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Township of Hatfield, PA
Montgomery County
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In the LI Light Industrial District, the following regulations shall apply.
[Amended 12-9-1998 by Ord. No. 420TT]
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A. 
Manufacturing, including the production, processing, cleaning, testing and distribution of materials, goods, food stuffs and other products.
B. 
Warehousing, including wholesale business.
C. 
Business office, including research laboratories.
D. 
Printing, publishing or binding.
E. 
Truck terminal distribution center.
F. 
Contractor's office and storage.
G. 
Lumberyard.
H. 
Upholsterer or cabinetmaker.
I. 
Mill where grain, lumber and similar products are processed.
J. 
Household and office equipment repair.
K. 
Laundry, dry cleaning or dying plant; linen, towel, and diaper service.
L. 
Monument yard.
M. 
Yard and office for the storage of coal, fuel, oil, including the erection of storage facilities.
N. 
Any use similar to those enumerated above, when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
O. 
The above listed items shall not include treatment facility as defined by 25 P.S., Chapter 71, or process for the purpose of processing or treating any residual waste, hazardous waste, agricultural waste, industrial waste, food processing waste or solid waste as defined by the Solid Waste Management Act, 35 P.S. § 6018.103 et seq., as last amended.
P. 
Private helistop when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
[Amended 5-28-2008 by Ord. No. 569]
Q. 
An auction house when located on a minimum ten-acre parcel and when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
R. 
Adult use, provided the criteria set forth in § 282-213, Adult uses, are satisfied.
[Added 4-23-2003 by Ord. No. 507]
S. 
Educational use when limited to public secondary educational facilities serving fewer than 100 students, and subject to the following criteria:
[Added 4-25-2007 by Ord. No. 556]
(1) 
The maximum lot area shall be four acres.
(2) 
All students shall arrive and depart the facility by school bus.
(3) 
Outdoor activities may take place only within fully enclosed areas.
(4) 
Educational facilities permitted by this section must be separated from other public educational uses by at least 1/2 mile and must be located adjacent to a residential zoning district
T. 
Any use not listed as a permitted use in any other district of Hatfield Township shall be allowed in the LI Light Industrial District as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the standards contained in § 282-230.
[Added 8-25-2010 by Ord. No. 607]
A. 
Minimum lot area. A lot area of not less than two acres shall be provided for every building or use.
B. 
Minimum lot width. A lot width of not less than 200 feet at the building line shall be provided for every building or use.
A. 
Front yard. There shall be a front yard on each lot which shall not be less than 50 feet in depth.
B. 
Side yards.
(1) 
There shall be two side yards on each lot, neither of which shall be less than 50 feet in width.
(2) 
Corner lots are regulated by Article XXVI, General Provisions.
C. 
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot which shall not be less than 50 feet in depth.
D. 
Exceptions for side and rear yards. In no case shall any building or structure be erected closer than 200 feet to any residential district nor any parking area closer than 100 feet to any residential district. The first 100 feet from the property line shall be devoted to buffer areas to be maintained as green areas covered by well maintained lawns, trees, and shrubbery and plantings, and as required by the landscaping provisions of the Hatfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 250, Subdivision and Land Development.
A. 
Building coverage. The building coverage shall not exceed 50%.
B. 
Impervious coverage. The impervious coverage shall not exceed 75%.
The maximum height for any building or structure erected or enlarged in this district shall be 40 feet.
A. 
Parking and loading. All-weather parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article XXIV, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
B. 
Setbacks. Except as otherwise regulated by § 282-147D, no parking, loading or driveway area shall be located closer than 10 feet to any property line, except that portion of the driveway required for normal ingress and egress.
A. 
Signs. Signs shall be permitted in accordance with Article XXIII, Signs.
B. 
Landscaping. All development in the LI Limited Industrial District shall have landscaping designed and maintained in accordance with the applicable sections of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of Hatfield Township, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 250, Subdivision and Land Development.
C. 
Utilities. All development shall be served by public sewer and water. All utilities serving a permitted use in this district shall be underground.
D. 
Outdoor land use. The outdoor storage of goods and materials and trash shall be designed and maintained to be completely screened from view by a landscape buffer, and such uses shall conform to all building setbacks.
E. 
Hazardous use. No building may be erected, altered, or maintained, or lot used for any purpose, trade or business that is noxious, offensive, or potentially injurious to health by reason of odor, noise, dust, smoke, heat, gas, radiation, or vibration.
F. 
Building spacing. The distance at the closest point between any buildings shall be not less than 30 feet.
G. 
Site lighting. Exterior lighting provided in conjunction with any building or use shall be placed not higher than 25 feet above grade and shall be screened so as not to permit the source of illumination to be seen from off the premises. Only color corrected types of illumination shall be used. The hours of illumination of such lights (except security lighting) shall be limited to hours of business operation and shall otherwise be extinguished between 10:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., prevailing time.