Chapter 17.36
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT—LI

Sections:

17.36.010    Purpose.

17.36.020    Permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses.

17.36.030    Standards.

17.36.010 Purpose.

The LI designation will be applied to lands that have the following characteristics: (1) public water and sewer systems may not be available, but are a plus; (2) located near existing population centers and/or near major intersecting transportation corridors (highways and major county roads); (3) not in areas of existing, established residential; and (4) located near existing industrial areas. The types of activities that are allowed may include some more land-intensive commercial uses, as well as less intensive industrial, manufacturing and processing uses. Development standards to be addressed in development regulations include fire flow, access to public streets with sufficient rights-of-way, adequate off-street parking and loading, landscaping/buffers next to residential areas, adequate setbacks, clear view triangles (adequate sight and turning distance); lighting should not project onto other properties; signs, near urban areas sidewalks, should be provided and/or at least an area set aside for future sidewalks.

The purpose of light industrial is to provide an area that protects existing industrial uses, as well as establishing opportunities for further minor industrial development. This district supplies sufficient area, organized in a concentrated, positive working environment, to accommodate the light industrial-type activities. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.36.020 Permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses.

Permitted, accessory, conditional and prohibited uses in this district shall be as identified in Chapter 17.08, Use Districts and Chart. Said uses shall be allowed, as indicated in the district use chart, only after the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable Adams County rules and regulations are complied with. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))

17.36.030 Standards.

In addition to the applicable requirements of this code, including without limitation Chapter 17.76, General Standards, all development authorized in this zoning district shall meet the following minimum standards:

A.    Minimum lot area, lot depth, lot width: that area necessary to comply with all applicable provisions, including, without limitation, requirements for off-street parking, ingress/egress, lot coverage, landscaping, etc.

B.    The maximum building height for commercial or business uses, etc.: three stories, or in any event not greater than forty feet, including all signs or decorations for occupied portions of structures. Where development occurs adjacent to a residential or rural residential district, the maximum building height for all structures and storage of materials shall be thirty feet for a distance of three hundred feet from a common boundary line.

C.    The maximum lot coverage including all accessory buildings: eighty percent of the total lot area.

D.    Minimum Yard Areas.

1.    Front Yard. Sixty-five feet from the centerline or thirty-five feet from the front property line, whichever is greater.

2.    Rear and Side Yards. Ten feet from the rear or side property line; provided, that where development occurs adjacent to a residential, rural residential or any agricultural district, the rear and side yard areas shall be thirty feet from the rear and side property lines. Where buildings on separate parcels (both within the commercial district) are of common-wall construction, built according to acceptable building codes and with appropriate maintenance easements, a zero setback is acceptable.

E.    A caretaker’s residence may be incorporated into the principal structure.

F.    Ingress and egress openings shall not exceed fifty percent of the developed lot frontage and in no case shall exceed a total width of one hundred feet.

G.    Buffering/Landscaping. When development is occurring adjacent to a residential or rural residential district, a sight-obscuring fence shall be installed to screen activities from those areas.

H.    All raw materials, partly finished or finished products, trucks and equipment, and any other materials associated with the industries shall not be stored in an unsightly manner. Screening by a sight-obscuring fence or shrubbery may be required for all materials stored within fifty feet of the front property lines or along other property lines adjoining or across the street from residential or commercial districts.

I.    Inflammable or explosive liquids or gases shall be stored in accordance with uniform standards prescribed by the State Fire Marshal.

J.    All industrial activities shall be carried on in such a manner and with such precautions against fire and explosion hazards as are acceptable to the State Fire Marshal.

K.    Industrial wastes and sewage must be disposed of in accordance with the requirements of the county health officials and state pollution control commission. No untreated materials may be discharged into streams, lakes, reservoirs, or upon open ground, or upon adjoining property.

L.    Exterior lighting must be so controlled as to prevent glare on public streets and adjoining property. (Ord. O-01-05 § 2 (part))