1981-40 Amending Chapter 17.06 Definitions and Chapter 17.24 I--Industrial Zones, Deleting Chapter 17.27 IR Industrial Reserve Zones, and Amending Chapter 17.57 Off Street Parking and LoadingKODIAK ISLAND BOROUGH
ORDINANCE NO. 81 -40 -0
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17.06 DEFINITIONS AND CHAPTER 17.24
I- INDUSTRIAL ZONES, DELETING CHAPTER 17.27 IR- INDUSTRIAL RESERVE ZONES, AND
AMENDING CHAPTER 17.57 OFFSTREET PARKING AND LOADING.
The Kodiak Island Borough Assembly Ordains:
SECTION 1: Chapter 17.06 Definitions is amended to include the following new
definitions:
17.06.335. Industry. "Industry" means the manufacture, storage,
extraction, fabrication, processing, reduction, destruction, conversion, or
wholesaling of any article, substance or commodity, or any treatment which
changes the form, character, or appearance of a resource material or previously
manufactured item.
17.06.445 Outdoor Storage. "Outdoor Storage" means the use of land
for the storage of items in the open, not within a structure.
17.06.575 Vehicle Impound Lot. "Vehicle Impound Lot" means a
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secured, screened lot provided for the collection and storage of vehicles for
a period not to exceed six (6) months which have been impounded and authorized
for storage by a law enforcement agency. "Vehicle Impound Lot" does not mean
the processing or dismantling of vehicles for scrap metal or the sale of their
parts.
1 SECTION 2: Chapter 17.24 I- Industrial Zone is amended and reenacted to read as
follows:
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CHAPTER 17.24
I- INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
SECTIONS:
17.24.005 Description and Intent
17.24.010 Permitted Uses
17.24.020 Conditional Uses
17.24.030 Lot Requirements
17.24.040 Yards
17.24.050 Building Height Limit
17.24.060 Performance Standards
17.24.005. Description and Intent. The I- Industrial Zone is establishedt
as a district in which the principal use of the land is for business, manufact-
uring, processing, fabricating, repair, assembly, storage, wholesaling, and
distributing operations, which may create some nuisance, but which are not pro-
perly associated nor compatible with residential land uses. For the industrial
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zone, in promoting the general purpose of this Title, the specific intentions of
this chapter are:
A. To encourage the construction of and the continued use of the land
for business and industrial purposes;
B. To prohibit all residential uses of the land not associated with
industries and any other land use which would substantially interfere with
the development, continuation or expansion of industry in the zone;
C. To concentrate the industrial and business uses within designated
areas to protect residential districts from noxious or noisy operations; and
D. To endourage the discontinuance of existing uses that would not be
ipermitted as new uses under the provisions of this chapter.
17.24.010 Permitted Uses. The following uses of the land are permitted
in the Industrial Zone:
A. Al) uses permitted in B- Business zones, except residential;
B. Aircraft automobile and truck assembly or remodeling;
C. Asphalt batch and mixing plant, manufacturing or refining;
D. Assembly of music and vending machines;
E. Auction business;
F. Beverage manufacturing;
G. Boat building, repair and storage;
H. Cabinet shops;
I. Concrete mixing batch plants;
J. Coal storage yards;
K. Dwelling units for a watchman or caretaker on the premises;
L. Dyeing plants;
M. Gravel or sand extraction;
N. Junkyards, wrecking, salvage or scrap metal operations;
0. Lumber mills and sawmills;
P. Lumberyard, building material manufacture or sales;
Q. Machine or blacksmith shops;
R. Manufacturing, servicing or repair of light consumer goods, such as
appliances, batteries, furniture and garments;
S. Metal working or welding shops;
T. Motor freight terminals;
U. Outdoor storage;
V. Paint shops;
W. Public uses;
X. Rock crushers;
Y. Seafood processing establishments and their dormitories;
Z. Sewage treatment plants;
AA. Slaughterhouses;
BB. Steel fabrication shops or yards;
CC. Vehicle Impound lots;
DD. Vocational or trade schools;
EE. Utility installations;
FF. Warehousing within an enclosed structure; and
GG. Other land uses which are similar to the permitted uses listed here-
in, in the type of manufacturing accomplished, in the number of persons employ-
ed, in the number and type of vehicles attracted to the premises, and in the
effect upon adjacent areas, as determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission
after proper notice and public hearing.
17.24.020 Conditional Uses. The following uses may be permitted by
obtaining a conditional use permit from the Planning and Zoning Commission after
proper notice and public hearing:
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A. Acetylene gas manufacture or storage;
B. Ammonia, bleaching powder or chlorine manufacture;
C. Cement, concrete, lime and plaster manufacture;
D. Chemical bulk storage and sales;
E. Garbage disposal sites, dumps and sanitary landfills;
F. Petroleum or flammable liquid production, refining or
17.24.030 Lot Re uirements.
A. Lot Area. The minimum lot area required is 20,000 square feet.
B. Lot Width. The minimum lot width required is 75 feet.
17 .24.040 Yards.
A. Front Yards,
1. There shall
2. The front yard, when facing a State Highway,
than fifty (5p) feet;
B. Side Yards.
1. There shall be a side yard on each side of a
(of not less than twenty (20) feet, except that approved fire
between adjoining structures, provides for construction on t
C. Rear Yards.
be a front yard of not less than thirty (30) feet;
shall be not less
1. There shall be a rear yard of not less than t
and
storage
principal building
wall installations,
he lot line.
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.iexcept that approved fire wall installations between adjoins
r vides for construction on the lot line.
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D. Exemptions Waterfront industries are
of this section.
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' 17.24.050 Building Height Limit
lI unrestricted, except that no structure shall interfere with Federal Aviation
Administration regulations on airport approach d
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wenty (20) feet,
ng structures, pro-
exempt from the requirements
The maximum height of structures is
an provided further that within
fifty (50) feet of any residential district boundary, no portion of any struct-
ure shall exceed the height limitations of the residential district.
17.24.060 Performance Standards. All permitted and conditional uses
shall comply with the performance standards listed, where applicable, in this
section.
A. Noise. The noise emanating from a premise used for industrial act-
ivities shill so as to not become objectionable due to intermittent
Ithe beat, frequency, or shrillness, and where a use adjoins a residential district,
noise loudness measured at the boundary line shall not exceed ninety y (90 )
B. Li htin . Any lighting shall not be used in a manner which produces
glare on pu c ig ways and neighboring property. Arc welding, acetylene
torch cutting and similar processes shall be performed so as not to be seen out-
side the property.
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C. Fire and Safety Hazards. The storage and handling of inflam-
mable liquids, liquefied petroleum, gases and explosives shall comply with tt
fire prevention code and all other applicable laws and regulations. Enameling
and paint- spraying operations shall be permitted when incidental to the prin-
cipal use and when such operations are contained within a building of two -hour
fire - resistive construction. Bulk storage of inflammable liquids below ground
shall be permitted if the tank is located no closer to the property line than
the greater dimension (diameter, length or height) of the tank.
D. Odor. Uses causing the emission of obnoxious odors of any kind
and the emission of any toxic or corrosive fumes or gases are prohibited.
E. Dust and Smoke. Dust and smoke created by industrial operations
shall not be exhausted into the air in such a manner as to create a nuisance.
F. Open Storage. Any storage shall not be located closer than
twenty -five (25) feet to any street right -of -way. Any storage shall be enclose
with a fence acceptable to the Planning and Zoning Commission. Whenever
lumber, coal or other combustible material is stored, a roadway shall be pro-
vided, graded and maintained from the street to the rear of the property to
permit free access for fire trucks at any time.
G. Screening. Where an industrial use is adjacent to and within
100 feet of a residential use or zone, that industry shall provide screening as
approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission.
SECTION 3: Chapter 17.27 Industrial Reserve (IR) Zones is hereby deleted.
SECTION 4: Chapter 17.57 Offstreet Parking and Loading is hereby amended as
follows:
17.57.060(C)(1). Type "A" Berths: Industrial, manufacturing or
wholesale establishments, warehouse, freight terminals, department stores and
food markets.
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SECTION 5: This Ordinance shall be effective upon passage and approval.
ATTEST:
FIRST READING DATE: August 6, 1981
SECOND READING AND PUBLIC HEARING: September 3, 1981
EFFECTIVE DATE: September 3. 1981
'PREPARED BY: Community Development Department
REQUESTED BY: Planning and Zoning Commission
RECOMMENDATION:
Ordinance.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 3rd day of September , 1981.
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The Planning and Zoning Commission recommends approval of this