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Section 502.58: LI-LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
Subd. 1: Intent. The Light Industrial District provides space for industrial activities
involving a minimum degree of refuse byproducts and air or noise pollution, and requiring a
relatively low level of on-premise processing. These activities may include secondary
commercial functions which are conducted on site.
Subd. 2: Permitted Uses. The following use shall be permitted within the LI-Light
Industrial District:
a) Assembly plants and manufacturing enterprises of a wide variety of products that
do not cause noxious odors or noise, including excessive users of water and
sewer. Examples of such uses include: fabrication or assembly of small products
such as opticals, electronics, pharmaceuticals, medical supplies and small
equipment.
b) Publishing establishments.
C) Clothing or apparel manufacturing or assembly.
d) Business incubator facilities.
e) Bottling establishments.
0 Dry cleaning and drying establishments.
g) Manufacturing/assembly of crates, boxes, baskets, furniture, veneer,
cabinets and similar word items.
h) Building materials sales and storage/lumberyards.
i) Manufacturing of plastic, fiberglass and metal products.
j) Mini-storage.
k) Major automotive repair.
1) Offices/showroom/retail space as a portion of the principal industrial use provided
they do not exceed a combined 25 percent of the total square footage of the
principal use.
m) Appliance assembly and warehousing.
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n) Industrial research laboratories.
o) Manufacturing of small electrical parts and service.
p) Newspaper and printing plants.
q) Telecommunication facilities, base stations.
r) Telemarketing and mail order establishments.
S) Warehousing, of non-explosive material and equipment within the structure.
t) Wholesale or distributor storage and distribution of non-hazardous materials.
u) Wholesale water conditioning systems.
v) Uses determined to be of a similar nature as those contained in this section upon a
finding that the uses will not be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of the
City, and that the use is consistent with the stated intent of the zone as contained
in Subd. 1.
Subd. 3: Permitted Accessory Uses. The following uses shall be permitted as an
Accessory Use in the Light Industrial District and subject to the all the requirements in this
Section:
a) Restaurant, lunch counters, confectioneries to serve the employees employed
within the District.
b) Residential structures and related residential uses necessary for security and safety
reasons in relation to the principal use.
C) Off-street parking and off-street loading.
d) Outdoor storage as regulated in Section 502.12, Subd. 12.
e) Office accessory to the principal use.
f) Business identification signs as regulated in Subd. 11.
g) Temporary buildings for construction purposes for a period not to exceed a period
of 12 months.
Subd. 4: Uses Under Special Use Permit. The following uses shall require a Special Use
Permit based on the procedures set forth in this Ordinance.
a) Adult Entertainment as regulated in Section 502.15 of this Ordinance.
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b) Commercial activities relating to production systems, structural maintenance
programs or the construction industry.
C) Service structures, public or private, designed and used to serve the uses in the
surrounding area, such as electric power substation, telephone buildings, deep
wells, elevated tanks and similar structures and uses.
d) Biotechnology and health science research, development, manufacturing, and/or
production facilities including but not limited to devices, products, components,
and services whether organic or inorganic in nature.
e) Commercial/Industrial Planned Unit Development.
f) When property within a Light Industrial District abuts County State Aid Highway
75:
1. Motels
2. Gasoline service stations
3. Restaurant or supper clubs
4. Drive-in establishments, provided that an internal site pedestrian
circulation system shall be defined and appropriate provisions made to
protect such areas from encroachments by parked cars or moving vehicles.
5. Open sales or temporary rental lots
g) Indoor Firing Range provided that:
1. The firing range shall not be located on any lot adjacent to an existing
Residential, Educational/Ecclesiastical or Public District unless the facility
is separated by a public right-of-way.
2. The firing Range shall not be located within one thousand (1,000) lineal
feet, measured from building to building, of an existing firing range or
establishment licensed to dispense intoxicating or non-intoxicating liquor,
nor shall they be in a building that dispenses liquor.
3. The building and method of operation shall conform with the applicable
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Environmental Protection Agency,
and OSHA standards for indoor ventilation, emission into the atmosphere,
indoor sound levels, lead containment and outside noise standards.
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4. The design and construction of the firing range shall completely confine
all ammunition rounds within the building and in a controlled manner.
The design and construction of the firing range shall be certified by a
registered engineer in the State of Minnesota. The certified plans shall
include the specifications and construction of the bullet trap (s), ceilings,
exterior and interior walls and floors. The certified plans shall state what
type and caliber of ammunition the range is designed to totally confine.
5. No ammunition shall be used in the range that exceeds the certified design
and construction specifications of the firing range.
6. Firearms shall not be stored on the premises when the range is closed for
Business, unless they are stored in a secured vault.
7. On-site supervision shall be supplied at all times by an adult with
credentials as a range operator. The range operator shall be responsible
for the conduct of their place of business and the conditions of safety and
order in the place of business and on the premises.
8. On site instruction shall be given only by Certified Firearms Instructors.
Current certificates for firearms instructors shall be on display in a
conspicuous location in the premises and available for public inspection at
all times.
9. The transport of firearms on the premises, to the premises and from the
premises shall conform to State Law.
10. Minors shall not be allowed in the range unless accompanied by an adult
at all times. This provision shall not be interpreted to prohibit minors
from participating in a firearm safety class or using the facility provided
they are supervised by an adult instructor.
Subd. 5: Lot Area Requirements.
a) Minimum Lot Size: One (1) acre(43,560 square feet). Minimum lot width one
hundred (100) feet.
b) Impervious surfaces shall not exceed 80% of the lot area. Impervious surfaces
shall include all structures,parking spaces and driveway connecting the parking
space with a street or alley.
502.58,Subd.5,amended 1/07
Subd. 6: Setback Requirements. No part of the structure including footings, soffits,
gutters or other overhangs shall encroach on easement areas.
Front Yard Setbacks.
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a) Front yard setback shall be thirty (30) feet from the lot line. On corner lots, the
setback from all lot lines abutting a street shall be thirty (30) feet. When an
industrial district lot is separated from a residential zone by a city street, the
setback from the lot line shall be one hundred (100) feet.
b) Front yards abutting any roadway: the setback shall be landscaped as in
accordance to the requirements of any applicable protective covenants and such
reasonable requirements as established by the City, and shall not be used for
parking.
Side Yard Setbacks.
a) Side yard setback shall be at least twenty-five (25) feet from the lot line.
Development occurring on lots platted prior to January 1, 1999 shall be subject to
the ten foot side yard setback requirement in effect at the time of platting.
b) A Light Industrial District side yard adjacent to a residential boundary line shall
provide for a landscaped strip of at least sixty (60) feet in width along the lot
boundary line. A portion of this landscaped strip shall be planted to provide a
screen. The governing body may require additional side yard setback in these
cases. When such additional width is required, such additional width shall not
exceed one hundred (100) feet and paring in this area will be permitted.
C) Side yard boarding upon any roadway: the setback shall be landscaped in
accordance with any applicable protective covenants and such reasonable
requirements as established by the City.
Rear Yard Setback.
a) Rear yard setback shall be at least twenty (20) feet, which may be used for
parking.
Subd. 7: Height Requirements.
a) No building constructed in any Light Industrial District shall be more than fifty-
five (55) feet in height. Berming the building does not allow a building to be
constructed higher than 55 feet. Elevation for the building shall be determined by
the average grade of the land.
Subd. 8: Site Coverage. No structure or combination of structures shall occupy more
than 50 percent of the lot area.
Subd. 9: Other Requirements.
a) Parking Lots. All parking lots shall conform to the standards set forth in Section
502.10. All lots shall include parking controls and other landscaping techniques to
improve their aesthetic quality and to direct the flow of traffic.
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b) Loading Docks. All loading docks shall conform to the standards set forth in
Section 502.10. No loading docks or overhead doors shall directly face County
State Aid Highway 75.
C) Building Exteriors. All construction of new facilities, excluding additions that are
less than 30% of the existing structure, shall consist of pre-cast or cast tip up
concrete walls, concrete block(painted or decorative), and stick built construction
and shall include footings that meet the requirement of the MN State Building
Code, in relation to frost protection.
Pre-finished architectural metal panels, with a minimum twenty (20) year
manufacturer color-fast warranty, may be used as a construction material. A
minimum of twenty-five (25%) of the exterior building finish directly facing
streets, exclusive of windows and doors, shall consist of materials comparable to:
face brick; natural stone or cultured rock; glass; vinyl; stucco, aluminum
lapsiding; cut block; and, concrete block(the surface must be treated with an
applied decorative texture or material). Pre-cast or cast in place concrete
buildings shall provide the same amount of adornment.
Accessory Building located in the rear yard or behind the principal structure, and
not visible from the public right-of-way must have an exterior harmonious with
the principal structure, all other accessory buildings must meet the 30%
adornment requirement stated above.
Updated 502.58,Subd.9(c)on 1/2005(*section subsequently renumbered)
d) Every applicant for a permit develop or expand any industrial property in the City
shall be required to submit a complete and accurate statement concerning the
specific nature of the use to which the property is to be put and shall certify that
the proposed use shall comply with all regulations, ordinances, or special
provisions which may apply.
e) The Planning Commission shall have the right to require any additional
information, corrections, or control, deemed necessary for the protection of the
public. The Planning Commission shall have the right to hire expert consultants,
at the permittees' expense, to assist in the establishment of special restrictions for
any Industrial Use.
f) Every applicant shall be required to submit for approval a landscape plan
providing for the planting of trees and other vegetation.
g) Any use creating periodic earthshaking vibration shall be prohibited if undue
vibrations are perceptible beyond boundaries of the property on which the use is
located. This standard shall not apply to vibrations created during the process of
construction.
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h) Any use requiring the storage, utilization or manufacture of products which could
decompose by detonation shall be located not less than 400 feet from any
residence. This section shall not apply to the storage or usage of liquid petroleum,
natural gas for normal residential or business use providing other performance
standards are met.
i) All activities that emit radioactivity shall comply with the minimum requirements
of the Federal regulatory body.
j) All uses associated with bulk storage of oil, gasoline, liquid fertilizer, chemicals,
similar liquids and hazardous substances shall comply with the requirements of
the Minnesota State Fire Marshall, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and
other hazardous substance legislation by the Federal government. The user of
such material shall have documents from the above offices that the use is in
compliance. All existing above ground liquid storage tanks with a capacity of
2,000 gallons or more, shall comply with the requirements of the Minnesota State
Fire Marshall's office within 12 months following enactment of this Ordinance.
k) Screening. All heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, and refuse
storage areas shall be screened and in a suitable location.
1) Lighting. All lighting shall be hooded and no light may directly strike any
street/highway or areas outside of the development.
m) Landscaping. In addition to requirements relating to parking lots, the
Development Plan shall show a unified landscaping scheme for the development.
n) Stens. All proposed business signs shall be an element of the Development Plan.
All signs shall conform to the requirements of Subd. 11.
o) A Lock Box shall be installed on all buildings before a certificate of occupancy
will be issued.
Subd. 10: Development Plan Requirements. All development plans must be submitted to the
Zoning Administrator for review and circulation to the City Engineer and Public Works Director,
and if it is determined that the use and development is consistent with the stated intent of the
zoning district, Planning Commission approval is not required. If the proposed use is not
consistent with the intent of this ordinance or compatible with adjacent land uses, the proposed
development plan will be submitted to the Planning Commission for approval. In determining
conformity to the Ordinance, the following information must be presented to the Zoning
Administrator.
Updated 502.58,Subd. 10 on 4/2005 (*section subsequently renumbered)
Section 502.58 Subd 10 amended 10/10
a) Building location on the lot, drawn to scale.
b) Building elevations; front, rear and side.
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C) Building exterior materials and color.
d) Locations of ingress and egress points.
e) Dumpster and solid waste pick-up areas and proposed screening material.
f) Sign location and dimensions.
g) Lighting standard and hood detail.
h) Parking and loading areas identified.
i) Drainage by the use of arrows and/or contours.
j) Screening of heating, ventilation and air-conditioning equipment.
k) Landscaping material including the location, type of plant and size.
1) Fire hydrant and fire lane locations.
m) Utility locations.
n) Any other fencing, screening, or building accessories to be located in the
development area.
o) When required, evidence of completion of National Pollutant Discharge
Elimination System (NPDES)permitting program and/or the City of St. Joseph
Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program (SWPPP).
p) If applicable, evidence of compliance with federal, state and local pollution and
nuisance laws and regulations, including, but not limited to glare, smoke, dust,
odors and noise. The burden of proof for compliance with appropriate standards
shall lie with the applicant.
q) Required Fee/Agreement.
1. Payment Required. Any person filing a petition requesting development
plan review shall pay a fee according to the schedule established by the
City Council.
2. Amount. Fees payable under this section for development plan review
shall be in an amount as established by resolution of the City Council.
Preparation and review of all elements of the required development plan,
as listed and described above, is to be at the sole expense of the developer
and at no expense to the public. The fee is payable at the time of filing a
petition and is not refundable. In addition to the above fees and in the
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event the City incurs professional fees, either legal, engineering or
professional planners, or any other cost, including but not limited to,
postage and publication expenses, the applicants shall reimburse the City
for those fees, and the City officials may require an escrow deposit,
cashier's check or letter of credit for these fees prior to the final action on
the application for development plan review. Such escrow or letter of
credit shall be in the form approved by the City Attorney.
3. Development Agreement. In the event additional review by the City or its
assigns is anticipated and/or needed during implementation of
Development Plan, or other similar circumstance, the City shall require the
property owner(s) and/or developer(s) enter into a development agreement
with the City. The development agreement shall stipulate the conditions
for approval and the City's authority to inspect the development. The
agreement shall further require the owner or developer, as the case may
require, furnish a cashier's check, escrow account or irrevocable letter of
credit in favor of the City in an amount equal to 110% of all costs
associated with City's review of the development,including but not
limited to, engineering, legal, fiscal and administrative, as estimated by the
City. Such escrow or letter of credit shall be in the form approved by the
City Attorney, shall be conditioned upon the approval of the development
plan.
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Subd. 12: Regulation of Activities Adjacent to Wetlands.
a) The following activity shall be subject to a 50 foot setback from wetlands:
The construction or maintenance of a building attached to a foundation,
including but not limited to,pole buildings. For purposes of this
paragraph, pump houses, moveable storage sheds, recreational docks and
storm water or erosion control devices shall not be considered buildings.
b) The following activity shall be subject to a 75 foot setback from wetlands:
The construction or maintenance of paved driveways or areas designed for
the parking of a vehicle or trailer.
C) The following activities shall be subject to a 100 foot setback from
wetlands:
1. The construction or maintenance of a well used for agricultural
irrigation, or any well less than 50 feet in depth.
2. External storage of materials used in conjunction with industrial or
commercial processing or manufacturing.
3. The storage of waste or refuse generated by industrial or
commercial activities.
4. The construction or maintenance of a septic system.
Updated 11/2013
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