Borough of Gettysburg, PA Part 11 IND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-1101 Purpose.

[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]

The purpose of this Part is to provide for a limited range of industrial or manufacturing activities in areas that will be both suitable for the proposed use and compatible with the community.

§ 27-1102 Uses Permitted by Right.

[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]

Land and buildings in a manufacturing district shall be used for the following purposes only:

A. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the below when located on the same lot.

B. Any other use which is of the same general character of any of the below.

C. Construction or contractor's establishment.

D. Emergency services station.

E. Essential services.

F. Kennels and veterinary hospitals.

G. Laboratory for research, testing and development.

H. Laundry or dry-cleaning plant.

I. Municipal buildings, including maintenance facilities.

J. Newspaper printing.

K. Office.

L. Parking lot, including parking lots for heavy equipment.

M. Printing or publishing establishment.

N. The assembly, fabrication or compounding of products from materials previously manufactured or proposed.

O. Warehouse or storage enclosed within a building.

P. Wholesale or distribution business.

Q. Homestay, as an accessory use to a permanent residential use or occupancy.

[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]

§ 27-1103 Uses Permitted by Special Exception.

[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]

The following uses may be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board:

A. Adult use.

B. Any use set forth in §§ 27-802 and 27-803 for the RO District.

C. Light metal processes such as plating, finishing, stamping, extrusion of small parts or products, casting, etc.

D. Manufacture of small items, such as precision instruments, optical goods, dairy products, textiles, electric appliances and components, etc.

E. Outdoor storage.

F. Packaging or bottling establishments.

G. Processing or manufacture of food products.

H. Retail sales.

I. Recycling collection center.

J. Self-storage development.

K. Solid waste transfer station.

L. Trucking establishment, trucking company terminal, truck stop.

M. Uses permitted in § 27-1102 which have drive-thru facilities.

N. Uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, are of the same general character as the above uses in § 27-1103 and which will not be detrimental to the intended purposes of this chapter.

(See Parts 13 and 15 of this chapter.)

§ 27-1104 Lot Requirements.

[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]

1. Minimum area: zero.

2. Minimum width at the build-to line: 100 feet.

3. Build-to line: 35 feet minimum; where building height exceeds 40 feet (see § 27-1105), the build-to line shall be 35 feet plus one foot for each additional one foot of building height.

4. Side yards: 10 feet, except where a side lot abuts a street and then a side yard of 35 feet shall be provided.

5. Rear yard: 30 feet minimum.

6. Maximum lot coverage: 85%.

7. Minimum green area: 15%.

§ 27-1105 Building Height.

[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008; amended by Ord. No. 1454-18, 12/10/2018]

No building shall be more than 48 feet in height. This building height limit may be increased to a maximum height of 60 feet only if the Zoning Hearing Board decides that the increased height of the proposed building will not interfere with light, air, airways and views of historic sites and areas.

§ 27-1106 Performance Standards.

[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]

1. No use or activity shall be permitted that will create any dangerous, injurious, noxious, or otherwise objectionable situation. Specifically, a use or activity shall not:

A. Constitute a nuisance or danger to human health and safety, livestock or plants, or any other property as a result of the emission or dissemination of any fumes, smoke, odor or dust beyond the property line of the premises upon which such use or activity is located.

B. Create any noise or vibrations exceeding the average intensity of noise or vibration occurring from other sources at the property line.

C. Endanger any surrounding area by reason of fire or explosion.

D. Produce any objectionable heat or glare beyond the property line.

E. Create any electrical disturbances or adversely affect the operation of equipment located off the premises.

F. Discharge any dangerous or untreated effluent into any stream or other body of water or otherwise contribute to the pollution of surface or underground water.

G. Create or add to a significant traffic hazard on the street or in a nearby area or generate a nuisance to any nearby property because of increased traffic.

H. Generate any other significant hazard to the public health and safety or significantly negatively affect the desirable character of an existing residential neighborhood.

2. In order to determine that a proposed use or activity will comply with the above standards, the Borough Zoning Officer or Zoning Hearing Board may:

A. Require the submission of impartial expert opinions or judgments from official agencies or private consultants.

B. Require the submission of written assurances from the applicant.

C. Require compliance with certain tests or provision of whatever safeguards may be considered necessary.