The purpose of the LIB-A Light Industrial/Business Park-A District
is to allow for the development of non-nuisance business, laboratory,
and light industrial establishments geared towards modern, technological
uses. District regulations are intended to encourage attractive, large
lot, moderate coverage establishments that do not constitute a nuisance
or danger to nearby residents. This district also allows adult-oriented
establishments as conditional uses and provides controls to protect
the nearby residential neighborhoods.
Land, buildings, or premises shall be used by right for only
one or more of the following uses:
The following uses shall be permitted by conditional use only, subject to the applicable provisions of Article XVI.
A.
All conditional uses permitted in § 600-55 of the LIB District shall also be permitted in the LIB-A District, excluding child day-care centers.
C.
Uses of the same general character as those permitted in § § 600-60 and 600-61, provided that no resource recovery, waste treatment, landfill, or other use having a negative or detrimental impact on the environment, neighboring residents, or surrounding neighborhood shall be permitted. Such use shall be permitted by Borough Council upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, shall be consistent with the purposes of the district, and shall comply with the performance standards in Article XIX. In determining if a proposed use is of the same general character as the permitted uses, reviewing parties shall evaluate its impacts against the compatibility standards in § 600-119.
Unless stated otherwise, the following shall be minimum requirements:
A.
Tract: two acres.
B.
Yards (front, side, and rear): 30 feet on all sides, increased to
60 feet when abutting a residential district.
C.
Interior yards: 15 feet between a building and an interior street.
D.
Distance from a parking area: 10 feet between a parking area and
the principal building.
E.
Distance between buildings: 40 feet.
F.
Impervious surface: 70% maximum.
G.
Height: 40 feet maximum.
A.
In any area where a new building or an addition to an existing building is proposed, a buffer, as defined in Article II, shall be provided at the boundary line with all residential districts. The buffer shall be not less than 40 feet wide at the proposed building or addition as measured from the district boundary line or from the nearest street line where the street serves as the district boundary line. Buffers may be part of side or rear yards. Buffer area requirements shall not be applicable to existing structures or to any change in use relating to an existing structure.
B.
Screening requirements shall not be applicable to existing structures or uses or to any changes in use relating to an existing structure. A planted visual screen, as defined in Article II, or a privacy fence shall be provided and continually maintained where a principal new building or addition is proposed. Planted visual screens shall comply with the requirements of § 600-114 and shall be provided along the property lines with any residential district.
C.
Landscaping requirements shall not be applicable to existing structures or uses or to any changes in use relating to an existing structure. Landscaping, as per § 600-115, shall apply only to areas where a principal new building or addition to a principal existing building is proposed.
E.
All public utility lines and similar facilities servicing the proposed
development shall be installed underground, and electric transformers
shall be either placed underground or be enclosed by a planted visual
screen.
F.
All exterior lighting shall be arranged so that no direct glare from
it shall extend beyond the property line of the tract.
G.
Freestanding light poles shall not exceed 25 feet in height.
H.
All rooftop equipment or other projections shall be completely screened
from public streets and adjacent lots.
I.
No products or items or portions thereof shall be processed, assembled,
or packaged which shall exceed 30 cubic feet.
