In expansion of the legislative intent contained in Article I, § 275-2 of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the specific intent of this article to:
A. 
Effectively regulate the establishment and maintenance of heavy industrial uses as defined herein.
B. 
Protect the public health, safety and welfare from potential dangers and/or adverse effects which may result from the heavy industrial uses.
C. 
Establish standards and criteria for approval and operation of heavy industrial uses.
D. 
Permit solid waste disposal activities subject to additional criteria intended to protect the public health, safety, and welfare from any adverse effects of such facilities and operations.
E. 
Permit intense uses which are not otherwise permitted elsewhere.
A. 
Heavy industrial uses, as defined herein.
B. 
Uses contained in § 275-122 of the LI Light Industrial District.
C. 
The following uses when authorized as conditional uses by the Board of Supervisors:
(1) 
Surface mining or quarrying uses, subject to the requirements of § 275-70.
(2) 
Outdoor storage business, including, but not limited to, the following:
(a) 
Auto graveyard, junkyard, scrapyard, or similar use.
(b) 
Oil and chemical storage areas, fuel depot.
(c) 
Motor vehicle storage.
(3) 
Solid waste disposal facilities, recycled materials processing facility, resource recovery operation, or salvage operation, in compliance with the standards and criteria in Article XXII.
(4) 
Use, storage, and/or manufacture of detonable materials.
D. 
New and used car lots including associated automotive service station, as a special exception.
E. 
Adult uses, when approved by the Zoning Hearing Board as a special exception, in accordance with § 275-69.
[Added 5-9-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-1]
A. 
To permit the following uses when approved by the Board of Supervisors as a conditional use:
(1) 
Medical marijuana grower/processor, as detailed in § 275-79.2.
B. 
Additionally, this section provides that the Board of Supervisors reserves the right to place any reasonable restrictions upon any conditional use, including, but not limited to, hours of operation, buffering, parking/vehicular access, traffic generation, use of temporary structures, and use of public water or sewer.
Plans for any HI Heavy Industrial District use shall be subject to the review procedure in § 275-123 of this chapter, except that an environmental assessment statement shall be submitted unless specifically waived by the Board or Supervisors or Planning Commission.
A. 
Maintenance. Premises shall be maintained so as not to constitute a nuisance or a menace to the health of the community, or of residents nearby.
B. 
Internal cartways. An adequate internal circulation pattern of cartways at least 24 feet wide shall be maintained to allow maneuvering of emergency equipment, constructed of a material that will permit passage in all weather conditions.
C. 
Access. Uses specified in § 275-127 shall be permitted only where direct access can be obtained from a major arterial or collector road as defined in Chapter 215, Subdivision and Land Development. In the event that a secondary access driveway is needed and has to be taken from a local street, it shall be used for emergency purposes only and not for regular business operation.
D. 
Performance standards. Uses specified in § 275-127 shall comply with the standards set forth in § 275-124, Performance standards, for the Light Industrial District.
A. 
Minimum developable lot area: one acre. Note: Refer to Article XI for determination of actual allowable lot size(s).
B. 
Minimum lot width: 150 feet.
C. 
Maximum front yard area devoted to parking and loading areas, driveways, and dropoff or turnaround areas (not including vehicle display areas): 50%.
D. 
Maximum floor area ratio: 50%.
E. 
Maximum building coverage: 35%.
F. 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
G. 
Minimum setbacks:
Buildings, Stored Materials
(feet)
Parking Areas
(feet)
From the ultimate right-of-way of any public street
200
100
From a property line
100
50
From a residential district boundary
300
100
H. 
Minimum setback for vehicle display areas: 25 feet from the ultimate right-of-way.
I. 
Maximum height: 40 feet, except that such height may be increased to a maximum of 60 feet or such increased height as may be warranted when approved by the Zoning Hearing Board for such structures as water towers, barns, silos, chimneys, and stacks, provided that, for every foot of height in excess of 40 feet, there shall be added to each yard requirement one corresponding foot of width or depth.