(a)    To provide, in appropriate and convenient districts, sufficient areas for carrying on research, providing commercial services, manufacturing and distributing goods, and general aviation activities, to serve the community, to promote employment and to strengthen the economy of the community;

   (b)    To provide Research-Development Districts in appropriate and convenient locations, to meet the needs of the City’s expected future economy for all types of research and related types of development processes;

   (c)    To provide Commercial Service Districts in appropriate and convenient areas for business, contracting, storage and distribution services and related types of minor production processes;

   (d)    To provide General Industrial Districts for those products and processes which normally require a large amount of motor vehicle trucking and rail service for the transportation of raw materials and finished products, but in which dust, smoke, fumes, glare, odors or other objectionable influences can be controlled;

   (e)    To provide for the use of land for sexually oriented businesses of sufficient area to carry out the activities of those businesses with the integration of properly planned and organized industrial development; and to regulate sexually oriented businesses in order to promote the health, safety, morals, and general welfare of the citizens of the City, and to establish reasonable and uniform regulations to prevent the deleterious location of sexually oriented businesses within the City. The provisions of this ordinance do not have the purpose or effect of imposing a limitation or restriction on the content of any communicative materials, including sexually oriented materials. Further, it is not the intent of this ordinance to restrict or deny access by adults to sexually oriented materials protected by the First Amendment, or to deny access by the distributors and exhibitors of sexually oriented entertainment to their intended market. Neither is it the intent nor effect of this ordinance to condone or legitimize the distribution of obscene material.

   (f)    To improve the general environment by prohibiting dwellings, institutions and public facilities in the Industrial Field Districts, and, by so doing, to make land more readily available for industry;

   (g)    To protect adjacent Residential Districts by restricting the types of manu facturing uses and sexually oriented business uses in the surrounding areas to only those not creating objectionable influences beyond their district boundaries and by separating and insulating them from the most intense manufacturing and aviation activities;

   (h)    To protect manufacturing, sexually oriented business and related development against congestion insofar as is possible and appropriate in each area by limiting the bulk of buildings in relation to the land and by providing off-street parking and loading facilities; and

   (i)    To promote the most desirable use of land in accordance with the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan.

      (Ord. 2001-150. Passed 4-8-02.)

      (1)   Office uses. As permitted in Local Business and Office Building Districts. All other business, service, institutional and residential uses are not permitted.

         E.   Medical, orthopedic and photographic instruments and equipment;

         H.   Pharmaceutical products; compounding of cosmetics, drugs and toiletries;

         I.   Extrusion, molding and fabricating of plastic panels, sheets, tubes and rods; and

         J.   Printing, publishing and engraving.

         provided a conditional use permit is granted in accordance with the applicable standards, requirements and procedures as set forth in Section 1242.07 of this Zoning Code.

      (1)   Storage within enclosed buildings and distribution of materials and of those products produced in this District if clearly accessory to the main use provided that storage shall not constitute more than thirty percent (30%) of the gross floor area of any individual tenant or use in a Research Development District;

      (2)   Signs shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained in whole or in part in accordance with the regulations set forth in Chapter 1272 of this Zoning Code; and

      (3)   Off-street parking and loading facilities as required and set forth in Chapter 1270 of this Zoning Code.

      (4)   Day care facility provided that a conditional use permit is granted in accordance with standards and procedures set forth in Section 1242.07 of this Zoning Code.

         (Ord. 2009-155. Passed 11-16-09.)

      (1)    Offices, research laboratories and production and distribution uses as permitted in Research-Development Districts;

      (2)    General services, sales and storage establishments if conducted wholly within enclosed buildings to the following extent:

         A.    Cleaning establishments: laundries, dyeing, dry cleaning, carpet cleaning, towel supply and auto wash, provided the entire waiting line is accommodated on the lot;

         B.    Food and drink preparation: bakeries, canning, freezing, refrig eration, roasting, ice manufacturing, bottling works and creameries;

         C.    Repair establishments: automobile engines, body and paint; electrical and household appliances;

         D.    Repair and sale of buses, trucks and machinery;

         E.    Shops and offices of contractors: carpentry, electrical, masonry, plumbing, heating, ventilating, air conditioning, painting, ornamental iron, roofing and sheet metal, packing and crating and monument works;

         F.    Storage yards and sale of new lumber and other building materials, public utility materials and equipment;

         G.    Warehouses, other storage establishments and parcel delivery sta tions, provided loading and off-loading facilities are entirely within an enclosed building;

         H.    Veterinarians' office, animal hospitals and kennels; and

         I.    Commercial greenhouses.

      (1)    Storage of materials and products within buildings and processes clearly accessory to the main use, provided that such a use has no injurious effect on adjoining Residential Districts;

      (2)   Signs shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained in whole or in part in accordance with the regulations set forth in Chapter 1272 of this Zoning Code; and

      (3)    Accessory off-street parking and loading facilities as required and set forth in Chapter 1270 of this Zoning Code.

      (1)   Office, laboratories, services, sales, storage and manufacturing uses permitted in Research-Development and Commercial Services Districts with the exception of veterinarians' offices, animal hospitals, self-storage or mini storage facilities, and kennels.
(Ord. 2016-025. Passed 5-16-16.)

      (2)   Manufacturing processes conducted wholly within an enclosed building: cutting, forging, stamping, casting, extrusion, drilling, machining, welding, brazing, soldering, sawing, cleaning, shot and sand blasting, grinding, enameling, painting, galvanizing, finishing, heat-treating and rustproofing, as a component process in connection with the production and assembly of products.

      (3)   Other industrial processes and uses:

         A.   Blending, mixing and packaging of disinfectants, insecticides, fungicides, ink, soap, detergents and related household and industrial chemical compounds, but excluding the preparation of any primary acids or other primary chemicals;

         B.   Making of metal alloy products from brass, bronze, pewter, tin, lead or aluminum, but excluding the smelting or founding of such metals; and
(Ord. 2009-155. Passed 11-16-09.)

      (4)   The following uses may be permitted provided a conditional use permit is granted in accordance with the standards set forth in Section 1242.07 of this Zoning Code.

         A.   Bulk distribution station for gasoline and oil.

         B.   Day care facilities.

         C.   Wireless telecommunication facilities in accordance with the provisions of C.O. Chapter 1273.

         D.   The filling, sale and/or exchange of propane canisters.

            (Ord. 2013-075. Passed 2-18-14.)

      (1)   Storage of materials and products and processes clearly accessory to the main use;

      (2)   Signs shall be designed, erected, altered, moved or maintained in whole or in part in accordance with the regulations set forth in Chapter 1272 of this Zoning Code;

      (3)   Off-street parking and loading facilities as required and set forth in Chapter 1270 of this Zoning Code; and

      (4)   Oil and gas well drilling, operation and maintenance, as permitted by State law. (Ord. 2013-075. Passed 2-18-14.)

      (1)   Office, laboratories, services, sales, storage and manufacturing uses permitted in General Industrial, Research-Development and Commercial Services Districts with the exception of veterinarians' offices, animal hospitals, self-storage or mini storage facilities, and kennels.
(Ord. 2016-025. Passed 5-16-16.)

      (2)   Manufacturing processes conducted wholly within an enclosed building: cutting, forging, stamping, casting, extrusion, drilling, machining, welding, brazing, soldering, sawing, cleaning, shot and sand blasting, grinding, enameling, painting, galvanizing, finishing, heat-treating and rust proofing, as a component process in connection with the production and assembly of products.

      (3)   Other industrial processes and uses:

         A.   Blending, mixing and packaging of disinfectants, insecticides, fungicides, ink, soap, detergents and related household and industrial chemical compounds, but excluding the preparation of any primary acids or other primary chemicals;

         B.   Making of metal alloy products from brass, bronze, pewter, tin, lead or aluminum , but excluding the smelting or founding of such metals; and

      (4)   Sexually oriented businesses as defined in Section 1240.08 of this Zoning Code conducted wholly within an enclosed building, subject to the general standards applicable to permitted uses in this chapter and the additional and supplemental standards applicable to sexually oriented businesses set forth in this chapter and the Codified Ordinances.

         A.   Bulk distribution station for gasoline and oil.

         B.   Wireless telecommunication facilities in accordance with the provisions of C.O. Chapter 1273.

         C.   The filling, sale and/or exchange of propane canisters.

            (Ord. 2013-075. Passed 2-18-14.)

   (a)   Sexually oriented businesses may be located only in accordance with the restrictions contained in (b) through (f) of this Section.

   (b)   No sexually oriented business may be established or operated within 500 feet of:

      (1)   A church, synagogue, mosque, temple or other building which is used primarily for religious worship and related religious activities;

      (2)   A public or private educational facility that serves persons younger than eighteen years of age, including but not limited to nursery schools, preschools, kindergartens, elementary schools, private schools, intermediate schools, junior high schools, middle schools, high schools, vocational schools, secondary schools, continuation schools, special education schools, junior colleges, and universities; school includes the school grounds, but does not include facilities used primarily for another purpose and only incidentally as a school; any property containing a “Type A” or “Type B” day-care facility as those terms are defined under the O.R.C.;

      (4)   Any property containing a community center that regularly serves persons younger than eighteen years of age;

      (5)   A public park or recreational area which is designated for park or recreational activities including but not limited to a park, playground, nature trails, swimming pool, athletic field, basketball or tennis courts, pedestrian or bicycle paths, wilderness areas, or other similar public land within the City which is under the control, operation, or management of the City, the Board of Education, or another public entity;

      (6)   A public library or museum that regularly serves persons younger than eighteen years of age.

   (c)   No sexually oriented business may be established or operated within 300 feet of:

      (1)   Any lot in a residential district as defined in the Zoning Code;

      (2)   Any lot occupied by a dwelling that constitutes a lawful nonconforming residential use as defined in the Zoning Code.

   (d)   Not more than one sexually oriented business shall be established or operated in the same building, structure, or portion thereof, and the floor area of any sexually oriented business in any building, structure, or portion thereof containing another sexually oriented business may not be increased.

   (e)   For the purpose of subsection (b) of this Section, measurement shall be made from the nearest portion of the building or structure used as the part of the premises where a sexually oriented business is conducted to the nearest property line of a lot occupied by any use listed in subsection (b).

   (f)   For the purpose of subsection (c) of this Section, measurement shall be made from the nearest portion of the building or structure used as the part of the premises where a sexually oriented business is conducted, to the nearest property line of any lot either zoned for residential use or occupied by a dwelling that constitutes a lawful non-conforming residential use.

         Determination of the character and concentration of the industrial wastes shall be made by any qualified person or testing laboratory designated by the approving authority. The person whose wastes are being tested shall promptly reimburse the City, for the taking of samples, the sum of thirty dollars ($30.00) for each day or part thereof that such samples are taken. The person or testing laboratory designated by the approving authority for the testing of the samples shall submit its invoices for the costs of such testing directly to the person whose samples were tested, and such invoices shall be promptly paid thereafter directly to the tester.

      (6)    Site development. A grading plan, the design of landscaped yards, planting areas and fence screens adjoining residential areas, the size, location and type of all outdoor signs and exterior lighting; and

      If the preliminary development plan, together with any modifications thereof proposed by the developer, is found by the Planning Commission to be in compliance with the requirements of the applicable district and any other applicable parts of this Zoning Code and the Subdivision Regulations, it shall approve such preliminary development plan within thirty days from the date of the meeting when all required plans and data had been received. If not found to be in compliance therewith, the Planning Commission may recommend revisions to be made by the developer.

      Upon approval of a preliminary development plan, the developer may prepare and submit to the Planning Commission a final development plan which shall include the final grading plan, detailed plans and specifications for all streets, storm and sanitary sewers, water distribution and all other site features, designed in accordance with the Subdivision Regulations and construction codes of the City.

      Upon receipt of a final development plan, the Secretary of the Planning Commission shall transmit a copy of the final development plan, including detailed construction plans and specifications, to the Engineer for his review, report and recommendation. The Engineer shall, within thirty days from receiving the final development plan, provide and furnish to the Planning Commission a report upon the development plan's compliance with those regulations within the jurisdiction of the Engineer.

      If, after evaluating the Engineer's report, the Planning Commission finds that a proposed final development plan is in accordance with and represents a detailed expansion of the preliminary plan heretofore approved, that it is in conformity with the provisions of this Zoning Code, the Building Code and the Subdivision Regulations and that it complies with all of the conditions which may have been imposed in the approval of the preliminary plan or in the review of the final plan by the Engineer, the Planning Commission shall approve such final plan within ten days from the date of the meeting when all required final plans and data had been received.

      After approval, the developer may apply for a building permit which shall be issued by the Building Commissioner.

      Failure to begin the construction of all or a substantial portion of the improvements approved in the final development plan within one year after the issuance of a permit shall make null and void the plan as approved unless an extension of time is granted by the Planning Commission.