STATUTORY REFERENCES
General provisions and definitions — See
53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
Offensive businesses — See 18
Pa.C.S.A. § 4107 et seq.
[Ord. 252. Passed 2-16-1988]
In a "D-4" Special Business District, the regulations
set forth in this chapter shall apply.
[Ord. 252. Passed 2-16-1988]
In a "D-4" Special Business District, a building
may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any
of the following purposes and no other:
(a)
A retail store selling or leasing for local neighborhood
use one or more of the following items at retail: food, groceries,
meats, vegetables, fruit, drugs, cosmetics, hardware, clothing, jewelry,
watches, optical goods, nursery stock or musical, professional or
scientific instruments.
(b)
An office, bank or financial institution.
(c)
A personal service shop of a dressmaker, shoe repairer,
tailor or hairdresser.
(d)
Medical offices of a private practitioner, other than
a clinic.
(e)
An undertaker, but not including a crematorium.
(f)
A baker, confectioner or custom shop for the production
of articles to be sold only on the premises.
(g)
A restaurant and a catering establishment, when authorized
as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
(h)
A municipal use.
(j)
An automobile sales agency.
[Ord. 252. Passed 2-16-1988]
(a)
Minimum Lot Area. A lot area of not less than 30,000 square feet shall be provided for every building or use specified in Section 1286.02(a) to (i). A lot area of not less than 40,000 square feet shall be provided for every building or use specified in Section 1286.02(j).
(b)
Minimum Lot Width. A lot width of not less than 200
feet shall be provided for every building or use, at the ultimate
right-of-way. If the lot is a corner lot, this lot width must be provided
on both frontages.
[Ord. 252. Passed 2-16-1988; Ord. 328. Passed 7-22-1996]
(a)
Front Yards. There shall be a front yard on each lot
which shall not be less than 30 feet.
(b)
Side Yards. There shall be two side yards on each
lot, neither of which shall be less than 30 feet.
(c)
Rear Yards. There shall be a rear yard on each lot
which shall not be less than 50 feet.
(d)
District Yard. A side yard or rear yard adjacent to
any residential district shall not be less than 100 feet.
[Ord. 252. Passed 2-16-1988]
[Ord. 252. Passed 2-16-1988]
The maximum height for buildings or other structures
erected or enlarged in a "D-4" Special Business District shall be
30 feet, not exceeding one story.
[Ord. 252. Passed 2-16-1988]
(a)
Parking and Loading. All weather off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with Chapter 1294.
(b)
Display of Vehicles for Sale. Parking required by Chapter 1294 shall not be used for the storage or display of motor vehicles for sale or lease. Required parking shall be segregated from such display or storage areas and shall be clearly indicated by means of a sign, striping or other identification as customer and employee parking.
(c)
Setbacks. No parking, loading or driveway area shall
be located closer than 20 feet to any side or rear property line,
nor closer than 25 feet to any front property line.
[Ord. 252. Passed 2-16-1988; Ord. 400. Passed 5-21-2002]
(b)
Gross Building Floor Area. No building, whether containing
a single use or several uses, shall contain a gross area greater than
6,000 square feet of floor area, including unoccupied basements. No
request for a variance from this subsection shall be granted without
a proportionate or equivalent increase in the yard areas, as determined
by the Zoning Hearing Board.
(c)
Landscaping. All development in the "D-4" Special
Business District shall be designed and maintained in accordance with
Sections 1234.05, 1238.16 and 1238.17(f) of the Subdivision Regulations.
In addition, there shall be a suitable and effective landscape barrier
at the edge of the property adjacent to any public street. Such buffer
strip shall be at least 10 feet wide and shall channel motor vehicle
ingress and egress from the property, providing a maximum of one access
road per 200 feet of frontage and in no case more than two access
roads per property.
(d)
Utilities. All development in the "D-4" Special Business
District shall be served by public sewer and water. All utilities
serving a permitted use in this district shall be underground.
(e)
Outdoor Land Use. There shall be no outdoor storage
or display of goods or materials for marketing, storage or any other
purpose. However, automobile sales agencies may store and display
automobiles outdoors and nursery stock establishments may display
and store living plant materials outdoors. The outdoor storage of
trash shall be designed and maintained to be completely screened from
view by a landscape buffer.
(f)
Distance Between Structures. If there is more than
one structure on a site, the minimum distance between structures shall
be 30 feet. For the purpose of this section, any open canopy-type
structure or roof overhang shall be considered in the same manner
as an enclosed building.
(g)
Site Lighting. Exterior lighting provided in conjunction
with any building or use shall be placed not higher than 14 feet above
grade and shall be screened so as not to permit the source of illumination
to be seen from off of the premises. Only incandescent or color-corrected
types of illumination shall be used. The hours of operation of such
lights shall be limited to normal business hours, and in no case shall
such lights remain illuminated between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.,
prevailing time.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection (h), Detention Basins, which
immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 8-22-2017 by Ord.
No. 513.
[1]
Editor's Note:Former Section 1286.09, Application
procedure, was repealed 2-21-1995 by Ord. No. 314.
[Ord. 252. Passed 2-16-1988]
In addition to the Statement of Community Intent provided in Section 1250.02, the specific intent of the "D-4" District shall be to protect the rural appearance and character of the Township while allowing for the provision of services related to vehicular transportation. The specific objectives of the "D-4" Special Business District are to:
(a)
Combine general zoning requirements and certain restrictions
necessary for special business uses to promote the general health,
safety and welfare of the Township.
(b)
Minimize danger to the public by regulating uses associated
with hazardous substances.
(c)
Protect adjacent landowners from the negative influences
associated with special business uses.
