The regulations provided in this chapter shall apply to all Office Building, Research Laboratory and Light Manufacturing Districts, subject, however, to such other provisions of this Zoning Code as are applicable.

(Ord. 65-5-2. Passed 9-14-65.)

   The following uses are permitted in Office Building, Research Laboratory and Light Manufacturing Districts:

   (a)   Professional, administrative, executive, sales, government, business and public utility office buildings;

   (b)   Laboratories for basic and applied research for experimental or testing purposes, including research of production processes, and such manufacturing and storage facilities as may be desirable for experimental or development work;

   (c)   Wholesale offices and showrooms, with accessory storage of goods limited to those permitted in this District;

   (d)   Storage and distribution establishments for finished or packaged goods, limited to furniture, carpets, rugs, other household goods and goods used in or produced by the manufacturing activities permitted in this District; and

   (e)   Manufacturing and assembly, limited to the following processes and products:

      (1)   Clothing and other textile products and leather goods from previously manufactured yarns and leathers, except that the manufacture of hosiery, shoes and hat bodies is not included herein;

      (2)   Cosmetics and toiletries and the compounding of pharmaceutical products from previously processed chemicals and other products;

      (3)   The fabrication, finishing, polishing and assembly of small products, limited to:

         A.   Jewelry, pins, needles, razor blades, bottle caps and buttons;

         B.   Cutlery and kitchen utensils;

         C.   Small electric appliances, such as lighting fixtures, irons, toasters, fans and electric toys;

         D.   Cameras and other photographic equipment, watches and clocks, except that the manufacture of photographic film is not included herein;

         E.   Toys, sporting goods and athletic equipment, such as balls, gloves, bats, racquets and rods;

         F.   Musical, medical, small engineering, scientific and measuring instruments;

         G.   Orthopedic and medical appliances;

         H.   The assembly of electrical equipment such as home radios, phonograph and television receivers and home movie equipment;

         I.   Electric and mechanical control and communication devices and equipment; and

         J.   Electrical supplies, such as wire and cable assembly, switches, lamps, insulation and dry cell batteries;

      (4)   Wooden furniture manufacture;

      (5)   Printing, publishing and engraving; and

      (6)   Novelty products from previously prepared materials.

(Ord. 65-5-2. Passed 9-14-65.)

   The restrictions and regulations provided in this chapter are established to achieve the following purposes:

   (a)   To provide for the use of land located where residential or retail development is not desirable but where residences are in close proximity;

   (b)   To provide locations for storage and manufacturing uses limited to those which do not create any danger to the health and safety of their immediate neighbors or the surrounding areas;

   (c)   To provide for those uses which do not create a substantial amount of noise, vibration, smoke, dust, odors, heat, glare or other objectionable influences;

   (d)   To provide such density regulations and landscape requirements as will further control any of the foregoing objectionable influences;

   (e)   To provide locations for those uses which require access to major highways for transportation of processed raw materials and finished products;

   (f)   To provide for all uses to be conducted wholly within completely enclosed buildings; and

   (g)   To prohibit the storage of explosives and flammable gases, solids or liquids as a main use.

(Ord. 65-5-2. Passed 9-14-65.)

   (a)   Area Regulations. The area of a lot occupied by a main use shall be a minimum of one acre with a minimum frontage of 125 feet. The ground area occupied by all buildings shall not exceed forty percent of the total area of the lot.

   (b)   Yard Regulations.

      (1)   Front yard. A front yard of not less than 100 feet in depth shall be provided unless shown otherwise on the Zone Map. The required office portion of any storage or limited manufacturing use shall face the street.

      (2)   Side yard. Two side yards shall be provided on each zoning lot. Where adjoining a Residential District, the side yard shall be not less than 100 feet unless shown otherwise on the Zone Map. When adjoining any other district or within this District, each required side yard shall be not less than sixteen percent of the lot width but not more than forty feet. No side yard shall be required between buildings located on the same zoning lot.

      (3)   Rear yard. Where adjoining a Residential District, the depth of the rear yard shall be not less than seventy-five feet. In all other locations, the rear yard shall be not less than forty feet. The Planning Commission may require a fence, wall or hedge where a Residential District adjoins a rear or side yard of this classification.

   (c)   Use of Yard for Accessory Off-Street Parking and Loading Spaces. Accessory off-street parking shall be permitted in a required side or rear yard but located not less than thirty feet from a Country Home District line. Accessory off-street loading shall be permitted in a required side or rear yard but located not less than fifty feet from a Country Home District line. However, in any event, all parking shall be behind the building lines.

   (d)   Landscaping in Yards. In addition to the required landscaping, all portions of required yards in which no off-street parking or loading spaces are permitted shall be developed as lawn or planted areas or maintained in an orderly wooded state.

(Ord. 79-3-10. Passed 4-3-79.)

   (e)   Height Regulations. The height of any building or structure shall not exceed thirty-five feet, exclusive of cornices or similar decorative features as approved by the Planning Commission.

(Ord. 96-10-5. Passed 10-1-96.)

   (a)   Loading facilities shall be located on the same lot as the main building or use, served and located so that a public street or sidewalk will not be occupied during the loading or unloading process.

   (b)   Off-street loading facilities shall not be permitted in front of the building which faces the frontage street. This subsection shall not be construed to prohibit off-street loading at the side of a building, except on a corner lot adjacent to a street.

   (c)   Off-street loading spaces shall be provided with surface improvements as required for parking areas in this Code.

   (d)   The repairing or servicing of motor vehicles shall not be permitted in a required off-street loading space. Space required and allocated for off-street loading shall not be allocated or used to satisfy the space requirements for required off-street parking.

   (e)   Off-street loading space shall be provided as determined by the Planning Commission. In all cases, off-street loading spaces shall be provided for a building or a group of buildings so that the length of the required space is in accordance with the usual size of truck employed for loading or unloading. Each space shall have a vertical clearance of at least fourteen feet. The required areas shall be in addition to aisle and maneuvering space.

(Ord. 78-5-2. Passed 5-2-78.)

   (a)   Enclosed Buildings. All permitted main and accessory uses shall be conducted wholly within enclosed buildings.

   (b)   Fire and Explosive Hazards.

      (1)   The storage, handling and use of flammable or explosive materials shall be permitted only in structures having incombustible exterior walls and roof.

      (2)   All activities concerned with flammable or explosive materials shall be provided with adequate safety and protective devices against hazards of fire and explosion as well as with adequate fire-fighting and suppression equipment and devices standard to the operation involved.

      (3)   Automatic sprinkling systems are required.

      (4)   All buildings shall be accessible to fire-fighting equipment and shall comply with the fire prevention codes of the Village and the State.

   (c)   Waste Materials. Liquid wastes shall not be discharged into a reservoir, stream, storm sewer or other open body of water unless given primary and secondary treatment. Solid wastes shall be stored in fully enclosed buildings.

   (d)   Smoke. The basic fuel used for heating or other purposes shall be a fuel other than coal.

   (e)   Toxic or Noxious Matter. The emission of toxic, noxious or corrosive fumes or gases which would be demonstrably injurious to property, vegetation, animals or human health at or beyond the boundaries of the lot shall not be permitted.

   (f)   Radioactive or Electrical Disturbances. Radioactive or electrical disturbances which adversely affect any equipment at or beyond the boundaries of this zoning lot shall not be created or permitted.

   (g)   Vibration, Noise or Other Disturbances. Vibrations, noise or other disturbances which adversely affect the use, peace or quiet enjoyment of other properties shall not be created or permitted.

(Ord. 65-5-2. Passed 9-14-65.)

   Required off-street parking spaces for office, manufacturing, storage and laboratory uses shall be provided in the rear or side yard at the rate of:

   (a)   One space for each two employees on the major and secondary shift in laboratories and storage, distribution, service and manufacturing uses;

   (b)   Commencing November 1, 1997, off-street parking facilities shall be pro-rated on the premises as follows:

      (1)   For each 200 square feet of gross office space, one parking space; and

      (2)   For each 1,000 square feet of gross warehouse space, one parking space.

      For both gross office and gross warehouse space, in the event there is more than one employee per 200 feet of office space and 1,000 feet of warehouse space, the parking space requirement will be one parking space for each one and one-half employees, computed on the basis of the greatest number of persons employed at any one period during the day or night. Such parking yards shall be concrete or asphalt and adequately drained so that surface waters are not permitted to discharge over or onto public sidewalks or roadways or onto other premises. All parking yards shall be behind the building line.

   (c)   Where the computation of required off-street parking spaces results in a fractional unit, one additional off-street parking space shall be provided.

(Ord. 65-5-2. Passed 9-14-65; Ord. 97-10-3. Passed 10-7-97.)

   (a)   As used in this chapter, the "gross floor area" of a building means the total area of all the floors including the basement measured from the exterior faces of the building.

   (b)   A parking space shall be not less than 200 square feet (ten feet by twenty feet) exclusive of drives and turning spaces.

(Ord. 78-5-2. Passed 5-2-78.)

   (c)   Commencing November 1, 1996, all parking areas and driveways shall be provided with an asphalt or concrete surface.

(Ord. 95-7-16. Passed 9-19-95.)

   (d)   All parking areas and driveways shall provide adequate drainage so that all water is contained within a drain connected to a storm sewer or discharged into a natural watercourse so that excessive runoff will not cause damage to neighboring property.

   (e)   Adequate bumper guards shall be provided to establish the limits of the parking area except at exits and entrances. Such guards shall restrain the vehicles so that no part of a parked vehicle shall project into that portion of a required yard in which off-street parking is prohibited.

(Ord. 78-5-2. Passed 5-2-78.)

   (a)   Location and Width of Driveways. The location and width of the entrance and exit driveways to parking facilities shall be planned to interfere as little as possible with the use of nearby property and with vehicular traffic on the nearest streets. Therefore, whenever possible, the centerline of the access driveways on the frontage street of a corner lot shall be at least forty feet from the right-of-way line of the nearest intersecting street. Whenever possible, driveways shall be spaced at not less than 120-foot intervals, measured from the centerline of the driveways.

   (b)   Lots Fronting on a Major Street. Entrances and exits shall be limited to three lanes for all lots fronting on a major street. The width of such entrances and exits shall conform to the following schedule:

 

 

   (c)   Aprons and Curb Cuts. In all cases the radius of the edge of the apron shall be not less than twelve feet so that a car may enter or leave the curb lane without obstructing vehicles in other traffic lanes. The maximum curb cut shall be limited to the width of the entrance or exit plus the radius of the apron.

   (d)   Lighting. Lights for the illumination of buildings or grounds shall be shielded so as not to be objectionable or hazardous to owners or users of adjacent property or public streets.

(Ord. 65-5-2. Passed 9-14-65.)