Wilmer City Zoning Code
§ 15 I1
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
A.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.
The I1 District is established to accommodate those uses which are of a nonnuisance type located in relative proximity to residential areas, and to preserve and protect lands designated on the comprehensive plan for industrial development and use from the intrusion of certain incompatible uses which might impede the development and use of lands for industrial purposes. Development in the I1 District is limited primarily to certain wholesale and jobbing commercial uses and certain industrial uses, such as the fabrication of materials, and specialized manufacturing and research institutions, all of a nonnuisance type. No use or types of uses specifically limited to the I1 [I2] District may be permitted in the I1 District.
B.
GENERALLY.
Uses permitted in the I1 District are subject to the following conditions:
(1)
All business, servicing or processing, except for off-street parking, off-street loading, display of merchandise for sale to the public, and establishments of the “drive-in” type, shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings unless otherwise indicated in this section.
(2)
All storage within one hundred (100) feet of a residence district, except for motor vehicles in operable condition, shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively screened with screening not less than six (6) feet nor more than eight (8) feet in height, provided no storage located within fifty (50) feet of such screening shall exceed the maximum height of such screening.
E.
DENSITY; AREA; YARD; HEIGHT; AND LOT COVERAGE REQUIREMENTS.
The requirements regulating the maximum permissible residential density, minimum lot size, minimum yard sizes (front, side, and rear), maximum building height (stories and feet), and maximum percent of lot coverage by buildings, as pertains to this district, shall conform with the provisions of Section 20, “Schedule of District Regulations” and other applicable provisions of Section 21, “Supplementary District Regulations.”
(Ordinance 12.6.88 adopted 12/6/88; Ordinance 13-0815A adopted 8/15/13; Ordinance 2020-0220A adopted 2/20/20; Ordinance 2023-0216C adopted 2/16/2023)