Suamico City Zoning Code
§ 18.15 I2
Industrial 2.
The I2 Industrial District is a special or exclusive type of planned industrial area designed and equipped to accommodate a community of both light and heavy industrial activities which require large parcels of property, which are compatible with the use and occupancy of adjoining properties and which, by their character should be remote from residential and business development, and which are found not to be obnoxious, unhealthful, or offensive by reason of potential emission or transmission of noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, odors, heat, or toxic or noxious matter.
(1)
General Requirements.
(a)
All business, servicing, processing, manufacturing operations within 300 feet of a residential, business, or commercial zoning district shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings. Except for permitted off-street parking and loading, all storage within 300 feet of a residential, business, or commercial zoning district shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively screened by a solid wall or fence (including solid entrance and exit gates) not less than six feet nor more than eight feet in height.
(b)
No building shall be erected or structurally altered within the district to exceed two stories or 35 feet in height, excepting that architectural features and chimneys may extend above such height; and further excepting that buildings may exceed such height if an additional one foot of front yard and side yard is provided for each foot exceeding such height of 35 feet. No building shall exceed 75 feet in height.
(c)
No building or any improvement shall be erected, placed, or altered on any building site until the plans for such building or improvement, including site plan, landscape plan, building plan and specifications, have been submitted for approval to the Board or its designated agent or representative. The Board or its designated agent or representative shall approve or disapprove such plans with respect to conformity with the Village Industrial Land Use Controls and other applicable codes and ordinances of the Village, and with respect to harmony of external design and land use as it affects property within and adjacent to the I2 Industrial District.
(d)
Stormwater plans shall be approved by the Engineer.
(2)
Permitted Uses. The following general uses are permitted in the I2 Industrial District:
(a)
Abrasive manufacturing.
(b)
Adult entertainment establishments.
(c)
Asphalt products manufacturing.
(d)
Assembly plants.
(e)
Bakeries (excluding retail outlets).
(f)
Bedding manufacturing.
(g)
Boot and shoe manufacturing.
(h)
Bottling companies.
(i)
Brick and masonry products manufacturing.
(j)
Carpet and flooring manufacturing cartage facilities.
(k)
Cartage facilities.
(l)
Chemical manufacturing and processing.
(m)
Cloth products manufacturing.
(n)
Concrete mixing plants.
(o)
Contractor's offices, shops, and yards.
(p)
Cosmetic production.
(q)
Dairy products manufacturing, processing, and packaging.
(r)
Electronic and scientific instrument manufacturing.
(s)
Electroplating facilities.
(t)
Feed mills (including feed and seed sales outlets).
(u)
Food manufacturing, processing, and packaging (excluding meat packing).
(v)
Foundries and forge plants.
(w)
Freight terminals.
(x)
Furniture manufacturing and upholstery.
(y)
Fur processing plants.
(z)
Glass products manufacturing.
(aa)
Grain storage and processing.
(bb)
Graphite products manufacturing.
(cc)
Kennels.
(dd)
Laboratories (research and testing).
(ee)
Laundries (non-retail).
(ff)
Leather tanning and processing.
(gg)
Lithographing facilities.
(hh)
Machinery and appliance manufacturing.
(ii)
Machine shop.
(jj)
Manufacturing plants.
(kk)
Mail order houses.
(ll)
Metal stamping.
(mm)
Motor vehicle repair shops and service centers.
(nn)
Musical instrument manufacturing.
(oo)
Orthopedic and medical appliance manufacturing.
(pp)
Paint products manufacturing.
(qq)
Paper products manufacturing.
(rr)
Parking lots, garages, and structures (non-accessory).
(ss)
Petroleum products manufacturing, processing, and storage.
(tt)
Plastic and plastic products manufacturing.
(uu)
Printing and publishing establishments (non-retail).
(vv)
Public utility, governmental, and service uses.
(ww)
Radio and television stations and towers.
(xx)
Railroad facilities.
(yy)
Rope, cord, and twine manufacturing.
(zz)
Rubber manufacturing and processing.
(aaa)
Sign manufacturing.
(bbb)
Sporting goods manufacturing.
(ccc)
Steel manufacturing.
(ddd)
Stone products manufacturing.
(eee)
Trade schools.
(fff)
Transportation equipment manufacturing.
(ggg)
Trucking facilities.
(hhh)
Utilities.
(iii)
Warehousing, storage, and distribution facilities.
(jjj)
Woodworking and wood products manufacturing.
(kkk)
Wearing apparel manufacturing.
(lll)
Other establishments that can be operated without creating objectionable noise, odor, dust, gas, fumes, or vapor, and that is not an offensive, dangerous, or unwholesome use, and that is a use compatible with the use and occupancy of the adjoining properties.
(mmm)
Accessory offices and administrative uses, such as office buildings and cafeterias are permitted.
(nnn)
Watchman's quarters may be permitted for temporary, short-term use in conjunction with the above permitted uses.
(3)
Conditional Uses. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall make a recommendation to the Board concerning the proposal. The conditional uses may be allowed when determined not to be obnoxious, unhealthful, or offensive.
(4)
Prohibited Uses. The prohibited uses in the I2 Industrial District shall not be limited to those uses listed. Any other use found and determined to be obnoxious, unhealthful, or offensive, may be prohibited by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(a)
Automobile or machinery wrecking or salvaging.
(b)
Cement, lime, gypsum, or plaster of paris manufacture.
(c)
Distillation of bones.
(d)
Explosive manufacture, processing, or storage.
(e)
Junk yards.
(f)
Manufacture, storage, or processing of fuel products consisting of petroleum or coal.
(g)
Smelting.
(h)
Manufacture, processing, storage, or distribution of animals or animal by-products; rendering plants, slaughter houses, meat packing, gelatin, glue, soap, or fertilizer plants.
(i)
All permitted or conditional uses in all residential or business districts.
(j)
Dwelling units and lodging rooms.
(6)
Setbacks.
(b)
Side Yard. There shall be a minimum side yard of not less than 20 feet on each side of the building or buildings.
(c)
Rear Yard. There shall be a minimum rear yard of not less than 20 feet; except when adjoining a residential zone, in which case a minimum of 50 feet is required.
(e)
Yards, Unoccupied. All front and exterior side yard setback areas shall be open and unoccupied by structures of any kind for open storage of materials, except for landscaping and landscaping structures, including walls and identity signs when incorporated as a landscape feature, entrance ways, and flagpoles.
(8)
Parking Regulations.
(b)
Any applications for a building permit, or for an occupancy certificate where no building permit is required, shall include therewith a plot plan drawn to scale and fully dimensioned showing any off-street parking, loading facilities, and any ingress and egress areas.
(9)
Off-Street Loading Requirements. Off-street loading facilities shall be provided by the individual business.
(a)
Minimum Facilities. All warehouses, supply houses, manufacturing plants, or any other building where large amounts of goods are received or shipped, shall provide adequate loading or unloading berth or berths as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
(b)
Size. A required off-street berth shall be at least 55 feet in length, exclusive of aisle and maneuvering space, and shall have a vertical clearance of at least 15 feet.
(c)
Utilization. Space allocated to any off-street loading shall not, while so allocated, be used to satisfy the space requirements for any off-street parking facilities of portions thereof.