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C Cemeteries District image/svg+xml

The intent of the C Cemeteries District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for interment of the remains of humans and small domestic animals.
For more information see § 200-49: C Cemeteries District.

FC Frontage Commercial District image/svg+xml

The intent of the FC Frontage Commercial District is to provide appropriate development standards for the traditional US Route 30 (Lancaster Pike) commercial area, consisting primarily of relatively moderately scaled shops, offices, and mixed use structures along both sides of the roadway. Furthermore, it is the intent to:
(1) Create a setting for development that ensures compatibility with adjacent and neighboring uses and that anticipates and accommodates subsequent development.
(2) Coordinate access for development alongside US Route 30, and to support the maintenance of a high level of service on this roadway, especially with respect to traffic safety.
(3) Enhance the functional values of open space and landscaping for developed areas, including groundwater recharge, runoff control, microclimate moderation, noise attenuation, and visual buffering.

I Industrial District image/svg+xml

The intent of the I Industrial District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for a wide range of types of industrial uses, from traditional or heavy industry to light industrial use, comprising enclosed manufacturing, assembly, and warehousing facilities.
For more information see § 200-43: I Industrial District.

INS Institutional District image/svg+xml

The intent of the INS Institutional District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for a wide range of types of institutions. Uses in this District may expect employees and clients from throughout the region; suitable locations for these uses should be limited to sites on arterial and major collector roads, easily accessible to regional highways.
For more information see § 200-47: INS Institutional District.

NS Neighborhood Schools District image/svg+xml

The intent of the NS Neighborhood Schools District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for public elementary and high schools and neighborhood-oriented schools similar in function and curriculum to public elementary and high schools where more intensive or more general use would be undesirable. The regulations that apply within the District provide for institutions of limited size that primarily serve nearby residents, affording opportunities for pedestrian access to local services and minimizing vehicular trips. Development in this District is intended to be compatible with that in adjacent residential areas.
For more information see § 200-48: NS Neighborhood Schools District.

O/BP Office/Business Park District image/svg+xml

The intent of the O/BP Office/Business Park District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for medium-to-high-intensity business or professional offices. Uses in this District may expect employees and clients from throughout the region; suitable locations for these uses are limited to areas indicated for such uses in the East Whiteland Township Comprehensive Plan. It is the purpose of these regulations to promote high-quality, visually attractive, and environmentally responsible site design and buildings; efficient circulation systems; conservation of land and energy resources; reduced rates of auto trip generation; and increased opportunities for use of mass transit. In addition, the specific intent of the District is to:
(1) Establish a framework for development that anticipates and encourages the necessary conditions for attracting employees to alternate modes of commuting, such as car and van pools, shuttle buses, and transit.
(2) Establish a framework for development that anticipates and encourages the necessary conditions for a high level of pedestrian circulation internal to office developments and to adjacent and neighboring developments and commercial services.
(3) Provide for semipublic uses, including exterior common use areas, convenient to office concentrations, so as to function for the general benefit of employees of business or professional offices as places for relaxation, recreation, and social activity.
(4) Preserve and enhance the functional values of natural and landscaped areas for developed areas, including groundwater recharge, runoff control, and microclimate moderation.
For more information see § 200-36: O/BP Office/Business Park District.

O/BPS Office/Business Park Services District image/svg+xml

The intent of the O/BPS Office/Business Park Services District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for stores, shops, hotels and inns, and commercial services oriented to concentrations of medium-to-high-intensity business or professional offices in the community. Patrons of uses in this District may be expected primarily from adjacent and neighboring office developments and may be expected to reach businesses in the district on foot, via mass transit, or in vehicle trips of less than 1/2 mile. In addition, the specific intent of the District is to:
(1) Establish a framework for development that anticipates and encourages the necessary conditions for attracting patrons to modes of access other than private vehicles, such as on foot, car and van pools, shuttle buses, and transit.
(2) Provide for semipublic uses, including exterior common use areas, convenient to stores, shops, and commercial services concentrations, so as to function for the general benefit of patrons.
(3) Preserve and enhance the functional values of natural and landscaped areas for developed areas, including groundwater recharge, runoff control, and microclimate moderation.
For more information see § 200-37: O/BPS Office/Business Park Services District.

OS Open Space District image/svg+xml

Intent. The OS Open Space District is intended to preserve parkland, game lands, forests, conservation tracts, and other designated community resource areas for their perpetual use and enjoyment as open space by the residents of the Township.
For more information see § 200-53: OS Open Space District.

PO Professional Office District image/svg+xml
R-1 Low-Density Residential District image/svg+xml

The intent of the R-1 Residential District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for single-family detached residential dwellings (and in specified cases in cluster developments, two-family and single-family attached residential dwellings) associated with low-density areas of the Township. R-1 Residential Districts are also appropriate for residential clustering.
(See § 200-20B and § 200-26: Cluster Development Overlay District).
For more information see § 200-21: R-1 Low-Density Residential District.

R-2 Low-Density Residential District image/svg+xml

The intent of the R-2 Residential District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for single-family detached residential dwellings (and in specified cases in cluster developments, two-family and single-family attached residential dwellings) associated with medium-low-density areas of the Township. R-2 Residential Districts are also appropriate for residential clustering. 
(See § 200-20C and § 200-26: Cluster Development Overlay District).
For more information see § 200-22: R-2 Low-Density Residential District.

R-3 Low-Density Residential District image/svg+xml

The intent of the R-3 Residential District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for single-family detached residential dwellings (and in specified cases in cluster developments, two-family and single-family attached residential dwellings) associated with moderately low-density areas of the Township. R-3 Residential Districts are also appropriate for residential clustering. 
(See § 200-20D and § 200-26: Cluster Development Overlay District).
For more information see § 200-23: R-3 Low-Density Residential District.

RM Medium-Density Residential District image/svg+xml

The intent of the RM Residential District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for single-family detached, two-family, single-family attached, and multifamily residential dwellings in medium-density developments within areas of the Township designated for such uses by the Comprehensive Plan.
For more information see § 200-24: RM Medium-Density Residential District.

RMH Medium-High-Density Residential District image/svg+xml

The intent of the RMH Residential District is to provide appropriate locations and development standards for single-family detached, two-family, single-family attached, and multifamily residential dwellings in medium-high-density developments within areas of the Township designated for such uses by the Comprehensive Plan.
For more information see § 200-25: RMH Medium-High-Density Residential District.

ROC Regionally-Oriented Commercial District image/svg+xml

The intent of the ROC Regionally Oriented Commercial District is to provide appropriate development standards for commercial uses that are primarily oriented to regional patronage, or that require large floor areas in their operations, or that are likely to generate relatively high volumes of automobile traffic in their trade. For these types of uses, locations alongside the US Route 202 corridor adjacent to either the US Route 30 (Lancaster Pike) or PA Route 29 (Morehall Road) interchanges are suitable. Furthermore, it is the intent to:
(1) Coordinate access for development at the US Route 202 interchanges with US Route 30 and with PA Route 29 so that vehicular access to uses in ROC Regionally Oriented Commercial Districts occurs with negligible impacts on roadways other than the aforementioned numbered highways.
(2) Support the maintenance of a high level of service on US Route 30 and PA Route 29, especially with respect to traffic safety.
(3) Create a setting for development that ensures compatibility with adjacent and neighboring uses and that anticipates and accommodates subsequent development.
(4) Enhance the functional values of open space and landscaping for developed areas, including groundwater recharge, runoff control, microclimate moderation, noise attenuation, and visual buffering.
For more information see § 200-34: ROC Regionally Oriented Commercial District.

ROC/R Regionally Oriented Commercial-Residential District image/svg+xml

The intent of the ROC/R Regionally Oriented Commercial-Residential District is to provide appropriate development standards for commercial and residential uses that are primarily oriented to local and regional patronage and that may require expansive areas for their operations, or that are likely to generate volumes of automobile traffic which would best be handled by major transportation corridors in the Township. For these types of uses, the Route 202 and Route 29 interchange is suitable. Furthermore, it is the intent to:
(1) Coordinate access for development at the US Route 202 interchange with PA Route 29 so that vehicular access to uses in the ROC/R District occurs with negligible impact on local roadways.
(2) Support the maintenance of a high level of service on PA Route 29 especially with respect to traffic safety.
(3) Create a setting for development that ensures compatibility with adjacent and neighboring uses and that anticipates and accommodates subsequent development.
(4) Enhance the functional value of open space and landscaping for developed areas while encouraging the redevelopment and rehabilitation of land areas previously utilized for development.
For more information see § 200-35: ROC/R Regionally Oriented Commercial-Residential District.

RRD Residential Revitalization District image/svg+xml

The intent of the RRD Residential Revitalization District is to provide for and encourage reuse, redevelopment and revitalization of tracts that either will or have undergone remediation pursuant to the Pennsylvania Land Recycling and Environmental Remediation Standards Act, 35 P.S. § 6026.101 et seq., or successor legislation, for single-family attached dwellings and townhouses.
For more information see § 200-25.1: RRD Residential Revitalization District.

VMX Village Mixed Use District image/svg+xml

The intent of the VMX Village Mixed Use District is to provide for the combining of moderate-intensity offices, stores and shops, residential uses, and civic, public, and semipublic uses in a closely knit walking precinct at specific locations along the US Route 30 (Lancaster Pike) corridor as designated by the East Whiteland Township Comprehensive Plan. It is the purpose of these regulations to encourage a diversification of uses in each VMX Community Mixed Use District and to promote close interrelationships among different uses; high-quality, visually attractive, and environmentally responsible site design and buildings; efficient circulation systems; conservation of land and energy resources; reduced rates of auto trip generation; and increased opportunities for pedestrian circulation. In addition, the specific intent of the District is to:
(1) Establish or reinforce moderate-intensity, mixed use areas, following the precedent of traditional villages, by keeping a variety of different, reasonably compatible uses together in a closely knit setting.
(2) Provide for convenient, local services for Township residents living in and near to these areas and opportunities for short-distance trips by automobile or alternate means, such as by bicycle or on foot.
(3) Encourage the use and reuse of historic structures and discourage their demolition.
(4) Allow for moderate-intensity commercial uses where more intensive commercial use would have adverse effects on adjacent and neighboring residential areas.
(5) Minimize auto trip generation through maximizing opportunities for pedestrian movement and patronage of multiple facilities in a development district that emphasizes the interrelationship of uses and structures.
(6) Establish a framework for development that anticipates and encourages the necessary conditions for a high level of pedestrian circulation.
For more information see § 200-32: VMX Village Mixed Use District.