Malvern, PA Zoning Ordinance

The I1 Institutional District is intended to provide an opportunity for planned campus development while maintaining the open space character, environmental resources, and scenic gateway into the Borough.

A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any one of the following principal uses, and no other:

Uses by right. The following uses are permitted by right in this district:

(1)

Planned campus development, involving educational and/or religious uses, as per § 220-2419.

(2)

Adult housing/care facility use, as per § 220-2403.

(3)

Commercial communication antennae when attached to an existing structure, as per § 220-2414.

(4)

Forestry, as per § 220-2204.

(5)

Accessory use, as per § 220-2401A, B, C, and D.

Conditional uses. The following conditional uses shall be permitted only upon the grant of conditional use approval from the Borough Council, subject to the terms of this article and of Article XXIX:

(1)

Institutional home, as per § 220-2413.

(2)

Planned campus development for professional, executive or business office use, as per § 220-2420.

Minimum lot area and width.

Type of Use	Minimum Lot Area	Minimum Lot Width
Planned campus development	20 acres	n/a
Adult housing/care facility	As per § 220-2403	As per § 220-2403
Institutional home	1 acre	150 feet measured at the building line

Building placement: All buildings and structures shall be set back at a minimum of 200 feet from all property lines and street lines, and a minimum of 20 feet from parking and loading areas and internal private streets.

Maximum building coverage: 15%.

Maximum lot coverage: 25%.

Distance between buildings: the horizontal distance between buildings shall not be less than twice the height of the taller building, but shall, in all cases, be a minimum of 75 feet.

Maximum building height: three stories or 35 feet, whichever is less.

The following regulations shall be applied to planned campus development involving educational and/or religious uses and planned office campus development for professional, executive or business office use:

An educational or religious use shall, wherever practicable, utilize existing buildings and facilities within the district.

Reuse of existing facilities shall, to the greatest extent possible, preserve the architectural integrity and facades of buildings. Building plans indicating the extent of all alterations and enlargement shall be submitted as part of the development application.

Buildings eligible for and listed on the National Register of Historic Places shall be identified on the building plan.

New buildings should be designed so as to complement the styles and spatial layout of the existing buildings.

Any accessory residential buildings, structures or uses shall meet the regulations of § 220-2422F.

The following design standards shall apply to all uses, as applicable, in this zoning district:

Lighting, storage, buffering and screening shall be in accordance with Article XXIII.

Signage regulations shall be in accordance with Article XXVI.

Parking and loading shall be in accordance with Article XXV.

Nonconforming uses shall be in accordance with Article XXVII.

Natural resource protection standards shall be in accordance with Article XXII.

Separate storage facilities for trash and for recyclable materials shall be provided in accordance with § 220-2424.

[Added 8-21-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-4]