INDUSTRIAL USES – DEFINITIONS

 

20-1726         EXPLOSIVE STORAGE

Storage of any quantity of explosives. Typical uses include storage in the course of manufacturing, selling, or transporting explosives, or in the course of blasting operations.

 

Production, processing, assembling, packaging or treatment of food and non-food products; or manufacturing and/or assembly of electronic instruments and equipment and electrical devices. General Industrial uses may require Federal air quality discharge permits, but do not have nuisance conditions that are detectable from the boundaries of the subject property. Nuisance conditions can result from any of the following:

·         continuous, frequent, or repetitive noises or vibrations;

·         noxious or toxic fumes, odors, or emissions;

·         electrical disturbances; or

·         night illumination into residential areas.

Exceptions: Noise and vibrations from temporary construction; noise from vehicles or trains entering or leaving the site; noise and vibrations occurring less than 15 minutes per day; an odor detected for less than 15 minutes per day; noise detectable only as part of a composite of sounds from various off-site sources.

 

Sample uses:

·         Pur-O-Zone

·         Hallmark

·         Allen Press

 

20-1736           Industrial, Intensive      

Manufacturing, processing, or assembling of materials (for uses described above in the "General Industrial" use type classification) in a manner that would create any of the commonly recognized nuisance conditions or characteristics.

 

Sample uses:

·         Penny Ready Mix

·         Hamm

·         Midwest Concrete (formerly LRM)

 

20-1739         MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION, LIMITED

Establishments generally employing fewer than 20 persons, do not involve outside storage of materials, do not require Federal air quality discharge permits, are compatible with nearby residential uses because there are few or no offensive external effects, and are primarily engaged in one of the following:

(1)     On-site production of goods by hand manufacturing involving use of hand tools or light mechanical equipment. Products may be finished or semi-finished and are generally made for the wholesale market, for transfer to other plants, or to order for customers or firms. Goods are generally not displayed or sold on-site, but if so, this is a subordinate part of total sales. Typical uses include instruction studios, ceramic studios, woodworking and cabinet shops, custom jewelry manufacturing, and similar types of arts and crafts or small-scale manufacturing; or

(2)     Manufacturing or assembling of electronic components, medical and dental supplies, computers, computer components, or other manufacturing establishments with similar characteristics. Goods generally are not displayed or sold on-site, but if so, this is a subordinate part of total sales.

(3)     Manufacturing, processing, or packaging of small-scale food production operations with limited on-site retail sales.  Typical uses include caterers, bakeries, bottling and beverage manufacturing operations.

Sample uses:

·         Martin Logan

·         Freestate Brewing Facility

 

20-1740       MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION, TECHNOLOGICAL

Production, processing, assembling, or packaging of products that rely upon research and technological innovation. Typical uses include manufacturing research instruments, electronic products, and surgical and medical instruments. This use type does not include uses that require Federal air quality discharge permits.

 

Sample uses:

·         Microtech

·         Scanning America

 

20-1756        RESEARCH SERVICES

Research of an industrial or scientific nature generally provided as a service or conducted by a public agency or private firm. Typical uses include electronics research laboratories, environmental research and development firms, agricultural and forestry research labs, and pharmaceutical research labs.

 

20-1742        MINING

Mining or extraction of mineral or aggregate resources from the ground for off-site use. Examples include quarrying or dredging for sand, gravel or other aggregate materials; mining; and oil and gas drilling.

20-1760        SCRAP AND SALVAGE OPERATIONS

Storage, sale, dismantling, or other processing of used, source-separated, or waste materials not intended for reuse in their original form. Typical uses include automotive wrecking yards, junk yards, and salvage yards, but not including “Recycling Facilities.”

20-1767         WHOLESALE, STORAGE, AND DISTRIBUTION

Wholesaling, storage, distribution, and handling of materials and equipment other than live animals and plants. The following are wholesaling, storage and distribution use types:

 

(1)   Mini-Warehouses

Storage or warehousing service within a Building for individuals to store personal effects. Incidental uses in a mini-warehouse may include the repair and maintenance of stored materials by the tenant; but in no case shall storage spaces in a mini-warehouse facility function as an independent retail, wholesale, business, or service use. Spaces shall not be used for workshops, hobby shops, manufacturing, retail sales or similar uses. Human occupancy shall be limited to that required to transport, arrange and maintain stored materials.

(2)   Light

Wholesaling, storage, and warehousing services within enclosed Structures. Typical uses include wholesale distributors, storage warehouses and moving and storage firms.

(3)   Heavy

Open-air storage, distribution, the handling of materials and equipment or bulk storage of fuel. Typical uses include monument or stone yards, train yards, grain elevators and large-scale fuel storage.