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Hold discussion regarding possible amendments to the land development code to create a new zoning district providing for less intensive uses than currently allowed in Heavy Industrial, Light Industrial, and Heavy Commercial zoning districts and provide direction to the City Manager.
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Meeting date: December 6, 2022
Department: Requested by Mayor Hughson
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Background Information:
This discussion item was requested by Mayor Hughson.
There have been requests for Heavy Industrial, Light Industrial, and Heavy Commercial zoning that caused concerns by council members and planning and zoning commissioners that uses allowed as a matter of right in those zoning classifications would not be acceptable at the location of the subject property.
A solution could be an additional zoning district that would relate to business parks. Criteria could be limiting the height of buildings, limiting the size of buildings, limiting the number of loading docks, and restrictions on where the loading docks are located. These are some of the items that are of concern when we have a request for Heavy Commercial (HC) or Light Industrial (LI) zoning next to a neighborhood.
For information purposes here are the District Intent Statements from the Land Development code:
The District Intent Statements for LI are (Section 4.4.5.3):
LI is intended to accommodate manufacturing and light industrial uses in order promote economic viability, encourage employment growth, and limit the encroachment of non-industrial development within established industrial areas. Development should be operated in a relatively clean and quiet manner and should not be obnoxious to nearby residential or commercial uses.
The District Intent Statements for HC are (Section 4.4.5.2):
HC is intended to accommodate auto oriented and other heavy commercial uses. Development should be operated in a relatively clean and quiet manner and should not be obnoxious to nearby residential or commercial uses.
The District Intent Statements for Heavy Commercial are (Section 4.4.5.4):
HI is intended to accommodate a broad range of high impact manufacturing or industrial uses, that by their nature create a nuisance, and which are not properly associated with or are not compatible with nearby residential or commercial uses.
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