Sunbury City Zoning Code
ARTICLE X
IP Industrial Park District
§ 175-54 Purpose.
The IP Industrial Park District is hereby established as a district in which the regulations are intended to permit and encourage industrial development that will be so located and designed as to constitute a harmonious and appropriate part of the physical development of the City, contribute to the soundness of the economic base of the City and otherwise further the purposes of this chapter as set forth in § 175-1. In promoting these and the general purposes of this chapter, the specific intent of this article is to:
A.
Encourage the development of and continued use of the land for industrial purposes.
B.
Prohibit any use which would substantially interfere with the development, continuation or expansion of industrial uses in the district.
C.
Establish reasonable standards for buildings and other structures, the areas and dimensions of yards and other open spaces and the provision of facilities and operation of industries to minimize air pollution, noise, glare, heat, vibration and fire and safety hazards.
§ 175-55 Permitted uses.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used for any of the following purposes:
§ 175-56 Area regulations.
A.
Lot area. Each lot shall be not less than 10,000 square feet.
B.
Lot width. Each lot shall have a width of at least 100 feet at the building line.
C.
Lot coverage. The principal and accessory buildings or storage yards and loading and unloading docks shall not project into the required yard spaces.
D.
Open space. All open space, other than off-street parking lots, access drives and rail sidings, shall be covered with a vegetative material.
E.
Yards.
(1)
The front yard depth shall be 30 feet.
(2)
The side yard width shall be 20 feet.
(3)
The rear yard depth shall be 30 feet.
(4)
Notwithstanding the above, there shall be no setback requirements in cases where a railroad siding abuts the property.
(5)
Buffer yard width and/or depth shall be provided as follows:
(a)
When adjacent to a residential district, a buffer yard and screen planting shall be provided in addition to the above yards, the depth of which shall be not less than 25 feet. All such buffer yards and screen planting shall be provided and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XI, § 175-75, hereof.
(b)
When the industrial district is separated from a residential district by a public street, the requirement of a buffer zone, 25 feet in width, and the screen planting in accordance with Article XI, § 175-75, hereof may be waived at the discretion of the Zoning Hearing Board as a variance when it is deemed that adjacent residential uses shall not be adversely affected by the industrial development.
(6)
The space between two or more structures on the same industrial site shall be at least 30 feet in any direction.
§ 175-57 Building height.
There shall be no building height limit.
§ 175-58 Off-street parking and loading spaces.
§ 175-59 Special exception uses.
The following uses may be approved as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the procedures outlined in Article XVI:
A.
Uses permitted in the HC Highway Commercial District and subject to the controls set forth therein when such uses are supplementary and accessory to the existing or proposed industrial uses.
B.
Recycling centers, subject to the following provisions:
[Amended 4-10-2017]
(1)
Lot area and width. Each lot shall not be less than 25,000 square feet.
(2)
Storage of recycling materials. All recycling materials shall be contained in an enclosed building or enclosed structure.
(3)
Screening. Each lot shall be completely obscured from surrounding property and the street by solid screening and subject to the following:
(a)
Plant materials used in the screen planting shall be of such species and size as will produce a complete visual screen at least six feet in height. Screen planting shall be permanently maintained, and any plant material which does not live shall be replaced.
(b)
A fence, when erected as a screen, shall be not less than six feet in height and produce a complete visual screen of the area fenced.
(c)
All screening shall be subject to controls as deemed necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizenry.
C.
Public playgrounds.
D.
Vehicle salvage dealer and repair or towing businesses, subject to the following provisions:
[Added 4-10-2017]
(1)
Lot area. Each lot shall not be less than 25,000 square feet.
(2)
Compliance with Pennsylvania Law. All vehicle salvage dealers and repair or towing businesses shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., and all applicable PennDOT regulations.
(3)
Screening. Each lot shall be completely obscured from surrounding property and the street by solid screening and subject to the following:
(a)
Plant materials used in the screen planting shall be of such species and size as will produce a complete visual screen at least six feet in height. Screen planting shall be permanently maintained, and any plant material which does not live shall be replaced.
(b)
A fence, when erected as a screen, shall be not less than six feet in height and produce a complete visual screen of the area fenced.
(c)
All screening shall be subject to controls as deemed necessary to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the citizenry.
(4)
Grandfathering clause. This subsection, Article X, § 175-59D, shall not be applicable to existing vehicle salvage dealers and repair or towing businesses located within the City of Sunbury as of the effective date of this subsection, provided that said vehicle salvage dealers and repair or towing businesses are in compliance with all applicable provisions of the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq., and all applicable PennDOT regulations.
§ 175-60 Prohibited uses.
No building, structure or portion thereof shall be hereafter erected, altered or converted for any of the following uses:
A.
Residential uses, except quarters for watchmen or caretakers.
B.
The manufacture of rockets, projectiles, shells or other missiles, gunpowder or fireworks; however, the manufacturing of component parts thereof which have been assembled without all of their explosive or propellant components shall be permitted.
C.
The tanning or storage of rawhides or skins and fat rendering.
D.
Stockyards and piggeries.
E.
No quantity of explosives in excess of 1,000 pounds shall be stored or used at any given time on any one property.
F.
All uses of land, buildings and structures or industrial processes that may be noxious or injurious by reason of the production or emission of dust, smoke, refuse matter, odor, gas, fumes, noise, vibration or similar substances or conditions; provided, however, that any such uses may be permitted if approved by the Zoning Hearing Board and subject to such conditions, restrictions and safeguards as may be deemed necessary by said Board for the purpose of protecting the health, safety and morals and the general welfare of the community.