[Added 10-21-1982 by Ord. No. 442]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This article title was amended, to include
the word “overlay,” 1-28-2010 by Ord. No. 893. Said ordinance
also provided that all references to said district would be construed
to be the name as amended.
This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Whitemarsh Township Recreational District Ordinance."
In amplification of § 116-2, the specific intent of this article is as follows:
The Recreational District shall include those
areas described on a map or maps designated as the "Whitemarsh Township
Recreational Map," which is hereby made a part of this article and
which shall be made available to the public at the Township Building.
[Amended 9-25-2008 by Ord. No. 862]
Priority of application of overlay shall be as described in § 116-33.2 of this chapter.
The delineation of the Recreational District may be revised by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to § 116-236 et seq.
In the Recreational District the following uses
and activities, and no others, are permitted:
A.
Park or recreational facility: an outdoor park or
recreational facility, including day camp, driving range, swim club,
tennis club, stables and athletic fields, subject to the following
additional provisions:
(1)
Amusement parks, wild animal parks, zoos, gun
ranges and race courses shall not be included in this use.
(2)
Day camps shall operate between 9:00 a.m. and
5:00 p.m., excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
(3)
Outdoor play areas shall be sufficiently screened
and insulated so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate
noise and other disturbances.
B.
Country clubs: including but not limited to a golf
course, swimming pool, clubhouse, restaurant and other accessory uses,
provided that these are clearly accessory to the country club, subject
to the following provisions:
C.
Museum: museum or gallery open to the public and not
conducted as a private gainful business.
D.
Cemetery: burial place or graveyard, including mausoleum,
crematory or columbarium.
A.
Minimum lot and area regulations. Unless more restrictive
provisions are required hereinabove, the following minimum lot and
area regulations shall apply:
(1)
Lot area: 20 acres.
(2)
Front yard: 150 feet, except that this setback
may be reduced to 100 feet for a pump house building on a public or
private golf course when:
[Amended 10-11-2001 by Ord. No. 739]
(a)
Such pump house building must have access to
a body of water partially located within the front yard setback;
(b)
Such pump house building is less than 1,000
square feet; and
(c)
Such pump house building is buffered from view
from the street by additional landscaping approved by the Board of
Supervisors.
(3)
Side yards: 100 feet.
(4)
Rear yard: 100 feet.
(5)
Lot width: 500 feet.
B.
Height requirements. The maximum height of any building
erected or used for any use permitted in a Recreational District shall
be 40 feet.
