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Title VI - LAND USE <br />Chapter 78 - ZONING REGULATIONS <br />ARTICLE IV. - DISTRICT REGULATIONS <br />DIVISION 18. I INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT <br />Orono, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances Created: 2024-07-18 07:35:50 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 21, Update 3) <br />Page 1 of 12 <br />DIVISION 18. I INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT <br />1 <br />Sec. 78-821. Purpose and review of building permit applications. <br />(a)General provisions.The purpose of the Industrial District is to permit and encourage the development of high <br />quality industrial uses which are compatible with the aesthetic character of the city and to encourage the <br />development of such industries that are able and willing to achieve superior standards of design and <br />environmental protection. To this end, the city may find that improvements are required to a particular site <br />which are greater than the minimum standards found as part of this district. <br />(b)Site plan review.All site reviews in any I-Industrial district shall be reviewed as set forth in article II, division 4 <br />of this chapter. <br />(c)Determination of use.Whenever a proposed use is not clearly defined as to its inclusion in the list of <br />permitted, conditional, or accessory uses in this district, the zoning administrator shall make a <br />determination. The zoning administrator may refer the item to the city council for a final determination, if <br />desired. <br />(d)Certificate of occupancy.Prior to occupancy of any building or premises within the I-Industrial district for <br />which a building permit has been obtained, the applicant shall obtain a certificate of occupancy. As a part of <br />this certificate, the applicant shall be required to demonstrate compliance with all of the terms of this <br />division. <br />(e)Existing land uses. <br />(1)Any building or use that does not conform to the requirements of this division, existing prior to the <br />passage of this division, shall be allowed to continue to operate in the same manner and to the same <br />extent, subject to the requirements of article II, division 2 related to nonconforming uses and related <br />matters. <br />(2)Where such changes increase the total usable floor area of an existing nonconforming building by less <br />than 25 percent, a property owner may maintain the existing building in its nonconforming state. The <br />requirements for bringing improvements into conformance shall also be applied to legal, <br />nonconforming site improvements such as parking lots and landscaping. Such changes or additions may <br />be made to coordinate with the existing building materials and design without meeting the <br />requirements of this division. The 25 percent threshold shall be measured cumulatively from the date <br />of the adoption of this division, and shall not be exceeded without applying the requirements of <br />subsection 78-821(e)(3). <br /> <br />1Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 32 3rd series, § 2, adopted March 27, 2006, repealed the former div. 18, §§ 78-821— <br />78-825, and enacted a new div. 18, §§ 78-821—78-832, as set out herein. The former div. 18 pertained to <br />similar subject matter and derived from Code 1984, § 10.50(1)—(5); Ord. No. 161 2nd series, §§ 8, 11, <br />adopted June 7, 1997; Ord. No. 183 2nd series, § 3, adopted Feb. 22, 1999; Ord. No. 18 3rd series, § 3, <br />adopted Sept. 27, 2004. <br />Cross reference(s)—Businesses, ch. 26. <br />274