East Norriton Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XI
IN Institutional District
§ 205-55 Regulations to apply.
In an IN Institutional District, the following regulations shall apply.
§ 205-56 Permitted uses.
A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot or premises may be used for any of the following purposes and no other:
A.
Churches, chapels or other places of worship and their adjunct residential dwellings.
B.
Public and private schools: elementary, junior high, high, colleges and universities.
C.
Mental, medical and surgical hospitals or clinics and sanatoriums.
D.
Institutional headquarters for educational, fraternal, professional, religious and other nonprofit organizations of a similar nature.
E.
Governmental purposes.
F.
Agriculture and forestry.
G.
Noncommercial recreational facilities and open space preservation areas.
H.
Cemeteries.
I.
Nonprofit or for-profit institutions for the care of the aged or children, when so determined or designated by the proper regulatory authorities of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the federal government.
J.
Accessory uses as defined in § 205-16. In addition, the following additional accessory uses shall be permitted for hospital use which may be located either within the hospital or in separate buildings:
[Amended 3-10-2008 by Ord. No. 505]
(1)
Medical office building(s) which may be used by medical staff and physicians for out-patient services and administration, executive and professional uses, the normal attributes of which do not involve the actual storage, warehousing, exchange or delivery of merchandise on the premises.
(2)
Fitness center limited to patients, occupants of temporary living quarters, employees and medical staff.
(3)
Temporary living quarters limited to family members and visitors of patients, medical staff, physicians and employees directly affiliated with the hospital operation.
(4)
Pharmacy limited to use by patients, visitors of patients, employees, and medical staff.
(5)
Day-care center specifically limited to use by patients, visitors of patients, employees, and medical staff.
(6)
Cafeteria specifically limited to use by patients, visitors of patients, employees, and medical staff.
(7)
Gift shop specifically limited to use by patients, visitors of patients, employees, and medical staff.
(8)
Helipad limited to emergency use for transporting physicians, emergency medical technician personnel and/or patients for critical care events subject to the following requirements:
(a)
Outbound transport paths of the helicopter, once the patient or physician has been delivered to the hospital and stabilized, will not be over residential neighborhoods. Inbound transport paths of physicians will not be over residential neighborhoods. Except in the case of the transport of a critically ill patient, inbound paths of patients will not be over residential neighborhoods.
(b)
The helipad must be at least 400 square feet or a circle with a sixty-foot diameter and shall be paved, level and maintained dirt free. Rooftop helipads shall be free of all loose stone and aggregate.
(c)
At least two approach lanes shall be provided and maintained free of obstructions and shall be located not less than 90° apart. Each approach lane shall be located within 45° left or right of the prevailing winds and shall fan out at an angle of 10° from the width of the helipad to a width of 1,000 feet and shall have a glide angle slope of eight to one measured from the outer edge of the helipad.
(d)
Clear area for emergency landings of the helicopter in the event of mechanical failure shall be available. These emergency landing areas shall be located within the normal glide range of the helicopter with one engine off when operating in the approved takeoff or landing lane from the helipad.
(e)
The helipad shall be permitted on the roof of a building or on the ground adjacent thereto. When the helipad is on the roof of a building, it shall be set back 350 feet or four times the height of the hospital, whichever is greater, from any residential zoning district. When the helipad is on the ground, it shall be set back at least 250 feet from any residential zoning district.
(f)
In addition to the requirements of the Township, a helipad shall comply with the rules and regulations pertaining thereto of the Bureau of Aviation, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration.
(g)
The helipad shall not be used before the aforementioned state and federal agencies have approved the use of the helipad.
K.
Day-care centers.
L.
Wireless telecommunications facilities, subject to Article XXIX of this chapter.
[Added 2-25-2014 by Ord. No. 550]
§ 205-57 Special exception uses.
The following uses are permitted when authorized as special exceptions:
A.
Golf courses, excluding driving ranges and miniature golf courses.
§ 205-58 Regulations applicable to hospital use on properties having 50 acres or greater.
[Amended 3-10-2008 by Ord. No. 505]
A.
All regulations of § 205-59, General regulations, shall apply except as specifically modified below.
B.
Green area. A minimum of 35% of the lot area shall be maintained as green area.
C.
Height regulation. The maximum building height of any building or structure shall be 85 feet.
D.
Yard requirements adjacent to residential districts. The minimum depth of all yards adjacent to a residential district shall be equal to a distance not less than twice the height of the building calculated to its highest elevation, but in no event less than 100 feet.
E.
Parking area setback adjacent to residential districts. Parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from a residential district boundary line.
§ 205-59 General regulations.
For all authorized buildings and uses, the following regulations shall apply:
A.
Lot area. There shall be a minimum lot area of at least two acres.
B.
Building area. No more than 40% of the lot area shall be occupied by buildings.
C.
Height regulation. The maximum height of any building shall be 55 feet.
D.
Front yard. The minimum depth of a front yard shall be 100 feet measured from the ultimate right-of-way line of the street on which the building fronts.
E.
Side yard. For each building, there shall be two side yards of not less than 40 feet.
F.
Rear yard. There shall be established for each building a rear yard of at least 50 feet.
G.
Parking. All off-street parking and loading areas shall be provided for in accordance with Article XVIII of this chapter. Parking areas shall not be closer to any building than 20 feet. Parking areas shall be removed at least 20 feet from all district and property lines and shall be landscaped according to the provisions of Chapter 175, Subdivision and Land Development.
H.
Signs. Signs shall be permitted only in accordance with the provisions of Article XIX of this chapter.
I.
Lighting. Lighting facilities shall be arranged in a manner which will protect the highway and neighboring properties, whether contiguous or not, from unreasonable direct glare or hazardous interference of any kind.
J.
Width requirement. The minimum width at the building line shall be 150 feet.