Development in the Neighborhood Commercial Districts shall be subject to the provisions and requirements for subdivisions and land developments as identified in the Springettsbury Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter
289) regardless of the number of lots subdivided.
The full names, short names and map symbols
of the neighborhood commercial land use districts are listed below.
Full Name
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Short Name/Map Symbol
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Neighborhood Commercial
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N-C
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Neighborhood Commercial/Historic
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N-C/H
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The chart of Area and Bulk Requirements for Permitted Uses in the N-C and N-C/H Districts (the chart for §
325-34) refers to the minimum area and bulk requirements for permitted uses.
A. Yards. The yards shall be those as required in the
chart for permitted uses in an N-C or N-C/H District. Each yard that
abuts a street on a corner lot shall be considered a front yard.
B. Interior yards. Open space between buildings shall
be provided as follows: When front to front, rear to rear or front
to rear, parallel buildings shall have 25 feet between faces. If the
front or rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above distances may
be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by similar
or greater distance at the other end.
C. Landscaping and buffer yards. Landscaping and buffer yards shall be provided in accordance with the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter
289). Such buffer yards may be coterminous with any required yard in this district, but in the case of conflict, the larger yard requirements shall apply.
D. Lot coverage. Lot coverage refers to all buildings
on the lot including all accessory structures, such as utility sheds,
patios, walkways, decks, swimming pools, tennis courts, parking lots
and driveways. Except for detached, semi-attached and attached single-family
dwellings, all uses shall be subject to minimum landscape requirements
in addition to lot coverage requirements. A minimum of 25% of the
lot area shall be landscaped with grass, trees and shrubbery.
E. Height. Heights shall not exceed those specified in the chart for §
325-34. The following are exceptions to the maximum height:
(1) Projections allowed: Chimneys, flagpoles, satellite
dishes, lightning rods, vents and other similar items with at width,
depth or diameter of three feet or less may extend above the height
limit, as long as they do not exceed five feet above the top of the
highest point of the roof. If they are greater than three feet in
width, depth or diameter, they are subject to the height limit.
F. Off-street parking. Parking space, off-street, shall meet regulations as set forth in Article
XXV herein.
G. Streets.
(1) Plans for streets, drives, service access, parking, walks and all such facilities shall be designed and installed in the manner prescribed by the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter
289) for dedication and amendments thereto, regardless of whether they are to be presented to the Township for dedication or not.
(2) Suitable access for fire-fighting equipment, refuse
collection and, where necessary, snow removal shall be provided.