Jackson Township Monroe County, PA Zoning Ordinance

Jackson Township Monroe County
City Zoning Code

PART 8

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-801 I Industrial District.

[Ord. No. 2014-101, 5/1/2014; Ord. No. 2015-101, 4/23/2015; Ord. No. 2023-100, 1/23/2023; Ord. No. 2023-104, 6/7/2023; Ord. No. 2024-102, 10/17/2024; Ord. No. 2025-101, 7/28/2025]

Intended Purpose. The Industrial District is intended to provide an area within the Township for, and conducive to, the development of modern, small-scale administrative facilities, research institutions, specialized manufacturing organizations and industrial uses.

Principal Permitted Use.

Agricultural products processing

Antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, communications equipment buildings, existing building or other existing structure subject to § 27-1210

Bus stations

Business offices

Business services

Contractor yards

Crop production

Forestry and forest reserves, fish and game refuges, and similar conservation uses

Industry

Lumberyards

Manufacturing, light

Office buildings

Park and ride facilities

Public and semipublic buildings and uses

Recycling facilities

Retail home heating fuel distributors

Short-term rental in a single-family dwelling existing on or before January 27, 2023 (§ 27-1014)

Single-family dwelling on a lot existing on or before the effective date of this chapter

Small warehouse

Subdivision of two residential lots meeting R-1 District requirements from any tract existing on or before the effective date of this chapter

Storage yards for forest products and minerals

Temporary construction buildings, which must be removed 30 days after the use ends

Township buildings and uses

Wholesale businesses

Wineries, farm

Accessory Uses. Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the uses allowed in the I District, including:

Animal husbandry, home use (§ 27-1203, Subsection 5).

Data center accessory uses.

Data center equipment.

Decks and porches.

Family day care.

Garages and carports.

Home occupations (§ 27-1004).

No-impact home-based businesses (§ 27-1003).

Off-street parking required by § 27-1005.

Raising of garden crops for domestic purposes, and the occasional or casual sale of products therefrom.

Signs permitted in the C District by Part 17.

Storage buildings, greenhouses, swimming pools accessory to the principal use.

Other customary uses and buildings, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use.

Special Exceptions.

None.

Conditional Uses.

Adult businesses (§ 27-1201)

Airports

Application of sewage sludge or septage under permit from PADEP

Auctions, vehicle and equipments

Data storage center (§ 27-1242)

Distribution centers/truck terminals (§ 27-1215)

Gaming establishments (§ 27-1217)

Heliports

Helistops

Industrial wastewater treatment facilities

Large warehouse

Mineral extraction (§ 27-1223)

Mineral processing

Natural gas processing plants

Bulk fuel storage facilities

Bus, limousine or taxi terminals

Communications towers, antennas and communications equipment buildings (§ 27-1210)

Composting facilities

Pipeline compressor station, metering station or operation/maintenance

Power plants

Resource recovery facilities

Solar commercial facility (§ 27-1236)

Solid waste facilities (§ 27-1237)

Water withdrawal facilities

Lot and Setback Requirements.

Lot Area and Lot Width for Newly Created Lots
Use	All Types of Water and Sewage
	Minimum Required
	Lot Area* (square feet)	Lot Width (feet)
All uses	43,560	150

*	Additional lot area may be required if well testing, soil limitations for on-site sewage disposal, or other factors require the need for a larger lot.

Lot Depth to Width Ratio for Newly Created Lots
All uses	4 to 1

Setbacks for All Lots (except as modified by § 27-301)
	Front* (feet)	Side (feet)	Rear (feet)
All uses	50	25	35

*	See § 27-201, Subsection 3 for the Route 715 Overlay District which requires a setback of 70 feet measured from the center line of Route 715, unless a greater setback is required by other provisions of this chapter.

Maximum Lot Coverage of Impervious Surfaces for All Lots
All uses	75% of gross lot area

Height Requirements.

Maximum Building Height (measured from the average finished grade of the ground immediately adjoining the building to the highest point of the roof except as modified by § 27-301)
All uses	Principal structures: 50 feet Accessory structures: 25 feet (not applicable to agricultural structures)

Jackson Township Monroe County
City Zoning Code

PART 8

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-801 I Industrial District.

[Ord. No. 2014-101, 5/1/2014; Ord. No. 2015-101, 4/23/2015; Ord. No. 2023-100, 1/23/2023; Ord. No. 2023-104, 6/7/2023; Ord. No. 2024-102, 10/17/2024; Ord. No. 2025-101, 7/28/2025]

Principal Permitted Use.

Agricultural products processing

Antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, communications equipment buildings, existing building or other existing structure subject to § 27-1210

Bus stations

Business offices

Business services

Contractor yards

Crop production

Forestry and forest reserves, fish and game refuges, and similar conservation uses

Industry

Lumberyards

Manufacturing, light

Office buildings

Park and ride facilities

Public and semipublic buildings and uses

Recycling facilities

Retail home heating fuel distributors

Short-term rental in a single-family dwelling existing on or before January 27, 2023 (§ 27-1014)

Single-family dwelling on a lot existing on or before the effective date of this chapter

Small warehouse

Subdivision of two residential lots meeting R-1 District requirements from any tract existing on or before the effective date of this chapter

Storage yards for forest products and minerals

Temporary construction buildings, which must be removed 30 days after the use ends

Township buildings and uses

Wholesale businesses

Wineries, farm

Accessory Uses. Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the uses allowed in the I District, including:

Animal husbandry, home use (§ 27-1203, Subsection 5).

Data center accessory uses.

Data center equipment.

Decks and porches.

Family day care.

Garages and carports.

Home occupations (§ 27-1004).

No-impact home-based businesses (§ 27-1003).

Off-street parking required by § 27-1005.

Raising of garden crops for domestic purposes, and the occasional or casual sale of products therefrom.

Signs permitted in the C District by Part 17.

Storage buildings, greenhouses, swimming pools accessory to the principal use.

Other customary uses and buildings, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use.

Special Exceptions.

None.

Conditional Uses.

Adult businesses (§ 27-1201)

Airports

Application of sewage sludge or septage under permit from PADEP

Auctions, vehicle and equipments

Data storage center (§ 27-1242)

Distribution centers/truck terminals (§ 27-1215)

Gaming establishments (§ 27-1217)

Heliports

Helistops

Industrial wastewater treatment facilities

Large warehouse

Mineral extraction (§ 27-1223)

Mineral processing

Natural gas processing plants

Bulk fuel storage facilities

Bus, limousine or taxi terminals

Communications towers, antennas and communications equipment buildings (§ 27-1210)

Composting facilities

Pipeline compressor station, metering station or operation/maintenance

Power plants

Resource recovery facilities

Solar commercial facility (§ 27-1236)

Solid waste facilities (§ 27-1237)

Water withdrawal facilities

Lot and Setback Requirements.

Lot Area and Lot Width for Newly Created Lots
Use	All Types of Water and Sewage
	Minimum Required
	Lot Area* (square feet)	Lot Width (feet)
All uses	43,560	150

*	Additional lot area may be required if well testing, soil limitations for on-site sewage disposal, or other factors require the need for a larger lot.

Lot Depth to Width Ratio for Newly Created Lots
All uses	4 to 1

Setbacks for All Lots (except as modified by § 27-301)
	Front* (feet)	Side (feet)	Rear (feet)
All uses	50	25	35

*	See § 27-201, Subsection 3 for the Route 715 Overlay District which requires a setback of 70 feet measured from the center line of Route 715, unless a greater setback is required by other provisions of this chapter.

Maximum Lot Coverage of Impervious Surfaces for All Lots
All uses	75% of gross lot area

Height Requirements.

Maximum Building Height (measured from the average finished grade of the ground immediately adjoining the building to the highest point of the roof except as modified by § 27-301)
All uses	Principal structures: 50 feet Accessory structures: 25 feet (not applicable to agricultural structures)

Jackson Township Monroe County
City Zoning Code

PART 8

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

§ 27-801 I Industrial District.

[Ord. No. 2014-101, 5/1/2014; Ord. No. 2015-101, 4/23/2015; Ord. No. 2023-100, 1/23/2023; Ord. No. 2023-104, 6/7/2023; Ord. No. 2024-102, 10/17/2024; Ord. No. 2025-101, 7/28/2025]

Principal Permitted Use.

Agricultural products processing

Antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, communications equipment buildings, existing building or other existing structure subject to § 27-1210

Bus stations

Business offices

Business services

Contractor yards

Crop production

Forestry and forest reserves, fish and game refuges, and similar conservation uses

Industry

Lumberyards

Manufacturing, light

Office buildings

Park and ride facilities

Public and semipublic buildings and uses

Recycling facilities

Retail home heating fuel distributors

Short-term rental in a single-family dwelling existing on or before January 27, 2023 (§ 27-1014)

Single-family dwelling on a lot existing on or before the effective date of this chapter

Small warehouse

Subdivision of two residential lots meeting R-1 District requirements from any tract existing on or before the effective date of this chapter

Storage yards for forest products and minerals

Temporary construction buildings, which must be removed 30 days after the use ends

Township buildings and uses

Wholesale businesses

Wineries, farm

Accessory Uses. Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the uses allowed in the I District, including:

Animal husbandry, home use (§ 27-1203, Subsection 5).

Data center accessory uses.

Data center equipment.

Decks and porches.

Family day care.

Garages and carports.

Home occupations (§ 27-1004).

No-impact home-based businesses (§ 27-1003).

Off-street parking required by § 27-1005.

Raising of garden crops for domestic purposes, and the occasional or casual sale of products therefrom.

Signs permitted in the C District by Part 17.

Storage buildings, greenhouses, swimming pools accessory to the principal use.

Other customary uses and buildings, provided that such uses are clearly incidental to the principal use.

Special Exceptions.

None.

Conditional Uses.

Adult businesses (§ 27-1201)

Airports

Application of sewage sludge or septage under permit from PADEP

Auctions, vehicle and equipments

Data storage center (§ 27-1242)

Distribution centers/truck terminals (§ 27-1215)

Gaming establishments (§ 27-1217)

Heliports

Helistops

Industrial wastewater treatment facilities

Large warehouse

Mineral extraction (§ 27-1223)

Mineral processing

Natural gas processing plants

Bulk fuel storage facilities

Bus, limousine or taxi terminals

Communications towers, antennas and communications equipment buildings (§ 27-1210)

Composting facilities

Pipeline compressor station, metering station or operation/maintenance

Power plants

Resource recovery facilities

Solar commercial facility (§ 27-1236)

Solid waste facilities (§ 27-1237)

Water withdrawal facilities

Lot and Setback Requirements.

Lot Area and Lot Width for Newly Created Lots
Use	All Types of Water and Sewage
	Minimum Required
	Lot Area* (square feet)	Lot Width (feet)
All uses	43,560	150

*	Additional lot area may be required if well testing, soil limitations for on-site sewage disposal, or other factors require the need for a larger lot.

Lot Depth to Width Ratio for Newly Created Lots
All uses	4 to 1

Setbacks for All Lots (except as modified by § 27-301)
	Front* (feet)	Side (feet)	Rear (feet)
All uses	50	25	35

*	See § 27-201, Subsection 3 for the Route 715 Overlay District which requires a setback of 70 feet measured from the center line of Route 715, unless a greater setback is required by other provisions of this chapter.

Maximum Lot Coverage of Impervious Surfaces for All Lots
All uses	75% of gross lot area

Height Requirements.

Maximum Building Height (measured from the average finished grade of the ground immediately adjoining the building to the highest point of the roof except as modified by § 27-301)
All uses	Principal structures: 50 feet Accessory structures: 25 feet (not applicable to agricultural structures)

Jackson Township Monroe CountyCity Zoning Code

PART 8

§ 27-801 I Industrial District.

Jackson Township Monroe CountyCity Zoning Code

PART 8

§ 27-801 I Industrial District.

Jackson Township Monroe CountyCity Zoning Code

PART 8

§ 27-801 I Industrial District.

Jackson Township Monroe County
City Zoning Code

Jackson Township Monroe County
City Zoning Code

Jackson Township Monroe County
City Zoning Code