Elizabeth Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
M-1 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
§ 1200 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to encourage the continuation and revitalization of general industrial uses in those areas of the Township which have already been established for these uses.
§ 1201 Authorized Uses.
In the M-1, Light Industrial District, only the following uses are authorized:
A.
Permitted Uses.
(1)
Principal Uses.
(a)
Automobile service station.
(b)
Business or professional offices.
(c)
Commercial school.
(d)
Contracting business and contractor's yard.
(e)
Essential services.
(f)
Forestry, subject to § 1511.
(g)
Funeral home, including crematory.
(h)
Garden center.
(i)
High technology industries.
(j)
Light manufacturing.
(k)
Mini-warehouse or self-storage facilities.
(l)
Printing establishment.
(m)
Private recreation.
(n)
Public recreation.
(o)
Public utility building or structure.
(p)
Repair shop.
(q)
Research and development.
(r)
Supply yard.
(s)
Vehicle accessories sales and installation.
(t)
Vehicle rental, sales and service.
(u)
Vehicle repair garage.
(v)
Warehousing and distribution.
(w)
Wholesale business.
(x)
Natural gas electric power generating systems, subject to § 1512.
[Added by Ord. No. 940, 12/20/2018]
(2)
Accessory Uses.
(a)
Fences, subject to § 1503.
(b)
No-impact home-based business or home occupation in a dwelling which is a nonconforming use.
(c)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Article XVI.
(d)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use authorized in this District.
(e)
Retail sales of products produced on-site.
(f)
Signs, subject to Article XVII.
(g)
Temporary construction trailer or sales office, subject to § 1507.
B.
Conditional Uses.
(1)
Principal Uses.
(a)
Commercial indoor recreation, subject to § 1403.9.
(b)
Commercial outdoor recreation, subject to § 1403.9.
(c)
Eating and drinking establishments, including bottle clubs, subject to § 1403.15.
(d)
Fire and emergency medical facilities, subject to § 1403.8.
(e)
Heavy manufacturing, subject to § 1403.22.
(f)
Landfill, subject to § 1403.27.
(g)
Motel or hotel, subject to § 1403.34.
(h)
Oil and gas drilling, subject to § 1403.36.
(i)
Planned industrial park, subject to § 1403.37.
(j)
Truck and heavy equipment rental, sales and service, subject to § 1403.46.
(k)
Truck terminal, subject to § 1403.47.
(l)
Wastewater or Centralized Impoundment Areas. Wastewater or centralized impoundment areas used for oil and gas operations shall be a conditional use only within industrial zoning districts, provided that the edge of the impoundment area shall not be closer than 400 feet from an existing building. Wastewater or centralized impoundment areas shall be prohibited in all other zoning districts.
[Added by Ord. No. 942, 3/4/2019]
C.
Uses by Special Exception.
(1)
Principal Uses.
(a)
Communications tower, subject to § 1403.11.
(b)
Comparable uses not specifically listed, subject to § 1403.12.
(c)
Equipment storage yard, subject to § 1403.16.
(d)
Junk yard; salvage yard, subject to § 1403.25.
(e)
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer or sales office, subject to § 1403.45.
§ 1202 Area and Bulk Regulations.
In the M-1, Light Industrial District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Article XIV.
§ 1203 Parking and Loading.
See Article XVI.
§ 1204 Signs.
See Article XVII.
§ 1205 Buffer Areas and Landscaping.
See § 1502.
§ 1206 Storage.
See § 1509.