The 12 District is intended:
A. 
To provide for low-density uses and open space as a transition between the higher-density traditional neighborhoods in the Borough and the more suburban uses near the edge and in the adjacent municipalities;
B. 
To establish and maintain an "edge" to the southern portion of the Olde Towne neighborhood, with open space separating this neighborhood from the more suburban development to the south, along Paoli Pike;
C. 
To provide for open space development to both allow for an extension of the traditional Olde Towne neighborhood and to preserve the Borough's southern open space "gateway."
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any one of the following principal uses, and no other:
A. 
Uses by right. The following uses are permitted by right in this district:
(1) 
Planned campus development, involving educational and/or religious uses, as per § 220-2419.
(2) 
Adult housing/care facility use, as per § 220-2403.
(3) 
Institutional home, as per § 220-2413.
(4) 
Commercial communication antennae when attached to an existing structure, as per § 220-2414.
(5) 
Forestry, as per § 220-2204.
(6) 
Accessory use, as per § 220-2401A, B, C and D.
B. 
Conditional uses. The following conditional uses shall be permitted only upon the grant of conditional use approval from the Borough Council, subject to the terms of this article and of Article XXIX:
(1) 
Cluster residential development with single-family detached dwelling, as per § 220-2408.
A. 
Planned campus development involving educational and/or religious uses shall be as follows:
(1) 
Minimum lot area: 20 acres.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: n/a.
(3) 
Building placement: all buildings and structures shall be set back at a minimum of 200 feet from all property lines and street lines, and a minimum of 20 feet from parking and loading areas and internal private streets.
(4) 
Maximum building coverage: 15%.
(5) 
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(6) 
Distance between buildings: the horizontal distance between buildings shall not be less than twice the height of the taller building, but shall, in all cases, be a minimum of 75 feet.
(7) 
Maximum building height: three stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.
B. 
Institutional home shall be as follows:
(1) 
Minimum lot area: one acre.
(2) 
Minimum lot width: 150 feet measured at the building line.
(3) 
Minimum front yard: 60 feet.
(4) 
Minimum side yard: two side yards, each not less than 30 feet.
(5) 
Maximum building coverage: 15%.
(6) 
Maximum lot coverage: 25%.
(7) 
Maximum building height: three stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.
The following regulations shall be applied to planned campus development involving educational, and/or religious uses:
A. 
An educational or religious use shall, wherever practicable, utilize existing buildings and facilities within the district.
B. 
Reuse of existing facilities shall, to the greatest extent possible, preserve the architectural integrity and facades of buildings. Building plans indicating the extent of all alterations and enlargement shall be submitted as part of the development application.
C. 
Buildings eligible for and listed on the National Register of Historic Places shall be identified on the building plan.
D. 
New buildings should be designed so as to complement the styles and spatial layout of the existing buildings.
E. 
Any accessory residential buildings, structures or uses shall meet the regulations of § 220-2422F.
The following design standards shall apply to all uses, as applicable, in this zoning district:
A. 
Lighting, storage, buffering and screening shall be in accordance with Article XXIII.
B. 
Signage regulations shall be in accordance with Article XXVI.
C. 
Parking and loading shall be in accordance with Article XXV.
D. 
Nonconforming uses shall be in accordance with Article XXVII.
E. 
Natural resource protection standards shall be in accordance with Article XXII.
F. 
Olde Towne design standards should be followed in accordance with the Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 181, Subdivision and Land Development.
G. 
Separate storage facilities for trash and for recyclable materials shall be provided in accordance with § 220-2424.
[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-4]