[Amended 12-21-2015 by Ord. No. 221-2015]
The purpose of the Mining and Natural Resource Extraction (MNE)
District is to designate appropriate areas of the Township for land
uses dependent upon the availability of geologic resources, including
open pit mining and related aggregate processing facilities and operations
when satisfying specific standards, criteria and procedures administered
by the commonwealth and the Township. The district also accommodates
suitable uses that can precede actual mining activities as well as
suitable uses for reclaimed mines and quarries as permitted herein.
Permitted uses shall be as follows:
A. Any use permitted in the Agricultural District, subject to all of the requirements of Article
VII of this chapter except as specifically modified by this article.
B. Government regulated recreation areas and public parklands.
D. Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the above
uses.
E. Expansion of an existing open pit mining facility.
F. Upgrading or replacement of an existing aggregate processing facility at an existing open pit mining facility. The change from one type of related processing operation to a different type of related processing operation (i.e., changing an existing facility from concrete production to asphalt or asphaltic concrete production) or the addition of a new product (i.e., production of asphalt or asphaltic concrete in addition to concrete at an existing concrete production facility) shall be considered a new related processing operation and shall be subject to all requirements of §§
240-26 and
240-30.
The following uses are permitted when special exceptions are
granted by written approval of the Zoning Hearing Board. In granting
any special exceptions, the Board may attach certain conditions to
its approval which it feels are necessary requirements in order to
preserve and protect the character of the district in which the proposed
use would be located.
A. New open pit mines and related aggregate processing facilities.
B. New related aggregate processing facilities to be located within
an existing open pit mine which does not upgrade or replace an existing
aggregate processing facilities.
All agricultural buildings and uses shall be subject to the height and area requirements established in Article
VII. Open pit mining and related aggregate processing facilities shall be subject to §
240-29. All other uses authorized in this district shall be subject to the following requirements:
A. Height. No building shall be erected to a height in excess of 35
feet.
B. Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area for all principal buildings
or uses shall be one acre.
C. Minimum lot depth. The minimum lot width shall be 100 feet at the
building setback line.
D. Minimum lot depth. The minimum lot depth shall be 150 feet.
E. Front yard minimum depth. The minimum building setback line from all streets shall be the greater of that required in Article
XVIII, §
240-87, or 60 feet from the center line of the street.
F. Side yard. There shall be two side yards, neither of which shall
be less than 15 feet.
G. Rear yard. The minimum rear yard shall be 50 feet in depth.
H. Maximum lot and impervious coverage.
(1) Maximum lot coverage. The total building coverage shall not exceed
25%.
(2) Maximum impervious coverage. The total impervious surface coverage
shall not exceed 35%.
All agricultural buildings and uses shall be subject to the height and yard requirements established in Article
VII. Open pit mining and related aggregate processing facilities shall be subject to §
240-29. All other uses authorized in this district shall be subject to the following requirements:
B. Front yard minimum depth. The minimum building setback line from
all streets shall be the same as for the principal building plus 15
feet.
C. Side yard. The minimum distance to any side lot line shall be 10
feet.
D. Rear yard. The minimum distance to any rear lot line shall be 10
feet.