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Salem City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 8

LI: LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

This district is intended to provide for a number of light manufacturing, wholesale, warehousing, and service uses in an attractive industrial park-like setting.


8.01 - Permitted uses.

Permitted Use Applicable Standards
Wholesale trade 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Light manufacturing 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Contractor's shop/storage yard 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Subject to screening of all outdoor storage from view
Office 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Public utility facility 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Frozen food locker 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Wireless communication facility on existing support structure 11.09, 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Printing plant 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Motor vehicle service station 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Electrical substation Opaque screen, six feet in height, located as far back as all setback lines
11.02, 11.11
Warehouse, mini-warehouse The materials stored on the premises shall have a level 1 or below in the Fire Protection Guide on Hazardous Materials
11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Lumberyard 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Retail trade or service Only when it is an accessory use when in conjunction with the primary use of wholesaling or manufacturing
11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Truck or bus wash All water from the truck or bus wash being contained on the site
11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Farm store or feed store Only accessory storage of fertilizer or farm chemicals on the site
11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Farm implement sales, display, and service 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Public service facility 11.02, 11.04, 11.06, 11.11
Motor vehicle repair shop An adequate number of parking spots to store the cars and screen parts and materials from view
11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11
Accessory structure (i.e. garage, shed) 11.03 (see definition)

 

8.02 - Conditional uses.

Conditional Use Applicable Standards
Telecommunications tower 11.09, 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11, 18.01
Off-premise sign 11.02, 11.07, 18.01
Bus/truck terminal 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11, 18.01
Recycling collection or processing facility Screening of all recyclable material from view
11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11, 18.01
Automobile storage yard Screening of the storage yard with fence, berm vegetation or placement on the lot
11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11, 18.01
Broadcast tower Located at least 300 feet from a residential district
11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11, 18.01
Wind energy conversion system 11.15, 11.02, 11.04, 11.05, 11.06, 11.11, 18.01

 

(Ord. No. 661, 3-7-22)

8.03 - Lot and yard regulations.

All measurements shall be taken from the lot line to the building line (see definitions). A parking lot is not included as a portion of a side yard or rear yard (see [section] 11.04).

Lot Area Lot Width Front Yard Side Yard Rear Yard Maximum Height
All Uses NA 75 feet 25 feet see #3 10 feet
see #2
25 feet 45 feet
see #1

 

;adv=1;Exceptions:

#1

A conditional use permit will be required for any structure having a maximum height exceeding 45 feet (see [section] 18.01).

#2

A side yard of 25 feet shall be required where a lot is adjacent to or abuts a residential district.

#3

There shall be a required front yard on each street side of a double frontage lot. There shall be a required front yard on each street side of a corner lot.

#4

See also adjustment to yard regulations (chapter 12) for other specific exceptions.

#5

Waste water treatment facilities are exempt from minimum yard or set back requirements.