Industrial areas are separated into three zoning districts, with specific Use Types, minimum lot area, and other requirements, as described below.
(a) Light Industrial (I-L) Zone. The purpose of the Light Industrial (I-L) zone is to accommodate a limited group of light manufacturing and service uses that have little potential to generate noise, odor, vibrations, or similar impacts to adjacent neighbors. Such uses include equipment sales and repair services, light manufacturing and processing involving non-toxic materials, warehousing and storage, wholesaling, and distribution. Limited amounts of retail, personal services, and food-related uses are permitted to serve area workers and to allow sales of products manufactured on-site.
The development intensity in the I-L zone will be dependent on whether public services (sewer, water) are available. The maximum permitted floor area ratio in the I-L zone is 0.5. The I-L zone implements the Industrial (IN) land use designation in the 2030 Countywide General Plan.
(b) Heavy Industrial (I-H) Zone. The purpose of the Heavy Industrial (I-H) zone is to allow all heavy manufacturing and industrial uses that may create objectionable impacts such as noise, odor, vibrations, and use of hazardous materials. Such uses could include the processing, fabrication, manufacture, and storage of metals, cement, chemicals, agricultural products, animal carcasses, wood, grain, furniture, heavy equipment, automobiles and trucks, building materials, etc. All uses that are allowed in the Light Industrial zones are also allowed in the I-H zones, except where noted in Table 8-2.704. Limited amounts of retail, personal services, and food-related uses are also permitted to serve area workers and to allow sales of products manufactured on-site.
The development intensity in the I-H zone will be dependent on whether public services (sewer, water) are available. The maximum permitted floor area ratio in the I-H zone is 0.5. The I-H zone implements the Industrial (IN) land use designation in the 2030 Countywide General Plan.
(c) Office Park/Research and Development (OPRD) Zone. The purpose of the Office Park/Research and Development (OPRD) zone is to provide an area for large employment, research and development (R&D) centers that are subject to high development and architectural standards. Office parks and R&D projects are often developed under a comprehensive plan that integrates a range of office, light industrial, warehouse, and commercial activities in a series of buildings with amenities set in a "campus" setting. Uses that are allowed in the OPRD zone include research, biotechnology, light manufacturing of high technology products, associated offices and laboratories, and limited amounts of retail, personal services, and food-related uses. The regulation of uses is often defined in an overlaying Planned Development District that is unique to the project.
The OPRD zone may be applied on parcels of three (3) or more acres in a town or unincorporated area that provides a full range of public services. The maximum permitted floor area ratio in the OPRD zone is 1.0. The OPRD zone implements the Industrial (IN) land use designation in the 2030 Countywide General Plan.
(Ord. 1445, eff. August 14, 2014)