A building may be erected and a lot or premises may be used
for any of these purposes and for no other:
A.
Single-family detached dwelling.
B.
Tilling of the soil.
C.
Nursery or private greenhouse as an accessory use.
D.
The keeping or raising of livestock and poultry as an accessory use, on a lot area of not less than two acres, and provided that any building used for the keeping or raising of livestock or poultry shall be situated not less than 100 feet from any street or property line, only when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with §§ 350-241 through 350-247 of this chapter.
E.
Accessory to use on the same lot and customarily incidental to any
of the said permitted uses including a private garage.
G.
Family or group day care as an accessory use to a single-family dwelling, subject to the conditions set forth in § 350-17.
H.
Living quarters as an accessory use, including arrangements for separate
cooking and eating facilities, for persons related by blood or marriage
to a member of a family residing in a single-family dwelling (commonly
known as an "in-law suite or apartment") by special exception, provided
that such use shall not have any independent outside access, except
as may be required by other ordinances of the Township, and such use
shall not be occupied by any persons not related by blood or marriage
to a member of a family occupying the principal single-family dwelling.
A lot area of not less than three acres, the lot having a minimum
width of 200 feet, shall be provided for every building erected, altered
or used in whole or in part as a dwelling.
Maximum building area coverage shall not exceed 10% of the lot
area. Maximum impervious surface coverage shall not exceed 15% of
the lot area.
There shall be a front yard, the depth of which shall be at
least 100 feet. In case of a corner lot, a front yard shall be required
on each street on which the lot abuts.
In the case of a single-family dwelling, there shall be two
side yards, one on each side of the main building, each with a width
of at least 30 feet.
In case of any building other than a single-family dwelling
or a building accessory thereto, there shall be two side yards. If
such building is not over 40 feet high, the width of each of the two
side yards shall be at least 30 feet; and if such building is over
40 feet high, this width shall be increased 10 feet for each 12 feet
or portion thereof by which the building exceeds 40 feet in height.
There shall be a rear yard, the depth of which shall be at least
50 feet.
The following conditions shall be met for any group home:
A.
The use shall be licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania under
the applicable regulations.
B.
There shall be twenty-four-hour on-site supervision of the residents
by persons qualified by training and experience to care for and supervise
the residents of a group home.
C.
All medical or counseling services provided shall be restricted to
the residents of the group home, with no outpatient services.
D.
Parking. One off-street parking space shall be provided for each
employee and one off-street parking space shall be provided for every
four residents of the group home.
E.
All other applicable requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, Building
Code, Fire Code and other applicable regulations shall be met.
F.
All group homes shall be available for reasonable periodic inspections
for Building Code and fire safety by appropriate Township employees.
Any day-care provider proposing to operate a family or group
day-care home shall, prior to the commencement of operation of such
family or group day-care home, obtain an annual day-care use permit
from the Township and shall demonstrate compliance with the following
conditions:
A.
The day-care provider shall provide to the Township's Code Enforcement
Department a copy of either such day-care provider's registration
certificate issued by the Department of Public Welfare of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, in the case of a proposed family day-care home, or
such day-care provider's license issued by the Department of Public
Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the case of a proposed
group day-care home. The day-care provider shall execute a consent
to the Township's Code Enforcement Department that will allow such
Department to be informed by the Department of Public Welfare of the
termination or revocation of such registration certificate or license.
B.
There shall be provided a minimum of 40 square feet of space for
each child on the first floor living area, excluding for such calculation
halls, kitchen and bathroom areas. A finished basement room may be
used for day-care area, provided that such basement room has an access
exit at grade level.
C.
There shall be provided a minimum of 65 square feet of space of outside
play area for each child within the rear or side yards of the dwelling.
Such space, in order to be included for the purpose of calculating
compliance, must be reasonably level and fully enclosed with a safety
fence at least four feet in height and equipped with self-closing
and self-latching gates. Such play area may not include driveways
or parking areas in use during the hours of operation of the family
or group day-care home and may not include any swimming or ornamental
pool. Such fence shall be constructed of masonry, wire mesh or chain-link
fencing of a minimum of nine-gauge wire, or wood with at least three-fourths-inch
thickness. There shall be no gap or opening in such fence in excess
of three inches in width.
D.
Any property located on a state or county highway upon which a family
or group day-care home is to be located shall have a driveway designed
so that the dropping off of children can be accomplished off street
and all vehicles can be turned around on the property so as to avoid
vehicles having to back onto any street after dropping off children.
As a special exception, an applicant may obtain a waiver of this condition
by the Zoning Hearing Board, provided such applicant can demonstrate
that the access street to such family or group day-care home is of
such a nature that compliance with this condition is not required
for public safety.
E.
All trash or refuse generated by the operation of any family day-care
home or group day-care home shall be placed for disposal in a container
with a close-fitting lid. All such trash containers shall be stored
within a building or enclosed structure until the day of regular curbside
trash collection.
F.
The use of the premises as a family day-care home or group day-care
home shall not be the principal use of the property but shall be accessory
to the use of the premises as a single-family dwelling unit. Accordingly,
the day-care provider must have his or her principal place of residence
at the same location as the proposed family day-care home or group
day-care home and must be present on the premises during the hours
of operation of such family day-care home or group day-care home.
The hours of operation of any family day-care home or group day-care
home shall be limited to between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.,
prevailing time, Monday through Friday.
G.
There shall be at least two day-care providers present at any time
when there are more than six children, including relatives of such
day-care providers, present at one time in any group day-care home.
H.
The day-care provider shall provide evidence of compliance with other
applicable provisions of the Township Code, including, but not limited
to, the Fire Prevention Code, Building Code, and Existing Structure
Code.
