§ 255-256. Bulk, area and setback requirements.

Provided that the guarantee referenced in § 255-257B(4) has first been submitted and approved, the underlying zoning district standards regulating building area , impervious surfaces and front, side and rear yard setbacks may be modified by up to 15% with respect to a property listed on the Township’s historic resource inventory, subject to obtaining a recommendation for approval from the Historical Commission, pursuant to Chapter 127 and obtaining conditional use approval from the Board of Commissioners. Any modifications shall apply to the area of the lot as it existed on the date of adoption of this article.

   A.   Where the requirements are modified pursuant to this section, the applicant must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board of Commissioners that the degree of relief is required to accommodate the reasonable development , use or enhancement of the historic resource .

   B.   The additional building area and impervious surface coverages permitted by this section may each not exceed 100% of the building area of the historic resource (s) subjected to the guarantee submitted as required by § 255-257B(4).

   C.   Where the requested relief is determined by the Board of Commissioners to be essential to the preservation of the historic resource , because without such relief it would not be physically or economically possible to maintain the historic resource , the Board of Commissioners may reduce such dimensional requirements to a greater degree than that permitted by this section.