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Ordinance No. 2297 <br />Page 5 of 12 <br /> <br />Chapter 18.08 Definitions is hereby amended to read: <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />Chapter 18.20 Design Review is hereby amended to read: <br /> <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 /> <br />A. The planning commission is empowered to review and make decisions concerning the <br />following classes of projects: <br /> <br />1. All outdoor uses, new improvements and structures, or expansions thereof, proposed <br />within all zoning districts except the PUD district. <br /> <br />2. Any matter referred to it by the zoning administrator for decision. <br /> <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 />Page 37 of 264