ARTICLE 9

C-I, COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

 

 

SECTION 9.01         INTENT

 

The Commercial-Industrial District is established to accommodate those uses involved with the manufacturing, processing and distribution of a wide variety of products as well as businesses offering a broad range of goods and services, including both comparison and convenience goods and services.  The market for businesses in the C-I district may include the Town population, residents in surrounding communities, and the people in transit.  The permitted businesses and industrial uses are usually those which generate a heavy volume of both automobile and commercial vehicular traffic.  Because of the impacts commonly generated by C-I uses, these districts are not generally appropriate adjacent to residential uses, unless ample buffering is provided.  One purpose of these districts is to direct all intensive commercial and industrial uses to these concentrated areas rather than allowing inefficient scattering of such development.

 

The Town's ordinances, particularly regarding setbacks, parking, signs and dumpster enclosures, are intended to help ensure long term viability of the major commercial areas in the Town.

 

SECTION 9.02         PRINCIPAL USES PERMITTED

 

In the C-I, Commercial-Industrial District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for one or more of the following specified uses, including any special conditions listed below, unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance.

 

A.        All principally permitted and specially permitted uses allowed in the C-H, Commercial-Highway district, except residential.

 

B.        Any business involved with the production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, repair, storage or distribution of materials or products which shall not pose a threat to or be offensive to occupants of adjacent properties by reason of the emission of noise, vibration, dust, smoke, odor or particulate matter, toxic or noxious materials or matter, glare, heat, electromagnetic energy or atomic radiation

 

C.        Light manufacturing uses.

 

D.        Truck terminals.

 

E.        Municipal buildings and uses.

 

F.         Lumber, feed and fuel sales and storage.

 

G.        Heating, plumbing, electrical, metal or similar fabrication operations.

 

H.        Welding shops.

 

I.          Concrete product sales only.

 

J.         Machine shops.

 

K.        Wholesale, storage, warehouse or distribution facilities.

 

L.         Cold storage or meat packing plants.

 

M.        Development or research center.

 

N.        Television transmission studios and general offices, including satellite dish antenna.

 

O.        Radio transmission studios and general offices, including satellite dish antenna.

 

 

SECTION 9.03         SPECIAL USES

 

The following Special Uses may be permitted upon review and approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals in accordance with the general standards for all Special Uses found in Article 15.

 

A.        Junk yards.

 

B.        Single-family, two-family and multiple-family dwellings.

 

C.        Transfer stations.

 

D.        Sanitary landfills.

 

E.        The use or storage of hazardous materials in association with any principally or specially permitted use.

 

 

 

 

SECTION 9.04         ACCESSORY USES & STRUCTURES

 

The following accessory uses and structures shall be permitted only when constructed, located and operated accessory to a principally or specially permitted use in the C-I, Commercial-Industrial District:

 

A.        Garages, subject to site plan review by the Planning Board.

 

B.        Utility Sheds.

 

C.        Fences.

 

D.        Satellite Dish Antenna.

 

E.        Dumpsters.

 

F.         Any other accessory uses, buildings and structures determined by the Zoning Board of Appeals to be customarily incidental to any of the principally or specially permitted uses allowed in the C-I, Commercial-Industrial District.

 

 

SECTION 9.05         SPECIAL STANDARDS

 

A.        All business establishments shall be retail, wholesale or service establishments dealing directly with customers. All goods produced on the premises shall be sold at retail on premises where produced.

 

B.        All business, servicing, or processing, except for off-street parking or loading, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building, unless otherwise specifically permitted.

 

 

SECTION 9.06         ADDITIONAL SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

 

All Principally Permitted, Specially Permitted and Accessory Uses in the C-I, Commercial-Industrial District, shall comply with all applicable provisions of this Ordinance.

 

 

 

SCHEDULE A

                                             C-I, COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

 

 

Principal

Permitted

Uses

(All Uses Subject to Site Plan Review)

 

Special

Permit

Uses

 

Minimum

Lot

Area

(Sq. Ft.)

 

Minimum

Lot

Width

(Feet)

 

Maximum

Lot

Coverage

 

Maximum

Building Height

(Stories)

 

Maximum

Building

Height

(Feet)

 

Minimum

Front Yard

(Feet)

 

Minimum

Side

Yards

One/Both

(Feet)

 

Minimum

 Rear

Yard

(Feet)

 

All Principally and Specially Permitted Uses Allowed in the C-H, Commercial-Highway District

 

 

 

REFER

 

TO

 

THE

 

C-H

 

ZONING

 

DISTRICT

 

SCHED.

 

A

 

Lumber , Feed & Fuel Sales & Storage

Heating, Plumbing, Electrical,

 etc. Fabrication Operations

Machine Shops

Welding Shops

Concrete Product Sales

 

 

 

 

 

2 Acres

 

 

 

200

 

 

 

40%

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

40

 

 

 

50

 

`

 

25/60

 

 

 

50

 

Truck Terminals

Light Manufacturing Uses

Cold Storage or Meat Packing Plants

 

 

 

 

5 Acres

 

 

300

 

 

40%

 

 

3

 

 

40

 

 

100

 

 

50/100

 

 

100

 

Wholesale, Storage, Warehouse or

Distribution Facility

Development or Research Center

 

 

 

 

10 Acres

 

 

400

 

 

40%

 

 

 

3

 

 

40

 

 

100

 

 

50/100

 

 

100

 

 

 

Transfer Stations

 

15 Acres

 

500

 

25%

 

2

 

25

 

150

 

150/400

 

150

 

 

 

Junk Yards

 

25 Acres

 

600

 

20%

 

2

 

25

 

200

 

200/5000

 

200

 

 

 

Sanitary Landfills

 

*

 

*

 

*

 

*

 

*

 

*

 

*

 

*

 

 

 

 

Single-Family, Two-family or Multiple-Family Dwellings

 

REFER

 

TO

 

THE

 

R-2

 

ZONING

 

DISTRICT

 

SCHED.

 

A

 

Municipal Buildings and Uses

 

 

 

2 Acres

 

200

 

15%

 

2½

 

35

 

50

 

50/100

 

50

SCHEDULE B

                                             C-I, COMMERCIAL-INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT                                                                                      

 

 

Accessory Structure

 

Maximum Area

(Square Feet)

 

Maximum Height

(Feet)

 

Minimum Front Yard

(Feet)

 

Minimum Side Yards

(Feet)

 

Minimum Rear Yard

(Feet)

 

Utility Sheds

 

650

 

18

 

N/ALLOW

 

20

 

20.

 

 

Fences

 

 

N/APPL

 

3 ½ (Front Yard)

6 (Rear Yard)

 

 

15

 

 

10

 

 

10

 

 

Satellite Dish Antenna

 

Solid Type - 51

Mesh Type - 110

 

 

20*

 

 

N/A

 

 

15

 

 

15

 

Dumpsters

 

150**

 

6***

 

N/A

 

25

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                                * No satellite dish may be erected to a height greater than the highest point of the roof line of the principal building on the lot

                                                                                                             ** Indicates the maximum allowable area of the dumpster pad.

                                                                                                          *** Must be completely screened by a six (6) foot high solid fence.