1. Junkyards. Junkyards shall be permitted as a conditional use in the LI district subject to the following requirements:
A. No material shall be placed in any junkyard in such a manner that is capable of being transferred out of the junkyard by wind, water or other natural causes.
B. The boundaries of any junkyard shall at all times be clearly delineated.
C. All paper, rags, cloth and other fibers, and activities involving the same, other than loading and unloading, shall be within fully enclosed buildings.
D. The land area used for junkyard purposes shall not be exposed to public view from any public street or road by virtue of its location on a hillside or location on a plateau below street level.
E. Such junkyard shall be entirely enclosed by a solid fence or wall, at least 8 feet but no more than 10 feet high constructed of plank boards, brick, cinder block or concrete, with access only through solid gates. Such fence or wall shall be kept in good repair and neatly painted in a uniform color. Trees may also be required at the discretion of the Township Planning Commission in conformance with buffer requirements of § 27-806 of this Chapter.
F. The contents of such a junkyard shall not be placed or deposited to a height greater than the height of the fence or wall herein prescribed.
G. The fence or wall shall be situated no closer to any street or property line than 75 feet.
H. All materials shall be stored in such a manner as to prevent the breeding or harboring of rats, insects or other vermin. When necessary, this shall be accomplished by enclosure in containers, raising of materials above the ground, separation of types of material, preventing the collection of stagnant water, extermination procedures or other means.
I. No burning shall be carried on in any junkyard. Fire shall be prevented and hazards avoided by organization and segregation of stored material, with particular attention to the separation of combustibles from other materials and enclosure of combustibles where necessary (gas tanks shall be drained), by the provision of adequate aisles at least 15 feet for escape and firefighting, and by other necessary measures.
2. Logging.
A. Logging is defined as the act of cutting trees for cord wood, for timber, for pulp or for any commercial purpose, excepting therefrom a person cutting on his own property or the property of another, with his permission, for his own or his family's use, the clearing of less than 1 acre for development of building sites, or the clearing for farm operations, if there is no altering of natural drainage courses.
B. Logging is a permitted use in all districts, subject to the following requirements:
(1) An erosion and sediment pollution control plan is required according to the rules and regulations complementing the Clean Streams Law. The Clinton County Conservation district is available to provide assistance in preparing the plan.
(2) The property owner or his agent shall submit a copy of a letter notifying the Board of Supervisors prior to issuance of a temporary zoning permit and commencement of the logging operation.
(3) Upon receipt of a temporary use permit application, a processing fee, and the aforementioned letter, the Zoning Officer shall issue a temporary use permit placard for the logging operation The property owner or his agent shall conspicuously post this placard at the nearest point of public access.
(4) The life of the logging permit shall be 1 year and may be renewed for a like period of time.
(5) Revocation of any required Federal, State or other required approval shall constitute an automatic revocation of the zoning permit.
3. Light Manufacturing. Manufacturing, including the production, processing, cleaning, testing and distribution of materials, goods, foodstuffs and products shall be a permitted use in the LI district subject to the following requirements:
A. The buffer requirements of § 27-806 of this Chapter shall be met.
B. Parking. Three off-street parking spaces for every four employees on the largest shift, plus one space for each company vehicle normally stored on the premises.
C. Wholesale and retail sales are permitted when linked with production of the sale items on the same premises.
4. Planing Mill. Planing mill where wood products are sold or processed to finished items shall be permitted as a conditional use in the LI and AG districts.
A. The buffer requirements of § 27-806 of this Chapter shall be met.
B. As a minimum, the structure containing the saws and/or planning equipment shall be located a minimum of 200 feet from any residential property.
5. Quarries and Other Extractive-Related Uses. Sand, clay, shale, gravel or similar extractive operations including borrow pits shall be permitted as a conditional use in the LI district subject to the following requirements:
A. Plan Specifications to Be Submitted.
(1) The applicant shall provide a full set of all documentation and plans required to meet the permit requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Regulations.
(2) The applicant shall provide an analysis of the impact upon Township roads and the weight of trucks shall be indicated.
(3) The applicant shall provide a plan for dust abatement. The applicant shall describe how mud and dust will be controlled during operations.
B. Setbacks.
(1) No stockpiles, waste piles or active processing equipment may be closer than 1,000 feet to a residential district.
(2) No part of the quarry pit, private access road, truck parking area, scales or operational equipment, may be closer than 500 feet to a residential district.
(3) No part of a quarry pit, stockpiles, waste piles, processing equipment, scales, operational equipment or truck parking area may be closer than 100 feet to a public street line.
(4) No part of a quarry pit, stockpiles, waste piles or processing equipment may be closer than 200 feet to a property line.
C. Buffering.
(1) The buffer yard requirements of § 27-806 of this Chapter shall apply.
(2) At locations specified by the Planning Commission, a tree plantation of 100 foot width shall be established.
(Ord. 3/911993B, § 503; as amended by Ord. 12/10/2001)