[Amended 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 142]
A.
The standards set forth in this article shall apply
to uses where required by regulations of the various zoning districts.
B.
For any land development (as defined in the Township
Subdivision Land and Development Ordinance[1]) which contemplates connection with public sewer facilities,
the following requirements shall be met:
[Amended 10-18-2021 by Ord. No. 250]
(1)
At the time of submission of a preliminary plan, the
applicant must demonstrate that it has secured reservations of sewer
capacity, from the owner of the public sewer system, that will be
required to serve the land development;
(2)
The applicant must demonstrate that it has fully complied
with the requirements of the owner of the public sewer system, and
all other applicable agencies in reference to the proposed land development.
A.
Purpose. Screening shall be required in certain circumstances
to reduce possible light, sound, and visual intrusions caused by some
permitted uses that would otherwise impact upon neighboring properties.
B.
Applicability. Vegetative screens shall be required
by the Board of Supervisors under the following circumstances:
(1)
Where a proposed industrial or commercial use abuts
an existing residential or agricultural use or district.
(2)
Where an activity has been granted as a conditional
use.
(3)
Where an activity has been granted as a special exception.
(4)
Where an outdoor storage activity or mechanical equipment
area is proposed.
(5)
Where specified by other sections of this chapter.
(6)
The Board of Supervisors may further determine that
screening shall be required for a proposed use when the proposed use
is determined to be incompatible with uses on adjacent tracts. The
following situations may create incompatibility between uses:
C.
Design criteria. Vegetative screening shall use native,
noninvasive species in order to fulfill its purpose according to the
following design criteria:
(1)
Include a variety of deciduous and evergreen species
which are indigenous to the area, so as to provide vegetative variety
and a year-round buffer.
(4)
The percentage of evergreens within a vegetative screen
shall be no less than 50% and shall not exceed 75% of the total plantings.
(5)
Provide a screen with a minimum depth of 20 feet,
having no planting closer than five feet to any property line, and
no planting located to obstruct motorist visibility at intersections.
(6)
Incorporate earthen mounds into the planting scheme
to improve sound as well as visual buffering.
(7)
Plantings shall be designed as groupings of plant
materials intended to represent a naturalistic setting while screening
views of specific buildings, structures or uses, rather than in the
form of continuous linear plantings.
(8)
Vegetative screen design shall be reviewed and approved
by the Township prior to installation.
E.
Responsibility and maintenance.
(1)
Vegetative screens and buffers shall be continually
maintained during the life of the use.
(2)
The applicant shall be responsible for plantings for
a period of one year after conveyance.
(3)
The landowner shall be responsible for maintenance
after the one-year period has expired.
(4)
All nonsurviving plantings shall be replaced within
six months, as long as the building or structure which requires the
screening continues to exist.
A.
Purpose. In addition to increasing the aesthetics
of a given site, landscaping shall be required in order to:
B.
Applicability.
(1)
Any part of a site not used for buildings, structures,
parking, loading, travel ways or sidewalks shall be planted, landscaped
and maintained with suitable ground cover and plants.
(2)
A landscape plan shall be required for one or more of the following situations in accordance with § 170-20 of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance:
(a)
The proposed use is a commercial or industrial
use.
(b)
An existing commercial or industrial use is
proposing to expand the amount of existing floor area by more than
50%.
(c)
Where the aggregate disturbed area of a site
for any proposed use affects one acre or more.
(d)
Where site disturbance affects 1/2 acre or more
of land with a slope of 15% or greater.
(e)
When specified in any other section of this
chapter.
C.
Design criteria. Landscaping shall be incorporated
into the design of proposed uses and intended to achieve the following:
(1)
Provide vegetative protection to land not covered
by buildings, structures, parking facilities or sidewalks.
(2)
Complement the topography and vegetation of the site
to maintain and enhance the existing vegetative community.
(3)
Create new streamside buffers and augment existing
streamside buffers within the Township.
(4)
Enhance the appearance of a site for the betterment
of the Township.
(5)
Limit the disturbance to existing vegetation.
[Amended 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 213]
All vehicular access and traffic controls shall be designed in accordance with the provisions set forth in § 170-31, Street and driveway intersections, of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
Interior drives shall comply with the following
regulations:
A.
Interior drives shall be designed so as to prevent
blockage of vehicles entering or leaving a site. In order to achieve
efficient interior circulation, the following shall be required where
two or more uses are serviced by a common street or drive, or where
any use or uses require parking facilities.
B.
Interior streets shall be clearly marked by signs,
curbing and painting.
D.
Interior streets or aisles shall have a minimum width
of 22 feet.
Loading and storage areas shall comply with the standards of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, and shall be designed so that these activities will not block or interfere with the use of accessways or parking areas in accordance with § 200-103 of this chapter.
A.
Applicability. For the purpose of safety, lighting
facilities shall be required in the following circumstances:
(1)
For loading areas.
(2)
For ingress and egress areas.
(3)
For parking areas of multiple-family, commercial and
industrial uses.
(4)
For automated bank teller machines.
(5)
At location where pedestrian facilities abut roads
or parking facilities.
(6)
Lighting shall be required at all proposed intersections
with an arterial road.
(7)
Where otherwise required by this chapter.
(8)
The Board of Supervisors may require lighting to be
incorporated for other uses where personal security and safety reasons
warrant.
B.
Design.
(1)
For the following uses, lighting shall provide at
the specified illumination level:
|
Use
|
Maintained
Footcandles
|
Uniformity Ratio
(Average: Minimum)
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pedestrian walkways
|
0.5 average
|
5:1
| |||
|
Street intersections
|
4.0 average
|
6:1
| |||
|
Multifamily common areas
|
0.6 minimum
|
3:1
| |||
|
Direct illuminated signs
|
0.7 average
|
NA
| |||
|
Recreational uses
|
1.0 minimum
|
3:1
| |||
|
Institutional activities
|
1.0 minimum
|
3:1
| |||
|
Indirect illuminated signs
|
1.1 average
|
6:1
| |||
|
Industrial parking lots
|
0.5 minimum
|
4:1
| |||
|
Commercial parking lots:
| |||||
|
Low-activity lots
|
1.0 average
|
3:1
| |||
|
High-activity lots
|
2.0 average
|
3:1
| |||
(2)
All lighting facilities shall have underground wiring.
(3)
No lighting shall be permitted which shines directly
into a residential unit.
(4)
All lighting shall be shielded from glare within any
right-of-way.
(5)
Where possible, indirect lighting of signs and short
post lighting along walkways should be incorporated to reduce glare.
(6)
Proposed lighting facilities shall meet the approval
of the Township prior to approval of the plan.
(7)
Maximum mounting height for lighting fixtures shall
be 20 feet. All fixtures in excess of 16 feet mounting height shall
meet applicable IESNA (Illuminating Engineering Society of North America)
full cutoff criteria.
[Added 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 142]
(8)
The intensity of illumination projected onto a residential
use shall not exceed 0.1 vertical footcandle, measured anywhere on
residentially used property.
[Added 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 142]
(9)
Externally illuminated signs shall be lighted by fixtures
mounted at the top of the sign and aimed downward.
[Added 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 142]
C.
Installation responsibilities. Where lighting facilities
are required by this chapter, installation of such shall be governed
by the following:
(1)
The installation of lighting fixtures shall be in
accordance with the lighting plan approved for the use in which the
lighting plan was submitted.
(2)
Where required by this chapter, the applicant shall
install or cause to be installed all lighting fixtures.
(3)
Fixtures shall be provided at the expense of the applicant,
and shall be in accordance with a utility plan prepared by the applicant
and approved by the Board of Supervisors and the appropriate utility
company.
(4)
For residential development where a public street
is created or an intersection with an existing public street is created,
the applicant or his/her successor shall be responsible for all costs
involved in the lighting of streets and street intersections from
the date the first dwelling is occupied.
(5)
For proposed commercial or industrial development
where a public street is created or an intersection with an existing
public street is created, the applicant shall be responsible for all
costs involved in the lighting of streets and street intersections
from the date structures are first utilized for business.
A.
Applicability. Any building or structure, commercial
or industrial shall be provided with a sufficient number of off-street
loading berths, as required by this chapter.
B.
Number of loading berths.
(1)
A minimum of one loading berth shall be required for
commercial, industrial, or storage uses with a gross leasable floor
area between 6,000 and 50,000 square feet.
(2)
Commercial, industrial, or storage uses with a gross
leasable floor area over 50,000 square feet shall be required to provide
a minimum of two loading berths.
C.
Design. Loading berths shall be designed according
to the following:
(1)
Loading facilities shall be located on the same lot
and adjacent to the principal structure or use.
(2)
Appropriate means of safe and convenient vehicular
access shall be provided to and from loading berths that will create
the least interference with other traffic.
(3)
Each loading berth shall be a minimum of 14 feet wide
and 60 feet long.
(4)
Each loading area shall have a minimum vertical clearance
of 14 feet.
(5)
No loading area shall be located within any required
yard area.
(6)
All loading areas shall be screened from public streets.
(7)
An all-weather surface shall be provided for loading
berths.
(8)
Loading berths shall be designed in a manner that
no portion of any vehicle in the process of loading or unloading shall
extend into any traffic lane.
(9)
All required loading berths shall be located in the
side or rear yard area of the use to be served.
(10)
No loading berth shall be permitted within any
front yard area.
(11)
Loading berths shall be located a minimum of
100 feet from any adjacent property line.
D.
Calculations. No loading berth shall be used in the
calculation of parking space requirements. Neither required off-street
parking spaces nor access lanes can substitute for loading berths.
A.
Applicability. The following regulations shall apply
to all residential units including but not limited to single-family,
two-family and multiple-family dwellings.
B.
Design.
(1)
All residential units shall be provided with a minimum
of two off-street parking spaces having proper and safe access to
a public street.
(2)
Each parking space shall be at least nine feet by
18 feet in size.
(3)
All parking spaces shall have an improved, all-weather
surface, providing safe and convenient access in all seasons.
C.
Substitution. Single-family dwellings can substitute
driveways and garages in the calculation for parking spaces.
D.
Driveways.
[Added 10-18-2006 by Ord. No. 168; amended 3-12-2007 by Ord. No.
170]
(1)
Driveways for all single-family semidetached units
(twins) within any cluster development shall have one common access
driveway to serve at least two dwelling units.
(2)
Driveways for all single-family attached dwelling
units (townhouses) within any development, including, but not limited
to cluster development, shall have one driveway to provide access
to not less than two residential dwelling units.
A.
Applicability. The regulations established under this
section apply to all uses other than residential.
B.
Design.
(1)
There shall be sufficient spaces provided for each
use so that there is a minimum of one space per employee, plus additional
parking to be provided.
(2)
The number of additional spaces shall be calculated
using the formula listed below:
[Amended 11-12-2007 by Ord. No. 175; 8-18-2014 by Ord. No.
213]
|
Activity or Use
|
A Minimum of One Parking Space for Each
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Driving range
|
One tee
| |
|
Golf course
|
1/2 tee
| |
|
Theater and churches
|
Three seats
| |
|
Convalescent/nursing home
|
Two patient beds
| |
|
Retirement community
|
One dwelling and three patient beds
| |
|
Hospital
|
Two patient beds
| |
|
Eating and drinking places
|
Four seats
| |
|
Elementary school
|
20 students
| |
|
All other schools
|
Three students, plus three fixed seats in auditorium
| |
|
Gift/apparel/hardware stores
|
300 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Offices/clinics/financial institutions
|
300 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Wholesale sales/storage
|
1,000 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Department and variety stores
|
300 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Food stores and pharmacies
|
300 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Gasoline service station
|
Two pumps of service
| |
|
Personal service shop
|
100 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Flea market
|
200 square feet of gross floor area
| |
|
Light industry
|
Employee on day shift plus 1/2 of the employees
from the next largest contiguous shift
|
(3)
All uses not specified shall provide a minimum of
one space per employee plus such additional spaces as deemed necessary
by the Board of Supervisors.
C.
Off-street parking spaces, with proper and safe access
from a public street, shall be provided on the lot as the use to be
served. In the event a parking lot is to be located on a separate
tract, the applicant shall submit satisfactory evidence to the Zoning
Officer that an agreement exists to use the tract permanently for
parking.
D.
No on-street parking shall be permitted on any public
street or within its right-of-way during snow storms so as to facilitate
snow removal.
E.
Off-street
parking facilities as accessory to uses listed herein shall be solely
for the parking of passenger automobiles of patrons, occupants and/or
employees. The use of such parking facilities for the overnight parking
and/or storing of recreational equipment or recreational vehicles,
or the like, used for living, sleeping or housekeeping purposes is
prohibited on any lot not approved for such use. Further, the parking,
keeping or maintaining of any storage trailer or similar unit or enclosure
on any property for any storage or similar use is expressly prohibited
unless the same is on a temporary basis (less than 10 continuous days)
and is authorized pursuant to a permit issued by the Township.
[Added 7-14-2008 by Ord. No. 180]
The following performance standards shall apply
to all uses in New Garden Township:
A.
No obnoxious, toxic or corrosive fumes or gases shall
be emitted as a result of the use.
B.
No use shall emit offensive odors which are perceptible
at lot lines.
C.
No use shall discharge into the air dust or other
particulate matter.
D.
No use shall emit smoke from operations.
E.
No use shall produce any heat or glare perceptible
at or beyond the lot boundaries.
F.
No use shall utilize lighting in a manner which produces
glare perceptible at or beyond the lot boundaries.
G.
No use shall permit physical vibrations perceptible
at or beyond the lot boundaries.
H.
No use shall emit potentially harmful radiation.
I.
No use shall engage in the production or storage of
any material designed for use as an explosive.
J.
Storage of waste material:
(1)
No use shall engage in the storage of waste materials
on the lot for any period beyond 30 days.
(2)
Interim waste storage shall be located behind the
front building line of the primary building and no closer than 50
feet to any rear or side lot line.
(3)
All storage shall be completely screened from the
view of any street or adjoining property.
K.
No use shall discharge an objectionable and/or potentially
dangerous effluent from plant operations.
L.
No industrial lagoons for chemicals or other liquid
waste shall be permitted.
M.
No use shall be conducted so that noise, whether sustained
or sporadic, shall exceed the level of ordinary conversation at the
boundaries of the lot.
A.
Applicability. The residential lot averaging option
shall be available to applicants when permitted by the regulations
of specified zoning districts, and is permitted in any residential
district by conditional use.
B.
Intent. The residential lot averaging option is designed
to provide flexibility in lot design in order to:
(1)
Permit a more attractive arrangement of dwelling units
and lots.
(2)
Preserve unique and sensitive natural features including
stream valleys, woodlands, rock outcroppings, and steep slope areas
which are appropriate to remain undisturbed by locating density outside
these areas.
(3)
Allow land to be developed more efficiently and economically
than possible under conventional lot development.
C.
Modification of building lots. Where an applicant
selects to use the residential lot averaging option, the following
calculations and conditions shall apply:
(1)
The maximum number of dwelling units permitted shall
be determined by dividing the total acreage after netting out any
required areas or conditions of a tract by the minimum lot area requirement
of the appropriate district.
(2)
The average lot size for a residential development
shall be equal to or greater than the minimum lot area required by
the regulations of the district in which the tract is located.
(3)
Lot area and width requirements may be less than the
minimum lot area and width requirement for the appropriate district
in accordance with the regulations of this section, but in no instance,
when applicable, shall lots have an area and width less than the figures
established below:
|
Minimum Lot Size
(square feet)
|
Minimum Lot Width at Building Line
(feet)
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
In the R-1 Residential District:
| ||||
|
With on-site sewer and on-site or community
water
|
30,000
|
100
| ||
|
With community sewer and on-site water
|
18,000
|
70
| ||
|
With community sewer and community water
|
15,000
|
60
| ||
(4)
Yard requirements may be reduced by 20%, provided
building setback remains at a minimum of 50 feet.
(5)
The number of lots that have a total lot area less
than the average for the proposed development shall not exceed 25%
of the total number of proposed lots.
(6)
The maximum density for a development proposal using
the lot averaging option shall not exceed the density permitted by
the applicable zoning district.
(7)
Accessory building and structure, residential, including residential
storage sheds greater than 120 square feet in area, shall have a minimum
setback of 15 feet from side lot lines, 20 feet from rear lot lines
and shall not be permitted anywhere within the front yard area.
[Added 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 212]
(8)
Residential storage sheds 120 square feet or less in area shall
have a minimum setback of five feet from side and rear lot lines and
shall not be permitted anywhere within the front yard area.
[Added 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 212]
(9)
Accessory retaining, landscaping and ornamental walls shall
have a minimum setback equal to the height of the wall from the ultimate
right-of-way of public roads and property lines.
[Added 8-18-2014 by Ord. No. 212]
D.
Design. The site shall be suitable for development
in the manner proposed without hazards to persons or property. Conditions
of soil, drainage conditions, topography and unique natural features
shall be compatible with proposed site design. Lots containing the
minimum area permitted shall not be located on environmentally sensitive
areas. Lot design shall meet with the approval of the Board of Supervisors.
E.
Effect of approval. Upon receiving approval for a
lot averaging design, no revision to the resulting lots shall occur
without resubmitting the plan for review. No additional stages or
phases of a project shall use the calculations of a previously approved
lot average design unless part of an overall plan.
F.
Further subdivisions. No lot of such size as to be
capable of further subdivision or of development shall be included
in determining the average lot area calculation. In the event such
a lot is deed restricted or enters into another form of agreement,
acceptable to the Township Solicitor and duly recorded in the County
Recorder of Deeds office, the lot may be considered in the calculation.
All lots in a lot averaging proposal shall be restricted from further
subdivision by deed restriction and notation on the plan of record,
and included in any other agreements made in the process of the lot
averaging application.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to promote,
protect and preserve the public health and safety and general welfare
of the citizens of New Garden Township in accordance with the following
objectives:
(1)
To control the size, location and illumination of
the signs in the Township in order to reduce hazards to pedestrian
and vehicular traffic;
(2)
To encourage signs which are well designed and pleasing
in appearance and to provide incentive and latitude for variety, in
order to enhance the economic value as well as the visual character
of the Township;
(3)
To establish criteria designed to encourage signs
which are compatible with their surroundings, appropriate to the type
of activity to which they pertain, expressive of the identity of the
individual proprietors, and legible in the circumstances in which
they are seen;
(4)
To prohibit signs or advertising distractions or obstructions
which may contribute to traffic accidents or hazards caused by signs
overhanging or projecting over or near the public rights-of-way; and
(5)
To prohibit the construction of and provide for the
removal of signs which constitute a hazardous or dangerous situation.
B.
Compliance requirements.
(1)
No sign may be erected, placed and/or maintained in
any district of the Township unless it is in compliance with the provisions
of this chapter and any other ordinances and regulations of the Township.
(2)
No sign shall be erected, placed and/or maintained
unless kept in good condition or repair and not allowed to become
dilapidated. Each sign shall be promptly removed when the circumstances
leading to its erection or placement no longer apply.
(3)
No sign shall be erected in such a position as to
unduly interfere with or unduly impede driver's vision or vehicular
traffic or safety signs.
C.
General regulations. The following regulations shall
be observed in all districts:
(1)
A sign shall be related to the use of the structure
or premises where it is located.
(2)
A sign permit must be obtained from the Code Enforcement
Officer before a sign is erected or placed in the Township, except
for temporary real estate signs.
(3)
Permit applications for signs larger than eight square
feet in size shall be accompanied by a plan, drawn to scale, showing
the sign and the size and location of the sign with respect to the
building and property boundaries.
(4)
Other than as set forth in § 200-112, plans for signs which exceed 20 square feet in size shall be subject to review and approval by the Zoning Hearing Board.
[Amended 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 142]
(5)
No part of any sign shall be permitted closer than
five feet from the nearest street right-of-way line.
(6)
All signs shall be kept in a proper state of repair.
(7)
If a sign has become dilapidated, or no longer conforms
to the regulations set forth in this chapter, the Code Enforcement
Officer shall notify the owner or lessee of the property to correct
the condition within 30 days. The owner of lessee may appeal the decision
within 30 days of the date of receipt of such decision.
[Amended 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 133]
(8)
If, after 30 days, the condition has not been corrected,
and the notice/decision has not been appealed, the Code Enforcement
Officer shall cause the dilapidated/unconforming sign to be removed
at the expense of the owner or lessee.
[Amended 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 133]
(9)
If the Code Enforcement Officer determines that the
condition of the sign poses an imminent danger to public safety, he
may order the sign removed immediately, the owner or lessee shall
have the right of appeal after the fact to the Zoning Hearing Board.
(10)
No sign shall be placed in such a position that
it will cause danger to traffic on the street by obscuring the view
or to pedestrians by obstructing the sidewalk right-of-way.
(11)
No sign shall be illuminated with colored lights,
artificial light source or reflecting device, which may be confused
with highway traffic signals.
(12)
No stringing of light bulbs, animated signs
or signs that revolve or swing or have movable parts or flashing lights
or reflectors shall be permitted after the effective date of this
chapter.
(13)
No sign shall be erected on a roof.
(14)
Parallel signs shall not project over 12 inches
from the face of the building to which they are attached.
(15)
No animated signs (other than time-and-temperature
signs) or signs that emit smoke, vapor, or noise shall be permitted.
(16)
No sign shall be permitted which implies that
a property may be used for any purpose not permitted by this chapter.
(17)
All signs shall front on the street and shall be placed only in the front yard with the exception of wall signs and window signs as permitted in § 200-112D.
[Amended 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 200]
(18)
All signs, except for official traffic signs,
shall be located on the tract or lot with which they are associated.
(19)
The color and lettering of signs shall be either
white, black, or other muted nonbrilliant color and shall otherwise
be compatible with other signs in the vicinity and the lettering of
the signs shall be in reasonable proportion to the dimensions of the
sign surface.
(20)
No sign permits shall be issued unless there
is conformance with the regulations of this chapter, except upon order
of the Zoning Hearing Board, granted pursuant to the procedures established
for the issuance of a variance.
[Added 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 133; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No.
142]
(21)
No banner, flag, streamer, pennant, spinners
or sign of any other type across a public street, or on any property
shall be permitted, except as specifically permitted under this chapter.
[Added 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 133; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No.
142]
(22)
No sign shall be erected or maintained on a
tree or utility pole, or painted or drawn on a rock or other natural
feature, other than signs indicating the prohibition or control or
fishing, hunting, or trespassing, etc.
[Added 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 133; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No.
142]
(23)
No part of any sign which is not attached to
a building shall be higher than 25 feet above the level of the ground
at the base of such sign.
[Added 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 142]
(24)
No part of any sign which is attached to a building
shall be higher than the lowest area of the roof of the building to
which such sign is attached with the exception of buildings having
a flat roof where an architectural feature is provided above the roof
line designed specifically for the purpose of mounting a wall sign.
No part of any sign which is attached to a building shall be higher
than 25 feet above grade level.
[Added 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 142; amended 3-18-2013 by Ord. No.
200]
(25)
Regardless of the construction type of a sign, there shall not be permitted on any property more than one sign for each public street on which the tract or parcel fronts, excluding wall signs and window signs as permitted in § 200-112D, and regardless of the number of establishments or businesses occupying such tract or parcel.
[Added 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 142; amended 3-18-2013 by Ord. No.
200]
(26)
No illuminated signs of any kind shall be permitted
in the R-1 Low Density Residential or R-2 High Density Residential
Zoning Districts, or any other residential zoning district.
[Added 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 142]
(27)
On any given lot in a nonresidential zoning
district, only wall signs, projecting signs and/or freestanding signs
shall be permitted to be illuminated, in accordance with this chapter.
Accordingly, on any given lot within a zoning district other than
residential, wall signs identifying a specific use on the property
shall be permitted to be illuminated in accordance with this chapter;
in addition, one freestanding sign shall be permitted to be illuminated
on such a lot in accordance with the language of this chapter. No
other illuminated signs shall be permitted.
[Added 8-13-2001 by Ord. No. 142]
D.
Sign use regulations.
[Amended 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 133; 8-13-2001 by Ord. No.
142]
(1)
All districts: permitted signs. The following signs
are permitted, and do not require a zoning permit:
(a)
"For Sale" and "For Rent" signs as hereinafter
specifically regulated in each district; no such sign shall exceed
10 square feet. These signs shall be removed within 48 hours after
completion of the sale/rental.
(b)
Official signs, including any signs erected
by the Township, of such size and type and at such locations as required
to satisfy the public need in any zoning district, including:
[1]
Signs for the control of traffic and other regulatory
purpose;
[2]
Public transit service signs;
[3]
Public utility information signs;
[4]
Safety signs;
[5]
Signs erected by a public agency in the performance
of a public duty;
[6]
Street signs;
[7]
Signs indicating the prohibition or control
of fishing, hunting, trespassing, etc., or signs indicating the private
nature of a road, driveway, property or premises, provided the area
of such sign does not exceed four square feet.
(c)
Legal notice.
(d)
A sign, with an area not exceeding two square
feet, which bears only the property number, street address, and/or
name of the occupant of the residence.
(e)
Temporary "yard sale" or "garage sale" signs,
provided that such signs shall not exceed two square feet in area,
and further provided that such signs are removed within 48 hours after
conclusion of the sale.
(2)
Signs in the residential district. The following signs,
and no others, shall be permitted in the residential district of the
Township:
(a)
Sign for a permitted professional or accessory
use, provided that:
[1]
The sign indicates solely the name, telephone
number, profession and/or activity of the occupant of the dwelling;
[2]
The area of the sign shall not exceed four square
feet;
[3]
Not more than one sign shall be permitted for
each permitted professional or accessory use, or for any such residential
structure (in any given situation, only one such sign shall be permitted
per lot);
[4]
No such sign shall be illuminated;
[5]
Any freestanding sign shall not have a height
greater than 80 inches.
(b)
Identification signs for schools, churches and
similar permitted uses other than dwellings, provided that:
[1]
The size of any such sign shall not exceed 16
square feet;
[2]
Not more than two such signs shall be permitted
for each such permitted use or structure;
[3]
No such signs shall be illuminated;
[4]
A two-sided sign which advertises identical
information on each side shall be considered one sign for the purposes
of calculations hereunder; otherwise, such signs shall be considered
two signs for calculations hereunder;
[5]
No freestanding signs shall have a height greater
than 80 inches.
(c)
Temporary signs, in accordance with the following
regulations:
[1]
Temporary signs for developments, which identify
the name of the development which is in the process of such development,
provided that:
[a]
The size of any such sign shall
not exceed 12 square feet;
[b]
Not more than one such sign shall
be erected along each 500 feet of street frontage for the development;
[c]
No such sign shall be illuminated;
[d]
All such signs shall be removed
within five days of the completion of active work on the development;
[e]
No such signs shall have a total
height exceeding 72 inches.
[2]
Noncommercial signs or declarations of official
religious holiday/event, provided they do not create traffic, sight
or fire hazards, and further, provided that such signs are removed
within five days following the holiday/event. Further, such signs
shall not exceed 16 square feet.
[3]
Signs announcing work actively being performed
on the property by contractors, mechanics, painters, architects, or
other artisans, etc., provided that such signs do not exceed five
feet in height, with a maximum area of six square feet. Further, such
signs shall be removed within five days after such work is no longer
actively and continuously being pursued.
(3)
Signs in the Highway Commercial, Limited Commercial-Industrial,
and Unified Development Districts. Any one of the following signs
and any one or more wall signs as permitted herein and no others,
shall be permitted in the Highway Commercial, Limited Commercial-Industrial,
and Unified Development Districts of the Township, subject to the
following regulations:
[Amended 7-13-2010 by Ord. No. 186; 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 200]
(a)
Any sign of a type and size permitted in the
residential district, which relates to a use permitted in the applicable
zoning district.
(b)
Window sign not exceeding 15% of the glass area
of the window in which the sign is placed.
(c)
Not more than two wall signs shall be permitted
on each building frontage, limited to no more than two building frontages
not to exceed an area equal to one square foot for each linear foot
of building frontage occupied by an individual business or establishment.
In no case shall the total sign area of all wall signs on any frontage
exceed 15% of the area of the building frontage. Such wall sign(s)
shall be placed upon the building housing the individual business
or establishment it identifies. For the purpose of calculating the
allowable total sign area, the building frontage is defined as follows:
[1]
The linear footage of a building face which serves as the principal
approach to a building and which building face fronts upon a public
street, a shopping center driveway, parking area or pedestrian mall
or walkway. Building face shall include all building wall faces that
are approximately parallel to each other and that face a public street,
shopping center driveway, parking area, pedestrian mall or public
walkway.
[2]
For corner lots, or buildings contained within a shopping center,
such footage shall be calculated separately for the principal approach
and one adjacent face if such face also fronts on a public street
or a shopping center driveway, parking area, pedestrian mall or public
walkway. The sign area calculated for each frontage shall be limited
to signs erected on that frontage only and shall not be increased
by the sign area calculated for another frontage.
[3]
The area of building frontage is defined as the building length
occupied by the individual business or establishment multiplied by
the vertical height of the building face from grade level to the underside
of the roof eave(s).
(d)
Freestanding sign not exceeding 25 square feet
in area.
(e)
Projecting sign not exceeding 12 square feet
in area.
(f)
Regardless of the construction type, there shall
not be permitted on any property more than one sign for each public
street on which the tract or parcel fronts, with the exception of
wall signs and window signs as permitted herein.
(4)
Signs in the Commercial-Industrial, Business Park
and Airport Development Zone Zoning Districts. Any one of the following
signs, and any one or more wall signs and window signs as permitted
herein, and no others, shall be permitted in the Commercial-Industrial,
Business Park and Airport Development Zone Zoning Districts of the
Township, subject to the following regulations:
[Amended 7-13-2010 by Ord. No. 186; 3-18-2013 by Ord. No. 200]
(a)
Any sign permitted in the residential district,
as set forth above.
(b)
Any sign permitted in the highway commercial
district, as set forth above.
(c)
A freestanding sign, subject to the following
requirements:
[1]
Only one such sign shall be permitted per street
frontage on the tract or parcel, regardless of the number of establishments
occupying such tract or parcel.
[2]
Each freestanding sign shall be erected in such
a way that the distance from the edge of the sign to the nearest edge
of the street right-of-way line shall not be less than 10 feet.
[3]
No freestanding sign shall be erected within
100 feet from any other freestanding sign.
[4]
No freestanding sign shall be permitted unless
the tract or parcel has a front yard of more than 35 feet.
[5]
No freestanding sign shall exceed a height of
25 feet.
[6]
No more than one freestanding sign shall be
permitted on each street frontage relating to, and directing persons
to, a shopping center as a whole. The size of any such freestanding
sign shall be as follows:
(d)
In the event that more than one establishment
occupies a tract or parcel, then each such establishment shall be
permitted two wall signs not to exceed a size of one square foot of
sign area for each linear foot of building frontage occupied by the
individual establishment, up to a maximum of 15% of the area of the
building face. Such wall signs shall be placed upon the building housing
the individual business or establishment it identifies. For purposes
of calculating the allowable total sign area, the building frontage
is defined as follows:
[1]
The linear footage of a building face which serves as the principal
approach to a building and which building face fronts upon a public
street, a shopping center driveway, parking area or pedestrian mall
or public walkway. Building face shall include all wall faces that
are approximately parallel to each other and that face a public street,
shopping center driveway, parking area, pedestrian mall or public
walkway.
[2]
For corner lots, or buildings contained within a shopping center,
such frontage shall be calculated separately for the principal approach
and one adjacent building face if such face also fronts on a public
street or a shopping center driveway, parking area, pedestrian mall
or public walkway. The sign area calculated for each frontage shall
be limited to signs erected on that frontage only and shall not be
increased by the sign area calculated for another frontage.
[3]
The area of a building face is defined as the building length
occupied by the individual business or establishment multiplied by
the vertical height of the face from grade level to the underside
of the roof eave(s).
E.
Classification of signs by construction type.
[Added 5-3-1999 by Ord. No. 133; amended 8-13-2001 by Ord. No.
142]
(1)
Freestanding signs. Any sign erected upon an independent
structure (including, but not limited to, legs, base or pole) so that
such structure is the main support of the sign; or any sign which
is erected directly upon the ground surface; and/or any sign which
is not supported by any part of a building, having two faces visible.
This classification specifically includes, but is not limited to,
a pole sign.
(2)
Wall sign. Any sign erected or displayed on or parallel
to the surface of a building or structure, having one face visible.
(3)
Projecting sign. Any sign mounted upon a building
so that its principal face is at an angle of 135° or less with
the building wall, having no more than two faces visible.
(4)
Window sign. A temporary sign entirely contained inside
a building which is visible from the street, providing notification
of products for rental or sale, or of special events, and having only
one face visible.
F.
Registering existing signs. Within six months of the
effective date of this chapter, all existing signs shall be registered
with the Township Code Enforcement Officer, in writing, by the owner
of the property where the sign is located. Failure to register any
existing signs in accordance with this provision shall conclusively
preclude any such sign as being lawfully in existence before the adoption
of this chapter.
[Added 8-12-2002 by Ord. No. 147]
[Added 8-12-2002 by Ord. No. 147]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of this section is to conserve
natural resources and prevent erosion and pollution in the public
interest and for the public good and welfare. This section shall apply
to any and all applications for subdivision and/or land development.
B.
Regulations for removal and replacement of trees. All plans for subdivision and/or land development, whether sketch, preliminary or final, shall set forth, with necessary detail, all existing trees which are to be saved on all lots and open space, if applicable, the tree protection zone ("TPZ") boundary and the tree preservation techniques, in accordance with § 170-49 of the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance[1] which will be utilized during construction and development. Further, any and all development shall fully adhere to the terms and requirements of § 170-49 of the Township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
