You are my new favorite poster here. I really appreciate your perspective on this zoning stuff...
My personal theory is that if a facility can be located in this area, it can be anywhere. Perhaps this was chosen to demonstrate that it is safe.
If you're opening up a bunch of these things in super-bad areas (let's say a nuclear waste zone, for instance) then maybe it gets associated with those things.
Locating it here shows that it's normal industrial activity ( except safer and cleaner!)
Thanks again for your posts sir. I think you were a better mayor than you give yourself credit for! :)