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Middletown Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

I-2 Institutional District

§ 275-66 Purpose.

The purpose of this district is to provide for the special needs of existing regionally oriented institutional uses located on relatively large parcels of land, to ensure the compatibility of institutional uses with surrounding land uses while preserving substantial amounts of open space and natural areas for both buffer and aesthetic purposes.

§ 275-67 Use regulations.

A. 
Permitted principal uses. A building may be erected or used, and land may be used or occupied, subject to the General Provisions of Article XXI and Special Provisions of Article XXII, for any of the following uses and for no other:
(1) 
Human services organization.
(2) 
Postsecondary schools.
(3) 
Boarding and non-boarding schools.
B. 
Conditional uses.
(1) 
Residential uses as permitted in the R-1 District, subject to all of the regulations applicable to residential uses in the R-1 District, including the cluster subdivision option, and subject to the buffer requirements of Article XXI.
(2) 
Planned residential development (PRD), provided that there is a minimum tract size of 75 acres and subject to the buffer requirements of Article XXI.
(3) 
Communications antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, building or other structure and communications equipment buildings, subject to the regulations set forth in § 275-145 of Article XXII and all other standards and criteria for approval of conditional uses in this chapter.
(4) 
Communications towers, subject to the standards for communications towers as conditional uses set forth in § 275-146, and communications equipment buildings, subject to the regulations set forth in § 275-145 of Article XXII.
C. 
Accessory uses.
(1) 
Permitted accessory uses on the same lot as the principal use, subject to the General Provisions in Article XXI.
(2) 
Agricultural uses and buildings.

§ 275-68 Area and bulk regulations.

A. 
Human services organization uses.
(1) 
Maximum density: not to exceed 3,875 square feet of gross floor area per gross acre (i.e., acreage, including buffer areas).
(2) 
Buffer area. A buffer area of 200 feet shall be provided along New Baltimore Pike, United States Route 1 and Pennsylvania Route 352, and a 100-foot buffer shall be provided along other roads and property lines. The buffer area shall be measured from the street line or other property line when the tract is not bounded by a street.
(3) 
Maximum impervious surface area: 35%.
(4) 
Building placement.
(a) 
No building shall be located within the required buffer areas.
(b) 
No building or permanent structure shall be located less than 50 feet from any internal street line or 50 feet from any internal side or rear property line.
(c) 
The distance at the closest point between any two buildings or groups of attached buildings, including accessory buildings, shall be at least as great as the average height of the two adjoining buildings, but not less than 30 feet. Connecting corridors may be permitted at the discretion of the Fire Marshal.
(5) 
Maximum building height: 45 feet within any area that is set back at least 300 feet from perimeter property lines and 55 feet within any area that is set back at least 500 feet from perimeter property lines.
B. 
Single-family dwelling units.
(1) 
All area and bulk regulations for residential dwelling units shall be the same as those applicable in the R-1 or PRD District.

§ 275-69 Special design and development requirements.

The following special requirements shall apply to all institutional uses:
A. 
Any required buffer areas shall be established and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XXI, § 275-132.
B. 
At least 30 feet of the required buffer areas shall be landscaped and maintained in accordance with the provisions of Article XXI, § 275-133.
C. 
All development shall be in accordance with the environmental controls of Article XXI, § 275-130.
D. 
Any two major points of ingress and egress shall be at least 500 feet from one another.
E. 
All development shall be served by public water.
F. 
All development shall be served by public sewer or other approved sewage disposal system approved by both the Township and the state.

§ 275-70 Standards and criteria for approval of conditional uses.

A. 
All standards and criteria of Article XXVII, § 275-202, shall apply.
B. 
The applicant must define and delineate the gross floor area of: all existing buildings, maximum building coverages, and maximum impervious surfaces, on all land development plans.