**Research and Development** Suggestion from OED Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering and Life Sciences Establishments engaged in conducting research and development in the physical, engineering or life sciences. Product Development Should include: Establishments engaged in developing a product intended to be produced on a serial basis ( manufactured ). Activities generally include: experimentation, testing and prototype assembly, management, and headquarters. San Jose Research and Development A research and development facility is an establishment or facility engaged in industrial or scientific research, product design, development and testing, and limited manufacturing necessary for the production of prototypes. Office, Research and Development Office, research and development is an establishment engaged in industrial or scientific research and product design that involves the use of computers and other related office equipment in an office setting. The facility may also include administrative services related to product design or sales, but does not include laboratories, manufacturing or assembly. Palo Alto Research and development means a use engaged in the study, testing, engineering, product design, analysis and development of devices, products, processes, or services related to current or new technologies. Research and development may include limited manufacturing, fabricating, processing, assembling or storage of prototypes, devices, compounds, products or materials, or similar related activities, where such activities are incidental to research, development or evaluation. Examples of research and development uses include, but are not limited to, computer software and hardware firms, computer peripherals and related products, electronic research firms, biotechnical and biomedical firms, instrument analysis, genomics, robotics and pharmaceutical research laboratories, and related educational development. Research and development may include the storage or use of hazardous materials in excess of the exempt quantities listed in Title 15 of the Municipal Code, or etiological (biological) agents up to and including Risk Group 3 or Bio Safety Level 3 classifications as defined by the National Institute of Health (NIH) or the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Higher classification levels of etiological (biological) agents are not allowed without express permission of the City Manager, Fire Chief, and Police Chief. Related administrative uses such as finance, legal, human resources, management, marketing, sales, accounting, purchasing, or corporate offices; provisions of services to others on or off site; and related educational uses may 1 P age
also be included provided they remain primarily supportive of the primary uses of research and development and are part of the same research and development firm. Oakland Research and development industrial activities. Research and development activities include scientific research for the design, development, engineering, and testing of high technology electronic, industrial or scientific products in advance of full scale manufacturing of final products. The only manufacturing uses in this classification consist of the creation of prototype products, plans, or designs for the primary purpose of research, development, or evaluation, rather than sale. This classification also includes certain activities accessory to the above, as specified in Section 17.10.040. This classification excludes manufacturing uses, wholesale and storage uses, repair and retail sales, except as an accessory use as specified in Section 17.10.040; this classification also excludes the on site production of products for sale, and biotechnology laboratories approved for National Institute of Health experiments using Risk Group 4 or Restricted Agents (commonly known as "bio safety level 4") (Section 17.10.580 Heavy/High Impact Manufacturing Activities). This classification includes but is not limited to biotechnology firms, "clean tech"/energy, Massachussetts This Guidance was prepared by the Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to assist cities and towns in enacting zoning that satisfies a requirement of the Green Communities Program by facilitating development of renewable or alternative energy research and development facilities or renewable or alternative energy manufacturing facilities. Research and Development Facilities are those used primarily for research, development and/or testing of innovative information, concepts, methods, processes, materials, or products. This can include the design, development, and testing of biological, chemical, electrical, magnetic, mechanical, and/or optical components in advance of product manufacturing. The accessory development, fabrication, and light manufacturing of prototypes, or specialized machinery and devices integral to research or testing may be associated with these uses. Manufacturing Facilities are those used primarily for heavy or light industry or the manufacture or assembly of a product including processing, blending, fabrication, assembly, treatment and packaging 2 P age
**Manufacturing and Offices** San Jose Manufacturing and Assembly, Light Light Manufacturing and Assembly means product assembling or mixing, where previously processed components or manufactured parts produced off site are fitted together into a complete machine or blended together to form a non combustible and non explosive product. Product packaging, including bottling, canning, packing, wrapping, and boxing of products assembled or manufactured off site. The assembling or packaging shall not produce noise, vibration, hazardous waste materials, or particulate that create significant negative impacts to adjacent land uses. Odors produced. Examples of assembling include, but are not limited to, the production of the following: clothes; furniture (where wood is milled off site); pharmaceuticals; hardware; toys; mechanical components; electric or electronic components; small vehicle assembly; and computer software. Examples of packaging include facilities for bottling beverages, canning and wrapping foods, and boxing electronic components. Manufacturing and Assembly, Medium Medium Manufacturing and Assembly means manufacturing of products from processed or unprocessed raw materials, where the finished product is non combustible and non explosive. This manufacturing may produce noise, vibrations, illumination, or particulate that is perceptible to adjacent land users, but is not offensive or obnoxious. Odors produced on site shall not have a material negative effect on other businesses or properties in the area. This use shall include any packaging of the product being manufactured on site. Examples include, but are not limited to, the production of the following: glass products made from manufactured glass; clay and pottery products; food and beverages; candy and other confectionery products; computer hardware; products made from rubber, plastic, or resin; converted paper and cardboard products; fabricated metal products made from semi finished metals. Manufacturing and Assembly, Heavy Heavy Manufacturing and Assembly means manufacturing of products from raw or unprocessed materials, where the finished product may be combustible or explosive. This category shall also include any establishment or facility using large unscreened outdoor structures such as conveyor belt systems, cooling towers, cranes, storage silos, or similar equipment that cannot be integrated into the building design or engaging in largescale outdoor storage. Any industrial use that generates noise, odor, vibration, illumination, or particulate that may be offensive or obnoxious adjacent land uses, or requires a significant amount of on site hazardous chemical storage shall be classified as under this land use. This use shall include any packaging of the product being manufactured on site. Examples include, but are not limited to, the production of the following: large scale food and beverage operations; lumber, milling, and planing facilities; aggregate, concrete, and asphalt plants; foundries, forge shops, open air welding, and other intensive metal fabrication facilities; chemical blending, mixing, or production, and plastic processing and production. 3 P age
Palo Alto Manufacturing means a use engaged in the manufacture, predominantly from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts, including processing, fabrication, assembly, treatment, and packaging of such products, and incidental storage, sales, and distribution of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing of extracted or raw materials, processes utilizing flammable or explosive materials (i.e., materials which ignite easily under normal manufacturing conditions) in excess of the exempt quantities listed in Title 15 of the Municipal Code, and processes which create hazardous or commonly recognized offensive materials or conditions other than properly stored and handled hazardous waste or byproducts incidental to the manufacturing process. Examples of manufacturing uses typically include, but are not limited to, industrial laundries and industrial dry cleaning plants classified as Class II, IIB, or IIIA in Title 15 of the Municipal Code, machine shops, electronics assembly, food and beverage product manufacturing, and furniture manufacturing. Manufacturing may also include the storage of hazardous materials necessary to the manufacturing process in excess of the exempt quantities listed in Title 15 of the Municipal Code when stored in an approved exterior storage area, accessory room or structure. Related administrative uses such as finance, marketing, sales, accounting, purchasing, or corporate offices; provisions of services to others on or off site; and related educational uses may also be included provided they remain ancillary to the primary uses of manufacturing and are part of the same manufacturing firm. Professional office means a use providing professional or consulting services in the fields of law, architecture and architectural design, engineering, accounting, and similar professions, including associated product testing and prototype development, but excluding product manufacturing or assembly and excluding the storage or use of hazardous materials in excess of permit quantities prescribed in Title 15 of the Municipal Code. Administrative office services means offices and service facilities performing headquarters, regional, or other level management and administrative services forfirms and institutions. General business office means a use principally providing services to individuals, firms, or other entities, including but not limited to real estate, insurance, property management, title companies, investment, personnel, travel, and similar services. Oakland, CA. General description of industrial activities. Industrial Activities include the on site production of goods by methods other than agricultural and extractive in nature the provisions of warehousing and storage, freight handling, shipping, and trucking services; and the storage, transportation, and processing of recyclable or waste materials, and hazardous materials. This classification also includes certain activities accessory to the above, as specified in Section 17.10.040. 4 P age
Custom manufacturing industrial activities. Custom Manufacturing Industrial Activities include the small scale production of artisan and/or custom products. This activity typically includes the production of finished parts or products by hand, involving the use of hand tools and small scale equipment within enclosed buildings. Custom Manufacturing Industrial Activities do not produce noise, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard or noxious emission that will disturb or endanger neighboring properties. This classification also includes certain activities accessory to the above, as specified in Section 17.10.040. This classification includes but is not limited to the production of: Beverages (including alcoholic) and food (excluding the production of highly pungent, odor causing items, such as vinegar and yeast) with less than 10,000 square feet of floor area; Cameras and photographic equipment; Custom sign-making; Custom clothing; Custom furniture building and refinishing; Professional, scientific, measuring, and controlling instruments; Musical instruments; Medical, dental, optical and orthopedic instruments and appliances, and similar items; Handicraft, art objects, and jewelry Light manufacturing industrial activities. Light Manufacturing Industrial Activities include the manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging, or treatment of components or products, primarily from previously prepared materials, and typically within enclosed buildings. Light Manufacturing Industrial Activities do not produce noise, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard or noxious emission that will disturb or endanger neighboring properties. This classification also includes certain activities accessory to the above, as specified in Section 17.10.040. This classification includes but is not limited to the production or assembly of: Production apparel manufacturing; Computer and electronic products; Pharmaceutical production; Beverages (including alcoholic) and food (excluding the production of highly pungent, odor-causing items, such as vinegar and yeast) with 10,000 square feet or more of floor area; Electrical equipment, appliances, and components; Furniture and related products; Pharmaceutical production; Sporting and athletic goods General manufacturing industrial activities. General Manufacturing Industrial Activities include the manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling, packaging or treatment of products from extracted, raw, recycled or secondary materials; they may have some or all activities conducted outdoors. This classification excludes all activities under Intermediate Recycling Processing Facilities. The Zoning Administrator or his/her designee may place an activity that otherwise fits this description, but does not produce noise, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard, or noxious emission that will violate standard in Chapter 17.120, or an other federal, State or local standards into the Light Manufacturing Industrial Activities classification. This classification also includes certain activities accessory to the above, as specified in Section 17.10.040. Examples of activities in this classification include but are not limited to the following: 5 P age
Chemical manufacturing (except for the chemical products listed under Heavy/High/Impact Manufacturing); Glass manufacturing; Metal foundries; Wood product manufacturing; Heavy equipment and manufacturing; Paper finishing; Pipe production facilities; Textile mills; Tire retreading and recapping; Wood product manufacturing Heavy/high impact manufacturing industrial activities. Heavy/High Impact Manufacturing Industrial Activities include high impact or hazardous manufacturing processes. This classification also includes certain activities accessory to the above, as specified in Section 17.10.040. Examples of activities in this classification include but are not limited to the following: Any manufacturing use with large-scale facilities for outdoor oil and gas storage; Any biotechnology research, development or production activities involving materials defined by the National Institute of Health as Risk Group 4 or Restricted Agents (commonly known as "bio-safety level 4"); Battery manufacturing and storage; Lime and gypsum products manufacturing; Non-ferrous metals production, processing, smelting and refining; Painting, coating and adhesive manufacturing; Synthetic dye and pigment manufacturing; Urethane and other open-cell foam product manufacturing; Petroleum and coal products manufacturing and refining; Primary metal smelting; Vinegar, yeast and other pungent, odor-causing items production; Leather tanning; Cement and asphalt manufacturing; Explosives manufacturing; Fertilizer and other agricultural chemical manufacturing 17.10.583 - Warehousing, storage, and distribution industrial activities. This classification includes five sub classifications as described below. This classification also includes certain activities accessory to the above, as specified in Section 17.10.040: A. General Warehousing, Storage and Distribution. The warehousing and storage, primarily within enclosed buildings, of commercial goods (other than primary storage of hazardous materials), and the associated distribution activities that occur on site prior to delivery of goods to wholesale and retail outlets or direct shipment to customers. These activities may also include ancillary truck parking and dispatching; and accessory outdoor storage areas where outdoor storage, not including parking and loading areas, does not occupy more than 30 percent of the total site area. This classification also includes certain activities accessory to the above, as specified in Section 17.10.040. B. General Outdoor Storage. Outdoor Storage Activities includes principal outdoor storage of items for more than 24 hours where such storage activities occupy more than 30 percent of the site area. The principal storage of goods and materials, equipment or vehicles; as well as the storage of operating equipment for warehouses, such as forklifts, pallets, and racks. This classification excludes outdoor 6 P age
storage uses that are more specifically described in this Chapter, including, but not limited to container storage, salvage and junk yards and oil and gas storage. This classification includes but is not limited to construction trailers, outdoor sheds or accessory portable structures, secondary sites for storage of building materials that are not for resale on site. C. Self or Mini Storage. Self or mini storage consist of storage in small individual spaces, on average of 400 square feet or less that are exclusively and directly accessible to a specific tenant, offered on a monthly or other limited basis, and available to the general public. D. Container Storage. Container Storage includes the storage, repair, and "pre tripping" of shipping containers, including refrigerated shipping containers, on open lots. Includes minor repair and cleaning of containers, and may include the rehabilitation of containers for other uses. E. Automotive Salvage/Junk Yards. Storage and dismantling of vehicles and equipment for sale of parts. 7 P age