Postville City Zoning Code
165.24 I-2
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
1. Statement of Intent. The I-2 Heavy Industrial District is intended to accommodate various types of industrial, warehousing, and storage uses including heavy manufacturing and related uses.
2. Permitted Uses and Required Parking.
Permitted Principal Uses and Structures | Minimum Off-Street Parking | Loading Spaces |
Permitted Principal Uses and Structures | Minimum Off-Street Parking | Loading Spaces |
Any other use specifically permitted in C-1, C-2, and I-1 Districts provided all requirements are in compliance with an I-2 District | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Batch plants | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Building fabrication, including mobile homes | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Bulk petroleum plants | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Contractor’s shops and storage yard | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Essential services, public structures, utilities, distribution systems, or substations, including storage structures and yards | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Grain elevators, feed mills, and grain drying plants | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Incineration plants | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Manufacturing uses | 1 space/2 employees, but in no case less than 1 space/2,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Petroleum products under pressure | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Processing, including integrated rendering plants, slaughterhouses, food processing and wastewater treatment | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Railroad repair shops | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
Wholesaling and warehousing uses | 1 space per every 2 employees during peak hours of employment | 1 loading space/10,000 sq. ft. of floor area or fraction thereof |
3. Permitted Accessory Uses and Structures.
A. Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this district. Accessory uses and structures applicable to any existing residence providing compliance with residential setback requirements.
B. Temporary structures used in conjunction with construction work provided that such structures are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
4. Special Exception Uses and Structures. Subject to Section 165.13(5) and other requirements contained herein, the Board of Adjustment may permit the following:
A. Stockyards, loading pens, livestock buying stations, and rendering plants. Provided, however,
(1) That it is not closer than one-fourth mile to any dwelling unit other than that of the owner or operator,
(2) That it is not closer than one-fourth mile to a park, school, church, or place of public assembly;
(3) That it is located so that winds will not cause dust or odors to create a nuisance for developed properties in the vicinity;
(4) That provision for drainage, sanitation, and waste disposal area is approved by the Department of Natural Resources;
(5) That parking be available at one space for each two employees, but in no case less than one space for each 2,000 square feet of gross floor area.
B. Auto wrecking and junkyards provided,
(1) That the front yard be maintained as an open space free of weeds and debris;
(2) That no open burning of waste or discarded material shall be conducted on the site; and
(3) That two parking spaces plus one space for each employee and one space for each vehicle used by the operation be provided.
C. The bulk storage of anhydrous ammonia provided that such use shall not be located closer than 1,000 feet from any existing school, park, place of public assembly, or dwelling other than that of the owner or operator. That one off-street parking space be provided for each vehicle or trailer used by the industry.
D. Height limitations greater than 35 feet. Any structure higher than 35 feet shall require their own fire protection system in accordance with State Fire Marshal requirements.
5. Bulk Regulations.
Maximum Height |
Maximum Height | |
Heavy Industrial | 35 feet except as permitted by special exception |
Minimum Lot Area and Width | |
Heavy Industrial | None |
Minimum Distance Requirements | |
Front | 25 feet |
Rear | 25 feet |
Side | 25 feet* |
Street side | 25 feet |
*If the side or rear yard fronts on a street, the depth of the yard shall not be less than the depth of the front yard. In addition, where a railroad right-of-way lies immediately adjacent to the rear of a lot, the rear yard requirement need not apply. Where adjacent to any residence or R District, the adjoining yard shall not be less than 50 feet. | |
6. Special Requirements.
A. The C-1 District shall observe the fencing and shrubbery requirements as prescribed in Section 165.26.
B. Exterior storage other than the display of products for retail sale shall be enclosed by a fence or suitable landscape planting, the design or type of which shall be approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission, and which will screen the stored materials from the view of public streets or residential areas.
C. No raw material, finished product, or waste product which may cause dust or odor which would adversely affect adjoining properties shall be stored outside a building nor shall any junk, debris, or waste material be permitted to accumulate on the site.
D. No merchandise display or exterior storage shall be provided in any required front yard or in the first 25 feet inside the property line of any required side or rear yard, where adjacent to any residence or R District.
E. Any structure not placed on a permanent foundation shall be anchored in a permanent location and comply with setback requirements.