Saratoga City Zoning Code
CHAPTER 18
36 LI LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 18.36.010 Purpose and intent.
The district is intended to provide for orderly development of light industry, manufacturing and whole-saling within the community. The provisions of this district are also intended to protect adjacent nonindustrial areas from the potential hazards of industrial development.
(Ord. 399 91(328-21-(1)), 1980)
§ 18.36.020 Permitted uses.
A.
Any light industrial use or development, manufacturing, wholesale, trucking, or storage uses may be permitted, provided such use complies with all of the following regulations of this district.
B.
Light industrial development shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1.
Wholesale business, storage buildings and warehouses;
2.
Contractor's storage yards;
3.
Machinery, truck rental yards;
4.
Machine shop;
5.
Furniture manufacturing;
6.
Food products processing, manufacturing, canning, preserving and freezing;
7.
Trailer camper, mobile home manufacturer or assembly;
8.
Cleaning and dyeing plant;
9.
Prefabricated buildings manufacturer;
10.
Textile manufacturer;
11.
Accessory buildings for private residential usage which shall not contain a dwelling or dwelling unit;
12.
Dwelling for a caretaker or watchperson in conjunction with the permitted use, provided living quarters are within the same building as the permitted use and not more than fifty percent of the building area. A caretaker or watchperson shall be defined as the owner of the permitted use or a person employed (compensation may be in the form of free housing) to watch over and perform routine maintenance of the subject property.
(Ord. 399 § 1(328-21-(2)), 1980; Ord. 724, 2004; Ord. 804, 2012)
§ 18.36.030 Property development standards.
Property development standards for the district are as follows:
A.
Minimum Lot Area. None.
B.
Minimum Lot Width. None.
C.
Minimum Yard Requirements.
1.
Front and Corner Yard. There shall be a front or corner yard of not less than one and one-half times the proposed building height on all lots adjacent or abutting residential districts or major streets or highways with a minimum of twenty-five feet.
2.
Rear and Side Yard.
a.
If the rear lot is adjacent to a residential district, there shall be a rear yard of not less than one and one-half times the proposed building height, with a minimum of twenty-five feet. In addition, a vision-restrictive fence not less than six feet in height is required on the zone boundary line.
b.
Measurement of rear yard setback shall be taken from the foundation to the centerline of the rear alley where such alley exists. If no alley exists, the measurement will be taken from the foundation to the rear property line.
D.
Building Heights. No building shall exceed a maximum height of fifty feet. The planning commission may approve a building in this district with a greater height than the maximum stated if the additional height is not detrimental to the area.
E.
Distance Between Buildings. As determined by site plan approval.
F.
Access. Access will be as determined by site plan approval.
(Ord. 399 § 1(328-21-(3)), 1980; Ord. 677, 2001)
§ 18.36.040 Performance standards.
No use is permitted in the LI light industrial district which involves any of the following effects:
A.
Dissemination of smoke, gas, dust, odor or any other atmospheric pollutant outside the building in which the use is conducted or with respect to a use or any part thereof that is not conducted within a completely enclosed building any such dissemination whatsoever;
B.
Noise objectionable beyond the boundaries of the building in which the use is conducted;
C.
Discharge of any waste material whatsoever into any watercourse or ditch;
D.
Discharge into the public sewage system which endangers the normal operation of the public sewage system;
E.
Dissemination of glare or vibrating outside the building in which the use is conducted;
F.
Physical hazard by reason of fire, explosion, radioactivity or any similar cause to property in the same or any adjacent district;
G.
Generally any kind of dangers to health and safety in surrounding areas.
(Ord. 399 § 1(328-21-(4)), 1980)
§ 18.36.050 Off-street parking-Signs.
Use of land in this district shall also conform to the off-street parking, sign requirements and other general provisions of Chapters 18.42, 18.45 and 18.63.
(Ord. 399 § 1(328-21-(5)), 1980)
§ 18.36.060 Site plan approval.
Site plan approval is required for all permitted uses pursuant to Section 18.90.070.
(Ord. 399 § 1(328-21-(6)), 1980)