Within an I-2 District, no building, structure or premises shall be used, arranged to be used or designed to be used, except for one or more of the following uses.
(a) Permitted uses.
(1) Parking lots and garages;
(2) Plant greenhouses;
(3) Warehouses;
(4) Wholesale establishments;
(5) The following types of manufacturing, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing or repair activities which will not be materially injurious or offensive to the occupants of adjacent premises or the community at large by reason of the emission or creation of noise, vibration, smoke, dust or other particulate matter, toxic and noxious materials, odors, fire or explosive hazards, glare, heat or electromagnetic disturbances:
A. Bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, toiletries and food products, except fish or meat products, sauerkraut and yeast and the rendering or refining of fats or oils;
B. Products from the following previously prepared materials: bone, canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, feathers, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, plastics, precious or semiprecious metals or stones, metals, shells, textiles, tobacco, wax, wood (where sawing and planing mills are employed within a completely enclosed building) and yarns;
C. Pottery and figurines, using previously pulverized clay and kilns fired only with gas or electricity;
D. Musical instruments, toys, novelties, rubber metal stamps and other small rubber products;
E. Electrical and electric appliances, instruments and devices, television sets, radios, phonographs and household appliances;
F. Electric and neon signs, billboards and other commercial advertising structures; and
G. Laboratories and processing (experimental, film or testing), provided that no operation shall be conducted or equipment used which would create hazards or noxious or offensive conditions;
(6) The following uses, provided that storage is within an enclosed building or an area enclosed on all sides by a solid masonry wall or a minimum six-foot solid painted fence with openings of not more than 15%:
A. Building materials, sales yards and lumber yards, including mill work, when within a completely enclosed building;
B. Contractor’s equipment storage yards or plants or storage and rental of equipment commonly used by contractors;
C. Fuel, food and goods distribution stations, warehouses and storage, but excluding coal and coke; underground storage of inflammable liquids is permitted only if the same is located more than 300 feet from any R District; and
D. Public storage garages and yards;
(7) The following uses may not be conducted closer than 100 feet from any R District. Where the I-2 District abuts upon any R District, but is separated from such District by a street, the width of the street may be considered as part of the required setback:
A. Bag, carpet and rug cleaning, provided that necessary equipment is installed and operated for the effective precipitation or recovery of dust;
B. Blacksmith, welding or other metal working shops, including machine shop operations of the tool, die and gauge types;
C. Carpenter, cabinet, upholstering, sheet metal, plumbing, heating, roofing, air conditioning, sign painting, painting and other similar establishments;
D. Foundries for casting lightweight nonferrous metals but which do not cause noxious fumes or odors;
E. Ice manufacturing and cold storage plants and creamery and bottling plants;
F. Laundries and cleaning and dyeing plants;
G. Repair services for machinery and equipment, including repair garages and specialty establishments such as motor, body and fender, radiator, motor tune-up and muffler shops and tire repairing sales and service, including vulcanizing;
H. Stone or monument works not employing power tools or, if employing such tools, then within a completely enclosed building; and
I. Veterinarian hospitals or clinics;
(8) Accessory uses clearly incidental to the principal uses permitted on the same premises; and
(9) Signs, as regulated by Chapter 1294.
(b) Conditionally permitted uses. The Planning Commission may issue conditional zoning certificates for uses listed in this section, subject to the general requirements of Chapter 1266 and the following specific requirements.
(1) Governmentally owned and/or operated buildings and facilities are subject to §§ 1266.10(a)(3), (a)(12) and (b).
(2) Truck or transfer terminals are subject to §§ 1266.10(a)(2), (a)(6), (a)(7), (a)(10), (a)(11) and (p).
(3) Oil, gas and brine wells and the drilling and operations necessary for their extraction, storage and skimming are subject to §§ 1266.10(a)(6) through (a)(10) and (m).
(4) Soil removal or extracting operations for sand, clay, stone, gravel, coal and other natural resources are subject to §§ 1266.10(a)(6) through (a)(10) and (l).
(5) Public utility structures and rights-of-way are subject to § 1266.10(b)(6).
(Ord. 74-O-128, passed 10-17-1974)