§ 212-58. Violations and penalties.

[Amended 1-10-1995 by Ord. No. 879]

Any person who shall subdivide or develop any lot , tract or parcel of land, lay out, construct, open or dedicate any improvement for public use or travel or for the common use of occupants of building abutting thereon or sell any lot or erect any building in a subdivision without having first complied with the provisions hereof or the provisions of 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., shall be punishable as provided in 53 P.S. § 10515.3 and 10515.1.

212 Attachment 1

TOWNSHIP OF UPPER DUBLIN
TABLE 1
MINIMUM PLANTING REQUIREMENTS
(See § 212-32.)

Land Use or Zoning District	Street  Trees	Softening Buffer	Screen Buffer3	Individual Lot Landscaping	Parking Area Landscaping	Detention Basin Landscaping	Stream Buffer
A Residential	50 feet to 75 feet on center each side of street , up to 100 feet on center along major streets	2 trees and 6 shrubs per 100 feet of property perimeter	If screening required2	3 shade trees per unit1	Not required - except when a special exception or a conditional use	1 shade tree per 40 feet of perimeter of the basin1	2 shade trees 4 understory trees 15 shrubs per 100 feet of stream edge, plus groundcover (70% coverage)
B Residential				2 shade trees per unit1
C Residential				1 shade tree per unit1	1 shade tree per every 10 parking spaces
MD Multi-Dwelling
AHS Apartment House Special
MHD Mobile Home Development
M Motel-Motor Inn-Motor Lodge
CR Commercial Retail				1 shade tree per 2,000 square feet of gross floor area1
OC Office Center
SC Shopping Center				1 shade tree per 5,000 square feet of gross floor area1
INST Institutional
EC Employment Center4

 

NOTES: Nonconforming land uses proposed in areas zoned for other uses shall comply with the strictest interpretation of landscape requirements for either the use or the zone in which the development is located.

1 Up to fifty percent (50%) of shade trees may be substituted with flowering trees or shrubs at the rate of two flowering trees or two evergreen trees for every shade tree or ten shrubs for every shade tree.

2 Evergreen screening shall consist of trees in double rows, staggered five feet to fifteen feet on center. The spacing will depend upon the type of trees used:

Type of Tree	Spacing (feet)
White pines	15
Japanese black pines	15
Arborvitae	5
American holly	8
Spruce	12
Fir	12
Hemlocks	12

 

3 Refer to Table 2 for screen buffer requirements.

4 [Amended 7-14-1998 by Ord. No. 972]

[Amended 5-14-2013 by Ord. No. 13-1272]

212 Attachment 2

TOWNSHIP OF UPPER DUBLIN
TABLE 2
SCREEN BUFFER REQUIREMENTS
(See § 212-32.)

Proposed Land Use

Adjacent Land Use or Zoning District - Existing or Proposed

A Residential

B Residential

C Residential

MD Multi- Dwelling

AHS Apartment House Special

MHD Mobile Home Development

M Motel - Motor Inn - Motor Lodge

CR Commercial Retail

OC Office Center

SC Shopping Center

INST Institutional

EC Employment Center3

A Residential

No2

No

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

B Residential

No

No2

No

No

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

C Residential

Yes1

Yes1

No2

Yes1

Yes1,2

No

Yes1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MD Multi- Dwelling

No

No

No

No2

No

No

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

AHS Apartment House Special

Yes1

Yes1

Yes1,2

Yes1

No2

No

Yes1

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

MHD Mobile Home Development

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

M Motel - Motor Inn - Motor Lodge

No

No

Yes1

No

Yes1

No

No2

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

CR Commercial Retail

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No2

No

No

No

No

OC Office Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No2

No

No

No

SC Shopping Center

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No2

No

No

INST Institutional

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

No2

Yes

EC Employment Center'

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

Yes

No2

 

NOTES:

1 For townhouses, apartments and patio homes only.

2 When abutting an identical land use or zoning type, a screen buffer is not required unless so determined by the Board of Commissioners.

3 [Amended 7-14-1998 by Ord. No. 972]