§ 42-94. I-1 Limited Industrial District.
(a)
Purpose. This district is intended to provide for manufacturing and industrial operations which, on the basis of actual physical and operational characteristics, would not be detrimental to the surrounding area or to the community as a whole by reason of noise, dust, smoke, odor, traffic, physical appearance or other similar factors, and subject to such regulatory controls as will reasonably ensure compatibility in this respect.
(b)
Use regulations.
(1)
Permitted uses.
a.
Any use as permitted in the general business district except that residential use shall be permitted only in conjunction with a business, industrial, or agricultural use as an accessory use.
b.
Adult-oriented establishments, automotive body repairs; automotive upholstery, boat manufacture, storage, and repairs; cleaning, pressing and dyeing factories; commercial bakeries; commercial greenhouses; distributors; farm machinery; food locker plants; laboratories; machine shops; manufacture and bottling of beverages; painting; printing; publishing; warehousing; and wholesaling, manufacture, processing, fabrication, packing, packaging, and assembling of products from cement, clay, furs, glass, leather, metals, oils, paper, plaster, plastics, stone, textiles, and wood; manufacture, fabrication, processing, packaging, and packing of confections; cosmetics; electrical appliances; electronic devices; food; experimental, testing and research laboratories; instruments; jewelry; pharmaceuticals; tobacco, toiletries, and well-drilling equipment.
c.
Other trades or industries of a restrictive character which are not detrimental to the district or to the adjoining residential areas by reason of appearance, noise, dust, smoke or odor, provided the location, building and site plan, and plan of operation have been submitted to and approved by the town plan commission, but not including any use enumerated under section 42-95(1)a.2 or any of the following: drop forges, foundries, junkyards, refineries, tanneries, or any similar use, the normal operation of which causes objectionable noise, odor, dust or smoke.
(2)
Conditional uses. Automobile service and gas/convenience stations, commercial and residential ponds, et al., commercial kennels and laboratories, et al., communication structures, et al., drive-through lanes, et al., legal nonconforming uses, motels, off-street parking lot, outdoor theater, quarrying, refuse disposal sites, et al., salvage yards and uses or situations not specifically provided for.
(c)
Building location.
(1)
Setback: 50 feet minimum.
(2)
Offset: Ten feet minimum, except that where a lot abuts on a district boundary line of a more restrictive district permitting residence use, the following regulations shall apply:
a.
Buildings or uses permitted in the more restrictive district shall comply with the offset requirements of the more restrictive district.
b.
Buildings or uses not permitted in the more restrictive district shall provide a 50-foot minimum offset and shall be screened from the more restrictive district by a planting screen at least six feet high and 15 feet in width.
(d)
Height regulations.
(1)
Principal building: 60 feet maximum.
(2)
Accessory buildings: 60 feet maximum.
(3)
See section 42-37 for exceptions and permitted increases.
(e)
Area regulations.
(1)
Floor area.
a.
Maximum building footprint permitted: 70 percent.
(2)
Lot size.
a.
Minimum area: one acre.
b.
Minimum width for a straight or curved street: 150 feet.
c.
Minimum width for a cul-de-sac bulb turnaround: 110 feet.
(Ord. of 10-24-2017, § 13-3-14)