Applications shall contain a general description of the proposed
work, development and use or occupancy of all parts of the structure
or land and shall be accompanied by plans in duplicate drawn to scale
and showing the following:
A. The actual dimensions and shape of the lot to be developed.
B. The exact location and dimensions of any structures to be erected,
constructed and altered.
C. Existing and proposed uses, including the number of occupied units,
businesses, etc., that all structures are designed to accommodate.
D. Off-street parking and loading spaces.
E. Utility systems affected and proposed.
F. Alteration or development of any improved or unimproved real estate.
G. The size of structures and the number of employees anticipated.
H. Any other lawful information that may be required by the Zoning Officer
to determine compliance with this chapter.
[Added 10-27-1988 by Ord. No. 88-11]
A. For all new multifamily or nonresidential development or for any
expansion of any existing multifamily or nonresidential development
in excess of 20% of the existing building and/or impervious square
footage, a site development plan prepared in accordance with the Township's
Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance must be approved by the Township's Board of Supervisors
prior to a building permit being granted by the Township.
B. All requirements and time frames specified by the Subdivision and
Land Development Ordinance apply and must be met prior to the review
of the plan by the Township Board of Supervisors.
C. For any development requiring approval by any other state or federal
or local agency, evidence of the required approval must be presented
with the other information required on the building permit application.
Applications for building permits for uses in all commercial
and industrial zones shall include the following:
A. A location plan showing the tract to be developed, zone boundaries,
adjoining tracts, significant natural features and streets for a distance
of 200 feet from all tract boundaries.
B. A plot plan of the lot showing the location of all existing and proposed
buildings; driveways; parking lots, showing access drives, circulation
patterns, curb cut accesses, parking stalls access from streets, screening
fences and walls; waste disposal fields or other methods of sewage
disposal; other construction features on the lot; and the location
of all topographical features.
C. A description of the operations proposed in sufficient detail to
indicate the effects of those operations in producing traffic congestion,
noise, glare, air pollution, water pollution, vibration, fire hazards,
safety hazards or the emission of any potentially harmful or obnoxious
matter or radiation.
D. Engineering plans for the treatment and disposal of sewage and industrial
waste, tailings or unusable by-products.
E. Engineering plans for the handling of traffic, noise, glare, air
pollution, water pollution, vibration, fire hazards or safety hazards,
smoke or emission of any potentially harmful or obnoxious matter or
radiation.
F. Designation of the manner by which sanitary sewage and stormwater
shall be disposed and water supply obtained.
G. The proposed number of shifts to be worked and the maximum number
of employees on each shift.
H. Where use by more than one firm is anticipated, a list of firms which
are likely to be located in the center, their floor area and the estimated
number of employees.
All approved building permits shall be prominently displayed
on the subject property during construction, renovation, reconstruction,
repair, remodeling or the conduct of other site improvements. Such
permit displays shall occur within five days of permit issuance or
prior to the commencement of actual work on the site, whichever occurs
first. Such permit display shall be continuous until the site receives
its certificate of use and occupancy.
It is recognized that it may be in accordance with the purpose
of this chapter to permit temporary activities for a limited period
of time, which activities may be prohibited by other provisions of
this chapter. If such uses are of such a nature and are so located
that, at the time of petition of special exception, they will in no
way exert a detrimental effect upon the uses of land and activities
normally permitted in the zone; or contribute materially to the welfare
of the Township, particularly in a state of emergency, under conditions
peculiar to the time and place involved, then the Zoning Hearing Board
may, subject to all regulations for the issuance of special exception
elsewhere specified, direct the Zoning Officer to issue a permit for
a period not to exceed six months. Such permits may be extended not
more than once for an additional period of six months.