The Medical Campus District is intended to provide for hospital
and specialized medical services in a central location for residents
of the Borough, surrounding communities and the region. Hospitals,
health care, medical offices, and related uses for convenience to
hospital activities are appropriate in the Medical Campus District.
It is particularly intended to preserve certain land and/or facilities
already in place and now so used by the community.
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for only
one or more of the following uses:
The following uses shall be permitted by special exception only, subject to the applicable provisions of Articles XIX, Procedures and Standards for Special Exceptions, and XXI, Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots:
D.
Uses of the same general character as those permitted in §§ 185-901 and 185-902. Such uses shall be permitted as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board after consideration of the recommendation of the Planning Commission, provided that these uses are consistent with the purposes and provisions of the district and are not detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood in terms of impacts such as noise, traffic congestion, smoke, and similar impacts noted in Article XXII, Performance Standards.
The following uses are permitted as accessory uses incidental
to the uses permitted by right:
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be
minimum requirements:
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Standard
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Size
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Lot area
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1 acre
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Lot width
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100 feet, minimum
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Building coverage
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40%, maximum
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Impervious surface
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60%, maximum
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Front yard
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75 feet, minimum
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Side yards
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50 feet, minimum on each side
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Rear yard
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50 feet, minimum
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Height
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60 feet or 5 stories, maximum
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A.
Development may be on individual lots or by addition of new buildings
on a lot or parcel with one or more existing buildings.
B.
More than one building is permitted on a single lot, provided that the setback and spacing requirements in § 185-904 are met.
C.
The lot area and street frontage requirements shall not apply in cases where a building or buildings are added to existing buildings on a lot, provided that the parking requirements in Article XVI are met.
D.
Where new buildings are constructed on the same lot or parcel as
existing medical campus buildings, consideration shall be given to
connecting the interior driveways of such new buildings with the driveways
serving existing buildings in order to limit the number of access
points on Upland Avenue.
E.
For lots adjoining a residential district, a landscaped buffer zone
of not less than 20 feet shall be established and maintained, consisting
of evergreens, shrubs, or other screening vegetation.
