180 Hedge Rd, Elverson, PA 19520

Industrial/Agricultural District

In the event of development of intensive uses In the Township, certain of those uses cannot be so confined by performance standards as to make them compatible with the general uses and development envisioned in the Agricultural/Residential AR District. Therefore, certain uses are separated and provision is made in the Commercial C and IA-1 Districts. Certain other uses, however, are not only incompatible with the uses provided in the AR District, but are also incompatible with the uses provided in the C and IA-1 Districts and tend to discourage the concentration and development of those uses, thus discouraging efficient use of land in the C and IA-1 Districts and eroding the tax base and economic value of Commercial and Industrial/Agricultural 1 District lands. To address these incompatible uses, an additional zoning district, designated the Industrial/Agricultural 2 IA-2 District, is herein created.; Because it is impossible to anticipate every conceivable use that may arise, any use not otherwise provided for in the various other zoning districts and not constituting a nuisance per se, is permitted as a conditional use in the IA-2 District. These other uses have major environmental impacts that may tend to have negative impacts on surrounding uses. Such uses include, but are not limited to, heavy industry; mining and quarrying; solid waste transportation, storage, treatment and/or disposal facilities; junk-yards; cemeteries and crematoriums; truck transportation terminals, truck parks, truck and trailer washing and/or repair facilities, truck transfer stations; airport and heliports; power production; and storage facilities for public utility equipment and supplies. These uses may be permitted in the Industrial/Agricultural 2 IA-2 District.