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Martinsville City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IV

- SPECIAL USES

Sec. 94-55. - Special use procedure.

The special uses listed in this chapter shall meet the following requirements of this chapter as well as all other chapters of this chapter. In a district in which the specified use is allowed by right, the building inspector shall ascertain that the specifications of this chapter are met. In a district in which special exception allows the specified use, the board shall ascertain that the specifications of this chapter are met prior to approval of the special exception.

(Ord. No. 2001-1478, 11-19-2001)

Sec. 94-56. - Special uses; all districts.

These uses are permitted in any district, but are subject to the requirements of this chapter:

(1)

Artificial lake of three or more acres;

(2)

Mineral extraction;

(3)

Railroad right-of-way and necessary uses;

(4)

Sewage disposal plant (primary use); and

(5)

Transmission lines for gas, oil, electricity and other utilities, including substations, regulators, booster stations and lift stations that require an area, above ground, exceeding 150 square feet.

(Ord. No. 2001-1478, 11-19-2001)

Sec. 94-57. - Minimum lot area; special uses.

A lot on which one of the following uses is located may not be smaller in area than the area prescribed for that use on the following table. For uses not listed, the requirements of the district in which the use is located shall apply.

Use Minimum Lot Area
Airport 80 acres
Auction sales yard (excluding livestock) 20 acres
Cemetery 20 acres
Commercial facility for raising and breeding non-farm fowl or animals 3 acres
Day care center and home day nursery 110 square foot per child
Heliport 2 acres
Hospital 5 acres
Junkyard 10 acres
Kennel 3 acres
Penal or correctional institution 80 acres
Public or commercial campground 10 acres
Public or commercial sanitary landfill 10 acres
Public or commercial wastewater treatment plant 3 acres
Slaughterhouse 5 acres
Travel trailer park 5 acres

 

(Ord. No. 2001-1478, 11-19-2001)

Sec. 94-58. - Setbacks; special uses.

The following uses are subject to the special setbacks prescribed by the following table. If a use does not appear, or if a figure does not appear for a particular use, the standard setback for the district shall apply.

Use Front Side Rear
Anhydrous ammonia or similar fertilizer, commercial storage and distribution 100 100 100
Bottled gas storage and distribution 100 100 100
Commercial facility for raising and breeding non-farm fowl and animals 100 100 100
Junkyard or salvage yard 100 100 100
Travel trailer park 100 40 40
Petroleum tank farm 100 100 100
Public or commercial campground 100 40 40
Public or commercial water supply treatment facility 100 50 50
Public or commercial sanitary landfill 300 300 300
Public or commercial wastewater treatment plant 300 300 300
Riding stables 100 100 100
Sale barn for livestock resale 100 100 100
Slaughterhouse 100 100 100
Warehouse (grain elevator) 100 100 100

 

(Ord. No. 2001-1478, 11-19-2001)

Sec. 94-59. - Minimum distance from residential district.

The following uses shall be located not closer than 1,320 feet to residential, business, I1 or I2 districts:

(1)

Commercial storage and distribution of anhydrous ammonia or similar liquid fertilizer;

(2)

Farm confined feeding operations;

(3)

Junk or salvage yards;

(4)

Manufacturing of, storage of or use of explosives;

(5)

Penal or correctional institutions;

(6)

Petroleum product tank farm; and

(7)

Liquefied gas bulk storage.

(Ord. No. 2001-1478, 11-19-2001)

Sec. 94-60. - Fences and walls; special uses.

The following uses shall be fenced or walled as prescribed by the table below unless a waiver is specifically granted by the commission or board:

Use Required Enclosure
Airport 5-foot woven wire fence
Auction sales yard (excluding livestock) 6-foot solid fence, except when adjoining AG, B3 and I Districts
Automatic car wash 6-foot solid fence when adjoining R1 and R2 Districts
Junkyard Solid wall or fence sufficient to hide from view
Kindergarten or day nursery 4-foot chain link fence
Outdoor commercial recreational enterprises 5-foot woven wire fence
Swimming pool Protective fence or barrier not less than 60 inches in height in accordance with 675 I.A.C. 20-4-27(c), except a power safety pool cover shall be capable of supporting a prone adult at its center
Slaughterhouse Solid wall or fence sufficient to hide from view

 

(Ord. No. 2001-1478, 11-19-2001)

Sec. 94-61. - Screen planting adjoining residential use; special uses.

(A)

If the commission approves a residential use abutting one of the following uses, the developer of the residential district so approved shall be required to construct the screening and provide for its maintenance. The commission shall determine the type and dimensions of screening as a requirement for zoning or plat approval.

(B)

Any of the following uses shall be screened from abutting residential districts:

(1)

Airport or heliport;

(2)

Artificial lake of three or more acres;

(3)

Automatic car wash;

(4)

Cemetery or crematory;

(5)

Clinic;

(6)

Commercial facility for raising and breeding non-farm fowl and animals;

(7)

Country club or golf course;

(8)

Drive-in restaurant;

(9)

General industry;

(10)

Hospital;

(11)

Industrial park;

(12)

Junkyard;

(13)

Kennel;

(14)

Kindergarten or day nursery;

(15)

Light industry;

(16)

Mineral extraction, borrow pit, top soil removal and their storage areas;

(17)

Outdoor commercial recreational enterprise;

(18)

Police station or fire station;

(19)

Private recreational development;

(20)

Private swimming pool (non-residential);

(21)

Public or commercial campground;

(22)

Public or commercial sanitary fill or garbage disposal plant (also along abutting street);

(23)

Public or commercial wastewater treatment plant;

(24)

Race track;

(25)

Riding stable;

(26)

Shopping center;

(27)

Shooting range (outdoor);

(28)

Slaughterhouse (also along abutting street);

(29)

Trailer park;

(30)

Truck freight terminal;

(31)

Truck service terminal;

(32)

Warehouse (grain elevator); and

(33)

Wholesale produce terminal.

(Ord. No. 2001-1478, 11-19-2001)