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Whitemarsh Township
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XXV

Recreational Overlay District 1

§ 116-177 Title.

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Whitemarsh Township Recreational District Ordinance."

§ 116-178 Legislative intent.

In amplification of § 116-2, the specific intent of this article is as follows:
A. 
To provide suitable areas within the Township to accommodate spacious recreational uses.
B. 
To provide appropriate design standards for spacious recreational uses.

§ 116-179 District description; map.

The Recreational District shall include those areas described on a map or maps designated as the "Whitemarsh Township Recreational Map," which is hereby made a part of this article and which shall be made available to the public at the Township Building.

§ 116-180 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.

§ 116-181 District boundary changes.

The delineation of the Recreational District may be revised by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to § 116-236 et seq.

§ 116-182 Permitted uses.

In the Recreational District the following uses and activities, and no others, are permitted:
A. 
Park or recreational facility: an outdoor park or recreational facility, including day camp, driving range, swim club, tennis club, stables and athletic fields, subject to the following additional provisions:
(1) 
Amusement parks, wild animal parks, zoos, gun ranges and race courses shall not be included in this use.
(2) 
Day camps shall operate between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., excluding Saturdays and Sundays.
(3) 
Outdoor play areas shall be sufficiently screened and insulated so as to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbances.
B. 
Country clubs: including but not limited to a golf course, swimming pool, clubhouse, restaurant and other accessory uses, provided that these are clearly accessory to the country club, subject to the following provisions:
(1) 
A lot area of not less than 60 acres shall be required.
(2) 
No building shall be closer than 100 feet to any lot line.
C. 
Museum: museum or gallery open to the public and not conducted as a private gainful business.
D. 
Cemetery: burial place or graveyard, including mausoleum, crematory or columbarium.

§ 116-183 Dimensional requirements.

A. 
Minimum lot and area regulations. Unless more restrictive provisions are required hereinabove, the following minimum lot and area regulations shall apply:
(1) 
Lot area: 20 acres.
(2) 
Front yard: 150 feet, except that this setback may be reduced to 100 feet for a pump house building on a public or private golf course when:
[Amended 10-11-2001 by Ord. No. 739]
(a) 
Such pump house building must have access to a body of water partially located within the front yard setback;
(b) 
Such pump house building is less than 1,000 square feet; and
(c) 
Such pump house building is buffered from view from the street by additional landscaping approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(3) 
Side yards: 100 feet.
(4) 
Rear yard: 100 feet.
(5) 
Lot width: 500 feet.
B. 
Height requirements. The maximum height of any building erected or used for any use permitted in a Recreational District shall be 40 feet.