In expansion of the community development objectives contained in §
182-2 of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of this article with respect to IN Institutional Districts, which shall overlay and supplement the existing or hereafter created underlying districts, to encourage the preservation and subsequent logical and timely development of land for institutional purposes, to assure the suitable design of institutions in order to protect the environment of the adjacent and nearby neighborhoods and to ensure that institutional development will take place only when served by adequate public utilities. The protective standards in this article are intended to minimize any possible adverse effect of an institutional development on nearby premises.
The Institutional District shall be deemed to be an overlay
on designated properties in Upper Providence Township.
A. In those areas of Upper Providence Township where the Institutional
District applies, the requirements of the Institutional District shall
supersede the requirements of the underlying zoning district(s).
B. Should the Institutional District boundaries be revised as a result
of legislative or administrative actions or judicial decision, the
zoning requirements applicable to the area in question shall revert
to the requirements of the underlying zoning district(s) without consideration
of this article.
C. The Institutional District shall apply to the following parcels (as
designated by the Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals),
including any successor parcels thereto. All successor parcels must
be approved by resolution by the Board of Supervisors.
[Amended 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 535; 1-20-2015 by Ord. No. 542; 12-4-2017 by Ord. No. 569]
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Block/Unit
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Parcel Number
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006-006
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61-00-04447-00-1
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007-001
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610003169001
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007-008
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61-00-04456-001 (portion)
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008-001
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61-00-04459-007 (portion)
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009-009
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011-001
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61-00-03928-00-7
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011-002
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61-00-03064-00-7
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011-008
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61-00-03061-00-1
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011-018
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61-00-03931-00-4
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011-023
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61-00-02923-00-4
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011-027
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61-00-02953-00-1
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011-034
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61-00-03934-00-1
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011-035
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61-00-02963-00-9
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011-039
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61-00-03027-00-8
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012-040
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61-00-01804-00-7
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012-053
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61-00-05272-00-4
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016-022
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61-00-04654-00-1
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016D-034
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61-00-04988-02-6
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019-013
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61-00-00193-00-7
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019A-101
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61-00-00197-80-4
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020-064
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61-00-05657-501
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021-015*
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61-00-01252-00-1
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022-002
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61-00-04675-00-7
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022-003
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Unknown
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022-012
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61-00-01210-00-7
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022-016
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61-00-01216-00-1
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022-017
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61-00-01216-50-5
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022-018
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61-00-01249-50-8
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023-001
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61-00-04476-00-8
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023-002
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61-00-04476-00-8
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024-004
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61-00-01138-00-7
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024-012
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61-00-00322-20-2
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025-014
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61-00-03316-00-7
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025-032
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61-00-03334-00-7
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025-034
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61-00-03343-00-7
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025-035
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61-00-03346-00-4
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025-038
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61-00-03349-00-1
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025-040
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61-00-03337-00-4
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"Unknown" adj. to B025-U048
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Unknown
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025-055
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61-00-03342-00-8
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026-003**
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61-00-00100-00-1
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028-001
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61-00-04750-00-4
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029-006
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61-00-00037-00-1
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029-018
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61-00-02679-50-9
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61-00-00082-00-1
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029-028
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61-00-02746-00-1
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029-029
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61-00-02749-00-7
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030-039
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61-00-00631-00-1
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031-029
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61-00-00221-00-6
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032-007
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61-00-00205-00-4
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032-008
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61-00202-00-7
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032-055
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61-00-00203-6
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032-056
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61-00-00203-10-5
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032-057
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61-00-00203-20-4
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032-082
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61-00-00199-10-9
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032-085
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61-00-00199-05-5
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042-003
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61-00-00298-00-1
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043-008? "Parcel V"
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61-00-03698-00-3
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043-010
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61-00-01261-60-4
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043-011
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61-00-01545-90-5
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045-010
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61-00-02134-00-1
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045-010
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61-00-02137-00-7
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046-016
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61-00-02140-00-4
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046-017
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61-00-02143-00-1
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046-025
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61-00-02164-00-7
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048-002
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61-00-00340-00-4
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056-006
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61-00-05335-00-4
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056-007
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61-00-05332-00-7
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057-010
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61-00-01667-00-9
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058-010
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61-02473-00-4
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059-011
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61-00-05320-00-1
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059-016
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61-00-05329-00-1
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059-020
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61-00-05330-00-9
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060-017
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61-00-04303-00-1
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061-001
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61-00-00817-00-4
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061-024
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61-00-00820-00-1
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061-025
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61-00-00823-00-7
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062-006
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61-00-03310-00-4
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063-008
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61-00-04261-00-7
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066-010
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61-00-03310-00-4
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066-011
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61-00-03232-00-1
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067-006
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61-00-01576-00-1
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073-003
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61-00-02140-00-4
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079-033
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61-00-02761-00-4
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NOTES:
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*
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Portion south of Rt. 113 removed
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**
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In addition to the main property, a small triangular parcel
of land along west boundary of Block 26 Unit 1; assumed to belong
to St. Michael's and included in Institutional District.
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1.
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Some areas include road, Schuylkill Canal and PECO rights-of-way.
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2.
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Areas have been taken from information on tax maps and County
Board of Assessment records; where not available, areas have been
computed. Areas have also been computed where those listed on maps
have proven erroneous.
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The following uses, and no others, shall be permitted in this
district: the construction, alteration or use of structures and/or
land for:
A. Churches, chapels or other places of worship and their adjunct residential
dwellings.
B. Convents and monasteries.
C. Institutional headquarters for educational, fraternal, professional,
religious and other nonprofit organizations of a similar nature.
D. Schools and other educational facilities less than 10,000 square
feet of floor area: private or public, day-care center, elementary,
junior high and high (including nonboarding or boarding), trade schools.
E. Accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses, including
but not limited to agriculture, offices, residences of institutional
employees and recreational facilities.
F. Communications antennas, in accordance with the provisions of §
182-21.1, mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building or other existing structure, and communications equipment buildings. Communications towers are not permitted.
For all authorized buildings and uses, the following regulations
shall apply:
A. Area and width. No Institutional District lot shall be less than
five acres, and no Institutional District lot shall have a width of
less than 100 feet measured along the building line.
B. Lot coverage. The total area covered by buildings, parking lots and
vehicular accessways shall not exceed 50% of the total lot area. The
remaining 50% shall not include buildings, parking lots or vehicular
accessways and shall be landscaped open space, woodlands, appropriate
recreational area, or similar nonintensive use; of that 50% of open
space, 30% of it must all be in one area, contiguous, uninterrupted,
not bisected by an accessway; it may be irregular in shape, but the
longest boundary shall be at least equal to 1/2 of the frontage abutting
the highest classification of road as identified in the SALDO, and
one other boundary shall be at least half as long as the longest boundary.
Of the remaining open space area (50% total open space less 30% contiguous
and uninterrupted), 10% of that area may be impervious to accommodate
walkways, utility pads, sport courts, or similar uses.
[Amended 3-20-2017 by Ord. No. 562; 3-15-2021 by Ord. No. 588]
C. Height.
[Amended 3-20-2017 by Ord. No. 562]
(1) Buildings. The maximum height of any building shall be 70 feet; however,
for each foot over 40, one additional foot of setback must be provided.
Chimneys and steeples are included as a part of the building height.
Purely architectural elements (nonstructural) may extend an additional
10 feet in height.
(2) Freestanding structures. Water towers, silos, radio antennas and
other similar freestanding structures may not include habitable space
and must provide one foot of setback for each foot of height.
D. Sewer and water facilities. The proposed institutional use shall
be served by a public sewer system and a public water supply system.
E. Building and parking setbacks. The following building and parking
setback requirements shall apply to all development in the IN Institutional
District:
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Setback Requirement
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Distance
(in feet)
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Minimum Building Setbacks
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From a feeder or higher classification road, Buffer Type 1A required following specifications in § 154-36D(5) of Chapter 154, Subdivision and Land Development
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50
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From a residential or village road, Buffer Type 2A required following specifications in § 154-36D(5) of Chapter 154, Subdivision and Land Development
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50
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From a residentially or institutionally zoned or developed property, Buffer Type 3 required following specifications in § 154-36D(5) of Chapter 154, Subdivision and Land Development
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451
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From any other property line, Buffer Type 2 required following specifications in § 154-36D(5) of Chapter 154, Subdivision and Land Development, except in the case of a unified development and master plan approval, in which case there is no setback to internal property lines
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50
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From interior drives or parking lots, except in areas required
for loading or passenger drop-off, and except in the case of a unified
development and master plan approval, in which there is no required
setback to internal property lines
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15
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From adjacent buildings (All structures connected by common
rooflines or covered walkways shall be considered 1 building.)
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Distance equal to height of taller building
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Minimum parking setbacks
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From a feeder or higher classification road, Buffer Type 1A required following specifications in § 154-36D(5) of Chapter 154, Subdivision and Land Development
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25
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From a residential or village road, Buffer Type 2A required following specifications in § 154-36D(5) of Chapter 154, Subdivision and Land Development
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35
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From a residentially or institutionally zoned or developed property, Buffer Type 3 required following specifications in § 154-36D(5) of Chapter 154, Subdivision and Land Development
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25
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From any other property line, Buffer Type 2 required following specifications in § 154-36D(5) of Chapter 154, Subdivision and Land Development, except in the case of a unified development and master plan approval, in which there is no required setback to internal property lines.
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25
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From another parking area, except in the case of a unified development
and master plan approval, in which there is no required setback to
internal property lines.
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20
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NOTES:
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1
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Minimum required setback shall be increased one foot for each
foot or portion thereof of building height in excess of 35 feet.
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F. General landscape requirements. In addition to the buffers required pursuant to Subsection
E herein, all other areas not devoted to buildings or parking shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs, ornamental plants and grass or other appropriate ground cover or developed as recreational space as described within §
182-81B herein.
G. Parking lot landscaping. For parking areas of more than 20 cars,
a minimum of 10% of the parking lot shall be devoted to interior parking
lot landscaping, exclusive of any other landscaping or buffering requirements
of this article. The minimum dimension of a planting island shall
be nine feet by 18 feet.
H. Landscape plan. A landscape plan shall be submitted for any development in the IN District to document all proposed buffering, general tract landscaping, and parking lot landscaping. Said landscape plan shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of §
182-120.10 of this chapter.
I. Master plan. A master plan shall be required for all developments
proposed in this district with more than five developable net acres
or any parcel that is proposed to be subdivided from a larger parcel
with IN Overlay District designation. The master plan shall be prepared
in accordance with the following requirements:
[Added 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 535]
(1) The master plan must be drawn, at a minimum, to the requirements outlined for a tentative sketch plan, as detailed in §
154-11 of Chapter
154, Subdivision and Land Development.
(2) Master plan submissions must also show the following:
(a)
Potential development of the entire tract, including potential
future subdivisions;
(b)
Relationship between new and proposed lots and uses and how
those new and existing function as an integrated development;
(c)
Relationship between existing and proposed buildings;
(d)
Relationship between existing and proposed parking, both internally
and to the entire tract;
(e)
Tabulation of the ratio of open space provided on the development
tract;
(f)
Generalized stormwater areas;
(g)
Generalized pedestrian amenities, including potential trail
locations and other outdoor areas for use by residents/students;
(h)
Existing and proposed vehicular circulation;
(i)
Existing and proposed landscaping and buffer areas; and
(j)
The demonstration of natural feature preservation as outlined
in the following:
[1]
Floodplain and wetland delineation and preservation within Article
III herein and § 154-12.C.(5).(d) of Chapter
154, Subdivision and Land Development.
[2]
Steep slope conservation within Article
XVIII herein.
[3]
Disturbance of woodlands and other vegetation as detailed in §
154-35B of Chapter
154, Subdivision and Land Development.
[4]
Topsoil shall be protected in accordance with §
154-35C of Chapter
154, Subdivision and Land Development.
(k)
Existing and proposed zoning tabulation.
(3) Any change to proposed lots, buildings, circulation, parking, landscaping
or natural features which is substantive in the opinion of the Board
of Supervisors will necessitate a revised master plan to be submitted,
approved and recorded to replace any master plan recorded prior to
the proposed change. No subdivision or land development for any development
on the subject tract shall be approved without a current recorded
master plan.
(4) A revised master plan must be recorded simultaneously with the recording
of each subsequently approved subdivision and/or land development,
with the open space tabulation current through the most recently approved
subdivision or land development.
(5) As part of the master plan, internal setback within the IN Overlay
District and any other zoning district that are part of the master
plan can be freely disposed of in a unified plan. In such case, the
overall development shall be considered a single tract for purposed
of driveway access and parking. Reciprocal cross easements that allow
for common parking, internal vehicular access, stormwater management,
pedestrian interconnections, etc., between the lots shall be provided.
(6) A declaration of restrictive covenants shall be required to accompany any master plan submission. That declaration shall provide all of the restrictions necessary to assure that a proposed development will operate as depicted on the master plan. The minimum requirements for the declaration of restrictive covenants shall meet the minimum criteria outlined within §
182-120.8 within this chapter.
J. Building articulation. For buildings with any individual facade 100
feet or greater, building articulation shall be provided on each such
facade. For each 100 feet of facade, there shall be at least one recessed
or protruding building segment. Such segment shall be a minimum of
four feet in depth and 15 feet in width. At its discretion, upon recommendation
of the Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors may permit use
of alternate building treatment to break up facades longer than 100
feet. In order to evaluate proposed building treatment, architectural
drawings and elevations shall be submitted.
K. Property maintenance area. A suitable outdoor area shall be provided
on site for the storage of landscaping, snow removal, and other property-maintenance-related
materials, if it is determined that such areas are necessary for the
operation of the use. Such area shall not occupy any required parking
spaces, and shall be located at locations screened from view from
public roads and surrounding properties to the extent feasible.
L. Pedestrian amenities, such as but not limited to benches and other
outdoor seating areas, paved walkways, plazas, or water features compliant
with ADA requirements shall be provided when complementary to the
proposed use. Design of pedestrian amenities must be consistent with
the overall concept for the proposed development.
M. Limited subdivision of any tract proposed for development in accordance with this article may be permitted subject to the requirements of this section and also subject to the requirements for a master plan and declaration of restrictive covenants as outlined within §
182-81I herein. Any subdivided lots may only be for uses outlined within §
182-80.1A and
B; those uses must meet all conditions outlined within §
182-80.1C. Any lots proposed for subdivision shall meet the following minimum requirements:
[Added 12-16-2013 by Ord. No. 535]
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Subdivision Requirements
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Dimensions
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Minimum lot size
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10 acres
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Minimum lot width
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250 feet
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Maximum building coverage
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10%
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Maximum impervious coverage
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35%
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Average lot size
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20 acres
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Institutional use(s) shall make provisions for control of each
of the following:
A. Access. A planned system of efficient access, egress and internal circulation of traffic which shall interfere minimally with nearby traffic shall be required. Loading and unloading areas shall be provided where deemed necessary and shall be located to the rear of the proposed use and effectively screened from abutting residential districts, as set forth in Article
XXII herein. If the rear of the proposed use abuts existing residential development, the Board of Supervisors may approve an alternate location.
B. Lighting. Lighting shall be arranged in a manner which will protect adjacent highways and neighboring properties from unreasonable direct glare and shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter
154, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of the Township, §
154-40.
C. Solid waste disposal. A plan for the weekly disposal of solid waste
material shall be required. All solid waste shall be stored in covered
containers either within a building or outside. Any trash disposal
area outside a building shall be surrounded with either a masonry
wall or opaque fence; in either case, a gate shall be provided for
access to the trash container(s). The wall or fence shall be designed
to shield the trash area from direct view of any adjacent property
and must be at least six feet high. No solid waste shall be stored
closer than 50 feet to any property line.
All signs and off-street parking and loading facilities shall comply with the requirements of Articles
XIX and
XXII of this chapter.