Mount Joy Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVIII
GI – General Industrial District
§ 135-171 District purpose.
[Amended 3-16-2015 by Ord. No. 293-2015]
The purpose of the General Industrial District is to provide for the orderly development of a wide range of industrial uses; to encourage a coordinated interior road system; to control nuisances and hazards; and to encourage appropriate industrial growth in accordance with the Regional Strategic Plan.
§ 135-172 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 ten 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.
E.
Industrial uses involving warehousing, manufacturing, processing, packaging, production, wholesaling, storage, distribution or repair of the following products:
(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.
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
K.
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.
§ 135-173 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.
Industrial uses involving warehousing, manufacturing, processing, packaging, production, wholesaling, storage, distribution, or repair of items not specifically referenced by § 135-172E.
M.
Commercial communications antenna meeting § 135-221, other than antenna permitted by right by such section.
N.
Slaughtering and rendering of food products and their by-products, in accordance with the regulations of § 135-260.
O.
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.
T.
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.
§ 135-174 Conditional uses.
(Reserved)
§ 135-175 Area and bulk regulations.
A.
Height. An additional side yard setback of one foot shall be provided for every two feet, or fraction thereof, increase in height above 50 feet. Buildings devoted to agricultural use shall be exempt from height regulations.
B.
Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area shall be 15,000 square feet.
C.
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width shall be 75 feet at the building setback line.
D.
Minimum lot depth. The minimum lot depth shall be 100 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 within the GI 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.
§ 135-176 Landscaping and screening requirements.
A.
Residential buffer strips. When an industrial use is located adjoining a residential district or a lot 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.