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West Liberty City Zoning Code

CHAPTER 8

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS

10-8A-1: PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES:

Animal hospital or kennel.
Automobile paint and body shop.
Farm implement display, sales, service and repair.
Frozen food locker.
Grain storage bins.
Lumber yard and building material sale and storage.
Manufacturing and processing uses that are wholly contained within a building and have no exterior storage, create no offensive noise, dust, odor, vibration or create electrical interference.
Plumbing, heating, air conditioning and sheet metal shops.
Processing and handling of cheese, butter and other milk products.
Railroad and public utilities including storage and maintenance yards.
Tool, die, gauge and machine shops.
Truck and freight terminal.
Truck display, sales, repair and storage.
Welding and repair shop.
Wholesaling and warehousing but not including the bulk storage of liquid fertilizer or petroleum products under pressure. (1975 Code § 10-9-1)

10-8A-2: PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES:

Dwelling units for watchmen or caretakers employed on the premises; provided, that an open yard of at least two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet is reserved and maintained for use by the occupants.
Satellite antennas.
Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work; provided, that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this District. (1975 Code § 10-9-2; amd. Ord. 6-85, 9-19-1985)

10-8A-3: MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING:

 
Use
Number Of Spaces
Lumber yard and building material sale and storage, farm implement display, sales, service and repair
1 space/employee plus 1 space/vehicle used by the industry
Manufacturing and processing
1 space for every 2 employees plus 1 space/vehicle used by the industry
Tool, die, gauge and machine shops; railroad and public utilities; auto-mobile paint and body shop; plumbing, heating, air conditioning and sheet metal shops; processing and handling of cheese, butter and other milk products; frozen food locker
1 space/employee and 1/each vehicle used by the industry
Truck and freight terminal; animal hospital or kennel; truck display sales, repair and storage; grain storage bins; welding and repair shop
1 space/300 sq. ft. of sales service or office floor area
Wholesaling and warehousing
1 space for every 200 sq. ft. of floor area
 
All uses shall provide at least one loading space for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area. (1975 Code § 10-9-3)

10-8A-4: MINIMUM REQUIRED YARDS:

 
Front
25 feet
Rear
25 feet
Side
20 feet
Side street, corner lot
25 feet
 
Where the rear or side yard of a parcel abuts a railroad, up to one-half (1/2) the width of the railroad right of way may be used for the required yard. (1975 Code § 10-9-4)

10-8A-5: MAXIMUM HEIGHT:

The maximum height of buildings and structures in this District shall be four (4) stories or fifty feet (50'). (1975 Code § 10-9-5)

10-8A-6: PERMITTED SIGNS:

   A.   Temporary signs advertising the sale or lease of the premises, not exceeding twelve (12) square feet in area.
   B.   Billboards and advertising signs, provided:
      1.   That they are not within one hundred fifty feet (150') of a highway intersection, highway structure, residence, park, school, cemetery, public or semi-public building.
      2.   That they are not within one hundred fifty feet (150') of another billboard or advertising sign.
   C.   Trade, business or industry identification signs for the firm located on the site, provided that:
      1.   Freestanding signs shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area or twenty five feet (25') in height.
      2.   Signs mounted flush on the wall of a building shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the area of the wall of the building on which they are located or two hundred (200) square feet, whichever is smaller.
      3.   Overhanging signs, attached to a building, shall not project above the height of the building or more than four feet (4') from the wall of the building and shall not have more than one hundred (100) square feet of area.
      4.   Not more than one sign of each category above may be provided for any single use, although each sign may be a double-faced or back-to-back sign.
   D.   All signs shall be maintained in a neat and presentable condition and in the event that they shall become illegible or their use shall cease, they shall be removed promptly and the area occupied restored to a condition free from refuse and rubbish.
   E.   Any sign not conforming to the provisions of this Title shall be made to conform or be removed. (1975 Code § 10-9-6)

10-8B-1: PERMITTED PRINCIPAL USES AND STRUCTURES:

Animal hospital or kennel.
Automobile paint and body shop.
Concrete products manufacture and central mixing and proportioning plant.
Contractor shop and storage yard.
Grain elevator and feed mill.
Grain storage bins.
Lumber yard and building material sale and storage.
Manufacturing and processing uses that are wholly within a building and have no exterior storage, create no offensive noise, dust, odor, vibration or create electrical interference.
Plumbing, heating, air conditioning and sheet metal shops.
Processing and handling of cheese, butter and other milk products.
Railroads and public utilities including storage and maintenance yards.
Structural iron and steel fabrication.
Tool, die, gauge and machine shops.
Truck and freight terminal.
Welding and repair shop.
Wholesaling and warehousing but not including the bulk storage of liquid fertilizer or petroleum products under pressure. (1975 Code § 10-10-1)

10-8B-2: PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES:

Dwelling units for watchmen or caretakers employed on the premises; provided, that an open yard of at least two thousand four hundred (2,400) square feet is reserved and maintained for the use of the occupants.
Satellite antennas.
Temporary buildings used in conjunction with construction work; provided, that such buildings are removed promptly upon completion of the construction work.
Uses and structures clearly incidental and necessary to the permitted principal uses or structures of this District. (1975 Code § 10-10-2; amd. Ord. 6-85, 9-17-1985)

10-8B-3: SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES AND STRUCTURES:

Subject to Section 10-3-3 of this Code and the other requirements contained in this Title, the Board of Adjustment may permit the following:
Auto wrecking and junkyards on sites of two (2) acres or more; provided, that front yards be maintained as an open space free of weeds and debris; and that no open burning of waste or discarded materials shall be conducted on the site.
Bulk storage of liquid fertilizer and petroleum products under pressure; provided, that such use shall not be located within three hundred feet (300') of any existing dwelling, park, school, church or place of public assembly.
Poultry processing plants; provided, that the provision for drainage, sanitation, waste disposal, and fly control are approved by the County Health Officer, and that it is located so that prevailing winds will not cause dust or odors to create a nuisance for developed properties in the vicinity; and that one parking space for each employee and one space for each vehicle used by the industry be provided.
Sanitary landfill or waste disposal area, provided it is not used for disposal of dead animals; that refuse shall be covered with dirt daily if it contains raw garbage; that a nuisance due to smoke, odor or blowing of trash and debris shall not be created; and that the site shall be restored to a condition compatible with the adjacent area upon conclusion of the dump operation. An access road having at least a graveled surface and five (5) parking spaces shall be provided. No landfill or waste disposal area shall be located closer than one-fourth (1/4) mile to any dwelling, park, school or place of public assembly.
Stockyards, rendering works, loading pens, buying stations and/or sale barns and yards; provided, that it is not closer than one-fourth (1/4) mile to any dwelling unit other than that of the owner or operator, or any park, school, church or place of public assembly; that the provisions for drainage, sanitation, waste disposal and fly control are approved by the County Health Officer, that it is located so that prevailing winds will not cause dust or odors to create a nuisance for developed properties in the vicinity; and that one parking space for each employee and one space for each vehicle used by the industry be provided. (1975 Code § 10-10-3; amd. 1998 Code)

10-8B-4: MINIMUM REQUIRED OFF-STREET PARKING:

   A.   One off-street parking space for each one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet of floor area of the main building or for each three (3) employees, whichever is greater.
   B.   Off-street parking space shall be provided for any increase in floor area of any existing building in the same ratio - one thousand two hundred (1,200) square feet or for each three (3) employees, whichever is greater.
   C.   Any building erected or converted for industrial use shall provide not less than one truck unloading space either within the building or upon the lot and adjacent to the building for each ten thousand (10,000) square feet of floor area or fraction thereof. (1975 Code § 10-10-4)

10-8B-5: MINIMUM REQUIRED YARDS:

 
Front
6 feet
Rear
6 feet
Sides
6 feet
Side street, corner lot
6 feet
 
(Ord. 6-82, 7-20-1982)

10-8B-6: MAXIMUM HEIGHT:

The maximum height of buildings and structures in this District shall be sixty feet (60'). (1975 Code § 10-10-6)

10-8B-7: PERMITTED SIGNS:

   A.   Temporary signs advertising the sale or lease of the premises, not exceeding twelve (12) square feet in area.
   B.   Billboards and advertising signs, provided:
      1.   That they are not within one hundred fifty feet (150') of a highway intersection, highway structure, residence, park, school, cemetery, public or semi-public building.
      2.   That they are not within one hundred fifty feet (150') of another billboard or advertising sign.
   C.   Trade, business or industry identification signs for the firm located on the site, provided that:
      1.   Freestanding signs shall not exceed one hundred fifty (150) square feet in area or twenty five feet (25') in height.
      2.   Signs mounted flush on the wall of a building shall not exceed ten percent (10%) of the area of the wall of the building on which they are located or two hundred (200) square feet, whichever is smaller.
      3.   Overhanging signs, attached to a building, shall not project above the height of the building or more than four feet (4') from the wall of the building and shall not have more than one hundred (100) square feet of area.
      4.   Not more than one sign of each category above may be provided for any single use, although each sign may be a double faced or back to back sign.
   D.   All signs shall be maintained in a neat and presentable condition and in the event that they shall become illegible or their use shall cease, they shall be removed promptly and the area occupied restored to a condition free from refuse and debris.
   E.   Any sign not conforming to the provisions of this Title shall be made to conform or be removed. (1975 Code § 10-10-7)