Marple Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
Open Space Districts
§ 300-54 General provisions.
C.
Special exception uses. The Zoning Hearing Board is authorized to grant special exceptions for uses according to § 300-55 for applications meeting the following criteria:
(1)
The proposed use shall not undermine the general character intended for the district, as described in § 300-57A.
(2)
The use shall not generate excessive levels of vehicular traffic, nor noise, noxious odors, air pollution or glare.
(3)
No commercial activity shall be permitted except the charging of admission, the sale of refreshments or such other purpose that is clearly incidental to permitted outdoor activities.
(4)
The manner, location and hours of operations and of deliveries to the premises shall be compatible with the daily cycle of active and quiet periods associated with any adjacent residential uses.
E.
Natural and landscaped areas. All portions of a tract not occupied by buildings and required improvements shall be maintained as landscaped areas consisting of natural environmental features and/or planted vegetation.
F.
Subdivision of a tract. The subdivision of a tract of land into lots may occur only for financial purposes and not so as to permit individual lots to be treated as independent parcels for separate development at a future time. Subdivision of a tract may occur only when deed restrictions are executed and recorded that maintain the lots as an integral part of a total tract land development.
§ 300-55 Permitted uses.
The Table of Permitted Principal Uses - Open Space Districts is included at the end of this chapter.
§ 300-56 Development standards.
The Table of Development Standards — District OS is included at the end of this chapter.
§ 300-57 OS Open Space District.
A.
Intent. The OS Open Space District is intended to preserve parkland, game lands, forests, conservation tracts and other designated community resource areas for their perpetual use and enjoyment as open space by the residents of the Township.