(A) General. The LI Light Industrial District is established to provide for those industries which, in their normal operations, have little or no adverse effect upon adjoining properties.
(B) Permitted uses. The following uses, and other similar uses, are allowed:
(1) Automobile parking lots and structures;
(2) Amusement, recreation, and sporting goods manufacturing;
(3) Apparel and clothing manufacturing, including hosiery;
(4) Automobile parts and accessories manufacturing;
(5) Bakeries and other establishments manufacturing prepared food products for wholesale distribution;
(6) Bedding and carpet manufacturing;
(7) Boat and trailer works and sales;
(8) Bottling works;
(9) Brewery/distillery;
(10) Building materials and specialties manufacturing;
(11) Building materials storage and sales yards; provided, all open storage is enclosed by a fence not less than six feet in height and provided with a buffer strip as required by § 156.056;
(12) Business machines manufacturing;
(13) Cabinet, woodworking and upholstery shops;
(14) Carnivals and revival grounds;
(15) Coliseums, armories and similar uses;
(16) Contractors’ offices and storage yards; provided, all open storage enclosed by a fence not less than six feet in height, and provided with a buffer strip as required by § 156.056;
(17) Dairy products processing and distributing facilities;
(18) Drugs, medicines and cosmetics manufacturing;
(19) Dry cleaning and laundry plants;
(20) Electrical appliances and electronic equipment manufacturing;
(21) Farm machinery sales, assembly and repair;
(22) Feed and seed stores, hatcheries and fertilizer sales;
(23) Food stores, fruit stands and produce markets;
(24) Furniture manufacturing;
(25) Golf driving ranges;
(26) Par 3 golf courses;
(27) Greenhouses and horticultural nurseries;
(28) Hardware and housewares manufacturing;
(29) Ice and cold storage plants and freezer lockers;
(30) Industrial supplies and equipment, sales and service; provided, all open storage is enclosed by a fence not less than six feet in height and provided with a buffer strip as required by § 156.056;
(31) Industrial trade schools and research laboratories;
(32) Leather products, including luggage and shoe manufacturing, excluding leather tanning and finishing;
(33) Machine and welding shops; provided, all open storage is enclosed by a fence not less than six feet in height and provided with a buffer strip as required by § 156.056;
(34) Metal fabricating plants;
(35) Monument works and sales;
(37) Musical instruments manufacturing;
(37) Offices pertaining to any permitted use;
(38) Plumbing and heating supply houses; provided, all open storage is enclosed by a fence not less than six feet in height and provided with a buffer strip as required by § 156.056;
(39) Precision instruments and jewelry manufacturing;
(40) Printing, engraving and publishing establishments;
(41) Public safety facilities such as fire and police stations and rescue squads;
(42) Public works and public utility facilities, including service and storage yards; provided, they are enclosed by a sturdy fence not less than six feet in height, and provided with a buffer strip as required by § 156.056;
(43) Restaurants, including drive-in restaurants;
(44) Radio and television stations and masts;
(45) Railroad freight yards or classification yards;
(46) Septic tank manufacturing;
(47) Service stations, including major repair work; provided that, all gasoline pumps shall be located at least 12 feet behind the property line;
(48) Sheet metal, roofing, plumbing, heating and refrigeration shops;
(49) Sign painting and fabricating shops;
(50) Textile and cordage manufacturing;
(51) Wholesale and warehousing establishments, except for the storage of dangerous or offensive items such as uncured hides and explosives;
(52) Wholesale storage of gasoline and oil products, including bottled gas and oxygen;
(53) Customary accessory uses and structures, including open storage; provided, the area devoted to open storage is enclosed by a fence at least six feet in height and provided with a buffer strip as required by § 156.056. No outdoor storage is permitted in front yard areas;
(54) Signs: all signs shall comply with the general requirements in § 156.056. In addition, the Zoning Enforcement Officer shall issue a zoning permit for the following signs:
(a) Business signs; provided, they are not located within 50 feet of any residential district; provided further that, no sign shall be more than 20 feet in height, nor more than 40 square feet in area and shall be at least 15 feet from the street edge. No flashing or portable signs are permitted; and
(b) Signs directing the public to off-street parking areas; provided, not more than two signs shall be permitted per lot; provided further, the aggregate size of the signs shall not exceed eight square feet in area.
(C) Conditional uses. The following uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Adjustment after the Board holds a public hearing: seasonal dwellings for the housing of migrant farm workers and migrant employees, subject to conditions listed under § 156.061.
(D) Dimensional requirements. In the LI Light Industrial District, the following dimensional requirements shall apply:
(2) Off-street loading and parking space as required in § 156.055; and
(3) Buffer strips as required by § 156.056.
(Ord. passed 9-10-1984; Ord. passed 4-4-2017; Ord. passed 11-7-2017)