Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Chapter, such as in Part 8 - Planned Residential Development (PRD) for which those provisions regarding building height shall govern, no principal building or structure shall exceed 35 feet or three stories in height in the PUD, PR, MR, LU and FH Districts and shall not exceed 50 feet in height in the PIO, PC and Al Districts; and no accessory building or structure shall exceed 20 feet in height or have a door or other opening exceeding 8 feet in height; provided, however, that the Hanover Township Council may approve as a conditional use principal buildings or structures with heights not to exceed 65 feet in a PC and PIO District, and attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards to its approval as it may deem necessary to implement the purposes of this Section. In addition, a fire lane at least 15 feet wide shall be provided around the perimeter of any two adjoining sides of a building, except for residential housing types in a Planned Residential Development (PRD) pursuant to Part 8 of this Chapter. Any such building shall meet all fire lane requirements required by Township ordinances. [Ord. 501]
Where the provisions of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Airport Zoning Map of Height Limitations impose more restrictive height limitations than imposed by this Chapter, such provisions shall govern. [Ord. 285]
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any building in the PIO District, certified by the applicant to include an Early Suppression Fast Response (ESFR) sprinkler system or similar automatic fire extinguishing system, the maximum distance for such fire lanes to begin shall be increased to 140 feet from the building provided that (i) the property includes marked fire access drives beginning within such 140 foot area, and (ii) there exist at least two (2) twenty-four (24) foot wide points of direct access to each of two (2) different sides of the building at locations to be approved by the Township fire official.
(Ord. 45, Z-§ 409, 5/12/76; as amended by Ord. 232, 11/8/1989, § 2; by Ord. 285, 7/1/1992, § 27; by Ord. 288, 8/5/1992, § 5; by Ord. 501, 3/17/2010, § 3; and by Ord. 625, 12/2/2020, § 3)