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West Deer Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XIV

C-2: Highway Commercial District

§ 210-53 Principal uses.

Land uses: see § 210-12.

§ 210-54 Accessory uses.

A. 
Accessory uses on the same lot customarily incidental to a principal use.
B. 
Signs: see § 210-126.
C. 
See § 210-12.

§ 210-55 Conditional uses.

A. 
Land uses: see § 210-12.
B. 
See § 210-162 for standards and criteria.

§ 210-56 Lot and area requirements.

Dimensional requirements: see § 210-13.

§ 210-57 Off-street parking and loading requirements.

See § 210-120.

§ 210-58 Outside storage and landscaping requirements.

A. 
All outside storage of materials shall be screened from view from any adjacent public street in accordance with § 210-58B.
B. 
Screening from adjacent residential properties. Developers of highway commercial property adjacent to existing residentially developed property shall provide a screen along the rear property line and along the side property lines up to the point of intersection with the front yard setback line. Required screening shall take the form of a continuous hedge which, when mature, is at least six feet high with a wood or metal fence at least six feet high, at least 50% of the area of which shall be solid or opaque materials, or a line of evergreen trees at least three feet high when planted, that will grow together when mature, with a wood or metal fence at least six feet high, at least 50% of the area of which shall be solid or opaque materials.
C. 
Landscaping. All areas of any commercial property not covered by buildings or paved shall be planted in grass or other ground cover. Landscaping shall be maintained so that plant maturity occurs within a three-year period.
D. 
For every 1,000 square feet of commercial building footprint an additional tree of two-and-one-half-inch caliper shall be provided.
E. 
If adequate room for required trees is not feasible an alternative option may be discussed with the Planning Commission and recommendations made to the Board of Supervisors. The alternative option proposal shall include a narrative stating why the standard cannot be met, a site plan showing that additional trees will not feasibly fit on the site and a possible tradeoff feature.

§ 210-59 Development standards.

In addition to the regulations established in this section, all uses in this district shall be required to address the requirements of § 210-153 of this chapter.
A. 
No lighting on any commercial property shall produce a glare upon adjacent properties. Lighting shall meet the provisions of this chapter.
B. 
No noise, as measured along the boundary separating residential or commercial districts or uses from a Highway Commercial District, shall exceed 50 decibels, whether or not such noise is intermittent or steady. Noise may also be regulated by other Township regulations, the most restrictive shall govern.
C. 
No waste material of any kind may be burned in the open air on any commercial property for heating or any other use.
D. 
In no case shall smoke emitted from any heating process exceed a density equivalent to number two on the Ringelmann type smoke detection chart.
E. 
Construction materials. In the Highway Commercial District, the architectural character should attempt to compliment the neighboring development. All exterior walls or buildings are to be finished with face brick, synthetic stucco, including "dryvit," stone and/or architectural metal. Metal cladding of warehouse structures shall not exceed 60% of the total wall surface. Exterior glass and metal enclosure (curtain) walls may be used for office portions of a building. Concrete block or poured concrete wall treatments (when used in an architectural fashion) shall be subject to Planning Commission approval. If an addition is added to an existing building that does not meet the construction materials standard the owner may choose to improve the front facade of the existing building in lieu of the addition subject to Planning Commission approval.
F. 
Waste disposal. All refuse, if stored outside the building, is to be kept in containers stacked in a neat and safe manner, and shall be removed at least once a week, or as scheduled by the waste disposal company, and is to be totally enclosed and screened from view from streets. No burial of waste material is permitted on the site.
G. 
Buildings shall be screened in accordance with § 210-153A(3)(a).
H. 
Site lighting shall be reduced to zero foot candle at the perimeter property line with the exception of lighting for public sidewalks.
I. 
For new development and/or redevelopment, street trees shall be provided along the entire length of the street right-of-way. Street trees shall be provided on both sides of any street which is within a development. Street trees shall be planted at fifty-foot intervals within 10 to 15 feet of the street right-of-way. Street trees shall be located to enable utility maintenance, required sight distances and visibility of street and traffic signs. Species selection and location of street trees shall take into account maturity height and width in regards to firetruck and snow removal equipment ingress and egress as well as sidewalk obstructions.