The purpose of this district is to provide a
mixture of uses to maintain the village atmosphere in the Shermans
Dale area of Carroll Township; to preserve the residential uses; and
to limit commercial, industrial, and office uses to those which are
compatible with the village atmosphere of the district.
Permitted uses are as follows:
A. Residential uses.
(1) Single-family detached dwelling units.
(2) Single-family semidetached dwelling units.
(3) Single-family attached dwelling units.
(4) Two-family detached dwelling units.
(6) Home occupations in accordance with Article
XII of this chapter.
[Amended 5-3-2016 by Ord.
No. 72]
B. Public/semipublic uses.
(1) Churches and similar places of worship.
(2) Public or private preschool, primary, and secondary
educational facilities and related school uses.
(3) Public parks and recreation areas.
(4) Municipal and public buildings.
C. Conditional uses.
(1) The following uses shall be allowed as conditional
uses by the Board of Supervisors subject to meeting the following
standards and criteria and to the review by the Carroll Township Planning
Commission:
(a)
All commercial uses shall abut a minor arterial
street (PA Route 34, Old State Road, or PA Route 850).
[Amended 6-20-1995 by Ord. No. 38-B]
(b)
Conditional uses shall not equal more than 50%
of the property being considered. In the event the property is subdivided,
the 50% shall be based on the entire property prior to subdivision
that originally established the 50%.
(2) Commercial uses shall be limited to the following:
(b)
General merchandise stores.
(d)
Automobile service stations when erected and
conducted as follows:
[Amended by Ord. No. 38-A; 3-6-2012 by Ord. No.
60]
[1]
No repair work is performed out-of-doors.
[2]
Pumps, lubricating, and other devices are located
at least 25 feet from any street line or highway right-of-way.
[3]
All fuel, oil, or similar substances are stored
at least 25 feet from any street or lot line.
(e)
Apparel and accessory stores.
(f)
Furniture and home furnishing stores.
(h)
Drugstores and proprietary stores.
(i)
Retail sales.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60]
(j)
Private amusement and recreation areas.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60]
(3) Professional/business offices and services.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60]
(c) Finance, insurance and real estate.
(e) Miscellaneous repair services.
(f) Museum and art galleries.
(h) Private amusement and recreation areas.
D. Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any permitted use in accordance with Article
XII.
[Amended by Ord. No. 38-A]
E. Farm animals in accordance with Article
XII, §
138-94I.
[Amended by Ord. No. 38-A; 10-16-2001 by
Ord. No. 44]
[Amended 5-3-2016 by Ord.
No. 72]
A. The height of principal building shall not be greater than 30 feet.
No accessory building shall exceed one story or 24 feet in height,
except that the buildings devoted for farm use shall be exempt from
height restrictions. This height requirement is measured from the
highest point of the adjacent existing ground.
B. The floor area of any structure housing a commercial use shall not
exceed 3,500 square feet.
Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards
of not less than the depth and width indicated below:
A. Front yard depth: 20 feet.
B. Side yards (two), width: 10 feet each.
C. Rear yard depth: 20 feet.
[Amended 6-20-2000 by Ord. No. 42; 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44]
The lot area per dwelling unit and lot width
at the required front building line, with the exception of lots located
on a cul-de-sac turnaround, shall be not less than, and the coverage
shall be no greater than, indicated on Tables 138-51A and 138-51B.
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article
XIV of this chapter.
Signs shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article
XI of this chapter.
[Amended by Ord. No. 38-A; 6-20-2000 by Ord.
No. 42]
A. Limited environmental assessment (LEA) [permitted uses in §
138-56A(1),
(2),
(3),
(4) and
(5)]. An LEA shall be required for all subdivision of land not classified as a minor subdivision as set forth in §
120-14 of Chapter
120, Subdivision and Land Development, and all residential land development plans proposing between three and 19 units.
B. Environmental assessment (EA). An EA shall be required for all subdivision of land into 20 or more residential lots and/or units other than as provided for under Subsection
A above, and all subdivision and land development plans for nonresidential uses regardless of their size and number of lots.
C. The appropriate environmental study shall be submitted to the Township Engineer and Planning Commission for review and recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The intent of the environmental study is to monitor the impact of development on the existing natural and socioeconomic environment of Carroll Township and shall be in accordance with Article
XII, §
138-109.