§ 232-310.3. Area and dimensional regulations for MXD mixed-use waterfront development.

(a)

Site requirements.

(1)

Minimum net lot area: 30 acres. This requirement may be met by combining one or more pre-existing lots. Further, not less than 50 percent of the net lot area of the entire MXD development shall consist of one or more pre-existing Lots that contain environmentally contaminated areas that are proposed to be remediated pursuant to the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) (42 USC 6901 et seq.), under the supervision of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and by the state department of environmental protection (DEP) under Pennsylvania's Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act (Act 2) (35 P.S. §§ 6026.101—6026.909); or, in the alternative, not less than 50 percent of the net lot area of the entire MXD development shall consist of one or more pre-existing lots that contain floodplain.

(2)

Maximum density : 14 dwelling units per acre of lot area.

(3)

Maximum site impervious surface ratio: 70 percent of net lot area.

(4)

Minimum open space: 25 percent of net lot area. Notwithstanding the definition of "open space" in subsection 232-6(a), in the MXD district, the term "open space" shall include parks, plazas, outdoor recreation facilities, gardens, waterways, public accessways, riverwalks, and undevelopable lands, such as steep slopes, floodplains, wetlands.

(5)

Maximum building height: 145 feet (ten stories).

(b)

Setbacks.

(1)

Except for setbacks from State Road as described in subsection (2) below, the minimum setbacks from the MXD tract boundary shall be as follows:

a.

50 feet for residential buildings.

b.

20 feet for non-residential buildings.

(2)

Minimum building setback from State Road: 20 feet from ultimate right-of-way line.

(3)

Minimum building setback from street right-of-way: Zero feet.

(4)

Minimum building setback from sidewalk: Zero feet.

(5)

Minimum building setback from curb line: Six feet.

(6)

Minimum separation between buildings: Ten feet.

(7)

Minimum distance from wetlands: 20 feet.

(c)

Parking requirements.

(1)

Parking spaces within garages and on-street parking spaces may be included in the calculation of, and toward the satisfaction of, the parking requirements of the MXD district provided that applicant demonstrates provision for storage elsewhere [within the dwelling or/on-site].

a.

Residential: Overall spaces provided in the MXD district shall be not less than two and one-half spaces per dwelling unit.

b.

Commercial-offices and services: Three spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leaseable area during weekdays and one-half space per 1,000 square feet of gross leaseable area during weekends.

c.

Commercial-retail uses: Three and eight-tenths spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leaseable area during weekdays and four spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leaseable area during weekends.

d.

Restaurants: 12 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leaseable area during weekdays and 15 spaces per 1,000 square feet of gross leaseable area during weekends.

e.

Marina: One-fourth space per boat slip on weekdays and one-half space per boat slip on weekends;

f.

Clubhouse: One-half space per 1,000 square feet of usable area.

(2)

Parking space dimensions.

a.

Perpendicular parking space: Nine feet × 18 feet.

b.

Parallel parking space: Seven feet × 22 feet.

c.

Angled parking space: Nine feet × 18 feet.

d.

Handicapped parking stall: 12 feet × 18 feet.

(3)

Shared parking. Where the MXD development contains a mixture of residential and non-residential uses, the Township may reduce cumulative parking requirements for the MXD development if it is demonstrated that peak requirements of various uses are complementary and occur at different times. The MXD development shall provide information regarding the characteristics of each proposed use and its parking utilization during peak and off-peak demand periods. For non-residential uses, the MXD development shall provide information regarding employees, including shift and schedule characteristics and for customer intensity and turnover during peak periods. The MXD development shall demonstrate that each use works consistently with the shared parking provisions and the parking management plan for the MXD development. The shared parking demand for an MXD development shall be calculated by preparing a shared parking study of all uses within the MXD development based upon the following methodology and consistent with professionally recognized methodologies:

Step 1: Evaluate the mix of land uses in the proposed MXD development, including base parking demand, types of uses, non-residential square footage, dwelling unit numbers and type;

Step 2: Adjust parking demand to account for mix of land in the MXD development, uses, location of uses in relation to available parking, adjacency and convenience of parking spaces, time of day factors, day of week factors, seasonal factors, availability of mass transit and pedestrian accommodation and connectivity;

Step 3: Analyze hourly accumulation of parking demand for weekdays and weekends for each of the proposed land uses; and

Step 4: Document shared parking demand conclusions.

(4)

A parking management plan shall be prepared by the applicant which identifies the following:

a.

The locations and times of any shared parking;

b.

The locations of any dedicated parking for an individual use or building; and

c.

The mechanisms for shared and dedicated parking spaces for each use.

This parking management plan shall be presented to the Township for a determination of compliance and shall be submitted to the Township annually.

(5)

Any MXD approved with shared parking shall be required to submit each change of use and occupancy to the zoning officer to be reviewed for compliance with the provisions of the shared parking plan and parking management plan. The MXD development shall provide information regarding the type of use and its parking utilization characteristics. The zoning officer shall review, among other things, parking demand, utilization periods, adjacency and conveniences or intensity of any use to make a determination of compliance with the shared parking plan and the parking management plan, and should the zoning officer determine that the MXD development is not in compliance with the shared parking plan or the parking management plan, the zoning officer shall notify the owner and/or the property owners' association of the MXD development of the corrective action necessary to bring the MXD development into compliance with the shared parking plan and the parking management plan.

(Ord. No. 06-04, § 1, 3-13-06; Ord. No. 06-10, § III, 9-25-06)