[Added 9-23-1980 by Ord. No. 6-80]
It is the purpose and intent of this article
to further the public health, safety and welfare by making provision
for a Medical Service District to adequately provide for centralized
medical facilities to serve the people in the West Chester region,
of which the Township is a part, to encourage location of support
of medical services uses within the district in conjunction with existing
medical facilities and to provide for the expansion of existing medical
facilities within the district to service the present and future needs
of the region.
A building may be erected, altered or used and
a lot or premises may be used for any of the following purposes and
for no other:
A.
A general hospital for humans with the following designated
accessory uses when located and operated within the hospital facility
or when operated and located on a lot immediately adjoining and contiguous
to the lot on which the hospital facility is located:
[Amended 4-5-1988 by Ord. No. 3-1988]
(1)
A medical education school.
(2)
Residences for hospital staff.
(3)
A cafeteria.
(4)
An outpatient clinic.
(5)
An emergency service.
(6)
A maintenance shop.
(7)
Power generation.
(8)
A hospital- or clinic-related laundry.
(9)
Nursery school, kindergarten or child day-care center
and adult day-care center, provided that:
[Amended 4-18-1989 by Ord. No. 3-1989]
(a)
A minimum of 75% of the number of individuals
enrolled in any such facility shall, at all times, be comprised of
the children, grandchildren, parents or grandparents or other members
of the immediate household of the hospital employees or of its medical,
surgical or nursing staffs.
(b)
The enrollment at any such center shall not
at any time exceed 120 people.
(c)
The center shall annually, on or before December 1 of each calendar year, verify and certify to the Township, by completion of a questionnaire form provided by the Township, that the center is in compliance with the percentage limitation imposed by Subsection A(9)(a) of this section.
(d)
In addition to the minimum area and bulk regulations
and design standards established in this article, any such facility
shall comply with the minimum site standards, design standards and
regulations established and promulgated by the Pennsylvania Department
of Public Welfare, the Pennsylvania Board of Private Schools or other
state regulatory agency having jurisdiction.
B.
Medical office building or clinic, including outpatient
medical services.
[Amended 5-13-2015 by Ord. No. 4-2015(A)]
C.
Pharmacy.
D.
Ambulance and emergency rescue services.
F.
Accessory uses to the aforementioned permitted uses,
but excluding drug and/or alcohol treatment centers.
The following area and bulk regulations shall
apply:
A.
Lot size: two acres minimum.
B.
Lot width at building line: 200 feet minimum.
C.
Lot width at street right-of-way line: 50 feet minimum.
D.
Building ground area coverage: 30% maximum of lot
area.
E.
Building setback line: 40 feet minimum for any building
or parking area.
F.
Side yard: 50 feet minimum for each, except that a
building on any corner lot must be set back 20 feet from the lot line
on the side street.
G.
Green area which must be landscaped: 20% minimum.
H.
Rear yard: 100 feet minimum.
J.
Paved surface area not to exceed 60% of the total
lot area.
K.
Public water and public sewer facilities required.
The following design standards shall apply:
The following limitations shall be applied to
any use permitted in this district:
A.
No use shall be conducted in any open area.
B.
No goods shall be displayed in any open area.
C.
No odors shall be emitted which are perceptible at
the lot line adjoining another zoning district.
D.
No glare shall be allowed which is perceptible at
the lot line adjoining another zoning district.
E.
No loading shall be permitted in the area between
the building and any street line.
F.
No noise emanating from a use in this district shall
exceed the level of ordinary conversation at the rear lot line. Short,
intermittent noise peaks may be permitted if they do not exceed normal
traffic noise peaks.
The following special design standards shall
apply:
A.
The height of the general hospital building may exceed the maximum building height regulation of § 84-103I when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board subject to Article XVII of this chapter, provided that the applicant demonstrates by a clear preponderance of the evidence that the proposed structure can be serviced by existing fire-fighting equipment, and provided, further, that the height of such building shall be limited in any event to no more than eight stories or 80 feet, whichever is the lesser.
The following uses shall be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board subject to Article XVII of this chapter. The area and bulk regulations, design standards and general standards established by this article shall apply.
A.
A helicopter pad, provided that it is a rooftop type,
and provided, further, that the applicant establishes by a clear preponderance
of the evidence that its use is intended for emergency services use
only and not for general transportation.
