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Tobacco Township City Zoning Code

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SECTION 1001. INTENT AND PURPOSE.

This district is intended for light industrial uses and also permits nonretail commercial and service establishments.It is designed to permit manufacturing, production, processing, assembling, packaging and treatment of products from previously prepared or finished products.  The purpose of this district is to promote industrial areas that are protected from incompatible uses.

SECTION 1002. USES PERMITTED BY RIGHT.

(1)        Truck terminals. (2)        Fuel sales(3)        Vehicle repair(4)        Contractors(5)        Greenhouses(7)        Manufacturing(8)        Warehousing and storage(9)        Distribution(10)Bulk storage(11)Commercial schools(12)Laboratories(13)Public Utility installations

SECTION 1003. USES PERMITTED BY SPECIAL USE PERMIT.

(1)        Restaurants, including drive-ins(2)        Industrial parks(3)        Sand quarries, gravel pits(4)        Petroleum or flammable liquid production, refining and storage.(5)        Sewage treatment and disposal(6)        Incinerators(7)        Sanitary landfills(8)        Junk Yards      Regulations for Special Uses are found in Chapter 14, Special Use Permits.

SECTION 1004. DIMENSIONAL REGULATIONS.

(1)        Lot Area, minimum - None.(2)        Lot Width, minimum - None.(3)        Front Yard, minimum - Thirty-five (35’) feet. (4)        Back Yard, minimum - Thirty-five (35’) feet.(5)        Side Yard, minimum - Fifteen (15’) feet each side.  Where the I district abuts an A-1 or            residential district, the side yard shall be one hundred (100’) feet in the I district.  (7)       Lot coverage, maximum percent - None.See buffering regulations in Chapter 11, Sec. 1106 for additional regulations.Historical Notes:  Subsection (8) amended by Ordinance 06-01, eff March 30, 2006.                               Subsection (6) amended by Ordinance 04-05, eff Oct  7, 2004.             Prior to 2006 amendment, subsection (8) read: “Accessory Structures - No accessory structures may be located closer              than ten (10’) feet to the principal structure.  No accessory structure shall be erected in any required yard except a rear                      yard.

SECTION 1005. PARKING REGULATIONS.

Every land use that has employees working on the site must have one parking space for eachemployee in addition to the parking required for a use of its type. THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS ARE IN ADDITION TO EMPLOYEE PARKINGVehicle Repair1 per 500 sq. ft. of building spaceContractors1 per 150 sq. ft. of public areaGreenhouses1 per 150 sq. ft. of public areaCommercial schools1 per 3 seatsRestaurants, including drive-ins1 per 2 seatsIndustrial parks1 per 500 sq. ft. of building spaceSee Chapter 12 for Parking Regulations