§ 156-33. Light industry., Article III. District Regulations, Chapter 156. Zoning, Part II. General Legislation, Code of Ordinances, Carmel

Such industrial uses or the occasional byproducts of such uses shall not create a hazard to the health or safety of the residents of Carmel and others on adjoining property, nor shall there by any negative impact on the physical, social or aesthetic environment.

No ongoing nuisance conditions, such as noise, objectionable odors, glare or visual pollutants, will accompany the activity or occur at a frequency that will constitute a nuisance. (See § 156-44, Industrial performance standards, for particular standards.)

All applications submitted in connection with this chapter shall conform to the requirements of the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR Part 617), adopted January 24, 1978, which Act relates to the need for environmental reviews and the state and local wetlands regulations, where applicable. If necessary, an environmental reviews and the state and local wetlands regulations, where applicable. If necessary, an environmental impact statement shall be prepared relative to a proposed use or action.

All self-storage warehouses shall be for dead-storage activities only. Retail activities, storefronts and office activities shall be prohibited within the self-storage center, except that one office for the operation of the center and limited retail sales of products and supplies incidental to the principal use shall be permitted within the office area. The following are also prohibited: auctions, garage sales, flea markets, hobby shops, servicing and repair of motor vehicles, boats, etc.; the operation of power tools, spray-painting equipment, kilns or other similar equipment. All storage, including cars, shall be inside a building; outside storage shall be prohibited. Vehicle parking shall be for customers and employees only while they are on the site. Motor vehicles shall not be parked or otherwise stored outside within the center. Operating hours shall be limited from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.

Where the lot is adjacent to a residential area, screening shall be provided as in the C/BP District.

Any lighting shall be shielded to direct light onto the established uses and away from adjacent property, but it may be of sufficient intensity to discourage vandalism and theft. However, access and lighting shall not be permitted on a side facing a residential area unless a sufficiently high landscaped berm can be provided to completely shield the building and lighting from residences.

Off-street parking shall be provided, and there shall be one parking space per 10,000 square feet of storage area. In addition, the owner shall submit a plan which establishes that in the event of a change of use of the site from self-storage to a permitted use, provision can be made for parking at a ration of one space for every 1,000 square feet of building which parking shall be shown on both the areas the owner intends to pave as well as on areas not paved.