06/14/2011 Ordinances 9295ORDINANCE NO. 9295
An ordinance to amend Grand Island City Code Section 36 -71, pertaining to the ME
Industrial Estates Zone; to repeal any ordinance or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith; and to
provide for publication and the effective date of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA:
SECTION 1. Section 36.71 of the Grand Island City Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
§36 -71. (ME) Industrial Estates Zone
Intent: The intent of this zoning district is to provide for a variety of manufacturing, truck, trailer, and
truck/trailer parts retailing, truck, trailer, and truck/trailer parts wholesaling, warehousing, administrative and
research uses within an area of comparatively high visibility and having quality standards to promote an industrial
park atmosphere.
(A) Permitted Principal Uses: The following principal uses are permitted in the (ME) Industrial Estates Zoning
District.
(1) Any industrial /manufacturing use found in the Zoning Matrix [Attachment A hereto] shall be permitted
within this zoning district, provided, such use is in compliance with miscellaneous provisions and performance
standards listed in this section, or unless specifically excluded, or a conditional use as listed below.
(2) Administrative offices for the wholesale distribution of propane when bottles are filled from bulk
propane tanks not to exceed 70,000 gallons and when such tanks are installed to provide a source of heat for a
building on the lot.
(3) Bus Garaging and Equipment Maintenance, Truck and Trailer Storage, Motor Freight Terminals
(4) Other uses found in Zoning Matrix [Attachment A hereto]
(B) Conditional Uses: The following uses are subject to any conditions listed in this chapter and are subject to other
conditions relating to the placement of said use on a specific tract of ground in the (ME) Industrial Estates Zoning
District as approved by the City Council.
(1) Explosives manufacturing
(2) Towers (radio, television, satellite, etc.)
(3) Gravel, sand or dirt removal, stockpiling, processing or distribution and batching plant
(4) Trade and vocational schools
(5) Commercial Recreational Vehicle Storage
(C) Permitted Accessory Uses:
(1) Buildings and uses accessory to the permitted principal uses or approved permitted conditional
uses.
(D) Specifically Excluded Uses:
(1) Automotive wrecking or salvage yards
(2) Billboards
(3) Churches, schools, institutions and other similar public and semi - public uses except for trade and
vocational schools
(4) Concrete or cement products manufacturing and batching plants
(5) Contractor's storage yard or plant
Approved as to Formcl
June 13, 2011 r, City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 9295 (Cont.)
(6) Milling or smelting of ores
(7) Petroleum refining
(8) Residential uses, any
(9) Stock or feed yards and auction houses for livestock
(10) Storage, dump, or yard for the collection, salvage or bailing of scrap paper, bottles, iron, rags,
junk, or any other materials
(11) Storage of explosives
(12) Storage tanks or facilities for fuel oils, petroleum, acids, flammable liquids and chemicals
(13) Tanning, curing, or storage of hides or skins
(E) Space Limitations:
Uses
Minimum Setbacks
A
B
C
D
E
Minimum
Minimum
Front
Rear
Side
Street
Maximum
Maximum
Parcel
Lot Width
Yard
Yard
Yard
Side
Ground
Building
Area
(feet)
(feet)
(feet)
(feet)
Yard
Coverage
Height (feet)
(acres)
(feet)
Permitted Uses
2.5
250 1
50
20
20
50
50%
50
Conditional
2.5
250
50
20
20
50
50%
50
Uses
Through Lots shall require that the Front Yard Setback be met on both sides adjacent to streets.
(F) Miscellaneous Provisions:
(1) Landscaping shall be provided in the entire area of all required front yards except for necessary paving
of walkways and of driveways to reach parking and loading areas in the side or rear yards, provided, that any
driveways in the front yard shall not be wider than thirty (30) feet. Landscaping shall include, but is not limited to,
screen plantings, lawn area, pools, trees, shrubs, fences, and walls. Crushed rock, gravel, bark chips, etc., shall not
substitute for lawn area.
(2) Any outside storage of inoperable or unassembled parts or equipment shall be visually screened from
the surrounding area by fences, walls, plantings, earth berm or other barrier and such screening shall be opaque.
(3) No loading facilities shall be located within a required front yard. Loading facilities located between a
building and an adjacent street or residential district shall be visually screened to the same standards as any outside
storage.
(4) No galvanized or other raw metal sheeting shall be used for the exterior construction of any principal
or accessory building.
(5) Supplementary regulations shall be complied with as defined herein.
(6) Only one principal building shall be permitted on one zoning lot except as otherwise provided herein.
Amended by Ordinance No. 9047, effective 6 -7 -2006
Amended by Ordinance No. 9154, effective 1 -8 -2008
Amended by Ordinance No. 9294, effective 5 -31 -2011
Amended by Ordinance No. 9295, effective 7 -5 -2011
SECTION 2. Section 36 -71 as existing prior to this amendment, and any ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, are repealed.
SECTION 3. The validity of any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of
this ordinance shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase thereof.
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ORDINANCE NO. 9295 (Cont.)
SECTION 4. That this ordinance shall be in force and take effect from and after
its passage and publication in pamphlet form within fifteen days as provided by law.
Kaivae hawarcis, City Clerk
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