The purpose of the Light Industrial Incubator Zoning District is to promote opportunities for small and expanding light industrial businesses. The district allows for the conversion of older uses into incubator spaces for small light industrial uses, including custom manufacturing, light industrial, research and development businesses, business services and limited office and complementary uses. Corporate and administrative offices are discouraged.

(Ord. No. 1130-359, § 5(Exh. D), 4-8-13; Ord. No. 1130-365, § 4(Exh. A), 10-26-15)

1.

Allowed Uses. Table 17A-2 indicates the uses permitted (P), conditionally permitted with a Use Permit (C), permitted as an accessory use (A), and not permitted (—) in the Light Industrial Incubator Zoning District.

2.

Uses Not Allowed. Any other use not explicitly addressed in Table 17A-2 is prohibited, except that the Zoning Administrator may permit or conditionally permit any use not addressed in Table 17A-2 if the use is determined to be a similar and/or compatible use to any use in Table 17A-2 and meets the purpose and intent of the Zoning District.

3.

Outdoor Uses. All uses, unless stated otherwise, shall be conducted entirely within a building.

4.

Applicable Regulations. Where the last column in the table ("Specific Use Regulations") includes a section number, the regulations in the referenced section apply to the use; however, provisions in other sections of this Zoning Ordinance may also apply.

(Ord. No. 1130-359, § 5(Exh. D), 4-8-13; Ord. No. 1130-365, § 4(Exh. A), 10-26-15; Ord. No. 1130-890, § 4(Exh. A), 8-26-24)

A.

General Development Standards. Table 17A-3 prescribes the development standards for the LII Zoning District. Additional regulations are denoted in the right hand column.

B.

Additional Development Standards. The following additional development standards shall apply to the LII District:

1.

Any activities or operations connected with any use in the Light Industrial Incubator Zoning District that are normally capable of creating noise, odor, glare, or dust, shall be located wholly within a completely enclosed room having no exterior entrance within fifty (50) feet of any street or adjacent property unless such entrance is completely shielded by part of the building from such street or adjacent property. A use permit may be issued to conduct these uses outside a building; otherwise, all such uses shall be conducted within a building.

2.

Trash and refuse disposal facilities shall be enclosed by a solid hedge or tight fence no lower in height than said facilities themselves.

3.

Outdoor equipment shall be screened from public view by a structure or landscaping, shall meet all applicable safety standards, and shall not be located within a required parking stall.

4.

Where property within the Light Industrial Incubator Zoning District abuts any R District, or is opposite from a site in an R District and separated therefrom by a street, alley, creek, open drainage facility, or other open area, equipment not fully enclosed within a building, including equipment mounted on the roof of a building, shall generate a noise level of sixty (60) decibels (dBA) as measured at any location on the residentially zoned property between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., and a maximum of fifty (50) decibels (dBA) between 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

(Ord. No. 1130-359, § 5(Exh. D), 4-8-13; Ord. No. 1130-890, § 4(Exh. A), 8-26-24)

A minimum of ten percent (10%) of each lot shall be pervious area, to be composed of landscaping, vegetated open space, or permeable paving materials, consistent with the provisions of Section 32.12 of the Zoning Ordinance, as that section may be amended from time to time. All development is also subject to the requirements of Chapter 27A (Stormwater Treatment Measures and Maintenance Program) of the Municipal Code, as that chapter may be amended from time to time.

(Ord. No. 1130-359, § 5(Exh. D), 4-8-13)

A.

Street-facing facades of all buildings shall incorporate windows, entrances, and openings providing light to adjacent spaces, rooms, and uses. Windows and openings facing streets shall constitute a minimum of the following percentage of street-facing building faces:

1.

Forty percent (40%) at commercial ground floor uses,

2.

Thirty percent (30%) at commercial upper floor uses,

3.

Twenty percent (20%) at industrial ground floor uses, and

4.

Ten percent (10%) at industrial upper floor uses.

B.

For properties with property frontage along Broadway:

1.

At least one (1) primary entrance to a ground floor use shall face Broadway. On corner parcels, the primary entrance may face the street corner of Broadway and a secondary street. Interior space shall be arranged to orient toward that entrance as the primary entrance. Signage or other means shall be used to direct persons toward that entrance.

2.

Connections between on-site walkways and the public sidewalk on Broadway shall be provided. An on-site walkway shall connect the primary building entry or entries to a public sidewalk on each street frontage. Such walkway shall be the shortest practical distance between the primary entry and sidewalk, generally no more than one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the straight line distance.

3.

No street frontage wall along Broadway may run in a continuous plane for more than twenty (20) feet without an opening. Openings fulfilling this requirement shall have transparent glazing and provide views into work areas, display areas, sales areas, lobbies, or similar active spaces, or into window displays that are at least three (3) feet deep. Exceptions are subject to approval by the responsible review authority.

C.

The design of new infill development shall respect, complement, and be compatible with the scale, style, theme, and design of surrounding buildings.

(Ord. No. 1130-359, § 5(Exh. D), 4-8-13)