A.

Intent. The intent of the I-1 zoning district is to provide for locations for low-intensity industrial uses to build the Town's economic base.

B.

Uses. The following uses are allowed in the Limited Industrial (I-1) zoning district:

1.

Permitted uses.

a.

Bakeries, wholesale.

b.

Bottling plants.

c.

Building materials sales and storage.

d.

Contractor, architect, and engineer offices, shops, and yards.

e.

Electronic and scientific precision equipment manufacture.

f.

Feed and seed sales.

g.

Greenhouses, commercial or wholesale.

h.

Lumberyards, including sales offices.

i.

Municipal garages.

j.

Printing and publishing establishments.

k.

Radio and television stations, transmitting and receiving equipment, wireless communication towers, and antenna towers, provided that preference shall be given for collocation on existing public structures. Uses of this type shall meet the requirements identified in RCO 18-06.00.

l.

Scientific research facilities.

m.

Service stations.

n.

Substations, electrical and natural gas.

o.

Woodworking and wood products manufacturing.

p.

Tire and vehicle parts resale businesses, not including salvage yards.

2.

Conditional uses (subject to the regulations specified in RCO 18-10.10).

a.

Food processing establishments.

b.

Glass products production.

c.

Light machinery production—appliances, business machines, etc.

d.

Manufactured home parks meeting the requirements of RCO 18-02.00.

e.

Mini-warehouses.

f.

Plastic manufacturing.

g.

Repair garages.

h.

Sewerage treatment plants.

i.

Tool and die manufacturing.

j.

Transitional residential facilities.

k.

Truck terminals (cartage facilities).

l.

Welding shops.

m.

Outdoor sales and rental.

n.

Additional business activities as approved by the Town Board.

o.

Solar farms.

3.

Accessory uses (subject to the regulations specified in RCO 18-01.09(C)).

a.

Outbuilding(s) for the storage of common supplies provided they are identified in a Town-approved site plan.

b.

Uses incidental to and on the same lot as the principal use.

C.

Dimensional regulations.

1.

Lots.

a.

Publicly sewered lots in the Light Industrial (I-1) zoning district shall have an area of at least 30,000 square feet and frontage of at least 150 feet. Such minimum lot frontage may be measured at the building setback line if said lot is located on the outer radius of a street, such as a cul-de-sac. In no case shall frontage measured at the right-of-way line of a cul-de-sac or curved street be less than 90 feet.

b.

Privately sewered lots in the Light Industrial (I-1) zoning district shall have an area of at least 40,000 square feet and a frontage of at least 200 feet. Such minimum lot frontage may be measured at the building setback line if said lot is located on the outer radius of a street, such as a cul-de-sac.

In no case shall frontage measured at the right-of-way line of a cul-de-sac or curved street be less than 115 feet.

2.

Setback regulations.

3.

Height regulations.

a.

35 feet maximum, except as provided in RCO 18-01.09(F).

D.

Building size.

1.

Size of a principal building/structure must be approved by submitting a site plan to be reviewed by Planning and Zoning Committee and then forwarded to the Town Board for consideration and potential approval.

E.

Parking.

1.

Parking shall conform to the requirements set forth in RCO 18-05.00, Off-Street Parking Requirements.

F.

Signs.

1.

Signage shall meet the requirements as set forth in RCO 18-04.00, Sign Code.

G.

Other requirements.

1.

No use shall be established, maintained, or conducted in any Limited Industrial (I-1) District that causes any of the following:

a.

Dissemination of excessive noise, vibration, odor, dust, smoke, observation gas or fumes, atmospheric pollutants, or any other nuisances beyond the boundaries of the immediate site of the building in which such use is conducted.

b.

Hazard of fire or explosion or other physical hazard to any person, building, or vegetation.

c.

A harmful discharge of waste material.

d.

Radiation or interference with radio and television reception beyond the immediate boundaries of the immediate site of the building in which such use is conducted.

2.

Exterior lighting shall be contained within the Limited Industrial (I-1) zoned lot, excepting a maximum of five percent of the total illumination may spill over into adjacent properties.

3.

A minimum of 25 percent green space shall be required for lots zoned Limited Industrial (I-1).

4.

Where a side or rear lot line in a Limited Industrial (I-1) district coincides with a side or rear lot line in any adjacent residential district, a fence or berm shall be provided along such side or rear lot line not less than 15 feet in depth and shall contain landscaping and plantings to provide an effective screen. Such screening shall consist of a landscaped area at least six feet wide, planted with a mixture of deciduous and evergreen shrubs and shall be an effective visual barrier. All trees shall be a minimum of 1½ inch in diameter at base when planted.

5.

Outside refuse bins shall be located behind the principal structure and screened from view by use of solid screening or opaque fencing material. Plastic or wooden slats through cyclone fencing shall not be deemed sufficient.

H.

Open storage.

1.

All storage within 300 feet of a different zoning district, except for motor vehicles in operable condition, shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively screened by shrubbery or a solid wall or fence (including solid entrance and exit gates) not less than six feet or more than eight feet. Cyclone fencing with wooden or plastic slats shall not be deemed sufficient.

2.

Open storage of commodities and materials shall be permitted as an accessory use, provided that such open storage shall:

a.

Be located behind the front building line and corner side yard setback.

b.

Comply with the setbacks contained within this district.

c.

Be screened from view from any street by shrubbery or a solid wall or fence (including solid entrance and exit gates).

(Ord. No. 2013-3, 7-1-2013; Ord. No. 2021-01, § 12), 9-7-2021; Ord. No. 2022-01, 4-4-2022)