The purpose of the industrial district is to recognize those areas of industrial development which have developed historically along the rivers and portions of rail lines in or close to the central part of the city and to provide additional areas along the river and rail lines for location of industries dependent, to a great extent, upon these facilities for transport of materials used in their operation. These uses also require large sites and good access to major highways. To protect surrounding areas and assure compatibility of development within the district, those uses which may create excessive external noise, vibration, smoke, dust, lint, odor, heat, glare or which use explosive, toxic or otherwise hazardous materials are permitted only by special exception upon approval of the Board of Appeals. The following uses, standards and area regulations have been developed in accordance with this purpose, which is in accord with findings and recommendations of the city's adopted land use element of the metro core comprehensive plan.

(Prior code § 150-82)

(Ord. No. 2769, § 1, 2-13-2023)

Permitted uses shall be as follows:

A.

Auto body repair;

B.

Building supply and lumber yard;

C.

Contractor's construction equipment, supplies, plant or storage yard;

D.

Dry-cleaning plant;

E.

Foundry and forge shop;

F.

Ice manufacture, sales and distribution;

G.

Machine and welding shop;

H.

Marina and marine supplies;

I.

Outdoor advertising structure, in accordance with chapter 17.216;

J.

Planing, sawmill and chipping mill;

K.

Public or private utility buildings and uses;

L.

Recycling plant and collection center;

M.

Shipyard or boat building;

N.

Stone aggregate storage and distribution;

O.

Stone monument cutting and polishing;

P.

Structural steel fabrication;

Q.

Truck terminal;

R.

Vehicle manufacture and assembly;

S.

Warehousing;

T.

Wharves, piers and landing facilities for waterborne traffic and commerce;

U.

Any industrial or manufacturing use permitted in the light industrial district requiring outdoor storage of raw materials, in-process materials, supplies or waste material from manufacturing;

V.

Offices and office buildings.

(Ord. 1854, 2002; prior code § 150-83)

Uses permitted by special exception shall be as follows:

A.

Food processing and storage, frozen and nonfrozen;

B.

Junkyard;

C.

Poultry processing plant;

D.

Slaughterhouse;

E.

Stone crusher;

F.

Wrecked vehicle storage;

G.

Day-care center or nursery school in accordance with chapter 17.220;

H.

Group home.

(Ord. 1786 § 9, 2000; Prior code § 150-84)

Uses permitted by ordinance permit shall be as follows:

A.

Animal shelter;

B.

Asphalt plant;

C.

Communication tower, in accordance with chapter 17.220;

D.

Concrete batching plant;

E.

Concrete products, brick, tile and terra-cotta manufacturing, sales and distribution;

F.

Grain and feed milling, storage and distribution;

G.

Industrial auction;

H.

Manufacture and storage of fertilizer, paint, oil, varnish, lacquer, shellac, turpentine or plastics;

I.

Petroleum and gas products, storage and distribution;

J.

Vehicle dismantling, salvaging and wrecking yard, including dismantling and salvaging of parts;

K.

Church;

L.

Training center.

(Ord. 1850, 2002; prior code § 150-85)

Accessory uses shall be as follows:

A.

Living quarters for resident watchmen and caretakers employed on the premises;

B.

Gasoline pumps for servicing vehicles owned or used in the conduct of a business;

C.

On-site offices serving the principal use;

D.

Cafeteria or other eating facilities, lecture halls, recreation facilities and day-care services, for employees or students;

E.

Communication towers for broadcasting and receiving, not exceeding seventy-five (75) feet in height;

F.

Other accessory uses and structures clearly incidental to, customary to and associated with the permitted uses.

(Prior code § 150-86)

Development standards for the industrial district shall be as follows:

A.

Minimum Lot Requirements. All lots hereafter established shall meet the following minimum requirements:

1.

Lot area: twenty thousand (20,000) square feet;

2.

Interior lot width: one hundred (100) feet;

3.

Corner lot width: one hundred twenty (120) feet.

B.

Minimum yard requirements shall be as follows:

1.

Front: fifty (50) feet;

2.

Rear: thirty (30) feet; fifty (50) feet where adjoining a residential district;

3.

Side: twenty-five (25) feet; fifty (50) feet where adjoining a residential district;

4.

Wicomico River: no yard required from the property line adjoining the river;

5.

Corner, side: same as front yard.

C.

The height limitation shall be ninety (90) feet.

D.

Parking, Loading and Unloading. See chapter 17.196.

E.

Access. Direct access onto a public street may be reduced or eliminated wherever the city department of infrastructure and development determines that alternate or unified points of access are available to a site resulting in better traffic flow and less traffic congestion. Service drives and loading and unloading areas shall be located so that in the process of loading or unloading no truck will block the passage of other vehicles on the service drive or extend into any public street or private drive used for traffic circulation.

F.

Lighting. Lighting shall be designed so as not to throw glare onto surrounding properties.

G.

Signs. See chapter 17.216.

H.

Landscaping. In addition to the requirements of chapter 17.220, the following shall apply:

1.

Prior to development of a tract, lot, parcel or any part of the district, a landscaping and screening plan shall be submitted to the planning commission for review and approval for the purpose of minimizing adverse effects of noise, dust and unsightly appearance of outside storage and work areas on adjoining properties and surrounding development.

2.

The landscaping plan shall show the following:

a.

Landscaping, as defined in Section 17.04.120, of all areas not devoted to buildings, required parking, outside storage and work areas;

b.

Screening in the form of trees, fencing or evergreens, a minimum of six feet in height at time of planting, or any combination thereof, along side and rear property lines, except where the property line adjoins the Wicomico River;

c.

Where the property line adjoins the Wicomico River, trees or evergreens, at least six feet in height at the time of planting, shall be shown in areas not utilized for loading or unloading. Where such property lies across the river from existing residential development or an area planned for residential development, the commission may require additional screening in all areas adjoining the Wicomico River which are not used for loading and unloading to maximize shielding of unsightly industrial development from residential view of the river.

(Prior code § 150-87)

(Ord. No. 2459, 10-9-2017)