Industrial development standards
The zoning board of review may grant a special use permit for the occupation or use of land or the erection of a structure for industrial use in an I-A or I-B zone, provided the proposed development complies with applicable industrial performance standards, the following development standards, and all other applicable requirements of this ordinance.
For uses of land within the I-A and I-B zones which do not require special use permits, the planning board shall act as a site review commission, and shall set reasonable requirements for site design and construction according to the industrial development standards hereunder. The planning board shall also certify that the proposal meets all applicable industrial performance standards.
Property and buildings to be used for industrial purposes shall be so designed and laid out as to minimize disturbance to adjacent property, and shall incorporate such features as wide, vegetated buffer areas, walls or fences, suitably located points of traffic ingress and egress, and areas for loading and parking.
(1) Site. An industrial structure or use shall be located only in an I-A zone or I-B zone.
(2) Reserved.
(3) Maximum lot coverage. The total coverage by all principal and accessory buildings and structures shall not exceed 26 percent of the total lot area.
(4) Front, side, and rear yards. The minimum dimension of front, side, and rear yards shall be 41 feet, unless the yard abuts the boundary of a residential, public use, or B-A zone, in which case the minimum dimension of the yard shall be 118 feet.
(5) Screening and landscaping. Any side or rear yard of an industrial lot which abuts a nonindustrial zone shall be bounded by a solid or opaque fence or wall at least six feet high. Such fence or wall shall be adequate to screen the industrial use from adjacent property. The development of the lot also must comply with the requirements for landscaping and buffer areas prescribed in section 7.8 of this ordinance.
(6) Minimum lot width. Each industrial lot shall have a minimum width of 150 feet measured along the lot frontage on a town street which has been accepted for maintenance or on a state highway.
(7) Off-street parking facilities. Off-street parking shall be provided and maintained as follows:
a. There shall be at least one car space per employee;
b. No parking shall be permitted within ten feet of any boundary line or within the required minimum front yard;
c. Off-street parking spaces and servicing drives shall be located within the boundaries of the lot being developed, and shall comply with the provisions of section 7 of this ordinance.
(8) Illumination. Exterior lighting shall comply with the requirements of section 7.8 and section 7.12 of this ordinance. Landscaping shall be planted so as to minimize ground illumination which might otherwise interfere with any nearby use.
(Ch. 990, § 1, 10-21-2013; Ch. 1117, § 13, 12-18-2023; Ch. 1118, § 13, 12-18-2023)