The purpose of this district is to provide areas in the Township
for manufacturing, research, warehousing and similar uses.
[Added 3-16-2017 by Ord.
No. 2017-01]
A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or
occupied, for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A. Uses permitted
by right. The following uses are permitted by right:
(1) (B12)
Public Park/Public Recreational Facility.
(7) (F2)
Research and Development.
(8) (F3)
Wholesale Business, Wholesale Storage, Warehousing.
(14) (G6)
Nonresidential Accessory Building or Structure.
(15) (G11)
Aerials, Masts, Radio and Television Towers.
B. Uses permitted by special exception. The following uses may be permitted as authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the standards contained in §
205-187 of this chapter:
(1) (E4)
Wireless Communications Facility.
(2) (F9)
Fuel Storage and Distribution.
C. Conditional uses. The following uses may be permitted as authorized by Council in accordance with the standards contained in §
205-178 of this chapter:
(1) (G7)
Accessory Outside Storage and Display.
(3) (F13)
Medical Marijuana Grower/Processor.
Unless a greater area or dimensional requirement is listed in Article
II, Use Regulations, for a specific use, all uses in the M-1 Light Manufacturing District shall meet the following requirements:
A. Minimum
lot area: 10,000 square feet.
B. Minimum
lot width: 100 feet.
C. Maximum
building area: 35%.
D. Maximum
impervious surface ratio: 65%.
E. Minimum
yards:
(4) Corner
lot: two front yards, one along each street, each having a depth of
not less than 30 feet.
(5) Double
frontage lot: two front yards, one along each street, each having
a depth of not less than 30 feet.
(6) Buffer yard: Buffer yards shall be provided as required in §
205-109 of this chapter.
F. Minimum
distance from any residential district or use: 100 feet.
G. Minimum
distance between buildings: 25 feet.
H. Height
requirement: No building shall exceed 80 feet in height unless authorized
as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
Within the M-1 District, properties having frontage along the
Neshaminy Creek from its confluence with the Delaware River to Route
13 and having a minimum tract size of 10 acres may be subject to the
following regulations:
A. Uses permitted by right. In addition to the list of permitted uses in §
205-56A of this chapter, the following uses are permitted by right only in combination with Use D21 Marina:
(1) (A3)
Single-Family Attached Dwelling.
(2) (A4)
Multiple-Family Dwelling.
(3) (D4)
Sit-Down Restaurant.
B. Area and dimensional requirements. Unless a greater area or dimensional requirement is listed in Article
II, Use Regulations, for a specific use, all uses in the M-1 District along the Neshaminy Creek shall meet the Area and Dimensional Requirements listed in §
205-57 of this chapter.
C. Any development
which includes Use A3 Single-Family Attached Dwelling must comply
with other regulations applicable to Single-Family Attached Dwelling
(Use A3) as listed below:
(1) Every
attached dwelling shall have a record lot on a recorded subdivision
plan.
(2) Each
parcel or tract used for a group of townhouses must have at least
100 feet of frontage with access on either an arterial, collector,
or primary street, having a minimum cartway width of at least 32 feet.
Interior access drives which are dedicated for public use shall be
improved to minimum standards contained in Section 503 of the Bristol
Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance. If not dedicated for public use, conveyance to a community
association shall be required and provision for maintenance charges
shall be made.
(3) It
is not necessary that each lot have frontage on a public street. Some
lots may have frontage on a public street, while others may have access
by right-of-way owned by a community association, provided that:
(a) No individual lot shall be more than 200 feet from a point of approved
emergency vehicular access.
(b) All required improvements involving street and/or private right-of-way access shall require an appropriate bond guaranteeing completion of the improvements, conforming to the provisions of Article
VII of the Bristol Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.