Schuylkill Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE VIII
NO Neighborhood Office District
§ 370-44 Purpose.
In addition to the purposes expressed in § 370-2 and the community development objectives of § 370-5 of this chapter, it is the purpose of this district to provide for and allow small office buildings containing less than 6,000 square feet in size which have as their primary characteristic the residential appearance of single-family homes or townhouses. Properties developed under the provisions of this district provide adequate off-street parking and are intended to be designed, landscaped, and maintained to blend commercial office uses into adjoining residential uses. This district is located in residential areas which also contain established locally oriented nonresidential districts and which have good vehicular access.
§ 370-45 Permitted use regulations.
A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following purposes and no other:
A.
Offices for administrative, executive, professional and other similar uses the normal attributes of which do not involve the actual storage for sale, exchange, or delivery of merchandise on or from the premises and provided no such building shall exceed 6,000 square feet in gross floor area.
B.
A bank, savings and loan or other financial institution provided the total square footage occupied by such use does not exceed 3,000 square feet.
C.
Signs in accordance with the provisions governing Neighborhood Commercial Districts under Article XXI herein.
§ 370-46 Lot size, height, area, and bulk regulations.
The following regulations shall apply in this district:
A.
Public sewer and water. All properties developed under the provisions of this district shall be serviced by both public water and public sewer.
Regulation | Requirement |
|---|---|
Maximum lot coverage | 50% |
Minimum and maximum lot area | Minimum lot area of 5 acres and a maximum lot area of 10 acres |
Maximum building coverage | 25% |
Maximum height | 35 feet |
Minimum front line width at the ultimate right-of-way line | 60 feet |
Minimum lot width at the building line | 60 feet |
Minimum front yard depth at the building line | 50 feet |
Minimum side yard width | When abutting a public road: 50 feet When not abutting a public road: 25 feet |
Minimum yard setback from residentially zoned property | The minimum front, side, or rear yard abutting an existing residential development or existing residentially zoned property shall be 50 feet and shall be provided with an effective screen pursuant to the provisions of § 320-34D of Chapter 320, Subdivision and Land Development. |
§ 370-47 Vehicular ingress and egress.
Points of vehicular ingress and egress between street and all off-street parking and service areas shall be so located and so controlled that vehicles can be moved from such parking and service areas to the street only by way of such designated points of ingress and egress; no parking area shall be permitted which might allow or encourage the backing of vehicles directly into a street. Unless specifically accepted by the Township Supervisors, no internal roadways or access ways shall be deemed "streets" within the meaning of this section.
§ 370-48 Outdoor display of merchandise.
No merchandise, equipment, or other products for sale shall be displayed or stored on a lot within a front yard or within a side yard abutting a street.
§ 370-49 Screening.
Wherever a rear yard or a side yard abuts directly upon a residential district, the lot lines along such yards shall be provided with an effective screen pursuant to the provisions of § 320-34D of Chapter 320, Subdivision and Land Development.
§ 370-50 Off-street parking; loading.
All of the provisions of § 370-183 herein, dealing with off-street parking, shall be applicable with regard to use or development under this district except to the extent that such provisions are inconsistent with the following:
A.
Not less than 6.5 parking spaces shall be provided for each 1,000 square feet of net usable office space exclusive of stairways, closets, bathrooms, and storage areas.
B.
In addition to required off-street parking spaces, a separate and distinct forty-foot-by-ten-foot loading and unloading zone shall be provided for each development under this district exceeding 100,000 square feet in gross building area.
