Sykesville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
I-G General Industrial District
§ 180-81 Applicability.
The following regulations and applicable regulations contained in other articles shall apply in the I-G General Industrial District.
§ 180-82 Principal permitted uses.
The principal permitted uses in this district shall be as follows:
A.
Uses of a heavy industrial nature, but not limited to the following, provided such uses shall be located two times the distance requirements specified in § 180-16:
(1)
Manufacture and assembly of aircraft, automobiles, house trailers or other vehicles.
(2)
Manufacture of brick, clay products.
(3)
Machine shops, structural steel fabricating.
(4)
Coal yards.
(5)
Copperage works.
(6)
Contractor's equipment storage yard.
(7)
Crematories.
(8)
Manufacture or processing of chemicals, except sulfuric, nitric or hydraulic or other corrosive or offensive acids.
(9)
Manufacture of dye or dyestuff and printing ink.
(10)
Electric generating or steam power plants.
(11)
Flour mill, grain milling or drying.
(12)
Manufacture of felt, shoddy, hair products, feathers, emery cloth, sandpaper or sand blasting and/or products therefrom.
(13)
Enameling, japanning, lacquering, galvanizing and plating.
(14)
Manufacture or processing of meat or food products, except slaughterhouses.
(15)
Manufacture of paper, pulp, or cloth.
(16)
Manufacture of perfume.
(17)
Manufacture of pickle, sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast, soda or soda compounds.
(18)
Manufacture of rayon or similar products.
(19)
Manufacture of, rubber or rubber products.
(20)
Manufacture of starch, glucose, dextrin or spice.
(21)
Manufacture of soap, oil, paints, turpentine.
(22)
Manufacture of wire or wire products.
B.
Agriculture for interim use, provided that any buildings or feeding pens in which farm animals are kept shall comply with the distance requirements of § 180-16.
C.
Any use permitted or as regulated as a principal permitted use in the I-R District, except as hereinafter modified.
D.
Any use permitted and as regulated as a principal permitted use and a conditional use in the B-L and B-G Districts except dwellings.
E.
Any other use that is determined by the Board to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses and which would not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare of the community.
§ 180-83 Conditional uses.
The conditional uses requiring Board authorization in this district shall be as follows:
A.
The following uses, when the location of such use shall have been authorized by the Board, provided that such use shall not be less than 1,000 feet from any R District, except an I-R District, and four times the distance requirements as specified in § 180-16:
(1)
Acid or heavy chemical manufacture, processing or storage.
(2)
Blast furnace or boiler works.
(3)
Cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris manufacturing.
(4)
Distillation of bones, fat rendering, grease, lard or tallow manufacturing or processing.
(5)
Explosive manufacture or storage.
(7)
Fertilizer, potash, insecticide, glue, size or gelatin manufacture.
(8)
Foundries.
(9)
Gas manufacture or storage for heat or illumination.
(10)
Petroleum products refining or storage above ground in tanks in excess of 1,000 gallons, provided that all state and federal laws, as well as National Fire Underwriters Codes, are complied with.
B.
Bituminous concrete (blacktop) mixing plants as regulated in the I-R District.
C.
Any conditional use set forth and as regulated in the I-R District.
§ 180-84 Accessory uses.
The accessory uses allowed in this district shall be as follows:
A.
Uses customarily accessory and incidental to any principal permitted use or authorized conditional use, including a mobile home or dwelling associated with an industrial use.
§ 180-85 Height regulations.
No structure shall exceed three stories or 50 feet in height except as provided in § 180-100.
§ 180-86 Yard requirements.
Yard requirements shall be the same as in the I-R District.
§ 180-87 Required conditions.
All applications for permitted or conditional uses shall be subject to a site plan review by those agencies determined appropriate by the Zoning Administrator, who, following any referral to such agencies, shall cause the plan to be presented to the Council which shall have the authority to approve the plan as presented, or approve the plan with modifications or conditions. In approving site development plans, the Council or its duly authorized representative shall have the authority to:
A.
Limit the number and approve the location and design of entrances in the interest of public safety and minimizing traffic congestion to the greatest extent possible.
B.
Require, where appropriate, a landscaping and signing plan to promote an attractive and pleasing appearance.
C.
Approve lighting arrangements where appropriate to insure no visual interference to the traveling public on adjacent roadways, or glare or reflections on adjacent buildings.
D.
Require binding agreement, backed by bond or other surety, and provided to the Council where an occupancy permit is requested prior to the completion of the site development plan and/or the fulfillment of any conditions attached thereto.
E.
Insure conformance to all duly adopted elements of the Town Master Plan.