All Industrial Park developments and or expansion plans shall submit a master plan that encompasses the entire industrial park and future expansion areas. The master plan shall include: lot lines, street system, general utility locations and easements, areas dedicated for stormwater management, environmentally sensitive areas in accordance with §§ 27-414, 27-513, 27-627 and Dover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22].
1. Access shall be via an arterial or collector road as identified in the Dover Township Comprehensive Plan. Truck traffic going to and from the industrial park will be permitted on nonresidential streets only; traffic routes and exits shall be located at a great enough distance from residential uses so that truck noise and vibration will be minimized.
2. All internal streets providing access parcels within the industrial park shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width and be constructed to Township specifications. Such streets shall remain private unless accepted for dedication by the Township Board of Supervisors.
3. Minimum area: five acres.
4. Minimum lot width: 200 feet.
5. Minimum open space: 20% of lot area.
A. The following areas may not be calculated as part of the open space: streets, parking areas and buffer areas.
B. Future development or sale or lease of open space shall be prohibited.
6. Individual lots within the park (whether or not such lots are subdivided and separately deeded) shall have minimum setbacks as follows: front - 50 feet; each side - 25 feet; rear - 50 feet.
7. Minimum lot coverage by principal and accessory buildings; 30% of lot area.
8. Maximum impervious surface: 50% of lot area.
9. Satisfactory provision will be made to minimize harmful or unpleasant effects such as noise, odors, fumes, glare, vibration, smoke, vapors, and gases, electrical emissions, and industrial wastes.
10. Maximum building height: 40 feet.
11. Landscaping Plan.
B. Signage Plan. A plan for industrial park signage shall be submitted with land development plans including the total number of signs, location of signs, sign design drawings and specifications. All sign specifications shall be in conformance with Part 8, Chapter 27-801. Free-standing business advertising signs shall be designed to include ground lighting or up-lighting as well as landscaping.
12. Public or community water and public or community sewer facilities approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection must be provided to all tenants.
13. When adjacent to a zoning district permitting residential uses, a buffer yard of not less than 150 feet shall be maintained on each side adjoining it. The buffer yard shall be naturally landscaped, have no impervious cover, and shall not be used for buildings, parking or loading except in the interior 60 feet the area may be used as an off-street parking area. A buffer yard of a minimum 40 feet shall be maintained between all other uses.
14. All uses within the industrial park must comply with all applicable Federal, State and local regulations.
15. Loading docks and truck maneuvering areas and terminals must be further from residential areas than buildings. From a residential zone boundary:
A. A truck terminal or motor freight depot must be at least 500 feet distant.
B. A shipping or receiving dock must be at least 300 feet distant.
16. If any buffer area, open space, street or parking area is held in common ownership for the development, the developer/owner must submit a detailed statement including covenants, agreements or specific documents showing the ownership and method of maintenance, financial responsibility and utilization of the common areas within the development. Furthermore, the Township Solicitor shall review such documents to determine whether they adequately provide for the creation of an open space area or its maintenance. The Township shall require that such documents provide that any alteration or amendment of the provisions establishing a common open space area or its maintenance cannot be accomplished without the express consent of the Township. Such documents creating the areas and providing for their maintenance shall not be altered or amended after Township approval has been granted without the specific consent of the Township.
17. Access Drives and Parking. In the case where two or more buildings are planned adjacent to one another on either a common lot or adjacent lots, shared parking lots and access drives shall be required. Access and parking easements shall be established and recorded with the plans.
18. Lighting. A lighting plan, encompassing the entire planned industrial park is required and shall be in accordance with § 27-707. Lighting fixtures shall be installed along all walking paths/sidewalks.
19. Walking Paths/Trails and or Sidewalks. Walking paths/trails/and or sidewalks shall be incorporated as part of the land development plan and shall be in accordance with § 22-710. Each phase of the park, if applicable, shall include walking paths/trails/and or sidewalks.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)