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Sec. 15. Industrial district Statement of purpose. The purpose of the industrial district is to set aside areas of the city for the development of major economic activities, including manufacturing and processing, and to protect these areas from encroachment from noncompatible residential or commercial uses. Applicability. The standards of the industrial district shall apply to all land shown on the "Official Zoning Map of the City of Lewiston" as being located within an industrial district. Permitted uses. In an industrial district, any new building or structure which is constructed, any existing building or structure or part thereof which is used, altered or enlarged and any parcel of land, whether in whole or in part, may be used for one or more of the following: Eating and drinking places accessory to an allowed use; Retail outlet accessory to an allowed use; Office buildings, business offices and/ or auxiliary business offices; Personal services accessory to an allowed use; Wholesale sales, warehousing and distribution facilities; Building and construction contractors; Engineering, research, management and related services; Fuel oil dealers and related facilities; Light industrial uses; (10) Industrial uses; (11) Municipal buildings and facilities; (12) Family day care homes; (13) Small day care facilities; (14) Day care centers; (15) Private industrial/commercial developments; (16) Forest management and timber harvesting activities in accordance with the standards of article XII; (17) Motor freight transportation facilities; (18) Tradesman's offices; (19) Fitness and recreational sports centers as listed under North American Industry Classification System Code 713940. Conditional uses. In an industrial district, any new building or structure which is constructed, any existing building or structure or part thereof which is used, altered or enlarged and any parcel of land, whether in whole or in part, may be used for one or ---PAGE BREAK--- more of the following uses only after the issuance of a conditional use permit in accordance with article X of this Code: Reservoirs, pumping stations, standpipes or other water supply uses involving facilities located on or above the ground surface; Transformer stations, high voltage power transmission lines, substations, telephone exchanges, microwave towers or other public utility or communications use; Reserved; Equipment dealers and repair garages; Commercial solid waste disposal facilities; Junkyards and auto graveyards; Recycling and reprocessing facilities; Vocational and education buildings; Earth material removal. Space and bulk standards. TABLE INSET: ! ! % ! ! ' ( ) * Additional standards. Where the side or rear yard area for uses other than residential is located within 50 feet of a residential zoning district, a minimum 50-foot wide buffer area shall be maintained along the side and rear yards in accordance with the buffer standards of article XIII. Any required side or rear yard area for uses other than residential located within 50 feet of a lot containing a dwelling not in a residential district shall be maintained as a buffer area meeting the standards of article XIII. Where the front yard area for uses other than residential is located across the street from an abutting property in a residential zoning district and in residential use, a 25-foot buffer area shall be maintained in the front yard area meeting the standards of article XIII. ---PAGE BREAK--- The industrially-zoned land on the east side of River Road, from Alfred A. Plourde Parkway to the northwesterly property line of 380 River Road, is subject to the following additional standards: a. The minimum front setback for all uses is 100 feet. b. The minimum front yard for all uses is 100 feet, and shall be maintained as a buffer area meeting the standards of article XIII. c. No new vehicular access points are allowed along the frontage between 326 River Road and that portion of 9 Gendron Drive that has frontage on River Road. d. The above referenced setback, yard, and buffer requirements shall also apply to the that portion of 380 River Road located directly across from 367 River Road, as shown on Exhibit A. e. Only one vehicular access point no wider than 50 feet within the 100-foot buffer of 380 River Road shall be permitted. Modifications (ie. relaxation of standards) of setbacks, yards, maximum lot coverage ratios, maximum impervious surface ratios, minimum open space ratios, and maximum building height as contained in subsection may be granted by the board of appeals, planning board, staff review committee and the code enforcement official pursuant to articles V, VII, VIII, IX, and XIII of this Code. However, the required buffer areas under subsection above shall not be reduced by modification or variance. (Ord. No. 89-16, 11-30-89; Ord. No. 90-3, 5-17-90; Ord. No. 90-12, 11-16-90; Ord. No. 91-6A, 7-4-91; Ord. No. 92-12, 6-4-92; Ord. No. 92-18, 9-10-92; Ord. No. 93-1, 2-4-93; Ord. No. 96-16, 12-19-96; Ord. No. 97-7, 9-11-97; Ord. No. 98-6, 7-2-98; Ord. No. 00-19, 10-5-00; Ord. No. 02-06, 5-2-02; Ord. No. 02-08, 5-16-02; Ord. No. 03-16, 1-1-04; Ord. No. 06-07, 5-18-06) Editor's note: See editor's note at article XI.