The purpose and intent of the Industrial Zone M-1 is to encourage low to moderate density industrial and commercial development to reinforce and diversify Newtown's economic base. The land use mix is intended to include facilities for light industrial operations, multi-tenant office buildings, wholesale distribution, bulk storage, laboratory space and research and development.
The following principal uses are permitted in Industrial Zone M-1 subject to conditions provided herein and subject to obtaining site development plan approval, if required, in accordance with Article X hereof. Uses that are not listed as permitted shall not be permitted by variance. More than one principal use may be permitted within the same structure or building.
5.02.210 
Laboratory devoted to research, design, and experimentation.
5.02.220 
Office building or office buildings.
5.02.230 
Light industrial use, including manufacturing, fabricating, processing, converting, altering, packaging, bottling or assembling of products, the operations of which are conducted solely within an enclosed building or group of buildings.
5.02.240 
Operation of a public utility authorized to furnish service to residents of the Town or to the region, including, among such operations, a utility service center at which may be conducted general office use, customer services, maintenance of utility service operations, vehicle maintenance, and accessory uses, outdoor storage of materials for utility service and outdoor parking of service vehicles.
5.02.250 
Municipal Buildings, Public works garage and public storage areas operated by the Town.
5.02.260 
Printing and/or publishing establishment.
5.02.270 
Wholesale business.
5.02.275 
Retail use and businesses limited to 25% of the gross floor area of a multi-tenant building.
5.02.280 
Warehouse.
(a) 
Site development plans shall require a 100-foot setback from the outermost perimeter of impervious surface from adjacent residential property, including a 50-foot natural or planted buffer.
(b) 
Site development plan applications shall require a traffic impact analysis in compliance with Section 595-5.02.200.
(c) 
If storage is to be provided outdoors, for principal or accessory uses, a planted or natural buffer shall be provided between the items stored and the lot lines.
5.02.290 
Veterinary hospital.
The following principal uses are permitted in Industrial Zone M-1 subject to obtaining a special exception in accordance with criteria, standards and conditions set forth in Article XI, Special Exceptions.
5.02.310 
Hotel and/or motel.
5.02.320 
Recycling center or transfer station operated by or on behalf of the Town.
5.02.330 
Shopping center per the requirements of Section 595-4.03.319.
5.02.340 
Private school permitted prior to December 31, 2000.
5.02.350 
Garages to shelter commercial vehicles and construction equipment used off the lot. All vehicles and equipment stored on said lot shall be stored wholly within said garage. Maintenance on vehicles, if any, shall be conducted wholly within said garage and only on those vehicles stored therein on a permanent basis.
5.02.360 
Buildings containing seven or more tenants.
5.02.370 
Indoor and/or outdoor commercial tennis, paddle tennis/platform tennis, racquet ball, hand ball, squash, soccer and/or swimming facility and/or other similar recreational and sports activities.
[Amended effective 12-2011]
5.02.380 
Commercial golf course.
5.02.390 
Indoor ice skating facility.
5.02.391 
Brew pubs and distilleries.
[Added effective 10-12-2017]
Article V, Section 7, Industrial Zones Accessory Uses, shall apply.
Article V, Section 8, Site and Building Design Standards in Industrial Zones, shall apply.
Article VII, Area, Height and Yard Requirements, and all other applicable sections of these regulations apply.
Article VIII, Supplemental Regulations, including, but not limited to, signs, access management, parking, landscaping, lighting and all other applicable sections of these regulations apply.