Objective 2.6.3. - Industrial Compatibility and Performance Measures.

Industrial development compatible with adjacent uses. (See also Goals 3.2, 3.3, and 3.4)

Policy 2.6.3.1. Consider performance standards or other measures to distinguish between light and heavy industries. Such performance standards or measures shall address the following distinguishing parameters:

(1)

Toxicity and degree of hazard associated with raw materials, by-products, or finished products; and extent, duration, and procedure for storage of any such toxic or hazardous materials;

(2)

Bulk of raw materials, by-products, or finished products required;

(3)

Degree and nature of daily traffic associated with the industry,

(4)

Level, frequency, and nature of any discharges into the atmosphere or surface waters;

(5)

Level of noise customarily associated with the industry, after noise mitigation, and at the lot lines of the industry;

(6)

Level of atmospheric emissions and nature of atmospheric emissions customarily associated with the industry, after mitigation;

(7)

Height of smokestacks or other industrial structures associated with the industry;

(8)

Level and nature of odor customarily associated with the industry;

(9)

Level of fugitive dust customarily associated with the industry;

(10)

Level and type of vibration customarily associated with the industry;

(11)

Level of glare customarily associated with the industry; and

(12)

Level and nature of outdoor storage customarily associated with the industry.

In utilizing these parameters to identify light or heavy industry, parameters shall be considered in aggregate, with the cumulative result for each industry utilized to determine the status of that industry. Uses determined to have, using these performance standards, "objectional impacts" on adjacent or nearby residential uses, where such uses exist, shall be classified as heavy industrial, and those determined to not have such impact shall be classified as light industrial.

Implementation Mechanism:

(a)

Land development regulations consistent with this policy.

Policy 2.6.3.2. Prohibit the adjacency of any Industrial-Heavy designation on the Future Land Use Map to any residential designation, unless any such adjacency is interrupted by significant natural buffers, such as water bodies, or major wetland systems.

Policy 2.6.3.3. Reserved.

Policy 2.6.3.4. Require that any industry demonstrate compliance with appropriate industrial performance standards where alleged violations of such standards are reported to Manatee County. Where an industry is required to demonstrate compliance to Manatee County, any accompanying costs of proving compliance shall be borne by the industrial use.

Implementation Mechanism:

(a)

County evaluation of any alleged violation to verify existence of good apparent cause documenting alleged violation and follow-up action consistent with this policy.

(Ord. No. 16-23, § 6(Exh. D), 9-19-16; Ord. No. 18-04 , § 6(Exh. D), 8-23-18)