The purpose of the General Manufacturing District
is to provide a location in the Township where heavy manufacturing
and warehousing operations are permitted. It is intended that the
use of buffers, conservation techniques, aesthetic considerations
and other visual and ecological considerations be an integral part
of this district, whether explicit or implied.
Permitted principal uses in the GM District
shall be as follows:
B. Manufacturing plants of a type which manufacture,
assemble or treat products from raw or previously prepared materials,
including but not limited to factories and steel- and wire-making
processes.
C. Wholesale distribution centers and warehouses.
D. Fire stations and emergency squad buildings in accordance with the provisions of Article
XLIII of this chapter.
[Added 5-19-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-7]
Permitted accessory uses shall be as follows:
B. Fences, walls, wharves and dockage.
C. Garages and storage buildings.
D. Fuel storage for on-site use and consumption.
E. Outside storage of inert raw materials and by-products
generated by the on-site manufacturing processes.
G. Temporary construction trailers and one sign, not
exceeding 50 square feet, advertising the prime contractor, subcontractor(s),
architect, financing institution and similar data for the period of
construction, beginning with the issuance of a building permit and
concluding with the issuance of an occupancy permit or one year, whichever
is less, provided that said trailer(s) and sign are on the site where
the construction is taking place.
No building shall exceed 75 feet in height or
three stories.
Each principal building shall have a minimum
gross floor area of 2,500 square feet.
Minimum off-street parking shall be provided
as follows:
A. One space for every 1,000 square feet or fraction
thereof of floor area used for storage and warehousing, plus one space
for every 700 square feet or fraction thereof of floor area used for
manufacturing, plus one space for every 200 square feet or fraction
thereof of floor area used for offices, subject to adjustment according
to the projected number of on-site employees.
B. In addition, one space for every vehicle owned and/or
operated by the use operating from that site shall be provided.
C. In any event, each use shall provide a sufficient
number of spaces in appropriate locations so that no driveway, aisle,
fire lane or street right-of-way is used at any time for parking.
Minimum off-street loading shall be provided
as follows:
A. Each activity shall provide for off-street loading
and unloading, with adequate ingress and egress from streets, and
shall provide such area at the side or rear of the building. Each
space shall be at least 15 feet by 40 feet, and one space shall be
provided for every 8,000 square feet of gross floor area or fraction
thereof in each building. There shall be no loading or unloading from
the street.
B. There shall be at least one trash and garbage pickup
location provided by each building, which shall be separated from
the parking spaces by either a location within the building or in
a pickup location outside of the building, which shall be a steel-like,
totally enclosed container located in a manner to be obscured from
view from parking areas, streets and adjacent residential uses or
zoning districts by a fence, wall, planting or combination of the
three. If located within the building, the doorway may serve both
the loading and trash/garbage functions. If a container is used for
trash/garbage functions and is located outside of the building, it
may be located adjacent to or within the general loading area(s),
provided that the container in no way interferes with or restricts
loading and unloading functions.
C. All off-street loading areas shall be lighted.
One lighted sign per use, not larger than the
equivalent of 5% of the area of the front wall of the building or
100 square feet, whichever is smaller, shall be permitted. If attached
to the building, the sign shall not be higher than the roofline, and,
if freestanding, the sign shall not exceed six feet in height and
shall be set back from the right-of-way line at least one foot.