§ 17.40.050. Industrial performance requirements.

Industrial performance requirements shall be as follows:

A.

Industrial uses shall comply with appropriate local, state and federal environmental regulations. It shall be the responsibility of the industrial land use to minimize the effects of its activities on nearby uses.

B.

An industrial district shall not share a common boundary with residentially zoned lands unless the line demarcates a substantial difference in elevation or other natural or man-made barrier which can separate the effects of these potentially incompatible zoning districts. At a minimum, such districts shall be separated by a street or equivalent barrier plus vegetative buffer per Section 17.52.520. Exceptions to the preceding conditions may be granted only after the completion of a public hearing and an evaluation of any special circumstances by the planning and development council and the board of commissioners. Landscaped buffer areas of greater width may be required where appropriate.

C.

Reserved.

D.

Any proposed use shall meet Idaho air and water quality standards.

E.

All phases of industrial development shall meet all state and county standards.

(Ord. 1998-1 § 385)

( Ord. No. 2013-2 , § 1, 3-20-13; Ord. No. 2016-3 , § 1, 5-4-16)