Glenolden City Zoning Code
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Regulations for LOL Limited Office - Laboratory District
§ 162-29.1 Purpose.
It is the purpose of this section to permit modern, low-impact laboratory and office facilities while protecting the nearby residential neighborhoods.
§ 162-29.2 Applicability.
In the Limited Office - Laboratory District the following regulations shall apply.
§ 162-29.3 Uses permitted.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:
A.
Research, scientific or testing laboratories, provided that there is no commercial production and no storage of any commodity or substance whatsoever at such laboratories except for such storage as is necessary for the conduct of scientific research, and provided further that such laboratories do not emit odors, dust, fumes, smoke, heat or gas or discharge any uncontrolled liquid or solid wastes or cause vibrations, noise or glare that may be detrimental to the public health, safety, or general welfare or which may cause damage to or unreasonably interfere with the use and enjoyment of public or private property.
B.
Offices.
§ 162-29.4 Area regulations.
A.
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size shall be 90,000 square feet.
B.
Building coverage. The ratio of the total ground floor area of all buildings on a lot shall not exceed 35% of the total area of the lot on which they are located. Impervious surface coverage, including but not limited to buildings, parking, driveways, sidewalks and other paved areas, may not exceed 65% of the total area of the lot on which they are located. A minimum of 35% of the lot shall be kept in grass and planted areas.
C.
Minimum width. The minimum lot width shall be 250 feet.
D.
Front yard. No building shall be erected, constructed or maintained closer than 25 feet to the street line.
E.
Side yards. Side yards shall be a minimum of 50 feet on each side of the building.
F.
Rear yard. There shall be a rear yard on each lot that shall have a depth of not less than 50 feet.
§ 162-29.5 Height regulations.
No building or structure shall exceed 40 feet in height.
§ 162-29.6 Design standards.
Design standards shall conform to the requirements of § 162-53.
§ 162-29.7 Parking.
Parking spaces shall be provided as required by § 162-54.
§ 162-29.8 Signs.
Signs shall conform to the requirements of § 162-48.
§ 162-29.9 Buffer requirements.
Along each side or rear property line of a lot which directly abuts a residence district of the Borough, a buffer planting strip of not less than 50 feet in width shall be provided. Within the buffer planting strip there shall be placed shrubbery, trees or other plantings sufficient to screen the lot and the use conducted thereon from abutting residential districts and to ensure that the residential character of abutting districts is not adversely affected by such lot or any use conducted thereon. Along each street line of the lot a buffer strip of not less than 25 feet in width shall be provided which shall be landscaped in the manner provided above and which may include sidewalks and accessways necessary or appropriate for the use conducted on the lot.