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East Fallowfield Township
City Zoning Code

PART 11

O-I OFFICE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-1101 Purpose.

[Ord. 2002-06, 11/11/2002, § 1101]
The Office/Industrial District is designed to provide for industrial development that is compatible with the rural character of the Township. Such development shall be free from excessive noise and emissions. The Office/Industrial district shall be located in an easily accessible area which can be effectively screened from adjacent land uses and is accessible to transportation and sewer and water infrastructure. The district is also structured to promote sound regional development.

§ 27-1102 Use Regulations.

[Ord. 2002-06, 11/11/2002, § 1102]
1. 
Uses Permitted by Right. Any building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A. 
Administrative, professional, and/or medical office building.
B. 
Scientific testing facility exclusive of any use involving radioactive materials or biological toxins.
C. 
Assembly of small office equipment or electrical appliances, such as fans or toasters, from existing materials.
D. 
Manufacture of light industrial products from prepared materials such as cloth, leather, paper, plastic or glass, and manufacture of professional scientific and electronic instruments and jewelry.
E. 
Storage facilities including warehouse, exclusive of storage of hazardous materials, but not including mini-warehouse. (See Subsection 3D.)
F. 
Craftsman or contractor shop.
G. 
Printing or publishing.
H. 
Agricultural uses as governed by Part 4 and § 27-1703.
I. 
East Fallowfield Township municipal uses.
J. 
Industrial or office park.
K. 
Commercial communication antenna, if attached to an existing structure and not exceeding such structure by more than 15 feet, subject to the provisions of § 27-1733.
L. 
Forestry, in accordance with § 27-1402, Subsection 7.
M. 
Accessory uses to an approved by-right use as defined in Subsection 2.
N. 
Day-care center, in accordance with § 27-1711.
[Added by Ord. No. 2018-01, 7/24/2018]
2. 
Accessory Uses. Accessory uses must be clearly incidental to and customarily incidental to the principal use and located on the same lot as the principal use listed in Subsections 1, 3, and 4.
A. 
Cafeteria for the exclusive use of employees, enclosed within the primary structure.
B. 
Signs in accordance with Part 16.
C. 
Farm buildings and associated structures.
3. 
Uses by Special Exception. Any of the following uses when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board subject to the provisions of Part 22 of this chapter:
A. 
Hospital or medical center, in accordance with § 27-1713.
B. 
Nursing home, life care facility, or retirement community in accordance with § 27-1719.
C. 
Automobile sales.
D. 
Mini-warehouse or self-storage in accordance with § 27-1718.
E. 
Truck terminal.
F. 
Uses similar to those permitted by special exception so long as they do not substantially resemble the following: slaughterhouse, industrial waste treatment by dumping or incineration, leather processing, cement manufacture, processing of dangerous and obnoxious chemicals, explosives, fertilizers, glue, paint, iron and steel, petroleum products, or the storage of flammable fuels above ground.
G. 
Accessory uses to an approved special exception as defined in Subsection 2.
4. 
Conditional Uses. The following uses will be considered by the Board of Supervisors, subject to the conditions as specified in Part 17 and the procedures as specified in Part 19.
A. 
Sanitary landfill in accordance with § 27-1728.
B. 
Wholesale or distribution uses, including sales and warehousing.
C. 
Commercial communication antenna, when not attached to an existing structure or when exceeding an existing structure by more than 15 feet, in accordance with § 27-1733.
D. 
Junkyard or salvage yard in accordance with § 27-1715.
E. 
Recycling center in accordance with § 27-1722.
F. 
Any other use or activity which is of the same general character as the above and not otherwise provided for under this chapter and any other lawful use not otherwise provided for in this chapter as long as it is consistent with the health, safety, and welfare and any applicable general standards of this chapter.
G. 
Accessory uses to an approved conditional use as defined in Subsection 2.

§ 27-1103 Lot, Yard, and Coverage Requirements.

[Ord. 2002-06, 11/11/2002, § 1103]
1. 
Unless otherwise specified below or in Part 17, "Supplemental Land Use Provisions," or elsewhere in this chapter, the following requirements shall be applied to uses permitted in the O/I District:
A. 
Minimum Lot Area or Tract Size.
(1) 
Municipal uses: one acre.
(2) 
Nursing home, mini-warehouse, or recycling center: five acres.
(3) 
Hospital or medical center: 10 acres.
(4) 
Industrial or office park tract size: 25 acres; the average area of individual lots within the industrial or office park shall be a minimum of three acres, but no individual lot shall be less than one acre.
(5) 
Junkyard or salvage yard: 25 acres.
(6) 
Sanitary landfill: 100 acres.
(7) 
Other permitted uses: three acres.
B. 
Minimum Lot Width.
(1) 
Lots permitted under Subsection 1A (less than three acres):
(a) 
One hundred twenty-five feet at street line.
(b) 
One hundred fifty feet at building setback line.
(2) 
Lots permitted under Subsection 1A (three acres or more):
(a) 
Two hundred feet at street line.
(b) 
Three hundred feet at building setback line.
C. 
Minimum Setbacks from Property Lines.
(1) 
Lots permitted under Subsection 1A (less than three acres):
(a) 
Front yard setback: 50 feet at street right-of-way.
(b) 
Side yard setback: 25 feet for either side yard and 50 feet aggregate.
(c) 
Rear yard setback: 35 feet. Accessory structures, 20 feet.
(2) 
Lots pertained under Subsection 1A (three acres or more):
(a) 
Front yard setback: 80 feet from street right-of-way.
(b) 
Side yard setbacks: 50 feet for either side yard and 125 feet aggregate, except where abutting a railroad.
(c) 
Rear yard setbacks: 50 feet except where abutting a railroad.
(3) 
A side or rear yard abutting a lot used or zoned for residential use shall have a minimum depth of 50 feet or as otherwise specified in this chapter, whichever is greater.
D. 
Maximum Height. Three stories or 35 feet.
E. 
Maximum Lot and Building Coverage.
(1) 
Lots permitted under Subsection 1A(1) (less than three acres):
(a) 
Maximum building coverage: 35%.
(b) 
Maximum lot coverage: 50%.
(2) 
Lots permitted under Subsection 1A(2) (three acres or more):
(a) 
Maximum building coverage: 30%.
(b) 
Maximum lot coverage: 45%.
F. 
Minimum Landscaped Area. Thirty percent.

§ 27-1104 Additional Standards.

[Ord. 2002-06, 11/11/2002, § 1104]
Refer to Part 14, "Natural Resource Protection Standards"; Part 16, "Sign Regulations"; Part 17, "Supplemental Land Use Provisions"; Part 18, "Common Regulations"; and Part 19, "Conditional Use Regulations," for additional regulations applicable to this district.