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ARTICLE VIII - CENTER POINT VILLAGE 1 DISTRICT (CPV-1)
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Ordinance 2018-279 Page 1 of 22 TOWNSHIP OF WORCESTER MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA ORDINANCE 2018-279 AN ORDINANCE TO CREATE THE CENTER POINT VILLAGE 1 DISTRICT AND THE CENTER POINT VILLAGE 2 DISTRICT; TO ZONE CERTAIN PROPERTIES CENTER POINT VILLAGE 1 DISTRICT AND CENTER POINT VILLAGE 2 DISTRICT; TO ESTABLISH ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN DEVELOPMENT THE CENTER POINT VILLAGE 1 DISTRICT AND THE CENTER POINT VILLAGE 2 DISTRICT; AND, TO AMEND PARKING REGULATIONS TO ENCOMPASS THE CENTER POINT VILLAGE 1 DISTRICT AND THE CENTER POINT VILLAGE 2 DISTRICT NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED AND ENACTED THAT the Board of Supervisors of Worcester Township does amend the Worcester Township Code as follows: 1.
The properties shown on the plan attached hereto as Exhibit 1 are hereby zoned Center Point Village 1 District and Center Point Village 2 District, as noted. 2. Chapter 150, Zoning, Article VIII (Reserved), shall be replaced in its entirety, and replaced with the following: ARTICLE VIII – CENTER POINT VILLAGE 1 DISTRICT (CPV-1) §150-42.1 – Intent. The primary purpose of the Center Point Village 1 (CPV-1) District is to permit a mix of various housing types, commercial businesses, and institutional buildings in a walkable village with a sense of community and place as outlined in the goals and concepts illustrated in the document entitled, A Vision for Center Point Village—adopted by Worcester Township to guide the development in the area around the historic crossroads of Skippack Pike and Valley Forge Road, which serves as the geographic heart of both Worcester Township and Montgomery County.
To those ends, the CPV-1 District is intended to: A. Create a mixed use, village character. B. Allow a range of small scale commercial and institutional uses within easy walking distance of adjoining residential homes.
C. Accommodate a variety of housing types. D. Ensure that commercial uses have a character that is compatible with the existing historic character of Worcester Township, as well as future residential uses within the district. E. Promote pedestrian orientation of streets and buildings to ensure a walkable village setting.
Ordinance 2018-279 Page 2 of 22 F. Develop businesses, streets, parks, open spaces, and homes that promote social interaction as well as privacy. G. Give priority to pedestrian movement along sidewalks and trails and access to commercial areas, open spaces, and streets; and discourage design that gives priority to vehicular convenience only.
H. Create a street circulation system with sidewalks and trails that provides safe and convenient access but discourages fast or heavy traffic that is incompatible with a residential neighborhood. I. Use scale, building orientation, and landscaping to establish community identity. J. Use open and recreational spaces as community focal points. K. Encourage the residential density necessary to support retail uses in Center Point Village so that residents of the village will have the option of walking or biking to nearby amenities. L. Preserve rural areas of the township by concentrating development in and around the existing Center Point Village.
M. Provide an appropriate receiving zone for the transfer of development rights (TDRs). N. Fulfill the purposes and objectives outlined in Article VII-A “Traditional Neighborhood Development” of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act No. 247 of 1968, as reenacted and amended). §150-42.2 – Site Layout. The overall site plan for any new development within the CPV-1 District shall generally adhere to the Land Use Plan, included as Exhibit 2. An alternative site layout may be used in the event that the applicant and the Board of Supervisors agree that such a layout would be preferable in order to implement the overall vision of the aforementioned document.
§150-42.3 – Permitted Uses. The following uses are permitted in the CPV-1 District: 1) The following residential uses, alone or in combination: a) Single-family detached dwellings b) Village single dwellings c) Twin homes d) Townhouses e) Carriage homes f) Conversion of existing structures, constructed prior to 1940, into multi-family buildings. 2) Park and open space uses, including neighborhood open space, passive open space, and active recreation uses.
3) Municipal uses, including Worcester Township buildings, fire stations, and other similar uses. 4) On lots with frontage along Skippack Pike or Valley Forge Road, the following non-residential uses, individually or combined within a building, provided that such building, parking areas for the building and driveways do not extend more than 325’ from the proposed ultimate right-of- way of Skippack Pike or Valley Forge Road: a) Retail commercial uses, personal service businesses, restaurants, and financial establishments, provided no drive-through facilities are provided for any of these uses.
b) Bed and breakfast establishments.
c) Small-scale offices in converted residential structures. d) Mixed use buildings with non-residential uses on the first floor and residential use on subsequent floors or a mixture of non-residential and residential uses on subsequent floors. These buildings shall comply with all standards for non-residential buildings.
Ordinance 2018-279 Page 3 of 22 5) At tracts of three (3) or more acres at the time of the adoption of this ordinance and parcels combined to create tracts of three (3) or more acres, Mixed Residential Development is permitted in accordance with Section 150-42.7, Mix Requirements.
6) At tracts of three (3) or more acres at the time of the adoption of this ordinance and parcels combined to create tracts of three (3) or more acres, Mixed Use Development is permitted in accordance with Section 150-42.7, Mix Requirements.
7) Transferred development rights in accordance with Article XXIX – Transferable Development Rights of the Worcester Township Zoning Code. §150-42.4 – Density. A. Residential Density. 1) The base density for residential portions of all developments shall be one (1.0) dwelling unit per acre if no bonuses are utilized. Residential portions of developments shall have a maximum overall density of two (2.0) dwelling units per acre when utilizing bonuses, and up to two and one-half (2.5) dwelling units per acre only when utilizing the TDR bonus, as outlined in Section 150-42.6.
2) The residential portion of developments shall include the entire tract area minus the area of any non-residential lots, or areas of the property used exclusively for commercial use, and existing legal right-of-ways.
The residential acreage may include residential lots, newly proposed streets, and open space areas. Mixed use buildings containing both residential and non-residential uses shall be considered residential for the purposes of calculating residential density. §150-42.5 – Transferable Development Rights. The CPV-1 District shall be established as a Transferable Development Rights (TDR) receiving zone, in accordance with the provisions of Article XXIX of the Worcester Township Zoning Code. Transferrable Development Rights may be used to increase the base density by up to 1.5 dwelling units per acre as outlined in Section 150-42.6, below.
§150-42.6 – Bonuses. Developments within the CPV-1 District shall qualify for an increase in residential density as follows. The applicant shall be required to provide additional information in order to demonstrate that the bonus feature standards will be met. Unless stated otherwise in the table below, each “bonus feature” category may be utilized to earn a density bonus only one time. A. Bonus features, as required in the table below, shall entitle the applicant to an incremental increase in residential density, up to two (2.0) dwelling units per acre when utilizing bonuses, and up to two and one-half (2.5) dwelling units per acre only when utilizing the TDR bonus.
Bonus Feature Per Acre Bonus Bonus Feature Standard Open Space 0.25 0.25 DUs per acre may be earned for each additional 5% open space provided above and beyond the base requirement. Up to 0.75 DUs per acre may be earned using this bonus.
Preserved 0.25 0.25 DUs per acre may be earned for the preservation of at least
Ordinance 2018-279 Page 4 of 22 woodland areas or mature trees 50% of mature trees or woodland areas on site shall qualify. Compliance with this provision shall be determined by the Township Engineer. Off-site pedestrian improvements 0.50 0.50 DUs per acre may be earned for off-site pedestrian improvements to Skippack Pike or Valley Forge Road that further the goals of A Vision for Center Point Village. To qualify the applicant shall construct new sidewalks or upgrade existing sidewalks to the Township’s specifications by widening, adding street furniture, and/or adding decorative elements.
The required sidewalk improvement and/or construction shall be equal in length to the greatest dimension of the development tract. The township shall decide if proposed improvements satisfy this bonus, and all improvements shall be in addition to the other requirements of this ordinance, and the Worcester Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
Existing historic buildings 0.50 0.50 DUs per acre may be earned when an applicant retains and uses any and all principal buildings on the property that were constructed before 1940, so long as the buildings are not altered in a manner that is incompatible with their historic character. Which structures constitute principal buildings, and compatibility with historic character shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors. Preservation of existing historic buildings shall not count toward the overall density of the development.
Trail improvements 0.25 0.25 DUs per acre may be earned for trail improvements that further the goals of A Vision for Center Point Village by providing linkages depicted within that plan.
To qualify the applicant shall build a trail that is equal in length to the trail segment shown on the tract in the Land Use Plan, included in Exhibit 2. If no segment is depicted across the tract, the applicant shall build a trail elsewhere in the village equal to or greater in length than the greatest dimension of the development tract.
Mixed Residential Development 0.25 0.25 DUs per acre may be earned for a Mixed Residential Development that complies with the requirements set forth in Section 150-42.7. Combining parcels 0.25 0.25 DUs per acre may be earned for combining existing parcels of less than three (3) acres to create a new tract of land that is three (3) acres or more in size in order to create a Mixed Residential Development or Mixed Use Development. Transfer of Development Rights (TDRs) - For each TDR utilized the applicant may construct 1.50 DUs, for up a total bonus of 1.50 DUs per acre, and a total residential density of 2.50 DUs per acre, in accordance with Article XXIX of the Worcester Township Zoning Code and Section 150-42.5, above.
§150-42.7 – Mix Requirements.
Ordinance 2018-279 Page 5 of 22 A. Mixing Requirements for Mixed Residential Developments. When the Mixed Development option is chosen, the mix of uses shall adhere to the following requirements: 1) Mixed Residential Development shall include two or more of the following housing types: single- family detached, village house, twin homes, townhouse, carriage home, or multi-family in a converted existing structure built prior to 1940. Each housing type must comprise at least twenty percent (20%) of the total housing units in the development. No housing type may exceed sixty percent (60%) of the total housing units in the development.
2) At least thirty-five percent (35%) of the tract area shall consist of open space, in accordance with the requirements of Section 150-42.12. Applicants may earn a density bonus as outlined in 150- 249.6 for providing additional open space.
B. Mixing Requirements for Mixed Use Developments. When the Mixed Use Development option is chosen, the mix of uses shall adhere to the following requirements: 1) All Mixed Use Developments shall meet the following mix requirements: Type of Use Min. % of Land Area Max. % of Land Area Open Space 35% N/A Residential 20% 60% Non-Residential 5% 45% 2) The development shall include at least one of the following housing types: single-family detached, village house, twin homes, townhouse, carriage homes, or multi-family in a converted existing structure built prior to 1940. When more than one housing type is selected each housing type must comprise at least twenty percent (20%) of the total housing units in the development.
§150-42.8 – Residential Dimensional Requirements. Residential development shall meet the following dimensional criteria. In the case that a development is unlotted, compliance with equivalent lot standards shall be demonstrated. Single-Family Detached Village Single Twin Home Townhouse Carriage Home Multi- Family** Min. Net Lot Area 8,500 sq. ft. per du 5,000 sq. ft. per du 3,600 sq. ft. per du 2,400 sq. ft. per du 3,200 sq. ft. per du 8,500 sq. ft. per du Max. Net Lot Area 10,000 sq. ft. per du 6,500 sq. ft. per du 5,000 sq. ft. per du N/A N/A 10,000 sq. ft. per du Min. Lot Width 80 feet 60 feet 36 feet 24 feet 28 feet 80 feet Required front façade location when not facing a principal arterial (When facing a principal arterial, add 10 feet to each requirement) Not less than 15 or more than 25 feet from the outer edge of the sidewalk or R.O.W.
Not less than 10 or more than 25 feet from the outer edge of the sidewalk or R.O.W. Not less than 15 or more than 25 feet from the outer edge of the sidewalk or R.O.W. Not less than 5 or more than 25 feet from the outer edge of the sidewalk or R.O.W. Not less than 15 or more than 25 feet from the outer edge of the sidewalk or R.O.W. N/A
Ordinance 2018-279 Page 6 of 22 Min. Side Yard 10 feet min, 25 aggregate 5 feet min, 15 aggregate 10 feet 10 feet per end unit 10 feet per end unit 10 feet min, 25 aggregate Min. Rear Yard 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet 25 feet Max Building Coverage on a lot 25% 30% 35% 50% 60% 25% Max. Impervious Coverage on a lot* 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 40% Max Building Height 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet 35 feet Max. Dwelling Units per Building N/A N/A N/A 6 4 4 *The Maximum Impervious Coverage at the time of development shall be 5% less than the total listed in the table above. The additional allowable impervious coverage, up to the amount listed in the table above, shall be reserved for the use of the home owner.
**Multi-family refers to units in a converted existing structure, constructed prior to 1940. Existing non- conformities are exempt from these dimensional requirements, so long as non-conformities are reduced to the best extent possible. §150-42.9 – Non-Residential Dimensional Requirements. Non-Residential Buildings Min. Net Lot Area 10,000 sq. ft. Min. Lot Width 70 feet Required front façade location when not facing a principal arterial (When facing a principal arterial, add 10 feet to each requirement) Not less than 0 or more than 20 feet from the outer edge of the sidewalk. An additional 15 feet may be added if improved open space in accordance with §150-249.12.B(1)(a) is placed between the outer edge of the sidewalk and the front façade of the building.
Additional buildings may be placed on a lot without meeting this requirement when the additional building is smaller than and behind a building meeting this requirement Min. Side Yard 15 feet Min. Rear Yard 30 feet Max Building Coverage on a lot 40% Max. Impervious Coverage on a lot 70% Max Building Height 35 feet Max. Dwelling Units per Building (Mixed Use Buildings) 4 Min. Distance Between Buildings on Same Lot 20 feet Max. Building Length 150 feet for facades facing a street §150-42.10 – General Requirements.
Ordinance 2018-279 Page 7 of 22 A. All developments must provide open space in compliance with Section 150-42.12, herein. B. All developments shall be served by public sewer and public water. C. Any land area proposed for development shall be in one ownership or shall be subject to a joint application filed by every owner of the land area proposed for development, under single direction, using one overall plan and complying with all requirements of the CPV-1 District. D. Development in the CPV-1 District shall not be required to comply with Worcester Township Code Article XVIA, Conservation Subdivisions.
E. Ownership and maintenance of common open space and other common facilities shall be provided in accordance with the regulations in Section 150-110.12 of the Worcester Township Code. All open space shall be permanently deed restricted from future subdivision and development. §150-42.11 – Design Standards. All development in the CPV-1 District shall comply with the Worcester Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO), except in the case that the requirements herein conflict with those requirements, whereby the standards in this ordinance shall apply. All development shall meet the following design standards: A.
General Layout of Mixed Use Developments and Mixed Residential Developments 1) Mixed Use Development shall be laid out so that all non-residential uses, including mixed-use buildings, shall have frontage along Skippack Pike or Valley Forge Road. 2) Non-residential buildings shall be placed to make walking to open space and residential areas easily accessible to pedestrians by providing an interconnected system of sidewalks and trails. 3) Streets a) Streets shall be interconnected with each other and with streets on abutting properties in an interconnected modified grid pattern.
b) Cul-de-sacs shall be not be permitted in the CPV-1 District unless no other options are practical. c) When allowed, cul-de-sacs shall not serve more than eight dwelling units and shall not exceed three hundred twenty (320) feet in length. d) Street trees shall be required along all streets in accordance with Section 130-28.G(4) of the Worcester Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) with the exception of the following requirement, which shall supersede the requirements of the SALDO: e) Street trees shall be placed in a grass buffer strip between the curb and sidewalk that is a minimum of eight (8) feet wide.
f) Between any two intersections on a residential street, the setbacks of all buildings shall be the same along the entire segment of street and on both sides of the street. This is in addition to the front façade location requirements of Section 150-42.8.
Ordinance 2018-279 Page 8 of 22 4) Alleys should be one way when feasible. One-way alleys shall be fourteen (14) feet wide, and two-way alleys shall be eighteen (18) feet wide. Traffic calming devices such as speed humps shall be incorporated into the alleys when feasible. B. Building Design Standards 1) Non-Residential and Mixed-Use Buildings shall meet the following requirements: a) Building Footprint and Total Commercial Area.
The maximum building footprint for individual non-residential and mixed-use buildings shall not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet and the total square footage devoted to non-residential use in an individual non-residential and mixed-use building shall not exceed five thousand (5,000) square feet. 2) Residential Building Design Standards a) All dwelling units must have at least one primary entrance in the front facade. For twin homes, this requirement may be met if at least one of the units has its primary entrance in the front facade.
b) Townhouse buildings may contain no more than six (6) attached dwelling units. c) Carriage homes buildings may contain no more than four (4) attached dwelling units. d) Village single dwellings must meet all of the following criteria: i. A sidewalk through the front yard, leading from the street sidewalk or curbline to the front door or front porch of the Village House. ii. If the village single dwelling has a front-facing garage then the garage must be located at least ten (10) feet behind the building’s front façade and the garage door shall include architectural features that are similar to the ones used on the main house.
The garage door shall also have windows.
iii. All village single dwellings shall contain at least two of the following features. Whichever two options are chosen shall apply to all village houses within a development to create a sense of architectural unity: a. An unenclosed porch, extending across at least one-third of the front of the house, excluding the garage, being at least six (6) feet in depth. b. A front yard enclosed by a picket fence at least thirty (30) inches but no more than thirty-six (36) inches in height. c. A rear-facing garage that is accessed by a rear alley, with no access taken from the primary street in front of the village single dwelling.
C. Parking Standards 1) If visible from the street, parking lots shall be buffered and garage doors shall have decorative elements such as windows, decorative hardware and shall not be white. 2) Non-Residential Parking Design Standards. Off-street parking for non-residential buildings shall comply with the following requirements. a) Off-street parking shall be visually screened from existing and proposed streets by hedges, walls, buffer plantings, or similar site elements. Such screens shall be between two (2) feet and four (4) feet high.
b) Parking areas on abutting non-residential lots shall be interconnected by access driveways when deemed feasible by the Board of Supervisors.
Ordinance 2018-279 Page 9 of 22 c) Each non-residential lot shall provide easements for its parking areas and access driveways guaranteeing access and use to all other non-residential lots within the tract. d) Non-residential parking lots shall be set back at least ten (10) feet from residential lots. 3) Single-Family Detached Parking Design Standards. Garages for single-family detached units shall meet one of the following design options: a) The garage is side entry, so garage doors are perpendicular or radial to the street which the front facade faces.
b) The garage is located behind the rear facade of the house.
This garage may be detached from or attached to the house, and the garage doors may face any direction. c) The garage is located at least ten (10) feet behind the front façade, or covered front porch, of the house. The garage may face the street subject to §150-249.11.C.(1). d) The garage is rear entry, so garage doors are on the opposite side of the house from the front façade and are accessed by a system of alleys. 4) Townhouse and Carriage Home Parking Design Standards. Garages for townhouse and carriage house units shall meet one of the following design options.
a) On end units the garage is side entry, so garage doors are perpendicular or radial to the street which the front facade faces. b) The garage may face the street subject to §150-249.11.C.(1). c) The garage is rear entry, so garage doors are on the opposite side of the house from the front façade and are accessed by a system of alleys. When rear entry garages are used, the end units may have side entry or rear entry garages. D. Driveway Design Standards 1) Each lot shall have not more than one driveway access point per existing street on which the lot fronts. When feasible, abutting non-residential lots must share a common driveway.
2) When accessing a public street, residential driveways shall not be asphalt. Decorative paving using another material such as brick or concrete shall be used instead. All driveways shall be either one continuous surface or a ribbon driveway, which has two strips of concrete or brick with grass or pea gravel in between.
E. Non-Residential Off-Street Loading Areas, Outdoor Storage, and Trash Disposal Areas. 1) All loading areas and loading docks shall be located to the sides and rears of buildings. Loading docks shall not be visible from public streets. All loading areas and loading docks shall be set back at least twenty-five (25) feet from residential property lines. 2) Outdoor storage or display of merchandise shall not be permitted overnight. 3) Trash disposal areas shall be located within buildings or within an opaque screened area that completely hides the trash and is located to the side or rear of a building.
All outdoor trash disposal areas shall be set back at least twenty-five (25) feet from residential property lines.
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