§ 159.081 M-R, LIGHT MANUFACTURING/RESEARCH PARK DISTRICT.
   (A)   Intent and purpose.
      (1)   To provide for parcels of land for large, attractively landscaped sites for research activities or specialized compatible industrial activities, and office buildings;
      (2)   To require adequate off-street parking and limited access to roads through the use of frontage roads;
      (3)   To promote the grouping of M-R uses and oppose and discourage the hazards to safety and nuisance to traffic congestion generated by "strip-commercial" or "industrial developments";
      (4)   To provide some retail uses that service the manufacturing research uses within the industrial areas and that do not depend on the direct visits of retail customers;
      (5)   To promote manufacturing research development in planned industrial parks;
      (6)   To locate industrial uses on lands suitable for those purposes, but at locations that would not be harmful or disadvantageous to nearby or adjacent property;
      (7)   To encourage the grouping of compatible industrial activities, thereby promoting convenience, efficiency and safety in transportation; and
      (8)   To discourage the intrusion of residential and commercial uses which are incompatible with planned industrial uses.
   (B)   Permitted uses. No land shall be used or occupied and no building, structure, or premises shall be erected, altered, enlarged, occupied, or used, except as otherwise provided in this chapter for other than one or more of the following specified uses:
      (1)   Business service or office establishments:
         (a)   Bank or financial institutions;
         (b)   Business offices;
         (c)   Professional offices;
         (d)   Regional sales offices;
         (e)   Merchandise and product display space, but not direct sales; and,
         (f)   Clinics in conjunction with research.
      (2)   Industrial types of uses:
         (a)   Design firms;
         (b)   All manufacturing and industrial activities, including fabrication, processing, assembly, disassembly, repairing, cleaning, servicing, testing, packaging, and storage of materials, products, and goods that can be conducted wholly within enclosed buildings;
         (c)   Electronic industries;
         (d)   Laboratories and research firms involved in the research, experimentation or testing of materials, goods, or products; and,
         (e)   Printing, publishing, or lithography establishments.
      (3)   Public, quasi-public, and governmental buildings and facilities:
         (a)   Essential services-electric substation, sewage disposal plant, water well site;
         (b)   Office building; and,
         (c)   United States Post Office.
      (4)   Personal communication facility, located on property owned by the village or other government entity.
      (5)   Food truck or food truck operator, subject to the requirements of Chapter 129 (Food Trucks and Food Truck Operators Ordinance).
   (C)   Special uses. Upon recommendation by the Planning & Zoning Commission, after public hearing on the petition pertaining thereto, in accordance with the requirements set forth in § 159.176, special uses of this chapter, the corporate authorities of the village may, by "special use permit" allow the following in the district:
      (1)   Planned unit developments;
      (2)   Railroad rights-of-way and passenger stations, but not including railroad yards and shops;
      (3)   Warehousing and wholesaling, but not including motor freight terminals;
      (4)   Personal communication facility (see § 159.021);
      (5)   Establishments utilizing hookahs or water pipes;
      (6)   Contractor or construction shops;
      (7)   Automobile and truck painting, upholstering, repairing, reconditioning, and body and fender repairing, when done within the confines of a structure;
      (8)   Motor vehicle towing services, with outdoor storage of vehicles.
   (D)   Temporary uses. Upon application to and issuance by the Zoning Administrator of a permit therefore, the following uses may be operated as temporary uses:
      (1)   Temporary building, trailer, or yard for construction materials or equipment, both incidental and necessary to construction in the Zoning District. Each permit shall specify the location of the building or yard and the area of permitted operation. Each permit shall be valid for a period of not more than six calendar months and shall not be renewed for more than four successive periods at the same location;
      (2)   Temporary office, both incidental and necessary for the sale or rental of real property. Each permit shall specify the location of the office and the area of permitted operation. Each permit shall be valid for a period of not more than one year and shall not be renewed for more than five successive periods at the same location; and,
      (3)   Real estate subdivision sign not to exceed 100 square feet for each face. Sign shall be non illuminated. Each permit shall specify the location of the sign. Each permit shall be valid for a period of not more than one year and shall not be renewed for more than five successive periods at the same location.
   (E)   Accessory uses. Accessory uses, buildings, or other structures and devices customarily incidental to or commonly associated with a permitted use or special use may be permitted, provided they are operated and maintained under the same ownership, on the same parcel, and do not include structures or features inconsistent with the permitted use or special use.
   (F)   Prohibited uses.
      (1)   All uses not expressly authorized in this section.
   (G)   Site and structure requirements.
      (1)   Minimum lot area. A separate ground area of not less than 20,000 square feet shall be designated provided and continuously maintained for each structure of land containing a permitted or special use;
      (2)   Minimum lot frontage. A minimum lot frontage of 80 feet shall be provided for each permitted or special use;
      (3)   Front yard. All structures shall be set back a least 80 feet from the front lot line on dedicated roads and 130 feet from the center line on non-dedicated roads;
      (4)   Side yard. All structures shall be set in a distance of not less than 30 feet from the side lot line;
      (5)   Rear yard. All structures shall be set in a distance of not less than 30 feet from rear lot line;
      (6)   Maximum height. No structure or portion thereof shall exceed a height of 25 feet;
      (7)   Floor area ratio. Not to exceed 1.00; and
      (8)   Maximum lot coverage. Not more than 25 percent of the lot area may be occupied by buildings and structures including accessory buildings.
   (H)   Special provisions.
      (1)   Enclosure of operations. All business, servicing, or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, except the following:
         (a)   Off-street parking or loading; and
         (b)   Accessory uses.
      (2)   Signs. All in accordance with applicable regulations set forth in §§ 159.121 through 159.133;
      (3)   Off-street parking, loading/ unloading. Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required or permitted by §§ 159.105 through 159.111 of this chapter, except parking setbacks shall be as follows:
         (a)   Front Yard: 35 feet;
         (b)   Side or rear yard, not adjacent a residential zoning district: Ten feet, provided that the required setback for off-street parking, loading, and unloading areas may be reduced to zero if an easement providing access between and across the subject property and the adjoining lots(s) has been duly recorded. Such reduction in the required off-street parking, loading, and unloading area setback may only be permitted along the lot line coincident with the adjoining property that is party to the recorded access easement agreement.
         (c)   Side or rear yard adjacent to a residential use: 50 feet; and
         (d)   No parking in corner side yards.
      (4)   Performance standards. All in accordance with applicable regulations set forth in §§ 159.022 through 159.027 and herein;
      (5)   General landscaping. All in accordance with applicable regulations set forth in §§ 159.030 and 159.080(G);
      (6)   Ingress and egress. All in accordance with applicable regulations set forth in §§ 159.017 and 159.080(H);
      (7)   Outdoor storage. All in accordance with applicable regulations set forth in § 159.080(I); and
      (8)   Accessory uses. All in accordance with applicable regulations set forth in § 159.020.
(Am. Ord. 06-0369, passed 2-1-06; Am. Ord. 07-0508, passed 2-21-07; Am. Ord. 08-0652, passed 5-21-08; Am. Ord. 11-0924, passed 10-5-11; Am. Ord. 16-1306, passed 9-7-16; Am. Ord. 18-1482, passed 5-16-18)