[Amended 8-11-2020 by Ord. No. 20-1360, § 2]
A. The specific
permitted in this district shall be the erection,
, alteration or
of
or premises for one or more of the following
and no other:
(1) Office
.
(2)
, limited to a maximum of 15,000 square feet of ground floor
area per
.
(3) Restaurants, both stand-alone and as part of any other
in the district, and including restaurants with outdoor dining areas.
(4) Hotels, subject to annual inspections to verify occupancy and compliance with
Codes.
(5) Banks with drive-through facilities, and automated teller machines.
(6)
, animal hospitals and the offices of veterinarians.
(7) Pharmacy with drive-through facilities.
(8) Schools.
(9) Library.
(10) Museum.
(11) Places of worship.
(12) Public and private recreation lands or facilities.
(13) Theaters.
(14) Laboratories and research and
facilities.
B. One or a combination of the following
are permitted by conditional
in accordance with the standards for approval under § 255-295 and under Article XXV of this chapter:
(1) The following commercial/retail
, limited to a maximum of 40,000 square feet of ground floor
area per
.
(a) Retail sale of household merchandise, food and beverage products, and personal effects, such as dry goods, variety and general merchandise, clothing, prepared and packaged food, grocery items, deli products, flowers, beverages, household supplies and furnishings, jewelry, optical goods, musical items, and antiques.
(b) Personal services, to include barber shop, hairdresser, clothes cleaning, tailoring, nail care and spa.
(c) Personal fitness center.
(d) Any commercial or retail
having the same general character as the
provided in this paragraph, § 255-288.B.(1).
(2) A
, retirement community,
or nursing home.
(3)
.
(4) An
.
(5)
.
(6) . Where a lot abuts the Pennsylvania Turnpike and there is no more than 2,750 feet between the subject lot's access point and the access point to the Pennsylvania Turnpike, an indoor storage facility is permitted, provided the given criteria and standards are satisfied. Measurement of the 2,750 foot distance shall be along the route vehicles must utilize to access the site. [Added 3-23-2021 by Ord. No. 21-1368, § 3]
(7) Highway and interchange
. Where a
abuts a regional vehicular corridor designed with limited access points, such as the Pennsylvania Turnpike or the Route 309 corridor, and there is no more than 1,000 feet between the subject
access point and the vehicular corridor’s access point, the following
is permitted, provided the given criteria and standards are satisfied. Measurement of the 1,000 foot distance shall be along the route vehicles must utilize to access the site.
(a) Freestanding retail sales, which attract high volumes of vehicular traffic and require convenient automobile access in relation to a highway, interchange or limited access thoroughfare.
(8) Any
not specifically excluded in § 255-104.
(9) Drive-through facilities, such as drive-through restaurants and drive-through banks, provided that the drive-through component shall not face the front
and that such facilities comply with § 212-35.2.A.(15) of the General Manual of Written and Graphic Standards of the
and Land
Ordinance.
C. Density chart. The following chart summarizes permitted densities in the GFW – Greater Fort Washington District:
Land | Permitted Maximum Density |
15,000 sq.ft. of ground floor area per | |
Commercial/retail | 40,000 sq.ft. of ground floor area per |
Highway and interchange - Freestanding retail | 15,000 sq.ft. of gross floor area per |
, retirement community, or nursing home | 40 units per acre. 50 units per acre with incentives. |
40 units per acre. 45 or 50 units per acre with incentives. |