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 discourage development of strip-type, highway-oriented commercial
uses which, because of incongruous architectural styles, excessive
lighting and paved areas, and numerous curb cuts, would be detrimental
to the existing character of the surrounding area.
D. To encourage those types of commercial and office uses which do not
attract large volumes of traffic and/or continuous customer turnover.
E. To encourage the retention and reuse of existing buildings to protect
and retain the character of the district.
F. To establish lot size and lot width requirements which conform to
the existing land use pattern in the Village of Graterford.
G. To prevent detrimental overdevelopment of lots by limiting the maximum
permitted development and the maximum impervious coverage.
H. To ensure that access points and traffic movements onto principal
arterials are minimized.
I. To encourage property owners, in the form of development bonuses,
to share parking facilities and access points.
The following may be permitted as a conditional use in the VCR-2 District by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with §
310-53 of Article
VIII and the specific conditional use requirements listed in §
310-154.
A. Automobile repair, body shops or detail shops.
C. Gasoline service station.
D. The construction of any building or building addition which is equal
to or greater than 4,000 gross square feet.
In support of the declaration of intent of this article, the
following uses are prohibited in the VCR-2 District:
A. Uses with drive-through windows.
Any land development or subdivision shall be served by public
sewer.
The Board of Supervisors may authorize the following as a conditional
use if it conforms with the following:
A. Regulations for all conditional uses.
(1)
They shall be connected to public sewer.
(2)
They shall be in the principal building for the lot on which
they are located.
B. Regulations for specific conditional uses.
(1)
Automobile repair, body shop, detail shop or gasoline service
station.
(a)
All activities, except those performed at fuel or air pumps,
shall be performed within an enclosed building or behind an opaque
fence.
(b)
All auto parts, tools and inoperable automobiles must be stored
within an enclosed building or behind an opaque fence. All refuse
facilities must be screened from any street frontage or adjacent property.
(c)
Auto sales are permitted as an accessory use. No more than 20%
of the total lot area may be devoted to auto sales.
(d)
When adjacent to a residential use, a buffer area of 10 feet is required. Such a buffer may be within the required setback area and shall be screened per Chapter
264, Subdivision and Land Development.
(e)
Any other conditions deemed necessary by the Board of Supervisors.
(2)
Bakery.
(a)
All activities shall be performed within an enclosed building.
(b)
All storage must be within an enclosed building.
(c)
Any other relevant conditions deemed necessary by the Board
of Supervisors.
(d)
When adjacent to a residential use, a buffer area of 10 feet is required. Such a buffer may be within the required setback area and shall be screened per Chapter
264, Subdivision and Land Development.
(3)
The construction of any building or building addition which
is equal to or greater than 4,000 gross square feet.
(a)
Design standards. All conditional uses in the VCR-2 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 massing of all principal buildings shall relate
to neighboring properties. All buildings shall be architecturally
compatible with the surrounding structures.
(b)
When adjacent to a residential use, a buffer area of 10 feet is required. Such a buffer may be within the required setback area and shall be screened per Chapter
264, Subdivision and Land Development.