The I Industrial District is established to provide for and encourage the grouping together of light industrial uses capable of being operated under such standards as to location and appearance of buildings and treatment of land about them that they will be unobtrusive and not detrimental to surrounding uses. (Ord. 313-08, 6-9-2008)

In the Industrial District, no building or premises shall be used nor shall any building or structure hereafter be erected or altered (unless provided by this title) except for one or more of the uses listed in this article in accordance with the standards provided in this article. (Ord. 313-08, 6-9-2008)

All use permitted outright in the C and CBD Districts.

City public utility facilities.

Contracting equipment, maintenance or operating equipment of public agencies or public utilities, or materials and equipment of a similar nature including lumber, coal, sand and gravel storage yards.

Hybrid production facility.

Manufacturing, assembling, fabricating, processing, packing, repairing, laundry cleaning, or dry cleaning which has not been declared a nuisance by statute, resolution, or any court of competent jurisdiction.

Research and development.

Wholesaling, warehousing, storage, and distribution. (Ord. 313-08, 6-9-2008; amd. Ord. 364-2019, 12-9-2019)

The following uses may be considered by the Planning and Zoning Commission in accordance with chapter 3, article A of this title:

All chemical manufactures, storage or packaging.

Asphalt manufacturing, mixing or refining.

Cement or clay products manufacturing.

Commercial uses directly related to, and necessary for, the operation of the industry.

Communications tower.

Grain elevator and bulk storage such as for potatoes, hay, and other similar uses.

Land application of treated wastewater.

Sewage treatment facilities.

Storage, for wholesale or for distribution in bulk, of any flammable liquid aboveground or belowground.

Wrecking or scrap yard. (Ord. 313-08, 6-9-2008)

Schools/Educational Institutions (Ord. 400-2024, 5-28-2024)

There shall be no minimum lot size. (Ord. 313-08, 6-9-2008)

1. Front Yard: No building or structure shall be erected nearer than twenty feet (20') from the right-of-way line of the street; except, when an industrial lot abuts, touches, adjoins, or is across the street from a residential district, the front yard setback shall be no less than thirty five feet (35').
2. Side Yards: No setback is required; except, when an industrial lot abuts, touches, adjoins, or is across the street from a residential district, the side yard setback shall be no less than thirty five feet (35').
3. Side Yard, Flanking Street: No building or structure shall be erected nearer than twenty feet (20') from the right-of-way line of the street; except, when an industrial lot abuts, touches, adjoins, or is across the street from a residential district, the front yard setback shall be no less than thirty five feet (35').
4. Rear Yard: No setback is required; except, when an industrial lot abuts, touches, adjoins, or is across the street from a residential district, the rear yard setback shall be no less than thirty five feet (35'). (Ord. 313-08, 6-9-2008)
   

Any building or structure or portions thereof hereafter erected shall not exceed thirty five feet (35') in height except by conditional use permit. (Ord. 313-08, 6-9-2008)

All uses within the I Industrial District shall:

1. Be carried on in such a manner and with such precautions against fire, explosion hazards, or other physical damage to any adjacent building or plant growth.
2. Screen or store all raw materials, finished products, machinery, and equipment, including company owned or operated trucks, within a building, a sight obscuring fence or vegetated barrier.
3. Emit no obnoxious odors of any kind.
4. Exhaust no waste or dust created by business operation into the air.
5. Discharge no treated or untreated sewage or waste into any stream or river.
6. Conduct no mining, extraction, filling or soil stripping operations.
7. Not emit noise causing sound levels greater than fifty five (55) decibels between dusk and dawn (night hours) and sixty five (65) decibels between dawn and dusk (daylight hours) beyond the boundaries of the site on which such use is conducted.
8. Not cause vibration beyond the boundaries of the site on which such use is conducted.
9. An eight foot (8') wide sidewalk shall be required at the edge of the street right-of-way abutting each lot. The lot owner/renter shall be responsible for keeping the sidewalk clear and open for pedestrian traffic and for the maintenance, upkeep and reconstruction of said sidewalk. (Ord. 313-08, 6-9-2008)
   

All new buildings and structures in the I Industrial District are subject to design review by the Planning and Zoning Commission and City Council and shall meet the design review guidelines as set forth in chapter 4 of this title. (Ord. 313-08, 6-9-2008)