The IND—industrial district is intended to provide locations for a variety of employment opportunities such as manufacturing, warehousing and distributing, indoor and outdoor storage, and a wide range of commercial and industrial operations. Complementary and supporting uses, such as convenience shopping and childcare centers are also appropriate to this district. The industrial district should be located near major roadways, truck routes, and railway to provide adequate facilities for importation and exportation of goods to and from the district and to lessen traffic congestion on neighborhood streets caused by industrial transportation.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

Subject to the regulations of this article, the following uses are permitted in the industrial district:

(a)

Any uses allowed in the BUS-LI industrial district as either a permitted use or conditional use;

(b)

The manufacturing, processing and/or fabrication of any commodity, except the basic manufacture and processing of animal by-products or any organic type fertilizer;

(c)

The sale at wholesale, the warehousing and/or storage of any commodity; and

(d)

The sale at retail of any commodity manufactured, processed or fabricated or warehoused on the premises, and equipment, supplies and materials (except commercial explosives) designed for use in agriculture, mining, industry, business, transportation, building and other construction.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009; Ord. No. 15-2025, § 4, 9-22-2025)

The following uses are allowed in the IND—industrial district only upon the approval of a conditional use permit:

(a)

Automobile wrecking or junk/salvage yard, provided that any such use shall have a minimum area of three acres.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

There shall be permitted as an accessory use within this zone district the residence of an owner, caretaker, or watchman.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

(a)

Where an IND building site abuts upon, adjoins or is adjacent to a residential district, a setback of 50 feet is required.

(b)

Front setbacks shall be a minimum of 20 feet.

(c)

Designated parking areas shall be set back at least ten feet from the property line.

(d)

There shall be no side setback, except that on lots with a side lot line that is adjacent to a public street or right-of-way, a 20-foot side set back shall be maintained.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

The minimum useable open space required in this district shall be ten percent.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

(a)

Accessory buildings shall be a maximum of 15 feet in height.

(b)

Accessory buildings shall not be located in the front yard of the principal building.

(c)

Accessory buildings shall have rear and side setbacks of not less than five feet, except for direct entry garages, which shall have driveways of not less than 20 feet.

(d)

Portable storage containers are allowed as accessory buildings. The aggregate square footage of all portable storage containers shall not exceed ten percent of the footprint of the principal building. This does not preclude the use of dumpsters and portable storage containers during construction being conducted under a valid building permit issued by the city.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

Every use established or placed into operation after the effective date of the ordinance from which this article was derived shall comply with the following limitations.

(a)

Volume of sound generated. Every use shall be so operated such that the volume of sound inherently and recurrently generated does not exceed 75 decibels at any point of any boundary line of the lot on which the use is located.

(b)

Vibration generated. Every use shall be so operated such that the ground vibration inherently and recurrently generated is not perceptible without instruments at any point of any boundary line of the lot on which the use is located.

(c)

Emission of heat, glass, radiation, dust and fumes. Every use shall be so operated such that it does not emit heat, glare, radiation, dust, odors or fumes beyond any boundary line of the lot on which the use is located.

(d)

Outdoor storage and waste disposal.

(1)

No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural causes or forces;

(2)

All materials or wastes which might cause fumes or dust or which constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible by or otherwise be attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors only in closed containers;

(3)

Liquefied petroleum gas shall be stored, either above or below ground, no closer to any boundary line of a lot on which it is located than the following minimum distances:

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

Outside display or storage shall be subject to the following:

(a)

Merchandise, material or stock for sale or rent may be displayed or stored within ten feet of the front of buildings without being screened, except that required parking spaces or fire lanes shall not be used for such outside display or storage.

(b)

Merchandise, material or stock may be stored or displayed behind the front of buildings within side or rear yards only where completely screened by opaque wall or fence of at least six feet, but not more than nine feet, in height. Merchandise, material and stock shall not be stacked to a height greater than the height of the screening fence.

(c)

This section shall not apply to operable automobile or light duty truck rental and sales lots, planted or potted nursery stock, plant and produce sales, boat and recreational vehicle sales lots, or manufactured home and structure sales lots, except that required parking spaces and fire lanes shall not be used for storage or display.

(Ord. No. 1-2009, § 1, 3-25-2009)

(a)

The maximum FAR for all buildings on a lot, excluding the gross floor area of off-street parking garages, shall be 2:1.

(b)

The maximum building height for a principal building shall be 50 feet.

(Ord. No. 7-2019, § 27, 9-23-2019)