In expansion of the declaration of legislative intent and community development objectives contained in Article
I of this chapter, the specific intent of this district is:
A. To provide reasonable standards for the development
of commercial, service, manufacturing, warehouse, and related uses.
B. To establish strict performance standards to control
potentially adverse environmental effects resulting from development
of permitted uses.
C. To minimize the potential negative impacts on surrounding
uses and districts.
D. To take advantage of highway access and visibility
from major thoroughfares.
E. To provide for a variety of small-scale industrial
uses and to provide for other larger industrial uses that, by their
nature, require more land area than can be provided elsewhere in the
region while respecting the natural environment.
In the LI Limited Industrial District, a building
may be erected, altered or used, and a lot may be used or occupied
for any one or more of the following uses:
A. Self-service storage facilities (miniwarehouses); wholesale, warehouse, or storage, provided no retail sales are made from these facilities. Uses specifically listed in §
170-81 are not permitted by right.
B. Scientific or industrial research, engineering, testing
or experimental laboratory or similar establishment for research,
training, or product development.
D. Fabrication, packaging, assembly, and manufacturing establishments, excluding those uses specifically listed in §
170-81.
E. Offices, shops, and storage for building, plumbing,
electrical or other contractors.
F. Agriculture, including related buildings.
H. Open space uses, primarily passive in nature, including
wildlife sanctuary, forest preserve, nature center, and similar uses.
I. Game farm, fish hatchery, hunting or fishing preserve;
or similar uses designed for the protection or propagation of wildlife.
J. Parks and recreation areas in compliance with the standards and criteria of Article
XIII Institutional and Recreational Overlay District, when approved by the Board of Supervisors.
K. Accessory uses. Accessory uses shall be permitted on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any permitted use, in compliance with §
170-24, Accessory uses, of this chapter.
L. Government uses, post office, community center, public
library, public utility facility.
In support of the legislative intent and statement of community development objectives of this article, the following uses are permitted in the LI Limited Industrial District by conditional use by the Board of Supervisors, in compliance with the standards and criteria in §
170-83 and in compliance with §
170-31 of this chapter.
A. Municipal waste landfill, as defined in §
170-8 and subject to the review and permitting procedures of §
170-37 of this chapter.
B. Motor vehicle repair shop, body shop, or painting establishment, subject to the provisions of §
170-83I and
J of this article.
C. Oil and chemical processing and storage, fuel depot.
D. Solid waste disposal or transfer facility, recycled
materials processing and storage facility, resource recovery operation,
salvage operation, junkyard or similar use.
[Amended 5-3-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
E. Indoor sports facility for racquet or court sports;
indoor swimming pool.
F. Uses of similar nature to the above permitted uses listed in §§
170-80 and
170-81.
[Amended 2-7-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-01]
For all uses permitted by right or by conditional
use, except parks and recreation areas, the following dimensional
regulations apply:
A. Minimum lot area: two acres (87,120 square feet).
B. Minimum building envelope: 49,000 square feet.
C. Minimum lot width: 250 feet.
D. Minimum front yard setback: 50 feet.
E. Minimum side yard setback: 30 feet each.
F. Minimum rear yard setback: 40 feet.
G. Minimum side or rear setback from a residential zoning district boundary: 200 feet for any building, 100 feet for any parking, service, or outdoor storage area. This setback may be part of a required yard area, and shall include landscaping and/or berming according to the provisions of Chapter
145, Subdivision and Land Development.
H. Minimum parking and service area setback: 15 feet
to any property line. This setback shall not be paved, and shall be
landscaped with lawn, trees, or shrubs. The setback shall not be required
when two or more lots share a common parking area or driveway.
I. Maximum building coverage: 25%.
J. Maximum building footprint: 15,000 square feet.
K. Maximum impervious surface coverage: 50%.
L. Unless specifically regulated elsewhere in this chapter, the maximum height for all accessory buildings and structures is 15 feet and is 35 feet for all other buildings and structures. (See §
170-24 and §
170-32 for additional height regulations.)
[Amended 10-3-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-03]
M. Minimum distance between two buildings on one lot:
25 feet.