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Township of Marple, PA
Delaware County
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A. 
Uses are permitted in institutional districts in accordance with § 300-49. Accessory uses are permitted in accordance with Article XIII.
B. 
Special exception uses. The Zoning Hearing Board is authorized to grant special exceptions for uses specified in § 300-49 for applications meeting the following criteria:
(1) 
The use shall not generate high levels of vehicular traffic, nor noise, noxious odors, air pollution or glare.
(2) 
The manner, location and hours of operations and of deliveries to the premises shall be compatible with the daily cycle of active and quiet periods associated with any adjacent residential uses.
C. 
Off-street parking and loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with Article XI.
D. 
Buffers. Buffers shall be provided in accordance with Article X.
E. 
Signs. Signs shall be in accordance with Article XII.
F. 
Sewer and water facilities. All development in institutional districts shall be served by central water facilities and central sanitary sewer facilities acceptable to the Board of Commissioners and subject to the approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or its successor agency and the appropriate municipal authority providing water or sewer facilities.
G. 
Subdivision of a tract. The subdivision of a tract of land into lots may occur only for financial purposes and not so as to permit individual lots to be treated as independent parcels for separate development at a future time. Subdivision of a tract may occur only when deed restrictions are executed and recorded that maintain the lots as an integral part of a total tract land development.
H. 
Performance standards. Any activity or use in institutional districts shall comply with the performance standards of Article VI, § 300-44E.
The Table of Permitted Uses - Institutional is included at the end of this chapter.
The Table of Development Standards — Districts INS, NS, C is included at the end of this chapter.
A. 
Intent. The intent of the INS Institutional District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for a wide range of types of institutions. Uses in this district may expect employees and clients from throughout the region. Suitable locations for these uses should be limited to sites on arterial roads easily accessible to regional highways.
B. 
Permitted uses. Uses are permitted in INS Institutional Districts in accordance with § 300-49. Specified uses are allowed as special exceptions in accordance with § 300-48B when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board. Accessory uses are permitted in accordance with Article XIII.
C. 
Development standards. Uses shall occur in accordance with the standards of § 300-50.
A. 
Intent. The intent of the NS Neighborhood Schools District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for public elementary and high schools and neighborhood-oriented schools similar in function and curriculum to public elementary and high schools where more intensive or more general use would be undesirable. The regulations that apply within the district provide for institutions of limited size that primarily serve nearby residents, affording opportunities for pedestrian access to local services and minimizing vehicular trips. Buildings in this district are intended to be compatible with those in adjacent residential areas.
B. 
Permitted uses. Uses are permitted in NS Neighborhood Schools District in accordance with § 300-49. Accessory uses are permitted in accordance with Article XIII.
C. 
Development standards. Uses shall occur in accordance with the standards of § 300-50.
A. 
Permitted uses. Uses are permitted in C Cemetery districts in accordance with § 300-49. Accessory uses are permitted in accordance with Article XIII.
B. 
Development standards. Uses shall occur in accordance with the standards of § 300-50.