Doylestown Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVIII
I Institutional District
§ 175-87 Intent.
A.
The intent of the Institutional District is to provide for the needs of large, regionally oriented institutional uses; to preserve the open character of large areas of the Township which are now dominated by or suited to institutional and quasi-public uses; and to encourage a harmonious pattern of institutional development which can mutually benefit the Township and the institutions themselves.
B.
In all I-Institutional Districts, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 175-88 Permitted uses.
[Amended 10-19-1993 by Ord. No. 228]
A building or structure may be erected or altered, to be used either in whole or in part, and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other, provided that such uses, buildings or structures shall comply with such regulations as yard, lot sizes, lot width, building area and heights, impervious surfaces, easements, buffer yards, off-street parking and other provisions as specified herein.
A.
Uses by right. Any of the following uses shall be permitted, provided that the regulations of this chapter have been met:
[Amended 10-17-2000 by Ord. No. 294]
A-1 | Agriculture and horticulture |
A-2 | Riding academy |
A-3 | Kennel |
C-1 | Place of worship |
C-2 | School |
C-4 | Library or museum |
C-5 | Recreational facility |
C-6 | Athletic facility |
C-7 | Golf course |
C-8 | Private organization or community center |
C-10 | Day-care service |
C-11 | Nursing home |
C-12 | Hospital |
C-15 | Municipal/government building |
C-16 | Detention facility |
D-1 | Office |
F-1 | Utility operating facility |
F-3 | Terminal |
F-4 | Non-tower wireless communications facilities, only when meeting the requirements of § 175-16F(4)(e) [Added 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 373] |
G-2 | Research |
H-14 | Wind energy facility and/or system [Added 1-19-2010 by Ord. No. 352] |
B.
Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted by special exception upon a finding by the Zoning Hearing Board that all criteria stated in § 175-138 of this chapter have been met:
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
B-12 | Guesthouse/bed-and-breakfast | |
C-14 | Cemetery | |
G-12 | Recycling facility |
§ 175-89 Area, height and dimensional requirements.
The following dimensional regulations shall apply:
Minimum Yards (feet) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum Lot Size (acres) | Minimum Lot Width at Building Setback Line (feet) | Maximum Building Coverage | Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage | Maximum Height (feet) | Front | Side (each) | Rear |
5 | 300 | 25% | 50% | 601 | 150 | 75 | 75 |
Notes: | |||||||
1 [Amended 12-16-1997 by Ord. No. 268] | |||||||
§ 175-90 Building location and spacing.
A.
The greatest dimension in length or depth of a building shall not exceed 400 feet, but no more than three buildings may be attached to each other. Furthermore, a building shall include design elements so as to create an architecturally pleasing view of the building, notwithstanding the length and depth of same.
[Amended 12-16-1997 by Ord. No. 268]
B.
The distance at the closest point between any two buildings or groups of attached buildings, including accessory buildings, shall not be less than 30 feet but shall be at least as great as the average height of the two adjacent buildings.
C.
In no case shall the width of a building or the aggregate widths of buildings fronting on a street on the same lot exceed 80% of the width of the lot.
D.
These regulations on building location and spacing shall apply to both accessory and principal structures.
§ 175-91 Special development regulations.
A.
The tract of land on which each permitted use is conducted shall, in its entirety, be owned and operated as a single or common management and maintenance unit, with common open space, parking, utility, maintenance and service facilities and services.
B.
The land surrounding any permitted use shall be landscaped, except for paved areas such as sidewalks, multi-use paths, bike lanes, accessways and play areas.
[Amended 11-19-2013 by Ord. No. 370]
C.
Any accessory building or structure which is industrial or nonresidential in appearance, such as a boiler room or maintenance shop, shall be suitably screened or shall be located so as to be least observable from a public street or property line.
D.
No truck or maintenance vehicle and no materials or goods shall be stored out of doors where they can be seen from a public street or property line.