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Shippensburg City Zoning Code

ARTICLE VII

Institutional District

§ 150-25 Institutional (I-1) District.

A. 
Purpose: to encourage a harmonious pattern of institutional development that can mutually benefit the Borough and various types of institutional uses existing. The development of institutional uses shall be in accordance with approved standards and to promote the planning for the location of future institutional uses serving a regional population.
B. 
Use regulations. A building may be erected or used, and a lot may be occupied, for any of the following purposes, and no other:
(1) 
Permitted uses in the Institutional (I-1) District:
(a) 
Public or private school.
(b) 
Accessory use.
(c) 
Natural park.
(d) 
Park or recreational area.
(e) 
Public swimming pool.
(f) 
Place of worship.
(g) 
Municipal building and facility.
(h) 
Day-care center, subject to the criteria set forth in § 150-62.1.
[Amended 2-4-2020 by Ord. No. 944, approved 2-4-2020]
(i) 
Hospital.
(j) 
Medical clinic.
(k) 
Library.
(l) 
Cemetery.
(m) 
Forestry.
(n) 
No-impact home-based business.
[Added 10-18-2011 by Ord. No. 872, approved 10-18-2011]
(2) 
Conditional uses in the Institutional (I-1) District (see Article XIV):
(a) 
Motor vehicle parking lot.
C. 
Dimensional regulations in the Institutional (I-1) District:
(1) 
Lot area and width. The lot area and width shall be not less than the following dimensions for each principal use hereafter established in this zone:
(a) 
Lot area minimum: one acre, except for park and recreation areas or natural parks.
(b) 
Lot width minimum: 200 feet.
(2) 
Setbacks. Each lot shall provide front, side and rear setbacks not less than the following:
(a) 
Front setback: 50 feet (see § 150-60).
(b) 
Side setback: 35 feet on both sides.
(c) 
Rear setback: 30 feet (see §§ 150-54 and 150-55).
(3) 
Height. The height limit for a principal building shall be 35 feet.
(4) 
Lot coverage. Not more than 50% of the lot area shall be covered with impervious surface materials.
D. 
Parking: see § 150-57.
E. 
Special design criteria. The following design regulations shall apply in the Institutional (I-1) District:
(1) 
Lighting for parking areas and signs shall be designed in such a way so that it does not reflect and is not directed onto the adjoining areas.
(2) 
Stormwater drainage shall be established on the site to control runoff onto adjoining lots or areas and be designed to improve water quality as approved by the Borough Engineer.
(3) 
For lots adjoining a residential district or the corporate limits of the Borough, a buffer zone of not less than 25 feet shall be established and maintained, consisting of evergreens, shrubs or other screening vegetation.