The SMD Overlay District is the area which consists of the following
lots identified by the Tax Map Parcel Number assigned thereto by the
Board of Assessment of the County of Chester:
General design principles. The principles for SMD design and development
shall be consistent with the Manual of Written and Graphic Design
in the latest revitalization plan adopted by the City with particular
emphasis on:
Uses permitted by right. The following uses and structures are
permitted by right within this district, subject to other applicable
standards of this chapter. Proposals are limited to one principal
use and any associated accessory uses and structures.
Uses permitted by special exception. The following uses are permitted by special exception subject to supplemental use regulations of Article XII, Supplemental Use Regulations, if applicable, and approval in accordance with Article XV, Administration and Enforcement:
Uses permitted by conditional use. The following uses are permitted by conditional use subject to the supplemental design standards of Article XII Supplemental Use Regulations, if so designated, and approval in accordance with § 224-79B(3):
Any combination of uses permitted by right, special exception or conditional use in accordance with the provisions of § 224-62, Unified land development process.
Accessory uses and structures. Accessory uses and structures are permitted in the SMD Overlay District in accordance with the provisions of § 224-59, Accessory uses and structures.
Lot coverage: 98% maximum, where the remaining 2% of the lot
shall be Installed and maintained as internal landscaped courtyard
areas, roof gardens and/or green areas.
Yards: front, zero; side, zero; rear, zero feet minimum, provided
the primary facades of buildings are located at the edge of the sidewalk
facing a street or on a pedestrian promenade between the fronts of
two buildings.
The design of the project will incorporate sound design principles,
although, through interpretive design, the layout may reflect the
development pattern of the original industrial development.
Signage: as appropriate to identify development or facility, up to 64 square feet as a promotional sign. However, such sign shall be considered as a temporary sign that shall be removed within 14 days of receipt of a certificate of occupancy. These requirements are in addition to the requirements in Article XIV, Signs. If this section and Article XIV, Signs, conflict, then the more conservative requirement shall prevail.
Install and maintain internal landscaped courtyard areas, roof gardens and/or green areas in accordance with the landscaping requirements in Chapter 197, Subdivision and Land Development.
The applicant shall follow the preliminary and final plan application
requirements of the City of Coatesville Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance and shall include the following information:
Building plan. A separate plan sheet shall be submitted to depict
the proposed building program. Said plan shall indicate the proposed
principal and accessory uses, the gross square footages of all uses,
and the building heights. The building plan shall also indicate the
total lot coverage, existing and proposed.
Street, alley, streetscape, and pedestrian plan. A separate
plan sheet shall be submitted to depict the proposed street network.
Such plan shall indicate all street widths and pedestrian pathway
network.
A separate plan sheet shall be submitted to depict proposed
surface and deck parking. Such plan shall list the number of parking
spaces proposed in relation to the proposed use(s).
On-street parking spaces may be counted toward the overall parking
requirement whenever such parking is located along the frontage of
the property that is proposed for development.
Off-street deck parking may be counted toward the overall parking
requirement whenever such parking is located within 400 feet of the
property proposed for development.
At the time of land development plan application for each phase
or stage of development, a project design manual shall be composed
by the applicant and submitted to the City for review.
The project design manual shall provide the City with a visual
and tabular list of the proposed civil, architectural, streetscape,
and landscape features of the subject land development project.
The project design manual shall be submitted for approval by City Council, which approval shall not be unreasonably denied provided it complies with Exhibit B of Article XVIII.
The project design manual shall be revised as civil, architectural,
landscape architectural, and/or structural designs change throughout
the land development review process. With each revision of the project
design manual, a revised hardcopy and pdf copy shall be submitted
to the City.
Declaration of covenants, easements, and restrictions. A declaration
shall be submitted to the City and shall be in such a form as deemed
satisfactory to the City Solicitor.