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West Manheim Township
City Zoning Code

PART 4

Designated Growth Area Zoning Districts

§ 270-18 Purpose.

The purpose of this zoning district is to provide space for day-to-day living activities. The purpose of this Residential District is to provide for the orderly expansion of the residential development; to ensure for the public health and prevent the overcrowding of land through the application of moderate housing densities; the preservation of open space; to exclude any activities not compatible with residential development.

§ 270-19 Permitted uses.

Permitted uses are as follows:
A. 
Agricultural and forestry uses.
(1) 
Agriculture, excluding agribusiness (§ 270-114);
(2) 
Forestry (§ 270-135); and
(3) 
Nature preserve and wildlife sanctuary.
B. 
Residential uses.
(1) 
Age-restricted community;
(2) 
Group home (§ 270-139);
(3) 
Single-family detached dwelling;
(4) 
Single-family semidetached dwelling (§ 270-130); and
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
(5) 
Two-family dwelling (§ 270-131).
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
C. 
Institutional uses.
(1) 
Cemetery (§ 270-123).
D. 
Public and semipublic uses.
(1) 
Emergency services;
(2) 
Essential services (§ 270-132);
(3) 
Municipal uses;
(4) 
School, private (§ 270-171);
(5) 
School, public (§ 270-171);
(6) 
School, vocational-mechanical trade (§ 270-172); and
(7) 
Swimming pool, nonhousehold or public.
E. 
Accessory and temporary uses.
(1) 
Uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses;
(2) 
Day care, accessory;
(3) 
Domestic pets;
(4) 
Garage, private;
(5) 
No-impact home occupation pursuant to the definition in § 270-13;
[Amended 10-2-2014 by Ord. No. 1-2014]
(6) 
Roadside stand (§ 270-105);
(7) 
Swimming pool, household or private (§ 270-94);
(8) 
Alternative energy facilities (§ 270-107); and
(9) 
Non-tower WCF that do not substantially change the dimensions of the underlying wireless support structure (§ 270-125).
[Added 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]

§ 270-20 Special exception uses.

Special exception uses are as follows:
A. 
Agricultural and forestry uses.
(1) 
Greenhouse or horticultural nursery (§ 270-138).
B. 
Residential uses.
(1) 
Residential conversion, apartment (§ 270-162); and
(2) 
Residential conversion, two-family (§ 270-163).
C. 
Institutional uses.
(1) 
Place of worship (§ 270-161).
D. 
Public and semipublic uses.
(1) 
Government facility or use other than Township-owned.
E. 
Commercial uses.
(1) 
Kennel (§ 270-147).
F. 
Accessory and temporary uses.
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast inn (§ 270-99);
(2) 
Day care, family (§ 270-100);
(3) 
Farm occupation (§ 270-101);
(4) 
Home occupation (§ 270-102);
(5) 
Noncommercial keeping of livestock (§ 270-103); and
(6) 
Rural occupation (§ 270-106).

§ 270-21 Conditional uses.

Conditional uses are as follows:
A. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection A, Residential uses, as amended, was repealed 8-16-2016 by Ord. No. 5-2016.
B. 
Institutional uses.
(1) 
Life-care community (§ 270-148).
C. 
Commercial uses.
(1) 
Non-tower WCF that substantially change the dimensions of the underlying wireless support structure (§ 270-125).
[Amended 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]
(2) 
Golf course (§ 270-137).
D. 
Accessory and temporary uses.
(1) 
ECHO housing (§ 270-109A).
E. 
Municipal owned property.
[Amended 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]

§ 270-22 Area regulations.

The following area regulations shall apply in this district:
Single-Family Detached Dwelling
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
15,000
20,000
40,000
Minimum lot width (feet)
80
100
150
Front setback (feet)
50 arterial, 40 collector and local
Side setback (feet)
10
20
Rear setback (feet)
25
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
2.5 stories or 35 feet
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
40%
Single-Family Semidetached Dwelling
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
10,0001
Not permitted
Not permitted
Minimum lot width (square feet)
801
Not permitted
Not permitted
Front setback (feet)
50 arterial, 40 collector and local
Not permitted
Not permitted
Side setback (feet)
0 between attached structures, 10
Not permitted
Not permitted
Rear setback (feet)
25
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
2.5 stories or 35 feet
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
55%
Not permitted
Not permitted
NOTES:
1
Per dwelling unit.
Two-Family Dwelling
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
10,0001
Not permitted
Not permitted
Minimum lot width (feet)
801
Not permitted
Not permitted
Front setback (feet)
50 arterial, 40 collector and local
Not permitted
Not permitted
Side setback (feet)
10
Not permitted
Not permitted
Rear setback (feet)
25
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
2.5 stories or 35 feet
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
60%
Not permitted
Not permitted
NOTES:
1
Per dwelling unit.
Single-Family Attached Dwelling
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
2,2501
Not permitted
Not permitted
Minimum lot width (feet)
201
Not permitted
Not permitted
Front setback (feet)
40 collector and local2
Not permitted
Not permitted
Side setback (feet)
0 between attached structures3
Not permitted
Not permitted
Rear setback (feet)
25
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
2.5 stories or 35 feet
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
65%
Not permitted
Not permitted
NOTES:
1
Per dwelling unit.
2
Single-family attached dwellings are prohibited from abutting arterials and/or any other roadways with more than a fifty-foot right-of-way, unless designated as "reverse frontage lots."
3
End units are considered semidetached buildings and shall comply with the requirements for single-family semidetached dwellings.
All Other Uses
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
40,000
Minimum lot width (feet)
100
Front setback (feet)
50 arterial, 40 collector and local
Side setback (feet)
20
Rear setback (feet)
25
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
2.5 stories or 35 feet
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
55%

§ 270-23 General requirements for all uses.

A. 
Water and sewage facilities required. All principal, nonagricultural and nonforestry uses or developments within this zoning district shall be served by centralized water and centralized sewer; all other uses or developments shall be in accordance with Parts 7 and 11 of this chapter.
B. 
Zoning overlay districts. If located within or affected by the following zoning overlay districts, development or uses shall meet the requirements of Part 6 of this chapter in accordance with:
(1) 
Article X, Natural Features Overlay District;
(2) 
Article XI, Floodplain Protection Overlay District;
(3) 
Article XII, Conservation Subdivision Overlay District (residential development only); and
(4) 
Article XIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.
C. 
Standards for uses. In addition to other applicable sections of Part 7, Standards for Uses, all development or uses permitted within this zoning district shall also comply with:
(1) 
Article XV, Accessory Buildings and Uses;
(2) 
Article XVII, Specific Use Standards;
(3) 
Part 8, Signs;
(4) 
Part 9, Off-Street Parking and Loading;
(5) 
Part 10, Buffering, Landscaping, Screening and Lighting.

§ 270-24 Purpose.

The purpose of this zoning district is to provide space for an orderly expansion of suburban-type residential development in areas which are or can be feasibly supplied with public facilities and services; to provide for a variety of housing types; to provide for the public health and to prevent the overcrowding of land through the application of maximum housing densities; to exclude any activities not compatible with suburban-type residential development.

§ 270-25 Permitted uses.

Permitted uses are as follows:
A. 
Agricultural and forestry uses.
(1) 
Agriculture, excluding agribusiness (§ 270-114);
(2) 
Forestry (§ 270-135); and
(3) 
Nature preserve and wildlife sanctuary.
B. 
Residential uses.
(1) 
Age-restricted community;
(2) 
Group home (§ 270-139);
(3) 
Multifamily dwelling (§ 270-128);
(4) 
Single-family attached dwelling (§ 270-129);
(5) 
Single-family detached dwelling;
(6) 
Single-family semidetached dwelling (§ 270-130); and
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
(7) 
Two-family dwelling (§ 270-131).
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
C. 
Public and semipublic uses.
(1) 
Emergency service uses;
(2) 
Essential services (§ 270-132);
(3) 
Municipal uses;
(4) 
School, private (§ 270-171);
(5) 
School, public (§ 270-171);
(6) 
School, vocational-mechanical trade (§ 270-172); and
(7) 
Swimming pool, nonhousehold or public.
D. 
Accessory and temporary uses.
(1) 
Uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses;
(2) 
Day care, accessory;
(3) 
Domestic pets;
(4) 
Garage, private;
(5) 
No-impact home occupations;
(6) 
Roadside stand (§ 270-105);
(7) 
Swimming pool, household or private (§ 270-94);
(8) 
Alternative energy facilities (§ 270-107); and
(9) 
Non-tower WCF that do not substantially change the dimensions of the underlying wireless support structure (§ 270-125).
[Added 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]

§ 270-26 Special exception uses.

Special exception uses are as follows:
A. 
Residential uses.
(1) 
Residential conversion, apartment (§ 270-162); and
(2) 
Residential conversion, two-family (§ 270-163).
B. 
Institutional uses.
(1) 
Place of worship (§ 270-161).
C. 
Public and semipublic uses.
(1) 
Government facility or use other than Township-owned.
D. 
Accessory and temporary uses.
(1) 
Day care, family (§ 270-100);
(2) 
Farm occupation (§ 270-101); and
(3) 
Home occupation (§ 270-102).

§ 270-27 Conditional uses.

Conditional uses are as follows:
A. 
Residential uses.
(1) 
Mobile home park (§ 270-153).
B. 
Institutional uses.
(1) 
Life-care community (§ 270-148); and
(2) 
Nursing home, rest or retirement home (§ 270-156).
C. 
Commercial uses.
(1) 
Non-tower WCF that substantially changes the dimensions of the underlying wireless support structure (§ 270-125).
[Amended 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]
D. 
Accessory and temporary uses.
(1) 
ECHO housing (§ 270-109A).

§ 270-28 Area regulations.

The following area regulations shall apply in this district:
Single-Family Detached Dwelling
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
10,000
20,000
40,000
Minimum lot width (feet)
80
100
150
Front setback (feet)
50 arterial, 40 collector and local
Side setback (feet)
10
20
Rear setback (feet)
25
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
2.5 stories or 35 feet
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
50%
Single-Family Semidetached Dwelling
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
7,5001
Not permitted
Not permitted
Minimum lot width (feet)
801
Not permitted
Not permitted
Front setback (feet)
50 arterial, 35 collector and 25 local
Not permitted
Not permitted
Side setback (feet)
0 between attached structures, 10
Not permitted
Not permitted
Rear setback (feet)
25
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
2.5 stories or 35
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
55%
Not permitted
Not permitted
NOTES:
1
Per dwelling unit.
Two-Family Dwelling
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
10,0001
Not permitted
Not permitted
Minimum lot width (feet)
80
Not permitted
Not permitted
Front setback (feet)
50 arterial, 40 collector and local
Not permitted
Not permitted
Side setback (feet)
10
Not permitted
Not permitted
Rear setback (feet)
25
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
2.5 stories or 35
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
60%
Not permitted
Not permitted
NOTES:
1
Per dwelling unit.
Single-Family Attached Dwelling
[Amended 4-20-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
2,0001
Not permitted
Not permitted
Minimum lot width (feet)
201
Not permitted
Not permitted
Front setback (feet)
25 local2
Not permitted
Not permitted
Side setback (feet)
0 between attached structures3
Not permitted
Not permitted
Rear setback (feet)
20
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
2.5 stories or 35
Not permitted
Not permitted
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
65%
Not permitted
Not permitted
NOTES:
1
Per dwelling unit.
2
Single-family attached dwellings are prohibited from abutting arterials, collectors and/or any other roadways with more than a fifty-foot right-of-way, unless designated as "reverse frontage lots."
3
End units are considered semidetached buildings and shall comply with the requirements for single-family semidetached dwellings.
All Other Uses
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
40,000
Minimum lot width (feet)
150
Front setback (feet)
50 arterial, 40 collector and local
Side setback (feet)
20
Rear setback (feet)
25
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
2.5 stories or 35 feet
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
65%

§ 270-29 General requirements for all uses.

A. 
Water and sewage facilities required. All principal, nonagricultural and nonforestry uses or developments within this zoning district shall be served by centralized water and centralized sewer; all other uses and development shall be in accordance with Parts 7 and 11 of this chapter.
B. 
Zoning overlay districts. If located within or affected by the following zoning overlay districts, development or uses shall meet the requirements of Part 6 of this chapter in accordance with:
(1) 
Article X, Natural Features Overlay District;
(2) 
Article XI, Floodplain Protection Overlay District;
(3) 
Article XII, Conservation Subdivision Overlay District (residential development only); and
(4) 
Article XIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.
C. 
Standards for uses. In addition to other applicable sections of Part 7, Standards for Uses, all development or uses permitted within this zoning district shall also comply with:
(1) 
Article XV, Accessory Buildings and Uses;
(2) 
Article XVII, Specific Use Standards;
(3) 
Part 8, Signs;
(4) 
Part 9, Off-Street Parking and Loading;
(5) 
Part 10, Buffering, Landscaping, Screening and Lighting.

§ 270-30 Purpose.

The purpose of this zoning district is to encourage, support and provide for a wide range of professional, corporate, and high-tech employment opportunities located in close proximity to the residents, utilities, and services in order to help maintain and enhance the economic well-being of West Manheim Township. This district concentrates future businesses and industries in areas where services and utilities, including sewer, water, electricity, cable, highways, police and fire-protection service currently exist or in areas where the reasonable and economical future extension of utilities is planned and can be readily accommodated, while minimizing the need for highway improvements. This district also requires new business and industry to locate in smaller buildings within larger office complexes on campus-like settings and offers amenities to employees and local residents in and around the complexes such as large expanses of open space, landscaped buffering, pedestrian trails, as well as providing mass transit opportunities.

§ 270-31 Permitted uses.

Permitted uses are as follows:
A. 
Agricultural and forestry uses.
(1) 
Forestry (§ 270-135); and
(2) 
Nature preserve and wildlife sanctuary.
B. 
Institutional uses.
(1) 
Club room, club grounds and meeting hall (§ 270-124);
(2) 
Hospital (§ 270-142);
(3) 
Nursing, rest or retirement homes (§ 270-156); and
(4) 
Place of worship (§ 270-161).
C. 
Public and semipublic uses.
(1) 
Emergency services;
(2) 
Essential services (§ 270-132);
(3) 
Government facility or use other than Township-owned;
(4) 
Municipal uses;
(5) 
School, private (§ 270-171);
(6) 
School, public (§ 270-171); and
(7) 
School, vocational-mechanical trade (§ 270-172).
D. 
Commercial uses.
(1) 
Business and/or industry park (§ 270-121);
(2) 
Convenience store (§ 270-126);
(3) 
Day care, commercial (§ 270-127);
(4) 
Financial institution (§ 270-134);
(5) 
Funeral home (§ 270-136);
(6) 
Golf course (§ 270-137);
(7) 
Health and fitness club (§ 270-140);
(8) 
Hotel (§ 270-143);
(9) 
Indoor commercial recreation (§ 270-144);
(10) 
Medical or dental clinical facilities (§ 270-149);
(11) 
Motel (§ 270-154);
(12) 
Office (§ 270-157);
(13) 
Parking lot;
(14) 
Personal service business (§ 270-160);
(15) 
Restaurant (§ 270-164);
(16) 
Restaurant, drive-in (§ 270-165);
(17) 
Restaurant, fast-food (§ 270-166);
(18) 
Retail store or shop (§ 270-167);
(19) 
School, commercial (§ 270-170);
(20) 
Theater; and
(21) 
Non-tower WCF that do not substantially change the dimensions of the underlying wireless support structure (§ 270-125).
[Added 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]
E. 
Accessory and temporary uses.
(1) 
Uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses;
(2) 
New dwelling units in conjunction with and above a principal use permitted in § 270-31B, C and D. (Residential use is only allowed above ground-floor institutional, public and semipublic or commercial uses.);
(3) 
No-impact home occupations;
(4) 
Roadside stand (§ 270-105); and
(5) 
Alternative energy facilities (§ 270-107).

§ 270-32 Special exception uses.

Special exception uses are as follows:
A. 
Agricultural and forestry uses.
(1) 
Greenhouse or horticultural nursery (§ 270-138).
B. 
Commercial uses.
(1) 
Automotive or gasoline service station (§ 270-117); and
(2) 
Automobile washing (car wash) (§ 270-119).

§ 270-33 Conditional uses.

Conditional uses are as follows:
A. 
Commercial uses.
(1) 
Non-tower WCF that substantially changes the dimensions of the underlying wireless support structure (§ 270-125);
[Amended 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]
(2) 
Nightclub (§ 270-155);
(3) 
Shopping center (§ 270-173);
(4) 
Tavern (§ 270-155);
(5) 
Veterinarian's office (§ 270-175); and
(6) 
Tower-based WCF outside the public rights-of-way (§ 270-125).
[Added 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]

§ 270-34 Area regulations.

The following area regulations shall apply in this district:
All Uses
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
10,000
20,000
40,000
Minimum lot width (feet)
50
90
100
Front setback (feet)
50 arterial, 40 collector and local
Side setback (feet)
0 between attached buildings, 201 between nonattached buildings
Rear setback (feet)
251
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
3.5 stories or 45 feet
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
70%
NOTE:
1
Thirty feet if abutting any property in the Residential and Suburban Residential Zoning Districts or existing residential use.

§ 270-35 General requirements for all uses.

A. 
Water and sewage facilities required. All principal, nonagricultural and nonforestry uses or developments within this zoning district shall be served by centralized water and centralized sewer; all other uses and developments shall be in accordance with Parts 7 and 11 of this chapter.
B. 
Zoning overlay districts. If located within or affected by the following zoning overlay districts, development or uses shall meet the requirements of Part 6 of this chapter in accordance with:
(1) 
Article X, Natural Features Overlay District;
(2) 
Article XI, Floodplain Protection Overlay District;
(3) 
Article XIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.
C. 
Standards for uses. In addition to other applicable sections of Part 7, Standards for Uses, all development or uses permitted within this zoning district shall also comply with:
(1) 
Article XV, Accessory Buildings and Uses;
(2) 
Article XVII, Specific Use Standards;
(3) 
Part 8, Signs;
(4) 
Part 9, Off-Street Parking and Loading;
(5) 
Part 10, Buffering, Landscaping, Screening and Lighting.

§ 270-36 Purpose.

The purpose of this zoning district is to encourage and provide for a mix of commercial and industrial businesses and development in a harmonious and appropriate manner in order to contribute to the soundness of the economic base of the Township. This district establishes reasonable and coordinated performance standards regarding landscaping, buffering, open space, lighting, signage, joint access and traffic control devices. Any negative impacts such as air pollution, noise, glare, heat, vibration and fire and safety hazards on the adjacent residential community can be minimized and mitigated, thus helping maintain a high quality of life.

§ 270-37 Permitted uses.

Permitted uses are as follows:
A. 
Agricultural and forestry uses.
(1) 
Forestry (§ 270-135); and
(2) 
Greenhouse or horticultural nursery (§ 270-138); and
(3) 
Nature preserve and wildlife sanctuary.
B. 
Institutional uses.
(1) 
Club room, club grounds and meeting hall (§ 270-124);
(2) 
Hospital (§ 270-142);
(3) 
Nursing, rest or retirement homes (§ 270-156); and
(4) 
Place of worship (§ 270-161).
C. 
Public and semipublic uses.
(1) 
Emergency services;
(2) 
Essential services (§ 270-132);
(3) 
Government facility or use other than Township-owned;
(4) 
Municipal uses;
(5) 
School, private (§ 270-171);
(6) 
School, public (§ 270-171); and
(7) 
School, vocational-mechanical trade (§ 270-172).
D. 
Commercial uses.
(1) 
Animal hospital (§ 270-116);
(2) 
Automobile or gasoline service station (§ 270-117);
(3) 
Automobile, heavy equipment and similar motor vehicle repair/service (§ 270-118);
(4) 
Automobile, heavy equipment and similar motor vehicle sales;
(5) 
Automobile washing (car wash) (§ 270-119);
(6) 
Convenience store (§ 270-126);
(7) 
Day care, commercial (§ 270-127);
(8) 
Farm-related business (§ 270-133);
(9) 
Financial institution (§ 270-134);
(10) 
Funeral home (§ 270-136);
(11) 
Health and fitness club (§ 270-140);
(12) 
Hotel (§ 270-143);
(13) 
Indoor commercial recreation (§ 270-144);
(14) 
Indoor shooting range (§ 270-145);
(15) 
Kennel (§ 270-147);
(16) 
Medical or dental clinical facilities (§ 270-149);
(17) 
Motel (§ 270-154);
(18) 
Office (§ 270-157);
(19) 
Outdoor commercial recreation (§ 270-158);
(20) 
Parking lot;
(21) 
Personal service business (§ 270-160);
(22) 
Restaurant (§ 270-164);
(23) 
Restaurant, drive-in (§ 270-165);
(24) 
Restaurant, fast-food (§ 270-166);
(25) 
Retail store or shop (§ 270-167);
(26) 
School, commercial (§ 270-170);
(27) 
Theater;
(28) 
Veterinarian's office (§ 270-175);
(29) 
Wholesale sales (§ 270-177); and
(30) 
Non-tower WCF that do not substantially change the dimensions of the underlying wireless support structure (§ 270-125).
[Added 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]
E. 
Industrial uses.
(1) 
Light industrial uses, including the following:
(a) 
Manufacturing, assembling, converting, finishing, and processing activities of a light industrial nature, including:
[1] 
Agricultural, food and kindred products;
[2] 
Furniture and fixtures;
[3] 
Printing, publishing and allied industries;
[4] 
Pharmaceutical, medicinal, drug and biological products;
[5] 
Textile mill and apparel products;
[6] 
Professional, scientific and controlling instruments; photographic and optical goods;
[7] 
Canvas products made of purchased canvas;
[8] 
Fabricated metal products and metal working;
[9] 
Woodworking, cabinets and handicraft products;
[10] 
Electronics and small parts assembly;
[11] 
Mills and lumberyards;
[12] 
Machinery and equipment;
[13] 
Plastics molding;
[14] 
Tool and die;
(2) 
Mini storage/self-storage facility (§ 270-152);
(3) 
Outdoor storage;
(4) 
Sawmill (§ 270-169);
(5) 
Warehousing (§ 270-176); and
(6) 
Wholesale sale, storage, and auctions of automobiles, trucks, buses, and other heavy equipment (§ 270-177).
F. 
Accessory uses.
(1) 
Uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses;
(2) 
Roadside stand (§ 270-105); and
(3) 
Alternative energy facilities (§ 270-107).

§ 270-38 Special exception uses.

Special exception uses are as follows:
A. 
Industrial uses.
(1) 
Heavy industrial uses including the following (§ 270-141):
(a) 
Manufacturing uses involving primary production of the following products from raw materials:
[1] 
Asphalt, cement, charcoal and fuel briquettes;
[2] 
Chemicals, aniline dyes, ammonia, carbide, caustic soda, cellulose, chlorine, carbon black and bone black, creosote, hydrogen and oxygen, industrial alcohol, nitrates (manufactured and natural of an explosive nature), potash, plastic materials and synthetic resins, pyroxylin, rayon, and hydrochloric, nitric, phosphoric, picric and sulfuric acids;
[3] 
Coal, coke, and tar products, including gas manufacturing;
[4] 
Explosives, fertilizers, gelatin, glue and animal size;
[5] 
Linoleum and oilcloth;
[6] 
Matches, paint, varnishes and turpentine;
[7] 
Rubber (natural or synthetic), soaps (including fat rendering);
[8] 
Starch; and
[9] 
Glass manufacturing.
(b) 
The following processes:
[1] 
Foundry;
[2] 
Reduction, refinishing;
[3] 
Smelting and alloying of metal or metal ores;
[4] 
Refining secondary aluminum; and
[5] 
Refining petroleum products, such as gasoline, kerosene, naphtha, lubricating oil, distillation of wood or bones.

§ 270-39 Conditional uses.

Conditional uses are as follows:
A. 
Commercial uses.
(1) 
Adult-related uses (§ 270-112);
(2) 
Airport/heliport (§ 270-115);
(3) 
Billboard (§ 270-120);
(4) 
Non-tower WCF that substantially changes the dimensions of the underlying wireless support structure (§ 270-125);
[Amended 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]
(5) 
Methadone treatment facility (§ 270-150);
(6) 
Nightclub (§ 270-155);
(7) 
Shopping center (§ 270-173);
(8) 
Tavern (§ 270-155); and
(9) 
Tower-based WCF outside the public rights-of-way (§ 270-125).
[Added 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 3-2019]
B. 
Industrial uses.
(1) 
Junkyard (§ 270-146); and
(2) 
Solid waste disposal and/or processing facility (§ 270-174).

§ 270-40 Area regulations.

The following area regulations shall apply in this district:
All Uses
Dimensional Criteria
Both Utilities
(Centralized Water and Centralized Sewer)
1 Utility
(Centralized Water or Centralized Sewer)
No Utilities
(No Centralized Water or Sewer)
Minimum lot area (square feet)
10,000
20,000
40,000
Minimum lot width (feet)
50
90
100
Front setback (feet)
50 arterial, 40 collector and local
Side setback (feet)
201
Rear setback (feet)
251
Maximum building height (stories/feet)
3.5 stories or 45 feet
Maximum lot coverage (percent)
75%
NOTE:
1
Thirty feet if abutting any property in the Residential and Suburban Residential Zoning Districts or existing residential use.

§ 270-41 General requirement for all uses.

A. 
Water and sewage facilities required. All principal, nonagricultural and nonforestry uses or developments within this zoning district shall be served where facilities exist by centralized water and centralized sewer; all other uses and developments shall be in accordance with Parts 7 and 11 of this chapter.
[Amended 8-16-2016 by Ord. No. 5-2016]
B. 
Zoning overlay districts. If located within or affected by the following zoning overlay districts, development or uses shall meet the requirements of Part 6 of this chapter in accordance with:
(1) 
Article X, Natural Features Overlay District; and
(2) 
Article XI, Floodplain Protection Overlay District.
(3) 
Article XIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.
C. 
Standards for uses. In addition to other applicable sections of Part 7, Standards for Uses, all development or uses permitted within this zoning district shall also comply with:
(1) 
Article XV, Accessory Buildings and Uses;
(2) 
Article XVII, Specific Use Standards;
(3) 
Part 8, Signs;
(4) 
Part 9, Off-Street Parking and Loading;
(a) 
Article XXII, Driveways and Access Drives; and
(5) 
Part 10, Buffering, Landscaping, Screening and Lighting.