West St Paul City Zoning Code

I-1 LIGHT

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

§ 153.235 PERMITTED USES.

Within the I-1 Light Industrial District, no structure or land shall be used, except for one or more of the following uses, or uses deemed similar by the City Council:

(A) Conducting a process, fabrication, storage, manufacturing or wholesaling operation or providing a service involving any of the following products, articles or uses:

(1) Apparel;

(2) Artificial limbs;

(3) Automobile painting, upholstering, tire recapping and major repair when conducted within a completely enclosed building;

(4) Bakery goods;

(5) Batteries;

(6) Bicycles and toys;

(7) Boats;

(8) Bus terminals and maintenance garage;

(9) Cabinet shops;

(10) Camera and photographic supplies;

(11) Canvas products;

(12) Ceramic products using kilns fired only by electricity or gas;

(13) Cigarettes and tobacco products;

(14) Clocks, watches and jewelry;

(15) Cork and cork products;

(16) Drugs, cosmetics, pharmaceutical and toiletries electronic products;

(17) Engraving and printing;

(18) Furniture;

(19) Heating, washing, cooling, drying, cleaning appliances;

(20) Ice, cold storage plants, bottling works;

(21) Laundries;

(22) Machine shops;

(23) Musical instruments;

(24) Office equipment;

(25) Paper products from processed paper;

(26) Pet care facility;

(27) Processing of manufactured food;

(28) Radio and television repair;

(29) Research laboratories;

(30) Rubber and synthetic rubber products;

(31) Shoes, boots, footwear;

(32) Sporting equipment;

(33) Tools, hardware and small metal products; or

(34) Medical or dental laboratory.

(B) Civic center;

(D) Sports arena or facility;

(E) Veterinary establishments limited to domestic animals and conducted entirely within a building;

(F) Warehousing;

(G) Water softening units;

(H) Auto accessory stores, as regulated in § 153.382;

(I) Car washes, as regulated in § 153.382;

(J) Motor fuel stations, as regulated in § 153.382;

(K) Vehicle repair, major as regulated in § 153.382 ;

(L) Vehicle repair, minor, as regulated in § 153.382 ; or

(M) Small wireless facilities, as defined in § 95.15, that are located in the right-of-way, and comply with the provisions of § 95.24.

(Ord. 08-18, passed - -; Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 17-14, passed 11-27-2017)

§ 153.236 CONDITIONAL USES.

Within the I-1 Light Industrial District, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses, except by conditional use permit:

(A) Uses which are permitted under § 153.235, which could involve the storage or use of materials that explode;

(B) Essential service structures;

(D) Satellite dish antennas greater than one meter (39 inches) in diameter. See § 153.396;

(E) Open storage, provided all of the following conditions are met.

(1) Open storage shall be accessory to the principal use conducted within a building and shall not be a principal use by itself such as junk yards or contractors’ storage yards.

(2) Open storage shall be limited to an area not larger than 50% of the ground coverage of the principal building and shall be located behind the principal building and not in side or front yard areas and not abutting a public street.

(3) Open storage areas shall be surfaced with concrete or asphalt and shall be subject to the screening provisions of § 153.209(C).

(4) If a Residential District abuts the property, the open storage area shall be setback from the property line on the side at least 50 feet.

(F) Accessory structures;

(G) Motor vehicle sales or rental when display and storage is entirely within a building;

(H) Tattoo, body piercing or body art establishment, except spa establishments engaged solely in cosmetic tatooing as defined in § 111.06;

(I) Pawnshops, provided they meet the conditions in § 153.171.

(J) Bingo halls, provided they meet the conditions in § 153.171(D).

(K) Pyrotechnic special effects material storage that weighs in excess of 125 pounds, which can be increased to 250 pounds, if the pyrotechnic special effects material is stored in a building that has automatic sprinklers. The weight of material shall be determined by the standards set forth by the National Fire Protection Association;

(L) Learning center, business or trade school when conducted entirely within a building;

(M) Hospitals;

(N) Chemical dependency treatment facility serving a total of up to 16 persons. The facility may not be located in a duplex or multi-family dwelling unless it occupies the entire structure. The facility shall be located at least 600 feet, when measured in a straight line from the property line in which the facility is located to the property line of the following:

(1) A licensed child day care facility;

(2) A public or private educational facility classified as an elementary, middle, junior high or senior high school; or

(3) Single-family or two-family use.

(O) Sexually-oriented establishment, as regulated by §§ 153.455 through 153.459;

(P) Dog training facility, provided all of the following conditions are met.

(1) Any such facility shall be set back at least 500 feet from residentially zoned property, as measured in a straight line from the nearest edge of the outdoor training area to the property line of residentially zoned property.

(2) Outdoor training facilities shall include an enclosed building with restrooms.

(3) The outdoor area to be used for the dog training facility shall be completely enclosed with a fence that is at least four feet in height.

(4) Adequate off-street parking shall be provided, as determined by the Zoning Administrator.

(5) Outdoor areas shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition at all times. Solid waste material shall be removed at least daily and disposed of in a sanitary manner.

(6) Lighting shall not exceed zero foot-candles at the abutting property line.

(7) The facility shall not be operated between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

(8) No dogs shall remain unattended in outdoor areas.

(9) No permanent outdoor pens are allowed with the exception of a separate outdoor relief area.

(10) A maximum ratio of one person to four dogs is allowed in the outdoor areas at any given time.

(Q) Used merchandise stores;

(R) Learning center, business or trade school when conducted entirely within a building;

(S) State-licensed adult day care facilities;

(T) Solar carport, provided:

(1) The solar carport use is accessory to the principal use of the property.

(2) The solar carport does not exceed 50% of the respective parking area on which it is located.

(3) The solar carport otherwise complies with § 153.380.

(U) Cannabis cultivator, cannabis manufacturer, or lower-potency hemp edible manufacturer, provided:

(1) All cultivation and/or manufacturing is located inside the primary building and does not exceed 15,000 square feet of floor area; and

(2) There is no outdoor storage of product or materials.

(V) Cannabis mezzo and microbusinesses, provided:

(1) Retail sales must be limited to an accessory use; and

(2) If the site does include any retail sales, the establishment is located at least 1,000 feet, when measured in a straight line from the building in which the establishment is located to the property line, of a school as defined in Chapter 114.

(W) Cannabis lounge, provided:

(1) The cannabis lounge is an accessory use to a licensed and registered microbusiness; and

(2) The establishment is located at least 1,000 feet, when measured in a straight line from the building in which the establishment is located to the property line of a school as defined in § 115.02.

(X) Cannabis testing facility; and

(Y) Cannabis wholesaler, provided there is no outdoor storage of product or materials.

(Ord. 11-08, passed - -; Ord. 12-27, passed - -; Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 17-03, passed 4-10-2017; Ord. 23-012, passed 9-11-2023; Ord. 24-012, passed 11-25-2024)

§ 153.237 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.

Within the I-1 Light Industrial District, the following uses shall be permitted accessory uses:

(A) Signs: see §§ 153.430 through 153.438 and §§ 150.105 through 150.110.

(B) Off-street parking and loading: see §§ 153.345 through 153.351.

(C) Residential structures and related residential uses necessary for security and safety reasons in relation to a principal use; and

(D) On-site residential housing owned and operated in conjunction with a permitted principal use.

(E) Cannabis delivery and transporter services, provided there is no outdoor storage of product or materials.

(Ord. passed 10-11-1963; Ord. 24-012, passed 11-25-2024)

§ 153.238 LOT AREA, HEIGHT, LOT WIDTHS AND YARD REQUIREMENTS.

(A) Not more than 50% of the lot area shall be occupied by buildings.

(B) No structure shall exceed 45 feet in height except as provided in § 153.009.

(C) Screening: any use in the I-1 Light Industrial District shall effectively screen any open storage from eye level vision from any abutting property line by providing a fence or 30-foot wide planting strip to screen and reduce noise, dust and vision. The fence or planting strip must comply with § 153.031(C)(4). The fence screening shall comply with the fence regulations in § 153.381.

(D) The following minimum requirements shall be observed subject to the additional requirements, exceptions and modifications as set forth elsewhere in this chapter:

(1) Lot area: one acre; and

(2) Lot width: 100 feet.

(E) Whenever an I-1 Light Industrial District is across the street from an R District the front or side yard adjacent to the street shall have a minimum depth of 100 feet.

(F) Whenever an I-1 Light Industrial District abuts an R District along the side or rear lot lines that are adjacent to another lot or lots the side yards and/or rear yard depth shall be a minimum of 50 feet.

(G) Maximum building coverage in the I-1 District shall be 50%.

(Ord. 11-13, passed - -; Ord. passed 10-11-1963)

§ 153.239 PROHIBITED USES.

Within the I-1, Light Industrial District, the following uses are prohibited: State-licensed residential care facilities.

(Ord. 21-011, passed 8-23-2021)