The purpose of this zoning use district is to provide for the
development of manufacturing, assembly, warehousing, research and
development, processing and packaging of goods or products from raw
materials in which the goods produced are generally of high value
in relation to bulk and which do not generate offensive noise, vibration,
glare, dust, smoke, gas or other nuisances. It is a further goal of
the Light Industrial Zoning Use District to encourage the development
of employment-creating enterprises within buildings in an industrial
park setting in accordance with modern development standards.
No building or premises shall be used and no building shall
be erected, reconstructed, altered or added to except for the following
permitted or accessory uses:
A. Permitted uses:
(2)
Research and development.
(4)
Radio and television broadcasting studios.
(5)
Warehouse and distribution of nonhazardous materials.
(6)
Mariculture and floriculture facilities.
(7)
Health spas and health-related facilities, including:
[Added 1-15-2013 by L.L. No. 1-2013]
(a)
Health clubs and gymnasiums.
B. Special permit uses:
(1)
Wireless communications towers and antennas.
(2)
Public utility buildings or structures.
C. Accessory uses: those uses customarily incidental and subordinate
to and in furtherance of any of the aforementioned principal uses.
Accessory uses shall be for the sole use of the employees, tenants
and guests of the principal use and not for the use by the general
public and shall include the following:
(1)
Cafeterias, not including diners, luncheonettes, drive-in and
fast-food facilities, for the use of executives, employees and visitors
of the principal use.
(2)
Indoor and outdoor recreation facilities.
(3)
In-service training schools for employees of the principal use.
(6)
Banks, automatic teller machines.
(7)
Private garages for the storage and service of motor vehicles
owned by the owner of the principal use or the executives or employees
thereof, or visitors thereto.
(8)
Heating and power plants accessory to the principal use and
the service of all structures on the premises.
(9)
Fully enclosed storage facilities incidental to the principal
use.
(10)
Maintenance and utility shops incidental to the principal use.
(11)
The owner or lessee of property in the Light Industrial Zoning
Use District may, as part of site plan approval and when necessary,
be granted a runway use agreement consistent with the rules and regulations
on the use of the runway as adopted and/or amended from time to time.
D. Prohibited uses:
(2)
Adult uses as set forth in Article
XXVIII of this chapter.
(4)
Retail sales of consumer merchandise.
(5)
Personal service uses unless permitted by Subsection
C(1) of this section.
(6)
Any uses not expressly permitted or specially permitted are
prohibited.
No buildings shall be erected nor any lot or land area utilized
unless in conformity with the Zoning Schedule incorporated into this article by reference and made part
hereof with the same force and effect as if such requirements were
herein set forth in full as specified in said schedule, except as
may be hereafter specifically modified.
The following design standards shall apply to all uses within
the Light Industrial Zoning Use District:
A. Building design. The exterior appearances of buildings shall complement
the character of existing development in the surrounding area. The
objective of the building design standards is to provide overall high
quality and complementary design of industrial and office buildings.
Special emphasis is placed upon methods that tend to reduce the large-scale
visual impact of buildings and to encourage imaginative design for
individual buildings.
(1)
Building mass. Solid and unarticulated buildings are discouraged.
The mass and scale of buildings shall be reduced by staggered building
walls or other architectural treatments at least every 150 feet to
provide architectural interest and reduce the visual scale of a building.
Buildings shall include the following elements:
(a)
The use of variations in height, rooflines and grade definition
is encouraged to reduce the perceived height and mass of a building.
(b)
Building entries shall be readily identifiable through the use
of canopies, marquees and architectural treatment.
(c)
Where possible, buildings with smaller or multiple structures
instead of one large building are preferred to reduce massive appearance.
(d)
Clusters of mature landscaping and berms shall be provided along
the building facade. The landscaping clusters shall include a variety
of trees and tall shrubs.
(e)
Wall texture changes shall be provided.
(f)
Small-scale elements, such as planter walls and hedges, shall
be clustered around building entrances.
(2)
Materials.
(a)
One dominant material shall be selected and used through each
building on a site.
(b)
It is encouraged that the front and two side elevations of all
buildings and/or structures be constructed of brick, architectural
block or architectural precast concrete. Painted or natural utility
concrete panels or masonry units should be confined to rear elevations
and in loading dock areas.
(c)
Roof design shall be as aesthetically pleasing as possible (e.g.,
color, material, grouping).
(d)
Glass windows or some similar architectural treatment shall
occupy at least 10% of the front elevation of a building.
(3)
Color and texture.
(a)
Texture patterns are encouraged to create shadow patterns which
will reduce the high visibility of the building.
(b)
Variations in color shall be kept to a minimum.
(c)
Colors shall be subdued in tone.
(d)
Accent colors may be used to express corporate identity.
(4)
Location.
(a)
No building shall be constructed closer than 25 feet to an adjacent
building.
(b)
Planters, walls and sign elements not exceeding six feet in
height shall be permitted in yard areas. Roof overhangs may extend
a maximum of six feet into setback areas.
B. No more than 10% of the required parking shall be located in the
front yard setback area.
C. All service and loading areas shall be screened from the view from
streets by a combination of walls, fencing, vegetation or berms.
D. The front and side facades shall be constructed with masonry materials.
At least 50% of the linear width of the front facade shall consist
of transparent windows. Metal and prefabricated buildings are prohibited.
E. Building shape, massing and siding shall reflect the prevalent character
of surrounding buildings on the block.