The intent of the LI, light industrial district is to provide locations for planned industrial development, including planned industrial park subdivisions. It is intended that permitted activities or operations produce no external impacts that are detrimental in any way to other uses in the district or to surrounding agricultural, residential or commercial uses.

Light industrial, manufacturing, distribution and warehousing, research, and related office uses permitted in this district should be fully contained within well-designed buildings on amply-landscaped sites, with adequate off-street parking and loading areas, and proper screening around outside storage areas. Heavy industrial uses, such as those involving the processing of raw material for shipment in bulk form to be used at another location, shall not be permitted in this district.

Planned development may be permitted as a means to achieve the basic intent of this district, in accordance with the guidelines in section 27.04.

(Ord. of 5-25-2010)

A.

Principal uses and structures. In all areas zoned LI, light industrial district, no building or part of a building shall be erected, used, or structurally altered, nor shall the land or premises be used in whole or in part, except for one or more of the following principal permitted uses:

1.

Light manufacturing, assembly, research, packaging, testing and repair of the following:

a.

Life science products, including, but not limited to: bio-technology, biopharmaceutical, biomedical products, pharmaceuticals, medical instruments, appliances, and diagnostic equipment.

b.

Material science products, including but not limited to: plastics, polymers; laser technology, and robotics.

c.

Information technology products, including, but not limited to telecommunications, computer parts and equipment, and electronics.

d.

Instrumentation products, including, but not limited to scientific instruments, measuring, controlling, testing, and metering equipment; and optical instruments.

e.

Automotive parts and accessories.

f.

Food products and beverage products, but not including rendering or refining of fats and oils.

g.

Apparel including, but not limited to, clothing, jewelry, shoes and accessories.

h.

Miscellaneous products made from wood, paper, ceramics, metal, glass, and stone.

i.

Electrical components and products and electrical appliances.

2.

Research and design centers and testing laboratories.

3.

Film production studios, indoor sound stages, and related activities.

4.

Printing, lithography, blueprinting, and similar uses.

5.

Tool, die, gauge, metal polishing, and machine shops.

6.

Contractors establishments, such as the facilities of a building contractor, carpenter, roofing contractor, plumber, electrician, caterer, exterminator, decorator, or similar business or trade. Any outside storage is subject to the development standards in Section 22.03 below.

7.

Office buildings for any of the following occupations: administrative services, executive, professional, accounting, writing, clerical, stenographic, and drafting.

8.

Computer programming, software development and data processing and computer centers.

9.

Plastic injection molding.

10.

Warehousing and material distribution centers.

11.

Vocational training schools, such as trade schools and training centers, subject to the property fronting onto a primary County road.

12.

Secondary retail and service uses, which are accessory to the principal permitted use. Such uses shall not be permitted in a separate building. Such secondary uses shall have at lease one separate customer entrance or a service window in a lobby area.

13.

Private indoor recreation uses such as bowling establishments, gymnasiums, ice skating rinks, tennis clubs, roller skating rinks, court sports facilities, and similar recreation' uses. Arcades shall be permitted only where accessory to other private indoor recreation uses.

14.

Dance, gymnastics, martial arts schools, and similar types of studios.

15.

Canine training facility and/or pet day care facility with no outdoor runs, or indoor pet boarding facility.

16.

Other uses similar to the above.

17.

Uses and structures accessory to the above, subject to the provisions in section 2.03.

18.

Essential services, subject to the provisions in section 2.16, subsection A.

B.

Special land uses. The following uses may be permitted by the township board, subject to the conditions specified for each use; review and approval of the site plan and application by the planning commission and township board; the imposition of special conditions which, in the opinion of the planning commission, township board, are necessary to fulfill the purposes of this ordinance; and, the provisions set forth in section 27.03.

1.

Financial institutions, including banks, credit unions, and savings and loan associations, subject to the property fronting onto a county primary road.

2.

Medical and dental clinics, offices, laboratories, subject to the property fronting onto a primary County road.

3.

Hospitals, subject to the provisions in Section 6.02, subsection L.

4.

Automobile service stations and automobile repair garages, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection C.

5.

Motels and hotels, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection N, subject to the property fronting onto a primary county road.

6.

Assembly halls, display halls, convention centers, banquet halls, and similar places of assembly, including assembly halls for industrial worker organizations.

7.

Religious institutions, subject to the provisions of section 6.02, subsection U.

8.

Private outdoor recreation uses, such as archery ranges, baseball, football or soccer fields, bicycle motocross (BMX) tracks, court sports facilities, golf driving ranges, swimming pools, and similar outdoor recreation uses, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection R.

9.

Rental yards for the temporary storage of recreation vehicles, subject to the following conditions:

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No vehicles, equipment shall be stored within 40 feet of a public right-of-way.

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The area adjacent to the right-of-way shall be screened with a landscaped berm in accordance with section 5.02, subsection B.

10.

Building material sales, including establishments which sell hardware, glass, paint, and lumber, and which may require outdoor retail or wholesale display or sales area. Outdoor storage of materials and equipment shall comply with the development standards in section 22.03 below.

11.

Outdoor display and sales of garages, swimming pools, and similar structures or equipment, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection Q.

12.

New and used automobile sales and rental including customary and incidental uses, subject to the provisions of section 6.02, subsection Q.

13.

Commercial kennels, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection K.

14.

Standard restaurants, under either of the following conditions:

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The restaurant shall be located at the intersection of two (2) major thoroughfares, the intersection of a major thoroughfare and a street serving an industrial area; or

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A standard restaurant may be permitted as an accessory use to a private outdoor recreation use, provided that the restaurant and its required parking do not occupy more than 50 percent of the primary use of the site.

15.

Radio, television and cellular telephone towers, subject to provisions of section 6.02, subsection S.

16.

Wholesale facility for sale of unprocessed agricultural products by fanners and producers in a central marketing facility.

17.

Mini-warehouses, subject to the provisions in section 6.02, subsection M.

18.

Airport-related businesses, subject to the requirements in Section 6.02, subsection B1.

19.

Retail electric vehicle charging as a principal use (subject to section 4.03 and subsection 6.02(C) Automobile filling stations, automobile filling/multiuse stations, automobile service stations, automobile repair garages).

(Ord. of 5-25-2010; Ord. of 7-11-2017(1), § 1; Ord. of 7-9-2019, § 1; Ord. of 6-11-2024(2))

A.

Required conditions. Except as otherwise noted for specific uses, buildings and uses in the light industrial district shall comply with the following required conditions:

1.

Light manufacturing, assembly, research, packaging, testing and repair or other industrial or business activity shall comply with the performance standards set forth in Article 7.00.

2.

Light manufacturing, assembly, research, packaging, testing and repair or other industrial or business activity shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

3.

Outdoor storage of materials, supplies, and/or finished or semi-finished products may be permitted, subject to the following conditions:

Such storage shall be screened with fencing in accordance with Section 5.08. Where visible from any public or private road, the screen and access gates shall be opaque and be composed of a material compatible with the design and materials of the primary building.

No materials shall be stored above the height of the screening.

Proper access to all parts of the storage areas shall be provided for fire and emergency services.

Any materials, supplies, or products must be located behind the front building line and meet all side and rear setback requirements of the district.

In no case shall any materials, supplies and/or products be stored on properly fronting onto I-275.

Vehicles may be stored in conjunction with special land use approval for new and used automobile sales, subject to the provisions of section 6.02, subsection Q.

Use of trailers and/or shipping containers for storage is prohibited.

4.

Parking - proposed uses within multiple-tenant industrial buildings shall demonstrate that there is adequate parking to support the use.

5.

For the purposes of determining landscaping and architectural design requirements, the yard adjacent to the freeway shall be consider the front yard for sites adjacent to I-275.

6.

Truck and trailer parking shall be screened from exposure to I-275 in accordance with the requirements for evergreen screening set forth in section 5.02, subsection D.

B.

Site plan review. Site plan review and approval is required for all uses in the Light Industrial district in accordance with section 27.02.

C.

Area, height, bulk, and placement requirements. Buildings and uses in the light industrial district are subject to the area, height, bulk, and placement requirements in article 26.00, schedule of regulations.

D.

Planned development. Planned development may be permitted in the light industrial district, subject to the standards and approval requirements set forth in section 27.04.

E.

General development standards. Buildings and uses in the light industrial district shall be subject to all applicable standards and requirements set forth in this ordinance, as specified below and more generally in section 8.06.

(Ord. of 5-25-2010)