The purpose of this article is to provide industrial base districts along with separate and distinct uses to enable comprehensive plan implementation. These base districts are primarily intended to be established inside areas of city impact based on the availability of urban services, the surrounding land uses, and the applicable comprehensive plan designation for the area. Industrial base districts may also be established outside of areas of city impact on a limited basis. The purpose statement of each industrial base district is as follows:
A. Technological-Industrial (TI): The purpose of the technological-industrial district is to provide an environment exclusively for, and conducive to, the development of technological industrial parks that support administrative facilities, research institutions and specialized manufacturing organizations, all of a nonnuisance type. Professional offices, financial institutions, and other similar uses may be appropriate when they provide services to the technological industrial park employees.
B. Limited Industrial (M1): The purpose of the limited industrial district is to encourage light industrial development by providing and protecting an environment exclusively for such development, subject to standards that protect the nearby residential, commercial, agricultural, and public uses of property from hazards, noise, and other disturbances. Professional offices, financial institutions, and other similar uses may be appropriate when they provide services to the neighboring limited industrial businesses and/or employees.
C. General Industrial (M2): The purpose of the general industrial district is to encourage heavy industrial development by providing and protecting an environment for such development, subject to standards that protect public health, safety and welfare.
D. Airport Industrial (M3): The purpose of the airport industrial district is to provide property for industrial uses that are compatible with the safe operation of the Boise air terminal (Gowen field). The airport industrial district is intended for nonnoise sensitive manufacturing, industrial, and commercial uses. (Ord. 389, 6-14-2000; amd. Ord. 954, 6-14-2023)