[Added 10-21-1982 by Ord. No. 442]
[1]
Editor’s Note: This article title was amended, to include
the word “overlay,” 1-28-2010 by Ord. No. 893. Said ordinance
also provided that all references to said district would be construed
to be the name as amended.
This article shall be known and may be cited
as the "Whitemarsh Township Institutional District Ordinance."
In amplification of § 116-2, the specific intent of this article is as follows:
The Institutional District shall include those
areas described on a map or maps designated as the "Whitemarsh Township
Institutional Map," which is hereby made a part of this article and
which shall be made available to the public at the Township Building.
[Amended 9-25-2008 by Ord. No. 862]
Priority of application of overlay shall be as described in § 116-33.2 of this chapter.
The delineation of the Institutional District may be revised by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to § 116-236 et seq.
[Amended 8-30-1984 by Ord. No. 494; 2-24-1994 by Ord. No. 659; 9-25-2008 by Ord. No. 862]
In the Institutional District, the following uses and activities,
and no others, are permitted by special exception:
A.
Place of worship: Access shall be to major collector or arterial
streets.
B.
School: Minimum lot size is 10 acres with access to major collector
or arterial. Outdoor play areas shall be sufficiently screened and
insulated so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise
and other disturbances.
C.
Commercial school.
D.
Library.
E.
Museum.
F.
Park or recreational facility: subject to the following additional
provisions:
(1)
A minimum lot size of five acres is required.
(2)
Amusement parks, wild animal parks, zoos, gun ranges and race
courses shall not be included in this use.
(3)
Day camp shall operate between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excluding
Saturdays and Sundays.
(4)
Outdoor play areas shall be sufficiently screened and insulated
so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other
disturbances.
I.
Child day-care center: Outdoor play areas shall be sufficiently screened
and insulated so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate
noise and other disturbances.
J.
Hospital: subject to the following provisions:
(1)
Any such establishment providing convalescent care or care for
the chronically sick shall provide an additional lot area of not less
than 1,000 square feet per each bed in use for long-term care. For
the purposes of this article, "long-term care" shall mean care in
excess of one month.
(2)
Emergency and service entrances shall be located where they
are not offensive to adjoining neighbors.
(3)
Said use shall take access from major collector or arterial
streets.
K.
Clinic.
L.
Nursing home.
M.
Cemetery.
N.
Monastery or convent: subject to the following provisions:
(1)
When situated on the same lot as a place of worship, four acres
is required for both uses.
Q.
(Reserved)
A.
Minimum lot and area regulations. Unless more restrictive
provisions are required hereinabove, the following minimum lot and
area regulations shall apply:
[Amended 8-30-1984 by Ord. No. 494]
B.
Height requirements. The maximum height of any building
erected or used for any use permitted in an Institutional District
shall be 40 feet.
