Richland Township Cambria County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XIV
A Airport District
§ 240-86 Purpose.
The A Airport District is composed of aviation and airport related facilities within Richland Township. These regulations recognize existing patterns of airport-type development and are designed to promote and facilitate use of airport-owned property and natural projections of airport and air terminal growth.
§ 240-87 Use regulations.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes:
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Aircraft fire/rescue facilities.
(2)
Aircraft hangars and aviation associated offices.
(3)
Aircraft maintenance and painting facilities.
(4)
Air parcel express operations, administration, package sorting/handling facilities, courier truck parking and maintenance facilities.
(5)
Airport terminals and administration facilities.
(6)
Air traffic control towers and air navigational aid facilities, including but not limited to antennas, transmitters, airport lighting standards, rotating beacon towers, runway visual range facilities, automated weather observation facilities, transmissometers and VORTAC facilities.
(7)
Aviation fixed base operator facilities.
(8)
Aviation fuel storage and pumping facilities.
(9)
Car rental facilities.
(10)
Civil air patrol operations, administration and meeting rooms.
(11)
Military construction battalion facilities, including equipment storage and repair areas.
(12)
Military motor pool storage and repair facilities.
(13)
Military reserve armories, including classrooms, administration facilities, facilities, physical fitness and gymnasium facilities.
(14)
Military reserve aviation operating facilities. including hangars, classrooms, aircraft and helicopter maintenance facilities, military reserve meeting and administration facilities.
(15)
Motel/hotel.
(16)
Restaurants.
(17)
Runway snow removal facilities.
(18)
Runways, taxiways, ramp parking areas and associated lighting systems.
(19)
Weather observation facilities.
(20)
Any other compatible type airport use not specifically listed herein and authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board according to the procedure outlines in § 240-100A(9).
B.
Permitted ancillary commercial uses.
(1)
Barbershop.
(2)
Beauty shop.
(3)
Cafeteria and snack bar, including alcoholic beverages.
(4)
Confections.
(5)
Drugs, tobacco and sundries.
(6)
Duplicating or offset reproduction shop.
(7)
Fence or ornamental wall not over eight feet in height.
(8)
Flowers.
(9)
Gifts.
(10)
Health club.
(11)
Indoor swimming pool.
(12)
Travel agency.
(13)
Valet shop, including a dry-cleaning and/or laundry pickup station and shoe repairs.
§ 240-88 Area regulations.
A.
Yard area setbacks for buildings. No building or structure shall be erected or enlarged unless the minimum setback from a property line of adjoining property or public road right-of-way is 50 feet.
B.
Yard area setbacks for parking areas.
(1)
No parking area shall be constructed or enlarged unless the minimum setback is 70 feet from the property line of adjoining residentially zoned property.
(2)
Parking areas may be constructed or enlarged with a minimum setback of 10 feet from any public road right-of-way or property line of any nonresidentially zoned property.
§ 240-89 Height regulations.
The height of structures in the A Airport District shall be limited to 60 feet and shall be in compliance with the regulations of Article XX, the Federal Aviation Administration and/or the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Bureau of Aviation, whichever are more restrictive.
§ 240-90 Off-street parking and loading facilities.
Off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided as required or permitted under Article XVIII.
§ 240-91 Conditions of use.
A.
Traffic study.
(1)
To include a comparative analysis of present capacity of street(s) adjacent to the proposed development, together with necessary points of access to off-street parking and loading. Traffic data available from the Richland Township municipal offices may be utilized, provided that such data is deemed current by the Planning Commission.
(2)
To include a circulation plan for all streets in the vicinity, existing and proposed, which will show the recommendation for controlling, signalizing, channelizing, storing, warning and directing traffic.
B.
Landscape and site development plan.
(1)
To include a plan of landscape development which shall include, among other considerations, an area of at least 10 feet in width along all streets with the exception of approved entrances to be planted and maintained with trees, shrubbery or other landscaped material or ornamental fence or wall to serve as a visual screen for parking areas and loading or servicing areas.
(2)
A buffer planting strip consisting of suitable landscaping maintained in a ten-foot width by an eight-foot height shall be planted within a required buffer area wherever the proposed business abuts any other district.
(3)
All landscape areas or planting strips adjacent to parking lots or streets or highways shall be surrounded with a raised curb.
(4)
The location, arrangement, size and effect of all outdoor advertising or other signs and lighting proposed to be erected.
C.
Architecture. Architectural plans of the buildings and structures showing that the project has a unified design which will be in character and proper relationship to the surrounding areas shall be submitted to the Planning Commission for recommendation and approval.
D.
Trash enclosure. All refuse, garbage and similar solid waste shall be enclosed in a masonry or equivalent structure of sufficient height, width and depth to prevent dispersal of the solid waste in the vicinity with a solid gate sufficient to conceal the contents.
E.
Any other authority approval required, when applicable, such as Department of Health, State Highway Department, Department of Labor and Industry and similar organizations shall be obtained before applying for zoning approval or an occupancy permit. Said authorizations shall accompany plans at the time they are submitted to the Township Planning Commission. If the state or similar organization requires zoning approval prior to issuing its approval, the Planning Commission may issue site plan approval conditioned upon the application presenting the state's or similar organization's approval to the Zoning/Codes Official prior to the township issuing the building permit.