Franklin Township City Zoning Code
PART 12
SU SPECIAL USE DISTRICT
§ 27-1201 Purpose.
[Ord. 95-07, 12/14/1995, § 1100]
The Special Use (SU) District is designed to accommodate a variety of uses which because of their nature may be incompatible with most other uses provided in other districts. Special uses due to their intensity, or community impact, are best centralized in areas where incompatibilities are limited and as infrastructure can be created which provides a reasonable opportunity for these uses in the context of the community character.
§ 27-1202 Use Regulations.
[Ord. 95-07, 12/14/1995, § 1101; as amended by Ord. 2001-07, 12/27/2001, § VII; by Ord. 2002-01, 2/21/2002, § VII; by Ord. 2008-04, 11/19/2008, § 1; by Ord. 2009-02, 4/15/2009, § 1; and by Ord. 2009-03, 6/17/2009, § 1]
1.
Uses Permitted by Right.
A.
Manufacturing and processing operations.
B.
Commercial uses in excess of 40,000 square feet of building floor area.
D.
Crematoriums or cemetery.
E.
Freight terminal, utility equipment and material storage areas and freight transfer stations.
F.
Agriculture and agricultural processing.
G.
Contractor establishments.
H.
Municipal uses.
2.
Permitted Accessory Use. Customary accessory industrial uses and buildings.
3.
Conditional Uses.
A.
Airports and heliports.
B.
Truck parking and/or maintenance areas and facilities.
C.
Multiple permitted uses on the same lot.
D.
Retail sales when accessory to wholesale or manufacturing uses on the same lot.
E.
Any use not specified or specifically found in any other district.
G.
Commercial compost, fertilizer or mulch operation.
[Amended by Ord. 2016-02, 4/20/2016]
§ 27-1203 Height Restrictions.
[Ord. 95-07, 12/14/1995, § 1102]
The maximum height of all buildings erected and/or enlarged shall be 50 feet.
§ 27-1204 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 95-07, 12/14/1995, § 1103; as amended by Ord. 2002-17, 12/19/2002, § I]
Provision | Requirement | |
|---|---|---|
Minimum lot area | 43,560 square feet | |
Maximum coverage: | ||
Building | 40% | |
Lot | 70% | |
Minimum landscaped area | 30% | |
Minimum lot width: | ||
Building line | 150 feet | |
Street line | 100 feet | |
Minimum front yard:1 | ||
State roads | 125 feet | |
All other roads | 100 feet | |
Floor area ratio | 0.5 | |
Note: If the requested use is not permitted by right in this district, the following side yard, rear yard and accessory structure setbacks shall be increased to a minimum of 100 feet in each direction. | ||
Minimum side yard: | ||
Individual | 25 feet | |
Aggregate | 75 feet | |
Minimum rear yard: | 25 feet | |
Abutting all residential uses | 50 feet | |
Minimum accessory structure setbacks: | ||
Side yard | 25 feet | |
Rear yard | 25 feet | |
Front yard | Denied | |
Parking area setbacks from all roads | 20 feet | |
NOTES: | |
|---|---|
1 | Except that the Board of Supervisors may, by conditional use, to promote and maintain rural characteristics of a parcel, reduce the minimum front yard provided for herein to not less than 50 feet. |
§ 27-1205 Design Standards.
[Ord. 95-07, 12/14/1995, § 1104; as amended by Ord. 2008-04, 11/19/2008, § 1]
1.
Screening and Landscaping. Screening and landscaping shall be provided for all uses excluding a public utility office or operating facility as established in § 22-610 of Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development. Landscaping shall be provided for a public utility office or operating facility when it is visible from a public road.