ORDINANCE NO. 169
AN ORDINANCE OF
The Board of Supervisors of
Kennett Township after review by the Kennett Township Planning Commission and
the Chester County Planning Commission, and hearings pursuant to public notice,
as required by law, hereby enacts and ordains that the Zoning Ordinance of
Kennett Township Ordinance No. 166 be amended as follows:
Section 1.
Section 201, DEFINITIONS OF TERMS, is amended as follows:
BUILDING HEIGHT:
Amend definition to read: The
vertical distance measured from the
grade plane
Where
grade plane is defined as:
GRADE PLANE: The reference
plane representing the average of all finished ground level adjoining the
building at all exterior walls.
Where the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls, the
reference plane shall be established by the lowest points within the area
between the building and the lot line or where the lot line is more than six (6)
feet from the building between the building and a point six (6) feet from the
building.
Section II.
Section 1302. Area and Bulk
Regulation is amended as follows:
Section 1302.A. (9)
Maximum building height: 45
feet.
Section 1302.B. (11)
Maximum building height: 45
feet.
Section III. Section 1901.
Accessory uses, buildings and structures.
Is amended as follows:
Section 1901.B. (12)
Add the following:
(h)
Private garages shall be limited to one (1) storage space for motor
vehicles, including cars, trucks and vans for each accessory apartment.
Section IV.
Section 2005 . Other
off-street parking regulations:
Section 2005.H. is amended
as follows: Garages:
Private garages shall be limited to four (4) storage spaces for motor
vehicles, including cars, trucks and vans for each primary dwelling unit with
the exception that a private garage for an accessory apartment shall be limited
to one (1) storage space for motor vehicles including cars, trucks and vans for
each accessory apartment.
Section V.
Section 701. Use Regulations.
Section 701.C.
Add the following:
(13)
Single-family detached dwellings utilizing the flexible development
provisions set forth in Section 702.E.
Section VI.
Section 702. Area and Bulk
Regulations.
Section 702.
Add the following:
E. Flexible development provisions for
single family detached dwellings where approved as a conditional use:
1.
Conditional Use
Approval.
In consideration of conditional use approval, the Board of Supervisors at
its sole discretion shall determine that proposed development plans utilizing
these flexible provisions better serve the interests of the community, as set
forth below, that plan(s) which may have resulted utilizing the area and bulk
regulations set forth in §702.A as applicable to single-family detached
dwellings permitted as of right. The
Board shall consider the following, where applicable, in addition to all other
requirements for consideration of conditional use approval set forth in this
Ordinance:
a.
conservation of
scenic and historic views and landscapes;
b.
preservation of
historic structures;
c.
conservation of
natural resources, including stormwater management;
d.
provision for
appropriate neighborhood design;
e.
mitigation of
negative impacts to existing neighboring residences.
2.
Public Sewer
and Water Required.
These provisions shall only be applicable where the proposed development
shall be served by community or public sewer and public water service.
3.
Density.
The maximum number of dwellings or lots shall not exceed that feasible
under §702.A, above, and
where such feasibility shall have been demonstrated to the satisfaction of the
Board of Supervisors.
4.
Area and Bulk
Regulations.
The following area and bulk regulations shall apply to each single-family
residential lot, in lieu of those set forth in §702.A:
a.
Minimum lot size
12,000 square feet
b.
Minimum lot width
Building line
90 feet
Street line
50 feet, where street frontage provided; access alternatively may be
provided to lots without direct street frontage by common private driveway(s)
subject to adequate provision for permanent right(s)-of-way and where approved
by the Board of Supervisors as a condition of conditional use approval
c.
Maximum front yard depth
25 feet
d.
Minimum side yard width
10 feet
e.
Minimum rear yard depth
30 feet
f.
Maximum building coverage
30% not to exceed 5,000 square feet
g.
Maximum lot coverage (total) 45% not
to exceed 7,500 square feet
h.
Maximum building height
35 feet
5.
Any residual land(s) not part of individual lots or public rights-of-way
shall comprise restricted open space subject to the provisions of §§1705.C.2,
1705.C.4, 1706, 1707 and 1708.
5.
Where lots are
reduced to less than 20,000 square feet, accessory uses shall be permitted only
to the extent as specified at the time of conditional use application, and as
approved by the Board of Supervisors as a condition of conditional use approval.
Section VII.
Appendix C Illustrations.
PARKING LOT MEASUREMENTS is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the
following: (1) Parking Lot
Measurements: 90-Degree Parking Example with Two-way Aisles and (2) Parking Lot
Measurements: 45- and 60-Degree Parking Example with One- and Two-way Aisles.
Parking Lot
Measurements:
90-Degree
Parking Example with Two-way Aisles
(not to
scale)
Section VIII. The Zoning Map ix is
amended as follows:
TAX PARCEL NO.
OWNER(S)
ADDRESS
R-1 Residential District
to R-2 Residential District:
62-1-2.1
Crosslands Corp.
62-1-2
Kendal Corp.
62-1-1
P .O.
62-1-36
62-1-36.1
62-1-36.2E
Longwood Fire Co.
1001 E.
Baltimore Pike,
62-1-36.3E
62-1-35
Madeline Lewis
62-1-47
Eugene J. Coggins and Iris Ann Coggins
(
62-2-1
Crossland Corp.
62-4-161.2
Bentley at Kinterra Associates L.P.
(
1595 Paoli Pike,
62-4-267
Randall F. Bishop
725
62-4-267.1
Richard E. Stat & Linda Gunst
62-4-267.2
Randall F. Bishop
725
62-4-267.3
Randall F. Bishop
725
62-4-267.4
Randall F. Bishop
725
62-4-267.5
Randall F. Bishop
725
R-1 Residential District
to R-2 Residential District (con’t):
62-4-294
Ralph D. & Joan C. Schmidt
(
62-4-240
Horneblend Enterprises Trust
(
62-4-295
Horneblend Enterprises Trust
(
62-4-296
Anthony J. and Jennie D. Martelli
62-4-296.1
Anthony J. Martelli and Elizabeth A. Sabatini
(324 E. Hillendale)
62-4-296.2
Philip R. and Katherine A. Kolb
R-2 Residential District
to R-1 Residential District:
62-4-297.5
Michael L. Hershey-ITR and Sophie R. Hershey-ITR
62-4-297.6
Robert Hewes IV and Nancy E. Hewes
(
62-4-297.5B
Patrick T. Hardesty and Linda G. Carter
62-4-297.5A
Schueck Family Trust – David P. Schueck TRU etal
62-4-297.7
Donnan and Hazel C. Martin
823
62-4-297.9C
Thomas G. and Ann S. Otto
(
R-1 Residential District
to R-4 Residential District:
62-4-218
Horneblend Enterprises Trust
(
LI
Limited Industrial District to R-4 Residential District:
62-4-216
David C. and Sally Jane Smith
(
62-4-216.1
David C. and Sally Jane Smith
(
62-4-216.2
Ruben Hernandez Camargo and Clara Lopez
62-4-216.3
David C. and Sally Jane Smith
(
62-4-215.1E
62-4-95
Angela Lofty
62-4-94
Raul Ayllon-Flores
62-4-92
Janet A. Singer
62-4-91E
62-4-90
David C. and Sally Jane Smith
(
62-4-87
Luis Carlos Parades (
223 E. Street
Road,
62-4-87.1E
Christ
62-4-86
William Cramer, Jr. and Louise B. Cramer
62-4-85
George Edmund Brown c/o Sarah Brown
62-4-84
Terry D. Boyer and Teal D. Boyer
ENACTED AND ORDAINED this 20th
day of August, 2007
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Michael E. Elling, Chairman
Robert A. Hammaker, Vice-Chair
Allan F. Falcoff
ATTEST:
Lisa M. Moore -
Secretary/Treasurer