The I-1 Industrial District is designed to provide an environment suitable for research and development and industrial activities that do not create appreciable nuisances or hazards, or that require a pleasant, hazard- and nuisance-free environment.

(Ord. 05-2539, passed 10-11-05; Am. Ord. 18- 4056, passed 4-19-18)

    Uses allowed in the I-1 Industrial District are subject to the following conditions:

   (A)   Dwelling units and lodging rooms are not permitted.

   (B)   Except for outdoor patio seating at restaurants, off-street parking and off-street loading that is accessory to a zoning lot’s principal use, all business, servicing or processing shall be conducted within completely enclosed buildings, and all goods sold shall be new as opposed to used or second hand, except as otherwise indicated in this Section.

   (C)   All storage including but not limited to motor vehicles and junk vehicles, shall be within completely enclosed buildings or completely concealed by a solid wall or solid fence (including solid entrance and exit gates) not less than six feet nor more than eight feet in height. Chain link fencing is prohibited.

      (1)   Reasonable visual privacy shall be provided for exposed storage areas, machinery installations, and trash or garbage containers as to prevent their being incongruous with the existing environment and neighboring public or private property. Complete concealment using methods including but not limited to, fencing, barriers and/or landscaping installed in accordance with the provisions of this chapter will be required for the protection and the privacy of the enclosure’s contents as well as the aesthetic enhancement of property.

      (2)   Lighting installed upon a building, structure, sign, or within any other fixture shall be shielded so as to prohibit light trespass upon a neighboring property or the public thoroughfare. It shall be unlawful to maintain light levels greater than one foot-candle at any time of day as measured at the curb line.

(Ord. 05-2539, passed 10-11-05; Am. Ord. 18- 4056, passed 4-19-18; Am. Ord. 18-4089, passed 9-6-18; Am. Ord. 19-4132, passed 3-21-19; Am. Ord. 19-4134, passed 4-4-19; Am. Ord. 19-4191, passed 12-5-19; Am. Ord. 21-4251, passed 1-21-21)

   The following uses are permitted in the I-1 Industrial District:

   (A)   All manufacturing and assembling uses of property as do not endanger or injuriously affect the occupants of adjacent premises and are so operated that they do not emit dust, gas, smoke, noise, fumes, odors or vibrations;

   (B)   Breweries, Distilleries, which may also include tap rooms featuring the service of alcoholic beverages;

   (C)   Light duty contractors;

   (D)   Offices, business or professional;

   (E)   Product research and development;

   (F)   Radio and/or television towers and/or other transmitting and receiving equipment, including personal wireless telecommunications facilities, provided that no antenna height shall exceed 100 feet above grade; chimneys; flag poles; and church steeples shall be excluded from the regulations contained in this section;

   (G)   Restaurants, which may also include the service of alcoholic beverages, entertainment and dancing, and banquet or meeting rooms therein – but excluding adult entertainment cabarets;

   (I)   Accessory uses may also be allowed, if incidental to, and on the same zoning lot as the principal use allowable in this I-1 General Industrial District, including but not limited to off-street parking and loading facilities as permitted or required in accordance with the provisions of Article XXII of this chapter. For purposes of this section "semi-trailers" shall mean semi-trailers, boat trailers or any other equipment designed for or primarily used for carrying goods, freight, wares, merchandise or equipment. The parking for more than one hour or storage of semi- trailers, tow trucks, delivery trucks, tractors and vehicles over 8,000 lbs is an allowable accessory use only in the Industrial Districts on Zoning Lots which contain an active principal use and at least one loading berth unless otherwise prohibited by this section. The maximum number of accessory parking spaces for durations exceeding one hour, and intended for use by semi-trailers, trucks, or vehicles over 8,000 lbs shall not exceed the greater of 2 ½ parking spaces for each active loading berth, drive in door, or repair bay serving the principal use, or 1 parking space per every 2,500 square feet of ground floor building area attributed to the principal use.

   (J)   Showrooms;

   (K)   Telecom and/or data hosting centers; and

   (L)   Warehouse and Distribution Facility

      (1)   Use Limitations:

         (a)   New or existing buildings may not be located directly abutting a residential or commercial zoned property unless first conforming or being made to conform to the transitional yard, buffer, and screening requirements of the underlying district Article XIX or Article XX.

         (b)   All off-street loading areas for new or existing buildings must conform or be made to conform to the size, location, access, and other general requirements of Article XXII.

         (c)   May not contain Truck Parking Areas as defined by this code.

(Ord. 05-2539, passed 10-11-05; Am. Ord. 08- 2692, passed 11-11-08; Am. Ord. 18-4056, passed 4-19-18; Am. Ord. 18-4081, passed 8-2-18; Am. Ord. 18-4089, passed 9-6-18; Am. Ord. 19-4132, passed 3-21-19; Am. Ord. 19-4167, passed 8-1-19; Am. Ord. 19-4191, passed 12-5-19; Am. Ord. 20-4227, passed 6-4-20; Am. Ord. 21-4251, passed 1-21-21; Am. Ord. 22-4306, passed 3-3-22)

   (A)   The following uses may be allowed as conditional uses in the I-1 Industrial District:

      (1)   Automobile rentals;

      (2)   Automobile repair;

      (3)   Food manufacture, packaging and processing;

      (4)   Kennel;

      (5)   Motor vehicle sales, provided that a majority of such vehicles for sale shall be new vehicles;

      (6)   Planned unit developments;

      (7)   Railroad switch yards and railroad unloading facilities;

      (8)   Public Parking Areas, enclosed and other than accessory for the storage of private passenger automobiles only, except that no Public Parking Areas shall be operated within 50 feet of any residential zoning district;

      (9)   Wholesale establishments;

      (10)   Woodworking and wood products including lumberyards.

(Ord. 05-2539, passed 10-11-05; Am. Ord. 06- 2578, passed 5-23-06; Am. Ord. 10-2791, passed 9-28-10; Am. Ord. 12-2889, passed 4-24-12; Am. Ord. 13-2938, passed 8-27-13; Am. Ord. 17-3087, passed 1-5-17; Am. Ord. 18-4056, passed 4-19-18; Am. Ord.18-4071, passed 6-21-18; Am. Ord. 18-4089, passed 9-6-18; Am. Ord. 19-4132, passed 3-21-19; Am. Ord. 19-4134, passed 4-4-19; Am. Ord. 19-4162, passed 7-18-19; Am. Ord. 19-4167, passed 8-1-19; Am. Ord. 19-4191, passed 12-5-19; Am. Ord. 20-4227, passed 6-4-20; Am. Ord. 21-4251, passed 1-21-21; Am. Ord. 22-4315, passed 5-5-22)

      (1)   Where a side or rear lot line in an I-1 Industrial District coincides with a side or rear lot line in an adjacent residence or commercial district, a yard shall be provided along such side or rear lot line not less than 45 feet in depth and shall contain landscaping and planting suitable to provide a screen. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where there exists an improved street or alley between the lots, a yard shall be provided not less than the requirement for traditional yards. In addition, side and rear yards in industrial districts abutting residential districts shall have an eight foot closed fence and a ten foot landscape buffer.

      (2)   Where industrial lots front on a street that constitutes the boundary line between industrial and residence districts or between industrial and commercial districts, all such industrial lots shall provide a front yard of not less than 60 feet in depth.

(Ord. 05-2539, passed 10-11-05; Am. Ord. 08- 2691, passed 9-23-08; Am. Ord. 21-4251, passed 1-21-21)