[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1400]
In expansion of the "Declaration of Legislative Intent" contained in §
27-103 and the "Community Development Objectives" contained in §
27-105 of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of the LI Limited Industrial District to provide for a variety of nonpolluting and smaller scale industrial, research, and development, and office facilities within the Borough of Hatboro.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1401; as amended by Ord. 1011, 5/21/2012; and by Ord. 1012, 7/9/2012]
1. The specific uses permitted in this district shall be the erection,
construction, alteration, or use of buildings or premises for the
following uses and no other, to be conducted wholly within a completely
enclosed building or in court enclosed on all sides by buildings,
except for billboards and other permitted signs, on-site parking and
loading incidental thereto, and where approved by the Zoning Hearing
Board, public utility facilities not normally enclosed within a building:
A. The manufacture, compounding, processing, packaging, or treatment
of such products as candy, drugs, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and
food products; provided, however, that the following uses shall not
be permitted:
(1)
Manufacture of sauerkraut, vinegar, or yeast.
(2)
Refining of oils or rendering of fats, bones, or oils.
(3)
Roasting of coffee, spices, or soybeans.
(5)
Drying, smoking, pickling, preserving, or curing of meats or
fish.
B. The manufacture, compounding, assembly, or treatment of articles
of merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: cellophane,
canvas, cloth, cork, rope, cord and twine, plastics, natural and synthetic
rubber, feathers, felt, fiber, plaster, metals, precious or semi-precious
stone, shell, tobacco, textiles, wood (excluding planing mill), yarns.
C. The manufacture of ceramic products, using only previously pulverized
clay.
D. Printing, publishing, lithographing, binding, and kindred arts.
F. Offices and office record storage.
G. Electric transforming, substations, rail freight stations, or other
necessary public service and public transportation uses.
H. Parking garage for pleasure or commercial vehicles.
I. Manufacture of musical instruments, toys, novelties, and metal stampings.
J. Storage buildings and warehouses.
K. Manufacture and assembly of electrical or electronic devices, home,
commercial, and industrial appliances and instruments, including the
manufacture of accessory parts or assemblies.
L. Laboratories: experimental, manufacturing, and research, excluding
laboratories using animals.
M. Manufacture of paper or cardboard boxes, containers, and novelties
from previously prepared paper or cardboard.
N. Cinema, radio, radar, and television production.
O. The above uses are permitted only when meeting the following conditions:
(1)
No individual load capacity of a production kiln shall exceed
200 cubic feet.
(2)
No blast or reverberatory furnaces or foundries are used.
(3)
No punch or stamping presses are used until the type, size,
and use is first approved, authorized, and permitted as a special
exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
(4)
No drop hammers are used.
P. Billboards and other permitted signs, subject to the requirements set forth in Part
19. The requirements set forth in Part
19 shall take precedence over the requirements set forth in §
27-1406, §
27-1407 and §
27-1408 if there is a conflict.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1402]
1. All outdoor storage facilities, raw materials, products, and fuel
stored outdoors shall be enclosed by a fence adequate to conceal these
items from any adjacent properties.
2. No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such form
or manner that they could be transferred off the lot by natural causes
or forces.
3. The following items shall be stored outdoors only in closed containers:
A. All materials or wastes which could cause fumes or dust, or which
are a fire hazard.
B. All materials which are edible or otherwise attractive to birds,
animals, or insects.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1403]
Every use requiring power shall be operated that the facilities
conform to the most acceptable safety requirements recognized by the
Pennsylvania Bureau of Labor and Industry; and shall be so constructed
to be an integral part of the architectural features of the plant,
or if visible for abutting residential areas, shall be concealed by
coniferous planting.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1404]
No use shall be conducted in such a way as to discharge any
treated or untreated sewage or industrial waste except as shall be
approved by sanitary engineers or other qualified persons employed
by the Borough of Hatboro at the expense of the owner of the premises.
Where the sanitary sewers of the Upper Moreland-Hatboro Joint Sewer
Authority are involved, approval of the Authority Board shall be required.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1405]
1. Lot Area and Width. No individual lot shall be less than 20,000 square
feet with a minimum width of 75 feet measured at the building line.
2. Front Yard. A front yard of not less than 25 feet, measured from
the right-of-way line to the building foundation wall nearest to the
right-of-way line. A front yard shall be that yard that extends from
the right-of-way line to the nearest wall of the principal building.
[Amended by Ord. 1015, 1/28/2013]
3. Rear Yard. A rear yard of not less than 25 feet measured from the building foundation wall at the nearest point to the rear property line, subject to the exceptions set forth in §
27-1408 and except where a lot abuts railroad trackage. A rear yard is that yard directly opposite the front yard.
4. Side Yards. No building or structure shall be erected nearer than 10 feet to any side property line measured from the nearest foundation wall to the property line, subject to the exceptions hereinafter set forth in §
27-1408.
5. Building Coverage. Not more than 75% of the total lot area may be
occupied by buildings.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1406]
1. In no case shall any building or structure be erected closer than
75 feet to any residential district. The area within 25 feet of the
property line shall be a buffer area consisting of well-maintained
lawns, evergreens, and suitable tree and shrub plantings.
A. Where a railroad separates a residential district from an LI Limited
Industrial District, the required yard area parallel to such railroad
shall be not less than 25 feet and this area may be used for parking.
B. In the case of corner lots, the required distance between the right-of-way
line and the building line as shown on the zoning plan shall be considered
a side yard, and in the case where a lot is bounded on its side or
rear by a permanent right-of-way not less than 15 feet wide, such
right-of-way shall count as a part of the side or rear yard.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1407]
1. The maximum height of any building or structure erected or enlarged
in this district shall be 45 feet, with the following exceptions:
A. The height of any building or structure may be increased to a maximum
of 60 feet, when approved by the Zoning Hearing Board.
B. The height of any water tower, chimney, stacks, communications antennae,
and transmission towers may be increased as warranted, with the approval
of the Zoning Hearing Board, provided that for every foot of height
in excess of 35 feet there shall be added one foot to each yard requirement.