Trenton City Zoning Code
XVI “I-2
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
General Purpose and Description: The I-2 District is established to accommodate most industrial uses and protect such areas from the intrusion of certain incompatible uses which might impede the development and use of lands for industrial purposes.
16.1
Use Regulations:
Uses permitted in the I-2 District are subject to the following regulations:
A.
All business, servicing, or processing, except for off-street parking, off-street loading, display or merchandise for sale to the public, and establishments of the “drive-in” type, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings unless otherwise indicated.
B.
All storage within one hundred (100) feet of a residential district, except for motor vehicles in operable condition, shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively, screened with screening not less than six (6) feet nor more than eight (8) feet in height, provided no storage located within fifty (50) feet of such screening shall exceed the maximum height of such screening.
C.
All uses permitted in the I-2 district must meet the following performance standards and city ordinances are met:
1.
Smoke:
No operation shall be conducted unless it conforms to the standards established by any applicable state and federal health rules and regulations pertaining to smoke emission;
2.
Particulate Matter:
No operation shall be conducted unless it conforms to the standards established by applicable state and federal health rules and regulations pertaining to emission of particulate matter;
3.
Dust, Odor, Gas, Fumes, Glare, or Vibration:
No emission of these matters shall result in a concentration at or beyond the property line which is detrimental to the public health, safety or general welfare or which causes injury or damage to property; said emissions shall in all cases conform to the standards established by applicable state and federal health rules and regulations pertaining to said emissions.
4.
Radiation Hazards and Electrical Disturbances:
No operation shall be conducted unless it conforms to the standards established by applicable state and federal health regulations pertaining to radiation control;
5.
Noise:
No operation shall be conducted in a manner so that any noise produced is objectionable due to intermittence, beat frequency or shrillness. Sound levels of noise at the property line shall not exceed 85 dB(A), said operation shall in all cases conform to the standards established by applicable state and federal health rules and regulations and to other city ordinances pertaining to noise; and
6.
Water Pollution:
No water pollution shall be emitted by the manufacturing or other processing. In a case in which potential hazards exist, it shall be necessary to install safeguards acceptable to the appropriate State and national health and environmental protection agencies prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The applicant shall have the burden of establishing that said safeguards are acceptable to said agency or agencies.
16.3
Permitted Specific Uses:
B.
Other manufacturing and industrial uses which do not meet the general definition for manufacturing processes may be permitted by the City Council after public hearing and review of the particular operational characteristics of each such use, and other pertinent data affecting the community’s general welfare.
16.4
Height Regulations:
No building shall exceed one hundred (100) feet in height, except cooling towers, vent stacks or mechanical equipment rooms may project not more than twelve (12) feet beyond maximum building height.
16.5
Additional Area Regulations:
A.
Side Yard:
There shall be a side yard on each side of the lot having a width of not less than ten (10) feet, except that the minimum side yard depth on a corner lot adjacent to a street shall be twenty-five (25) feet. When the industrial district is adjacent to any residential district, a minimum side yard of twenty (20) feet shall be observed and a six (6) foot solid masonry wood wall shall be constructed adjacent to the residential district’s property line.
B.
Rear Yards:
There shall be a rear yard having a required depth of not less than twenty (20) feet, unless adjacent to a residential district, in which case a fifty (50) foot rear setback shall be observed.
(Ordinance 477 adopted 11/7/14)