Article 18. POM—PLANNED OFFICE AND LIMITED INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT  

18-1.  The regulations set forth in this article or set forth elsewhere in this ordinance when referred to in this article are the regulations in the POM—Planned Office and Limited Industrial District.

18-2. Purpose. The purpose of this district is to encourage planned office and light industrial uses in appropriate locations through unified planning in an industrial "park"-type environment.

18-3. Use regulations. A building or premises shall be used only for the following purposes:

A.

Offices and office buildings.

B.

Printing and publishing.

C.

Banks.

D.

Generally, those light manufacturing uses similar to those listed below which do not create any more danger to health and safety in surrounding areas and which do not create any more offensive noise, vibration, smoke, dust, lint, odor, heat or glare than that which is generally associated with light industries of the types specifically permitted below:

(1)

Manufacture or assembly of medical and dental equipment, drafting, optical and musical instrument, watches, clocks, toys, games and electrical or electronic apparatus.

(2)

Beverage blending or bottling, bakery products, candy manufacture, dairy products and ice cream.

(3)

Manufacture of rugs, mattresses, pillows, quilts, millinery, hosiery, clothing and fabrics, printing and finishing of textiles and fibers into fabric goods.

(4)

Manufacture of boxes, furniture, cabinets, baskets and other wood products of similar nature.

(5)

Compounding of cosmetics, toiletries, drugs and pharmaceutical products.

(6)

Manufacture pre-fabricated walls and wall panels. (Ord. No. 95-2018 , § 2, 11-20-2018)

E.

Hotel, motel or motor hotel.

F.

Restaurant or carry-out restaurant.

G.

Automobile filling station or automobile service establishment.

H.

Convenience retail stores and personal service stores oriented primarily toward servicing entities within the POM District.

18-4. Site regulations. A minimum site of five (5) acres is required. The total ground floor area of buildings shall not exceed forty (40) percent of the lot, and a minimum of thirty (30) percent of the site shall be in permanent open space, not including parking area. No parking or loading areas shall be permitted in the required front yard, and the front yard shall be landscaped with trees, grass, shrubs or pedestrian walks and maintained in a neat and attractive condition. Where the district abuts a residential district, the city may require that a landscaped buffer area be provided. All uses, except for the dispersing of automotive fuels by a filling station, shall be conducted within a closed building; and all accessory open storage, where specifically permitted by the city, shall be enclosed in a building or by a wall or other approved screen of not less than six (6) feet in height.

18-5. Procedure. The owner or owners of a tract of land may submit to the city council (and file with the city building official) a plan for the use and development of such tract for the purposes of and meeting the requirements set forth in this article. The application for zoning change shall be accompanied by a site plan in accordance with Article 27 of these regulations.

18-6. Review and approval. Before any action thereof, the application for change of district and the proposed planned district, together with the required supplementary information, shall be referred to the city plan commission for study and report and for public hearing. The recommendations of the city plan commission shall be accompanied by a report stating the reasons for approval or disapproval and conditions imposed. Following report and recommendations by the city plan commission, the city council shall approve or disapprove the district change and site plan with or without conditions.

18-7. Issuance of building permit. No building permit shall be issued until the site plan has been approved and all plans or subdivision plats that may be required have been approved. No building permit shall be issued unless it is in conformance with the approved site plan.

18-8. Delay in construction. In the event that construction is not begun within two (2) years of the date of approval by city council, the district shall revert to the same zoning classification existing prior to approval of the POM District, and the zoning regulations of said prior district shall thereupon be in full force and effect.