§ 220-25. LI Limited Industrial District.

A. 

Purpose. The purpose of the LI Limited Industrial District is to permit, where appropriate, the construction of facilities for: research- and development-oriented industries; high technology and/or light manufacturing operations; certain retail outlets; and warehousing. Areas for this zoning shall be identified by the Town Board or upon application. Areas shall be zoned as Limited Industrial Districts in accordance with the normal rezoning procedures. In reaching its decision, the Town Board shall consider the general criteria set forth in this chapter, the adopted Comprehensive Plan for the Town, and this statement of purpose.

B. 

Permitted principal uses.

(1) 

Scientific or engineering research and/or experimental development of materials, methods or products.

(2) 

Engineering design of products and laboratory research.

(3) 

Manufacture of:

(a) 

Electric, electronic or optical instruments or devices;

(b) 

Scientific, laboratory and process control instruments and devices; and

(c) 

Computers and data processing equipment.

(4) 

Light manufacturing, assembling, fabricating or packaging of products produced from previously prepared materials such as textiles, plastics, paper, leather, precious or semiprecious metals or stones, glass, ceramics, base metal bar, sheet, and special shapes.

(5) 

Testing and repairing of the products or type of products which may be manufactured in the district.

(6) 

Support services for the facilities and employees of the district, so long as the floor area occupied by the support services does not exceed 15% of the area occupied by the primary activities.

(7) 

Offices associated with the permitted activities.

(8) 

Administrative, educational and other related activities and facilities in conjunction with a principal permitted use.

(9) 

Warehousing facilities.

(10) 

Agricultural or farming activities, excluding livestock: agricultural uses, excluding livestock; and agricultural processing facilities limited to the processing of crops and/or dairy products.

[Amended 9-22-2014 by L.L. No. 8-2014]

(11) 

Continuation and expansion of existing residential uses.

(12) 

Existing commercial space may be utilized for any principal permitted use listed in any other commercial district except restaurants. Physical expansion of existing commercial space conducted as a primary use within this district shall be subject to § 220-107, Preexisting nonconformities.

C. 

Dimensional requirements.

(1) 

The dimensional requirements for this district are specified in Schedule I, which is a part of this chapter.

Editor's Note: Schedule I is included at the end of this chapter.

(2) 

Driveway spacing and corner clearance requirements are specified in Schedule I-A, which is a part of this chapter.

Editor's Note: Schedule I-A is included at the end of this chapter.

D. 

Special permitted uses. The following uses and their accessory uses shall be permitted upon issuance of a special permit by the Planning Board:

(1) 

Office buildings for professional, executive, engineering and administrative purposes.

(2) 

Commercial, storage buildings, including mini-warehouse facilities.

(3) 

Wholesale operations of building materials and supplies and storage of these materials within an enclosed structure.

(4) 

Essential services, including power (substations) plants, maintenance buildings and storage yards.

(5) 

Produce markets.

(6) 

Farm and craft markets.

(7) 

Antique shops.

(8) 

Private or commercial airstrips.

(9) 

Personal wireless communications facilities.

(10) 

Public uses.

(11) 

Temporary uses.

(12) 

Accessory commercial uses.

E. 

Permitted accessory uses and structures.

(1) 

Uses subordinate and customarily related to the principal use on the same lot.

Amended 4-8-2013 by L.L. No. 2-2013; 8-12-2013 by L.L. No. 8-2013