Parker City Zoning Code

The industrial zoning districts are designed to provide for a range of industrial land uses. The purpose of these districts is to provide for industrial development in locations, which are suitable and appropriate, taking into consideration existing conditions, future land use needs, the availability of public services, the general public's health and safety, and the goals and objectives of the Parker general plan. It is intended that these districts accommodate a variety of uses including corporate offices and garden industrial land uses to warehousing and general manufacturing. The industrial districts are further delineated in the following categories:

   A.   I-1 light industrial zoning district: The purpose of this zoning district is to provide for a mix of light manufacturing uses, office park, and limited open land uses in an attractive business park setting with proper screening and landscaping, all compatible with adjoining uses. It is intended that this district allow for employment bases through the establishment of high quality, planned industrial centers for corporate offices and indoor manufacturing uses in close proximity to major access routes for the transport of products, materials, and employees.

   B.   I-2 general industrial zoning district: The purpose of this zoning district is to provide for areas of general and concentrated fabrication, manufacturing, processing and open land uses appropriately screened and landscaped that are in close proximity to major access routes for the transport of products, materials, and employees. It is intended that this district provide adequate space for industrial operations and related activities so that the economic base of the town may be strengthened and employment opportunities expanded while protecting residential and commercial land uses from objectionable encroachments and negative impacts. (Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005)

   A.   I-1 Light Industrial District: Permitted uses in the I-1 light industrial district shall be only those uses listed as permitted by right or permitted as a conditional use within this zoning district; all other uses are prohibited. Permitted uses are subject to all other applicable standards of this title. No building permit shall be issued for a use not specifically mentioned and for which the town has not issued an approval.

      1.   Laboratories for research and product development, including testing facilities.

      2.   Corporate offices/headquarters.

      3.   Broadcasting stations and studios and publishing facilities.

      4.   Product distributorships, wholesale and warehouse facilities, excluding transfer facilities for general freight.

      5.   Assembling, fabrication, handling and packaging, treating, and renovating goods, merchandise, products and equipment, excluding agricultural products, provided that such uses shall conform to the following requirements:

         a.   The primary use of the property is not the basic processing and compounding of raw materials.

         b.   All activities pertaining to the actual manufacture or processing of the product involved shall be conducted entirely within the enclosed building.

         c.   All outdoor storage of material or equipment, as ancillary to the primary use, shall occupy the rear one-half (1/2) of the lot.

         d.   A masonry wall shall screen all outdoor storage of materials or equipment.

      6.   Limited retail commercial, provided the products sold at retail are the products which are manufactured as the primary use and the retail area does not exceed ten percent (10%) of the gross floor area.

      7.   Commercial kennels, animal shelters, and veterinary hospitals with outdoor boarding or exercise facilities.

      8.   Agribusiness and aquaculture business, provided such businesses are conducted within a completely enclosed building or under a roofed structure that is screened from all adjacent properties and public view.

      9.   Wireless communication towers and antennas, provided that they are located on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the town of Parker, and in accordance with the requirements of chapter 16 of this title.

      10.   Off site parking, either as a primary use or accessory to any use located on an adjoining lot or parcel, all subject to the requirements of chapter 13 of this title.

      11.   Semitruck washes and/or semitruck polishing, semitruck servicing, or semitruck tires, only when ancillary to a travel plaza/truck stop and in accordance with the provisions outlined in subsection 10-8-3A3 of this chapter. (Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005)

      12.   Medical marijuana dispensary, subject to the requirements of section 10-11-18, "Marijuana Uses", of this title.

      13. Medical marijuana cultivation location, subject to the requirements of section 10-11-18, "Marijuana Uses", of this title. (Ord. 04-2011b, 5-17-2011)

      14. Ministorage facility provided they are used solely for personal storage purposes with no outdoor open storage allowed. Quarters for security personnel may be an accessory use with town approval.

      15. RV and boat storage facility, provided any outdoor storage area is enclosed on all sides by a solid fence or wall at least eight feet (8') in height. (Ord. 09-2015, 1-5-2016)

      16.   Dual Licensee, subject to the requirements of section 10-11-18, "Marijuana Uses", of this title.

      17.   Marijuana Establishment, subject to the requirements of section 10-11-18 "Marijuana Uses", of this title.

   B.   I-2 General Industrial District: Permitted uses in the I-2 general industrial district shall be only those uses listed as permitted by right or permitted as a conditional use within this zoning district; all other uses are prohibited. Permitted uses are subject to all other applicable standards of this title. No building permit shall be issued for a use not specifically mentioned and for which the town has not issued an approval.

      1.   Those uses permitted in the I-1 light industrial zoning district.

      2.   Refining, processing, or packaging of organic matter, raw agricultural products, or edible food products.

      3.   Truss plant.

      4.   Manufacturing and assembly of furniture, apparel, glass, stone, clay, leather, plastic, metal or concrete products.

      5.   Open storage yards for the storage of boats, trailers, and recreational vehicles provided that there is no storage of abandoned, damaged, or junked boats, trailers or recreational vehicles and that an eight foot (8') high decorative view obscuring wall screens the open storage yard area.

      6.   Heavy equipment repair, sales and rentals, provided equipment is stored in a transportable position.

      7.   Farm equipment and implement repair, sales and rentals.

      8.   Construction offices and construction equipment storage yards, provided that the construction equipment storage yards are screened with an eight foot (8') high solid masonry wall.

      9.   Retail and wholesale lumberyard, including incidental millwork.

      10.   Bulk sales of landscape construction materials and rock products.

      11.   Freight transfer facilities including highway, rail or air transport.

      12.   Wireless communication towers and antennas, provided that they are located on property owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the town of Parker, and in accordance with the requirements of chapter 16 of this title. (Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005; amd. Ord. 01-2025, 7-15-2025)

   A.   I-1 Light Industrial District: The following uses are permitted in the I-1 light industrial district only after review and approval of a conditional use permit in accordance with section 10-3-4 of this title. Conditional uses are subject to all other applicable standards of this title and those requirements that may reasonably be imposed by the town council. If a specific use is not listed as either a permitted use or a conditional use, it is prohibited.

      1.   Wireless communication towers and antennas as approved in accordance with the requirements of chapter 16 of this title.

      2.   Motor freight transfer facilities.

      3.   Travel plazas or truck stops, subject to the following:

         a.   The lot or parcel for the travel plaza/truck stop use shall be no more than five hundred feet (500') from a state highway interchange right of way.

         b.   The minimum lot or parcel size shall be twenty (20) acres.

         c.   All off site public roadway improvements, including, but not limited to: 1) right and left turn lanes and; 2) driveway and access points shall be in compliance with the American Association State Transportation and Highway Officials (AASTHO) standards.

         d.   On site improvements, including, but not limited to: 1) turning radius; 2) drive aisle dimensions and; 3) parking stall dimensional standards shall be in compliance with the American Association State Transportation and Highway Officials (AASTHO) standards.

         e.   Any fuel dispenser, perimeter of underground storage tanks or pumps shall be a minimum of one hundred feet (100') from any residential zoning district and at least forty feet (40') from any property line or public right of way line.

         f.   All vehicular parking along with the necessary maneuvering areas, drive aisles and driveways shall be contained on the same parcel or lot and shall be paved with asphalt or concrete to a sufficient thickness to withstand repeated vehicular traffic.

         g.   A fifteen foot (15') wide landscaped buffer area shall be provided along all property lines. There shall be no parking permitted within this landscaped buffer area.

         h.   Outdoor lighting standards shall be fully shielded, shall not exceed a height of thirty feet (30'), and shall be in compliance with the regulations of chapter 14 of this title.

         i.   A masonry sound attenuation wall of at least six feet (6') shall be installed along all property lines that abut or are adjacent to a residential zoning district or use.

         j.   All semitruck washing and/or polishing shall be under a canopied bay and all semitruck engine repair or servicing of any kind shall be under a roofed structure, if such amenities are provided.

         k.   A minimum of one toilet, one sink, and one hot shower provided for men and one toilet, one sink, and one hot shower provided for women, each designed for complete privacy, for each twenty (20) truck parking spaces provided, or fraction thereof.

         l.   A common use laundry facility shall be provided at a ratio of one washer and one dryer for each twenty (20) truck parking spaces provided, or fraction thereof.

         m.   At least one public telephone shall be provided.

         n.   Parking stalls shall be in accordance to the parking standards in chapter 13 of this title.

   B.   I-2 General Industrial District: The following uses are permitted in the I-2 general industrial district only after review and approval of a conditional use permit in accordance with section 10-3-4 of this title. Conditional uses are subject to all other applicable standards of this title and those requirements that may reasonably be imposed by the town council. If a specific use is not listed as either a permitted use or a conditional use, it is prohibited.

      1.   Wireless communication towers and antennas as approved in accordance with the requirements of chapter 16 of this title.

      2.   Extraction and processing of minerals and natural resources, such as mines, quarries and gravel pits.

      3.   Facilities for the manufacturing and distribution of concrete and asphalt.

      4.   Adult oriented uses, subject to the following conditions or limitations:

         a.   The proposed adult oriented use shall not be established, operated or maintained within two thousand feet (2,000') from any public park or playground, school, daycare center, library, or religious or cultural activity.

         b.   The proposed adult oriented use shall not be established, operated or maintained within two thousand feet (2,000') from any other adult oriented use or any residential zone boundary.

         c.   Advertisements, displays or other promotional materials displaying or depicting "specified anatomical areas" or "specific sexual activities" shall not be shown or exhibited so as to be visible or audible to the public from adjacent streets, sidewalks or walkways or from other areas outside the establishment; and all building openings, entries and windows for adult oriented uses shall be located, covered or screened in such manner as to prevent the interior of such premises from being viewed from outside the establishment.

         d.   An adult oriented use lawfully operating as a conforming use shall not be rendered a nonconforming use by the subsequent location of a residential district or residential use, public park or playground, daycare center, place of worship or assembly, or school within two thousand feet (2,000') of said adult oriented use.

         e.   Such distances shall be measured between subject lot lines at their closest proximity on an aerial view without regard for intervening structures or topography.

         f.   A map showing the particular property or properties for which the application is being requested and the adjacent properties, buildings and structures, land uses, and public streets and ways within a radius of two thousand feet (2,000') of the exterior boundaries thereof shall be submitted along with the application for a conditional use permit.

      5.   Recycling transfer stations or automated collection centers, municipal or county landfills.

      6.   Hazardous waste and biohazardous medical waste treatment facilities.

      7.   Water and sewer treatment plants and utility generating plants.

      8.   Travel plazas or truck stops in accordance with the provisions outlined in subsection A3 of this section.

      9.   Automobile wrecking and salvage yards, storage of junk automobiles and trucks, storage and processing of scrap metals, provided that such uses shall conform to the following requirements:

         a.   The property shall be screened from neighboring properties and public view with an eight foot (8') high solid masonry wall.

         b.   No storage shall be visible above the wall. (Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005)

   A.   The following uses are prohibited in both the I-1 and I-2 industrial districts including, but not limited to:

      1.   Churches or places of worship except for those existing at the time of the adoption hereof.

      2.   Private schools, or parochial schools or boarding schools.

      3.   Commercial or residential land uses. (Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005)

   A.   Site Design Standards In I-1 And I-2 Zoning Districts:

      1.   Every I-1 and I-2 zoned lot, parcel and/or development shall provide ten percent (10%) open space.

      2.   All new industrial developments (subdivisions) shall be subject to all requirements set forth in the Parker subdivision ordinance.

      3.   Parking areas adjacent to the required front yard shall be screened by a decorative wall or landscape berm or combination thereof to a height not to exceed three feet (3') in order to adequately screen the undercarriages of the parked vehicles. All required front and street side side yards shall be landscaped and shall not be used for parking, maneuvering, product display or drive aisle, other than for the necessary points of ingress and egress.

      4.   Trash and refuse collection locations shall be screened with a six foot (6') high decorative masonry wall. Trash and refuse areas shall be located such that they are not the visual focal point of a driveway or parking area, or cannot be viewed from a public street. Refuse locations in highly visible locations shall provide latching gates for screening the opening to the enclosure.

      5.   Building site details related to utility boxes, transformers, generators, chiller farms, mailboxes, trash bins and air conditioning units shall be integrated into the overall design of the building and/or development and screened from view, yet remain accessible for servicing.

      6.   Service and loading bays should be oriented away from adjacent residential zoning districts and should not front onto or be visible from the public street.

      7.   All activities not within an enclosed building and all outside storage areas shall be screened from the public street view and adjacent residential, office, and commercial uses with a minimum six feet (6') high solid wall or fence. Materials shall not be stacked, piled, or stored in such a manner as to project above the screen wall.

      8.   A solid perimeter wall, a minimum of six feet (6') in height, shall be required along and adjacent to the side or rear property line of an industrial development that abuts a residential district whether separated by an alley or not. Any access gates shall be constructed of view obscuring material to provide effective site screening.

      9.   All sides of perimeter walls shall be decoratively treated to match the architectural style and design of the industrial building/development.

   B.   Architectural Requirements In I-1 And I-2 Zoning Districts:

      1.   All exterior elevations (360 degree architecture) shall provide architectural detailing, not just the front elevation.

      2.   Exterior building design, as well as architectural details related to color, patterning, finish, type and application of materials and building form, shall be coordinated for all elevations of a building to achieve harmony and continuity of design on all elevations.

      3.   The building materials of a project shall be durable, require low maintenance, and be of a substantial quality.

      4.   Mechanical equipment, electrical meter and service components, and similar utility devices, whether ground level or roof mounted, shall be screened from public view and designed to appear as an integral part of the building. The mechanical equipment screening shall be included in the overall building height. Mechanical equipment shall be treated to be nonreflective.

      5.   The use of metal or corrugated metal shall only be permitted as an architectural accent or decorative element and not the primary building material that is visible from the public street or adjacent residential or commercial properties.

      6.   Buildings that have a single wall plane greater than eighty feet (80') in length shall, at least once, vary the roofline by a minimum of three feet (3') in height.

      7.   Reflective building materials are prohibited. Mirrored surfaces or any treatment that changes ordinary glass into a mirrored surface are prohibited. Metallic surfaces, including roof materials, shall be chemically treated to be nonreflective.

      8.   Subtler, less intense colors should be used on larger, more plain looking buildings, while the use of a greater variety and intensity of color should be reserved for smaller structures. Color should be used to accent entryways and special architectural features of a building. Paint and material colors shall have a light reflective value (LRV) no greater than forty percent (40%).

      9.   Full roof architecture utilizing simple and varied roof forms is encouraged for all new industrial development while long, continuous mansard roofs, false mansard roofs, large expanses of flat roofs and veneer (false front) parapets are discouraged. Parapet walls shall be designed and constructed in a manner to appear as a solid, three-dimensional form rather than a veneer. (Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005)

   A.   All industrial development and construction shall require site plan review, by the planning and zoning commission, prior to the applicant's submittal for building or grading permits. All applications for site plan review shall comply with the submittal requirements outlined in section 10-3-7 of this title. The required fee shall accompany all applications. (Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005)

   A.   General Provisions: The general provisions in chapter 11 of this title shall apply.

   B.   Landscape Regulations: The landscaping provisions in chapter 12 of this title apply.

   C.   Parking Regulations: The parking regulations are as provided in chapter 13 of this title.

   D.   Outdoor Lighting: All outdoor lighting shall comply with chapter 14 of this title.

   E.   Signs: All signage shall comply with chapter 15 of this title. (Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005)

The chart, which follows, specifies the minimum lot sizes, minimum lot width, maximum building heights, minimum yard setbacks, and maximum lot coverage percentages.

   TABLE 4

   INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

 

 

Notes:

   1.   If the property is a corner lot an additional 10 feet lot width is required.

   2.   If the property line or adjoining street abuts a residential zone the setback shall be 20 feet.

   3.   Standards for development within "Parker Central".

   4.   Standards for development within "Parker South".

   5.   Building height shall be limited to 5 stories.

(Ord. 03-2005, 9-6-2005)