The Rural Salvage District is intended to recognize the unique
site requirements of certain materials processing and recycling operations
which employ outdoor operations and storage activities. A rural environment
is most appropriate for such activities as it can offer substantial
isolation distances from residences or other sensitive uses that could
be impacted by the salvage activity. Such an area must also have immediate
access to transportation networks to enable the efficient movement
of inbound and outbound products with minimal disruption to other
sensitive uses. This district is so structured as to permit the safe
and efficient recovery of recycled materials and compounds for sustainable
reuse and to provide for open and enclosed operations associated with
such activity, including the inbound and outbound shipment of products
and scrap. This district is sited in those portions of the Township
that have proven to be appropriate to meet the specific requirements
of materials recovery where the impacts of traffic, noise, odors,
dust and glare are shown to have negligible effect on the residential
community and the natural environment.
In the Rural Salvage District, buildings and premises may be
used, and buildings may be erected or structurally altered for the
following uses only:
A.
Contractor's storage yard.
B.
Material handling and equipment.
C.
Warehousing, storage movers.
D.
Wireless communication antenna, fixed wireless signals.
[Added 9-16-2021 by Ord. No. 123-2021]
E.
Wireless communications antenna when attached to a lawful existing
telecommunications tower, water tower, or other structure, subject
to overall height restrictions.
[Added 9-16-2021 by Ord. No. 123-2021]
The following uses may be permitted upon approval by the Township
Board of Trustees who may require special conditions after review
by the Planning Commission in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter relating to special use permits:
A.
Height. The maximum height of buildings and other structures erected
or enlarged in this district shall be 40 feet.
B.
Front yards. There shall be a front yard on each lot which shall
be not less than 40 feet in depth.
C.
Side yards. On each interior lot, there shall be two side yards, each side yard having a width of not less than 25 feet, except as provided in Subsection F hereof. Corner lots shall be as defined elsewhere in this chapter.
D.
Rear yards. There shall be a rear yard on each lot the depth of which shall be not less than 50 feet, except as provided in Subsection F hereof.
E.
Minimum lot area. The site shall be a minimum of two acres in size.
F.
Lots abutting residential districts. Unless authorized as a special
use, no building or structure shall be erected, nor shall any outdoor
processing equipment or operation, be located, closer than 100 feet
to any residential district nor shall any parking area be closer than
40 feet to any residential district, which forty-foot area between
such parking lot and such residential district shall be maintained
as green area entirely covered by grass, shrubs, and/or trees. See
off-street parking regulations elsewhere in this chapter.
G.
Site plan review. Site plan review and approval is required for all uses, in accordance with Article XXIII pertaining to site plan review.
H.
Landscaping. Landscaping is required for all new uses, in accordance with Article XX, Landscaping Standards, of this chapter which also sets forth fencing and buffering requirements.
I.
Signage. Signage shall comply with the standards established for the Industrial District as provided in Article XXI, Signage, in this chapter.
J.
Parking. Parking is required for all new uses, subject to and in accordance with the Article XIX, Parking and Loading Standards, of this chapter.
K.
Fences. Fencing shall be required as part of site plan review.
