Wichita Falls City Zoning Code
3510 LI–LIGHT
INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 3520 Purpose.
The purpose of the LI Light Industrial District is to accommodate wholesale, trucking and warehousing type activities along with light fabrication and processing.
(Ordinance 72-99, sec. 1, adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 51-2018, sec. 3, adopted 10/2/18; Ordinance 30-2022 adopted 8/16/2022)
§ 3530 Permitted uses.
The following uses are permitted in the LI Light Industrial District subject to the site plan review provisions of section 7100:
Residential uses: |
Existing residential units may be rebuilt or replaced if destroyed, however the number of dwelling units on a parcel shall not be increased. New dwelling units shall not be permitted unless replacing an existing unit of the same square footage. |
Civic uses: |
Public safety services. |
Religious assembly. |
Utility service. |
Commercial uses: |
Adult entertainment and sexually oriented commercial establishments, subject to the provisions of section 5500. |
Alcoholic beverage sales, subject to the provisions of section 5400. |
Automotive repairs. |
Automotive service station. |
Automotive sales and service. |
Boat sales and service. |
Bus station. |
Business and trade schools. |
Car wash. |
Clinic. |
Club. |
Coin-operated amusement machines establishment. |
Contractor’s yard. |
Convenience store. |
Donation box. |
Exterminating services, without chemical storage. |
Flea market. |
Funeral home. |
Hospital. |
Hotels. |
Indoor sports and recreation. |
Kennel. |
Light manufacturing. |
Medical office. |
Motels. |
Movie theater. |
Nursery. |
Offices. |
Outdoor entertainment and recreation. |
Outdoor storage. |
Parking facilities. |
Repair services. |
Restaurants. |
Retail trade. |
Self-storage facilities/mini-warehouse. |
Services. |
Shopping center. |
Veterinary services. |
Light industrial uses: |
Agriculture equipment sales and services. |
Fabrication and assembly. |
Freight hauling. |
Heavy machinery sales and service. |
Lumberyards. |
Manufactured housing, individual accessory use. |
Manufactured housing sales. |
Trucking facility. |
Warehousing facility. |
(Ordinance 28-86, sec. 13, adopted 4/1/86; Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 35-98, sec. 1, adopted 4/21/98; Ordinance 72-99, sec. 1, adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 71-2000, sec. 5, adopted 7/5/00; Ordinance 45-2001, sec. 3, adopted 5/1/01; Ordinance 95-2001, sec. 4, adopted 10/2/01; Ordinance 61-2006, sec. 1, adopted 8/1/06; Ordinance 43-2016 adopted 11/1/16; Ordinance 51-2018, sec. 3, adopted 10/2/18; Ordinance 30-2022 adopted 8/16/2022)
§ 3540 Conditional uses.
The following uses are permitted in the LI Light Industrial District subject to the approval process in section 7200.
Airport. |
Communications towers and antennas as regulated by section 5910. |
Community residential center. |
Expansion of an existing residence. |
Exterminating services, with on-site chemical storage. |
Fuel and chemical storage. |
Landfill. |
Mining and excavation. |
Motor vehicle salvage yard, subject to chapter 46, Environment, article V, Outdoor Storage, Wichita Falls Code of Ordinances, as amended. |
Outdoor food court. |
Shooting range (indoor). |
Shooting range (outdoor). |
Slaughterhouse and meat packing. |
Stockyards. |
Structured sober living facility. |
(Ordinance 23-88, sec. 2, adopted 3/1/88; Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 75-96, sec. 2, adopted 6/4/96; Ordinance 86-96, sec. 1, adopted 6/18/96; Ordinance 35-98, sec. 2, adopted 4/21/98; Ordinance 72-99, sec. 1, adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 103-2000, sec. 7, adopted 10/3/00; Ordinance 45-2001, sec. 4, adopted 5/1/01; Ordinance 95-2001, sec. 5, adopted 10/2/01; Ordinance 61-2006, sec. 1, adopted 8/1/06; Ordinance 78-2006, sec. 4, adopted 9/19/06; Ordinance 03-2015, sec. 1, adopted 1/6/15; Ordinance 51-2018, sec. 3, adopted 10/2/18; Ordinance 30-2022 adopted 8/16/2022)
§ 3550 Development regulations.
Each site in the LI Light Industrial District shall be subject to the following development regulations:
1.
Lot area: 5,000 square feet, minimum.
2.
Lot width: 50 feet, minimum.
3.
Front setback: 25 feet, minimum.
4.
Side setback, interior: No minimum; in accordance with adopted Building Code requirements.
5.
Side setback, exterior: 25 feet, minimum.
6.
Rear setback: No minimum; in accordance with adopted Building Code requirements.
7.
Height: No maximum.
8.
Building coverage: No maximum.
(Ordinance 30-89, sec. II, adopted 5/2/89; Ordinance 72-99, sec. 1, adopted 8/3/99; Ordinance 39-2003, sec. 1, adopted 4/15/03; Ordinance 51-2018, sec. 3, adopted 10/2/18)
§ 3555 Special conditions–Shooting range (indoor).
A.
Any noise emanating from discharge of firearms shall not be audible beyond the boundaries of the lot or tract of land where the indoor shooting range is located.
B.
Owner/operators shall be responsible for providing noise surveys/studies, indicating compliance with noise requirements prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy.
C.
The design and operation of the facility shall conform to all other provisions as outlined in the City’s Code of Ordinances.
D.
Hours of operation shall be limited to no earlier than 7:00 a.m. and no later than 10:00 p.m.
(Ordinance 51-2018, sec. 3, adopted 10/2/18)
§ 3560 Special conditions–Shooting range (outdoor).
A.
The design of all shotgun trap and skeet shooting ranges shall conform, as reasonably possible, to National Rifle Association (NRA), Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA), or National Skeet Shooting Association (NSSA) standards.
B.
The range and downrange safety area design specifications shall be in accordance with the 2012 U.S. Department of Energy - Range Design Criteria or as amended and updated by the U.S. Department of Energy.
C.
The range and uninhabited downrange safety area shall be under same ownership and control so as to maintain its permanency.
D.
Operators of the range shall be covered by a minimum $250,000.00 general liability insurance; verification of current insurance shall be filed annually with the City Clerk.
E.
Hours of operation shall be limited to no earlier than 8:00 a.m. and no later than 9:00 p.m.
Note–See section 4600 for buffering requirements.
(Ordinance 51-2018, sec. 3, adopted 10/2/18)