This zone seeks to accommodate larger-scale, high-quality economic
development within a campus-like setting. Uses are limited to avoid
adverse impact to the industrial and/or adjoining zones. The areas
designated for this zone have superior vehicular access as a means
of stimulating their development and use. Strict design and landscaping
requirements have been imposed to assure an attractive appearance
from within the industrial park or from adjoining roads. In addition,
related commercial activities have been permitted by conditional use.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. Offices (business and professional).
B. Laboratories for scientific or industrial research and development.
C. Light manufacturing of small consumer and commercial goods, including
cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, small appliances, electronic equipment,
jewelry, textile goods and similar items.
[Amended 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
D. Bookbinding, printing and publishing operations.
F. Public buildings and public utilities.
G. Home improvement and building supply stores, with direct access to
an arterial or collector street.
[Added 10-26-2000 by Ord. No. 00-04]
H. Health and recreation clubs. (See §
150-331.)
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
I. Restaurants, taverns and nightclubs. (See §§
150-341 and
150-348.)
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
J. Club warehouse stores. (See §
150-357.2.)
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
K. Banks and similar financial institutions. (See §
150-313.)
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
L. Forestry.
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
[Added 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
Subject to the general criteria listed in §
150-302D, special exception uses shall be as follows:
B. Hotels, including related dining facilities. (See §
150-334.)
C. Other uses similar to those permitted uses listed in §
150-152.
D. A communications antenna mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, building or other structure, and a communications equipment building. (See §
150-322.1.)
Unless otherwise specified, each use within this zone shall
have a minimum lot size of two acres.
Minimum lot width shall be 200 feet.
Minimum setback requirements for principal and accessory uses
shall be as follows:
A. Front yard setback. All buildings, structures (except permitted signs),
ground-level parking compounds and off-street loading areas shall
be set back at least 50 feet from the street right-of-way lines.
B. Side yard setbacks. All buildings and structures shall be set back
at least 50 feet from the side lot lines. Off-street parking compounds
and loading areas shall be at least 25 feet from side lot lines, unless
joint parking facilities are shared by adjoining uses. In such instances,
one of the required side yard setbacks can be waived.
C. Rear yard setback. All buildings and structures shall be set back
at least 50 feet from the rear lot line. Off-street parking compounds
and loading areas shall be set back at least 25 feet.
D. Residential buffer strip. Any lot adjoining land within a residential
zone shall maintain a seventy-five-foot setback for buildings and
structures and a fifty-foot setback for off-street parking compounds
and loading areas from the residentially zoned parcels.
Maximum permitted height shall be 60 feet.
Maximum lot coverage shall be 60%.
[Added 4-24-1997 by Ord. No. 97-09; amended 10-26-2000 by Ord. No.
00-04; 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
Multiple permitted uses may be located in one building located
on one lot of land.
No outdoor storage shall be permitted.
Off-street loading shall be provided as specified in Article
XXV of this chapter. In addition, no off-street loading area shall be permitted on any side of a building facing adjoining lands within a residential zone nor any side of a building facing an adjoining street.
Off-street parking shall be provided as specified in Article
XXIV of this chapter.
With the exceptions of off-street parking and loading facilities,
recreation facilities, permitted signs, domestic garbage dumpsters,
sidewalk cafes (as an accessory use) and antennas, all uses permitted
within this zone shall be conducted within wholly enclosed buildings.
Signs shall be permitted as specified in Article
XXVII of this chapter.
A vegetative screen must be provided along any adjoining lands within a residential zone, regardless of whether or not the residentially zoned parcel is developed. (See Article
XXVI).
Any portion of the site not used for buildings, structures, parking compounds, loading areas and sidewalks shall be maintained with a vegetative ground cover and other ornamental plantings. (See Article
XXVI.)
All industrial operations shall be in compliance with any Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and/or federal government regulations, as required
by the most recent regulations made available from these governmental
bodies.
[Amended 6-28-2001 by Ord. No. 01-03]
Storage of industrial waste materials shall not be permitted
except in an enclosed building. Dumpsters used for domestic garbage
may be permitted within the side or rear yard, provided that such
dumpsters are screened from any adjoining roads or properties. Such
dumpsters shall not be used for industrial wastes. All dumpsters shall
be set back at least 50 feet from any adjoining residentially zoned
property.