In expansion of the declaration of legislative intent and community development objectives contained in Article I of this chapter, the specific intent of this district is:
A.
To permit institutional and recreational uses by conditional
use on appropriate properties in the Township, with locational, dimensional,
and development standards specific to the type of use proposed.
B.
To provide design and regulatory standards for institutional
and recreational facilities which will minimize any adverse impacts
(such as noise, glare and pollution) on surrounding properties.
C.
To control traffic generated by institutional and
recreational uses.
D.
To ensure that institutional uses will be adequately
served by public facilities and services.
[Amended 11-8-2000 by Ord. No. 00-04]
The IR Overlay District is applicable in all
zoning districts in the Township except in the CC Community Commercial
District and the R-4 High-Density Residential District. The provisions
of the underlying district apply if not superseded by the provisions
of the IR District. In the event of any conflict between the provisions
of the IR District and those of the underlying zoning district, the
more restrictive provisions shall apply.
A.
Class One neighborhood-level uses, which require a conditional use from the Board of Supervisors, in compliance with § 170-31 of this chapter:
(1)
Church, place of worship, including associated residences
but excluding schools or monasteries.
(2)
Township, county, state, or federal park; passive
recreation area, environmental or open space preservation area.
(3)
Public library, museum, gallery or historic site.
(4)
Post office.
(5)
Cemetery, graveyard, mausoleum, crematory, provided
no graves are located within 50 feet of a side or rear property line.
(6)
Emergency service institution, fire house, ambulance
station, police station.
(7)
Day-care center.
(8)
Any institution similar to the above Class One uses,
when permitted by the Board of Supervisors.
B.
Class Two community-level uses, which require a conditional use from the Board of Supervisors, in compliance with § 170-31 of this chapter:
(1)
School (public or private, sectarian or nonsectarian,
elementary or secondary, excluding college and university).
(2)
Nursing home, personal care facility, intermediate
care facility, congregate care facility, assisted living facility,
or other institution for the aged or infirm.
(3)
Community center, adult education center, senior center,
or similar facility, provided the use is not conducted as a private,
for profit business.
(4)
Convent, monastery, orphanage.
(5)
Outdoor private park or facility for active recreation,
including golf course, tennis court, swim club, day camp, stable,
etc., but not to include the following:
(6)
Any institution similar to the above Class Two uses,
when permitted by the Board of Supervisors.
C.
Class Three regional-level uses, which require a conditional use from the Board of Supervisors, in compliance with § 170-31 of this chapter:
(1)
Medical and surgical hospital, rehabilitation hospital,
clinic, other medical treatment facility (excluding doctor or dentist
office).
(2)
Penal or correctional institution, prison farm, reform
school.
(3)
College, university.
(4)
Any institution similar to the above Class Three uses,
when permitted by the Board of Supervisors.
A.
Each class of use shall comply with the following
dimensional regulations:
|
Class One
Uses
|
Class Two
Uses
|
Class Three
Uses
| ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Minimum lot size
|
2 acres
|
6 acres
|
20 acres
| |
|
Minimum lot width
|
200 feet
|
300 feet
|
500 feet
| |
|
Maximum building coverage
|
10%
|
15%
|
15%
| |
|
Maximum impervious surface coverage
|
35%
|
40%
|
40%
| |
|
Minimum front yard setback
|
60 feet
|
100 feet
|
100 feet
| |
|
Minimum side yard setback
(each yard)
|
50 feet
|
75 feet
|
100 feet
| |
|
Minimum rear yard setback
|
60 feet
|
80 feet
|
100 feet
| |
|
Minimum building setback from a residential
use or property
|
75 feet
|
100 feet
|
125 feet
| |
|
Minimum parking and service area setback
|
40 feet
|
50 feet
|
75 feet
|
B.
All classes of use:
(1)
Maximum height: 35 feet or three stories, for the
principal building(s); 15 feet for accessory building(s).
(2)
All active recreation areas (including those for schools, community centers, golf courses, outdoor recreation facilities, and day-care centers) shall be set back a minimum of 80 feet from the rights-of-way of all public roads, as well as from all property lines. This setback area shall contain landscaping and/or berming according to the requirements of Chapter 145, Subdivision and Land Development.
[Amended 11-8-2000 by Ord. No. 00-04]
A.
Class One uses are permitted in all zoning districts
except in the CC Community Commercial District and the R-4 High-Density
Residential District, with access on any road.
B.
Class Two uses are permitted in all zoning districts except in the CC Community Commercial District and the R-4 High-Density Residential District, with access required from a road of feeder classification or higher (see the road classifications in Chapter 145, Subdivision and Land Development).
C.
Class Three uses are permitted in all zoning districts
except the R-1 Residential District, the CC Community Commercial District
and the R-4 High-Density Residential District with access required
from road of arterial level classification (Route 29 and Route 73
only).
D.
All classes of use:
(1)
All development in the IR Institutional and Recreational
Overlay District shall be served by public sewer and water systems
if available. If public systems are not available, the applicant shall
demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board of Supervisors the adequacy
of any proposed private systems.
(2)
All development shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 145, Subdivision and Land Development.
(4)
All uses shall be connected by a safe and convenient
pedestrian circulation system, which shall connect buildings with
sidewalks along streets, and parking areas, common areas, and other
buildings.
E.
Conditional use standards and criteria.
(1)
The proposed use shall not cause undue noise, glare
or pollution of the surrounding areas, as determined by the Board
of Supervisors, upon recommendation by the Township Engineer and Township
Planning Commission.
(2)
Any visual or functional conflicts between the proposed
use and surrounding existing uses shall be kept to a minimum. Increased
setbacks, planted buffers, wooden fences or other measures may be
required by the Board of Supervisors to minimize potential conflicts,
or to reduce anticipated levels of noise. Visual and functional conflicts
include, but are not limited to, loading docks, parking lots, service
driveways, active recreation areas, or large nonresidential buildings
adjacent to residential neighborhoods or open space areas without
adequate buffering.
(3)
The applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the Board of Supervisors that the vehicular traffic from the proposed
use shall not cause undue traffic congestion and/or hazardous conditions
on the roads in the area. Provisions shall be made for safe and efficient
ingress and egress to and from the proposed development. The Board
of Supervisors may require a traffic impact study for any use in this
district when it is determined, with the advice of the Township Engineer,
that such as study is necessary to demonstrate the adequacy of access
points and surrounding streets to accommodate the projected traffic
generated by the proposed development.
A.
The siting of all required parking spaces in the side
or rear of the lot is strongly encouraged.
B.
Parking and loading areas shall not interfere with
driveways, accessways, sidewalks, or pedestrian walkways.
C.
If the front yard setback includes parking, there
shall be a minimum five-foot buffer between the end of the driveway
or parking area and the building (except in the case of a driveway
leading to a garage or carport). The buffer area shall be landscaped
and shall not be paved.
D.
The use of natural building materials, such as brick,
stone, stucco or wood, is strongly encouraged.
E.
The use of a gable, hip, gambrel or mansard roof is
strongly encouraged.
