(A)   In a First Industrial District no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected which is arranged, intended or designed to be used for other than a use permitted in a Class I Residential, Class II Residential, Class III Residential, Office, Class I Business or Class II Business District or for one or more of the following specified uses:

      (1)   The storage in bulk of, or warehouse for, such materials as building materials, contractor's equipment, clothing, cotton, drugs, dry goods, feed, fertilizer, food, fuel, furniture, hardware, ice, machinery, metals, paint and paint materials, pipe, rubber, shop supplies, tobacco or wool; the underground storage of liquid fuels, petroleum, petroleum products or volatile oils, provided such products are stored in separate unit tanks of not more than 20,000 gallons each, the location and installation of which tanks shall be under the direction and supervision of the Fire Chief and the construction of which shall be of steel, with all joints riveted or welded, and as follows:

 

      (2)   A wholesale business or a newspaper printing establishment;

      (3)   A manufacturing or industrial operation of any kind, not including a use specified in one of the following subsections hereof, in Section 1254.02 as a second industrial use or in Section 1256.03 as a prohibited use;

      (4)   A carpet cleaning establishment, a steam laundry, a dry cleaning establishment or a laundry, employing more than three persons;

      (5)   A cold storage plant, a brewery, a milk bottling or central distribution station or a creamery;

      (6)   A grain elevator, a blacksmith shop, a horse shoeing or wagon shop, a stable or wagon shed or a veterinary hospital;

      (7)   A freight terminal or railroad yard; or

      (8)   A research and engineering laboratory.

   (B)   Any use authorized in a Second Industrial District may be permitted in certain locations in a First Industrial District on a special permit, as provided in Section 1244.05.

   (C)   An accessory use customarily incidental to a use authorized by this section shall be permitted in a First Industrial District. A use specified in Section 1256.03 as a prohibited use shall not be permitted as an accessory use.

   (D)   In a First Industrial District a poolroom, a dance hall or an establishment selling or serving intoxicating beverages shall not be located within 400 feet of a public school, playground or church, measured from the nearest entrance along street lines.

(Ord. 285-69. Passed 9-22-69; Ord. 142-16. Passed 7-11-16.)

   (A)   Purpose. The Industrial Park District is intended to provide for industrial uses which have a minimal impact upon the surrounding environment. The Industrial Park District is intended for areas with road widths suitable for industrial development by reason of design, location and the availability of adequate utility and transportation facilities.

Industrial uses that operate in a clean and quiet manner, subject only to those regulations and performance standards necessary to prohibit congestion and to protect adjacent residential and business activities, are permitted. It is intended that uses established in this district will be located in industrial park- like settings.

   (B)   Permitted Uses. Within the Industrial Park District, a building or premises may be erected or used only for the following purposes:

      (1)   Research and engineering laboratories;

      (2)   Offices and service centers;

      (3)   Wholesale establishments, warehouses and enclosed storage facilities;

      (4)   Manufacturing, assembling, or repairing of electrical and electronic products, components and equipment;

      (5)   Machine shops and tool and die shops;

      (6)   Compounding, processing and packaging of meat, dairy and food products, exclusive of slaughtering;

      (7)   Printing, publishing, binding and typesetting plants;

      (8)   Sign painting and manufacturing;

      (9)   Other manufacturing, processing, assembling or compounding operations possessing characteristics similar to the industrial uses listed in this section which can be operated in compliance with the performance standards of this section;

      (10)   Public utilities; or

      (11)   Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above listed uses.

   (C)   Performance Standards. Any use constructed, established, altered or enlarged in the Industrial Park District shall be operated in a manner that complies with the following standards. No existing use shall be altered or modified so as to conflict with the standards established herein:

      (1)   All manufacturing, assembling, processing, packaging and compounding shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings and no outdoor storage of materials shall be permitted unless effectively screened by a solid wall or fence, not less than six feet in height.

      (2)   Noise from any operation conducted on the premises, either continuous or intermittent, shall be subject to the provisions of the General Offenses Code.

      (3)   No structure shall be used for residential purposes, except that a watchman may reside on the premises.

      (4)   No manufacturing emission, or disposal of toxic or noxious matter which is injurious to human health, comfort or engagement of life and property, or to animal and plant life shall be permitted, including radioactive materials, flammable or explosive substances and other hazardous chemical products.

      (5)   The emission from all sources within the district of smoke or other air pollutants as defined by the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency shall not violate the respective air quality standards of the Ohio EPA.

      (6)   The emission of odors or odor-causing substances which can be readily and routinely detected at or beyond the property lines is prohibited.

      (7)   Vibrations which can be detected without the use of instruments at or beyond the property lines are prohibited.

      (8)   Exterior lighting fixtures shall be shaded wherever necessary to avoid the casting of direct light upon property located within any residence district.

   (D)   Lot Size and Yard Area Requirements. The minimum lot size shall be 150 feet in width and 200 feet in depth. A minimum front yard setback of fifty feet and minimum side and rear yards each equal to the building height shall be provided. These standards shall apply to all structures hereafter erected, relocated, reconstructed or structurally altered within the Industrial Park District.

   (E)   Maximum Floor Area Ratio, Lot Coverage and Height Regulations. The combined gross floor area of all buildings on the lot shall not exceed two times the lot area. A maximum lot coverage of fifty percent and building height of four stories shall apply to all structures hereafter erected, relocated, reconstructed or structurally altered within the Industrial Park District.

   (F)   Off-Street Parking, Loading and Storage Regulations. Adequate provisions shall be made for all parking, loading, unloading and storage needs on site. Off- street parking shall be provided in the ratio of 1.5 spaces for each employee. All storage shall be located within the rear yard area. The use of streets or common areas for these purposes is prohibited within the Industrial Park District.

No parking, loading, unloading or storage area shall be located within the front yard (building setback) area or within ten feet of side or rear property lines. Parking may be located within side and rear yard areas, provided that parking within a side yard is landscaped and is located behind the front building line. No restriction shall be placed on the location of circular drives or other forms of ingress and egress.

   (G)   Signage-Landscaping Regulations. One free-standing identification sign not exceeding four feet in height and sixteen feet in length may be located within the front yard, provided it is set back not less than twenty feet from the property line. Other signs are permitted in the Industrial Park District provided they are affixed flush to the building facade. Landscape features, fountains or similar structures may be located within the front yard.

   (A)   In a Second Industrial District no building or premises shall be used and no building shall be erected which is arranged, intended or designed to be used for other than a use permitted in a Class I Residential, Class II Residential, Class III Residential, Office, Class I Business, Class II Business or First Industrial District or for one or more of the following specified uses:

      (1)   A lumber yard, planing mill or manufacturer of paper, plaster, paint, soap, oilcloth or linoleum;

      (2)   An ammonia plant, bleaching powder plant or other plant emitting corrosive or toxic fumes that carry beyond the limits of the premises, other than a use specified in Section 1256.03 as prohibited, the manufacture of asphalt products, the manufacture or refining of asphalt, the distillation of coal, including the manufacture or derivation of the by-products thereof, a coke oven, the manufacture or treatment of creosote, the manufacture of gas from coal or petroleum or the storage thereof, the manufacture of carbon or lampblack, the distillation of tar or the storage of liquid fuels, lubricants, petroleum or petroleum products;

      (3)   The storage, accumulation or baling of scrap metals, bottles, rags, paper, rubber or other articles or matter commonly known as junk or the wrecking, dismantling or salvaging of motor vehicles or parts thereof;

      (4)   A boiler making establishment, the manufacture of locomotives, the manufacture of railway cars, a railroad roundhouse or shop, the reducing or refining of aluminum, copper, tin, or zinc, a steel furnace, a blooming or rolling mill, a power forge, a structural iron or pipe works, a foundry or a central station light or power plant; or

      (5)   The storage, killing and dressing of poultry or game, or meat packing establishment or a curing or dressing establishment.

   (B)   A use specified in Section 1256.03 as a prohibited use shall not be permitted as an accessory use in a Second Industrial District.

   (C)   In a Second Industrial District a poolroom, dance hall or establishment serving or selling intoxicating beverages shall not be located within 400 feet of a public school, playground or church, measured from the nearest entrance along street lines.

(Ord. 285-69. Passed 9-22-69.)

   In a Third Industrial District, no building or premises shall be used, and no building shall be erected which is arranged, intended or designed to be used, for other than a use permitted in a First Industrial or Second Industrial District or for one or more of the following specified uses:

   (A)   The refining of petroleum or the blending or mixing of gasoline, benzol, kerosene or naptha;

   (B)   The manufacture of cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of Paris; or

   (C)   The manufacture of chlorine or hydrochloric, nitric, picric or sulphuric acid, or the smelting of copper, tin, zinc or iron ores.

(Ord. 139-79. Passed 8-20-79.)

   Each lot in an Industrial District shall comply with the minimum requirements established in this section, except as otherwise provided. A buffer screening area ten feet wide shall be installed in all Industrial Districts which abut Residential Districts and shall be constructed prior to the actual date that the property is used for its zoned purpose. The standards and specifications for buffer screening areas shall be established by the Building Commissioner and shall be on file in his office. A detailed plot plan for all required buffer screening areas shall be submitted to the Building Commissioner for approval prior to the issuance of a building permit.

   (A)   Front Yards. The building setback shall not be less than the required building setback within the first 100 feet of the abutting Residential District. This provision applies to the lot adjacent to the Residential District.

   (B)   Side Yards.

      (1)   When the side lot line abuts a Residential District, there shall be a side yard of not less than ten feet, which yard shall be maintained as a buffer screening area, as defined in Section 1240.01.

      (2)   When the side yard abuts a street, the width requirement of the side yard shall not be less than the depth of the front yard requirement of the adjoining lot which faces on the street.

   (C)   Rear Yards. When the rear yard abuts a Residential District, there shall be a rear yard of not less than ten feet, which yard shall be maintained as a buffer screening area, as defined in Section 1240.01.

(Ord. 245-71. Passed 11-22-71; Ord. 173-15. Passed 8-24-15; Ord. 193-17. Passed 8-21-17.)

   All buffer screening areas shall be constructed in accordance with the latest standards and specifications on file in the office of the Zoning Administrator. Such buffer screening areas shall be continuous throughout the entire length of any Industrial District property line abutting a Residential District property line.

(Ord. 227-18. Passed 9-24-18.)

   When an Industrial District abutting a Residential District is to be used for construction and occupancy by not more than four families, the buffer screening requirements shall not apply. However, all residential yard requirements shall be followed.

(Ord. 245-71. Passed 11-22-71.)