Lewistown City Zoning Code
Subchapter X I-1
Light Industrial District
§ 153.175 STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The Light Industrial District is designed to provide a limited range of manufacturing and other light industrial activities, including certain general commercial uses, all of which are compatible with each other. The district is designed to protect nearby residential and commercial districts and to encourage future industrial development through the application of certain prescribed standards.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)
§ 153.176 PERMITTED USES.
Within any I-1 Light Industrial District, no building, structure, or premises shall be used, arranged, designed, or altered to be used, except for one or more of the following uses which shall be subject to all regulations and requirements for permit of this chapter.
(A)
Any use allowed in the C-2 District.
(B)
The bulk storage of oxygen and acetylene in tanks if oxygen is stored in a room separate from acetylene, and such rooms are separated by not less than a one hour fire resistant wall.
(C)
Animal hospital.
(D)
Bag, box, and paper manufacturing plant.
(E)
Barrel making and storage of barrels establishment.
(F)
Blacksmiths shop.
(G)
Boat building shop.
(H)
Bottling plant.
(I)
Breweries.
(J)
Cabinet making and carpentry shop.
(K)
Canvas products establishments.
(L)
Cesspool pumping, cleaning and draining establishments.
(M)
Cleaning and dying establishments.
(N)
Clothing factories.
(O)
Contractor's equipment yard, including farm equipment and all equipment used in building trades.
(P)
Dairies.
(Q)
Electric appliance assembly plant.
(R)
Electrical parts plant.
(S)
Electrical substations.
(T)
Frozen food processing plants.
(U)
Fruit packing plants.
(V)
Iron storage, processing and fabricating.
(W)
Leather products establishments.
(X)
Linen and towel laundering and supply plants.
(Y)
Lumber yard.
(Z)
Machine shops and storage yard and repair shops.
(AA)
Moving van storage or operating yard shop.
(BB)
Optical goods establishments.
(CC)
Paper products plant.
(DD)
Produce yard or terminal.
(EE)
Storage facility tractors, buses and contractor's equipment.
(FF)
Tire retreading plant.
(GG)
Tools, manufacture of, plant.
(HH)
Truck storage or rental establishments.
(II)
Veterinary clinic or establishment.
(JJ)
Warehouse, storage warehouse.
(KK)
Welders and sheet metal shops.
(LL)
Wood, the manufacture of wood products, shops.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)
§ 153.177 HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS.
No structure shall exceed six stories and 80 feet in height.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)
§ 153.178 YARD/SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.
(A)
Front yard. There shall be a front yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet.
(B)
Side yard. There shall be a side yard having a width of not less than ten feet. When next to a unincorporated area a side yard being a width of not less than 50 feet is required.
(C)
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard having a depth of not less than 20 feet.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)
§ 153.179 LOT AREA.
No restrictions.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)
§ 153.180 LOT WIDTH.
No restrictions.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)
§ 153.181 BUFFERING.
Any new or expanding industrial uses which has a common lot line with a existing residential district shall provide within the industrial property, along the common lot line, a properly maintained dense hedge, tree row, or other suitable landscaping device, not to exceed seven feet in height, to visually screen the industrial area from the residential area. Failure to provide or maintain such planting buffer shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)
§ 153.182 WATER RUN OFF.
If a structure is built on the side yard or rear yard line, provisions must be made to channel water run off away from adjacent properties and into adequate drain.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)
§ 153.183 CONDITIONAL OR NON-CONFORMING USES.
The Board may, after a public hearing, grant conditional and/or non-conforming use variances that meet the criteria set forth in § 153.365.
(Ord. 1999-7, passed 5-25-1999)