Preston Township Wayne County - Shepstone Management Company

not adversely affect the transportation network and to identify any traffic problems
associated with access to the site from the network. It shall identify solutions to potential
problems and any improvements needed. The scope of the study shall be approved in
advance by the Planning Commission.
The impacts of additional traffic associated with any land development shall be mitigated
with appropriate design measures approved by the Pennsylvania Department of
Transportation or Preston Township, if such impacts would result in a significant decline
in the level of service of any existing highway or intersection. Traffic delays shall be
maintained at a level below where the highway is expected to be in 10 years absent the
new land development.
35.4.9 Landscaping may be required, access may be required to be modified and other
measures taken to accomplish these purposes and to secure conformance with the
objectives of the Township Comprehensive Plan, or other plans of the Township or
County.
35.5 Lot, Block and Setback Standards
Preston Township, Wayne County
Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance
35.5.1 Block lengths shall be a minimum of six-hundred (600) feet. Where safety considerations
mandate, eight-hundred (800) feet may be required as a minimum.
35.5.2 Lot sizes shall be sufficient to provide adequate space for off-street parking and loading,
landscaping, and other facilities. They shall also be substantial enough to buffer the use
from adjacent residences and mitigate any negative environmental impacts on the
community or neighborhood. Lots shall, in no case, be less than one-half acre in lot area
and, where on-site sewage disposal facilities are to be utilized, a minimum of one-acre
shall be required.
35.5.3 The following minimum setbacks, as provided for under Section 503 (4.1) of the
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, shall apply to all commercial, industrial and
other non-residential land developments in Preston Township:
Minimum Minimum Minimum
Utilities Front Lot Side Lot Rear Lot
Available Line Setback* Line Setback Line Setback
Off-site water and sewage 50 feet 20 feet 20 feet
Either off-site water or off-site sewage 50 feet 35 feet 35 feet
On-site water and sewage 50 feet 50 feet 50 feet
*Note: Applied from the edge of the highway right-of-way.
These setback areas, however, may be used for purposes of parking, fencing, wells and
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