§ 17.12.140 INDUSTRIAL USE CATEGORY.
   Industrial types are defined as the on-site production of goods by methods that are not commercial, agricultural or extractive in nature.
   A.   Industrial services. Includes the repair and servicing of industrial and business machinery, equipment and/or products. Examples include welding shops; machine shops; repair shops for tools, scientific/professional instruments, and motors; sales, repair, storage, salvage or wrecking of heavy machinery, metal and materials; towing and vehicle storage; auto and truck salvage and wrecking; heavy truck servicing and repair; tire recapping and retreading; truck stops; , heating, plumbing or electrical contractors; printing, publishing and lithography; exterminators; janitorial and maintenance contractors; fuel oil distributors; solid fuel ; laundry, dry cleaning and carpet cleaning plants; and photo finishing laboratories.
   B.   Manufacturing and production.
      1.   Light industrial. Production, processing, assembling, packaging or treatment of finished products from previously prepared materials or components. All activities and storage is contained within . Examples include the manufacturing and assembly of small-scale machinery, appliances, computer and other electronic equipment; pharmaceuticals; scientific and musical instruments; art work, toys and other precision goods; making; and catering facilities.
      2.   General industrial. Manufacturing, processing and assembling of semi-finished or finished products from raw materials. All activities are contained within although there may be some outside storage of raw materials. Examples include food processing; breweries, distilleries and wineries; production of apparel or textiles; woodworking, including cabinet makers; production of chemical, rubber, leather, clay, bone, plastic, metal, stone or glass materials or products; manufacturing and production of large-scale machinery.
   C.   Call centers. Establishments using data or communication networks to conduct its business. either make or take calls to provide a service or sell a product that could be shipped from the or another location. Its clients are not local but rather global.
   D.   Railroad . A terminus of several railroad lines where the loading, unloading, transshipment and switching of rail cars is undertaken.
   E.   Research and development. Facility featuring a mix of uses including office, research laboratories and prototype manufacturing. If the does not include a manufacturing component, it is considered an Office (see § 17.12.130H.).
   F.   Warehouse/freight movement. Uses involved in the storage and movement of large quantities of materials or products indoors and/or outdoors; associated with significant truck and rail traffic. Examples include freestanding warehouses; household moving and general freight storage; cold storage plants/frozen food lockers; weapon and ammunition storage; major wholesale distribution centers; truck, marine and air freight terminals; bus barns; grain terminals; and stockpiling of sand, gravel, bark dust or other aggregate and landscaping materials.
   G.   Waste related. Uses that receive solid or liquid wastes from others for disposal on the or for transfer to another location, uses which collect sanitary wastes, or uses that manufacture or produce goods or energy from the composting of organic material. Examples include recycling/garbage transfer stations, landfills, composting facilities and sewage treatment plants.
   H.   Wholesale sales. Involves sales, leasing or rental of equipment or products primarily intended for industrial, institutional or commercial businesses. Businesses may or may not be open to the general public, but sales to the general public are limited. Examples include the sale or rental of machinery, equipment, materials, special trade tools, welding supplies, machine parts, electrical supplies, janitorial supplies, restaurant equipment and store fixtures; mail order houses; and wholesalers of food, clothing, auto parts and hardware.
(Ord. 2009-01, passed 3-9-2009)