Mount Joy Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVII
LI - Light Industrial District
§ 135-161 District purpose.
[Amended 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 293-2015]
This district seeks to provide for a wide range of light industrial and office development within the designated growth area, while avoiding heavy industrial uses that are mostly likely to cause nuisances and hazards; to also provide for commercial uses compatible with neighboring residential areas; to encourage a coordinated interior road system; and to control noise and annoyances.
§ 135-162 Permitted-by-right uses.
Permitted-by-right uses shall be as follows:
A.
Any form of agriculture, subject to the requirements of § 135-212, and further provided that the commercial keeping and handling of poultry, livestock and other animals shall not be maintained on tracts of less than 10 acres in size.
B.
Municipal uses.
C.
Offices and administrative activities in support of manufacturing or other industrial activity.
D.
Testing laboratories for experimental, research, testing or manufacturing in the medical, science or industrial related fields in accordance with § 135-261, not to exceed 30,000 square feet.
E.
Industrial uses involving warehousing, manufacturing, processing, packaging, production, wholesaling, storage, distribution, or repair of the following products, not to exceed 50,000 square feet:
(1)
Furniture, cabinets, fixtures, office supplies, and other household appointments.
(2)
Scientific, specialized and technical equipment and supplies.
(3)
Audiovisual components, computers, vending machines, electronics, and video games.
(4)
Finished textile products.
(5)
Brushes, brooms and combs.
(6)
Hot tubs, spas, saunas and swimming pools.
(7)
Jewelry and other precious metals.
(8)
Photographic, timekeeping and lighting equipment.
(9)
Musical instruments and sporting equipment.
(10)
Cosmetics, toiletries and pharmaceuticals.
(11)
Optical, dental and other medical supplies and equipment.
(12)
Small or novelty products from prepared materials (excluding those used from sheet metal)
F.
Parking lots.
G.
Bookbinding, printing and publishing facilities.
H.
Sign makers.
I.
Public utility service structures and buildings.
J.
Park-and-ride facilities for persons using mass transit or carpooling, when located within 1/2 mile of an interchange with an expressway or roadway classified as an arterial in § 135-301.
[Added 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 293-2015]
K.
Dwellings existing as of June 19, 2006.
[Added 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 293-2015]
L.
Home occupations and no-impact home-based businesses, in accordance with § 135-234.
[Added 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 293-2015]
M.
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
[Amended 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 293-2015]
N.
Forestry and related uses, provided that the applicant provides copies of the permits and approvals from the DEP and/or any other applicable state or federal permit authorizing such use to occur.
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§ 135-163 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 certain conditions to its approval which it feels are necessary requirements in order to preserve and protect the character of the district in which the proposed use would locate. The burden shall be upon the applicant to prove that the approval of the application will not be detrimental to the health, safety and general welfare of the community.
A.
Testing laboratories for experimental, research, testing or manufacturing in the medical, science or industrial related fields in accordance with § 135-261, exceeding 30,000 square feet.
B.
Industrial uses involving warehousing, manufacturing, processing, packaging, production, wholesaling, storage, distribution, or repair of the following products, building area exceeding 50,000 square feet:
(1)
Furniture, cabinets, fixtures, office supplies, and other household appointments.
(2)
Scientific, specialized and technical equipment and supplies.
(3)
Audiovisual components, computers, vending machines, electronics, and video games.
(4)
Finished textile products.
(5)
Brushes, brooms and combs.
(6)
Hot tubs, spas, saunas and swimming pools.
(7)
Jewelry and other precious metals.
(8)
Photographic, timekeeping and lighting equipment.
(9)
Musical instruments and sporting equipment.
(10)
Cosmetics, toiletries and pharmaceuticals.
(11)
Optical, dental and other medical supplies and equipment.
(12)
Small or novelty products from prepared materials (excluding those used from sheet metal)
C.
Industrial uses involving warehousing, manufacturing, processing, packaging, production, wholesaling, storage, distribution, or repair of items not specifically referenced by § 135-162E.
L.
Commercial communications antenna meeting § 135-221, other than antenna permitted by right by such section.
M.
Cemeteries in accordance with § 135-251I, which may include a crematorium if such facility is set back a minimum of 200 feet from any land in a residential district.
P.
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
§ 135-164 Conditional uses.
(Reserved)
§ 135-165 Area and bulk requirements.
[Amended 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 293-2015]
A.
Building height.
(1)
The minimum height for all principal buildings shall be 20 feet.
(2)
An additional side yard setback of one foot shall be provided for every two feet, or fraction thereof, of increase in any principal nonresidential building height above 50 feet.
(3)
An additional side yard setback of one foot shall be provided for every two feet, or fraction thereof, of increase in any principal residential building height above 35 feet.
(4)
The maximum height for all accessory buildings shall be 20 feet.
(5)
Buildings devoted to agricultural use shall be exempt from these height regulations.
B.
Minimum lot area.
(1)
Nonresidential uses. The minimum lot area for nonresidential uses shall be:
(a)
Forty thousand square feet if served by neither public sanitary sewer nor public water facilities;
(b)
Twenty thousand square feet if served by either public sanitary sewer or public water facilities; or
(c)
Fifteen thousand square feet if served by both public sanitary sewer and public water facilities.
(2)
Residential uses. The minimum lot area for residential uses shall be:
(a)
The minimum lot area per dwelling unit which is not served by public sanitary sewer and public water facilities shall be 40,000 square feet; except that if a dwelling unit is served by public sanitary sewerage facilities, but not public water facilities, the minimum lot area per dwelling unit shall be 20,000 square feet.
(b)
The minimum lot area for single-family detached dwellings shall be 15,000 square feet if served by both public sanitary sewerage and public water facilities; otherwise, the minimum lot area shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection B(2) above.
(c)
The minimum area for semidetached dwellings shall be 10,000 square feet if served by both public sanitary sewer and public water facilities; otherwise, the minimum lot area shall be subject to the provisions of Subsection B(2) above if not served by public sanitary sewer and public water facilities.
C.
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width for all uses shall be as follows:
(1)
The minimum lot width for those lots that are served neither by public sanitary sewer nor public water facilities shall be 90 feet at the building setback line.
D.
Minimum lot depth. The minimum lot depth shall be 125 feet.
E.
Yards. Yards of the following minimum sizes shall be provided:
(1)
Front yard minimum depth.
(a)
The minimum front yard building setback line from all streets shall be 40 feet from the ultimate street right-of-way as designated by § 135-301, unless a more-stringent setback requirement applies to a particular use.
(b)
In developed areas, the minimum building setback line requirements may be adjusted by right so that the proposed building may be in proper relation to adjacent buildings. Under no circumstances shall a building be permitted to encroach any closer to the ultimate right-of-way than an adjacent building.
(c)
Off-street parking and outdoor storage areas shall contain a setback line of at least 15 feet from the ultimate street right-of-way. No off-street loading shall be permitted in the front yard.
(2)
Side yard. All buildings, off-street parking lots, loading areas and outdoor storage areas shall be set back at least 15 feet from each side lot line. If joint parking facilities are shared by adjoining uses, one of the side yard setbacks can be waived solely for parking and/or loading facilities.
(3)
Rear yard. Rear yards shall be a minimum of 30 feet in depth. Off-street parking lots, loading areas and outdoor storage areas shall be set back at least 15 feet from the rear lot line.
(4)
When a lot used or proposed to be used for industrial purposes within the LI District is adjacent to a residential district or a lot used for residential purposes, the minimum side yard and rear yard setback requirement shall be increased to 80 feet along such adjacent side or rear property line. All buildings, dumpster locations, parking areas, loading areas and outdoor storage areas shall comply with this requirement.
§ 135-166 Landscaping and screening requirements.
A.
Residential buffer strips. When an industrial use is located adjoining a residential district or a lot that is available for residential use, the required yards that share said boundary shall contain a residential buffer strip consisting of a mix of evergreen and deciduous trees to screen buildings, off-street parking and loading areas from view. The landscaping shall be planted in a minimum of two staggered rows for a more effective screening effect; the spacing of the trees shall be not more than one half the mature heights of the trees. No fewer than 60% of the trees planted shall be evergreen plantings. The minimum height of the trees at the time of planting shall be five feet and the minimum caliper of trees at the time of planting shall be two and a half inches. A comprehensive landscape plan showing the proposed landscaping elements shall be submitted with a Zoning Hearing Board application or an application for a subdivision and land development. If in the event a Zoning Hearing Board application or a subdivision and land development application is not required, the landscaping plan shall be submitted at the time for application of a zoning permit.
B.
Unless a greater requirement applies to a specific use or is required by Subsection A above, all yards shall contain a landscaping strip that is a minimum of 15 feet wide. If in the event a joint parking facility is used, the required landscaping strip may be waived for that portion of the side yard only. Landscaping strips shall be installed, maintained and contain appropriate materials in accordance with § 135-299.