Smith Township Washington County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 9
I-1 Industrial District
§ 900 Purpose.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
The purpose of this district is to provide for a mix of heavy commercial and light industrial uses in appropriate locations in the Township on sites that have adequate area to accommodate the uses and that can be reasonably buffered from adjoining zoning classifications.
§ 901 Authorized Uses.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007; 2009-6, 8/20/2009; Ord. 2010-3, 9/1/2010; Ord. 2010-4, 11/8/2010; Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015; Ord. 2015-9, 9/28/2015; Ord. No. 2018-1, 7/16/2018;[1] Ord. No. 2023-2, 4/17/2023; Ord. No. 2025-2, 8/18/2025]
In the I-1 Industrial District, only the following uses are authorized:
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Bar or tavern.
(b)
Business or professional offices.
(c)
Business services.
(d)
Commercial recreation.
(e)
Commercial school.
(f)
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building, public utility storage or transmission structure or an existing communications tower, subject to § 1211.
(g)
Contracting business.
(h)
Contractor's yard.
(i)
Essential services.
(j)
Garden nursery.
(k)
Heavy manufacturing.
(l)
Light manufacturing.
(m)
Mini-warehouse/self-storage facility.
(n)
Oil and gas pipelines, subject to § 1214.
(o)
Reentry drilling, subject to notice provision in § 1103, Subsection 49.
(p)
Repair shop.
(q)
Research and development.
(r)
Restaurant, including fast-food restaurant.
(s)
Supply yard.
(t)
Truck and heavy equipment rental, sales and service.
(u)
Vehicle rental, sales and service.
(v)
Vehicle repair garage.
(w)
Warehousing and distribution.
(x)
Wholesale business.
(y)
Traffic control sites, subject to notice provision in § 1103, Subsection 47.
(z)
Certified small temporary water facilities.
(2)
Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted when accessory to any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district:
(a)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 13.
(b)
Signs, subject to Part 14.
(c)
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 1207.
(d)
Temporary housing for well site workers, subject to § 1215.
(e)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district.
(f)
Accessory solar energy systems.
B.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Adult businesses, subject to § 1103, Subsection 1.
(b)
Junkyard or salvage yard, subject to § 1103, Subsection 20.
(c)
Landfill, subject to § 1103, Subsection 21.
(d)
Mineral extraction, subject to § 1103, Subsection 23.
(e)
Natural gas compressor station; natural gas processing facility, subject to § 1103, Subsection 28.
(f)
Truck terminal, subject to § 1103, Subsection 39.
(g)
Oil and gas development, subject to § 1103, Subsection 45.
(h)
Certified water storage facilities (small, medium, large and MLVTs), subject to § 1103, Subsection 46.
(i)
Storage depot(s) and truck staging area(s), subject to § 1103, Subsection 48.
(j)
Reentry-related operations, subject to § 1103, Subsection 49.
(k)
Public utility installation/substation, subject to § 1103, Subsection 33.
(l)
Academic clinical research center, subject to § 1103, Subsection 51.
(m)
Medical marijuana grower/processor, subject to § 1103, Subsection 52.
(n)
Medical marijuana transport vehicle service, subject to § 1103, Subsection 54.
(o)
Medical marijuana dispensary, subject to § 1103, Subsection 55.
(p)
Medical marijuana laboratory, subject to § 1103, Subsection 53.
(q)
Principal solar energy systems or battery energy storage systems.
(r)
Data centers.
(2)
Accessory uses: none.
C.
Uses by special exception.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Billboards, subject to § 1103, Subsection 6.
(b)
Communications tower, subject to § 1103, Subsection 9.
(c)
Comparable uses not specifically listed, subject to § 1103, Subsection 10.
(d)
Temporary use or structure, other than a temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 1103, Subsection 38.
(2)
Accessory uses: none.
[1]
Editor's Note: Section 6 of this ordinance requires that any medical marijuana and related activities that are not specifically provided for or defined in this chapter or in the Township Code apply for conditional use approval subject to the procedures for approval contained in this chapter as well as any additional conditions set by the Township Board of Supervisors.
§ 902 Area and Bulk Regulations.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
In the I-1 Industrial District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Part 11:
Type | Requirement | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Minimum lot area | |||
Without public sewers | 43,560 square feet | ||
With public sewers | 21,780 square feet | ||
Minimum lot width | 150 feet | ||
Maximum lot coverage | 65% | ||
Minimum front yard | 35 feet | ||
Minimum rear yard | |||
All principal structures | |||
Adjoining any C-D, A-1, R-1 or R-V District | 50 feet | ||
All others | 30 feet | ||
Accessory structures | 15 feet | ||
Minimum side yard | |||
All principal structures | |||
Adjoining any C-D, A-1, R-1 or R-V District | 50 feet | ||
All others | 15 feet | ||
Accessory structures | 15 feet | ||
Special yard requirements | See § 1203 | ||
Permitted projections into required yards | See § 1204 | ||
Maximum height | |||
All principal structures | 60 feet | ||
All accessory structures | 25 feet | ||
Height exceptions | See § 1205 | ||
§ 903 Off-Street Parking and Loading.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See Part 13.
§ 904 Signs.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See Part 14.
§ 905 Screening and Landscaping.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
See § 1202.
