Kouts City Zoning Code
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT
§ 154.205 PURPOSES.
The general character of these Industrial Districts is to consist of industries which exist as follows:
(A) Conform to high and medium performance standards by controlling objectionable influences and particularly any industrial activities which shall include or result in the storage of toxic materials in any fashion; and
(B) Restrict the impact of the use on adjacent areas by maintaining the entire industrial use and activity within the completely enclosed buildings and permitting no external outside activities.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.206 USE REGULATIONS.
(A) General. A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be occupied or used for any of the following purposes and no other upon compliance with the provisions of this section. Any party seeking to utilize a building or lot for use within this Zoning District shall be required to apply for a special use permit from the Board of Zoning Appeals. Any petitioner for a special use permit for any of the following uses shall have the burden of demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Board of Zoning Appeals that such use is an appropriate, safe and proper use of the building and/or lot and shall further have the burden of demonstrating to the satisfaction of the Board of Zoning Appeals that provisions will be made to adequately reduce and/or minimize the noxious, offensive, dangerous or hazardous feature or features of such use. A petitioner shall also be required to comply with all other requirements, statutory or otherwise, of the Board of Zoning Appeals in applying for a special use permit for any of the following uses. All uses within this Zoning District shall be permitted only upon receipt of authorization with a special use permit from the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(B) Manufacturing establishments.
(1) Adhesives.
(2) Aircraft.
(3) Apparel.
(4) Beverages, non-alcoholic.
(5) Boats.
(6) Bottling works.
(7) Brushes and brooms.
(8) Carpets.
(9) Canvas or like products.
(10) Ceramic products.
(11) Chemicals, compounding or packaging.
(12) Contractor’s storage yard.
(13) Cosmetics.
(14) Electrical appliances, excluding machinery.
(15) Food products.
(16) Glass products.
(17) Gun clubs, skeet or target ranges.
(18) Ice.
(19) Ink.
(20) Jute and hemp products.
(21) Laboratories, industrial.
(22) Leather products and luggage.
(23) Business machines.
(24) Machine tools.
(25) Mattresses.
(26) Metal finishing.
(27) Metal stamping.
(28) Mining or excavations (sand, clay and the like.)
(29) Municipal facilities and public utilities.
(30) Musical instruments.
(31) Optical equipment, clocks, instruments.
(32) Orthopedic and medical appliances.
(33) Paper products.
(34) Plastic products.
(35) Rubber products.
(36) Sanitary landfills.
(37) Satellite dishes.
(38) Sporting and athletic equipment.
(39) Textiles.
(40) Tobacco products.
(41) Toys and novelty products.
(42) Transient amusement enterprises.
(43) Truck terminals.
(44) Upholstering.
(45) Venetian blinds and similar products.
(46) Warehousing.
(47) Wood products.
(48) Any uses of similar nature and character to the uses described herein.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.207 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
The maximum height of buildings and other structures erected or enlarged in this Zoning District shall be 35 feet.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.208 AREA, WIDTH AND YARD REGULATIONS.
(A) Minimum lot area and width. A lot area of not less than 10,000 square feet and a lot width of not less than 80 feet at the building line shall be provided for every building or other structure erected or used for any use permitted in this Zoning District.
(B) Front yards. The same as required in the Open Space Zoning District.
(C) Side yards.
(1) On each interior lot, there shall be two side yards having a total width of not less than 25 feet, neither side yard having a width of less than ten feet, except as hereinafter provided in division (F) of this section.
(2) On each corner lot, there shall be two side yards, the side yard abutting the street having a width of not less than 25 feet and the side yard not abutting the street having a width of not less than ten feet, except as hereinafter as provided in division (F) of this section.
(D) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot, the depth of which shall be not less than 30 feet, except as hereinafter provided in division (F) of this section.
(E) Building coverage. Not more than 50% of the area of any lot shall be occupied by building.
(F) Lots abutting commercial or residential districts. Unless authorized as a variance, no building or structure shall be erected closer than 100 feet to any commercial or residential district, nor shall any parking area be closer than 40 feet to any commercial or residential district, which 40 feet area between such parking lot and such residential district shall be maintained as a greenbelt and/or green strip entirely covered by grass, shrubs and/or trees, as required.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.209 LANDSCAPING.
All areas delineated by the front lot line and a depth of 40 feet therefrom, for the entire length thereof, and all areas delineated by any lot line abutting a commercial or residential district and a depth of 40 feet for the entire length thereof shall be maintained as a greenbelt and/or green strip, as required, and planted in grass, shrubs and/or trees, except for the necessary ways of access.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.210 SIGNS.
As set forth in §§ 154.265 et seq.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)