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Adjacent land Use and ZoningTable 18Zoning in Adjacent Municipalities’Min. Lot Size DensityMunicipality/District Permitted Uses (Square feet) (D.U./acre)New Britain BoroughR-2 ResidentialC-1 CommercialLI Light IndustrialSingle-family DetachedPerformance Std Dev.Sing I e-fam i I y DetachedBank, Restaurant Etc.,Retail, Wholesale TradeManufacturing, Bank10,000 sq. ft.varies20,00040,0001 acre472New Britain TownshipCR Conservation and RecreationSR-1 Suburban ResidentialSR-2 Suburban ResidentialRR ResidentialC-1 CommercialIN InstitutionalI/O Industrial OfficeFarming, Nursery, StableSingle-family Detached, FarmingClusterSingle-family Detached, FarmingClusterSingle-family DetachedClusterOffice, Retail, ServiceSchool, Rec facility, ChurchUtilities, Warehousing, Research25 acres1 acre12,500-1 acre2 acres1 acre1 acre12,500-1 acre1 acre10 acres25 acres110.50.511* Zoning information for selected zoning districts in Chalfont is shown in Table 19.New Britain Township bases its 1995 zoning ordinance on and is consistent with its 1987Comprehensive Plan. Although the adjoining land uses in New Britain Township are primarilyresidential, there is also a mix of open space, government, and commercial uses. The large residentialsubdivisions that surround the borough are Oxbow Meadows, Brittany Farms, Tower Hill, and ForestPark West which are all zoned RR. The area between these subdivisions are mostly low-densityresidential development, agricultural, vacant, or park and recreation uses. The largest adjacent park useis a large township park located north of Park Avenue which abuts the borough along the NorthBranch Creek. Two commercial uses which abut the borough are the Chalfont Village ShoppingCenter on the west side of Chalfont along Butler Pike and the Old Arcadia Inn along Park Avenue.Both of these uses are zoned C- 1. New Britain Township Municipal building(zoned IN) is adjacent tothe Old Arcadia Inn east of Chalfont and the township’s road maintenance facility abuts the borough tothe north along Limekiln Pike. This facility is zoned YO Industrial OfficeGenerally, the permitted density of adjacent residential development is complementary because thedensities parallel those permitted in the borough. Several small areas of nonresidential uses adjoin theborough, such as the commercial uses along Bristol Road that abut a residential zone in Chalfont. TheChalfont Village Shopping Center which adjoins Chalfont to the east along Butler Pike is adjacent to aresidential area in the borough. This shopping center is complementary because it serves the boroughand provides for daily needs. New Britain Township’s road maintenance facility abuts a boroughI54 Chalfont Borough Comprehensive Plan Update Draft