2816 Orefield Rd, Allentown, PA 18104

Industrial District

The industrial districts are intended to provide suitable space for industrial and commercial types of business and development not ordinarily found in, nor desirable in, other districts, to satisfy the needs for this type of development by providing for off-street parking and loading and unloading areas to encourage the development of attractive, functional and economic forms of commercial office, and industrial development, and to minimize the effect of industrial/commercial areas on the adjoining residential areas. The industrial districts are only intended to contain residences under specific conditions, such as an overlay district. In the event that there is an existing single detached dwelling unit or two-unit dwelling in an industrial district, the expansion of said building or the establishment of accessory uses for said dwelling may be permitted provided the proposal is in compliance with the residential district it abuts or, if not abutting a residential district, the standards of an R-5 Residential District as a minimum., The Industrial Commercial District is intended to provide suitable space for modest-size light industrial establishments and those commercial activities that are compatible with the industrial activities., The Industrial District provides for larger establishments and more intense industrial activity.