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.
(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.
(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:
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.
(e)
Natural gas compressor station; natural gas processing facility, subject to § 1103, Subsection 28.
(h)
Certified water storage facilities (small, medium, large and MLVTs), subject to § 1103, Subsection 46.
(q)
Principal solar energy systems or battery energy storage systems.
(r)
Data centers.
(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.