It is the specific intent of this article:
A. To establish regulations for the formation and maintenance of a quiet,
compatible and uncongested environment for residences, businesses
and professional offices, intermingled harmoniously with dwellings
and limited commercial uses.
B. To establish a classification of uses to minimize visual and functional
conflicts between residential and nonresidential uses within the district.
C. To encourage those types of commercial and office uses which do not
attract large volumes of traffic and/or continuous customer turnover.
D. To encourage the retention and reuse of existing buildings to protect
and retain the character of the district.
E. To establish lot size and lot width requirements which conform to
the existing land use pattern in the Village of Rahns.
F. To prevent detrimental overdevelopment of lots by limiting the maximum
permitted development and the maximum impervious coverage.
In support of the legislative intent of this article, the following
are prohibited in the VCR-1 District:
A. Automobile and mobile home sales.
The Board of Supervisors may authorize a conditional use if
it conforms with the following:
A. The conditional use is only permitted on principal arterial roads.
B. Uses with drive-through windows shall meet the following:
(1)
A minimum of three automobile waiting spaces shall be provided
for each drive-through bank lane, including the space at the teller
window or ATM station.
(2)
A minimum of eight automobile waiting spaces shall be provided
for each drive-through restaurant lane, including the space at the
pickup window.
(3)
A minimum of three automobile waiting spaces shall be provided
for each drive-through pharmacy lane, including the space at the pickup
window.
(4)
These spaces shall not interfere with other parking spaces or
the internal circulation of the site.
C. Gasoline service station meeting the following standards:
(1)
All activities except those performed at fuel or air pumps shall
be performed within an enclosed building.
(2)
Fuel pumps shall be set back at least 15 feet from any ultimate
right-of-way.
(3)
No paint spraying or body work shall be permitted.
D. Drive-in convenience store meeting the following standards:
(1)
Fuel pumps, if provided, shall be set back at least 15 feet
from any ultimate right-of-way.
E. Design standards. All conditional uses in the VCR-1 District shall
meet the following:
(1)
All principal buildings shall avoid long, monotonous, uninterrupted
walls or roof planes. Building wall offsets, such as projections,
recesses and demarcated changes in floor levels, shall be used. Roof
planes shall be broken up through dormers, gables, cupolas and other
architectural features.
(2)
All walls of the principal buildings that face public streets
shall contain windows.
(3)
All principal buildings shall be constructed with traditional
materials such as brick, wood or stucco. If synthetic materials are
used, they must be of a quality so that they appear to be constructed
with traditional materials.
(4)
Flat roofs are prohibited unless hidden by a decorative parapet
and cornice. All parapets and cornices must contain architectural
features to avoid a long, monotonous, uninterrupted appearance.
(5)
The scale and grouping of all principal buildings shall relate
to neighboring properties. All buildings shall be architecturally
compatible with the surrounding structures.
F. No outside storage, except seasonal items (such as nursery stocks,
produce, Christmas trees, etc.), shall be permitted.
G. Motor vehicles may be stored in rear or side yards only, and the
storage area shall be screened from the view of adjacent properties
or roads.
All dumpsters and loading areas shall be screened from the view
of adjacent properties or streets. These screens may be either opaque
fencing or landscaping material or a combination of both.
All nonresidential uses shall provide an outdoor lighting plan
for review. Any lighting installed shall not throw glare onto adjacent
properties or cause a traffic hazard.
Any land development or subdivision shall be served by public
water and sewer deemed acceptable by the Board of Supervisors upon
recommendation of the Township Engineer.