18.200.050 Industrial use classifications.
Artist Studio and Production. Work space for an artist or artisan, including individuals practicing one of the fine arts or performing arts, or an applied art or craft. This use may include incidental display and retail sales of items produced on the premises and instructional space for small groups of students. It does not include joint living and working units (see Live/Work). Small-scale art production is generally of a low impact and typically includes painting, photography, jewelry, glass, textile, and pottery studios. Art production on a medium or large scale generally uses heavy equipment and includes large-scale metal and woodworking studios.
General Industrial. Manufacturing of products from extracted or raw materials or recycled or secondary materials, or bulk storage and handling of such products and materials. This classification includes heavy agriculture processing, such as stockyards, slaughterhouses/meat packing plants, commercial pen feeding, production wineries, bone yards, plants for the reduction of animal matter, poultry feeding operations, or agricultural processing plants. It also includes biomass energy conversion; production apparel manufacturing; photographic processing plants; leather and allied product manufacturing; wood product manufacturing; paper manufacturing; chemical manufacturing; plastics and rubber products manufacturing; nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing; primary metal manufacturing; fabricated metal product manufacturing; and automotive and heavy equipment manufacturing.
Light Industrial. Establishments engaged in light industrial activities taking place primarily within enclosed buildings and producing minimal impacts on nearby properties. This classification includes the manufacturing of finished parts or products primarily from previously prepared materials; commercial laundries and dry cleaning plants; monument works; printing, engraving, and publishing; sign painting shops; machine and electrical shops; computer and electronic product manufacturing; furniture and related product manufacturing; and industrial services. It also includes large-scale preparation, manufacturing, and/or packaging of food or beverages, including alcoholic beverages, for off-site consumption. Typical food and beverage manufacturing uses include canners, roasters, breweries, wholesale bakeries, and frozen food manufacturers.
Research and Development. A facility for scientific research and the design, development, and testing of electrical, electronic, magnetic, optical, pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology components and products in advance of product manufacturing, including laboratories. This classification includes assembly of related products from parts produced off site where the manufacturing activity is secondary to the research and development activities.
Salvage and Wrecking. Storage and dismantling of vehicles and equipment for sale of parts, as well as their collection, storage, exchange or sale of goods, including but not limited to any used building materials, used containers or steel drums, used tires, and similar or related articles or property.
Storage and Warehouse. Storage and distribution facilities without sales to the public on site or direct public access except for public storage in small individual space exclusively and directly accessible to a specific tenant.
Chemical and Mineral Storage. Storage and handling of hazardous materials including but not limited to: bottled gas, chemicals, minerals and ores, petroleum or petroleum-based fuels, fireworks, and explosives.
Indoor Warehousing and Storage. Storage within an enclosed building of commercial goods prior to their distribution to wholesale and retail outlets and the storage of industrial equipment, products and materials. This classification also includes cold storage, freight, moving and storage, and warehouses. It excludes the storage of hazardous chemical, mineral, and explosive materials.
Outdoor Storage. Storage of vehicles or commercial goods or materials in open lots.
Personal Storage. Facilities offering enclosed storage with individual access for personal effects and household goods, including mini-warehouses and mini-storage. This use excludes workshops, hobby shops, manufacturing, or commercial activity.
Wholesaling and Distribution. Indoor storage and sale of goods to other firms for resale; storage of goods for transfer to retail outlets of the same firm; or storage and sale of materials and supplies used in production or operation, including janitorial and restaurant supplies. Wholesalers are primarily engaged in business-to-business sales, but may sell to individual consumers through mail or internet orders. They normally operate from a warehouse or office having little or no display of merchandise, and are not designed to solicit walk-in traffic. This classification does not include wholesale sale of building materials (see Building Materials and Services). [Ord. 18-05 § 1; Res. 18-20; Ord. 14-12 § 1; Res. 14-36 Art. 601.]