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Talent City Zoning Code

Division V

Industrial Zones

The light industrial zone is intended to provide an opportunity for research or development of materials, methods or products, light manufacture, and compatible service-oriented heavy commercial activities that are employment-intensive, when possible employing from Talent’s labor pool, environmentally sound and aesthetically appropriate to locate in Talent.

18.70.010 Description and purpose.

The light industrial zone is intended to provide an opportunity for research or development of materials, methods or products, light manufacture, and compatible service-oriented heavy commercial activities that are employment-intensive, when possible employing from Talent’s labor pool, environmentally sound and aesthetically appropriate to locate in Talent. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.110, 2006.]

18.70.020 Buildings and uses permitted subject to Type I permit review.

No building, structure or land shall be used, and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, enlarged or structurally altered, except for the following uses, none of which shall include drive-in, drive-up or drive-through facilities:

A. Existing residential uses, without any increase in density.

B. Dwelling units, provided the units are above stores or offices and the ground floor is devoted entirely to business permitted in this chapter.

C. Use of existing structures for the permitted uses listed in TMC 18.70.030 and 18.70.040, where all the provisions of this title and any amendment thereto are met.

D. Uses customarily incidental to the above uses, including the usual accessory buildings and structures provided in the low-density residential zones.

E. Paving, surfacing, or resurfacing of existing parking lots subject to city staff review for conformance with the provisions of this title. If a question arises as to conformance with the provisions of this title, the staff advisor shall subject the project to a site development plan review without a public hearing. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.120, 2006.]

18.70.030 Buildings and uses subject to Type II site development plan review.

No building or structure shall be hereafter erected, enlarged or structurally altered; neither shall any land be developed, except for the following uses, none of which shall include drive-in, drive-up or drive-through facilities. Further, the following uses are permitted subject to the provisions of Chapter 18.150 TMC:

A. Wireless communication antennas subject to the provisions of TMC 18.130.010. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.130, 2006.]

18.70.040 Buildings and uses subject to Type III site development plan review.

No building, structure or land shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, enlarged or structurally altered, except for the following uses, which are subject to the provisions of a site development plan review as set forth in Chapter 18.150 TMC. The planning commission may, at its discretion, conduct a public hearing subject to the provisions of TMC 18.190.050. The purpose of the hearing is to obtain input on best methods to perform or develop the use, not to determine whether to grant or deny, or to determine the desirability of, the use.

A. Light manufacturing, assembly, fabricating or packaging of products from materials such as cloth, plastic, paper, fiberglass, leather, precious or semi-precious metals or stones.

B. Manufacture of electric, electronic or optical instruments or devices.

C. Manufacture of food products, pharmaceuticals, and the like, including the compounding of medical or recreational marijuana. Manufacturing of food products does not include the production of fish, meat or fermented foods, or the rendering of fats and oils.

D. Scientific research or experimental development of materials, methods or products, including engineering and laboratory research.

E. Light fabrication and repair shops such as blacksmith, cabinet, electric motor, heating, machine, sheet metal, stone monuments, upholstery, welding, auto body, and auto and truck repair.

F. Bins or containers along streets used for temporary storage of garbage or materials for recycling.

G. Offices appurtenant to and serving permitted uses.

H. Public utility buildings and yards.

I. Parks.

J. Other uses similar to those listed above, which are consistent with the purpose of the light industrial zone and will not have a detrimental effect upon neighboring uses, where permitted by the planning commission after written application.

K. Uses customarily incidental to the above uses, including the usual accessory buildings, such as incidental storage facilities and the like, provided they meet all requirements contained herein.

L. Truck brokerage. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.140, 2006.]

18.70.050 Buildings and uses permitted subject to conditional use review.

The planning commission may grant a conditional use permit in accordance with the procedure and provisions set forth in Chapter 18.155 TMC for the following uses:

A. Warehouse and distribution uses which the planning commission finds to be consistent with the intent of the light industrial zone.

B. Cold storage, fruit packing, meat processing and packing, or similar uses, which the planning commission finds will not have a detrimental effect upon the neighboring areas or permitted uses and which are consistent with the intent of the light industrial zone.

C. Processing uses such as bottling plants, creameries, carpet and rug cleaning.

D. Buildings over 35 feet in height.

E. Buildings not meeting required yard setbacks.

F. Wireless communication towers. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.150, 2006.]

18.70.060 Yard regulations.

A. Front Yard. The front yard shall have a depth of not less than 20 feet.

B. Side Yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of the building of not less than 10 feet.

C. Rear Yard. The rear yard shall have a depth of not less than 10 feet.

D. Side and rear lot requirements may be waived on common lot lines when adjoining lot owners enter into a joint development agreement for coordinating vehicular access and parking development and party walls or adjoining building walls meet fire separation requirements of the State of Oregon Structural Specialty Code and Fire and Life Safety Code. The joint development agreement must be approved by the city of Talent attorney as to form and content, recorded in the office of the county recorder and copies thereof filed with the city recorder.

E. Street Yard. Any yard adjacent to a street other than an alley shall have a depth of not less than 20 feet; except that a yard adjacent to an arterial street shall have a depth of not less than 25 feet.

F. Any yard adjacent to residentially or agriculturally zoned property shall have a depth of not less than 35 feet.

G. Lot requirements for parking, loading and accessways shall not be considered as part of a required yard.

H. No setback or yard shall be required where a property abuts a railroad spur if the spur will be utilized by the permitted use. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.160, 2006.]

18.70.070 Lot area and dimensions.

There shall be no minimum lot area, lot width or lot depth in the light industrial zone. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.170, 2006.]

18.70.080 Lot coverage restrictions.

There shall be no maximum lot coverage except as provided in the yard setback and off-street parking regulations. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.180, 2006.]

18.70.090 Landscaping, fences, walls and signs.

All required landscaped areas shall be installed in accordance with Chapter 18.105 TMC. Fences, walls, hedges and screen plantings shall be permitted in accordance with Chapter 18.105 TMC. Signs shall be permitted and in conformance with Chapter 18.120 TMC. [Ord. 918 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016; Ord. 817 § 8-3F.190, 2006.]

18.70.100 Conditions required of all uses in the light industrial zone.

A. Any use or portion thereof must demonstrate, by noise prediction methods, that it shall not exceed State Department of Environmental Quality standards set forth in OAR Chapter 340, Division 35, Oregon State Noise Control Regulations for Industry and Commerce.

B. Any use or portion thereof producing intense heat or glare shall be performed in such a manner as not to create a nuisance or hazard to any property adjacent to the light industrial zone.

C. There shall be no emissions of odorous, toxic or noxious matter, or dust, in such quantities as to be readily detectable from any point outside the light industrial zone as to produce a public nuisance, hazard, or violation of state environmental quality rules and standards.

D. All off-street parking or loading spaces shall be surfaced with a dust-free material and shall be maintained.

E. All materials, including wastes, shall be stored, and all grounds maintained, in a manner which will not attract or aid the propagation of insects or rodents, or create a health hazard.

F. All business, service, repair, processing, storage or merchandise display abutting or facing a lot in a residential zone shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, unless screened from the residential zone by a sight-obscuring hedge or fence permanently maintained and at least six feet in height.

G. No fences or hedges shall be located in any required yard area.

H. Access points from a public street to properties in the light industrial zone shall be so located as to minimize traffic congestion on arterials and to avoid directing traffic onto local access streets of a primary residential nature, and will conform with the requirements and provisions of Chapter 18.115 TMC.

I. As every light industrial development contains circumstances peculiar to its given situation, other conditions may be required to protect the best interest of the surrounding property, neighborhood, or the city as a whole, and to maintain consistency with the intent of the light industrial zone. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.195, 2006.]

18.70.110 Maintenance of grounds.

A. Properties abutting residentially zoned properties shall provide and maintain a buffer in accordance with TMC 18.105.050 or with measures as prescribed by the planning commission during the site development plan review process.

B. Yards adjacent to streets and those abutting residentially zoned properties shall be continuously maintained in lawn or live ground cover, with trees or shrubs, in a manner providing a park-like character.

C. Other yards and unused property shall be maintained in lawn or other suitable live ground cover. [Ord. 918 § 3 (Exh. A), 2016; Ord. 817 § 8-3F.196, 2006.]

18.70.120 Procedures and requirements.

Any industrial development shall be subject to the following procedures and requirements set forth in TMC Title 17, including any amendments that may be made to these sections:

A. Chapter 17.15 TMC, where a land division is involved.

B. Applicable sections of Chapter 17.10 TMC.

C. TMC 17.10.050, when applicable to the land parcel. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.197, 2006.]

18.70.130 Site development plan.

Before any building permit shall be issued for development in the light industrial zone, a site development plan for the total parcel or development shall be submitted by the developer or his or her agent in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 18.150 TMC. In addition, the following information shall be submitted as part of the site development plan review by the planning commission:

A. A written description of the operation proposed, in sufficient detail to indicate the effects of those operations in producing traffic congestion, noise, toxic or noxious matter, vibration, odors, heat, glare, air pollution, wastes and other potentially objectionable conditions.

B. Engineering or architectural plans for the treatment of and disposal of all wastes, noise, air pollution, dust, fire hazards and safety hazards.

C. Designation of types of energy to be used; estimates of the quantities of energy and water to be used.

D. The proposed maximum and minimum number of employees anticipated and the number of shifts to be worked.

E. A detailed description of all landscaping, buffers, yard setbacks, and the aesthetic characteristics of the proposed building or buildings. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.198, 2006.]

18.70.140 Administration and enforcement.

A. As a condition for the granting of a building permit in the light industrial zone, the user shall agree that, upon request by the city, information sufficient to determine the degree of compliance with the standards stated herein shall be furnished by the industry. Such requests may include a requirement for continuous records of operations likely to violate the standards, or for special surveys in the event a question arises as to compliance.

B. When a use is determined to be in violation of this chapter, it shall be declared a public nuisance and shall be dealt with as prescribed in Chapter 8.10 TMC. [Ord. 817 § 8-3F.199, 2006.]