§ 143-101. Design standards for shopping centers.

A. 

A shopping center shall be designed according to a simple, unified architectural scheme, to include building facades, street furniture, signs, lighting, landscaping and circulation.

B. 

In order to avoid a monolithic appearance, variations in rooflines, facades and building materials are encouraged.

C. 

Primary access to the shopping center shall be located at least 200 feet from the intersection of any public streets, unless a traffic study provides convincing evidence to the contrary, and upon the recommendation of the Township Engineer.

D. 

A screen buffer at least 20 feet wide shall be provided within the required setback between all shopping center parking areas and abutting roads or property boundaries. The buffer shall be designed according to the requirements of § 123-50 of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.

E. 

The application for a shopping center shall include a traffic impact study, prepared by a professional traffic engineer, which shall include the following elements:

(1) 

Traffic impact on all roadways, intersections and interchanges within a half-mile radius of the site.

(2) 

A description of the traffic characteristics of the proposed development.

(3) 

Traffic volumes for average daily traffic at peak hours, before and after the proposed development.

(4) 

Source of the trip-generation rates used.

(5) 

Origin and destination analysis of projected traffic.

(6) 

Documentation of on-site and off-site improvements proposed to mitigate any adverse impacts.

F. 

Entrance driveways shall not direct traffic to the storefront driveway but to an outer driveway from which vehicles can filter down parking aisles toward stores, to minimize interference with pedestrian traffic.

G. 

Pedestrian circulation shall be considered in the development's design. Walkways shall be planned for linages to existing or future sidewalks and/or walkways. Where public transit is or will be available, a shelter with benches shall be provided.

H. 

All lighting, including sign lighting, shall be arranged so as to protect adjoining properties from direct glare. No lighting standards shall exceed 25 feet in height.

I. 

Parking shall be provided according to the requirements of Article XII of the Zoning Ordinance.