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Tinicum Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIX

Special Use District

§ 395-114 District purposes.

The purposes of this district are to provide for aviation facilities and establishments that are part of or related to the operations of the Philadelphia International Airport and to allow a variety of accessory uses normally present at airports or customarily incidental to the permitted uses.

§ 395-115 Uses permitted by right.

A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used for only one or more of the following uses:
A. 
Motel, hotel, subject to, § 395-45, Special Development Regulations, of the C-2 District and the Area and Bulk Regulations of § 395-118 below.
B. 
Office building, subject to, § 395-45, Special Development Regulations, of the C-2 District and the Area and Bulk Regulations of § 395-119 below.
C. 
Warehouses.
D. 
Auto body shop.
E. 
Communications antennas mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, building or other structure, and communications equipment buildings.

§ 395-116 Conditional uses.

The following uses shall be permitted only as conditional uses, subject to the provisions of Article XXI:
A. 
Airport-dependent uses, as defined in Article II such as:
(1) 
Hangars.
(2) 
Aircraft de-icing facilities.
(3) 
Aircraft repair facilities.
(4) 
Cargo transfer facilities.
(5) 
Runways.
(6) 
Airport-dependent uses of same general character as those listed directly above in this subsection.
B. 
Other uses.
(1) 
Retail stores.
(2) 
Personal service shops.
(3) 
Restaurants, bars and clubs.
(4) 
Banks.

§ 395-117 Accessory uses and structures.

Any accessory uses normally associated with uses listed above in §§ 395-114 and 395-115.

§ 395-118 Special development regulations.

A. 
Applicants for uses that require the presence of an aircraft within 100 feet of the boundary of the Special Use District shall erect sound barriers at or near the district boundary. These sound barriers shall have a minimum height of 10 feet.
B. 
As shown on the Tinicum Township Zoning Map of 2021, where this district abuts the Delaware River, its boundaries shall extend 500 feet from the mean low water line into the river.

§ 395-119 Area and bulk regulations.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, the following shall be minimum requirements:
A. 
Lot area: four acres.
B. 
Lot width: 200 feet.
C. 
Building coverage: 33 1/3%, maximum.
D. 
Impervious surface: 66 2/3%, maximum.
E. 
Landscaping: 20%.
F. 
Setback.
(1) 
From public streets: 40 feet.
(2) 
Side or rear setbacks: 75 feet.