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Ordinance No. 2297 <br /> Page 5 of 12 <br /> Chapter 18.08 Definitions is hereby amended to read: <br /> § 18.08.263. Industrial, light. <br /> "Light industrial" means a category of less intrusive industrial uses that is capable of <br /> operation in such a manner as to control the external effects of manufacturing processes, <br /> such as smoke, noise, vibration, soot, and odor. It includes, but is not limited to: <br /> a. Warehousing, storage, wholesaling, logistics, and distribution uses. <br /> b. Printing, contractors, and business services not generally patronized by the general <br /> public. <br /> c. Food processing, recycling, laundry plants, light assembly and fabrication, and other <br /> industrial operations with minimal risk of off-site impacts. <br /> d. Outdoor storage and construction yard space. <br /> e. Artist or artisan workspace that involves the production of an applied art or craft <br /> strictly using hand tools or small mechanical equipment. <br /> § 18.08.264. Industrial, Innovation-Based Business. <br /> "Innovation-Based Business" ("IBB") means industrial activities characterized by: (a) use of <br /> advanced technology; (b) smaller scale production and/or focus on research & development; (c) <br /> operations that are entirely indoors; and (d) industrial processes that may involve higher <br /> investment in equipment and utilities compared to light industrial uses but do not generate <br /> excessive impacts to adjacent properties. Includes Research& Development (R&D), data <br /> centers, pilot production, machinery manufacturing, small-to-medium-scale production <br /> facilities focused on scientific research and the design, development, and testing of electrical, <br /> electronic, magnetic, optical, pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology components and <br /> products, or any other similar uses as determined by the Zoning Administrator or Planning <br /> Commission pursuant to Chapter 18.128. Uses may include the handling of some hazardous <br /> materials but regulated so as to mitigate the risk of off-site impacts. In any district that permits <br /> innovation-based businesses, design review shall be required as prescribed by Chapter 18.20. <br /> Chapter 18.20 Design Review is hereby amended to read: <br /> § 18.20.010. Projects subject to design review. <br /> In order to preserve and enhance the city's aesthetic values and to ensure the preservation of the <br /> public health, safety, and general welfare, the following projects shall be subject to <br /> discretionary design review. <br /> A. The planning commission is empowered to review and make decisions concerning the <br /> following classes of projects: <br /> 1. All outdoor uses, new improvements and structures, or expansions thereof,proposed <br /> within all zoning districts except the PUD district. <br /> 2. Any matter referred to it by the zoning administrator for decision. <br /> 3. Appeals of items acted upon by the zoning administrator. <br /> B. The zoning administrator shall review and make decisions concerning the following classes <br /> of projects: <br />