Kouts City Zoning Code
GENERAL INDUSTRIAL
DISTRICT
§ 154.225 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 completely enclosed buildings and permitting no external outside activities.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.226 USE REGULATIONS.
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 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 satisfaction of the Board of Zoning Appeals with a special use permit from the Board of Zoning Appeals.
(A) General. Any use permitted in the Light Industrial Zoning District.
(B) Manufacturing establishments.
(1) Asphalt or asphalt products.
(2) Beverages, alcoholic or breweries.
(3) Brick, tile or clay.
(4) Cement.
(5) Excelsior or packing materials.
(6) Fertilizers.
(7) Foundries.
(8) Glass products.
(9) Grain milling or processing.
(10) Gun clubs, skeet or target ranges.
(11) Gypsum.
(12) Film, photographic.
(13) Leather or fur tanning, curing, finishing or dyeing.
(14) Machinery, heavy and electrical.
(15) Meat or fish products, including preparation thereof.
(16) Metal or metal ores.
(17) Metal alloys or foil.
(18) Metal or metal products.
(19) Metal casting or foundry products.
(20) Mining or excavations (sand, clay and the like.)
(21) Monument works.
(22) Municipal facilities and public utilities.
(23) Paint, varnishes or turpentine.
(24) Petroleum or petroleum products.
(25) Pharmaceutical products.
(26) Plastic, raw.
(27) Porcelain products.
(28) Printing and publishing.
(29) Rubber, natural or synthetic products.
(30) Sanitary landfill.
(31) Soaps or detergents, including packaging.
(32) Steel, structural products.
(33) Steel fabrication.
(34) Stone processing or stone products.
(35) Sugar refining.
(36) Tools and hardware products.
(37) Transient amusement enterprises.
(38) Wood or lumber processing.
(39) Any uses of a similar character or nature to the uses described herein.
(C) Bulk storage uses.
(1) Coal or gas storage.
(2) Grain storage.
(3) Peat, topsoil, sand and rock storage.
(4) Scrap metal, paper or rags storage.
(5) Any storage of a similar nature and character to the storage uses described herein.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.227 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
The maximum height of buildings and other structures erected or enlarged in this District shall be 50 feet, except that such height may be increased to a maximum of 65 feet, provided that for every foot of height in excess of 50 feet there shall be added to each yard requirement one corresponding foot of width or depth.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.228 AREA, WIDTH AND YARD REGULATIONS.
(A) Minimum lot area and width. A lot area of not less than 20,000 square feet and a lot width of not less than 125 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. Same as required in “OS” 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 40 feet, neither side yard having a width of less than 15 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 40 feet, and the side yard not abutting the street having a width of not less than 15 feet, except as hereinafter provided in section (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 section (F) of this section.
(E) Building coverage. Not more than 50% of the area of any lot shall be occupied by buildings.
(F) Lots abutting commercial or residential districts. Unless authorized as a variance, no building or structure shall be erected closer than 200 feet to any commercial or residential district, nor shall any parking area be closer than 75 feet to any commercial or residential district, which 75 feet area between such parking lot and such commercial or residential district shall be a greenbelt and/or green strip entirely covered by grass, shrubs and/or trees, as required.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.229 LANDSCAPING AND SCREENING.
All areas delineated by the front lot line and a depth of 75 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 75 feet for the entire length thereof shall be maintained as greenbelt and/or green strip, as required, and planted in grass, shrubs and/or trees, as required, except for necessary ways of access.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.230 OPEN STORAGE.
No open storage shall be permitted for any uses within this Zoning District, unless authorized as a variance. Any open storage approved for uses within this Zoning District by variance shall be entirely screened and enclosed within a fence at least eight feet high. The material and construction of this fence shall be approved by the Building Commissioner or Building Inspector of the town or his or her designated representative.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)
§ 154.231 SIGNS.
As set forth in §§ 154.231 et seq.
(Ord. 1995-12, passed 7-6-95)