0 Washington Rd, Lexington, GA 30648

Heavy Industrial District

The HI Heavy Industrial District is intended for intensive, high impact manufacturing or processing operations and those operations which have the potential to adversely affect air or water quality, public health, safety or welfare or the community’s living and working environment due to the use of hazardous materials, tendency to emit excessive levels of noise, vibrations, odor, smoke/dust/gases/particulate matter, fumes/odors, radiations or other potential fire and safety hazards. It is intended that Heavy Industrial Districts shall not be located in or adjacent to existing Residential Districts or Uses, or primary or secondary growth areas as designated in the Oglethorpe County Comprehensive Plan; Scenic/Historic Preservation Districts or identified historic districts, landmark sites or significant archaeological sites as designated in the Oglethorpe County Comprehensive Plan; Public Parks; or sensitive environmental areas, including municipal water supply watersheds and significant groundwater recharge areas as designated in the Oglethorpe County Comprehensive Plan. Heavy Industrial Districts shall be located on arterial streets or on major collector streets having ready access to such thoroughfares, except where the nature of the operation makes it impossible i.e. processing of raw materials in situ as in granite quarrie provided however that in no case shall a Heavy Industrial District be located on a street that is not suitable for or capable of handling anticipated traffic associated with the proposed use. Adequate parking/loading facilities as specified in the Off-Street Parking and Loading of this Development Ordinance shall be provided at the site. This district must access public water and sewage systems, where available.If access to such systems does not exist then adequate provision shall be made for safe and sufficient water supply and sewage management system s as shall be required and approved by the Oglethorpe County Health Department. The operation shall not exceed allowable emissions of substances, compounds or odors regulated by state or federal Clean Air Acts or Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 or either as amended in the future. There shall be no discharges of pollutants from any part of the operation into any waters of the State.