DEFINITIONS OF
"LIGHT INDUSTRY" AND "LIGHT MANUFACTURING"
FROM LOCAL REGULATIONS, OCTOBER 29, 2002
Light Industry a use involving the manufacture of a product not requiring heavy, noisy, or otherwise objectionable machinery or transporting equipment.
73. LIGHT MANUFACTURING: -- The manufacturing, compounding, assembling, processing, packaging or treatment of raw material or other products.
R. Light Manufacturing: An establishment engaged in manufacturing, assembly, compounding, processing/packaging, treatment or distribution of projects including primary product production from raw materials, or production of services, but excluding establishments which produce or emit toxic or noxious gases, odors or fumes, excessive noise, vibration or electrical interference, or similar substances or conditions onto adjacent or other properties.
1. All manufacturing must be carried on within the primary buildings if located in the Village Business District.
2. No fewer than one (1) parking space per employee shall be provided.
L1 Light Industry. The fabrication and/or development of tangible goods by means of processes that are (a) neither obnoxious nor injurious by reason of the production or emission of odor, dust, smoke, refuse matter, fumes, noise vibration, or similar conditions; (b) nor dangerous to the comfort, peace, enjoyment, health, and safety of the community; (c) nor lending to its disturbance or annoyance.
LIGHT MANUFACTURING - A use involving the manufacture of a product not requiring heavy, noisy, or otherwise objectionable machinery or transporting equipment and not employing more than 25 people.
SMALL INDUSTRY - A Light Manufacturing firm with the following characteristics: 15 or fewer employees, maximum building area of 8,000 square feet.
4. Light Manufacturing - A use in a building that involves the manufacturing, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts including: processing; fabrication; assembly; treatment; packaging; incidental storage; sales and distribution of such products. This does not include basic industrial processing or heavy manufacturing.
7. Light Industry: A use that has fifteen kw per 1,000 square feet space or less or its equivalent. The assembly, manufacture, processing, packaging or other industrial operations conducted in such a manner that all resulting cinders, dust, fumes, gas, odor, smoke, vapor and noise are effectively confined to the premises or disposed of so as to avoid any air pollution conducted in such a manner as to not be objectionable to adjoining properties.
4. Light Industry: Any manufacturing or industrial use including processing, fabrication and assembly provided that no such use shall create smoke, odors, sound or other hazards beyond the premises.
12.18 Light Manufacturing, non-home based. The processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, sales, and distribution of products, predominantly from previously prepared materials as opposed to raw materials. Except for deliveries and transportation, such operations shall be conducted within a building or buildings, and shall not create noise, cinders, dust, fumes, gases, odors, smoke, or electromagnetic transmission perceptable outside of the buildings.
Light Manufacturing - A manufacturing use which is non-polluting in terms of air, water, and noise and which, in general, is not offensive to the character of the community.
Light Industry. - A use engaged with the manufacture, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing.
LIGHT INDUSTRY: The assembly, manufacture, processing, packaging or other industrial operations conducted in such a manner that all resulting cinders, dust, fumes, gas, odors, smoke and vapor are effectively confined to the premises or disposed of so as to avoid any air, ground or water pollution and conducted in such a manner that noise, light and vibrations will not be a nuisance or otherwise detrimental to abutting properties. A use involving the manufacture of a product not requiring heavy, noisy, or otherwise objectionable machinery or transporting equipment.
WHOLESALE AND LIGHT INDUSTRY Any manufacturing, research, warehousing, storage or wholesale operation which is nonpolluting in terms of air, water and noise and which, in general, is not offensive to the character of the community is permitted.
Light Manufacturing - Is defined as manufacturing or fabrication of small parts or products from previously prepared materials; research and testing lab; electronic assembly operations; warehousing; furniture manufacturing; printing and publishing; scientific and controlling instruments; photographic and optical goods, watches and clocks; wholesale trade (with enclosed storage on premises)including merchant wholesalers, wholesale and industrial distributors, manufacturing sales branches and wholesale assemblers; and things of a similar nature. The following uses are expressively prohibited: Explosives and chemical manufacturing.
LIGHT INDUSTRY: The assembly, manufacture, processing or other industrial operations conducted in such a manner that all resulting cinders, dust, fumes, gas, odors, smoke, vapor and waste or emissions are effectively confined to the premises or disposed of so as to avoid any environmental pollution, and conducted in such a manner that the noise level at the property line will not exceed 80 decibels, and flashing and vibration shall not be perceptible off-site.
H. LIGHT INDUSTRY - The assembly, manufacture, processing or other industrial operations conducted in such a manner that all resulting cinders, dust, fumes, gas, odors, smoke, vapor and waste or emissions are effectively confined to the premises or disposed of so as to avoid any environmental pollution, and conducted in such a manner that the noise level at the property line will not exceed 80 decibels, and flashing and vibration shall not be perceptible off-site.
LIGHT INDUSTRY - Includes all manufacturing and assembly processes carried on completely within a structure, and involving no permanent outside storage of equipment or materials (except as a customary accessory use in connection with the permitted activities with the structures), unless such storage is approved by the Dover Planning Board. This term shall not be interpreted to include any industry, the operations of which shall result in significant objectionable noise, glare, vibration or odor which would constitute a nuisance in an industrial district and which exceed the maximum levels of adjacent activities. [Amended 04-03-91 by Ord. No. 01-91]
22. LIGHT INDUSTRY The manufacture, assembly, treatment or packaging of finished products, predominantly from previously prepared materials; includes processing, fabrication, incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such products.
3.6.8. Light Industry - Includes Light Manufacturing as defined by performance for the purpose of this ordinance, on the basis of the absence of the following conditions resulting from industrial operations:
(1) Objectionable noise, smoke, odor, dust, dirt, noxious gases, glare or heat.
(2) The creation of hazards to health by reason of fire, effects of industrial waste, and generation of motor vehicle traffic.
2.2.23 Light Industry: A use engaged in the manufacture, predominately from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging incidental storage, sales and distribution of such products; but excluding basic industrial processing.
G. Light Manufacturing: a printing or publishing plant; manufacturing of building systems and components; fabrication and assembly of electronic components, precision instruments or other hightechnology products; manufacture of light metal products, hardware and office supplies; or similar Light Manufacturing plants and facilities.
LIGHT INDUSTRY - A use involving the manufacture, assembly, packaging, finishing or treating of products not requiring heavy, noisy or otherwise objectionable machinery or transporting equipment. Such use must not be obnoxious, offensive or injurious to the public health and safety of the community or the neighborhood, or cause disturbance or annoyance because of vibration, noise, smoke, fumes, odor, dust, gas fumes, chemicals, radiation or other waste materials, or cause danger of fire or explosion, or result in diminution of property values in the neighborhood.
LIGHT INDUSTRY: The processing or fabrication of certain materials and products where no process involved will produce noise, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard or noxious emissions which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties.
18. LIGHT INDUSTRY. Establishments engaged in the manufacturing, assembly, compounding, processing/packaging, treatment or distribution of products including primary product production from raw materials but excluding such establishments which produce or emit dust, refuse matter, toxic or noxious gases, odors or fumes, excessive noise, vibration or electrical interference, or similar substances or conditions onto adjacent or other properties.
3.20 LIGHT INDUSTRY: Firm with the following characteristics; 15 or fewer employees, maximum building area of 8,000 square feet.
LIGHT INDUSTRY. For the purpose of this zoning ordinance, shall refer to manufacturing and production facilities housed in buildings not larger than 3,000 square feet of gross enclosed floor space, and shall apply solely to said light industrial usage allowed in the Commercial (C) District.
Light Industry: The assembly, manufacture, processing, packaging, or other industrial operations conducted in such a manner that all resulting cinders, dust, fumes, gas, odors, smoke and vapor are effectively confined to the premises or disposed of so as to avoid any air pollution and conducted in such a manner that the noise level at the property line will not exceed decibel levels as outlined in Section 323.1 and objectionable flashing and vibration will not occur.
4.11 LIGHT MANUFACTURING: A business engaged in the onsite production and/or assembly for sale of goods, having not more than 10 production employees and whose scale and architectural style are compatible with the neighborhood.
7. Light Industry which causes no noise, air or water pollution, and when no activity in connection with such industry causes odors, dust, smoke, refuse, vibration or such similar condition as may, in any way, be a danger or nuisance to the comfort of the community or abutting property.
The minimum area of lot for any single Light Industry shall be one (1) acre and not more than fifty (50) percent of the total area of lot shall be used for buildings, parking spaces and driveways. Adequate off-street parking space with ample access for emergency vehicles, approved by the Selectmen, shall be provided. No off-street parking space shall be located within the required frontage setback.
COMMERCIAL/ LIGHT INDUSTRY - The assembly, manufacture, processing, packaging or other industrial operations conducted in such a manner that all resulting cinders, dust, fumes, gas, odors, smoke and vapor are effectively confined to the premises or disposed of so as to avoid any air pollution and conducted in such a manner that the noise level at the property line will not exceed 80 decibels and objectionable flashing and vibration will not occur.
Light Industry - the assembly manufacture, processing, packaging, or other operations to goods or materials such as in machine shops. 3/94
LIGHT INDUSTRY: The assembly manufacture, processing, packaging or other industrial operations conducted in such manner that all resulting cinders, dust, fumes, gas, odors, smoke and vapor are effectively confined to the premises or disposed of so as to avoid any air pollution and conducted in such a manner that noise, flashing lights and vibrations will not be a nuisance or otherwise detrimental to abutting properties.
LIGHT MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING. Manufacturing and/or processing activity which does not create objectionable noise, smoke, odor, dust, dirt, noxious gases, glare, heat or hazards to health by reason of fire, effects of industrial wastes, psychological effects and generation of motor vehicle traffic or otherwise.
30. Light Manufacturing Enterprise - a facility limited to six (6) employees, not greater than 2,500 enclosed square feet, subject to all aforementioned standards; e.g. noise, pollution, waste generation.
19. Light Industry - A use involving essentially an industrial process or activity that can be carried on totally within the industrial building itself. Large structures for storage or other use outside the principal structure shall not be permitted. Industrial buildings shall not exceed the maximum height requirement contained in this Ordinance. Such industrial use shall not require heavy, noisy or otherwise objectionable machinery or generate excessive traffic conditions.
2.54 Light Industry: The assembly, manufacture, processing, packaging or other industrial operations conducted in such a manner that all resulting cinders, dust, fumes, gas, odors, smoke, electrical interference, toxic emissions, heat and vapor are effectively confined to the premises or disposed of so as to avoid any air pollution and conducted in such a manner that the noise level at the property line will not exceed 80 decibels and objectionable flashing and vibration will not occur.
Light Industry: Limited to those industries that are involved in mechanical processing (those industries which size, sort, separate, or change in physical form or appearance of raw materials and fabrication industries (those industries which use the output of processing plants to form or assemble finished products) and are limited to two stories in height, have a floor area ratio of not more than 5, have limited if any open storage of raw materials.
LIGHT INDUSTRY: Includes all manufacturing and assembly processes carried on completely within a structure, and involving no permanent outside storage of equipment or materials (except as a customary accessory use in connection with the permitted activities within the structure), unless such storage is approved by the Newton Planning Board during the Site Plan Review process. Outdoor storage shall be permitted as an accessory use to a permitted use if it occupies an area of 20 percent or less of the footprint area of the principal building. Otherwise, outdoor storage shall require a special exception. All outdoor storage shall be appropriately screened from view and shall not occupy required open space or required parking areas. Light Industry shall not be interpreted to include any industry, the operations of which shall result in significant objectionable noise, glare, vibration or odor which would constitute a nuisance nor which would adversely affect other private or public properties.
12. Light Manufacturing: The processing and fabrication of certain materials and products where no process involved will produce noise, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard, or noxious emission which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties. Light Manufacturing includes the production of the following goods: home appliances; electrical instruments; office machines; precision instruments; electronic devices; timepieces; jewelry; optical goods; musical instruments; novelties; wood products, printed material; lithographic plates; type composition, machine tools; dies and gages; ceramics; apparel; lightweight nonferrous metal castings; film processing; light sheet metal products; plastic goods; pharmaceutical goods; and food products, but not animal slaughtering, curing, nor rendering of facts.
LIGHT MANUFACTURING. The fabrication, processing, finishing, assembling, packing or treatment of articles or merchandise conducted solely within a totally enclosed structure and operating in a manner which is not offensive, noxious, detrimental or dangerous to surrounding areas by reason of dust, smoke, fumes, odors, noise, light or other adverse environmental effect.
LIGHT INDUSTRY: A use involving a service or manufacturing process or activity that can be carried on totally within the industrial building itself. Such use shall, not require heavy, noisy, or otherwise objectionable machinery or generate excessive traffic conditions. Large structures for storage or other use outside the Principal structure shall not be permitted.
LIGHT INDUSTRY -- an industry or industrial use that does not involve the transport, storage, accumulation, or disposal of toxic or hazardous materials exceeding the amount which, as wastes, are allowed by the State of New Hampshire for small generators, and involves the manufacture of a product or products primarily from previously prepared materials. This includes processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such products.
I2 Industry (Small). A Light Industry involved in assembling components and/or parts packaging which have its operations done entirely in a building not to exceed 10,000 square feet. Building size is inclusive of primary building and all accessory use buildings. Truck terminals are specifically excluded.
12. Light Manufacturing means a use involving the manufacture of a product such that all resulting dust, flash, fumes, gases, odors, refuse matter, smoke, vapor, hazardous or toxic materials, electro-magnetic interference or radio-active emission shall be completely and effectively confined within a building, or so regulated as to prevent any nuisance or hazard to the public health or safety and further provided that no vibration or other disturbance is perceptible without the use of instruments, at the boundary of the parcel involved. Provided also that noise shall be restricted to a peak level of 65 dBa between the hours of 7 AM and 7PM, and 45 dBa between the hours of 7 PM and 7 AM.
2.1.29 Light Industry: Includes all manufacturing and assembly processes carried on completely within a structure, and involving no permanent outside storage of equipment or materials (except as a customary accessory use in connection with the permitted activities within the structure), unless such storage is approved by the Stratham Planning Board during the Site Plan Review process. Outdoor storage shall be permitted as an accessory use to a permitted use if it occupies an area of 20 percent or less of the footprint area of the principal building. Otherwise, outdoor storage shall require a special exception. All outdoor storage shall be appropriately screened from view and shall not occupy required open space or required parking areas. Light Industry shall not be interpreted to include any industry, the operations of which shall result in significant objectionable noise, glare, vibration or odor which would constitute a nuisance nor which would adversely affect other private or public properties. (Adopted 3/98)
I. Light Industry means the manufacture, assembly, treatment or packaging of finished products, predominantly from previously-prepared materials. This does not include junkyards or any industry that produces or emits dust, refuse matter, toxic or noxious gases, odors or fumes, excessive noise, vibration or electrical interference.
2.84 MANUFACTURING, LIGHT - the manufacturing, fabricating or casting of individual components of a larger unit or a complete unit. All such processing and storage of materials must occur indoors and would not typically generate noise, vibration, smoke, dust or odor detectable at the property line.