East Earl Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
Industrial Light IL District
§ 450-73 Intended purpose.
The purpose of the Industrial Light District is intended to maximize industrial potential while ensuring compatibility with surrounding districts. New residential development is excluded from this district, both to protect residences from an undesirable environment and to ensure the reservation of adequate areas for industrial development.
§ 450-74 Permitted uses.
A.
Light manufacturing.
B.
Agriculture, horticulture or floriculture, and any accessory uses or structures, including farm-based businesses, with the exception that earthen manure storage facilities are not permitted.
C.
Municipal facilities.
D.
Public utility and communication uses where operation requirements necessitate locating within the district.
E.
Uses and buildings customarily accessory and incidental any permitted use.
F.
Signs, subject to all applicable provisions, procedures, and requirements of Article XVIII herein.
G.
No-impact home-based businesses, when proposed within existing nonconforming dwelling units.
§ 450-75 Special exceptions.
The establishment and/or expansion of the following uses may be permitted by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to standards and criteria as set forth in Articles XXII and XXV herein.
B.
Lumber and coal yards, building material storage yards, contractor equipment and storage yards and wholesale and retail sales for each as an accessory use.
C.
Laundries, cleaning, dyeing, carpet and rug cleaning.
D.
Blacksmiths and machine shops.
E.
Self-service storage facilities.
F.
Vehicular body shops, painting, tire retreading or recapping and welding shops.
G.
Day-care centers as accessory to a principal use.
H.
Crematoriums.
I.
Sawmill.
J.
Solid waste disposal facilities.
K.
Junkyard/salvage yard.
L.
Solid waste processing/recycling facilities.
M.
Outside storage and display when accessory to a permitted use.
N.
Commercial communication towers and antennas for the purpose of facilitating communications services and attendant support structures.
O.
Vehicular garage.
P.
Large solar energy production facilities.
Q.
Large wind energy production facilities.
R.
Any other use and its accessory uses or buildings which, in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, are of the same general character as any of the above.
§ 450-76 Performance standards.
§ 450-77 Height regulations.
§ 450-78 Lot area, lot width and maximum impervious coverage regulations.
A.
Unless otherwise specified herein, minimum lot area and width shall be based upon required setbacks, maximum impervious coverage, parking, loading/unloading, buffer yard/screening, on-lot well and septic system requirements, and other applicable standards.
B.
Maximum impervious coverage. No more than 60% of the area of the lot shall be covered by impervious surfaces including all buildings, parking facilities, and pedestrianways.
C.
All remaining pervious areas of the lot shall be maintained with a vegetative cover.
D.
Lot area, lot width and impervious coverage requirements for any residential use permitted in this district shall be in accordance with adjacent residential district standards. Should more than one residential district be adjacent to said use, the more restrictive district provisions shall apply.
§ 450-79 Setback regulations.
Unless otherwise specified, each lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than the depth or width indicated below:
A.
Front yard: 45 feet measured from the center line of the right-of-way. Exception: Where buildings exist in the same block on either side of the street, the setback line of the building to be constructed shall be provided in accordance with § 450-148A herein.
B.
Side yards: 15 feet.
C.
Rear yard: 40 feet.
D.
Interior yards (open space between principal structures). Interior yards shall be provided in accordance the below requirements:
(1)
When front to front, rear to rear, or front to rear, parallel structures shall have 50 feet between faces for one story in height, plus five feet for each additional story. If the front or rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above distances may be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by similar or greater distances at the other end. Where service drives or bank grade changes or collector walks are introduced in this space, the distance between structures shall be at least 50 feet.
(2)
End to end, a distance of 25 feet between structures for a one-story structure plus five feet additional for each story in excess of one.
(3)
End to front, or end to rear, a distance of 30 feet between structures for each one-story structure plus five feet additional for each story in excess of one.
(4)
When adjacent structures differ in the number of stories, the required distance between structures shall be calculated on the taller of the structures.
E.
Accessory buildings and structures shall provide front, side, and rear yards in conformance with the setbacks set forth for principal structures herein.
G.
When located adjacent to agricultural uses, shade trees shall not be planted closer than 10 feet to the affected property line.