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West Rockhill Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XII

Institutional Service District

§ 450-1200 Purpose.

A. 
Institutional Service (IS). It is the purpose of this district to provide areas for major institutional uses and related services and functions in a planned campus setting.
B. 
Within the IS District, a building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot or premises may be used when in conformance with the conditions of this article and the specific use, area and design regulations of this district.

§ 450-1201 Permitted uses.

A. 
Uses permitted by right.
(1) 
A7 Forestry.
(2) 
B1 Single-Family Detached Dwelling.
(3) 
B9 Continuing Care Retirement Community.
(4) 
B10 Age-Qualified Community.
(5) 
C1 Place of Worship.
(6) 
C2 School.
(7) 
C4 Library or Museum.
(8) 
C6 Public Recreation Area.
(9) 
C9 Day-Care Center.
(10) 
C10 Nursing Home.
(11) 
C11 Hospital.
(12) 
C13 Municipal Building.
(13) 
C14 Community Center.
(14) 
C15 Wellness Center.
(15) 
D1 Office.
(16) 
D2 Medical Office.
(17) 
E3 Financial Establishments.
B. 
Uses permitted by conditional use.
(1) 
B7 Community Residential Facility.
(2) 
B12 Rooming House or Boardinghouse.
(3) 
E1 Retail Trade and Retail Services.
(4) 
E4 Eating Place.
(5) 
F4 Cellular Telecommunications Facility.
(6) 
H11 Accessory Drive-Through Facility.
(7) 
H14 Helistop.
(8) 
H19 Temporary Community Event.
C. 
Uses permitted by special exception.
(1) 
E28 Off-Premises Sign, subject to the requirements of § 450-2011.
(2) 
F1 Utilities.
(3) 
F2 Emergency Services.
D. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
H1 Home Occupation.
(2) 
H2 Residential Accessory Structure.
(3) 
H4 Temporary Structure and Vehicle.
(4) 
H5 Swimming Pool.
(5) 
H6 Recreational Vehicle.
(6) 
H7 Spa/Hot Tub.
(7) 
H8 Accessory Apartment for Family Member.
(8) 
H9 Garage or Yard Sale.
(9) 
H13 Radio, Television, and Paging Tower, Flagpole, and Dish and Microwave Antenna.
(10) 
H17 No-Impact Home-Based Business.
(11) 
H18 Nonresidential Accessory Building.
(12) 
H20 Solar Energy System.

§ 450-1202 Area and dimensional requirements.

All uses shall comply with the area and dimensional requirements listed in this section, unless a greater area or dimensional requirement is stated in § 450-1604, Use regulations, for the specific use, in which case the requirements of § 450-1604 shall apply.
A. 
Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
B. 
Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
C. 
Maximum impervious surface ratio: 60%.
D. 
Maximum building height: 45 feet.
E. 
Minimum front yard: 35 feet.
F. 
Minimum side yard: 20 feet.
G. 
Minimum rear yard: 50 feet.

§ 450-1203 Required design standards for nonresidential uses.

A. 
Site design.
(1) 
The proposal shall provide a unified arrangement of buildings, service areas, parking and landscaped areas. The applicant shall be required to submit a master plan for the overall design of these improvements.
(2) 
The proposal shall be designed with regard to the topography and other natural features of the parcel.
(3) 
The interior of new developments shall be laid out along a street pattern and maintain well-defined open space to give prominence to important structures and allow for pedestrian circulation.
(4) 
Every building lot shall have frontage upon a public or interior street.
(5) 
The arrangement of multiple buildings on a single lot shall establish building facades generally parallel to the frontage property lines along existing streets and proposed interior streets.
(6) 
No building shall be located within 15 feet of parking areas.
(7) 
No building shall be less than 75 feet from an adjacent residential district.
B. 
Vehicular/pedestrian circulation and access:
(1) 
The internal circulation system shall be designed to minimize through traffic and traffic conflicts within the project.
(2) 
Safe pedestrian movement and the provision of sidewalks shall be considered in the vehicular plan.
(3) 
Adjacent uses shall be provided with pedestrian connections, such as sidewalks and walking paths.
(4) 
Crosswalks shall be provided at all street intersections and wherever necessary to facilitate pedestrian circulation. The Township may require further improvements at street crossings to protect the safety of pedestrians.
(5) 
The pedestrian circulation system shall connect destination points within and adjacent to the development.
(6) 
Landscaping shall be provided for not less than 50% of the length of all pedestrian walkways.
[Amended 10-19-2011 by Ord. No. 207]
C. 
Landscaping.
(1) 
Any part of the lot not used for buildings, parking, or undisturbed open space shall be landscaped and properly maintained. Subject to the Township's approval, plant material selection and landscape design should be based on the site's specific context, soils, solar orientation, the need for buffers or screening, and should emphasize a campus-like setting.
(2) 
Open space areas shall be maintained as squares or commons with amenities, such as landscaping, site trees, benches, and walking trails.
(3) 
All individual service areas, such as loading areas and outdoor refuse collection areas, must be segregated from parking areas and pedestrian circulation areas and screened from public view with appropriate landscaping or fencing.
(4) 
Interior driveways or streets shall have street trees meeting the requirements of Chapter 365, Subdivision and Land Development.