§ 255-288.   Uses permitted by right.
[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.