Subtitle 2 – District Descriptions

The OIC Office-Industrial Campus Zoning District is intended for developments of large office structures, research and development facilities, and light industrial uses.

An OIC District must encompass at least 1 acre of land.

the international headquarters of a large corporation;

large research and development facilities; and

office campuses of substantial size.

The BSC Bio-Science Campus Zoning District is intended to accommodate bio-science campuses, including supportive uses, and some residential uses.

A BSC District must encompass at least 1 acre of land.

a broad mix of uses, integrating manufacturing, office, and research and development; and

additional supportive uses, like limited retail, educational facilities, and some higher density residential uses.

The IMU Industrial Mixed-Use Zoning Districts are intended to encourage the reuse of older industrial buildings for light industrial use, as well as a variety of non-industrial uses.

These older industrial buildings are often surrounded by residential and other non-industrial uses, though in many cases they are also transition zones between a heavy industrial area and a major road or a less intense use or district.

2 types of IMU Districts are established, as follows:

The IMU-1 District is generally for industrial buildings that are adjacent to existing residential buildings, typically rowhouses.

The IMU-2 District is generally for industrial buildings that are adjacent to heavier industry, port uses, highways, or truck routes and not residential areas. This district is intended to protect industrial land and truck routes from pressures of residential uses.

In an IMU-1 District, a use other than residential and other than parking must account for a floor area (located anywhere in any building on the same lot) equal to at least 60% of the total ground-floor area of all buildings on the lot, unless otherwise granted a variance by the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals.

In an IMU-2 District, a use listed in the “Industrial Use Category” of Table 11-301 {“Industrial Districts – Permitted and Conditional Uses”} as allowed for an IMU-2 District must account for a floor area (located anywhere in any building on the same lot) equal to at least 50% of the total ground floor area of all buildings on the lot, unless otherwise granted a variance by the Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals.

General industrial uses include fabrication, warehousing and assembly-type manufacturing, which may result in some moderate external effects, such as smoke, noise, glare, or vibration, and typically include outdoor storage and related outdoor activities.

Commercial uses and outdoor storage of materials are allowed.