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City of Coatesville, PA
Chester County
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents
A. 
Purpose. Provisions of the Light Industry (I-1) District have been enacted to:
(1) 
Provide areas for offices and light industrial businesses, such as assembly, research or fleet operations, within the City.
(2) 
Provide opportunities for revitalization by allowing for various uses to occur through reuse of vacated industrial facilities.
(3) 
Further the community development objectives of the City of Coatesville Comprehensive Plan, as amended.
B. 
Description of the Light Industry (I-1) District. The Light Industry (I-1) District corresponds to the areas that contain industrial properties as defined in Planning Districts Nos. 10, 11 and 24 from the City of Coatesville Comprehensive Plan.
C. 
Permitted uses and structures.
(1) 
Uses permitted by right. The following uses and structures are permitted by right within this district, subject to other applicable standards of this chapter. Proposals are limited to one principal use and any associated accessory uses and structures.
(a) 
Light industry/business.
(b) 
Light-industrial center. [Refer to § 224-60D(1).]
(c) 
Distribution/warehouse/storage.
(d) 
Miniwarehouse/public warehouse. [Refer to § 224-60D(3).]
(e) 
Office.
(f) 
Office center. [Refer to § 224-60C(8).]
(g) 
Commercial/trade school. [Refer to § 224-60B(2).]
(h) 
Community utility. [Refer to § 224-60B(8).]
(i) 
Mass transit terminal.
(j) 
Government building/facility.
(k) 
Hardware/lumberyard.
(l) 
Any of the uses listed below in accordance with the provisions for adaptive reuse in § 224-61B:
[1] 
All uses permitted in the RN-4 District.
[2] 
Financial institution. [Refer to § 224-60C(4).]
[3] 
Restaurant.
[4] 
Restaurant, fast-food. [Refer to § 224-60C(2).]
[5] 
Auto service. [Refer to § 224-60C(5).]
[6] 
Medical clinic.
[7] 
Veterinary/animal hospital.
[8] 
Indoor public recreation.
[9] 
Health/recreation spa.
(m) 
Public parking lot/garage.
(2) 
Uses permitted by special exception. The following uses are permitted by special exception subject to supplemental use regulations of Article XII, if applicable, and approval in accordance with Article XV:
(a) 
Manufacturing.
(b) 
Institution.
(c) 
Mobile home park. [Refer to § 224-60A(2).]
(d) 
Radio, television or microwave transmitter. [Refer to § 224-60B(9).]
(e) 
Any of the uses listed in § 224-19C(1), except residential, if adaptive reuse is not feasible; or
(f) 
Any combination of uses permitted by right or special exception in accordance with the provisions of § 224-62, Unified land development process.
(3) 
Accessory uses and structures. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in the I-1 District in accordance with the provisions of § 224-59, Accessory uses and structures.
D. 
Lot area, width and coverage requirements.
(1) 
Residential uses. Residential uses and structures in the I-1 District shall maintain the lot area, width and coverage requirements as the same uses in the RN-4 District. Mobile home park standards shall be as stated in § 224-60A(2).
(2) 
Nonresidential or institutional uses. Lot area, width and coverage requirements for nonresidential and institutional uses in the I-1 District are contained in Article XII, Supplemental Use Regulations.
(3) 
Notwithstanding the lot coverage required by § 224-19D(2) above, lot coverage shall be permitted to exceed the maximum permitted lot coverage by conditional use approval of City Council provided that the applicant can demonstrate to City Council the following:
[Added 8-22-2016 by Ord. No. 1478-2016]
(a) 
Allowing an increase in maximum permitted lot coverage for an existing light industry use is necessary to allow a building addition or expansion that is needed for the continued operation of the industrial use;
(b) 
Adequate stormwater management controls shall be implemented in accordance with the City's stormwater management regulations; and
(c) 
The increase in impervious cover shall not cause adverse impact to the surrounding environment.
E. 
Yard requirements.
(1) 
Front yards.
(a) 
Residential uses and structures in the I-1 District shall maintain the front yard requirements for the same uses in the RN-4 District. Mobile home park standards shall be as stated in § 224-60A(2).
(b) 
Nonresidential or institutional uses and structures are required to provide a front yard of 15 feet.
(2) 
Side yards.
(a) 
Residential uses and structures in the I-1 District shall maintain the side yard requirements for the same uses in the RN-4 District. Mobile home park standards shall be as stated in § 224-60A(2).
(b) 
Any nonresidential or institutional use that contains a dwelling unit or is adjacent to an existing residential property or residential district shall maintain two side yards, which shall not be less than 20 feet in the aggregate width, and neither of which shall be less than 10 feet.
(3) 
Rear yards.
(a) 
Residential uses and structures in the I-1 District shall maintain the rear yard requirements for the same uses in the RN-4 District. Mobile home park standards shall be as stated in § 224-60A(2).
(b) 
Nonresidential or institutional uses in the I-1 District shall maintain a rear yard of 30 feet in depth.
F. 
Building height. Structures in the I-1 District cannot exceed 36 feet in height unless specifically exempted by provisions in § 224-48D or Article XII.
G. 
Modification of required parking spaces. An applicant may request through the conditional use process that the number of parking spaces required by § 224-64C(6) for a light industry/business use may be modified provided that applicant demonstrates the following:
[Added 8-22-2016 by Ord. No. 1478-2016]
(1) 
That the proposed use does not warrant the number of parking spaces required by this chapter; and
(2) 
The number of parking spaces will not be reduced to less than one parking space per 1,000 square feet of gross floor area.
A. 
Purpose. Provisions of the Heavy Industry (I-2) District have been enacted to:
(1) 
Provide areas for various business and manufacturing activities, such as raw materials processing, within the City.
(2) 
Provide opportunities for the continuation or reuse of industrial areas to maintain the vitality of the City in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan.
(3) 
Further the community development objectives of the City of Coatesville Comprehensive Plan, as amended.
B. 
Description of the Heavy Industry (I-2) District. The Heavy Industry (I-2) District correspond to the areas that contain industrial properties as defined in Planning District No. 23 from the City of Coatesville Comprehensive Plan.
C. 
Permitted uses and structures.
(1) 
Uses permitted by right. The following uses and structures are permitted by right within this district, subject to the supplemental use regulations of Article XII, if applicable. Proposals are limited to one principal use and any associated accessory uses and structures.
(a) 
All uses permitted by right in the I-1 District, except residential uses. (Adaptive reuse provisions must be maintained for identified uses in I-1 District.)
(b) 
Manufacturing.
(2) 
Uses permitted by special exception. Any combination of uses permitted by right may be permitted by special exception in accordance with the provisions of § 224-62, Unified land development process.
(3) 
Uses permitted by conditional use. The following uses are permitted by conditional use subject to the supplemental design standards of Article XII, if so designated, and approval in accordance with § 224-79B(3):
(a) 
Retail center. [Refer to § 224-60C(1).]
(b) 
Multifamily. [Refer to § 224-60A(1).]
(c) 
Industrial park. [Refer to § 224-60D(2).]
(d) 
Office park. [Refer to § 224-60C(8).]
(e) 
Radio, television or microwave transmitter. [Refer to § 224-60B(9).]
(f) 
Transfer station. [Refer to § 224-60D(6).]
(g) 
Solid waste incinerator. [Refer to § 224-60D(8).]
(h) 
Solid waste landfill. [Refer to § 224-60D(7).]
(i) 
Recycling center. [Refer to § 224-60D(4).]
(j) 
Junkyard. [Refer to § 224-60D(5).]
(k) 
Any combination of uses permitted by right, special exception or conditional use in accordance with the provisions of § 224-62, Unified land development process.
(4) 
Accessory uses and structures. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in the I-2 District in accordance with the provisions of § 224-59, Accessory uses and structures.
D. 
Lot area, width and coverage requirements.
(1) 
Residential uses. Residential uses and structures in the I-2 District shall maintain the lot area, width and coverage requirements as the same uses in the RN-4 District.
(2) 
Nonresidential or institutional uses. Lot area, width and coverage requirements for nonresidential and institutional uses in the I-2 District are contained in § 224-60 of Article XII, Supplemental Use Regulations.
E. 
Yard requirements.
(1) 
Front yards.
(a) 
Residential uses and structures in the I-2 District shall maintain the front yard requirements for the same uses in the RN-4 District.
(b) 
Nonresidential or institutional uses and structures are required to provide a front yard of 15 feet.
(2) 
Side yards.
(a) 
Residential uses and structures in the I-2 District shall maintain the side yard requirements for the same uses in the RN-4 District.
(b) 
Any nonresidential or institutional use that contains a dwelling unit or is adjacent to an existing residential property or residential district shall maintain two side yards, which shall not be less than 30 feet in the aggregate width, and neither of which shall be less than 15 feet.
(3) 
Rear yards.
(a) 
Residential uses and structures in the I-2 District shall maintain the rear yard requirements for the same uses in the RN-4 District.
(b) 
Nonresidential or institutional uses in the I-2 District shall maintain a rear yard of 30 feet in depth.
F. 
Building height. Structures in the I-2 District cannot exceed 80 feet in height unless specifically exempted by provisions in § 224-48D or Article XII.