The regulations contained within this article
shall apply to all uses in all zones within the Township.
Commercial forestry is permitted in all zoning
districts subject to the following criteria:
A. All commercial forestry operations shall be done only
by the applicant or a logger under contract to the applicant and in
accordance with a forest management plan prepared by a qualified forester,
which plan has been approved by the Township. A copy of the forest
management plan shall be filed with the Township prior to the start
of any site work. The applicant or logger shall first obtain a permit
from the Zoning Officer. All forestry operations shall only be conducted
in accordance with the approved forest management plan.
B. With respect to any tract or tracts of land for which
a forest management plan, which plan includes commercial forestry
operations, and for which a zoning permit is issued, and pursuant
to which any commercial forestry operation is conducted, such tract
or tracts shall not be subject to or permitted any other use under
this chapter (including other permitted uses in said zoning districts)
until certification by the Township Zoning Officer of the successful
completion of the reforestation portion of the approved forest management
plan.
C. Before the commercial forestry operation is undertaken
as part of an approved forest management plan, the applicant(s)/owner(s)
shall submit to the Township, fully executed and acknowledged, in
recordable form, a restrictive covenant (along with a check in the
amount of the fees for recording said restrictive covenant and required
attachments in Northampton County Courthouse for the recording of
such instruments) in which the landowner(s) acknowledge(s), covenant(s),
and agree(s) on behalf of him/herself or themselves and his/her/their
respective heirs, assigns, grantees, vendees, and successors that:
(1) All commercial forestry operations will be conducted
only in accordance with this chapter and the approved forest management
plan, a conformed copy of which plan shall be attached to the restrictive
covenant;
(2) As soon as practical, and consistent with sound forest
management practice, after the conclusion of the commercial forestry
operation, the applicant(s)/owner(s) shall cause to be implemented
the reforestation portion of the approved forest management plan;
and
(3) Until the completion of the reforestation portion
of the approved forest management plan, including the reforestation
period set forth therein, the tract(s) or parcel(s) of land which
was/were the subject of the commercial forestry operation shall be
put to no other use, including but not limited to any use which would
otherwise be a permitted use (whether by right, special exception,
or conditional use) for said land in the zoning district in question.
D. Each application, each forest management plan, and
the commercial forestry operation itself shall comply with each of
the following requirements:
(1) The applicant must be the owner of the land on which
the commercial forestry operation is proposed.
(2) It is recognized that an essential element of any
forest management plan which includes a commercial forestry operation
is a reforestation plan, and it is understood that the reforestation
process after a commercial forestry operation may take a number of
years, depending upon the principal variety or varieties of trees
cut and to be reforested, as well as other factors. The forest management
plan submitted in support of a proposed commercial forestry operation
shall identify the principal variety or varieties of trees intended
to be cut and identify, as part of the forest management plan, the
reforestation process or processes to be employed and specifically
identify, with respect to each principal variety of tree to be reforested,
the method or methods of reforestation to be employed and the recommended
reforestation period in terms of years. The intent of this portion
of this chapter is that when commercial forestry is the proposed intended
use of a tract or tracts of land it must be understood by the landowner(s)
that, with respect to commercial forestry operations undertaken as
part of a forest management plan, the appropriate reforestation period
is deemed to be an essential part of any such forest management plan
and, therefore, the commercial forestry use will be deemed to be a
continuing use until the completion of the reforestation period set
forth therein. Therefore, during the approved reforestation period
no other use will be permitted of such tract(s) of land.
(3) The commercial forestry operation shall be by the
selection method. Clear-cutting is prohibited.
(4) An erosion and sedimentation control plan designed
to prevent erosion and sedimentation during and after the commercial
forestry operation shall be submitted to and approved by the Northampton
County Conservation District. The approval of this erosion and sedimentation
control plan by the Northampton County Conservation District is a
condition precedent to action by the Board of Supervisors on the conditional
use application.
(5) All cutting, removing, skidding, and transporting
of trees shall be planned and performed in such manner as to minimize
the disturbance of or damage to other trees and vegetation and the
land itself.
(6) Roads and trails shall be constructed, maintained,
and abandoned in such manner as to prevent soil erosion and damage
to soil and waterways.
(7) Roads and trails shall be only wide enough to accommodate
the type of equipment used and grades shall be kept as mild as possible.
(8) Where possible, stream crossings shall be avoided.
However, where deemed necessary, crossing shall be made at right angles
utilizing suitable culverts or bridges.
(9) Skidding across live or intermittent streams is prohibited,
except across bridges or culverts.
(10)
No-logging buffer zones of 50 feet shall be
maintained on the property on which the commercial forestry operation
is being conducted along all streets and abutting properties. Except
for the construction and use of roads and trails described in the
approved forest management plan, no trees shall be cut, removed, skidded,
or transported within a no-logging buffer zone.
(11)
No-logging buffer zones of 25 feet shall be
maintained along all streams or historic or scenic trails and around
the perimeter of all springs. Except for the construction and use
of roads and trails described in the approved forest management plan,
no trees shall be cut, removed, skidded, or transported within a no-logging
buffer zone.
(12)
No-logging buffer zones of 10 feet shall be
maintained along both sides or any natural or man-made swale or drainage
ditch. Except for the construction and use of roads and trails described
in the approved forest management plan, no trees shall be cut, removed,
skidded, or transported within a no-logging buffer zone.
(13)
Everything practicable shall be done to prevent
damage or injury to young growth and trees not designated for cutting.
(14)
All limbs and stubs shall be removed from felled
trees prior to skidding.
(15)
All trees bent or held down by felled trees
shall be released promptly.
(16)
No trees shall be left lodged in the process
of felling. Damage to remaining trees shall be minimized.
(17)
Felling or skidding on or across property of
others is prohibited without the express written consent of the owners
of such property. Felling or skidding on or across any public street
is prohibited without the express written consent on the Township
in the case of Township streets or the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation in the case of commonwealth streets.
(18)
No tops or slash shall be left within 50 feet
of any public street or adjoining property, within 25 feet of any
stream or historic or scenic trail, or within 10 feet of any natural
or man-made drainage ditch.
(19)
The stumps of all felled trees shall be permitted
to remain in the soil for stabilization purposes.
(20)
During periods of abnormal forest fire danger,
as determined by the Lehigh Township Fire Chief, the Township shall
have the right to order a suspension of all commercial forestry operations
until the danger subsides.
(21)
Littering is prohibited. During and upon completion
of a commercial forestry operation, all cans, bottles, paper, garbage,
and other litter of any type shall be removed from the property and
properly disposed of.
(22)
Upon completion of a commercial forestry operation,
all roads shall be graded to eliminate all wheel ruts, and access
to such roads from any public street, by motor vehicles of any kind,
shall be effectively blocked.
E. Before any permitted commercial forestry operation
begins, all trees which are to be felled in connection therewith shall
be clearly marked on the trunk and the stump so that the same may
be easily identified both before and after a tree has been felled.
No tree shall be felled which has not been designated for removal
on the forest management plan as finally approved by the Board of
Supervisors.
F. The holder of a zoning permit to conduct a commercial
forestry operation shall notify the Township, in writing, not less
than 48 hours before the cutting of any trees is to begin in connection
with the construction of roads or trails.
G. The holder of a zoning permit to conduct a commercial
forestry operation shall notify the Township, in writing, not less
than 48 hours before the cutting of trees for removal from the site
is to begin.
H. The holder of a zoning permit to conduct a commercial
forestry operation shall notify the Township, in writing, not less
than 48 hours in advance of the expected suspension of the logging
operation for more than five consecutive working days for reasons
other than weather conditions.
I. The holder of a zoning permit to conduct a commercial
forestry operation shall notify the Township, in writing, at least
one week in advance of the expected completion date of the commercial
forestry operation and shall notify the Township, in writing, immediately
upon said operation's completion.
J. The Township may, by its own personnel or outside
persons hired for the purpose, go upon the site of any commercial
forestry operation after an application to conduct such operation
has been filed for the purpose of reviewing the plans for the proposed
operation and thereafter recommending or opposing the proposed operation
or recommending or requiring changes or modifications thereto.
K. After a zoning permit for a commercial forestry operation
has been issued, the Township shall have the right, by utilizing its
own personnel or outside persons hired for that purpose, to go upon
the site before, during, and after the commercial forestry operation
to ensure and require compliance with the plans for said operation
as finally approved and all other terms and provisions of this chapter.
In those instances where common open space is
required elsewhere in this chapter, or when an applicant proposes
the use of common open space, such common open space shall comply
with the following regulations:
A. Proposed common open spaces shall be designed and
arranged to achieve at least one of the following objectives, and
the applicant shall demonstrate those specific measures employed to
achieve these objectives:
(1) The protection of important natural resources (e.g.,
streams, ponds, wetlands, steep slopes, woodlands, unique geologic
features, wildlife habitats, aquifer recharge areas, etc.);
(2) Protection of important historical and/or archaeological
sites;
(3) Provision of usable play and recreation areas that
are conveniently accessible to residents within the development and
the Township; and
(4) Integration of greenbelts throughout the development
that link residences with on-site or adjoining parks, schools, or
other similar features.
B. An essential element of the use of common open space
is a written description and plan for the disposition of ownership
of common open space land designating those areas to be offered for
dedication or to be owned by the specific form of organization proposed.
The common open space(s) shall be accomplished through one of the
following:
(1) An offer of dedication to the Township. The Township
shall not be obligated to accept dedication of the common open space;
(2) With permission of the Township, and with appropriate
deed restrictions in favor of the Township and in language acceptable
to the Township Solicitor, the developer may transfer ownership of
the common open space or a portion thereof to a private, nonprofit
organization among whose purposes is the preservation of common open
space land and/or natural resources. The organization shall be a bona
fide conservation organization. Any such conveyance must contain appropriate
provision for reverter or retransfer if the organization is unable
to maintain the land or if the organization shall cease to exist,
and the organization must enter into a maintenance agreement with
the Township; or
(3) The developer shall provide for and establish an organization
for the ownership and maintenance of the common open space which shall
be generally consistent with the requirements for unit owners' associations
found in the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101
et seq. If such an organization is created, the agreements of sale
and deeds for all lots shall contain the following requirements in
language acceptable to the Township Solicitor:
(a)
Such organization shall not dispose of the common
open space by sale or otherwise, except to the Township, unless the
Township has given prior written approval. Such transfer shall be
made only to another organization which shall maintain the common
open space in accordance with this chapter;
(b)
The organization and all lot owners shall enter into a maintenance agreement with the Township and shall agree to be bound by the provisions of Article
VII of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code relating to maintenance of deteriorating common open space
by municipalities; and
(c)
The Township may require the establishment of
a reserve fund to provide for the maintenance of, or capital improvements
to, the common open space.
[Amended 6-9-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3]
No more than one principal use shall be permitted
on a lot within any agricultural or residential zoning district (Agricultural
Rural Residential, Village Residential, and Blue Mountain Conservation
Districts), except as otherwise provided for in those districts. No
more than one principal use shall be permitted on a lot with a single-family
dwelling located within a commercial or industrial zoning district
(General Commercial, Neighborhood Commercial, Office Business, or
Industrial). More than one principal use may be permitted on a single
lot within a commercial or industrial zone (General Commercial, Neighborhood
Commercial, Office Business, or Industrial), provided that all lot
and yard requirements, standards and other requirements of this chapter
shall be met for each structure as though it were on an individual
lot. In addition, each use must receive land development approval
and provide for individual methods of sewage disposal.
Notwithstanding the lot area, lot width and lot coverage requirements of any district listed in Article
II of this chapter, a dwelling, where it is a use permitted by right or special exception, may be erected on any lot with less than the required lot width and/or lot area if separately owned and not adjacent to any lot in the same ownership at the effective date of this chapter, provided that the aggregate width of the side yards shall be not more than 25% of the lot width and that the narrower side yard is not less than three feet in width.
All dwelling units must conform to the following
minimum habitable floor areas:
A. Single-family detached, single-family semidetached,
and townhouse dwelling units: 1,000 square feet per dwelling; and
B. Multifamily dwellings: 750 square feet per dwelling
unit.
No persons or family shall be permitted to reside
permanently within any tent, travel trailer, bus, boat, camper, or
motor home. However, temporary occupancy of a tent, travel trailer,
camper, or motor home shall be permitted within an approved campground
or for periods of up to 14 days in any calendar year on the property
of a friend or relative.
[Amended 7-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-03; 3-28-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-1; 3-13-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-3]
A. Traffic study.
(1) Intent: to allow the Township to determine the safety and congestion
impacts, and related costs, of proposed major traffic-generating uses;
to require that applicants respond with reasonable proposals to resolve
the negative traffic impacts that their proposed uses will cause on
the public; to recognize that sufficient federal, state and municipal
funds are not available to resolve traffic problems caused by private
development.
(2) Uses requiring a traffic study. Any application for any of the following
new uses or expansion of existing uses shall be required to complete
a traffic study and include the findings in a written report:
(a)
Residential: 50 or more new dwelling units.
(b)
Any nonresidential use or expansion of a nonresidential use
consisting of 20,000 square feet or more of new or additional total
floor area.
(c)
Any use or combination of uses that would generally result in
greater than 500 trips per day.
(d)
Uses determined at the discretion of the Township to be located
within known congestion areas.
(3) Timing. Any required traffic study shall be submitted at the same
time as whichever of the following submittals occurs first: preliminary
plan, special exception, conditional use or construction permit application,
as applicable.
(4) Costs. The full costs of completing the study and of a review by
the Township Engineer or other Township representative shall be borne
by the applicant.
(5) Study area. Prior to initiation of the traffic study, the traffic
engineer or planner shall meet with the Township Engineer to establish
the area to be studied. This area shall be limited to streets and
intersections within a maximum of two miles of the proposed project
boundaries, except for a use projected to generate more than 3,000
trips per day, which shall have a maximum study area of three miles
from the project boundaries.
(6) Joint studies. Joint traffic studies between different applicants
are strongly encouraged.
(7) Fees. In place of individual traffic studies, the Township Supervisors
may require that an applicant provide a fee in lieu of a study. This
fee shall only be used towards the costs of traffic studies sponsored
by the Township. Any such fee shall be established by resolution or
ordinance of the Board of Supervisors.
(8) Project description. Any study shall include a description of the
proposed development, its proposed access and the surrounding street
system. If a development is proposed to occur in stages, each stage
shall be described and taken into account in the study. If the applicant
owns other lands within the study area, reasonable assumptions shall
be made about how that land can be expected to be developed and shall
be taken into account.
(9) Existing traffic conditions. The traffic volumes and service levels
during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours shall be presented for all streets
and intersections in the study area that can reasonably be expected
to be impacted. Traffic volumes shall be based upon actual counts.
The locations of all accidents reportable to the State Police within
the study area during a recent two-year period shall be noted.
(10)
Expected traffic generation. The study shall include an estimate
of the number of trips expected to be generated by the use and any
future stages during the a.m. and p.m. peak hours. Such estimates
shall be based upon the latest published estimates of the Institute
of Transportation Engineers, or its successor entity, unless the applicant
provides the Township with estimates and supporting documentation
based upon actual traffic counts of closely similar developments in
Pennsylvania.
(11)
Projected effects. The study shall take into account not only
the use proposed by the applicant, but also other uses and developments
that have received building permits or preliminary subdivision or
land development approval from a municipality. The study shall project
a.m. and p.m. peak-hour traffic volumes and levels of service on impacted
intersections and streets. If the peak traffic generation by the development
is not during the adjacent street peak hour, the study shall analyze
both the peak hours for the development and for adjacent streets.
The study shall project what directions the traffic generated will
head towards. Retail or other commercial uses, including but not limited
to restaurants, etc., shall analyze the Saturday peak as required
by the Township.
(12)
Levels of service. The study shall estimate the levels of service
(A, B, C, D, E and F) for key traffic movements, including turning
movements, following the standards of the Pennsylvania Department
of Transportation.
(13)
Signal warrants. Heavily traveled intersections at entrances
to the development and other major unsignalized intersections in the
study area shall be studied to determine whether a traffic signal
is warranted by PennDOT criteria. Existing traffic signals that are
significantly impacted shall be studied to determine whether they
are in need of upgrading.
(14)
Needed improvements. The study may take into account traffic
improvements which are clearly funded and will occur within the next
two years. The study shall include suggestions to mitigate the impact
of the proposal, and a rough estimate of the cost of that improvement.
(15)
Applicant's response. The applicant shall respond to the traffic
study with proposals on what traffic improvements, right-of-way dedications
or commitments of financing for specific projects the applicant proposes
to commit to resolve the negative traffic impacts of the proposed
development. Such improvements or financing may be staged in relation
to the stages of the development. The applicant may also agree to
commit towards the long-term support of a program to reduce peak-hour
traffic by private vehicles, through programs such as van-pooling,
support of mass transit or staggered work hours, in place of certain
structural improvements.
(16)
Completion of improvements. Any traffic improvements that are required as a condition of any approval under this chapter or the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter
147) shall be in place or sufficient funds committed in escrow acceptable to the Township prior to the issuance of any needed occupancy permit or within a staged process agreed to at the time of approval.
B. Roadway access.
(1) Access management standards. Vehicular access to and
from all buildings, structures and lots shall be governed by the following:
(a)
All lots shall abut and have direct access to an existing or
proposed public or private street as follows:
[1]
For a residential building, not more than one direct driveway
access.
[2]
For a commercial lot, not more than two direct access drives.
[3]
For a nonresidential/noncommercial lot, not more than one direct
access drive.
(b)
Proposed access points shall be separated according
to the provisions set forth in this chapter.
(c)
Except as otherwise provided herein, where a
lot or multiple lots are created with frontage on more than one road,
access shall only be permitted to the road with the lower functional
classification according to the circulation plan in the Township Comprehensive
Plan.
(d)
Except as otherwise provided herein, unless
clearly impractical, direct access to collector and arterial roads,
as defined by the circulation plan in the Township Comprehensive Plan,
shall be prohibited.
(e)
Unless clearly impractical, all residential lots shall have
access only to local streets. Where direct access to an arterial street
cannot be avoided, adequate turnaround space shall be provided so
a vehicle shall not be required to back out onto an arterial street.
(f)
Except as otherwise provided herein, where a
development proposal creates a lot with frontage along existing collector
or arterial roads, the proposed street pattern shall provide reverse
frontage access to a local street within the development, rather than
access to the collector or arterial road. All front yard setbacks
shall be calculated from the local road.
(g)
Except as otherwise provided herein, where a
building, structure, or lot is created having frontage along an existing
collector or arterial road and access to another street is not possible,
access may be provided from an adjacent use.
(h)
Except as otherwise provided herein, where a
building, structure or lot is created having frontage along an existing
collector or arterial road and no viable alterative for access is
possible, access to the arterial or collector road may be permitted
in conjunction with the following:
[1]
The proposed use shall utilize existing accessways
of adjacent properties through interconnection of interior drives,
parking areas, or loading areas.
[2]
The design of parking and interior circulation
of the proposed use shall be planned in such a manner as to connect
interior accessways, parking areas and loading areas with future adjacent
uses, structures, buildings or lots.
[3]
Access points along collector or arterial roads,
as designated in the Township Comprehensive Plan, shall comply with
all Township and state regulations governing lot access, driveways
and street intersections.
(i)
In the case of any proposed access drive that would be considered a medium- or high-volume access drive pursuant to 67 Pa. Code Chapter 441 ("Chapter 441") and/or other applicable PennDOT standards, the provisions of this §
180-41B(1)(i), Access management standards, shall not apply and access shall be permitted onto a road with a higher functional classification. This §
180-41B(1)(i) shall apply to any access drives that meet the Chapter 441 definitions (based on the number of projected trips) for either a medium- or high-volume access drive whether or not the driveway provides access to a state highway.
(2) Access intersection distance. All proposed access drives or driveways
shall be set back a minimum distance from any intersection, based
on the highway classification as defined by the Circulation Plan in
the Township Comprehensive Plan. The minimum setback distance from
intersections shall be calculated as the distance from the edge of
or projected edge of the pavement of the intersecting roadway to the
tangent of the radius of the proposed accessway according to the following:
(a)
All proposed access drives or driveways shall be set back a
minimum of 75 feet from the intersection of two local roads.
(b)
From the intersection of a local road and collector road, proposed
access drives or driveways shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet.
(c)
From the intersection of a local road and an arterial road,
proposed access drives or driveways shall be set back a minimum of
175 feet.
(3) Shared access provisions.
(a)
Purpose. The use of shared access points for
adjacent facilities should be considered to better facilitate the
flow of traffic by increasing access coordination along road frontages
and minimizing confusion caused by an excessive number of access points.
(b)
Objectives:
[1]
To limit the number of access points along collector
and arterial roads.
[2]
To use parallel access roads as entrances to
uses and lots that abut collector and arterial roads.
[3]
To coordinate ingress and egress locations for
adjacent uses, lots and structures along collector and arterial roads.
[4]
To connect interior accessways, parking areas
or loading areas of uses with frontage along collector and arterial
roads.
[5]
To coordinate similar traffic movements at access
locations to increase safety and facilitate vehicle movement.
(4) Access drives separation.
(a)
A minimum distance shall be provided between all new access
drives as determined by the highway classification identified in the
Township Comprehensive Plan and in accordance with the following:
[1]
The minimum separation distance between access drives on a local
road shall be 75 feet.
[2]
The minimum separation distance between access drives on a collector
road shall be 100 feet.
[3]
The minimum separation distance between access drives on an
arterial road shall be 100 feet or if not able to meet this requirement
as per PennDOT regulation.
(b)
Where two or more adjacent buildings, structures, or lots are
in such proximity that achieving the minimum separation is not possible
for each individual use, access drives shall be shared in compliance
with the provisions of this chapter.
(5) Responsibilities. The applicant shall be held responsible
for the construction of any necessary traffic control devices, signs
and roadway safety improvements, including acceleration and deceleration
lane(s) where required by the Township or PennDOT.
For the purposes of this chapter, the Township's
roads are functionally classified in the following categories:
A. Arterial roads: Route 145, Route 248 and Blue Mountain
Drive (SR 4001) between Route 145 and Route 248.
B. Major collectors: Blue Mountain Drive (SR 4001) from
Route 248 to the northern Township boundary and Mountain View Drive
(Route 946) from the eastern Township boundary to Route 248.
C. Minor collectors: Timberline Road (T-814), Wood Drive
(T-813), Walnut Drive - Elm Road (SR 4018 - SR 4003) Cherryville Road
(T-812), Maple Drive (SR 4020), and West Mountain View Drive from
Route 248 to Route 145 (T-815).
D. Local access roads: all streets not otherwise classified.
[Added 10-12-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-8]
All subdivisions and/or land developments proposed within Lehigh
Township shall comply with this section and all other provisions of
the Zoning Ordinance unless specifically exempted. Site alterations,
regrading, filling, or clearing of vegetation by a landowner or developer
which would violate the following standards shall be a violation of
this section. The developer shall determine and delineate the presence
of steep slopes on the site and shall meet the following standards:
A. Steep slopes shall include all areas of 3,000 square feet or greater
where the slope meets or exceeds 15%.
B. Protection ratios of steep slopes.
(1) Slopes of 15% to 20%. No more than 30% of such areas shall be developed
and/or regraded or stripped of vegetation.
(2) Slopes greater than 20% to 30%. No more than 15% of such area shall
be developed and/or regraded or stripped of vegetation.
(3) Slopes of 30% or greater shall be protected from all site disturbance
and construction activities, except under the following circumstances:
(a)
Grading for a portion of a driveway accessing a single-family
dwelling when it can be demonstrated that no other routing which avoids
slopes exceeding 30% is possible; and
(b)
Any driveway or other access road must be designed to have a
length of 150 feet or less.
C. Grading or earthmoving on steep slopes shall not result in earth
cuts or fills whose highest vertical dimension exceeds 10 feet, except
where no alternative exists for construction of public roads, drainage
structures, and other public improvements, in which case such vertical
dimensions shall not exceed 20 feet.
D. All finished slopes shall not exceed three feet horizontal to one
foot vertical.
[Added 11-10-2020 by Ord.
No. 2020-3]
A. Application requirements. Short-term rental license applications
shall contain all of the following information:
(1)
The name, address, telephone number and email address of the
owner. If the owner does not have a managing agency, agent or local
contact person, then the owner shall provide a twenty-four-hour telephone
number.
(2)
The name, address, and twenty-four-hour telephone number of
the managing agency, agent or local contact person.
(3)
Floor plans for the short-term rental, including habitable floor
space and total number of bedrooms.
(4)
If the building is a multiunit structure, the number of dwelling
units and the number of dwelling units being used as short-term rentals.
(5)
A site plan showing the location and number of on-site parking
spaces shall be provided. If not on a central sewer system, the location,
approximate age and capacity of the sewage disposal system.
(6)
Copies of current Northampton County Hotel Room Excise Tax Certificate
and current Pennsylvania Sales Tax license.
(7)
Signatures of both the owner and the local managing agent or
local contact person.
(8)
Copy of the current recorded deed for the property establishing
ownership.
B. A short-term rental license shall be issued only to the owner of
the short-term rental property.
(1)
A separate short-term rental license is required for each dwelling
unit; for two-family or multifamily dwellings, a separate license
shall be required for each dwelling unit being rented as a short-term
rental.
(2)
A short-term rental license is effective for a period of one
year, or until any of the conditions of the short-term rental which
are governed by this chapter are changed, whichever shall first occur.
A short-term rental license must be renewed annually, and also when
any of the conditions of the short-term rental which are governed
by this chapter are changed.
(3)
The owner, by making application for a short-term rental license and/or accepting issuance of a short-term rental license, grants permission for any and all inspections authorized by §
180-96.1N of this chapter.
(4)
The Township will prescribe forms and procedures for the processing
of license applications under this section.
C. In the event that a short-term rental owner receives two violation
notices (relating to the specific criteria or regulations under this
chapter), the Zoning Officer may terminate and revoke an existing
license or deny a new license in accordance with the terms of this
chapter (unless the owner appeals the violation and is found not guilty).