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6-9-4: M-3 INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS:
   A.   General Provisions:
      1.   The M-3 Industrial District is designed to accommodate those industrial activities which may produce nuisances or hazards in areas that are remote from residential and business developments.
      2.   All uses allowed in the M-3 District are subject to the following conditions:
         a.   Dwelling units and lodging rooms are not permitted.
         b.   All business, servicing, or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings.
         c.   All storage except of motor vehicles in operable condition, shall be within completely enclosed buildings or effectively screened by a solid wall or fence (including solid entrance and exit gates) not less than six feet (6') nor more than eight feet (8') in height.
   B.   Permitted Uses: In an M-3 Industrial District, the following uses shall be permitted:
      Any use permitted in the M-2 Industrial District.
      Air/railroad terminals.
      Automobile and truck assembly.
      Brew pubs.
      Building-mounted and building-integrated Solar Energy Systems, as defined in and subject to the restrictions set forth in chapter 5, article XVIII of this Code.
      Carpet manufacturing.
      Dry cleaning establishments, with limitation on number of employees.
      Feed and seed sales.
      Glass products from previously manufactured glass.
      Insulating materials manufacture.
      Restaurants.
      Tattoo parlors, and body piercing establishments, subject to the following restrictions:
      1.   Licensing: Any tattoo parlor, or body piercing establishment, and all employees and agents related thereto, shall conform to and satisfy all applicable State of Illinois and any other governmental licensing requirements.
      2.   Distancing Requirements: Any tattoo parlor or body piercing establishment shall be located not less than one thousand feet (1,000') from a residence district; and in addition not less than one thousand feet (1,000') from any existing residence dwelling, daycare establishment, public park or playground, and any school, or place of worship. For purposes of this subsection, distance shall be measured in a straight line from the boundary line of the lot on which the use is located or is to be located, to the nearest applicable zoning district boundary line, or to the lot line of any existing residence dwelling, daycare service, public park or playground, or school, or place of worship, as the case may be.
      Woodworking and wood products manufacture.
   C.   Special Uses: In an M-3 Restricted Industrial District, the following special uses shall be allowed:
      Any use allowed as a special use in the M-2 Industrial District, unless permitted in subsection B of this section.
      Abrasive manufacture.
      Adult-use cannabis craft grower facility, subject to the provisions of §§ 4-26-1 et seq. of the Village Code, when combined with an adult-use cannabis dispensing facility and/or an adult-use cannabis processing facility, as allowed by law and subject to the provisions of §§ 4-26-1 et seq. of the Village Code.
      Adult-use cannabis cultivation center facility, subject to the provisions of §§ 4-26-1 et seq. of the Village Code.
      Adult-use cannabis dispensing facility, subject to the provisions of §§ 4-26-1 et seq. of the Village Code.
      Adult-use cannabis infuser facility, subject to the provisions of §§ 4-26-1 et seq. of the Village Code.
      Adult-use cannabis processing facility, subject to the provisions of §§ 4-26-1 et seq. of the Village Code.
      Adult-use cannabis transporting facility, subject to the provisions of §§ 4-26-1 et seq. of the Village Code.
      Brick and structural clay products manufacture.
      Ceramic products manufacture (pottery and glazed material).
      Chemical processing and products.
      Concrete mixing plants.
      Dispensaries for medical cannabis, subject to the following restrictions:
      1.   No medical cannabis dispensing organization shall be located within one thousand feet (1,000') of any of the following uses, whether or not located within the Village:
         a.    Any public or private preschool, or any elementary or secondary school;
         b.   Any publicly or privately operated daycare center, daycare home, group daycare home or part day childcare facility; and
         c.   Any residential zoning district, or any residential use.
         Provided, for purposes of this use, distances shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the nearest point of the building in which the proposed or existing medical cannabis dispensary is established to the nearest property line of a use or zoning district.
      Food manufacture, packaging, and processing.
      Ground mounted Solar Energy Systems, as defined in and subject to the restrictions set forth in chapter 5, article XVIII of this Code.
      Heavy machinery manufacture.
      Microbreweries.
      Recycling processing centers.
      Other manufacturing, processing, and storage uses determined by the Planning and Zoning Commission to be of the same general character as the uses permitted in this section, and found not to be obnoxious, unhealthful, or offensive by reason of the potential emission or transmission of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, toxic or noxious matter, glare, or heat.
   D.   Requirements: In an M-3 Industrial District, the following requirements shall apply:
      1.   Floor area ratio shall not exceed 1.5.
      2.   Yards shall be in accordance with the provisions set forth in subsection 6-9-2D2 of this article governing yards in an M-1 Industrial District.
      3.   Off street loading shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in article XI of this chapter.
      4.   Off street parking shall be in accordance with provisions set forth in article XI of this chapter. (Ord. 98-14, 7-16-1998; amd. Ord. 14-20, 5-1-2014; Ord. 14-21, 5-1-2014; Ord. 14-22, 5-1-2014; Ord. 18-38, 11-1-2018; Ord. 20-09, 2-6-2020; Ord. 21-15, 4-15-2021)