The I-2, heavy industrial district is designed primarily for manufacturing, assembling and fabrication activities including large scale or specialized industrial operations, whose external physical effects will be felt to some degree by surrounding districts. The I-2 district is also designed to accommodate research, development, engineering, testing, and office uses. The I-2 district is so structured as to permit the manufacturing, processing and compounding of semi-finished or finished products from raw materials as well as from previously prepared material. Land uses in this district should generally be separated from residential districts by land uses permitted in the I-1 zoning district.

The purpose of this district shall include the following:

(1)

To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations to meet the city's expected economy for heavy manufacturing and industrial activities.

(2)

To protect abutting residential districts with appropriate buffers and screening.

(3)

To promote industrial uses which minimize the dangers of fire, explosions, toxic and noxious matter, radiation and other hazards from offensive noise, vibration, smoke, odor and other objectionable influences.

(4)

To protect the most desirable use of land in accordance with a well-considered plan, to protect the character and established pattern of adjacent development, and in each area, to conserve the value of land and buildings and other structures, and to protect the city's tax revenue base.

(Ord. of 10-6-03; Ord. No. 2010-01, § 6, 4-5-10; Ord. No. 2013-05, § 3, 10-21-13; Ord. No. 2014-03, § 5, 2-17-14)

In a heavy industrial district, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for one or more of the following specified uses unless otherwise provided in this chapter:

Permitted uses:

(1)

All permitted principal uses in the I-1 district.

(2)

Major automotive repair facilities when completely enclosed.

(3)

Lumber and planing mills when completely enclosed and when located in the interior of the district so that no property line shall form the exterior boundary of the I-2 district.

(4)

Metal plating, buffing and polishing, subject to appropriate measures to control the type of process to prevent noxious results and/or nuisances.

(5)

Wireless communication facilities as permitted in accordance with section 78-216.

(6)

Commercial kennels when within a completely enclosed building and when located in the interior of the I-2 district so that no property line shall form the exterior boundary of the I-2 district.

(7)

Heating and electric power generating plants.

(8)

Tool and die shops, job shops, and machine shops.

(9)

Any production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, repairing, or storing of materials, goods, or products which shall conform with the performance standards set forth in section 78-202 and which shall not be injurious or offensive to the occupants of adjacent premises by reason of the emission or creation of noise, vibration, smoke, dust or other particulate matter, toxic and noxious materials, odors, fire or explosive hazards, glare or heat.

(10)

Other uses, which in the determination of the planning commission are of a similar character to the above uses.

(Ord. of 10-6-03; Ord. No. 2010-01, § 6, 4-5-10; Ord. No. 2013-05, § 3, 10-21-13; Ord. No. 2014-03, § 5, 2-17-14)

The following uses may be permitted by the planning commission subject to Article XXIII, the review and approval of the site plan by the planning commission, and the imposition of special conditions which, in the opinion of the commission, are necessary to ensure that the land use or activity authorized is compatible with adjacent uses of land, the natural environment and the capacities of public services and facilities affected by the land use, and subject further to a public hearing held in accord with section 78-281:

(1)

Any of the following uses provided that they shall be located not less than 800 feet distant from any residential district, and 300 feet distant from any other district, and when authorized by the planning commission.

a.

Blast furnaces, foundaries, steel furnaces and blooming or rolling mills.

b.

Manufacture of corrosive acid or alkali, cement, lime, gypsum or toxic chemicals.

c.

Smelting of copper, iron or zinc ore.

d.

Incineration of garbage or refuse.

e.

Recycling centers.

f.

Composting waste disposal operations.

g.

Crematoriums.

h.

Concrete or asphalt plants.

(2)

Junkyards and places so called for the dismantling, wrecking and disposing of junk and/or refuse material of agricultural and automotive vehicles may be granted permits or licenses for one-year periods upon authorized inspection and approval of the building official, whose approval shall be based on the performance standards set forth in section 78-202, provided such use is not closer than 300 feet from the border of any I-2 district.

(3)

Banks, credit unions and other similar financial services (with or without drive-thru facilities)

(4)

Indoor recreational uses such as indoor soccer, racquet sports, volleyball, hockey, climbing walls, fitness centers, health clubs, dance studios, martial arts and other similar recreation uses.

(5)

Temporary buildings and uses for construction purposes for a period of one year or less.

(6)

Accessory uses.

(7)

Commercial wind energy conversion systems, subject to section 78-261

(8)

Any other use which shall be determined by planning commission, to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses.

(Ord. of 10-6-03; Ord. No. 2010-01, § 6, 4-5-10; Ord. No. 2013-05, § 3, 10-21-13)

No activities involving the storage, utilization or manufacture of materials or products which decompose by detonation shall be permitted within the city except such as are approved by the fire department and are so licensed.

(Ord. of 10-6-03; Ord. No. 2010-01, § 6, 4-5-10)

Any use established in the I-2 district after the effective date of this chapter [February 11, 1992] shall be operated so as to comply with the performance standards set forth in section 78-202 and shall comply with the following:

(1)

The use shall not, by reason of creation of noise, vibration, odor, smoke or other outside effects, cause a nuisance to abutting districts.

(2)

The use shall be compatible with the intent of the district and shall not be out of character with the established character of the district.

(3)

All buildings shall be constructed of finished materials where visible from public streets.

(Ord. of 10-6-03; 2013-05, § 3, 10-21-13)

See article XVII of this chapter for the schedule of regulations limiting the height and bulk of buildings, and the minimum size of lot by permitted land use.

(Ord. of 10-6-03)