It is the purpose of this district to provide for appropriate Township buildings and facilities necessary for the proper functioning of local government and the provision of obligatory public services. This overlay shall only apply to properties under the direct ownership of the Township. Further, this district is to provide open recreation spaces and to preserve physical amenities of the Township by reserving designated natural areas. In addition, it is the intent of this district to achieve the applicable purposes and community development objectives of Article I.
A. 
Municipal administration buildings, municipal service structures, public works facilities, emergency service facilities, and other uses deemed appropriate for the proper functioning of local government.
B. 
Parks, open space, and recreation areas and facilities, in public ownership.
C. 
Any other uses permitted by right in the underlying zoning district.
The following uses shall be permitted by special exception, when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the provisions of § 155-2005 and the specific sections listed below:
A. 
Any use not specifically permitted but deemed appropriate and necessary by the Board of Supervisors for use of a specific Township owned property, which use is not inherently a nuisance.
Except as otherwise indicated in this chapter, accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the principal uses in this district shall be permitted by right on the same lot as the principal use and subject to the applicable provisions for accessory uses of Article XVI. The following specific accessory uses shall also be permitted by right subject to the applicable provisions of Article XVI:
A. 
Uses customarily accessory and incidental to any park, recreation, or open space use, including parking, refreshment, and service uses or buildings; and rental uses approved by the Board of Supervisors.
B. 
Renewable energy systems per § 155-1619.
C. 
Secondary farm business per § 155-1601B.
The following design standards as applicable for permitted uses in this district shall include:
A. 
Supplemental Use Standards, per Article XVI.
B. 
Signs, per Article XVII.
C. 
Natural Resource Protections, per Article XIV.
D. 
Historic Resources Protection, per Article XIII.
E. 
General Standards, per Article XV.
F. 
Off-Street Parking and Loading, per Article XVIII.
G. 
Fences, Walls and Screens, per Chapter 76.
H. 
Floodplain Management, per Chapter 83.
I. 
Stormwater Management, per Chapter 116.
J. 
When constructed adjacent to an existing residential use, buffer planting strips shall be required in accordance with § 155-1504C.