In those areas of Upper Providence Township where the Institutional District applies, the requirements of the Institutional District shall supersede the requirements of the underlying zoning district(s).

Should the Institutional District boundaries be revised as a result of legislative or administrative actions or judicial decision, the zoning requirements applicable to the area in question shall revert to the requirements of the underlying zoning district(s) without consideration of this article.

The Institutional District shall apply to the following parcels (as designated by the Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals), including any successor parcels thereto. All successor parcels must be approved by resolution by the Board of Supervisors.

Churches, chapels or other places of worship and their adjunct residential dwellings.

Convents and monasteries.

Institutional headquarters for educational, fraternal, professional, religious and other nonprofit organizations of a similar nature.

Schools and other educational facilities less than 10,000 square feet of floor area: private or public, day-care center, elementary, junior high and high (including nonboarding or boarding), trade schools.

Accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the above uses, including but not limited to agriculture, offices, residences of institutional employees and recreational facilities.

Communications antennas, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-25, mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building or other existing structure, and communications equipment buildings. Communications towers are not permitted.

The following conditional uses are permitted, when authorized by the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to the procedural requirements set forth in Article II, § 300-60, of this chapter, and additional criteria set forth in Subsection C below:

The following conditional uses are permitted, when authorized by the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to the procedural requirements set forth in Article II, § 300-60, of this chapter, and additional criteria set forth in Subsection C below, and shall be on tracts with a minimum size of 10 acres:

Standards for consideration of conditional uses. The Board of Supervisors shall determine that the following standards are met prior to granting approval of a conditional use application:

Area and width. No Institutional District lot shall be less than five acres, and no Institutional District lot shall have a width of less than 100 feet measured along the building line.

Lot coverage. The total area covered by buildings, parking lots and vehicular accessways shall not exceed 50% of the total lot area. The remaining 50% shall not include buildings, parking lots or vehicular accessways and shall be landscaped open space, woodlands, appropriate recreational area, or similar nonintensive use; of that 50% of open space, 30% of it must all be in one area, contiguous, uninterrupted, not bisected by an accessway; it may be irregular in shape, but the longest boundary shall be at least equal to 1/2 of the frontage abutting the highest classification of road as identified in the SALDO, and one other boundary shall be at least half as long as the longest boundary. Of the remaining open space area (50% total open space less 30% contiguous and uninterrupted), 10% of that area may be impervious to accommodate walkways, utility pads, sport courts, or similar uses.

Height.

Sewer and water facilities. The proposed institutional use shall be served by a public sewer system and a public water supply system.

Building and parking setbacks. The following building and parking setback requirements shall apply to all development in the IN Institutional District:

General landscape requirements. In addition to the buffers required pursuant to Subsection E herein, all other areas not devoted to buildings or parking shall be landscaped with trees, shrubs, ornamental plants and grass or other appropriate ground cover or developed as recreational space as described within § 300-399B herein.

Parking lot landscaping. For parking areas of more than 20 cars, a minimum of 10% of the parking lot shall be devoted to interior parking lot landscaping, exclusive of any other landscaping or buffering requirements of this article. The minimum dimension of a planting island shall be nine feet by 18 feet.

Landscape plan. A landscape plan shall be submitted for any development in the IN District to document all proposed buffering, general tract landscaping, and parking lot landscaping. Said landscape plan shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of § 300-259 of this chapter.

Master plan. A master plan shall be required for all developments proposed in this district with more than five developable net acres or any parcel that is proposed to be subdivided from a larger parcel with IN Overlay District designation. The master plan shall be prepared in accordance with the following requirements:

Building articulation. For buildings with any individual facade 100 feet or greater, building articulation shall be provided on each such facade. For each 100 feet of facade, there shall be at least one recessed or protruding building segment. Such segment shall be a minimum of four feet in depth and 15 feet in width. At its discretion, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors may permit use of alternate building treatment to break up facades longer than 100 feet. In order to evaluate proposed building treatment, architectural drawings and elevations shall be submitted.

Property maintenance area. A suitable outdoor area shall be provided on site for the storage of landscaping, snow removal, and other property-maintenance-related materials, if it is determined that such areas are necessary for the operation of the use. Such area shall not occupy any required parking spaces, and shall be located at locations screened from view from public roads and surrounding properties to the extent feasible.

Pedestrian amenities, such as but not limited to benches and other outdoor seating areas, paved walkways, plazas, or water features compliant with ADA requirements shall be provided when complementary to the proposed use. Design of pedestrian amenities must be consistent with the overall concept for the proposed development.

Limited subdivision of any tract proposed for development in accordance with this article may be permitted subject to the requirements of this section and also subject to the requirements for a master plan and declaration of restrictive covenants as outlined within § 300-399I herein. Any subdivided lots may only be for uses outlined within § 300-398A and B; those uses must meet all conditions outlined within § 300-398C. Any lots proposed for subdivision shall meet the following minimum requirements:

Access. A planned system of efficient access, egress and internal circulation of traffic which shall interfere minimally with nearby traffic shall be required. Loading and unloading areas shall be provided where deemed necessary and shall be located to the rear of the proposed use and effectively screened from abutting residential districts, as set forth in Article XXXII herein. If the rear of the proposed use abuts existing residential development, the Board of Supervisors may approve an alternate location.

Lighting. Lighting shall be arranged in a manner which will protect adjacent highways and neighboring properties from unreasonable direct glare and shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 270, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of the Township, § 270-76.

Solid waste disposal. A plan for the weekly disposal of solid waste material shall be required. All solid waste shall be stored in covered containers either within a building or outside. Any trash disposal area outside a building shall be surrounded with either a masonry wall or opaque fence; in either case, a gate shall be provided for access to the trash container(s). The wall or fence shall be designed to shield the trash area from direct view of any adjacent property and must be at least six feet high. No solid waste shall be stored closer than 50 feet to any property line.

All proposals for development within the district shall comply with Chapter 270, Subdivision and Land Development.

All proposals for application of the IN Overlay District, and/or development within the district, shall include a community impact statement prepared in accordance with § 300-206 of this chapter; said analysis shall be evaluated based upon the criteria in § 300-207 of this chapter. All proposals shall also be accompanied by a traffic impact statement prepared in accordance with § 300-438E of this chapter.