240.100 Purpose.
The manufacturing zones are intended to reserve land for industrial uses and development which improve the economic vitality of the city. Limits on the intensity of uses combined with the development standards provide flexibility as well as certainty to property owners, developers and neighbors about the limits of what is allowed.
A. Light Manufacturing. This zone is intended for industrial uses characterized by an absence of objectionable external features which can be permitted in relatively close proximity to residential and commercial districts.
B. General Manufacturing. This zone is intended for a broad range of industrial uses which can be located in areas where they do not directly affect the livability of residential neighborhoods and the quality and viability of commercial areas in the city. This district provides for the normal operation of an industry which can meet and maintain the standards set in this Code in order to reasonably protect nearby residential and commercial districts.