[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. VIII, § 8.1]
This district is designed to promote industrial, warehousing,
and wholesaling activities dependent on existing land uses, physical
conditions, and the availability of municipal and transport facilities.
The district accommodates these activities so as to minimize any detrimental
effects that they may have on other uses in the Township.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. VIII, § 8.2, as amended
by Ord. 281.1, 4/5/1976]
1. Any use not otherwise prohibited by law of a manufacturing, fabricating,
processing, packaging, compounding, or treatment nature which, in
the opinion of the Zoning Officer, would be non-objectionable in terms
of smoke or dust emission, odors, noise, or glare, and will not have
an adverse effect on adjacent areas. Should the Zoning Officer feel
there is any likelihood of the aforementioned dangers of nuisances,
the applicant must prove the contrary to the Zoning Hearing Board
before a permit is issued.
2. Warehousing and wholesaling establishments and storage yards, not
including junkyards.
3. Railroad, trucking, busing, and other transit facilities, including
storage, repair, and transfer operations.
4. Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the above
permitted uses.
5. The following uses are permitted as special exceptions, upon issuance
of a permit by the Zoning Hearing Board as provided for in Part 15,
"Zoning Hearing Board; Powers and Duties":
A. Junkyards used for storage, wrecking, and converting used or discarded
materials, provided that such use is no less than 150 feet from any
roadway and no less than 300 feet from any use district other than
industrial. In addition, such use must be completely enclosed by an
evergreen screen planting to be planted and maintained at a height
of not less than eight feet and backed by a solid fence not less than
six feet in height.
B. Commercial establishments which are compatible with manufacturing
uses, such as sale of hardware, household appliances, shop for printing,
distribution of beverages, etc.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. VIII, § 8.3]
1. A lot width, lot area, and yard depths of not less than the dimensions
shown in the following list shall be provided for every principal
building hereafter erected or altered for any use permitted in this
district:
A. Area Regulations. The width of a lot in any industrial district shall
not be less than 150 feet at the building line and not more than 60%
of the lot area shall be covered with buildings.
B. Yard Regulations. For every main or accessory building or use in
an industrial district, the minimum yard regulations are as follows:
(1)
Front yards measured from the lot line to the building line
shall be as follows:
(a)
Not less than 60 feet along any road.
(b)
Not less than 80 feet if opposite a residential district.
(c)
Off-street parking shall not be permitted in the front 50% portion
of the required front yard nearest the street or front property line.
(2)
Side yards shall be provided in the industrial districts as
follows:
(a)
Not less than 15 feet on each side of the building.
(b)
Where a side yard adjoins a street, the side yard shall be no
less than 30 feet.
(c)
No building or structure permitted in the industrial district
shall be located less than 80 feet from any residential district.
(3)
Rear yards of 30 feet shall be provided on industrial premises
except where they adjoin a lot in a residential district, in which
case they shall be not less than 80 feet in depth.
(4)
Parking may be provided in any required side or rear yard that
does not adjoin a residential district.
(5)
All front yards shall be appropriately landscaped and well maintained.
Side and rear yards shall be well maintained and may be developed
for recreational purposes.
C. Height Regulations. The height of any main or accessory building
shall not exceed 75 feet, except that chimneys, flagpoles, towers,
water tanks, and other mechanical appurtenances may be built to a
height not exceeding 125 feet above the finished grade when erected
upon or as an integral part of the building.
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. VIII, § 8.4]
1. Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with Part 11,
"Off-Street Parking and Loading."
2. On the same premises with every building or structure or part thereof
involving the receipt or distribution of materials or products, there
shall be provided adequate space for loading and unloading. All such
spaces shall conform to a dimension of not less than 10 feet by 56
feet or 560 square feet in area, with a clearance of not less than
15.5 feet in height. Spaces required shall be determined by the table
below and shall be located exclusive of any public right-of-way or
required parking area:
Gross Floor Area
(square feet)
|
Spaces Required
|
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0 to 10,000
|
1 space
|
10,001 to 50,000
|
1 space plus 1 additional space for each 20,000 square feet
|
50,000 and over
|
1 additional space for each 40,000 square feet in excess of
50,000 square feet
|
[Ord. 281, 1/5/1976, Art. VIII, § 8.5]
Only those signs relating to the principal materials or products
made, sold, or displayed on the premises shall be permitted and provided
further that all signs and advertising structures shall be erected
and maintained in accordance with Part 12, "Signs and Advertising
Structures."