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Chadds Ford Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVI

MC District Municipal Conservation

§ 135-107 Purpose.

The Municipal Conservation (MC) District is intended for the following purposes:
A. 
To protect and preserve areas in the Township owned by the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Chadds Ford Township, and the Chadds Ford Township Sewer Authority;
B. 
To provide for appropriate Municipal Use to include Township Buildings and facilities incidental to the operation of Chadds Ford Township;
C. 
To promote and facilitate the preservation and conservation of the natural, scenic and historic values and to preserve forests, Wetlands, aquifers and floodplains;
D. 
To recognize and protect the open character of specific areas of the Township that now or in the future may exist as Township owned Green Area and grounds; and
E. 
To protect land for Recreation and Recreational Use.

§ 135-108 Uses.

A. 
Uses permitted by right. A Building may be erected, altered or used, and a Lot may be used for any of the following purposes and no other.
(1) 
Municipal use.
(2) 
Passive recreation and passive recreational facilities.
(3) 
Agriculture, Agronomy, Horticulture, Silviculture, Aquaculture, and Forestry related uses, subject to Article XXVI.
(4) 
Art gallery, artist studio, library, and museum.
(5) 
Visitors Center, Nature Center, or Historical Interpretation Center, in an existing historical Building as an adaptive reuse of the Building.
B. 
Accessory uses.
(1) 
Off-street parking, subject to Article XXIV.
(2) 
Residential use limited to a Caretaker Residence.
(3) 
Signs in accordance with Article XXIII.
(4) 
Accessory Uses on the same Lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above Principal Permitted Uses, subject to Article XXVI.
C. 
Uses permitted by special exception. Uses by Special Exception shall be subject to the procedures in Article XXVII of this chapter.
(1) 
Horse stable.
(2) 
Conversion of historic structures, per Article XXVI.
(3) 
Active recreation and active recreational facilities.
D. 
Conditional uses. Conditional Uses shall be subject to the provisions of Article XXVI of this chapter.
(1) 
Special Events Center, Visitors' Center, Nature Center, or Historical Interpretation Center in a new Building.
(2) 
Bed-and-breakfast inn, subject to Article XXVI.
(3) 
Public utility Structures, licensed by the Public Utility Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(4) 
Any Agriculture, Horticulture or Forestry related uses involving the commercial harvesting or timbering of Vegetation, that are subject to a Conservation Plan approved by the Delaware County Conservation District.
(5) 
Educational and religious uses.
E. 
Prohibited uses and activities.
(1) 
Removal of topsoil off-site, except as part of an Approved permit.

§ 135-109 Lot requirements.

A. 
Area and bulk regulations. The following area and bulk regulations shall apply:
MC District General Regulations
Standard
Size
(1)
Lot area
10 acres, minimum
(2)
Lot width - building line
200 feet, minimum
(3)
Lot width - street line
100 feet, minimum
(4)
Setbacks
50 feet, minimum, Setback from any Side or Rear Lot Line
(5)
Parking/driveway
Subject to Article XXVI
(6)
Building coverage
15%
(7)
Impervious coverage
20%, maximum
(8)
Building height
40 feet, maximum, subject to §§ 135-192 and 135-193 for Buildings and other Structures
(9)
Green area
60%, minimum

§ 135-110 Woodlands and green areas.

A. 
The intent is to preserve existing trees wherever possible. Areas in which trees are to be preserved shall remain at original grade level and in an undisturbed condition.
B. 
Green areas.
(1) 
The areas of each Lot not devoted to off-street parking and/or occupied by Buildings, other Structures, or stormwater management facilities shall be maintained in grass, shrubbery, trees, meadow, or other natural cover.