Bethel Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIII
LI-1 Industrial Districts
§ 480-82 General.
[Amended 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 223]
In LI, Limited Industrial-Office Districts, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 480-83 Use regulations.
A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following and similar purposes, and no other:
A.
Scientific research laboratory or medical laboratory in which there is no commercial production or storage of any commodity or substance, except for storage necessary for scientific research, and said laboratory does not emit odors, dust, fumes, smoke, gas, or cause any objectionable vibration or noise.
[Amended 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 223]
B.
Industrial research, engineering, laboratory, production, testing laboratory, and design center.
C.
Offices for administration, business, and research-oriented enterprise excluding any retail sales therefrom.
D.
Packaging, final assembly, repair and distribution of premanufactured products, including printed products, communication equipment, optical goods, jewelry, time pieces, musical instruments, toys, cosmetics, tobacco products, drugs and the like.
E.
Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses, including cafeteria located within the main building and operated by the employer for the exclusive use of its employees.
§ 480-84 Conditional uses.
[Amended 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 223]
Multiple uses and/or buildings on a single lot may be permitted as a conditional use when approved by the Board of Supervisors. In addition to the permitted principal uses set forth in § 480-83, the following uses are permitted as conditional uses when approved by the Board of Supervisors:
A.
Warehouse.
B.
Personal service uses, only when planned as an integral part of a multi-use development.
C.
Child and/or adult day care center when planned as part of a multi-use development.
D.
Retail sales as an accessory use.
E.
Communication and data centers, but excluding communications towers.
F.
Public park or recreation facility, or indoor athletic club.
§ 480-85 Special exceptions.
[Amended 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 223]
On both individual lots and in multi-use developments the following uses may be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 480-85.1 Area and height regulations.
[Added 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 223]
A.
For single-use individual lot development. An individual lot development is defined as a single lot which contains one principal building and which building is occupied by one user.
(1)
Lot area and width. Every lot shall have a lot area of two acres or more and shall have a lot width of at least 250 feet at building line and street line.
(2)
Building coverage. Not more than 30% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
(3)
Impervious coverage. A total of not more than 75% of each lot may be occupied by impervious coverage.
(4)
Yard requirements.
(a)
Front yards. There shall be a front yard on each street or road on which the lot abuts, the depth of which shall be at least 75 feet measured from the street or road line.
(b)
Side yards. There shall be two side yards neither of which shall be less than 50 feet.
(c)
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 50 feet.
(5)
Height regulations. No building shall exceed 35 feet or three stories in height.
B.
For multi-use development.
(1)
Lot area and width. Every lot shall have a lot area of 25 acres or more and shall have a lot width of at least 750 feet at building line and street line.
(2)
Building coverage. Not more than 25% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
(3)
Impervious coverage. A total of not more than 50% of each lot may be occupied by impervious coverage.
(4)
Yard requirements.
(a)
Front yards. There shall be a front yard on each street or road on which the lot abuts, the depth of which shall be at least 150 feet measured from the street or road line.
(b)
Side yards. There shall be two side yards neither of which shall be less than 100 feet.
(c)
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least 100 feet.
(5)
Height regulations. No building shall exceed 45 feet or three stories in height.
§ 480-85.2 Special regulations.
[Added 12-21-2016 by Ord. No. 223]
A.
No building shall be located less than 100 feet from any property presently being used as a residence nor within 100 feet of any residential zoning district.
B.
A buffer yard of not less than 100 feet from a residence or a residential zoning district shall be provided.
D.
No outdoor storage of any type shall be permitted.
E.
All new buildings erected or used in the LI-1 District must be serviced by public sewer and water.
F.
A plan or plans shall be submitted to and approved by the Board of Supervisors showing the layout and development of proposed improvements, including, among other things, the following:
(1)
The scale shall be one inch equals 100 feet with five feet contour intervals and other topographical features.
(2)
The location, use, plan, dimensions, elevations, and height of each building and other structures, and the total gross floor areas to be built.
(3)
The location, dimensions, and arrangement of all open spaces, yards, access ways, entrances, off-street parking facilities, loading and unloading facilities, pedestrian ways, location and width of roads, streets, and sidewalks.
(4)
The capacity of all areas to be used for automobile access, parking, loading and unloading.
(5)
Location, dimensions and arrangement of all areas devoted to planting, lawns, trees or similar purposes.
(6)
The provisions made for a location of sewage disposal, water supply, storm water drainage, and other utilities.
(7)
Sufficient data in all instances, to enable the Board of Supervisors to judge the effectiveness of the design and the character of the entire LI-1 Limited Industrial-Office District, and to consider properly such things as its relationship to surrounding areas, anticipated traffic, public health, safety, and welfare.
G.
If within 18 months after the approval, construction is not undertaken by or for the applicant, said approved plan shall be null and void, unless the Board of Supervisors grants an extension of time.