HomeMy WebLinkAboutletter to wesson with industrial usesCity of Little Rock
Department o Planning an Development Planning
Zoning and
723 West Markham Subdivision
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201-1334
(501) 371-4790
September 23, 1999
Harold Wesson
8718 Mabelvale Pike
Little Rock, AR 72209-4231
Dear Mr. Wesson,
Here is the information concerning 1-1 and 1-2 uses found in the City of Little
Rock Zoning Ordinance. This information is in regards to our discussion on the
telephone about land use plan amendment LU99-15-03.
If I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to call.
Sin ely,
Brian Minyard
Planner II
Encl.
\BRIANTU9915-03 DOC
§ 36-302 LITTLE ROCK CODE
Z. Lawn and garden center open dis-
play.
aa. Lumber yard.
bb. Machinery sales and se Ice.
cc. Miniwarehouse.
dd. Mobile home sales an service.
ee. Multi amily dwelling (as per the
R-5 d' trict).
$. Office (general and p ofessional).
gg. Office arehouse.
hh. Plant ursery.
ii. Plumb g, electric air condition-
ing an heating shps.
jj. Recycl' g facility, utomated.
kk. Retail u es not li ed (enclosed).
11. Seasona and to porary sales, out-
side.
mm. zieconan a
rummage h
nn.
Service st ti
oo.
Service sta
vehicle rep
pp.
Small engin
qq.
Studio (broa
rr.
Swimming 1
ss.
Tool and equ
side display
tt.
Truck or tra
uu.
Upholstery
vv.
Upholstery
ww.
Parking, c a
(2) Conditional us
follows:
a.
Animal p u
b.
Auction G
C.
Auto au '0
d.
Bus sta on
e.
Contrac or
f.
Cremat riu
, used furniture or
with limited motor
;ting or recording).
sale and supply.
ent rental (with out -
sales or repair.
furniture.
auto.
ial lot or garage.
tional uses are as
or
and
or m
g. Haulin and storage
h. Racetrack.
i. Retail uses not liste (with outside
display).
j. Stable, commercial.
k. Theater (drive-in t e).
1. Wa ehouse and w olesaling.
(d) Height re ulations. No building hereafter
erected or stru turally alte ed shall exceed a
height of thirty- ve (35) fee .
(e) Area regul tions.
(1) Front ya . There shall be a front yard
having a epth of of less than forty-five
(45) feet.
(2) Side yard. er shall be a side yard on
each side of he uilding having a width of
not less th fi een (15) feet. On a corner
lot, the side d on the street side or
exterior side hall be equal to the re-
quired front y d setback.
(3) Rear yard. e e shall be a rear yard
having a de th not less than twenty-
five (25) fee . In a case of a corner lot,
however, an whe providing an exterior
side yard o forty- ve (45) feet, the rear
yard may a redu d to not less than
fifteen (15 feet.
(4) Lot area egulations. There shall be a
minimum lot area of urteen thousand
(14,000) quare feet. I addition, there
shall be lot width of n t less than one
hundre (100) feet.
(Code 1961, Ch 43, § 7-103.4; Or No. 15,247, §
1, 2-17-87; Ord No. 15,553, § lh, v, -20-88; Ord.
No. 15,703, § 1 , g, o, 7-5-89; Ord. No. 5,832, § la,
4-3-90; Ord. o. 16,116, § 1(d), (f), (d , (gg), (11),
11-19-91; Or . No. 16,437, § 3, 6-9-93, Ord. No.
16,441, § 2, 7 6-93; Ord. No. 16,861, § 1(1 (t), (aa),
(ff), 3-21-95 Ord. No. 17,305, § 1(y), 11- 96)
Secs. 36- 03--36-315. Reserved.
DIVISION 5. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
yard. Sec. 36-316. General purpose.
The industrial zoning districts are intended to
ny. provide for the development of light to heavy
Supp. No. 26 2336
ZONING
industrial uses and their related facilities. Appro-
priate standards for the various districts are
designed to assure compatibility with other simi-
lar uses. In the city, such factors as location,
availability of transportation, utilities and other
factors have combined to create a well-established
industrial base. In order to maintain quality
industrial development and to protect the health,
safety and welfare of the general public the spe-
cific purposes of industrial districts are:
(1) To provide sufficient space, at appropriate
locations, to meet the needs of the city's
projected requirements for all types of
distributive, industrial and related activ-
ities, -with due allowance for the need for
choice of suitable sites.
(2) To protect distributive, industrial and re-
lated activities, as well as residential and
related activities by providing for the sep-
aration of these uses; to ensure that ap-
propriate space needs for distributive and
industrial activities are available for pro-
hibiting the use of such space for residen-
tial purposes.
(3)
(4)
To restrict those industrial activities which
involve danger of fire, explosion, toxic or
noxious matter, radiation, smoke, dust or
other particulate matter, and other haz-
ards, or to create offensive noise, vibra-
tion, heat, humidity, glare and other ob-
jectionable influences, to areas where this
chapter restricts the emission of such
nuisances, without regard to the indus-
trial products or processes involved.
To protect; industrial activities and re-
lated developments against congestion, as
appropriate for each area, by limiting the
bulk of buildings in relation to the land
around them and to one another, and by
requiring off-street parking and loading
facilities to be provided with such devel-
opments.
(5) To promote the most desirable use of land
and direction of building development, to
promote stability of industrial and related
development, to strengthen the economic
base of the city to protect the character of
Supp. No. 26 2337
§ 36-319
these districts and their peculiar suitabil-
ity for particular uses, and to conserve the
value of land and buildings.
(Code 1961, Ch. 43, § 7-104(a))
Sec. 36-317. Districts.
The I industrial district is hereby subdivided
into three (3) subordinate districts which are
known as:
(1) I-1 industrial park district.
(2) I-2 light industrial district.
(3) I-3 heavy industrial district.
(Code 1961, Ch. 43, § 7-104(b))
Sec. 36-318. District restrictions.
Unless otherwise specifically provided in this
section, the following restrictions shall apply to
the industrial districts:
(1) Any lighting visible from outside the site
shall be designed to reflect away from
adjacent residential districts. No noise,
odor or vibration shall be emitted so that
it constitutes a nuisance which substan-
tially exceeds the general level of noise,
odor or vibration emitted by uses adjacent
to or immediately surrounding the site.
Such comparisons shall be made at the
boundaries of the site.
(2) Outdoor storage of trash receptacles shall
be at the sides or rear of the site and shall
be totally encircled or screened by a fence,
planting or other suitable visual barrier.
(3) Landscaping of all vehicular use areas
shall be in compliance with chapter 15,
article IV
(Code 1961, Ch. 43, § 7-104(c); Ord. No. 15,832, §
la, 4-3-90)
Sec. 36-319. I-1 industrial park district
(a) Purpose and intent. The 1-1 industrial park
district is established to provide for modern, effi-
cient, and well-designed industrial facilities within
a "park -like" setting. As the city's most restrictive
industrial district, the I-1 zone is designed to
conform to high development standards while
providing for a full array of industrial and related
§ 36-319
LITTLE ROCK CODE
uses. This section applies to such district. -The
siting of buildings, parking, landscaping and the
location of this district in relation to adjacent
residential and commercial areas will be of par-
ticular importance in determining the appropri-
ateness of allowing the I-1 district at a given
location. Stringent enclosure, screening and
locational requirements are applied to storage
areas of materials and merchandise.
(b) Development criteria. Unless otherwise spe-
cifically provided in this section, the following
development criteria shall apply to this district:
(1) All properties within this district shall be
contiguous and shall be totally developed
under a unified site plan submitted to and
approved by the planning commission.
Criteria for submittal of the accompany-
ing site plan shall follow the guidelines
set forth in this chapter.
(2) Every use, or any part thereof, that is not
conducted within a building completely
enclosed on all sides shall be enclosed
within a wall or fence six (6) feet in
height. Such wall or fence shall com-
pletely screen all operations conducted
within such wall or fence from observa-
tion. No exterior storage area shall en-
croach into any of the required yards.
(3) All buildings shown on the required site
plan shall cover an aggregate area of not
more than fifty (50) percent of such site.
(4) No loading or storage of materials or
products shall be permitted in the re-
quired front yard.
(5) Notwithstanding the yard regulations for
this district, no part of any building or
accessory structure shall be located closer
than one hundred (100) feet to any resi-
dential district boundary.
(6) Design provisions for ingress and egress,
service drives, interior circulation shall be
that required by section 31-210 of the
subdivision regulations.
(7) Off -premises outdoor advertising is pro-
hibited.
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(e) Use regulations.
(1) Permitted uses.
a.
Ambulance services headquarters
post.
b.
Appliance repair.
C.
Banks and savings and loans.
d.
Building material sales (open).
e.
Bus station or terminal.
f.
Clothing manufacturing.
g.
Contractor or maintenance yard.
h.
Day nursery or day care center.
i.
Eating place with drive-in service.
j.
Eating place without drive-in ser-
vice.
k.
Feed store.
1.
Financial institution (drive-in).
m.
Hauling and storage company.
n.
Home center.
o.
Hotel or motel.
p.
Job printing, lithographer, printing
or blueprinting plant.
q.
Laboratory.
r.
Laboratory manufacturing.
S.
Landscape service.
t.
Laundry, industrial.
U.
Lawn and garden center, enclosed.
v.,
Lawn and garden center, open dis-
play.
W.
Light fabrication and assembly pro-
cess.
X.
Miniwarehouse.
y.
Motor freight terminal.
Z.
Office (general and professional).
aa.
Office equipment sales and service.
bb.
Office warehouse.
cc.
Parking, commercial lot or garage.
dd.
Photography studio.
ee.
Plant nursery.
ff.
Plumbing, electrical, heating or air
conditioning shop.
ZONING
gg.
School, business.
hh.
Secondhand store, used furniture or
g. Machine or welding shop.
rummage shop.
ii.
Service station.
k
Studio (broadcasting or recording).
kk.
Warehouse and wholesaling.
(2) Conditional uses. Conditional uses are as
follows:
a. Agricultural products processing.
b. Airport or landing field.
C. Cabinet or woodwork shop.
d. Furniture repair store.
e. Industrial uses not listed (enclosed).
§ 36-320
(4) Lot area regulations. There shall be a
minimum lot area of not less than one (1)
acre.
In addition, there shall be a minimum
tract width of one hundred fifty (150) feet
and a tract depth of not less than two
hundred (200) feet.
(Code 1961, Ch. 43, § 7.104.1; Ord. No. 15,247, § 1,
2-17-87; Ord. No. 15,703, § li, 7-5-89; Ord. No.
15,832, § la, 4-3-90; Ord. No. 16,116, § 1(hh),
(mm), 11-19-91; Ord. No. 16,577, § lk, 1-18-94;
Ord. No. 16,861, § 1(m), 3-21-95; Ord. No. 17,305,
§ 1(f), 11-7-96)
Sec. 36-320. I-2 light industrial district.
f. Lumberyard.
(a) Purpose and intent. The I-2 light industrial
district is designed to accommodate a wide range
g. Machine or welding shop.
of industrial and related uses which conform to
h. Recycling facility (MRF)
high development standards, Industrial establish-
i. Retail uses not listed.
ments of this type may either be located in exten-
sive areas devoted solely to these uses or may
j. School, commercial, trade or craft.
provide a buffer between commercial districts and
(3) Accessory uses. Accessory uses are as fol-
other industrial uses which involve more objec-
tionable influences. This section applies to such
lows:
district. A primary objective of this district is the
a. Sleeping quarters for drivers or crew.
reservation of sufficient land at appropriate loca-
b. Vehicle maintenance or repair.
tions to accommodate both present and proposed
needs of the city for industrial development. Res-
idential development is excluded from this dis-
(d) Height regulations. No building hereafter
trict, both to protect residents from an undesir-
erected or structurally altered shall exceed a
able environment and to facilitate maximum
height of forty-five (45) feet.
efficiency of industrial activity. Community facil-
ities and convenience trade establishments which
(e) Area regulations.
provide needed services to the industrial uses are
allowed in this district.
(1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard
having a depth of not less than seventy
(b) Development criteria.
(70) feet.
(1) Uses shall be provided entirely within
(2) Side yard. There shall be a side yard on
enclosed buildings. Outdoor storage of
each side lot line of any building having a
equipment, materials or merchandise, how -
width of not less than thirty (30) feet.
ever, is allowed provided they are screened
by a six-foot opaque barrier, except when
(3) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard
such merchandise consists of airplanes,
having a depth of not less than forty (40)
automobiles, boats, mobile homes, travel
feet from the lot line to the building. In
trailers or motor homes, motorcycles, buses
the case of double frontage lots the rear
or trucks or wheeled or tracked industrial
yard setback shall be increased to fifty
vehicles. In those instances where the
(50) feet.
provisions of this section conflict with the
4 Supp. No. 26 2339
§ 36-320
LITTLE ROCK CODE
landscape ordinance or the buffer regula-
cc.
Job printing, lithographer, printing
tions of the zoning ordinance, the land-
or blueprinting plant.
scape ordinance shall apply.
dd.
Laboratory.
(2) The
side and rear yard setbacks will be
ee.
Laboratory manufacturing.
adjusted
to accommodate those tracts of
ff.
Landscape service.
land
provided with rail service.
gg.
Laundry, industrial.
(c) Use regulations.
hh.
Lawn and garden center, enclosed.
(1) Permitted uses. Permitted uses are as
ii.
Lawn and garden center, open dis-
follows:
play.
a.
Ambulance service headquarters post.
J.
Light fabrication and assembly pro -
b.
Airport or landing field.
cess.
C.
Animal pound or kennel.
kk.
Lumberyard.
d.
Appliance repair.
U.
Machine or welding shop.
e.
Auction—General merchandise.
mm.
Machinery sales and service.
f.
Auto auction.
nn.
Miniwarehouse.
g.
Auto glass muffler shop.
oo.
Mobile home sales.
h.
Automobile, motorcycle display, sales
pp.
Motor freight terminal.
and service.
qq.
Office equipment sales and service.
i.
Auto or truck rental and leasing.
rr.
Office (general and professional).
j.
Auto parts and aecessories.
ss.
Office warehouse.
k.
Auto paint or body rebuilding shop.
tt,
Parking (commercial lot or garage).
1.
Auto repair garage.
uu.
Photography studio.
m.
Banks and savings and loans.
vv.
Plant nursery.
n.
Building material sales (open).
ww.
Plumbing, electrical, heating or air
o.
Bus or truck storage or garage.
conditioning shop.
p.
Bus station or terminal.
xx.
Railroad passenger station.
q.
Cabinet or woodworking shop.
yy.
Recycling facility, automated.
r.
Car wash.
zz.
Recycling facility (MFR)
S.
Clothing manufacturing.
aaa.
School, business.
t.
Contractor or maintenance yard.
bbb.
School, commercial, trade or craft.
U.
[Reserved].
ccc.
Secondhand store, used furniture or
V.
Day nursery or day care center.
rummage shop.
w.
Eating place with drive-in service.
ddd.
Service station
X.
Eating place without drive-in ser-
eee.
Small engine repair.
vice.
fff.
Studio (broadcasting or recording).
y.
Feed store.
ggg.
Swimming pool sales and supply.
Z.
Furniture repair store.
hhh.
Taxidermist.
aa.
Hauling and storage company.
iii.
Tool and equipment rental (inside).
bb.
Home center.
B.
Tool and equipment rental (outside).
Supp. No. 26 2340
010141, 11 �
kkk.
Truck or tractor sales or repair.
Ill.
Warehousing and wholesaling.
mmm. Wood products manufacturing.
(2) Conditional uses. Conditional uses are as
follows:
a.
Agricultural products processing.
b.
Crematorium.
C.
Hotel or motel.
d.
Industrial uses not listed (enclosed).
e.
Racetrack.
f.
Recycling facility (MRF) outside.
g.
Retail uses not listed.
h.
Slaughterhouse, closed facility.
i.
Theater (drive-in).
j.
Upholstery shop, furniture.
k.
U-pholstery shop, auto.
1.
Hazardous or medical waste dis-
posal facility.
m.
Tire retreading and recapping.
(3) Accessory uses. Accessory uses are as fol-
lows:
a. Sleeping quarters for drivers or crew.
b. Vehicle maintenance or repair.
(d) Height regulations. No building hereafter
erected or structurally altered shall exceed a
height of forty-five (45) feet.
(e) Area regulations.
(1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard
having a depth of not less than fifty (50)
feet.
(2) Side yard. There shall be a side yard on
each side of the building having a width of
not less than fifteen (15) feet.
(3) Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard
having a depth not less than twenty-five
(25) feet.
(4) Lot area regulations. There shall be a lot
area of not less than fourteen thousand
(14,000) square feet. In addition, there
shall be a lot width of not less than one
hundred (100) feet.
(Code 1961, Ch. 43, § 7.104.2; Ord. No. 15,247, § 1,
2-17-87; Ord. No. 15,553, § li, w, oo, 9-20-88; Ord.
No. 15,703, § 1h, 7-5-89; Ord. No. 16,116, § 1(e),
(ii), (nn), 11-19-91; Ord. No. 16,157, § 1, 1-21-92;
Ord. No. 16,437, § 3, 6-9-93; Ord. No. 16,441, § 2,
7-6-93; Ord. No. 16,861, § 1(e), (n), (aa), (gg),
3-21-95; Ord. No. 17,305, § 1(g), (h), (z), (ff), (bbb),
11-7-96)
Supp. No. 26 2341
§ 36-321
Sec. 36-321.1-3 industrial district
(a) Purpose nd intent. The I-3 eavy indus-
trial district is esigned to accom odate indus-
trial uses which volve potentiall objectionable
uses and hazards and which, the efor, cannot be
reasonably expect d to conform a high level of
performance stan rds, but w ch are essential
to the economic via ility of th city. This section
applies to such dist ' ct. It is a expressed pur-
pose of this district o other u es by locating them
in areas where the ne ative ' fluences have least
impact. The side and ear rd setbacks will be
adjusted to accommod to hose tracts of land
provided with rail servi .
(b) Development criterz Unless otherwise spe-
cifically provided for in t section, the following
development criteria shal apply to this district:
(1) Every use that is oted to the collection
storage, salvage, or crapping of automo-
biles, trucks, b se or other self-pro-
pelled vehicles s all rovide on all sides of
such operation an e ght (8) foot opaque
wall or fence. a fe ce or wall shall be
constructed of wood r metal so as to
preclude the ssage ❑ light or air.
(2) In additioIn the scree ing requirements
of (b)(1) osection, 1 uses that stack
or pile thassis or b dies of vehicles
shall be ed to a m 'mum stacking
height of en (15) feet t any point on
the propeThis measur ment shall be
from thermost point f the stack to
ground elon on any si
(e) Use regulations.
(1) Permitte uses. The permitte uses in the
I-3 hea industrial district ' clude (ex-
cept fo hotel or motel) those ermitted
uses f nd in the I-1 industrial ark dis-
trict r the I-2 light industria district
toget er with the following:
a. /Agricultural products pro
b. Bulk storage of highly fla mable
and/or hazardous materials. I Vs use
shall be permitted to be coca d by
right on tracts of land larger than
five (5) acres in area separated from
residential zoned or used property