In addition to the general purposes of §
370-2 and the community development objectives of §
370-5 of this chapter, it is the purpose of this district to make provisions for nonresidential professional office, medical, administrative, and other similar uses that are characterized by advanced technological activities, which do not cause significant pollution or environmental degradation or represent nuisances to adjoining areas. This district is located in peripheral areas of the Township, where conflicts with nearby residential districts are minimal.
[Amended 8-3-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-02; 9-7-2005 by Ord. No.
2005-07; 12-7-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-11]
A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any one of the following purposes and no other, except as otherwise provided in §
370-58 of this chapter:
A. Offices for administrative, executive, professional, sales, and other
similar uses the normal attributes of which do not involve the actual
storage, exchange or delivery of merchandise on the premises.
B. Laboratory for scientific, agricultural or industrial research and
developments.
C. Signs pursuant to the provisions of Article
XXI.
D. Any use of the same general character as any of the uses specifically permitted in Subsections
A through
C, above, when authorized as a special exception, and pursuant to the applicable provisions of Article
XX.
E. Any of the following purposes when authorized as a special exception:
(1) A college, private or public elementary, secondary or nursery school or other educational institution for academic instruction, pursuant to the provisions of §
370-150, but not to include a business or trade school, dance school or studio or similar use, and provided that none of the above uses shall include any form of prison, penal or correctional institution, detention center or facility for detention and care of legally adjudicated persons. Charitable, religious, or philanthropic uses may also be allowed under the above criteria and with the same restrictions as noted above.
(2) Hospital for humans, nursing homes or congregate care senior housing, pursuant to the provisions of §
370-153.
(3) Municipal use, excluding dump, pursuant to the provisions of §
370-167.
(4) Club, fraternity house or lodge, provided that the principal activity shall not be one which is customarily carried on as a business and provided that all services shall be for members and their guests only, pursuant to the provisions of §
370-147.
(5) Communications towers shall be designed as a flagpole, church steeple or similar tall structure consistent with the intent, use, and character of a lot or development within A-R Zoning District as further modified by the character zone containing such lot or development, and that otherwise shall comply with the provisions of §
370-151, providing that:
(a)
An applicant requiring a new location for a communication tower
must first establish an existing non-antenna flagpole that may be
converted to a communication tower use after being granted a special
exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
(b)
Conversion of any existing flagpole is allowable after being
granted a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.
F. Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to
any of the foregoing permitted uses. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
no exterior storage of materials or equipment shall be permitted and
no use shall be permitted which may be noxious or offensive by reason
of odor, dust, fumes, smoke, gas, vibration, or noise, or which may
constitute a public hazard whether by fire, explosion or otherwise.
The provisions of §
370-183C to the contrary notwithstanding, no parking area shall be permitted within the front yard of any lot in this district nor closer than 150 feet to any residential district unless authorized as a special exception, but in no case shall any parking area be permitted closer than 50 feet to any residential district.
All front yards and all areas delimited by any side or rear lot line abutting or directly across the street from a residential district and a depth of 50 feet for the entire length thereof shall be screened therefrom by means of an effective screen pursuant to the provisions of §
320-34D of Chapter
320, Subdivision and Land Development.