In expansion of the community development objectives
of Lower Providence Township, it is the intent of this article to:
A. Provide for a balanced, interrelated combination of
light industrial uses, offices and commercial stores in a setting
which will be harmonious.
B. Encourage new development which will continue the
mixed-use character found in the corridor along Ridge Pike.
C. Provide a transition from county institutional uses
to light industrial and commercial uses.
D. Limit the adverse impact of future commercial and
light industrial facilities on roads by controlling access and orienting
development toward appropriate road systems.
A lot may be used for one or more of the following
uses, in combination with the performance standards and dimension
standards contained in this article. In mixed-use developments, the
following uses are permitted:
A. Commercial uses.
(1) Retail establishment of sale of dry goods, variety
merchandise, clothing and food, including supermarkets, beverages,
flowers, plants, including garden centers and nurseries, drugs, hardware,
books, furnishings and sale and repair of jewelry, optical goods,
cameras, home appliances and similar uses.
(2) Personal service shop, provided that at least 30%
of the gross floor area is devoted to customer service.
(3) Dry-cleaning dropoff establishment; copy center.
(4) Sales of small automotive accessories (no automobile
service work permitted).
(6) Business or professional offices, including:
(a)
Operations designed to attract and serve customers
or clients on the premises, such as the offices of physicians, lawyers,
other professions (excluding veterinarians), insurance and stock brokers,
travel agents and governmental entities, provided that an office or
clinic of doctors or dentists shall not exceed 10,000 square feet
of gross floor area; and
(b)
Operations designed to attract little or no
customer or client traffic other than employees of the entity operating
the principal use.
(7) Banks and financial institutions, not to include banks
with drive-in windows.
(8) Restaurant, bar or tavern, not to include fast-food
or drive-in restaurants.
(9) Theaters, cinemas or similar recreational, amusement
or cultural uses, excluding sexually oriented uses.
(10)
Indoor amusement facility, such as a bowling
alley, billiard room, indoor court for racket sports or similar uses.
(11)
Exercise or fitness facilities.
(12)
Studios for dance, music, art, photography and
radio and television.
(13)
Nursery schools or day-care centers, in compliance with §
143-118F of Article
XVII of this chapter.
(15)
Bed-and-breakfast establishments or the conversion
of a single-family residence into a tourist home, rooming or boarding
house.
(16)
Not-for-profit museums, libraries or other educational,
religious, cultural or philanthropic uses of a similar nature.
(18)
Public buildings or structures owned or operated
by the Township or an authority organized by the Township.
(19)
Accessory uses on the same lot customarily incidental
to any of the above permitted uses.
(20)
Any one use of the same general character as
those listed above, when approved by the Zoning Hearing Board as a
special exception.
B. Limited industrial uses in accordance with Article
XVIII,
I Industrial Districts, §
143-130.
C. Communications antennas and communications buildings, in accordance with the requirements of §
143-250 of this chapter.
D. Communications towers shall be permitted by special exception, in accordance with the requirements and standards of §
143-250 of this chapter.