(a) Purpose. This district is intended to provide for those analytical and associated fabrication activities associated with research and development, as well as for office and industrial uses having minimum impact upon the surrounding environment in areas that are suitable for industrial development by reason of location and the availability of adequate utility and transportation systems. Permitted uses are those that can be operated in a clean and quiet manner, subject only to those regulations and performance standards necessary to prohibit congestion and for the protection of adjacent residential and business activities.
(b) Uses.
(1) Permitted uses.
A. Any use whose principal function is basic research, design and/or pilot or experimental product development or technical training.
B. Office buildings of an executive or of an administrative nature or incidental to those uses previously listed.
C. Sales offices related to the principal manufacturer on the same site provided that any retail trade with the general public shall be of a limited nature and that no stock of goods is maintained for sale to the general public.
D. Sales offices related to the principal manufacturer on the same site provided that any retail trade with the general public shall be of a limited nature.
E. Business and industrial service facilities.
F. Laboratories including experimental, film, testing, research, or engineering.
G. Printing, publishing, binding, and typesetting plants.
H. The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of such products as, but not limited to bakery goods, business machinery, candy, clocks and toys, cosmetics, electrical and electronics products, components and equipment, food products, hardware and cutlery, tools, and pharmaceuticals.
I. The manufacture, compounding, assembling, or treatment of articles or merchandise from previously prepared materials such as, but not limited to, bone, canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious metals or stone, sheet metal (excluding large stampings, such as automobile fenders or bodies) shell, textiles, tobacco, wax, wire, wood, (excluding saw and planning mills), and yarns.
J. Medical, dental, optical manufacturing.
K. The manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay, and kilns fired only by electricity or gas.
L. The manufacture and repair of electric and neon signs.
M. Motion picture production.
N. Adult Entertainment Facilities.
O. Accessory buildings and uses incidental to the principal use.
(2) Conditional uses. The following Conditional Uses are subject to review and regulation in accordance with Chapter 1147.
A. Any permitted use over 100,000 square feet of gross floor area
B. Electroplating
C. Graphic products manufacturer
D. Light sheet metal products, including heating and ventilating equipment, cornices or eaves
E. Cold storage plants
F. Tool and die shops, wrought iron shops, machine shops, excluding drop hammers
G. Banks, including drive-in facilities
H. Restaurants, including fast food and drive-ins
I. Taverns
J. Wholesale facilities
K. Other manufacturing, processing, or storage uses determined by the Planning Commission to be of the same general character as the permitted uses previously listed and found not to be a nuisance or offensive by reason the potential emission or transmission of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, glare, heat, water or air pollution. In this regard, the Planning Commission may seek expert advice on what conditions should be imposed on a particular operation to carry out the purposes of this zone: the cost of such expert assistance shall be borne by the applicant.
L. Mini-Warehouse (Self-Storage Units)
M. Business Incubator
(c) Site Development Regulations.
(1) Lot requirements.
A. Minimum lot frontage and width: 100 feet
B. No minimum lot size is specified; however, the lot size shall be adequate to provide for parking, access drive spacing, yard space and screening requirements.
(2) Yard requirements.
A. Minimum front yard depth 50 feet
B. Minimum rear yard depth and side yard width
1. If side or rear yard abuts onto a Residential District, yard shall have a minimum 50 feet for Permitted Use and minimum 100 feet for Conditional Use, and landscaped screening provided.
2. Each side and rear yard shall be equal to the height of the principal building.
3. Opaque fence may be substituted for plantings if approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
(3) Structural requirements.
A. Maximum height 45 feet
B. Maximum Lot coverage 70 percent
(d) Supplementary Regulations.
(1) Site plan approval required. A site plan shall be submitted that shows graphically the location and dimensions of vehicular entrances, exits, internal circulation pattern, off-street parking and loading facilities, building location and dimensions, storage facilities, landscaping and screening facilities.
(2) Impact statement. Prior to being issued a zoning certificate in the Office/Industrial District, the applicant must obtain approval of a descriptive text indicating the nature of the proposed activity, expected levels of noise, odor, dust, smoke, light, water and air pollution, glare and/or vibration from normal operations and a plan for addressing these impacts. The expected number of employees per shift, at the outset and at full expansion, shall be indicated. Other information, as required, shall be submitted either in text or plans.
(3) Storage of material. Storage of material and equipment shall be within an enclosed building, unless located behind the principal structure and visually screened from the street and adjacent properties by a landscaped screen, fence or wall. Such screening of open storage and trash containers must meet the requirements of Sections 1141.01 and 1141.04.
(Ord. 3611. Passed 1-19-21.)