This district has been established and the regulations
of this article enacted in support of the following purposes:
A. To provide an area for unified commercial development,
providing goods and services to the surrounding area.
B. To encourage high-quality design of commercial facilities
which will support and enhance the character of the community.
C. To accommodate safely those commercial uses which
require access to a high-volume roadway in order to be economically
viable.
D. To protect the health and welfare of the community.
[Amended 3-25-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1]
A. In addition to the other requirements established by this article, shopping centers shall be designed and constructed in accordance with the provisions of this section. A shopping center is a type of land development and shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter
107, Subdivision and Land Development. The procedures and requirements established by said chapter shall be followed by persons wishing to obtain approval for a shopping center. The plan for a shopping center shall include evidence and facts showing that the developer has considered and made provision for the following conditions and that the development shall be executed in accordance with such conditions.
(1) The shopping center shall consist of a selection of
uses and a grouping of buildings, service areas, parking areas, vehicular
and pedestrian circulation systems and open areas planned and designed
as an integrated unit in such manner as to constitute a safe, efficient
and convenient retail center.
(2) The proposed development shall be constructed in accordance
with an overall plan and shall be designed as a single architectural
unit with appropriate landscaping.
(3) All buildings shall be arranged in a group or groups.
(4) No building shall be located within 30 feet of another
building.
(5) Shopping centers shall be served by both public water
supply and public sewage disposal unless authorized otherwise by the
Board of Supervisors upon submission of evidence satisfactory to the
Board of Supervisors demonstrating that public sewerage and water
supply are not feasible in the particular location in question. Such
evidence shall include but shall not be limited to a specific recommendation
from the Township Engineer, the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer,
an official representative of the State Health Department or an official
representative of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.