A.
Purpose. The Low-Density Residential District is intended
to protect existing residential areas from incompatible land uses
and to provide for the continuation of relatively low-density residential
development. The district also provides for certain public and semipublic
uses considered necessary to the general welfare of the district.
B.
Uses permitted by right. The following principal uses
and their accessory uses are permitted by right in the Low-Density
Residential District, provided that the use type, dimensional and
all other applicable requirements of this chapter are satisfied:
C.
Conditional uses. Each of the following uses and their accessory uses may be combined or mixed on a single tract of five acres or more in size as a conditional use in accordance with the requirements of the Low-Density Residential District, the provisions of this section, §§ 200-81 and 200-102 of this chapter and other applicable requirements of this chapter:
D.
E.
Accessory uses.
(1)
Each accessory use in the Low-Density Residential District shall comply with the minimum yard requirements of Subsection G, except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter.
(2)
Each of the following accessory uses shall be permitted in the Low-Density Residential District only if such use complies with the relevant standards contained in Article VI of this chapter.
(a)
Bus shelter.
(b)
Home gardening or greenhouse.
(d)
Noncommercial swimming pool.
(e)
Recreational vehicle, boat or utility trailer.
(f)
Residential accessory structure or use.
(g)
Alternative energy system.
[Amended 10-31-2011 by Ord. No. 603]
(h)
Temporary structure or use.
(i)
Tennis court.
(k)
Seasonal roadside stand for the sale of farm products produced on the property where offered for sale, provided no building other than a portable stand shall be used for display (See also § 200-55.)
(l)
Any other accessory use which is considered,
in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, as essential and incidental
to the permitted principal use.
F.
Lot area, width, depth and height requirements. Each
of the following dimensional requirements shall apply to each use
in the Low-Density Residential District, except as specifically provided
for elsewhere in this chapter:
|
(R-1) Low-Density Residential District
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lot Area, Width, Depth and Height Regulations
| ||||
|
Principal Use
|
Minimum Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Minimum Lot Width1
(feet)
|
Maximum Building Height
(stories/feet)
| |
|
Single-family detached dwelling
|
10,000
|
80
|
3/35
| |
|
Single-family semidetached dwelling
|
5,000 per dwelling unit
|
50 per dwelling unit
|
3/35
| |
|
Two-family dwelling
|
5,000 per dwelling unit
|
100
|
3/35
| |
|
Townhouse, quadraplex or patio home
|
See § 200-102 for regulations.
| |||
|
Garden apartment, low-rise apartment
|
See § 200-81 for regulations.
| |||
|
Other uses
|
11,200
|
80
|
3/35
| |
|
NOTES:
| |
|
1Measured at the minimum front yard listed in Subsection G for the particular use.
|
G.
Minimum yard requirements. Each of the following minimum
yard requirements shall apply to each use in the Low-Density Residential
District, except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter:
|
(R-1) Low-Density Residential District
Minimum Yard Requirements
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Principal Use
|
Front Yard1
(feet)
|
Each Side Yard
(feet)
|
Rear Yard
(feet)
| |
|
Single-family detached dwelling
|
30
|
10
|
25
| |
|
Single-family semidetached dwelling
|
30
|
10
|
25
| |
|
Two-family dwelling
|
30
|
12
|
25
| |
|
Townhouse, quadraplex or patio home
|
See § 200-102 for regulations.
| |||
|
Garden apartment, low-rise apartment
|
See § 200-81 for regulations.
| |||
|
Other uses
|
30
|
10
|
25
| |
H.
Supplementary district regulations. The supplementary district regulations in Article VI shall apply, where applicable, as additional requirements for this district.
A.
Purpose. The Medium-Density Residential District is
intended to protect residential uses from incompatible uses and to
provide for a wide variety of housing types at moderate densities.
Certain public and semipublic uses are also provided for in this district.
B.
Uses permitted by right. The following principal uses
and their accessory uses are permitted by right in the Medium-Density
Residential District, provided that the use type, dimensional and
all other applicable requirements of this chapter are satisfied:
(1)
Agriculture.
(3)
Conversion to apartments, provided that the minimum lot area is at least 4,000 square feet per dwelling unit after the conversion. (See also § 200-70.)
(8)
Park and playground.
(9)
Public utilities, service structures and buildings.
(11)
Single-family detached dwelling.
(12)
Single-family semidetached dwelling.
(14)
Two-family dwelling.
C.
Conditional uses. Each of the following uses and their accessory uses may be combined or mixed on a single tract of five acres or more in size as a conditional use in accordance with the requirements of the Medium-Density Residential District, the provisions of this section, §§ 200-81 and 200-102 of this chapter and other applicable requirements of this chapter:
D.
Special exception uses. Each of the following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted by the Zoning Hearing Board as provided for in Article XII and other provisions of this chapter:
E.
Accessory uses.
(1)
Each accessory use in the Medium-Density Residential District shall comply with the minimum yard requirements of Subsection G, except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter.
(2)
Each of the following accessory uses shall be permitted in the Medium-Density Residential District only if such use complies with the relevant standards contained in Article VI of this chapter.
(a)
Bus shelter.
(b)
Home gardening or greenhouse.
(d)
Noncommercial swimming pool.
(e)
Recreational vehicle, boat or utility trailer.
(f)
Residential accessory structure or use.
(g)
Alternative energy system.
[Amended 10-31-2011 by Ord. No. 603]
(h)
Temporary structure or use.
(i)
Tennis court.
(j)
Seasonal roadside stand for the sale of farm products produced on the property where offered for sale, provided that no building other than a portable stand shall be used for display. (See also § 200-55.)
(k)
Any other accessory use which is considered,
in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, as essential and incidental
to the permitted principal use.
F.
Lot area, width depth and height requirements. Each
of the following dimensional requirements shall apply to each use
in the Medium-Density Residential District, except as specifically
provided for elsewhere in this chapter:
|
(R-2) Medium Density Residential District
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lot Area, Width, Depth and Height Regulation
| ||||
|
Principal Use
|
Minimum Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Minimum Lot Width1
(feet)
|
Maximum Building Height
(stories/feet)
| |
|
Single-family detached dwelling
|
7,500 (7.7 dwelling units per acre)
|
65
|
3/35
| |
|
Single-family semidetached dwelling
|
5,000 (8.7 dwelling units per acre)
|
40
|
3/35
| |
|
Two-family dwelling
|
5,000 (8.7 dwelling units per acre)
|
90
|
3/35
| |
|
Townhouse, quadraplex or patio home
|
See § 200-102 for regulations.
| |||
|
Garden apartment, low-rise apartment
|
See § 200-81 for regulations.
| |||
|
Any other use
|
8,000
|
65
|
3/35
| |
|
NOTES:
| |
|
1Measured at the minimum front yard listed in Subsection G for the particular use.
|
G.
Minimum yard requirements. Each of the following minimum
yard requirements shall apply to each use in the Medium-Density Residential
District, except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter:
|
(R-2) Medium Density Residential District
Minimum Yard Requirements
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Principal Use
|
Front Yard1
(feet)
|
Each Side Yard
(feet)
|
Rear Yard
(feet)
| |
|
Single-family detached dwelling
|
30
|
8
|
25
| |
|
Single-family semidetached dwelling
|
30
|
8
|
25
| |
|
Two-family dwelling
|
30
|
8
|
25
| |
|
Townhouse, quadraplex or patio home
|
See § 200-102 for regulations.
| |||
|
Garden apartment, low-rise apartment
|
See § 200-81 for regulations.
| |||
|
Any other use
|
30
|
8
|
25
| |
H.
Supplementary district regulations. The supplementary district regulations in Article VI shall apply, where applicable, as additional requirements for this district.
A.
Purpose. The Village Residential District is intended
to protect residential uses from incompatible uses and to provide
for a wide variety of housing types at higher densities in the center
of the Borough. Certain public and semipublic uses are also provided
for in this district.
B.
Uses permitted by right. The following principal uses
and their accessory uses are permitted by right in the Village Residential
District, provided that the use type, dimensional and all other applicable
requirements of this chapter are satisfied:
(2)
Conversion to apartments, provided that the minimum lot area is at least 4,000 square feet per dwelling unit after the conversion. (See also § 200-70.)
(5)
Park and playground.
(6)
Public utilities, service structures and buildings.
(7)
Single-family detached dwelling.
(8)
Single-family semidetached dwelling.
(10)
Two-family dwelling.
C.
Special exception uses. Each of the following uses and their accessory uses may be permitted by the Zoning Hearing Board as provided for in Article XII and other provisions of this chapter:
D.
Accessory uses.
(1)
Each accessory use in the Village Residential District shall comply with the minimum yard requirements of Subsection F, except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter.
(2)
Each of the following accessory uses shall be permitted in the Village Residential District only if such use complies with the relevant standards contained in Article VI of this chapter.
(a)
Bus shelter.
(b)
Home gardening or greenhouse.
(d)
Noncommercial swimming pool.
(e)
Recreational vehicle, boat or utility trailer.
(f)
Residential accessory structure or use.
(g)
Alternative energy system.
[Amended 10-31-2011 by Ord. No. 603]
(h)
Temporary structure or use.
(i)
Tennis court.
(j)
Seasonal roadside stand for the sale of farm products produced on the property where offered for sale, provided that no building other than a portable stand shall be used for display. (See also § 200-55.)
(k)
Any other accessory use which is considered,
in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, as essential and incidental
to the permitted principal use.
E.
Lot area, width, depth and height requirements. Each
of the following dimensional requirements shall apply to each use
in the Village Residential District, except as specifically provided
for elsewhere in this chapter:
|
(R-3) Village Residential District
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lot Area, Width, Depth and Height Regulations
| ||||
|
Principal Use
|
Minimum Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Minimum Lot Width1
(feet)
|
Maximum Building Height
(stories/feet)
| |
|
Single-family detached dwelling
|
7,500 (maximum 7.7 dwelling units per acre)
|
45
|
3/35
| |
|
Single-family semidetached dwelling
|
5,000 (maximum 8.7 dwelling units per acre)
|
30 per dwelling unit
|
3/35
| |
|
Two-family dwelling
|
5,000/DU (maximum 8.7 dwelling units per acre)
|
40
|
3/35
| |
|
Townhouse, quadraplex or patio home
|
See § 200-102 for regulations.
| |||
|
Any other use
|
8,000
|
25
|
3/35
| |
|
NOTES:
| |
|
1Measured at the minimum front yard listed in Subsection F for the particular use.
|
F.
Minimum yard requirements. Each of the following minimum
yard requirements shall apply to each use in the Village Residential
District, except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter:
|
(R-3) Village Residential District Minimum
Yard Requirements
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Principal Use
|
Front Yard1
(feet)
|
Each Side Yard
(feet)
|
Rear Yard
(feet)
| |
|
Single-family detached dwelling
|
30
|
8
|
25
| |
|
Single-family semidetached dwelling
|
30
|
8
|
25
| |
|
Two-family dwelling
|
30
|
8
|
25
| |
|
Townhouse, quadraplex or patio home
|
See § 200-102 for regulations.
| |||
|
Any other use
|
30
|
8
|
25
| |
G.
Supplementary district regulations. The supplementary district regulations in Article VI shall apply, where applicable, as additional requirements for this district.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the Institutional District
is to provide locations for state, county, Borough and school district
facilities. The Institutional District is also intended to provide
a land use category for religious facilities, as well as public parks,
open space, playgrounds, and recreational areas.
B.
Uses permitted by right. The following principal uses
and their accessory uses are permitted by right in the Institutional
District, provided that the use type, dimensional and all other applicable
requirements of this chapter are satisfied:
C.
Special exception uses. Upon approval by the Zoning Hearing Board, the following special exception uses are permitted, provided that the use complies with the conditions listed herein and the applicable requirements specified in Article VII of this chapter:
D.
Accessory uses.
(1)
Each accessory use in the Institutional District shall comply with the minimum yard requirements of Subsection F, except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter.
E.
Lot area, width, depth and height requirements. Each
of the following dimensional requirements shall apply to each use
in the Institutional District, except as specifically provided for
elsewhere in this chapter:
|
(INS) Institutional District Lot
| ||||
|
Area, Width, Depth and Height Regulations
| ||||
|
Principal Use
|
Minimum Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Minimum Lot Width1
(feet)
|
Maximum Building Height2
(stories/feet)
| |
|
All uses
|
11,200
|
80
|
3/35
| |
|
NOTES:
| |
|---|---|
|
1Measured at the minimum front yard listed in Subsection F for the particular use.
| |
|
2This height may
be exceeded, provided that an additional side yard setback of one
foot shall be provided for every two feet, or fraction thereof, increase
in height above 35 feet.
|
F.
Minimum yard requirements. Each of the following minimum
yard requirements shall apply to each use in the Institutional District,
except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter:
|
(INS) Institutional District Minimum Yard
Requirements
| ||||
|
Principal Use
|
Front Yard1
(feet)
|
Each Side Yard
(feet)
|
Rear Yard
(feet)
| |
|
All uses
|
30
|
10
|
25
| |
|
NOTES:
| |
|
1See Sections 605
and 606 for additional regulations.
|
G.
Supplementary district regulations. The supplementary district regulations in Article VI shall apply, where applicable, as additional requirements for this district.
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the Business District is to
provide for the central location of residential uses, neighborhood
and general businesses, and other uses.
B.
Uses permitted by right. The following principal uses
and their accessory uses are permitted by right in the Business District,
provided that the use type, dimensional and all other applicable requirements
of this chapter are satisfied:
[Amended 5-9-2016 by Ord.
No. 629; 3-9-2020 by Ord. No. 664]
|
Auditorium
| |
|
Bakery
| |
|
Bank without drive-through facilities
| |
|
Bed-and-breakfast (See also § 200-64.)
| |
|
Body-piercing/tattoo parlor
| |
|
Bowling alley
| |
|
Church and related uses (See also § 200-68.)
| |
|
Commercial services
| |
|
Community center
| |
|
Day-care center (See also § 200-71.)
| |
|
Dwelling as an accessory use to a nonresidential
use
| |
|
Event center
| |
|
Farmers' market
| |
|
General merchandise store
| |
|
Health and fitness club (See also § 200-75.)
| |
|
Home occupation (See also § 200-76.)
| |
|
Hotel/motel (See also § 200-78.)
| |
|
Library (See also § 200-86.)
| |
|
Medical office
| |
|
Mixed use building containing uses authorized by this Subsection B and/or a lawfully nonconforming use
| |
|
Municipal use (See also § 200-86.)
| |
|
Museum (See also § 200-86.)
| |
|
Office
| |
|
Park and playground
| |
|
Parking lot (See also § 200-89.)
| |
|
Personal service
| |
|
Photography studio
| |
|
Professional office
| |
|
Public utilities service structures and buildings
| |
|
Restaurant without drive-through facilities (See also § 200-93.)
| |
|
Retail center
| |
|
Retail store
| |
|
Public, private or commercial school (See also § 200-97.)
| |
|
Tavern (See also § 200-93.)
| |
|
Theater (indoor), excluding adult motion-picture
theater
| |
|
Transit station
|
C.
Special exception uses. The following uses are permitted when special exceptions are granted by the Zoning Hearing Board as provided for in Article XII and other provisions of this chapter:
[Amended 5-9-2016 by Ord.
No. 629; 9-30-2019 by Ord. No. 657]
|
Adult use (See also § 200-61.)
| |
|
Animal hospital (See also § 200-62.)
| |
|
Arcade
| |
|
Auto/boat/recreation vehicle sales (See also § 200-63.)
| |
|
Business with drive-through facilities (See also § 200-65.)
| |
|
Conversion to apartments, limited to the second floor and above, provided that the minimum lot area is at least 4,000 square feet per dwelling unit after the conversion. (See also § 200-70.)
| |
|
Dry cleaners, laundries and laundromats (See also § 200-72.)
| |
|
Fast-food restaurant (See also § 200-73.)
| |
|
Fire station (See also § 200-86.)
| |
|
Funeral home, crematorium or mortuary (See also § 200-74.)
| |
|
Kennel (See also § 200-80.)
| |
|
Membership club (See also § 200-82.)
| |
|
Nursing home/personal care boarding home (See also § 200-88.)
| |
|
Parking garage (See also § 200-89.)
| |
|
Printing and publishing
| |
|
Rooming house/boardinghouse (See also § 200-95.)
| |
|
Swim club (See also § 200-100.)
| |
|
Tennis club (See also § 200-101.)
| |
|
Vehicle body shop (See also § 200-103.)
| |
|
Vehicle repair garage (See also § 200-103.)
| |
|
Vehicle service station (See also § 200-104.)
| |
|
Warehouse in conjunction with a permitted use
on the same lot
|
D.
Accessory uses.
(1)
Each accessory use in the Business District shall comply with the minimum yard requirements of Subsection G, except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter.
(2)
Each of the following accessory uses shall be permitted in the Business District, only if such use complies with the relevant standards contained in Article VI of this chapter.
(a)
Bus shelter.
(b)
Commercial or industrial outdoor storage or
display.
(c)
Home gardening or greenhouse.
(e)
Noncommercial swimming pool.
(f)
Recreational vehicle, boat or utility trailer.
(g)
Residential accessory structure or use.
(h)
Alternative energy system.
[Amended 10-31-2011 by Ord. No. 603]
(i)
Temporary structure or use.
(j)
Seasonal roadside stand for the sale of farm products produced on the property where offered for sale, provided that no building other than a portable stand shall be used for display. (See also § 200-55.)
(k)
Any other accessory use which is considered,
in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, as essential and incidental
to the permitted principal use.
E.
Prohibited uses. The following uses shall be prohibited
in the Business District:
(1)
Any process of manufacture, assembly, or treatment,
except when clearly incidental to a retail or other permitted business
conducted on the premises.
(2)
Uses that are noxious or offensive by reason of odor,
dust, smoke, gas, vibration, noise or electrical interference.
(3)
Storage warehouses, building material storage yards,
automobile graveyards, and storage of oil or gasoline in bulk.
(4)
Slaughterhouses, rendering lard or fats.
(5)
Junkyards.
F.
Lot area, width, depth and height requirements. Each
of the following dimensional requirements shall apply to each use
in the Business District, except as specifically provided for elsewhere
in this chapter:
|
(B) Business District Lot
| ||||
|
Area, Width, Depth and Height Regulations
| ||||
|
Principal Use
|
Minimum Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Minimum Lot Width1
(feet)
|
Maximum Building Height
(stories/feet)
| |
|
All uses
|
None
|
25
|
3/35
| |
|
NOTES:
| |
|
1Measured at the minimum front yard listed in Subsection G for the particular use.
|
G.
Minimum yard requirements. Each of the following minimum
yard requirements shall apply to each use in the Business District,
except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter:
|
(B) Business District Minimum Yard Requirements
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Principal Use
|
Front Yard1
(feet)
|
Each Side Yard
(feet)
|
Rear Yard
(feet)
| |
|
All uses
|
30
|
6
|
20
| |
H.
Supplementary district regulations. The supplementary district regulations in Article VI shall apply, where applicable, as additional requirements for this district.
A.
Purpose. The purposes of the Industrial District are
to provide areas which are suitable for industrial, assemblage, procession,
storage, manufacturing, heavy commercial, and office uses, so as to
prevent conflicts between these uses and other land uses, to protect
the environment by limiting the types of industries in the Borough
to those which are compatible with it, and to promote local jobs and
a strong local tax base. In order to encourage the reuse of vacant
or underutilized manufacturing/warehousing facilities within industrially
zoned areas, specified commercial and other compatible uses are additionally
allowed.
[Amended 4-14-2014 by Ord. No. 617]
B.
Uses permitted by right. Each of the following principal
uses and their accessory uses are permitted by right in the Industrial
District, provided that the use type, dimensional and all other applicable
requirements of this chapter are satisfied:
[Amended 4-14-2014 by Ord. No. 617; 3-9-2020 by Ord. No. 664]
|
Any manufacturing, compounding, processing,
packaging and/or treatment of products, such as apparel, bakery goods,
candy, confections, dairy products, cosmetics, musical instruments,
toys and novelties, clocks, jewelry, optical products, electronic
devices and scientific and precision instruments
| |
|
Bottling industry
| |
|
Building material yard
| |
|
Car wash (See also § 200-66.)
| |
|
Disassembly plant and/or operations, provided
that it is totally enclosed within a building
| |
|
Dry cleaners, laundries and laundromats (See also § 200-72.)
| |
|
Event center
| |
|
Food processing, canning and packaging
| |
|
Municipal use (See also § 200-86.)
| |
|
Office
| |
|
Printing/publishing
| |
|
Public utilities service structures and buildings
| |
|
Research, engineering or testing laboratories
| |
|
Self-service storage facility (See also § 200-98.)
| |
|
Warehouse
| |
|
Wholesale trade
| |
|
Woodworking, cabinetmaking, furniture making
|
|
Commercial uses, as follows:
| |||
|
(a)
|
Art studio.
| ||
|
(b)
|
Bakery.
| ||
|
(c)
|
Bank without drive-thru.
| ||
|
(d)
|
Medical office.
| ||
|
(e)
|
Mixed-use building containing uses as authorized by this § 200-19B or are legal nonconforming uses.
| ||
|
(f)
|
Museum.
| ||
|
(g)
|
Performing arts studio.
| ||
|
(h)
|
Personal services.
| ||
|
(i)
|
Professional offices.
| ||
|
(j)
|
Restaurant without drive-through facilities. (See also § 200-93.)
| ||
|
(k)
|
Retail.
| ||
|
(l)
|
Body-piercing/tattoo parlor.
| ||
C.
Special exception uses. Each of the following principal uses and their accessory uses may be permitted in the Industrial District when special exceptions are granted by the Zoning Hearing Board as provided for in Article XII and other provisions of this chapter:
(2)
Modular/mobile home manufacturing.
(6)
Welding shop.
(7)
Any use of the same general character as those uses
permitted by right. Evidence shall be submitted documenting the degree
to which the proposed use will emit smoke, dust, odor, or other air
pollutants, noise, vibration, light, electrical disturbances, water
pollutants, chemical pollutants of sewer lines, increased stormwater
runoff, and the additional traffic generated by the proposed facility.
Such evidence may include the proposed use of proven structural or
technological innovations.
D.
Accessory uses.
(1)
Each accessory use in the Industrial District shall comply with the minimum yard requirements of Subsection F, except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter.
E.
Lot area, width, depth and height requirements. Each
of the following dimensional requirements shall apply to each use
in the Industrial District, except as specifically provided for elsewhere
in this chapter:
|
(I) Industrial District
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Lot Area, Width, Depth and Height Regulations
| ||||
|
Principal Use
|
Minimum Lot Area
(square feet)
|
Minimum Lot Width1
(feet)
|
Maximum Building Height
(stories/feet)
| |
|
Any uses
|
None
|
25
|
3/35
| |
|
NOTES:
| |
|---|---|
|
1Measured at the minimum front yard listed in Subsection F for the particular use.
|
F.
Minimum yard requirements. Each of the following minimum
yard requirements shall apply to each use in the Industrial District,
except as specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter:
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(I) Industrial District Minimum Yard Requirements
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Principal Use
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Front Yard
(feet)
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Each Side Yard
(feet)
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Rear Yard
(feet)
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All uses
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30
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6
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20
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G.
Supplementary district regulations. The supplementary district regulations in Article VI shall apply, where applicable, as additional requirements for this district.
[Added 4-14-2014 by Ord. No. 617]
A.
Purpose. The purpose of the Wellhead Protection Overlay District
is to safeguard the public health, safety and welfare by providing
regulation of land use and the manufacture, use, storage, transport,
or disposal of hazardous substances which pose a threat to the quality
and quantity of groundwater being extracted from the Borough water
system wells.
B.
Objectives. The objectives of this district are to:
(1)
Promote, protect and facilitate the provision of safe, reliable
and adequate water supply for domestic, commercial, agricultural,
or industrial use, and other public requirements;
(2)
Maximize water recharge, to protect and enhance surface and
groundwater quality, and to prevent pollution of surface and groundwater
supplies;
(3)
Limit land uses and activities involving the generation, use,
transport, or storage of hazardous substances, which may compromise
the Borough water system;
(4)
Assure appropriate nutrient management practices aimed at protecting
Borough water system wells;
(5)
Establish siting standards to guide development onto the least
environmentally sensitive portions of property;
(6)
Preserve vegetated buffer areas and establish setbacks for uses
around streams, water bodies and springs, thereby protecting the Borough
water system;
(7)
Provide for maximum lot coverage standards to minimize impervious
surfaces, thereby increasing recharge of Borough water system aquifers,
and reducing stormwater runoff of pollutants to the Borough water
system wellheads;
(8)
Protect and enhance surface and groundwater quality from the
impacts of development on stormwater quality with best management
practices, and to provide for stormwater management that maximizes
groundwater recharge;
(9)
Establish disturbance standards for wetlands, woodlands, and
steep slopes to minimize sedimentation of waters and to maximize water
recharge;
(10)
Require the regular maintenance of on-lot sewage disposal systems
to minimize the potential for contamination of groundwater; and
(11)
Provide standards for landowners, potential buyers, appraisers,
assessors, and lessees governing certain land uses and activities
in this overlay district.
C.
Applicability.
(1)
The protections of this section are intended to apply to all land within the Wellhead Protection Overlay District in the Borough. Owners in the Wellhead Protection Overlay District shall have 90 days from the mailing of the land use questionnaire, as set forth in § 200-19.1D herein, to provide the required information on their land and/or uses in conformance with this chapter. This chapter also applies to all future actions by owners and occupiers within the Wellhead Protection Overlay District, and they shall provide evidence of compliance with this chapter as a condition prerequisite to approval and issuance of a permit for a new, revised, and/or expanded use.
(2)
The Wellhead Protection Overlay District shall only apply to
those areas of the Borough which are delineated on the Official Zoning
Map. The following lists the minimum required distance from the outside
edge of the well to the outside radius of the Wellhead Protection
District for the Borough Water Supply well within the Borough:
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Well Number
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Minimum Radius
(feet)
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|---|---|---|
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4
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235
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(3)
The Wellhead Protection Overlay District shall be deemed an overlay on any district now or hereafter applicable to any lot. The underlying district shall prescribe all other zoning requirements (unless another overlay district applies), and Chapter 170, Subdivision and Land Development, shall prescribe all other subdivision and land development requirements, in addition to those specifically enumerated in this chapter.
(4)
The provisions of this section are designed to supplement other
provisions in the zoning, subdivision and land development, and other
municipal ordinances. In those instances where the standards of this
chapter differ from standards imposed elsewhere, the most restrictive
standards shall apply.
(5)
It shall be the responsibility of any person owning, using,
or occupying real property within the Borough to take all steps necessary
to protect the water system. Any actions taken contrary to the provisions
of this chapter shall constitute a violation of this chapter.
D.
Regulated land uses and activities. Any use which can potentially adversely impact the water supply (e.g., undergroundwater supply) of this Borough is a regulated land use and activity. All owners within the Wellhead Protection Overlay District are subject to the reporting requirements set forth at § 200-19.1E herein. The following land uses and activities presented in Table 1 are specifically prohibited for all new, revised, and/or expanded uses within Wellhead Protection Overlay District:
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Table 1
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Regulated Land Use and Activities
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Agricultural
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Animal burial; animal feedlots; fertilizer storage and/or use;
insecticides storage and/or use; herbicides storage and/or use; irrigation
sites; manure spreading areas, pits and storage; and pesticide storage
and/or use
| |
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Commercial
|
Airports; auto repair shops; boatyards; car washes; cemeteries;
construction areas; dry cleaners; gas stations; golf courses; jewelry/metal
plating; laundromats, medical institutions; paintshops; photography
establishments; railroad tracks and yards; research laboratories;
scrap and junkyard; storage tanks
| |
|
Industrial
|
Asphalt plant; chemical manufacture/storage; electronics manufacture;
electroplaters; foundries/metal fabricators; machine/metal working
shops; mining and mine drainage; petroleum production/storage; pipelines;
septage lagoons and sludge storage tanks; toxic and hazardous spills;
wells (operating/abandoned, including underground injection wells);
wood-preserving facilities; quarries; commercial truck or rail tanker
cleaning operations; commercial slaughtering, rendering, tanneries;
paints, thinners and other related products
| |
|
Residential
|
Fuel oil; furniture stripping/refinishing; household hazardous
products and lawn chemicals; insecticides storage and/or use; herbicides
storage and/or use; fertilizer storage and/or use; septic systems/cesspools;
geothermal exchange systems (groundwater and ground loop); animal
burial; sewer lines; swimming pools (chemicals); and any chemicals
or other materials which may endanger or adversely affect the water
supply
| |
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Other
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Hazardous waste landfills; highway spills, municipal incinerators;
municipal landfills; municipal sewer lines; open burning sites; recycling/reduction
facilities; road deicing operations and storage; stormwater drains/basins;
transfer stations; well/borehole drilling; junked materials; sanitary
landfills; collection and transfer facilities for solid waste or hazardous
substances, including, but not limited to, battery and drum recycling
and reprocessing; land application of sewage sludge; package sewage
treatment plants; cemeteries; alteration of natural site features
prior to receiving all permits and approvals; industrial, commercial
or institutional facilities which use, store, transport, or dispose
of hazardous substances; geothermal exchange systems (groundwater
and ground loop); concentrated aquatic and/or animal production facilities;
discharge of any pollutants; any chemicals or other materials which
may endanger or adversely affect the water supply (including, but
not limited to gasoline, fuel oil and other petroleum products)
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E.
Reporting requirements. Owners shall submit the documents in this
section, in the following order, to the Zoning Officer within 90 days
of initial mailing, and annual mailings thereafter:
(2)
Key facility evaluation questionnaire. If the use is classified
as a key facility by the Borough and the Borough water system, owners
shall be notified. Within 30 days of such notification, owners shall
submit two copies of a completed key facility evaluation questionnaire.
Thereafter, the key facility evaluation questionnaire shall be submitted
annually.
(3)
All owners are subject to any and all additional monitoring
and reporting requirements dictated by individual public water systems
pursuant to any additional wellhead protection ordinances which they
may adopt.
F.
Inspection. The Borough, by and through the Zoning Officer, or an
authorized representative of the Borough water system, shall have
the right to inspect all properties within the Borough containing
nonresidential land uses and activities subject to this chapter, for
purposes of insuring compliance with this chapter and protection of
the Borough water system.
