§ 28.089 — INDUSTRIAL - GENERAL DISTRICT

28.089 - INDUSTRIAL - GENERAL DISTRICT.

(1) Statement of Purpose. This district accommodates areas of heavy and concentrated fabrication, manufacturing and industrial uses. It is the intent of this district to provide an environment for industries that is unencumbered by nearby residential or commercial development. General Industrial districts should be located for convenient access for existing and future arterial thoroughfares and railway lines and may be separated from residential areas by business or light industry areas or by natural barriers; where they are adjacent to residential areas some type of artificial separation may be required. The IG district is also intended to: (a) Provide a variety of flexible sites for small, local or start-up businesses, as well as sites for large national or regional enterprises. (b) Discourage proliferation of highway-oriented commercial uses that reduce the land area available for development or expansion of employment uses. (c) Facilitate preservation, development or redevelopment consistent with the adopted goals, objectives, policies, and recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan and adopted neighborhood, corridor or special area plans. (2) Permitted and Conditional Uses. See Table 28F-1 for a complete list of allowed uses within the employment districts. (3) Dimensional Requirements, Permitted and Conditional Uses. Requirements represent minimums unless otherwise noted. Dimensions are in feet unless otherwise noted. Industrial - General District Lot area (sq. ft.) | 10,000 Lot width | 65 Outdoor processing, storage or loading | 100 from residential district boundary Front yard setback | 0' or 5' 0' if the distance between the curb and property line is equal to or greater than 15'. A no-build easement may be used to achieve the 15' distance. 5' if the distance between the curb and property line is less than 15'. Street side yard setback | 0' or 5' 0' if the distance between the curb and property line is equal to or greater than 15' or shown on the Setback Exceptions Map. A no-build easement may be used to achieve the 15' distance. 5' if the distance between the curb and property line is less than 15'. See (a) below and Downtown Setback Map and Setback Exceptions Map. Side yard setback | None if adjacent to property zoned Industrial - Limited (IL) or Industrial - General (IG) 10 if adjacent to property zoned anything other than Industrial - Limited (IL) or Industrial - General (IG) Rear yard setback | 30 Maximum lot coverage | 75% Maximum height | none (a) Rear or Side Yard Height Transition to Adjacent Residential Districts. Where the IG District abuts a residential district, building height at the rear yard setback line shall not exceed the maximum height in feet allowed in the abutting district as a permitted use. From this point, building height may increase at a ratio of one foot of rise to one foot of horizontal distance away from the property line, (a 45° angle) up to the maximum allowed height. (See Figure D12) (Am. by ORD-25-00067, 10-16-25) [image omitted; see the official code] Figure D12: Rear or Side Yard Height Transition (4) Site Standards: New and Existing Development. (a) All business activities shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings except: 1. Outdoor storage, subject to Sec. 28.142(10)(b). 2. Off-street parking and off-street loading, provided that all loading is internal to an IG District or if not internal to an IG District, is screened from collector or higher classification streets and from lots contain residential uses. Loading areas shall be screened as provided in M.G.O. Sec. 28.142(9)(c). (Am. by ORD-18-00116, 11-9-18) 3. Outdoor eating, cooking, and service areas associated with food and beverage establishments. (Am. by ORD-13-00178, 10-23-13) 4. Temporary outdoor events. 5. Composting. 6. Agricultural activities. 7. Drive-through windows. (Am. by ORD-24-00033, 6-3-24) 8. Bicycle-sharing facilities. 9. Solar energy systems and wind energy systems. 10. Production and processing of woodchips. 11. Farmers' markets. 12. Outdoor display. 13. Outdoor recreation. (b) Outside storage shall be effectively screened with screening between six (6) and eight (8) feet in height. Storage shall not exceed the height of the screening. Storage shall be screened from direct view from the street, including views down access driveways. (Am. by ORD-18-00116, 11-9-18) (c) Food and beverage uses shall only be located within a mixed-use building that includes office or other employment uses. (Cr. by ORD-14-00132, 8-13-14)

(Am. of ORD-18-00006, 1-29-18; Am. by ORD-21-00028, 3-30-21, Eff. 4-9-21; Am. by ORD-26-00001, 1-23-26) (Am. by ORD-25-00067, 10-16-25)