This district is designed to provide the location and space for industrial uses requiring a substantial parcel size, based upon manufacturing or research needs, employment needs, distribution needs or for industrial storage/warehouse facilities. It is the intent of this district to allow for the development of certain activities while protecting any abutting agricultural or residential properties from incompatible industrial activities. Toward this end, this district shall require the development of an open space perimeter adjacent to those properties where residential development exists or is designated within the Emmett Township Master Plan. This perimeter shall be a part of the industrially zoned land unless natural or manmade boundaries exist to provide sufficient separation from incompatible land uses. Internally, within the industrial park area, there shall be an emphasis on open space and landscaping, when coupled with the open space perimeter, to achieve a campus-like setting. While certain uses are excluded which would function more effectively in other districts, the range of industrial uses is quite broad, based upon the ability to provide separation and avoid interference with the operation of the uses permitted in this district. All commercial development within this district shall be serviced by a public water supply public sanitary sewer. The public water supply shall be capable of providing fire protection meeting standards of the Michigan Insurance Services Office (ISO) and codes promulgated by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and shall be further capable of meeting these standards for existing and planned land uses within the residential neighborhoods having proximity to the commercial center. The sanitary sewer service shall have capacity to collect wastewater from the center together with existing and planned land use for the entire service area of the sanitary sewer district in which sewers are located.

The following buildings and structures, and uses of parcels, lots, buildings and structures are permitted in this district:

a.

National, statewide or regional headquarters or facilities, including manufacturing, distribution, processing or warehousing (equipment storage) establishments.

b.

Research-related facilities, including agricultural products, pharmaceuticals and other human and animal health research.

c.

Large distribution, warehouse and storage facilities, including trucking facilities and truck and industrial equipment storage yards where maintenance and repair is secondary and incidental to the primary use.

d.

General and specialized farming and other agricultural uses, except those uses considered special uses within the AB—agricultural/business district.

e.

An accessory use, building(s) or structure(s).

f.

Essential service structure.

g.

A sign, only in accordance with the regulations specified in article 8 of this ordinance.

h.

Open air industrial uses, outdoor storage (including junkyards); provided they comply with the specific conditions and general standards for approval under article 10.

i.

Other industrial uses that may not be permitted in the "LI"—light industrial district.

(Ord. No. 7-2024, § 1, 11-14-2024)

The following buildings and structures, and uses of parcels, lots, buildings and structures are permitted subject to obtaining a special use permit as provided in article 10:

a.

The removal, extraction or mining of minerals or other deposits including sand, soil or gravel, provided the final reclamation of the site is for industrial uses permitted within this district.

b.

Telecommunication towers per section 10.27 of this ordinance.

c.

A marijuana grower as authorized by article IV of chapter 18 of the Emmett Charter Township Code of Ordinances.

d.

A marijuana processor as authorized by article IV of chapter 18 of the Emmett Charter Township Code of Ordinances.

e.

A marijuana provisioning center as authorized by article IV of chapter 18 of the Emmett Charter Township Code of Ordinances;

f.

A marijuana secured transporter as authorized by article IV of chapter 18 of the Emmett Charter Township Code of Ordinances.

g.

A marijuana safety compliance facility as authorized by article IV of chapter 18 of the Emmett Charter Township Code of Ordinances.

h.

Large principal-use SES, subject to section 10.54.

i.

Small principal-use SES, subject to section 10.53.

(Ord. No. 1-2018(2), § 9, 3-22-2018; Ord. No. 5-2018, § 9, 9-13-2018; Ord. No. 3-2023, § 6, 4-13-2023; Ord. No. 7-2024, § 1, 11-14-2024)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 7-2024, § 1, adopted Nov. 14, 2024, amended the title of § 17.03 to read as herein set out. The former § 17.03 title pertained to conditional uses.

The following regulations shall apply in the "IP"—industrial park district:

a.

Lot area. No building or structure shall be established on any lot less than five acres in area; provided the parcel size for the zone is no less than 20 acres.

b.

Lot width. The minimum lot width shall be 330 feet.

c.

Open space requirements. There shall be established an open space perimeter of 200 feet where the zone is adjacent to any property either used, zoned or planned for residential development. In addition, each lot shall have an open space area equal to not less than 20 percent of the total lot area. At least 25 percent of this open space area is to be located between the road and the building front, with at least 50 percent of the required landscaping in this area.

d.

Yard and setback requirements. Shall be determined as part of site plan review, based upon proximity to other buildings and the open space perimeter.

e.

Height. Except as is otherwise provided in the ordinance, no building or structure shall exceed a height of 45 feet.

f.

Required off-street parking. The planning commission may waive up to 20 percent of the required parking provided all other restrictions within article 9 are met.