Section 628. A-2 Industrial District.
A. Purpose. The Industrial District is designed to accommodate uses with one or more of the following characteristics: intensive use of property; open uses and/or storage; industrial processes which may involve significant amounts of heat, mechanical and chemical processing, large amounts of materials transfer, extended or multiple shift operation, large scaled structures, etc. Such uses often function best in association with other similar or supportive uses. Because of the intensity and characteristics of this use class, specific standards are set to maximize their compatibility when adjacent to residential districts or when located on arterial or collector streets.
B. Permitted Uses. Within the Industrial District no building, structure, or use shall be made of land for any purpose other than any one of the following, provided that any such use shall meet the standards as set forth in this section:
1. Commercial C-3 uses, except residential uses.
2. Manufacturing: Fabrication and assembly of finished products or subassemblies, so long as the primary use of the property is not the basic processing and compounding of raw materials, or food products.
3. Mobile vendors, subject to the following conditions or limitations:
a. Mobile vendors shall not locate a mobile vending unit less than one thousand three hundred twenty feet measured in a straight line from another licensed mobile vendor on the same side of the street. The measurement shall be made from a line drawn around the mobile vending unit with the line being at all points ten feet from the nearest point of the mobile vending unit.
b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a above, no more than two mobile vendors shall be permitted on the corner lots at any intersection.
c. Mobile vendors shall operate only upon surfaces that comply with the dustproofing and paving requirement for parking and maneuvering areas as set forth in Section 702.A.2.d of the Zoning Ordinance.
d. Mobile vendors shall not be located so as to obstruct parking spaces required by this ordinance for the operation of any other use on the site.
e. Mobile vendors must maintain on the site a minimum of three parking spaces designated for their use.
f. The use of signs by mobile vendors shall be governed by the sign regulations contained in Section 705 of this ordinance.
g. Any mobile vendor located on a vacant lot shall be considered a use and be subject to all of the district regulations relating to uses, except that the perimeter landscaping requirements of Section 624.C.4.E [sic] shall not apply.
h. Notwithstanding subsection I below, a mobile vending unit located on a lot which has another use shall also be considered a use if the mobile vending unit is located within or under any permanent structure. Such use shall comply with all of the regulations for a use in the district, except that the perimeter landscaping requirements of Section 624.C.4.E [sic] shall not apply. For the purpose of this section, "permanent structure" shall mean a structure that is built or constructed such as an edifice, building, walls, benches, shade structure or any piece of work artificially built up or composed of parts joined together in some definite manner, and permanently attached to the ground.
i. If a mobile vendor is located on a lot which has another use, the mobile vendor shall be considered an accessory use.
j. No mobile vending unit shall:
(1) Be placed within fifteen feet of any street right-of-way.
(2) Be placed within one hundred feet of the intersection of an on- or off-ramp of a freeway and the street to which the ramp exits.
k. Exemptions. These provisions shall not apply to mobile vendors or vending units (1) located in a swap meet licensed pursuant to chapter 10 of the Phoenix City Code; (2) used exclusively for the sale of seasonal items such as Christmas trees or pumpkins that are sold prior to holidays or traditional observances such as Christmas or Halloween; (3) regulated as a temporary use pursuant to Section 708.D of this ordinance; or (4) regulated pursuant to Section 637.A.4 (Promotional events at shopping centers).
l. Neither the Zoning Administrator nor the Board of Adjustment shall have the jurisdiction to grant variances from the provisions of subsections (a), (b), (d), (e), and (j)(1) and (2) above.
m. Any parcel upon which a mobile vendor use has been legally established shall be considered to be a mobile vendor site for purposes of applying subsections a and b above. In the event that the mobile vendor use ceases on the site for a period of one hundred eighty consecutive days and is not legally reestablished by the end of one-hundred-eighty-day period, the site shall no longer be considered a mobile vendor site for purposes of applying subsections a and b above. During the one-hundred-eighty-day period, the site shall be considered a mobile vendor site for the purpose of applying subsections a and b above.
4. Wholesaling and warehousing: Storage of merchandise; sales to a retailer or a business or industrial consumer so long as the purpose of the customer in buying goods is to resell them or to use them for business needs as supplies or equipment.
5. Basic compounding and processing of raw materials except food and agricultural products. The end product consists of materials for later processing or fabrication into a finished product to be used by the ultimate purchaser.
6. Basic compounding and processing of food and agricultural products.
7. Industrial agricultural activities: Wholesale storage and sales of agricultural chemicals, fertilizers, feeds, livestock supplies; storage and packing of field crops, produce and meat for later shipment and processing, animal stables, auctions, boarding, breeding and hospitals; wood and wood products storage, processing and manufacturing; crop dusting services.
8. Contractor yards and shops; heavy equipment repairs; agricultural implement repair and service; aircraft, bus and commercial trucks over three-fourths ton rated capacity repair and service; and including, as an accessory use, the storage of equipment and materials.
9. Extensive outside uses: Outside activities and storage of materials as the primary use; salvage and dismantling activities may be included; and as an accessory use wholesale and retail sales.
10. Shelters and dormitories intended to provide temporary shelter. A use permit shall be required in accordance with the provisions of Section 307 if the shelter or dormitory providing temporary shelter is located within one thousand three hundred twenty feet of a residential zoning district.
11. Bus line depots with repair and light maintenance, including washing facilities.
C. Accessory Uses. Unless otherwise specified, no accessory uses shall be permitted in this district except the following:
1. Quarters for caretakers or watchmen.
2. Commercial C-3 uses, except residential.
3. Reserved.
D. District Regulations. Any use established or conducted within this district shall comply with the following standards:
1. Smoke, gas and odor emissions shall comply with Regulation III of the Maricopa County Air Pollution Control Rules and Regulations.
2. The disposal of all waste materials shall comply with title 9, chapter 8, articles 18 and 4 of the Hazardous Waste Regulations as adopted by the Arizona Health Department.
3. The average noise level, measured at the property line, shall not exceed fifty-five dB (l dn) when measured on an "A weighted" sound level meter and according to the procedures of the Environmental Protection Agency.
4. Explosive or hazardous processes: Certification shall be provided by the Phoenix Fire Department Prevention Bureau that all manufacturing, storage and waste processes on the site shall meet safety and environmental standards as administered by the Bureau.
5. All direct sources of illumination shall be shielded so as not to be visible from adjacent residentially zoned property.
6. A commercial property owner can display for sale vehicles, which for purposes of this provision includes trailers, watercraft or other types of transportation that are built to carry passengers or cargo, when the display is being done on behalf of or in conjunction with a registered vehicle retail sales dealership and a use permit has been obtained in compliance with Section 307. The actual sale of the vehicle displayed must be completed by the registered retail sales dealership at their vehicle sales dealership site.
7. With the exception of those instances listed above in 628.D.6., no other types of vehicle built to carry passengers or cargo can be sold or displayed for sale on-site except by a registered vehicle retail sales dealership.
E. Site Standards.
1. No individual site shall be sold or leased in the Industrial District if such site is not of sufficient size so that it may be developed in accordance with the requirements of this section.
2. The use of any lot in this district shall comply with the following standards:
a. Building height. Fifty-six-foot maximum height; up to eighty feet allowable with a use permit with a specific plan of development. Requests to exceed this limit for a warehouse up to a maximum height of one hundred ten feet may be granted by the City Council upon recommendation from the Planning Commission in accordance with the standards and procedures of Section 506 and upon a finding that such additional height is not detrimental to adjacent property or the public welfare in general.
b. Yard requirements.
(1) Section 701.D.3 shall apply to yards on an arterial or collector street, adjacent to a canal right-of-way, and when any yard on a public street is on a block where either side of the street contains residential zoning.
(2) For side and rear yards there shall be a thirty-foot setback where adjacent to a residential district for closed buildings and one hundred fifty feet for open buildings or use.
(3) Except for vehicle parking areas, no outdoor uses, outdoor storage, or open buildings shall be within seventy-five feet of a public street.
c. Screening.
(1) Parking or loading and unloading areas where within one hundred fifty feet of a residence district.
(a) For employee and customer parking a four- to six-foot wall or landscaped berm is required. The wall may be three feet high if the parking area is located in a yard as specified in Section 628.E.2.b(1).
(b) In areas used for truck parking, loading or unloading, an eight-foot-high wall is required.
(2) Open storage or use.
(a) Any outside storage or use within one hundred feet of a residential district or any public street shall be screened by a six-foot-high solid fence or wall.
(b) Height of open storage.
(i) Open storage shall be no higher than six feet plus one foot in height for every additional three feet of setback from a property line.
(ii) If the storage area is within one hundred fifty feet of a public street, screening in addition to the required six-foot fence shall include fifteen-gallon trees spaced no more than twenty-five feet apart and with an adequate watering system. (Ord. No. G-3722, 1994; Ord. No. G-3757, 1994; Ord. No. G-3916, 1996; Ord. No. G-4041, 1997; Ord. No. G-4109, 1998; Ord. No. G-4298, 2000; Ord. No. G-5329, 2009; Ord. No. G-5561, 2010; Ord. No. G-5544, 2010)