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Waseca City Zoning Code

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

§ 154.029 PRINCIPAL AND ACCESSORY USES IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS.

   (A)   Summary tables of principal and accessory uses. All principal uses allowed in the industrial districts are summarized in Table 6-1 and listed in the sections for the individual zoning districts. All accessory uses are summarized Table 6-2 and listed in the sections for the individual zoning districts.
   (B)   Permitted uses. Principal uses specified with a “P” are permitted by-right in the district or districts where designated, provided that the use complies with all other applicable provisions of this chapter.
   (C)   Conditional uses. Permitted uses specified with a “C” are allowed as a conditional use in the district or districts where designated, provided that the use complies with all other applicable provisions of this chapter.
   (D)   Accessory uses. Accessory buildings and structures located in an industrial district shall comply with the provisions of §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements, Accessory Buildings and Structures.
   (E)   Prohibited uses. Any use not listed as either “P” (permitted) or “C” (conditional) in a particular district or any use not determined by the Zoning Administrator to be substantially similar to a use listed as permitted or conditional shall be prohibited in that district. Such determination shall be made in the manner provided for in § 154.007, which addresses the determination of substantially similar uses.
   (F)   Dimensional requirements in the industrial districts. Dimensional requirements for the industrial districts are presented under §§ 154.030 through 1543.031, the I-1 District through the I-2 District.
   (G)   Specific development standards. Principal permitted and conditional uses indicated under the specific development standards column shall be subject to the standards identified in §§ 154.109 through 154.143 , Specific Development Standards.
   (H)   General development requirements. Development of land for industrial, commercial, industrial or other non-residential uses shall conform to the requirements for traffic circulation, landscape design, screening, trash handling, lighting, parking, loading and other considerations as specified in §§ 154.148 through 154.169 , General Development Requirements. Signs are regulated by Chapter 152 of the City Code.
Table 6-1: Summary of the Principal Permitted and Conditional Land Uses in the Industrial Districts
   P: Permitted      C: Conditional      --: Not allowed
Land Uses
Zoning Districts
Specific Development Requirements
I-1
I-2
Land Uses
Zoning Districts
Specific Development Requirements
I-1
I-2
Industrial Uses
Alcohol distillation
--
C
 
Animal veterinary clinics
P
P
 
Beer brewing
P
P
State regulation
Bulk storage of liquid or grain
--
P
Cannabis businesses: cultivator (including medical), manufacturer (including medical and lower-potency hemp edible), mezzobusiness (excluding retail sales), testing facility, wholesaler, transporter, microbusiness (excluding retail sales) and medical combined transporter and delivery service
--
P
Cellular telephone relay facilities
C
C
Construction trades shops
P
P
 
Custom meat processing
C
C
 
Distillation of bone, coal, tar, petroleum, grain or wood alcohol
--
--
 
Drugs and pharmaceutical manufacturing
C
P
 
Fertilizer manufacturing, compost or storage
--
--
 
Food manufacturing except meat and rendering
--
P
 
Hazardous liquid storage
C
C
Laboratories
P
P
 
Manufacturing, non-hazardous materials, products or emissions
P
P
 
Manufacturing, potentially hazardous materials, products or emissions
--
C
Manufacturing of products from stone, clay or concrete
--
C
Manufacturing or bulk storage of explosives
--
--
 
Offices
P
P
 
Outdoor storage of materials or products
--
C
Processing of garbage, offal, dead animals, refuse or rancid fats
--
--
 
Recycling of residential, commercial or industrial wastes
--
C
Vehicle salvage
--
--
 
Warehousing and logistics
--
P
 
Waste recycling facility
--
C
Waste transfer facility
--
C
Wholesale trade
P
P
 
Commercial Uses
Animal clinics
P
P
Automobile renting and leasing
P
P
 
Business services
P
P
 
Communication stations and broadcasting
P
P
 
Day care, commercial
C
C
Electrical and electronic repair
P
P
 
Fitness centers
C
C
Industrial product sales
P
P
 
Industrial services
P
P
 
Kennel, commercial
P
P
Laundry services and tailoring
P
P
 
Plant nurseries, lawn and garden supply stores
P
P
 
Restaurants
C
C
 
Self-service storage with outdoor storage
--
C
Self-service storage without outdoor storage
P
P
 
Salvage yard
--
--
 
Trade schools
P
P
 
Vehicle repair, mechanical
P
P
Vehicle repair, body
--
P
Vehicle sales, new or used autos, light trucks, boats, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, heavy trucks, or recreational vehicles
--
P
Public and semi-public uses
 
Essential services
P
P
 
Public administration or utility buildings
P
P
 
Public works yards and storage buildings
--
C
 
 
Table 6-2: Summary Table of Accessory Land Uses in the Industrial Districts
Land Uses
Zoning Districts
Specific Requirements
I-1
I-2
Land Uses
Zoning Districts
Specific Requirements
I-1
I-2
Bulk storage of liquid
--
C
Cellular telephone relay facilities
C
C
Day care, commercial
C
C
Fitness centers
P
P
Parking
P
P
 
Radio antennas, private
P
P
Storage garage or building
P
P
 
Loading
P
P
 
Wind energy conversion systems
P
P
 
(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1083, passed 11-17-20; Am. Ord. 1098, passed 9-21-21; Am. Ord. 1107, passed 4-18-23; Am. Ord. 1116, passed 8-20-24; Am. Ord. 1118, passed 6-3-25)

§ 154.030 I-1, LIMITED INDUSTRY DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose. The purpose of the I-1, Limited Industry District is to provide locations for light industrial, office, logistics and business service buildings in a landscaped setting.
   (B)   Permitted principal uses.
      (1)   Refer to Table 6-1.
      (2)   Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143, Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.
   (C)   Conditional principal uses.
      (1)   Refer to Table 6-1.
      (2)   Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 for specific conditions that must be met for approval of some conditional uses. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.
   (D)   Accessory uses.
      (1)   Refer to Table 6-2.
      (2)   Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.
   (E)   Dimensional requirements.
Table 6-3: Required Setbacks, I-1 District
 
Front
Side
Rear
From Residential District
From Wetland, Lake or Stormwater Pond
Principal building
30
7
10
40
§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District;
§ 154.169, Wetlands
Parking
10
7
10
20
Driveway
10
7
10
20
Accessory building
30
7
5
40
 
Table 6-4: Minimum Lot Dimensions, I-1 District
 
Feature
Minimum
Area
40,000 s.f.
Width
150
 
   (F)   Industrial driveways shall be a maximum of 28 feet in width at the property of two lanes, a maximum of 36 feet in width at the property line if three lanes and shall have a maximum slope of 10%. The City Engineer may, at their discretion, allow adjustments to industrial driveway widths, flares, or radii to accommodate large trucks.
   (G)   Specific development requirements.
      (1)   Some conditional uses and some permitted uses have specific requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143, Specific Development Requirements.
      (2)   Refer to Table 6-1 for the uses that have specific requirements.
   (H)   General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior building requirements section of the General Development Requirements.
(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23)

§ 154.031 I-2, MODERATE INDUSTRY DISTRICT.

   (A)   Purpose. The purpose of the I-2, Moderate Industry District is to provide for a full range of industrial uses to be located in areas set aside specifically for industry, compatible commercial uses and support services.
   (B)   Permitted principal uses.
      (1)   Refer to Table 6-1.
      (2)   Some permitted uses have requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143, Specific Development Requirements. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.
   (C)   Conditional principal uses.
      (1)   Refer to Table 6-1.
      (2)   Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 for specific conditions that must be met for approval of some Conditional Uses. Refer also to §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements.
   (D)   Accessory uses.
      (1)   Refer to Table 6-2.
      (2)   Refer to §§ 154.109 through 154.143 and §§ 154.148 through 154.169 for conditions that must be met for approval of certain accessory uses.
   (E)   Prohibited uses.
      (1)   Distillation of bone, coal, tar, petroleum, grain or wood;
      (2)   Manufacturing or bulk storage of explosives;
      (3)   Fertilizer manufacturing, compost or storage processing of garbage, offal, dead animals, refuse or rancid fats;
      (4)   Livestock feeding yards, slaughter houses or rendering plants; and
      (5)   Any industry that creates an excessive odor, noise or air pollution problem.
   (F)   Dimensional requirements.
Table 6-5: Required Setbacks, I-2 District
 
Front
Side
Rear
Corner Side
From R District
From Alley
From Wetland, Lake or Stormwater Pond
Principal building
301
15
15
301
50
15
§§ 154.047 - 154.063, Shoreland Overlay District;
§ 154.169, Wetlands
Accessory building
30
5
5
30
50
5
Parking
10
10
10
10
30
5
Driveway
Not applicable
10
10
10
30
5
1   Or the average of existing setbacks of all buildings on the same block facing the same street, provided that no building is located closer than 20 feet to the front property line.
 
Table 6-6: Minimum Lot Dimensions, I-2 District
 
Feature
Minimum
Area
40,000 s.f.
Width
150
 
   (G)   Industrial driveways shall be a maximum of 28 feet in width at the property of two lanes, a maximum of 36 feet in width at the property line if three lanes and shall have a maximum slope of 10%. The City Engineer may, at their discretion, allow adjustments to industrial driveway widths, flares, or radii to accommodate large trucks.
   (H)   Specific development requirements.
      (1)   Some conditional uses and some permitted uses have specific requirements that are presented in §§ 154.109 through 154.143, Specific Development Requirements.
      (2)   Refer to Table 5-1 for the uses that have specific requirements.
   (I)   General development requirements. Development requirements that apply to all uses are presented in §§ 154.148 through 154.169, General Development Requirements. All buildings are subject to the exterior building requirements section of the General Development Requirements.
(Ord. 1040, passed 1-5-16; Am. Ord. 1107, passed 4-18-23; Am. Ord. 1109, passed 8-15-23; Am. Ord. 1116, passed 8-20-24; Am. Ord. 1118, passed 6-3-25)