Public Township Council Meeting — Packet

DRAFT PROPOSED REVISIONS – OCTOBER 2011 25-11.11 Motor Vehicle Sales Establishments. No permit shall be issued for the use of any building or premises as a motor vehicle sales establishment in any district other than the I or I-B Districts. The display or sale of motor vehicles may be conducted outside the confines of a building subject to the following requirements: a. The area devoted to such use shall not be larger than the ground floor area of the principal building in which the primary or predominant use is conducted. b. The area devoted to such use shall be surfaced with an asphalt, bituminous or cement binder pavement which shall be graded and drained to dispose of all surface water. c. Any lighting in connection with such use shall be so arranged and shielded as to reflect the light downward away from all adjoining streets or buildings and shall comply with the lighting standards contained in this section. d. The area permitted for the use shall at all times be clearly and legibly marked on the required paved surface. e. The use shall be permitted in the front, side and rear yards provided the use is not closer than twenty (20) feet from the front street right-of-line nor ten (10) feet from any side or rear property line. If the use abuts a residential zone, no part of the use shall be nearer than fifteen (15) feet to the residential zone boundary line. (Ord. No. 904-88 § 25-5.5K; Ord. No. 1337-95 § 6) Comment [PG47]: moved to conditional use standards section 25-11.127 All Uses in the O-R District. A research laboratory such as an experimental or testing laboratory or a pharmaceutical laboratory for research, processing and compounding of drugs and medicines shall be permitted in the O-R District, provided that: a. The use will not create any nuisance beyond the boundaries of its lot by reason of the emission of dust, odors, fumes, noises, vibrations or excessive light. b. The use does not involve production of any commodity for sale or distribution at that location nor regular receipt of material and shipment of products, except, however, that the foregoing limitations and restrictions on the production, sale and distribution of commodities and the receipt

gular receipt of material and shipment of products, except, however, that the foregoing limitations and restrictions on the production, sale and distribution of commodities and the receipt and shipment of materials and products shall not apply in the case of a pharmaceutical laboratory for research development, processing and compounding of drugs and medicines, provided that such pharmaceutical laboratory shall comply in all respects to the other requirements of this chapter and all other applicable Township ordinances. c. Provision shall be made for adequate and suitable access facilities for traffic from public streets and sidewalks, and for directional signs, so as to assure the public safety and avoid traffic congestion. d. Provision shall be made for adequate and suitable planting and screening in buffer zone, pursuant to subsection 25-11.15. e. Provision shall be made for adequate and suitable planting and screening within the property adjacent to any street lines which bound the property, which screening and planting should be an appropriate mixture of evergreen and deciduous plant material so as not to conceal the buildings from the street. Furthermore, no plantings are to be located in the exit driveways which would interfere with the motorists' line of sight. f. Provision shall be made in the preliminary site and building plans for truck loading bays, which shall be enclosed entirely within the building, including interior truck service areas and driveways, and which shall be provided with entry and exit driveways for trucks on the rear facade of the building, i.e., on the side opposite from the principal public entrance. 49