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Marlborough Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XXXI

LHI Limited Heavy Industrial Overlay District

[Added 5-13-2026 by Ord. No. 2026-03]

§ 275-229 Legislative intent.

In expansion of the legislative intent contained in Article I, § 275-2 of this chapter, and the statement of community development objectives found in Article I, § 275-3 of this chapter, it is the intent of this article to:
A. 
Effectively regulate the establishment and maintenance of limited heavy industrial uses as defined herein.
B. 
Establish operational, dimensional, and design standards minimizing adverse impacts on surrounding uses and districts.

§ 275-230 Standards and criteria in the overlay district.

The Limited Heavy Industrial Overlay District is an overlay to the existing or hereafter created underlying districts as shown on the Zoning Map. The following provisions shall also apply to the overlay district:
A. 
The provisions of the Limited Heavy Industrial Overlay District shall serve as a supplement to the underlying district provisions.
B. 
In the case of conflict between the provisions or requirements of this district and those of any underlying district, the Limited Heavy Industrial Overlay District provision shall apply.
C. 
A change in the underlying zoning shall not affect the classification of any land zoned as the Limited Heavy Industrial Overlay District.

§ 275-231 Permitted uses.

A. 
Uses contained in §§ 275-122 and 275-122.1 of the LI Light Industrial District.
B. 
Junk dealers and junkyards as permitted in Chapter 150, Junk Dealers and Junkyards.

§ 275-232 Performance standards.

All uses in the Limited Heavy Industrial Overlay District shall comply with the performance standards below, in addition to all applicable regulations found in the underlying zoning district. Where duplicate standards appear, the Limited Heavy Industrial Overlay District standards shall apply.
A. 
Uses specified in § 275-231 shall comply with the standards set forth in § 275-124, Performance standards, for the Light Industrial District.

§ 275-233 Dimensional standards.

All uses in the Limited Heavy Industrial Overlay District shall comply with the dimensional standards below, in addition to all applicable regulations found in the underlying zoning district. Where duplicate standards appear, the Limited Heavy Industrial Overlay District standards shall apply.
A. 
Uses specified in § 275-231 shall comply with the dimensional standards set forth in § 275-125, Dimensional standards, for the Light Industrial District.

§ 275-234 Severability and effective date.

A. 
In the event that any section, sentence, clause or word of this article shall be declared illegal, invalid or unconstitutional by any Court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration shall not prevent, preclude or otherwise foreclose the validity of the remaining portions of this article.
B. 
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent herewith or in conflict with any of the specific terms enacted hereby, to the extent of said inconsistencies or conflicts, are hereby specifically repealed, unless this section, §§ 275-229 to 275-233, specifically provides that criteria in the underlying zoning district shall apply.
C. 
This article shall become effective upon enactment by the Board of Supervisors.