Cumberland Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 9
AIRPORT DISTRICTS
§ 27-901 General Provisions.
[Ord. 11/25/2003, § 900]
1.
Permitted Uses. Uses are permitted by right, as special exceptions, and as conditional uses in airport districts in accordance with § 27-902.
2.
Accessory Uses. The following accessory uses are permitted when used in conjunction with a principal use or structure:
A.
Security watch stations for watchmen or caretakers.
B.
Cafeteria or canteen for the sole use of employees and visitors to the establishment.
C.
Repair facilities for the maintenance of vehicles used in the operation of the principal use.
D.
Storage garages for vehicles used in the operation of the principal use.
E.
Parking for principal and accessory uses in conformance with Part 13.
3.
Facilities and Operations. All facilities shall be designed and operated in strict compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations. Airport operators shall be in possession of a valid license from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bureau of Aviation or its successor agency.
4.
Setbacks. No part of any take-off/landing strip and/or pad shall be located nearer than 300 feet from the tract perimeter.
5.
Off-Street Parking and Loading. Off-street parking and loading shall be provided in accordance with Part 13.
6.
Buffers. Buffers shall be provided in accordance with Part 12.
7.
Sewer and Water Facilities. All development in airport districts shall be served by central water facilities and central sanitary sewer facilities acceptable to the Board of Supervisors and subject to the approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or its successor agency and the appropriate municipal authority providing water or sewer facilities.
8.
Performance Standards. Any activity or use in airport districts shall comply with the performance standards of Part 7.
9.
Natural and Landscaped Areas. All portions of a tract not occupied by buildings and required improvements shall be maintained as landscaped areas consisting of natural environmental features and/or planted vegetation.
§ 27-902 Permitted Uses - Airport Districts.
[Ord. 11/25/2003, § 901]
Districts | |
|---|---|
Use Classifications | AIR |
Airports | P |
Warehousing and distributing, including storage for personal household use | CU |
Business offices, where operations are designed to attract little or no customer or client traffic other than employees of the entity operating the principal use | CU |
Public and not-for-profit private recreation | CU |
Transit stations, public utility facilities | CU |
Forestry | P |
P | Permitted |
CU | Conditional Use |
§ 27-903 Development Standards - Airport Districts.
[Ord. 11/25/2003, § 902]
Districts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Standards | AIR | |||
Maximum Tract Density (units per developable acre) | — | |||
Maximum Tract Density (floor-area ratio [FAR]) | 0.4 | |||
Minimum Tract Area (square feet) | 80,000 | |||
Minimum Tract Area (acres) | — | |||
Maximum Building Coverage (% of tract) | 25 | |||
Maximum Impervious Coverage (% of tract) | 40 | |||
Central Water & Sewer Facilities Required | Yes | |||
Maximum Height - Principal Structures (feet) | 35 | |||
Maximum Height - Accessory Structures (feet) | 50% Height of tallest principal structure | |||
Minimum Lot Width at Right-of-Way Line (feet) | 200 | |||
Minimum Lot Width at Building Setback Line (feet) | 250 | |||
Minimum setbacks from streets (feet): | ||||
Any building face to arterial street ultimate right-of-way | 50 | |||
Any building face to collector street ultimate right-of-way | 40 | |||
Any building face to common parking area | 10 | |||
Surface parking areas to arterial street ultimate right-of-way | 20 | |||
Surface parking areas to collector street ultimate right-of-way | 15 | |||
Surface parking areas to local street ultimate right-of-way | 10 | |||
Minimum principal structure setbacks from tract perimeter (feet): | ||||
From other like-zoned tracts | 20 | |||
From any residential district boundary line | 50 | |||
From other district boundary lines | 30 | |||
Minimum accessory structure setbacks from tract perimeter (feet): | ||||
From other like-zoned tracts | 10 | |||
From any residential district boundary line | 40 | |||
From other district boundary lines | 20 | |||
Minimum surface parking areas, driveways, interior roadways setbacks from tract perimeter (feet): | ||||
From other like-zoned tracts | 10 | |||
From any residential district boundary line | 30 | |||
From other district boundary lines | 15 | |||
Minimum principal building spacing (feet): | ||||
Window wall to windowless wall | 20 | |||
Window wall to window wall | ||||
a) | Front to front | 60 | ||
b) | Rear to rear | 55 | ||
c) | End to end | 45 | ||
d) | Front to rear | 60 | ||
e) | Front to end | 60 | ||
f) | Rear to end | 55 | ||
§ 27-904 AIR Airport District.
[Ord. 11/25/2003, § 903]
1.
Intent. The intent of the AIR Airport District is to provide appropriate development standards for the airport on US Route 30 so that it may operate as a limited general aviation facility in a manner that is consistent with its strategic location within the Township's central-west designated growth area and compatible with other land uses in the northwestern quadrant of the municipality.