The purpose of the LIMU District is to provide for a wide variety
of low-impact light industrial, office, and commercial uses in a mixed-use,
live-work environment. Furthermore, it is the intent of this district
to:
A.
Class I permitted uses. A building may be erected or used and a lot
may be used or occupied by any of the following uses and no other.
(1)
Artisans' and crafts works.
(2)
Bookbinding, copying or other printing-related processes.
(3)
Building contractor.
(4)
Business offices.
(5)
Candy manufacturing.
(6)
Coffee roasting.
(7)
Commercial car wash facilities.
(8)
Fence manufacturing.
(9)
Furniture and fixtures manufacturing.
(10)
Glass products from previously prepared materials.
(11)
Mini storage facilities.
(12)
Machine shops.
(13)
Natural and man-made stone finishing and manufacturing.
(14)
Job printing or photocopying.
(15)
Public or governmental building or use, including storage yard,
repair shop or similar use.
(16)
Retail or wholesales of industrial products.
(17)
Scientific or industrial research, engineering, training and
testing facilities.
(18)
Upholstering.
(19)
Warehousing and storage.
(20)
Window blinds, shades, and awnings manufacturing.
(21)
Any residential use in Article V, R-2 Residence District, provided that all of the R-2 regulations are met.
(22)
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental
to any principal use permitted by this section, including no-impact
home-based business.
(23)
Medical marijuana grower/processor shall meet the following
requirements:
[Added 4-18-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-01]
(a)
The facility must about the Institutional District as defined
herein and delineated on the Norristown Municipal Zone Map.
(b)
The facility must be at least 130,000 square feet and no more
than 175,000 square feet in size.
(c)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall provide proof of
registration with the Pennsylvania Department of Health or proof that
registration has been sought and is pending approval, and shall at
all times maintain a valid, accurate, and up-to-date registration
with the Department of Health. Should registration be denied or revoked
at any time, any conditional use or special exception shall immediately
become void.
(d)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall at all times operate
in compliance with all Department of Health regulations pertaining
to such facilities.
(e)
A medical marijuana grower/processor must be located on a lot
containing not less two acres.
(f)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall not be operated or
maintained on a parcel within 1,000 feet, measured by a straight line
in all directions, without regard to intervening structures or objects,
from the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing
a public, private or parochial school or a day-care center. Nor shall
a medical marijuana grower/processor be located closer than 2,500
feet from another medical marijuana grower/processor or medical marijuana
dispensary.
(g)
A medical marijuana grower/processor must operate entirely within
an indoor, enclosed, and secure facility.
(h)
A medical marijuana grower/processor may not operate on the
same site as a medical marijuana dispensary.
(i)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall not receive deliveries
or make shipments earlier than 9:00 a.m. or later than 9:00 p.m.
(j)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall submit a disposal
plan to, and obtain approval from the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer
or his or her designee. Medical marijuana remnants and byproducts
shall be disposed of according to an approved plan, and shall not
be placed within an exterior refuse container.
(k)
There shall be no emission of dust, fumes, vapors, or odors
which can be seen, smelled, or otherwise perceived from beyond the
lot line for the property where the medical marijuana grower/processor
is operating.
(l)
No one under the age of 21 shall be permitted in a medical marijuana
grower/processor.
(m)
No retail sales of medical marijuana shall be permitted on the
premises of a medical marijuana grower/processor.
(n)
No use of medical marijuana shall be permitted on the premises
of a medical marijuana grower/processor.
(o)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall submit a security
plan to, and obtain approval from the Code Enforcement Officer or
his or her designee. The medical marijuana grower/processor shall
demonstrate how it will maintain effective security and control. The
security plan shall specify the type and manner of twenty-four-hour
security, tracking, recordkeeping, record retention, and surveillance
system to be utilized in the facility as required by Section 1102
of the Medical Marijuana Act and as supplemented by regulations promulgated
by the Department of Health pursuant to the Medical Marijuana Act.
(p)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall contract with a private
security company, licensed in accordance with 22 Pa.C.S.A. (the Private
Detective Act), and the grower/processor shall be staffed with/monitored
by security personnel 24 hours a day and seven days a week, and shall
install panic alarms approved by the Chief of Police.
(q)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall submit a site plan
for approval by the Municipal Engineer and a floor plan for approval
by the Municipal Building Code Official. The floor plan shall identify
internal security measures. All medical marijuana product, byproduct,
and waste shall be stored in an interior secure vault or receptacle
in such a manner as to protect against improper dissemination.
B.
Class II permitted uses. All Class I permitted uses including the
following and no other.
(1)
Automotive and other vehicle sales and repairs.
(2)
Automotive body shops provided all work is done in an enclosed
space.
(3)
Banks, including drive-through windows.
(4)
Gas stations.
(5)
Fully enclosed automobile showrooms.
(6)
Recreational facility of limited scale, such as fitness center,
health club, racquet club.
(7)
Restaurants, tearooms, delicatessens, luncheonettes, coffee
shops, retail bakers, confectionery or ice cream shops, bars, taverns
or other places serving food or beverages, including outdoor dining
facilities provided exclusive of drive-through facilities.
(8)
Retail dry cleaning and laundromat.
C.
Special exception. The following use and no other when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to Article XXI, Special Exceptions, and the criteria contained herein.
[Amended 4-21-2020 by Ord. No. 20-06]
(1)
Multifamily residential as an adaptive reuse of a vacant industrial
building. All adaptive reuses of existing, vacant industrial buildings
for multifamily residential use shall comply with the following:
(2)
Multifamily residential. All newly constructed multifamily residential
buildings shall comply with the following:
(a)
Dimensional requirements.
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Minimum lot size
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1 acre
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Minimum lot width
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100 feet
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Minimum front yard setback
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0 feet
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Minimum side yard setback
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0 feet
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Minimum rear yard setback
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0 feet
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Minimum parking setback from curbline of the street
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0 feet
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Minimum setback from nonresidential property lines
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18 feet
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Minimum setback from residential property lines
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20 feet
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Minimum setback of outdoor storage and trash area
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3 feet
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Maximum building height
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150 feet
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Maximum impervious surface (percentage of lot area)
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100%
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Maximum building coverage (percentage of lot area)
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100%
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Minimum distance between adjacent buildings
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30 feet
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(b)
Other development requirements (these development requirements take
precedence over other requirements within the Zoning Chapter of the
Norristown Code):
[1]
First-floor residential units may only be rented as live-work units.
[2]
Commercial uses on the first floor may only include 4,000 square
feet of restaurant seating area.
[3]
No landscaping buffer shall be required.
[4]
Garages facing an alley shall be set back one foot from the curbline
of the alley.
[5]
One indoor parking space per dwelling unit is required. No additional off-street parking, as required by Article XXVI, shall be required for a development under this section.
[6]
Automated parking, when provided, shall conform to the appropriate
governing regulations, industry standards, and locally adopted building
codes.
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A
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Uses
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Class I
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Class II
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1
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Minimum lot size (net square feet)
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20,000
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40,000
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2
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Minimum lot width (feet)
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75
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100
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3
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Minimum front yard (feet)
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20
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30
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4
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Minimum side yard setback (feet)
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15 and 25 when abutting a residential use or zone
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20 and 50 when abutting a residential use or zone
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5
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Minimum rear yard setback (feet)
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15 and 25 when abutting a residential use or zone
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20 and 50 when abutting a residential use or zone
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6
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Minimum parking setback from the curbline of the street (feet)
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20
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20
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7
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Minimum parking setback from nonresidential property lines (feet)
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10
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10
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8
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Minimum parking setback from residential use or zone (feet)
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20
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30
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9
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Minimum setback of outdoor storage and trash storage areas from
a residential use or zone (feet)
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30
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50
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10
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Maximum building height (feet)
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35
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40
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11
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Maximum impervious surface (percent of net lot area)
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80%
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70%
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12
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Maximum building coverage (percent of net lot area)
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35%
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30%
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A.
All uses.
(2)
The storage of refuse shall be provided inside the building
or within an outdoor area enclosed by either walls or an opaque fence
that is architecturally compatible with the primary building.
(3)
Exterior lighting shall be designed to prevent glare onto adjacent
properties. Pedestrian pathways need to be clearly marked and well
lit.
(4)
A planned system of efficient ingress, egress and internal circulation
of traffic and pedestrians shall be required.
(5)
Loading and unloading areas shall be provided to the rear of
the use and shall not block or interfere with the use of driveways,
parking areas or streets.
(6)
The total seating area for restaurants devoted to customer use
on a single lot shall not exceed an area of 2,000 square feet.
(7)
All employee and visitor parking in addition to truck pick-up
and delivery zones shall be accommodated on site.
(8)
Uses shall not interfere with the public's right to a quiet,
clean and peaceful neighborhood.
(10)
All proposed developments shall be reviewed by the Historical Architectural Review Board when this board has jurisdiction. When the Historical Architectural Review Board does not have jurisdiction, all proposed developments shall be reviewed by the Design Review Board in accordance with § 320-243.
B.
Class II permitted uses. In addition to all standards listed above,
the following shall apply.
(1)
Shall take direct access from, and front on, Main Street and/or
Markley Street.
(2)
Car washes, oil change and lube facilities, gas stations, mini-marts, convenient stores with fuel pumps and any other use with fuel pumps, drive-through facilities, and veterinary clinics shall conform to the applicable standards of Article XXIII, Supplemental Regulations.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, Special exceptions, which
immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 4-21-2020 by Ord.
No. 20-06.
