Leacock Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
Limited Manufacturing LM Zone
§ 310-84 Purpose.
A.
This zoning district provides services and facilities to support the Township's agricultural and farm-related businesses and permits light- or cottage-industry type uses of a scale greater than would be permitted in the Agricultural Zone.
B.
This zoning district also imposes design and performance standards to ensure that the limited manufacturing uses are compatible with adjoining land uses. Finally, these zoning districts have been located along major roads so as to avoid the movement of commercial vehicles on local and narrow roads or along residential roads.
§ 310-85 Permitted uses.
A.
Agricultural, animal husbandry, horticultural and forestry uses, subject to the requirements under Article IV; and further provided that the commercial keeping and handling of poultry, livestock and other domestic or wild animals shall not be maintained on tracts of less than 10 acres in size.
B.
Limited manufacturing, including but not limited to manufacture of outdoor equipment, lawn furniture, garden/lawn ornaments, hand crafts, and custom cabinetry.
C.
Facilities for the commercial processing of agricultural products (not including rendering uses).
D.
Repair services. Including, but not limited to, farm machinery service and repair, shoe repair shops, blacksmith shops, machine shops, small engine repair facilities, welding shops, carpenter shops, plumbing shops, and appliance repair shops.
G.
Single-family detached dwelling shall be considered a permitted accessory use when situated on the premises of one of the permitted/special exception uses as included in this section and occupied by the owner, operator or caretaker of the permitted use. Subdivision and land development of the dwelling whereby it is separated, divided or subdivided from the industrial use is strictly prohibited.
I.
Elder cottage housing units on lots of five acres or greater, subject to the provisions of § 310-183.
L.
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the above uses.
§ 310-86 Special exception uses.
The following uses are permitted when special exceptions are granted by written approval of the Zoning Hearing Board. In granting any special exception, the Board may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards, in addition to those expressed in this chapter, as it may deem necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter.
§ 310-87 Height and area regulations.
A.
Height. No building shall exceed 40 feet in height.
C.
Minimum lot width: 150 feet at the building setback line.
D.
Minimum lot depth: 175 feet.
E.
Yards. The yards may be used for the purpose of off-street parking and loading requirements, except that no parking shall be permitted closer than 10 feet to any property or street right-of-way. Yards of the following minimum sizes shall be provided:
(1)
Front yard minimum depth.
(a)
The minimum building setback line from all streets shall be in compliance with the requirements of Article XVII, § 310-127; provided, however, that the minimum distance shall be 60 feet from the center line of the street. When a residential zone is across the street from the (LM) Limited Manufacturing Zone, the minimum setback line shall be 80 feet from the center line of the street.
(2)
Side yard. There shall be two side yards, neither of which shall be less than 12 feet, except that this requirement may be waived when a rail siding is to be provided to serve both properties, and further as provided in Subsection E(4) of this section.
(3)
Rear yard. Rear yards shall be a minimum of 20 feet in depth, except that this requirement may be waived when a rail siding is to be provided, and further as provided in Subsection E(4) of this section.
(4)
When a Limited Manufacturing Zone use is adjacent to another type of zone, there shall be a minimum side yard and rear yard requirement of 25 feet along such adjacent side, except that the Zoning Hearing Board may waive this requirement when it is clearly evident that this requirement would create a hardship by prohibiting the use of the tract because of its limited size.
F.
Maximum lot coverage: 80%. In the (LM) Limited Manufacturing Zone, maximum lot coverage shall include buildings and all other impervious or semi-impervious areas.
G.
Maximum (total) building coverage for all buildings used for businesses in the (LM) Limited Manufacturing Zone is as follows.
§ 310-88 Additional regulations.
A.
Residential buffer. Where a proposed limited manufacturing use abuts a residential zone or existing residence/residential use, screening in conformance with the requirements of Chapter 265, Subdivision and Land Development shall be provided on the property.
B.
Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with Article XIX. Required parking spaces shall not be utilized for storage or otherwise reduced.
C.
In the (LM) Limited Manufacturing Zone, the location of multiple uses in the same building is permitted.
D.
All businesses in the (LM) Limited Manufacturing Zone shall require the preparation of a land development plan in accordance with the requirements of the Township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
E.
Outdoor storage of supplies, materials and products shall be screened from adjoining roads and properties.
F.
Food sales to the general public shall be prohibited.