Riverton City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 17
68 I-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 17.68.010 Intent and purpose of district.
The light industrial I-1 district is intended for the purpose of allowing certain industrial uses which may, in general, be compatible with residential and/or commercial activities. Land coverage, building height, traffic generation, obnoxious sounds, glare, dust and odor are minimal to insure compatibility with adjoining uses.
(Prior code Appx. B § 38(1))
§ 17.68.020 District regulations.
No structure or land shall be used and no structure altered, enlarged or erected, which is arranged or designed for other than one of the uses listed in Section 17.68.030.
(Prior code Appx. B § 38(2))
§ 17.68.030 Permitted uses.
The following uses may be permitted in a I-1 district:
A.
Animal hospitals or clinics;
B.
Auto body repairs;
C.
Bottling works;
D.
Billboards;
E.
Building material sales (except for ready-mix concrete and similar uses which emit dust, odor or smoke);
F.
Carpenter, cabinet, plumbing or sheet metal shops;
G.
Contractor's office and equipment storage yard;
H.
Dog kennels;
I.
Dry cleaning and/or laundry plants;
J.
Frozen food lockers;
K.
Greenhouse and nurseries, retail and wholesale;
L.
Light manufacturing operations, providing that such use is not noxious or offensive by reason of vibration or noise beyond the confines of the building or emission of dust, fumes, gas, odor or smoke;
M.
Machinery sales, service repairs, painting and storage;
N.
Monument sales and manufacture;
O.
Motor vehicle sales, services, repairs and painting;
P.
Oil field supply facilities;
Q.
Public utility and public service uses as follows:
1.
Substations,
2.
Railroads,
3.
Telephone exchange, microwave towers, radio towers, television towers, telephone transmission buildings, electric power plants,
4.
Public utility storage yards;
R.
Sign printing and manufacturing;
S.
Truck and retail terminals;
T.
Upholstery shops;
U.
Warehouses;
V.
Welding shops;
W.
Wholesale merchandise sales and storage;
X.
Certain trailers and/or single-family residences may be used in conjunction with the above uses provided they are accessory uses to the permitted use and are occupied by the owner, or security personnel;
Y.
Security dogs;
Z.
Other industrial uses which have similar influences as the above uses.
(Prior code Appx. B § 38(3))
§ 17.68.040 Intensity of use regulations.
A.
A building structure or use, allowed in this district, may occupy all that portion of the lot except for that area required for off-street parking and off-street loading and their access roads.
B.
When a building or structure is located within 150 feet from a residential district zone, such building structure shall not exceed 45 feet in height.
(Prior code Appx. B § 38(4))
§ 17.68.050 Yard regulations.
A.
Front Yard. No front yard shall be required for uses permitted in this district except as necessary to accommodate future street rights-of-way, in which cases, the building shall be set back according to the adopted street master plan and streets rights-of-way. Further, in cases when the front yard is adjacent to a more restrictive zoning district the landscape buffer strip or the fencing requirements for side and rear yards may apply.
B.
Side and Rear Yards. No side or rear yard shall be required, except where such yard are adjacent to a more restrictive zone district in which case there shall be required:
1.
A side yard and/or rear yard of 15 feet; and
2.
Landscaped buffer strip six feet in height containing a shrub border to serve as a screen between the more restrictive zoned property and the proposed use shall be provided and adequately maintained by the property owner at a height of six feet; or
3.
A six-foot solid fence or wall shall be provided and maintained by the property owner.
(Prior code Appx. B § 38(5))
§ 17.68.060 Traffic regulations.
A.
No loading or unloading operation shall be permitted in the right-of-way of any street or alley.
B.
Curb cuts for access to parking, loading and unloading areas shall be first approved by the community development director. In making application for such curb cuts, the applicant shall present his or her proposal in writing and provide the community development director with sufficient plans showing location, width and type surface proposed across the public right-of-way.
(Prior code Appx. B § 38(6); Ord. 18-002 § 1, 2018)
§ 17.68.070 Loading and unloading regulations.
Loading and unloading spaces shall be provided off-street and on the premises and in the side or rear yard for such uses involving receipt or distribution of materials or merchandise by motor vehicle or rail. All loading and unloading operations shall be so located to avoid undue interference with public use of streets, alleys and walkways. Such space shall include a 12 foot by 50 foot load area for loading and unloading operations and shall have a minimum height clearance of 14 feet. The number of spaces shall be provided as follows:
Number of Spaces | Gross Floor Area in Gross Square Feet |
|---|---|
1 | 3,000 to 20,000 |
2 | 20,000 to 40,000 |
3 | 40,000 to 60,000 |
4 | 60,000 to 80,000 |
5 | 80,000 to 100,000 |
6 | 100,000 to 150,000 |
One additional space shall be provided for each 50,000 square feet above 150,000 square feet.
(Prior code Appx. B § 38(7))