Single-family detached dwelling.

Single-family semidetached dwelling.

Two-family detached dwelling.

Residential units(s) for not more than two families in conjunction with a business use of a building.

Retail store.

Bank or other financial institution.

Bakery or confectionery shop.

Tailoring, dressmaking or shoe repair shop.

Newspaper or job printing establishment.

Offices for administrative, executive, professional or sales use.

Photographic, art, dance, music studio.

Personal services, including barber, beauty, laundry, dry cleaning, and appliance and small electronics repair.

Use by municipal government for municipal purposes.

Public playground, conservation area, park and public purpose area.

Public schools.

Health and fitness center.

Museum.

Post office.

Catering establishment, tearoom, dining room or restaurant. Said uses shall not be interpreted to include drive-through facilities.

Signs, in accordance with the provision of Section G of this chapter.[1]

Garages and storage sheds (except that commercial parking garages shall be required to receive site plan approval and shall not be permitted to exceed two stories).

Outdoor cafes accessory to a restaurant in accordance with § 180-48N(1) and (2).

Private swimming pools.

Fences and walls in accordance with § 180-99.2, Fence regulations.

Minor home occupation in accordance with § 180-8G(2).

Catering establishment, tearoom, dining room or restaurant, excepttt drive-through facilities, as defined, are permitted to have outdoor dining in accordance with § 180-99.6

Hospital, sanatorium, nursing home or similar health facility, home for aged, children, handicapped or similar institution, day-care center, nursery, continuing-care facility for elderly. Uses authorized under this section shall comply with the special requirements of § 180-91.

Club or lodge for fraternal or social purposes in accordance with § 180-8I(3) and § 180-107.

Major home occupation in accordance with § 180-8G(3).

Multi-family condominiums or a planned group of multiple-family condominiums containing dwelling units for not more than eight families in accordance with § 180-54J(5)(a), (b), and (c).

Townhouses with eight units or less in a row in accordance with § 180-54J(5) (a), (b), and (c).

Houses of worship in accordance with § 180-8D.

Drive-through commercial establishments allowable in conjunction with § 180-65B(1), (2) and (8) above in accordance with § 180-48O(1).

Breweries, distilleries and winery salesrooms when authorized as a conditional use by the Planning Board in accordance with the standards set forth in § 180-96E(3).

Any use not specifically permitted, conditional or accessory.

Businesses aimed at providing adult services, adult retail, adult wholesale or adult entertainment.

Tattoo parlors.

Piercing parlors.

For nonresidential and mixed uses, minimum: eight feet.

For residential uses, minimum: 25 feet, subject to the following provisions with respect to the existing alignment of neighboring main buildings:

For nonresidential and mixed uses: zero feet.

For single-family units: eight feet each side.

For townhouse units: 10 feet each side for end units, zero feet for interior units.

For multifamily units: 10 feet each side.

Offices: 3.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area.

Retail uses: 3.0 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leasable area.

Residential use: 1.5 spaces for age-restricted units; 1.5 spaces for one or two bedrooms; two spaces per three or more bedrooms.

Restaurants: one space for each 100 square feet of gross leasable area or portion thereof, or one space for every four seats or portion thereof, whichever is less.

All signs permitted by this chapter in the RTC Residence Town Center Zones.

One wall sign, not exceeding 24 square feet, for each business use to which the property is devoted may be located on each face of the building which fronts on a street or a parking area from which there is public access to the interior of the building. The total area of all wall signs shall not exceed 10% of the area of the face on which the sign is displayed. In determining the area of the wall, the area of windows, doors and other apertures through the wall shall be included.

Individual nameplates, not exceeding one square foot in area, indicating the name and profession or business of each of the occupants, may be erected flat against the wall of the building.

A maximum of two directional signs, each not to exceed 1.5 square feet in area, are permitted. The length of each sign shall be not less than two times the height of the sign. The overall height of each sign and support structure shall not exceed three feet. A zoning permit shall be obtained for the sign, in which case the Zoning Officer shall issue a permit only upon finding compliance with the standards as described above by the Appearance Committee.

One freestanding sign, not exceeding 12 square feet and six feet in height, may be erected per lot. In the case of a single business use located on multiple lots, only one freestanding sign, not exceeding 12 square feet and six feet in height, shall be permitted.

Window signs.

For retail uses located in the Lenola Town Center Zone, one temporary, nonilluminated temporary exterior advertising sign, which does not have any parts or features attached to it that move or give the illusion of movement, nor produce any sound, shall be permitted on the property on which the retail business is operated. The temporary exterior advertising sign (herein referred to as "the sign") shall not be located in a public right-of-way, and shall be located so as not to impair pedestrian or vehicular traffic or so as to block or obstruct any required fire or other exit. The sign shall be of sufficiently stable construction so as to withstand windy conditions, not create a hazard to pedestrians, and shall be kept in good physical condition at all times. The sign may be displayed during business hours only, but in no case more than 12 hours per day. The sign shall be made of wood or framed in wood, shall not exceed five feet in height, and shall not exceed two feet in width. The sign may be two-sided, in which case neither side shall exceed five square feet in area. If the sign is one-sided and hand-lettered and includes a handcrafted design of the product or service, the sign may be up to nine square feet. A zoning permit shall be obtained for the sign, in which case the Zoning Officer shall only issue a permit upon a finding of compliance with the standards described above by the Appearance Committee. Any and all temporary exterior advertising signs in use prior to the effective date of this amendment are illegal, and the retail user shall comply with the provisions hereof and shall seek a permit for such sign from the Zoning Officer.

To screen parking, offensive views and reduce noise perception beyond the frontage of the lots.

To create a harmonious visual design element throughout the district and specifically within the triangle area encompassed by Lenola Road, Camden Avenue and New Albany Road (Block 1103) and to buffer parking lots which front on these roads, utilizing a combination of plant material, hedges, and man-made structures such as fences and walls, as necessary, to achieve the desired effect.

Improvements required along Lenola Road, Camden Avenue and New Albany Road. The landscape buffer shall extend along the properties fronting on these roads. The buffer shall also be required between zoning districts.

The minimum landscape buffer width shall be eight feet and shall be measured horizontally from the property line along Lenola Road, Camden Avenue and New Albany Road. The design of the buffer shall consider the use and character of the lot. In general, the more intense the use, the more effective the screening quality of the design must be.

The reviewing board may grant a variance from the required minimum buffer width if, based upon exceptional narrowness, topography or other natural features of the land or conditions and circumstances beyond the reasonable control of the applicant or the property owner, strict conformance would severely limit the reasonable use and development of the property. Such variance may be granted only if the finally approved plan satisfies, to the extent possible, the purpose and intent of the buffer requirement.

No buildings, structures, storage of materials, parking areas, roads, or drive aisles shall be permitted within the landscape buffer. The buffer area shall be maintained and kept free of all debris, rubbish, weeds and tall grass. Access driveways shall be permitted. This does not prohibit the use of plazas, benches or sidewalks from being incorporated into the buffer areas.

Landscape material shall be appropriate for the local region and tolerant of site-specific conditions. A variety of deciduous and evergreen plant material shall be utilized. The material selected must feature varying color, texture and habit.

Plant material shall feature complementary combinations of various species, massed in mulched planting beds.

Planting details (general).

The landscape buffer shall require an intensive landscape treatment. A linear row of trees on the street edge is recommended to be continuous along the property and Lenola Road, Camden Avenue and New Albany Road. The plant quantities constituting the landscape buffer shall include:

Plant material utilized adjacent to vehicular and pedestrian access shall be selected and arranged to provide a clear site triangle. The property owner is responsible for the maintenance of the landscaping near the sight triangle and to ensure that the sight triangle is not blocked as the landscaping grows.

Parking lot layout, landscaping, buffering, and screening shall be provided to minimize direct views of parked vehicles from streets and sidewalks, avoid spillover light, glare, noise, or exhaust fumes onto adjacent properties, in particular residential properties, and provide the parking area with a reasonable measure of shade when trees reach maturity. In order to achieve these objectives, parking lots exposed to the public view shall be surrounded by a minimum of a three-foot-high, year-round visually impervious screen, hedge, or wall. However, where these buffers are used to screen driveways or approach sidewalks or walkways, the walls will be located in a manner to provide adequate visibility of pedestrians from motor vehicles and shall not interfere with clear sight triangle requirements.

The interior of all parking lots that service a lot in excess of 10 parking spaces shall be landscaped to provide shade and visual relief. This is best achieved by protected planting islands or peninsulas within the perimeter of the parking lot. Parking lots with 10 or fewer spaces may not require interior landscaping if the approving authority determines that there is adequate perimeter landscaping. In parking lots with 11 or more spaces, a minimum of one deciduous shade tree shall be required to be planted in the parking lot for every 10 parking spaces, within a one-hundred-square-foot planting strip, diamond, or equivalent planter. Choice of plant materials, buffer width, type of screening, location, and frequency of tree planting shall be flexible, provided that the landscape plan meets the satisfaction of the reviewing board.

For lots fronting on Camden Avenue, New Albany Road and Lenola Road (between Camden Avenue and New Albany Road), building facades shall be built parallel to the front property line a minimum of 70% of the width of the lot. The remaining portion of the lot shall be comprised of a street screen consisting of uniformly spaced street trees and walls (constructed of the same material as adjacent buildings), hedges or fences co-planar with the building facade. Street screens may have openings no larger than necessary to allow automobile and pedestrian access.

As part of any redevelopment subdivision or site plan submission, the applicant shall submit schematic architectural plans, axiometrics, and elevations for each proposed building type and/or principal building variation to the Planning or Zoning Board for review by the professional staff.

As a general rule, residential buildings shall reflect a continuity of treatment by maintaining building scale or by gradual changes; by maintaining front yard setbacks at the build-to line; by use of front porches on residential buildings; by maintaining base courses; by maintaining cornice lines in buildings of similar height; by extending horizontal lines of fenestration; and by advancing the architectural styles and details, design themes, building materials and colors further described in this article.

It is the design intention, not the "letter," of the architectural code to which properties and improvements must conform.

Spatial relationships between buildings and other structures shall be formal; facades shall be parallel to street lines, and exterior building walls shall typically be either parallel or at right angles to each other. A lot with multiple buildings should be organized around a feature such as a courtyard, green or quadrangle that encourages pedestrian activity and incidental social interaction among users. Buildings shall be located to allow for adequate fire and emergency access.

Civic, institutional and commercial buildings shall be located to front toward and relate to public streets, both functionally and visually. Buildings shall not be oriented to front toward a parking lot. Buildings shall be oriented to address the geometry of the abutting street pattern and shall acknowledge prominent design features in the regular street pattern (i.e., circles, crescents, etc.).

The streetscape shall be reinforced by lines of uniformly spaced shade trees and may be further reinforced by walls, hedges or fences that define front yards.

Buildings on corner lots shall be considered significant structures since they have at least two facades visibly exposed to the street. All facades exposed to the street shall have similar architectural features as the facade facing the primary street. Such buildings may, at the discretion of the municipal reviewing agency, be designed with additional height and/or architectural features to emphasize their location.

Buildings located at "gateways" into and out of the Township may also, at the discretion of the municipal reviewing agency, be designed with additional height or architectural embellishments. This may include marking the transition in a distinctive fashion using massing, additional height, contrasting materials and/or architectural detailing to obtain this effect. This may include architectural treatments such as plazas, fountains, flags and special plantings.

Focal points or points of visual termination shall generally be occupied by prominent buildings and structures that employ enhanced height, massing, distinctive architectural treatments, ornamental site elements or other distinguishing features. This may include architectural treatments such as plazas, fountains, flags and special plantings.

It is the intent that preexisting nonconforming uses and buildings comply with architectural design standards when reconstructed, improved or renovated.

Excessive uniformity in the exterior design and appearance of dwellings may adversely affect the desirability of the residential area and impair the value of both improved and unimproved real property in such areas.

To achieve a harmonious appearance, an overall uniformity of materials, colors and facades is recommended, with variety occurring through the use of window, entrance, roof and/or cornice treatment. It is the purpose of this subsection to encourage a level of uniformity in design and appearance of dwellings and thus promote and protect the general welfare of the community.

In addition, there shall be not less than two separate basic house designs in every grouping of townhouses consisting of eight or fewer houses.

Each market rate dwelling unit may have a garage and shall have adequate on-street parking to accommodate guests. On-street parking shall count as a portion of the overall parking requirement.

The architectural design of the garage, including the proportions, roof pitch, exterior materials, windows/doors, color, etc., should be coordinated and compatible with that of the principal dwelling unit.

Streetlights shall be consistent in the Lenola Town Center District and the Main Street District. The streetlights shall be Halophane one-hundred-watt warm metal halide lights consistent with the lights on Main Street or the latest lights used on Main Street.

Key lighting of predominant corners, architectural focal points and landmarks is recommended.

Streets and sites shall be provided with adequate lighting while minimizing adverse impacts, such as glare and overhead sky glow, on adjacent properties. House side-shields shall be provided where abutting a residential use.

Light fixtures attached to the exterior of a building shall be architecturally compatible with the style, materials, colors and details of the building and shall comply with the local building codes. The type of light source used on the exterior of buildings, signs, parking areas, pedestrian walkways and other areas of a site, and the light quality produced, shall be the same or compatible. Facade signs shall be lit from the exterior, and as a general rule, lights shall be concealed through shielding or recessed behind architectural features. Mounting brackets and associated hardware should be inconspicuous. The use of low-pressure sodium, fluorescent or mercury vapor lighting, either attached to buildings or to light the exterior of buildings, shall be prohibited; rather, such lighting shall be incandescent.

Civic, institutional and commercial building facades shall be adequately lit at night and emphasize the architectural features of the building.

The average lighting level measured at the building front shall not exceed 3.0 footcandles.

Exterior walls.

Porches, porticoes, stoops, arcades, and walks

Decks.

Chimneys.

Trim/eaves and other decorative building elements.

Roofs.

Windows and doors.

Heating and air conditioning.

All nonresidential recycling and trash storage areas shall be screened from public view at the ground level using masonry or wooden walls, vinyl fencing and doors, plantings, or a combination thereof. Containers shall not exceed the height of the screening. All masonry enclosures shall complement the building materials.

Loading docks or platforms, solid waste facilities, recycling facilities and other service areas shall be placed at the rear or side of buildings in visually unobtrusive locations. If these items are visible to residential buildings, they shall be screened with a solid masonry wall of a height and width sufficient to block the view of the loading doors.

Parking lots and/or associated driveways may abut and overlap property lines, provided that an appropriate access easement is established that clearly defines all associated maintenance responsibilities.

When housing is included in mixed-use development, a shared parking approach shall be permitted.

When, in the judgment of the local approving authority, on-street parking is available, then only that portion of the parking requirement which is not available on the street shall be provided in off-street parking facilities. A length of 23 feet per on-street parking space shall be used in calculating the number of available on-street parking spaces.

To allow for pedestrian circulation, a minimum of five feet of sidewalk along the curb and to the entrance of the establishment shall be maintained free of tables and other encumbrances.

Planters, posts with ropes, wrought iron railings, or other removable enclosures are encouraged and shall be used as a way of defining the area occupied by the cafe.

Extended awnings, canopies, or large umbrellas shall be permitted and located to provide shade. Colors shall complement building colors.

Outdoor cafes shall be required to provide additional outdoor trash receptacles.

Tables, chairs, planters, trash receptacles, and other elements of street furniture shall be compatible with the architectural character of the building where the establishment is located.

Operators or owners of establishments will be responsible for trash pickup and to maintain a litter-free and well-kept appearance within and immediately adjacent to the area of their activities.

Outdoor cafes shall not be entitled to additional signage, over and beyond what is permitted for the restaurant use.

Sound levels measured at the property line shall not exceed 70 decibels from sunrise to midnight and 60 decibels from midnight to sunrise.

Any use permitted in the Lenola Town Center District.

Multiple dwellings.

The number of dwellings shall not exceed 60 units in total in the overlay district.

Minimum front yard requirements.

The floor area ratio of the entire district shall not exceed .28.

In all other respects, the area, yard and coverage requirements of the LTC District not modified herein shall apply.

Any building on the site, whether residential or commercial, shall not exceed three stories and 45 feet in height.

Dwellings per building. The minimum number of multiple dwellings in a building shall be 12, and the maximum number shall be 36.