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Levelland City Zoning Code

§ 9.514

Industrial.

(a) 
Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to provide suitable areas for industrial and heavy commercial uses along major thoroughfare corridors which may produce off-site noise, odor or dust. The regulations are designed to provide areas protected from residential use intrusions.
(b) 
General Provisions.
(1) 
One caretakers home on the Industrial site is permitted.
(2) 
No use shall be permitted which is or would reasonably be injurious to the neighborhood residents or which would interfere with the safety or the reasonable use and enjoyment of their property by reason of the emission of dust, smoke, odor, glare, noise, vibration, trash, junk, water spray, or by reason of any condition which would amount to a public nuisance at common law.
(3) 
When proposed development in this district is adjacent to any residentially zoned district, on either side or to the rear, even if separated by a street or alley, a six (6) feet high solid screening fence or an equivalent landscape screen shall be installed and permanently maintained on the development lot along the adjacent property line.
(4) 
Notwithstanding anything in this article to the contrary, any residential use in existence in an Industrial District at the time of the passage of this article shall be permitted to continue. The residential use may be expanded, remodeled or conveyed in the Industrial District for so long as it is continuously utilized as a residence. An abandonment of the property as a residential use for a continuous period of twelve months shall cause the property to be treated as a nonconforming use under this article.
(c) 
Permitted Uses.
(1) 
Oil Field Service Yards.
(2) 
Commercial welding or manufacturing shops.
(3) 
Any other nonresidential use for which no restrictions or conditions exist under the terms of this article.
(4) 
Winery.
(5) 
Game rooms as that term is defined in Article 4.1400 of this code.
(d) 
Conditional Uses.
(1) 
Sexually oriented businesses, upon such conditions and limitations as required by the zoning board of adjustment.
(e) 
Yard Requirements.
(1) 
Front Yard.
No front yard is required. This section shall not be construed so as to permit obstructions of any nature on corner lots within the visibility triangle.
(2) 
Side Yard.
There shall be no side yard requirements, except where the property is adjacent to any residentially zoned district, even if separated by an alley, the side yard requirement shall be five (5) feet.
(f) 
Off-Street Parking.
One (1) parking space shall be required for every employee, computed using the maximum number of employees employed at any one time.
(g) 
Site Plan Review.
No building permit shall be issued until the City Manager or Building Inspector has reviewed a site plan for a building site and has approved the same as to off-street parking spaces, the location of private driveways, and the availability of ingress and egress to off-street parking sites.
(Ordinance 635, sec. 14, adopted 11/17/81; Ordinance 908, sec. 3, adopted 3/5/07; Ordinance 999 adopted 1/18/16; Ordinance 1039 adopted 2/4/19)