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Township of Plumstead, PA
Bucks County
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[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1400]
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 yards, lot sizes, lot width, building area, height, impervious surface, easements, bufferyards, off-street parking, and other requirements as specified by this Part.
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1401; as amended by Ord. No. 2017-05, 11/28/2017; Ord. No. 2018-06, 9/11/2018; Ord. No. 2019-02, 3/12/2019; Ord. No. 2023-02, 2/14/2023; and by A.O.]
1. 
Uses Permitted by Right.
A1
General Farming
A2
Agricultural Retail
A4
Forestry or Timber Harvesting
C4
Hospital
C5
Nursing Home or Personal Care Facility
C7
Municipal Use or Municipal Building
D1
Public Recreational Facility
D2
Commercial Recreational Facility
F1
Medical Office
F2
Veterinary Office
F3
Office
G1
Commercial or Trade School
G3
Retail Store
G6
Service Business
G7
Financial Establishment
G8
Funeral Home or Mortuary
G9
Eating Place
G12
Repair Shop
G13
Garden or Horticultural Center
G15
Indoor Athletic Club
G17
Convenience Store
G20
Motor Vehicle Sales
G22
Motor Vehicle Gasoline Station
G23
Automobile Service Center and Repair Shop
G24
Car Wash
G28
Small Wireless Communications Facility, co-located
G28
Small Wireless Communications Facility, requiring installation of new wireless support structure
G29
Motor Vehicle Rental
I1
Nonresidential Accessory Building
I2
Outside Storage or Display
I5
Vending Machines
2. 
Uses Permitted by Conditional Use.
G3b
Consumer Fireworks Sales
G10
Eating Place with Drive-Through Service
G21
Large Retail Store
G16
Amusement Halls and Arcade
G25
Shopping Center
G28
Non-Tower-Based Wireless Communications Facility
H5
Truck Terminal
I4
Accessory Drive-Through Facility
3. 
Uses Permitted by Special Exception.
E1
Utilities
E2
Emergency Services
G11
Tavern or Bar
G14
Theater
G18
Laundry
G19
Hotel or Inn
H3
Warehousing
H4
Contracting
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1402]
All uses shall comply with the area and dimensional requirements listed in this section, unless a greater area or dimensional requirement is stated in § 27-304, Use Regulations, for the specific use, in which case the requirements of § 27-304 shall apply.
Minimum lot area
60,000 square feet
Minimum lot width
200 feet
Maximum building coverage
45%
Maximum Impervious Surface
65% of base site area
Minimum yards
Front
50 feet
Side
50 feet*
Rear
50 feet*
*Side and rear yards shall be increased to 100 where the proposed use abuts a residential zoning district or a property in residential use.