(a) Purpose.
(1) It is the intent of the Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Floating Overlay District (AMTFO) to provide areas that can broaden the economic development options for the City of Ontario through flexible zoning that will promote development and employment opportunities for the City. The Advanced Manufacturing and Technology Floating Overlay District promotes new and emerging industries in the development of new and better products through the use of advanced production technologies. It is leaner and cleaner with less impact. This district is intended to promote clean, advanced manufacturing, research and development opportunities, and other similar businesses that operate with minimal external impacts.
(b) Definitions.
(1) Advanced Manufacturing and Assembly: Any manufacturing and assembly housed entirely within a building relating to the use or application of advanced manufacturing technologies, precision tooling (including 3-D Printing), equipment and process technologies, environmental and energy technologies and information technology. It often requires a high level of unique skill training that is specific to each company and commonly involves computer technology, robotics, or other innovation to improve a product or process.
(2) Bio-Technology Facility: A facility designed to manipulate living organisms or their components to produce useful, common commercial products such as but not limited to pest resistant crops, new bacterial strains, and novel pharmaceuticals. This type of use is typically fully enclosed by solid walls and a roof.
(3) Business Incubator Facility: A workspace created to offer startups and new ventures access to the resources they need, all under one roof. In addition to a desk or office, incubators often provide resident companies with access to expert advisors, mentors, administrative support, office equipment, training, and/or potential investors.
(4) Flex-Office-Laboratory/Research and Development: A space for a combination of office, laboratory and research and development uses that has build-out capabilities to meet individual needs.
(5) Flex-Office-Warehouses: A space for a combination of office and warehouse uses that has built out capabilities to meet individual needs. Warehouses shall not be more than one half of the total floor area.
(6) Mixed Land Use: Allows a single lot to have more than one use. Only the uses in the AMTFO and the underlying district are permitted.
(7) Research and Development: A use where individuals are employed to search for knowledge and test processes that might be used to create new technologies, products, services, or systems.
(c) Procedure for Application. The AMTFO is a floating overlay district, applied to any property zoned Office Service (OS) or Business District (B), to be utilized where city officials agree the proposed uses to be beneficial.
(1) Application shall be initiated by following the procedures outlined in Section 1151.05 "Amendments" and be approved by the City Council.
(2) Additional Requirements.
B. Applications must include a professional survey that includes all parcels that will be included in the overlay.
(d) Permitted Uses.
(1) Any permitted or conditionally permitted use in underlying zoning for that district.
(2) Advanced Manufacturing and Assembly.
(3) Bio-Technology Facilities including Bio-Manufacturing.
(4) Business Incubator Facility.
(5) Flex-Office-Warehouses.
(6) Flex-Office-Laboratory/Research and Development.
(7) Mixed Land Use.
(e) Accessory Uses.
(1) Any accessory uses permitted in underlying district.
(f) Lot Area and Dimensional Requirements. See Chapter 1141, "Schedule of Regulations," limiting the minimum lot area, maximum density permitted, minimum yard setback
requirements and the height and bulk of buildings.
(g) Supplementary Regulations.
(1) All requirements outlined in the underlying zoning district shall also apply. If conflicting regulations occur the most restrictive provision(s) of such conflicting sections shall control.
(2) An AMTFO development shall have frontage on and access to an arterial or major collector road or a local road if access to the local road is safe based on road conditions and accident history.
(3) An AMTFO development at a proposed location shall be compatible with surrounding neighborhoods, existing land uses in the vicinity of the site in terms of scale, height. mass, and architectural detail of proposed structures.
(4) An AMTFO development shall not produce airborne emissions of smoke, steam, odors, noise, vibration etc.
(6) Overhead doors for delivery and product movement shall be permitted at the rear or side of the unit. Overhead doors or designated delivery doors are not permitted on the front of the building or front facade of the building.
(7) All buildings on a single site shall be constructed using the same exterior building materials and share the same external features.
(8) Any use shall not require significant outdoor storage of equipment. Outdoor storage area may not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total ground floor area of the principle structure for which it serves. All outdoor storage shall be completely contained within an enclosure constructed of the same material used on the exterior of the building or approved equal. Such enclosures shall comply with the regulations for accessory structures.
(9) All developments within the Advanced Manufacturing District require a Site Plan approval in accordance with Section 1145.28 of the City of Ontario Zoning Code prior to the issuance of a Zoning Permit.
(Ord. 24-02. Passed 2-7-24.)