Sec. 106-127, 106-127.5, 106-128, 106-131, 106-133, 106-134, 106-135, 106-138, 106-139
Dimensional standards
Height & bulk
- Minimum landscaping
- 3%
Housing
Uses
Permitted by right37
- Antennas and towers up to 100 feet in height
- Assembly of any product from pre-manufactured components other than hazardous chemicals
- Blacksmith, welding, metal fabrication, and machine shops
- Boat manufacturing
- Cabinet making and furniture manufacturing
- Computer programming, data processing, and other computer related services
- Contractors offices and contractor equipment yards (under cover)
- Cotton gins
- Facilities for grading, packing, marketing, and storage of agricultural and horticultural products
- Fire and rescue squad stations
- Manufacturing of apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials
- Manufacture of building components, such as trusses
- Manufacture, compounding, and packaging of bakery goods, beverages (including bottling plants), candy, cosmetics, and perfumes
- Manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment and machines including parts and components
- Manufacture of musical instruments, toys, and novelties
- Manufacturing of paperboard containers and boxes (excluding manufacturing of materials)
- Manufacture of pottery, figures, or ceramic products, using only previously pulverized clay and kilns fired only by electricity or gas
- Mobile home and manufactured home fabrication
- Off-street parking, as required by this chapter
- Photo finishing laboratories
- Post offices
- Printing and publishing
- Production of arts and crafts
- Publishing and printing facilities
- Repair, maintenance, and modification of aircraft and spacecraft
- Research and development establishments, including testing laboratories and prototype manufacturing where hazardous chemicals are not required
- Sand and gravel borrow pit operations, including all necessary equipment
- Seafood and shellfish receiving, packing, and shipping plants
- Self storage centers
- Truck terminals
- Waterfront businesses such as wholesale and retail marine activities such as boat docks, piers, small boat docks, yacht clubs, and service facilities for the uses; docks and areas for the receipt, storage, and shipment of waterborne commerce; seafood and shellfish
- Wholesale businesses and warehousing, except petroleum products, explosives, chemicals and similar products
- Utility distribution facilities
- Small wind energy systems, as defined
- Small solar energy systems, as defined
- Aerospace offices and related facilities
- Military support offices and related facilities
Conditional / special use23
- Antennas and towers in excess of 100 feet in height
- Manufacture of engines and turbines
- Manufacture of motor vehicles, aircraft and spacecraft (including parts and components)
- Meat, poultry, or fish processing
- Mobile home and manufactured home fabrication
- Radio, communication, or broadcast towers greater than 100 feet in height
- Sawmills, planing mills, and wood yards
- Vocational schools
- Any other manufacturing, processing or wholesale use not involving hazardous chemicals and not otherwise permitted by this chapter
- Remote water and sewer facilities, when required to replace failed or failing facilities
- Large solar energy systems, as defined
- Large wind energy systems, as defined
- Manufacturing, production, fabrication, assembly, or other industrial, commercial or public facility developing or utilizing a site of more than ten acres
- Utility plant facilities
- Pulp and paper mills
- Public water and sewer facilities
- Central water and sewer facilities
- Airports
- Large wind energy systems, utility scale, as defined
- Large solar energy systems, utility scale, as defined
- Uses where objectionable odors and airborne irritants outside the facility boundary may occur including but not limited to food processing facilities, incinerators, pulp and paper manufacture, and chemicals and fuels manufacturing facilities
- Uses where the potential for dust explosions exists, such as grain storage, sugar refineries, and other uses or processes where organic or combustible materials form dust
- Wetlands off-site compensatory mitigation sites
Extracted standards
36 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Fencing & walls
- Buffer wall heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.6 ft
The required landscape buffer shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width and shall include a minimum 80-percent opaque wall or fence that is a minimum of six feet in height.
- Buffer wall opacity80 pct
The required landscape buffer shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width and shall include a minimum 80-percent opaque wall or fence that is a minimum of six feet in height.
Height
- Maximum accessoryAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office. building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. within 10 ft of lot line18 ft
No accessory building or structure which is within ten feet of any lot line shall be more than 18 feet high.
- Maximum building heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.35 ft
Buildings and structures in the industrial district "I" may be erected up to a height of 35 feet.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. with zoning administrator approval100 ft
The zoning administrator may, within his discretion, approve a height over 35 feet up to a maximum height of 100 feet provided that all required setbacks are increased by one foot for each foot of height above 35 feet.
- Small wind energy system maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on parcel less than one acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.65 ft
Small wind energy systems shall not exceed a height of 65 feet on a parcel of less than one acre, or a maximum height of 100 feet on a parcel of one acre or more.
- Small wind energy system maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. on parcel one acreacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones. or more100 ft
Small wind energy systems shall not exceed a height of 65 feet on a parcel of less than one acre, or a maximum height of 100 feet on a parcel of one acre or more.
Lighting
- Maximum wattage for unshielded building-mounted lights25 watts
Other building mounted lights that use an LED light source of 25 watts or less, an incandescent of 160 watts or less, or any other light source that is equivalent or less.
- Light glare restriction
All lighting shall be designed, located, and arranged so as to minimize any direct glare on adjoining streets or residential properties. Light or glare directed from any lighting fixture shall not cross property lines.
- Maximum wattage for unshielded site lighting25 watts
Lighting for sidewalks, paths, ground mounted accent lighting is permitted, provided that the LED light or similar source is 25 watts or less and incandescent bulb or 160 watts or less.
Other
- Buffer tree planting requirement3 trees per 100 linear feet
Plantings consisting of a minimum of three trees per 100 linear feet, or portion thereof that is greater than 20 feet in length, shall be installed between the wall or fence and the abutting property line.
- Buffer wall setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from abutting property line20 ft
The required wall or fence shall be located 20 feet from the abutting property line.
- Minimum deciduous tree caliper2.5 in
A minimum caliper of two and one-half inches at the time of planting shall be required.
- Enclosure requirement
Permitted uses in the industrial district "I" shall be conducted wholly within a completely enclosed building or within an area enclosed on all sides by a solid masonry wall, a uniformly painted solid board fence, or an evergreen hedge six feet in height.
- Minimum evergreen tree heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.5 ft
Evergreen trees shall have a minimum height of five feet at the time of planting.
- ImperviousImpervious coverageThe share of a lot covered by anything water cannot soak through — roofs, drives, patios. surface threshold for resource quality protection plan5 acresacre43,560 square feet — about the size of an American football field without the end zones.
Any commercial or industrial development which creates five acres of more of impervious surface is subject to resource quality protection plan requirements as specified in section 106-235 of this chapter.
- Minimum landscape area width10 ft
Landscape areas shall be a minimum width of ten feet and shall be located adjacent to the property line and outside of any existing road or utility easement.
- Landscape buffer width where abutting residential20 ft
The required landscape buffer shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width and shall include a minimum 80-percent opaque wall or fence that is a minimum of six feet in height.
- Landscaping heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3 ft
Landscaping may be permitted up to a height of three feet, and to within 50 feet from the corner of any intersection streets.
- Large deciduous tree requirement per lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built.10,000 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
At least one large deciduous tree for every 10,000 square feet of lot area, or portion thereof that is greater than 5,000 square feet.
- Minimum native plant percentage50 pct
A minimum of 50 percent of plants shall be native plants.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from centerline of street less than 50 ft wide75 ft
Buildings in industrial district "I" shall be located 50 feet or more from any street right-of-way, which is 50 feet or greater in width, or 75 feet or more from the centerline of any street right-of-way less than 50 feet in width.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from intersection50 ft
Landscaping may be permitted up to a height of three feet, and to within 50 feet from the corner of any intersection streets.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from Route 13 right-of-way100 ft
When a structure fronts on Route 13, the building shall be located 100 feet or more from the highway right-of-way.
- Minimum shrub heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.2 ft
Shrubs shall have a minimum height of two feet at the time of planting.
- Shrub spacing requirement10 ft
At least one shrub for each ten linear feet, or portion thereof that is greater than five feet in length.
- Small wind energy system setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. ratio1.5 ft per ft of tower heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
Small wind energy systems shall be set back one and one-half feet from adjacent property lines for every one foot of tower height.
- Tree spacing requirement50 ft
At least one tree for each 50 linear feet, or portion thereof that is greater than ten feet in length.
Parking
- Off-street parkingMinimum parkingThe number of off-street spaces a development must provide before it may open. setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from street right-of-way10 ft
Off-street parking shall be set back ten feet or more from any street right-of-way.
Signage
- Maximum freestanding sign area200 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The maximum sign area for a freestanding sign shall not exceed one square foot for each linear foot of road frontage on which the sign is erected up to a maximum of 200 square feet.
- Maximum freestanding sign heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.20 ft
The maximum height of a freestanding sign shall be 20 feet.
- Freestanding sign setbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. from property line10 ft
Freestanding signs shall be set back at least ten feet from the property line.
- Maximum number of freestanding signs1 count
No more than one freestanding sign shall be erected along a parcel's road frontage.
- Maximum number of wall signs per building4 count
No more than four wall signs may be permitted on a single building.
- Maximum wall sign area as percentage of wall elevation10 pct
The maximum sign area for a wall sign shall be ten percent of the elevation of the wall on which the sign is placed.
Wall signs must not exceed the roofline of the building on which they are attached. No wall signs shall be permitted on a parapet.
From the ordinance
The following uses shall be permitted subject to all the requirements of this chapter as a matter of right in industrial district "I": ...
Use details
{
"dropped_conditions": {
"permitted_uses": [
"Accessory uses such as, but not limited to, child care facilities, office and administrative facilities, cafeterias, classrooms, dormitories, lunchrooms and snack shops, recreational facilities for employees, non-retail motor fuel facilities, company vehicle service facilities, central heating and power plants, and outside storage (not to exceed 20 percent of the total lot area)",
"Up to 20 percent of the floor area of a manufacturing, processing, wholesaling, warehousing, or assembly business otherwise permitted in this district may be devoted to retail sales of products made or stored on the premises"
],
"conditional_uses": [
"Uses involving the storage, use, processing, production of hazardous chemicals including, but not limited to, biofuels production, fuel storage for sale, chemical recycling, hydrocarbon processes, fertilizer and pesticide storage and manufacture, solvent storage, pulp and paper mills, rocket fuel and oxidizer manufacture and storage"
]
}
}