In addition to the general goals listed in the statement of purpose and community development objectives in Article
I, the BP Business Park District is established to:
A. Provide the opportunity to develop campus-like business
centers and corporate headquarter sites;
B. Ensure business park development has reasonable access
to collector and arterial roadways; and
C. Ensure business park development will not adversely
impact the natural features of the Township.
The following area and bulk regulations shall
apply to any proposed development in this zone:
A. Tract size. The minimum total area for a business
park shall be 10 acres, provided that subdivision of individual lots
within a business park is permitted.
B. Individual lots. The subdivision of individual lots
within a proposed business park shall comply with the following:
(1) The average area of all lots within the business park
shall be not less than three acres.
(2) No single lot shall be less than one acre.
C. Park boundary buffer.
(1) There shall be a buffer area surrounding the periphery
of each business park with a minimum depth of 100 feet.
(2) The boundary buffer shall remain free of buildings,
structures and parking facilities.
(3) Any buffer area which abuts land outside of the Business Park District shall be screened and landscaped in accordance with §§
200-100 and
200-101.
(4) The boundary buffer may be waived by the Board of
Supervisors for those portions of the park which abut permanent, deed
restricted open space with a minimum depth of 100 feet.
D. Building setback.
(1) No building shall be located less than 60 feet from
the street line of an internal street or in the case of private streets,
from the edge of the cartway.
(2) No building shall be located closer than 35 feet from
the side or rear lines in the case of individual lots within an office
park.
(3) Buildings shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from
any tract line, and a minimum of 35 feet between buildings on the
same lot or tract.
(4) If two or more buildings are on one deeded parcel,
they shall be located a minimum of 35 feet apart or to the sum of
the combined heights of the two buildings, whichever is greater.
E. Height regulations. All proposed development within the Business Park District shall adhere to the height requirements in Article
XIII, Airport Hazard Zone, but shall not exceed 40 feet or three stories in height, whichever is less.
F. Lot width. A lot width of not less than 250 feet shall
be provided at the building line.
G. Building and lot coverage.
(1) The maximum area of each lot occupied by buildings
shall be 20%.
(2) The lot coverage shall not exceed 50% of the area.
(3) The total floor area of all buildings on the lot shall
not exceed 60% of the lot area.
All proposed business park development created
under the terms of this article shall adhere to the following design
standards:
A. Scenic preservation. Buildings shall be located so
as not to dominate hilltop or monopolize views of rural countryside.
The height restrictions imposed are to assure that buildings will
not generally exceed the height of mature trees.
B. Vision obstruction. On any corner lot, or at any accessway,
no wall, fence, sign or other structure shall be erected or altered
and no hedge, tree shrub, or other growth shall be maintained which
may cause danger to traffic on a street, highway, or public road by
obscuring the view.
C. Highway frontage development. Where a tract is to be subdivided in order to provide building sites for a number of different owners or users, the subdivided lots shall not directly access existing collector or arterial roads, but shall be serviced by an internal roadway system designed in accordance with §
200-103 of this chapter.
D. Vehicular access and traffic controls. All vehicular access and traffic controls shall be designed in accordance with §
200-102 of this chapter. In addition, within the business park development, all traffic shall be directed to entrance ways serving the entire tract and no individual lots within the site shall have direct access to a road outside of the tract limits.
E. Outdoor lighting and illumination of signs. All lightings shall be designed in accordance with §
200-106 of this chapter. In addition, all outside lighting, including sign lighting, shall be directed in such a way as to not create a nuisance to users of adjoining streets and property or subject them to direct glare or hazardous interference of any kind and especially as regards rendering traffic signals inconspicuous. Luminaries shall be approved by the Township Engineer as to their height and glare shielding equipment.
F. Utilities. All utilities shall be placed underground
within any development under this district.
G. Outdoor storage. No outdoor storage shall be permitted
within the Business Park District.
H. Roadways. Internal roadways in the office parks shall
be designed to meet the criteria for minor or marginal access streets
as described in the New Garden Township Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance.
I. Off-street loading. All off-street loading shall be designed according to the standards established in §§
200-104 and
200-107 of this chapter.
J. Off-street parking. All off-street parking shall be designed in accordance with the standards established in §
200-109 of this chapter.
K. Pedestrian access. Pedestrian circulation and access in the proposed development shall be designed according to the standards set forth in §
200-105 of this chapter.
L. Screening as regulated by §
200-100.
[Added 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 213]
M. Landscaping as regulated by §
200-101.
[Added 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 213]
N. Signs as regulated by §
200-112.
[Added 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 213]
O. Tree conservation and replacement as regulated by §
200-113.
[Added 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 213]
In addition to other specific design standards, all development in the Business Park Zone shall comply with the performance standards contained in §
200-110.