Township of Upper Providence

Accessory uses

ACCESSORY BUILDING - A subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the principal building and is used for an accessory use and is located on the same lot.

ACCESSORY USE or ACCESSORY - A use clearly incidental to and customarily found in connection with a particular principal use and conducted on the same lot as a principal use to which it is related and located, either within the same structure or in an accessory structure or as an accessory use of land, except that off-street parking need not be located on the same lot.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC OSC PBO R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 VCO VP YMU

Development Requirements:

Accessory uses authorized by zoning regulations shall include any of the following or similar uses:

A. Uses accessory to land cultivation.

(1) Greenhouses.
(2) Preparation of products produced on the premises for use by residents only.

Uses accessory to a dwelling:

(1) Private garage, children's playhouse, private swimming pool, parking space, private stables, barn, shelter for pets.[1]
(2) Noncommercial greenhouses.
(3) Home gardening.
(4) Temporary unit for relative (in-law suite). A temporary dwelling unit may be established as an accessory use to a principal single-family dwelling unit if the following requirements are met:

(a) The unit shall be totally enclosed within the principal building.
(b) The principal dwelling unit shall be owner-occupied.
(c) An internal connection shall be maintained as a means of access between the principal and accessory dwelling units.
(d) The owners shall file a written covenant in the Montgomery County's Recorder of Deeds office that prohibits the use of the property as two or more dwelling units. The covenant must be approved by the Township Solicitor.
(e) Immediate family members are limited to parents, grandparents, children, grandchildren, siblings, aunts, uncles, stepparents, and stepchildren.

Uses accessory to residential subdivisions or land developments:

(1) Sales trailer or similar temporary structure used in connection with the sale of lots, single-family detached houses or other dwelling units in new residential subdivisions or land developments; provided, however, that the trailer or structure and any ancillary parking facilities are located only within the building envelope on an approved residential lot in the subdivision or within the area approved for development of residential units in the case of development of non-single-family detached homes, and further provided that said sales structure shall be removed within seven days following the issuance of a certificate of occupancy for the first sample in the subdivision or phase of subdivision or development or phase of development with which the sales structure is associated.

Permits required. Construction of any accessory use which is either a structure or building, as defined in this chapter, shall require the issuance of a zoning permit, regardless of the size of its footprint.

Limitation on number of accessory structures and/or uses: The number of accessory structures and/or uses on any individual lot shall be limited as follows: No more than 3% of the lot area shall be devoted to the cumulative total for such structures and/or uses for lots with lot areas up to and including 20,000 square feet, and no more than 2% of the lot area shall be devoted to the cumulative total for such structures and/or uses for lots with lot areas greater than 20,000 square feet; provided, however, that in no case shall the total number of accessory uses and/or structures on any lot exceed three, exclusive of one swimming pool; further provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed to allow greater building coverage than is otherwise permitted in the zoning district in which the lot is located.

Minimum setback for accessory uses.

Except where stricter requirements apply, an accessory building may be erected within side or rear yards, provided that it is located at least as far back from the street line as the foremost portion of the principal building and provided, further, that the minimum distance between the building and side and/or rear lot line is five feet. When an accessory building is located on a corner lot the accessory building may be placed in a yard defined as the front yard for a comer lot (defined in § 182-5.1 herein), as long as that yard is not the front yard in which the primary structure predominantly faces. Any ambiguity regarding the yard area that the primary structure predominantly faces shall be determined by the Zoning Officer.

OSC Open Space Conservation District: Accessory uses customarily incidental to any of the permitted uses, provided that no more than 5% of a tract located in the OSC District may be devoted to any one or combination of accessory uses.

(1) Accessory uses in an OSC District may include a single-family house occupied by a groundskeeper, security guard, maintenance worker or by an individual(s) performing similar functions; provided, however, that such house shall be considered in the above five-percent limitation.
(2) Accessory uses for agricultural uses in an OSC District may include stands for the sale of products harvested on-site, subject to the restrictions of Article VIII, § 300-171C(4) of this chapter.

In the CRSC Community and Regional Shopping Center District, a building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for this use. Any accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to the permitted uses here (see § 182-92A(1) through § 182-92A(9), including activities other than sales and services and accommodations for watchmen or caretakers.

In the YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District, a building may be erected, altered or used and a tract may be used or occupied for this use subject to compliance with the 100-foot-wide setback requirement as set forth in § 182-90.6B(2)(a), where applicable, accessory uses on the same lot with and incidental to any permitted use, which may include appropriate accessory uses developed in conjunction with any of the uses in § 182-90.5C, § 182-90.5D and § 182-90.5E, including but not limited to indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, community centers and other similar uses; provided, however, that none is intended as an independent freestanding use.

Adult bookstores, adult motion-picture theaters and adult entertainment cabarets (Adult uses)

ADULT USE - A use composed of an adult bookstore, adult motion-picture theater or adult entertainment cabaret.

ADULT BOOKSTORE - An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock-in-trade books, magazines, films for sale or viewing on the premises by the use of motion-picture devices or any other coin-operated means and other periodicals, which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material or similar establishment to which access is limited to persons 18 years of age or older.

ADULT ENTERTAINMENT CABARET - A public or private establishment which is licensed to serve food and/or alcoholic beverages and which features topless dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators or similar entertainers or a similar establishment to which access is limited to persons 18 years of age or older.

ADULT MOTION-PICTURE THEATER - An enclosed building used regularly and routinely for presenting material having as a dominant theme material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons therein or a similar establishment to which access is limited to persons 18 years of age or older.

Agricultural uses

The cultivation of the soil and the raising and harvesting of the products of the soil, including nursery, horticulture and forestry.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use OSC R-1 R-2

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

OSC District: Agriculture as defined in this chapter, as well as the raising and sale of livestock and fowl, including associated grazing or pastureland.

R-1 Residential-Agricultural District: Agricultural uses, provided that a tract of not less than five acres is available and further provided that any building used in the keeping or raising of livestock or poultry shall be located not less than 100 feet from an ultimate right-of-way line and not less than 50 feet from any other property line.

Alcoholic beverage sales, state store, beer and wine, beverage center

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Animal hospitals and kennels

Antique store

Assembly hall

Auction establishment, flea market or outdoor sale of a similar nature

Automotive garage

Any premises used principally for the commercial repair of vehicles, but not including automotive wrecking.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use VCO

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Automotive garage, with all repairs or other work completed indoors. Sales of gasoline are strictly prohibited.

Automotive sales

AUTOMOTIVE SALES BUILDING - A building used for the sale of, hire of or remuneration from automotive equipment. This shall be interpreted to include auto accessory sales rooms but not the sale of junked automotive equipment.

Bakery, confectionery or custom shop

Bed-and-breakfast establishments

A single-family residential building occupied by a resident innkeeper, containing up to eight rooms for the temporary lodging of guests for compensation and providing such lodging services to the guests as maid service and serving meals only, to guests during their stay.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use NC VCO

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Bed-and-breakfast.

(a) Must be conducted out of an existing single-family detached dwelling.
(b) Two parking spaces shall be provided for the resident innkeeper, one additional space shall be provided for each guest room, and one additional space for each employee during the highest staffing period.
(c) Guest stays are limited to one continuous seven-day period.

Bookstores

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
One space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Brokerage, financial, insurance, travel agency and real estate offices.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC IO-2 M-1 M-2 NC PBO VCO Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

PBO Professional and Business Office District: Business offices providing credit services, security and commodity brokerage, real estate sale, employment counseling, insurance sales, advertising and mailing and stenographic services.

Professional or business offices similar to those permitted in § 300-414A and B upon a showing that their function and usage are substantially the same as those uses specifically enumerated in § 300-414A and B as a conditional use.

May be allowed as a conditional use on an existing lot which does not meet the lot area and width requirements of § 300-417A herein. Modifications to the dimensional standards of § 300-417B herein may be allowed as part of a conditional use under this subsection, provided that any adjacent residential or institutional use is properly buffered with the following: a minimum fifteen-foot buffer between a new building and an existing property line; a minimum ten-foot buffer between a new parking lot and an existing property line; and a minimum five-foot buffer between a new driveway/accessway and an existing property line. A combination of fencing and/or landscaping to the satisfaction of the Township shall be placed in said buffer areas. The requirements of § 300-421 shall be applicable for all buffers; provided, however, that where there is a discrepancy in buffer width, the width shall be as prescribed in this subsection.

IO-1 Interchange Office District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as pharmacies, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, newsstands and any other uses of a similar nature.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, financial services, fitness centers, day-care centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the employees in the IO-2 District, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-450 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Business or professional office, sole practitioner with ancillary staff.

On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet): Business or professional office, studio, or public utility office.

On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Business or professional office, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

Buildings which contain any combination of attached dwellings and two-story multifamily dwellings

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: On parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have at least 400 feet of frontage on a road then classified as a collector or arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, and with a gross minimum tract area of at least 20 acres, as a conditional use, when authorized by the Board of Supervisors, in compliance with § 300-60.

A combination of semidetached houses (twins) and single-family attached dwellings.

Business or administrative office

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC IO IO-2 M-1 M-2 NC PBO VCO Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: On parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have frontage on a road then classified as an arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, to a maximum depth of 450 feet measured from the center line of said arterial road, Professional offices for doctors, dentists, orthodontists, chiropractors, or any other licensed practitioner of the healing arts for humans, lawyers, engineers, architects, urban planners, accountants, economic consultants, business and management consultants and other similar professionals.

Multiple business or professional offices, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

PBO Professional and Business Office District: Business offices providing credit services, security and commodity brokerage, real estate sale, employment counseling, insurance sales, advertising and mailing and stenographic services.

Professional or business offices similar to those permitted in § 300-414A and B upon a showing that their function and usage are substantially the same as those uses specifically enumerated in § 300-414A and B as a conditional use.

May be allowed as a conditional use on an existing lot which does not meet the lot area and width requirements of § 300-417A herein. Modifications to the dimensional standards of § 300-417B herein may be allowed as part of a conditional use under this subsection, provided that any adjacent residential or institutional use is properly buffered with the following: a minimum fifteen-foot buffer between a new building and an existing property line; a minimum ten-foot buffer between a new parking lot and an existing property line; and a minimum five-foot buffer between a new driveway/accessway and an existing property line. A combination of fencing and/or landscaping to the satisfaction of the Township shall be placed in said buffer areas. The requirements of § 300-421 shall be applicable for all buffers; provided, however, that where there is a discrepancy in buffer width, the width shall be as prescribed in this subsection.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Business or professional office, sole practitioner with ancillary staff.

On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet): Business or professional office, studio, or public utility office.

On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Business or professional office, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

Camps

Car wash

Caretakers/watchmen living quarters

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Catering

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Cemeteries

Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the deceased, including columbariums, crematories, mausoleums and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with the "cemetery" and within the boundaries.

Chemical facility

Churches, chapels or other places of worship and their adjunct residential dwellings

CHURCH - A building used for public worship by a congregation, excluding buildings used exclusively for residential, education, burial, recreational or other uses not normally associated with worship.

Clearing of all existing vegetation

Clinics

Ambulatory health care facility, generally including a number of medical, dental, and/or mental health specialties, in which examinations, diagnostic and preventive health services, and treatment are provided for patients on an outpatient basis, generally on a walk-in or first-come, first-served basis; a clinic is characterized by centralized facilities and services, including patient records storage/management, waiting areas, and laboratory and other diagnostic and testing facilities. It is typically managed by a single institution or corporation and is distinguished from a medical office building wherein individual offices or suites are leased or sold to a health care provider or group of same and wherein the health care provider(s) in one office or suite does not necessarily have any corporate, managerial or similar relationship to the health care provider(s) occupying other offices or suites in the building.

Club, fraternal organization or lodge

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use VCO

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet):

Cluster development

A development pattern wherein structures are arranged in closely related groups, reducing lot sizes and preserving land for open space.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use R-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:
Prerequisites for cluster development.
The following necessary conditions must be satisfied by an applicant seeking to develop in a clustered fashion before the Board of Supervisors will grant a preliminary plan approval for a subdivision plan prepared in accordance with the requirements of this article.

A. Tract size. The tract of land to be developed shall not be less than 25 acres m area.
B. Ownership. The tract of land to be developed shall be in one ownership or shall be the subject of an application filed jointly by the owners of the entire tract, and it shall be agreed that the tract will be developed under single direction in accordance with an approved plan.
C. Sewer and water facilities. The cluster development shall be served by centralized water facilities and public sewer facilities, which may include capped sewers, deemed acceptable by the Board of Supervisors, upon recommendation of the Township Engineer.
D. Development plan. The application for development shall be accompanied by a plan or plans, in accordance with § 300-279, showing the detailed use of the entire tract, which plan or plans shall also comply with all requirements of Chapter 270, Subdivision and Land Development, and other applicable ordinances. The plan shall clearly designate the proposed use of each area of the tract.
E. Development stages and permits. The development of a tract carried out in either a single phase or in stages shall be executed in accordance with a development agreement. The owner, developer and Township shall enter into said agreement embodying all details regarding compliance with this article to assure the binding nature thereof on the overall tract and its development, which agreement shall be recorded with the final development plan.

See Article XV: CL Cluster Development District for more information

Colleges, universities and theological schools

Combination of two (or more) permitted uses

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use NC PBO Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use VCO

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet): Any combination of two uses listed within Subsection A, herein, and subject to the requirements of § 300-60 and the following:

(a) All uses must be contained within a single structure.
(b) Parking facilities between the two uses shall be shared to the greatest extent possible.
(c) Both uses shall have individual entrances, and if feasible those entrances shall be on the front (street side) of the building.

On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Any combination of uses listed within Subsections A, B, and C herein, and subject to the requirements of § 300-60 and the following:

(a) All uses must be contained within a single structure.
(b) Parking requirements shall be cumulative for all uses and shared to the greatest extent possible.
(c) All uses shall have individual entrances, and if feasible those entrances shall be on the front (street side) of the building.

Commercial recreation use

Commercial uses

Communications antennas

ANTENNA - An apparatus designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency (RF) radiation, to be operated or operating from a fixed location pursuant to Federal Communications Commission authorization, for the provision of wireless service and any commingled information services.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC IO IO-2 M-1 M-2 NC OSC Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3 Districts Allowed as a Special Exception Use PBO R-1 R-2 R-3 R-4 VP

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:
Applicability.
(1) Preexisting wireless communications facilities. Wireless communications facilities for which a permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this section shall not be required to meet the requirements of this section.
(2) Exclusion for amateur radio facilities. This section shall not govern the installation of any amateur radio facility that is owned or operated by a federally licensed amateur radio station operator or is used exclusively for receive-only antennas.
(3) Relationship to other chapters. This section shall supersede all conflicting requirements of other chapters of this code regarding the locating and permitting of wireless communications facilities.

See § 300-25: Wireless communications facilities. for more information.

OSC Open Space Conservation District: Communications antennas, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-25 of this chapter, mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building or other existing structure, and communications equipment buildings. Communications towers are permitted only as a conditional use pursuant to § 300-157 herein.

R-1 Residential-Agricultural District: Communications antennas, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-25, mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building or other existing structure, and communications equipment buildings, only upon a showing, in addition to any other that may be required under this chapter, that denial of such a special exception would have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless service. Communications towers are not permitted.

R-3 Residential District: Communications antennas, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-25, mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building or other existing structure, and communications equipment buildings only upon a showing, in addition to any other that may be required under this chapter, that denial of such a special exception would have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless service. Communications towers are not permitted.

R-4 Residential District: Communications antennas, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-25, mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building or other existing structure, and communications equipment buildings, only upon a showing, in addition to any other that may be required under this chapter, that denial of such a special exception would have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless service. Communications towers are not permitted.

VP District: Communications antennas, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-25, mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building or other existing structure, and communications equipment buildings, only upon a showing, in addition to any other that may be required under this chapter, that denial of such a special exception would have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless service. Communications towers are not permitted.

Professional and Business Office District: Communications antennas, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-25, mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building or other existing structure, and communications equipment buildings only upon a showing, in addition to any other that may be required under this chapter, that denial of such a special exception would have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless service. Communications towers are not permitted.

IO-1 Interchange Office District: Communications antennas, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-25, mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building or other existing structure, and communications equipment buildings are permitted.

As a special exception only, communications antennas mounted on a communications tower and communications equipment buildings, only upon a showing, in addition to any other that may be required under this chapter, that denial of such a special exception would have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless service and that it is not feasible to mount the communications antenna on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building, or other existing structure. Communications antennas shall conform to the requirements of § 300-25.

IO-2 Interchange Office District: Communications antennas, in accordance with the provisions of § 300-25, mounted on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building or other existing structure, and communications equipment buildings.

As a special exception only, communications antennas mounted on a communications tower and communications equipment buildings, only upon a showing, in addition to any other that may be required under this chapter, that denial of such a special exception would have the effect of prohibiting the provision of personal wireless service and that it is not feasible to mount the communications antenna on an existing public utility transmission tower, existing building, or other existing structure. Communications antennas shall conform to the requirements of § 300-25 and communications towers shall conform to the requirements of § 300-25.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Communications towers

TOWER-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (TOWER-BASED WCF) - Any structure that is used for the primary purpose of supporting one or more antennae, including, but not limited to, self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers and monopoles, and the accompanying antenna and accessory equipment.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use OSC Districts Allowed as a Special Exception Use CRSC M-1 M-2

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Applicability.
(1) Preexisting wireless communications facilities. Wireless communications facilities for which a permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this section shall not be required to meet the requirements of this section.
(2) Exclusion for amateur radio facilities. This section shall not govern the installation of any amateur radio facility that is owned or operated by a federally licensed amateur radio station operator or is used exclusively for receive-only antennas.
(3) Relationship to other chapters. This section shall supersede all conflicting requirements of other chapters of this code regarding the locating and permitting of wireless communications facilities.

See § 300-25: Wireless communications facilities. for more information.
In particular see § 300-25B. Regulations applicable to all wireless communications facilities. and § 300-25E. General and specific requirements for tower-based wireless communications facilities.

OSC Open Space Conservation District: Communications towers in accordance with the provisions of § 300-25 of this chapter and the standards contained in § 300-158 herein.

Community center (age-restricted community)

Community center for cultural or recreational activities

Community Residential Programs

An establishment, sometimes referred to as a "community living arrangement" or a "group home," licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that provides a home for not more than six handicapped individuals, excluding staff who do not reside on the property, who live and cook together as a single housekeeping unit. This definition shall not include a facility housing persons released from or under the jurisdiction of a government bureau of corrections or similar institution. "Handicapped" means, with respect to a person, a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities; a record of having such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment; but such term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 802).

Community Shopping Center

A shopping center providing for the sale of a variety of goods and service and general merchandise for several neighborhoods.

Concert hall

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Condominiums

An estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in a portion of a parcel, together with a separate interest in a space within a structure. This form of ownership may be applied in residential, professional office, industrial and commercial land uses.

Conference center

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO IO-3 M-1

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

IO-1 Interchange Office District: Conference facilities for the express use of the office park clients, visitors and employees.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Convenience/milk retail

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Convention facility

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Convents and monasteries

Conversions of residential structures

The remodeling or alteration of a structure so as to accommodate the provision of more dwelling units than were originally intended. "Conversions" include the alteration of a nonresidential structure into a dwelling unit for at least one family, the modification of a single-family structure so as to accommodate two or more dwelling units and the alteration of a multifamily structure so as to accommodate more units than originally intended.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use YMU Districts Allowed as a Special Exception Use VP

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

VP District: The conversion of a single-family dwelling or other building into a dwelling for two or more families, subject to the following requirements:

(a) Each dwelling unit shall not have less than 600 square feet of floor area, plus an additional 100 square feet of floor area for each additional bedroom in excess of one.
(b) The lot area per family may not be reduced to an amount less than 33% of that required by this article.
(c) No more than three families shall be permitted to occupy such buildings.
(d) The off-street parking requirements of this chapter shall be met.
(e) The conversion shall be authorized only for a large dwelling with relatively little economic usefulness as a conforming use.
(f) The Zoning Hearing Board may prescribe such further conditions and restrictions as they may consider appropriate to preserve the character of the surrounding neighborhood.

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: On parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have frontage on a road then classified as an arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, to a maximum depth of 450 feet measured from the center line of said arterial road, Conversion of a single-family detached dwelling to a use described in § 300-491A(1) through (5).

Copy center

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Corporate headquarters and administrative buildings or centers

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use IO M-1 M-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

In an M-1 Office and Limited Industrial District, a building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for this use.
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to this permitted use, may include:

(1) Storage within a completely enclosed building in conjunction with a permitted use.
(2) A repair shop or maintenance facility normally required for the conduct of industrial operations.
(3) A cafeteria, recreation facility or other service located within a permitted use and operated for the exclusive use of the occupants of the building.
(4) Living quarters for watchmen, caretakers or similar employees.

In an IO Interchange Office District, a building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used for this use or a combination of the uses in § 182-115: Permitted uses.

In an M-2 Manufacturing Industrial District, a building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for this use.
Any use of the same general character as this permitted use is allowed, except that in no case shall the following uses or any use substantially similar thereto be permitted: an abattoir; the bulk storage of explosives; a fat rendering operation; wood or wood pulp processing; petroleum refining; leather processing: the manufacture of asphalt, explosives, fertilizer, linoleum or rubber or a dump, incineration or reduction of garbage, except a sanitary landfill operated in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Any use permitted in the CRSC Community and Regional Shopping Center District is permitted, provided that § 182-93: District regulations, are met, and specifically the Site Development Requirements established for the category "Regional Shopping Center" within said section are utilized.
See § 182-122F(1) and § 182-122F(2) for more detailed information.

Upon approval of a final development plan for CRSC use pursuant to this section, all CRSC uses shall not exceed 80% of the gross buildable area identified in the master plan, unless the balance of M-1 and M-2 uses shall terminate within two years from the date which the development attained 80% occupancy by CRSC uses.
In the case of a property used for CRSC development pursuant to this section, whenever any M-1 and M-2 use(s) is subject to the performance standards contained in § 182-109: Performance standards and/or § 182-123: Performance standards of this chapter, in any instance where reference is made to "the property line" of the development site or "the district boundary line" of the M-2 District, those lines shall be construed to also include the line separating the CRSC uses from the M-1 and M-2 uses. This line shall be that line separating said uses, as designated on the master plan required pursuant to § 182-122F(2), and as said master plan may be subsequently amended. This line shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors.

Any use not specifically permitted nor prohibited in any zoning district as included in this chapter may be permitted by special exception in the M-2 District, provided that it meets all performance standards contained in § 182-123: Performance standards and all other requirements of this district.
Any use for which there is insufficient available land in the district in which the use is normally permitted may be permitted by special exception in the M-2 District, provided that it meets all performance standards contained in § 182-123: Performance standards herein and all other requirements of this district.

In the YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District, a building may be erected, altered or used and a tract may be used or occupied for this use on parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIIA: YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District, have frontage on a road then classified as an arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, to a maximum depth of 450 feet measured from the center line of said arterial road, the following use is permitted:

Multiple business or professional offices, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Creameries or butter- or cheese-making or milk-bottling and distribution stations

Cultivation and harvesting of crops

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Permitted use in the Floodplain Conservation District in accordance with recognized soil conservation practices.
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.
In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:
A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This conservation use shall be permitted in the Steep Slope Conservation District without the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan.
This use is permitted in accordance with recognized soil conservation practices.
This use also includes any nonstructural accessory uses, except swimming pools, necessary for the operation and maintenance of it's use.

Day-care facility/center

Any facility that provides care for individuals on a less than sixteen-hour-per-day basis. All day-care centers shall meet all applicable design, site, and area standards as set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare or Department of Aging, whichever agency is applicable to the proposed use. The definition includes child day care and adult day care. Child day care is further defined as for seven or more children under the age of six years of age, excluding care from relatives and care provided by places of worship during religious services; provided, however, that before-and after-school care may be provided for children up to the age of 16. Adult day care is further defined as those facilities in which care is provided for a senior citizen through a structured, community-based program which provides health, social, and other related support services.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC VCO YMU Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-2 IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: On parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have at least 400 feet of frontage on a road then classified as an arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, and with a gross minimum tract area of seven acres, and to a maximum depth of 600 feet measured from the center line of said arterial road.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Child-care facility, registered with and approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in which children not more than six years of age are supervised on weekdays by licensed child-care personnel, for daytime hours after 7:00 a.m. and before 7:00 p.m as a Freestanding commercial uses in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Delicatessen

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Department stores

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Detention or erosion control basins, storm drainage systems, pipes, culverts, bridges and the relocation of any watercourse

Development Requirements:

This use shall be specifically prohibited in a Floodplain Conservation District.
Detention or erosion control basins, storm drainage systems, pipes, culverts, bridges and the relocation of any watercourse unless approved by the Board of Supervisors of Upper Providence Township, which shall first have received favorable acceptance from the Township Planning Commission, Township Engineer and Montgomery County Conservation District. All required permits or approvals must be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Dams, Waterways and Wetlands. FEMA and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall be notified prior to any alteration or relocation of any watercourse. All improvements within the FEMA area must receive approval from FEMA and all adjacent communities, and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources must be contacted prior to the construction of any of the improvements. Copies of such notification shall be sent to FEMA. The flood-carrying capacity within the altered or relocated watercourse shall be maintained.

Doctor, dentist, orthodontist or other similar professional office

MEDICAL OFFICE - A facility for the examination and treatment of ill and afflicted human outpatients; provided, however, that patients are not kept overnight except under emergency conditions, and includes doctors' and dental offices and clinics.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use IO-2 NC PBO VCO YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District - Professional offices for doctors, dentists, orthodontists, chiropractors, or any other licensed practitioner of the healing arts for humans, lawyers, engineers, architects, urban planners, accountants, economic consultants, business and management consultants and other similar professionals; on parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have frontage on a road then classified as an arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, to a maximum depth of 450 feet measured from the center line of said arterial road

Includes multiple business or professional offices, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

PBO Professional and Business Office District: Professional offices for doctors, dentists, chiropractors or any other licensed practitioner of the healing arts for humans and lawyers, engineers, architects, urban planners, accountants, economic consultants and business and management consultants.

Professional or business offices similar to those permitted in § 300-414A and B upon a showing that their function and usage are substantially the same as those uses specifically enumerated in § 300-414A and B as a conditional use.

May be allowed as a conditional use on an existing lot which does not meet the lot area and width requirements of § 300-417A herein. Modifications to the dimensional standards of § 300-417B herein may be allowed as part of a conditional use under this subsection, provided that any adjacent residential or institutional use is properly buffered with the following: a minimum fifteen-foot buffer between a new building and an existing property line; a minimum ten-foot buffer between a new parking lot and an existing property line; and a minimum five-foot buffer between a new driveway/accessway and an existing property line. A combination of fencing and/or landscaping to the satisfaction of the Township shall be placed in said buffer areas. The requirements of § 300-421 shall be applicable for all buffers; provided, however, that where there is a discrepancy in buffer width, the width shall be as prescribed in this subsection.

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Business or professional office, sole practitioner with ancillary staff.

On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet): Business or professional office, studio, or public utility office.

Doctor, dentist, orthodontist or other similar professional medical office with four or fewer practitioners, with ancillary staff.

On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Business or professional office, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

Drive-in/fast-food restaurants

Drive-through facilities

Dry cleaner

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use NC Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Personal service shops such as barbers, hairdressers, dry cleaners/laundries (limited to pickup only; no on-site facilities), and self-service/coin-operated laundry operations (without a dry-cleaning component).

Dry-cleaning and machine laundry plants

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use M-1 M-2

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

In an M-1 Office and Limited Industrial District, a building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for this use.
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to this permitted use, may include:

(1) Storage within a completely enclosed building in conjunction with a permitted use.
(2) A repair shop or maintenance facility normally required for the conduct of industrial operations.
(3) A cafeteria, recreation facility or other service located within a permitted use and operated for the exclusive use of the occupants of the building.
(4) Living quarters for watchmen, caretakers or similar employees.

This use shall not be permitted on any portion of a property which is submitted for CRSC uses within the M-1 District.
In an M-2 Manufacturing Industrial District, a building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for this use.
Any use of the same general character as this permitted use is allowed, except that in no case shall the following uses or any use substantially similar thereto be permitted: an abattoir; the bulk storage of explosives; a fat rendering operation; wood or wood pulp processing; petroleum refining; leather processing: the manufacture of asphalt, explosives, fertilizer, linoleum or rubber or a dump, incineration or reduction of garbage, except a sanitary landfill operated in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Any use permitted in the CRSC Community and Regional Shopping Center District is permitted, provided that § 182-93: District regulations, are met, and specifically the Site Development Requirements established for the category "Regional Shopping Center" within said section are utilized.
See § 182-122F(1) and § 182-122F(2) for more detailed information.
Upon approval of a final development plan for CRSC use pursuant to this section, all CRSC uses shall not exceed 80% of the gross buildable area identified in the master plan, unless the balance of M-1 and M-2 uses shall terminate within two years from the date which the development attained 80% occupancy by CRSC uses.
In the case of a property used for CRSC development pursuant to this section, whenever any M-1 and M-2 use(s) is subject to the performance standards contained in § 182-109: Performance standards and/or § 182-123: Performance standards of this chapter, in any instance where reference is made to "the property line" of the development site or "the district boundary line" of the M-2 District, those lines shall be construed to also include the line separating the CRSC uses from the M-1 and M-2 uses. This line shall be that line separating said uses, as designated on the master plan required pursuant to § 182-122F(2), and as said master plan may be subsequently amended. This line shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors.
Any use not specifically permitted nor prohibited in any zoning district as included in this chapter may be permitted by special exception in the M-2 District, provided that it meets all performance standards contained in § 182-123: Performance standards and all other requirements of this district.
Any use for which there is insufficient available land in the district in which the use is normally permitted may be permitted by special exception in the M-2 District, provided that it meets all performance standards contained in § 182-123: Performance standards herein and all other requirements of this district.

Educational facility

Farm stand

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Special Exception Use R-1 R-2

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
R-1 Residential-Agricultural District: A stand, for use more than six months in any calendar year, for the sale of products of the farm on which it is located.

Fast-food restaurant

Financial institution or banks

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC VCO Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-2 IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Bank or similar financial institution, which may include drive-in facilities as a Freestanding commercial uses in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Banks or other financial institutions without drive-through facilities.

Food court; banquet hall

Food market

Forestry, lumbering and reforestation

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

Permitted use in the Floodplain Conservation District in accordance with recognized natural resource conservation practices, but permitting no structures.
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.
In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:
A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This conservation use shall be permitted in the Steep Slope Conservation District without the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan.
This use is permitted in accordance with recognized soil conservation practices.
This use also includes any nonstructural accessory uses, except swimming pools, necessary for the operation and maintenance of it's use.

Funeral parlor

Furniture sales and showroom

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
One space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Retail sale of goods in an individual store with a maximum of 10,000 square feet gross floor area. Retail sales can include prescription drug stores without drive-through facilities, household supplies and furnishings, and general merchandise.

Game farm, fish hatchery or hunting and fishing preserve

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

This use shall require a special exception when the proposed use is located within the Floodplain Conservation District, as defined in § 182-26A. The use may be allowed or denied by the Zoning Hearing Board after recommendations by the Township Planning Commission, pursuant to the standards set forth in these regulations. A game farm, fish hatchery or hunting and fishing preserve for the protection or propagation of wildlife, but permitting no structures.
In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:
A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This conservation use shall be permitted in the Steep Slope Conservation District without the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan.
This use is for the protection and propagation of wildlife, but excluding enclosed structures.
This use also includes any nonstructural accessory uses, except swimming pools, necessary for the operation and maintenance of it's use.

Garden shop

Gasoline stations

An area of land, together with any structure thereon, used for:

A. The retail sale of motor fuel and lubricants and incidental services, such as lubrication and handwashing of motor vehicles; and
B. The sale, installation or minor repair of tires, batteries or other automobile accessories.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use CRSC IO-3 M-1 M-2 NC

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Additional Group B uses may be allowed as conditional uses subject to the requirements of this section, as well as pursuant to all other applicable requirements of this District; and further, subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter.

Gasoline sales without service and repair subject to the locational limitations of Use Group B; see § 300-475A and B.

Gate house (security hut) (age-restricted community)

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

In the ARR District: This additional use may be developed in conjunction with an age-restricted residential community, and may include this use, provided, however, that it is intended as an independent, freestanding commercial use:
Gate house (security hut) and appurtenances related thereto (gates, automated card readers and similar facilities).
In the ARR District: Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to this permitted use are allowed.

Golf clubhouse

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

In the GCR District: This is an additional use which may be developed in conjunction with a Golf Course Residential Community provided, however, that none is intended as an independent, freestanding commercial use.

Clubhouse, which may include any of the following facilities:

(a) Kitchen, dining and banquet facilities.
(b) Snack bar, grille, bar or lounge; lobby(s) or other common gathering areas.
(c) Golf and tennis pro shops.
(d) Locker rooms, rest rooms and bath facilities.
(e) Exercise rooms, massage facilities.
(f) Conference rooms, meeting rooms and ballroom not to exceed 25% of the total gross floor area contained in the clubhouse.
(g) Golf and tennis equipment repair facility; golf club storage facility.
(h) Management offices for the clubhouse and golf course.

In the GCR District: Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to this permitted use are allowed.

Golf course

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

A. The golf course shall contain 18 holes and shall be a minimum of 6,000 yards in length, as measured from the center of the rearmost tee to the center of the green of each hole. The golf course shall be designed by an architect/landscape architect who is a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects and/or has designed a minimum of five regulation golf courses.
B. Building permits for a maximum of 25% of the total number of dwelling units approved for all phases of the community may be issued prior to commencing the construction of the golf course. At such time as 50% of the building permits shall have been issued, the Board of Supervisors may request that financial security be posted for the remaining improvement costs for completion of the golf course, with the form of financial security to be determined by the Board. The improvement costs to be secured would be for the golf course only; costs for construction of associated uses as permitted in § 182-63.2C shall be excluded. Building permits shall not be issued for more than 75% of the total number of dwelling units approved for all phases of the Golf Course Residential Community, until such time as the construction of the golf course is substantially complete, which shall be construed to mean that the golf course is playable and is being utilized.
C. Any clubhouse must be situated such that it is internal to the Golf Course Residential Community, with the exception that it may front onto one of the existing frontage roads. Except for any such roadway frontage, it shall abut any or all of the following: an internal community roadway, the golf course, other open space associated with the community or residential development within the Golf Course Residential Community.
D. The clubhouse and any other permitted nonresidential buildings shall be of a residentially compatible design. Building bulk and shapes, rooflines and building materials shall be compatible with the residential buildings constructed within the Golf Course Residential Community.
E. The golf course shall be maintained by an entity satisfactory to the Board of Supervisors. If the golf course ceases to be used for the operation of a golf course for any reason, the area shall be preserved as passive open space and maintained as such. No other use shall be permitted thereon unless and until the operation of a golf course is resumed.
F. The golf course may be made available to the general public on any day that it is open.

Grading or regrading of lands

Development Requirements:

This use shall be specifically prohibited in a Floodplain Conservation District.
The grading or regrading of lands within the floodway, including the deposit of topsoil or any other fill material and the grading thereof, and the construction of retaining walls.
This use shall require a special exception when the proposed use is located within the Floodplain Conservation District, as defined in § 182-26A. The use may be allowed or denied by the Zoning Hearing Board after recommendations by the Township Planning Commission, pursuant to the standards set forth in these regulations.
The grading or regrading of lands located in areas described by § 182-26A(1)(b), § 182-26A(1)(c) and § 182-26A(3) and the construction of retaining walls shall be performed in accordance with all of the following, unless any specific criterion is determined to be inapplicable by the Zoning Hearing Board:
(1) The applicant must provide a road impact analysis of the existing roads leading to the site. The road impact analysis must document the existing condition of all existing roads that will be used by trucks and other vehicles and equipment used to haul the fill material to the fill site and for the grading thereof. This documentation must include a written report, as well as an existing conditions video, and this documentation must be in a form satisfactory to the Township Engineer. Prior to the commencement of fill/grading activities, the applicant must provide an escrow to the Township sufficient to ensure the repair of all damage to the existing roads.
(2) Operation at the site shall be restricted to the hours from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturdays. No operation on the site shall be performed on Sundays.
(3) The applicant will be required to control noise levels at the site to Township-required levels.
(4) The applicant must obtain approval of an erosion and sedimentation control plan for the fill site from the Montgomery County Conservation District. The applicant will be required to implement and maintain the approved erosion and sedimentation control plan for the project site at all times.
(5) The applicant must obtain approval for the filling and grading of areas designated as floodplains from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) as a prerequisite to the Township's grant of a special exception.
(6) The applicant must perform a wetland investigation of the project site as a prerequisite to the Township's grant of a special exception and prior to the commencement of any fill operation. The applicant shall submit a report to the Township certifying that no wetlands are present in the proposed fill area. If wetlands are present, the applicant must provide to the Township copies of all permits allowing the filling of the wetland or waters of the United States from all applicable agencies having jurisdiction over wetlands or waters of the United States as a prerequisite to the Township's grant of a special exception.
(7) As a prerequisite to the Township's grant of a special exception, the applicant must submit detailed floodplain calculations to the Township Engineer demonstrating that the postfill condition of the floodplain will not adversely impact the flood levels during a one-hundred-year storm event and are within the limits established by FEMA. Such calculations shall be in a form satisfactory to the Township Engineer.
(8) The applicant must make application to and obtain from FEMA a conditional letter of map revision (CLOMR) as a prerequisite to the Township's grant of a special exception. The applicant shall supplement this application with an as-built plan confirming the actual map revision to FEMA within 30 days after the site has been stabilized.
(9) The duration of the filling/grading operation shall not exceed six months; however, if the Township Engineer determines that special circumstances exist, the time frame may be extended for a period of time deemed appropriate by the Township Engineer, but in no event shall the time period exceed 12 months.
(10) The applicant shall make application to Upper Providence Township for a grading permit in accordance with the Code of the Township of Upper Providence, Chapter 99: Grading, Excavating and Filling, as part of the special exception application. The Township Engineer shall not issue a grading permit unless the applicant has first obtained a special exception to allow the proposed grading.

Green market

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Greenhouse

Hair salon, barbershop, nail salon, spa

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC VCO Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Personal service shops such as barbers, hairdressers, dry cleaners/laundries (limited to pickup only; no on-site facilities), and self-service/coin-operated laundry operations (without a dry-cleaning component).

Health club, fitness center or massage therapy

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-1 Interchange Office District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as pharmacies, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, newsstands and any other uses of a similar nature.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, financial services, fitness centers, day-care centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the employees in the IO-2 District, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-450 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Fitness center or health club having memberships open to the general public (either freestanding or within a permitted office building).

(a) Fitness center having memberships limited only to employees of the company or employees within the building where located shall be permitted as an accessory use.

Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Heliports and helistops

An area on a roof or on the ground to accommodate touchdown and liftoff of rotor-wing aircraft (helicopters) for the purpose of picking up and discharging passengers or cargo, with no service facilities. The heliport-helistop relationship is comparable to a bus terminal-bus stop relationship with respect to the extent of services provided or expected.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC IO M-1 M-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-2 IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

A. Helistops are permitted uses in the CRSC, M-1, M-2 and IO-1 Districts. Heliports are permitted as conditional uses in the M-1 and M-2 Districts, and helistops are permitted as conditional uses in the IO-2 District, upon approval of the Board of Supervisors in accordance with the requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter. All applications for helistops and heliports, either as permitted uses or conditional uses, shall be subject to the following provisions:

(1) The proposed use would not be detrimental to the health, welfare and safety of Township residents and their property.
(2) New heliports and helistops will be designed to the current Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) AC150/5390 heliport design guide or subsequently applicable FAA advisory circular. Existing heliports and helistops will be grandfathered to the design guide under which they were constructed.
(3) Upon the granting of approval by the Board of Supervisors, the Zoning Officer shall issue a permit for a one-year period which must be renewed annually. If at any time the conditions of the approval or any other conditions imposed by the Board of Supervisors are violated, the permit may be revoked by the Zoning Officer.
(4) All applicable FAA and/or Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bureau of Aviation permits and/or licenses required to operate the facility have been granted and copies of said permits or licenses are on file with the Township. Any restrictions imposed by the FAA and/or Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bureau of Aviation shall be additional to those imposed by the Township and shall govern in the event of any conflict between Township and FAA and/or Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Bureau of Aviation requirements. In the event of transfer of ownership of the helistop or heliport, permission to operate said facility shall be considered withdrawn unless and until all appropriate FAA permits and/or licenses have been transferred to the new owner and have been refiled with the Township.

B. It shall be unlawful for any person to land, discharge, load or take off in a helicopter any place within the Township other than at a helistop or heliport, except:

(1) In conjunction with a special event such as an athletic contest, a holiday celebration, parade or similar activity, after seven days' advance notice has been given to the Zoning Officer and permission obtained to make such landing and takeoff.
(2) When necessary for law enforcement purposes and for emergencies.
(3) In connection with a construction project where a helicopter is to be used to lift equipment in connection with such project.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Home occupations

A use which:

(1) Is clearly incidental or secondary to the residential use of the dwelling unit; or
(2) Is customarily carried on within a dwelling unit or accessory building by one or more occupants of such dwelling units, except that in conjunction with the practice of a profession, one person not residing in such dwelling unit may be employed; and
(3) Occupies not more than 25% of the total floor area of such dwelling unit or 500 square feet, whichever is less.
(4) Does not include the following operations:

(a) Selling articles produced elsewhere than on the premises.
(b) Having exterior displays of goods visible from the outside.
(c) Storing materials or products outside a principal or accessory building or other structure.
(d) Making external alterations which are not customary in residential buildings.

(5) Does not constitute a no-impact home-based business as defined herein.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use R-3 R-4 Districts Allowed as a Special Exception Use R-1 R-2 VP

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Notwithstanding the provisions in this chapter for no-impact home-based businesses, home occupations, whenever such use is specifically permitted in any zoning district, shall meet the following standards, in addition to those contained in the definition for this term contained in § 300-90, herein:

A. The business activity shall be compatible with the residential use of the property and surrounding residential uses.
B. Signage shall be permitted in accordance with § 300-593A of this chapter.
C. Parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of § 300-576A(1) of this chapter. All parking required by said section shall be located to the side or rear of the residence. A planted buffer shall be installed between any parking area and a property line where any part of the parking area is located within 15 feet of said property line. The buffer shall follow the planting prescription for a Buffer Type 2 as stipulated in § 270-68D(5)(c) of Chapter 270, Subdivision and Land Development; the width of said buffer, however, shall only be required to be 10 feet and not as prescribed in said section. An opaque fence may substitute for the buffer required herein.
D. The home occupation shall not require servicing or deliveries by vehicles larger than single-unit trucks, and such servicing or deliveries shall be on a very occasional basis; any servicing or deliveries by tractor trailer trucks shall be prohibited.
E. The business activity may not use any equipment or process which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electronic interference, including interference with radio or television reception, which is detectable in the neighborhood. No use shall require any construction or use of any equipment that would change the fire rating of the structure or in any way significantly increase the fire danger to neighboring structures or residences.
F. The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally associated with residential use in the neighborhood.
G. The business may not involve any illegal activity.
H. There shall be no more than one home occupation per residence.
I. Permission to operate a home occupation in any district in the Township shall not supercede any deed restriction, covenant or agreement restricting the use of land, nor any master deed, bylaw or other document applicable to a common interest ownership community.

VP District: Except that a clinic, barbershop, beauty parlor, tearoom, tourist home, animal hospital or any similar use shall not be deemed to be a home occupation and that no goods shall be publicly displayed on the premises.

Hospitals (public or private)

Hotel or motel

HOTEL - A building having six or more rental rooms or suites for transient guests, which rooms are entered exclusively from an interior lobby or corridor from a common entrance.

MOTEL-HOTEL - A building or a group of buildings having units containing sleeping accommodations which are available for temporary rental occupancy by transients and providing sufficient off-street parking facilities adjacent or convenient thereto.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use NC Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use CRSC IO-2 IO-3 M-1 M-2

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Hotel, which may contain customary accessory uses within the same structure, including but not limited to dining, fitness center, shop selling sundries, and conference facilities as a Freestanding commercial uses in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Indoor fitness, recreation, or entertainment use

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 VCO YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: Subject to compliance with the 100-foot-wide setback requirement as set forth in § 300-250B(2)(a), where applicable, accessory uses on the same lot with and incidental to any permitted use, which may include appropriate accessory uses developed in conjunction with any of the uses in Subsections C, D and E, including but not limited to indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, community centers and other similar uses; provided, however, that none is intended as an independent freestanding use.

Indoor/outdoor and/or recreation facilities, community center or similar uses

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC IO-2 M-1 M-2 YMU Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use R-3 R-4

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

R-3 Residential District: An indoor recreation facility, community center or similar use, provided that it is intended solely for the prospective residents of the development.

R-4 Residential District: An indoor recreation facility, community center or similar use, provided that it is intended solely for the prospective residents of the development.

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: Subject to compliance with the 100-foot-wide setback requirement as set forth in § 300-250B(2)(a), where applicable, accessory uses on the same lot with and incidental to any permitted use, which may include appropriate accessory uses developed in conjunction with any of the uses in Subsections C, D and E, including but not limited to indoor and outdoor recreational facilities, community centers and other similar uses; provided, however, that none is intended as an independent freestanding use.

Institutional headquarters for educational, fraternal, professional, religious and other nonprofit organizations of a similar nature

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

This use shall be permitted in this district: the construction, alteration or use of structures and/or the land.
Standards for consideration of conditional uses. The Board of Supervisors shall determine that the following standards are met prior to granting approval of a conditional use application:
(1) Access and frontage. The proposed use shall have direct access to a feeder or higher classification road according to the Township's adopted Ultimate Right-Of-Way Ordinance, Art. IV and Map. A minimum of 300 feet of continuous frontage on at least one such road shall be required. In the case of a unified development and master plan approval as noted in § 182-81I, the 300 feet may be part of an entire development, not just the institutional use.
(2) Density for the development types listed within § 182-80.1A(3) shall be as follows:

(a) Residential care facility for senior citizens: 12 dwelling units per developable acre.
(b) Personal care home or assisted living residence: 15 dwelling units per developable acre. In computing density for this use type, every two beds shall constitute one dwelling unit.

(3) The maximum impervious coverage shall be 50% of the lot area of the proposed development.
(4) All setbacks prescribed in § 182-81E shall be increased by 10 feet. All buffers prescribed in said section shall also be increased by 10 feet. An additional 10 feet in setback on any property line abutting an existing residential use shall be required, unless the proposed use is a cemetery.
(5) Cemeteries have a minimum gross tract area of 10 acres.
(6) All other requirements contained in § 182-81: Development regulations shall be met. In the event of conflict between any requirements in said section with the requirements contained in this section, the more restrictive shall apply.
Accessory uses customarily incidental to this use are permitted, including but not limited to agriculture, offices, residences of institutional employees and recreational facilities.

Jails or prisons

Landfills and dumps

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

This use shall be specifically prohibited in a Floodplain Conservation District.
Dumps, junkyards or other outdoor storage of vehicles and materials are prohibited in the SS Steep Slope Conservation District.

Libraries

Limited, small-scale commercial use(s) such as retail shops and stores and service businesses

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO IO-2 IO-3 R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

R-3 Residential District: Limited, small-scale commercial use(s) such as retail shops and stores and service businesses intended primarily for the needs of residents of the development, when proposed in conjunction with a development plan of at least 50 acres. In no case, however, shall such uses occupy more than 10% of the total acreage of a proposed development in the R-3 Residential District, and further provided that the area proposed for commercial development shall be subtracted from the area used in calculating the maximum number of dwelling units proposed for development. All commercial uses shall comply with the requirements of Article XXVIII, NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District, of this chapter, as well as the requirements of the signs and off-street parking and loading articles of this chapter.

Professional and Business Office District: Service establishments which directly serve the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-414A and B herein, including but not limited to such uses as a pharmacy, optometrist, dental equipment laboratory and any other use of a similar nature; provided, however, that any such use shall not be visible from any abutting public right-of-way or parking area and no external signs advertising said use(s) shall be permitted.

IO-1 Interchange Office District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as pharmacies, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, newsstands and any other uses of a similar nature.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, financial services, fitness centers, day-care centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the employees in the IO-2 District, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-450 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Live theater, dinner theater, comedy club

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Live/work units for artisans, professionals, and personal service providers

Lodging facilities for the express use of office park clients, visitors and employees

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Mail and package services

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Manufacture and packaging of pharmaceuticals and healthcare products

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use IO M-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Manufactured homes, manufactured home parks, and manufactured home subdivisions

MANUFACTURED HOME - A single-family detached dwelling unit intended for permanent occupancy which meets the standards set by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, contained in one unit or in two or more units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so that it may be used with or without a permanent foundation, including any roofed additions such as extra rooms, covered patios, porches, etc. The term includes park trailers, travel trailers, recreational and similar vehicles which are placed on a site for more than 180 days. Any reference throughout this chapter to "mobile home" shall be construed to mean "manufactured home."

MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION - A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

This use shall be specifically prohibited in a Floodplain Conservation District.
This includes the construction or expansion of mobile homes, mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions.

Manufacturing uses

Medical and dental offices and clinics (treatment of humans)

CLINIC - Ambulatory health care facility, generally including a number of medical, dental, and/or mental health specialties, in which examinations, diagnostic and preventive health services, and treatment are provided for patients on an outpatient basis, generally on a walk-in or first-come, first-served basis; a clinic is characterized by centralized facilities and services, including patient records storage/management, waiting areas, and laboratory and other diagnostic and testing facilities. It is typically managed by a single institution or corporation and is distinguished from a medical office building wherein individual offices or suites are leased or sold to a health care provider or group of same and wherein the health care provider(s) in one office or suite does not necessarily have any corporate, managerial or similar relationship to the health care provider(s) occupying other offices or suites in the building.

MEDICAL OFFICE - A facility for the examination and treatment of ill and afflicted human outpatients; provided, however, that patients are not kept overnight except under emergency conditions, and includes doctors' and dental offices and clinics.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC YMU Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District - Professional offices for doctors, dentists, orthodontists, chiropractors, or any other licensed practitioner of the healing arts for humans, lawyers, engineers, architects, urban planners, accountants, economic consultants, business and management consultants and other similar professionals; on parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have frontage on a road then classified as an arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, to a maximum depth of 450 feet measured from the center line of said arterial road. Includes multiple business or professional offices, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

PBO Professional and Business Office District: Professional offices for doctors, dentists, chiropractors or any other licensed practitioner of the healing arts for humans and lawyers, engineers, architects, urban planners, accountants, economic consultants and business and management consultants.

Professional or business offices similar to those permitted in § 300-414A and B upon a showing that their function and usage are substantially the same as those uses specifically enumerated in § 300-414A and B as a conditional use.

May be allowed as a conditional use on an existing lot which does not meet the lot area and width requirements of § 300-417A herein. Modifications to the dimensional standards of § 300-417B herein may be allowed as part of a conditional use under this subsection, provided that any adjacent residential or institutional use is properly buffered with the following: a minimum fifteen-foot buffer between a new building and an existing property line; a minimum ten-foot buffer between a new parking lot and an existing property line; and a minimum five-foot buffer between a new driveway/accessway and an existing property line. A combination of fencing and/or landscaping to the satisfaction of the Township shall be placed in said buffer areas. The requirements of § 300-421 shall be applicable for all buffers; provided, however, that where there is a discrepancy in buffer width, the width shall be as prescribed in this subsection.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet): Doctor, dentist, orthodontist or other similar professional medical office with four or fewer practitioners, with ancillary staff.

On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Business or professional office, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

Medical and surgical hospitals or sanitaria and philanthropic institutions

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

This conditional use is permitted, when authorized by the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to the procedural requirements set forth in Article XXIV: Administration and Enforcement, § 182-204: Procedure for consideration of conditional use application, of this chapter, and additional criteria set forth in § 182-80.1C, and shall be on tracts with a minimum size of 10 acres.
Standards for consideration of conditional uses. The Board of Supervisors shall determine that the following standards are met prior to granting approval of a conditional use application:
(1) Access and frontage. The proposed use shall have direct access to a feeder or higher classification road according to the Township's adopted Ultimate Right-Of-Way Ordinance, Art. IV and Map. A minimum of 300 feet of continuous frontage on at least one such road shall be required. In the case of a unified development and master plan approval as noted in § 182-81I, the 300 feet may be part of an entire development, not just the institutional use.
(2) Density for the development types listed within § 182-80.1A(3) shall be as follows:

(a) Residential care facility for senior citizens: 12 dwelling units per developable acre.
(b) Personal care home or assisted living residence: 15 dwelling units per developable acre. In computing density for this use type, every two beds shall constitute one dwelling unit.

(3) The maximum impervious coverage shall be 50% of the lot area of the proposed development.
(4) All setbacks prescribed in § 182-81E shall be increased by 10 feet. All buffers prescribed in said section shall also be increased by 10 feet. An additional 10 feet in setback on any property line abutting an existing residential use shall be required, unless the proposed use is a cemetery.
(5) Cemeteries have a minimum gross tract area of 10 acres.
(6) All other requirements contained in § 182-81: Development regulations shall be met. In the event of conflict between any requirements in said section with the requirements contained in this section, the more restrictive shall apply.
Accessory uses customarily incidental to this use are permitted, including but not limited to agriculture, offices, residences of institutional employees and recreational facilities.

Mixed-dwelling-type developments

Mixed-use structures

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use PBO YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: On parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have at least 400 feet of frontage on a road then classified as an arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, and with a gross minimum tract area of seven acres, and to a maximum depth of 600 feet measured from the center line of said arterial road.

Mixed-use structures containing a combination of uses permitted in Subsections B(2) through (4) and C(2) herein when a multifamily use is present on the second floor and above.

PBO Professional and Business Office District: Mixed-use structures containing any combination of permitted uses as set forth in Subsections A through C, provided that in a mixed-use structure used in part for residential purposes, a maximum of three dwelling units shall be permitted.

Mobile home developments

MOBILE HOME PARK - A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned and improved in compliance with the requirements of the Mobile Home Development District for the placement of mobile homes, conventionally built or modular single-family detached homes or combinations thereof, for nontransient use, and consisting of two or more mobile home lots and 15 acres or greater in size. Any reference to "mobile home development" throughout this chapter shall be construed to mean "mobile home park."

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Mobile home developments are allowed only as a conditional use in the R-3 Residential District, provided that the tract to be used as a mobile home development meets the criteria specified in § 300-363B of this article.

See Article XX: MH Mobile Home Development District for more information.

Modular homes

A single-family or multifamily dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, made by assembling one or more factory-produced three-dimensional sections into an integral living unit, whose construction materials and specifications conform to those of conventionally built units.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Modular construction may be used to create detached modular homes (one dwelling unit per structure) or attached modular homes (two or more dwelling units per structure). Detached modular homes are considered single-family detached dwellings and accordingly are allowed in any zoning district in which single-family detached dwellings are a permitted use. Similarly, attached modular homes are allowed in any zoning district in which similar conventionally built dwellings containing two or more dwelling units are a permitted use. All requirements of this chapter and Chapter 154: Subdivision and Land Development, or other regulations applicable to single-family detached or attached dwellings, as appropriate, are applicable to modular homes.

Motel or motor court

MOTEL-HOTEL - A building or a group of buildings having units containing sleeping accommodations which are available for temporary rental occupancy by transients and providing sufficient off-street parking facilities adjacent or convenient thereto.

Movie theater

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Multifamily dwellings

A detached building occupied by three or more families, each living independently of the other. "Multifamily dwelling" includes, but is not limited to, a garden apartment, which is a multifamily dwelling 35 feet or less in height. Any reference throughout this chapter to "garden apartment" shall be construed to mean "multifamily dwelling."

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use R-4 YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: On parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have at least 400 feet of frontage on a road then classified as an arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, and with a gross minimum tract area of seven acres, and to a maximum depth of 600 feet measured from the center line of said arterial road.

In the GCR District: This residential use is permissible in a Golf Course Residential Community.
In the GCR District: Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to this permitted use are allowed.

Multifamily and mixed uses built in multifamily developments as a permitted use under § 182-90.5C above shall comply with the following:

(a) Minimum tract size: seven acres, excluding existing rights-of-way of all public roads.
(b) Density: tract residential density and bonus options.

[1] Base residential density: 20 units per developable acre.

(c) Residential density bonus provisions.

[1] By providing any of the following, developments containing multifamily dwellings within the YMU District may increase their density by 2.0 units per developable acre for each amenity provided, up to three amenities:

[a] Three of the following site amenities:

[i] An internal trail system that connects to an existing Township or regional trail network.
[ii] Recreational amenity such as a tennis court, bocce court, multipurpose court, or a pool of sufficient size to serve the projected population at project completion.
[iii] Outdoor grilling station (gas)/outdoor kitchen.
[iv] Tot lot or other play structure as approved by the Board of Supervisors to sufficiently serve the population at project completion
[v] Media center, game room, or other community meeting area.
[vi] Both an indoor/all-weather and outdoor bicycle storage area to serve at least 10% of the projected population at project completion.
[vii] Other site amenity as presented by the developer and approved by the Board of Supervisors.

[b] Green roofs utilized on one or more multifamily buildings.
[c] Multifamily buildings designed to achieve compliance with a nationally recognized green certification program such as Green Globes or LEED. Given that certification occurs post-construction, the architect for the developer is required to submit a report showing how the proposed buildings comply with the current standards during land development.
[d] A dog park, dog run, or other enclosed pet area.
[e] Electric-car charging stations with a minimum of one station provided per building.

(d) Overall building coverage for the entire tract shall not exceed 25%.
(e) Overall impervious coverage for the entire tract shall not exceed 65%.
(f) Perimeter setbacks from streets. Buildings shall have a minimum setback of 25 feet from the right-of-way of each street external to the YMU District development tract.
(g) Setback from property lines. Buildings shall have a minimum setback of 50 feet from any other YMU District development tract perimeter property line.
(h) Minimum distance between buildings: 40 feet.
(i) No parking area of three or more cars shall be located closer than 15 feet to a side or rear property line or closer than 10 feet to a right-of-way line. Installation of a knee wall, plantings or combination thereof shall be provided between said parking area and the property or right-of-way line. Plantings shall meet the standards outlined for a Buffer Type 4, as detailed in § 154-36D(5)(f) of Chapter 154: Subdivision and Land Development.
(j) For parking areas containing parking spaces that are not an integral part of the building design or are parallel parking spaces along an access drive and which store 10 or more cars, not less than 10% of the area devoted to parking facilities shall consist of interior parking lot landscaping, unless said parking areas are separated by a landscaped strip of more than five feet in width.

Municipal buildings, offices, garages and other municipal uses

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use OSC

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

OSC Open Space Conservation District: Municipal buildings, offices, garages and other municipal uses, provided that no more than five percent (5%) of a tract located in the OSC District may be devoted to any one or combination of such uses.

This conditional use is permitted, when authorized by the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to the procedural requirements set forth in Article XXIV: Administration and Enforcement, § 182-204: Procedure for consideration of conditional use application, of this chapter, and additional criteria set forth in § 182-80.1C, and shall be on tracts with a minimum size of 10 acres.
Standards for consideration of conditional uses. The Board of Supervisors shall determine that the following standards are met prior to granting approval of a conditional use application:
(1) Access and frontage. The proposed use shall have direct access to a feeder or higher classification road according to the Township's adopted Ultimate Right-Of-Way Ordinance, Art. IV and Map. A minimum of 300 feet of continuous frontage on at least one such road shall be required. In the case of a unified development and master plan approval as noted in § 182-81I, the 300 feet may be part of an entire development, not just the institutional use.
(2) Density for the development types listed within § 182-80.1A(3) shall be as follows:

(a) Residential care facility for senior citizens: 12 dwelling units per developable acre.
(b) Personal care home or assisted living residence: 15 dwelling units per developable acre. In computing density for this use type, every two beds shall constitute one dwelling unit.

(3) The maximum impervious coverage shall be 50% of the lot area of the proposed development.
(4) All setbacks prescribed in § 182-81E shall be increased by 10 feet. All buffers prescribed in said section shall also be increased by 10 feet. An additional 10 feet in setback on any property line abutting an existing residential use shall be required, unless the proposed use is a cemetery.
(5) Cemeteries have a minimum gross tract area of 10 acres.
(6) All other requirements contained in § 182-81: Development regulations shall be met. In the event of conflict between any requirements in said section with the requirements contained in this section, the more restrictive shall apply.
Accessory uses customarily incidental to this use are permitted, including but not limited to agriculture, offices, residences of institutional employees and recreational facilities.

Municipal parkland

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use OSC

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

This use is devoted to active and passive recreational uses.

Museum

A place devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value.

Music, dance, art, or martial arts studio, or studio of similar use

Neighborhood or community park

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

In the OSR District, this use is specifically permitted in an open space residential community.
Accessory uses on the same lot or premises with and incidental to the other uses are permitted in this district. In addition to accessory uses customarily incidental to a dwelling unit, appropriate accessory uses may be permitted in a park, including but not limited to uses such as rest rooms, equipment storage building, concession stand, parking for park users and other similar uses.

New construction of buildings or placement of fill

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

This use shall be specifically prohibited in a Floodplain Conservation District.
New construction of buildings or placement of fill within the one-hundred-year floodplain is prohibited.

No-impact home based businesses

A business or commercial activity administered or conducted as an accessory use which is clearly secondary to the use as a residential dwelling and which involves no customer, client or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises in excess of those normally associated with residential use.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use IO-2 PBO R-2 R-3 R-4 VCO VP Districts Allowed as a Special Exception Use R-1

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

No-impact home-based businesses, as defined in § 300-90 herein, must satisfy the following requirements wherever they are permitted by the terms of this chapter:

A. The business activity shall be compatible with the residential use of the property and surrounding residential uses.
B. The business shall employ no employees other than family members residing in the dwelling.
C. There shall be no display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling or inventory of a substantial nature.
D. There shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including, but not limited to, parking, signs or lights.
E. The business activity may not use any equipment or process which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electronic interference, including interference with radio or television reception, which is detectable in the neighborhood.
F. The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally associated with residential use in the neighborhood.
G. The business activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling and may not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area.
H. The business may not involve any illegal activity.
I. Permission to operate a no-impact home-based business in any district in the Township shall not supercede any deed restriction, covenant or agreement restricting the use of land, nor any master deed, bylaw or other document applicable to a common interest ownership community.

Noncommercial recreation uses, including golf, tennis and swimming clubs

Nontower wireless communications facilities

Nursing homes (public or private)

Nursing, convalescent home, residential care facility for senior citizens, personal care home, assisted living residence, or adult day care, licensed

DAY-CARE CENTER - Any facility that provides care for individuals on a less than sixteen-hour-per-day basis. All day-care centers shall meet all applicable design, site, and area standards as set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare or Department of Aging, whichever agency is applicable to the proposed use. The definition includes child day care and adult day care. Child day care is further defined as for seven or more children under the age of six years of age, excluding care from relatives and care provided by places of worship during religious services; provided, however, that before-and after-school care may be provided for children up to the age of 16. Adult day care is further defined as those facilities in which care is provided for a senior citizen through a structured, community-based program which provides health, social, and other related support services.

PERSONAL CARE HOME or ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE - A facility licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in which some or all of the following activities of daily living are provided, such as food, shelter and personal assistance or supervision, and care for the persons who require assistance or supervision in matters such as dressing, bathing, diet, or medication prescribed for self-administration, but do not require hospitalization or care in a skilled nursing facility.

RESIDENTIAL CARE FACILITY - A facility consisting of individual residential living units exclusively for persons who are 62 years of age or older, and for married couples with one spouse or both spouses age 62 years or older. Such facility may provide personal care and health-care services, including resident nursing beds and nursing care for the living units.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

This conditional use is permitted, when authorized by the Board of Supervisors, pursuant to the procedural requirements set forth in Article XXIV: Administration and Enforcement, § 182-204: Procedure for consideration of conditional use application, of this chapter, and additional criteria set forth in § 182-80.1C.
Permitted as a conditional uses if the use in the same building as the personal care home or assisted living residence.
Standards for consideration of conditional uses. The Board of Supervisors shall determine that the following standards are met prior to granting approval of a conditional use application:
(1) Access and frontage. The proposed use shall have direct access to a feeder or higher classification road according to the Township's adopted Ultimate Right-Of-Way Ordinance, Art. IV and Map. A minimum of 300 feet of continuous frontage on at least one such road shall be required. In the case of a unified development and master plan approval as noted in § 182-81I, the 300 feet may be part of an entire development, not just the institutional use.
(2) Density for the development types listed within § 182-80.1A(3) shall be as follows:

(a) Residential care facility for senior citizens: 12 dwelling units per developable acre.
(b) Personal care home or assisted living residence: 15 dwelling units per developable acre. In computing density for this use type, every two beds shall constitute one dwelling unit.

(3) The maximum impervious coverage shall be 50% of the lot area of the proposed development.
(4) All setbacks prescribed in § 182-81E shall be increased by 10 feet. All buffers prescribed in said section shall also be increased by 10 feet. An additional 10 feet in setback on any property line abutting an existing residential use shall be required, unless the proposed use is a cemetery.
(5) Cemeteries have a minimum gross tract area of 10 acres.
(6) All other requirements contained in § 182-81: Development regulations shall be met. In the event of conflict between any requirements in said section with the requirements contained in this section, the more restrictive shall apply.
Accessory uses customarily incidental to this use, including but not limited to agriculture, offices, residences of institutional employees and recreational facilities. Accessory uses to a residential care facility for senior citizens may include those service facilities associated with a residential care facility, including community facilities, congregate dining facilities, personal care and health-care services.

Office buildings

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use M-1 M-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
One space for each 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Business or professional office, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

Office campuses and complexes

OFFICE PARK - A planned, integrated development of two or more buildings devoted primarily to office use and which may also include support retail and service uses and which contains an aggregate minimum gross floor area of 100,000 square feet of office space.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use M-1 M-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
One space for each 285 square feet of gross floor area.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

On-site sewage disposal systems or subsurface sewage disposal areas

Open space preserve

Common greens, other recreation space or generally open areas available to the public or yards or other open areas provided in connection with residential developments which are intended for the sole use of the residents of such developments and their guests.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use OSC

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

This use may include natural areas, wildlife sanctuary, forest or woodland preserve, reforested land, or similar uses.

Open space, common

Common greens, other recreation space or generally open areas available to the public or yards or other open areas provided in connection with residential developments which are intended for the sole use of the residents of such developments and their guests.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use IO-2 YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Outdoor dining facilities (i.e., sidewalk cafes)

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use VCO Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3 NC

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Outdoor plant nursery or orchard

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Permitted use in the Floodplain Conservation District in accordance with recognized soil conservation practices.
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.
In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:
A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This conservation use shall be permitted in the Steep Slope Conservation District without the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan.
This use is permitted in accordance with recognized soil conservation practices.
This use also includes any nonstructural accessory uses, except swimming pools, necessary for the operation and maintenance of it's use.

Outdoor recreation areas for park and sports facilities, ice rink

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Outdoor recreational facilities (age-restricted community)

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

In the ARR District: This additional use shall be developed in conjunction with an age-restricted residential community and shall include this use, provided, however, that it is intended as an independent, freestanding commercial use:
Outdoor recreational facilities for the exclusive use of residents of the community or their guests, including tennis courts, fitness/jogging/walking/bicycling trails, practice golf green, or similar facilities. In addition, as a result of the unique nature of an age-restricted residential community, the requirements for the open space areas shall be as prescribed in this section and § 182-63.22C the requirements of Article IVA: Open Space and Recreational Facilities of Chapter 154: Subdivision and Land Development, shall not be applicable for development approved pursuant to this article.

Outdoor storage of vehicles and/or materials

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Special Exception Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Outlet installations for sewage treatment plants and sewage pumping stations

Development Requirements:

Permitted use in the Floodplain Conservation District.
Outlet installations for sewage treatment plants and sewage pumping stations, with the approval of the Township Engineer and appropriate sewer authorities, and provided that the impact on flood levels during a one-hundred-year storm event are within the limits established by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.

Parking garage

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Parking lots

An open, covered or enclosed area with an all-weather surface for the storage of one automobile, accessible from a public way and which must conform to the setback requirements of the district in which it is situated.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-2 IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Parking may be established as the sole use on the lot, if the lot is slated for future development on the most recently approved master plan and in accordance with the provisions of § 300-451B(3) of this chapter.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Parks, playgrounds, tot-lots and open spaces

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use R-3 R-4 YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: Subject to compliance with the 100-foot-wide setback requirement as set forth in § 300-250B(2)(a), where applicable, parks, playgrounds, tot lots and open spaces.

In an R-4 Residential District, a building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for this use.
Accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to this permitted use are allowed.
A principal use permitted in the R-4 District may be constructed on the same lot with another permitted principal use(s).

Passenger station for public transportation

Pasture and grazing land

Paved roads, driveways and parking lots

Development Requirements:

Permitted use in the Floodplain Conservation District.
When required by the regulations for the district applicable to the lot, without consideration of this district, provided that:

(a) In the case of roads and driveways, no such facilities shall be permitted if alternative alignments are feasible.
(b) In the case of parking facilities, no such facility shall be permitted unless adequate signage is erected identifying the area as flood prone and warning motorists not to park in that area during large storm events or satisfactory evidence is submitted demonstrating that such parking will not be utilized during periods of flood flow, thus posing no threat to the safety of the vehicles, their users and/or downstream properties. Temporary parking for periods not to exceed one hour and/or parking for recreation uses would be examples of exceptions of parking not to be utilized in periods of flood flow.
(c) Any road, driveway or parking lot located within the Floodplain Conservation District shall be constructed of pervious paving materials in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 154: Subdivision and Land Development
(d) No increases in the original ground elevation of the floodway shall be allowed. Increases in the original ground elevation of the floodway fringe may be allowed by special exception in accordance with the provisions, standards and criteria of § 182-29C herein.

This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.

Personal service shops

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC VCO YMU Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-2 IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: On parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have frontage on a road then classified as an arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, to a maximum depth of 450 feet measured from the center line of said arterial road, Personal service shops such as barbers, hairdressers, and repair shops (for jewelry, clocks, and other small household items). Machine laundry (self-service or otherwise) and dry-cleaning plants shall not be permitted within the YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District.

Professional and Business Office District: Service establishments which directly serve the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-414A and B herein, including but not limited to such uses as a pharmacy, optometrist, dental equipment laboratory and any other use of a similar nature; provided, however, that any such use shall not be visible from any abutting public right-of-way or parking area and no external signs advertising said use(s) shall be permitted.

IO-1 Interchange Office District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as pharmacies, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, newsstands and any other uses of a similar nature.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, financial services, fitness centers, day-care centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the employees in the IO-2 District, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-450 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Personal service shops such as barbers, hairdressers, dry cleaners/laundries (limited to pickup only; no on-site facilities), and self-service/coin-operated laundry operations (without a dry-cleaning component).

Pet supply superstore

A "pet supply superstore," as that term is used in this section, is a specialty retail store which maintains a retail space of a minimum of 25,000 square feet, within a shopping center with over 500,000 square feet of retail space.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Pet supply superstore which may include overnight pet boarding, out-patient veterinary clinics, pet training centers, pet grooming centers and/or pet day-care centers as accessory uses to the superstore. Accessory uses shall not exceed 45% of the gross store area. No individual accessory use shall exceed 35% of the gross floor area. All accessory uses shall be located entirely within the interior of the pet supply superstore.

Pharmacy

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-1 Interchange Office District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as pharmacies, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, newsstands and any other uses of a similar nature.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, financial services, fitness centers, day-care centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the employees in the IO-2 District, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-450 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Retail sale of goods in an individual store with a maximum of 10,000 square feet gross floor area. Retail sales can include prescription drug stores without drive-through facilities, household supplies and furnishings, and general merchandise.

Post office

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Printing, publishing, lithographic and similar processes

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use M-1 M-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Private water supply wells

Professional office or studio use

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC IO-2 M-1 M-2 NC PBO VCO YMU Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District - Professional offices for doctors, dentists, orthodontists, chiropractors, or any other licensed practitioner of the healing arts for humans, lawyers, engineers, architects, urban planners, accountants, economic consultants, business and management consultants and other similar professionals; on parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have frontage on a road then classified as an arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, to a maximum depth of 450 feet measured from the center line of said arterial road

Includes multiple business or professional offices, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

PBO Professional and Business Office District: Professional offices for doctors, dentists, chiropractors or any other licensed practitioner of the healing arts for humans and lawyers, engineers, architects, urban planners, accountants, economic consultants and business and management consultants.

Professional or business offices similar to those permitted in § 300-414A and B upon a showing that their function and usage are substantially the same as those uses specifically enumerated in § 300-414A and B as a conditional use.

May be allowed as a conditional use on an existing lot which does not meet the lot area and width requirements of § 300-417A herein. Modifications to the dimensional standards of § 300-417B herein may be allowed as part of a conditional use under this subsection, provided that any adjacent residential or institutional use is properly buffered with the following: a minimum fifteen-foot buffer between a new building and an existing property line; a minimum ten-foot buffer between a new parking lot and an existing property line; and a minimum five-foot buffer between a new driveway/accessway and an existing property line. A combination of fencing and/or landscaping to the satisfaction of the Township shall be placed in said buffer areas. The requirements of § 300-421 shall be applicable for all buffers; provided, however, that where there is a discrepancy in buffer width, the width shall be as prescribed in this subsection.

IO-1 Interchange Office District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as pharmacies, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, newsstands and any other uses of a similar nature.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, financial services, fitness centers, day-care centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the employees in the IO-2 District, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-450 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Business or professional office, sole practitioner with ancillary staff.

On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet): Business or professional office, studio, or public utility office.

On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Business or professional office, in a single building, with no more than four individual tenants.

Public or governmental utility building or use

Recreational facility

Recreational uses

PUBLIC RECREATION
Leisure-time activities, including but not limited to sports and entertainment, that are open to anyone without restriction except for rules and standards of conduct and use.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

In the IO-3 District: In an RUG-3 Use Group, a building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for this use.
In addition to accessory uses customarily incidental to a residential use, appropriate accessory uses may be developed in conjunction with any of the uses; provided, however, that none is intended as an independent freestanding commercial use, but which may include the following:

[1] Indoor or outdoor recreation facilities, clubhouse, or similar use limited to use by the residents of the residential buildings, including any hotel, by fences and gates.
[2] Common open space available to the general population.

A principal use permitted may be constructed on the same lot with other permitted principal uses.
See § 182-120.19F(3) for a list of required amenities and recreation areas.
In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:
A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This conservation use shall be permitted in the Steep Slope Conservation District without the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan.
This use includes parks with such activities as hiking, bicycle and bridle trails, camps and picnic areas, but excluding enclosed structures.
This use also includes any nonstructural accessory uses, except swimming pools, necessary for the operation and maintenance of it's use.

Recreational vehicles

A vehicle which is built on a single chassis; not more than 400 square feet, measured at the largest horizontal projections; designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck; and not designed for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use.

Regional Shopping Center

A shopping center providing for the general merchandise, apparel, furniture and other major and minor items, serving several communities.

Repair shop for jewelry, watches and clocks, optical goods, household electronics, and musical, professional, or scientific instruments

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC VCO YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Repair shop for jewelry, watches and clocks, optical goods, household electronics, and musical, professional, or scientific instruments.

(a) Retail sales are permitted at these establishments, but limited to that good which is repaired on site.

Required lot area for any district

The area contained within the property lines of the individual parcels of land, excluding any area within any ultimate right-of-way and any area within driveway entrance strips leading to rear lots, but including the area of any easement.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Permitted use in the Floodplain Conservation District.
Provided that such area shall not be used for on-lot sewage disposal or for nonwire fences or any other structure.
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.

Research, design, engineering and development

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use IO-3 M-1

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Research, design, engineering and development, includes manufacturing or assemblage of prototype or limited number of products.

Residential buildings or uses

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use IO-2 VCO YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: Residential uses are permitted as secondary uses to those in § 300-249B herein, with the following provisions:

(1) All residential uses shall be above the first floor.
(2) Parking shall be cumulative.

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Residential uses, as a secondary use to the above uses, with the following provisions:

(a) All residential uses shall be above street level on a commercial establishment.
(b) Parking shall be the cumulative of all parking requirements outlined in Article XXXII, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
(c) No more than two residential units shall be permitted per structure.

On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet): Residential uses, as a secondary use to the above uses, with provisions as outlined in Subsection A.

On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Residential uses, as a secondary use to the above uses, with provisions as outlined in Subsection A.

Residential units

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use NC

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:
As a secondary use to those listed in § 300-505: Permitted uses, residential units are permitted only above street level on a commercial establishment, with the following restrictions:

(1) Sufficient parking for all uses is provided in accordance with the requirements of this district and with Article XXXII, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
(2) In parcels less than one acre (43,560 square feet), two residential units are permitted.
(3) In parcels larger than one acre (43,560 square feet), no more than three residential units are permitted.
(4) An accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses is permitted as a conditional use.

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Residential uses, as a secondary use to the above uses, with the following provisions:

(a) All residential uses shall be above street level on a commercial establishment.
(b) Parking shall be the cumulative of all parking requirements outlined in Article XXXII, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
(c) No more than two residential units shall be permitted per structure.

On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet): Residential uses, as a secondary use to the above uses, with provisions as outlined in Subsection A.

On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Residential uses, as a secondary use to the above uses, with provisions as outlined in Subsection A.

Residential Use Group 1 (RUG-1)

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See § 300-478C(2)(c)

Development Requirements:
A. Legislative intent; tract requirements.

(1) In expansion of the statement of community development objectives contained in § 300-2 of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of this section with respect to the RUG-1 to establish reasonable controls and standards of performance for multifamily dwellings in those areas of Upper Providence Township where the existing community presence or planned extension of sewer and water facilities would most readily accommodate the intensity of residential dwelling types permitted in the Township, for the benefit of the residents of the development and in furtherance of the general welfare of Upper Providence Township.
(2) The RUG-1 shall be applicable to those tracts of property which meet all the following criteria:

(a) The entire tract is located within the IO-3 Zoning District;
(b) The entire tract is at least 2,000 feet from the center line of a road classified as an arterial road on the Upper Providence Township Ultimate Rights-of-Way Map;
(c) The tract has frontage of at least 500 feet on a road classified as a collector road on the Upper Providence Township Ultimate Rights-of-Way Map; and
(d) The tract is at least 40 acres in size.

B. Permitted uses. In an RUG-1, by conditional use when authorized in accordance with § 300-60, a building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no others:

(1) Buildings which contain any combination of attached dwellings and two-story multifamily dwellings. These dwellings may be open market communities and age-restricted active adult communities.
(2) No-impact home-based business in accordance with standards set forth in § 300-24 herein.
(3) A principal use permitted herein may be constructed on the same lot with another permitted principal use(s).
(4) Home occupations, provided that all the requirements of § 300-26 herein shall be met.

For more information see § 300-478: Residential Use Group (RUG-1).

Residential Use Group 3 (RUG-3)

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Development Requirements:
A. Legislative intent. In expansion of the statement of community development objectives contained in § 300-2 of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of this section to establish reasonable controls and standards of performance for residential multifamily dwellings in those areas of Upper Providence Township where the confluence of existing commercial shopping areas, infrastructure, public transportation, and employment centers most readily accommodates the intensity of the residential dwelling types permitted in this section.

B. Tract Requirements and Permitted Uses.

(1) RUG-3 shall be a conditional use applicable to parcels of land zoned IO-3 (Interchange, Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District) that meets all the following criteria:

(a) The entire tract is located within the IO-3 Zoning District;
(b) The tract or lot has frontage of at least 175 feet on an arterial road;
(c) The tract under development for the RUG-3 is at least 25 acres in size;
(d) The tract has a common property line with a developed shopping center.
(e) The proposal satisfies all applicable objective conditional use criteria adopted by ordinance prior to submission of the application.

(2) In any development pursuant to RUG-3, a master plan of the tract shall be submitted in conjunction with the conditional use application for approval by the Board of Supervisors.

(a) Master plans shall be drawn to tentative sketch plan requirements, pursuant to § 270-31 of Chapter 270, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
(b) The master plan shall also include the information required within § 270-32D for the proposed lot and road layout. This is intended to show relationships among the various buildings and parking areas, stormwater and sewage facilities, and shall show how development of the entire tract, once executed in accordance with the plan, will function cohesively as an integrated development.
(c) Pedestrian accommodations shall be included on the development tract in locations logical to provide pedestrian movement between buildings, between buildings and parking areas and between buildings and parking areas and open spaces. Said pedestrian accommodations shall be reflected on the Master Plan.
(d) Any change to proposed lots, buildings, circulations, parking, landscaping or extent of natural features preservation which is substantive in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors will necessitate a revised master plan to be submitted, approved and recorded to replace any prior master plan(s). No subdivision or land development for any development on the subject development tract shall be approved without a current recorded master plan.

(3) In a RUG-3, a building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no others:

(a) Residential buildings which contain any combination of attached dwellings and multifamily dwellings.
(b) A hotel, including extended-stay hotels. Hotels built in conjunction with a multifamily development under RUG-3 shall not be considered a Group B use, as set forth in the underlying IO-3 District.

[1] Hotels and associated parking are limited to an area not to exceed four acres. This area shall include all setbacks and land development associated with the hotel use. Common driveways that serve both a multifamily and hotel use are not included in the four-acre area.
[2] Hotels and associated parking shall be within 350 feet of the property line shared with the shopping center and in no event may exceed a height of 65 feet.

(c) No-impact home-based businesses in accordance with the standards set forth in § 300-26.
(d) Recreational uses. In addition to accessory uses customarily incidental to a residential use, appropriate accessory uses may be developed in conjunction with any of the uses; provided, however, that none is intended as an independent freestanding commercial use, but which may include the following:

[1] Indoor or outdoor recreation facilities, clubhouse, or similar use limited to use by the residents of the residential buildings, including any hotel, by fences and gates.
[2] Common open space available to the general population.

(e) Commercial uses with the following conditions:

[1] The use must be wholly contained (other than outdoor seating) within the multifamily residential buildings.
[2] Commercial uses are limited to the ground floor of all buildings; utility space may extend beyond the first floor, but may not have public access.
[3] Commercial uses are limited to those multifamily buildings with facades within 100 feet of the shared shopping center property lines.
[4] Uses are limited to the following:

[a] Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the residential units, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature.
[b] Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants, single practitioner medical offices, and other small-scale office uses of a similar nature.
[c] Full-service restaurant serving food on premises with table service and using reusable (nondisposable) dishes and utensils.

(f) A principal use permitted herein may be constructed on the same lot with other permitted principal uses.

For more information, see § 300-479: Residential Use Group (RUG-3).

Residential Use Group-2 (RUG-2)

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-2 IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See § 300-460C(2)(c)

Development Requirements:
A. Legislative intent, tract requirements.

(1) In expansion of the statement of community development objectives contained in § 300-2 of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of this section, with respect to an RUG-2, to establish reasonable controls and standards of performance for residential multifamily dwellings in those areas of Upper Providence Township where the existing community presence or planned extension of sewer and water facilities would most readily accommodate the intensity of residential dwelling types permitted in the Township, for the benefit of the residents of the development and in furtherance of the general welfare of Upper Providence Township.
(2) RUG-2 shall be applicable to parcels of land within an IO-2 Master Planned community which meet all the following criteria:

(a) The entire tract is located within the IO-2 Zoning District;
(b) The parcel or lot has frontage of at least 500 feet on an arterial or collector road;
(c) The tract under development for the RUG-2 is at least 15 acres in size.

B. Permitted uses. In an RUG-2, by conditional use when authorized in accordance with § 300-60, a building may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot may be used or occupied, for any of the following uses and no others:

(1) Residential buildings which contain any combination of attached dwellings and multifamily dwellings. These dwellings may only be open-market communities.
(2) A principal use permitted herein may be constructed on the same lot with another permitted principal use(s).
(3) Additional uses on the same lot or premises with and incidental to the other uses permitted in this article. In addition to accessory uses customarily incidental to a residential use, appropriate accessory uses may be developed in conjunction with any of the uses; provided, however, that none is intended as an independent freestanding commercial use, but which may include the following:
(a) Indoor or outdoor recreation facilities, community center, or similar use.
(b) Common open space.
(c) No-impact home-based businesses in accordance with the standards set forth in § 300-26 herein.

For further information see § 300-460: Residential Use Group-2 (RUG-2).

Restaurant, cafe or similar establishment

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC VCO Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-2 IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

IO-1 Interchange Office District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as pharmacies, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, newsstands and any other uses of a similar nature.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, financial services, fitness centers, day-care centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the employees in the IO-2 District, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-450 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Full-service restaurant serving food on premises with table service and using reusable (nondisposable) dishes and utensils as a Freestanding commercial uses in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Restaurant, cafe or similar establishment without curbside pickup, drive-in/-through facilities or outdoor eating space.

On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet):

Restaurant, cafe, or similar establishment with outdoor eating facilities and/or curbside pickup and without drive-in/-through facilities.

(a) Outdoor eating space shall show that the eating space will not impede pedestrian flow, parking, or other traffic.
(b) A restaurant use may have either curbside pickup or a walk-up window, but not both facilities.
(c) Walk-up windows must be at least 15 feet from the end of pavement for any parking space or drive aisle.
(d) Curbside pickup facilities shall be labeled "curbside pickup" and shall not be included as part of the required number of parking spaces under Article XXXII, Off-Street Parking and Loading.

Retail establishments (sale of goods in an individual store)

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC VCO Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO IO-2 IO-3 R-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-1 Interchange Office District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as pharmacies, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, newsstands and any other uses of a similar nature.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, financial services, fitness centers, day-care centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the employees in the IO-2 District, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-450 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet): Retail sale of goods in an individual store with less than 10,000 square feet of gross floor area. Retail sales cannot include prescription drug stores, household supplies and furnishings, or general merchandise stores.

On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Retail sale of goods in an individual store with a maximum of 10,000 square feet gross floor area. Retail sales can include prescription drug stores without drive-through facilities, household supplies and furnishings, and general merchandise.

Roads, access driveways and parking facilities

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

This use shall be specifically prohibited in a Floodplain Conservation District.
Roads or driveways, except where permitted as corridor crossings in compliance with § 182-28: Permitted uses.

In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:
A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This use shall be permitted by a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board, upon the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan and supporting evidence as set forth in § 182-132C.
This use is permitted only when no viable alternative alignment or location is feasible, upon the determination of the Township Engineer.
Those principal and accessory uses, except swimming pools, are permitted in the underlying zoning district, but only when no viable alternative location is feasible, upon the determination of the Township Engineer.
See § 182-137: Procedures and standards for special exception uses for more details on special exception uses.
Roads, access driveways and parking facilities are prohibited in the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, unless no alternative alignment or location is available, as set forth in § 182-134: Special exception uses.

Schools and other educational facilities (greater than 10,000 sq. ft.)

Schools and other educational facilities (less than 10,000 sq. ft.)

Scientific or industrial research, engineering, testing or experimental laboratory

LABORATORY - A building or group of buildings in which are located the facilities for research, investigation, testing or experimentation.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use IO M-1 M-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Research, design, engineering and development, includes manufacturing or assemblage of prototype or limited number of products.

Service establishments

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC VCO Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO IO-2 IO-3 PBO

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

Professional and Business Office District: Service establishments which directly serve the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-414A and B herein, including but not limited to such uses as a pharmacy, optometrist, dental equipment laboratory and any other use of a similar nature; provided, however, that any such use shall not be visible from any abutting public right-of-way or parking area and no external signs advertising said use(s) shall be permitted.

IO-1 Interchange Office District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as pharmacies, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, newsstands and any other uses of a similar nature.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, financial services, fitness centers, day-care centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the employees in the IO-2 District, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-450 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Personal service shops such as barbers, hairdressers, dry cleaners/laundries (limited to pickup only; no on-site facilities), and self-service/coin-operated laundry operations (without a dry-cleaning component).

Sewage disposal systems, on-site

Development Requirements:

In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:
A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This use shall be permitted by a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board, upon the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan and supporting evidence as set forth in § 182-132C.
This use is permitted when constructed in compliance with the Act 208 amendments to Act 537, the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act.
Those principal and accessory uses, except swimming pools, are permitted in the underlying zoning district, but only when no viable alternative location is feasible, upon the determination of the Township Engineer.
See § 182-137: Procedures and standards for special exception uses for more details on special exception uses.

Sewers, sanitary or storm and impoundment basins

Development Requirements:

Permitted use in the Floodplain Conservation District.
Sanitary sewers, with the approval of the Township Engineer.
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.

In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:

A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This use shall be permitted by a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board, upon the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan and supporting evidence as set forth in § 182-132C.
This use is permitted with the approval of the Township Engineer and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Those principal and accessory uses, except swimming pools, are permitted in the underlying zoning district, but only when no viable alternative location is feasible, upon the determination of the Township Engineer.
See § 182-137: Procedures and standards for special exception uses for more details on special exception uses.

Single-family attached dwellings

A building designed for and occupied exclusively as the residence for one family, attached to another similar unit(s) by means of one or more vertical party walls. Examples of "single-family attached dwellings" include, but are not limited to, townhouse and quadraplex units. Any reference to "townhouse" throughout this chapter shall be construed to mean "single-family attached dwelling."

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use PBO R-4 YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: On parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have at least 400 feet of frontage on a road then classified as a collector or arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, and with a gross minimum tract area of at least 20 acres, as a conditional use, when authorized by the Board of Supervisors, in compliance with § 300-60.

PBO Professional and Business Office District: Single-family and two-family dwellings, in accordance with the requirements of the R-3 Residence District with respect to area and height regulations as set forth in § 300-203E.

Single-family detached dwelling

A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for only one family and having no party wall in common with an adjoining building.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use PBO R-1 R-2 R-3 VCO VP YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Development Requirements:

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District:

On lots measuring not less than one acre in compliance with the regulations outlined in the R-1 District.

On parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have frontage on a road then classified as a collector or arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, and with a gross minimum tract area of at least five acres, single-family detached homes are permitted using the flexible lot standards as established in § 300-175 when authorized by the Board of Supervisors, in compliance with § 300-60.

PBO Professional and Business Office District: Single-family and two-family dwellings, in accordance with the requirements of the R-3 Residence District with respect to area and height regulations as set forth in § 300-203E.

NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District: Single-family detached homes within existing structures.

Small wireless communications facilities

Sod farming

Specialty food stores, such as organic, cheese, fish, bakery, ice cream, coffee bars

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Specialty retail, seasonal and weekend pushcart sales

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Sporting goods

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2 NC Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
One space for each 100 square feet of gross floor area.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Storage and sale of lumber and other building materials

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use M-1 M-2

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

In an M-1 Office and Limited Industrial District, a building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for this use.
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to this permitted use, may include:

(1) Storage within a completely enclosed building in conjunction with a permitted use.
(2) A repair shop or maintenance facility normally required for the conduct of industrial operations.
(3) A cafeteria, recreation facility or other service located within a permitted use and operated for the exclusive use of the occupants of the building.
(4) Living quarters for watchmen, caretakers or similar employees.

This use may be authorized as a conditional use when incorporated in the M-1 Office and Limited Industrial District, according to the provisions of § 182-108: Conditional uses and § 182-204: Procedure for consideration of conditional use application.

A wholesale, warehouse, storage or distribution center may be authorized as a conditional use, provided that all of the following criteria are met:

(1) A minimum lot area of 10 acres per use is provided.

(2) Each lot used for such purpose has at least 200 feet of frontage on a road of collector or higher classification, as specified in Article IV: Ultimate Right-of-Way of Chapter 151: Streets and Sidewalks.

(3) At least 75% of each lot used for such purpose shall not contain floodplains or slopes in excess of 8%.

(4) All loading and unloading operations shall be carried on within or contiguous to the facade of any building(s) used for such purpose.

(5) Satisfactory provisions are made to prevent traffic congestion and hazards resulting from projected truck traffic, as determined by the evaluation of a traffic impact study to be prepared by a professional traffic engineer and/or transportation planner. Minimum guidelines for the preparation of a traffic impact study shall be as listed below, with additional guidelines to be set forth as deemed necessary by the Board of Supervisors:

(a) The traffic impact on all roadways, intersections and interchanges within a half-mile radius from the edge of the site shall be considered.
(b) The study shall include a description of the type of operation proposed and the trucking characteristics associated with it.
(c) Traffic volumes for average daily traffic at peak highway hour(s) and at peak development-generated hour(s) shall be included for all roadways in the study area.
(d) Documentation of the source(s) of trip generation rates used shall be included.
(e) An origin and destination analysis for the projected truck traffic shall be included.
(f) Documentation of any on-site or off-site improvements proposed by the applicant to mitigate any projected adverse impacts shall be enumerated.

(6) Landscape planting and buffer areas shall be provided as follows:

(a) Along any boundary of a tract used for such purpose which abuts an area in Upper Providence Township or in an adjacent municipality which is not zoned for industrial uses of any type, the requirements in § 182-112F shall apply; provided, further, that a minimum of 75% of the landscape material shall consist of evergreen vegetation.
(b) Along any boundary of a tract used for such purpose which abuts other land zoned M-1 (unless such land is already occupied by another wholesale, warehouse, storage or distribution center), the requirements of § 182-112F shall apply; however, a minimum of 25% of the landscape material shall consist of evergreen vegetation.

In an M-2 Manufacturing Industrial District, a building or group of buildings may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for this use.
Any use of the same general character as this permitted use is allowed, except that in no case shall the following uses or any use substantially similar thereto be permitted: an abattoir; the bulk storage of explosives; a fat rendering operation; wood or wood pulp processing; petroleum refining; leather processing: the manufacture of asphalt, explosives, fertilizer, linoleum or rubber or a dump, incineration or reduction of garbage, except a sanitary landfill operated in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Any use permitted in the CRSC Community and Regional Shopping Center District is permitted, provided that § 182-93: District regulations, are met, and specifically the Site Development Requirements established for the category "Regional Shopping Center" within said section are utilized.
See § 182-122F(1) and § 182-122F(2) for more detailed information.

Upon approval of a final development plan for CRSC use pursuant to this section, all CRSC uses shall not exceed 80% of the gross buildable area identified in the master plan, unless the balance of M-1 and M-2 uses shall terminate within two years from the date which the development attained 80% occupancy by CRSC uses.

In the case of a property used for CRSC development pursuant to this section, whenever any M-1 and M-2 use(s) is subject to the performance standards contained in § 182-109: Performance standards and/or § 182-123: Performance standards of this chapter, in any instance where reference is made to "the property line" of the development site or "the district boundary line" of the M-2 District, those lines shall be construed to also include the line separating the CRSC uses from the M-1 and M-2 uses. This line shall be that line separating said uses, as designated on the master plan required pursuant to § 182-122F(2), and as said master plan may be subsequently amended. This line shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors.

Any use not specifically permitted nor prohibited in any zoning district as included in this chapter may be permitted by special exception in the M-2 District, provided that it meets all performance standards contained in § 182-123: Performance standards and all other requirements of this district.

Any use for which there is insufficient available land in the district in which the use is normally permitted may be permitted by special exception in the M-2 District, provided that it meets all performance standards contained in § 182-123: Performance standards herein and all other requirements of this district.

Storm sewers

Development Requirements:

This use is permitted only in Floodplain Conservation Districts defined and established pursuant to § 182-26A.
Storm sewers, if approved by the Township Engineer and subject to the floodproofing regulations in applicable ordinances.
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.

Stormwater basins

Structured parking for the use by the shopping center

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use CRSC M-1 M-2

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Subdivision proposals and development proposals

SUBDIVISION
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels, or other divisions of land, including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to an heir or devisee or transfer of ownership or building or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new streets or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempted.
DEVELOPMENT
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to the construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, expansion, or alteration of buildings or other structures; the placement of manufactured homes; streets, and other paving; utilities; filling, grading and excavation; mining; dredging; drilling operations; storage of equipment or materials; and the subdivision of land.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:

This use shall require a special exception when the proposed use is located within the Floodplain Conservation District, as defined in § 182-26A. The use may be allowed or denied by the Zoning Hearing Board after recommendations by the Township Planning Commission, pursuant to the standards set forth in these regulations.
All subdivision proposals and development proposals containing at least 50 lots or at least five acres, whichever is lesser, in identified floodplain areas where BFE data are not available, shall be supported by hydrologic and hydraulic engineering analyses that determine base flood elevations and floodway information. The analyses shall be prepared by a licensed professional engineer in a format supported by FEMA for a conditional letter of map revision and letter of map revision. Submittal requirements and processing fees shall be the responsibility of the applicant.

Supermarket

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Swimming pool, swim club, tennis club

SWIMMING POOL - Any pool which is constructed, used or maintained to provide recreational facilities for swimming, bathing or wading and which is capable of containing water to a depth greater than 18 inches and all buildings, equipment and appurtenances thereto. Such definition does not include farm ponds.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Tavern, bar or microbrewery

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-1 Interchange Office District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as pharmacies, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, newsstands and any other uses of a similar nature.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-433 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, financial services, fitness centers, day-care centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature.

IO-2 Interchange Office Support District: Retail establishments directly serving the needs of the employees in the IO-2 District, including but not limited to pharmacies, coffee shops, newsstands or any other use of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

Service establishments directly serving the needs of the permitted uses in § 300-450 herein, including but not limited to such uses as automated bank machines, fitness centers, travel consultants and other uses of a similar nature, in accordance with the applicable standards contained in Subsection B herein.

IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group A. Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses as enumerated in Article XXIV, IO-1 Interchange Office District, may be allowed in this District as conditional uses, subject to all applicable regulations in the IO-1 Interchange Office District, except as may be modified herein and subject to the procedural requirements of § 300-60 of this chapter; further provided, however, that the maximum building height shall be 60 feet, and the maximum impervious coverage shall not exceed 65% of the total tract not used for Group B.

Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Temporary storage

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use NC

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
NC District: The use of outdoor areas for any type of storage is prohibited. The use of semitrailers, metal storage or shipping containers or temporary storage buildings for temporary storage or during a loading or unloading procedure is permitted only in designated loading areas.

Theater for motion picture or stage productions

Townhouses

STACKED TOWNHOME - A residential structure contained in one building envelope, containing two dwelling units attached to each other, vertically separated by floor/ceiling assembly and/ or horizontally separated by a wall assembly, with either shared or separate ingress points.

Training centers

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use M-1 M-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Trash stations

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Special Exception Use IO-3

Truck repair or auto body/paint shops, vehicle storage or public garages

Twenty-four-hour service

Twenty-four-hour service or uses open for patron and customer use between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Additional Group B uses may be allowed as conditional uses subject to the requirements of this section, as well as pursuant to all other applicable requirements of this District; and further, subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter.

Twenty-four-hour service or uses open for patron and customer use between 12:00 midnight and 6:00 a.m.

(1) The following commercial uses may be considered for operation past 12:00 midnight or on a twenty-four-hour basis:

(a) Drive-in lanes associated with a permitted bank.
(b) Pharmacy, including any drive-in window.
(c) Convenience/milk retail establishment.
(d) Copy center.

(2) The burden shall be on an applicant for extended hours of operation to demonstrate to the Board of Supervisors that the need for a conditional use is vital to the business operations of the applicant or to prove that the extended hours will provide a necessary service to the community which is otherwise unavailable in the immediate vicinity of the site.
(3) The applicant for a conditional use to permit extended hours of operation shall submit a plan to the Board of Supervisors demonstrating its intentions to mitigate or eliminate any adverse noise or illumination upon adjoining residential districts or street frontage which may arise from the extended hours of operation.
(4) Any use which is permitted by conditional use to operate after 12:00 midnight or on a twenty-four-hour basis must demonstrate that it will have security patrol to the Township's satisfaction.
(5) Any use which is permitted by conditional use to operate after 12:00 midnight or on a twenty-four-hour basis must have adequate lighting on all sides of the building in which the use is located or accessed from.

Two-family dwellings - semi-detached houses (twins and duplexes)

DUPLEX (or TWO-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLING) - A building designed for and occupied by two families, one living above the other, having a common partition between them and having no party wall in common with an adjoining building.

SEMIDETACHED HOUSE (TWIN) - A house surrounded on three sides by yard area and to be constructed so that one wall is on a side lot line and abuts the neighboring house.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use R-3 VP YMU

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for additional parking information.

Development Requirements:

R-3 Residential District: See § 300-205: Development regulations for mixed-dwelling-type developments.

YMU Yerkes Mixed-Use District: On parcels that, as of the date of enactment of Article XIII, have at least 400 feet of frontage on a road then classified as a collector or arterial road by the Upper Providence Township's Ultimate Right-of-Way Map, and with a gross minimum tract area of at least 20 acres, as a conditional use, when authorized by the Board of Supervisors, in compliance with § 300-60.

PBO Professional and Business Office District: Single-family and two-family dwellings, in accordance with the requirements of the R-3 Residence District with respect to area and height regulations as set forth in § 300-203E.

Urgent care, ambulance services facility

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use IO-3

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
IO-3 Interchange Office, Retail, Service and Recreation District: Use Group B. Retail, service, recreation and cultural uses may be allowed in this District as conditional uses pursuant to the requirements set forth herein and subject to the procedural requirements set forth in § 300-60 of this chapter and further subject to the provisions of § 300-475

Uses of the same general character as a permitted use

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Permitted Use M-2 Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use CRSC M-1 NC VCO

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Passenger Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Merchandise Loading:
See § 300-581: Loading and unloading space.

Development Requirements:
NC Neighborhood-Convenience Commercial District:
Any use of the same general character, but not specifically named, as those uses set forth in Subsection A(1) through (10), herein:

(a) In the judgment of the Township Board of Supervisors, the proposed use will not generate a significantly greater amount of traffic volume than those uses specifically named, based upon recommendation of Township staff or professionals.
(b) The use will not generate noise, noxious odors, air pollution or glare, nor result in pedestrian-vehicular conflict or create any other conditions hazardous to the health, safety and welfare of the village area.
(c) Any necessary loading and unloading operations shall be carried on within or contiguous to the facade of any conditional use structure.

On any lot greater than 1/2 acre (greater than 21,780 square feet): Any use of the same general character, but not specifically named, as those uses set forth in Subsection B(1) through (6), and subject to the requirements listed within Subsection A(10) and § 300-60.

On any lot greater than one acre (greater than 43,560 square feet): Any use of the same general character, but not specifically named, as those uses set forth in Subsection C(1) through (8), and subject to the requirements listed within Subsection A(10) and § 300-60.

Utility transmission lines

Development Requirements:

Permitted use in the Floodplain Conservation District.
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.

Utility transmission lines, underground

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed as a Special Exception Use IO-3

Vehicular sales facilities

Warehouse or materials storage area

Water detention or impoundment basins

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

This use is permitted only in Floodplain Conservation Districts defined and established pursuant to § 182-26A.
Water detention or impoundment basins, if approved by the Township Engineer and subject to the floodproofing regulations in applicable ordinances, provided that the runoff at a storm frequency of 100 years, assuming full development of the area under existing zoning, is less than 75 cubic feet per second.
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.

Water supply wells, public

PUBLIC WATER FACILITIES

A centralized water supply system approved by the appropriate governmental health agencies and certified by and operating under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Permitted use in the Floodplain Conservation District.
Sealed wells, with the approval of the Township Engineer.
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.

Water supply wells, sealed public

Development Requirements:

In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:
A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This use shall be permitted by a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board, upon the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan and supporting evidence as set forth in § 182-132C.
This use is permitted with the approval of the Township Engineer and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Those principal and accessory uses, except swimming pools, are permitted in the underlying zoning district, but only when no viable alternative location is feasible, upon the determination of the Township Engineer.
See § 182-137: Procedures and standards for special exception uses for more details on special exception uses.

Wholesale sales

Wildlife sanctuaries, woodland preserves, arboretums and passive recreation areas

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

Permitted use in the Floodplain Conservation District.
Includes hiking, bicycle and bridle trails, but including no facilities subject to damage by flooding.
This permitted use is subject to floodproofing regulations in applicable codes. Any of the uses in § 182-28A shall not be permitted within the designated floodway unless the effect of such proposed activity on flood heights is fully offset by accompanying stream improvements.

In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:

A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This conservation use shall be permitted in the Steep Slope Conservation District without the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan.
This use includes parks but excludes enclosed structures.
This use also includes any nonstructural accessory uses, except swimming pools, necessary for the operation and maintenance of it's use.

Wireless communications facilities

WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (WCF)
The antennas, nodes, control boxes, towers, poles, conduits, ducts, pedestals, electronics and other equipment used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, distributing, providing, or accommodating wireless communications services.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:
Applicability.
(1) Preexisting wireless communications facilities. Wireless communications facilities for which a permit has been issued prior to the effective date of this section shall not be required to meet the requirements of this section.
(2) Exclusion for amateur radio facilities. This section shall not govern the installation of any amateur radio facility that is owned or operated by a federally licensed amateur radio station operator or is used exclusively for receive-only antennas.
(3) Relationship to other chapters. This section shall supersede all conflicting requirements of other chapters of this code regarding the locating and permitting of wireless communications facilities.

See § 300-25: Wireless communications facilities. for more information.

Yards, front, side and rear and required lot areas

YARD
An open space at grade between a yard line and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward.
YARD, FRONT
The yard extending along the full length of the building setback line, being the minimum horizontal distance between the building setback line, or the building or any projection thereof other than steps, and the street line or ultimate right-of-way line, provided that such distance is no less than the minimum distance prescribed in the applicable zoning district. For rear lots, the minimum front yard depth shall be measured along the property line which most nearly parallels the street.
YARD LINE
A line drawn parallel to the corresponding lot lines at a distance specified for the required depth of a yard in each respective case.
YARD LINE, FRONT
A line bounding the front yard and parallel to the front lot line.
YARD LINE, REAR
A line bounding the rear yard and parallel to the rear lot line.
YARD LINE, SIDE
A line bounding the side yard and parallel to the side lot lines.
YARD, REAR
A yard extending the full length of the rear lot line and being the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the rear yard line or the rear of the building or any projections other than steps.
YARD, SIDE
A yard extending along the side lot line from the required front yard to the required rear yard and being the minimum horizontal distance between the side lot line and the side yard line or the side of the building or any projections other than steps.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article XXXII: Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed parking information.

Development Requirements:

In the SS Steep Slope Conservation District, the following land use and development regulations shall apply:
A. On those lands having a slope of less than 15% as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall not apply. However, the use and development of land in such areas shall still be governed by the standards of the underlying zoning district(s) and the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto.
B. On those lands having a slope of 15% or more, as defined herein, the Steep Slope Conservation District shall apply and only those uses permitted in § 182-133: Conservation uses permitted and § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be permitted. Furthermore, all applications for development on said areas as permitted in § 182-134: Special exception uses of this article shall be accompanied by an erosion and sediment control plan, notwithstanding the minimum acreage requirements of Chapter 102, Erosion Control, of the Clean Streams Law, P.L. 1987, and any subsequent amendments thereto. The plan shall comply with the erosion and sediment control practices set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, as well as other recognized conservation practices.
C. In evaluating the proposed development plan, the erosion and sediment control plan and any additional information submitted by the applicant in support of the application, the Township Planning Commission, the Township Engineer and the Zoning Hearing Board, where appropriate, shall consider the following factors:

(1) The percent of slope on the site.
(2) The extent and proposed disturbance of the existing vegetative cover on the site.
(3) The soil types and underlying geology of the site.
(4) The length or extent of the slope both on the site in question and on adjacent lands within 200 feet of the site.
(5) Evidence that the proposed development, any impervious ground cover and the resultant disturbance to the land and existing vegetative cover will not cause excessive runoff and/or related environmental problems.

This use shall be permitted by a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board, upon the submission of an erosion and sediment control plan and supporting evidence as set forth in § 182-132C.
This use is permitted provided that such yards are not to be used for an on-site sewage disposal system, unless said system meets the applicable requirements of § 182-134E.
Those principal and accessory uses, except swimming pools, are permitted in the underlying zoning district, but only when no viable alternative location is feasible, upon the determination of the Township Engineer.

See § 182-137: Procedures and standards for special exception uses for more details on special exception uses.

Township of Upper Providence, PA

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