The POSC Public Open Space and Conservation District is intended:
A.
To secure the open character of the remaining large areas of
the Borough for recreational use and enjoyment of the community;
B.
To preserve physical amenities of the Borough by reserving natural
areas which are more suited to park use than any other use on the
basis of physical characteristics of the land and existing natural
features;
C.
To preserve the Paoli Battlefield site, which is on the National
Register of Historic Places, and to allow for development of the site
as a monument in accordance to the recommendations for implementation
in the Malvern Borough Comprehensive Plan adopted in September 1999.
It is permitted, in accordance with § 605(2)(vi) of the
Pennsylvania Municipal Planning Code, to create additional classifications
within any zoning district to regulate uses and structures at, along
or near "places having unique historical, architectural or patriotic
interest or value."
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)
Passive recreation use, including hiking, biking, jogging and
picnicking, provided that no motorized vehicles may be used off paved
roads.
(2)
Forestry, as per § 220-2204.
(3)
Accessory use, as per § 220-2401B, C and D.
B.
Conditional uses. The following conditional uses shall be permitted only upon the grant of conditional uses approval by the Borough Council, subject to the terms of this article and of Article
XXIX:
The following design standards shall apply to all uses, as applicable,
in this zoning district:
A.
Lighting regulations, screening and buffering, storage, and landscaping shall be in accordance with Article
XXIII.
B.
Signage regulations shall be in accordance with Article
XXVI.
C.
Parking surface and parking and loading shall be in accordance with all other applicable provisions of Article
XXV.
D.
Nonconforming uses shall be in accordance with Article
XXVII.
E.
Natural resource protection standards shall be in accordance with Article
XXII.