The PI Planned Industrial District is provided in recognition of the fact that many industrial establishments seek to develop within unified industrial areas having all necessary services and facilities comprehensively provided in accordance with a predetermined development plan. As in the PC District, provisions of this zone are formulated to encourage a high degree of coordinated development upon well landscaped premises. Particular attention is devoted to design of the periphery of the development with the objective of compatibility with surrounding land uses.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)

   The following uses are permitted in the PI District: Those uses included as permitted and accessory uses in the I-1 District.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)

   (a)   A planned industrial area shall provide for the harmony of buildings and a compact grouping in order to economize in the provision of such utility services as are required. Thoroughfares shall be kept to a minimum throughout a planned industrial area in order to reduce through traffic.

   (b)   Industrial uses and parcels shall be developed to the degree possible utilizing landscaping and existing woodlands as buffers to screen lighting, parking areas, loading areas or docks, and/or outdoor storage of raw materials or products.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)

   (a)   There shall be no minimum land area requirement. The maximum size of a building or buildings to be constructed or utilized on any lot or parcel being developed shall be determined by any and all criteria that are applicable and governed by this Zoning Code. This shall include, but not be limited to, parking, ingress, egress, green space, setback to adjoining property, screening, public streets, easements, surrounding neighborhood and topographic features. The size of the building will then be determined and shall not be larger than that which is allowed by the remaining square footage of land.

   (b)   The Planning Commission shall have the power to decide variables and grant approvals based on each individual circumstance.

(Ord. 3231. Passed 2-2-82.)

   A minimum of fifty feet shall be required between adjacent buildings.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)

   A setback of fifty feet shall be provided along the entire perimeter of the development, except where it adjoins a business or industrial district, in which case setback and screening requirements shall be at the discretion of the Planning Commission. Where the development is situated adjacent to a residentially zoned area, a minimum of thirty feet along the exterior property line shall be retained in natural woods, or be suitably landscaped with a dense planting of evergreens not less than four feet in height at the time of planting. Such landscaping shall be fifty percent or more opaque when viewed horizontally between two feet and eight feet above average ground level. Such landscaping shall be guided by the provisions of Chapter 1290. A suitably designed fence or wall may be substituted for such screen plantings, at the discretion of the Planning Commission, if in certain cases natural plantings are deemed infeasible. Screening facilities shall not obscure traffic visibility within fifty feet of an intersection. Such screening shall be guided by the provisions of Chapter 1290.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)

   See Chapter 1292 for off-street parking and loading space requirements.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)

   See Chapter 1293 for size and location of permitted signs.

(Ord. 2712. Passed 8-1-78.)