Buildings and land shall be designed, erected, altered, moved and maintained, in whole or in part, in any M-1 Light Industrial District only for the uses set forth in the following regulations:
(a) Principal Permitted Uses.
(1) Office or offices which pertain to those uses listed in this section.
(2) Research and testing facilities. Experimental, research and testing all types of basic and applied research of product design and development, including but not limited to the construction and operation of small scale experimental and pilot plant operations;
(3) Non-metal production. Clothing and other textile products, plastic extrusion, molding and fabricating of panels, sheets, tubes and rods, printing publishing and engraving, fabrication of wood furniture, cabinets and other wood products limited to sash, doors, cabinets, wall boards, partitions and prefabricated house panels;
(4) General services. Sales and storage establishments if conducted wholly within enclosed buildings to the following extent:
A. Public service facilities and public utilities;
B. Shops and offices of contractors; carpentry; electrical; masonry; plumbing; heating; ventilating; air conditioning; painting; ornamental iron; roofing and sheet metal; packing and crating and monument works;
C. Commercial greenhouses;
D. Raising of farm crops.
(5) Trade schools, banking facilities, public and private employment agencies, restaurants (without drive-thru facilities), indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, churches, and professional offices.
(b) A conditional land use permit shall be required for the following uses in the M-1 District.
(1) Distribution operations. The storage and distribution of those products which may be produced in a Light Industrial District, and the storage and distribution of food and beverages; postal stations; telephone exchange; electrical distribution sub-station.
(2) General services. Sales and storage establishments if conducted wholly within enclosed buildings to the following extent:
A. Repair establishments: automobile engines, body and paint; electrical and household appliances;
B. Food and drink preparation: bakeries, freezing, refrigeration, roasting, ice manufacturing, bottling works and creameries; excluding the basic manufacture or processing of foodstuff, either animal or vegetable;
C. Storage yards and sale of new lumber and other building materials; public utility materials and equipment;
D. Warehouses, other storage establishments, and parcel delivery stations providing loading and off-loading facilities are entirely within an enclosed building;
E. Veterinarians' offices, animal hospitals, and kennels.
(3) Child Day Care. Facilities for the care of children for onsite or offsite employees.
(4) Commercial Activities. Restaurants, financial institutions, photocopying, occupational training facilities and related commercial uses with the specific purpose of serving the needs of employees and companies located within an industrial zoning district.
(5) Similar Uses Permitted. Any other office, research, service, wholesale, storage or product use not listed above or in any industrial district if considered and found similar by the Commission.
(6) Accessory Uses Permitted. Storage of materials and products within buildings and processes clearly accessory to the main use, provided such a use has no injurious effect on adjoining residential districts.
(Ord. 2164. Passed 3-17-14.)