The purpose of this district is primarily intended to accommodate for a variety of more intense industrial uses, subject to general compatibility, design and performance standards to not only help minimize detrimental impacts on surrounding, lower-density and/or intensity uses and districts but also to provide for a high-quality environment for businesses and employees. The district is intended to provide suitable locations for heavy industrial uses (e.g., raw materials processing; and manufacturing, assembly, packaging or distribution of heavy or large goods) or more intense uses that, due to the more intensive nature of the processes, materials, products, etc., such uses may not otherwise be compatible in other districts or neighboring properties and uses.

Only the following uses are permitted within this district, provided that, in addition to the supplemental regulations for specific uses established in Article XX, all applicable general use provisions in Article XIX and elsewhere in this chapter are met. Uses permitted by special exception are subject to the approval by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to a public hearing set forth with the provisions of Article XXIII of this chapter. Uses permitted by conditional use are subject to the approval by the City Council pursuant to a public hearing set forth with the provisions of Article XXII of this chapter.

In addition to other applicable sections of Article XIX, General Regulations, all development or uses permitted within this district shall also comply with the following design standards, as applicable:

If located within or affected by the following zoning overlay districts, development or uses shall meet the requirements of the applicable overlay provisions in accordance with: