[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 901]
The Industrial District is intended to provide increased employment opportunities within the Township and establish a sound economic base by encouraging the construction and continued use of land for more intensive types of industrial uses; achieving optimum utilization of areas designated for such uses; prohibiting uses which would substantially interfere with the development, continuation and expansion of industrial uses; and establishing reasonable standards for buildings and other structures, the areas and dimensions of yards and other open spaces, and the provision of facilities and operation of industries to minimize air, water and solid waste pollution, noise, glare and safety hazards.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 902]
1. 
Automobile service stations, automobile sales, service garages, auto sales lots, automobile assembling, auto body shops, painting, upholstery reconditioning, vehicle repair or overhauling and tire retreading or recapping. These activities shall also include tractors/trailers, excavating and other heavy-duty vehicles and equipment.
2. 
Auto wrecking and junk establishments.
3. 
Brick, pottery, tile or terra cotta manufacture.
4. 
Bottling works and bookbinding.
5. 
Building materials storage, lumber yards and lumber mills.
6. 
Blacksmith and machine shops, excluding punch presses over 20 tons' rated capacity, drop hammers and automatic screw machines.
7. 
Carpenter, cabinet making, furniture repair and upholstery, electrician, metalworking, tinsmith, plumbing, gas, steam or hot water fitting shops.
8. 
Contractor's equipment, sales, service and storage.
9. 
Mixing plants for concrete and asphalt.
10. 
Freight and trucking terminals.
11. 
Metal fabrication and forging.
12. 
Gas (illuminating or heating) manufacture and storage.
13. 
Grain elevators and bulk storage of petroleum and similar products.
14. 
Railroad yards.
15. 
Electric power stations, electric and telephone public utility transmission and distribution facilities.
16. 
Laboratories.
17. 
Laundries, cleaning, dyeing, carpet and rug cleaning.
18. 
Distribution plants, parcel delivery and service industries.
19. 
The manufacturing, compounding, processing or treatment of such products as bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, pharmaceutical and food products; except fish and meat products, sauerkraut, vinegar, yeast and the rendering or refining of fat and oils.
20. 
The manufacturing, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles or merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: bone, cellophane, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, film, fur, glass, hair, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semiprecious metals or stones, shells, textiles, tobacco, wood, yarns and paint.
21. 
The manufacturing of pottery and figurines or other similar ceramic products, using only clay and kilns fired only by electricity or gas.
22. 
Printing and newspaper publishing.
23. 
Textile manufacturing.
24. 
Municipal buildings, municipal uses and firehouses.
25. 
Wholesale business, welding shops, warehouses and cold storage plants.
26. 
Customary agricultural operations, farming, nurseries and greenhouses, riding academies, livery or boarding stables, dog kennels and animal hospitals subject to the regulations provided herein.
27. 
All uses similar to the above and not otherwise prohibited by law.
28. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above uses. However, no building, structure or portion thereof shall be hereafter erected, structurally altered or converted for any residential use.
The above uses are permitted only on the condition that they are not obnoxious or offensive by reason of the emission of odor, dust, smoke, noise, gas, vibration, refuse matter or water-carried waste.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 903]
The Board may authorize as a special exception the following uses:
A. 
Wind energy conversion systems.
B. 
Heliports.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 904]
1. 
The minimum permitted lot area shall be not less than two acres.
2. 
The minimum permitted lot width shall be not less than 200 feet measured at the building setback line.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 905; as amended by Ord. 437, 5/19/1999, § 1]
Each lot shall have front, side, and rear yards of not less than the depth and width indicated below:
A. 
Front yard depth: 75 feet.
B. 
Side yard width: 50 feet each.
C. 
Rear yard depth: 50 feet.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 906]
Where required, buffer yards shall be provided in compliance with the standards set forth in § 27-2008F of this chapter.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 907]
No building shall exceed 35 feet in height, except the height of any building may exceed 35 feet in height by one foot for each additional foot by which the width of each yard exceeds the minimum yard requirements, not to exceed 40 feet.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 908; as amended by Ord. 437, 5/19/1999, § 1]
Parking, loading and unloading areas and facilities shall be provided in accordance with Part 24, Off-Street Parking, of this chapter and as follows:
A. 
Parking, loading and unloading areas and facilities shall not be permitted within the front, side and rear yard setbacks.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 909]
Signs shall be in accordance with Part 23 of this chapter.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 910]
Total coverage shall not exceed 70% of the lot area. Not less than 30% shall be landscaped with a vegetative material, maintained as open space.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 911]
Motor vehicle access shall be provided in accordance with Part 25 of this chapter.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 912]
In applying the provisions of this section, particular emphasis shall be given to the siting and design of all structures, or portions thereof, on the periphery of a site area which may be viewed from any public street.
A. 
All exterior building walls and structures facing/abutting an existing public street shall be constructed with attractive, durable materials, such as textured concrete masonry, stone, brick, finished wood, metal, stucco and glass, preferably a combination thereof. The facade facing the public street shall have at least 25% of its surface area covered by two materials named above other than metal.
B. 
The design and siting of buildings shall complement the natural terrain and vegetation of the site.
C. 
All parking, loading and refuse facility areas shall be screened from the street grade of adjacent public streets and established grade of abutting residential district areas.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 913]
All activities permitted in this district shall require a statement describing methods for handling such activities with respect to the performance standards provisions set forth in Part 20, General Regulations, of this chapter.