Waterloo Village City Zoning Code
ARTICLE V
Industrial Districts
§ 245-15 LI Light Industrial District.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the LI Light Industrial District is to provide a district in which light manufacturing, warehousing and other land uses are allowed to operate under established performance standards, which have been introduced to ensure compatibility, health, welfare and safety to adjacent neighborhoods and the overall community.
B.
Permitted uses.
(1)
By right:
(a)
Auction house.
(b)
Animal hospital.
(c)
Commercial dry cleaning.
(d)
Fire protection/equipment service.
(e)
Animal kennels.
(f)
Parking lot.
(g)
Police station.
(h)
Scientific research/testing laboratories.
(i)
Storage buildings.
(j)
Storage yards.
(2)
By special permit:
(a)
Transportation terminals.
(b)
Public utility structures.
(c)
Publishing operations.
(d)
Printers.
(e)
Building material sales yard.
(f)
Private trade schools.
(g)
Warehousing.
(h)
Electronics manufacturing and assembly.
(i)
Light assembly and packaging.
(j)
Recycling center.
(k)
Agricultural equipment and supplies storage, sales and service.
(l)
Truck and trailer storage, sales and service.
(m)
Construction equipment and materials storage, sales and service.
(n)
Chemical and pharmaceutical production.
C.
Bulk regulations.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 15,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum width: 100 feet.
(3)
Minimum yards:
(a)
Front: 25 feet.
(b)
Sides: 20 feet.
(c)
Rear: 25 feet.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
(4)
Floor area ratio (FAR): 3.0.
(5)
Maximum lot coverage: 80%.
(6)
Maximum building height: 60 feet.
(7)
Maximum impervious material: 80%.
(8)
Minimum distance between buildings (buffer): 25 feet.
(9)
Parking: one space for every 500 square feet of gross floor space.
(10)
When adjacent to a residential district, no building or accessory use shall be within 15 feet, plus the height of the building, from the property line facing the residential district. A ten-foot-wide strip along the residential property line shall be landscaped with seasonal bushes, trees and shrubs. The design plan for such a buffer shall be submitted to the Planning Board for approval.
§ 245-16 HI Heavy Industrial District.
A.
Purpose. The HI Heavy Industrial District has been established to provide an area within the Village where industrial processing can be permitted.
B.
Permitted uses.
(1)
By right:
(a)
Building contractor office and yard.
(b)
Building material yard.
(c)
Fire service.
(d)
Parking lot.
(e)
Railroad yards.
(f)
Transportation terminal.
(g)
Frozen food locker.
(h)
Auto repair (body work and repainting).
(i)
Sheet metal, machine and welding operations.
(j)
Wholesale distribution center.
(k)
Truck terminal.
(l)
Truck repair service.
(m)
Recycling center - processing.
(n)
Maintenance buildings.
(2)
By special permit: manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing, fabrication and treatment of the following products and/or materials:
(a)
Brick, tile or stone.
(b)
Ceramic, pottery, crockery or china.
(c)
Concrete paving mixing plants.
(d)
Glass and shell.
(e)
Hard goods and appliances.
(f)
Leathers, furs and feathers.
(g)
Metal.
(h)
Notions and sundries.
(i)
Pharmaceuticals.
(j)
Straw and similar vegetation.
(k)
Textiles, dry goods and soft goods.
(l)
Tools, instruments and implements.
(m)
Vehicles.
(n)
Wood and cork.
(o)
Public utility structures, substations and yards.
C.
Bulk regulations.
(1)
Minimum lot size: 30,000 square feet.
(2)
Minimum width: 150 feet.
(3)
Minimum yards:
(a)
Front: 25 feet.
(b)
Sides: 30 feet.
(c)
Rear: 25 feet.
[Amended 7-12-1999 by L.L. No. 3-1999]
(4)
Floor area ratio (FAR): 3.0.
(5)
Maximum lot coverage: 80%.
(6)
Maximum building height: 60 feet.
(7)
Maximum impervious material: 80%.
(8)
Maximum distance between buildings: 25 feet.
§ 245-17 Studies and preventative measures.
The Planning Board may require such studies and preventative measures as it deems necessary to ascertain the degree of, and to remedy the presence of, noxious factors, such as, but not limited to, noise, odor, air pollutants and glare, which may be present at any point on the boundary of the lot. Such studies and remedies will be required as part of the submittal for a zoning permit, site plan review and/or building permit and will be the financial responsibility of the applicant.
§ 245-18 Performance standards.
This chapter permits specific uses in industrial districts (LI and HI), and these performance standards are designed to limit, restrict and prohibit the effects of those uses outside their premises or district. All structures, lands, air and waters shall hereafter, in addition to their use and site regulations, comply with the following performance standards:
A.
Air pollution. No activity shall emit any fly ash, dust, fumes, vapors, mists or gases in such quantities as to cause soiling or danger to the health of persons, animals, vegetation or other forms of property. No activity shall emit any liquid or solid particles in concentrations exceeding 0.3 grain per cubic foot of the conveying gas or any color visible smoke equal to or darker than No. 2 on the Ringlemann Smoke Chart.
B.
Fire and explosive hazards. All activities involving the manufacturing, utilization, processing or storage of flammable and explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety devices against the hazard of fire and explosion and with adequate fire-fighting and fire-suppression equipment and devices that are standard in the industry and shall comply with the federal, state and Village of Waterloo fire and safety codes.
C.
Glare and heat. No activity shall emit glare or heat that is visible or measurable at the boundaries of the lot on which the principal use is located. All operations producing intense glare or heat shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building. Exposed sources of light shall be shielded so as not to be visible outside their premises.
D.
Water quality protection. No activity shall locate, store, discharge or permit the discharge of any treated, untreated or inadequately treated liquid, gaseous or solid materials of such nature, quantity, obnoxiousness, toxicity or temperature that would be likely to runoff, seep, percolate or wash into surface or subsurface waters so as to contaminate, pollute or harm such waters or cause nuisance, such as objectionable shore deposits, floating or submerged debris, oil or scum, color, odor, taste or unsightliness, or be harmful to human, animal, plant or aquatic life.
E.
Noise.[1]
(1)
No activity in any district shall produce a sound level outside the district boundary that exceeds the following sound level measured by a sound-level meter and associated octave band filter:
Octave Band Frequency (cycles per second) | Sound Level (decibels) |
|---|---|
0 to 74 | 72 |
75 to 149 | 67 |
150 to 299 | 59 |
300 to 599 | 52 |
600 to 1,199 | 46 |
1,200 to 2,399 | 40 |
2,400 to 4,799 | 34 |
4,800 and above | 32 |
(2)
All noise shall be so muffled or otherwise controlled as not to become objectionable due to intermittence, duration, beat frequency, impulse character, periodic character or shrillness. For impact sounds measured with an impact noise analyzer, the sound-pressure levels set forth above may be increased by six decibels in each octave band.
(3)
Exemptions. The following uses and activities shall be exempt from the noise level regulations:
(a)
Noises not directly under the control of the property user.
(b)
Noises emanating from construction and maintenance activities between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(c)
The noises of safety signals, warning devices and emergency pressure-relief valves.
(d)
Transient noises of moving sources, such as automobiles, trucks, airplanes and railroads.
[1]
Editor's Note: See also Ch. 166, Noise.
F.
Odors. No activity shall emit any odorous matter of such nature or quantity as to be offensive, obnoxious or unhealthful outside its premises.
G.
Radioactivity and electrical disturbances. No activity shall emit radioactivity or electrical disturbances outside its premises that are dangerous or adversely affect the use of neighboring premises.
H.
Vibration. No activity in any district except the HI District shall emit vibrations which are discernible without instruments outside its premises. No activity in the LI District shall emit vibrations which exceed the following displacement measured with a three-component measuring system:
Displacements | ||
|---|---|---|
Frequency (cycles per second) | Outside the Premises (inches) | Outside the District (inches) |
0 to 10 | 0.0020 | 0.0004 |
11 to 20 | 0.0010 | 0.0002 |
21 to 30 | 0.0006 | 0.0001 |
31 to 40 | 0.0004 | 0.0001 |
41 to 50 | 0.0003 | 0.0001 |
51 and over | 0.0002 | 0.0001 |