In addition to the general goals listed in § 182-102 of this chapter, the districts established in these regulations are intended to achieve the following:
To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for the types of commercial and service establishments believed to be appropriate in Haverford Township and anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan.
To protect commercial development against intrusive uses which are incompatible with it and against objectionable influences such as noise or glare and from hazards of fire.
To provide appropriate space for the requirements of present-day merchandising, including the provisions of off-street parking spaces and safe circulation of pedestrian and motor traffic in the district and in nearby areas.
To promote the most desirable use of land and an appropriate pattern of building development in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, to strengthen the economic base of the Township, to protect the character of commercial areas and nearby districts, to conserve the value of land and buildings and to strengthen Township tax revenues.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this section to make provision along certain major arterial routes for limited types of commercial development that complement each other and adjacent land uses.
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.
Uses by special exception. The installation and/or construction of satellite dishes, earth station satellites and television satellites shall be permitted when authorized as a special exception.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide retail and service facilities which serve primarily the daily needs of the immediate surrounding neighborhood and to encourage attractive, compact retail commercial development in locations close to the residences served.
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.
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.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide for the appropriate development of the Township's main and general business districts which are designed to offer Township-wide and regional services.
General merchandise stores, including department stores, five-and-ten variety stores, general merchandise discount stores, drug stores and sporting goods.
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.
Offices for medical and other professions, real estate and insurance and banks, including branch banks, messenger or telegraph services and general business offices.
Editor's Note: Original Subsection No. 11, which permitted indoor recreational facilities and which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-1977 by Ord. No. 1665.
Editor's Note: Original Subsection No. 16, which permitted newspapers publishing and job printing and which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 10-14-1975 by Ord. No. 1616 and also by Ord. No. 5-9-1977.
Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board and after review by the Planning Commission as to conformance with the Comprehensive Plan:
Fast-food restaurants with drive-in restaurant facilities and take-out restaurants with drive-in restaurant facilities, subject to the provisions of § 182-722.
[Added 5-9-1977 by Ord. No. 1665; amended 4-8-2013 by Ord. No. 2681]
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.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to make appropriate provision for commercial activities which are basically oriented to automotive use and traffic. This includes heavier service-type businesses which ordinarily require major arterial locations and serve transient, as well as local, customers.
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.
Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board and after review by the Planning Commission as to conformance with the Comprehensive Plan:
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:
Such facility shall provide one off-street parking space for every four patrons permitted to enter the facility, in addition to those required for employees as defined in § 182-707B.
A planted visual barrier of at least 50 feet in width shall be provided along a side or rear property line which is adjacent to a residential district.
The applicant/operator of such place of amusement, recreation or assembly shall fully comply with all provisions of §§ 182-717 and 182-718 this chapter, excluding planted visual barrier provisions.
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.
Each door, window or similar facility to serve consumers in motor vehicles contains a waiting lane of not less than 100 feet for each said facility to accommodate vehicles awaiting service. Said lanes shall be not less than 10 feet in width, shall be wholly located on the subject property and shall not block or cross circulation patterns for consumers not using drive-through facilities.
Quarterly fire drills and preplanning meetings shall be conducted as required by the Township Manager or such person designated by the Township Manager.
The facility shall comply with the area and bulk provisions of the C-4 Highway Commercial Zoning District, including the parking requirements of § 182-707B for a retail stores.
The outdoor storage unit, if any, shall be separated from the wholesale or retail sales area to which a purchaser may be admitted by appropriately rated fire separation.
Conditional uses. In any C-4 District, land, buildings or premises may be occupied by the following as a conditional use upon application and approval by the Board of Commissioners:
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.
The minimum distance between any service station and repair garage access driveways and any church, library, school, college, nursing home, hospital or similar use shall be 200 feet, measured along the same street line in the same block.
The minimum distance between structures of any service station and/or repair garage and another service station and/or repair garage shall be 400 feet, measured along the same street line in the same or adjoining block.
The minimum distance between gasoline pump islands, compressed-air connections and similar equipment and facilities and any street lines shall be 40 feet.
Except for access driveway openings where the curb shall be depressed, a raised curb of at least six inches in height shall be provided along all street lines or within the right-of-way if approved by the State Department of Transportation.
The minimum distance between any access driveway and any church, library, school, college, nursing home, hospital or similar use shall be 200 feet, measured along the same street line in the same block.
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.
Except for access driveway openings where the curb shall be depressed, a raised curb of at least six inches in height shall be provided along all street lines or within the right-of-way if approved by the State Department of Transportation.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide areas for coordinated shopping centers which are developed in accordance with unified architectural, building and land use standards. Overall appearance and appropriate land use controls are important to assure compatibility with surrounding areas.
Uses by right. In any C-5 District, land, buildings or premises shall be used by right only for a planned community shopping center, which may include the following:
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.
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.
The automobile sales and service agency shall have direct vehicular access to an internal site roadway with access to a Pennsylvania State Highway and/or directly to a Pennsylvania State Highway.
If the automobile sales and service agency is on a tract which adjoins lands used for residential purposes outdoor loud speakers shall be prohibited and outdoor lighting for the automobile dealership shall be reduced to appropriate security levels starting no later than one hour after the close of business, which lights shall be shielded to prevent glare on the adjoining properties or the roads adjacent to the automobile sales and service agency.
Notwithstanding §§ 182-406D(1), 182-718C, and 182-706A.4 outdoor storage and/or display of vehicles shall be permitted, including beyond the front line of the building and on surfaces other than parking areas, provided that no vehicles shall be displayed on lifts, in the applicable buffer areas or within a public right-of-way. Outdoor storage and/or display of vehicles shall be buffered from view of adjoining residential properties by opaque ornamental fencing, walls or evergreen planting, but need not be buffered from view of other portions of the shopping center, other adjoining commercial uses/parcels or the adjoining roadways. The remaining provisions of § 182-718 shall be applicable.
Notwithstanding and in lieu of any of the provisions of § 182-707B, in addition to areas for storage and/or display of inventory, four off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each service bay, which parking may be provided inside and/or outside of a building and in stacked aisles without individual access to a road or interior drive. Additionally, one parking space shall be provided for each 500 square feet of floor area excluding service bays, bathrooms, indoor space occupied by vehicles and any space not devoted to regular patron use.
For drive-throughs with one pick-up location, a stacking lane of not less than 100 feet in length, not including the space at the pick-up location, shall be provided. If multiple pick-up locations are provided, each pick-up location shall be provided with a stacking lane with a minimum length of 50 feet, not including the space at the pick-up locations. All stacking lanes required hereunder shall not be less than 10 feet in width, and shall not block or cross circulation patterns for vehicles not using the drive-through facilities.
The vehicle fueling facility is accessory to a principal use on the tract on which it is located and/or is operated by the owner of a principal use on the tract on which it is located.
Exterior lighting shall be shielded so that it is deflected downward and away from adjacent properties and passing motorists and shall comply with Township design standards for new subdivision or land development.
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.
Uses by special exception. In any C-5 District, land, buildings or premises shall be used for the following when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board as a special exception after review by the Planning Commission as to conformity with the Comprehensive Plan:
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.
Conditional uses. Subject to the general standards set forth in §§ 182-1201, 182-1202, 182-1203, 182-1204 and 182-1205 governing conditional uses, the following uses shall be permitted as conditional uses when authorized by the Board of Commissioners after review by the Township Planning Commission as to conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and this chapter:
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.
Building setback and placement: perimeter setback of not less than 50 feet from a public street or 25 feet from any other property line bordering the tract.
Any application for development under the terms of this subsection shall provide initially at least for the construction of either a minimum of 60,000 square feet of floor area or a minimum of 25% of the total floor area of the anticipated permitted uses in the proposed shopping center, whichever is greater. Any development that contemplates phased improvements requires the submission of a concept plan for the entire site as a part of the initial land development application.
Storage of merchandise, articles or equipment shall be permitted outside a building provided that all outdoor storage facilities shall be secured and enclosed by a fence, wall, or other enclosure, or combination thereof, adequate to properly enclose, secure and screen the stored items and not located between the front of the building and the adjoining street.
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.
Seasonally related goods may be displayed for sale outside a building or other enclosed area during the applicable season, provided the display of such goods is arranged to provide safe pedestrian access to and around such goods, and provided that pedestrian access of a minimum of five feet between the display and any adjoining vehicle access ways is maintained at all times. Goods stacked on pallets and general outdoor storage shall not be permitted by this provision.
Special procedural and plan requirements. In a C-5 Shopping Center District, the procedural and plan requirements as set forth in § 182-720 shall apply.
Haverford Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Regulations for Commercial Districts
§ 182-401 Statement of intent.
In addition to the general goals listed in § 182-102 of this chapter, the districts established in these regulations are intended to achieve the following:
To provide sufficient space in appropriate locations for the types of commercial and service establishments believed to be appropriate in Haverford Township and anticipated in the Comprehensive Plan.
To protect commercial development against intrusive uses which are incompatible with it and against objectionable influences such as noise or glare and from hazards of fire.
To provide appropriate space for the requirements of present-day merchandising, including the provisions of off-street parking spaces and safe circulation of pedestrian and motor traffic in the district and in nearby areas.
To promote the most desirable use of land and an appropriate pattern of building development in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, to strengthen the economic base of the Township, to protect the character of commercial areas and nearby districts, to conserve the value of land and buildings and to strengthen Township tax revenues.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this section to make provision along certain major arterial routes for limited types of commercial development that complement each other and adjacent land uses.
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.
Uses by special exception. The installation and/or construction of satellite dishes, earth station satellites and television satellites shall be permitted when authorized as a special exception.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide retail and service facilities which serve primarily the daily needs of the immediate surrounding neighborhood and to encourage attractive, compact retail commercial development in locations close to the residences served.
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.
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.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide for the appropriate development of the Township's main and general business districts which are designed to offer Township-wide and regional services.
General merchandise stores, including department stores, five-and-ten variety stores, general merchandise discount stores, drug stores and sporting goods.
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.
Offices for medical and other professions, real estate and insurance and banks, including branch banks, messenger or telegraph services and general business offices.
Editor's Note: Original Subsection No. 11, which permitted indoor recreational facilities and which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-1977 by Ord. No. 1665.
Editor's Note: Original Subsection No. 16, which permitted newspapers publishing and job printing and which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 10-14-1975 by Ord. No. 1616 and also by Ord. No. 5-9-1977.
Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board and after review by the Planning Commission as to conformance with the Comprehensive Plan:
Fast-food restaurants with drive-in restaurant facilities and take-out restaurants with drive-in restaurant facilities, subject to the provisions of § 182-722.
[Added 5-9-1977 by Ord. No. 1665; amended 4-8-2013 by Ord. No. 2681]
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.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to make appropriate provision for commercial activities which are basically oriented to automotive use and traffic. This includes heavier service-type businesses which ordinarily require major arterial locations and serve transient, as well as local, customers.
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.
Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board and after review by the Planning Commission as to conformance with the Comprehensive Plan:
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:
Such facility shall provide one off-street parking space for every four patrons permitted to enter the facility, in addition to those required for employees as defined in § 182-707B.
A planted visual barrier of at least 50 feet in width shall be provided along a side or rear property line which is adjacent to a residential district.
The applicant/operator of such place of amusement, recreation or assembly shall fully comply with all provisions of §§ 182-717 and 182-718 this chapter, excluding planted visual barrier provisions.
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.
Each door, window or similar facility to serve consumers in motor vehicles contains a waiting lane of not less than 100 feet for each said facility to accommodate vehicles awaiting service. Said lanes shall be not less than 10 feet in width, shall be wholly located on the subject property and shall not block or cross circulation patterns for consumers not using drive-through facilities.
Quarterly fire drills and preplanning meetings shall be conducted as required by the Township Manager or such person designated by the Township Manager.
The facility shall comply with the area and bulk provisions of the C-4 Highway Commercial Zoning District, including the parking requirements of § 182-707B for a retail stores.
The outdoor storage unit, if any, shall be separated from the wholesale or retail sales area to which a purchaser may be admitted by appropriately rated fire separation.
Conditional uses. In any C-4 District, land, buildings or premises may be occupied by the following as a conditional use upon application and approval by the Board of Commissioners:
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.
The minimum distance between any service station and repair garage access driveways and any church, library, school, college, nursing home, hospital or similar use shall be 200 feet, measured along the same street line in the same block.
The minimum distance between structures of any service station and/or repair garage and another service station and/or repair garage shall be 400 feet, measured along the same street line in the same or adjoining block.
The minimum distance between gasoline pump islands, compressed-air connections and similar equipment and facilities and any street lines shall be 40 feet.
Except for access driveway openings where the curb shall be depressed, a raised curb of at least six inches in height shall be provided along all street lines or within the right-of-way if approved by the State Department of Transportation.
The minimum distance between any access driveway and any church, library, school, college, nursing home, hospital or similar use shall be 200 feet, measured along the same street line in the same block.
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.
Except for access driveway openings where the curb shall be depressed, a raised curb of at least six inches in height shall be provided along all street lines or within the right-of-way if approved by the State Department of Transportation.
Specific intent. It is the purpose of this district to provide areas for coordinated shopping centers which are developed in accordance with unified architectural, building and land use standards. Overall appearance and appropriate land use controls are important to assure compatibility with surrounding areas.
Uses by right. In any C-5 District, land, buildings or premises shall be used by right only for a planned community shopping center, which may include the following:
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.
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.
The automobile sales and service agency shall have direct vehicular access to an internal site roadway with access to a Pennsylvania State Highway and/or directly to a Pennsylvania State Highway.
If the automobile sales and service agency is on a tract which adjoins lands used for residential purposes outdoor loud speakers shall be prohibited and outdoor lighting for the automobile dealership shall be reduced to appropriate security levels starting no later than one hour after the close of business, which lights shall be shielded to prevent glare on the adjoining properties or the roads adjacent to the automobile sales and service agency.
Notwithstanding §§ 182-406D(1), 182-718C, and 182-706A.4 outdoor storage and/or display of vehicles shall be permitted, including beyond the front line of the building and on surfaces other than parking areas, provided that no vehicles shall be displayed on lifts, in the applicable buffer areas or within a public right-of-way. Outdoor storage and/or display of vehicles shall be buffered from view of adjoining residential properties by opaque ornamental fencing, walls or evergreen planting, but need not be buffered from view of other portions of the shopping center, other adjoining commercial uses/parcels or the adjoining roadways. The remaining provisions of § 182-718 shall be applicable.
Notwithstanding and in lieu of any of the provisions of § 182-707B, in addition to areas for storage and/or display of inventory, four off-street parking spaces shall be provided for each service bay, which parking may be provided inside and/or outside of a building and in stacked aisles without individual access to a road or interior drive. Additionally, one parking space shall be provided for each 500 square feet of floor area excluding service bays, bathrooms, indoor space occupied by vehicles and any space not devoted to regular patron use.
For drive-throughs with one pick-up location, a stacking lane of not less than 100 feet in length, not including the space at the pick-up location, shall be provided. If multiple pick-up locations are provided, each pick-up location shall be provided with a stacking lane with a minimum length of 50 feet, not including the space at the pick-up locations. All stacking lanes required hereunder shall not be less than 10 feet in width, and shall not block or cross circulation patterns for vehicles not using the drive-through facilities.
The vehicle fueling facility is accessory to a principal use on the tract on which it is located and/or is operated by the owner of a principal use on the tract on which it is located.
Exterior lighting shall be shielded so that it is deflected downward and away from adjacent properties and passing motorists and shall comply with Township design standards for new subdivision or land development.
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.
Uses by special exception. In any C-5 District, land, buildings or premises shall be used for the following when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board as a special exception after review by the Planning Commission as to conformity with the Comprehensive Plan:
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.
Conditional uses. Subject to the general standards set forth in §§ 182-1201, 182-1202, 182-1203, 182-1204 and 182-1205 governing conditional uses, the following uses shall be permitted as conditional uses when authorized by the Board of Commissioners after review by the Township Planning Commission as to conformance with the Comprehensive Plan and this chapter:
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.
Building setback and placement: perimeter setback of not less than 50 feet from a public street or 25 feet from any other property line bordering the tract.
Any application for development under the terms of this subsection shall provide initially at least for the construction of either a minimum of 60,000 square feet of floor area or a minimum of 25% of the total floor area of the anticipated permitted uses in the proposed shopping center, whichever is greater. Any development that contemplates phased improvements requires the submission of a concept plan for the entire site as a part of the initial land development application.
Storage of merchandise, articles or equipment shall be permitted outside a building provided that all outdoor storage facilities shall be secured and enclosed by a fence, wall, or other enclosure, or combination thereof, adequate to properly enclose, secure and screen the stored items and not located between the front of the building and the adjoining street.
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.
Seasonally related goods may be displayed for sale outside a building or other enclosed area during the applicable season, provided the display of such goods is arranged to provide safe pedestrian access to and around such goods, and provided that pedestrian access of a minimum of five feet between the display and any adjoining vehicle access ways is maintained at all times. Goods stacked on pallets and general outdoor storage shall not be permitted by this provision.
Special procedural and plan requirements. In a C-5 Shopping Center District, the procedural and plan requirements as set forth in § 182-720 shall apply.