The purpose of this district is to support economic development that is an asset to the community, neighborhood, and landowners through the protection of certain areas for general industrial uses. It is further the intent of this Article to ensure that the nature of the industrial uses do not create serious problems of compatibility with other kinds of land uses.

Further objectives of this Article include:

A.

To accommodate select commercial activities that may be appropriate near industrial uses and which may serve the immediate needs of the industrial uses and those employed therein.

B.

To ensure that the nature, scale, and function of uses pose no significant or unusual risk to the public health, safety, and welfare.

C.

To ensure that the nature, scale, and function of uses generate a minimum of noise, heat, glare, odor, dust, vibration, or other nuisances and do not emit harmful radiation or pollution into the air, water, or ground.

[The following uses are permitted in the General Industrial District:]

A.

Industrial uses including; manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, packaging, printing, reproduction, and equipment servicing, excluding the manufacturing or fabrication of hazardous materials.

B.

Transportation related services including; truck and bus terminals and truck repair and maintenance facilities.

C.

Off-street parking lots and structures.

D.

Open storage of materials including, but not limited to; building materials, sand, gravel, stone, lumber, equipment, and supplies.

E.

Storage and warehousing, excluding hazardous materials.

F.

The retail sales of products or services produced or assembled on the property, together with the related accessories or similar supporting goods or services, provided such use occupies no more than ten (10) per cent of the total floor area of all principal buildings on the lot.

G.

Public, quasi-public, and institutional uses such as but not limited to, municipal buildings and offices, courthouses, public off-street parking facilities, libraries, museums, public safety facilities, parks, post offices, civil centers, and storage yards for the same.

H.

Public utility buildings and substations, telephone exchange buildings, electric transformer stations and substations, and gas regulator stations, including storage yards for the same.

I.

Self-storage units.

J.

Essential public services, including storage yards for the same.

K.

Churches and other facilities normally incidental thereto.

L.

Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses.

M.

Sexually oriented businesses.

(Ord. No. 2004-41, 5-24-04)

The following uses shall be considered conditional and shall require a conditional use approval, and shall comply with any applicable conditional use requirements of Article XXIII:

A.

Manufacturing, fabrication, storage, and warehousing of hazardous materials.

B.

Salvage yards and/or resource recovery facilities.

C.

Other industrial uses not specifically stated or implied elsewhere which in the determination of the planning commission are similar to the principal permitted uses provided herein, and in harmony with the character of the district and the purpose and intent of this Article and the City of Eaton Rapids Comprehensive Plan.

The following requirements shall be met within a General Industrial District (GID):

A.

Development plan approval for all permitted and special uses as specified in Article XVI of this Ordinance.

B.

Off-street parking, loading, and access management standards for all uses as specified in Article XXI of this Ordinance.

C.

Signs for all uses as specified in Article XXII of this Ordinance.

D.

Height, area, lot coverage, yard regulations, building mass, and yard regulations as specified in Article XVII of this Ordinance.

E.

Landscaping requirements as specified in Article XX of this Ordinance.