These districts are designed to accommodate and promote wholesale activities, warehousing and industrial operations dependent on existing land uses, physical conditions and the availability of nearby municipal utilities and transport facilities. The district accommodates extensive industrial activities in these areas so as to minimize any detrimental effects that they might have on other uses in the Borough at the same time provides an industrial zone free of encroachment from other activities.

The following uses are permitted by conditional use upon approval by the Borough Council.

   A.   Any uses not otherwise prohibited by law of a manufacturing, fabricating, processing, compounding or treatment nature which, in the opinion of the Borough Council would be nonobjectionable in terms of smoke or dust emissions, odor, noise or glare, and will not otherwise be injurious to the public health, safety and welfare and will not have an adverse effect on adjacent areas.

   B.   Warehousing and wholesaling establishments and storage yards, not including junkyards.

   C.   Railroad, trucking, busing and other transit facilities including storage, repair and transfer operations.

   D.   Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the above permitted uses, including specifically office and administrative uses and buildings.

A lot area, lot width, lot coverage, yard depths and building height satisfying the requirements of the following list, unless otherwise specified heretofore in this Section, shall be provided for every principal building or use hereafter erected, altered, or established in this district.

      (1)   Minimum lot area: 5 acres

      (2)   Minimum lot width: 200 feet

      (3)   Maximum lot coverage: 50%

   B.   Yard regulations, for every principal or accessory building or use in this district, the minimum yard regulations shall be as follows:

      (1)   Required front yards, measured from the road right-of-way line (lot line) to the building are as follows:

         (a)   A depth of not less than 100 feet along any road right-of-way.

         (b)   A depth of 150 feet if said front yard is across the street from a residential district.

      (2)   Required side yards, measured from the lot line to the building line are as follows:

         (a)   Not less than 20 feet on each side of the building.

         (b)   No building or structure shall be located less than 150 feet from any residentially zoned district.

      (3)   Required rear yards, measured from the lot line to the building line are as follows:

         (a)   Not less than 30 feet from the rear property line.

         (b)   No building or structure shall be located less than 150 feet from a residentially zoned district.

      (4)   All yards shall be appropriately landscaped and well maintained.

Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with the requirements for off- street parking and loading in the C-M - Commercial Districts and those regulations applicable to manufacturing uses in Part 13 of this Chapter.

The supplementary district regulations shall be provided in accordance with Part 11 of this Chapter.

Signs and advertising structures shall be provided in accordance with Part 12 of this Chapter.

1.   Upon application to the Borough Council for conditional use approval, the applicant shall provide a sketch plan, with six copies, showing the following:

   A.   The area to be developed.

   B.   The size and shape of the building.

   C.   The rights-of-way for all utilities.

   D.   The connection for municipal water, sewer, and other utilities.

   E.   The parking areas and storm water management areas and facilities.

   F.   A landscape plan.

2.   The applicant shall also provide a written description of the following:

   A.   The engineering study to show that the storm water facilities will not adversely impact upon the Borough.

   B.   The number of trucks and vehicles per day. The means of ingress and egress shall be Hanford Drive for trucks and Hanford Drive and Windsor Drive for cars. If the traffic patterns will impact upon Cleona, a traffic study with improvements will be required.

   C.   The operation complies with all State, Federal and local laws, rules, regulations and ordinances.

   D.   The owner of the premises shall be part of the Property Owners Association for the business park, and a copy of the Association documents shall be provided.

   E.   The number of employees and the hours of operation.

   F.   The applicant shall provide such additional information as deemed necessary by the Borough Council.

Upon approval of the Conditional Use by Borough Council, the Council will attach such conditions that it deems necessary to protect the public health and safety and to protect against an adverse affect upon the Borough of Cleona and adjacent areas.

1.   The Borough Council shall hold a hearing on the proposed conditional use within 60 days from the date of the applicant’s request.

2.   At least 30 days prior to the hearing the Borough Council shall submit the proposed conditional use to the Borough Planning Commission for its recommendation.

3.   The hearing shall be conducted in accordance with subsections (3) to (10) of § 908 of Act 247 of 1968, as amended.