Township of Upper Chichester

Accessory structure

A structure detached from a principal building on the same lot and incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use.

Active recreation area

An open space site developed specifically for leisure activities, usually performed with others, often requiring equipment and taking place on prescribed fields or courts. The area can include indoor gymnasium facilities as well. The term "active recreation" refers to those recreational pursuits which require physical alteration to the area where they are performed. Such areas include, but are not limited to, baseball fields, basketball courts or play areas, soccer fields, swimming pools, golf courses, playgrounds, ball courts, and roller hockey rinks.

Vehicle Parking:
Indoor commercial recreation: 1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area devoted to such use.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-189: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided for more information.

Adult day-care

A facility in which out-of-home care is provided to four or more elderly or disabled adults for not more than 16 hours in a twenty-four-hour period per day, excluding care provided by relatives.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space or every 5 clients, plus 1 for each employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Adult day-care centers (ADC) shall be permitted as a conditional use in the C-1 and C-2 and I-C Districts.

A. There shall be a distance of not less than 500 feet between adult, group or intermediate day-care facilities located in residential districts.
B. Each adult day-care center shall contain not less than 50 square feet of indoor floor area per client.
C. There shall be an area designated for the discharge and pickup of clients which shall be free of hazards and which shall not interfere with street traffic.
D. There shall be a planted buffer no less than five feet high along rear and side property lines adjacent to a residential district or use.
E. Any alterations or additions to the exterior of an ADC shall be compatible with the existing structures and in keeping with the character of the neighborhood. Upon the closing of the facility, all safety required modifications shall be removed.
F. Each facility shall be licensed and approved in accordance with the Pennsylvania Public Welfare Code and shall comply with the applicable regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and with those of any other applicable agency.

Adult entertainment

Activities, publications, movies, videotapes and/or live or televised performances which have as their dominant theme or themes explicit sexual activities and/or the exhibition of human anatomy which is not normally seen in public or in other commercial or club-type operations and which may or may not exclude minors by virtue of age. Implicit in this definition are the following: bookstores, movie theaters, restaurants, bars and other operations which qualify inclusion by virtue of the above wording regardless of the type of other use or operations which may also be conducted on or in the property or properties involved.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
Adult entertainment uses shall be permitted as a conditional use in the C-2 and I-C Districts.
A. No such establishment shall be located within 500 feet of a school, church, existing dwelling or public park.
B. No such establishment shall be located within 1,500 feet of any existing adult bookstore, theater or other use.
C. A planted visual screen, as defined in Article II, which shall be not less than 10 feet wide and six feet high, shall be provided along the side and rear lot lines.
D. No obscene material shall be placed or displayed so as to be visible from outside the establishment.
E. Such establishment shall not be accessible to persons under 18 years of age.

Automobile and/or truck service and repair, indoor

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 2 spaces, either within or outside the repair structure, for every 200 square feet of floor or ground area devoted to repair or service facilities and, in addition, such space as is necessary for vehicles purchasing gasoline or being stored. In no case shall the spaces for permitted motor vehicle storage in conjunction with a service station be less than 5.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
This use includes body repair, painting, towing, varnishing, undercoating and detailing, provided all vehicles are parked on an approved paved surface. Vehicles requiring repair shall be located at the rear or side of the principal building and not within the front yard(s).

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

Automotive and truck sales or rentals

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes body repair, painting, towing, varnishing, undercoating and detailing.

Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

Beverage/beer distribution

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-65: Area and bulk regulations for more information.

Brewery

A facility in which beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages are brewed, fermented, or distilled for distribution and consumption, and which possesses the appropriate license from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. On-site consumption may occur in a taproom or in a permitted outdoor dining area.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Brewpub

BREWPUB
A full-service or fast-casual restaurant where the consumption of prepared food is accessory to sale and production of alcoholic beverages, and which possesses the appropriate license from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. No drive-through service shall be permitted at a brewpub.

Districts Where Allowed Districts Allowed by Right IC IND TLC Districts Allowed as a Conditional Use C-1 C-2

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area dedicated to on-site food and beverage consumption, plus 1 space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area dedicated to production and storage of materials, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-57: Special development regulations for more information.

Building materials storage and sales

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-83: Special development regulations for more information.

Cafeteria

Car wash

Vehicle Parking:
Standard car wash: 10 off-street parking spaces per bay for stacking plus 4 spaces for standing between the exit of the facility and the street, plus 1 space for each employee on the greatest shift.
Self-service car wash: 4 off-street parking spaces per bay for stacking plus 1 space for standing between the exit of the facility and the street.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Car wash establishments shall be permitted as a conditional use in the C-2 District, subject to the following requirements:

A. Exterior lighting shall be shielded or deflected from adjacent and nearby properties and public streets and sidewalks.
B. The facility shall be designed to accommodate not less than eight waiting motor vehicles on the property.
C. A planted visual screen shall be provided in accordance with § 600-172: Screening regulations..
D. Where applicable, the facility shall be designed and/or screened so that the headlights of automobiles approaching, waiting or exiting the facility shall not shine directly on adjacent properties.

Cemetery

Chemical processes

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
Chemical processes not involving noxious odors or danger from fire or explosion; compounding of perfumes and pharmaceutical products.

See § 600-189: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided for more information.

Child day-care center

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 500 square feet of gross floor facility plus 1 space for each adult attendant. This shall be in addition to the parking requirements of the primary use such as a school or church, if applicable.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-191: Standards for intermediate and group day-care facilities for more information.

Cleaning and dyeing facility

A business engaged in providing services involving the care or appearance of a person, his or her clothing, or similar personal needs. Included in this definition are barber, beautician, shoe repair, fitness club, laundry or cleaner or similar establishment but not including a tattoo parlor, massage parlor, or body piercing establishment.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-83: Special development regulations for more information.

Cold storage plant, frozen food plant and lockers

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-83: Special development regulations for more information.

Continuing care retirement community (CCRC)

A residential living environment and care facilities with a view toward creating provisions for sustenance, housing, physical, spiritual, cultural, social and medical needs; allowing for care of residents as well as for operation and maintenance of residential dwelling units; allowing for medical services for residents in the form of an infirmary for the temporary care of residents and the treatment of their medical problems and; allowing for independent living and assisted living, as well as skilled nursing facilities for both long-term and short-term care. The CCRC may include accessory uses primarily for the benefit of the CCRC residents such as gift shop; personal services such as a barber shop or beauty salon; common dining facilities; library; and administrative offices.

Vehicle Parking:
The total required minimum number of parking spaces shall be 0.85 parking space per CCRC independent-living unit, which requirement shall be inclusive of all staff, resident and visitor parking and inclusive of CCRC assisted-living facilities and CCRC skilled care nursing facilities within the CCRC.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every dwelling unit, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

Continuing care retirement community (CCRC) use and design standards. The following requirements shall be applicable to any proposed continuing care retirement community:

(1) The continuing care retirement community (CCRC) shall promote a campus-type setting whereby housing for senior citizens which provide a continuum of services developed in a configuration which preserves open space for the community as a whole.
(2) Buildings and lots may be used or occupied for the following uses:

(a) Continuing care retirement community (CCRC).
(b) CCRC independent-living units.
(c) CCRC assisted-living facilities.
(d) CCRC skilled care nursing facilities.
(e) Senior housing, provided that no more than 25% of the total units on the tract are detached from the CCRC building.
(f) Accessory uses and services, such as common dining facilities, gift shop, physical therapy facilities, personal services, such as a barbershop or beauty shop, library, administrative offices.

(3) Yard, area, and density requirements.

(a) Minimum gross tract sizes: 24 acres.
(b) Dwelling unit density. The maximum permitted density in a CCRC shall be 50 CCRC independent-living units per gross acre of gross tract size.
(c) In addition to and in conjunction with the CCRC independent-living units, the CCRC may also contain up to 0.25 units or beds in the CCRC assisted-living facilities and the CCRC skilled nursing facilities for each approved CCRC independent-living unit in the CCRC.
(d) Open space design standards. A minimum of 20% of the gross tract area shall be retained as permanent open space and recreational area.

(4) The building(s) of the CCRC shall achieve at least a "silver" level of certification rating as defined by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Rating System for new building design and construction.
(5) Parking and loading requirements. The total required minimum number of parking spaces shall be 0.85 parking space per CCRC independent-living unit, which requirement shall be inclusive of all staff, resident and visitor parking and inclusive of CCRC assisted-living facilities and CCRC skilled care nursing facilities within the CCRC. The required number of loading spaces shall be one per 500 dwelling units.
(6) Any CCRC shall provide all three levels of care including independent-living, assisted-living, and skilled nursing care.
(7) Any tract of land on which a CCRC is located shall be held in single ownership or shall be the subject of an application filed jointly by the owners of the tract. The tract shall be developed according to a single plan under single direction.
(8) All independent-living, assisted-living and personal care units in a CCRC shall provide a minimum habitable floor area of 450 feet per person residing in the dwelling.

Continuing care retirement community accessories and services

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every dwelling unit, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
For a detailed list of development requirements, please view them here.

Includes common dining facilities, gift shop, physical therapy facilities, personal services such as a barbershop or beauty shop, library, administrative offices.

Continuing care retirement community assisted-living facilities

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every dwelling unit, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
For a detailed list of development requirements, please view them here.

Continuing care retirement community independent-living units

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every dwelling unit, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
For a detailed list of development requirements, please view them here.

Continuing care retirement community skilled care nursing facilities

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every dwelling unit, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
For a detailed list of development requirements, please view them here.

Conversion of dwelling to nonresidential use

A change in the use of a building; for example, the change of a single-family dwelling to a multifamily dwelling or change of a retail use to office use. Such change may be accomplished without subdivision or the introduction of a new owner. Where the use and dimensional regulations of this chapter permit, such conversion may be accomplished by appropriate alteration upon the issuance of the necessary permits.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:

In the C-1 and C-2 Commercial Districts, a dwelling in existence at the time of the adoption of this chapter may be converted to a nonresidential use permitted in the district when such conversion is authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board as a special exception.

A. The proposed use shall comply with the yard, area and off-street parking requirements of the district and use.
B. No existing yards or required open space shall be reduced to less than the requirement of the district.
C. The proposed conversion shall be in keeping with the predominant character of the area in which the conversion would take place and shall not detract from the use of an adjoining property.
D. All requirements of the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (UCC) and any other applicable codes and ordinances shall be followed.
E. No dwelling shall be converted unless the Zoning Hearing Board is assured that, when completed, the building will comply with sound, current standards for the proposed use.
F. The Zoning Hearing Board may require any reasonable, additional conditions it may deem appropriate in connection with the proposed conversion and use.

Day-care facility, home-based

A home, other than the child's own home operated for profit or not for profit, in which child care is provided at any one time to four, five or six children unrelated to the operator. All required certifications and other requirements must be met before operation begins.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 500 square feet of gross floor facility plus 1 space for each adult attendant. This shall be in addition to the parking requirements of the primary use such as a school or church, if applicable.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-189: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided for more information.

Day-care facility, home-based in a single-family dwelling

A home, other than the child's own home operated for profit or not for profit, in which child care is provided at any one time to four, five or six children unrelated to the operator. All required certifications and other requirements must be met before operation begins.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 500 square feet of gross floor facility plus 1 space for each adult attendant. This shall be in addition to the parking requirements of the primary use such as a school or church, if applicable.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-189: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided for more information.

Deck

Classified as a "projection".

Development Requirements:
Extension of unenclosed decks into required rear yards:
District Rear Yard (feet)
R-1 10
R-2 7
R-3 5
Townhouse 10

Drive-in commercial establishment

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 75 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
May include drive-in bank, restaurant, food store or pharmacy

See § 600-57: Special development regulations for more information.

Eating and drinking establishments, with or without drive-through service

A building or part of a building used for the purpose of furnishing food and beverages to the public to be consumed on the premises and in an area on the sidewalk directly abutting and adjacent to and upon the same lot as a restaurant or any business licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board pursuant to regulations of the Board to conduct business on the above-mentioned premises.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: Restaurants (sit-down) - 1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment
Restaurants with drive-through - 1 off-street parking space for every 75 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
This use may include taverns, brewpubs, fast-casual restaurants, full-service restaurants and fast-food restaurants with or without drive-through service.

Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-57: Special development regulations for more information.

Eating or drinking establishment, including drive-through restaurant

A building or part of a building used for the purpose of furnishing food and beverages to the public to be consumed on the premises and in an area on the sidewalk directly abutting and adjacent to and upon the same lot as a restaurant or any business licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board pursuant to regulations of the Board to conduct business on the above-mentioned premises.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: Restaurants with drive-through - 1 off-street parking space for every 75 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-75: Special development regulations for additional information.

Educational and religious use

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
May include charitable, educational, political, social, trade, cultural, scientific, professional or similar organization.

See § 600-189: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided, for more information.

Educational, recreational or nonprofit use

A group organized for lawful purposes, other than generating a profit, such as a charitable, educational, political, social, trade, cultural, scientific, professional or similar organization.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-75: Special development regulations, for more information.

Exterminator

Person who does control and elimination of insects, rodents or other pests by eliminating their harborage places, removing or making inaccessible, materials that may serve as their food, poisoning, spraying, fumigating, trapping, or by any other recognized and legal pest elimination methods.

Family-based community residence facility

A residential facility licensed by the appropriate agency and used as living quarters by persons requiring special care and supervision by their adult supervisors. A family-based community residence facility is specifically designed to create a residential environment for up to five persons who are developmentally disabled, mentally ill, physically disabled, elderly, dependent children or similar types of individuals who are unable to live without supervision.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 4 residents and 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-15: Area and bulk regulations, for more information.

Flex space buildings

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

Flex space buildings are not to exceed 25,000 SF in total floor area, designed for one or more of the following uses and no others: office, assembly, warehousing/storage or light manufacturing.
Each flex space building shall have no less than 30% of the building used for office space.
Warehousing, assembly or light manufacturing shall be a use which shall occupy no more than 70% of the building area.

Food store

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 125 square feet of gross floor area.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes grocery, delicatessen, convenience store or supermarket, liquor store, caterer, bakery sales or ice cream shops.

Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-57: Special development regulations, for more information.

Fuel storage

Any area of land, including structures thereon, or any building or part thereof, that is used for the sale of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel or accessories, and which may or may not include facilities for lubricating, washing, or otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but which shall not include painting or body and fender repairs, or a property and/or place of business where flammable or combustible liquids used as motor fuels are stored and dispensed from fixed equipment into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles by a person other than the service station attendant.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
Gasoline service stations shall be permitted by right in the I Industrial District and by conditional use in the C-2 District and shall comply with the following regulations.

A. A set of plans, specifications and plot plans shall be submitted to the Board of Commissioners showing all structures, pumps, storage tanks, parking areas and driveways for ingress and egress.
B. All pumps shall be located outside of buildings, on private property and in no case within 20 feet of any street right-of-way line, subject to such conditions and safeguards as the Township Commissioners may impose (for the C-2 District) with respect to, among other matters, the location and adequacy of entrances and exits.
C. All automobile parts, dismantled vehicles and similar articles shall be stored within a building; all fuel, oil or other similar substances shall be stored at least 35 feet from any street right-of-way and 10 feet from any lot line; and all volatile fuel containers in excess of 100 gallons shall be located underground.
D. In no event shall a permit be granted for such a use located within 500 feet of a school, hospital, infirmary, church, museum, club or place of public assembly having the capacity of over 100 persons; a gasoline service station shall not be deemed nonconforming through the subsequent erection of the above uses.

Funeral home and mortuary

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 75 square feet of floor area in viewing rooms or parlors, plus 1 space for each official funeral car, plus 2 spaces for the resident family, plus 1 space for every 2 employees exclusive of the resident family members.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-189: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided, for more information.

Garden apartment

DWELLING, GARDEN APARTMENT
A multiple-family dwelling of two stories in height designed for rental or condominium ownership of each housekeeping unit.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-97: Design standards, for more information.

Gasoline service station

Any area of land, including structures thereon, or any building or part thereof, that is used for the sale of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel or accessories, and which may or may not include facilities for lubricating, washing, or otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but which shall not include painting or body and fender repairs, or a property and/or place of business where flammable or combustible liquids used as motor fuels are stored and dispensed from fixed equipment into the fuel tanks of motor vehicles by a person other than the service station attendant.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
Gasoline service stations shall be permitted by right in the I Industrial District and by conditional use in the C-2 District and shall comply with the following regulations.

A. A set of plans, specifications and plot plans shall be submitted to the Board of Commissioners showing all structures, pumps, storage tanks, parking areas and driveways for ingress and egress.
B. All pumps shall be located outside of buildings, on private property and in no case within 20 feet of any street right-of-way line, subject to such conditions and safeguards as the Township Commissioners may impose (for the C-2 District) with respect to, among other matters, the location and adequacy of entrances and exits.
C. All automobile parts, dismantled vehicles and similar articles shall be stored within a building; all fuel, oil or other similar substances shall be stored at least 35 feet from any street right-of-way and 10 feet from any lot line; and all volatile fuel containers in excess of 100 gallons shall be located underground.
D. In no event shall a permit be granted for such a use located within 500 feet of a school, hospital, infirmary, church, museum, club or place of public assembly having the capacity of over 100 persons; a gasoline service station shall not be deemed nonconforming through the subsequent erection of the above uses.

Gazebo

Development Requirements:
Permitted as an accessory use, see procedures below:

Installation requirements for utility sheds, gazebos, screen rooms shall be as follows:

(1) They may be installed or erected on any property within the Township without the placement of footers or foundations beneath, provided that, for the purpose of rodent and vermin control, they are placed on a concrete slab not less than four inches thick, and further provided that they comply with all other requirements of the Building Code.
(2) Four inches of crushed stone can be used in lieu of a concrete slab in the event that the shed is of the fabricated wooden variety with a treated wooden floor system. Such a system must contain treated skids that elevate the floor of the building a minimum of four inches above grade for air circulation beneath the structure. Wire must be secured to the perimeter skids as a rodent and vermin control.
(3) The concrete slab or stone must be no less than two inches larger than the maximum length and width of the shed.

General service or repair

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes furniture, and electronic and appliance repair.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-57: Special development regulations for more information.

Government or public utility building

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 5 seats plus 1 space for every 150 square feet of meeting room
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:

A. The minimum lot area and maximum coverage regulations of this chapter shall apply to public utility facilities, unless the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission decides the proposed building is reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare of the public; provided, however, that all yard and maximum height regulations shall apply, except for necessary towers, poles, lightning rods, arresters and similar extensions.
B. In residential districts, the permitted public utility facilities shall not include storage of maintenance vehicles or equipment.
C. No equipment creating unreasonable noise, vibration, smoke, odor or other nuisance, as specified in Article XXIII: Performance Standards, shall be installed.

Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

Group-based community residence facility

An institutional facility intended and designed to accommodate persons recovering from alcohol, drugs or similar addictions by providing counseling, therapy and other rehabilitation programs designed to mainstream residents back into society enabling them to live independently.

Vehicle Parking:
1 for every 4 residents and 1 for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-189: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided, for additional information.

Health clinic

An office or clinic for medical or dental examination or treatment of persons primarily on an outpatient basis, including laboratories incidental thereto, provided that no overnight patients shall be kept on the premises.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 100 square feet of waiting room space, plus 2 spaces for each practitioner.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Health clinics shall be permitted as a special exception in the R-1, C-1 and C-2 Districts.

A. A tract area of not less than 10 acres shall be provided.
B. The site shall have direct access to an arterial or collector road, as designated in the Township Comprehensive Plan.
C. Front yard setbacks shall be not less than 50 feet for each principal building.
D. Lot frontage shall be not less than 150 feet.

Health club or spa

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 100 square feet of gross floor area.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-57: Special development regulations, for more information.

Hotel or motel

A building or a group of two or more detached or semidetached buildings containing rental units having entrances provided directly or closely in connection to automobile parking serving such rooms, where such building(s) or groups of buildings are designed, intended or used principally for the provision of sleeping accommodations for automobile travelers, and are suitable for occupancy at all seasons of the year, including meeting and dining rooms as accessory uses.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every guest room plus 1 space for every 2 full-time employees
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
This use includes related facilities, such as restaurants or banquet rooms.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-189: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided, for additional information.

Independent senior housing

DWELLING, INDEPENDENT-LIVING FACILITY
A dwelling used exclusively for occupancy by one or more persons in a continuing care retirement community, typically in the form of an apartment for an age-qualified person, or in a separate building not attached to a CCRC building.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
For a detailed list of development requirements, please view them here.

Also providing that no more than 25% of the total units on the tract are detached from the CCRC building.

Indoor commercial recreation

An indoor recreational facility operated as a business and open to the public for a fee. Examples of such facilities include bowling alleys, batting cages, etc.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area devoted to such use.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes basketball, gymnastics, handball, squash, tennis or other similar sport, provided that any proposed building will be constructed in such a manner that will allow the structure to be readily converted to a use permitted in this section should the recreational use of the building be discontinued.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-182: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided, for more information.

Industrial park

A large tract of land that has been planned, developed and operated as an integrated facility for a number of individual industrial uses, with special attention to circulation, parking, utility needs, aesthetics, and compatibility.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-83: Special development regulations, for additional information.

Intermediate and group day-care center

DAY-CARE CENTER, INTERMEDIATE
A facility providing care and supervision for seven to 15 children under the age of 16. This facility may be located in a building or establishment designed or intended for day care with no live-in persons, or in a school or church or similar building as an accessory use. The hours of operation shall be less than a twenty-four-hour period per day. All such facilities are required to have approval or licensure as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.

DAY-CARE CENTER, GROUP
A facility providing care and supervision, and organized recreational and educational activities for 16 or more children under the age of 16. This facility may be located in a building or establishment designed or intended for day care or in a school or church or similar building as an accessory use. The hours of operation shall be less than a twenty-four-hour period per day. All such facilities are required to have approval or licensure as required by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 500 square feet of gross floor facility plus 1 space for each adult attendant. This shall be in addition to the parking requirements of the primary use such as a school or church, if applicable.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-191: Standards for intermediate and group day-care facilities, for more information.

Laboratory

A building or group of buildings in which are located the facilities for scientific research, investigation, testing, and experimentation, but not including the manufacture of products for sale.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-75: Special development regulations, for more information.

Laundry

Vehicle Parking:
Self-service laundromat: 1 off-street parking space for every 2 washing machines.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-83: Special development regulations, for more information.

Laundry service and cleaning and dyeing facility

A business engaged in providing services involving the care or appearance of a person, his or her clothing, or similar personal needs. Included in this definition are barber, beautician, shoe repair, fitness club, laundry or cleaner or similar establishment but not including a tattoo parlor, massage parlor, or body piercing establishment.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-83: Special development regulations, for more information.

Light metal processes

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 750 square feet of gross floor facilities area, plus 1 space for every assembly employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Including metal finishing, grinding, polishing and heat treatment, metal cutting and extrusion of small products such as costume jewelry and pins.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-83: Special development regulations, for more information.

Living accommodation for watchman or caretaker employed

Machines, plumbing, heating, upholstery, carpentry, electrical, welding or similar type of shop or facility

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 750 square feet of gross floor facilities area, plus 1 space for every assembly employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-83: Special development regulations, for more information.

Mail order business or facility

An establishment which specializes in the sale of mail order items, but does not involve a factory outlet store or other store for walk-in retail sales.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-83: Special development regulations, for more information.

Manufacturing

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Manufacturing, processing, assembly, service testing, and repair of goods, products or materials which are larger, more intense or produce greater impact than the uses permitted by right in Section 1202 but provided, that such facilities, processes or operations are demonstrated by the applicant Township as a whole by the emission or creation of noise, vibration, smoke, dust or other particulates, toxic or noxious materials, odors, fire, explosive hazards, heat or glare and are in full compliance with Article 21 relating to performance standards.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-75: Special development regulations, for more information.

Manufacturing articles or merchandise from previously prepared materials

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes the compunding, assembly, processing, and where applicable, service distribution.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-75: Special development regulations, for more information.

Manufacturing electrical or electronic equipment

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes the compunding, assembly, processing, and where applicable, service distribution.
Appliances and equipment not in excess of 50 cubic feet.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-75: Special development regulations, for more information.

Manufacturing measuring and scientific precision instruments and equipment, clocks, watches, jewelry, cameras and business machines

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes the compunding, assembly, processing, and where applicable, service distribution.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-75: Special development regulations, for more information.

Manufacturing products such as candy, drugs, and food products (excluding meat and fish and processing of beverages but permitting the distribution of beverages)

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes the compunding, assembly, processing, and where applicable, service distribution.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-75: Special development regulations, for more information.

Massage parlors

Medical clinic

An office or clinic for medical or dental examination or treatment of persons primarily on an outpatient basis, including laboratories incidental thereto, provided that no overnight patients shall be kept on the premises.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 100 square feet of waiting room space, plus 2 spaces for each practitioner.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-75: Special development regulations, for more information.

Medical marijuana dispensary

Medical marijuana grower/processor

Microbrewery

A facility in which beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages are brewed, fermented, or distilled for distribution and consumption, and which possesses the appropriate license from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and produces less than 15,000 barrels per year (a barrel is approximately 31 gallons). On-site consumption may occur in a taproom or in a permitted outdoor dining area. This term may include nanobreweries, microdistilleries, and wineries.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-57: Special development regulations for more information.

Mobile home parks

A parcel or parcels of land, at least 10 acres, under single or separate ownership, which has been planned and improved for the placement of mobile homes for nontransient use, consisting of two or more mobile home lots.

Vehicle Parking:
2 off-street parking spaces for each dwelling unit, plus 1 space for every 4 dwelling units for guests in developments of 16 or more units.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:

A. The tract of land to be developed must be under single ownership.
B. Open space. Not less than 20% of the tract shall consist of common open space; 75% of the common open space shall be outside the one-hundred-year floodplain and outside of slopes of 15% or greater.
C. Buffer area. There shall be a buffer area of not less than 25 feet along the perimeter of the tract.
D. Screening. Where applicable, there shall be a planted visual screen six feet high within the buffer area. See § 600-172: Screening regulations.
E. Fuel storage containers shall be securely placed and shall not be less than five feet from any exterior window of a mobile home.
F. All utilities shall be installed underground unless such placement is deemed not feasible by the Board of Commissioners.
G. All mobile homes in a mobile home park must be served by both municipal water and public sewer.
H. Fire hydrants shall be installed by the developer to meet the requirements of the Township and the Township Fire Marshal.

Land or buildings within 400 feet of the right-of-way of Township Line Road may be developed or used in accordance with the requirements of Article XV: Township Line Commercial District. Development or use of this limited area, utilizing the standards of Article XV: Township Line Commercial District, shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See also Article VII: Design Standards for Mobile Home Parks for more information.

Mobile homes

A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy contained in one unit, or in two or more units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable again of 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. This definition is in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code[3] and manufactured under the Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards.

Vehicle Parking:
2 off-street parking spaces for each dwelling unit, plus 1 space for every 4 dwelling units for guests in developments of 16 or more units.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:

A. The tract of land to be developed must be under single ownership.
B. Open space. Not less than 20% of the tract shall consist of common open space; 75% of the common open space shall be outside the one-hundred-year floodplain and outside of slopes of 15% or greater.
C. Buffer area. There shall be a buffer area of not less than 25 feet along the perimeter of the tract.
D. Screening. Where applicable, there shall be a planted visual screen six feet high within the buffer area. See § 600-172: Screening regulations.
E. Fuel storage containers shall be securely placed and shall not be less than five feet from any exterior window of a mobile home.
F. All utilities shall be installed underground unless such placement is deemed not feasible by the Board of Commissioners.
G. All mobile homes in a mobile home park must be served by both municipal water and public sewer.
H. Fire hydrants shall be installed by the developer to meet the requirements of the Township and the Township Fire Marshal.

Land or buildings within 400 feet of the right-of-way of Township Line Road may be developed or used in accordance with the requirements of Article XV: Township Line Commercial District. Development or use of this limited area, utilizing the standards of Article XV: Township Line Commercial District, shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

Mobile homes on individual lots

A parcel of land improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the placement thereon of a single mobile home.

Vehicle Parking:
2 off-street parking spaces for each dwelling unit, plus 1 space for every 4 dwelling units for guests in developments of 16 or more units.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:

A. The tract of land to be developed must be under single ownership.
B. Open space. Not less than 20% of the tract shall consist of common open space; 75% of the common open space shall be outside the one-hundred-year floodplain and outside of slopes of 15% or greater.
C. Buffer area. There shall be a buffer area of not less than 25 feet along the perimeter of the tract.
D. Screening. Where applicable, there shall be a planted visual screen six feet high within the buffer area. See § 600-172: Screening regulations.
E. Fuel storage containers shall be securely placed and shall not be less than five feet from any exterior window of a mobile home.
F. All utilities shall be installed underground unless such placement is deemed not feasible by the Board of Commissioners.
G. All mobile homes in a mobile home park must be served by both municipal water and public sewer.
H. Fire hydrants shall be installed by the developer to meet the requirements of the Township and the Township Fire Marshal.

Municipal or public use

No-impact home-based occupation

Any lawful occupation or profession conducted in a dwelling, in which no persons other than the members of the resident family are engaged, which has no visible exterior evidence of the occupation, which does not create a need for off-street parking beyond the normal dwelling needs, and in which no equipment is used other than that normally used in household, domestic, or general office use.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
No-impact home-based businesses shall be permitted as an accessory use in all residential districts subject to the following requirements:

A. The business activity shall be compatible with the residential use of the property.
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 of inventory.
D. The business may not use any process or equipment that creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical or electronic interference with radio or television reception.
E. The business may not discharge any solid waste or sewage discharge that is not normally associated with residential use.
F. The business may not occupy more than 25% of the gross floor area of the dwelling.
G. There shall be no outside appearance of a business within the residence.
H. There shall be no off-street parking for the occupation, in addition to that required for the residential use.

Office or office building

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-83: Special development regulations, for more information.

Outdoor place of amusement or recreation

An outdoor recreational facility operated as a business and open to the public for a fee. Examples of such facilities are public swimming pools, water parks/slides, golf courses and most miniature golf courses.

Outdoor storage

Personal service shop

A business engaged in providing services involving the care or appearance of a person, his or her clothing, or similar personal needs. Included in this definition are barber, beautician, shoe repair, fitness club, laundry or cleaner or similar establishment but not including a tattoo parlor, massage parlor, or body piercing establishment.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-57: Special development regulations, for additional information.

Printing, publishing, lithographing, binding or similar use

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-75: Special development regulations, for additional information.

Private club

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 150 feet of floor area devoted to member or patron use.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Private clubs shall be permitted by conditional use in the R-1 and R-2 and in the C-1, C-2 and I-C Districts. Such clubs shall comply with the following regulations:

A. Private clubs shall be operated for civic, cultural, educational, social or recreational purposes.
B. The activity shall be noncommercial, nonprofit and clearly one not customarily carried on as a business.
C. Each building or facility shall be for members or their guests only.
D. No club shall provide for eating or dining except on an incidental basis.

Private commercial education

Private swimming pool

Any body of water, tank or receptacle for water having a depth at any point greater than two feet used or intended to be used for swimming or bathing solely by the owner, his family and guests of the household, and constructed, installed, established or maintained outside any building in or above the ground upon any premises as an accessory use to the residence.

Processing facility

A facility used for the collection and processing of officially designated recyclable materials. Processing is the preparation of material for efficient shipment or to the end-user's specifications. Such a facility shall have an area large enough to accommodate collection and processing machinery and storage area, along with ample loading and unloading areas.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 750 square feet of gross floor areas plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-194: Standards for collection and processing facilities, for more information.

Professional home office

A home occupation conducted by a practitioner of a recognized profession together with the primary residential use. Examples of such professions include doctor, lawyer, accountant, architect, or member of a similar recognized profession. Insurance, real estate or similar offices are not included in the grouping and are more appropriately located in commercial districts.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 200 square feet of space devoted to office use or home professional offices occupation, plus the residential requirement.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-196: Standards for professional home offices. for more information.

Professional, medical or business office

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
This use may include banks and financial institutions.
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

Public amusement, entertainment, or assembly

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 3 seats plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-75: Special development regulations. for additional information.

Public park and passive recreation area

PUBLIC PARK
A natural or landscaped area, buildings or structures, provided by a unit of government, to meet the recreational needs of people.

RECREATION AREA, PASSIVE
Activities that involve relatively inactive or less energetic activities such as walking, hiking, bird-watching, sitting and picnicking.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-15: Area and bulk regulations. for more information.

Radio and television station

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-83: Special development regulations. for more information.

Recreation building and open space or recreation area

A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure-time activities and other customary and usual recreational activities, for the exclusive use of residents and their guests.

Vehicle Parking:
Outdoor commercial recreation: 1 off-street parking space for every 150 recreation square feet of floor area devoted to such use.
Indoor commercial recreation: 1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area devoted to such use.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-43: Area and bulk regulations. for more information.

Recreation/community center building

An indoor recreational facility operated as a business and open to the public for a fee. Examples of such facilities include bowling alleys, batting cages, etc for the exclusive use of residents and their guests.

Refuse and recycling collection receptacles

Rental storage facility

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-57: Special development regulations. for more information.

Rental/management office

Restaurant, fast-casual

A restaurant where customers place their orders by telephone, online, or at a counter inside the facility, and either the customer takes the food/beverage to a table, booth, or counter or waitstaff serves the food/beverage at the customer's table, booth, or counter. Food is typically custom prepared and generally served m disposable wrappings or containers. A fast-casual restaurant may have take-out food service. Up to two parking spaces may be restricted for limited drive-in service when the parking spaces dedicated to this use are surplus to the number of parking spaces otherwise required for the site. Examples may include: coffee shops, cafes?, bakeries, delicatessen, or ice cream shops.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Restaurant, fast-food

A restaurant where customers may place their food/beverage orders by phone, online, at a counter inside the facility, or from the customer's vehicle outside the facility by use of drive-through or drive-in service. Food is often preprepared and is predominantly served in disposable wrappings or containers. A fast-food restaurant may have take-out food service.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: Restaurant (sit-down) - 1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
Restaurant (drive-through service) - 1 for every 75 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

Restaurant, full-service

A restaurant that provides full waitstaff service where food/beverages are ordered, served, and consumed by the customer normally while seated at a table, booth, or counter. Food is predominantly served with nondisposable dinnerware and flatware. A full-service restaurant may include a brewpub. A full-service restaurant may provide limited take-out food service. Up to four parking spaces may be restricted for limited drive-in service when the parking spaces dedicated to this use are surplus to the number of parking spaces otherwise required for the site.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: Restaurant (sit-down) - 1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

Restaurant-cafe

A building or part of a building used for the purpose of furnishing food and beverages to the public to be consumed on the premises and in an area on the sidewalk directly abutting and adjacent to and upon the same lot as a restaurant or any business licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board pursuant to regulations of the Board to conduct business on the above-mentioned premises.

In districts where this use is an accessory, please review the procedures below.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every 2 employees on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-180: Restaurant-cafe, for more information.

Retail firearms store

Retail store

Establishments located entirely within an enclosed building which are primarily engaged in the business of selling consumer-oriented goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption, including, but not limited to, general merchandise stores, pharmacy, electronic, office supplies, magazine/bookstores, florists, clothing stores, gift shops, jewelry stores, music stores, pet and pet supply stores, shops offering wearing apparel and other accessories, etc., except for any type of business selling any type of retail merchandise which is specifically listed in this chapter, and, further, which shall not include any establishments which are engaged in the business of wholesaling, manufacturing or processing of the goods offered for sale.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 200 square feet of gross floor area.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-75: Special development regulations. for more information.

Sale of agriculture products, nursery

A place where plants are propagated and grown to usable size for transplanting, for use as stocks for budding and grafting, or for sale.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 200 square feet of sales area, but not less than 3 spaces.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Standards for structures for sale of agricultural products:

A. No roadside stand used for the sale of agricultural products shall remain on the property during seasons when such products are not sold.
B. The building for the sale of agricultural products shall be located not less than 35 feet from the right-of-way line.
C. All sales shall be of products grown on the property.

Sale of building supplies or similar large items

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-57: Special development regulations. for more information.

Sale of consumer fireworks

Any combustible or explosive composition or any substance or any combination of substances, intended to produce visible and/or audible effects by combustion and which is suitable for use by the public that complies with the construction, performance, composition and labeling requirements promulgated by the Consumer Products Safety Commission in Title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) or any successor regulation and which complies with the provisions for "consumer fireworks" as defined in the American Pyrotechnics Association (ABA) Standard 87-1 or any successor standard thereto.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-75: Special development regulations. for more information.

Sales, service or repair of trucks, tractors, mobile homes and recreation vehicles

Vehicle Parking:
2 off-street parking spaces, either within or outside the repair structure, for every 200 square feet of floor or ground area devoted to repair or service facilities and, in addition, such space as is necessary for vehicles purchasing gasoline or being stored.
In no case shall the spaces for permitted motor vehicle storage in conjunction with a service station be less than 5.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-182: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided. for more information.

Satellite antenna

An antenna together with all attachments and parts, the purpose of which is to receive communication from orbiting satellites.

Scientific research laboratory

A building or group of buildings in which are located the facilities for scientific research, investigation, testing, and experimentation, but not including the manufacture of products for sale.

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-75: Special development regulations. for more information.

Screen rooms

Development Requirements:
Permitted as an accessory use, see procedures below:

Installation requirements for utility sheds, gazebos, screen rooms shall be as follows:

(1) They may be installed or erected on any property within the Township without the placement of footers or foundations beneath, provided that, for the purpose of rodent and vermin control, they are placed on a concrete slab not less than four inches thick, and further provided that they comply with all other requirements of the Building Code.
(2) Four inches of crushed stone can be used in lieu of a concrete slab in the event that the shed is of the fabricated wooden variety with a treated wooden floor system. Such a system must contain treated skids that elevate the floor of the building a minimum of four inches above grade for air circulation beneath the structure. Wire must be secured to the perimeter skids as a rodent and vermin control.
(3) The concrete slab or stone must be no less than two inches larger than the maximum length and width of the shed.

Sheds

Any constructed, erected, or placed material or combination of materials in or upon the ground or water, including, but not limited to, buildings, sheds, fences, signs, storage bins, tents, and radio and other communications or utility towers. Retaining walls that only stabilize or restrain earthen loads unrelated to a specific building or other structure shall not be considered structures themselves.

Signs

Any object, device, display or illustration which is used to advertise, identify, display, direct or attract attention to an object, person, institution, organization, business, product, service, event or location by any means, including words, letters, numbers, or symbols.

Single-family attached dwelling (townhouse)

A single-family dwelling within a building with not less than four or more than six attached dwellings. Each dwelling has at least one party wall in common with other dwellings in the same row; a townhouse.

Vehicle Parking:
2 off-street parking spaces for every dwelling unit plus 1 space for every 3 dwelling units for guests.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-36: Special development regulations. for more information.

Single-family detached dwelling

A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for only one family with yards on all sides of the dwelling.

Vehicle Parking:
2 off-street parking spaces for every dwelling unit.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Single-family semidetached dwelling (twin)

Two dwelling units, each accommodating one family, which are attached side by side by means of a party wall, with each dwelling unit having only one side yard.

Small collection facility for recycling

A facility for the collection of paper, glass, aluminum or other officially designated recyclable materials. Such facility shall have an area of not more than 500 square feet and shall be located either temporarily or permanently on the same lot with a principal or host use. No power-driven processing equipment is to be used on site. A permit from the Township shall be required prior to the establishment and operation of such facility.

Standard collection facility and processing facilities

A facility for the collection of paper, glass, aluminum or other officially designated recyclable materials. Such facility shall be larger than 500 square feet, located permanently on its own site, and have the capacity for aggregating and storing large amounts of material on site in preparation for shipping to the processing facility. Little or no power-driven processing equipment is to be used on site.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 500 square feet of area occupied by the facility, but in no case less than 4.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-194: Standards for collection and processing facilities. for more information.

Storage area

Storage building or enclosure

Taproom

A facility that is ancillary to the production of beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages of a brewery, microbrewery, or brewpub, where the public can purchase and/or consume beer, wine, or other alcoholic beverages and which possesses the appropriate license from the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. A taproom may be located within a brewery, microbrewery, or brewpub.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area dedicated to on-site food and beverage consumption, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-57: Special development regulations for more information.

Tattoo parlors

Taverns

An establishment primarily devoted to the serving of alcoholic beverages by the drink in which food service is incidental to consumption of such beverages. This shall include bar and barroom, but shall not include brewpubs or microbreweries.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area dedicated to on-site food and beverage consumption, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-57: Special development regulations for more information.

Tennis courts

Vehicle Parking:
Outdoor commercial: 1 off-street parking space for every 150 recreation square feet of floor area devoted to such use.
Indoor commercial recreation: 1 off-street parking space for every 150 square feet of gross floor area devoted to such use.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Fences surrounding public or semipublic uses, tennis courts or ball fields may have a height of not more than 12 feet.

Townhouse

A single-family dwelling within a building with not less than four or more than six attached dwellings. Each dwelling has at least one party wall in common with other dwellings in the same row; a townhouse.

Tradesman's shop

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Includes carpenter, electrician, plumber, cabinetmaker or similar establishment.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-57: Special development regulations. for more information.

Trucking facility

Vehicle Parking:
Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards in Article XVIII: Parking Regulations.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-83: Special development regulations. for more information.

Two-family detached dwelling (detached-duplex)

Two dwelling units, each accommodating one family, which are located one over the other with the building having two side yards.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space per dwelling plus 1 space for 2-bedroom units.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-43: Area and bulk regulations. for more information.

Two-family semidetached dwelling (twin duplex)

Two dwelling units, each accommodating two families, which are attached side by side by means of a party wall, with each dwelling unit having only one side yard.

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space per dwelling plus 1 space for 2-bedroom units.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-43: Area and bulk regulations. for more information.

Veterinarian and veterinary hospital; kennel

Vehicle Parking:
1 off-street parking space for every 100 square feet of waiting room space, plus 2 spaces for each practitioner.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
See § 600-57: Special development regulations. for more information.

Warehouse

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
Other districts: 1 off-street parking space for every 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus 1 space for every employee on the shift of greatest employment.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Land, buildings or premises shall be used by right for this use.

See § 600-182: General dimensional standards where specific standards unprovided. for more information.

Wholesale establishment

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
Excludes junkyards.

This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-57: Special development regulations. for more information.

Wireless communication facility (WCF)

Any unstaffed facility for the transmission and/or reception of wireless communication services, usually consisting of an antenna array or micro facility, connection cables, an equipment building, and a support structure to achieve the necessary elevation.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 600-118A for detailed information on parking for the TLC District.
See Article XVIII: Parking Regulations for more detailed information.

Development Requirements:
This use shall be subject to conditional use approval from the Upper Chichester Township Board of Commissioners and the provisions of Article XXII: Standards and Procedures for Conditional Uses.

See § 600-187: Wireless communication facilities for more information.

Township of Upper Chichester, PA

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