Uses by right. In the I-2 District, land, buildings and premises may be used by right for any one or more of the following principal purposes and no other, subject to Article IV and Article XIA:

Accessory uses. Only the following accessory uses shall be permitted:

Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted only upon the grant of a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the terms of this article and of § 287-145, and subject to Article XIA:

Conditional uses. The following uses shall be permitted only upon the grant of conditional use approval from the Borough Council, subject to the terms of this article and § 287-137, and subject to Article XIA:

Minimum lot area: three acres.

Minimum lot width: 300 feet at the building setback line.

Maximum building coverage: 45%.

Maximum other impervious surface coverage: 30%.

Minimum front yard: 50 feet.

Minimum setback of paved areas from any property line: 15 feet.

Minimum side yard and rear yards: 50 feet for each side and rear yard, except that none shall be required along a railroad right-of-way, and 200 feet shall be required when contiguous to a residential district, unless the building is for administrative or office purposes in support of the principal industrial use, in which case the fifty-foot minimum for each yard shall be required.

Maximum building height: 35 feet, exclusive of roof-mounted equipment (as stipulated in § 287-71 of this chapter); additional height, up to a maximum of 55 feet, may be allowed, when approved as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board, where two feet of additional front, side and rear yard setback are provided for each one foot of increased height; except as shown on the Zoning Map for Zone 1 and Zone 2 of the Height Option Overlay Districts, taller buildings may be permitted in accordance with § 287-51D. Zone 1 buildings may be built by right up to five stories to a maximum of 75 feet; and up to seven stories to a maximum of 90 feet as a conditional use. Zone 2 buildings may be built by right up to four stories to a maximum of 60 feet to the extent shown in the Height Option Overlay Districts Map.

Minimum building height: two stories and a minimum of 30 feet.

Minimum vegetative cover: Not less than 20% of any lot shall be planted and maintained with existing and/or installed vegetative material, as further prescribed in § 287-77 of this chapter.

Buffer area: A minimum fifteen-foot buffer shall be provided on any lot in the I-2 District which abuts a residential use or district or an open space district; in all other cases, a minimum ten-foot buffer shall be provided along all side property lines. Additional standards for the design of the buffer area shall be as prescribed in § 287-78 of this chapter.

Specific standards for auto body shops, as defined by this chapter and permitted under § 287-60 above:

Signs: as required by Article XIX.

Parking: as required by Article XVIII.

Loading: as required by § 287-111.

Access and traffic control: as required by § 287-80.

Storage: as required by § 287-79.

Interior circulation: as required by § 287-81.

Lighting: as required by § 287-82.

Erosion/sedimentation control and stormwater management: as required by the Downingtown Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1]

Central Business Revitalization Overlay District design standards: as required by § 287-51.1.

In order to demonstrate compliance with the terms of this article, any landowner proposing any use authorized by right or by special exception within the I-2 District shall submit a plan (map and text) to the Borough Zoning Officer, describing specifically how each standard in §§ 287-61, 287-62 and 287-63 shall be addressed. The plan also shall include a certification from the Chief of the servicing fire company as to the adequacy of access for emergency vehicles.

Where the proposed use constitutes a subdivision or a land development, as defined by the Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance,[1] the plan submission requirements of that ordinance shall supersede the provisions of this section.

Every licensee hereunder shall at all times keep and maintain records of the time of his purchase, acquisition or receipt of junk; a full and complete description, including trade names, serial or manufacturer's numbers, if any, of every article or item of junk purchased, acquired or received by him; the date and approximate hour of such purchase, acquisition or receipt; and the name and address of the person from whom such articles or items of junk were purchased, acquired or received. Such written records shall at all times be subject to the inspection of the Borough. Such records shall be retained for a period of five years.

Every licensee hereunder shall continuously maintain the licensed premises in the manner hereinafter prescribed:

The minimum lot area and lot width requirements and the maximum building coverage and other impervious surface coverage limits, as stipulated in § 287-61A, B, C and D, respectively, of this article, shall apply to any junkyard use, subject to Article XIA.

No junk shall be stored or accumulated nor shall any structure be erected within 100 feet of the side and rear lines of the licensed premises, nor shall any junk be stored or accumulated or any structure be erected that is used in connection with said junkyard within 150 feet of any street right-of-way line that the licensed premises abuts.

No item of junk shall be stored, maintained, situated, placed or otherwise located within any designated floodplain area or within 100 feet of any river, stream, run, creek, irrigation ditch or any other natural watercourse. The more stringent of these two standards shall govern in all cases.

The premises shall be enclosed by a metal chain link fence constructed of heavy-duty steel and supported upon steel posts or, in lieu thereof, a solid masonry or metal wall of a uniform design, texture and structure. Such fence or wall shall be located no closer than 150 feet to the street right-of-way line, as stipulated in Subsection D above. The land area between the fence or wall and any public street shall be landscaped in accordance with the terms of §§ 287-77 and 287-78. Such fence or wall shall not be less than six feet in height. It is further provided that these fencing provisions shall be applicable only to that portion of the premises being used directly for the storage of junk and shall not be applicable to the balance of the property owned or used by the junkyard operator so long as said remaining portion of land is not being used for the storage of junk.

By means of a fence or wall, as described immediately above, or vegetative material or a combination thereof, any view of the junkyard from a public street or from an adjoining property shall be effectively screened.

The maximum height of any outdoor, unenclosed accumulation of junk materials within a junkyard shall be eight feet.

An applicant for special exception approval of a junkyard shall submit a plan (map and text), describing specifically how each standard in this section shall be addressed.

Licensing procedures.

Inspections.