The purpose of the I Industrial District is to provide for industrial
and other related intensive activities in the Borough; to encourage
the establishment of industrial uses which will offer additional employment
opportunities and an increased tax base for the Borough; to establish
reasonable standards governing industrial development to ensure its
compatibility with the character of the area and adjacent land uses;
and to locate industrial uses within close proximity to major roads
in order to provide safe and efficient access by industrial-related
traffic. In the I Industrial District, the following regulations shall
apply.
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. Assembly of office equipment and electrical appliances and supplies;
and similar processes not to include the manufacturing of iron, steel,
other metals or alloys, or metal processing.
B. Manufacture of light industrial products from already prepared materials
(such as cloth, leather, paper, plastic, glass); manufacture of professional,
scientific, or electronic instruments; jewelry; watches and similar
products.
C. Research, engineering, or testing laboratories.
D. Public utility operating facilities.
E. Printing or publishing establishment.
G. Wholesale warehouse and distribution.
H. Contractor's establishment.
I. Any one of the following uses when authorized as a special exception
by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to § 250-110J of this
chapter:
(1) Sanitary landfills in accordance with the requirements of § 250-54.
(2) Junkyard in accordance with the requirements of § 250-55.
(3) Recycling collection center, excluding processing or transfer station
in accordance with the requirements of § 250-56.
(4) Motor vehicle body or fender repair, including painting or major
overhauling in accordance with the requirements of § 250-57.
(5) Industrial and manufacturing uses limited to the following, provided
any use, process, or activity which is, or could be noxious or offensive
by reason of odor, dust, fumes, smoke, gas, vibration, radiation,
or noise, or which constitutes a public health hazard by fire, explosion,
or otherwise, shall not be permitted:
(a)
Manufacture of lime or cement.
(c)
Underground storage of fuels or similar substances, including
the sale or distribution thereof.
(6) Any use similar to the above permitted uses not specifically provided
for herein, provided that the use meets the performance requirements
of § 250-73 of this chapter.
J. The following accessory uses shall be permitted, provided that they
are incidental to any of the foregoing permitted uses:
(1) Customary industrial accessory uses.
Public sewer and water are required for any use permitted in
this district, if available. Unless adequate provisions for off-site
sewage disposal are provided, there shall be a minimum contiguous
area suitable for on-site sewage disposal which is 20% of the tract,
but in no case less than 10,000 square feet.
For additional regulations applicable to this district, see
Article IX, Supplemental Land Use Regulations, Article X, General
Provisions, and Article XI, Signs.
