A.   Offices or office complexes.

   B.   Business services, such as banks, credit unions, loan companies and other financial institutions, real estate and insurance agencies, utility offices, government, business and professional offices and veterinary clinics.

   C.   Light manufacturing, fabricating, processing, packaging, compounding, or assembling activities conducted within a completely enclosed building and screened in accordance with the requirements of § 1004.4.A.

   D.   Wholesale, warehousing distribution centers and contractors' supply centers conducted within a completely enclosed building and screened in accordance with the requirements of § 1004.4.A.

   E.   Medical research laboratories and pharmaceutical facilities.

   F.   Repair services, such as radio, television and appliance shops.

   G.   Plumbing and HVAC, carpentry, electrical, roofing and similar contracting businesses.

   H.   Construction vehicles and equipment sales and services.

   I.   Newspaper and printing establishments.

   J.   Fitness center, health club, golf driving range and batting cages.

   K.   Day care centers.

   L.   Personal services, such as barbershops, beauty salons, photographic studios, coin operated laundromats, tailor, dressmaking, millinery and dry cleaning and laundry services, upholstery operations and shoe-repair shops.

   M.   Municipal buildings and facilities.

   N.   Fuel dispensing facility subject to the following criteria:

         (a)   Fuel pumps. Twenty-five (25) feet.

         (b)   Building. Fifty (50) feet.

         (c)   Fuel canopy roof. Twenty (20) feet.

         (d)   Fuel canopy supporting structure. Twenty-five (25) feet.

         (a)   Minimum offset from intersection of street right-of- way lines. Right in, right out only access drive shall have a minimum offset of twenty-five (25) feet. All other access drives shall comply with § 1516.D.

         (b)   Side lot line offset. Ten (10) feet.

         (c)   Minimum width. Sixteen (16) feet.

         (d)   Maximum width. Fifty (50) feet.

         (e)   Minimum separation of drives on same lot shall meet § 1516.D.

      (6)   Signs. Signs shall be permitted as regulated elsewhere in this Chapter; however free-standing ground pole signs shall be permitted an additional fifty (50) square feet on each side to accommodate the display of fuel prices. The maximum total sign area of all signs shall also be increased by one hundred (100) square feet if the lot fronts on one (1) street and by two hundred (200) square feet if it is a corner lot to accommodate the display of fuel prices. Fuel price display signs shall be permitted to use LED lights to display the prices and use any light bulb color; however such sign shall be located so as to not create confusion and create a traffic hazard with motorists traveling on the public street. The applicant shall demonstrate that any sign with red, yellow or green lights is located at least one hundred fifty (150) feet from any traffic signal.

   A.   Reserved for future use.

   B.   Restaurants, cafes, delis and other places serving food subject to:

      (1)   Restaurants, cafes, delis and other places serving food shall be primarily intended to serve the employees, tenants and users of the industrial district.

      (2)   The primary operation of the facility shall be for food that is served and consumed on the premises where prepared.

      (3)   Restaurants, cafes, delis and other places serving food shall not include entertainment and or dancing.

      (4)   No establishment will be permitted which allows or permits patrons to bring their own alcoholic beverages onto the premises for consumption thereon.

   C.   Automobile recycling and junkyards used for storage, wrecking, and converting used or discarded materials provided that the following conditions are met:

      (1)   Minimum lot of ten (10) acres.

      (2)   Such use shall be not closer than one hundred fifty feet (150) feet to any road right-of-way and no less than five hundred (500) from any district other than industrial.

      (3)   Such use shall be completely enclosed by an evergreen screen planting to be planted and maintained at a height of not less than eight (8) feet backed by a solid fence no less than six (6) feet in height.

   4.   Air fields, strips, or landing facilities and buildings accessory thereto provided that the following conditions are met:

      A.   Minimum lot area of ten (10) acres.

      B.   Applicant shall submit a plot plan of the lot indicating the runway and approach area and existing residences located within a five hundred (500) foot radius of the runway.

      C.   Runway shall be no closer than one hundred (100) feet to any residential district, and no closer than fifty (50) feet to any adjoining property line or road right-of-way line.

      D.   A description of equipment and facilities to be utilized, and a description of overall development plans for the lot shall be made available to the Zoning Hearing Board.

      E.   The airport approach area shall be defined as an area three hundred (300) feet wide and lying within and below an inclined plane extending outward horizontally one thousand (1,000) feet at a ratio of one (1) foot of height for each twenty feet (20) from each end of runway. No building, structure or airport hazard shall exceed one (1) foot in height, for each twenty (20) feet of length of an established airport runway, with no structure or airport hazard to exceed thirty-five (35) feet in height anywhere within the lot.

      F.   Any pulsating or flashing lighting is prohibited.

      G.   Flood lights, sport lights and other lighting devices shall be arranged or shielded so as to illuminate parallel to the ground and not in an upward direction.

      H.   Any radio or electronic device shall be permitted only with approval and license by the Federal Communication Commission.

      I.   All facilities of this nature shall conform and operate under the standards set by the FAA and the Pennsylvania Aeronautical Commission.

      J.   The Zoning Hearing Board may impose other conditions as are appropriate to public safety and welfare, including hours of operation, frequency of use and a location in relation to existing residences.

   5.   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. In such instances, final approval of the use shall be subject to the functions and procedures as identified in this Chapter.

   6.   Adult uses in accordance with the requirements of § 1422. [Ord. 91102]

   1.   All uses shall be provided for in accordance with the standards as contained within Part 14, "Supplementary District Regulations."

   2.   Outdoor storage and display, when accessory to a permitted, special exception or conditional use, shall be regulated as follows:

      A.   Display areas shall not occupy any part of the street right-of-way, any areas intended or designed for pedestrian use, required off-street parking areas, or required front yard.

         (1)   Areas used as outdoor display shall be considered as floor area as if the display area is contained within a building. The area shall be calculated using the perimeter of the entire display area.

      B.   Outdoor storage of materials is prohibited unless located within the side or rear yard, enclosed within a fenced area and screened in accordance with this Chapter.

         (1)   For the purposes of this Section, outdoor storage shall:

            (a)   Be an accessory use to the principal use of the property.

            (b)    Include accessory materials including, but not limited to, shipping pallets or skids, disabled vehicles or equipment, waste or recyclable products produced as a by-product of a manufacturing, assembly or processing operation and other similar materials which are utilized from time to time on the property.

            (c)    Exclude principal materials and components of products delivered to the property and used as a part of a manufacturing, assembly or processing operation on the property.

            (d)    Exclude principal materials, components of products, or finished products manufactured, assembled, or processed on the property and intended to be shipped from the property.

         (2)   The maximum area for outdoor storage shall be one thousand (1000) square feet.

         (3)    Storage areas shall not occupy any part of the street right-of-way, any areas intended or designed for pedestrian use or required off-street parking areas.

   3.   Parking, Loading or Service Areas. All parking, loading or service areas shall be provided in accordance with Part 15 of this Chapter.

   4.   Landscaping and Screening. All landscaping and screening shall be installed in accordance with § 1418 of this Chapter.

      A.   Where required by Section 1002, a landscaped berm and screen shall be provided within the required front yard along all existing public streets within and adjoining the I-Industrial District subject to the following:

         (1)   The landscaped berm and screen shall include the following:

            a.   An earthen berm meeting the following minimum design standards:

               i.   The earthen berm shall be a minimum of six (6) feet in height.

               ii.   The earthen berm shall have a minimum eight (8) feet top width for plantings.

               iii.   An earthen berm having slopes of 3 to 1 or less can be landscaped in grass or other vegetative ground cover.

               iv.   All earthen berms having slopes of greater than 3 to 1 shall be constructed, landscaped and stabilized utilizing site specific soil-stabilizing practices.

               v.   No earthen berm shall have a slope greater than 2 to 1.

               vi.   All earthen berm slopes shall have a continuous bed of vegetative ground cover over at least ninety-five (95) percent of the berm within two (2) years.

            b.   A mix of shade tolerant evergreen trees and shade tolerant evergreen and semi-evergreen broadleaf shrubs shall be provided on top of the berm which, at maturity, shall provide full opacity from the ground to a minimum height of thirty (30) feet.

            c.   Screening material shall meet the following American Standard for Nursery Stock standards as published by the American Horticulture Industry Association d/b/a AmericanHort, latest edition:

               i.   Type 4 Conifers (evergreen) trees

                  (a)   Natural or semi-sheared

                  (b)   Minimum planted height of eight (8) feet

               ii.   Type 4 and Type 5 broadleaf evergreens

                  (a)   Natural or semi-sheared

                  (b)   Minimum planted height of eighteen (18) inches

                  (c)   Minimum planted spread of twelve (12) to fifteen (15) inches

                  (d)   Container stock #3, #5 or #7

         (2)   The landscape berm and screen shall not be located within any portion of any existing or proposed street right-of-way.

         (3)   Access drives, streets, site signage, pedestrian sidewalks and trails, and underground and overhead utilities are permitted within the landscaped berm and screen. Access drives, streets and utilities shall cross the landscape berm and screen perpendicular to the adjoining street.

         (4)   No outside storage or display area, off-street parking, or parking aisle shall be within the landscaped berm and screen. No outside storage or display area or off-street parking shall be located between the berm and the street right-of-way.

         (5)   The landscape berm width may be reduced to a minimum of four (4) feet in width to accommodate stormwater management conveyance facilities, provided the screening requirements of § 1004.A.1.b (above) are met. Stormwater storage and/or infiltration facilities shall not be located in a manner to reduce the minimum eight (8) feet width of the landscaped berm.

         (6)   The landscaped berm and screen shall be designed, constructed and maintained to avoid encroachment into:

            a.   Any utility easement existing on the effective date of this ordinance

            b.   Any existing or proposed required minimum safe stopping sight distance or clear sight triangle

            c.   Any existing or proposed stormwater management facility

            d.   Any existing or proposed pedestrian facilities.

      B.   All other applicable Screening and Landscaping Requirements as required in § 1418 shall apply.

         (1)   Where the requirements of this § 1004.4 conflict with the requirements of § 1418, the requirements of this § 1004.4 shall apply.

   5.   Signs. All signs shall be provided in accordance with Part 16 of this Chapter.

   6.   Illumination. All illumination shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of § 1517 and § 1518(J) of this Chapter.

   7.   Performance Standards. All uses shall comply with the performance standards as provided for in § 1420 of this Chapter.

   1.   Minimum lot area: One (1) acre.

   2.   Minimum lot width at the street line: One hundred fifty (150) feet.

   3.   Minimum landscape area: Thirty (30) percent.

   4.   Improvements to a tract existing on the effective date of this section proposed through one or more subdivision and/or land development plans that cumulatively propose five hundred thousand (500,000) square feet or more of impervious coverage shall with each application for approval of a subdivision and/or land development plan and zoning permit application:

      (a)   Calculate the existing loading of stormwater pollutants within the boundaries of the total tract area of the proposed development in pounds/year. For the purposes of this provision, the total tract area shall include all land within the Industrial District held in single and separate ownership on March_____, 2019, whether acquired by one or more deeds or acquired at different times or separated by a public street. This calculation can be used for each application for development of a portion of such total tract. Calculate the minimum required reduction in loading, in pounds/year for the portion of the total tract area being developed and select the Best Management Practice (BMP) to reduce the loading rates; and demonstrate the selected BMP will achieve the minimum reductions. The pollutants of concern and associated required reductions for the Chesapeake Bay in South Annville Township are set forth in the NPDES Permit for the Township Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System in effect on the date an application for development is filed. As of January 1, 2019, the pollutants of concern and associated required reductions are sediment (ten (10) percent), phosphorus (five (5) percent), and nitrogen (three (3) percent).

      (b)   The Township follows the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (PA DEP) presumptive approach in which it is assumed that a ten (10) percent reduction in sediment will accomplish a five (5) percent reduction in phosphorus and a three (3) percent reduction in nitrogen.

      (c)   The BMPs implemented to achieve the required pollutant reduction shall not be counted towards satisfying the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance requirements for stormwater management for development of the site.

      (d)   Off-Street Parking BMP Requirements - The implementation of BMP's for water quality improvement, in addition to the required stormwater management facilities, shall be applied to the employee and customer designated parking areas not subject to heavy duty pavement. Heavy duty pavement cannot be used in employee and customer designated parking areas. A minimum five (5) percent of the required parking spaces shall be designed as a pervious surface.

   1.   Front Yard. Front yard setback distances are determined by the kind of road or highway on which the property fronts as follows:

      A.   Existing Perimeter Street. Eighty (80) feet from the street right-of-way line or ninety-five (95) feet from street centerline, whichever is greater.

      B.   Internal Collector Street. Seventy (70) feet from the street right-of-way line or eighty-five (85) feet from street centerline, whichever is greater.

      C.   Internal Local Street. Sixty (60) feet from the right-of-way line or seventy-five (75) feet from the street centerline, whichever is greater.

   2.   Side Yard. A minimum of fifty (50) feet each side.

      A.   Loading areas, and outdoor display and storage areas shall be set back at least fifteen (15) feet from the side lot lines.

   3.   Rear Yard. A minimum of fifty (50) feet in depth.

      A.   Loading areas, and outdoor display and storage areas shall be set back at least twenty (20) feet from rear lot line.

   4.   Residential Buffer. No building shall be located nearer than two hundred (200) feet, and no other structure, off-street parking lot, loading area, dumpster or outdoor storage area shall be located nearer than fifty (50) feet, to an existing residential building unless the owner of such residence waives this restriction in writing to the Board of Supervisors.

(Ord. 7/8/1978; as amended by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 3)

   1.   The maximum building height shall be three (3) stories or forty (40) feet, which ever is less.

   2.   The height of a principal building may be increased to a maximum height of one hundred twenty (120) feet provided the structure is setback a horizontal distance at least equal to its height from all right-of-way and property lines.

To reduce the potential for traffic congestion, the following bonus incentives are available when prescribed design features are provided. These bonus incentives and specified design features are as follows:

 

 

(Ord. 7/8/1978; as amended by Ord. 10-10-01, 10/10/2001, § 3)