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Storey County Unincorporated
City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 17

34 - I1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONE

17.34.015 - Purpose and intent.

The I1 light industrial zone is intended to provide areas for the development and operation of industrial uses that do not create or cause fumes, odor, smoke, gas, noise, vibrations, or other impacts which are or may be detrimental to abutting properties and land uses.

(Ord. No. 12-244, § I, 12-4-2012; Ord. No. 20-307, 10-6-2020)

17.34.020 - Allowed uses.

The following uses are allowed in the I1 light industrial zone:

A.

Ten percent of the total area in the light industrial zone as designated in the county master plan may be utilized for commercial use. A site plan must be approved by the building department. No special use permit is required for commercial uses in the I1 zone, but the provisions under Chapter 17.28 apply to commercial uses in an I1 zone.

B.

Limited indoor manufacturing and assembly involving the production process that uses already manufactured components to assemble, print, or package a product such as cloth, paper, plastic, leather, wood, glass, stones, or computer and electronic parts, but not including such operations as paper, sawmills, milling, steel, iron or other metal works, rolling mills, or any manufacturing uses involving primary production of commodities of raw material.

C.

Trade and craftsman industries, including furniture and carpentry, manufacturing and refining, upholstery shops, monument works, welding shops, and similar uses.

D.

Contractor services, including general contractor offices, contractor service shops, carpet cleaning, pest control, printing and publishing, and similar uses.

E.

Agricultural use types including general agricultural uses, agricultural animal production, custom animal processing, agricultural research, agricultural supplies sales, and agricultural entertainment and commercial uses.

F.

Agricultural and horticultural uses for domestic purposes and incidental to the permitted uses. These uses also include community gardens.

G.

Civic uses including:

1.

Public facilities and offices for fire, emergency services, and sheriff. Jails are prohibited.

2.

Helipads and heliports for use only by medical evacuation transport services. These uses are prohibited for any other purpose.

3.

Libraries, governmental offices, post offices, community centers, and courts of law.

4.

Education including elementary, middle, and high (K-12) schools and academies, colleges and higher education, technical and vocational education, apprentice training, whether public, private, or parochial. A special use permit is required for student residential and boarding accommodations.

5.

Highway rest areas, picnicking areas, parks and playgrounds, dog parks, walking and bicycle trails, interpretive trails, restroom facilities, and information kiosks.

6.

Parking lots and structures, park-and-rides and carpool transfer centers, multi-modal transit hubs, parking garages, railroad and light rail infrastructures, train tunnels, and railroad switchyards and turntables.

7.

Public utility and transmission substations, water storage facilities and storm water drainage, detention, retention and storage.

H.

Warehouses, warehouse complexes, distribution operations, and wholesale distribution.

I.

Storage and distribution of paints, shellac, turpentine, varnishes, and similar materials within a warehouse facility.

J.

Storage and distribution of petroleum products within a warehouse facility.

K.

Temporary (less than one year) concrete and asphalt batch plants when incidental to an on-site construction project.

L.

Laundromats and personal dry-cleaning.

M.

Laboratory and testing services. The use of live animals in laboratory, testing, and experimentation is prohibited.

N.

Retail sales and shopping centers including:

1.

Stores; shopping centers; convenience stores; principal grocery stores; neighborhood stores and shopping centers; regional stores and shopping centers; super regional store and shopping centers; seasonal holiday sales and use; and seasonal farmers markets.

O.

Mini-warehouses and storage facilities for rent including operable recreational vehicle, boat, utility trailer, horse trailer, and similar equipment storage.

P.

Gaming when incidental to a primary use and limited to no more than 15 slot or video machines.

Q.

Heavy equipment sales and service.

R.

Automotive, truck, and heavy equipment services including washing and detailing (manual hand-washing, coin-operated, and production line methods), service and fueling stations, repair (including painting and body repair), sales, and rental.

S.

Accessory use, buildings and structures when incidental to a permitted use, placed upon the same lot or parcel with a permitted use, and compliant with Section 17.12.045.

T.

Animal boarding and grooming, indoor facilities.

U.

Veterinary services, indoor.

(Ord. No. 12-244, § I, 12-4-2012; Ord. No. 18-280, § VII, 2-6-2018; Ord. No. 20-307, 10-6-2020)

17.34.030 - Uses subject to special use permit.

The following additional uses may be permitted subject to securing a special use permit as provided for in Chapter 17.03, Administrative Provisions:

A.

Casinos and gaming establishments (this use does not include accessory gaming with fifteen or less slots/video machines to a primary non-gaming retail establishment).

B.

Watchman's dwelling, permanent or temporary as regulated by Section 17.12.046.

C.

The keeping of five or more dogs or three or more pot-belly pigs more than twelve weeks of age. A minimum of ten acres is required.

D.

Animal grooming and boarding, outdoor facilities. A minimum of ten acres is required.

E.

Health care facilities including hospital services, medical services, convalescent services (but not civic convalescent and group care service), continuum of care facilities for seniors, and group care services.

F.

Commercial energy production use types such as geothermal, hydrological, solar, wind, and other similar low-impact renewable energy generation systems. Commercial energy production from combustion of fossil fuels and other type fuels or other similar power generation systems is prohibited.

G.

Hunting, fishing, and skiing facilities and lodges.

H.

Truck stops.

I.

Cemeteries, columbariums, crematories, mausoleums, mortuaries, and funeral parlors.

J.

Solid waste recycling collection center.

K.

Solid waste recycling center.

L.

Solid waste transfer station.

M.

Solid waste collection center.

N.

Temporary (less than one year) concrete and asphalt batch plants when not incidental to an on-site construction project or located within two thousand five hundred feet of a CR, E, R, or SPR zone. Permanent batch plants are prohibited.

O.

Education facilities which include student residential and boarding accommodations.

P.

Open storage not directly associated with an active construction project on the premises.

Q.

Auction facilities involving open storage.

R.

Public utility service yards, buildings, and ancillary uses.

S.

Wild animal keeping.

T.

Equestrian establishments.

U.

Veterinary services, outdoor facilities.

V.

Animal boarding and grooming, outdoor facilities.

W.

Other uses similar to the above which are determined by the board with action by the planning commission to be consistent with the uses requiring a special use permit within the zone.

(Ord. No. 12-244, § I, 12-4-2012; Ord. No. 18-280, § VII, 2-6-2018; Ord. No. 20-307, 10-6-2020)

17.34.040 - Minimum parcel area.

The minimum parcel area required in the I1 zone is one acre, except for commercial uses in the I1 zone area for which there is a fifteen thousand square feet area minimum and with the exception for civic uses.

(Ord. No. 12-244, § I, 12-4-2012; Ord. No. 20-307, 10-6-2020)

17.34.050 - Setback requirements.

The required distance between the building and the property line is zero feet. The principal building must be setback at least twenty feet from an abutting CR, E, R1, R2, and SPR zone and existing residential uses. Building setbacks must also conform to Section 17.34.060 and building and fire codes.

Setback requirements for accessory structures must comply with Section 17.12.045. Setbacks are from the property line except when an encroaching easement exists for the purpose of providing a public or private road, but not driveway (see Section 17.12.090 for explanation and illustration).

(Ord. No. 12-244, § I, 12-4-2012; Ord. No. 18-280, § VII, 2-6-2018; Ord. No. 20-307, 10-6-2020)

17.34.060 - Loading area.

Loading area must have adequate room for truck, trailer, and vehicle circulation, egress, and staging. All truck and trailer parking and docking areas must be designed so that right-of-ways and travelled ways are not adversely impacted.

(Ord. No. 12-244, § I, 12-4-2012; Ord. No. 20-307, 10-6-2020)

17.34.070 - Height of buildings and structures.

No building may exceed six stories or seventy-five feet whichever is higher, except as may be allowed by a special use permit. The requirements of this section do not apply to church spires, belfries, cupolas, domes, chimneys, grain silos, water towers, or flagpoles. Radio, television, other communication antenna, and wind energy turbine support structures are regulated by Section 17.12.044, Height of buildings and structures.

(Ord. No. 12-244, § I, 12-4-2012; Ord. No. 20-307, 10-6-2020)