1. The Board of Supervisors shall determine that access to the site is safe and may refuse to permit a conditional use where insufficient distance between a curb cut and a street intersection is provided, or require combining of access with an adjoining land use. The Board of Supervisors may require off-site traffic improvements where a hazardous condition would otherwise be created, if authorized by State law.
2. The Board shall require that the proposed use be developed in a manner that is compatible with the surrounding existing uses. Conditions controlling planting of shade trees, evergreen buffers, and planted berms may be imposed to create a buffer beyond the normal requirements of this Ordinance.
3. The Board shall impose conditions on lighting and signs to insure that glare does not disrupt residential areas, distract motorists, or intrude in the background near traffic lights.
4. The application shall not be approved unless the Board shall make favorable findings on all of the following:
A. The proposal is appropriate to the tract in question and will not disrupt or destroy the character of stable residential neighborhoods.
B. The proposal provides for adequate access to public roads, without creating hazardous conditions at intersections or areas of poor road alignment, and without creating undue congestion. Where a Traffic Impact Analysis is required by the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, it shall be submitted with the conditional use application.
C. The applicant has provided credible evidence that the proposal conforms to all applicable requirements of this Ordinance.
D. The proposed water supply and sewage systems will be adequate and meet applicable requirements. Where applicable, a certificate of adequacy of sewage and water facilities shall be provided. Where a utility or stormwater matter will be required to be addressed under the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, Stormwater Ordinance or another Township ordinance, the Board of Supervisors may defer detailed consideration of such matters and instead place a condition on the conditional use approval to require evidence of compliance with such ordinances to be provided when such matters will be before the Township.
E. The effects of the proposed change will result in the most appropriate use of land, the conservation of the value of buildings, safety from fire, panic and other dangers; adequacy of light and air, the prevention of overcrowding of land and congestion of population, and the adequacy of public and community services.
F. The proposed use will be suitable for the site, considering the disturbance of steep slopes, mature woodland, wetlands, floodplains, lake, pond, watercourse or wetland buffers, springs, seeps, vernal pools, and other important natural features, and considering measures that the applicant proposes to conserve such features as a condition of approval.
(Ord. 156, passed 4-27-2010)
G. The proposed use shall not result in a change in water quality designation or special protection status of any water body in the Township.
(Ord. 156, passed 4-27-2010)
(Ord. passed 10-2-2007, § 801; Ord. 156, passed 4-27-2010, § 45)