§ 4. Industrial districts.
The following regulations shall apply in industrial districts as indicated:
(1)
Permitted uses in I-1 Light Industrial District: Permitted uses in the I-1 Light Industrial District shall be as follows:
(a)
Light manufacturing
(b)
Light wholesale and storage establishments
(c)
Light outdoor advertising service establishments
(d)
Light research, development and testing laboratories
(e)
Light motor freight transportation establishments
(f)
Aircraft parts establishments
(g)
Automobile and truck repair establishments
(h)
Welding shops
(i)
Cabinet shops
(j)
Automobile service establishments
(k)
Domestic rental services
(l)
Miniwarehouses
(m)
Publishing and printing service establishments
(n)
Monopole Towers 150 feet or less in height
(o)
Recycling Collection Facility
(p)
Domestic and business service establishments
(q)
Construction service establishments
(r)
Business, professional, governmental and nonprofit organization offices
(s)
Business training schools
(t)
Publicly owned or operated building
(2)
Permitted uses in I-2 Heavy Industrial District: Permitted uses in the I-2 Heavy Industrial district shall be as follows:
(a)
Any use permitted in the I-1 Industrial District.
(b)
Heavy research, development and testing laboratories.
(c)
Heavy motor freight transportation establishments.
(d)
Heavy building material establishments.
(e)
Heavy construction service establishments.
(f)
Heavy landscaping service establishments.
(g)
Aircraft establishments.
(3)
Permitted accessory structures and uses: In all industrial districts the following are permitted accessory structures and uses:
(a)
Signs identifying the name and type of activity conducted on the same premises.
(b)
Garage or other buildings not used as a dwelling and accessory to the principal use.
(c)
Restaurants, cafeteria, or recreational facilities for employees, and other customary accessory uses for industrial uses.
(d)
Accessory uses customarily incidental to the principal uses permitted.
(4)
Special exception uses: In all industrial districts the following are special exception uses:
(a)
Heavy manufacturing.
(b)
Heavy wholesale and storage establishments.
(c)
Heavy outdoor advertising service establishments.
(d)
Heavy heating fuel and ice establishments.
(e)
Laundry and dry cleaning plants.
(f)
Dwelling unit for caretaker or watchman employed on the premises.
(g)
Dwelling unit occupying the same building in which is conducted the principal use of the premises on which it is situated.
(5)
Dimensions and area regulations: The following dimension and area regulations shall apply in all industrial districts:
(a)
The front yard requirement along U.S. 19, S.R. 50, U.S. 41, U.S. 98, U.S. 301, C.R. 578, and C.R. 485 shall be one hundred twenty-five (125) feet.
(b)
Along all other functionally classified roads not included in (a) above as identified on the Existing Functional Classification Map developed by Hernando County, the front setback shall be seventy-five (75) feet.
(c)
Along all roadways not identified on the Existing Functional Classification Map, the minimum front yard requirement is thirty-five (35) feet.
(d)
Minimum side yard requirement: The minimum side yard requirement for industrial districts is twenty (20) feet.
(e)
Minimum rear yard requirement: The minimum rear yard requirement for industrial districts is thirty-five (35) feet. The board may, upon request by an applicant, reduce the required rear yard where such rear yards would be adjacent to railroad sidings if such reduction would not be detrimental to surrounding areas.
(f)
Industrial lots adjacent to residential districts: All industrial uses in all industrial districts which are located on lots adjacent to a residential district shall maintain a minimum setback requirement for all structures of thirty-five (35) feet in the side or rear yard adjacent to the residential district. The outer portion of the required thirty-five-foot setback bordering the parcel and adjacent to the residential district shall consist of a five-foot landscaped separation strip. The nonresidential use located on such lot shall be permanently screened from the adjoining and contiguous residential properties by a wall, fence, evergreen, hedge and/or other approved enclosures. Such screening shall have a minimum height of five (5) feet and a maximum height of eight (8) feet.
(g)
Maximum building height: The maximum building height in industrial districts is forty-five (45) feet and/or three (3) stories. The maximum building height permitted may be increased provided one additional foot is added to each of the required yards for each additional foot of building height constructed over the maximum building height permitted. In such cases the minimum side yard requirement shall be thirty-five (35) feet plus one additional foot for each additional foot of building height constructed over the maximum building height permitted.
(h)
Communication tower: A monopole tower shall meet the setbacks of the Industrial District. In no case shall a monopole tower one hundred (100) feet in height or greater be located within one hundred twenty-five (125) percent of its height to any residentially zoned property, unless such property is used or designated for a nonresidential use. In no case shall a monopole tower less than one hundred (100) feet in height be located within one hundred (100) percent of their height to any residentially zoned property unless such property is used or designated for a nonresidential use.
The Existing Functional Classification Map developed by Hernando County is hereby adopted by reference and made part of this section. The official Existing Functional Classification Map shall be placed on file at the Hernando County Planning Department. The Existing Functional Classification Map may be modified by board resolution at any time upon notice of an advertised public hearing.
(6)
Standards for outdoor storage: Outdoor storage is allowable as an accessory use to permitted uses within the I-1 zoning category subject to the following standards:
Screened outdoor storage shall be permitted within the I-1 zoning classification behind the building line as an accessory use to a permitted use. Screening shall be required from adjoining and contiguous properties by a wall, fence or other approved enclosures. Screening shall meet an eighty (80) percent opacity standard. Such screening shall be located behind the building line and shall have a minimum height of five (5) feet and maximum of eight (8) feet
(7)
Residential Protection Standards in all industrial districts:
(a)
There shall be no speakers or other sound equipment located within 100 feet of any single family residential district property line.
(b)
There shall be no buildings containing alcoholic beverage dispensation establishments, convenience stores, or automotive and truck repair establishments located within 100 feet of any single family residential district property line.
(c)
No commercial activities which include customer entrances, drive-up windows, ordering boxes, or loading/unloading areas, shall be allowed to operate between the hours of 12 midnight and 7:00 a.m. within 100 feet of any single family residential district property line.
(d)
No building within 100 feet of any single family residential district property line shall be more than 20 feet in height.
(e)
All loading bays and loading docks must be a minimum of 100' from any single family residential district property line. Additionally, all loading bays and loading docks must be screened from view from the public right-of-way or single family residential district property line. Screening may include landscape plantings, berms, fences or walls.
(f)
Air conditioning and/or other operational equipment must be oriented away from single family residentially zoned property, or screened to minimize noise impacts and reduce visual incompatibility to the single family residentially zoned property. Screening may include landscape plantings, berms, fences or walls.
(Ord. of 12-4-72, §§ IV(b)(1), (3)—(5), IV(c)(1); Ord. No. 74-8, §§ 2—5, 10-15-74; Ord. No. 76-2, §§ 15, 16, 2-17-76; Ord. No. 84-6, §§ 2, 3, 3-27-84; Ord. No. 87-12, § 3, 3-31-87; Ord. No. 96-08, § 18, 5-7-96; Ord. No. 96-19, § 13, 9-10-96; Ord. No. 97-08, §§ 7, 8, 5-20-97; Ord. No. 98-18, §§ 6, 7, 6-23-98; Ord. No. 99-02, § 3, 2-2-99; Ord. No. 2000-05, § 4, 4-4-00; Ord. No. 2001-06, § 11, 5-8-01; Ord. No. 2001-24, § 10, 12-18-01; Ord. No. 2003-02, § 7, 2-11-03; Ord. No. 2004-03, § 19, 2-24-04; Ord. No. 2004-11, § 10, 8-3-04; Ord. No. 2008-05, § XVI, 2-26-08; Ord. No. 2016-17, § IV, 11-8-16)