[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1001]
The Industrial Park District is intended to maximize the light
industrial and commercial/office development potential of the Township
by providing opportunities for the planned development of a variety
of such uses and support activities in an aesthetic parklike environment.
It is intended that development occurring in this district be planned,
designed, constructed and managed in an integrated and coordinated
manner based on an overall site development master plan.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1002]
1.
Light industrial activities which engage in the manufacture, predominantly
from previously prepared materials, of finished products or parts
including business, administrative and corporate offices; processing,
fabrication, assembly, treatment, packaging, storage, sales and distribution
of such products, but excluding basic industrial processing activities
defined as heavy industry.
A.
Light industrial uses include, but are not limited to, manufacturing
of the following products:
(1)
Clocks or watches.
(2)
Toys or novelties.
(3)
Electrical appliances.
(4)
Electronic components.
(5)
Office equipment.
(6)
Sheet metal products.
(7)
Machine tools.
(8)
Food products.
(9)
Cosmetics.
(10)
Jewelry.
(11)
Hand tools.
(12)
Ceramics.
(13)
Furniture.
(14)
Textiles/apparel products.
(15)
Wood products.
(16)
Paper products.
2.
Business, administrative and corporate offices.
3.
Municipal facilities.
4.
Public utility facilities.
5.
Farms and agricultural activities.
6.
Business identification signs.
7.
Research and development.
8.
Warehousing and distribution.
9.
Principal uses permitted in the Office-Park District in compliance
with the standards set forth in Part 13.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1003]
When associated with a principal use, the following uses shall
be permitted:
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1004]
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1005; as amended by Ord.
437, 5/19/1999, § 2]
1.
Site Area Requirements. A site area for purposes of this provision
shall be the total land area to be developed as a unit prior to the
creation of any new lots within the property area. A site area may
be:
A.
A single tax parcel or two or more adjacent tax parcels under the
same ownership.
B.
Two or more adjacent tax parcels under separate ownership; provided,
that all individual property owners are members of an entity created
for the purpose of developing the properties as a single integrated
planned development. Documents related to the establishment of such
entity shall be recorded in the Dauphin County Courthouse as a prerequisite
to subdivision or land development plat application processing.
2.
Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to:
A.
Enhance the appearance of the development from public streets and
adjacent properties.
B.
Encourage the retention of large sites and their development in a
coordinated, aesthetic and efficient manner.
C.
Ensure that the minimum functional requirements associated with the
development are provided on-site.
D.
Establish maximum limits of development intensity.
3.
Site Area Standards. The following standards shall apply to any development
proposed in the Industrial Park District:
4.
Setback Requirements.
A.
Each lot shall have front, side and rear yard setbacks based on the
building's gross first floor area in square feet (SF) as follows (second
floor areas, mezzanines and the like are not included in calculating
the floor area):
|
Gross First Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Perimeter Street (Front Yard) Setback
(feet)
|
Side Yard
(feet)
|
Rear Yard
(feet)
|
|---|---|---|---|
|
Less than 150,000
|
75
|
50
|
50
|
|
150,001 to 200,000
|
100
|
55
|
55
|
|
200,001 to 250,000
|
125
|
60
|
60
|
|
250,001 to 300,000
|
150
|
65
|
65
|
|
300,001 to 350,000
|
175
|
70
|
70
|
|
350,001 or greater
|
200
|
75
|
75
|
B.
No structure shall be located closer than 50 feet from an internal
public or private street serving the development site.
5.
Minimum Public Street Frontage. A site area shall have a minimum
of 100 feet of continuous, uninterrupted frontage measured along a
public street right-of-way.
6.
Internal Building Setbacks.
A.
Within a development site area front to front, and rear to rear facing
structures shall have a minimum of 80 feet between faces.
B.
Within a development site area end wall faces of structures shall
have a minimum of 40 feet between end walls.
C.
Within a development site area the minimum separation distance between
end wall faces of structures and front or rear faces of structures
shall be 50 feet.
7.
Maximum Building Height. The height of a building shall not exceed
40 feet, except as allowed by a special exception.
8.
Sight Distance. No sight obscuring structures or plantings exceeding
30 inches in height shall be located within a twenty-foot radius of
the lot corner nearest the intersection involving a public street
or private access drive. Trees located within a twenty-foot radius
of such an intersection shall be maintained to allow 10 feet of visual
clearance below the lowest hanging branches.
9.
Landscaping Requirements. A minimum of 35% of the total site area
shall be landscaped open space in compliance with the following standards:
A.
A landscape buffer area, immediately adjacent to the property line,
shall be maintained within all setbacks, as follows:
(1)
Perimeter Street (Front Yard) Setbacks. Minimum landscaped buffer
area of 30 feet, consisting of grass, street trees, shrubbery, earth
berms, or combination thereof, approved by the Board of Commissioners.
(2)
Side and Rear Yard Setbacks. Minimum landscaped buffer area
of 30 feet, consisting of grass, masonry wall, wood fence, trees,
shrubs, berms, or combination thereof, approved by the Board of Commissioners.
(3)
No storage area or parking, loading/unloading area or internal
access drive generally parallel to the property line shall be permitted
in the landscaped buffer area; however, access drives may intersect
and cross the landscaped buffer area at an angle of not less than
75°. On lots with a building that has a gross first floor area
of 300,001 square feet (SF) or greater, an internal access drive (maximum
width of 30 feet) may encroach within the rear yard setback, providing
it is a minimum distance of 30 feet from the rear property line.
(4)
All parking, loading and refuse facility areas shall be screened
from the street grade of adjacent public streets and the established
grade of abutting residential district areas.
(5)
In the event a masonry wall or wood fence is used for screening
purposes, vegetative landscaping shall be placed and maintained between
the wall or fence and the property line adjacent to a residential
district to form an ornamental screen.
B.
Internal circulation drives shall be landscaped with street trees
and street side planters. A minimum of 10 feet width shall be landscaped.
C.
Existing significant trees, tree stands and natural vegetation shall
be integrated into the site area landscape plan to the maximum extent
possible.
D.
Outdoor eating and recreation areas for employees may be included
in the required landscaped area, but shall be screened, as set forth
above, from adjacent residential district areas.
E.
Undeveloped portions of the site shall be seeded, mowed and well
maintained.
10.
Access and Site Circulation. In addition to other provisions set
forth in this chapter, the location, design and development of access
and circulation shall:
A.
Provide continuous pedestrian access corridors along public streets
and private access drives to service the various activities taking
place within the site development area.
B.
Provide on-site directional signing identifying the location of all uses within the site area in compliance with Part 23, Signs, of this chapter.
C.
Site areas shall not be developed so as to establish direct or indirect
access corridors passing through a residential development.
11.
Structural Siting and Design. 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 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 a public street shall have
at least 2/3 of its surface area covered by two or more materials
named above other than metal.
B.
The design and siting of buildings shall complement the natural terrain
and vegetation of the site.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1006; as amended by Ord.
437, 5/19/1999, § 2]
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.
On lots with a building that has a gross first floor area of 150,000
square feet (SF) or less:
(1)
Parking area shall be permitted within the front, side and rear
yard setback area, however, shall not be permitted within the thirty-foot
landscaped buffer areas.
(2)
Special Exception. Parking area or internal access drive may
encroach up to 15 feet within the side yard thirty-foot landscaped
buffer area, providing provisions are made for additional landscaping
in order to achieve 80% opacity.
B.
On lots with a building that has a gross first floor area exceeding
150,000 square feet (SF), parking area shall be permitted within the
perimeter street setback area but not within the minimum landscaped
buffer area as indicated as follows:
|
Gross First Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Landscaped Buffer Area
(Minimum)
(feet)
|
|---|---|
|
150,001 to 200,000
|
50
|
|
200,001 to 250,000
|
75
|
|
250,001 to 300,000
|
100
|
|
300,001 to 350,000
|
125
|
|
350,001 or greater
|
150
|
C.
On lots with a building that has a gross first floor area exceeding
150,000 square feet (SF), parking area shall not be permitted within
the side or rear yard setback area.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1007]
Motor vehicle access shall be provided in accordance with Part 25, Motor Vehicle Access, of this chapter.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1008]
Signs shall be provided in accordance with Part 23, Signs, of this chapter.
[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1009]
Total coverage shall not exceed 65% of the lot area.
