West St Paul City Zoning Code
I-2 GENERAL
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 153.250 PERMITTED USES.
Within the I-2 General 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) Any permitted use regulated in the I-1 District, § 153.235; and/or
(B) Conducting a process, fabrication, storage, manufacturing or wholesaling operation or providing a service involving any of the following products, articles or uses:
(1) Electric motors, generators, transformers and other electric components;
(2) Metal polishing and plating;
(3) Monument works;
(4) Paint manufacturing; or
(5) Sheet metal work, ornamental iron, stamping and welding.
(Ord. passed 10-11-1963)
§ 153.251 CONDITIONAL USES.
Within the I-2 General Industrial District, no structure or land shall be used for the following uses except by conditional use permit:
(A) Any conditional use regulated in the I-1 District, § 153.236;
(B) Airports and truck and freight terminals;
(C) Accessory structures;
(D) 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;
(E) Early childhood learning centers;
(F) Storage facilities.
(Ord. 15-01, passed 4-27-2015; Ord. 22-003, passed 2-28-2022)
§ 153.252 PERMITTED ACCESSORY USES.
Within the I-2 Light Industrial District, the following uses are permitted accessory uses:
(B) Residential structures and related residential uses necessary for security and safety reasons in relation to a principal use; and
(C) On-site residential housing owned and operated in conjunction with a permitted principal use.
(Ord. passed 10-11-1963)
§ 153.253 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-2 General 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 required 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-2 General 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-2 General 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-2 District shall be 50%.
(Ord. 11-13, passed - -; Ord. passed 10-11-1963)
§ 153.254 PROHIBITED USES.
Within the I-2, General Industrial District, the following uses are prohibited: State-licensed residential care facilities.
(Ord. 21-011, passed 8-23-2021)