§ 545.130 — Production use group

545.130. - Production use group.

(a) Description and characteristics. The Production use group includes uses related to the production, processing, disposal, and storage of goods and materials. (b) Use categories. This use group includes the following use categories: (1) Lower-Impact Production and Processing. a. Description and characteristics. Lower-impact production and processing uses are uses which produce little or no little or no noise, odor, vibration, glare, or other objectionable influences and which have little to no adverse impact on nearby properties. Lower-impact production and processing uses typically involve the production and processing of finished goods and generally do not include the processing of raw materials or the production of primary materials. b. Examples. Production and processing of the following: electronic components and accessories; finished leather products; finished products made from fabrics; furniture and fixtures; food and beverage products; medical and optical goods and technology; office and commercial equipment; packaging and sorting of finished goods; paper and paperboard products; pharmaceuticals, health, and beauty products; signs, including electronic and neon signs; small consumer goods. Art studio; brewery or distillery; film, video, and audio production; limited production and processing; research, development, and testing laboratory; small-scale glass, ceramics, and earthenware production; small-scale grain mill. c. Exceptions. 1. Metalworking, pulp, paper, or paperboard mills, printing and publishing, and production and processing of vegetable oil and vinegar are moderate-impact production and processing uses. 2. Grain milling other than small scale, hide tanning, and live slaughter are high-impact production and processing uses. 3. Processes consistent with the description and character of the lower-impact production and processing use category as part of an educational arts center use in compliance with the specific use standards for an educational arts center are an institutional and civic use. (2) Moderate-Impact Production and Processing. a. Description and characteristics. Moderate-impact production and processing uses include uses which have the potential to produce greater amounts of noise, odor, vibration, glare, or other objectionable influences than lower-impact production and processing uses and which may have some adverse impact on surrounding properties. Moderate-impact production and processing uses may include more intense industrial processes such as metal working and glass working. Moderate-impact production and processing uses may involve the production or processing of finished goods and may include the production and processing of raw materials or production of primary materials. b. Examples. Production and processing of the following: electrical equipment such as motors and generators, wiring, and transmission and distribution equipment; fabricated metal products; fabricated plastic and rubber products; glass and glass products, ceramics, and earthenware; gypsum, drywall, and plaster products; latex paints; lumber and wood products, including plywood and other composite wood products; machinery and equipment such as engines and turbines, farm, lawn, and garden equipment, heating, cooling, and refrigeration equipment; metalworking such as stamping, welding, machining, extruding, engraving, grinding, polishing, cleaning, and heat treating; printing and publishing; textiles and fabrics; transportation equipment. c. Exceptions. 1. Production and processing of tires and inner tubes is a high-impact production and processing use. 2. Metalworking as part of an art studio use in compliance with the specific use standards for an art studio is a lower-impact production and processing use. 3. Metalworking as part of an educational arts center use in compliance with the specific use standards for an educational arts center is an institutional and civic use. 4. Metal plating is a high-impact production and processing use. (3) High-Impact Production and Processing. a. Description and characteristics. High-impact production and processing uses include uses which are likely to have a substantial adverse impact on the environment or on surrounding properties and which require special measures and careful site selection to ensure compatibility with the surrounding area. Some high-impact production and processing uses have the potential for significant adverse impact on human health and are thus not appropriate uses for a developed urban environment. High-impact production and processing uses often include processing of raw materials and production of primary materials. b. Examples. Production and processing of the following: asphalt and asphalt-based products such as shingles; battery manufacture and reprocessing; chemicals and chemical products including ammonia, chlorine, household cleaners, detergent, fertilizer, and industrial and agricultural chemicals; oil-based paints, varnishes, lacquers, and enamels; petroleum and coal products; plastics and synthetic resins and fibers; primary metals, including steelworks, rolling and finishing mills, forge, or foundry; sand and gravel; tanned hides and leather; tires and inner tubes. Commercial laundry; crushing and processing of concrete, asphalt, or rock for recycling or disposal; concrete, stone, clay, or title production; grain elevator or mill; metal plating. c. Exceptions. 1. Forge or foundry processes that are part of an art studio use in compliance with the specific use standards for an art studio are a lower-impact production and processing use. 2. Forge or foundry processes that are part of an educational arts center use in compliance with the specific use standards for an educational arts center are an institutional and civic use. (4) Post-Consumer Waste Processing. a. Description and characteristics. Post-consumer waste processing uses include uses which are related to the transportation, sorting, processing, reuse, or disposal of waste or recovered post-consumer products or materials. b. Examples. Commercial composting facilities, medical waste processing and disposal, recycling centers, recycling facilities, scrap or salvage yards, sediment treatment or disposal, sewage treatment or disposal, waste transfer or disposal facilities c. Exceptions. 1. Municipal waste to energy plants are a principal electric generation use. 2. The collection of specific small consumer products, primarily intended for resale or reuse on site with little to no intermediate processing required, is a secondhand goods store use. 3. The collection of specific building materials products or commercial or industrial equipment, primarily intended for resale or reuse on site with little to no intermediate processing required, is a bulk goods and heavy equipment sales use. 4. Battery reprocessing is a high-impact production and processing use. (5) Warehousing and Storage. a. Description and characteristics. Warehousing and storage uses include uses which are primarily related to the storage, sorting, packaging, or shipping of goods and materials. b. Examples. Cannabis wholesaler, contractor's yards, furniture moving and storage, self-service storage facilities, snow storage sites, storage, warehousing, wholesaling, and distribution. c. Exceptions. Motor vehicle storage lots are a vehicle storage use.

(Ord. No. 2024-041, § 3, 10-31-2024; Ord. No. 2025-023, § 32, 5-15-2025)