[Ord. No. 70, 7/16/1990; Ord. No. 167, 4/6/2011]
1.
Individual lots for commercial purposes shall be avoided in favor of a comprehensive design of the land to be used for such purposes.
2.
Additional width of streets adjacent to areas proposed for nonresidential uses may be required by the board of supervisors to assure the free flow of through traffic and to accommodate vehicles entering or leaving parking areas.
3.
When adjacent lots proposed for nonresidential uses front on an arterial street, the applicant shall be required to provide a service road for ingress and egress.
4.
Alleys or service streets shall be required in commercial and industrial districts, except where other adequate provisions are made for off-street loading and parking consistent with the uses proposed.
5.
Dead end alleys are prohibited.
6.
Adjacent residential areas shall be protected from potential nuisance by the proposed nonresidential developments. Provision of extra depth in parcels backing up on existing or potential residential developments and provision of a permanently landscaped evergreen buffer strip may be required.
7.
Streets carrying nonresidential traffic shall not normally be extended to the boundaries of the adjacent existing or potential residential area, nor connected to streets intended for predominantly residential traffic.
8.
The township may require that parking areas be located or designed to be visibly secluded from eye level in the surrounding area. Grading to depress the parking area, raised berms, landscaping, or fencing are satisfactory methods to create seclusion.
9.
All area, design, and parking requirements shall conform to the township zoning ordinance [chapter 27].
10.
Land which has been stripped of vegetation to such an extent to render it susceptible to erosion by wind or water shall be hydroseeded or sodded within 20 calendar days of cessation of earthmoving activity.
11.
Outdoor collection stations shall be provided for garbage and trash removal when indoor collection is not provided. Collection stations shall be located so as to avoid being offensive and shall be screened from view and landscaped. The storage, collection, and disposal of refuse in the nonresidential development shall be managed to minimize health hazards and air pollution. All refuse shall be stored in fly tight, watertight, rodent-proof containers. Containers shall be provided in sufficient number and capacity to properly store all refuse as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Rubbish shall be collected and disposed of as frequently as may be necessary to ensure that the containers shall not overflow.