(a)

Site Plan Review Required. In the industrial districts, site plan review by the plan commission and approval by the board of trustees is required for all new development projects and any renovations involving alteration in building size, changes to the exterior of any building, or changes to site elements approved during a prior site plan review. All site plan submittals and reviews shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 19.12 of this Title.

(b)

General Use Standards.

(1)

No retail sales or services shall be permitted except as accessory to the principal use. Such accessory retail sales may take place indoors in an area not to exceed ten percent of the gross floor area of the building in which they are situated.

(2)

All operations and activities shall be conducted or maintained wholly inside enclosed buildings, with the exception of automobile parking, off-street loading areas, sale of automobile fuel and lubricants, parking of trucks and service vehicles owned or operated by the business, where any of these activities are allowed in conjunction with an approved use.

(3)

No basic raw materials shall be converted into any of the following products: metals of any kind, glass, plastics, textiles, leather or paper.

(4)

No fuel except electricity, oil or gas shall be used.

(5)

No part of any building shall be used for residential purposes, with the exception that the owner and/or custodian of an approved private recreational facility operated for the temporary care and custody of children may reside on the premises.

(6)

All new principal buildings, structures and other uses shall be provided with public utilities and served by public streets.

(c)

Parking and Circulation.

(1)

Bicycle and off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 19.11.010 of this Title.

(2)

All premises shall be furnished with all-weather service walks, designed for pedestrian safety and convenience. Where external sidewalks or bicycle paths exist, connections to these shall be provided.

(3)

Vehicular access to individual parcels shall be limited and controlled. When appropriate, existing driveways on the subject property or adjoining properties shall be combined and traffic circulation coordinated. Curb cuts shall be kept to a minimum.

(d)

General Site Development Standards.

(1)

Landscaping and buffers shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Section 19.11.020 of this Title.

(2)

Exterior lighting where provided shall be in accordance with the provisions of Section 19.11.040 of this Title.

(3)

Provisions shall be made for storage of refuse in accordance with Section 19.11.050 of this Title.

(4)

Outdoor storage shall be in accordance with Section 19.10.070(c)(2) of this Title.

(e)

Front Yard Setback Exceptions. In the industrial districts, the front yard setback requirements of this Title shall not apply to any lots where the average existing setback on lots located wholly or in part within one hundred feet on each side of such lot, within the same block and zoning district, and fronting on the same side of the street as such lot, is less than the minimum setback required. In such cases, setback on such lots may be less than the required setback but not less than the average of the existing setbacks on the aforementioned lots or within ten feet, whichever is greater.

(f)

Industrial District Design Standards.

(1)

See Appendix D, Design Guidelines, for requirements such as exterior building materials, colors, roof design, utility placement, and screening.

(Ord. 4220 § A (part), 2007; Ord. 4018 § A (part), 2005)

(Ord. No. 4370, § L, 10-20-2008; Ord. No. 4929, § F, 2-17-2015; Ord. No. 5548, § E, 11-7-2022)

(a)

Statement of Intent. The I-1 light industrial and office district lands are primarily located along major streets and avenues. The I-1 district is intended to accommodate office, manufacturing and assembly uses that are relatively clean, quiet and free of hazardous or objectionable impacts such as noise, odor, smoke, dust or glare and that do not generate large amounts of industrial and truck traffic. It is intended that the I-1 district will provide for orderly development or redevelopment to meet the demand for such uses.

(b)

Permitted Uses.

(1)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses, subject to the provisions of Section 19.10.070 of this Title.

(2)

See use matrix in Appendix A.

(c)

Special Uses. See use matrix in Appendix A.

(d)

Lot Requirements.

(1)

Minimum area:

(A)

In no case shall a lot or tract in the I-1 light industrial and office district be less than forty thousand square feet in size.

(B)

All lots or tracts shall be of adequate size to meet all the requirements of this Title. It may be necessary to exceed the minimum lot size to meet these requirements. The requirements include, but are not limited to minimum building setbacks, provision of adequate parking, lot coverage limits, bufferyards, etc.

(2)

Maximum lot coverage (all structures): Fifty percent.

(3)

Minimum green space: Twenty-five percent.

(e)

Setbacks and Height Restrictions—Principal Building.

Utility enclosures may be located on the roof of a building provided they are screened on all sides from the line of sight and they do not exceed fifteen feet in height or occupy more than forty percent of usable roof area.

(f)

Setbacks and Height Restrictions—Detached Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings may not be located in front yards in the I-1 district.

(Ord. 4018 § A (part), 2005)

(a)

Statement of Intent. The I-2 limited industrial district is intended to accommodate office, manufacturing and industrial uses that are relatively clean, quiet and free of hazardous or objectionable impacts such as noise, odor, smoke, dust or glare and that generate moderate amounts of industrial and truck traffic. It is intended that the I-2 limited industrial district will provide for orderly development or redevelopment to meet the demand for such uses.

(b)

Permitted Uses.

(1)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses, subject to the provisions of Section 19.10.070 of this Title.

(2)

See use matrix in Appendix A.

(c)

Special Uses. See use matrix in Appendix A.

(d)

Lot Requirements.

(1)

Minimum area:

(A)

In no case shall a lot or tract in the I-2 limited industrial district be less than twenty thousand square feet in size.

(B)

All lots or tracts shall be of adequate size to meet all the requirements of this Title. It may be necessary to exceed the minimum lot size to meet these requirements. The requirements include, but are not limited to minimum building setbacks, provision of adequate parking, lot coverage limits, bufferyards, etc.

(2)

Maximum lot coverage (all structures): Fifty percent.

(3)

Minimum green space: Twenty-five percent.

(e)

Setbacks and Height Restrictions—Principal Building.

Utility enclosures may be located on the roof of a building provided they are screened on all sides from the line of sight and they do not exceed fifteen feet in height or occupy more than forty percent of usable roof area.

(f)

Setbacks and Height Restrictions—Detached Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings may not be located in front yards in the I-2 district.

(Ord. 4018 § A (part), 2005)

(a)

Statement of Intent. The I-3 general industrial district is intended to accommodate uses that are not otherwise provided for in other districts and which, because of their intensive, predominantly industrial nature, access needs, employment generation and automobile and truck traffic generation need to be isolated from other uses. It is intended that the I-3 general industrial district will provide for orderly development and redevelopment to meet the demand for such uses.

(b)

Permitted Uses.

(1)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses, subject to the provisions of Section 19.10.070 of this Title.

(2)

See use matrix in Appendix A.

(c)

Special Uses. See use matrix in Appendix A.

(d)

Lot Requirements.

(1)

Minimum Area.

(A)

In no case shall a lot or tract in the I-3 general industrial district be less than forty thousand square feet in size.

(B)

All lots or tracts shall be of adequate size to meet all the requirements of this Title. It may be necessary to exceed the minimum lot size to meet these requirements. The requirements include, but are not limited to, minimum building setbacks, provision of adequate parking, lot coverage limits, bufferyards, etc.

(2)

Maximum lot coverage (all structures): Fifty percent.

(3)

Minimum green space; Twenty-five percent.

(e)

Setbacks and Height Restrictions—Principal Building.

Utility enclosures may be located on the roof of a building provided they are screened on all sides from the line of sight and they do not exceed fifteen feet in height or occupy more than forty percent of usable roof area.

(f)

Setbacks and Height Restrictions—Detached Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings may not be located in front yards in the I-3 district.

(Ord. 4018 § A (part), 2005)

(a)

Statement of Intent. The I-4 heavy industrial district is designed to provide areas for additional industrial uses not specifically enumerated in the I-1, I-2 and I-3 districts, yet consistent with the standards established for all districts by the general performance requirements. It allows for more intense land development and for locations adjacent to industry and removed from residential areas by other industrial areas.

(b)

Permitted Uses.

(1)

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses, subject to the provisions of Section 19.10.070 of this Title.

(2)

See use matrix in Appendix A.

(c)

Special Uses. See use matrix in Appendix A.

(d)

Lot Requirements.

(1)

Minimum Area.

(A)

In no case shall a lot or tract in the I-4 general industrial district be less than five acres in size.

(B)

All lots or tracts shall be of adequate size to meet all the requirements of this Title. It may be necessary to exceed the minimum lot size to meet these requirements. The requirements include, but are not limited to minimum building setbacks, provision of adequate parking, lot coverage limits, bufferyards, etc.

(e)

Setbacks and Height Restrictions—Principal Building.

(f)

Setbacks and Height Restrictions—Detached Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings may not be located in front yards in the I-4 district.

(Ord. 4018 § A (part), 2005; Ord. No. 5548, § F, 11-7-2022)