[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.
15. Electric power stations, electric and telephone public utility transmission
and distribution facilities.
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.
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.
[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.