In the Light Industrial District (LID), the intent is to permit certain industries which are of a light manufacturing, research, warehousing and wholesaling character to locate in planned areas of the City, whose physical effects are restricted to the District and in no manner affect in a detrimental way any of the surrounding districts or uses. The Light Industrial District (LID) is intended for the manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, assembly, and/or treatment of finished or semi-finished products from previously prepared material. The processing of raw material for shipment in bulk form, or to be used in an industrial operation at another location, shall not be permitted in the LID. In order that such uses may be integrated with nearby land uses, such as commercial and residential uses, limitations are placed upon the degree of noise, smoke, glare, waste and other features of industrial operations so as to avoid adverse effects.

(Res. 98-340A. Passed 9-21-98.)

In a Light Industrial District (LID), any of the following uses are permitted when the manufacturing, compounding or processing is conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building:

   (a)   Wholesale and Warehousing. The sale, at wholesale, or the warehousing, of automotive equipment; dry goods and apparel; groceries and related products; raw farm products, except livestock; electrical goods; hardware, plumbing and heating equipment and supplies; machinery and equipment; tobacco and tobacco products; paper and paper products; furniture and home furnishings; and any commodity, the manufacture of which is permitted in this District.

   (b)   Industrial Establishments.

      (1)   Assembly, fabrication, manufacture, packaging or treatment of food products (excluding butchering and animal slaughtering); candy; pharmaceuticals; drugs; cosmetics and toiletries; hardware and cutlery; musical instruments; optical goods; toys; novelties; electrical instruments and appliances; electronic instruments and devices; electronic consumer products; pottery and figurines or other ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay and kilns fired only by electricity or natural gas; apparel and leather goods; textile goods; and furniture and fixtures.

      (2)   Assembly, fabrication, manufacture or treatment of such products from the following previously prepared materials: bone, canvas, cellophane, cloth, cork, felt, fiber, glass, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semiprecious metals or stones, sheet metal (excluding large stampings, such as automobile fenders or bodies), shell textiles, wax, wire, wood (excluding power saw and planing mills) and yarns.

      (3)   Bakeries (wholesale).

      (4)   Buffing, polishing or electric plating, excluding heat treating furnaces.

      (5)   Central dry cleaning plants and laundries.

      (6)   Research or testing laboratories.

      (7)   Tool and die shops; metal working machine shops involving the use of grinding or cutting tools; manufacturing of tools, dies, jigs and fixtures; publishing; printing or forming of box, carton and cardboard products; and bookbinding, printing, publishing or engraving.

   (c)   Utility Buildings. Public and private utility buildings, telephone exchange buildings, electric transformer stations and substations, gas regulator stations, municipal utility pumping stations, lines, easements, installations and facilities.

   (d)   Public Buildings. Public buildings and service uses not dealing directly with the general public on an individual basis.

   (e)   Automotive Repair Facilities. Automotive and other vehicle repair or service facilities and parking garages and lots, provided any outdoor storage of vehicles is screened in accordance with the standards of Section 1294.28, Screening, if the facility abuts any residentially or commercially zoned property.

   (f)   Wireless Communication Facilities. All wireless communication facilities, including radio and television towers.

   (g)   Accessory Buildings. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the principal permitted uses set forth in this section.

   (h)   Off-Street Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading facilities in accordance with Chapter 1290, Off-Street Parking and Loading.

(Res. 98-340A. Passed 9-21-98.)

In a Light Industrial District (LID), the following uses may be permitted subject to the applicable site design standards of Section 1296.02, Site Design Standards for Uses Permitted After Special Approval, and subject, further, to the approval of Council after recommendation from the Planning Commission in accordance with the processing procedures in Section 1262.08, Powers of Council Re Special Approvals:

   (a)   Recreational vehicle storage yards, provided such yards are screened in accordance with the standards of Section 1294.28, Screening, if the yard abuts any residentially or commercially zoned property.

   (b)   The following retail and service establishments, provided that such establishments are clearly ancillary to the permitted industrial use and are in keeping with the intent of the Light Industrial District (LID):

      (1)   Automotive service centers/stations.

      (2)   Barber and beauty shops.

      (3)   Eating and drinking establishments when food or beverage is consumed within a completely enclosed building.

      (4)   Motels.

   (c)   Truck, bus, and railroad terminals.

   (d)   Truck tractor and trailer sales, display, rental and repair.

   (e)   Adult business uses, such as adult bookstores, adult movie theaters, adult cabarets (Group A and Group D), adult personal service businesses, massage parlors and nude modeling studios, subject to the requirements set forth in Section 1294.33, Adult Business Uses.

   (f)   Commercial indoor recreational establishments provided that such use can be accommodated without unnecessarily detracting from the basic industrial character of the district.

   (g)   Antique malls.

   (h)   Indoor flea markets.

For all uses in a Light Industrial District (LID), a site plan shall be submitted for review and approval in accordance with Section 1296.01, Site Plan Review. Where a new or expanded use occurs in a Light Industrial District (LID), after the effective date of this Zoning Code, which new or expanded use abuts directly upon a residentially zoned district, protective screening shall be provided in accordance with Section 1294.28, Screening.

(Res. 98-340A. Passed 9-21-98.)

For a Light Industrial District (LID), area, height, bulk and placement requirements and performance standards, unless otherwise specified, are as provided in Sections 1294.31, Performance Standards, and 1294.32, Schedule of Area Regulations.

(Res. 98-340A. Passed 9-21-98.)

In a Light Industrial District (LID), all manufacturing activities shall be conducted within an enclosed building. However, the external storage of materials shall be permitted, provided that the storage area is visually screened from all streets and adjoining commercial and residential properties with a decorative masonry wall and with a planted screen at least five (5) feet in height and at least eighty percent (80%) solid. Such wall shall be of such design, constructed of such material and maintained in such manner as shall be in keeping with the character of the area. In instances where the Building Superintendent determines that any wall required by Section 1294.28, Screening, will satisfy any portion of this open storage screening requirement, the Superintendent may waive such applicable portion of this open storage screening requirement.

(Res. 98-340A. Passed 9-21-98.)