(a) Buffering, screening and landscaping.
(1) Prior to the use, development or expansion of a building or facility in this district in areas where such use abuts a residential district or use, a buffer area or zone shall be provided on the industrial property at its boundary with the residential use or district. The width of such buffer shall be no less than 100 feet. No buildings or parking shall be permitted in the buffer area.
(2) There shall be a planted visual screen within the buffer area required immediately between any industrial use or facility and any residential use.
(3) There shall be a landscaped planting area not less than four feet in width at the front and at one other side of any principal building hereafter erected.
(b) Access.
(1) All accessways to any public street shall be hereafter located not less than 250 feet from the intersection of any other public street lines and shall be designed so as to provide safe and convenient ingress and egress.
(2) No industrial use shall be hereafter located so as to have access to or from a local street.
(3) Access roads carrying nonresidential traffic, especially truck traffic, shall not be extended to the boundaries of adjacent residential properties or residentially zoned areas.
(c) Parking and loading.
(1) Parking and loading shall be in accordance with Chapter 1284.
(2) Parking shall be permitted in required yards provided that such parking is at no point closer than ten feet from a right-of-way line or a principal building.
(d) Signs. Signs shall be in accordance with Chapter 1282.
(e) Illumination. All spaces between buildings and all parking, loading and unloading, access and service areas shall be adequately illuminated at night. Such illumination, including sign lighting, shall be arranged so as to protect the surrounding streets and adjoining properties from direct glare or hazardous interference of any kind.
(f) Storage and waste disposal.
(1) No highly flammable or explosive liquid, solid or gas shall be stored in bulk aboveground, with the exception of tanks or drums of fuel directly connecting with energy devices, heating devices or appliances located on the same lot as the tanks or drums of fuel. Above-ground tanks shall be surrounded by a dike or moat as a safeguard to adjacent facilities.
(2) All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials and products, and all fuel, raw materials and products stored outdoors, shall be enclosed by a fence that is a minimum of six feet in height. Said enclosed fence shall be kept closed through either electronic or manually closed gate, which shall remain closed except for ingress or egress of the property’s vehicles or personnel.
(3) No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such a form or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural causes or forces.
(4) All materials or wastes that might cause fumes or dust or that constitute a fire hazard or that may be edible or otherwise attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors only in closed containers, adequate to eliminate such hazards.
(5) Trailers or vehicles may be used for storage purposes provided that such trailers or vehicles are located in the rear yard and are effectively screened from public streets. A permit must be obtained from the township prior to using trailers or vehicles for storage purposes for three or more consecutive days.
(6) Outdoor processing of materials is prohibited for properties which abut a residential district.
(Ord. 896, passed 12-21-2011; Ord. 1021, passed 2-16-2022)