(a)

The intent of the industrial district zone is to provide for wholesale and warehousing uses as well as those industrial uses that include fabrication, artisanal manufacturing, assembly or processing of materials that are in refined form and that do not in their transformation create smoke, gas, odor, dust, noise, vibration of earth, soot or lighting to a degree that is offensive when measured at the property line of subject property.

Area and dimensional regulations.

Development Standards for Industrial Districts

(1)

Any activity storing materials outdoors shall construct a fence to screen the ground-level view from any public right-of-way or of any residential or retail use. Materials shall not be piled or staked higher than the opaque fence.

(2)

All outdoor electrical, plumbing, and mechanical equipment must be located behind the primary structure or concealed from street view with a screen or wall. These facilities may encroach into setbacks.

(3)

Loading and service areas. Building orientation shall be such that loading, and service areas do not face the street right-of-way, except in the case of double frontage lots, where such areas must be located in a rear or side yard which faces the right-of-way. All loading and service areas shall be screened from view from off the premises. Where the site abuts a residential or retail use, the building wall facing such lots shall not have any service door openings or loading docks oriented toward the residential or retail use.

(4)

Performance standards. All industrial district uses shall conform to the following performance standards. Any violation of these standards is a violation of the zoning ordinance.

a.

Noise or vibration. No noise or vibration, other than related to transportation activities and temporary construction work, shall be discernible without instruments at any point on a lot line of the building site.

b.

Radioactivity. No activity shall result in the emission of radioactivity in any amounts.

c.

Electrical disturbance. No activity shall cause electrical disturbance adversely affecting the operation of any equipment other than that of the creator of such disturbance.

d.

Inflammable or explosive materials. No inflammable or explosive materials shall be produced, used, stored, or handled unless provided at all points with adequate safety devices and procedures against hazards of explosion and all equipment and devices for fire prevention and firefighting approved by the Independent Fire Department.

e.

Air pollution. No air pollution or smoke shall be produced, which is in violation of the requirements of the West Virginia Department of Environmental Management.

f.

Glare or heat. No direct or sky-reflected glare or heat shall be produced which is discernible without instruments at any point on a lot line of the building site.

g.

Odorous gases. No emission of any odorous gases or matter shall occur in quantities that are discernible without instruments at any point on a lot line of the building site.

h.

Dust, dirt, or particulate matter. No discharge into the air of any dust, dirt or particulate matter shall occur from any activity or from any products stored on the building site that is discernible without instruments at any point on a lot line of the building site.

i.

Liquid contaminants. No discharge into any public sewer, private sewage disposal system, stream, or into the ground of any liquid contaminants or materials of such nature or temperature which contaminates any water supply, interferes with bacterial processes and sewage treatment, or in any way causes the emission of dangerous or offensive materials shall occur.

j.

Adjacency. Manufacturing uses in ID shall be subject to a 50-foot separation in place of the required setback. The separation shall be landscaped with shade trees, understory trees, and evergreen shrubbery to provide a visual and sound barrier.

(Ord. No. 233, § 1, 4-17-12; Ord. No. 282, § 1, 6-21-16; Ord. No. 298, § 1, 3-21-17; Ord. No. 318, § 1, 4-7-20; Ord. No. 355, 4-9-24)