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Title 17C
Chapter 17C.190
Section 17C.190.300
 

Title 17C Land Use Standards

Chapter 17C.190 Use Category Descriptions

Article IV. Industrial Categories

Section 17C.190.300 High Impact Use
  1. Characteristics.

A business establishment that is considered to be dangerous and/or noxious due to the probability and/or magnitude of its effects on the environment and/or has the potential for causing major community or health impacts, including but not limited to nuisance, odors, noise and/or vibrations and/or is so chemically intensive as to preclude site selection without careful assessment of potential impacts and impact mitigation.

  1. Accessory Uses.

Accessory uses may include offices, cafeterias, parking, employee recreational facilities, warehouses, storage yards, rail spur or lead lines, docks, repair facilities or truck fleets.

  1. Examples.

Examples include repair, storage, salvage or wrecking of heavy machinery, metal and building materials; auto and truck salvage and wrecking; heavy truck servicing and repair; tire retreading or recapping; exterminators; recycling operations; fuel oil distributors; solid fuel yards; slaughter houses and meat packing; rendering plant; feed lots and animal dipping; lumber mills, pulp and paper mills, and other wood products manufacturing; production of chemical, rubber, leather, clay, bone, plastic, stone or glass materials or products; concrete batching and asphalt mixing; production or fabrication of metals or metal products including enameling and galvanizing; production of prefabricated structures, including mobile homes; and the production of energy.

Date Passed: Tuesday, May 31, 2005

Effective Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2005

ORD C33636 Section 3