The purposes of this district are to promote well-integrated
residential, commercial, and mixed-use development close to the regional
transit station, to support public transit by allowing higher-density
development adjacent to or near transit stops, to reduce automobile
dependency and roadway congestion by combining trips and locating
destinations within walking or biking distance, and to provide an
alternative to conventional development by emphasizing pedestrian-oriented,
mixed-use development.
This TOD Transit-Oriented Development District is an overlay
district which shall be superimposed on portions of the underlying
R-3 Apartment District and the GB General Business District in close
proximity to the SEPTA R2 regional rail line. The area is bounded
by Primos Avenue on the west, Virginia Avenue on the south, Folcroft
Avenue on the east, and the SEPTA railroad line on the north.
All plans for a TOD development must be reviewed by the local
Planning Commission based on all applicable provisions contained in
the MPC. As required by law, plans shall also be forwarded to the
Delaware County Planning Commission for review.
Land, buildings, or premises shall be used by right for only
one or more of the following:
B. Commercial uses.
(1) Retail store or shop, including pharmacy.
(2) Personal service shop, such as barber or dry cleaner.
(3) Food store, delicatessen, restaurant, or coffee shop.
(4) Office, only when located above the ground floor.
C. Mixed uses.
(1) In mixed-use buildings having two or more stories, retail, service, and food store/restaurant uses, as permitted in Subsection
B(1),
(2), and
(3) above, shall be located on the ground floor, while apartments and/or offices shall be permitted above the ground floor only.
(2) Dimensional requirements shall be in accordance with §
600-78D.
The following uses shall be permitted by conditional use only, subject to the applicable requirements of Article
XVI.
B. Hotel or place of amusement (excluding adult entertainment), subject to §§
600-137 and
600-143.
C. Any use of the same general character as those permitted in §§
600-75 and
600-76. Such use shall be permitted by Borough Council upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, be consistent with the purposes of the district, comply with the performance standards in Article
XIX, and not be detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood. To determine if a proposed use is of the same general character as any of the listed permitted uses, Borough Council and the Planning Commission shall evaluate its impacts in relation to the compatibility standards in §
600-119.
The following uses shall be permitted as accessory uses, subject to all applicable requirements of Article
XV, General Regulations, and other articles as noted below.
A. Parking lots, garages, and loading facilities, subject to Article
XIII and §
600-79B.
B. Signs, subject to Article
XIV.
C. Plaza, courtyard, park, or recreational area.
D. Commercial dropoff and pickup boxes, stations for letters or packages,
or newspaper vending machines, provided that such boxes shall not
be located within a right-of-way of a public street.
E. Any accessory use on the same tract with and customarily incidental
to the principal use(s) on the property and not detrimental to the
area.
Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be
minimum requirements:
A. The minimum tract area of development under TOD regulations shall
be three acres.
B. Townhouse development
(1) Density: between 10 and 15 units per acre.
(2) Setback: none required, but where there are existing buildings on
the block, the average setback of the building on each side.
(3) Units in a row: four maximum.
(4) Landscaping: 35% of tract.
(5) Distance between buildings: 40 feet.
(6) Height: 35 feet or three stories maximum.
C. Apartment development.
(1) Density: between 20 and 30 units per acre.
(2) Setback: 15 feet from any street or parking area.
(3) Distance between buildings: 45 feet.
(4) Height: 45 feet or four stories maximum.
(5) Landscaping: 40% of the tract or lot area and applicable provisions of §
600-115.
D. Nonresidential or mixed-use development.
(1) Lot area: 3,500 square feet maximum.
(2) Store or shop area: 2,000 square feet maximum.
(3) Setback: 15 feet from any street or parking area.
(4) Landscaping: 35% of the tract or lot area and applicable provisions of §
600-115.
(5) Height: 45 feet or four stories maximum.
(6) Distance between buildings: 45 feet.