The following conditional uses are authorized provided the standards
herein set forth are complied with.
Private schools, nursery schools, or other educational institutions,
including playgrounds and accessory buildings, may be permitted in
any residential zone. Approval of such use shall be subject to the
following conditions:
A. A detailed site plan shall be submitted to and approved by the municipal
agency.
B. All the schools shall have an established curriculum for pre-school,
elementary or secondary education.
C. There shall be a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet for any school
or institution serving up to 10 children and a minimum lot size of
40,000 square feet shall be required for any school or institution
serving more than 10 children.
D. Off-street parking shall be required in the following manner:
(1)
Nursery or grade school level (grades one through eight): 1.1
spaces for each teacher and employee.
(2)
High school level (grades nine through 12): 10 spaces for each
classroom.
(3)
College level: one space for each two students.
E. All off-street parking shall be located in the side or rear yard
only and shall be located at least 25 feet from any property line.
All off-street parking shall be screened by an evergreen hedge at
least six feet high.
F. Demonstration of applicable certification by the appropriate official
agency.
G. All play areas shall be enclosed by safety-type fencing.
H. The school or institution building shall have at least two separate
means of egress and shall be certified as safe by the Municipal Fire
Subcode Official.
Hospitals, nursing homes and philanthropic uses may be permitted
in all zones. Churches may be permitted in all residential zones.
Approval of such use shall be subject to the following conditions:
A. A detailed site plan shall be submitted to and approved by the municipal
agency.
B. There shall be a minimum lot size of five acres for any church, hospital,
nursing home, or philanthropic use.
C. Off-street parking shall be required in the following manner:
(1)
Churches: 1 1/2 spaces per four seats.
(2)
Hospitals: 1 1/2 spaces for each bed.
(3)
Nursing homes: one space for each two beds.
(4)
Philanthropic uses: 1 1/10 spaces for each employee.
D. Adjacent residential property values shall not be adversely affected.
E. Signs displayed shall be limited to:
(1)
Those necessary for direction and safety purposes.
(2)
Those adequate to identify the use and designed as a part of
the architectural design of the building or as part of the site plan
for the lot.
F. At least 50% of the entire lot shall be landscaped and seeded and
used for no other purpose.
G. Parking areas shall not be located in the front yard but may be located
in the side or rear yards. On all lot lines adjoining residentially
zoned property or existing improved residential property not including
street lines, there shall be a buffer strip of not less than 50 feet
in width. Such buffer strip, if wooded, shall remain in its natural
state or, if not, shall be planted with a landscaped visual screen
at least six feet in height.
H. All churches, hospitals, nursing homes and philanthropic uses shall
abut a public, major or secondary road as defined by the Circulation
Plan Element of the Master Plan.
Public and private utilities, such as towers, antennas, substations,
telephone exchanges and associated buildings for the operation, storage
and maintenance of electronic and radio equipment, shall be allowed,
provided that:
A. Plans, specifications and plot plans, and a statement setting forth
the need for and purpose of the installation, are first filed with
the municipal agency by the applicant and approved by said agency.
B. Proof is furnished to the municipal agency that the proposed installation
in a specific location is necessary and convenient for the efficiency
of the public and private utility system or the satisfactory and convenient
provision of service by the utility to the neighborhood or area in
which the particular use is to be located. The design of any building
to be used in connection with such facility shall conform to the underlying
district height and setback requirements and the general character
of the particular area and shall not adversely affect the safe and
comfortable enjoyment of property rights of the zone in which it is
located; adequate and attractive fences and other safety devices and
sufficient landscaping, including shrubs, trees and lawn, shall be
provided and maintained.
C. Except for antennas mounted on public buildings or publicly owned
structures and mechanical and electronic appurtenances, all public
and private utility structures shall comply with the height restriction
of that zone in which the facility shall be located. No antenna mounted
on a building or structure shall exceed seven feet in height.
D. Public and private utilities shall conform to the following standards:
(1)
Minimum lot area: 15,000 square feet.
(2)
Front yard setback: 35 feet.
(3)
Rear yard setback: 35 feet.
(4)
The combined total side yard setback requirements may be reduced
by six inches for each foot a lot is less than the required lot width
measured at the front street line for the zone in which such lot is
located, provided that no principal building shall be placed nearer
than 10 feet to one side property line, and there shall be one side
yard conforming to the side yard required for the zone in which the
property is located.
(5)
All buffer area requirements as specified for the zone in which
the subject property is located shall be complied with.
E. The municipal agency shall decide the matter in accordance with the procedure provided for the issuing of conditional uses in Chapter
17, Land Development Review, Article
VI, §
17-6.10, of the Code of the Borough of Lincoln Park.
A public garage or gasoline station may be permitted only in
the B-1 and B-3 Business Zones, provided that:
A. A site plan therefor which shall show in detail the exact location
of such garage or gasoline station with such measurements of distance
as are required hereunder, the number of tanks to be installed, the
dimensions and capacity of each tank, the depth at which the tanks
will be placed below the ground, the number of pumps to be installed,
the type of structure and accessory buildings to be constructed and
the number of automobiles to be garaged shall be first approved by
the municipal agency. Such site plan approval shall also encompass
the judgment of the municipal agency as to the effect of the use on
the comprehensive planning of the Borough.
B. No such public garage or gasoline station shall be constructed or
placed on any lot which possesses a lot line located less than 1,000
feet from any public or private school offering courses of general
educational instruction, hospital, church, theater or library, and
further provided that all gasoline or oil pumps shall be located at
least 25 feet from the street line and no such garages or gasoline
stations shall be erected or constructed within 1,000 feet of the
nearest lot line of any existing garage or gasoline station.
C. All other requirements set forth in Article
III, Schedule of General Requirements, for the B-1 or B-3 Business Zone, whichever is applicable, shall be met.