[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of the Township of Bristol 9-20-1994 by Ord. No. 94-6. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Bus shelters shall be permitted in any zoning district in Bristol Township when authorized as a conditional use by the Bristol Township Council. Decisions by the Bristol Township Council as to whether or not to permit a bus shelter as a conditional use shall be made pursuant to the conditions of Article ____, Chapter 205, Conditional Uses, with the exception of Chapter ____, which shall not apply to requests for conditional use for bus shelters.
In those cases where the applicant for a conditional
use pursuant to this chapter is not the registered owner of the property
or right-of-way on which the bus shelter would be erected and where
the bus shelter will be located all or partially within the property
lines, the applicant must provide written permission from any affected
property owner. Where the bus shelter would be located all or partially
within a highway right-of-way on a highway owned or regulated by the
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the applicant must provide
written permission from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
as well.
Any bus shelter erected pursuant to this chapter
shall be permitted to include a two-faced sign. Signs erected in accordance
to this chapter may not exceed 24 square feet per side, for a total
of 48 square feet. Signs erected in accordance with this chapter may
be illuminated in accordance with regulations set forth.
No bus shelter shall be erected pursuant to
this chapter until the applicant has entered into an agreement with
the Township, in a form acceptable to the Solicitor of Bristol Township,
setting forth the respective responsibilities and requirements of
the applicant and of Bristol Township.
A.
Applications for a bus shelter to be erected in accordance
with this chapter shall include renderings and schematics of the proposed
bus shelter. The Township Council in approving a particular bus shelter
shall require the structure in question to be suitable for the property
in question and that the bus shelter shall be designed, constructed,
operated and maintained so as to be in harmony with and appropriate
in appearance to the existing or intended character of the properties
in the general vicinity of the proposed bus shelter.
B.
Any application for a conditional use to be presented to the Township Council in accordance to this chapter shall include all structural details, and such structural details shall be provided in accordance with Section ____ of the Bristol Code and be in conformance with all applicable requirements of Chapter 205, Zoning, all other ordinances of Bristol Township and all state and federal statutes, including but not limited to the BOCA Codes as adopted by Bristol Township.[1]
