A.
Industrial Zones. The purposes of the Industrial Zones are to:
1.
Provide appropriately located areas for continued employment activities to ensure a robust economy that is essential in order for the City to continue to provide the high level of public services that the community expects;
2.
Continue to diversify Upland's economic base by providing sites for incubator businesses, creative industries, technology-based businesses, research and development, light manufacturing and professional offices;
3.
Provide a range of employment opportunities to meet the needs of current and future residents and take advantage of the City's location relative to regional roadway and transit systems;
4.
Assure high-quality design and site planning of industrial areas and support the adaptive reuse of industrial buildings that contribute to the character of the City as a whole;
5.
Encourage the development of industrial areas that create an opportunity to walk and bike between businesses, employment, and residences; and
6.
Ensure that new industrial development is designed to minimize traffic and parking impacts on surrounding neighborhoods and is appropriate to the physical characteristics of the site and the area where the project is located.
Additional purposes of each Industrial Zone: |
B.
Light Industrial (LI). The LI zone is intended to allow for light industrial and business park uses with little potential to create noise, odor, vibration, or other similar impacts to surrounding areas, and is intended to generate employment opportunities in the City. Permitted uses in the LI zone include light manufacturing; construction, maintenance, and repair services; equipment sales and rentals; vehicle repair, service and maintenance; research and development; and warehousing, wholesaling, and distribution. Limited amounts of retail, personal services, restaurants, and pubic/quasi-public uses are permitted to serve area workers, and ancillary retail areas are permitted for the sale of products manufactured on-site. Development in the LI zone should contribute to an attractive streetscape with articulated building façades, pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, trees, and landscaping. The maximum permitted FAR is 0.5. The LI zone implements the Light Industrial/Business Park (LI-BP) land use designation in the General Plan.
C.
General Industrial (GI). The GI zone is intended to allow for a full range of industrial and manufacturing uses in Upland, including operations that necessitate the storage of large volumes of hazardous or unsightly materials, or that produce dust, smoke, fumes, odors, or noise at levels that would affect surrounding uses. Standards for the GI zone are intended to preserve locations for existing and future employment-generating businesses, including both traditional businesses and innovative green technology enterprises. In addition to the uses permitted in the LI zone, the GI zone also permits heavy industrial uses either as-of-right or with the approval of a Conditional Use Permit. Administrative offices supporting the primary industrial use of the property may be permitted; however, retail, personal service, and restaurant uses are not allowed. Development in this zone that abuts adjacent residential or other dissimilar use should provide sufficient buffering in the form of landscaping, walls, and setbacks to minimize impacts to these uses. The maximum permitted FAR in the GI zone is 0.5. The GI zone implements the Industrial (IN) land use designation in the General Plan.
