Summerset City Zoning Code
GI GENERAL
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 155.135 GENERAL DESCRIPTION.
The General Industrial District (GI) is established to provide areas in which the principal use of land is for light manufacturing and assembly plants, processing, storage, warehousing, wholesaling, and distribution in which operations are conducted so that noise, odor, dust, and glare are completely confined within an enclosed building.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.22.010)
§ 155.136 USES PERMITTED.
The following uses shall be permitted in the GI General Industrial District:
(A) Wholesale distributing companies, all commodities except live animals, explosives, and junk;
(B) Assembling and packaging, freight handling, light manufacturing, storage and warehousing, and similar operations;
(C) Factory outlet stores for the retail sale and showrooms for the display of goods manufactured on-site;
(D) Service and research and development establishments;
(E) Contractor’s shop/storage yard;
(F) Mini storage facility;
(G) Utility facility, public, and neighborhood;
(H) Signs;
(I) Motor vehicle repair, provided that all body and/or mechanical repair work shall be completed within the building area. All inoperable vehicles shall be stored within a building or within a side or rear yard which is screened with an opaque fence at least six feet in height;
(J) Carwashes;
(K) Bus garaging and equipment maintenance;
(L) Veterinary establishments and kennels;
(M) Farm and contractor implement sales, display, and service;
(N) Farm store or feed store;
(O) Manufactured home sales and services; and
(P) Accessory uses and buildings. Any accessory building shall be located on the same lot with the principal building.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.22.020)
§ 155.137 CONDITIONAL USES.
After the provisions of §§ 155.335 through 155.341 relating to conditional uses have been fulfilled, the Planning and Zoning Board may permit as permitted conditional uses:
(A) Stockyards/slaughtering of animals;
(B) Processing of minerals, rendering, or refining any organic or inorganic material, explosive manufacture storage, grain and forage processing and handling, alcohol or ethanol plant, or similar products or processes;
(C) Ready-mix concrete plant;
(D) Asphalt concrete plant;
(E) Solid waste transfer facility;
(F) Recycling processing facility;
(G) Junkyard or salvage yard;
(H) Landfill; and
(I) Other uses may be allowed, provided they are not found to be contrary to intended uses of the district.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.22.030; Ord. passed 2-16-2017)
§ 155.138 AREA REGULATIONS.
All setbacks shall be measured from the owner’s property lines as follows:
(A) Front setback. Twenty five feet. Buildings with sidewalls over 20 feet shall have a 40-foot front setback;
(B) Side setback. Twenty five feet;
(C) Rear setback. Twenty five feet;
(D) Minimum lot width. One hundred feet, except in cul-de-sac areas;
(E) Minimum lot size. Fifteen thousand square feet; and
(F) Maximum lot coverage. Seventy five percent.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.22.040)
§ 155.139 HEIGHT REGULATIONS.
There shall be a maximum of five stories or 60 feet.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.22.050)
§ 155.140 PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS.
(A) No loading dock shall be constructed facing any public street unless it is constructed a minimum of 80 feet from the property line.
(B) All loading, unloading, and maneuvering operations shall be off-street. No loading or unloading shall be permitted which will interfere with ingress or egress thereto. Driveways and access roads to loading or unloading facilities shall be paved at least as far as the defined setback area.
(C) Paved surface areas are required. All parking areas and loading and unloading areas shall be hard-surfaced.
(D) All provisions of §§ 155.255 through 155.257 shall be met.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.22.060)
§ 155.141 SCREENING.
(A) All provisions of §§ 155.295 through 155.304 shall be met.
(B) There shall be no open storage of material, equipment, or products unless behind an opaque screen which is not less than the height necessary to completely screen the use. All fencing or screening shall be aesthetically compatible with the building design and shall be of an all-wood material, or vinyl, or masonry, or concrete in the case of walls, or all-metal construction for security fences. No security fence or screen shall be permitted to extend closer to the street than the building setback line. All fences and screening shall be maintained in good condition and, in the case of walls, shall be properly painted. Short-term storage of 48 hours or less shall be allowed in any areas adjacent to buildings. If scrap storage is necessary, the same shall be on a concrete pad and completely screened from view. No storage shall be permitted, even if conforming with the requirements of this division (B), if the same shall create a health hazard for occupants of adjacent properties or to the public.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.22.070)
§ 155.142 OTHER REGULATIONS.
Development within the General Industrial District (GI) shall be regulated in conformance with the provisions of §§ 155.175 through 155.183, 155.255 through 155.257, 155.270 through 155.280, and 155.295 through 155.304.
(Ord. passed 2-3-2011, § 2.22.080)