[Added 7-16-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-28]
The adoption of a new Article IX creating provisions for the Wayne Business Overlay District within Chapter 255, Subdivision of Land, of the Township Code is enabled through provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Code, PL 805, No. 247, as reenacted and amended (MPC).[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq., the Municipalities Planning Code.
Article IX of the Zoning Code is enacted to provide and promote opportunities for development and redevelopment within the Wayne Business Overlay District (hereinafter WBOD) as set forth in the Master Plan adopted by the Board of Commissioners on September 11, 2006. These regulations are intended to provide opportunities for an appropriate mix of residential and nonresidential uses within the WBOD, establish regulations for special use districts within the boundaries of the Master Plan, promote the use of mass transportation, and provide for enhanced vibrancy through building, site, and streetscape design. Where there is a conflict between these regulations and regulations set in Chapter 255, the provisions of this article shall apply.
The WBOD shall be the boundaries designated
within the Master Plan, adopted September 11, 2006 by the Board of
Commissioners, as set forth in Exhibit A.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said map is on file in the
Township offices.
The definitions and regulations set forth in this article shall apply to the WBOD. Wherever there is a conflict or inconsistency between the WBOD regulations and other definitions and regulations of the Chapter 255, those regulations set forth in this article shall govern development and redevelopment within the WBOD.
As a part of every application for development
or redevelopment of a property, site amenities shall be provided and
installed by the applicant where applicable. The maintenance of these
amenities shall be provided by the property owner where applicable.
Each application will be reviewed individually. Required amenities,
or any deviation therefrom, shall be at the discretion of the Township.
Street trees shall be installed and maintained
as follows:
A.
Street trees, 2 1/2 to three inches in caliper,
shall be planted along both sides of streets at an interval of 40
feet on center, but they shall not block visibility of store windows.
B.
Street trees shall be deep-rooted and stress-tolerant.
Street tree species shall comply with the following list:
(1)
Street trees.
Acer rubrum
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Red Maple
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Acer saccharum
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Sugar Maple
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Fraxinus pennsylvanic Seedless Variety
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Green Ash
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Quercus acutissima
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Sawtooth Oak
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Quercus coccinea
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Scarlet Oak
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Zelkova serrata
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Japanese Zelkova
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(2)
Street trees adjacent to power lines.
Acer campestre
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Hedge Maple
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Crataegus viridis
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Winter King
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Green Hawthorn
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Maackia amurensis Prunus seerrulata
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Amur Maackia
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Kwanzan Syringa reticulata
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Kwanzan Cherry
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Ivory Silk
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Japanese Tree Lilac
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C.
Street trees shall be installed and maintained in
a four-foot by four-foot planting bed, and shall be coordinated with
the stormwater management improvements set forth in the Master Plan.
D.
Tree grates shall be manufactured by Neenah Foundry
or an equal approved by the Zoning Officer.
A.
Streetlights shall be installed as follows (see Figure
1[1]):
(1)
Madison-style streetlight black fluted poles, shall
be 15 feet in height, and shall be installed and maintained, along
with the "Acorn ACN-1" post-top luminaire and "modern finial."
(2)
Streetlights shall be spaced 60 feet to 90 feet apart
in an alternating arrangement along both sides of streets.
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Editor's Note: Figure 1 is included at the end of this chapter.
C.
Exterior lights attached to buildings. External lighting
is restricted to that which is necessary for minimum safety and security
levels. Light standards shall be low profile and shall have a sharp
cutoff shield and directed downward to reduce dispersal of ambient
light to the night sky. Sodium vapor lights shall not be allowed.
Sidewalks shall be provided and consistent with
Figure 2[1] and as follows:
A.
Sidewalks shall be a minimum of six feet in width.
B.
Sidewalks shall be a minimum of eight feet in width
(excluding twenty-four and one-fourth-inch brick herringbone and six-inch
curb) if same are used for outdoor dining or a sidewalk cafe.
C.
Whenever a sidewalk is interrupted by a curb cut/driveway
apron, a pedestrian-oriented crosswalk shall be constructed with a
minimum width of six feet.
D.
Whenever any parking abuts a sidewalk, wheel stops
shall be installed to prevent car overhang.
E.
Sidewalks shall be made of concrete or brick.
F.
Concrete shall have no exposed aggregate or color
additive.
G.
Concrete sidewalks shall be designed using a minimum
twenty-four-inch by twenty-four-inch squares to a maximum thirty-inch
by thirty-inch squares and match the adjoining property throughout
the WBOD.
H.
Sidewalks shall have a twenty-four and one-fourth-inch
brick herringbone border with a six-inch curb.
I.
Sidewalks shall comply with the Township's specifications.
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Editor's Note: Figure 2 is included at the end of this chapter.
Curbs shall be installed and maintained as follows
(see Figure 3[1]):
A.
Curbs shall be provided along all streets and access
drives.
B.
Curbs shall be of the vertical concrete type with
a six-inch reveal.
D.
Curbs shall be made to promote barrier-free access
and to accommodate pedestrians with disabilities, in accordance with
ADA requirements.
E.
All low points along curbs shall be adequately drained
to prevent flooding and ponding of water.
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Editor's Note: Figure 3 is included at the end of this chapter.
A.
New driveways shall be discouraged.
B.
Existing driveways shall be narrowed to the maximum
extent possible.
C.
Existing curb cuts that are no longer needed shall
be sealed-off and replaced with six-inch curbing and sidewalks that
match surrounding properties.
D.
Whenever there is an existing curb cut, the sidewalk
material (concrete, brick, etc.) shall be extended to promote pedestrian
continuity along the sidewalk.
E.
Shared driveways through partnership agreements shall
be encouraged and shall be subject to Township approval.
Parking shall be as follows:
C.
Parking surfaces shall be installed and maintained
and shall be streetprint asphalt, or approved equal, or stamped, color-coated
asphalt.
D.
Off-street parking shall comply with the following
standards:
(1)
All parking areas shall be buffered from views from
adjacent properties and roads. The rear yard buffer shall be minimally
10 feet in width, unless otherwise specified by the Township.
(2)
Intermediate buffers at a minimum of five feet in
width shall be introduced where parking areas exceed 120 feet in any
dimension. An equivalent area of internal planting areas may be substituted
in other locations within parking areas, subject to the review and
approval of the Township.
(3)
If fencing is incorporated in any parking lot, it
shall be designed so that not more than 25% of the fence permits through-views.
Fencing shall be between four and six feet in height.
(4)
Planting size at installation.
(a)
Canopy trees: two to 2 1/2 inches in caliper.
(b)
Understory trees: seven to eight feet in height.
(c)
Evergreen trees: seven to eight feet in height.
(d)
Large shrubs (over five-foot mature height):
42 to 48 inches in height.
(e)
Small shrubs (under five-foot mature height):
24 to 30 inches in height.
(5)
Buffer screen shall not be required should existing
planting, topography or man-made structures remaining on the property
be deemed acceptable for screening purposes by the Township.
Crosswalks at street intersections shall be
consistent with the Master Plan and as follows:
Commons shall be provided and installed using
the following examples:
A.
Unit pavers and concrete pavers shall be installed
to the maximum extent possible.
C.
Shade trees, planters, and other landscaping shall
be installed and maintained.
D.
Benches, walls, kiosks, and other functional and aesthetic
street furnishings shall be installed and maintained (see Figure 4[1]).
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Editor's Note: Figure 4 is included at the end of this chapter.
Waste receptacles shall be provided consistent
with the following (see Figure 5[1]):
A.
Victor Stanley, Model S-42, Ironsites Series litter
receptacle in black, or approved equal, shall be installed, anchored,
and serviced.
B.
Waste receptacles shall be located every 200 feet
of sidewalk length in the WBOD.
C.
Waste receptacles shall be positioned in strategic
locations, especially at street intersections.
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Editor's Note: Figure 5 is included at the end of this chapter.
Benches shall be provided as follows (see Figure
6[1]):
A.
The Victor Stanley, Model S-13, Ironsites Series bench
in six-foot length, or approved equal, shall be installed and maintained.
B.
Benches shall be located every 200 feet of sidewalk
length in the WBOD.
C.
Benches shall be located in plaza/commons areas to
the maximum extent possible.
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Editor's Note: Figure 6 is included at the end of this chapter.
Bicycle racks shall be provided and installed
as follows:
A.
Wayfinding signage to aid in finding locations for
parking and to the train station shall be installed, anchored, and
maintained.
B.
Wayfinding signage in gateway locations shall be installed,
anchored, and maintained.
C.
Design and location of wayfinding standards shall
be subject to Township approval.
The following standards shall apply to all new
or redeveloped properties in the WBOD:
B.
Setback 25 to 45 feet, parallel parking in front (see
Figure 10, Sketch 2[2]):
(1)
Parallel parking bordered by bulbout plus special
paving.
(3)
Brick border at curbline.
(4)
Concrete walk.
(5)
Remaining front yard.
(a)
Maximum of 50% additional pedestrian paving
(for non-vehicular circulation).
(b)
No thru service drives.
(c)
No bituminous paving.
(d)
Additional paving shall be separated from the
public walkway by a minimum of three feet of landscaping.
(e)
Minimum of 25% landscape improvements (trees
and shrubs in addition to street tree requirements).
(f)
Placement shall include screening of views to
rear service/parking.
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Editor's Note: Figure 10, Sketch 2 is included at the end of this chapter.
C.
Setback 45 to 60 feet, angled parking in front (see
figure 10, Sketch 3[3]):
(1)
Angled parking plus twenty-four and one-quarter-inch
brick herringbone.
(2)
Bulbout plus special paving for properties at corner
locations.
(4)
Permitted expansion of concrete walk to building line
to permit dining area (or landscape area).
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Editor's Note: Figure 10, Sketch 3 is included at the end of this chapter.
D.
Setback 36 feet and greater, parking in side and rear
(see Figure 10, Sketch 4[4]):
(1)
Lights at curbline.
(2)
Brick border at curbline.
(3)
Concrete walk.
(4)
Street trees inside of concrete walk in turf or landscape.
(5)
Maximum of 50% additional pedestrian paving (nonvehicular
circulation).
(6)
No through service drives.
(7)
No bituminous paving.
(8)
Additional paving shall be separated from the public
walkway by a minimum of three feet of landscaping.
(9)
Minimum of thirty-three-percent landscape improvements
(trees and shrubs in addition to street tree requirements shall be
subject to Township review to ensure clear sight lines at curbcuts).
(10)
Placement of landscaping shall include screening
of views to rear service/parking by means of one of the following:
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Editor's Note: Figure 10, Sketch 4 is included at the end of this chapter.