[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989]
The purpose of the Business Park District is to encourage the
planned development of a multiuse center including limited manufacturing,
office and retail uses adjacent to a major highway.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989]
A.
Minimum Tract Size: The minimum gross acreage of a tract eligible
for a business park development shall be forty (40) acres.
B.
Unified Plan: Any development in a business park development shall
consist of a unified, harmonious grouping of buildings, service and
parking areas, and landscaped open space, planned and designed as
an integrated unit.
C.
Location: The tract of land to be developed shall be located adjacent
to and readily accessible from existing or planned major regional
highways or limited access highways.
D.
Ownership: The tract of land to be developed shall be in one (1)
ownership, or shall be the subject of an application filed jointly
by the owners of the entire tract, and in which it shall be agreed
that the tract will be developed under single direction in accordance
with an approved plan.
E.
Land Development Plan: The application for land development shall
be accompanied by a plan, or plans, meeting the requirements of Section
404 of the Plymouth Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance,
showing in detail the proposed use of the entire tract. The plan(s)
shall clearly designate the proposed use(s) of each lot of the tract.
F.
Development Phases and Permits: The development of a business park
center shall be executed in stages according to a phasing plan submitted
by the applicant and approved by the township council according to
the provisions of section 3712 and shall be executed in accordance
with a development agreement. The owners, developer and township shall
enter into the agreement embodying all details regarding compliance
with this article to assure the binding nature thereof for the overall
tract and its development. The agreement shall be recorded with the
final record plan meeting the requirement of section 403 of the Plymouth
Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
G.
Sewer and Water Facilities: All building in a Business Park District
shall be served by public water facilities and public sanitary sewer
facilities subject to the approval of any applicable agency. An application
for a business park center shall include a letter(s) from the applicant
stating the estimated demand of the proposal for sewer and water facilities,
and from the appropriate water and sewer authority stating the present
allocated available capacity of the utility, their concurrence or
lack thereof with the applicant's estimate of demand, the estimated
timetable for the provision of the full amount of water or sewage
treatment capacity needed in the event the total required is not presently
available, and a letter of preliminary approval indicating the conditions
and terms needed for full approval of the application for utility
service.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989; Ord. No. 1195, § 1, 7-15-1996; Ord.
No. 1589, § I, 10-13-2014]
A building or combination of buildings may be erected, altered
or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following
purposes or a combination of the following purposes:
A.
Retail sales and services.
B.
Hotel.
C.
Offices for administrative, banking, data processing, executive,
professional, sales, or other uses of the same general character.
D.
Fabrication of products from previously prepared materials, including,
but not limited to, bone, cloth or textiles, cork, flooring, fur,
feathers, hair, horn, glass, paper, sheet rubber, shell or wood.
E.
Manufacturing or processing of beverages, confections, cream, all
food products (exclusive of fish packing or as otherwise excepted
herein), ceramics, clothing, plastics, electrical appliances, furniture,
hardware, tools, patterns, dies, specific instruments, jewelry, time
pieces, optical goods, musical instruments, toys, cosmetics (exclusive
of soap), tobacco products, and pharmaceuticals. For the purposes
of this article, trash transfer stations shall not be considered manufacturing
or processing.
F.
Wholesale trade, including, but not limited to, the storage and sale
of lumber, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, building materials
and supplies.
G.
Food service or catering.
H.
Printing of paper, plastic and metal.
I.
Public utility facilities.
J.
Research, development and testing of new products, laboratories.
K.
Warehousing and distributing, excluding storage for personal household
use.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989]
The following accessory uses are permitted when used in conjunction
with a principal use or structure:
A.
Security watch stations for watchmen or caretakers which may contain
sleeping and cooking facilities.
B.
Repair facilities for the maintenance of vehicles used in the operation
of the principal use.
C.
Storage garages for vehicles used in the operation of the principal
use.
F.
Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to
any permitted use.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989]
Any of the following uses shall be permitted when authorized as a special exception by the zoning hearing board pursuant to article XXI of this appendix:
A.
Taverns.
B.
Day care or nursery facilities.
C.
Physical fitness centers.
D.
Transit stations, including facilities for rail cars, buses and helicopters;
provided, that a report and site plans describing the full operating
impact of the proposed facility are submitted to the township and
that the township council makes positive findings that the proposed
facilities are safe, reduce the demand for automotive use at the business
park center, and assist in promoting the economic viability of the
development.
E.
Heliport and/or helistop, subject to Federal Aviation Administration
and Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aviation
site approval.
F.
Any use of the same general character as any permitted use.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989]
Any activity or use in the Business Park District shall comply with the requirements of article XXXV, Performance Standards.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989; Ord. No. 1353, § 3, 6-11-2001; Ord.
No. 1476, § 38, 6-11-2007]
A.
Minimum Tract Frontage on a Public Street: One thousand (1,000) feet.
B.
Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR): Sixty (60) percent.
C.
Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage: Sixty-five (65) percent of total
lot area.
D.
Minimum Setbacks from Streets:
1.
Any building face to an arterial street: 50 feet.
2.
Any building face to a collector street located at the perimeter
of a tract: 30 feet.
3.
Any building face to a private street located in the interior of
a tract: 15 feet.
4.
Any building face to a parking space: 10 feet.
5.
Surface parking areas to an arterial street: 30 feet.
6.
Surface parking areas to a collector street: 20 feet.
7.
Surface parking areas to a private street: 15 feet.
E.
Minimum Setback Requirements for Buildings and Parking Structures,
Measured from the Tract Perimeter.
1.
Any yard setback: Fifty (50) feet from any tract boundary.
2.
Residential district: Any setback requirement shall be increased
to three hundred (300) feet where the tract abuts a residential zoning
district, except where separated by a limited access highway, in which
case the setback may be reduced to fifty (50) feet.
F.
Minimum Setback Requirements for Surface Parking Areas and Interior
Roadways, Measured from the Tract Perimeter:
1.
Any yard setback: Thirty-five (35) feet from any tract boundary unless
the yard abuts a limited access highway in which case there shall
be no setback requirement, provided that no parking spaces shall be
located within thirty-five (35) feet of a tract boundary.
2.
Residential district: Any setback requirement shall be increased
to fifty (50) feet where the tract abuts a residential zoning district,
except where separated by a limited access highway, in which case
the setback may be reduced to thirty-five (35) feet.
G.
Maximum Height: One hundred fifty (150) feet, except that buildings
shall be permitted in excess of one hundred fifty (150) feet, but
in no event greater than two hundred (200) feet; provided, that no
point of any building shall be at a higher elevation than the highest
point of a building permitted by right at the highest ground elevation
within the buildable area of the tract.
H.
Minimum Spacing Between Buildings and Parking Structures or Parking
Structure and Parking Structure:
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Number of Parking Levels Above Grade
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Minimum Distance in Feet
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1 to 2
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30
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3
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35
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4
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40
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5
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45
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6
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50
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I.
Green Space Area Requirement: The minimum required green space area
on any lot shall not be less than thirty-five (35) percent.
J.
Maximum Building Coverage: Thirty-five (35) percent of lot area.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989]
Buffering shall be required pursuant to Section 1706 of this
Ordinance.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989]
Berming shall be required pursuant to Section 1707 of this Ordinance.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989]
No loading or unloading area, terminal area, or transfer station
shall be located in front of the building line except for the drop-off
or pickup of passengers.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989; Ord. No. 1243, § 1, 9-22-1997; Ord.
No. 1253, § 13, 1-26-1998; Ord. No. 1353, § 4, 6-11-2001; Ord.
No. 1476, § 31, 6-11-2007]
Every Business Park District shall provide adequate parking
facilities including, but not limited to, accessways, driveways, drive
aisles, collector drives, loading areas, parking spaces, parking structures,
and pedestrian walkways to ensure the efficient circulation of vehicles
and pedestrians both on- and off-site in conformance with the requirements
of this section. The size of a parking space shall be reduced to nine
(9) feet by eighteen (18) feet. The width of a parking aisle as required
by Section 1700 may be reduced to twenty-four (24) feet, provided
that an area equivalent to the difference between the standard of
Section 1700 and the reduced standards of this section is subtracted
from the allowable impervious surface coverage limit upon application
to the Township Council and approval therefrom. Where the permitted
use of the development contains more than one (1) parking use category,
the parking requirements shall be the sum of the individual uses computed
separately in accordance with this section. The number of required
spaces shall be considered the minimum number necessary in order to
provide for adequate parking. Township Council may, in its discretion,
in a case where there is more than one use on one lot or condominium
unit which have different peak hours of usage, reduce the aggregate
amount of required parking space upon determination that greater efficiency
is effected by joint use of a common parking area, but in no case
shall the required off-street parking area be reduced more than twenty-five
percent (25%). The number of parking spaces that shall be required
is as follows:
A.
Retail Sales and Service Uses: Five (5) spaces per one thousand (1,000)
square feet of gross leasable floor area.
B.
Office Uses:
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Four (4) spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross
leasable floor area up to and including one hundred thousand (100,000)
square feet.
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Three and one-half (3 1/2) spaces per one thousand (1,000)
square feet of gross leasable floor area in excess of one hundred
thousand (100,000) square feet.
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C.
Hotel Uses: One and three-tenths (1.3) spaces per guest room or rental
unit.
D.
Warehouse and Wholesale Uses: One (1) parking space per each one
thousand (1,000) square feet or fraction thereof.
E.
Industrial, Manufacturing, Fabricating or Research and Development
Establishments: One (1) space for every eight hundred (800) square
feet of gross leasable floor area.
F.
Other Uses Not Specifically Stated Herein: Four and one-half (4 1/2)
spaces per one thousand (1,000) square feet of gross leasable floor
area.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989]
A.
The land development plan for any business park development shall
be submitted to the township and reviewed and approved by Township
Council prior to the issuance of any permits. Information to be shown
on all business park center plans shall meet the requirements of Section
401, Section 403 and Section 404 of the Plymouth Township Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance.
B.
The planning agency shall review the land development plans for any
business park center project submitted to it and shall submit these
plans, with recommendations thereon, to the Township Council for final
review and action thereon.
C.
Upon receipt of the land development plan, together with the recommendations
of the planning agency for any business park, the Township Council
shall, after review, have the power to approve or disapprove such
plan and to impose reasonable conditions on an approval. The secretary
of the township council shall notify the applicant in writing of council's
final decision and any required special conditions imposed upon any
business parking development.
[Ord. No. 1019, § 14, 11-13-1989]
A.
Where the township council shall have approved plans of a business
park development in accordance with the regulations herein, the subsequent
division of that tract or part thereof into lots incident to the development
of the use shall thereafter be exempted from the provisions of the
Plymouth Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance; provided,
that the deeds conveying lots or parts of the tract shall contain
covenants requiring the purchasers to, at all times, operate and maintain
such lots or parts of the tract in good order and repair and in a
clean and sanitary condition; that cross-easements for parking areas
and all appurtenant ways, pedestrian access, and utilities shall be
maintained between all lots; and that such deed covenants shall be
subject to the approval of the township council upon the advice of
the township solicitor.
B.
The purchaser of any lot, parcel or other real estate in the Business
Park District shall so covenant and agree thereby to be bound by such
conditions as set forth in paragraph A. above.
