The regulations set forth in this Article, or set forth elsewhere in this code when referred to in this Article, are the regulations in the “I-3” Heavy Industrial District. This District provides for industrial operations that have certain potentially hazardous characteristics and are allowed only after special consideration to assure protection of public interest and surrounding property and persons.

In District “I-3,” no building, structure, land or premises shall be used and no building or structure shall be hereafter erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or altered, except for one or more of the following uses:

1.    Any use permitted in “I-2” Medium Industrial District.

2.    The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of the following uses:

a.     Chemical, Petroleum, Coal or Allied Products:

i.     Acids and derivatives

ii.    Acetylene, generation or storage

iii.   Alcohol, industrial

iv.   Ammonia

v.    Caustic soda

vi.   Cellulose and cellulose storage

vii.  Chlorine

viii. Coke oven products (including fuel gas) and code oven products storage

ix.   Creosote

x.    Distillation, manufacture, or refining of coal, tar or bones

xi.   Fertilizer (organic or non-organic)

xii.  Fish oils or meal Fuel briquettes Glue, gelatin, or size

xiii. Hydrogen and oxygen

xiv. Nylon

xv.  Petroleum, gasoline, and lubricating oil refining, and wholesale storage

xvi. Plastic materials and synthetic resins

xvii. Potash

xviii.       Pyroxylin

xix. Rayon

xx.  Rendering and storage of dead animals, offal, garbage, or waste products

b.    Food and Beverage:

i.     Casin

ii.    Cider and vinegar

iii.   Distilleries, breweries and alcoholic spirits (non-industrial)

iv.   Fat rendering

v.    Fish curing

vi.   Slaughtering of animals

vii.  Starch manufacture

c.     Metals and Metal Products

i.     Aircraft and aircraft parts

ii.    Automobile, truck trailer, mobile home, motorcycle and bicycle assembly

iii.   Blast furnace, cupolas

iv.   Blooming mill

v.    Metal and metal ores, reduction, refining, smelting and alloying

vi.   Scrap metal reduction

vii.  Steel works and rolling mill (ferrous)

d.    Wood and Paper Products:

i.     Match manufacture

ii.    Wood preserving treatment

iii.   Wood pulp and fiber, reduction and processing

e.     Unclassified Industries and Uses:

i.     Bag cleaning

ii.    Cotton seed oil refining

iii.   Hair, hide, and raw fur curing, tanning, dressing, dyeing and storage

iv.   Leather tanning and curing

v.    Natural or synthetic rubber, gutta perchas, and balata processing

vi.   Rubber tire and tube

vii.  Storage battery (wet cell)

The Performance Standards for permitted uses are contained in Article 21 of this code.

The Parking Regulations for permitted uses are contained in Article 22 of this code.

The Off-Street Loading Regulations for permitted uses are contained in Article 23 of this code.

The Sign Regulations are contained in Chapter IV, Article 7 of the Code of the City of South Hutchinson, Kansas.

In the “I-3” Heavy Industrial District, the height of buildings, the minimum dimensions of lots and yards, shall be as follows:

1.    Height: Buildings and structures shall not exceed 45 feet and/or 3 stories in height.

2.    Front Yard: None.

3.    Side Yard: None.

4.    Rear Yard: None.

The Height, Area and Bulk Regulations are also set forth in the chart of Article 25. Said chart, and all notations and requirements shown therein, shall have the same force and effect as if all the notations and requirements were fully set forth or described herein.

The Supplementary Height, Area and Bulk Regulations are contained in Article 26 of this code.

The Supplementary Use Regulations, including permitted Conditional Uses and Accessory Uses, are contained in Article 27 of this code.