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Item 6A (2) '2/3/2015 Southlake, TX Development Ordinances [codes] - Section 26 - 1 -1 Light Industrial District 1 Municode Library 6 A SECTION 26 1 -1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -LLLL) 26.1 PURPOSE AND INTENT - This zoning district is envisioned to accommodate industrial, manufacturing, fabrication, wholesale and storage activities of a low intensity industrial or manufacturing character. This district has been established to accommodate the location of those uses that are clearly industrial in character, but whose operation does not generate significant negative environmental impacts for surrounding properties. Land uses which will generally be found within this district will be a mixture of uses involving fabrication, manufacturing, assembly, processing, distribution, sale of and repair of materials, goods, parts, products, equipment, machinery, and other such operations incidental to industrial uses. These sites are not designed to be located contiguous to residentially zoned properties and should be located in such a manner as to preclude the necessity to transit through residentially zoned areas to reach these sites. This zoning district classification shall be located in those areas designed to accommodate industrial development by the provision of appropriate supporting utility infrastructure and with appropriate access to arterial level thoroughfares designed to accommodate industrial level traffic. This zoning category is not appropriate for environmentally sensitive areas. 26.2 PERMITTED USES a. Any use permitted in the 0-1 Office District. b. Sexually- oriented businesses. c. Industrial Uses. 1. Aluminum product fabrication. 2. Armature winding. 3. Bakery, wholesale. 4. Blacksmithing or horse shoeing. 5. Broom manufacturing. 6. Cabinet or carpentry shop. 7. Candle manufacturing. 8. Candy plant or production facility. 9. Carpet cleaning operations. 10. Clothing manufacturing. 11. Cold storage warehouse without size limitation. 26 -1 https:// www. municode .com/library /tx/southlake/codes /development ordinances ?nodeld = Secti on% 2026% 20 -% 201- 1 %20Light %201ndustrial %20District 1/7 '2/3/2015 Southlake, TX Development Ordinances [codes] - Section 26- 1 -1 Light Industrial District I Municode Library 12. Commercial school, including trade school. 13. Compounding of cosmetics and toiletries. 14. Creamery and dairy product processing. 15. Egg storage, candling, sorting and grading. 16. Electronic components manufacturing and assembly. 16a. Farrier (horseshoeing). (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -C.) 17. Feed stores. 18. Glass blowing. 19. Ice cream manufacturing. 20. Ice manufacturing and bulk ice storage. 21. Insulation application business. 22. Irrigation sales and services, including pumps and equipment. 23. Janitorial or cleaning services. 24. Laboratory, chemical analysis, general analysis, physical testing. 25. Linen and towel service. 26. Machine shop. 27. Mattress manufacturing or mattress renovation. 28. Manufacturing of medical and dental equipment. 29. Mini- warehouses. 30. Monument manufacture. 31. Ornamental iron works. 32. Pest control businesses. 33. Plastic fabrication. 34. Plumbing, heating, refrigeration or air conditioning shop. 26 -2 hops:// www. municode .com/library/bdsouthlake/codes /development ordinances ?nodeld = Section% 2026% 20 -% 201- 1 %20Light%201ndustrial %20District 2/7 - 2/3/2015 Southlake, TX Development Ordinances [codes] - Section 26 -1 -1 Light Industrial District 1 Municode Library 35. Public utility facilities. 36. Pump sales and service. 37. Roofing contractor business premises. 38. Sash and door manufacturing. 39. Sheet metal shop. 40. Sign manufacturing. 41. Spray painting shop. 42. Store fixture manufacturing and sales. 43. Warehouses. 44. Welding equipment and supplies. d. Community Facility Uses - City hall, police and fire stations and other municipal uses. 26.3 ACCESSORY USES - In addition to those accessory uses specifically authorized in Section 34 of this ordinance, any use may be established as an accessory use to a permitted use when it complies with the conditions for an accessory use as defined in this ordinance. 26.4 SPECIFIC USE PERMITS - Specific use permits may be approved by the City Council following a recommendation from the Planning and Zoning Commission as specifically authorized in Section 45 of this ordinance, subject to full and complete compliance with any and all conditions required in Section 45, together with any other conditions as the City Council may impose. Any use accessory to an approved specific use permit shall be permitted without specific approval if it complies with the conditions for an accessory use as defined in this ordinance. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -C.) 26.5 DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS - In this district, the following development regulations shall be applicable (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -HH.): a. Height: No building or structure which lies within one hundred (100) feet of any area zoned in a residential classification shall exceed one (1) story or twenty (20) feet in height. Any building lying more than one hundred (100) feet from any area zoned in a residential classification shall not exceed two and one -half (2'/z) stories or thirty - five (35) feet in height. b. Front Yard: Any and all lots within this District that directly abut lots or tracts zoned in a residential classification and which share a common frontage upon a public street or right -of -way with the residentially zoned property shall maintain a minimum front yard of forty (40) feet. All the lots within this District shall maintain a minimum front yard of thirty (30) feet. 26 -3 hops:// www. municode .com/library/bdsouthlake/codes /development ordinances ?nodeld = Secti on% 2026% 20 -% 201- 1 %20Light%201ndustrial %20District 3R 2/3/2015 Southlake, TX Development Ordinances [codes] - Section 26 - 1 -1 Light Industrial District 1 Municode Library c. Side Yard: There shall be a side yard of not less than fifteen (15) feet except where the lot abuts property zoned as single - family residential there shall be a side yard of not Tess than twenty -five (25) feet. Zero lot line development may be permitted on a common interior lot line where construction of a party wall is used and when approved by the City Council after a recommendation by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Where zero lot development is utilized, the equivalent open space and plantings (normally provided in adjoining bufferyards along the common lot line) shall be provided elsewhere within the two developing Tots. A concept plan meeting the requirements of Section 41 of this ordinance is required to be submitted with a request for zero lot line development. Approval shall be based upon an analysis of the location, the configuration, and the impact and compatibility of the construction with adjacent land uses. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -U.) d. Rear Yard: There shall be a rear yard of not less than ten (10) feet except where the lot abuts property zoned as single - family residential there shall be a rear yard of not less than twenty -five (25) feet. e. Maximum Lot Coverage: All buildings or structures shall have a maximum lot coverage not exceeding fifty percent (50 %) of the lot area. (As amended by Ordinance No.480 -M.) f. Lot Area: The minimum land area within a contiguous district boundary shall be five (5) acres. There shall be no minimum lot size for tots platted within this district. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -PP.) g. Floor Area: The minimum square footage of any structure existing or built within this district shall be three thousand (3,000) square feet. h. All exterior lighting designed for security, illumination, parking lot illumination or advertising and which is placed within this zoning district shall meet the requirements of the current lighting ordinance, as amended. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 - GG.) Outdoor storage of trash receptacles shall be at the side or rear of the site and shall be totally encircled or screened by fence, planting or other suitable visual barrier. j. Off - street vehicle parking spaces may be located within the required front yard of any retail, office or industrial district; however, such off - street parking spaces shall be on a hard surfaced drive or parking area. k. Maximum Impervious Coverage: The maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed eighty percent (80 %) of the total lot area; unless the property is designated as Industrial on the currently adopted Land Use Plan and is bounded by East Continental Blvd. and the proposed S. Kimball Avenue extension on the North; Brumlow Avenue on the West, and S.H. 26 on the South, then the maximum 26-4 https: / /www.municode.com/ library /bc/southlake/codes /development ordinances ?nodeld = Section% 2026 %20•% 201- 1 %20Light %201ndustrial %20District 417 2/3/2015 Southlake, TX Development Ordinances [codes] - Section 26 - 1 -1 Light Industrial District 1 Municode Library impervious coverage shall not exceed eighty -five (85 %) of the total lot area. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -BB.) 26.6 ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS FOR BUILDINGS OR USES LYING WITHIN FOUR HUNDRED FEET (4001 OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY - In addition to the development regulations applicable to this zoning district, the development regulations in Section 43, Part 111, Residential Adjacency Standards, shall also apply. When any requirements in this section are in conflict with any other requirements for this zoning district, the more stringent requirements shall apply. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -CC). 26.7 SITE PLAN - A site plan meeting the requirements of Section 40 shall be required prior to the issuance of a building permit for any construction in the I -1 district. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -M.) 26.8 PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (As amended by Ord. No. 480 -LLLL) - The following are maximum accepted levels of noise, vibration, smoke, particulate matter, and toxic and noxious matter allowable for industrial uses. If the proposed use is to emit sanitary sewage effluent containing industrial waste or other effluent into the City of Southlake sanitary sewage system, which is considered by the City Engineer to be unusual or to be capable of damaging the sanitary sewage system, a description of methods of pre - treatment of the effluent must accompany the Site Plan. The Performance Standards report may be waived by the Administrative Official if the proposed use is considered not to produce the listed affects. a. Noise. All uses or activities conducted within this zoning classification shall conform to the maximum noise levels and requirements of the current noise ordinance, as amended. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -KK.) b. Vibration. At the point of measurement taken on the property line of the source property which has the highest reading, the sound pressure level or impact level of any operation or plant shall not exceed the decibel limits for the octave bands designated in Column I below, unless the point of measurement is located on a property line which is also the boundary line of a residential district, in which case the limit set forth in Column II shall apply. Frequency Column I Column II (Cycles Per Displacement Displacement Second) (inches) (Inches) 0 to 10 .0022 .0008 11 to 20 .0016 .0005 21 to 30 .0010 .0002 31 and Over .0005 .0001 *Steady State — Vibrations, for the purpose of this Chapter, which are continuous or, if in discrete pulses, are more frequent than sixty (60) per minute. Impact vibrations, that is discrete pulses which do not exceed sixty (60) pulses per minute, shall not cause in excess of twice the displacement stipulated. 26 -5 https:// www. municode .com/library/bdsouthlake/codes /development ordinances ?nodeld = Section% 2026 %20 -% 201- 1 %20Light %201ndustrial %20District 5/7 2/3/2015 Southlake, TX Development Ordinances [codes] - Section 26 - 1 -1 Light Industrial District! Municode Library c. Smoke. Particulate Matter and Visible Emissions: Smoke or visible emissions emitted from any vent, stack, chimney, skylight, or window shall exceed an opacity of twenty (20) percent averaged over a five (5) minute period. Any emission of air pollutant must be in accordance with the requirements of the State of Texas. Emissions shall not exceed any of the following net ground level concentrations: 1. One hundred micrograms per cubic meter of air sampled averaged over any five consecutive hours. 2. Two hundred micrograms per cubic meter of air sampled, averaged over any three consecutive hours. 3. Four hundred micrograms per cubic meter of air sampled, averaged over any one hour. d. Toxic and Noxious Matter. The handling processing, storage and disposal of hazardous, toxic, or noxious materials within this District shall be in accordance with applicable State and Federal laws and regulations. In addition, the Planning and Zoning Commission may establish additional performance standards, including set backs, beams, and buffers, for the sitting of facilities which handle, treat, store, or dispose of potentially hazardous or dangerous materials. e. Odor: No operation shall permit odors to be released which are detectable at the property line in Light Industrial Districts and which offensively affect the sense of smell. f. Glare: All artificial light sources shall meet the requirements of the current lighting ordinance, as amended. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -GG.) g. Additional Standards: The Planning and Zoning Commission may recommend to the City Council the establishment of additional performance standards to protect neighboring areas and land uses from potential industrial hazards and nuisances as necessary. In the event that a new or unusual industrial use or activity is proposed for location within this zoning district and the Zoning Administrator believes that the existing industrial performance standards shall be insufficient to effectively protect adjacent land uses or future uses, he shall so advise the Planning and Zoning Commission is writing. The Planning and Zoning Commission shall then consider whether or not professional investigation or analysis should be performed to identify reasonable performance standards for the proposed use. If the Planning and Zoning Commission should determine that additional standards should be considered, they will identify the areas to be studied and will forward a recommendation to the City Council for action. The City Council shall hold a hearing to determine if research should be undertaken on these areas of performance standards development. At the conclusion of this hearing, the City Council may direct City staff to employ such consultants as are necessary to conduct the appropriate research necessary to develop the standards required for successful management of the new project. Any and all costs incurred by the City in this regard shall be chargeable as a portion of the building permit costs or zoning application fee (whichever is appropriate) for the 26 -6 https:// www. municode .com/library/bdsouthlake/codes /development ordinances ?nodeld = Secti on% 2026% 20 -% 201- 1% 20Light %201ndustrial %20District 6/7 2/3/2015 Southlake, TX Development Ordinances [codes] - Section 26 -1 -1 Light Industrial District 1 Municode Library project or construction activity requiring this research. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -M.) 26.9 SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES - Special exception uses may be approved by the Board of Adjustment as specifically authorized in Section 44 of this ordinance subject to full and complete compliance with any and all conditions required in Section 44, together with any other conditions as the Board of Adjustment may impose. Any use accessory to an approved special exception use shall be permitted without specific approval if it complies with the conditions for an accessory use as defined in this ordinance. (As amended by Ordinance No. 480 -M.) 26 -7 https:// www. municode .com/library/bdsouthlake/codes /development ordinances ?nodeld = Section% 2026 %20 -% 201- 1 %20Light%201ndustrial %20District 7/7