A.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide an
area for commercial uses which service the day to day needs of surrounding
residential areas and which will not have adverse effects on those
residential areas.
B.
Uses permitted by right. Land and buildings served by public water and public/community sewer in an NC District may be used for the following purposes and no others, unless a special exception as provided for in Subsection C or conditional use as provided for in Subsection D is granted:
(1)
Retail sales (except adult bookstores).
(2)
Business, professional or governmental office or studio.
(3)
Banks, savings and loan associations, finance companies or similar
types of businesses.
(4)
Restaurants, taverns or similar types of establishments, except cabarets.
(5)
Personal and household service establishments, such as, but not limited
to, barbershops, beauty shops, laundromats, laundry and dry cleaning
shops, tailor and seamstress shops, and shoe and appliance repair
shops.
(6)
Municipal use.
(11)
Passive agriculture, subject to compliance with all applicable provisions of § 390-32A.
[Added 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 713]
C.
Uses permitted by special exception. The following uses are permitted when special exceptions are granted by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with § 390-96H:
D.
E.
Area, yard and height regulations.
[Amended 11-26-2018 by Ord. No. 812]
|
Neighborhood Commercial District
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Maximum Permitted
| ||
|
Building height — principal building
|
50 feet
| |
|
Maximum impervious coverage
|
81%
| |
|
Building length
|
70% of lot width
| |
|
Minimum Requirements
| ||
|
Lot size
| ||
|
Per separately deeded parcel or combination of parcels
|
12,000 square feet
| |
|
Per leased pad site
|
4,000 square feet
| |
|
Building setback
|
20 feet
| |
|
Lot width
| ||
|
At street line
|
60 feet
| |
|
At building setback
|
60 feet
| |
|
Open area
|
19%
| |
|
Side yard
| ||
|
Total
|
20 feet
| |
|
One side
|
12 feet
| |
|
Rear yard
|
20 feet
| |
|
Improvement setback
|
10 feet
| |
|
Distance between buildings
|
20 feet
| |
|
Distance between highway access points
|
50 feet
| |
[Added 11-26-2018 by Ord.
No. 810]
Eligibility for the Neighborhood Village Overlay Conditional
Use District (NVO) is extended by the properties designated as such
on the Township Zoning Map.[1]
A.
Specific intent. The NVO will permit the creation of commerce within
the district, while conserving the Township's residential character.
That expansion shall be incidental to the residential character of
the district. The objectives of the NVO shall be:
(1)
To conserve the residential character of the Township by providing
restrictions on the expansion of commerce and limiting its impact.
The NVO will also conserve traditional structures within the Township
through flexible use/adaptive reuse and flexible designs which are
consistent with existing structures.
(2)
To permit commerce that is incidental to the residential character
of the Township by expanding the district to permit businesses that
are consistent and compatible in scale, density, setbacks, size, design
and overall character of the existing neighborhood village uses.
(3)
To accommodate limited expansion of the neighborhood village
while maintaining the residential neighborhood village concept and
a reasonable balance of residential and low-impact commercial uses
within the NVO.
B.
Uses permitted by conditional use. To the extent that conditional uses are provided for in Subsection B herein, any such conditional use shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 390 and shall be subject to the limitations and restrictions in Subsection C:
(2)
Retail uses to include the following and no others:
(a)
Boutique clothing store;
(b)
Shoe and accessory shop;
(c)
Musical instrument sales and lessons;
(d)
Fabric and yarn shop;
(e)
Art studio;
(f)
Book store;
(g)
Camera/photography shop;
(h)
Craft shop;
(i)
Jewelry store;
(j)
Childrenswear store;
(k)
Candy and confectionary store;
(l)
Printing/photocopy shop;
(m)
Leather goods store;
(n)
Baby products shop;
(o)
Bridal shop;
(p)
Gift/card shop;
(q)
Graphic design and website design shop;
(r)
Antique shop;
(s)
Bed-and-breakfast;
(t)
Farm and feed store.
(4)
Professional and business offices uses, to include the following
uses and no others:
C.
Restrictions on the Neighborhood Village Conditional Use Overlay
District. Each NVO use shall be limited and restricted as follows:
(1)
Drive-through sales are prohibited.
(2)
Vehicle fueling operations are prohibited.
(3)
Identifying signage shall be consistent with the intent and
purpose of the NVO District.
(4)
Each individual NVO use in an NVO Conditional Use District shall
be restricted to a lot or lots located at the intersection of two
or more streets and shall extend for a length of no more than 150
feet parallel to the street(s) or shall include the entire lot, whichever
is greater, but in no case shall exceed 250 feet.
(a)
If a lot is larger than the 250-foot limit, then all required
yard setbacks shall be measured from the 250-foot limit line.
(b)
In the case of an existing building that is located within 150
feet of a corner and extends beyond the 250-foot limit, the NVO use
is permitted within the full length of the building.
(5)
Each lot that is conditionally approved for an NVO use shall
have a maximum of two uses.
(6)
Each NVO District shall be located within 300 feet of any Neighborhood
Commercial, Highway Commercial, Restricted Office Commercial or Township
Commons District's closest boundary line.
(7)
Outdoor dining and alcoholic beverage consumption subject to the terms of the Zoning Ordinance and state and local regulations shall be permitted as accessory uses to restaurant/food service uses only upon securing a zoning permit and use and occupancy permit. Outdoor dining must comply with the requirements of the Township Noise Ordinance No. 692 (Chapter 257).
D.
Review of NVO uses. The following shall apply to each proposed NVO
use before a conditional use approval is granted:
(1)
Each applicant for an NVO use shall submit at least the following
as a part of the NVO conditional use application:
(a)
A sketch plan in accordance with the Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance[2] as follows:
[1]
Section 330-12A(1) through (13);
[3]
Additional materials shall include:
[a]
Detailed, rendered elevations of building facades
that face public streets with materials and colors noted;
[b]
Landscape plan with types of proposed plant materials
indicated and that, as a minimum, meets Township requirements and
that shows proposed screening, outdoor trash storage areas and all
other proposed site features;
[c]
Elevations of all proposed signage that meets Township
requirements;
[d]
Any proposed site lighting.
(2)
All proposed NVO uses shall be reviewed by the Township Planning
Commission.
(a)
The Planning Commission shall provide an opinion on whether
or not the scale, design, size, density, landscaping and setbacks
for the proposed NVO use are consistent and compatible with the character
of the existing village neighborhood, the existing residential establishments,
the general welfare of Township residents, and the maintenance of
Township property values; and
(b)
The Planning Commission may provide recommended changes or modifications
to the proposed plan.
(3)
After considering the recommendations of the Planning Commission
regarding a proposed NVO conditional use application, and any comments
and input from the applicant, the Township Board of Supervisors shall
act upon the proposed NVO conditional use application.
E.
Parking regulations. The existing parking regulation per the Zoning
Ordinance shall remain applicable unless otherwise indicated below.
(1)
The total number of off-street parking and loading spaces for
each use may be reduced by up to 30% of the minimum requirements specified
under this Zoning Ordinance, provided that the applicant demonstrates
that common or shared off-street parking and loading spaces shall
be capable of accommodating the peak demands for employees and patrons.
The applicant shall provide documentation support developed by a professional
engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who specializes in traffic
planning, that the use can function safely with the reduced number
of off-street parking and loading spaces.
(2)
Alternatively, in lieu of off-street parking requirements under Subsection E(1) above, the Township may consider on-street parking for up to 25% of required parking. On-street parking spaces utilized in this manner shall be within 250 feet of the principal proposed use, as long as applicant can show to the satisfaction of the Township that it does not adversely affect either existing on-street parking or existing and projected commercial street traffic.
F.
Lighting. In order to primarily be used to provide safety and secondarily
to accent the building and landscape features, all exterior lighting
shall conform to the Township Lighting Ordinance No. 784,[3] but only the following sections of that ordinance: § 235-6, Lighting criteria, Subsections A, E(1), (4), (6), (7), (8), (9), (12), (13) and (14).
G.
Signs.
(1)
All proposed signs shall comply with the provisions of the Zoning
Ordinance. The total number and size of all signs shall be limited
to avoid clutter and to serve the basic needs of the permitted use.
(2)
All permitted signs shall be professionally made and constructed
out of durable material such as wood, metal (copper, brass, galvanized
steel) or stone, which shall be considered as an enhanced feature
of the use. The design, material, color, size, location and illumination
of the sign shall be selected considering the architecture of the
buildings and streetscape characteristics.
(3)
Primary signs shall be flat against the facade, or mounted projecting
from the facade.
(4)
Signs that project from buildings shall have at least 10 feet
of clearance from the ground level.
(5)
Signs shall be externally lit from the front. Backlighting of
signs shall not be permitted.
(6)
Neon, flashing signs, moving signs and roof signs shall not
be used.
(7)
Temporary signs with a specific date of expiration, such as
sandwich boards, shall be allowed, only after approval by the Zoning
Enforcement Officer.
H.
Area, yard and height regulations. The following minimum and maximum
dimensional requirements shall be applied to all lots, which are intended
to be designed and occupied by permitted use of the NVO. The following
minimum lot area requirements shall apply to the permitted uses within
the Neighborhood Village Overlay District:
(1)
A minimum lot area in the NVO Overlay District shall be governed
by the underlying zoning district.
(2)
The minimum lot width of the underlying zoning district shall
be required for all uses within the Neighborhood Village Overlay District.
(3)
All accessory uses shall be located on a conforming lot.
(4)
All area, yard and height regulations shall be as per the underlying
zoning district.
(5)
Maximum impervious coverage can be increased by 10% of underlying
zoning district requirement. Minimum open area requirement is therefore
decreased by the same percentage. (As an example, if 40% and 60% are
the existing maximum impervious coverage and minimum open area, respectively,
and the impervious coverage is increased to 50% for the NVO use, the
open area is then decreased to 50%.)
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Township offices.
A.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide an
area which, in addition to providing for uses which service the day-to-day
needs of surrounding residential areas, service other commercial uses
which are advantageously located near a major highway, serve highway
uses or serve greater geographical areas either as individual uses,
a combination of uses or as part of a shopping center which may consist
of one or more buildings either under common ownership or unified
control.
B.
Uses permitted by right. Land and buildings served by public water
and/or public/community sewer, or otherwise served by on-site water
supply and/or on-site sewage disposal at the time of the adoption
of the ordinance,[1] may be used for the following purposes and no other:
[Amended 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 713; 7-9-2018 by Ord. No. 793]
(1)
Retail and wholesale sale of goods, prepared foods and services,
except adult bookstores.
(2)
Business, professional or governmental office or studio.
(3)
Banks, savings and loan associations, finance companies or similar
types of businesses.
(4)
Municipal use.
(5)
Funeral home/crematorium.
(6)
Commercial school for the teaching of trades, arts or skills.
(7)
Personal service.
(8)
Fire company.
(9)
Plant nursery.
(10)
Motels and hotels.
(11)
Restaurants, taverns and similar types of establishments, except
cabarets.
(12)
Microbrewery.
(13)
Brew pub.
(14)
Distillery.
(15)
Farmers market as an event or occasional use as permitted by
the Exeter Code.
(16)
Offices of plumbers, masons, carpenters, heating contractors,
homebuilders and similar personnel.
(17)
Club or lodge for fraternal or social purposes provided that
all activities shall be conducted within buildings or structures.
(18)
Indoor theater and place of indoor amusement or recreation.
(19)
Lumber and building materials supply establishments.
(20)
Golf course, driving range or miniature golf course, or tennis
courts.
(21)
Motor vehicle service station, subject to:
(a)
All automobile parts, dismantled vehicles and similar articles
shall be stored within a building. All repair activities shall be
carried out within a building.
(22)
Repair garage, subject to:
(23)
Car wash, subject to:
(a)
No water used in the washing of cars shall be discharged onto
public roads or onto other properties.
(b)
Car washing activities shall be carried out within a building.
(c)
An approach drive or parking area to accommodate a minimum of
four cars per bay shall be constructed, except that in the case of
a facility where only one is provided the approach drive or parking
area shall be constructed to accommodate a minimum of 10 cars.
(24)
Non-tower wireless communications facilities, per § 390-71.8 regulations.
[Amended 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 835]
(25)
Office of veterinarian.
(26)
Hospital/surgical center.
(27)
Diagnostic laboratory testing facility.
(28)
Diagnostic imaging center.
(29)
Medical office building.
(30)
Medical or dental clinic.
(31)
Jr. college/college/university.
(32)
Convenience store with fueling stations.
(39)
Churches or similar places of worship.
(40)
Nursing home, convalescent home, personal care home or retirement
home.
(41)
State-licensed day-care centers and nursery schools.
(42)
State-licensed adult day-care center.
[1]
Editor's Note: Refers to Ord. No. 793, adopted 7-9-2018.
C.
Area, yard and height regulations.
|
Highway Commercial District
|
Maximum
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Building height - principal
|
50 feet
| |
|
Maximum impervious coverage
|
80%
| |
|
Minimum
| ||
|
Lot size
| ||
|
Per separately deeded parcel or combination of parcels
|
10,000 square feet
| |
|
Per leased pad site
|
5,000 square feet
| |
|
Building setback
|
30 feet
| |
|
Lot width
| ||
|
At street line
|
100 feet
| |
|
At building setback line
|
100 feet
| |
|
Open area
|
20% of lot area
| |
|
Side yard
|
60 feet
| |
|
Total 1 side
|
30 feet
| |
|
Rear yard
|
30 feet
| |
|
Improvement setback
|
20 feet
| |
|
Distance between buildings
|
50 feet
| |
|
Self-storage units
|
30 feet
| |
|
Distance between highway access points
|
150 feet
| |
D.
Performance standards. In addition to the applicable performance standards of § 390-35 the following performance standards shall apply:
(1)
When the side and/or rear yard of a lot adjoins land zoned other
than commercial or industrial, or used for residential purposes, a
twenty-foot buffer strip suitably landscaped to provide a screen,
and in which no paved areas or structures, except retaining walls
and/or fences are permitted, shall be provided within the side and/or
rear yard adjoining the land not zoned commercial or industrial or
used for residential purposes.
(2)
Drive-through service is permissible, provided it can be conducted
with a safe and orderly traffic pattern with sufficient waiting area
for vehicles waiting to place and pick up orders, as demonstrated
by traffic plans and studies submitted by the applicant. Drive-through
service must be ten feet from the property line. Covered drive-through
must meet setbacks.
E.
Design standards. The design standards defined in § 390-34 apply to all uses in a Highway Commercial District. Additionally, all permitted uses shall comply with Exeter Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 330 of the Exeter Township Code), Article V, Design Standards, for the Township Commons District (TCD), Highway Commercial District (HCD) and Flex Industrial District (FID) as amended.
[Amended 7-9-2018 by Ord.
No. 793]
F.
Uses permitted by condition. The following uses are permitted when a conditional use is granted by the Township Supervisors in accordance with § 390-90:
[Added 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 835]
(1)
Non-tower
wireless communications facilities when the collocation, modification,
or replacement results in a substantial change and per § 390
-71.8 regulations.
[Added 7-9-2018 by Ord.
No. 792[1]]
A.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of a Township Commons District
("TCD") to:
(1)
Provide a range of commercial and related uses;
(2)
Minimize excessive paved areas and numerous curb cuts;
(3)
Encourage the consolidation of driveways, parking area and curb cuts
to provide more efficient access to parking;
(4)
Encourage a unified pedestrian path system to create efficient pedestrian
access between lots and uses and to surrounding neighborhoods;
(5)
Discourage overdevelopment through reasonable permitted lot coverages
and paved areas;
(6)
Encourage attractive and appropriate site and architectural design
in order to maintain and enhance TCD and nearby neighborhood property
values; and
(7)
Encourage the redevelopment of older commercial properties.
B.
Uses permitted by right. Land and buildings served by public water
and/or public/community sewer, or otherwise served by on-site water
supply and/or on-site sewage disposal at the time of the adoption
of the ordinance,[2] may be used for the following purposes and no other:
(1)
Retail and wholesale sale of goods, prepared foods and services,
except automobile tires, parts sales, and repair services, as well
as adult bookstores.
(2)
Business, professional or governmental office or studio.
(3)
Banks, savings and loan associations, finance companies or similar
types of businesses.
(4)
Municipal use.
(5)
Funeral home/crematorium.
(6)
Commercial school for the teaching of trades, arts or skills.
(7)
Personal service.
(8)
Fire company.
(9)
Motels and hotels.
(10)
Restaurants, taverns and similar types of establishments, except
cabarets.
(11)
Microbrewery.
(12)
Brew pub.
(13)
Distillery.
(14)
Farmers market as an event or occasional use as permitted by
the Exeter Township Code.
(15)
Club or lodge for fraternal or social purposes provided that
all activities shall be conducted within buildings or structures.
(16)
Indoor theater and place of indoor amusement or recreation.
(17)
Convenience stores without fueling stations.
(18)
Golf course, driving range or miniature golf course, or tennis
courts.
(20)
Non-tower wireless communications facilities, per § 390-71.8 regulations.
[Amended 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 835]
(21)
Office of veterinarian.
(22)
Hospital/surgical center.
(23)
Diagnostic laboratory testing facility.
(24)
Diagnostic imaging center.
(25)
Medical office building.
(26)
Medical or dental clinic.
(27)
Jr. college/college/university.
(28)
Trade school.
(32)
State-licensed nursery school and child day-care center.
(33)
State-licensed adult day-care center.
[2]
Editor's Note: Refers to Ord. No. 792, adopted 7-9-2018.
C.
Area, yard and height regulations.
[Amended 11-26-2018 by Ord. No. 812]
|
Maximum
| |
|---|---|
|
Building height - principal building
|
45 feet
|
|
Maximum impervious coverage
|
80%
|
|
Minimum
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Lot size
| ||
|
Per separately deeded parcel or combination of parcels
|
10,000 square feet
| |
|
Per leased pad site
|
5,000 square feet
| |
|
Building setback (FY)
|
30 feet
| |
|
Lot width
| ||
|
At street line
|
100 feet
| |
|
At building setback line
|
100 feet
| |
|
Open area
|
20%
| |
|
Side yard
| ||
|
Total
|
60 feet
| |
|
One side
|
30 feet
| |
|
Rear yard
|
30 feet
| |
|
Improvement setback
|
25 feet
| |
|
Distance between buildings
|
50 feet
| |
|
Distance between highway access points
|
150 feet
| |
D.
Performance standards. In addition to the applicable environmental performance standards of § 390-35, the following performance standards shall also apply:
(1)
Drive-through service is permissible provided it can be conducted
with a safe and orderly traffic pattern, with sufficient waiting area
for vehicles waiting to place and pick up orders. Such safe and orderly
traffic pattern shall be demonstrated by traffic plans and studies
submitted by the applicant. Drive-through service must be 10 feet
from the property line. Covered drive-through must meet setbacks.
E.
Buffers. The landscaping/screening standards defined in § 390-31 apply to all uses in a TCD that abut residential zoning districts or residential uses.
F.
Design standards. The design standards defined in § 390-34 apply to all uses in a TCD. Additionally, all permitted uses shall comply with Exeter Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 330 of the Exeter Township Code), Article V, Design Standards, for the Township Commons District (TCD), Highway Commercial District (HCD) and Flex Industrial District (FID) as amended.
G.
Shopping centers ownership and control.
(1)
Shopping centers shall be held under single ownership or under a
unified management control plan. If the Exeter Township Board of Supervisors
has approved development plans for a shopping center in accordance
with the SALDO, the subsequent division of the shopping center shall
contain covenants requiring the owner(s) thereof, and their successors
and assigns, at all times, to operate and maintain such lots or parts
of the shopping center in good order and repair and in a clean and
sanitary condition; that cross-easements for parking areas and all
appurtenant ways, pedestrian access and utilities shall be maintained
between all lots; and that any owner of any lot, parcel or other real
estate in shopping center shall covenant and agree to be bound by
the conditions set forth in this subsection.
(2)
When the side and/or rear of a lot adjoin land zoned other than commercial
or industrial, or used for residential purposes, the adjoining portion(s)
of the lot shall provide a twenty-foot buffer strip suitably landscaped
to provide a screen, and in which no paved areas or structures are
permitted.
H.
Uses permitted by condition. The following uses are permitted when a conditional use is granted by the Township Supervisors in accordance with § 390-90:
[Added 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 835]
(1)
Non-tower
wireless communications facilities when the collocation, modification,
or replacement results in a substantial change and per § 390
-71.8 regulations.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former § 390-23,
SCC — Shopping Center Commercial District, as amended 6-13-2011
by Ord. No. 713.
A.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide an
area in which a variety of industrial uses may locate, provided that
they will not adversely affect the public health, safety and general
welfare of the residents and inhabitants of the Township. To accomplish
this, performance standards are established.
B.
Uses permitted by right. Land and buildings in an LI District may be used for the following purposes and no others, unless a special exception as provided for in Subsection C or conditional use as provided for in Subsection D is granted:
(1)
Office buildings.
(3)
Printing and publishing activities.
(4)
Research activities.
(5)
Municipal use.
(6)
Parks, except amusement parks and conservation areas.
(7)
Self-storage units.
(8)
Testing, production, packaging, fabrication, processing, assembly,
manufacture, compounding and bottling of foods, goods and materials,
and repair and cleaning activities related thereto, provided that:
(a)
All such activities shall be carried on within a building, with
the exception of such outdoor activities that are ancillary to the
foregoing permitted uses, which shall comply with all other applicable
requirements of this chapter and all other Township ordinances.
[Amended 12-10-2012 by Ord. No. 733]
(10)
Trade school.
(11)
Junior college/college/university.
(12)
Non-tower wireless communications facilities, per § 390-71.8 regulations.
[Amended 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 832; 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 835]
(13)
Small wireless communications facilities, per § 390-71.8 regulations.
[Amended 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 835]
C.
Uses permitted by special exception. The following uses are permitted when special exceptions are granted by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with § 390-96H:
(1)
Convenience store without fueling stations.
(2)
Retail sale of goods produced on the premises.
(3)
State licensed nursery school, public school, elementary school,
middle school, junior high school, senior high school, charter school
and day-care center.
(a)
Schools shall be allowed a height limit of 50 feet.
(4)
Airport/heliport, private.
(5)
Amusement park.
(6)
Drive-in movie theater.
(a)
The movies shown on the movie screen shall not be visible from
public roads.
(b)
No access point shall be permitted to U.S. Route 422. All access
points shall be to a road which intersects U.S. Route 422 at a traffic
light.
(c)
The drive-in theater shall be surrounded by a twenty-foot buffer
yard in which shall be placed a year-round screen of a minimum height
of eight feet.
(7)
Indoor recreation.
(8)
Restaurants/taverns.
D.
Uses permitted by conditional use. The following uses are permitted when a conditional use is approved by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with § 390-90:
(1)
Flea market.
(2)
Medical marijuana grower/processor facility, subject to § 390-71.5.
[Added 2-25-2019 by Ord. No. 823]
(3)
Medical marijuana delivery vehicle office, subject to § 390-71.6.
[Added 2-25-2019 by Ord. No. 823]
E.
Area, yard and height regulations (all uses except electric power production per §§ 390-67 and 390-68).
[Amended 11-26-2018 by Ord. No. 812]
|
Light Industrial District
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
Maximum Permitted
| ||
|
Building height (except for stack) — principal building
|
80 feet
| |
|
Maximum impervious coverage
|
65%
| |
|
Minimum Requirements
| ||
|
Lot size
|
2 acres
| |
|
Building setback
|
50 feet
| |
|
Lot width
| ||
|
At street line
|
150 feet
| |
|
At building setback line
|
200 feet
| |
|
Open area
|
35%
| |
|
Side yard
| ||
|
Total
|
100 feet
| |
|
One side
|
50 feet
| |
|
Rear yard
|
50 feet
| |
|
Improvement setback
|
20 feet
| |
|
Distance between buildings
|
50 feet
| |
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Self-storage units
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30 feet
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Distance between highway access points
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100 feet
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[Added 2-25-2019 by Ord. No. 820]
A.
Specific intent. The Flex Industrial District is intended to accomplish
the following goals:
(1)
Provide for business, office and light industrial development
in a unified, attractive, campus-like environment. Multiple uses on
a single tract shall be permitted and encouraged.
(2)
Promote high-quality, visually attractive, and environmentally
responsible site and building design, while providing for maximum
flexibility.
(3)
Incorporate design standards requiring maximum attention to
proper site design, including the location and design of structures,
parking areas, environmentally sensitive areas, vehicular and pedestrian
circulation facilities, stormwater management facilities, landscaping,
etc.
(4)
Encourage business, office and light industrial development
that will provide an economic base and high quality jobs for Exeter
Township.
(5)
Provide for business, office and light industrial development
uses that will have minimum impact on the environment and adjacent
residential uses.
(6)
Promote opportunities for small and expanding light industrial
businesses through incubators through the development of new buildings
or the conversion of older structures into incubator spaces for small
light industrial uses.
B.
Uses permitted by right. The following uses, as a single principal
use or as uses in combination and their accessory uses, shall be permitted
by right in the Flex Industrial District, provided that all applicable
requirements of this section have been satisfied:
(1)
Business, professional or governmental offices.
(2)
Light metal manufacturing processes, including metal finishing,
grinding, polishing and heat treatment, metal stamping and extrusion
of small products, the assembly, manufacture, repair and/or servicing
of small electrical and/or electronic appliances, equipment and supplies,
and the manufacture of light machinery such as business and office
machines.
(3)
Light manufacturing of paper and wood products, ceramic products
and plastic and/or rubber products.
(4)
Light manufacturing, compounding, assembly, processing, packaging
and bottling of food products and beverages, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals,
medicine and personal care products (excluding cleaning solutions),
and products from previously prepared materials (excluding dyeing,
chemical treatment, chemical preservation or concrete or asphalt product
manufacturing).
(5)
Handicraft/custom manufacturing.
(6)
Printing, binding and publishing facilities.
(7)
Laboratory for scientific or industrial research, testing, experimentation
and/or development.
(8)
State-licensed adult day care and child day care.
(9)
Fire station and emergency medical services facility.
(10)
Business services such as copying, office equipment sales/service
and printing.
(11)
Warehouse and distribution facilities, if operated in conjunction
with another use permitted by right within this section and operating
within the Flex Industrial District. Stand-alone truck terminal and
fuel distribution are not permitted.
(12)
Dry cleaning, laundry and clothes pressing plants.
(13)
Trade school.
(14)
Jr. college/college/university.
(15)
Incubator space(s) as defined herein for permitted uses.
(16)
Restaurant containing no more than 1,500 gross square feet.
(17)
Non-tower wireless communications facilities, per § 390-71.8 regulations.
[Amended 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 835]
C.
Uses permitted by conditional use. The following uses are permitted in the Flex Industrial District when a conditional use is granted by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with § 390-90.
(1)
Heliport, Subject to § 390-53 if operated in conjunction with another use permitted by right in this section and operating within the Flex Industrial District. The heliport itself shall be subject to all area, yard and height regulations set forth in this section and all other provisions of the Exeter Township Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
D.
Area, yard and height regulations. Each of the following minimum
and maximum requirements shall apply to each tract of land developed
in the Flex Industrial District, except as specifically provided for
in this chapter.
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Area, Yard and Height Regulations
(Comparable to existing LI regulations)
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|---|---|
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Minimum
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Lot size
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1.5 acres
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Building setback
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50 feet
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Lot width
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At street line
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150 feet
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At building setback line
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200 feet
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Open area
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20% of lot area
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Side yard
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Total
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100 feet
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One side
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50 feet
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Rear yard
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50 feet
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Improvement setback
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20 feet
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Distance between buildings
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50 feet
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Distance between highway access points
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100 feet
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Maximum
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Building height
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75 feet
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Lot coverage
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50% of lot area
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Paved area
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70% of lot area
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E.
General development regulation. The following additional requirements
shall apply to developments within the Flex Industrial District.
(1)
The development shall be consistent with the purpose of this
chapter and shall not adversely affect the health, safety, and general
welfare of the Township.
(2)
The development shall consist of a harmonious selection of uses
and groupings of buildings, services, and parking areas, traffic circulation,
and open spaces, planned, and designed as an integrated unit in such
manner as to constitute a safe, efficient, and accessible development.
(3)
Provision shall be made for safe and efficient ingress and egress
to and from existing public streets servicing the development and
to internal streets without undue congestion to or interference with
normal traffic flow.
(4)
All buildings shall be served by a public sanitary disposal
system and public water supply.
(5)
The development shall, wherever possible, preserve or incorporate
natural features such as woods, streams and open space areas add to
the overall cohesive development of the Flex Industrial District and
the overall Township development. An overall landscaping plan shall
be subject to approval by the Township in accordance with the provisions
of the Exeter Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1]
F.
Buffers: The landscaping/screening standards defined in § 390-31 apply to all uses in a Flex Industrial District that abut residential zoning districts or residential uses.
G.
Design standards. The design standards defined in § 390-34 apply to all uses in a Flex Industrial District. Additionally, all permitted uses shall comply with the design standards as contained in Exeter Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 330 of the Exeter Township Code) Article VB, Design Standards for the Flex Industrial District (FID), as amended.
A.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide an
area in which a variety of industrial uses may locate provided that
they will not adversely affect the public health, safety and general
welfare of the residents and inhabitants of the Township. To accomplish
this, performance standards are established. In addition, certain
open land uses are permitted if conditional uses can be secured.
B.
Uses permitted by right. Land and buildings in a GI District may be used for the following purposes and no others, unless a conditional use as provided for in Subsection C or a special exception as provided for in Subsection D is granted:
(3)
Printing and publishing activities.
(4)
Research activities.
(5)
Municipal use.
(6)
Testing, production, packaging, fabrication, processing, assembly,
manufacture, compounding and bottling of foods, goods and materials,
and repair and cleaning activities related thereto, provided that:
(a)
All such activities shall be carried on within a building, with
the exception of such outdoor activities that are ancillary to the
foregoing permitted uses, which shall comply with all other applicable
requirements of this chapter and all other Township ordinances.
[Amended 12-10-2012 by Ord. No. 733]
(7)
Railroad terminal, subject to:
(8)
Non-tower wireless communications facilities, per § 390-71.8 regulations.
[Amended 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 835]
(9)
Truck terminals.
(10)
Small wireless communications facilities, per § 390-71.8 regulations.
[Amended 8-10-2020 by Ord. No. 835]
(12)
Cogeneration electric power production, pursuant to § 390-68, as an accessory use to a sanitary landfill.
C.
Uses permitted by conditional use. The following uses are permitted when a conditional use is granted by the Township Supervisors in accordance with § 390-90.
(1)
Junkyard, subject to:
(a)
The premises shall be maintained so as not to constitute a nuisance
or a menace to the health of the residents and inhabitants of the
Township and shall be maintained so as not to constitute a place for
the breeding of rodents and vermin.
(b)
No garbage or organic waste shall be stored.
(c)
Whenever any motor vehicle or part thereof shall be received
in the junkyard, and shall not be held for resale as an operating
unit, all gasoline and oil shall be removed from the motor vehicle
or part thereof.
(d)
The manner of storage and arrangement of materials shall be
such as to provide for adequate access for fire-fighting purposes.
(e)
The manner of storage, arrangement of materials and drainage
facilities shall be such as to prevent the accumulation of stagnant
water upon the premises.
(f)
No open burning shall be permitted.
(g)
All junkyards shall be completely enclosed, except at entrances,
by an evergreen planting screen of a minimum height of six feet which
shall be backed by a fence at least six feet in height. The fence
shall contain gates at all entrances which shall be locked except
during operating hours.
(h)
No materials shall be stored less than 50 feet from any street
outside the lot on which the junkyard is located and no materials
shall be stored less than 50 feet from a lot line of the lot on which
the junkyard is located.
(i)
No materials stored within the junkyard shall be stacked to
a height exceeding the height of the evergreen planting screen enclosing
the junkyard, provided that in no cases shall materials be stacked
to a height exceeding 10 feet.
(3)
Surface mining activities, subject to:
(a)
The filing with the Township of a copy of a complete and detailed
plan for the reclamation of the land affected, which has been filed
by the operator with and has received approval of any and all Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and federal governmental agencies having regulatory
jurisdiction over such matters. All copies of amendments and supplements
thereto shall thereafter be filed with the Township. Said plans shall
show or describe the following:
[1]
The use to which the land was put prior to the commencement
of surface mining.
[2]
The use which is proposed to be made of the land following reclamation.
[3]
The manner in which topsoil and subsoil will be conserved and
restored.
[4]
Where the proposed land use so requires, the manner in which
compaction of the soil and fill will be accomplished.
[5]
A complete landscaping program.
[6]
A timetable for the accomplishment of each major step in the
reclamation plan.
(b)
The periodic filing with the Township of copies of any and all reports which set forth the current status of reclamation work performed and activities undertaken to implement stormwater management and erosion and sediment control plans which the operator is required to file with the aforesaid governmental agencies. When verified in writing by the governmental agency or body having jurisdiction, noncompliance with any approved reclamation plan, erosion and sediment control plan, or storm management plan shall be grounds for issuance of a stop order under § 390-87 of this chapter, until such noncompliance is corrected.
(c)
An erosion and sediment control plan and a stormwater management
plan shall be submitted to and approved by the Township Supervisors.
Such plans shall be designed to prevent adverse effects from water
runoff, erosion and sedimentation on adjoining streams, properties
and streets and the stagnation of water. Any plans submitted to and
approved by the aforesaid governmental agencies shall be received
in lieu of such plans if they have been prepared cover such subject
matter.
(d)
A plan indicating the location and proposed construction materials
used on roadways within the property lines of the mining operation
which will be used by trucks entering and leaving the site shall be
submitted to the Township Supervisors. The plan shall state that all
such roadways shall be maintained and constructed by the operator
so that trucks leaving the mining operation will not deposit excessive
or accumulating amounts of mining products, dirt, mud or other such
substances on public roads.
(e)
No surface mining operations which will result in the creation
of an elevation difference in excess of 10 feet between the surface
of the mine and any adjacent property or public road shall be carried
out within 200 feet of such a property, nor within 200 feet of such
public road.
(f)
No storage of products, by-products, overburden or cover material
shall be permitted to reach a height in excess of 50 feet. No such
storage shall be permitted within 150 feet of a property line of the
mining operation or a public road.
(g)
All blasting operations shall conform with the regulations enforced
by the aforesaid agencies of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
the federal government within a radius of 3/4 of a mile of the location
of blasting. Blasting shall not be permitted on Sundays and legal
holidays. Notice of all blasting operations shall be given to the
Township and the occupants of all properties within a radius of 3/4
of a mile of the location of blasting at least 24 hours prior to the
commencement of blasting.
(h)
All other state and federal requirements pertaining to surface
mining activities, air pollution and noise shall be complied with.
When a license is required from the state, a copy of such license
shall be filed with the Township along with evidence that any bond
required for completion of the reclamation plan has been filed with
the state.
(i)
The minimum lot size for any surface mining operation shall
be 10 acres.
(j)
No operations shall be carried out on Sundays or legal holidays,
nor between the hours of 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m.
(k)
Planting screens to screen mining operations from adjoining
exclusively residential properties shall be placed along the property
lines of the mining operations.
(l)
Removal of materials from the site shall be done in such a manner
that undue amounts of spillage will not be deposited on any public
road or other properties.
(m)
Crushing and processing operations of the minerals, rock and
other products of the earth mined on the premises shall be permitted
so long as the physical or chemical properties of same are not changed
and so long as such crushing or processing operations do not involve
the manufacture of cement or concrete, asphalt materials and products
or any other form of manufacturing or fabrication.
(n)
No substance which can harm persons, animals, vegetation or
other forms of property shall be dispersed beyond the property lines
of the mining operation.
(o)
When required by the Township Board of Supervisors, a hydrogeologic
study shall be submitted to the Township, which shall indicate the
impact of the surface mining activity on groundwater supplies and
quality in the area of the operations. Surface mining activities shall
not endanger groundwater levels and quality in the area, nor adversely
affect groundwater supplies of nearby properties. Any surface mining
operator who affects a public or private water supply by contamination
or diminution shall restore or replace the affected supply with an
alternate source of water adequate in quantity and quality for the
purposes served by the supply.
(p)
"Surface mining" shall be defined as the extraction of minerals,
rock and other products of the earth by activities conducted upon
the surface of the which require the removal of the overburden, strata
or material overlying, above or between, the minerals, rock or other
products of the earth, or by otherwise exposing and retrieving the
minerals from the surface. Mining activities carried out beneath the
surface by means of shafts, tunnels or other underground mining openings
are not included in this definition.
(4)
Adult bookstores, adult motion-picture theaters, cabarets and massage
parlors.
(a)
No building containing an adult motion-picture theater, cabaret,
adult bookstore, or massage parlor shall be located within a five-hundred-foot
radius of any building housing a school or church, a playground or
other recreational area, or RC, SR0, SR1, SR2, SR3, AP, R, NC, HC,
SCC or UR Districts.
(5)
Motorcycle, ATV recreational and race tracks. Race tracks, or facilities
when approved as a conditional use with the following restrictions:
(6)
Parks, except amusement parks and conservation areas.
(8)
Medical marijuana grower/processor facility, subject to § 390-71.5.
[Added 2-25-2019 by Ord. No. 823]
(9)
Medical marijuana delivery vehicle office, subject to § 390-71.6.
[Added 2-25-2019 by Ord. No. 823]
D.
Uses permitted by special exception. The following uses are permitted when special exceptions are granted by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with § 390-96H:
E.
Area, yard and height regulations.
[Amended 11-26-2018 by Ord. No. 812]
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General Industrial District
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|---|---|---|
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Maximum Permitted
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Building height (except stacks) — principal building
|
80 feet
| |
|
Maximum impervious coverage
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60%
| |
|
Minimum Requirements
| ||
|
Lot size
|
5 acres
| |
|
Building setback
|
100 feet
| |
|
Lot width
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|
At street line
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300 feet
| |
|
At building setback line
|
300 feet
| |
|
Open area
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40%
| |
|
Side yard
| ||
|
Total
|
200 feet
| |
|
One side
|
100 feet
| |
|
Rear yard
|
100 feet
| |
|
Improvement setback
|
50 feet
| |
|
Distance between buildings
|
50 feet
| |
|
Distance between highway access points
|
100 feet
| |
A.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide an
area for commercial uses which service the day-to-day needs of surrounding
residential areas and which will not have adverse effects on those
residential areas.
[Amended 8-26-2013 by Ord. No. 742]
B.
Uses permitted by right. Land and buildings served by public water and public/community sewer in an ROC District may be used for the following purposes and no others, unless a special exception as provided for in Subsection C or conditional use as provided for in Subsection D is granted:
[Amended 6-13-2011 by Ord. No. 713; 8-26-2013 by Ord. No. 742; 12-23-2013 by Ord. No. 745]
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2)
Any use permitted by right within the NC Neighborhood Commercial Zoning District, § 390-21B, excepting that drive-throughs shall not be permitted.
C.
Uses permitted by special exception. The following uses are permitted when special exceptions are granted by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with § 390-96H:
[Amended 8-26-2013 by Ord. No. 742]
D.
E.
Area, yard and height regulations.
[Amended 11-26-2018 by Ord. No. 812]
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Restricted Office Commercial District
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|---|---|---|
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Maximum Permitted
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Building height — principal building
|
35 feet
| |
|
Maximum impervious coverage
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60%
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Building length
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70% of Lot Widths
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|
Minimum Requirements
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|
Lot size
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|
Per separately deeded parcel or combination of parcels
|
12,000 square feet
| |
|
Per leased pad site
|
4,000 square feet
| |
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Building setback
|
20 feet
| |
|
Lot width
| ||
|
At street line
|
60 feet
| |
|
At building setback line
|
60 feet
| |
|
Open area
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40%
| |
|
Side yard
| ||
|
Total
|
20 feet
| |
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One side
|
12 feet
| |
|
Rear yard
|
20 feet
| |
|
Improvement setback
|
10 feet
| |
|
Distance between buildings
|
20 feet
| |
|
Distance between highway access points
|
50 feet
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