§ 30. Light industrial (LI) district.

30.1

General purpose and description. The light industrial (LI) district is intended primarily for the conduct of light manufacturing, assembling and fabrication activities, and for warehousing, research and development, wholesaling and service operations that do not typically depend upon frequent customer or client visits. Such uses do require accessibility to major thoroughfares, major highways, and/or other means of transportation such as the railroad.

30.2

Permitted uses.

A.

Those uses listed for the LI district in section 32, use charts as "P", "S" or "T" are authorized uses permitted by right, by specific use permit (which must be approved utilizing procedures set forth in section 31B) or by temporary use permit (which must be approved utilizing procedures set forth in subsection 38.10).

30.3

Height regulations.

A.

Maximum height.

1.

One hundred and twenty feet for the main building(s), 25 feet or one-story for accessory buildings. Note: Height may be restricted if residential adjacency setback criteria listed below cannot be met.

2.

Other (section 38).

30.4

Area regulations.

A.

Size of lot.

1.

Minimum lot area. Ten thousand square feet.

2.

Minimum lot width. One hundred feet.

3.

Minimum lot depth. One hundred feet.

B.

Size of yards.

1.

Minimum front yard. Twenty-five feet. All yards adjacent to a street shall be considered a front yard (see section 38 for additional setback requirements).

2.

Minimum side and rear yard. Ten feet unless adjacent to a residentially zoned property (see below).

3.

Minimum side or rear yard adjacent to a residential district. Thirty feet for one-story building, and an additional 15 feet for every story (or fraction thereof) above one-story in height.

C.

Maximum lot coverage. Sixty percent including main and accessory buildings; maximum 90 percent impervious coverage (including all buildings, parking areas, sidewalks, etc.).

D.

Maximum floor-area-ratio (FAR). Four to one.

E.

Parking requirements. As established by section 33, off-street parking and loading requirements.

F.

Minimum exterior construction standards. See section 37.

30.5

Special requirements.

A.

Driveway spacing (i.e., distance between driveways, measured edge-to-edge).

1.

Arterial street. One driveway per 200 linear feet of frontage.

2.

Collector street. One driveway per 100 linear feet of frontage.

3.

Local street. One driveway per 50 linear feet of frontage.

B.

Landscaping requirements. See section 34.

C.

Screening requirements. See section 36.

D.

[Open storage.] Open storage is limited to a maximum of 20 percent of the total lot area, shall not be located in front of (i.e., on the street side of) or on top of the building, and must be screened in accordance with the provisions of section 36 (i.e., cannot be visible from any public street or adjacent property).

E.

[Non-approved on-site dwellings.] Recreational vehicles, travel trailers, motor homes or temporary buildings may not be used for on-site dwelling or permanent nonresidential purposes.

F.

Other regulations. As established in the development standards, sections 33 through 44.