The I4 Institutional District is intended to provide an opportunity
for planned church and/or school campus, and to preserve the residential
character of Channing Avenue by encouraging the use of residential
buildings for related uses.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied
for any one of the following principal uses, and no other:
A.
Uses by right. The following uses are permitted by right in
this district:
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2)
Two-family semidetached dwelling.
(3)
Two-family duplex.
(4)
Municipal use, in accordance with the provisions in this article.
(5)
Police station.
(6)
Library.
(7)
Commercial communication antennae when attached to an existing
structure, as per § 220-2414.
(8)
Forestry, as per § 220-2204.
(9)
Accessory use, as per § 220-2401A, B, C, and D.
B.
Special exception uses. The following uses shall be permitted only upon the grant of a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the terms of this article and of Article XXVIII:
(1)
Educational use, in accordance with the provisions in this article.
(2)
Religious use, as per § 220-2421 and in accordance
with the provisions in this article.
(3)
Cemetery, but only when conducted and used as part of a contiguous
religious and/or educational use and as per § 220-2421,
as applicable.
A.
Minimum lot area and width. Each use shall have a lot area and
lot width at the building line of not less than the requirements set
forth below:
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Type of Use
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Minimum Lot Area
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Minimum Lot Width*
(feet)
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|---|---|---|---|
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Educational or religious use
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1 acre
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100
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Municipal use, police station, or library
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10,000 square feet
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50
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|
Single-family detached dwelling or two-family semidetached or
duplex dwelling
|
9,000 square feet per dwelling unit
|
45
|
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NOTE:
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|---|---|---|
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*
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Each lot shall have a width at the street line of not less than
65% of the required lot width at the building line.
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B.
Minimum front yard: 10 feet.
C.
Minimum side yard: 15 feet.
D.
Minimum rear yard: 20 feet.
E.
Minimum side yard setback: All structures other than buildings
and except for access driveways and parking areas shall be set back
a minimum of six feet from side property lines.
H.
Distance between buildings: The horizontal distance between
buildings in a planned church and/or school campus shall not be less
than 24 feet between educational and/or religious use buildings, 20
feet between educational and/or religious buildings and any residential
building, and 40 feet between residential use buildings.
I.
Maximum building height:
(1)
Churches: highest roof ridge (except bell tower): 50 feet.
(2)
Bell tower: limited to two per church building and 200 square
feet of area above the highest roof ridge: 60 feet.
(3)
Educational use and/or religious use building other than church:
35 feet.
(4)
Municipal use, police station, or library: 40 feet.
(5)
Single-family detached dwelling or two-family dwelling: three
stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.
A.
The following regulations shall be applied to municipal uses:
(1)
A municipal use shall, wherever practicable, utilize existing
buildings and facilities within the district. Reuse of existing facilities
shall, to the greatest extent possible, preserve the architectural
integrity and facades of buildings.
(2)
Buildings eligible for and listed on the National Register of
Historic Places shall be identified on the building plan.
(3)
New buildings should be designed so as to complement the styles
and spatial layout of the existing buildings.
B.
The following regulations shall be applied to conditional use
applications for educational or religious uses:
(1)
An educational or religious use shall, wherever practicable,
utilize existing buildings and facilities within the district.
(2)
Reuse of existing facilities shall, to the greatest extent possible,
preserve the architectural integrity and facades of buildings. Building
plans indicating the extent of all alterations and enlargement shall
be submitted as part of the conditional use application.
(3)
Buildings eligible for and listed on the National Register of
Historic Places shall be identified on the building plan.
(4)
New buildings should be designed so as to complement the styles
and spatial layout of the existing buildings.
(5)
In calculating any building coverage or lot coverage, any area
used for and/or which is part of an area intended for cemetery use
shall not be counted for purposes of open or green space, but shall
be deducted from the gross area entirely.
(6)
Any accessory residential buildings, structures or uses related
to the religious or educational use shall meet the applicable regulations
of § 220-2422. Residential buildings or structures may be
used in whole or in part for offices for the religious or educational
use provided that such office use shall be conducted between the hours
of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. prevailing time.
(7)
Queue parking option. Because the peak parking demand for religious
uses occurs infrequently and mostly during services on Sundays, holidays,
weddings, and funerals, and because peak parking demand for educational
use occurs primarily during special functions at specific times, such
as athletic events and activities that involve parent participation,
and in addition because of the specific nature of these uses in this
district which contains higher density development and significant
residential uses in and adjacent to the district, the following special
parking regulations shall be the minimum applicable to the religious
use and/or educational use in this district.
(a)
Plan submission. Uses which adopt this queue parking
option shall submit plans to the Borough on a yearly basis:
[1]
A plan for the active management of queue parking
in the primary onsite lot to facilitate maximum usage while also preventing
encroachment on the handicap spaces or the emergency access lane.
[2]
A plan for directing traffic to, and notifying
parishioners of, available off-site, off-street parking.
(b)
Minimum number of parking spaces. Minimum number
of parking spaces required shall be as follows:
|
Type of Use
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Minimum Parking Requirement
| |
|---|---|---|
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Elementary school grades Kindergarten through 9
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1 space per every 20 students, plus 1 per each employee, administrator
or teacher, whether full or part-time
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|
All other schools
|
1 space per every 10 students plus 1 per employee, administrator,
or teacher, whether full or part-time
| |
|
Places of public assembly, including religious uses, auditoriums,
gymnasiums, or other assembly halls
|
1 space for every 4 seats for the first 400 seats, plus 1 space
for every 6 seats in excess of 400 seats. 55% of the parking spaces
required may be provided on off-street public or leased parking lots
located within 500 feet of the site
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|
Offices and professional offices
|
1 space per 400 square feet of floor area
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|
Educational use campus
|
Parking shall be based on the total required for all of the
above uses applicable for this use
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(c)
Parking space physical requirements. All parking
spaces and parking lots shall be paved with an all-weather dustless
surface. Section 220-2501D of this chapter shall apply as applicable.
(d)
Parking lot aisles. Parking lots aisle requirements
shall not apply for this option, except to the extent that needed
aisles shall have a minimum width of 14 feet for one-way use and a
minimum width of 24 feet for two-way use.
(e)
Emergency access. Fire lanes shall be maintained
free and clear of all obstructions and nonemergency vehicles.
(f)
Handicap spaces shall be permanent and shall be
required in accordance with § 220-2501D(11).
(g)
Landscaping and buffering. Landscaping associated
with the queue parking option shall not follow § 220-2501D(10),
and shall have the following landscaping requirements:
[1]
A continuous landscaped buffer strip shall be provided
and maintained between the property line and all parking lot paving,
except for driveway access to streets. Such landscape buffer strips
shall extend from each property line and sidewalk a minimum of five
feet wide at all points. Such areas shall meet the requirements for
a commercial buffer, § 220-2309.
[2]
Parking lots shall be divided and defined by permanent
raised curbs and landscaped islands that create access lanes which
are clearly defined, and that moving traffic is confined to designated
access lanes.
[3]
Any necessary aisles within queue parking lots
separating rows of parking spaces shall be a minimum of 14 feet for
one-way use and 24 feet in width for two-way use and clearly defined
by means of painted lines, curbing, or landscaping.
