Chadds Ford Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
B District Business
§ 135-54 Purpose.
The B Business Districts are designed for the following purposes:
A.
To permit areas for shopping, services and other consumer-related needs in locations that are safely accessible from major roads in the Township, such as Baltimore Pike and Wilmington-West Chester Pike;
B.
To meet special requirements to ensure compatibility between the district and adjoining districts, and to establish business uses and Buildings that are well-designed and constructed;
C.
To control the treatment of access, parking, landscaping, signage, outdoor storage, and the like, in order to create functional, attractive and safe businesses; and
D.
To promote the sensitive Development of the Baltimore Pike and Wilmington-West Chester Pike corridors for uses that will be visually compatible with the character of the Brandywine Gateway area, noted for its historic, topographic, architectural, cultural and artistic heritage.
§ 135-55 Uses permitted by right.
A Building may be erected, altered or used and a Lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and for no other:
A.
Shops and stores for the retail sale of such items as antiques, art, books, bicycles, drugs and pharmaceuticals, food, office equipment and supplies, furniture, flowers and plants, garden supplies, hardware, household appliances, jewelry, newspaper, notions, paint, periodicals, records, shoes, stereos, stationery, tobacco, toys, wearing apparel and other like merchandise; provided that any individual, Detached shop or store is less than 10,000 square feet in Gross Floor Area.
B.
Professional, business, medical, administrative and insurance offices.
C.
Banks and similar financial institutions.
D.
Personal Service Shops, such as beauty parlors and barbershops.
E.
General retail service or limited repair shops, including watch or clock repair, jewelry or optical repair, radio or television repair, electrical household appliance repair, shoe repair, tailor, dressmaker, photographer, and locksmith.
F.
Bakery, pastry, candy, confectionery or ice cream shops, making goods for sale on the Premises, but specifically excluding any other transient or moveable Structures from which food and food products are sold.
G.
Restaurants without drive-through service.
H.
Shops for craftsmen, including carpentry, wood-working, cabinet making, furniture upholstery, metal working, blacksmithing, tinsmithing and the like.
I.
Cultural facilities, such as art galleries, auditoriums, libraries, museums open to the public, and the like.
J.
Community Centers, adult education centers or similar facilities operated by a nonprofit institution.
K.
Private, commercial, educational institutions, including schools for dance, music, art, drama, and the like.
M.
Municipal uses and governmental buildings.
§ 135-56 Conditional uses.
The following uses may be permitted by the Board of Supervisors provided that all standards, criteria and conditions for Conditional Uses as set forth in Article XXVI, have been met:
B.
Retail shops and stores where any individual, Detached shop or store is 10,000 square feet or more in Gross Floor Area.
C.
Clubs or lodges.
D.
Public garages.
E.
Funeral homes.
F.
Restaurants with drive-through service accessory thereto.
G.
Commercial greenhouses.
H.
Educational, philanthropic, or religious uses.
I.
Assisted Living Facility provided that such facility complies with the area and bulk regulations of § 135-57 and the Lot on which it is located has a minimum Lot size of two acres and contains not less than 750 square feet of Lot Area for each living unit within the facility.
J.
Adult day care.
K.
Outdoor Dining shall be permitted on the same Premises as a Restaurant that has indoor dining on the Premises, subject to the provisions of Article XXVI.
L.
Passive Recreation and Passive Recreational Facilities.
M.
Active Recreation and Active Recreational Facilities.
§ 135-57 Area and bulk regulations.
The following area and bulk regulations shall apply:
General Requirements | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Standard | Permitted Uses | Size/Parameter Conditional Uses | Permitted Uses on Less than One Acre Prior to the Effective Date of This Article | |
(1) | Lot area | 1 Acre, minimum, for every principal Building erected or used for any Principal Permitted Use | 65,000 square feet, minimum, shall be provided for every principal Building erected or used for any principal Conditional Use 2 acres, minimum, for Assisted Living Facility | n/a |
(2) | Gross floor area per Lot (no requirement unless noted) | Retail shops and stores (detailed in § 135-55A): 10,000 square feet, maximum | Permitted uses in § 135-56B over 10,000 square feet | n/a |
(3) | Minimum area for dwelling units | n/a | 750 square feet, minimum of Lot Area for each living unit in an Assisted Living Facility | n/a |
(4) | Lot width | 150 feet, minimum at the Building Line 100 feet, minimum at the Street Line | 175 feet, minimum at the Building Line 125 feet, minimum at the Street Line | 85 feet, minimum at the Building Line 50 feet, minimum at the Street Line |
(5) | Front and corner lot Setbacks | 75 feet, minimum along Route 1 (Baltimore Pike) and 202 (Wilmington-West Chester Pike), and 55 feet for any other Street Line | 85 feet, minimum, along U.S. Routes 1 and 202, and 60 feet for any other street line Vehicle Sales: 100 feet, minimum, along U.S. Routes 1 and 202, and 85 feet for any other Street Line | 85 feet, minimum at the Building Line 50 feet, minimum at the Street Line 50 feet, minimum from the Street Line |
(6) | Side yards | 30 feet, minimum, each; 75 feet, minimum, aggregate, provided uses may be constructed with party walls, and each storefront has a minimum width of 20 feet Any Alleys between Structures should consist of an unobstructed area no less than 25 feet in width | 40 feet, minimum, each; 95 feet, minimum, aggregate | 20 feet, minimum, each; 45 feet, minimum, aggregate |
(7) | Rear yard | 60 feet, minimum, for each Lot | 65 feet, minimum, for each Lot | 40 feet, minimum, for each Lot |
(8) | Parking/driveway | Subject to Article XXIV | ||
(9) | Building coverage | 25%, maximum | 30%, maximum | 35%, maximum |
(10) | Impervious coverage | 65%, maximum | 65%, maximum | 65%, maximum |
(11) | Building height | 40 feet, maximum, subject to Article XXVI | ||
(12) | Green area | 35%, minimum | 35%, minimum | 35%, minimum |
(13) | Landscaping, buffering and setbacks for accessory uses | |||
§ 135-58 Design standards.
A.
Ownership. The Lot shall be either:
(1)
Held by a single Owner; or
(2)
Held by multiple Owners, in which case the Applicants shall submit into evidence an agreement among all Owners that the Development and management of the property will be in accordance with a single Plan and subject to an association of Owners established in accordance with Pennsylvania law.
B.
Lot and building design.
(1)
The physical design of the Plan shall provide for control of vehicular and pedestrian traffic; make adequate provisions for water supply, Sewage disposal, soil erosion and sedimentation control, stormwater management, fire protection and other public services; and promote the amenities of light, air and visual enjoyment.
(2)
All Buildings shall be designed and sited to reflect sensitivity to existing natural features; to be responsive to solar orientation, wind exposure and energy efficiency; and to relate to similar Buildings on adjoining Lot in terms of size and scale.
C.
Buffer areas and buffer planting strips. Buffer Areas and Buffer Plantings Strips shall be in accordance with Article XXV.
D.
Landscaping. In addition to the requirements of Article XXV the following shall apply:
(1)
All uses in the B Business District shall provide and maintain attractively landscaped grounds.
(2)
A Landscape Plan shall be prepared and approved prior to the issuance of a building permit.
(3)
All landscaping shall be completed and approved prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, unless approved otherwise by the Township contingent upon a satisfactory escrow of funds in lieu of completion, when seasonal conditions inhibit the installation of landscaping.
(4)
Landscaped Areas shall be provided as follows:
(5)
Wherever a business use is constructed or built on an individual Lot, where no Subdivision or Land Development is proposed, a Landscape Plan shall be provided, implemented, and approved prior to issuance of any permits or certificates as set forth in Subsection D(2) and (3) above. Such Plan shall conform to all requirements for landscaping as set forth herein and in Article XXIV and Article XXV.
E.
Outdoor storage and display.
(1)
No used or new, retail, wholesale or leased goods or products that are offered for sale or other exchange, shall be stored, set out or displayed within 50 feet of a Street Line, except for vehicle sales uses, where no such items shall be within 75 feet of a Street Line.
H.
Off-street parking and motor vehicle access. In addition to the regulations of Article XXIV, the following shall apply:
(1)
Garage facilities or parking places for the free accommodation of motor vehicles of the patrons or Occupants of all establishments shall be provided in connection with any Building or other Structure hereafter erected, constructed, or altered, and any Lot hereafter prepared, opened or brought into operation, to be used in whole or in part as a place of public entertainment and amusement or as a Hotel, Restaurant, or eating place, or public market. Any such garage facilities shall be provided and maintained either on the same Lot or an adjacent Lot, located not over 100 feet from the main or other entrance to said Building or place of public entertainment or accommodation.
(2)
All garage facilities shall be of a capacity sufficient to accommodate the number of automobiles likely to be used by patrons attending such places of amusement, or the Occupants, guests and visitors of such Hotel, Restaurant or eating place, or public market, as may be determined by the Board of Supervisors from an inspection of the Plans of such proposed establishment, and from any other available evidence, prior to the issuance of any permit for the erection, Construction, Alteration, operation or use thereof, and prior to the issuance of Certificate of Occupancy.
§ 135-59 Staging and permits.
A.
Staging.
(1)
Whenever the Development is in stages, Plans for each stage shall require Preliminary Plan and Final Plan approval and shall comply with an overall Sketch Plan for the Lot and the Developer's agreement.
(2)
All improvements within a particular stage shall be completed contemporaneously with the completion of the Construction of the Buildings in such stage, together with all Lot improvements essential to the function of the improvements in the said stage.
B.
Permits.
(1)
Any change in ownership of a B-Business use or change in type of business shall require a review by the Building Inspector and the Zoning Officer, and issuance of a new Certificate of Occupancy. The new Certificate of Occupancy to be issued only if the new business complies with all ordinances and any prior conditions of approval.