegetable processing, and canning, packing, and processing of meat and poultry products, but not distilling of beverages or slaughtering of poultry or animals,

ii.

Articles made from previously prepared materials, such as bone, canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semiprecious metals, or stone, shells, textiles, wax, wire, yarns, and the like,

iii.

Musical instruments, toys, novelties, rubber or metal stamps and other small, molded products,

iv.

Fabrication and repair of electric or neon signs or other commercial advertising structures, light sheet metal products and the like.

v.

Medical and dental equipment, drafting, optical and musical instruments, watches, clocks, toys, games, and electrical or electronic apparatus,

vi.

Clothing, shoes, or other wearing apparel,

vii.

Any other light industrial manufacturing use of a similar character which is not specifically permitted herein, when authorized by the board of alderman after receipt of review and recommendations from the city planning and zoning commission, and only when such use is consistent with the intent and purpose of the I-1 light industrial and manufacturing district.

3.

Warehouse, wholesale merchandise or distributing establishment.

i.

Freighting, transportation storage, and trucking yard terminal.

ii.

Building material, contractor's equipment storage or lumberyard but not including mixing plants for concrete, cement, or paving materials.

iii.

Research, design, and development firms, experimental or testing laboratory.

iv.

Sheet metal, plumbing, welding or machine shops.

v.

Cabinet making establishments and carpenter shops which use no motors larger than ten horsepower.

vi.

Farm machinery and equipment sales, storage and repair, feed, and seed mills.

vii.

Newspaper, magazine, or similar printing or publishing plant.

viii.

Petroleum product storage, with a special use permit only, and only after the location and treatment of the premises have been approved by the fire chief.

ix.

Public works buildings, public utility service yards or electrical stations.

x.

Any nonresidential use permitted in the C-2 commercial district regulations, with a special use permit only.

xi.

Accessory buildings and accessory use customarily incidental to the above uses, subject to the restrictions established herein.

xii.

All uses permitted herein shall not be obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of smoke, dust, fumes, gas, odors, noise, or vibrations beyond the confines of the premises.

2.

I-2 zone.

1.

Any nonresidential use permitted in the I-1 light industrial district, excluding uses allowed in C-1 commercial districts.

2.

Manufacture of clay, stone, and glass products.

3.

Manufacture or assembly of boats, bolts, nut, screws, electrical appliances, tools, dies, machinery and hardware products, sheet metal products and vitreous-enameled metal products.

4.

Manufacture of boxes, crates, furniture, baskets, veneer, and other wood products of a similar nature.

5.

Manufacture of rugs, mattresses, pillows, quilts, millinery, hosiery, clothing and fabrics, and printing and finishing of textiles and fibers into fabric goods.

6.

Central mixing plants for concrete, mortar, plaster, or paving materials.

7.

Grain processing or milling.

8.

Office and office buildings incidental to a use allowed in the I-2 districts and located within the same district.

9.

Farming and associated agricultural uses, with a special use permit only.

10.

Public works buildings, public utility service yards or electrical stations.

11.

Warehouse storage or distributing facility, including wholesale storage.

12.

Any other industrial use of a similar character which is not specifically permitted herein, when authorized by the board of alderman after receipt of review and recommendations from the city planning and zoning committee, and only when such use is consistent with the intent and purpose of the I-2 heavy industrial district.

13.

Accessory buildings and accessory use customarily incidental to the above uses.

c.

Storage of products, materials, and equipment: The storage of products, materials or equipment incidental to the above uses shall be permitted under the following conditions.

1.

When a use permitted herein adjoins or is adjacent to a residential or commercial district, all products, materials, and equipment used in connection with the use shall be enclosed within a building or enclosed by a structural screen, fence, wall or planting sufficient to screen the storage area from view from the adjoining or adjacent district. Exceptions from these requirements may be granted only by a special use permit issued under the procedures set out herein.

(Ord. No. 2021-112, § 1, 8-16-21)

The minimum area, setbacks, density, and maximum height shall be as prescribed in Table 25-17.1. Off-street parking shall be as required by article XVIII.

Table 25-17.1
Industrial (I) Zone Bulk Regulations
(In Feet, Unless Noted Otherwise) ^(a)

^(a)

Accessory towers, satellite dishes and similar structures shall be permitted to exceed the maximum height when approved by the code official.

^(b)

There shall be a minimum of thirty (30) feet when lot abuts R zone with a minimum height of eight (8) feet and a minimum of width of eight (8) feet wide, or solid fencing a minimum of eight (8) feet in height.

^(c)

There shall be a minimum of twelve (12) feet when lot abuts a residential zone and a buffer zone. The buffer zone shall consist of a planting screen of suitable shrubbery maintained at a minimum height of eight (8) feet and be a minimum of eight (8) feet deep, or solid fencing a minimum of eight (8) feet in height.

(Ord. No. 2021-112, § 1, 8-16-21)