Windsor Municipal Code § 17.14.050 Industrial Zones Development Standards

This chapter lists the land uses that may be allowed within the industrial zones established Chapter 17.06 (Zones and Zoning Map), determines the type of land use permit/approval required for each use, and provides basic standards for site layout and building size. [Source: 17.12.010]

The purposes of the individual industrial zones and the way they are applied are as follows: [Source: 27.12.020, modified]

A. BPI - Business Park/Industrial Zone. The BPI zone is applied to areas appropriate for light industrial and business park land uses, including low-intensity manufacturing and assembly processes, research and development, and corporate headquarters offices. The land uses allowed, and development standards required within the BPI zone are intended to protect adjacent areas from impacts while allowing indoor, clean, and quiet industry. Except for those land uses listed in Table 17.14-01 (Land Use Regulations—Industrial Zones), residential land uses in this zone are prohibited. Land uses in the BPI zone are often organized as a business park, with tenants that may include some commercial activities. The maximum allowable nonresidential density is 0.6 FAR. The BPI zone is consistent with the Light Industrial (LI) land use designation in the General Plan. [Source: 17.12.020.A, modified]

B. LI - Light Industrial Zone. The LI zone is applied to areas appropriate for light industrial and manufacturing, warehousing, offices, and assembly uses. Except for those land uses listed in Table 17.14-01 (Land Use Regulations—Industrial Zones), residential land uses in this zone are prohibited. Land uses allowed in the LI zone will not create objectionable noise, smoke, odor, dust, noxious gases, glare, heat, vibration, or industrial wastes. The maximum allowable nonresidential density is 0.6 FAR. The LI zone is consistent with the Light Industrial (LI) land use designation in the General Plan. [Source: 17.12.020.B, modified]

C. HI - Heavy Industrial Zone. The HI zone is applied to areas appropriate for a wider variety of land uses that are more land-intensive manufacturing uses than allowed in the LI zone. These include industrial manufacturing, warehousing, offices, and assembly that may generate objectionable noise, smoke, odor, dust, noxious gases, glare, heat, vibration, and industrial wastes. Except for those land uses listed in Table 17.14-01 (Land Use Regulations—Industrial Zones), residential land uses in this zone are prohibited. The maximum allowable nonresidential density is 0.5 FAR. The HI zone is consistent with the Heavy Industrial (HI) land use designation in the General Plan. [Source: 17.12.020.C, modified]

A. Table 17.14-01 Land Use Regulations—Industrial Zones. Table 17.14-01 (Land Use Regulations—Industrial Zones) identifies the uses of land allowed within each industrial zone, and the land use permit required to establish each use. [Source: 17.12.030, modified]

B. Uses Not Listed. Land uses not listed in Table 17.14-01 (Land Use Regulations—Industrial Zones) are not allowed, in compliance with Subsection 17.04.030.A (Uses Not Listed are Not Allowed), except as otherwise established in Subsection 17.04.030.B (Director's Determination). [Source: 17.06.030A] [Source: Table 2-6 Notes (1), modified]

C. Specific Use Regulations. The far-right column in Table 17.14-01 (Land Use Regulations—Industrial Zones) indicated additional regulations that may apply to the specific use listed. Land use regulations and allowable use provisions in other sections of this Zoning Code may also apply. [Source: 17.12.030, modified]

D. Zoning Clearance Required. Each land use specified in Table 17.14-01 (Land Use Regulations—Industrial Zones) as allowed-by-right "P" shall require the issuance of a Zoning Clearance in compliance with Chapter 17.54 (Zoning Clearance). [Source: Table 2-6: Notes (2), modified]

E. Site Plan and Design Review. In addition to the permit requirements established in Table 17.14.01 (Land Use Regulations—Industrial Zones), Site Plan and Design Review may be required in compliance with Chapter 17.56 (Site Plan and Design Review). [Source: Table 2-6: Notes (3), modified]

Table 17.14-01 Land Use Regulations—Industrial Zones

(Ord. No. 2026-405, § 3(Exh. A), 5-20-2026)

Composting Facilities. A Conditional Use Permit, in compliance with Chapter 17.58 (Conditional Use Permit and Minor Use Permit), shall be required for any outdoor composting activities. [Source: existing definition standard]

A. Table 17.14-02 Development Standards—Industrial Zones. Subdivisions, new land uses and structures, and alterations to existing land uses and structures, shall be designed, constructed, and established in compliance with the requirements in Table 17.14-02 (Development Standards—Industrial Zones). [Source: NEW]

B. Other Applicable Regulations. The "Other Applicable Regulations" section of Table 17.14-02 (Development Standards—Industrial Zones) indicates the location of additional development standards that apply to the industrial zones. Other regulations in this Zoning Code may also apply. [Source: NEW]

Table 17.14-02 Development Standards—Industrial Zones

Other Applicable Regulations