Whitemarsh Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XXIV
Institutional Overlay District 1
§ 116-170 Title.
This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Whitemarsh Township Institutional District Ordinance."
§ 116-171 Legislative intent.
§ 116-172 District description.
The Institutional District shall include those areas described on a map or maps designated as the "Whitemarsh Township Institutional Map," which is hereby made a part of this article and which shall be made available to the public at the Township Building.
§ 116-173 Overlay concept; conflicts.
[Amended 9-25-2008 by Ord. No. 862]
Priority of application of overlay shall be as described in § 116-33.2 of this chapter.
§ 116-174 District boundary changes.
The delineation of the Institutional District may be revised by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to § 116-236 et seq.
§ 116-175 Special exception uses.
[Amended 8-30-1984 by Ord. No. 494; 2-24-1994 by Ord. No. 659; 9-25-2008 by Ord. No. 862]
In the Institutional District, the following uses and activities, and no others, are permitted by special exception:
A.
Place of worship: Access shall be to major collector or arterial streets.
B.
School: Minimum lot size is 10 acres with access to major collector or arterial. Outdoor play areas shall be sufficiently screened and insulated so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbances.
C.
Commercial school.
D.
Library.
E.
Museum.
F.
Park or recreational facility: subject to the following additional provisions:
(1)
A minimum lot size of five acres is required.
(2)
Amusement parks, wild animal parks, zoos, gun ranges and race courses shall not be included in this use.
(3)
Day camp shall operate between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
(4)
Outdoor play areas shall be sufficiently screened and insulated so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbances.
I.
Child day-care center: Outdoor play areas shall be sufficiently screened and insulated so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbances.
J.
Hospital: subject to the following provisions:
(1)
Any such establishment providing convalescent care or care for the chronically sick shall provide an additional lot area of not less than 1,000 square feet per each bed in use for long-term care. For the purposes of this article, "long-term care" shall mean care in excess of one month.
(2)
Emergency and service entrances shall be located where they are not offensive to adjoining neighbors.
(3)
Said use shall take access from major collector or arterial streets.
K.
Clinic.
L.
Nursing home.
M.
Cemetery.
N.
Monastery or convent: subject to the following provisions:
(1)
When situated on the same lot as a place of worship, four acres is required for both uses.
Q.
(Reserved)
§ 116-176 Dimensional requirements.
A.
Minimum lot and area regulations. Unless more restrictive provisions are required hereinabove, the following minimum lot and area regulations shall apply:
[Amended 8-30-1984 by Ord. No. 494]
B.
Height requirements. The maximum height of any building erected or used for any use permitted in an Institutional District shall be 40 feet.