1. Landscaping and screening.
Front, rear and side yards shall be landscaped and, where adjacent to residential districts or where otherwise required, screened by use of plantings and/or walls, berms or fences of suitable height and composition to effectively protect adjacent properties. All landscaping and screening plans shall be reviewed by the Shade Tree Commission and shall include size, location and species of all new or existing plant materials proposed to be used and size and location of all walls, berms or fences.
2. Application and review by Planning Commission.
A. When deemed appropriate by the Zoning Officer, plans for any Commercial Retail CR-H or CR-L use shall be submitted to the Planning Commission prior to the issuance of any zoning permit or certificate of occupancy as provided in
Article XXX: Administration, and such plans shall include, in addition to other applicable requirements, the following:
(1) The site plan shall include detailed information concerning the following:
(a) The location of all present and proposed buildings, sidewalks and other areas to be devoted to pedestrian use, drives, fire lanes, parking lots, loading and unloading areas and other construction features; and all buildings, streets, highways, streams, floodplains, and other topographical features of the lot within 200 feet of any lot line.
(b) The location, size in square feet, dimensions and arrangements of areas and buildings devoted to any purpose.
(c) A description of any land uses proposed, including approximate number of employees and/or residents and an indication of the number of visitors, in sufficient detail to indicate the effects of those operations in producing traffic congestion, noise, glare, air pollution, water pollution, fire hazards or safety hazards.
(d) Engineering and architectural plans for the treatment and disposal of liquid and solid wastes, including the general storm drainage system.
(e) Access provisions for fire equipment.
(f) The stages, if any, which will be followed in the construction and/or alteration.
(g) A statement of financial responsibility as to the developer's ability to proceed with the alterations and/or construction if the plans are approved.
(h) Landscaping and screening plans as required by
§ 116-99: Landscaping and screening.
(i) Any other data or evidence that the Planning Commission may require.
(2) The architectural drawings shall include evidence and facts showing that the proposed alterations and/or new construction shall be compatible with architectural qualities prevalent in the district. As such it shall include suitable information concerning the following essential considerations:
(a) The exterior changes to be made or the exterior character of the structure to be erected.
(b) A list of the surrounding structures with their general exterior characteristics.
(c) The effect of the proposed change upon the general architectural nature of the district.
(d) The appropriateness of exterior architectural features.
(e) The general design, arrangement, texture, material and color of the building or structure and the relation of such factors to similar features of buildings or structures in the district.
(f) The appropriateness of the work proposed as it will preserve the architectural quality and nature of the district.
B. The Planning Commission shall review all plans for commercial uses submitted to it and shall submit these plans, together with any recommended conditions for the issuance of a permit, to the Zoning Officer.
C. As a guide for recommendations by the Planning Commission on any commercial plan, the following provisions shall be considered:
(1) That the plan is consistent with the Comprehensive Plan for the orderly development of the Township with the purpose of this chapter to promote the health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the Township.
(2) That the appropriate use of the properties adjacent to the area included in the plan will be safeguarded.
(3) That the development will consist of a harmonious grouping of buildings, service and parking area circulation and open spaces, planned as a single unit, in such manner as to constitute a safe, efficient and convenient commercial site.
(4) That the uses to be included are limited to those permitted by
§ 116-104: Use regulations of this article.
(5) That there is adequate provision made for safe and efficient pedestrian and vehicular traffic circulation within the boundaries of the site.
(6) That provision is made for safe and efficient ingress and egress to and from public streets and highways serving the site without undue congestion to or interference with normal traffic flow, including pedestrian traffic, within the Township.
(7) That adequate off-street parking and loading space is provided (in accordance with
Article XXVI: Off-Street Parking and Loading as an integral part of the plan.
(8) That all buildings within the development shall be served by a central sanitary sewage disposal system.
(9) That, if the development is to be carried out in progressive stages, each stage shall be so planned that the foregoing requirements and intent of this chapter shall be fully complied with by the development or completion of any stage.
