The intent of the I-2 district is to accommodate general industrial uses, developed in such a manner that these uses have no detrimental effects beyond the zone district in which they are located. (Ord. 149 Art. 15 §1, 1973)

The following uses are permitted by right in the I-2 district, provided that they are conducted in a manner which confines all dust, fumes, odors, refuse matter, smoke, vapor, noise, lights, glare, and vibrations within the boundaries of the I-2 district in which they are located:

(A) Uses permitted by right in the I-1 district (section 17-24-020) except churches and church facilities;

(B) Manufacture, assembly, packaging, processing, storage, and distribution of any commodity except as provided in section 17-26-030;

(C) Warehouses;

(D) Wholesale centers;

(E) Retail sales, service, rental, or repair of products related to the permitted uses; and

(F) Retail sales, service, rental, repair, and manufacture of vehicles and machinery. (Ord. 587 §1, 1984; Ord. 1275 §1, 1997; Ord. 1876 §2, 2007)

The following uses are permitted by special review in the I-2 district:

(A) Cement, concrete, lime, or gypsum manufacturing;

(B) Chemical plants;

(C) Fertilizer manufacturing;

(D) Public and private utilities and facilities such as, but not limited to, fire stations; ambulance service; and private security guard facilities as the principal use;

(E) Commercial, business, retail sales, manufacturing, processing, storage, and other service uses;

(F) Planned industrial developments;

(G) Aggregate plants and related uses;

(H) The manufacturing or storage of hazardous materials including, but not limited to, gasoline, flammable liquids, and gases, industrial waste products;

(I) Manufacture, assembly, packaging, processing, storage, and distribution of raw vegetable and animal products;

(J) Sewage treatment facilities;

(K) Helipads;

(L) Temporary outdoor storage of rubbish, refuse, waste, junk vehicles, except vegetable and animal by-products, and only in conjunction with an approved plan for the screening and recycling or removal of these materials;

(M) Gasoline sales;

(N) Animal hospitals or kennels;

(O) Child day-care facilities;

(P) Oil wells or gas wells;

(Q) Any other use not specifically permitted by right or by special review in any other zone district;

(R) Wireless communications towers; and

(S) Outdoor vehicle storage. (Ord. 587 §2, 1984; Ord. 968 §13, 1993; Ord. 1194 §5, 1997; Ord. 1275 §3, 1997; Ord. 1514 §6, 2000)

The following are minimum lot, yard, and related requirements in the I-2 district:

(A) Twenty-five feet from any street right-of-way and twenty-five feet from any alley centerline;

(B) A landscaped area of at least ten feet in width shall be provided adjacent to any street abutting the commercial site;

(C) If across the street from a residential district, a landscaped area not less than twenty-five feet in width shall be provided paralleling the right-of-way;

(D) Curb cuts may be permitted through the landscaped area;

(E) When abutting a residential district, the yard between the zone district boundary and any building shall be not less than three times the height of the proposed building. In addition, a solid fence six feet high shall be constructed on the zone district boundary. The city manager or his or her designee may require an eight-foot-high solid fence if there is at least a two-foot difference in the average elevation of the lots on either side of the district boundary between the I-2 district and the residential district; and

(F) Large parking areas in excess of fifty spaces shall, in addition to the landscaping required along the street in the setback area, also be screened by a low decorative masonry wall of three to four feet in height or earth mounds of an equal height that are landscaped, said screening to occur between the parking area and the street, unless the parking lot is not visible from the street. Landscaping shall also be provided within these large parking areas. The landscaped area shall represent not less than five percent of the total asphalted or paved parking area. The required setback landscaping shall not be considered as a part of the required parking area landscaping. (Ord. 149 Art. 15 §4, 1973; Ord. 669 §4, 1986)

Buildings in the I-2 district shall not exceed a height of forty feet unless approved by the city in accordance with chapter 17-30. (Ord. 149 Art. 15 §5, 1973)

Use of land in the I-2 district shall also conform to the parking, loading, signing, and other provisions of this title. (Ord. 149 Art. 15 §6, 1973)