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Allen Township City Zoning Code

PART 10

INDUSTRIAL/COMMERCIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-1001 Uses Permitted By Right.

[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. X, § 1001; as amended by Ord. 2003-05, 6/12/2003, § 10; by Ord. 2017-02, 3/28/2017; by Ord. No. 2023-02, 8/8/2023]
1. 
Farming including pasturing, truck gardening, horticulture, and similar enterprise.
2. 
Plant nursery.
3. 
Greenhouses.
4. 
Commercial school.
5. 
Public municipal buildings and facilities including libraries.
6. 
Public conservation areas and associated structures for the conservation of open space, water, soil, forest, and wildfire resources.
7. 
The following commercial uses subject to the requirements in Part 14, Subpart D:
A. 
Office.
8. 
The following industrial uses subject to the requirements of Part 14, Subpart E:
A. 
Research.
B. 
Wholesale.
C. 
Printing.
D. 
Contracting.
E. 
Truck terminal.
F. 
Crafts.
G. 
Planing mill.
H. 
Mill.
I. 
Wholesale business, wholesale storage, warehousing.
9. 
Fitness and exercise center or club.
10. 
Commercial communications antenna and tower.
11. 
Day care.
12. 
Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the permitted uses.
13. 
Commercial forestry.
14. 
No-impact home-based business.
15. 
Convenience store.
16. 
Flex space or building.
17. 
Mini-mail.
18. 
Mini-market.
19. 
Nightclub.
20. 
Water extraction and bottling.
21. 
Restaurant, drive-in, fast-food.
22. 
Wholesale business/wholesale storage.
23. 
Banquet facility.

§ 27-1002 Uses Permitted By Conditional Use.

[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. X, § 1002; as amended by Ord. 2003-001, 1/9/2003, § 1; by Ord. 2017-02, 3/28/2017; by Ord. No. 2023-02, 8/8/2023]
The following uses will be considered by the Board of Supervisors as conditional uses subject to the procedures of this chapter:
A. 
Outdoor recreation facility/commercial; rifle, shooting and target ranges; shooting preserves.
B. 
Golf course (private and public).
C. 
Private club.
D. 
Manufacturing subject to the requirements in Part 14, Subpart E.
E. 
The following commercial uses subject to the requirements in Part 14, Subpart D:
(1) 
Retail store.
(2) 
Large retail store.
(3) 
Service business.
(4) 
Financial establishment.
(5) 
Repair shop.
(6) 
Hospital.
(7) 
Funeral home.
(8) 
Motel, hotel.
(9) 
Indoor entertainment.
(10) 
Outdoor entertainment.
(11) 
Lumber yard.
(12) 
Veterinary.
(13) 
Service station.
(14) 
Automobile sales.
(15) 
Self-storage facility.
(16) 
Nursing home.
(17) 
Medical office.
(18) 
Automobile repair.
(19) 
Truck sales.
(20) 
Parking lot or garage.
(21) 
Shopping center.
(22) 
Bed-and-breakfast.
(23) 
Car wash.
(24) 
B.Y.O.B. club.
(25) 
Health facility.
(26) 
Large-scale retail/commercial development.
(27) 
Medical center.
(28) 
Microbrewery.
(29) 
Microdistillery.
(30) 
Retail store.
(31) 
Retail home heating fuel distributor.
(32) 
Service store.
(33) 
Solar energy collectors.
(34) 
Wind turbine.
(35) 
Hospital.
(36) 
Shopping center.
(37) 
Distribution center/customer fulfillment center.
(38) 
Truck terminal.
(39) 
Warehouse.
F. 
Publicly owned educational institutions.

§ 27-1003 Land Development Plan Approval.

[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. X, § 1003]
Land development plan review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Board of Supervisors shall be required for all uses as required by the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22] and the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC).

§ 27-1004 Area, Yard and Height Regulations.

[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. X, § 1004; as amended by Ord. 2017-02, 3/28/2017]
Lot area, yard, and height requirements (except as otherwise noted).
Maximum Regulations
Office
Manufacturing and All Permitted Uses
All Conditional Uses
(Except Manufacturing)
Building Height1
35 feet
35 feet
35 feet
Lot Coverage
70%
70%
70%
Minimum Regulations
Lot Area
1 acre
3 acres
1 acre
Lot Width
At Street Line
50 feet
100 feet
50 feet
At Minimum Building Setback Line
100 feet
200 feet
100 feet
Building Setback
50 feet
100 feet
50 feet
Rear Yard
40 feet
50 feet
20 feet
Side Yard
Total
40 feet
100 feet
40 feet
One Side
20 feet
50 feet
20 feet
1Maximum building height as a conditional modification may be extended to 60 feet if:
A.
Proposed building heights above 35 feet are restricted to prohibit human occupancy on a regular basis;
B.
The site is served by public water;
C.
The plan receives approval from the Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority and all appropriate FAA permissions; and
D.
Approval of the Allen Township Board of Supervisors, with consideration to overall consistency with the intent of the zoning district and consideration of human safety, has been received.

§ 27-1005 General and Specific Regulations.

[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. X, § 1005]
All uses are subject to the applicable regulations of Parts 14 and 15.