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Council tables ordinance to allow salvage yards in industrial zones after river-proximity, environmental questions
Summary
Councilors voted to table a proposed zoning amendment that would permit salvage yards in the I&M (heavy industrial) zone, asking staff to research river and canal setbacks, DEQ safeguards and clarify which site areas must be impermeable for processing.
The Idaho Falls City Council Tuesday voted to table a proposed amendment to the city's zoning code that would permit salvage yards as a use in the I&M (intensive industrial) zone and add related site standards.
Why it matters: Staff said the ordinance is intended to let existing salvage businesses consider annexation without creating legal nonconforming uses and to set standards for screening, stacking height, processing surfaces and separation from sensitive…
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