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Lower Swatara Township
City Zoning Code

PART 13

OFFICE-PARK DISTRICT: O-P

§ 27-1301 Purpose.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1301]
The Commercial-Office District is intended to provide suitable development opportunities to permit combined business and office activities to become established in a compatible manner. A further objective is to allow limited assembly, warehouse and distribution and light industrial activities which are incidental to permitted principal uses. Such development is encouraged to be planned, designed, constructed and managed in an integrated and coordinated fashion based on an overall site development master plan.

§ 27-1302 Principal Uses.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1302; Ord. 410, 8/20/1997, § 2; Ord. No. 626, 4/1/2026]
The following commercial and office uses may be established individually on separate lots or cumulatively on one parcel:
A. 
Offices for professional services, businesses, finance, unions, advertising, insurance and other similar activities.
B. 
Medical clinics.
C. 
Hotel/conference/convention facilities.
D. 
Scientific research and development activities.
E. 
Studios for radio and television stations.
F. 
Banks and financial institutions.
G. 
Studios for art, music, photography or other artisanry.
H. 
Employment agencies.
I. 
Business service establishment.
J. 
Management and public relations.
K. 
Bar/tavern.
L. 
Restaurant, sit down.
M. 
Security, commodity brokers and services.
N. 
Personal service establishment.
O. 
Health/fitness centers.
P. 
Day-care centers.
Q. 
Public utility facilities.
R. 
Convenience store.

§ 27-1303 Accessory Uses.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1303]
1. 
Warehousing and distribution, assembly and light industrial activities are permitted when said uses are incidental and accessory to any principal permitted use, subject to the following standards:
A. 
Unless permitted as a special exception, where a single building is established on one lot, a minimum of 60% of said building must be devoted to a principal use with a maximum of 40% of the gross floor area utilized for warehousing and distribution, assembly or light manufacturing.
B. 
Where two or more buildings are established on one lot, the percentages prescribed above may be achieved by utilizing the aggregate gross floor area of all buildings erected therein, rather than applying these limitations to each individual building.
C. 
Any use shall not involve the manufacture, processing, storage or distribution of materials which are classified as highly flammable, explosive or toxic.
D. 
All materials, products and processing activities shall be entirely contained within a building.
2. 
When associated with a principal use, the following uses shall also be permitted:
A. 
Day-care center to service employees.
B. 
Personal services to meet commercial convenience needs of employees, including exercise/fitness centers.
C. 
Such uses are subject to the following standard: day-care centers, personal service uses and exercise/fitness centers shall not consume more than 10% of the gross floor area of a single floor of the building in which located.

§ 27-1304 Height.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1304]
The height of a building shall not exceed 40 feet, except as allowed by a special exception.

§ 27-1305 Development Standards.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1306; as amended by Ord. 410, 8/20/1997, § 3; and by Ord. 425, 4/15/1998, § 1]
The development standards set forth in Part 10, § 27-1005, shall apply to all development permitted in this district.
A. 
No outdoor storage of equipment or materials shall be allowed.
B. 
A lot may not be developed within the Office Park District unless the balance of the property, from which the lot is subdivided, is planned with designated access points to the balance of the property.
C. 
Access to properties within the Office Park District from arterial or collector streets shall be limited to one full access from each property; provided, that in no case shall the center line of any driveway or street accessing an arterial or collector street be located within 350 feet from the center line of the intersection of another existing street or driveway within an arterial or collector street.

§ 27-1306 Off-Street Parking.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1306]
1. 
Parking, loading and unloading areas and facilities shall be provided in accordance with Part 24, Off-Street Parking, of this chapter.
2. 
Parking shall be permitted within the front yard setback area, however, shall not be permitted within the landscaped buffer areas.

§ 27-1307 Motor Vehicle Access.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1307]
Motor vehicle access shall be provided in accordance with Part 25, Motor Vehicle Access, of this chapter.

§ 27-1308 Signs.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1308]
Signs shall be provided in accordance with Part 23, Signs, of this chapter.

§ 27-1309 Lot Coverage.

[Ord. 384, 7/17/1993, § 1309]
Total coverage shall not exceed 65% of the lot area.