Hamilton Township Monroe County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
Employment-Industrial EI District
§ 150-68 Statement of legislative intent.
It is the legislative intent of the Employment-Industrial (EI) District to establish reasonable standards to provide for employment and business campus, manufacturing, and industrial uses in appropriate areas of Hamilton Township. Furthermore, it is the intent of this article to:
A.
Create development patterns that are efficient in design and which will minimize traffic congestion and hazardous traffic flow conditions on Hamilton Township roadways.
B.
Encourage the development of high quality, visually attractive employment centers within appropriate growth areas.
C.
Encourage the development of large land parcels under single, unified direction and design expertise.
D.
Provide for ancillary uses to support business and employment development.
E.
Avoid significant adverse impacts on surrounding land regarding odors, noise, glare and vibration.
F.
Promote appropriate building location and design standards which create attractive developments and accommodate future roadway improvements or projects.
G.
Ensure that appropriate on-site improvements are included in commercial development projects within the Industrial District.
§ 150-69 Principal uses permitted by right.
[Amended 9-13-2021; 5-5-2025]
A.
Agricultural equipment sales, service, repair.
C.
Ambulatory care, outpatient surgery.
D.
Business and professional offices.
F.
Courier and postal services.
G.
Contractor.
H.
Day-care centers.
I.
Data processing services.
J.
Educational institutions.
M.
Garden, building, or contractor supply, provided that all materials and supplies are stored inside structures.
N.
Government offices, municipal buildings.
O.
P.
Industrial or business park support uses intended to serve the needs of employees and visitors of the tenants of the industrial or business park, including but not necessarily limited to newsstands, coffee shops, fitness centers, and day-care centers.
Q.
Kennels.
R.
Laundromats and dry cleaning.
S.
Light manufacturing.
T.
Nursing and residential care facility.
U.
Personal fitness center, health club.
V.
Personal service businesses, excluding adult uses.
W.
Public utility uses.
Y.
Repair services excluding vehicle repair.
AA.
Scientific and commercial testing labs.
EE.
(Reserved)
§ 150-70 Accessory uses permitted by right.
A structure may be erected or used, and a lot may be used for the following permitted accessory uses and no other:
A.
Other accessory uses and structures on the same lot that are customarily incidental to the uses permitted by right per this section.
§ 150-71 Uses permitted by special exception.
[Amended 9-13-2021; 5-5-2025; 7-7-2025]
The following uses are permitted by special exception in accordance with the performance standards contained in this chapter and any additional standards that the Hamilton Township Zoning Hearing Board may deem necessary to apply:
§ 150-72 Uses permitted by conditional use.
Within the EI District, the following uses are permitted by conditional use in accordance with the performance standards contained in this chapter. The Township Supervisors may authorize a use as a conditional use if it conforms, at a minimum, to these stated standards and criteria. The Township Supervisors may apply additional criteria to specific projects, where appropriate, to protect the residential environment of developing neighborhoods, and in the interests of public health, safety, and welfare.
§ 150-73 Site design requirements.
The following site design requirements and applicable nonresidential building design standards in Article XIV shall govern all uses, subdivision projects, and land development plans within the EI District:
A.
Public water and sewer. All developments proposed in accordance with this section shall be served by public water and sewer.
B.
The applicant shall demonstrate that truck traffic associated with the site is separated, to the maximum degree possible, from employee or customer automobile traffic. At a minimum, compliance with this provision will include a determination that truck traffic will not be forced to travel through employee or customer parking areas to access delivery or loading areas on the site.
C.
For projects involving more than one use or lot, regardless of whether the lots are managed independently or remain under the control of a joint management entity (a centrally managed business or industrial park):
(1)
Landscaping. Landscaping within any industrial or business park project in the EI District shall conform with the following landscaping requirements:
(a)
Buffer requirements. Buffer areas within the EI District shall be integrated with landscaping plans for individual projects in accordance with the following standards:
[1]
The applicant shall maintain a landscaped buffer of 75 feet from the edge of any public road right-of-way adjoining the property.
[2]
Structural development, including buildings, parking lots, loading areas, and similar uses are prohibited in the required buffer area. Stormwater management facilities, if designed to replicate a natural setting, and noise mitigation structures are exempt from this requirement.
(b)
Where new access roads are intended to be constructed in support of the project, street trees shall be installed which, when mature, will produce a canopy effect.
§ 150-74 Bulk and area requirements.
[Amended 7-7-2025]
The following standards shall govern all uses, subdivision projects, and land development plans within the EI District:
A.
Lot size. The minimum lot size for individual uses shall be three acres. The minimum lot size for individual uses within an industrial or business park as permitted by § 150-69 of this chapter shall be 1.5 acres.
B.
Lot width. The minimum lot width for individual uses shall be 350 feet. The minimum lot size for individual uses within an industrial or business park as permitted by § 150-69 shall be 200 feet.
C.
Lot coverage. The minimum lot coverage for individual uses shall be 60%. The maximum lot coverage within an industrial or business park as permitted by § 150-69 shall be 65%, provided that an integrated stormwater management system serving the needs of the entire park is provided.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: This subsection was corrected by the Board of Supervisors 8-4-2014.
D.
The minimum front yard setback for individual uses shall be 50 feet. The minimum front yard setback for lots within an industrial or business park as permitted by § 150-69 shall be 35 feet, provided that the front yard of the lot is adjacent to an internal park street.
E.
The minimum side yard setback for individual uses shall be 50 feet. The minimum side yard setback for lots within an industrial or business park as permitted by § 150-69 shall be 25 feet.
F.
Lot coverage. The maximum lot coverage shall be 65%.
G.
The maximum height shall be 45 feet.
H.
Existing, nonconforming residential uses shall conform to the area and bulk requirements of § 150-32 of the Low Density Residential (R-1) District.
I.
The minimum vegetative coverage shall be 35%.
§ 150-75 Supplemental regulations.
The uses permitted in this district are also subject to the applicable regulations contained in the following sections of this chapter: