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I-1 Limited Industrial

It is the intent of this section to provide an industrial district that is:

(1) Compatible with surrounding residential and commercial districts and which will contain a consistent degree of aesthetic quality.
(2) Suitable for light manufacturing and assembly, research and development, wholesale, distribution and service uses.

I-2 General Industrial

It is the intent of this section to provide an industrial district that is:

(1) Isolated from residential and commercial uses in recognition of the general incompatibility of those uses with large scale installations and so-called "heavy industry."
(2) Suitable for the less labor intensive uses that require relatively larger sites and which may be expected to retain less aesthetic quality.
(3) Suitable for heavy manufacturing and bulk raw material processing.

NC Neighborhood Commercial

It is the intent of this article to provide a district that permits the development of neighborhood convenience centers which can provide shopping and personal services for neighborhood residents. Each such district shall be located on an arterial, major collector or minor collector street as indicated by the Township Comprehensive Plan and serve a neighborhood trade area.

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O/C Office/Commercial

Purpose.

(1) To accommodate the development of projects that integrate retail commercial and office-type uses at high-visibility locations that are not well suited for residential use.
(2) To accommodate nonresidential uses that require the ease of access afforded by Lincoln Highway and nearby mass transit facilities.

O/L Office/Laboratory

Purpose.

(1) Encourage campus-type office buildings, institutional and/or laboratory and research development.
(2) Serve as a transition from commercial or industrial uses to residential uses.

O/R Office/Residential

Purpose.

(1) To accommodate the development of projects that integrate residential and nonresidential uses to create live-work communities providing high aesthetic quality and facilitating transit by means other than private automobiles for daily needs.
(2) To provide suitable accommodation for uses that require the ease of access afforded by Lincoln Highway and nearby mass transit.
(3) To accommodate development that will serve as a transition between the higher density permitted in the Town Center district and the lower densities elsewhere in the Township, as well as between the highway-oriented uses along Lincoln Highway and residential uses.

R-1 Residential

It is the intent of this district to provide for continued low density, single-family residential development compatible with established use patterns and appropriate because of the relative remoteness from major commercial areas and transportation routes. Clustering development provisions provide flexible development options where special consideration is given to preservation of slopes, woodland and open space and where public water and centralized sewer facilities are provided. The district is designed to protect existing patterns of development and to encourage the compatible development of vacant land for similar types of development. It is intended that the development will occur where it will minimize impact on the natural environment and promote the preservation of natural features.

R-2 Residential

It is the intent of this district to provide for moderate density residential use where mostly large, undeveloped tracts with good highway access are situated to serve as transition areas between lower density residential uses and higher density uses.

R-3 Residential

It is the intent of this district to provide for moderate to higher density residential use which is compatible with existing residential development and directly accessible to major highways and commercial uses.

R-4 Residential

It is the intent of this district to provide adequate facilities for manufactured home parks, to promote a safe and attractive neighborhood environment that will compliment surrounding properties. Additionally, the district encourages the preservation of open space by centralizing manufactured homes and encouraging desirable conditions for good design and properly maintained manufactured home parks.

TC Town Center Mixed Use

Purpose.

(1) Intent. It is the intent of this district to promote the development of a pedestrian-oriented central area within the Township which contains an integrated mix of residential, retail, office, entertainment, civic, institutional, and recreational uses which can serve as a community focal point.
(2) Goal. It is the goal of the Town Center to provide a clearly defined single location for the most intensive kinds of uses. The Town Center will encourage innovative planning techniques which will facilitate higher-quality development with unified architectural and building schemes, pedestrian-oriented walkways connecting buildings, bicycle and mass transit access, unified landscaping and signage, and coordinated storm drainage and open space areas that are consistent with the Township Comprehensive Plan.