Swoyersville City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Uses Permitted in Districts
§ 93-17 C-1 Conservation Districts.
A.
Uses permitted without Board approval.
B.
Uses requiring Board approval.
(1)
Airports.
(2)
Animal hospitals or clinics.
(3)
Sewage disposal plants.
(4)
Cemeteries.
(5)
Commercial recreational facilities.
(6)
Extraction and underground storage of gas and oil.
(7)
Extraction of peat moss, sand and minerals.
(8)
Home occupations.
(9)
Radio or TV sending or boosting stations.
(10)
Raising fur-bearing animals (except personal pets).
(11)
Roadside stands.
(12)
Sanitary landfills.
(13)
Semipublic uses (contagious).
(14)
Single-family homes (except farm houses).
(15)
Strip mines, quarries or gravel pits.
(16)
Trailers or mobile homes.
(17)
Trailer parks or mobile home parks.
(18)
Utility buildings and yards.
(19)
Accessory uses to the above.
§ 93-18 C-2 Recreation Districts.
No construction allowed without Board approval.
§ 93-19 R-1 Single-Family Residence Districts.
§ 93-20 R-2 Two-Family Residence Districts.
§ 93-21 R-3 Multifamily Residence Districts.
A.
Uses permitted without Board approval.
(1)
Dormitories, fraternities or sororities.
(2)
Home occupations.
(3)
Multiple dwellings.
(4)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(5)
Professional offices.
(6)
Public uses.
(7)
Rooming or boarding houses.
(8)
Semipublic uses (except contagious uses).
(9)
Two-family dwellings.
(10)
Utilities (except yards and buildings).
(11)
Accessory uses to the above.
§ 93-22 R-4 Multifamily and Special Use Districts.
§ 93-23 B-1 General Business Districts.
A.
Uses permitted without Board approval.
(1)
Neighborhood retail stores.
(2)
Personal services.
(3)
Professional offices (including clinics).
(4)
Public uses.
(5)
Semipublic uses.
(6)
Service stations (with only minor repairs).
(7)
Soda fountains.
(8)
Taverns.
(9)
Utilities (except yards).
(10)
Cafes or restaurants.
(11)
Banks.
(12)
Commercial offices.
(13)
Mortuaries.
(14)
Parking areas.
(15)
Retail stores.
(16)
Accessory uses to the above.
§ 93-24 B-2 Highway Business Districts.
A.
Uses permitted without Board approval.
(1)
Feed and grain — sales and storage.
(2)
Garages for service and/or vehicular sales (not including body work).
(3)
Outdoor advertisements.
(4)
Golf driving ranges and miniature golf.
(5)
Mortuaries.
(6)
Motels and tourist courts.
(7)
Offices and banks.
(8)
Personal services.
(9)
Professional activities.
(10)
Public and semipublic uses.
(11)
Entertainment facilities.
(12)
Drive-in commercial uses (not including theaters).
(13)
Animal hospitals, clinics or kennels.
(14)
Commercial greenhouses and plant nurseries.
(15)
Amusement parks.
(16)
Cemeteries.
(17)
Commercial race track and riding stables.
(18)
Restaurants.
(19)
Retail business.
(20)
Service stations.
(21)
Tourist homes.
(22)
Utilities.
(23)
Accessory uses to the above.
B.
Uses requiring Board approval.
(1)
Apartments.
(2)
Drive-in theaters.
(3)
Equipment sales and repairs.
(4)
Trailer parks or mobile home parks.
(5)
Truck terminals.
(6)
Wholesale business.
(7)
Billiard or pool rooms.
(8)
Business services.
(9)
Cleaning, laundry and dyeing plants.
(10)
Commercial recreation.
(11)
Food processing.
(12)
Hotels.
(13)
Machine shops.
(14)
Printing, lithographing or publishing plants.
(15)
Secondhand stores or pawn shops.
(16)
Stone or monument works.
(17)
Taverns.
(18)
Ready-to-wear factories.
(19)
Tire retreading and recapping.
(20)
Used car lots.
(21)
Welding shops.
(22)
Bulk fuel storage.
(23)
Lumberyards.
(24)
Outdoor advertisements.
(25)
Research and testing facilities.
(26)
Trailer parks or mobile home parks.
(27)
Contractors' yards.
(28)
Accessory uses to the above.
§ 93-25 M-1 Light Industrial Districts.
No uses permitted without Board approval.
§ 93-26 Uses conforming to the following performance standards.
A.
Smoke. The emission of gray smoke at a density greater than No. 1 on the Ringelmann Chart, published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines (Powers Micro-Ringelmann Chart, McGraw Hill Publishing Co., 1954, may be used) shall not be permitted except gray smoke of a shade not darker than No. 2 may be emitted for not more than four minutes in any 30 minutes. These provisions, applicable to gray smoke, shall also apply to visible smoke of a different color, but with equivalent apparent opacity.
B.
Fly ash, soot and dust. The emission of particles from any flue or smoke stack shall not exceed 0.2 grains per cubic foot of flue gas at a stack temperature of 500° F. and 50% excess air, and shall not cause any damage to the health of people, to animals, vegetation or other forms of property, or cause any excessive soiling. All walks, driveways and parking or outdoor storage areas shall be paved or dust proofed.
C.
Noise. At no point on the boundary of a residence district, or property line other than a residence district boundary, shall the sound pressure level of any individual operation or plant (other than background noises produced by sources not under the control of this chapter, such as the operation of motor vehicles or other transportation facilities) exceed the decibel levels in the designated octave bands shown below for the districts indicated:
Table A | ||
|---|---|---|
Maximum Permissible Sound Pressure Levels | ||
Maximum Sound Pressure Level in Decibels (0.0002 dynes per square centimeter) | ||
Octave Band in Cycles Per Second | Decibels Along Residence District Boundaries | Decibels Along Property Lines Other Than Residence District Boundaries |
0-75 | 72 | 79 |
76-150 | 67 | 74 |
151-300 | 59 | 66 |
301-600 | 52 | 59 |
601-1,200 | 46 | 53 |
1,201-2,400 | 40 | 47 |
2,401-4,800 | 34 | 41 |
Above 4,800 | 32 | 39 |
Objectionable noises due to intermittence, beat, frequency or shrillness shall be muffled so as not to become a nuisance to adjacent uses. |
At the specified points of measurement, the sound pressure level of noise radiated continuously from a facility shall not exceed the values given in Table A in any octave band of frequency. The sound pressure level shall be measured with a sound level meter and an octave band analyzer that conform to specifications published by the American Standards Association. (American Standard Sound Level Meters for Measurement of Noise and Other Sound, 224.3-1944, American Standards Association, Inc., New York, New York, and American Standard Specification for an Octave Band Filter, Set for the Analysis of Noise and Other Sounds, 224.10-1953, American Standards Association, Inc., New York, New York, shall be used). |
D.
Odor. No emission of unpleasant gases or other odorous matter shall be permitted in such quantities as to be offensive outside the lot lines of the tract. Any process which may involve the creation or emission of any odors shall be provided with a secondary safeguard system so that control will be maintained if the primary safeguard system should fail. There is hereby established as a guide in determining such quantities of offensive odors, Table 3 (Odor Thresholds) in Chapter 5, Air Pollution Abatement Manual, copyright 1951 by Manufacturing Chemists Association, Inc., Washington, D.C. Where said publication gives a range of figures, a simple average of these shall be used.
E.
Toxic gases. The emission of gases or fumes injurious to persons or property beyond the lot lines occupied by the use is prohibited. (Table 1, Industrial Hygiene Standards, Maximum Allowable Concentration, Chapter 5 of the Air Pollution Abatement Manual furnishes a list of toxic pollutants.)
F.
Glare and heat. Glare and heat from arc welding, acetylene torch cutting or similar processes shall be performed so as not to produce glare which is visible, or objectionable heat, beyond the property line of the lot on which the operation is located. Direct glare from incandescent exposed lights shall not be visible from adjoining streets or properties.
G.
Sewage. No discharge is permitted at any point in any private sewage disposal system or stream or into the ground, of any materials in such a way or such nature or temperature as could contaminate any water supply, or otherwise cause the emission of dangerous objectionable elements except in accordance with the standards as approved by water pollution control boards or appropriate agencies of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Furthermore, no accumulation of solid wastes conducive to the breeding of rodents or insects shall be permitted.
H.
Vibration. Any use creating intense earth-shaking vibration shall be set back at least 500 feet from the lot lines on all sides, except for lot lines along or inside the Light Industrial District where such setback shall not be required, but in no case shall any such vibration be perceptible along the boundary line of any zoning district other than the Light Industrial District.
I.
Fire and safety.
(1)
All buildings containing uses involving burning materials of any kind shall be of fireproof construction. Incombustible to moderate burning materials permitted freely. Free or active burning to intense burning materials must be:
(2)
This subsection shall not apply to the use of fuels if such use is limited to storage, and movement of fuel is within appropriate containers or pipes.
J.
Uses prohibited.
(1)
Residential subdivisions and developments and the construction of dwellings on existing lots zoned as industrial, except for dwellings for watchman, caretaker or farm.
(2)
Schools, hospitals, clinics or other institutions for human care, except where incidental to a permitted principal use.
(3)
Any building for retail business or service, except where incidental to a principal permitted use.
(4)
Junkyards.