East Norriton Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVI
LI Limited Industrial District
§ 205-86 Intent.
The following is an expansion of the statement of community development objectives contained in Article I, § 205-3 of this chapter. It is the intent of this article to provide for nonpolluting light industry, office and certain light manufacturing operations, in districts of at least 20 acres. Furthermore, it is the intent of this article to:
A.
Establish standards and certain limitations which encourage orderly and planned development of industrial parks, including an internal road network, while prohibiting polluting or noxious uses.
B.
Provide employment centers in close proximity to existing and future residential development to reduce commuting distance for the work force as well as to enhance the community tax base.
C.
Ensure that residential and institutional development will be buffered against Limited Industrial Districts and prevent encroachment upon existing highways by the use of setbacks and installation of new landscape material and/or require the preservation of existing natural features to accomplish the same effect.
D.
Provide to the Board of Supervisors, in order to assist in the evaluation of a proposed Master Plan, the option of requiring a traffic impact study to be prepared by the applicant and subject to the review and evaluation of the Township.
§ 205-87 Permitted uses.
A building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:
A.
Any use permitted in the BP Business Professional Zoning District.
B.
General services, including plumbing or other building supplies, provided that such storage of product or merchandise shall be within a fully enclosed building, and further excluding interior or exterior storage and sale of coal, petroleum distillates or highly flammable materials of any kind.
C.
Offices for administration, executive, professional, sales and other similar uses.
D.
Laboratories for scientific, medical, agricultural or light industrial research and development, training or product development, and manufacturing after review and approval from the Board of Supervisors.
E.
Printing, publishing, lithographing and similar processes.
F.
Wholesaling, warehousing and distributing, provided that the handling or exchange of highly flammable or explosive materials shall be prohibited, and further provided that satisfactory provisions are made to prevent traffic congestion and hazard.
G.
Light manufacturing, fabricating, assembling or processing of scientific and precision instruments and controls; computer products and components, electronics and parts assembly; pharmaceutical and optical goods; medical and dental equipment; photographic reproduction and films; musical instruments, toys, cosmetics and tobacco products; jewelry and timepieces; hardware, tools and appliances, ceramics, clothing and textile products; products from previously prepared paper, rubber and plastics (see exceptions); beverages, confections, cream and all food products (exclusive of meat and fish).
[Amended 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 566]
H.
The manufacture and assemblage of products from the following previously prepared materials; wood, glass, textiles, cork, leather, bone, shell, fur, feathers, hair, sheet rubber, paper.
I.
Repair and maintenance of office equipment, computers, electronic products and household items.
J.
Accessory uses on the same lot and incidental to any permitted use, which shall include:
(1)
Cafeteria facilities for employees.
(2)
Recreational facilities for employees and occupants; provided, however, that there shall be no exterior lighting for such facilities.
(3)
Storage within completely screened area but not within the minimum required front yard or within 100 feet of any other zoning district, in conjunction with a permitted use.
(4)
Incidental retail sales of products assembled or manufactured on the premises, or repair and replacement items or items distributed or used by the occupant. Special sales events are permitted and subject to the following specific limitations: Special sales shall be limited to a period of 10 calendar days per year, not more than four events per year and allowed only after a special permit is first obtained from the Township Zoning Officer.
(5)
Repair and maintenance of vehicles for only those such vehicles used on the same property and/or in connection with a foregoing permitted use.
(6)
Electrical substations, provided that the use shall be permanently screened to a height of 10 feet from any existing dwelling adjacent thereto.
(7)
Educational, trade, technical and professional schools or institutes, not incompatible with this district.
(8)
Metalworking, extrusion of small metals, welding, plating, laundering, cleaning and dyeing, excluding bleaching, in connection with a foregoing permitted use.
K.
The following uses when permitted by special exception:
(1)
Metalworking, extrusion of small metals, welding, plating, laundering, cleaning and dyeing, excluding bleaching, when proposed as a principal use in a building or on a lot.
(2)
The following indoor recreational uses: gymnastics, racquetball, squash and tennis, ice-skating rink.
(3)
Any use of the same general character as any permitted use.
L.
[2]Solar and wind-power energy devices shall be permitted in multiple numbers as a principal use and shall comply with all applicable yards, setbacks, and zoning standards that would apply to an industrial building.
[Added 1-3-2011 by Ord. No. 533]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection L, pertaining to conditional uses, was repealed 12-23-2008 by Ord. No. 512.
M.
Wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to Article XXIX of this chapter.
[Added 2-25-2014 by Ord. No. 550]
N.
Artisanal manufacturing.
[Added 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 566]
O.
Indoor and outdoor recreational facilities.
[Added 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 566]
P.
Municipal uses and police stations.
[Added 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 566]
Q.
Fire stations and ambulance stations that are occupied by a provider designated by the East Norriton Township Board of Supervisors to provide fire or ambulance service to East Norriton Township.
[Added 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 566]
R.
Microbreweries.
[Added 10-27-2015 by Ord. No. 566]
§ 205-88 Prohibited uses.
The following uses or activities are specifically prohibited:
A.
Truck terminals or freight stations; express, carting or hauling stations.
B.
Tire and rubber tube products; rubber, synthetic and wood processing.
C.
General vehicle engine or body repair.
D.
Broadcasting stations, antennas or towers.
[Amended 2-25-2014 by Ord. No. 550]
F.
Public and private utility facility.
§ 205-89 Applicability; utilities; parking; setbacks; access.
B.
(Reserved)
C.
(Reserved)
D.
Parking and driveway setbacks shall be as follows:
(1)
From a building; 20 feet.
(2)
From the ultimate right-of-way line of a new internal road: 25 feet.
(3)
From the ultimate right-of-way line of an existing peripheral road: 50 feet when opposite a residential district, otherwise 35 feet.
(4)
From lot lines within the proposed subdivision: 10 feet, unless common or shared parking is utilized as provided in § 205-103.
(5)
From a residential district line not adjacent to a street: 100 feet.
(6)
Parking shall not be permitted along public access and peripheral public roads.
E.
Storage and loading setbacks shall be as follows:
(1)
From the ultimate right-of-way line of a new internal public road: 25 feet.
(2)
When closer than 200 feet to an existing peripheral road which abuts a residential zoning district, no loading, loading docks, outdoor storage, trucks or trucking shall be permitted on that portion of a lot between the closest point of a building and the ultimate right-of-way line of the road or along the building wall facing the road, but in no event less than 100 feet from the ultimate right-of-way line.
(3)
From lot lines within the proposed subdivision: 10 feet.
(4)
From a residential district line not adjacent to a street: 100 feet.
F.
Access.
(1)
An interior street system shall be created to serve any LI subdivision, and all lots shall have access onto the interior streets only. Intersections shall be limited to not more than one per highway, having at least 600 feet of frontage to the LI site, unless specifically waived by the Board.
(2)
A driveway and/or street system for access to buildings within the industrial park may be located not less than 35 feet from the ultimate right-of-way of an existing peripheral road.
§ 205-90 General regulations.
A.
Area of zoning district. Not less than 20 acres shall be provided for every zoning district to be used in whole or in part as a Limited Industrial District.
B.
Lot area. Each individual lot created herein shall be a minimum lot area of 80,000 square feet, and lot width of not less than 100 feet at the building line shall be provided for every building or other structure erected or used for any use permitted in this district.
C.
Building area. No more than 40% of the lot area shall be occupied by buildings.
D.
Front yard. Minimum required depth of the front yard shall be 50 feet measured from the ultimate right-of-way line.
E.
Side yards. There shall be two side yards, each of which shall not be less than 30 feet in width.
F.
Rear yard. The required minimum depth of the rear yard shall not be less than 50 feet.
G.
Buffer yards from residential zoning districts. In no case shall any building or structure erected or used in an LI Industrial District be located closer than 100 feet to any residential zoning district nor closer than 100 feet from the ultimate right-of-way line of an existing peripheral road.
H.
Height regulation. Maximum height of any building or structure shall be 35 feet.
I.
Parking. All off-street parking and loading areas shall be provided for in accordance with Article XVIII of this chapter.
J.
Lighting. Lighting facilities shall be arranged in a manner which will protect the highway and neighboring properties, whether contiguous or not, from any direct glare or hazardous interference of any kind.
K.
Signs. Signs shall be permitted only in accordance with the provisions of Article XIX of this chapter.
L.
Maximum impervious surfaces. The maximum impervious surfaces shall be not greater than 70% of each lot.