Lincoln Municipal Code § 18.26.010 Permitted uses

Uses permitted in the L-I district shall be as follows:

(1) Automobile body and paint shop;

(2) Automobile repair shop;

(3) Heavy equipment sales and service;

(4) Tire shop;

(5) Other uses which the planning commission has determined are similar in nature to others listed in this section;

(6) Signs as permitted by Title 16;

(7) Kennels for the purposes of temporarily boarding not more than 30 dogs or cats each for a period not to exceed 30 days.

(Ord. No. 1104B, § 9, 3-10-2026; Ord. No. 910B, § 2, 1-12-2016; Ord. 357B §3.09.000, 1979)

The following uses are permitted within the L-I district if they are conducted within a building, or surrounded by a solid fence of wood, masonry or similar new materials:

(1) Automobile body manufacturing;

(2) Boat building;

(3) Bottling plant;

(4) Building materials;

(5) Cabinet shop;

(6) Contractor's yards;

(7) Emergency shelters; defined in section 50801(e) of the Health and Safety Code as "housing with minimal supportive services for homeless persons that is limited to occupancy of six months or less by a homeless person. No individual or household may be denied emergency shelter because of an inability to pay." Emergency shelters shall be subject to the following requirements:

a. Emergency shelters shall be in compliance with all building codes, fire standards, and light industrial parking standards;

b. The maximum occupancy shall not exceed 25 individuals;

c. Emergency shelters shall provide on-site waiting and intake areas that are screened from public view;

d. There shall be at least one staff member of the emergency shelter on site at all times while temporary residents are present;

e. Security lights shall be provided to the satisfaction of the development services director;

f. The applicant shall coordinate with the Lincoln police department to prepare a security plan for the facility, and shall provide the Lincoln police department with the name(s) and telephone number(s) of a responsible party(ies) to contact. The Lincoln police department may require the provision of on-site private security when the facility of [is] occupied if deemed necessary by the chief of police;

g. Emergency shelters shall establish and maintain set hours for client intake/discharge. Said hours shall be posted at the entry to the facility; and

h. Emergency shelters shall maintain a minimum 300-foot separation from other emergency shelters.

(8) Feed and fuel yards;

(9) Food processing;

(10) Frozen food lockers;

(11) Ice and cold storage;

(12) Lumberyard;

(13) Machine shop;

(14) Warehousing;

(15) Kennels for the purposes of temporarily boarding not more than 30 dogs or cats each for a period not to exceed 30 days.

(16) Other uses which the planning commission has determined are similar in nature.

(Ord. No. 1104B, § 9, 3-10-2026; Ord. No. 855B, § 3, 5-24-2011; Ord. 357B §3.09.010, 1979)

Emergency Generator. An emergency generator defined as a fixed device on a permanently mounted stand-by unit or combination of permanently mounted stand-by units, powered by an approved fire department power source for the purpose of temporarily supplying electricity for an industrial building that operates automatically as [a] secondary source of electrical power shall be permitted in accordance with the following requirements:

(1) An emergency generator shall be used during periods of power outages or for periodic testing and necessary maintenance operation and shall not be used to sell power back to a power company or for use by power customers during periods of peak demand.

(2) Emergency generators are not permitted on the roof of a building.

(3) No emergency generator shall be installed prior to the issuance of a building permit.

(4) Placement of an emergency generator shall be five feet from buildings and 15 feet from any property line.

(5) Emergency generators are exempt from noise standards during periods of electrical power outages, including maintenance and periodic testing.

(6) The operating specifications of an emergency generator for the purposes of providing power during power outages shall not exceed noise levels 70dBA (CNEL).

Solar Energy System. A solar energy system as defined in section 15.05.020A. shall be permitted if the solar energy system meets all of the following conditions:

(1) The solar energy system shall be designed for the purpose of reducing on-site energy needs and shall be accessory to and incorporated into the development of an authorized use of the property.

(2) The solar energy system shall only be permitted on the roof of a permitted principle structure or in the rear and side yard of the lot adjacent to a permitted structure.

(3) The solar energy system shall conform to all set back requirements for the district in which the solar energy system is located unless, the community development director or his designee identifies a safety concern requiring placement within the setback.

(4) The solar energy system shall be designed to absorb light, have minimal glint and glare and to scatter the reflected light.

(Ord. No. 1013B, § 5, 6-9-2020; Ord. No. 1001B, § 5, 11-12-2019; Ord. No. 1000B, § 5, 10-8-2019; Ord. No. 996B, § 5, 8-13-2019; Ord. No. 923B, § 8, 9-27-2016)

The following uses are permitted subject to issuance of a conditional use permit by the planning commission:

(1) Automobile wrecking yard;

(2) Concrete batch plant;

(3) Light manufacturing, fabrication, assembling, component manufacturing, small parts processing;

(4) Mobile home sales and services;

(5) Outdoor storage and sales;

(6) Public utility service yard.

(7) Recycling and redemption collection facilities, including reverse vending machine(s), small collection facilities, and recycling facilities (Subject to the provisions set forth in Chapter 18.35).

(8) Kennels utilizing outdoor facilities for the purposes of temporarily boarding not more than 30 dogs or cats each for a period not to exceed 30 days.

(Ord. No. 1104B, § 9, 3-10-2026; Ord. No. 964B, § 11, 5-8-2018; Ord. 357B §3.09.020, 1979)

The maximum height for buildings and structures in the L-I district shall be 50 feet.

(Ord. 357B §3.09.030, 1979)

The minimum lot area in the L-I district shall be as follows:

(1) Corner lot: 10,000 square feet;

(2) Interior lot: 10,000 square feet.

(Ord. 357B §3.09.040, 1979)

The maximum lot coverage by all structures and buildings in the L-I district shall not exceed 50 percent of the lot area.

(Ord. 357B §3.09.050, 1979)

The minimum lot width in the L-I district shall be as follows:

(1) Corner lot: 100 feet;

(2) Interior lot: 100 feet.

(Ord. 357B §3.09.060, 1979)

No building or structure in the L-I district shall, after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this title, be erected or enlarged unless the following yards are provided and maintained:

(1) Front Yard. There shall be a front yard of not less than 25 feet in depth.

(2) Rear Yard. There shall be a rear yard for each lot of not less than ten feet.

(3) Side Yard. There shall be a side yard on each side of all buildings of not less than ten feet.

(4) Side Street Yard. On corner lots, there shall be a side street yard of not less than ten feet.

(5) Building Sites on Rights-of-way in General Plan. Front, side, side street or rear yards required for lots abutting a highway or street for which rights-of-way are established by the circulation element of the general plan shall be determined as provided in Section 18.42.020.

(Ord. 357B §3.09.070, 1979)

The light industrial district shall not be created unless the following minimum area, depth and width of the district are provided:

(1) Minimum district area: one acre;

(2) Minimum district width: 100 feet;

(3) Minimum district depth: 100 feet.

(Ord. 357B §3.09.080, 1979)