[Added 1-24-2008 by Ord. No. 290]
It is the specific intent of this article to:
A.
Provide for a reasonable amount of industrial development
in areas of the Township already developed for such uses.
B.
Provide for industrial development that is free from
offensive noise, vibrations, odors and other nuisances through use
of strict performance standards.
C.
Protect industrial uses against congestion by limiting
the bulk of buildings in relation to each other and to the land area
around them.
D.
Encourage the development of unified and physically
integrated industrial parks to accommodate a variety of individual
uses.
E.
Permit solid waste disposal facilities subject to
additional criteria intended to protect the public health, safety
and welfare from any adverse effects of such facilities and operations.
F.
Effectively regulate the establishment and maintenance
of outdoor storage buildings as defined herein.
The following uses shall be permitted:
A.
Scientific or industrial research or engineering facilities.
B.
Manufacturing, fabrication, assembly, processing,
packaging, testing, repair and ancillary storage or distribution of
materials, goods, foodstuffs and other organic or inorganic products.
C.
Administrative, business or professional offices not
providing services to the general public, if ancillary to another
permitted use.
D.
Printing, publishing, lithography and similar processes.
E.
Radio and/or television studios and transmission facilities.
F.
Motor vehicle repair, storage and maintenance.
G.
Rail freight station or other necessary public service
or transportation uses.
H.
Accessory uses appropriate to the primary permitted
uses, including but not limited to a cafeteria or snack bar for employees
or recreation facility for employees.
[Amended 8-15-2017 by Ord. No. 379]
I.
Agricultural uses and related buildings or structures meeting the requirements of § 184-71A(4).
J.
Veterinarian; animal boarding facility.
K.
Outdoor plant nursery or similar use and related buildings
or structures.
L.
Game farm, fish hatchery or hunting and fishing reserve
for protection and propagation of wildlife.
M.
Public utility facilities and public utility.
N.
The following uses shall require a minimum lot area of one acre instead of the minimum lot area that would be required under § 184-170, and shall not include any adult use:
(1)
Contractor's headquarters and storage.
(2)
Retail stores involving a maximum floor area
of 20,000 square feet per lot.
(3)
Exercise clubs.
(4)
Indoor or outdoor recreation, not including
a firearms target range unless it is completely enclosed within a
sound-resistant building.
(5)
Meeting and recreational facilities for membership
clubs, not including a firearms target range unless it is completely
enclosed within a sound-resistant building.
(6)
Offices serving the general public.
(7)
Human or animal cemetery.
(8)
Place of worship.
(9)
Car wash.
(10)
Funeral home.
(11)
Personal service use.
(12)
Greenhouse, garden center or plant nursery.
(13)
Appliance and small equipment repair.
A private electrical utility facility and a
private utility facility may be permitted as a conditional use, subject
to defined standards.
A.
Standards of approval.
(1)
There shall be a minimum lot size of 50 acres.
(2)
There shall be a minimum road frontage of 300
feet on each of two separate public roads.
(3)
Impervious coverage shall not exceed 30% of
the lot area or the net buildable acreage, whichever is less.
(4)
Building coverage shall not exceed 10% of the
net buildable acreage.
(6)
Maximum floor area ratio shall be 0.10.
(7)
Building setbacks shall be:
[Amended 5-20-2010 by Ord. No. 314]
(a)
From any property line that is adjacent to a
commercial district or industrial district: 50 feet.
(b)
From any property line that is adjacent to a
residential district: 250 feet.
(c)
From the ultimate right-of-way of any abutting
street on the opposite side of which is located in a commercial or
industrial district 100 feet.
(d)
From the ultimate tight-of-way of any abutting
street on the opposite side of which is located in a residential zoning
district: 250 feet.
(8)
There shall be no parking or loading, or any
driveways, except for those required for ingress and egress, in the
building setback areas.
(9)
The maximum height of any structure shall be
90 feet. Chimneys, spires, towers and similar structures may be increased
in height, up to a limit of 160 feet; however, for each foot of height
in excess of 90 feet there shall be an increase in perimeter setbacks
of three additional feet.
(10)
The facility shall be served by public sewer
and public water systems.
(11)
All applicants for these facilities shall be
required to demonstrate that the proposed use will have no adverse
effect on the surrounding area. The applicant shall have an analysis
prepared to show compliance with the legislative intent of this article
as well as compliance with standards of appropriate state and federal
regulatory agencies.
(13)
A traffic impact analysis shall be provided
and shall address all aspects of traffic safety and improvements which
will be necessitated by the traffic generation of the facility.
(14)
All facilities shall have a maximum sound level of 60 dBA between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. and a level of 55 dBA at all other times. The standard shall be measured at all lot lines adjacent to a residential use or district. The noise levels shall be measured in accordance with the standards set forth in § 184-83. There shall be no prominent discrete tones that are above normal sound levels off-premises. Silencers must be utilized during steam blow activities.
(15)
All other requirements of this code shall be
met by the applicant. All standards in this section shall be in addition
to and not in replacement of any other requirements of the Zoning
Code.
A planned industrial park may be permitted as
a conditional use meeting the following standards.
A.
The tract shall be a minimum of 15 acres in size,
with minimum road frontage of 300 feet.
B.
The tract shall have direct access to an arterial
or major collector street, or the applicant shall agree to upgrade
the street in question to the standards of a major collector street.
Such improvements shall extend as far as the nearest intersection
with an arterial or major collector street.
The following uses may be permitted by the Zoning
Hearing Board as special exceptions:
B.
Manufacture, processing or storage of explosives,
paint, petroleum or gas.
C.
Abattoirs, meatpacking, tanning, curing or storage
of leather, rawhides or skins, manufacture or processing of fertilizer,
wood pulp, disinfectants or soap.
D.
Limekilns, flour mills or manufacture of cement.
E.
Any other use of the same general character as the
above permitted uses, provided that the applicant shall demonstrate
to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board that provision will
be made to adequately reduce or minimize any noxious, offensive or
hazardous features of such use.
F.
Treatment centers.
G.
Junkyard or auto salvage yard, provided that any such
use shall be enclosed with a solid fence not less than six feet in
height, in addition to required landscaping.
H.
Landfill, sanitary and/or industrial landfill or solid
waste facility, when operated solely by the Township or municipal
authority, subject to the following provisions:
(1)
These regulations shall pertain in conjunction
with and in addition to controls and restrictions imposed for other
uses in this zone by this chapter or any other regulatory agency or
body.
(2)
The construction and operation of a sanitary
landfill shall not be permitted unless a permit for such landfill
has been issued by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)
and the landfill is constructed and operated in accordance with Pennsylvania
Act 241 of 1968,[1] as amended, and the rules and regulations of DEP.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Pennsylvania Solid Waste
Management Act; see 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.
(3)
In addition to the aforementioned, the following
restrictions shall apply:
(a)
Minimum lot size shall be at least 25 acres
and no more than 50 acres.
(b)
No more than one access road shall be constructed
to the entrance of the landfill. The access road shall be an all-weather
paved-surface road negotiable and capable of supporting loaded solid
waste collection vehicles.
(c)
An all-weather access road negotiable by loaded
collection vehicles shall be provided from the entrance of the landfill
to the dumping area.
(d)
Maximum active dumping area shall be three acres.
Continued operation of the landfill shall be subject to compliance
with all state and municipal regulations pertaining to landfills.
(e)
No operations shall be carried on within 100
feet of any property line of the landfill or within 100 feet of any
street right-of-way.
(f)
No dumping shall be permitted on Sundays or
legal holidays. Dumping is permitted only between the hours of 7:30
a.m. and 5:30 p.m.
(g)
The storage of fuel to be used on the landfill
site shall be in accordance with all applicable federal, state and
municipal regulations.
(h)
Gaseous and particulate emissions from the landfill
site shall conform to the prevailing federal, state and local air
pollution control codes and regulations.
(i)
A chain link fence of a minimum height of 12
feet shall be erected along all boundary lines of the area which is
approved for use as a sanitary landfill by PADEP. The fence shall
not contain openings greater than nine square inches and shall contain,
at all entrances, gates which are locked, except during operating
hours. A dense evergreen screen of a minimum height of 12 feet shall
be maintained along all boundary lines of the landfill, except at
the entrances.
(j)
A plan for the reuse of the land shall be submitted,
in writing, to the Limerick Township Board of Supervisors at the time
of securing a permit for a landfill, if operated by the municipal
authority. The plan shall be in compliance with the prevailing zoning
at time of reuse.
I.
Crematorium, provided that there is a minimum setback
for the use of 300 feet from any residential district.
[Amended 5-20-2010 by Ord. No. 314; 8-15-2017 by Ord. No. 379]
Two categories of dimensional standards are
provided. Class One applies to the industrial park; Class Two applies
to the freestanding use.
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Standard
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Class One
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Class Two
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Minimum lot size (acres)
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2
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3
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Average lot size (acres)
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3
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Minimum lot width at building line (feet)
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150
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250
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Maximum impervious coverage
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70% of net lot area
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70% of net lot area
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Maximum building coverage (percentage of NBA)
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Warehouse/storage uses1
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45%
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40%
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All other uses
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40%
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35%
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Maximum floor area ratio
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0.50
|
0.45
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Building setbacks (feet)
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From ultimate right-of-way
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50
|
50
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From residential district
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100
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100
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From any other zoning district line1
|
30
|
50
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Parking, loading and driveway setbacks (feet)
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From ultimate right-of-way
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30
|
30
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From residential district
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30
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50
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From any other zoning district line (no setback
required if parking is shared)2
|
15
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25
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Maximum building height (feet)
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35 or 3 stories
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NOTES:
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1 If the nature of
the proposed use is subject to change (i.e., flex space uses), then
the more restrictive standard shall be used.
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2 Where a property
abuts an existing railroad right-of-way, the setback may be reduced
to five feet and loading docks may extend into this setback area.
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A.
The industrial performance standards of § 184-83 of this chapter shall apply to all uses in this district.
B.
No highly flammable or explosive liquids, solids or
gases shall be stored in bulk above ground, except tanks or drums
of fuel directly connecting with energy devices, heating devices or
appliances located and operated on the same lot as the tanks or drums
of fuel.
C.
All outdoor storage areas shall comply with the setback
requirements for parking, driveways and loading areas.
