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59-C-5.430. Purpose. The purpose of the I-3 zone is to provide a medium-density, industrial zone for park-like development of high-technology industries, research and development facilities, corporate and business offices, and uses that have similar locational, site development, and use requirements. The I-3 zone is intended to be at locations within the county that can be served by transit. In order to ensure high quality industrial/employment development, the following objectives of the zone must be met:
(a) To provide a suitable operating environment for the range of uses allowed in the zone.
(b) To maximize the attractiveness of and to enhance the visual appearance of the zone through:
(1) Preservation of significant natural features.
(2) Provision of green space throughout a project as well as in required yard and setback areas.
(3) Orderly clustering of buildings arranged and designed to promote internal compatibility.
(c) To reduce traffic congestion by encouraging the clustering of buildings near internal streets, the provision of service commercial uses, and the development of pedestrian networks to reduce dependence on single-occupant automobiles and to better accommodate bus service, carpooling, and vanpooling within a project in the zone.
(d) To protect I-3 zoned areas from the encroachment of incompatible employment uses, and to prevent industries within the I-3 zone from adversely affecting surrounding non-industrial uses by increased setback and landscaping requirements.
The fact that an application complies with all specific requirements and purposes set forth herein shall not be deemed to create a presumption that the application is, in fact, compatible with surrounding land uses and, in itself, shall not be sufficient to require the granting of any application.