Ridley Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IX
I Industrial Districts
§ 325-45 Intended purpose.
A.
The Industrial Districts are designed to accommodate commercial, wholesale activities, wholesale and industrial operations whose external, physical effects are restricted to the area of the districts and in no manner affect in a detrimental way any of the surrounding districts.
B.
It is hereby determined that tattoo establishments, body-piercing establishments and outpatient drug treatment facilities tend to bring with them secondary concerns that impact the health, safety, and general welfare concerns of the Township of Ridley. These associated concerns include the deleterious effects on business and residential property values and encourage residents and businesses to move elsewhere. With these goals in mind, the Township is amending this chapter to restrict or limit the location of where said activities can locate within the bounds of the Township of Ridley so as to only permit their use in the Industrial District.
[Added 10-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2009]
§ 325-46 Use regulations.
[Amended 10-26-1994 by Ord. No. 1728; 10-22-2014 by Ord. No. 2009; 5-25-2022 by Ord. No. 2060]
A structure may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other:
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Special trade contractors and building material wholesalers, providing that all materials and storage are completely enclosed within a building or similar shelter.
(2)
Utilities and communications, such as electrical receiving or transforming stations, radio or television broadcasting stations and gas service buildings and yards.
(3)
Warehousing, refrigerated and general storage.
(4)
Local and suburban transit and passenger transportation facilities, trucking transportation terminals, maintenance and service facilities.
(5)
Laundries, laundry services and cleaning and dyeing plants.
(6)
Industrial plants manufacturing, processing or assembling the following:
(a)
Agricultural products.
(b)
Food and kindred products.
(c)
Furniture and fixtures.
(d)
Printing, publishing and paperboard products.
(e)
Biological products, drugs, medicinal chemicals and pharmaceutical preparation.
(f)
Electrical machinery, equipment and supplies, electronic components and accessories.
(g)
Professional scientific and controlling instruments, photographic and optical goods.
(h)
Any uses which are charged with the principal function of research, such as industrial research, scientific research and business research.
(i)
Any other manufacturing plant and uses having performance characteristics similar to those listed in this district in that they emit a minimum of noise, vibration, smoke, glare, electromagnetic or atomic radiation, dust, dirt nor toxic or offensive odors or gases.
(8)
Uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board are of the same general character as those listed as permitted uses and which will not be detrimental to the intended purpose of this district.
(9)
No permitted use in this district shall include a drive-through or walkup window whereby the consumer transacts for goods or services outside of the building.
(11)
Outpatient drug treatment facilities.
B.
Conditional uses. Subject to the general standards set forth in § 325-113 governing conditional uses, the following uses shall be permitted as conditional uses when authorized by the Board of Commissioners after review by the Township Planning Commission as to conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and this chapter:
(1)
Medical marijuana grower/processor use shall be permitted as a conditional use pursuant to the Board of Commissioner's approval subject to the general standards set forth in § 325-113, governing conditional uses and the specific standards set forth below:
(a)
There shall be no emission of dust, fumes, vapors, odors or waste into the environment from any grower/processor facility where medical marijuana growing, processing or testing occurs.
(b)
Marijuana remnants and byproducts shall be secured and properly disposed of in accordance with policies of the Department of Health of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. No such remnants or byproducts shall be disposed of in any exterior refuse container.
(c)
Medical marijuana grower/processor facility should not be located within 1,000 feet of a property line of any public, private or parochial schools and day care centers. This distance shall be measured in a straight line from the closest exterior wall of the building or portion thereof in which the dispensary is located, to the closest property line of the projected use, regardless of the municipality in which it is located.
(d)
A medical marijuana grower/processor facility shall be a minimum distance of 1,000 feet for the next nearest medical marijuana grower/processor facility.
(e)
A medical marijuana grower/processor may only grow medical marijuana in an indoor, enclosed and secure building which includes electronic locking systems, electronic surveillance and other features required by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The grower/processor facility shall not be located in a trailer, cargo container, mobile or modular unit, mobile home, recreational vehicle or other motor vehicle.
(f)
All external lighting serving a medical marijuana grower/processor shall be shielded in such a manner to not allow light to be emitted skyward or into adjoining properties.
(g)
Parking requirements shall follow the parking schedule found in § 325-80 of the Zoning Ordinance as listed for a manufacturing use.
(h)
A buffer planting is required where a medical marijuana grower/processor adjoins a residential use or district.
(i)
Entrances and driveways to a medical marijuana grower/processor shall be designed to accommodate the anticipated vehicles used to service the facility.
(j)
Loading and off-loading areas within the structure are preferred. If an external loading dock arrangement is designed is shall be from within a secure environment.
(k)
A medical marijuana grower/processor shall be legally registered in the Commonwealth and possess a current valid medical marijuana permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Health.
§ 325-47 Special exception uses.
The following special exception uses shall be permitted, upon the issuance of a permit by the Zoning Hearing Board as provided in this chapter:
§ 325-48 Lot area, building height and yard requirements.
[Amended 9-26-2007 by Ord. No. 1903]
A.
Minimum off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with Article XIII of this chapter.
Lot Requirements | Setback Requirements | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Min. Lot Area | Min. Lot Width | Max. Lot Coverage % | Front | One Side | Total Sides | Rear | |
None | None | 70% | 30 ft. | 20 ft. 50 ft.* | 40 ft. | 30 ft. | |
NOTES: *Side yard requirements when abutting residential districts. |
B.
Building height. No building shall exceed three stories or 45 feet in height, unless authorized as a special exception.
§ 325-49 Minimum off-street parking and loading requirements.
§ 325-50 Limitations on signs.
Only those signs referring or relating to the uses conducted on the premises or to the materials or products made, sold or displayed on the premises shall be permitted and further provided all signs and advertising structures shall be maintained in accordance with Article XII of this chapter.
§ 325-51 General requirements.
Where districts abut any other nonindustrial use district, a landscaped strip of not less than 20 feet in width shall be planted and maintained with appropriated vegetative landscaping materials. Such vegetative planting, including any architectural screens or fences shall be planted and maintained at not less than five feet in height, except on corner lots where a clear sight shall be maintained in accordance with Article XIII of this chapter.