Pequea Township

ARTICLE 12

RESERVED

Pequea Township Zoning Ordinance 181

12-20-04

ARTICLE 13

SIGNS

Section 1300 Statement of Purpose

The purpose of this Article is to:

A) Regulate signs in such a way as to support and complement

land use objectives set forth in this Ordinance and Comprehensive

Plan, to avoid uncontrolled proliferation of

signs, and to promote the retention of the rural attractive

character to the Township. To regulate signs requires

a sign permitting process in some cases.

B) Ensure that all signs within the Township are compatible

with existing land uses and/or buildings within the general

area of the sign and/or the community as a whole,

with regard to size, location, color, message, construction,

materials, and manner of display.

C) Minimize adverse effects of signs to nearby property.

D) Permit such signs that do not confuse, obstruct the vision

necessary for traffic safety, or otherwise endanger

the public health, safety, morals, or general welfare,

and to recognize that the general welfare includes a

community that shall be attractive as well as healthy,

spacious as well as clean and well balanced in its growth

and development.

Section 1301 Reserved

Section 1302 Prohibited Signs

The following types of signs shall not be permitted in Pequea

Township:

A) Signs which imitate an official traffic sign or signal or

which contain the words: "Stop" - "Go Slow" - "Caution"

- "Danger" - "Warning" - or similar words, except for

signs directing traffic movement onto a premises or

within a premises.

B) Signs which, due to size, location, movement, content,

coloring, or manner of illumination, may be confused with

or construed as a traffic control device, or which hide

from view any traffic or street sign or signal, or which

obstruct the view in any direction at a street or road

intersection.

C) Signs located within the one-hundred foot (100′) clear

sight triangle of any street intersection.

D) Signs which advertise an activity, business, product,

service, or event no longer available on the premises

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upon which the sign is located. Where the owner or

lessor of the premises is seeking a new tenant, such

signs may remain in place for not more than ninety (90)

days from the date of vacancy.

E) Signs which contain or consist of pennants, ribbons,

streamers, reflectors, tinsel, spinners, strings of light

bulbs, or other similar moving devices. These devices,

when not part of any sign, are similarly prohibited. A

sign may not contain flashing, moving or fluttering parts

or emit smoke, visible vapors, or particles, flames,

sound or odor.

F) Signs which are painted, pasted, nailed, tacked, or

stapled to utility poles, fire hydrants, trees, fences,

or in an unauthorized manner to walls or other signs.

G) Signs advertising activities which are illegal under

Federal, State, County, or Township laws or regulations.

H) Any sign displayed on or in an automobile, truck, or

other vehicle when that vehicle is used primarily for the

purpose of such advertising display.

I) All non-permanent signs, except for temporary signs as

permitted herein.

J) Any sign or sign structure which constitutes a hazard to

public safety or health. Also any sign so as to obstruct

any door, stairway, window, fire escape, or other means

of egress or ingress, or obstruct ventilation or light

from a building.

K) Any sign which exhibits statements, words or pictures

which are considered vulgar, obscene or pornographic

subjects.

L) Inflatable signs are prohibited.

Section 1303 Illumination

A) The illumination of signs shall be arranged so that no

bare light bulb, spotlight bulb, or fluorescent bulb

shall be visible off of the lot on which the sign is

located. Illumination shall only be of an even intensity

at all times. Illumination shall not be more than

fifteen (15) watts per square foot of sign area.

Illumination may be directed (giving forth light from the

interior of the sign through translucent material) or

indirect, providing that the light source is directed

upon the sign. Lighting shall not shine directly on

abutting properties nor within the normal line of vision

of the public when using streets or sidewalks.

B) No exposed reflective-type lamps or light fixtures shall

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be used on the exterior surface of any sign in such a

manner that will cause offensive glare on adjacent

property or create a traffic hazard.

C) No lighting shall be permitted to outline buildings or

structures or parts thereof through the use of neon

tubing, strings of lights, or other means with the exception

of customary holiday decorations, which may be

installed 30 days prior to and removed not later than 21

days after the holiday.

D) Except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, no signs

located in any residential district shall be illuminated.

In districts allowing signs to be illuminated, they shall

not be so illuminated when the business is closed.

E) All lighting that is external to a sign shall be fully

shielded, downward-directed to prevent lighting from

being directed or reflected upward and shall not exceed

an angle of forty-five (45

with the intent to prevent glare. This provision shall

not apply to the illumination of the United States flag

or the Pennsylvania state flag, and the light

illuminating the United States flag or the Pennsylvania

state flag shall not illuminate any sign.

F) No sign in the Agricultural, Mineral Recovery, R-1

Residential or R-2 Residential Districts shall be

internally illuminated.

G) Vehicle or Structure Signs. Any vehicle or structure to

which a sign is affixed in such a manner that the

carrying of such sign or signs no longer is incidental to

the primary purpose of the vehicle or structure but

becomes a primary purpose in itself shall be considered

a freestanding sign. Such signs shall be subject to the

provisions governing freestanding signs in the district

in which such vehicle or structure is located. All

vehicles associated with a commercial establishment shall

be parked in a location that precludes the vehicle from

being used as a freestanding sign.

H) In lieu of constant illumination, motion detector lights

are encourage to diminish unnecessary illumination of sky

and surrounding properties because of multiple biologic

and conservation measures.

Section 1304 Signs in Agricultural District and Mineral

Recovery District

Signs advertising or identifying any use which has been

established in the Agricultural District or Mineral Recovery

District as a permitted use, conditional use, or special

exception use shall be permitted subject to the limitations

below; if any other section of this Ordinance establishes a more

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restrictive regulation, however, the more restrictive

regulations shall apply:

A) All such signs shall be located on the same premises at

which the use is located.

B) There will be only one such sign for each use; however,

such sign may be double-sided.

C) The maximum sizes on each side on any such sign shall be

eight (8) square feet.

D) The maximum height to top of any such sign shall not

exceed six (6) feet above the original ground surface.

E) Temporary and permanent signs herein permitted by this

ordinance shall also be allowed, with the previous

regulations (A-D) superseding others for the temporary

and permanent signs of this Ordinance, unless the

regulations regarding temporary and permanent signs are

more stringent, in which case they shall apply.

Section 1305 Panel Type Signs (Billboards)

Signs which advertise products, businesses or services other

than those which are sold on the premises where the sign is

located may be permitted by special exception in Commercial and

Industrial Districts subject to Section 1952, as well as all

other applicable requirements.

Section 1306 Business Identification Signs

Signs bearing the name of the occupant and/or products

manufactured, processed, sold, or displayed may be erected and

maintained on the premises in accordance with all of the

following:

A) No more than one (1) sign is placed upon any property in

single and separate ownership. Where the commercial or

industrial building is part of a commercial or industrial

complex, which term is defined for the purposes of this

section as a group or combination of tracts of land

and/or buildings, whether or not on individual lots, laid

out and developed as a part of an overall development

plan even though varying periods of time may be involved

in the eventual sale and/or development of the tracts,

each building or part of a building in said complex

designed and used for separate and distinct occupancy may

have one business identification sign at its entrance,

and, in addition, may include a cluster sign identifying

the entire complex. The entrance identification sign

shall be attached to the building or placed in a window.

Where all businesses exist in one building, one (1)

external sign shall be permitted on the building or in a

window, i.e. its entrance sign and also the business may

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be included on a cluster sign identifying the entire complex.

If a complex has more than one major entrance, a

cluster sign may be permitted at those major entrances,

up to a maximum of two entrances.

B) No sign, or any part thereof, shall extend in height

beyond the roof peak of the building to which it is

attached or thirty five (35) feet, whichever is the

lesser; provided however, that no sign shall be erected

or mounted on the roof-top of any building. No free

standing sign shall exceed ten (10) feet in height.

1) Signs, free-standing. The total surface area of any

free-standing sign shall not exceed thirty-two (32)

square feet. The maximum height to top shall not exceed

ten (10) feet. The base of the sign shall be located at

least ten (10) feet from any property line and not obstruct

traffic visibility, and in no case shall any

portion of the sign project closer than six (6) feet from

any property line or right-of-way.

2) Signs attached to a building. Each sign shall be placed

either (A) parallel to building facade and projecting not

more than twelve (12) inches therefrom, or (B) in

alignment with outer facing of a covered passageway and

at least eight (8) feet above the finished floor or such

passageway. In any case, such sign shall not project

above the roof line or top of parapet.

C) The total area of all business identification signs for

any single premises shall not exceed the lesser of (A)

two hundred (200) square feet or (B) fifteen (15%)

percent of the wall surface to which the sign is affixed

or applied plus ten (10) square feet.

D) Signs shall not be illuminated when business is not open.

E) Not more than one business identification sign shall be

permitted for each three hundred (300) feet of street

frontage for lots within any Residential District.

Business identification signs in a Residential District

shall not exceed twenty (20) square feet.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, signs for home occupations

shall comply with the requirements of Section 1313(P3).

Section 1307 General Regulations For All Signs

The following regulations shall apply to all permitted sign

uses:

A) Permanent signs must be constructed of durable material,

maintained in good condition, and not allowed to become

dilapidated. When a sign becomes unsafe, the zoning

officer shall give written notice to owner of the

premises on which the sign is located that the sign must

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be made safe or removed within 5 days.

B) No sign shall be placed in such a position that it will

cause danger to traffic on a street by obscuring the

view.

C) No sign, other than official traffic sign, shall be

erected within the right-of-way lines of any street,

unless authorized by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or

the Board of Supervisors for a special purpose.

D) No sign shall project over a public sidewalk area more

than eighteen (18) inches parallel to the ground surface.

E) Overhead signs shall be at least eight (8) feet above the

pedestrian walkway or pavement to the bottom-most part of

the sign.

F) A permit shall be required for the erection or alteration

of billboards or advertising signs, business

identification signs, temporary signs classified in

Section 1311 as T3, T5, and T8, and permanent signs classified

in Section 1313 as P2, P3, P4, P7, and P8.

Application for a permit shall be made on a form provided

by the Township. Permits for signs must be kept on the

premises (see definition in Article 2) where the sign is

displayed and must be shown to the Township at its

request. Permits for the sign shall be valid until the

sign is remodeled, replaced or structurally altered, in

which case a new permit shall be required. Fees shall be

established by the supervisors. Persons making applications

for permits shall supply the following information:

1) Name, address, telephone number of applicant.

2) Map or drawing made showing location on the lot where the

sign is to be attached or erected; location of building

if to be attached to a building; position of sign in

relation to nearby buildings and roads.

3) Plan showing design of sign including dimensions,

materials to be used, method of construction and

attachment to ground or building, lighting and wiring, if

any.

4) Any other information the Township may require in order

to follow full compliance with this and other applicable

laws.

G) Advertising painted upon, or displayed upon, a barn or

other building or structure shall be regarded as an

advertising sign and the regulations thereto shall apply.

H) Each sign shall be removed when the circumstances leading

to its erection no longer apply.

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I) In all districts, only those signs, billboards,

advertising sign and business identification signs

referring directly to materials or products made, sold or

displayed on the premises shall be permitted, except as

otherwise noted. Such signs shall comply with all other

requirements, as stated herein, for the district in which

they are erected. Incidental signs (see Article 2) are

allowed whenever necessary as long as they adhere to

other regulations.

J) No animated, sequential, intermittent, flashing or

oscillating signs shall be permitted in any district

except time and temperature signs as permitted. Any sign

by reason of its intensity, color, location, or movement

that may interfere with traffic lights, signals or other

controls, or abrogate public safety shall not be

permitted in any district.

K) All signs shall reflect the general character of the

neighborhood. The areas surrounding all signs shall be

maintained in a neat, clean, and attractive condition.

L) Standards of construction will be similar to those

requirements specified in the latest BOCA National

Building Code and, if illuminated electrically, by Underwriters

Laboratories, Inc.

M) The erection of any sign, other than an official traffic

sign within a floodplain shall requrie approval as a

special exception.

N) Sign height shall be measured from the finished grade to

the highest point of the sign. The grade shall not be

altered for the purpose of increasing the permissible

sign height or the elevation of a sign.

Section 1308 Nonconforming Signs

All permanent signs legally in existence at the time of the

enactment of this Ordinance which do not conform to the

provisions of this Ordinance shall be permitted to remain,

unless abandoned (see Section 1803).

No nonconforming sign shall be enlarged or increased in

nonconformity or shall the location of any nonconforming sign be

changed. Nonconforming signs and/or sign supporting structures

may be repaired and maintained, but repairing and maintaining

shall be limited to the replacement of less than fifty (50%)

percent of a sign or supporting structure and to repainting,

rewiring, replacing damaged letters, and any other similar minor

maintenance. The repair must be completed within 6 months of

the damage occurring. The need to replace more than fifty (50%)

percent of a sign shall be deemed to be the erection or

construction of a new sign and is hereby deemed necessary to

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meet the requirements of this Ordinance. The sign must be

brought into conformation if the message is changed.

If there is no continuing original use of the nonconforming sign

or support structure for a period of three (3) months or more,

(message no longer applies to same activity on same premises),

such nonconforming sign shall be deemed abandoned and shall be

discontinued. Discontinuance shall require removal of the

entire signs and supporting structures within sixty (60) days.

Section 1309 Open Flames

Open flames used to attract public attention to a place of

business or to an advertising sign shall not be permitted.

Section 1310 Automotive Fuel Dispensing Stations

In addition to the business identification signs, the automotive

fuel dispensing stations may display prices of not more than

four (4) different fuels on fuel signs not exceeding three (3)

square feet each mounted only directly over the appropriate

pump, and one double faced sign, not more than three (3) feet by

three (3) feet in total size and placed at least six (6) feet

back from the right-of-way and not obscuring the clear site

distance required or create a traffic hazard.

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Section 1311 Permitted Temporary Signs In All Districts

Subject to the other provisions of this Article, the following

types of temporary signs are permitted throughout the Township.

In addition to these requirements, temporary signs classified

below as T3, T5, and T8 shall require a zoning permit.

T1) Signs identifying architects, engineers, contractors,

tradesmen or others engaged in construction work on

premises wherein their work is proceeding. Such signs

shall be removed as soon as the work ceases or is

completed. No off-premise T1 signs are permitted. They

shall not be in the side yard setback. If there are four

(4) of more signs on a single lot, they must be combined

in a single display by attaching them to a single

background or frame. The maximum area shall be a simple

multiple of the single sign regulations depending on the

number of contractors but the maximum height being no

more than four (4) feet.

T2) Signs advertising the sale or rental of the premises upon

which they are erected, when erected by the owner or

broker or any other person interested in the sale or

rental of such premises, may be erected and maintained,

provided: (A) the size of any such sign is not in excess

of two (2) square feet; and (B) not more than one (1)

such sign may be erected on each frontage (maximum of 2

per lot). They shall be removed within one (1) week of

sale. Open house signs are T7 signs and must comply with

those in its definition in Article 2. No off-premise

real estate signs are permitted.

T3) Real estate signs similar to those described in (T2) but

located on housing developments, on commercial or

industrial properties or large acreages which include

more than one lot. Such signs shall be removed when

ninety (90%) percent of the properties have been developed

but within one (1) week of the date of sale of a

residence or property. Signs announcing proposed

commercial, industrial or government subsidized

development of the site may be erected for a maximum of

one (1) year.

T4) Signs advertising the sale of farm or horticultural

products produced at that location, when such sale is

conducted in accordance with all the provisions of this

Ordinance. Such signs shall be displayed only during the

season in which the products are for sale.

T5) Signs indicating the location and direction of tracts,

subdivisions or developments available for or in the

process of development and possibly having inscribed

thereon the name of the owner, developer, builder or

agent may be erected and maintained, provided: (A) the

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size of any such sign is not in excess of six (6) square

feet, and not in excess of four (4) feet in length; and

(B) not more than one (1) such sign is erected on each

five hundred (500) feet of street frontage. No more than

four (4) signs per each use. They shall be removed when

ninety (90%) percent of the properties have been sold.

No off-premise signs are permitted.

T6) Event Signs. A sign not exceeding thirty-two (32) square

feet in total surface area and six (6) feet in height

from top of sign to grade announcing a drive or event of

a religious, civic, or philanthropic organization may be

permitted on the premises of said organization provided

that the sign shall be used for not more than fourteen

(14) days prior to the event and provided that said sign

shall be removed within two (2) days after completion of

the event.

T7) Signs for yard and garage sales (or similar events)

including "open house" events (see definitions) not

exceeding four (4) square feet in total surface area may

be placed on the owner’s premises not more than four days

prior to the event and must be removed within one (1) day

of the event. Auction signs may be of similar size but

placed no earlier than ten (10) days before the event and

removed within one (1) day of the event. Said signs must

be set back from the public right-of-way. Only two T7

signs per property are allowed. Should such signs remain

beyond this allowable time frame, the Township may

impound them and recover a fee from the owner of the

signs equal to the costs of removal and storage of the

sign. Directional signs off of street rights-of-way may

be placed (with landowner permission) twelve (12) hours

prior to such sale or event and shall be removed within

twelve (12) hours of the completion of such sale or

event.

T8) Temporary signs such as changeable copy signs are

permitted to advertise a "sale", sale item, special

offering, or event, provided that the sign does not

exceed sixteen (16) square feet in total surface area and

six (6) feet in height. It shall be used for not more

than fifteen (15) days all of which shall be consecutive

in any 6 month period or a total of two (2) times per

year. Limit one per lot and shall not be placed in the

public right-of-way. A permit is required for non-farm

sales. No off-premise signs are permitted.

T9) Temporary signs are permitted to promote a candidate for

office or referendum provided it does not exceed eight

(8) square feet in total surface area and six (6) feet in

height. It shall not be placed earlier than fourteen

(14) days prior to the election and shall be removed

within forty-eight (48) hours of poll closing. Signs not

so removed may be discarded by the township and a fee

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recovered from the candidate equal to cost of removal and

discarding. They shall not be placed in the right-of-way

so as to obstruct vision or cause a hazard. No posters,

signs, or bills shall be fastened to utility poles with

nails, tacks, or staples.

T10) Trespassing, hunting or fishing signs provided that the

size of any sign shall not exceed two (2) square feet.

Section 1312 Space Regulations For Temporary Signs Regardless

of Zoning Districts

Temporary signs shall comply with the regulations in the

following table regardless of the district unless otherwise

stated in this Ordinance. The following temporary signs require

a zoning permit: T3, T5, and T8.

SPACE REGULATIONS FOR TEMPORARY SIGNS

(NP = Not Permitted)

T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10

1. Maximum area

for one sign

(single face) in

sq. ft.

2 2 6 8 6 32 4 16 8 2

2. Maximum # of

signs per lot or

development

1 for

each

trade

or

professi

on

2/lot 4/dev. 2/lot 4/dev. 1/lot 2/lot 1/lot 2/lot or

1/600 ft.

of lot

frontage

as req’d

3. Minimum

setback from

public right-ofway

off

right

of way

off

right

of way

off

right

of way

off

right

of way

off

right

of way

off

right

of way

off

right

of way

off

right

of way

off

right

of way

off

right

or way

4. Maximum

height to top;

if sign is

attached to

building

NP NP NP bldg

height

NP bldg

height

NP NP bldg

height

bldg

height

5. Maximum

height to top;

if sign is freestanding

4 ft. 4 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft.

6. Maximum

project-tion

from building

face, if

attached

parallel to

building face

NP NP NP NP NP 12" NP NP NP NP

7. Maximum

projecttion

from

building face if

attached

perpendicular to

building face

NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP NP

Section 1313 Permitted Permanent Signs In All Districts

Subject to the other provisions of this Article, the following

types of permanent signs are permitted throughout the

Township. In addition to these requirements, permitted signs

classified below as P2, P3, P4, P7, and P8 shall require a

zoning permit.

P1) All signs and signals owned or operated by the local,

state, or federal governments may be located in rightsof-

way.

P2) Free-standing off-premise identification signs for public

and semi-public non-profit facilities such as schools,

churches, hospitals, libraries, clubs, and public

utilities. The supervisors may require they be placed at

designated entrances to the community or on common

display panels.

P3) Signs advertising home occupations may include the name,

occupation, and logotype or trade mark, if appropriate,

of the practitioner or resident. Such signs shall not be

illuminated, with the exception of medical office or

other emergency health service during the hours such

offices are open. No off-premise signs are permitted.

P4) Memorial or historical markers or culturally significant

tablets.

P5) Signs identifying the name of the owner or resident of

the property or the location of the property, or any

particular name by which the property is named or known

as, or signs indicating the private nature of a road,

driveway, or other premises, and signs controlling the

use of private property, providing that such signs shall

not have more than two (2) sides. No off-premise signs

are permitted.

P6) On-site directional signs.

P7) Bulletin boards for public, charitable, or religious

institutions when located on the premises thereof.

P8) Permanent commercial, industrial, and residential

development signs at major entrances designed to identify

a commercial, industrial or residential subdivision of at

least 3 units and containing no industrial or commercial

advertising. No off-premise signs are permitted.

Section 1314 Space Regulations For Permanent Signs

Regardless of zoning district, permitted permanent signs shall

comply with the space regulations found in the following table

unless otherwise stated in this Ordinance.

SPACE REGULATIONS FOR PERMANENT SIGNS

P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7 P8

1. Maximum area for one sign

(single face)

4 sq.ft. 2 sq.ft. 12 sq.ft. 4 sq.ft. 4 sq.ft. 20 sq.ft. 20 sq.ft.

2. Maximum number of

signs/lot or development

2 1-D.U. 1 1 2 1 1

3. Minimum setback from

public right-of-way

off right

of way

off right

of way

as

permitted

off right

of way

off right

of way

10 ft. 10 ft.

4. Maximum height to top if

sign if freestanding

10 ft. 6 ft. 10 ft. 6 ft. 6 ft. 10 ft. 10 ft.

5. Maximum projection

from building if attached

parallel to building face

12 in. 12 in. 12 in. 12 in. 12 in. 12 in. 12 in.

6. Maximum projection from

building face, if attached

perpendicular

to face

4 ft. 2 ft. 4 ft. 3 ft. 3 ft. 4 ft. 4 ft.

7. Permit required Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes

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ARTICLE 14

OFF-STREET VEHICLE ACCESS, PARKING AND LOADING

Section 1400 General Intent and Application

It is the intent of these requirements that adequate access,

parking and loading facilities be provided off the public roads

of Pequea Township for each use of land within Pequea Township.

Requirements are intended to be based on the demand created by

each use. These requirements shall apply to all uses in all

districts unless otherwise stated.

Section 1401 Required Vehicular Access

Every building hereafter erected or moved shall be on a lot

adjacent to a public street, or with access to an approved private

street. The erection of buildings without approved access

shall not be permitted. Approved access shall be defined in

terms of Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance of Lancaster

County, as may be amended from time to time, for street design

or as subsequently provided for by the Township. Access to lots

containing single-family dwellings and/or farms shall be via

driveways (see Section 1402); access to lots containing other

uses shall be via access drives (see Section 1403).

Section 1402 Driveway Requirements (Single-Family Dwellings

and Farms)

A) Number Per Lot. Not more than one driveway per lot shall

be permitted for lots less than two acres in size. Lots

greater than two acres in size shall have no more than two

driveways.

B) Setbacks. Driveways shall not connect with a public street

within forty (40) feet of the right-of-way lines of any

intersecting street, within ten (10) feet of a fire hydrant,

nor within ten (10) feet of a adjoining lot line.

C) Clear Sight Triangle and Sight Distance for Access -

Driveways shall be located and constructed so that a clear

sight triangle as depicted in this Article (Driveway Clear-

Sight Triangle) is provided. Two apexes of the triangle

shall be located in both directions along the street centerline

seventy-five (75) feet from a point where the

centerline of the driveway and the street centerline

intersect. The vertex of the triangle shall be located

along the centerline of the driveway on the lot and ten (10)

feet from the street right-of-way line. No permanent

obstructions or plant materials over thirty (30) inches high

shall be placed in the area of the clear sight triangle.

In addition, all proposed driveways shall have a minimum

adequate safe stopping sight distance based upon the

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standards contained in the PennDOT regulations or in the

applicable subdivision and land development ordinance,

whichever is more restrictive.

D) Road Classification. Driveway access shall be provided to

the street of lesser classification or use when there is

more than one street classification involved.

E) Driveway Width. No driveway shall provide a curb cut less

than ten (10) feet or exceeding twenty-four (24) feet in

width for the initial driveway permit. Any expansion of the

driveway or parking area must obtain a permit and meet all

stormwater requirements.

F) PennDOT Permit. Any driveway intersecting with a Stateowned

road shall require the obtainment of a permit from

PennDOT; and

G) Drainage. Driveways shall not be constructed in a manner

to be inconsistent with the design, maintenance, and

drainage of the street.

H) No driveway shall provide access to any garage or garages

that individually or cumulatively provide storage for more

than three motor vehicles unless all garage doors face more

than forty-five (45

on which the dwelling faces or are located not less than ten

(10) feet behind the dwelling and are screened from view

from the street.

I) No driveway shall exceed ten (10%) percent slope for any

portion of the driveway within one hundred (100) feet of the

right-of-way of a public street.

Section 1403 Access Drive Requirements (Non-Single Family

Structures or other Buildings)

A) Number per lot. Except as specified elsewhere, the number

of access drives intersecting with a street shall not exceed

two (2) per lot.

B) Setbacks. All access drives shall be set back at least:

1) One hundred (100) feet from the intersection of any

street right-of-way lines;

2) One hundred (100) feet from any other access drive or

driveway located upon the same lot (measured from

cartway edges); and

3) Fifteen (15) feet from any side and/or rear property

lines; however, this setback can be waived along one

property line when a joint parking lot is shared by

adjoining uses.

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C) Clear Sight Triangle and Sight Distance for Access - Access

drives shall be located and constructed so that a clear

sight triangle as depicted in this Article (Access Drive

Clear Sight Triangle) is provided. Two apexes of the

triangle shall be located in both directions along the

street centerline one hundred (100) feet from a point where

the centerline of the access drive and the street centerline

intersect. The vertex of the triangle shall be located

along the centerline of the access drive on the lot and one

hundred (100) feet from the street right-of-way line. No

permanent obstructions or plant materials over thirty (30)

inches high shall be placed in the area of the clear sight

triangle. In addition, all proposed access drives shall

have a minimum adequate safe stopping sight distance based

upon the standards contained in the PennDOT regulations or

in the applicable subdivision and land development

ordinance, whichever is more restrictive.

D) Access Drive Width. Access drives shall provide a twelve

(12) feet wide cartway for each lane of travel. (For

Commercial District see Section 904). However, in no case

shall any access drive cartway be less than eighteen (18)

feet wide. See table following for further explanation:

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CLEAR SIGHT TRIANGLE DIAGRAMS

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DIRECTION OF

REQUIRED ACCESS

NO. OF LANES TRAVEL DRIVE WIDTH

1 one way18 ft.

2 one or two way24 ft.

3 or more one or two way 12 ft./lane

E) PennDOT Permit. Any access drive intersecting with a Stateowned

road shall require the obtainment of PennDOT permit.

F) Compliance with Section 1710(T) shall be required.

Section 1404 Off-Street Parking Requirements

A) Off-street parking shall be required in accordance with the

provisions of this section prior to the occupancy of any

building or use, so as to alleviate traffic congestion on

streets.

1) Off-street parking shall be provided whenever:

a) A building is constructed or a new use is established.

b) The use of an existing building is changed to a use

requiring more parking facilities.

c) An existing building or use is altered or enlarged

so as to increase the amount of parking space

required.

2) All off-street parking areas shall be reserved and used

for automobile parking only, with no sales, dead storage

or commercial repair work, dismantling or servicing of

any kind on residential dwelling lots in all Districts.

The parking of one (1) commercial vehicle up to one (1)

ton is permitted if needed by an individual for his

livelihood for a business not conducted on the premises;

or one (1) vehicular dwelling is permitted for storage

purposes only and is not to be used for sleeping,

recreational or living purposes at any time or in any

way, shape or form.

3) Automotive vehicles, trailers or vehicular dwellings of

any type without current license plates shall not be

parked or stored on a residential dwelling lot in any

district other than in completely enclosed accessory

buildings, provided, however, that such automotive

vehicles, trailers or vehicular dwellings may be placed

in rear yards if completely covered and set back not

less than twenty (20) feet from all lot lines. The

requirement of the previous sentence shall not be

applicable to agricultural implements or agricultural

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vehicles in the Agricultural or Mineral Recovery

Districts. Boats and other water-borne vehicles,

whether mounted on vehicle trailers or not, shall not be

stored or placed within any required minimum front yard

area.

B) Parking for Single Family Dwellings. Every single family

dwelling shall be required to provide at least two (2) offstreet

parking spaces. Such spaces must be provided behind

the street right-of-way line and may take the form of

garages, carports or driveways. In all residential districts

all off-street parking spaces shall be located behind

the building line. Additional regulations pertaining to

driveways are contained in Sections 455(F) and 1402 of this

Ordinance and the driveway ordinance. The remaining regulations

contained in this section do not apply to off-street

parking facilities serving one single family dwelling.

C) Parking for non-single family structures or other buildings.

1) Site Plan Approval.

a) Each application for a zoning permit (for a use for

which parking spaces are required) shall include a

drawing (site plan) showing the proposed layout of

the lot. The drawing shall clearly indicate all of

the design elements required below.

b) No zoning permit shall be issued for any use for

which parking spaces are required unless the site

plan has been approved or necessary variances have

been obtained.

2) Surfacing. All parking lots shall be constructed and

maintained with paved surface of concrete or bituminous

materials, or another dust-free surface, approved by the

Township.

3) Separation from Streets and Sidewalks. Parking spaces

shall be guarded by curbs or other protective devices,

which are arranged so that parked cars cannot project

into the streets, yards, or walkways.

4) Drainage. Parking lots shall be graded to a minimum

slope of one (1%) percent and a maximum slope of six

(6%) percent to provide for drainage. Adequately sized

inlets and storm sewers shall be provided to discharge

storm water in accordance with a plan to be approved by

the Township. Also see Steep Slope Conservation District,

Article 4-A.

5) Parking Space Sizes. The following lists required

minimum sizes in feet for standard automobiles:

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Parallel 23 by 8

Non-parallel 20 by 9

6) Design Standards for Handicapped Parking Spaces. The

following requirements shall be minimum standards for

the design of off-street parking facilities for

handicapped persons. To the extent that such standards

may be less stringent or inconsistent with the

requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act or

any regulations promulgated thereunder, compliance with

such statute and regulations shall be considered

compliance with the requirements of this Ordinance.

a) Size: parallel23 x 12 feet

non-parallel20 x 12 feet

b) Location. Parking spaces for physically handicapped

shall be located as close as possible to ramps,

walkways, entrances, and elevators. These parking

spaces shall be located so that the physically

handicapped are not forced to wheel or walk across

main traffic lanes or behind parked cars to reach

the ramps and other facilities. The spaces shall be

situated in those areas of the parking lots located

nearest to each primary building entrance. If the

non-single family structure or other building has

five (5) or less parking spaces, one (1) parking

space shall be reserved for handicapped parking.

Any non-single family structures or other buildings

having more than five (5) spaces shall provide a

minimum of two (2) for handicapped parking [see

Section 1945(L) for Retirement Community Specifications].

c) Identification. Parking spaced for the physically

handicapped shall be identified by signs. The signs

shall state that the space is reserved by law for

the physically handicapped. These signs are placed

flush against buildings or structures. Handicapped

spaced may also be designated through blue surface

painting as an alternative to signage.

d) Curbs.

i) Where a curb exists between a parking lot and

sidewalk, a horizontally scored ramp or curb cut

shall be provided for wheelchair access.

ii) The curb shall not be less than four (4) feet

wide and shall have a grade of not more than one

(1) foot in twelve (12) feet.

iii) Curb cuts shall be provided within thirty

(30) feet of each accessible entrance to the

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structure, at all pedestrian walk intersections,

and elsewhere to provide reasonable

direct circulation within each development.

iv) The curb cuts shall not be more than one hundred-

fifty (150) feet apart.

e) Sidewalks.

i) Exterior sidewalks shall not be obstructed.

ii) Exterior sidewalks shall have a side slope not

greater than one (1) inch in four (4) feet.

They shall be at least four (4) feet wide and

have a grade of not more than one (1) foot in

twenty (20) feet.

f) Storm Drains. Storm drain grates and similar

devices shall not be located within the required

access for the physically handicapped.

g) Grade The grade of parking spaces for the

physically handicapped shall not be more than one

(1) foot in twenty (20) feet.

7) Interior Drive Widths.

a) Interior drives between rows of parking spaces shall

have the minimum widths indicated in the following

table:

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Angle of Parking

Width of Driveway in

feet; one-way

Traffic

Width of Driveway in

feet; two-way

Traffic

90 degrees 25 25

60 degrees 20 22

45 degrees 18 22

30 degrees 12 22

Parallel 11 22

b) Interior drives in areas where there is no parking

permitted shall be at least eleven (11) feet wide

for each lane of traffic.

8) Marking of Parking Spaces and Interior Drives. All

parking lots shall be adequately marked and maintained

for the purpose of defining parking spaces and interior

drives. As a minimum, the lines of all parking spaces

and interior drives (including directional arrows, etc.)

shall be solid white and at least four (4) inches in

width [see also Section 1004(J)].

9) Not less than a four (4) foot radius of curvature shall

be permitted for horizontal curves in parking areas.

10) All dead end parking lots shall be designed to

provide sufficient back-up area for all end spaces.

11) Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided

unless otherwise prohibited by this Ordinance, if

the parking lot is to be used at night. The

lighting shall be arranged so as not to glare or reflect

on adjoining lots or streets (see Section

1732). This shall pertain in all Districts.

12) Access Drive Requirements. Every parking lot shall

be connected to a street by means of an access

drive. This access drive shall be at least twelve

(12) feet wide for each lane over the first lane (18

feet), exclusive of curb return and gutters. Section

1403 specifies other requirements for access

drives [see also Sections 904, 1004(I), 1004(J) and

1710(T)].

13) In all districts, off-street parking and loading

shall not be located within the area of required

landscaping, buffers, walkways, parking screens,

greenbelts, or swales (see also Section 1710).

14) Raised Islands.

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a) Raised Islands for Single Parking Rows. A raised

island, not less than six (6) inches in height and

encompassing not less than one- hundred eighty (180)

square feet in area with a bottom contiguous with

existing soil shall be located as follows:

i) Interior Parking - at both ends of every single

parking row, regardless of the length of the row

as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 in Appendix A.

ii) Peripheral Parking - between every eight (8)

parking spaces as illustrated in Figures 1 and

2 in Appendix A

b) Raised Islands for Double Parking Rows. A raised

island, not less than six (6) inches in height and

encompassing not less than three hundred-sixty (360)

square feet in area with a bottom contiguous with

existing soil shall be located at both ends of every

double parking row regardless of the length of said

row as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 in Appendix A.

c) Raised Center Islands. Center islands in double

parking rows shall have a minimum width of three (3)

feet as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 in the

Appendix A.

d) Maximum Row Length. No single row shall exceed

eight (8) parking spaces between raised islands. No

double parking row shall exceed eight (8) parking

spaces per side between raised islands, as

illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 in Appendix A.

e) Plant Matter. Each raised island shall be fully

planted and shall contain at least one canopy tree

as illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 in Appendix A.

The required canopy tree shall have a minimum

calliper of 1 and 1/2 inches at DBH. Plant matter

within the raised island shall be permanently maintained.

f) Screening. Screening shall be accomplished in

accordance with Regulations contained in Article 17,

General Regulations.

15) Speed Bumps.

a) Speed bumps, constructed as part of access drives or

parking lots, shall be marked with permanent, yellow

diagonal stripes.

b) The speed bumps shall be in the form of mounds in

the pavement and shall be designed to restrain motor

vehicle speed.

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c) There shall be a warning sign posted at each entrance

to a parking area having speed bumps.

d) In no case shall the overall height of speed bumps

exceed four (4) inches.

16) Joint Parking Lots. In commercial shopping centers

over three (3) acres in size, joint parking lots may

be permitted. These joint facilities can reduce the

total number of parking spaces required by a maximum

of twenty (20%) percent. Therefore, the resulting

joint parking lot will be required to provide at

least eighty (80%) percent of the total number of

spaces required by the sum of all of the shopping

center’s tenants. Such reduced parking spaces must

be appropriately distributed upon the lot to provide

convenient walking distance between vehicles and

each of the shopping center’s stores.

17) Prohibited and Temporary Uses of Parking Lot.

Automobile parking lots are for the sole purposes of

accommodating the passenger vehicles of persons associated

with the use which requires them. Parking

lots shall not be used for the following purposes:

a) The sale, display, or storage of automobiles or

other merchandise,

b) Parking vehicles accessory to the use;

c) Performing services (including services to

vehicles);

d) Loading and unloading purposes except during hours

when business operations are suspended;

e) Any other purpose except as permitted as follows:

i) Carnivals, circuses, fairs, exhibitions or other

similar events so long as they do not continue

longer than seven (7) days;

ii) Sales and display of seasonal decorations

(Christmas, etc.) so long as the use would be

permitted by right within the underlying zone,

the use will not continue longer than forty-five

(45) days, adequate measures have been taken to

address the purposes of this Section, and a temporary

use permit has been obtained.

iii) Temporary placement of a mobile home during

times of emergency as declared by the Township

Board of Supervisors; and,

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iv) The placement of donation or recycling collection

facilities provided such collection

facilities are enclosed to prevent the scattering

of debris, the materials collected are

removed at regular intervals, not less than

every two (2) weeks and the total size of the

facility is less than two hundred (200) square

feet. Hours shall be posted to allow deposits

after 7:00 a.m. and before 6:00 p.m. There

shall be no outdoor storage of materials used,

or generated, by the operation. Measures shall

be used to prevent noise, dust and litter.

Maintenance shall be assured by the owner.

18) Schedule of Required Parking Spaces. The following

lists required numbers of parking spaces by use

type. Any use involving a combination of several

uses shall provide the total number of spaces required

for each individual use:

Commercial Uses

Minimum of One

Type of Use Parking Space for Each

Automobile repair, filling 400 square feet of gross

floor area

and auto washing facilities and ground repair and service

facilities in addition to areas

normally devoted to automobile

storage and 1 per employee on

major shift

Animal Hospital 1 per non-resident employee

plus 1 space/4 animals

Automobile, boat and trailer sales 500 square feet indoor and

outdoor display area

Banks 200 square feet of gross

floor area and 1 per employee

Carpeting, drapery, floor covering 500 square feet of gross

floor area

and wall covering sales area

Day Care (commercial) 1 per 5 students enrolled

Drive-thru and/or fast food 2 seats and 1 per each 2 employees

restaurant

Food markets, and grocery stores 100 square feet of gross

floor area for public use

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and 1 per each employee on 2

largest shifts

Funeral homes 100 square feet of gross floor

area, 1 per each employee, and 1

per each piece mobile equipment

such as hearses and ambulances

Furniture sales 500 square feet gross floor

area

Hotel, motel, tourist home Guest sleeping room and 1

per each employee on 2

largest shifts. (Restaurant

and other accessory uses

shall be viewed separately.)

Kennels Same as animal hospital

Laundromat (see 1933) 1 per each 1.5 washing machines

Mini warehouses 25 units plus 1 per 250

square feet of office space

plus 2 per any resident

manager

Office buildings 300 square feet of gross floor

area

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Minimum of One

Type of Use Parking Space for Each

Professional offices of veterinarians, 180 square feet of gross

floor area

physicians dentists, etc.

Retail store or shop 200 square feet of gross

floor area

(except those listed above) of display area or sales area and

1 per each employee on 2 largest

shifts

Restaurant 4 seats plus 1 per each employee

on largest shift

Shopping Centers or malls 182 square feet of gross

leasable floor area

Other Commercial buildings 400 square feet of gross

floor area

Industrial Uses

Heliport and helistops 1 per helicopter plus 1 per employee

on the two largest shifts

plus 1 per 2 seats on the helicopter

whether based at the

site or not

Industrial and heavy 1½ employees on the 2 largest

shifts

manufacturing establishments

Warehousing Employee on the two largest

shifts

Recreation Uses

Amusement Arcade 80 square feet of gross floor

area

Athletic field 4 seats of spectator

seating; however, if no

spectator seating is provided,

a temporary parking

area shall be provided on

the site. Such area must

provide sufficient numbers

of spaces to serve all users

of the site, and include a

fence delineating such parking

area.

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Minimum of One

Type of Use Parking Space for Each

Bowling alley or billiard room 1/4 (one quarter)lane/table

and 1 per each 2 employees

Campgrounds Per campsite, plus 1 per employee,

plus 50% of the spaces

normally required for accessory

uses

Golf course 1/8 (one eighth) hole, plus 1 per

employee, plus 50% of the spaces

normally required for accessory

uses

Riding school or horse stable 2 stalls plus 1 per every 4 seats

of spectator seating

Picnic area Per table

Skating rink 4 persons of legal occupancy

Swimming pools (other than one 4 persons of legal occupancy

accessory to a residential development)

Tennis or racquetball clubs 1/4 (one fourth) court plus 1 per

employee plus 50% of the spaced

normally required for accessory

uses

Residential Uses

Day care (family) 5 students enrolled

Home occupation Home occupation plus 2

spaces per dwelling unit

Residential dwelling 1/2 (one half) dwelling unit

(i.e., 2 spaces per dwelling

unit)

Rooming house, group home, bed Rented bedrooms in addition

to that

and breakfast, boarding home addition to that dwelling plus 1

space for each staff member on

duty on busiest shift if different

from dwelling owner. [(A

group home with no group members

as drivers shall only require 1/2

(one-half) the total spaces

above)].

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Social and Institutional Uses

Type of Use Minimum of One Parking Space

for Each

Auditorium, banquet, conference, 200 square feet but not less

than 1

and meeting facility, church, per each 4 seats

theater, and other such places

of assembly

Clubs, Lodges, and other places Two seats but not less than

one space for each 100

square feet of gross floor

area.

Nursing, rest or retirement homes 3 accommodations (beds) homes

in addition

(see below for retirement in addition to those needed

for doctors

community) and support staff

Hospital or sanitarium Spaces shall be provided for visitors,

at a rate of at least 1

space per each 1.5 accommodations

(beds). Such spaces shall be in

addition to those necessary for

doctors and other personnel

Museum, art gallery, 400 square feet of gross

floor area

cultural center, library

Rehabilitation centers (without 1 per each employee and per

each 3

overnight accommodations) people anticipated to be

handled through the facility

Retirement Community 1 per resident plus 1 per

employee on largest shift

plus 50% of spaces normally

required for accessory uses

Schools below grade ten including 6 students enrolled

commercial day care and kindergarten

Schools, tenth grade and above 3 students enrolled

Vocational training and adult 1.5 students enrolled

education facilities, including colleges

Section 1405 Off-Street Loading Facilities

A) Off-street loading shall be required in accordance with this

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Section prior to the occupancy of any building or use, so as

to alleviate traffic congestion on streets. These

facilities shall be provided whenever:

1) A new use is established;

2) The use of a property or building is changed and

thereby requiring more loading space; and

3) An existing use is enlarged thereby requiring an

increase in loading space.

B) Site Plan Approval.

1) Each application for a zoning permit (for use for which

off-street loading spaces are required) shall include

a drawing (site plan) showing the proposed layout of

the loading area. The drawing shall clearly indicate

the design elements required below.

2) No zoning permit shall be issued for any use for which

a loading area is required unless the site plan has

been approved or necessary variances have been

approved.

C) Surfacing. All off-street loading facilities, including

access drives, shall be constructed and maintained with a

paved surface of concrete or bituminous materials.

D) Location. Except as provided elsewhere, a ground-level

loading area may be located in any side or rear yard. No

exterior portion of an off-street loading facility

(including access drives) shall be located within fifty (50)

feet of any land within a residential district or use.

Where possible, off-street loading facilities shall be

located on the face of a building not facing any adjoining

land in a residential district or use.

E) Connection to Street. Every loading space shall be connected

to a street by means of an access drive. The access

drive shall be at least twenty-four (24) feet wide for twoway

travel, or eighteen (18) feet wide for one way travel,

exclusive of any parts of the curb and gutters. Sections

1403 and 1404(N) specify other requirements for access

drives.

F) Separation from Streets, Sidewalks, and Parking Lots. Offstreet

loading spaces shall be designed so that there will

be no need for service vehicles to back over streets or

sidewalks. Furthermore, off-street loading spaces shall not

interfere with off-street parking lots.

G) Drainage. Off-street loading facilities (including access

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erties or public streets. Furthermore, all off-street

loading facilities shall be designed to prevent the

collection of standing water on any portion of the loading

facility surface, particularly next to access drives.

H) Required Off-Street Loading Facilities Size. The following

lists required minimum loading space sizes, in feet (excluding

access drives, entrances, and exits):

Height (if

covered or

Length Width obstructed)

Industrial, wholesale

and storage

uses: 63 feet 1 2 f e e t

15 feet

All other uses: 33 feet 12 feet 15 feet

I) Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided if the loading

facility is to be used at night. The light shall be arranged

so as not to be directed or reflected or cause glare

off-site (see also Section 1732).

J) Landscaping and Screening Requirements. See Section

1710(L)(3) and also in all districts, off-street parking and

loading shall not be located within the area of required

landscaping.

K) Schedule of Off-Street Loading Spaces Required. The

following lists required numbers of off-street loading spaces

by use type:

Number Gross Floor Area/

Type of Use Spaces per Dwelling Units

Hospital or other None First 10,000 square feet

institution

1.0 10,000 to 100,000 square

feet

+1.0 Each additional 100,000

square feet (or fraction)

Hotel, motel or other None First 10,000 square feet

similar lodging facilities

1.0 10,000 to 100,000 square

feet

+1.0 Each additional 100,000

square feet (or fraction)

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Industry or manufacturing N o n e

First 2,000 square feet

1.0 2,000 to 25,000 square feet

+1.0 Each additional 40,000

square feet (or fraction)

Multi-family dwelling units None Less than 100 dwelling

units

1.0 100 to 300 dwelling units

+1.0 Each additional 200 dwelling

units (or fraction)

Office building, None First 10,000 square feet

including banks

1.0 10,000 to 100,000 square

feet

+1.0 Each additional 100,000

square feet (or fraction)

Retail sales and None First 2,000 square feet

services, per store

1.0 2,000 to 10,000 square feet

2.0 10,000 to 40,000 square feet

Number Gross Floor Area/

Type of Use Spaces per Dwelling Units

1.0 Each additional 100,000

square feet (or fraction)

Shopping centers (inte- 1.0 25,000 square feet up to

(grated shopping centers,

100,000 square feet

malls and plazas) having

at least 25,000 square feet + 1 . 0

Each additional 100,000 square feet

Theater, auditorium, None First 10,000 square feet

bowling alley, or other

recreational establishment 1 . 0

10,000 to 100,000 square feet

+1.0 Each additional 100,000

square feet (or fraction)

Undertaking establishment N o n e

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First 3,000 square feet

or funeral parlor

1.0 3,000 to 5,000 square feet

+1.0 Each additional 10,000

square feet (or fraction)

Wholesale or ware- None First 1,500 square feet

housing, (except

mini-warehousing) 1.0 1,500 to 10,000 square feet

+1.0 Each additional 40,000

square feet (or fraction)

Section 1406 Reservation of Land for Off-Street Parking

Requirements

An applicant for a use which will require the provision of one

hundred (100) or more off-street parking spaces in accordance

with the requirements of Section 1404 of this Ordinance may make

application for a special exception to permit not more than

twenty-five (25%) percent of the required off-street parking

spaces to be held in reserve. The applicant shall demonstrate

compliance with Section 1903 of this Ordinance and with all of

the following standards and criteria:

A) The applicant shall present credible evidence that the

anticipated parking demand for the applicant’s proposed use

is less than that required by Section 1404 of this Ordinance

through the use of studies, research or other credible

evidence.

B) The area of the lot which applicant proposes to hold in

reserve for off-street parking shall be suitable for offstreet

parking purposes and shall be compatible with the

overall parking layout and circulation plan.

C) The reserved parking area shall be graded and landscaped to

permit convenient conversion into an improved off-street

parking surface if required in the future.

D) The applicant shall insure that the calculation of the

requirements for and the design of the storm water

management facilities assume that the area reserved for

future off-street parking is covered with an impervious

surface to insure that no storm water management problems

will occur if the reserved area is improved in the future.

E) The land development plan shall clearly identify all

reserved off-street parking areas and shall include a note

setting forth the requirements of this Section and any

conditions which may be imposed upon the granting of a

special exception to reserve the area for future off-street

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parking.

F) The applicant shall execute a written agreement with the

Township which shall be recorded by which the applicant, its

personal representatives, heirs, successors and assigns,

shall agree to construct the off-street parking spaces

within the reserved area within six (6) months after receipt

of a written direction to do so from the Township.

G) No permanent structures shall be permitted on any reserved

off-street parking area.

H) This provision shall not be construed to permit the

construction of a larger structure or more intensive use of

land than that which would otherwise be authorized by this

Ordinance.