[Ord. of 1-16-1992]
(a) 
The intent of the M-1 Industrial Park District is to provide locations for development within a planned industrial park subdivision on independent parcels. It is intended that permitted activities or operations produce no external impacts that are detrimental in any way to other uses in the district or to properties in adjoining districts. Permitted uses should be compatible with nearby residential or commercial uses.
(b) 
Accordingly, permitted manufacturing, distribution, warehousing, and light industrial uses permitted in this district should be fully contained within buildings on amply-landscaped sites, with adequate off-street parking and loading areas.
[Ord. of 1-16-1992; Ord. of 8-2-2010; Ord. No. 230, 1-19-2012; Ord. No. 254, 8-10-2023]
(a) 
Principal uses and structures. In the M-1 zone, no building shall be erected, used, or structurally altered, nor shall the land or premises be used in whole or in part, except for one or more of the following principal permitted uses:
(1) 
Central dry cleaning plants and laundries, provided that such plants do not deal directly with the customer at retail.
(2) 
Data processing and computer centers, including electronic data processing and computer equipment service establishments.
(3) 
Essential services, subject to the provisions in section 32-632.
(4) 
Greenhouses and plant nurseries.
(5) 
Laboratories involved in basic research, experiment, design, testing, or prototype product development.
(6) 
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, treatment, or fabrication of such products as: bakery goods, candy, ceramics, cosmetics, clothing, jewelry, instruments, neon or electric signs, optical goods, pharmaceuticals, toiletries, food products and beverages (except fish, sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast, rendering or refining of fats and oils, and similar food products involving the creation of odors or other offensive impacts), hardware, and cutlery.
(7) 
Manufacture and assembly of electrical appliances, electronic instruments and devices, radios, and phonographs.
(8) 
Manufacture, compounding, assembling, or treatment of articles or goods from the following previously prepared materials: bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semi-precious metals or stones, shell, textiles, tobacco, yarns, sheet metal, wax, wire and wood.
(9) 
Manufacture of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products using only previously pulverized clay, and kilns fired only by electricity or gas.
(10) 
Manufacture or assembly of musical instruments, toys, novelties, sporting goods, photographic equipment, and metal or rubber stamps, or other small molded rubber products.
(11) 
Manufacture of light sheet metal products, including heating and ventilating equipment, cornices, eaves, and similar products.
(12) 
Metal polishing and buffing, but not including metal plating.
(13) 
Printing, lithography, blueprinting, and similar uses.
(14) 
Public utility or municipal service buildings, including electric or gas service buildings and yards, telephone exchange buildings, electric transformer stations, gas regulator stations, water treatment plants and reservoirs, and sewage treatment plants, provided that any open storage shall require special land use approval.
(15) 
Recycling collection stations and centers.
(16) 
Service establishments including, but not limited to, a workshop maintained by electricians, plumbers, painters, upholsters, printers, when in conjunction with retail establishments that offer merchandise of a related nature.
(17) 
Tool, die, gauge, and machine shops.
(18) 
Warehousing and wholesale activities.
(19) 
Other research or light manufacturing uses similar to the above.
(20) 
Uses and structures accessory to the above, subject to the provisions in section 32-619. Accessory office and sales operations may be permitted where such activities are clearly incidental to the principal industrial use, subject to the provisions in section 32-767.
(21) 
Office buildings for any of the following professions or occupations: administrative, professional, business, financial management, publishing, accounting, writing, clerical, drafting, real estate, business machines, sales, secretarial, stenographic, business support services, and like uses subject to the intent and limitations of this article.
(22) 
Business and technical schools.
(23) 
Electronic data processing and computer centers.
(24) 
Public utility offices and publicly owned buildings used for offices or business functions but not including substations, transformer stations, or storage yards.
(25) 
Other office uses not specifically listed in this section, following a determination by the Planning Commission that such use is similar to and compatible with other permitted uses in this district.
(b) 
Special land uses. The following uses may be permitted subject to: the conditions specified for each use; review and approval of the site plan; any special conditions imposed during the course of review; and, the provisions set forth in article II of this chapter.
(1) 
Automobile filling stations, automobile or vehicle service stations, automobile repair garages.
(2) 
Automobile and vehicle sales establishments.
(3) 
Automobile washes or car wash establishments.
(4) 
Automobile repair garages, including minor and major repair, subject to the provisions in section 32-765(b) and provided that all operations are carried on within a completely enclosed building.
(5) 
Commercial kennels.
(6) 
Construction equipment and related equipment sales, leasing, and storage, subject to the following conditions:
a. 
Where feasible, equipment shall be stored inside. Open storage structures may be permitted by the Planning Commission, provided that such structures are enclosed on three sides and have a roof.
b. 
Storage yards shall be screened from any abutting public or private road in accordance with section 32-715(e).
(7) 
Contractor's storage yards, provided that such yards are completely enclosed within an eight-foot masonry wall or screening, in accordance with section 32-715(e).
(8) 
Lumberyards or building material sales establishments which have storage in partially open structures, subject to the following conditions:
a. 
The ground floor premises facing upon and visible from any abutting street shall be used only for entrances, offices, sales or display.
b. 
Open storage structures shall be enclosed on three sides and shall have a roof.
c. 
The entire site, exclusive of access drives, shall be enclosed with a six-foot high chain-link fence or masonry wall, constructed in accordance with article VIII of this chapter.
d. 
A landscaped greenbelt with a minimum width of 20 feet shall be required adjacent to any street, in conformance with section 32-715(d).
(9) 
Metal plating, buffing, and polishing operations.
(10) 
Millwork, lumber, and planing mills when completely enclosed and located on the interior of the district so that no property line forms the exterior boundary of the M-1 district.
(11) 
Miniwarehouses, subject to provisions in section 32-765(k).
(12) 
Radio and television transmitting and receiving towers, subject to the provisions in section 32-765(p).
(13) 
Recreation facilities, indoor and outdoor.
(14) 
Regulated uses, subject to the provisions of section 32-768, including:
a. 
Adult physical cultural establishment.
b. 
Adult book or supply store.
c. 
Cabaret.
d. 
Adult motion-picture theater or adult live stage performing theater.
e. 
Adult model studio.
f. 
Adult motion-picture arcade.
g. 
Massage parlor or massage establishment.
h. 
Adult outdoor motion-picture theater.
i. 
Arcade.
j. 
Bar/lounge/tavern.
k. 
Hotel or motel.
l. 
Pool or billiard hall.
m. 
Public lodging house.
n. 
Boardinghouse or rooming house.
o. 
Secondhand stores.
p. 
Specially designated distributor's establishment.
q. 
Specially designated merchant's establishment.
(15) 
Accessory retail or service uses that are intended to serve the occupants and patrons of the principal use, provided that any such use shall be an incidental use occupying no more than 5% of a building that accommodates a principal permitted use. Permitted accessory retail and service uses shall be limited to the following:
a. 
Retail establishments that deal directly with the consumer and generally serve the convenience shopping needs of workers and visitors, such as convenience stores, drug stores, uniform supply stores, or similar retail businesses.
b. 
Personal service establishments which are intended to serve workers or visitors in the district, such as dry cleaning establishments, travel agencies, tailor shops, or similar service establishments.
c. 
Restaurants, cafeterias, or other places serving food and beverages for consumption within the building.
d. 
Financial institutions, including banks, credit unions, and savings and loan associations.
(16) 
Medical marihuana facilities, subject to the following conditions:
a. 
A minimum setback of 200 feet from all homes or residentially zoned districts, schools, churches, child care facilities, parks and drug-free zones.
b. 
A state-registered and local business license is required for all facilities and primary caregivers. If the primary caregiver is not the owner of the premises, then consent must be obtained in writing from the property owner to ensure the owner's knowledge of the use.
c. 
Consumption of marihuana on the premises is prohibited.
d. 
The location from which a primary caregiver manufactures, stores and distributes medical marihuana to a qualifying patient shall not be used by another primary caregiver for any purpose whatsoever.
e. 
No more than five patients per caregiver. Each patient shall be limited to 2.5 ounces of usable marihuana (excludes seeds, stalks and roots) and 12 marihuana plants kept in an enclosed, locked facility.
f. 
The facility shall be subject to quarterly inspections to confirm compliance in accordance with applicable laws, including, but not limited to, state law and township ordinances.
g. 
Hours of operation permitted shall be 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturday; and 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Sunday.
h. 
Minimum distance from other similar uses shall be 500 feet.
i. 
Drive-through facilities shall be prohibited.
j. 
Security. Security cameras shall be installed and maintained. All security cameras shall have at least 120 concurrent hours of digitally recorded documentation. In addition, an alarm system shall be operated and maintained by a recognized security company.
k. 
A conspicuous sign shall be posted stating that "No loitering is permitted" on such property.
l. 
Exterior lighting shall be required for security purposes, but in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
[Ord. of 1-16-1992]
(a) 
Required conditions. Except as otherwise noted, buildings and uses in the industrial park district shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) 
All manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing, packaging, or other industrial or business activity shall comply with the performance standards set forth in article X of this chapter.
(2) 
All manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing, packaging, or other industrial or business activity shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building, except as otherwise specified.
(3) 
There shall be no outside storage of any goods, inventory, or equipment except in designated areas which shall be enclosed on all sides with a screening fence or wall, subject to the requirements in section 32-715. Use of trailers for storage is prohibited.
(4) 
Where applicable, machinery shall comply with the performance standards in article X of this chapter.
(5) 
Parking or storage of damaged or disabled vehicles shall be prohibited. No vehicle parked on a site shall be used principally for storage, sales, or advertising.
(b) 
Site plan review. Site plan review and approval is required for all uses in the light industrial district in accordance with article II of this chapter.
(c) 
Area, height, bulk, and placement requirements. Buildings and uses in the light industrial district are subject to the area, height, bulk, and placement requirements in division 12 of this article, the schedule of regulations.
(d) 
Planned development. Planned development may be permitted as a means to achieve the basic intent of this district, in accordance with the guidelines in division 10 of this article.
(e) 
General development standards. Buildings and uses in the light industrial district shall be subject to all applicable standards and requirements set forth in this chapter, including the following:
Location
Topic
Article III, division 12
Schedule of regulations
Article IV
Supplemental regulations
Article VI
Off-street parking and loading
Article VII
Landscaping
Article VIII
Walls
Article IX
Site development standards
Article X
Performance standards
Article XI
Signs