Sec. 1400. The I-1 Planned Industrial Park Districts are designed to be laid out and developed according to an approved plat or site plan as provided in this article in order to provide space in attractive and appropriate locations for limited types of manufacturing, which are free from offensive characteristics and which prepare products from previously prepared material. It is further the purpose of the district to provide for landscaped building sites in a setting compatible with adjoining residential, business and agricultural districts.

Sec. 1401. In a Planned Industrial Park District, no building or land shall be used and no building shall be erected except for one or more of the following specified uses unless otherwise provided in this Ordinance; subject to the review and approval of a site plan by the Planning Commission.

1.

Any use charged with the principal function of basic research, design, and pilot or experimental product development when conducted within a completely enclosed building.

2.

Warehousing and wholesale establishments, and trucking facilities.

3.

The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of products such as, but not limited to: bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, food products, hardware, jewelry and cutlery.

4.

The manufacture, compounding, assembling, or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: bone, canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, elastomers, feathers, felt, fibre, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, metal, paper, plastics, rubber, precious or semiprecious metals or stones, sheet metal, shell, textiles, tobacco, wax, wire, wood and yarns.

5.

The manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay, and kilns fired only by electricity or gas.

6.

Manufacture of musical instruments, toys, novelties, and metal or rubber stamps, or other molded rubber products.

7.

Manufacture or assembly of electrical equipment and appliances, electronic instruments and devices, radios and phonographs.

8.

Laboratories—experimental, film or testing.

9.

Manufacturing and repair of electric or neon signs, light sheet metal products, including heating and ventilating equipment, cornices, eaves and the like.

10.

Central dry cleaning plants or laundries provided that such plants shall not deal directly with consumer at retail.

11.

Mail order house.

12.

Tool, die, gauge and machine shops.

13.

Equipment repair.

14.

Warehouse, storage and transfer and electric or gas service buildings and yards. Public utility buildings, necessary structures, storage yards, telephone exchange buildings, electrical transformer stations and substations, and gas regulator stations. Water supply and sewage disposal plants. Water and gas tank holders. Railroad transfer and storage tracks. Railroad rights-of-way. Freight terminals.

15.

Municipal uses such as water treatment plants, and reservoirs, sewage treatment plants, and all other municipal buildings and uses, including outdoor storage.

16.

Office uses whose operation is related to other industrial operations, such as but not limited to manufacturers representatives.

17.

Indoor tennis or racquet court facilities, indoor ice or roller skating arenas, and other similar uses which require large structures such as are normally found in industrial districts.

18.

Auto engine and body repair; undercoating shops when completely enclosed.

19.

The following agricultural uses, when located on a parcel of land not less than five acres in area: general farming, including dairying, livestock and poultry raising, horticulture, farm forestry, sod farming and similar bonafide agricultural enterprises, except farms operated wholly or in part for the disposal of garbage, sewage, rubbish, offal and wastes from rendering plants; truck gardening; provided, that said uses shall be permitted only when no planned industrial plat or site plan as provided by this Article shall be in effect, or only when in accordance with such an approved plan or plat.

20.

Overnight quarters for watchmen or security personnel.

21.

Miniwarehouse and a resident manager may be permitted on the site for security purposes.

22.

Child care centers subject to the following conditions:

a.

No portion of a child care center shall be located within 300 feet of any gasoline pumps, underground storage tanks, or any other explosive material.

b.

One parking space shall be provided for each employee working during the largest shift plus one space for each eight children the facility is licensed to receive for care at any one time.

c.

A child loading/unloading area shall be provided to the Planning Commission to assure safe access to the facility and the adequacy of parking areas and maneuvering lanes to circulate peak hour traffic.

d.

On-site traffic circulation shall be restricted to a one-way traffic flow, where possible.

e.

Any on-site outdoor play area shall be enclosed by a fence that conforms to the applicable requirements of Section 1912 [Section 400.1912].

f.

Any facility boundary which abuts property which is residentially used or zoned shall be screened according to the provisions of Section 1911 [400.1911], subsections c. and h. and any other applicable regulations.

g.

Signs shall conform to the applicable requirements of Section 1922 [Section 400.1922].

23.

Employer-sponsored child care centers subject to the following conditions:

a.

No portion of a child care center shall be located within 300 feet of any gasoline pumps, underground storage tanks, or any other explosive material.

b.

Any on-site outdoor play area shall be enclosed by a fence that conforms to the applicable requirements of Section 1912 [Section 400.1912].

c.

Any facility boundaries which abut property which is residentially used or zoned shall be screened according to the provisions of Section 1911 [Section 400.1911], subsection c. and h. and any other applicable regulations.

d.

Signs shall conform to applicable requirements of Section 1922 [Section 400.1922].

24.

Other uses of a similar and no more objectionable character to the above uses.

25.

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incident to any of the above permitted uses.

(Ord. No. 44A-55, 8-19-86; Ord. No. 44A-141, 10-3-95)

Sec. 1402. The following uses may be permitted upon making application and submitting any reasonable exhibits or information required by the Planning Commission, and after paying any fees established by the Township Board by resolution or ordinance, and after public hearing, review and approval of the site plan by the Planning Commission; and under such conditions as the Planning Commission imposes after finding that the use is not injurious to the district and environs, is not contrary to the spirit and purpose of this Ordinance, is not incompatible with already existing uses in the area, will not interfere with the orderly development of the area, would not be detrimental to the safety or convenience of vehicular or pedestrian traffic, will be served adequately by essential public facilities and services, will be consistent in assuring that the general public health, safety and welfare will not be infringed upon, and will be in compliance with all Township, County, State and Federal laws and regulations; and which, once approved, shall be deemed to authorize only one specific use, and shall expire and become null and void without further notice or action by the Planning Commission in any case where the special approval use has not been established within six months after the Planning Commission's grant of approval thereof or where the special approval use is discontinued or ceases to exist for six consecutive months or for 18 months during any three year period; and which may be revoked by the Planning Commission after it finds that any of the requirements of this Ordinance or conditions of approval are not being maintained.

1.

The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment of products such as: paint and varnish.

2.

Battery manufacturing.

3.

Foundry where accessory to a principal use.

4.

Trade or industrial school, industrial clinic designated to serve the industrial area.

5.

Metal plating, buffing, polishing, stamping, extrusion and molding.

6.

Uses which serve the convenience needs of the industrial district (such as, but not limited to: eating and drinking establishments, bank, savings and loan association, credit union, automobile service station, motel or bowling alley, recreation facilities for the use of employees of the industrial area), provided that such use shall be located on an internal industrial street, and shall not abut a major or secondary thoroughfare.

7.

Other uses of a similar character to the above uses.

(Ord. No. 44A-19, 1-22-80; Ord. No. 44A-124, 3-22-94)

Sec. 1403.

1.

All operations and activities, except for off-street parking, loading or open storage of materials or equipment used, pursuant to industrial use, shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

2.

Industrial performance standards relative to glare, heat, radio-active materials, fire and safety hazards, and outside storage, specified in Section 1917 [Section 400.1917] shall apply to the I-1 District.

Sec. 1404. See Article XVIII, Schedule of Regulations limiting the height and bulk of buildings, the minimum size of lot by permitted land use, and providing minimum yard setback requirements.