West Conshohocken City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
HI Heavy Industrial District
§ 113-67 Legislative intent.
In expansion of the declaration of legislative intent contained in Article I, § 113-3, of this chapter and the statement of community development objectives contained in Article I, § 113-5, of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of the HI Heavy Industrial District to establish reasonable standards for the provision of major industrial operations and employment centers within West Conshohocken Borough.
§ 113-68 Use regulations.
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes, and no other:
A.
Any use permitted in LI Limited Industrial Districts, except adult entertainment uses.
[Amended 9-6-2000 by Ord. No. 00-8, approved 9-7-2000]
B.
Assembly and fabrication of iron, steel and metal products.
C.
Metal processes, including all processes except those involved in the refining, smelting, alloying and basic processing of iron or steel (other than precious and rare metals).
D.
Manufacture of building materials; food products; stone, clay or ceramic products; heavy electrical equipment; machinery; machine tools; wood and paper products; large rubber products; tobacco and tobacco products; and plastic products.
E.
Textile manufacturing.
F.
Chemical and chemical products manufacture, not involving noxious odors or danger from fire (such as adhesives, bleaching products and dyestuffs).
G.
Canning.
H.
Wood and lumber, bulk processing.
I.
Governmental or public utility buildings or uses, including storage yards, repair shops or similar uses.
J.
Warehouses or storage, open or enclosed, excluding storage of explosives, petroleum or gas (except for Borough use) and junkyards (including storage or processing of scrap metals and junk automobiles).
K.
The following additional uses, when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board as a special exception, subject to the provisions of Article XVII.
(1)
Chemical and chemical products manufacture not permitted in this section above.
(2)
Metal and metal ore reduction, refining, smelting and alloying.
(3)
Petroleum storage.
(4)
Manufacture of glass and cement products (including central mix plants).
(5)
Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted uses, subject to such additional reasonable safeguards as the Zoning Hearing Board may determine, provided that in no case shall the following uses or any use substantially similar thereto be permitted: abattoir; bulk storage of explosives; fat rendering; dump or incineration or reduction of garbage (except by the county); leather processing; manufacture of asphalt, explosives, fertilizer, linoleum or rubber; petroleum refining; wood or wood pulp processing.
§ 113-69 Development regulations.
In the HI Heavy Industrial District, the following area, width and yard regulations and other development requirements shall apply:
A.
Area, height, width and yard regulations.
(1)
Lot area. A minimum of three acres shall be required for development within the HI Heavy Industrial District.
(2)
Building coverage. Not more than 60% of the area of each lot may be occupied by buildings.
(3)
Yards. Yards shall be provided on each lot as follows:
(a)
Front yard: one yard, not less than 50 feet in depth.
(b)
Side yards: two yards, neither less than 25 feet in width, except where a lot abuts a railroad.
(c)
Rear yard: one yard, not less than 25 feet in depth, except where a lot abuts a railroad.
(4)
Height regulations. No building shall exceed 40 feet in height, subject to the provisions of Article IV, § 113-30.
(5)
Setbacks from residential districts. No building, structure or parking area shall be permitted closer than 100 feet to any residential district in the Borough or in an adjoining municipality.
[Amended 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-436, approved 11-14-1995]
(6)
Landscaping. Landscaping, including buffers, screens, parking lot landscaping, street trees and preservation of existing vegetation, shall be provided according to the requirements of Chapter 102, Subdivision and Land Development.
[Added 11-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-436, approved 11-14-1995]
B.
Other development requirements. Each use shall comply with the following performance standards:
(1)
In an HI Heavy Industrial District, no use which shall create a noxious, offensive or hazardous condition beyond the district boundary line shall be permitted.
(2)
In determining whether a proposed use is or may become noxious, hazardous or offensive, the following standards shall apply. The proposed operation shall not:
(a)
Constitute a nuisance or damage to health or any property by reason of dissemination of noxious, toxic or corrosive fumes, smoke, odor or dust in the immediately surrounding area or beyond the district boundary line.
(b)
Result in noise or vibration clearly exceeding the average intensity of noise or vibration occurring from other causes beyond the district boundary line.
(c)
Endanger surrounding areas by reason of fire or explosion.
(d)
Produce objectionable heat or glare beyond the property line.
(e)
Result in electrical disturbance in nearby residences, or adversely affect the operation of equipment other than on the property on which the disturbance is located.
(f)
Discharge any untreated sewage or industrial waste into any stream, or otherwise contribute to the pollution of surface or underground waters.
(g)
Create an objectionable traffic condition on the highway or in an adjacent area, or generate a nuisance to surrounding property by reason of truck traffic.
(h)
Endanger the underground water level or supply to other properties.
(i)
Create any other objectionable condition in an adjoining area which will endanger public health and safety or be detrimental to the proper use of the surrounding area.
(3)
The applicant, when requested, shall demonstrate that the proposed use will comply with the standards contained in Subsection B(2) above and that adequate provisions will be made to reduce and minimize any objectionable elements to the degree necessary to ensure that the proposed use will not be noxious, hazardous or offensive, as defined above. In order to determine that adequate safeguards are provided, the Zoning Administrative Officer, or the Zoning Hearing Board in any case where a use is made subject to special exception, may require that the applicant submit necessary information, impartial expert judgments and written assurances; obtain the advice of official agencies or of private consultants; and require that the use comply with such tests or provide such safeguards as may be deemed necessary.
C.
Each use shall be subject to the off-street parking and loading and sign requirements of Article XV of this chapter and the West Conshohocken Sign Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Art. XXIII, Signs.
