Sec. 1600. The I-3 General Industrial Districts are designed primarily for manufacturing, assembling and fabrication activities including large scale or specialized industrial operations, whose external physical effects will be felt to some degree by surrounding districts. The I-3 District is so structured as to permit the manufacturing, processing and compounding of semifinished or finished products from raw materials as well as from previously prepared material.

Sec. 1601. In a General Industrial 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 principal use permitted in Section 1501 [Section 400.1501] of the I-2 District, subject to the applicable regulations of this Article.

2.

Heating and electric power generating plants.

3.

Any of the following production or manufacturing uses (not including storage of finished products) provided that they are located not less than 800 feet distant from any Residential District and not less than 300 feet distant from any other district.

a.

Junk yards, provided such are entirely enclosed within a building or within an eight foot obscuring wall and provided further that one property line abuts a railroad right-of-way. Storage of material shall not exceed the height of the wall.

b.

Incineration of garbage or refuse when conducted within an approved and enclosed incinerator plant.

c.

Blast furnace, steel furnace, blooming or rolling mill.

d.

Petroleum or other inflammable liquids, production, refining or storage.

e.

Smelting of copper, iron or zinc ore.

f.

Foundry.

4.

Auto engine and body repair; undercoating shops.

5.

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

6.

Other uses of a similar character to the above uses.

7.

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

Sec. 1602. 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.

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

2.

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.

3.

Other uses which shall be determined by the Township Board of Appeals after recommendation from the Planning Commission, to be of the same general character as the above permitted uses in Section 1601 [Section 400.1601]. The Board of Appeals may impose any required setback or performance standards so as to insure public health, safety and general welfare.

4.

Battery manufacturing.

5.

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

6.

Manufacture of corrosive acid or alkali, cement, lime, gypsum or plaster of paris.

7.

Foundry.

8.

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.

An 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].

9.

Accessory structures and uses customarily incident to the above permitted uses.

(Ord. No. 44A-19, 1-22-80; Ord. No. 44A-124, 3-22-94; Ord. No. 44A-141, 10-3-95)

Sec. 1603. 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.