[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394[1]]
The intent of this district is to provide for mineral extraction
operations while protecting the health, safety, and general welfare
of the citizens of the Township by setting minimum regulations for
quarrying and extractive operations that are aimed at reducing and
controlling noise, dust, vibration, pollution, and traffic dangers.
[Amended 10-19-1993 by Ord. No. 228]
A building or structure may be erected or altered,
to be used either in whole or in part, and a lot may be used or occupied
for any of the following uses and no other, provided that such uses,
buildings or structures shall comply with such regulations as yard,
lot sizes, lot width, building area and heights, impervious surfaces,
easements, buffer yards, off street parking and other provisions as
specified herein.
A.
Uses by right. Any of the following uses shall be
permitted, provided that the regulations of this chapter have been
met:
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A-1
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Agriculture and horticulture
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A-3
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Kennel
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C-5
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Recreational facility
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C-6
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Athletic facility
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C-15
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Municipal/government building
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D-1
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Office
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E-5
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Eating place
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E-12
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Automotive body repair and paint shop
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F-1
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Utility operating facility
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F-4
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Non-tower wireless communications facilities, only when meeting the requirements of § 175-16F(4)(e)
[Added 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 373] |
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G-1
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Manufacturing
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G-2
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Research
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G-3
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Mini warehouse/mini storage
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G-4
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Printing
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G-5
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Contract services
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G-6
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Trades
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G7
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Fuel storage and distribution
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G-8
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Building materials sale
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G-9
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Equipment storage
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G-10
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Truck terminal
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G-11
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Food processing[1]
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G-14
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Laundry, dry-cleaning or dyeing plant
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G-15
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Warehouse
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H-4
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Outside storage
[Added 1-15-2019 by Ord.
No. 394] |
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H-14
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Wind energy facility and/or system
[Added 1-19-2010 by Ord. No. 352] |
[1]
Editor’s Note: Use G-13, Quarry, which immediately followed
this use, was repealed 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394.
B.
Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted by special exception upon a finding by the Zoning Hearing Board that all criteria stated in § 175-138 of this chapter have been met:
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G-12
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Recycling facility
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G-16
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Junkyard
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D.
Uses by conditional use.
[Added 1-15-2019 by Ord.
No. 394]
(1)
The following uses shall be permitted by conditional use upon the finding by the Board of Supervisors that the criteria, as set forth in § 175-138A(6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14), and § 175-30C(1), (2), and (3), as well as the requirements set forth for the underlying use, have been met:
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G-13
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Mineral extraction
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(2)
In addition, conditional use approval will only be granted by the
Board of Supervisors after it has determined that the granting of
such will not result in additional threats to public safety or extraordinary
public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud or victimization of
the public, or conflict with local laws or ordinances.
A.
Hours of operation. No extractive operation or activity that involves
the use of blasting, crushing, and material-handling equipment and
vehicles, other than those customarily employed in office-type functions,
shall commence before 6:30 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. (either Eastern
standard time or daylight saving time). There shall be no extractive
operation of any type on Sundays.
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
B.
Setback. No mineral extraction pit shall be opened, and no extraction
shall be conducted, except in strict conformance with the setback
requirements of all applicable federal, state, and local statutes,
ordinances, regulations, and/or standards.
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
C.
Fencing. Chain-link fencing or its equivalent, at least five feet
in height, shall be erected within a distance of one foot from any
adjoining property line or right-of-way line of any public street
or highway, and the same shall be maintained in a constant state of
good repair. The entire perimeter of all mineral extraction sites
shall be fenced, and said fence shall bar all reasonable and normal
access to the lands whereon the extractive operation is located, except
through a substantial self-latching-type gate or gates, which shall,
at all times, when not attached, be secured by a suitable lock or
locks. Appropriate warning signs, which warn against trespassing and
the presence of a mineral extraction operation, shall be mounted or
posted along the fence at intervals of not more than 100 feet.
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
D.
Control of vibration. No ground vibration caused by
blasting or machinery shall exceed the limits established under any
applicable federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, regulations
or standards.
E.
Blasting. No blasting or use of explosives shall be
permitted upon said mineral extraction site, except in accordance
with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and in accordance
with the regulations that may be promulgated by the Secretary of Labor
and Industry of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and, prior to the
firing of a blast or the setting off of explosives in any mineral
extraction site in Doylestown Township, said owner/operator shall
advise, at least 24 hours prior to the time of said detonation, one
adult occupant of each dwelling located on a property adjoining the
property line of said mineral extraction site as to the date and time
that said blast will be detonated.
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
F.
Reports. The owner shall submit and maintain on a
current basis a list of all reports, except financial reports, filed
with the federal, state, regional and county officials, including
dates and agencies with which filed. Copies of any reports or records,
except financial reports, required to be submitted to federal, state,
regional or county officials or agencies pursuant to any laws or regulations
shall be made available to the Township upon request.
All permitted quarrying and related uses and
operations shall conform to any applicable federal, state and local
statutes, ordinances, regulations and standards relative to water
or air pollution, particle emission, noise, waste disposal, vibration,
land rehabilitation and reclamation and performance bond requirements.
The applicable laws shall include but not be limited to the Clean
Streams Law and the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act,
as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See, respectively, 35 P.S.
§ 691.1 et seq. and 52 P.S. § 1396.1 et seq.
A.
The following requirements shall apply to quarry use
G-13:
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Minimum Lot Area
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Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio
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Minimum Lot Width at Building
Setback Line
(feet)
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Maximum Building Height
(feet)
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Minimum Setback From All Property
Lines and streets
(feet)
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10
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.85
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200
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35
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100
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B.
The following requirements shall apply to all other
uses:
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Minimum Yards
(feet)
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Minimum Lot Area
(acres)
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Maximum Building Coverage
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Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio
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Front
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Side
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Rear
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Minimum Lot Width at Building
Setback Line
(feet)
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Maximum Building Height
(feet)
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31
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.25
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.60
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100
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50 each2
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503
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200
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.25
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Notes:
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2If the
site abuts a residential district, the required side yards shall be
100 feet.
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3If the
site abuts a residential district, the required rear yard shall be
100 feet.
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