The purpose of the Rural Industrial and Manufacturing District is to provide for industrial and manufacturing uses that are commonly accepted in the rural area, with preference to those uses which facilitate the production of agricultural, forest, and aquatic products; and to provide employment opportunities for residents of the rural area. This zoning designation allows related processing facilities, limited direct resource sales and limited support services that are not detrimental to the natural resource base in the long term. The district shall comply with the rural land use policies and criteria set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. This district may be located in either a rural community or rural business area. New development or redevelopment in a RIM District located in a rural community designation is limited to that which is consistent with the character of the area on July 1, 1990, in terms of building size, scale, use, or intensity. New development in a rural business designation is limited to isolated small-scale businesses.
(Ord. 2011-013 § 2 Exh. B, 2011; Ord. 2012-032 § 2 Exh. B, 2012)