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Waynesville City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 405

X I-1 RESTRICTED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

405.490: GENERAL DESCRIPTION

This industrial district is intended for production and assembly plants that do not disseminate dust, fumes, gas, noxious odors, smoke, glare or other atmospheric influence beyond the boundaries of the property on which such use is located, and which produces no noise exceeding in intensity of noise of street traffic at that point and provide that such use does not create fire hazard on surrounding property. Uses that exhibit the characteristics described in this Section shall not be permitted in an I-1 Restricted Light Industrial District. (Ord. No. 710, 11-15-90)

405.500: USES PERMITTED

The following uses shall be permitted in I-1 Restricted Light Industrial Districts:

  1. Assembly of electrical and mechanical appliances, instruments, devices and the like.
  2. Vehicle finishing, repair and the like.
  3. Building material production, storage and sales uses.
  4. Food distribution and storage permits.
  5. Constriction and agricultural equipment distribution, storage and sales uses.
  6. Transportation storage and trucking yards.
  7. Agricultural feed and grain storage and sales.
  8. Laundry, cleaning and dyeing works.
  9. Sheet metal, plumbing and blacksmith shops.
  10. Wholesale business, storage warehouses and the like.
  11. Other uses of the same general character and intensity as those listed above that conform to restrictions deemed appropriate by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
  12. Medical marijuana dispensary facilities.
  13. Medical marijuana-infused products manufacturing facility.
  14. Medical marijuana cultivation facilities.
  15. Medical marijuana testing facilities. (Ord. No. 710, 11-15-90)
HISTORY
Amended by Ord. 2366 on 5/16/2019

405.510: AREA REGULATIONS

  1. Minimum Lot Area. No minimum lot area is required in an I-1 District.
  2. Minimum Front Yard. No building or structure shall be erected closer than twenty-five (25) feet from the right-of-way line of any street or highway.
  3. Minimum Side Yards. No building or structure shall be erected closer than twenty-five (25) feet to any lot line, except where the lot abuts upon a lot zoned for residential purposes, in which event (there shall be a side yard of not less than forty (40) feet and further, the side yard adjoining a lot zoned for residential purposes shall be completely screened from view with a permanent screening material.
  4. Minimum Rear Yard. The minimum rear yard shall not be less than thirty (30) feet and when the rear yard adjoins a residential district the rear yard shall be completely screened from view with a permanent screening material.
  5. Percentage Lot Coverage. All buildings and structures including accessory buildings shall not cover more than forty percent (40%) of the lot. (Ord. No. 710, 11-15-90)

405.520: HEIGHT REGULATIONS

Uses within an I-1 Restricted Light Industrial District must comply with the following requirements. Compliance with these restrictions shall be certified by the Zoning Administrator. If at any time compliance with these requirements and restrictions cease, it shall be considered a violation of this Chapter and the penalty provisions shall apply.

  1. All open storage and display of merchandise, material and equipment shall be so screened by ornamental fencing or evergreen planting that it cannot be seen by a person standing on ground level in a residential district when located to the side or rear of the lot on which said open storage or display occurs; provided however, that screening shall not be required in excess of seven (7) feet in height. All planting shall be kept neatly trimmed and maintained in good condition at all times.
  2. All yards unoccupied with buildings, merchandise, equipment or materials or used as traffic-ways shall be landscaped with grass and shrubs and maintained in good condition the year round.
  3. All the lot used for parking of vehicles, for the storage of merchandise, equipment and materials and all driveways used for vehicle ingress and egress shall be paved with a sealed surface pavement and maintained in such a manner that no dust will be produced by continued use.
  4. All servicing of vehicles and assembly of equipment carried on as an incidental part of the operation shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.
  5. Driveways used for ingress and egress shall not exceed twenty-fixe (25) feet in width, exclusive of curb returns.
  6. Outdoor lighting, when provided, shall have an arrangement of reflectors and an intensity of lighting that will not interfere with adjacent streets, and shall not be of a flashing or intermittent type.
  7. No use shall disseminate dust, fumes, gas, noxious odors, smoke, glare or other atmospheric influence beyond the boundaries of the property on which such use is located.
  8. No use shall produce any noise that exceeds the average intensity of noise of street traffic at the boundary of the property.
  9. No use shall create a fire hazard on surrounding property. (Ord. No. 710, 11-15-90)

405.530: COMPLIANCE REVIEW REQUIREMENTS

No building or structure shall be built, used or occupied within an I-1 Restricted Industrial District until and unless the following conditions are met and certified by the Zoning Administrator.

  1. A plot plan indicating the location of present and proposed buildings, driveways, parking lots and other necessary uses.
  2. Preliminary architectural plans for the proposed building or buildings.
  3. An estimate of the maximum number of employees contemplated for the proposed development and the number of shifts during which they would work.
  4. Any other information that is needed to adequately consider the affect that the proposed use(s) may have upon the environment and on the cost of providing municipal services to the area. All sewage disposal systems must be approved by the County Health Officer before a building or zoning permit is issued. (Ord. No. 710, 11-15-90)

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