The purpose of the LI - Light Industrial district is to provide an area within the Village where manufacturing facilities, research facilities, research parks, warehouses, and wholesale business may locate, while providing compatibility with other non-manufacturing areas of the community. It is intended that this particular district will generally provide for manufacturing of an assembly nature from finished good, warehousing and wholesale activities. Supportive services for manufacturing are generally of a non-retail or personal service character and should be encouraged to locate in this district.

   The LI Light Industrial district is designed to allow considerable latitude in the range of light manufacturing and wholesale uses. Provided that neither junk yards, the dismantling of vehicles or the storage of dismantled vehicles, petroleum bulk plant, or outside storage of inflammable liquids or explosives, shall permitted in the district: and provided further that adequate safeguards (structural, mechanical and location) shall be provided to protect adjoining properties from the effect of noisome or injurious substances, conditions and operation as defined in Article II and/or regulated in Article XI; that all such operations create no undue noise, odor, dust, smoke, vibrations, or other similar nuisance. If a particular use is not listed as a listed permitted use, it is not allowed within the LI Light Industrial district. Buildings or structures may be erected, altered or used for one or more of the following:

   (A)   Assembly production, processing, wholesaling or warehousing, fabrication, or manufacturing of any commodity from already processed or semi-finished (other than raw) materials into products, provided explosives, flammable materials, nuclear or hazardous materials, or livestock are not involved.

   (B)   Freight terminals.

   (C)   General warehouses and storage.

   (D)   Local cartage and express facilities.

   (E)   Mini-warehouses and self-storage facilities, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-27.

   (F)   Research and development facilities or parks, provided explosives, flammable materials, nuclear or hazardous material, or livestock are not involved.

   (G)   Air conditioning equipment, custom fabrication and installation.

   (H)   Animal hospitals when conducted entirely within an enclosed building.

   (I)   Bus terminals and other public transportation terminal facilities for passengers.

   (J)   Business machines; repair and service.

   (K)   Car washes.

   (L)   Churches and other places of worship, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-4.

   (M)   Commercial institutions such as banks, savings and loan associations.

   (N)   Day care centers, nursery schools and orphanages.

   (O)   Electrical substations (static transformer stations), gas regulation stations, telephone exchange facilities and essential services, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-18.

   (P)   Express delivery companies.

   (Q)   Feed and seed stores.

   (R)   General office buildings.

   (S)   Growing of plants and trees on a private or commercial basis, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-16.

   (T)   Locksmiths' repair shops.

   (U)   Lumberyards.

   (V)   Meeting halls.

   (W)   Membership clubs and public or charitable institutions, not for correctional purposes.

   (X)   Mini-warehouses and self-storage facilities, subject to provisions of Section 40-11-27.

   (Y)   Municipal uses, facilities, and building, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-17.

   (Z)   Newspaper printing.

   (AA)   Parking lots and parking garages, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-12.

   (BB)   Plumbing, heating and air conditioning sales.

   (CC)   Post offices or postal substations.

   (DD)   Professional and service offices.

   (EE)   Radio and TV broadcasting stations.

   (FF)   Railroad right-of-way, not including switching, storage, freight yards, industrial sidings, or classification yards.

   (GG)   Repair Garages and gasoline service stations, subject the provisions of Section 40-11-19.

   (HH)   Sales and service of new farm, construction and industrial equipment.

   (II)   Sales and service of new trucks and recreational vehicles.

   (JJ)   Sales of new automobiles and new automobile accessories.

   (KK)   Taverns.

   (LL)   Water softening equipment, service and repairs.

   (MM)   Renewable Energy Systems, as defined in Section 40-2-3 and subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-32.

(Ord. No. 19-02; 04-09-19)

   (A)   Accommodations for professional servants, caretakers, watchman or custodians, but not as a separate, detached one-family dwelling on the same lot.

   (B)   Fences, hedges and wall, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-7.

   (C)   Storage of unoccupied camp and/or utility trailers at mini-warehouse or self-storage facilities, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-27.

   (D)   Parking spaces not for gain in addition to minimum off-street parking, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-12.

   (E)   Private greenhouses, tool sheds, garages or carports, tennis courts, patios, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-16.

   (F)   Private swimming pools, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-22.

   (G)   Sales of used automobiles as an accessory use to new automobile sales only.

   (H)   Sales of used farm, construction and industrial equipment as an accessory use to new farm, construction and industrial equipment sales only.

   (I)   Sales of used trucks and recreational vehicles as an accessory use to the new truck and recreational vehicles sales only.

   (J)   Storage of merchandise or inventory usually carried in stock: provided that such storage shall be located on the lot with the Light Industrial use and either:

      (1)   Such storage shall be within a completely enclosed building; or

      (2)   If placed on the building exterior, such storage shall not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the gross building floor area of the owned or leased space of the generating use. Exterior storage areas shall be completely concealed by a fence at least eight (8) feet in height.

   (K)   Temporary construction sheds and temporary buildings for sale or rental offices or show houses for use during construction operations, provided all other regulations of the district are complied with, but in no case shall such office be continued beyond the duration of construction of the project or one (1) year, whichever is greater. However, such time limit may be extended for one (1) year by the Zoning Administrator.

(Ord. No. 2017-11; 12-12-17)

   The following uses may be allowed within the LI - Light Industrial district subject to the criteria established in Article XIII of this Chapter.

   (A)   Advertising signs and billboards.

   (B)   Planned developments based on the procedures in Section 40-13-35 et seq. of this Chapter.

   (C)   Adult Business. See Chapter 7.

   (D)   Assembly, production, fabrication, processing wholesaling or warehousing, or manufacturing of any commodity involving raw materials.

   (E)   Research and development facilities or parks involving explosives, flammable materials, nuclear or hazardous materials, or livestock.

   (F)   Fuel sales and storage.

   (G)   Mobile home sales.

   (H)   Sales of used automobiles, subject to the provisions of Section 40-11-25.

   (I)   Sales of used farm, construction and industrial equipment.

   (J)   Sales of used trucks and recreational vehicles.

   (K)   Storage and/or display of inventory usually carried in stock without a fence or outside a building.

   (L)   Wastewater/sewage treatment facilities.

   (M)   Any use that involves storage activities conducted more than twenty-five percent (25%) outside a completely enclosed building.

(Ord. No. 2017-11; 12-12-17)

   (A)   All uses are subject to the applicable provisions of Article XI, with special regard to Section 40-11-2.

   (B)   All business, production, servicing, and processing shall take place within completely enclosed buildings. Storage may be outdoors if storage area is completely enclosed by a solid wall or fence (including doors and gates) at least six (6) feet high.

   (A)   Lot Standards.

      (1)   Minimum Lot Size:      None

      (2)   Minimum Lot Width:    None

      (3)   Minimum Lot Depth:    None

   (B)   Yards.

      (1)   Minimum Front Yard:    25’

      (2)   Minimum Side Yard Abutting a Lot:    12’

      (3)   Minimum Side Yard Abutting a Street:    25'

      (4)   Minimum Rear Yard:    20'

      (5)   Minimum distance to nearest principal

   building on adjacent lot:    N/A

   (C)   Maximum Building Coverage of Lot.   None

   (D)   Maximum Building Height.      three (3) stories or 35' whichever is smaller

   (E)   Accessory Buildings, Detached, If Permitted:

      (1)   Maximum Height:    25'

      (2)   Minimum Distance to principal building:    12'

      (3)   Minimum distance to front lot line:    12'

      (4)   Minimum distance to side lot line adjacent to street:    12'

      (5)   Minimum distance to other side lot line:    12'

      (6)   Minimum distance to rear lot line:    12'

   (F)   Parking.

   See Article X.