Haverford Township City Zoning Code

Any use permitted in an O-1 Office District, except that uses specified by § 182-302B(1)(d) and (f) must meet the area and bulk requirements for an O-1 District contained in § 182-302.

Standard restaurants, provided that there is a minimum lot size of 1.5 acres.

Any hotel, motel or inn on a lot not less than two acres.

Take-out restaurant.

Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above-permitted uses, including signs as permitted in § 182-701.

Solar energy equipment.

Any use permitted in an O-1 Office District, except that uses specified by § 182-302B(1)(d) and (f) must meet the area and bulk requirements for an O-1 District contained in § 182-302.

Convenience stores, but specifically excluding significant tobacco retailers.

Standard restaurants, including outdoor dining, subject to the provisions of § 182-731.

Personal service establishments, including barber-, beautician and shoe repair shops.

Take-out restaurant.

Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above-permitted uses, which uses may include:

Solar energy equipment.

Any use permitted in this section may exceed 10,000 square feet in floor area when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board as a special exception after review by the Planning Commission.

The installation and/or construction of satellite dishes, earth station satellites and television satellites shall be permitted when authorized as a special exception.

Day-care facility, subject to the provisions of § 182-718 of this chapter.

General merchandise stores, including department stores, five-and-ten variety stores, general merchandise discount stores, drug stores and sporting goods.

Apparel and accessory stores, including shoe stores, furriers and custom tailors.

Furniture, home furnishing and equipment establishments, including household appliance stores, hardware, paint and glass stores, radio and television stores and services.

Food stores, including supermarkets, bakeries and confectionary shops, where the production of baked goods is to be sold only at retail on the premises, and the sale of dairy products and meats.

Standard restaurants, including outdoor dining, subject to the provisions of § 182-731.

Gift shops, including camera, book, stationery, antique, musical supply, cosmetic, candy, flower, hobby, jewelry, leather and luggage shops.

Offices for medical and other professions, real estate and insurance and banks, including branch banks, messenger or telegraph services and general business offices.

Business machine shops, sales and related services.

Personal service shops, including dry-cleaning, barber-, beautician, shoe repair, laundromat, tailor shops and related personal services.

Government offices serving the public, including a post office or other public or semipublic office.[1]

Artists' and photographers' studios.

Mortuaries.

Motels, hotels or inns and related facilities such as a restaurant, meeting room, auditorium and swimming pool.

Telephone exchange buildings.[2]

Manufacture and sale of handcrafted articles.

Interior decorators.

Catering establishments.

Business schools, not including trade schools.

Governmental or utility uses or buildings as permitted in § 182-202B(1)(c).

Take-out restaurant.

Fast-food restaurant, including outdoor dining.

Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above-permitted uses, including signs as permitted in § 182-701.

Solar energy equipment.

Lodge halls for fraternal organizations and meeting places, public or private.

An apartment for one family in combination with a business use.

Fast-food restaurants with drive-in restaurant facilities and take-out restaurants with drive-in restaurant facilities, subject to the provisions of § 182-722.

Indoor recreational or amusement facilities, including theaters and bowling alleys, provided that said facility is supervised by an employee located on site at all times that said place of recreation or amusement is open for business.

The installation and/or construction of satellite dishes, earth station satellites and television satellites.

Any use permitted by right in a C-3 General Commercial District.

Gasoline service stations as defined in § 182-106B of this chapter and subject to the special requirements of Subsection D hereof.

Automobile sales agencies, including repair shops adjacent to and in connection therewith as defined in § 182-106B of this chapter.

Automobile repair shops.

Wholesale business establishments.

Office of a veterinarian, veterinary hospital and kennel, provided that buildings and runs are not within 150 feet of any lot zoned for residential use.

Dental and medical laboratories.

Exterminators.

Beverage distributors.

Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above-permitted uses, including signs as permitted in § 182-701.

Solar energy equipment.

Outdoor places of amusement, recreation or assembly, not including drive-in theaters, on a lot not less than two acres in area, and provided that the following conditions have been met:

Express, trucking or hauling stations, provided that all off-street parking and buffering requirements have been met.

Trailer or truck sale agencies.

Used car lots.

Car wash establishments as defined in § 182-106B of this chapter and subject to the special regulations of Subsection E hereof.

(Reserved)[1]

Indoor recreational or amusement facilities, including theaters and bowling alleys, provided that said facilities are supervised by an employee located on the site at all times that said places of recreation or amusement are open for business, and further provided that all off-street parking provisions of § 182-707B have been met.

Drive-through commercial establishments, provided that the following conditions have been met:

The installation and/or construction of satellite dishes, earth station satellites and televisions satellites.

Sales of consumer fireworks, subject to the following conditions:

Temporary sale of consumer fireworks subject to the following conditions:

Tourist, rooming or boardinghouses, subject to full compliance with all applicable off-street parking, buffering and design standards contained in §§ 182-707 and 182-718 of this chapter.

Minimum distance from adjoining property lines: 10 feet.

(Reserved)[3]

Minimum distance between access driveways: 20 feet.

The maximum width of curb cuts for ingress driveways shall be 35 feet.

The maximum width of curb cuts for egress driveways shall be 35 feet.

A waiting or stacking area on the lot for incoming automobiles, accessible to the entrance end of the washing equipment, to accommodate a number of vehicles equal to the maximum hourly processing capability of the aforesaid car wash establishment shall be provided.

An area beyond the exit end of the washing equipment sufficiently large to accommodate 1/4 of the maximum hourly processing capability of the aforesaid car wash establishment shall be provided.

Offices or studios.

Uses permitted by right in a C-3 General Commercial District except mortuaries, telephone exchange buildings and utility uses.

Fast food or take-out restaurants, provided that said restaurant is not freestanding, that it is an integral part of the shopping center and that it is oriented for primary access from the main pedestrian traffic flow of the shopping center. Appropriate trash receptacles must be provided throughout the shopping center.

Beverage distributors.

Automobile sales and service agency as defined in § 182-106B of the chapter, provided that no such use shall be permitted on the same street within 2,000 feet of another such automobile sales agency within the Township, and further provided that the following standards are satisfied.

Drive-through commercial establishments, provided that the following conditions have been met:

Vehicle fueling facility, provided that the following conditions have been met:

Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above-permitted uses, including signs as permitted in § 182-701.

A garden center shall be among the accessory uses permitted. Provided that the garden center is contiguous to the principal building, not enclosed by more than two walls (not including any principal building wall to which the garden center is attached), and is not air-conditioned or heated, the area of the garden center shall not be counted as part of the gross leasable area of the building for purposes of applying the off-street parking requirements of the Code. For purposes of this section, a wall shall not include any fencing with openings in more than 50% of its surface area; a column, pier, or similar structure; or any fence or wall of four feet in height or less.

Solar energy equipment.

Indoor recreational or amusement facilities, including theaters and bowling alleys, provided that said facilities are supervised by an employee located on the site at all times that said places of recreation or amusement are open for business.

The installation and/or construction of satellite dishes, earth station satellites and television satellites, provided that any such facility is screened from view of any adjacent property owner or from a public right-of-way.

Telecommunications equipment of a licensed carrier providing telecommunications service, provided that the Zoning Hearing Board finds that the provisions of § 182-728 have been met.

Fast food or take-out restaurant, subject to the provisions of § 182-722. Appropriate trash receptacles shall be provided for all fast food or take-out restaurants.

Landfills, including sanitary landfills, when operated by a municipal authority or by a municipality.

Utility uses, other than satellites.

Medical marijuana dispensary. A medical marijuana dispensary shall be permitted as a conditional use in accordance with the specific standards set forth in § 182-1207, Standards applicable to medical marijuana dispensary uses, of this chapter.

Significant tobacco retailer. A significant tobacco retailer shall be permitted as a conditional use in accordance with the specific standards set forth in § 182-1209, Standards applicable to significant tobacco retailer uses, of this chapter.

Pardons of outdoor storage facilities adjacent to a residential district shall be adequately screened with opaque fencing, walls, evergreen planting, or other means such that the materials stored within cannot be seen from the adjacent residential district when viewed by a person standing at ground level on the adjacent property.