The purpose of this zoning district is to encourage and provide
for a mix of commercial and industrial businesses and development
in a harmonious and appropriate manner in order to contribute to the
soundness of the economic base of the Township. This district establishes
reasonable and coordinated performance standards regarding landscaping,
buffering, open space, lighting, signage, joint access and traffic
control devices. Any negative impacts such as air pollution, noise,
glare, heat, vibration and fire and safety hazards on the adjacent
residential community can be minimized and mitigated, thus helping
maintain a high quality of life.
Permitted uses are as follows:
C.ย
Public and semipublic uses.
D.ย
E.ย
Industrial uses.
(1)ย
Light industrial uses, including the following:
(a)ย
Manufacturing, assembling, converting, finishing, and processing
activities of a light industrial nature, including:
[1]ย
Agricultural, food and kindred products;
[2]ย
Furniture and fixtures;
[3]ย
Printing, publishing and allied industries;
[4]ย
Pharmaceutical, medicinal, drug and biological products;
[5]ย
Textile mill and apparel products;
[6]ย
Professional, scientific and controlling instruments; photographic
and optical goods;
[7]ย
Canvas products made of purchased canvas;
[8]ย
Fabricated metal products and metal working;
[9]ย
Woodworking, cabinets and handicraft products;
[10]ย
Electronics and small parts assembly;
[11]ย
Mills and lumberyards;
[12]ย
Machinery and equipment;
[13]ย
Plastics molding;
[14]ย
Tool and die;
(3)ย
Outdoor storage;
Special exception uses are as follows:
A.ย
Industrial uses.
(1)ย
Heavy industrial uses including the following (ยงย 270-141):
(a)ย
Manufacturing uses involving primary production of the following
products from raw materials:
[1]ย
Asphalt, cement, charcoal and fuel briquettes;
[2]ย
Chemicals, aniline dyes, ammonia, carbide, caustic soda, cellulose,
chlorine, carbon black and bone black, creosote, hydrogen and oxygen,
industrial alcohol, nitrates (manufactured and natural of an explosive
nature), potash, plastic materials and synthetic resins, pyroxylin,
rayon, and hydrochloric, nitric, phosphoric, picric and sulfuric acids;
[3]ย
Coal, coke, and tar products, including gas manufacturing;
[4]ย
Explosives, fertilizers, gelatin, glue and animal size;
[5]ย
Linoleum and oilcloth;
[6]ย
Matches, paint, varnishes and turpentine;
[7]ย
Rubber (natural or synthetic), soaps (including fat rendering);
[8]ย
Starch; and
[9]ย
Glass manufacturing.
Conditional uses are as follows:
The following area regulations shall apply in this district:
All Uses
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Dimensional Criteria
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Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
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1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
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No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
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Minimum lot area (square feet)
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10,000
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20,000
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40,000
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Minimum lot width (feet)
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50
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90
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100
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Front setback (feet)
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50 arterial, 40 collector and local
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Side setback (feet)
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201
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Rear setback (feet)
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251
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Maximum building height (stories/feet)
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3.5 stories or 45 feet
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Maximum lot coverage (percent)
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75%
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NOTE:
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1
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Thirty feet if abutting any property in the Residential and
Suburban Residential Zoning Districts or existing residential use.
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A.ย
Water and sewage facilities required. All principal, nonagricultural
and nonforestry uses or developments within this zoning district shall
be served where facilities exist by centralized water and centralized
sewer; all other uses and developments shall be in accordance with
Parts 7 and 11 of this chapter.
[Amended 8-16-2016 by Ord. No. 5-2016]
B.ย
Zoning overlay districts. If located within or affected by the following zoning overlay districts, development or uses shall meet the requirements of Part 6 of this chapter in accordance with: