This district is intended to accommodate wholesale, warehousing, manufacturing, storage, and other industrial-related uses.

No land and/or buildings in the I-1 district shall be used, erected, altered or converted, in whole or in part, except for the following purposes by right:

A.

Office buildings for executive, administrative, professional, accounting, drafting, and other similar professional activities, as determined by the zoning administrator.

B.

Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations, and other similar uses as determined by the zoning administrator, including those with drive-through facilities.

C.

Research and development facilities, including production activities.

D.

Wholesale establishments.

E.

The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging, warehousing, or treatment of such products as foodstuffs (excepting slaughterhouses or other similar uses), cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, pottery or other ceramic products, musical instruments, toys, furniture, molded rubber products, electrical appliances, electronic instruments, signs, light sheet metal products, hardware, tool, die, gauge, and machine shops, excluding stamping operations.

F.

Laboratories (experimental, film, or testing).

G.

Dry-cleaning and laundry establishments performing cleaning operations on the premises, excluding retail/service operations.

H.

Trade or industrial schools.

I.

Utility and public service buildings, including storage yards.

J.

Contractor's showrooms and storage yards.

K.

Child care centers.

L.

Accessory buildings, structures, and uses.

M.

Community gardens.

(Ord. No. 518, § 7, 1-18-11)

No land and/or buildings in the I-1 district shall be used, except for the following purposes when approved by the planning commission in accordance with the requirements of chapter 17:

A.

Vehicle repair.

B.

Lumber and planing mills.

C.

Metal plating, buffing, and polishing.

D.

Commercial storage warehouses.

E.

The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment of products requiring stamping or punch press operations.

F.

Recycling centers.

G.

Adult bookstores, adult live entertainment theaters, adult motion picture theaters, and massage parlors.

H.

Junk yards.

I.

Truck terminals.

J.

Outdoor storage, display area, and sale of farm implements and commercial construction equipment.

K.

Manufacturing processes which utilize, produce or have the potential to produce, a corrosive acid or alkali, cement, lime, gypsum, or plaster of Paris.

L.

Production, refining, or storage of petroleum or other flammable liquids.

M.

Municipal water and wastewater treatment facilities.

N.

Dog kennels.

O.

Veterinary hospitals and clinics.

P.

Radio, television, and cellular communication towers.

Q.

The manufacture, production, compounding, processing, treatment, recycling, testing, warehousing of non-ferrous metals for the production of extruded metal rods and other products and the by-products of such operations.

R.

Alternative energy system, intended to sell or provide fifty (50) percent or more of the energy that is generated to a utility regulated by the Michigan Public Service Commission.

(Ord. No. 517, § 5, 1-4-11; Ord. No. 552 , § 1, 11-5-19)

All permitted uses and special land uses are subject to the following site development requirements:

A.

Site plan review is required for all permitted and special land uses in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.1.

B.

Landscaping and screening is required in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.2.

C.

Parking is required in accordance with chapter 16, section 16.3.

D.

Signs are permitted in accordance with the requirements of chapter 16, section 16.4.

E.

Setbacks, height, area, and lot dimension requirements shall be met as noted in District Regulations, chapter 15.

F.

The outdoor storage of goods or materials shall be screened in accordance with the requirements of chapter 16, section 16.2 D.

G.

All industrial activities shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, except for loading and unloading operations, on-site parking of vehicles, and permitted outdoor storage of goods and materials.

H.

Sidewalks shall be constructed on all sides of the property abutting a public street, in accordance with city standards, with the following exception:

The planning commission may grant individual relief from the sidewalk requirements when the following conditions exist:

1.

The sidewalk is not an integral part of the "walkable community" sidewalk system as defined by the planning commission (where sidewalks are required to link neighborhoods, schools, parks and downtown).

2.

There are no public safety issues presented by the absence of a sidewalk.

3.

The sidewalk is not required to complete or provide continuity of a current or proposed pedestrian or bicycle circulation system.

4.

The proposed sidewalk is part of the proposed pathway master plan system for the city.

( Ord. No. 543 , § 8, 9-20-16)