It is the intent of the Upper Moreland Township Transit Management
Overlay District to serve as an overlay district in order to provide
easy and convenient access to retail stores and financial institutions
for those who utilize and rely on public transportation, including,
but not limited to, SEPTA, in the Township of Upper Moreland. It is
also the intent of the Upper Moreland Township Transit Management
Overlay District to provide convenient access to retail stores and
financial institutions for those visiting the area to enjoy the Memorial
Creek and Veterans Memorial Park.
The Upper Moreland Township Transit Management Overlay District
shall be an overlay to the Town Center zoning districts as depicted
on the Upper Moreland Township Zoning Map.
A lot or lots may be occupied or used for any of the following
purposes, and no other:
A. All uses allowed in the Town Center Zoning District, and other such
accessory uses which are permitted in the underlying zoning district
are permitted.
B. Financial institution, consisting of a bank or savings-and-loan association,
including drive-through facilities.
C. Establishment serving food or beverages to the general public, such
as, but not limited to, a restaurant, cafe, taproom, tavern, retail
bakery, confectionary or ice cream shop, including walk-up windows
and drive-through facilities.
Parking shall be provided pursuant to §§
350-178 and
350-264 of the Upper Moreland Township Zoning Ordinance. Parking shall be permitted up to the ultimate right-of-way line and within five feet of a side or rear of property line. The maximum parking limitations contained in §
350-264B(1) shall not apply. The Township Board of Commissioners, upon the advice of the Township staff, Police Department and Township consultants, may approve a plan that modifies the standards in an effort to comply with other provisions of this overlay district.
The loading, unloading and waste disposal requirements of §
350-178C of the Upper Moreland Township Zoning Ordinance shall apply, with the exception that loading, unloading and waste disposal areas shall not be required for banks and other financial institutions.
Signs shall be permitted as follows:
Sign Type
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Maximum Area
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Maximum Height
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Illumination
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Freestanding (not more than 2 per lot)
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100 square feet per sign
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25 feet
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Changeable text or LED
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Wall/signs (not more than 8 per building)
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Not more than 500 square feet of signs per building
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30 feet
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Direct/indirect
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Canopy (not more than 5 per canopy)
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40 square feet per sign
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At canopy height
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Direct/indirect
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Directional signs (with or without advertising)
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Not more than 50 square feet in the aggregate, and not more
than 8 signs per use
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Not more than 4 feet
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Direct/indirect
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Accessory signs per gasoline filling pump
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Not more than 100 square feet in the aggregate per filling pump
gasoline
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Direct/indirect
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Gateway sign (1)
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Not to exceed 100 square feet
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Not more than 6 feet
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Direct/indirect
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Any tract of land to be developed under this overlay district shall not be required to comply with any requirements of the underlying Town Center Zoning District, other than those specifically incorporated herein. No other requirements of the Upper Moreland Township Zoning Ordinance shall apply other than the provisions contained in Article XIX, Floodplain Conservation District, and provisions contained in Article
XX, Steep Slope Conservation District.