Cornwall City Zoning Code

Meat products.

Dairy products.

Bakery products.

Candy and other confectionary products.

Bottled and canned soft drinks, carbonated water and spring water.

Manufactured ice.

Apparel and other finished products made from fabrics and similar materials.

Millwork.

Wood kitchen cabinets.

Furniture and fixtures.

Converted paper and paperboard products, except containers and boxes.

Paperboard containers and boxes.

Printing, publishing, and allied industries.

Pharmaceutical preparations.

Glass products made of purchased glass.

Metal cans and shipping containers.

Cutlery, hand tools, and general hardware.

Metal doors, sash, frames, molding, and trim.

Wire springs, from purchased wire.

Fabricated pipe and fabricated pipe fittings.

Office, computing, and accounting machines.

Refrigeration and service industry machinery.

Electric transmission and distribution equipment.

Household appliances.

Electric lighting and wiring equipment.

Radio and television receiving equipment.

Communication equipment.

Electric components and accessories.

Measuring, analyzing, and controlling instruments; photographic, medical and optical goods; watches and clocks.

Granting of the conditional use shall be conditioned upon any permits such as air quality or water quality required to be issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection in connection with said activities.

The applicant shall provide a detailed written description of the proposed use that details the following:

The proposed operation shall not adversely affect soil fertility, drainage and lateral support of abutting land or other properties, nor shall it contribute to soil erosion by water or wind.

All operations shall be buffered from adjoining residential zoning districts by a visual vegetative screen consisting of existing vegetation or evergreen trees planted not more than 10 feet on center with a minimum height at planting of six feet.

Any entrance drives to a public street shall be screened to the extent reasonably possible as in subparagraph (4) above.

That portion of access roads located within 100 feet of any residence shall be provided with a dustless surface. Access roads shall connect to a major road as defined in Article 2 of this Chapter.

A land development plan shall be filed with Cornwall Borough in connection with any of the above uses except those involving transportation, removal, loading and processing (including initial processing necessary to transport materials to a central processing area) which use shall not require land development plans, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. §10101 et seq.

Detailed description of the industrial process to be established, including the general type of equipment involved.

Detailed description of environmental safety measures, existing and proposed, which are required by other governmental agencies.

Significant raw materials to be utilized and the location of their source.

Storage facilities required, both before and after processing has taken place.

Type of waste generated, the disposal method and location of the waste disposal. If off-site, contracts/agreements with disposal sites and haulers shall be included.

Environmental monitoring measures, existing and proposed.

Air and/or water quality controls, existing and proposed.

Carrying capacity (load and volume) of Borough roads for transportation of both raw materials and the finished product.

If communication equipment is involved, detailed information concerning the type of transmission and/or reception capabilities intended and the resulting levels of radiation involved both on and off the property.

Specific documentation of the requirements of paragraphs .B(1), .B(3), .B(5), and .B(12).

No uses of land, buildings, and structures or industrial processes shall be permitted that:

All uses permitted herein as conditional uses shall provide for storage of flammable material in containers constructed of nonflammable material.

The use and storage of all flammable and combustible liquids shall comply with the requirements set forth by the Fire Marshall Division of the Pennsylvania State Police, based on 37 Pa.Code, Chapters 11 and 13, and the following requirements, whichever are greater:

The site shall be served by an adequate supply of public or private water and sewer.

Noise levels shall not exceed 70 dBA as measured at the property line of residentially zoned property except that noise levels greater than 70 dBA shall be permitted where the site boundary borders Pennsylvania State Game Lands or where the applicant obtains the written consent of abutting residentially zoned property owners.

In addition to the requirements of this district, all landscaping and buffer area requirements shall comply with Article 23 of this Chapter.

A buffer area of 25 feet shall be required along the side and rear perimeter of the property excepting driveways and conveyor passageways may encroach on the buffer area.

Where industrial uses abut a residential district, the buffer area shall be a minimum of 100 feet and shall be planted with a double-wide dense screen planting (minimum width of 10 feet) for the entire length of the residential district area, except that this buffer and planting requirement shall not apply where the buffer area borders the Pennsylvania State Game Lands or where the applicant obtains the written consent of abutting residentially zoned property owners, in which case the buffer area of Subsection 1B(7) shall apply.

The required yard space shall be considered as part of the buffer area and shall be planted with grass seed, sod or ground cover or, where specified, screen plantings. Buffer areas shall be maintained and kept free of all debris and rubbish. The yard space planting requirement set forth herein shall not be applicable where the yard space borders Pennsylvania State Game Lands or where the applicant obtains the written consent of abutting residentially zoned property owners.

No principal or accessory structure, manufacturing or processing activity, or storage of materials shall be permitted in buffer areas; however, access drives may cross buffer areas. In side or rear yards the parking of employees or visitor automobiles may be permitted in that portion of the required side or rear yard which is not a part of the buffer area. In the front yard, parking shall not be permitted within 25 feet of any street or road right-of-way; provided, however, that the minimum 25 feet is satisfied, up to 50% of the required front yard may be utilized for parking facilities.

All loading and unloading facilities shall be located other than in buffer and/or yard areas.

Where trip generation estimates for all existing and proposed development of a parent tract will exceed 175 average daily trips for all vehicles or five average daily trips for trucks larger than box trucks, all new streets and all access drives installed shall include measures to prevent vehicles other than passenger vehicles or box trucks entering on to Boyd Street and turning west in accordance with this section. The applicant shall provide traffic counts for all exiting uses on a parent tract and trip generation estimates for all proposed uses based on an accepted standard such as the Institute of Traffic Engineers Trip Generation Manual. Such information shall be included with any application for subdivision or land development approval and for issuance of a zoning permit, and the design of such measures shall be included on any subdivision or land development plan for land within the General Industrial District. An applicant required to install measures to prevent vehicles entering on to Boyd Street and turning west shall install:

The conditional uses provided for herein shall operate only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, Saturday, unless otherwise specifically provided for in the terms of the conditional use permit granted by Borough Council.