The following regulations shall apply in all I-1 Districts. A precise plan shall be submitted to the Planning and Zoning Board by the developer for its approval and only after obtaining approval may the developer obtain a building permit and proceed with construction of the project.
The purpose of the I-1 District is to delineate those areas where limited manufacturing and research-oriented uses have developed or are likely to develop in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan for the City of Lockport.
Permitted principal uses in the I-1 District shall be as follows:
A. 
Office buildings.
B. 
Planned unit development.
C. 
Printing and publishing.
D. 
Essential services.
E. 
Research laboratories, experimental or testing.
F. 
Centers for scientific, educational or industrial research.
G. 
Testing and development of processes planned for use in production elsewhere.
Permitted accessory uses in the I-1 District shall be as follows:
A. 
Signs.
B. 
Off-street parking and loading.
C. 
Indoor storage.
D. 
Other accessory uses incidental to the permitted principal use.
Special uses in the I-1 District shall be as follows:
A. 
Any use which may not in the opinion of the Planning Board create a situation detrimental to the purpose of this district.
B. 
Uses requiring limited production of a product.
Other permitted uses and restrictions in the I-1 District shall be as follows:
A. 
Site development plan. A site development plan of an industrial project shall be submitted by the developer to the Planning and Zoning Board for approval before a building permit is issued to proceed with construction of said project.
B. 
Planning and Zoning Board review. The Planning and Zoning Board shall review each design and method of production in order to determine:
(1) 
The adequacy of control and to establish restrictions necessary to prevent the emission of odorous, toxic or noxious matter in quantities readily detectable.
(2) 
Any activities considered objectionable by reason of noise, odor, dust, fumes, smoke, vibration, refuse matter or waste-carrying matter or considered dangerous or unsafe.
C. 
Land coverage. The maximum lot coverage is no more than 35%. See the Schedule of Bulk and Coverage Controls (§ 190-78).
D. 
Parking and loading. See §§ 190-110 and 190-111.
E. 
Building setbacks.
(1) 
Buildings shall be set back at least 50 feet from the front yard property line.
(2) 
The side yard setback is a minimum of 30 feet.
(3) 
Rear lot setback is a minimum of 40 feet.
F. 
Building design and materials (all industrial districts).
(1) 
All construction shall be of permanent character employing only acceptable building materials used in industrial structures and shall be properly maintained at all times.
(2) 
Accessory buildings, markings, enclosures and signs shall be compatible with the design and quality of the main building and consistent with the function and use thereof.
The following trades, industries or uses shall be specifically prohibited in the I-1 District:
Acetylene gas manufacture
Asphalt manufacture or refining
Auto wrecking
Brick, pottery, tile or terra-cotta manufacture
Coke ovens
Crematory
Disinfectant, insecticide or poison manufacture
Dye manufacture
Emery cloth and sandpaper manufacture
Forge plant
Gas (illuminating or heating) storage, in excess of 20,000 cubic feet
Grease, lard, fat or tallow rendering or refining
Heavy industrial boiler manufacture
Iron, steel, brass or copper foundry
Lime, cement or plaster of paris manufacture
Oilcloth or lineoleum manufacture
Rock or stone crusher
Rubber or gutta percha manufacture or treatment
Shoe blacking or stove polish manufacture
Slaughtering of animals
Soap manufacture or potash works
Steel furnace, blooming or rolling mill
Stockyards
Sugar refining
Tar distillation or manufacture
Tar roofing manufacture
Vinegar manufacture
Wool pulling or scouring
Yeast plant
Any other trade or use that is noxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, gas or noise