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For commercial, industrial and multi-family uses, all required parking areas and all access drives shall be paved or improved with other hard surfaces approved by the Township. Agricultural operations that operate a roadside stand, whether permanent or seasonal, may utilize either stone or stabilized grass areas for parking, provided no erosion is created.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
1. Motor vehicles without current license plates and current inspection stickers shall not be parked or stored in any district other than in a completely enclosed building.
2. Recreational vehicles, boats and trailers may be stored in the yard area of a property in any district, subject to the following requirements.
A. Rear and side yards: The vehicle shall be set no closer than five feet to the rear and side property lines.
B. Front yard: The vehicle may be stored or parked in the front yard on the driveway area only, provided the vehicle is not occupying one of the required parking spaces for the principal use.
3. Tractor and/or trailers; construction equipment, including but not limited to backhoes, dump trucks over 20,000 GVW, cranes, forklifts; and school buses, with the exception of vans, shall not be parked or stored in residential districts, except for local delivery.
4. The requirements of this Section shall not be applicable to farm vehicles not normally used as a means of conveyance on a public highway.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
Off-street loading berths, open or enclosed, are permitted accessory to any use (except single or two-family residences) subject to the following minimum provisions.
A. Size. The loading space shall not be less than 12 feet wide and 40 feet long, and in the case of tractor-trailers, not less than 12 feet wide and 60 feet long.
B. Surfacing. All off-street loading facilities shall be paved with bituminous or cement paving material.
C. Schedule of Required Spaces. Off-street loading spaces must be provided for each building erected or enlarged in accordance with the following schedule:
Type of Use
| Number of Loading Spaces
|
Manufacturing, Storage, Display or Sale of Goods | One space for a gross floor area of 5, 000 to 25,000 sq. ft. each 10,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area in excess of 25,000 sq. ft. |
Offices, Hotels, Theaters, or Similar Uses | One space for a gross floor area from 20,000 to 100,000 sq. ft. One additional space for each 40,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area in excess of 100,000 sq. ft. |
D. Layout of Loading Spaces. The loading area shall be arranged so that there will be no need for motorists to back over public rights-of-way and shall not be located in the front yard area. Off-street loading spaces shall not interfere with off-street parking spaces.
E. Off-Street Loading Facilities. Off-street loading facilities shall be in conformance with the Dover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance § 22. Part 11.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
Part 8
Signs
Signs
1. General Regulations for All Signs.
A. Determination of Size. The size of the sign shall refer to the area of the sign facing, including any border framing or decorative attachments. In the case of open signs made up of letters, figures and designs, the space between such letters, figures and designs shall be included. Where a sign has two or more faces, the area of all faces shall be included in determining the area of the sign, except that where two such faces are placed back to back and at no point more than three feet from one another, the area of the sign shall be taken as the area of one face if the two faces are of equal area, or as the area of the larger face if the two faces are of unequal size.
B. Prohibited in Right-of-Way. Signs shall not be erected within or extend into the public right-of-way, which for the purpose of this Part shall be construed to extend to and include, at a minimum, the sidewalks on both sides of every street.
C. Measurement Not to Include Base. The base of any freestanding sign shall not be included in the measurement for determining the area of the sign. However, the base shall not be used for any portion of the message, whether verbal or pictorial, nor shall it be used for the placement of any future signs, whether permanent or temporary.
D. Two-Sided Signs. In computing the total permitted square foot area of a double-faced sign, only one side shall be considered, provided both faces are parallel and not more than 12 inches apart. Otherwise, all sides shall be considered in calculating the total permitted square foot area.
E. Location/Projection of Signs.
(1) Signs must be located so that they do not interfere with proper sight distances.
(2) For all uses, no sign exceeding 32 square feet in area may be located within 75 feet of a residential use.
(3) No sign may project over a public sidewalk area or over a public highway or street unless specifically authorized by other Township or State regulations.
(4) Projecting signs shall be no less than eight feet high at the lower edge of the sign.
F. Illumination of Signs.
(1) Flashing, rotating, and intermittent lights are not permitted.
(2) A sign may be illuminated only if the lighting is so screened that it is not directed or reflected toward any residence within 100 feet or so it does not obstruct the vision of motorists.
(3) Signs which are illuminated in the colors red, green, or amber, either by colored bulbs or tubing, or in high reflection by the use of special preparations such as fluorescent paint or glass, may not be located within a radius of 200 feet of a highway traffic light or similar safety device or from the center of any street intersection.
(4) Freestanding internally illuminated signs shall be dimmable at night so as not to cause an objectionable glare to adjacent residential uses or motorists along a roadway.
G. Signs Painted on Buildings. Advertising painted upon, or displayed upon, a barn or other building or structure shall be regarded as wall sign and the regulations pertaining thereto shall apply.
H. Signs Within a Building. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as prohibiting signs intended for viewing principally from within a building or signs temporarily attached to the inside face of a display window, announcing a sale or similar feature, provided that the latter shall not occupy more than 33-1/3% of the total display window area for a period not to exceed ten days. Such signs shall be permitted in addition to any of the specific sign types designated on the charts to follow.
I. Construction and Maintenance. Signs must be constructed of durable materials, maintained in good condition, and not allowed to become dilapidated.
J. Termination of Enterprise. Upon termination or abandonment of a commercial or industrial use, all signs pertaining to the enterprise must be removed.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
The following signs shall be permitted in all zones and no permit shall be required to erect such signs:
1. Signs offering the sale or rental of the premises upon which the sign is erected, provided that the area of any such sign shall not exceed six square feet for residential properties and 32 square feet for nonresidential properties; and not more than one such sign shall be placed on the property unless such property fronts on more than one street, in which case one sign may be erected on each street frontage. Such signs shall have a maximum height of six feet and shall comply with minimum setback requirements and maximum height requirements which would apply to a permanent sign on the same property. Such signs shall be constructed of a painted or printed solid surface material and shall not be changeable copy signs or banner signs.
2. Temporary signs of contractors, developers, architects, engineers, builders and artisans, erected and maintained on the premises where the work is being performed, provided that the area of such sign shall not exceed six square feet for residential properties and 32 square feet for nonresidential properties and provided that such sign shall be removed upon completion of the work. Such signs shall have a maximum height of six feet and shall comply with the minimum setback requirements and maximum height requirements which would apply to a permanent sign on the same property. Such signs shall be constructed of a pained or printed solid surface material and shall not be changeable copy signs or banner signs.
3. No trespassing signs, signs indicating the private nature of a road, driveway or premises, signs controlling fishing or hunting on the premises, provided that the area of each such sign shall not exceed four square feet.
4. Plaques not exceeding four square feet in size, which identify the site or the structure as being registered as a Federal or State historic place.
5. Traffic and/or pedestrian safety control signs, such as "Entrance," "Exit," "No Parking," etc., may be located as needed; provided, that they contain only information needed for traffic control and that each sign does not exceed 6 square feet in area and five feet in height, and that such signs do not block visibility or create a traffic safety hazard. Interior property directional signs may not exceed 12 square feet in area and six feet in height. Such signs shall not be constructed of a painted or printed or solid surface material, and shall not be changeable copy signs or banner signs. Menu-board type signs are also permitted with a maximum area of 50 square feet and a maximum height of six feet. Illuminated menu-boards shall be screened from any adjacent residential uses.
6. Political signs are permitted on private property with permission of the property owner, provided that they shall not be placed so as to create a traffic hazard and that they be removed within 15 days after the election for which they were placed.
7. Banners or signs for Township events or promotions, or similar community events, provided the sign is not placed longer than 14 days prior to event and removed within seven days following the event.
8. Sponsorship signs at athletic fields and similar settings, where the signs are installed to benefit a nonprofit organization, and are located in such a manner as to be viewed primarily by spectators at sporting or similar events, and not from roadway or other locations off the property.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
1. A single cloth, vinyl, or fabric temporary banner shall be permitted up to four times per year, with each use consisting of consecutive days and no more than an aggregate of 60 days in a calendar year. A banner must be firmly attached to the front façade of the building. No other support structure is permitted. When any banner becomes torn, damaged or disfigured, it must be removed immediately.
2. Total area of temporary signage, not including a banner as permitted in subsection 1. above, shall not exceed 15% of the area of the building front up to a maximum of 60 square feet. In the case of vacant land, no signage in addition to that provided under "permanent signs" shall be permitted.
3. With the exception of a banner as permitted in subsection 1. above, no one sign may be greater than 32 square feet.
4. With the exception of a banner as permitted in subsection 1. above, no more than four temporary signs are permitted.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
1. Permanent Freestanding Signs. Permanent freestanding signs indicating the name and nature of a business on the same lot therewith, subject to the following:
A. Number. One such sign for each lot, except on
(1) Corner lots where a freestanding sign may be erected on each street frontage; and
(2) On a lot having a frontage which exceeds the minimum requirement of that district, additional permanent freestanding signs for each 100 feet of excess frontage, but no single business shall be permitted more than one such sign on any one lot or contiguous lots.
B. Height. Such signs shall not exceed a height of 15 feet. Properties abutting arterial roads as classified in the Dover Township Comprehensive plan shall not exceed a height of 18 feet.
C. Area. Maximum area for a freestanding sign is 50 square feet. Properties abutting arterial roads as classified in the Dover Township Comprehensive plan shall not exceed 80 square feet.
D. Setback. All signs shall be setback in accordance with the setbacks contained in § 27-801.
E. Internally lit illuminated signs shall have the brightness reduced at night to not create an objectionable glare.
2. Banner Signs. Banner signs are permitted only as wall signs or located entirely beneath a permitted permanent building canopy.
3. Wall Signs. There is no maximum number of wall signs. No single flat wall sign exceeding 32 square feet shall be internally lit. The maximum area of any wall sign shall not exceed 5% of the building wall on which it is placed. Total wall signage shall not exceed 240 square feet or 5% of the face of the building wall parallel to the road frontage, or whichever is greater. In the case of a double-frontage lot, the maximum shall be based on the largest building face parallel to one of the road frontages.
4. Roof Signs. No roof sign shall extend beyond the eve of a structure or exceed the height of the principal building's roof line. No roof sign shall be larger than 32 square feet. There shall only be one roof sign permitted per lot.
5. Home Occupation Sign. Only one sign permitted per approved Home Occupation and shall not exceed two square feet.
6. Permanent signs identifying a residential development of five lots or more, or an apartment or condominium development. Sign may be located on the property or at the entrance of such development, provided that such sign shall be not more than 32 square feet in area, and not more than six feet in height, and shall comply with the applicable setbacks set forth in § 27-801. For each development, there shall be no more than one such sign per entrance or street frontage.
7. Aggregate total. No lot shall exceed total signage of 240 square feet or 5% of the building face parallel to the road frontage, whichever is greater. For multiple uses within a singular building, the frontage or face of the building shall be calculated by the frontage of each individual use.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
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