721 Stonecliffe Rd, Malvern, PA 19355

Office/Business Park District

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: 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.; 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.; 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.; Preserve and enhance the functional values of natural and landscaped areas for developed areas, including groundwater recharge, runoff control, and microclimate moderation.