Lincoln Municipal Code Ch. 18.28 I Industrial District

The following are permitted uses in the I district provided that they comply with all state and federal laws and city ordinances applicable to the regulation of obnoxious or offensive noise, smoke, dust, explosives, vibration, odors, bright or flashing lights, or any other nuisance factors:

(1) Any use provided for as permitted or requiring a conditional use permit in the light industrial district;

(2) Wholesale stores and storage;

(3) Animal and fiber processing;

(4) Mining and excavating;

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

(6) Signs as permitted by Title 16.

(7) Solar energy system (defined in Section 15.05.020A) - Consistent with the compatibility polices as set forth in the airport land use compatibility plan.

(Ord. No. 923B, § 11, 9-27-2016; Ord. No. 910B, § 2, 1-12-2016; Ord. 357B § 3.10.000, 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).

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

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

(1) All uses in Section 18.28.010 which do not qualify as a permitted use because of some objectionable factor;

(2) Acid storage, manufacturing;

(3) Bituminous paving plants;

(4) Inflammable liquid storage;

(5) Lime or plaster of Paris;

(6) Petroleum refining and petroleum or tar products manufacture;

(7) Quarries;

(8) Salvage yards;

(9) Smelters;

(10) 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).

(Ord. No. 964B, § 12, 5-8-2018; Ord. 357B § 3.10.010, 1979)

The maximum height for buildings and structures in the I district shall be 100 feet.

(Ord. 357B §3.10.020, 1979)

The minimum area for each lot in the I district shall be as follows:

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

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

(Ord. 357B §3.10.030, 1979)

The maximum lot coverage by all structures and buildings in the I district shall not exceed 75 percent of the lot area.

(Ord. 357B §3.10.040, 1979)

The maximum lot width in the I district shall be as follows:

(1) Corner lot: 100 feet;

(2) Interior lot: 100 feet.

(Ord. 357B §3.10.050, 1979)

No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged in the I district after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter 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 §3.10.060, 1979)

The 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 §3.10.070, 1979)