The purpose of this chapter is to provide a location for heavy industrial uses.

(Ord. 4320. Passed 11-15-93.)

   Uses permitted in the I-2 District generally cannot be operated economically without creating some conditions which may be objectionable to the occupants of adjoining properties. For this reason, these uses shall be grouped in areas where similar industrial uses are now located, or in areas separate from residential and commercial activities. No residences shall be permitted in the I-2 District.

(Ord. 4320. Passed 11-15-93.)

   Yard requirements in the I-2 District are as follows:

   (a)   Front yard*         50 feet

   (b)   Side yard*         20 feet

   (c)   Rear yard*         40 feet

* See Chapter 1161 for special requirements for required front yards and building projections.

(Ord. 4320. Passed 11-15-93.)

   No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged to exceed thirty-five feet in height. (See Chapter 1161 for height exceptions.)

(Ord. 4320. Passed 11-15-93.)

   Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided and screened as specified in Chapter 1163.

(Ord. 4320. Passed 11-15-93.)

   (a)   Permitted Uses. A building or lot within the I-2 District may be used for only the following purposes:

      (1)   Any use permitted in the I-1 District;

      (2)   Any manufacturing assembly or extracting process not otherwise prohibited or not otherwise limited herein; and

      (3)   Accessory buildings, structures and uses, provided that such uses shall not be located in any required yard.

   (b)   Conditional Uses. Subject to the approval of the Building and Zoning Board of Appeals and Council, a building or lot within an I-2 District may be used for the following uses and purposes:

      (1)   Retail sales.

   (c)   Compliance with the State Environmental Protection Agency with respect to discharges into the atmosphere and into any drainage system shall be a requirement for any general industry, and evidence of application to the Environmental Protection Agency for its permits shall be required prior to issuance of a zoning certificate.

   (d)   Prohibited uses in the I-2 District are as follows:

      (1)   Fertilizer manufacture and animal rendering;

      (2)   Stockyards;

      (3)   Petroleum refineries;

      (4)   Nuclear power plants;

      (5)   Paper mills;

      (6)   Hay mills;

      (7)   Solid waste landfills, incinerators and/or disposal sites.

(Ord. 4320. Passed 11-15-93; Ord. 5048. Passed 7-7-03.)

   All side and rear yards in the I-2 District abutting residentially zoned land shall be screened therefrom and shall be required to have effective screening suitable for the purpose intended and as required in this section. Such screening shall be aesthetically attractive, compatible with the surrounding residential properties and have year-round screening value. The sole use of deciduous trees and shrubs is not acceptable for screening purposes. Acceptable for such screening purposes are plantings of spruce, pine, fir or hemlock in sizes sufficient to provide effective screening at the time of planting. Arborvitae (thuja) is not acceptable for permanent screen planting. Plantings shall be so arranged as to provide both effective screening immediately, and yet provide adequate space for development at maturity. Where plant material is used, a growing strip at least six feet in width, measured perpendicular to the lot line, shall be provided. The surface of the growing strip may not be paved or covered over with any material impervious to the free passage of either air or water. Also acceptable for screening purposes are walls or fences constructed of wood products, brick, stone or precast concrete shapes other than blocks, subject to the approval of the Code Enforcement Officer.

(Ord. 4320. Passed 11-15-93.)

   All trash, refuse and waste material shall be stored inside a main building or enclosure until removed from the premises.

(Ord. 4320. Passed 11-15-93.)