Norristown City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XV
LIMU Limited Industrial Mixed Use District
§ 320-150 Legislative intent.
The purpose of the LIMU District is to provide for a wide variety of low-impact light industrial, office, and commercial uses in a mixed-use, live-work environment. Furthermore, it is the intent of this district to:
§ 320-151 Use regulation.
A.
Class I permitted uses. A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied by any of the following uses and no other.
(1)
Artisans' and crafts works.
(2)
Bookbinding, copying or other printing-related processes.
(3)
Building contractor.
(4)
Business offices.
(5)
Candy manufacturing.
(6)
Coffee roasting.
(7)
Commercial car wash facilities.
(8)
Fence manufacturing.
(9)
Furniture and fixtures manufacturing.
(10)
Glass products from previously prepared materials.
(11)
Mini storage facilities.
(12)
Machine shops.
(13)
Natural and man-made stone finishing and manufacturing.
(14)
Job printing or photocopying.
(15)
Public or governmental building or use, including storage yard, repair shop or similar use.
(16)
Retail or wholesales of industrial products.
(17)
Scientific or industrial research, engineering, training and testing facilities.
(18)
Upholstering.
(19)
Warehousing and storage.
(20)
Window blinds, shades, and awnings manufacturing.
(21)
Any residential use in Article V, R-2 Residence District, provided that all of the R-2 regulations are met.
(22)
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any principal use permitted by this section, including no-impact home-based business.
(23)
Medical marijuana grower/processor shall meet the following requirements:
[Added 4-18-2017 by Ord. No. 17-01]
(a)
The facility must about the Institutional District as defined herein and delineated on the Norristown Municipal Zone Map.
(b)
The facility must be at least 130,000 square feet and no more than 175,000 square feet in size.
(c)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall provide proof of registration with the Pennsylvania Department of Health or proof that registration has been sought and is pending approval, and shall at all times maintain a valid, accurate, and up-to-date registration with the Department of Health. Should registration be denied or revoked at any time, any conditional use or special exception shall immediately become void.
(d)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall at all times operate in compliance with all Department of Health regulations pertaining to such facilities.
(e)
A medical marijuana grower/processor must be located on a lot containing not less two acres.
(f)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall not be operated or maintained on a parcel within 1,000 feet, measured by a straight line in all directions, without regard to intervening structures or objects, from the nearest point on the property line of a parcel containing a public, private or parochial school or a day-care center. Nor shall a medical marijuana grower/processor be located closer than 2,500 feet from another medical marijuana grower/processor or medical marijuana dispensary.
(g)
A medical marijuana grower/processor must operate entirely within an indoor, enclosed, and secure facility.
(h)
A medical marijuana grower/processor may not operate on the same site as a medical marijuana dispensary.
(i)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall not receive deliveries or make shipments earlier than 9:00 a.m. or later than 9:00 p.m.
(j)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall submit a disposal plan to, and obtain approval from the Municipal Code Enforcement Officer or his or her designee. Medical marijuana remnants and byproducts shall be disposed of according to an approved plan, and shall not be placed within an exterior refuse container.
(k)
There shall be no emission of dust, fumes, vapors, or odors which can be seen, smelled, or otherwise perceived from beyond the lot line for the property where the medical marijuana grower/processor is operating.
(l)
No one under the age of 21 shall be permitted in a medical marijuana grower/processor.
(m)
No retail sales of medical marijuana shall be permitted on the premises of a medical marijuana grower/processor.
(n)
No use of medical marijuana shall be permitted on the premises of a medical marijuana grower/processor.
(o)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall submit a security plan to, and obtain approval from the Code Enforcement Officer or his or her designee. The medical marijuana grower/processor shall demonstrate how it will maintain effective security and control. The security plan shall specify the type and manner of twenty-four-hour security, tracking, recordkeeping, record retention, and surveillance system to be utilized in the facility as required by Section 1102 of the Medical Marijuana Act and as supplemented by regulations promulgated by the Department of Health pursuant to the Medical Marijuana Act.
(p)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall contract with a private security company, licensed in accordance with 22 Pa.C.S.A. (the Private Detective Act), and the grower/processor shall be staffed with/monitored by security personnel 24 hours a day and seven days a week, and shall install panic alarms approved by the Chief of Police.
(q)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall submit a site plan for approval by the Municipal Engineer and a floor plan for approval by the Municipal Building Code Official. The floor plan shall identify internal security measures. All medical marijuana product, byproduct, and waste shall be stored in an interior secure vault or receptacle in such a manner as to protect against improper dissemination.
B.
Class II permitted uses. All Class I permitted uses including the following and no other.
(1)
Automotive and other vehicle sales and repairs.
(2)
Automotive body shops provided all work is done in an enclosed space.
(3)
Banks, including drive-through windows.
(4)
Gas stations.
(5)
Fully enclosed automobile showrooms.
(6)
Recreational facility of limited scale, such as fitness center, health club, racquet club.
(7)
Restaurants, tearooms, delicatessens, luncheonettes, coffee shops, retail bakers, confectionery or ice cream shops, bars, taverns or other places serving food or beverages, including outdoor dining facilities provided exclusive of drive-through facilities.
(8)
Retail dry cleaning and laundromat.
C.
Special exception. The following use and no other when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to Article XXI, Special Exceptions, and the criteria contained herein.
[Amended 4-21-2020 by Ord. No. 20-06]
(1)
Multifamily residential as an adaptive reuse of a vacant industrial building. All adaptive reuses of existing, vacant industrial buildings for multifamily residential use shall comply with the following:
(2)
Multifamily residential. All newly constructed multifamily residential buildings shall comply with the following:
(a)
Dimensional requirements.
Minimum lot size | 1 acre |
Minimum lot width | 100 feet |
Minimum front yard setback | 0 feet |
Minimum side yard setback | 0 feet |
Minimum rear yard setback | 0 feet |
Minimum parking setback from curbline of the street | 0 feet |
Minimum setback from nonresidential property lines | 18 feet |
Minimum setback from residential property lines | 20 feet |
Minimum setback of outdoor storage and trash area | 3 feet |
Maximum building height | 150 feet |
Maximum impervious surface (percentage of lot area) | 100% |
Maximum building coverage (percentage of lot area) | 100% |
Minimum distance between adjacent buildings | 30 feet |
(b)
Other development requirements (these development requirements take precedence over other requirements within the Zoning Chapter of the Norristown Code):
[1]
First-floor residential units may only be rented as live-work units.
[2]
Commercial uses on the first floor may only include 4,000 square feet of restaurant seating area.
[3]
No landscaping buffer shall be required.
[4]
Garages facing an alley shall be set back one foot from the curbline of the alley.
[5]
One indoor parking space per dwelling unit is required. No additional off-street parking, as required by Article XXVI, shall be required for a development under this section.
[6]
Automated parking, when provided, shall conform to the appropriate governing regulations, industry standards, and locally adopted building codes.
§ 320-152 Dimensional criteria.
A | Uses | Class I | Class II |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Minimum lot size (net square feet) | 20,000 | 40,000 |
2 | Minimum lot width (feet) | 75 | 100 |
3 | Minimum front yard (feet) | 20 | 30 |
4 | Minimum side yard setback (feet) | 15 and 25 when abutting a residential use or zone | 20 and 50 when abutting a residential use or zone |
5 | Minimum rear yard setback (feet) | 15 and 25 when abutting a residential use or zone | 20 and 50 when abutting a residential use or zone |
6 | Minimum parking setback from the curbline of the street (feet) | 20 | 20 |
7 | Minimum parking setback from nonresidential property lines (feet) | 10 | 10 |
8 | Minimum parking setback from residential use or zone (feet) | 20 | 30 |
9 | Minimum setback of outdoor storage and trash storage areas from a residential use or zone (feet) | 30 | 50 |
10 | Maximum building height (feet) | 35 | 40 |
11 | Maximum impervious surface (percent of net lot area) | 80% | 70% |
12 | Maximum building coverage (percent of net lot area) | 35% | 30% |
§ 320-153 General development regulations.
A.
All uses.
(2)
The storage of refuse shall be provided inside the building or within an outdoor area enclosed by either walls or an opaque fence that is architecturally compatible with the primary building.
(3)
Exterior lighting shall be designed to prevent glare onto adjacent properties. Pedestrian pathways need to be clearly marked and well lit.
(4)
A planned system of efficient ingress, egress and internal circulation of traffic and pedestrians shall be required.
(5)
Loading and unloading areas shall be provided to the rear of the use and shall not block or interfere with the use of driveways, parking areas or streets.
(6)
The total seating area for restaurants devoted to customer use on a single lot shall not exceed an area of 2,000 square feet.
(7)
All employee and visitor parking in addition to truck pick-up and delivery zones shall be accommodated on site.
(8)
Uses shall not interfere with the public's right to a quiet, clean and peaceful neighborhood.
(10)
All proposed developments shall be reviewed by the Historical Architectural Review Board when this board has jurisdiction. When the Historical Architectural Review Board does not have jurisdiction, all proposed developments shall be reviewed by the Design Review Board in accordance with § 320-243.
B.
Class II permitted uses. In addition to all standards listed above, the following shall apply.
(1)
Shall take direct access from, and front on, Main Street and/or Markley Street.
(2)
Car washes, oil change and lube facilities, gas stations, mini-marts, convenient stores with fuel pumps and any other use with fuel pumps, drive-through facilities, and veterinary clinics shall conform to the applicable standards of Article XXIII, Supplemental Regulations.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, Special exceptions, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 4-21-2020 by Ord. No. 20-06.