710.300 Industrial service.
A. Characteristics. Industrial Service firms are engaged in the repair or servicing of industrial, business or consumer machinery, equipment, products or by-products. Firms that service consumer goods do so by mainly providing centralized services for separate retail outlets. Contractors and building maintenance services and similar uses perform services off-site. Few customers, especially the general public, come to the site.
B. Accessory Activities. Accessory activities may include office, parking, storage, and rail spur or lead lines.
C. Examples. Examples include welding shops; machine shops; tool repair; electric motor repair; repair of specific or professional instruments; sales, repair, storage, salvage or wrecking of heavy machinery, metal and building materials; towing and vehicle storage; auto and truck stops; building, heating, plumbing or electrical contractors; printing, publishing and lithography; exterminators; recycling operations; janitorial and building maintenance services; fuel oil distributors; solid fuel yards; research and development laboratories, laundry, dry-cleaning, and carpet cleaning plants; and photofinishing laboratories.
D. Exceptions.
(1) Contractors and others who perform services off-site are included in the Office category, if major equipment and materials are not stored at the site, and fabrication, or similar work is not carried on at the site.
(2) Hotels, restaurants, and other services which are part of a truck stop are considered accessory to the truck stop.