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Landscaping, Screening, Traffic and Permit Application (CLI District)
1. Landscaping and screening.
All front yards, side yards and rear yards shall be landscaped for a depth of 50 feet for the entire length thereof in accordance with a landscape plan showing the location, species and size of trees and shrubs and other proposed landscaping, which plan shall include proposals for screening adjacent residential areas and shall be submitted to and approved by the Shade Tree Commission prior to issuance of a building permit.
2. Traffic to and from public roads.
Provisions shall be 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 the normal traffic flow within the Township. Plans showing the locations and engineering details of all entrances and exits shall be submitted for approval by the Police and Engineering Departments prior to the issuance of building permits.
3. Application and review by Planning Commission.
A. When deemed appropriate by the Zoning Officer, plans for any CLI Campus Limited Industrial 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) A plot plan of the lot showing the location of all present and proposed buildings, drives, parking lots, waste disposal fields and other constructional features on the lot and all buildings, streets, alleys, highways, streams and other topographical features of the lot and within 200 feet of any lot line.
(2) Architectural plans for any proposed building.
(3) A description of the industrial operations proposed 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.
(4) Engineering and architectural plans for the handling and disposal of sewage and industrial waste.
(5) Engineering and architectural plans for the handling of any excess traffic congestion, noise, glare, air pollution, water pollution, fire hazard or safety hazard.
(6) Designation of the fuel proposed to be used and any necessary architectural and engineering plans for controlling smoke.
(7) The proposed number of shifts to be worked and the maximum of employees on each shift.
(8) Any other data or evidence that the Planning Commission may require.
B. The Planning Commission shall review all plans for CLI Campus Limited Industrial 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 CLI Campus Limited Industrial plan, there shall be consideration of the following:
(1) Whether 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) Whether the appropriate use of the property adjacent to the area included in the plan will be safeguarded.
(3) Whether 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 industrial site.
(4) Whether the uses to be included are limited to those permitted by § 116-120: Use regulations.
(5) Whether there is adequate provision made for safe and efficient pedestrian and vehicular traffic circulation within the boundaries of the site.
(6) Whether 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 within the Township.
(7) Whether adequate off-street parking and loading space is provided (in accordance with Article XXVI: Off-Street Parking and Loading and § 116-123: Off-street parking) as an integral part of the plan.
(8) Whether all buildings within the development shall be served by a central sanitary sewage disposal system.
(9) Whether 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 at the completion of any stage.
D. This process applies to applications that do not otherwise constitute a subdivision and/or land development as defined by Chapter 105: Subdivision and Land Development of the Township Code.
See Building, Permitting and Licensing for more information.