[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. VIII, § 801; as amended by Ord. 2003-05, 6/12/2003, § 8; by Ord. 2017-02, 3/28/2017; by Ord. No. 2023-02, 8/8/2023]
1. 
Single-family detached dwellings.
2. 
Duplexes.
3. 
Farming, including pasturing, truck gardening, horticulture, and similar enterprise.
4. 
Public conservation areas and associated structures for the conservation of open space, water, soil, forest and wildlife resources.
5. 
Public municipal buildings and facilities, including libraries.
6. 
Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any of the permitted uses.
7. 
Commercial forestry.
8. 
No-impact home-based business.
9. 
Health facility.
10. 
Medical center.
11. 
Townhouses.
12. 
Restaurant, standard.
13. 
Multifamily dwellings (including condominiums and garden apartments).
[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. VIII, § 802; as amended by Ord. 2017-02, 3/28/2017]
The following uses will be considered by the Board of Supervisors as conditional uses subject to the procedures of this chapter:
A. 
Nursing home.
B. 
Adult residential community accessory to an existing assisted living facility.
C. 
Assisted living facility.
D. 
Continuing care facility.
E. 
Personal care home.
[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. VIII, § 803]
Land development plan review by the Planning Commission and approval by the Board of Supervisors shall be required for all uses as required by the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22] and the Municipalities Planning Code (MPC).
[Ord. 2000-03, 9/14/2000, Art. VIII, § 804; as amended by Ord. 2007-02, 5/10/2007; and by Ord. 2017-02, 3/28/2017]
Lot area, yard and height requirements (except as otherwise noted).
Table 1
Use: Single-Family Detached Dwellings
Available Public Utilities
Mini-
mum Lot Area
(square feet)
Mini-
mum Lot Width
Maxi-
mum Lot Coverage
Mini-
mum Front Yard
Mini-
mum Side One Side
Mini-
mum Yard
(both sides)
Mini-
mum Rear Yard
Maxi-
mum Building Height
Single- Family Detached Dwellings
None/ Public Water Only
43,560 (1 acre)
130 feet
25%
50 feet
35 feet
(70 feet)
50 feet
35 feet
Only Public Sewers
25,000
125 feet
30%
40 feet
25 feet
(50 feet)
30 feet
35 feet
Public Sewer and Public Water
12,000
90 feet
35%
25 feet
10 feet
(20 feet)
25 feet
35 feet
Table 2
Uses Permitted Only With Public Sewer And Public Water Facilities Available
Use
Mini-
mum Lot Area
(square feet)
Maxi-
mum Density Unit/ Gross Acre
Mini-
mum Lot Width
Maxi-
mum Lot Cover-age
Mini-
mum Front Yard
Mini-
mum Side One Side
Mini-
mum Yard
(both sides)
Mini-
mum Rear Yard
Maxi-
mum Building Height
Duplexes1
4,5001
6
45 feet
40%
25 feet
10 feet
(N/A)
25 feet
35 feet
Town- houses2
3,000
8
22 feet
45%
30 feet
20 feet
(End units)
25 feet
5 feet
Multiple- Family3
2 acres
12
200 feet
60%
50 feet
30 feet
(60 feet)
50 feet
35 feet
1. 
The minimum lot area within a duplex subdivision is 4,500 square feet; however, the average lot area of each phase of a subdivision is a minimum of 6,000 square feet and no more than 20% of the total number of lots in any given phase can be less than 6,000 square feet in area.
2. 
The following additional standards apply to townhouses:
A. 
Minimum building spacing is 50 feet.
B. 
Maximum dwelling units/structure is eight.
C. 
If a townhouse structure contains two or more units, no more than two adjacent units shall have the same front yard setback with a minimum variation in setback of four feet, unless otherwise approved by the Township during the subdivision and land development process.
D. 
Townhouses must front on a local road with a minimum cartway width of 40 feet with curb and sidewalk and a minimum right-of-way of 60 feet.
E. 
Minimum off-street parking required as follows:
(1) 
Three-bedroom unit: two spaces.
(2) 
Four-bedroom unit: three spaces.
3. 
In those instances where several multiple-family or townhouse dwelling building groupings are located on the same lot, the following regulations apply:
A. 
Front to front, rear to rear, or front to rear, parallel buildings shall have 80 feet between faces of the building. If the front or rear faces are obliquely aligned, the above distances may be decreased by as much as 10 feet at one end if increased by similar or greater distance at the other end.
B. 
A yard space of 50 feet is required between end walls of buildings.
C. 
A yard space of 100 feet is required between end walls and front or rear faces of buildings and 100 feet between rear and front faces of buildings.
D. 
Land development plan approval is required to verify compliance with all ordinance provisions such as parking, landscaping, buffering, etc.
E. 
All buildings must have frontage on a public or private street, with a minimum cartway of 40 feet with curb and sidewalk and sixty-foot right-of-way (if public).
F. 
All multifamily developments must have direct access to a public collector or arterial road.
G. 
A minimum lot area of 5,500 square feet per dwelling unit is required.
H. 
The maximum density is 12 dwelling units per acre.
I. 
The maximum units per structure are 12 for condominium style and eight for single-family attached style.
J. 
Land shall be reserved and maintained by the owner for recreation and open space at 1,000 square feet per dwelling unit; 5,000 square feet total minimum (paving areas not included). In addition, land or fees shall be dedicated to the Township for recreation in accordance with the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22].
Table 3
Other Uses
Mini-
mum Lot Area
(square feet)
Mini-
mum Lot Width
Maxi-
mum Lot Coverage
Front Yard
Side One Side
Yard
(both sides)
Rear Yard
Maxi-
mum Building Height
Other Uses
2 acres
200 feet
25%
50 feet
30 feet
(60 feet)
50 feet
35 feet