Middletown Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIX
SU-1 Special Use District
§ 275-107 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to make provisions for light industrial/manufacturing uses, corporate office uses, and other compatible commercial and related uses. In promoting the general purposes of this chapter, the intent is to encourage attractive, less intensive, comprehensive campus-type development which does not constitute a hazard or a nuisance to adjacent areas.
§ 275-108 Use regulations.
A.
Permitted principal uses. A building or combination of buildings may be erected, altered, or used, and land may be used or occupied, subject to the General Provisions in Article XXI and Special Provisions of Article XXII, for any of the following uses and for no other:
(1)
Scientific research laboratory.
(2)
Light manufacturing.
(3)
A dairy, together with warehouse facilities operating on the same lot, serving the dairy operation or warehouse facilities serving off-site retail operations.
(4)
Neighborhood shopping center.
(5)
Business or professional office.
(6)
Supermarket, including fuel pumps.
(7)
Medical offices and medical clinics.
(8)
Restaurants, fast-food; including drive-through service subject to § 275-149.
(9)
Hotels, subject to § 275-153.
(10)
Recreational uses, including food service.
(11)
Communications antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, building or other structure and communications equipment buildings, subject to the regulations set forth in § 275-145 of Article XXII.
(12)
Regional rail facilities.
B.
Accessory uses on the same lot as the permitted principal use, subject to the General Provisions in Article XXI.
(1)
Cafeteria, when located within the main building and operated by or for the employer for the exclusive use of its employees.
C.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Automotive sales and service center, including rental agencies, subject to § 275-139E, provided that all repair, lubrication or car washing shall be performed within a completely enclosed building.
(2)
Clubs for recreation, subject to § 275-144.
(3)
Conference centers and meeting and assembly facilities for associations and organizations.
(4)
Educational uses, including nursery, elementary and secondary schools, subject to § 275-150.
(5)
Day care centers, subject to § 275-148.
(6)
Communications towers, subject to the standards for communications towers as conditional uses set forth at § 275-146, and communications equipment buildings, subject to the regulations set forth in § 275-145 of Article XXII.
§ 275-109 Area and bulk regulations.
A.
Permitted principal and conditional uses.
(1)
Minimum tract area: five acres.
(2)
Minimum tract width at street line: 500 feet.
(3)
Minimum individual lot areas: 2 1/2 acres.
(4)
Minimum lot width at building line: 200 feet.
(5)
Minimum lot width at street line: 150 feet.
(6)
Maximum height: 40 feet.
(7)
Maximum impervious surface area: 50%.
(8)
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
(9)
Minimum depth of each front and rear yard: 100 feet.
(10)
Minimum aggregate width of side yards: 200 feet.
(11)
Minimum width of each individual side yard: 100 feet.
(12)
Minimum side yard abutting the street on a corner lot: 100 feet.
§ 275-110 Special design standards for SU-1 uses.
A.
Special regulations relating to access and highway frontage. In order to minimize traffic congestion and hazard, control street access in the interest of public safety and encourage the appropriate development of street or highway frontage, the following shall apply:
(1)
No parking lot or area for off-street parking or for the storage or movement of motor vehicles shall abut directly to a public street or highway unless separated from the street or highway by a raised curb, barrier planting strip, wall or other effective barrier against traffic, except for necessary accessways, and each parking lot shall have not more than two accessways to any one public street or highway for each 500 feet of frontage. Where practicable, access to parking areas shall be provided by a common service driveway or minor street in order to avoid direct access on a major street or highway. No such accessway shall be more than 35 feet in width.
(2)
Accessway requirements.
(a)
All necessary accessways to a public street or highway shall be located not less than 150 feet from any intersection with any other street.
(b)
All streets and accessways shall be designed in a manner conducive to safe exit and entrance and shall conform to the design standards for streets in Chapter 210, Subdivision and Land Development.
B.
Buffer areas and landscaping.
(1)
The following buffer areas shall be provided:
(a)
A buffer of 100 feet shall be provided, of which at least 50 feet shall be landscaped in accordance with the provisions in Article XXI.
(2)
Buffer yards shall comply with the following standards:
(a)
The buffer yard shall be measured from the district boundary line or from the near street line where a street serves as the district boundary line.
(b)
The buffer yard may be part of the required front, side or rear yards, and, in cases of conflict, the larger yard requirements shall apply.
(c)
In all buffer yards, the exterior 50 feet width shall be planted with trees, shrubs, grasses and ground covers and shall be maintained and kept clean of all debris, rubbish, weeds and tall grass in conformance with existing regulations; provided, however, if such land is naturally wooded, it may continue in its natural state.
(d)
No structure, manufacturing or processing activity or storage of materials shall be permitted in the buffer yard.
(e)
Suitable screen planting shall be shown on the plan and shall be installed by the developer in accordance with Article XXI.
(f)
Prior to the issuance of any building permit, complete plans showing the arrangement of all buffer yards and the placement, species and size of all plant materials and the placement, size, materials and types of fences to be placed in such buffer yard shall be reviewed by the Zoning Officer.
C.
Building placement.
(1)
There shall be a minimum distance of 40 feet between all buildings.
D.
Architectural design.
(1)
All buildings shall be of compatible architectural design with one another. No prefabricated or metal buildings shall be permitted.
(2)
All buildings shall be located, oriented, designed and constructed to create architectural interest; to further the amenities of light and air; and to maximize energy efficiency.
E.
Environmental controls. All uses within the SU-1 District shall comply with all environmental controls of Article XXI pertaining to noise, smoke, dust, fumes, vapors and gases, heat and glare, air quality, odor, vibration, outdoor storage and waste disposal.
§ 275-111 General design standards.
A.
General Provisions standards, subject to Article XXI.
B.
Special Provisions standards, subject to Article XXII.
C.
Off-street parking and loading standards, subject to Article XXIV.
D.
Signage, subject to Article XXV.
E.
Landscaping, subject to Article XXI.
F.
Lighting, subject to Article XXI.
G.
Stormwater management, subject to Chapter 198.
