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Muncie City Zoning Code

DIVISION 18

IL LIMITED INDUSTRIAL ZONE

Sec. 150.155.- General.

The IL Limited Industrial Zone is created to include industries whose manufacturing operations are carried on within enclosed buildings.

(Code 1968, § 130.170)

Sec. 150.156. - Permitted uses.

No building, structure, or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered, enlarged, or maintained except for the following uses:

(A)

(1)

Uses permitted on all business zones.

(2)

Offices provided for employees or guests, attached or detached, which are incidental to the industrial operation. Service facilities for the office shall be totally within a building and shall not display any exterior advertising.

(B)

Farm buildings, structures, and uses.

(C)

Public utilities; private utilities.

(D)

Communication systems and appurtenances.

(E)

Mass transportation terminals, not including truck terminals.

(F)

Recreation area established for the convenience and use of employees of a specific industry.

(G)

Temporary buildings and structures incidental to the development of land or to the erection of the same, provided the buildings and structures shall be removed at the termination of development or construction.

(H)

Radio and television towers, including studios and business offices.

(I)

Assembly operation for premanufactured parts.

(J)

Manufactured of nonalcoholic beverages or bottling of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages.

(K)

Office machinery, electrical and mechanical.

(L)

Manufacture of portable household appliances; electrical tools; electrical motors; and electric and neon signs.

(M)

Cloth products manufactured from finished cloth.

(N)

Milk processing, bottling, and manufacturing.

(O)

Jewelry manufacturing; engraving.

(P)

Food processing and packaging of products previously processed elsewhere.

(Q)

Leather products manufactured from finished leather.

(R)

Manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, medicines, and cosmetics.

(S)

Manufacturing of optical goods; recording instruments.

(T)

Warehouse and distribution operation, completely enclosed.

(U)

Upholstering shops; manufacturing of mattresses.

(V)

Canning, bottling, processing, and packing of food.

(W)

Manufacturing of cans and containers, excluding glass containers.

(X)

Cabinet manufacturing.

(Y)

Manufacture and assembly of communication equipment.

(Z)

Electroplating operations.

(AA)

Manufacturing of margarine products.

(BB)

Manufacturing of office equipment.

(CC)

Manufacturing of malt products.

(DD)

Machine, welding, tool, and die shops.

(EE)

Vegetative composting provided the operation is conducted within enclosed buildings and structures and in compliance with all state and federal requirements.

(Code 1968, § 130.171; Ord. No. 21-93, § 3, 7-12-93)

Sec. 150.157. - Front yard.

See performance standards, section 150.162 of this chapter.

(Code 1968, § 130.172)

Sec. 150.158. - Side yard.

See performance standards, section 150.162 of this chapter.

(Code 1968, § 130.172)

Sec. 150.159. - Rear yard.

There shall be provided a rear yard of not less than 30 feet in depth, unless abutting a railroad right-of-way, in which case the building shall be permitted within five feet of the right-of-way.

(Code 1968, § 130.174)

Sec. 150.160. - Residential setbacks.

No building or structure shall be closer to a dwelling than 100 feet.

(Code 1968, § 130.175)

Sec. 150.161. - Minimum floor area.

There shall be no minimum floor area requirements.

(Code 1968, § 130.176)

Sec. 150.162. - Performance standards.

(A)

General. No permit shall be issued for the erection, relocation, or expansion of any industrial use or building unless the same complies with the performance standards set forth herein.

(B)

Storage. All materials or products shall be kept within completely enclosed buildings or screened by a solid wall, fence, evergreen hedge, or trees of a minimum height of six feet and a maximum height of eight feet. Storage of material within the enclosure shall not exceed the height of the wall, fence, or vegetative screen. The total area devoted to outside storage shall not exceed 25 percent of the total gross area of enclosed structures.

(C)

Setbacks.

(1)

No part of any structure (excluding an eave or cornice overhang not to exceed four feet, or a canopy at an entrance) shall be built closer than 120 feet to an interstate highway; 100 feet to a major state or county highway; 80 feet to a secondary highway; and 65 feet to any other street or highway.

(2)

Where a front yard is located across a street and opposite to a dwelling or to a residence zone, a front yard of 100 feet shall be provided, Where a side yard abuts a dwelling or business zone a side yard of 50 feet shall be provided.

(D)

Screening. Where a front or rear yard abuts a dwelling or business zone, a masonry wall, fence, or compact hedge or row of shrubbery or evergreen trees shall be provided along or within 20 feet of the zone lot line. The screening shall be not less than six feet in height.

(E)

Height. Along any front, side, or rear yard adjacent to a residence or business zone, the maximum vertical height shall be 25 feet. For each foot of height in excess of 25 feet, to an absolute maximum of 35 feet, one additional foot shall be added to the adjacent setback(s).

(F)

Emission. The emission of smoke, particulate matter, and noxious and toxic gases shall be subject to the regulations of the state board of health or any and all air pollution control laws, ordinances, or statutes passed before and after the enactment of this chapter. The storage, utilization, or manufacture of products or materials shall conform with the standards prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association. The storaging, utilizing, or manufacturing shall not produce a hazard or endanger the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of the county.

(G)

Discharge. No use shall accumulate or discharge any waste matter, whether liquid or solid, in violation of applicable standards set forth by the state board of health, the state stream pollution control board, or any pertinent local governmental agency. Sewage disposal plans and industrial waste treatment shall be approved by the stream pollution control board.

(H)

Sound. No use shall produce sound in such manner as to endanger the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of the county. Sound shall be muffled so as not to become detrimental or a nuisance due to pressure, amount, intermittence, beat, frequency, shrillness, or vibration.

(I)

Glare and heat. Any use established after the enactment of this chapter, shall be operated so as to comply with performance standards governing glare and heat, as set forth by the state.

(J)

Fire and explosives. Storage, utilization, or manufacture of products and materials shall conform to the standards prescribed by the National Fire Protection Association.

(K)

Radiation. Any use shall conform to the Atomic Energy Commission standards for protection against radiation. Also, the electromagnetic standards of the Federal Communications Commission shall be complied with.

(Code 1968, § 130.177; Ord. No. 40-22, § 4, 12-5-22)