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Thornbury Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE 7

INSTITUTIONAL DISTRICT AND MUNICIPAL DISTRICT

§ 27-701 I Institutional District.

[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 700]
Institutional Districts, which are now occupied in the Township by educational and correctional facilities, are intended to provide for the special needs of the large, regionally oriented institutional uses.

§ 27-702 Permitted Uses.

[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 701, as amended by Ord. 3-1979, 8/6/1979, § 1 and § 2]
1. 
State-owned facility, or privately-owned facility operated as a state facility.
2. 
Educational and correctional institutions.
3. 
Living accommodations which are necessary to a permitted institutional use, including dormitory facilities for resident students and single-family residences for the housing of caretakers, staff or employees of the institution, provided that:
A. 
Occupancy of such single-family residences shall be limited to employees of the institution and their families.
B. 
Each such single-family residence shall be sited in a manner which complies with all of the regulations contained in § 27-403, "Area Regulations," for R-1 Residential.
4. 
No use shall be permitted which is in violation of the prohibited uses and performance standards in § 27-2107 of this chapter.

§ 27-703 Future Use of Institutional Lands.

[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, § 702]
The Planning Commission shall consider the suitability of such institutional areas for continued institutional use of another nature which would be consistent with the Township Comprehensive Plan.

§ 27-711 Municipal District.

[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 3-1986, 5/5/1986]
The Municipal District which is owned and occupied in the Township as a municipal complex, is intended to provide for local government needs and small scale professional and/or business office use.

§ 27-712 Permitted Uses.

[Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 3-1986, 5/5/1986]
1. 
In the "M" Municipal District, the following and only the following uses shall be permitted:
A. 
Municipal services including Township offices and assembly hall with accessory parking and storage.
B. 
Rental offices in existing buildings for professional and/or business use with accessory parking and storage.