A.
The following standards shall apply to all accessory structures within
the Planning Area:
(1)
All accessory structures shall, at a minimum, adhere to the
building setbacks in the zoning districts in which they are situated.
(2)
Accessory structures shall not be located in the front yard.
(3)
Accessory structures occupying building footprints less than
800 square feet may locate up 10 feet from the rear property line.
(4)
Sheds occupying less than 100 square feet of footprint may locate
up five feet from the side and rear property lines.
B.
The following standards shall apply to all accessory structures located
within R-R, R-1, R-2, and P Districts and shall apply to all parcels
of which single-family or duplex structures constitute the principal
use:
(1)
Maximum height from average grade of ground: 14 feet.
(2)
Maximum square footage of building footprint: 500 square feet
or the equivalent square footage of the principal structure's
building footprint, whichever is greater; up to 1,200 square feet.
(3)
Only one accessory structure in addition to one shed as an accessory
structure shall be permitted for each principal use.
(4)
Accessory structures shall be located on the same lot as the
principal use to which said structure is an accessory. Accessory structures
may be permitted on lots immediately adjacent to the lot bearing the
principal use when a zoning permit is issued conditioned upon the
following statement which shall appear on said permit: "The lot on
which the approved structure is to be constructed, if conveyed to
subsequent ownership, shall be conveyed to the same ownership as the
property on which the principal use rests. Where the subject lots
are conveyed to separate ownership, the approved accessory structure
shall be demolished or approved as a principal use by the Zoning Officer
in accordance with the Zoning Ordinance."
C.
The following shall constitute accessory uses authorized within R-R,
R-1, R-2, and P Districts and shall apply to all parcels of which
single-family or duplex structures constitute the principal use:
(1)
The use of no more than one accessory structure to be rented
to an individual or individuals other than the occupant for purposes
of storing materials customarily accessory to a residential use.
(3)
Breeding and boarding of no more than one litter per year of
dogs, cats, or other customary domestic pets.
(4)
Residential storage; garages; pools; decks; similar uses; and
shelter for domestic pets and children's play equipment at a
scale commensurate with accessory structures otherwise regulated within
this chapter and intended for private and noncommercial use.
D.
The following standards shall apply to all accessory structures located
within N, MU, M, GR, and R-3 Districts where the parcels of which
single-family or duplex structures do not constitute the principal
use.
(1)
Maximum height from average grade of ground: 20 feet.
(2)
Only one accessory structure and one shed as an accessory structure
shall be permitted for each principal use.
(3)
All other structures permitted shall be classified as principal
structures wherein the number or scale of said structures shall be
determined to house principal or basic operations related to an establishment.
E.
Swimming pools as accessory structures.
(1)
All swimming pools that serve as an accessory use to a dwelling
unit may locate up to 10 feet from the rear yard or side yard property
lines.
(2)
No swimming pool shall be permitted in the front yard.
(3)
Swimming pools shall abide by all standards, with the exception
of those expressly modified herein.
F.
No-impact home-based businesses are permitted as an accessory residential
use in all zoning districts.
A.
General standards.
(2)
Signs bearing flashing lighting or digital scrolling or moving
text or animation are prohibited.
(3)
Signs bearing language or character that reflect traffic signals
and emergency and traffic signage are prohibited.
(4)
No sign shall infringe upon the existing site distance of abutting
intersections such that the sign's presence compromises the safety
of traffic and pedestrian movement.
(5)
No sign shall produce glare.
(6)
No sign shall emit more than 0.2 footcandle of light at any
property line except where properties are part of a shopping center.
(7)
Calculation of square footage of signs. For purposes of determining
signage permitted per the standards of this section, square footage
shall be calculated as follows.
(a)
The square footage of wall signs shall include the entire area
where illustrations and lettering is provided on material which is
not part of the building's structure and is affixed thereto as
signage. Where letters or illustrations are directly affixed to a
wall, square footage shall be calculated through the area within all
lines tangent to the edges of said lettering or illustrations.
(b)
For all projected and ground signs, area is calculated for only
one face of the sign. The entire area of a ground or projected sign
shall be considered in calculating area permitted, including monuments
to which signs are affixed and decorative features accompanying said
signs.
(8)
No sign shall be placed on an automobile, truck or other vehicle
if that vehicle is being used primarily for displaying such sign.
(9)
Ground signs shall be set back at least five feet from the adjoining
right-of-way.
(10)
No sign shall include statements, words or pictures that are
considered to be vulgar, obscene or pornographic.
B.
Exempted signs. The following types of signs are exempted from the
calculation of maximum square footage, number of signs, and setbacks
otherwise regulated by this article; and shall not require a zoning
certificate.
(1)
Political signs up to eight square feet in Residential, Neighborhood
Park, Mixed-Use, and Neighborhood Use Districts.
(2)
Political signs up to 16 square feet in General Retail and Office
and Manufacturing Districts.
(3)
Address signs and nameplates, up to two square feet for residential
principal uses and up to four square feet for nonresidential principal
uses.
(4)
Real estate signs up to five square feet per principal residential
use of single-family or duplex and up to 10 square feet per parcel
bearing all other uses.
(5)
Directional signs up to two square feet per sign with a maximum
height of four feet.
(6)
Window signs up to 50 cumulative square feet.
(7)
Two drive-through menu reader boards per establishment up to
50 square feet and eight feet in height per board.
C.
Signs in Residential, Neighborhood Use, and Mixed-Use Districts.
(1)
Internally illuminated signs are prohibited.
(2)
Externally illuminated signs are permitted provided that the
cutoff angle of said illumination does not illuminate space beyond
the area of the sign and does not, by the determination of the Zoning
Officer, present a safety hazard to vehicular traffic by distracting
drivers.
(3)
Residential uses. Where residential use constitutes the principal
use of a zoning lot and no principal nonresidential use exists, the
maximum square footage of signage permitted shall be two square feet.
Multifamily uses shall be permitted eight square feet of signage.
All ground signs shall not exceed six feet in height.
(4)
Nonresidential uses. Where nonresidential use constitutes the
principal use of a zoning lot, the maximum cumulative square footage
of all signage permitted per zoning lot shall equal one times the
linear frontage which said lot bears on a street, excluding alleys;
or 100 square feet, whichever is less. The total amount of signage
permitted to face each property line having frontage shall equal the
amount of frontage borne by the respective lot line, on corner lots.
Ground signs shall be limited to 10 square feet and eight feet in
height. Projected signs shall be limited to six square feet of signage.
One ground sign and one projected sign are permitted per zoning lot.
Ground signs shall be set back a minimum of eight feet from any side
lot line. Although multiple wall signs are permitted per zoning lot,
the maximum square footage of each wall sign shall be 20 square feet.
D.
Signs in Office and Manufacturing and General Retail Districts.
(1)
Externally and internally illuminated signs are permitted.
(2)
The maximum cumulative square footage of all signage permitted per zoning lot shall equal one times the linear frontage which said lot bears on a street, excluding alleys. The total amount of signage permitted to face each property line having frontage shall equal the amount of frontage borne by the respective lot line, on corner lots. Ground signs shall be limited to 50 square feet of signage and 15 feet in height, excepting shopping centers, and shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from the side property line. Projected signs shall be limited to six square feet of signage per establishment. The maximum square footage of each wall sign shall be 200 square feet. The preceding regulations shall not withstand regulations for nonresidential group developments outlined in Subsection C. Additionally, properties bearing residential uses as principal uses with no principal nonresidential use (excluding home occupations) shall adhere to the regulations outlined in this Subsection D.
E.
The following standards shall apply to group developments as outlined
herein. For purposes of this section, nonresidential group developments
shall include all nonresidential groups that are located such that
multiple principal uses are either accessed from a street by a common
entrance or entrances, located on the same parcel, sharing party walls,
or constituting a shopping center.
(1)
One ground sign shall be permitted per each side of the nonresidential
group development bordering a street, not including alleys, where
the development bears an entrance to said street.
(2)
Shopping centers shall be permitted 150 square feet per ground
sign and 25 feet of maximum height.
(3)
Where principal uses bear external walls facing a street, the
permitted signage for each establishment shall be assessed as a proportion
of the linear footage of said wall as part of the total linear footage
of the group development facing the respective street, subtracting
the square footage of existing or proposed ground signs.
(4)
A property owner or group of owners controlling property on
which a nonresidential group development is situated may submit a
sign plan to the Zoning Officer, allotted proportions of permitted
signage to certain tenants and establishments located therein. The
Zoning Officer shall approve said plan where the plan complies with
this chapter. The notarized signature of said owner(s) shall be placed
on the plan along with the signature of the Zoning Officer accepting
said plan.
F.
Residential group developments, such as approved subdivisions, planned
residential development, and traditional neighborhood developments,
may place an identification sign bearing the plan's name not
to exceed 15 square feet in area and six feet in height.
G.
Temporary signs are permitted once for a new nonresidential establishment
for up to 45 days and shall conform to the height and square footage
limitations of the respective district or development in which said
signs are located.
H.
The faces of obsolete signs shall be removed within 30 days after
the close of the business or establishment to which they relate. Where
the business to which the structure on which a ground sign relates
closes, rendering said sign obsolete, the face shall be removed with
30 days. However, the sign structure may remain so long as the owner
is actively marketing the sale or lease of the subject space. Once
one year has passed since the close of said establishment, and the
owner fails to actively market the space for a period exceeding 30
consecutive days, the owner shall remove the entire structure of the
ground sign.
I.
Changeable copy signs shall be permitted, whether as wall signs or
attached to ground signs, at a rate of one per nonresidential group
development or per parcel on which a nonresidential principal use
is situated. The maximum square footage of any such sign as a wall
sign shall not exceed 10 square feet. Changeable copy signs attached
to freestanding signs shall not stand alone and shall be attached
to a freestanding sign with permanent signage and limited to half
the square footage of said signage.
J.
Balloons, streamers, and banners employed as promotional and advertising
tools shall be prohibited.
A.
The following uses categories shall be interpreted based upon their
basic meanings as defined and employed within the NAICS.
(1)
Small-scale retail: one parking space per every 200 feet of
gross floor area.
(2)
Large-scale retail: one parking space per every 250 feet of
gross floor area.
(3)
Warehousing and storage, manufacturing, and wholesale: one parking
space per employee on peak shift.
(4)
Administrative services and offices: one parking space per every
200 feet of gross floor area.
(5)
Miniwarehouses and self-storage units: one parking space per
unit.
(6)
Elementary and secondary schools: one parking space per every
10 students.
(7)
All other education services: one parking space per every six
students.
(8)
Food services and drinking places: one parking space per every
three seats; or per 100 square feet of gross floor area where seating
is not provided.
(9)
Hospitals and nursing and residential care facilities: one parking
space per employee on peak shift and one parking space per every three
beds.
(10)
Child day-care services: one parking space per employee and
one parking space per every five students in the total enrollment
capacity.
(11)
Hotels and motels: one per employee and one per guest room.
(12)
Personal care services and funeral homes: one parking space
for every 150 square feet of area designated for use by customers
or the public.
(13)
Residential: two parking spaces per dwelling unit. Garages,
where an improved access to the garage is provided, shall fulfill
the requirement of parking spaces equal to the amount of vehicles
for which the garage is designed to accommodate.
B.
The preceding parking requirements notwithstanding, any use which
provides for public assembly including but not limited to churches,
assembly halls, auditoriums, and theaters shall provide one parking
space per every four seats or per every four persons of the total
capacity of said space, as determined by the Municipal Engineer utilizing
the requirements of the Uniform Construction Code and other applicable
standards, whichever is less.
C.
Parking requirements shall be provided for each principal use per
the above standards and classifications, notwithstanding conditional
uses authorized for shared parking.
D.
Dimensional and access standards for nonresidential, multifamily
uses, and townhouse uses.
(1)
Stall size. All parking spaces shall be no less than nine feet
in width by 18 feet in length. Parallel spaces shall be no less than
eight feet in width and 23 feet in length.
(2)
Aisle width. Aisle widths for parking spaces shall be in accordance
with the chart below. Where a parking lot serves less than 30 spaces,
aisle widths for two- and one-way parking accessing ninety-degree
spaces shall be reduced to 20 and 10 feet, respectively. Only one-way
traffic is permitted for any parking space at an angle less than 90°.
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Parking Space Angle
|
Aisle Width
(feet)
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|---|---|
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30°
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12
|
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45°
|
14
|
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60°
|
18
|
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75°
|
22
|
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90°
|
22 (two-way traffic)
|
|
12 (one-way traffic)
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(4)
Parking spaces, other than parallel parking spaces, shall not
be oriented such that vehicles are forced to exit or back out directly
into a street.
(5)
Parking lots shall, at a minimum, provide a dust-free surface,
as determined by the Borough Engineer.
(6)
The entrance width of all parking lots and access drives to
abutting streets shall not exceed 28 feet.
(7)
The grade of parking lots shall be between 1% and 5%, and shall
be designed according to provide proper stormwater drainage.
(8)
All parking spaces shall be delineated in the parking lot by
a minimum of three-inch-wide line striping.
(9)
Parking lots serving a principal use shall be located within
300 feet of an entrance to said use.
E.
Residential standards for single-family and duplex units. Residential
driveways serving single-family and duplex structures are exempt from
all other provisions of this section and are subject only to the following
standards:
(1)
Driveways shall be maintained in a mud-free condition.
(2)
A maximum street opening of 24 feet is permitted for each driveway.
(3)
A minimum of two parking spaces shall be provided on the property
through a driveway, garage, carport, or a combination thereof.
(4)
Parking lots within 150 feet of a single-family or duplex structure
may provide for the required two-space-per-unit parking where a recorded
easement or covenant that guarantees usage of the lot by the subject
property owner for purposes of parking at least two vehicles.
F.
Residential standards for multifamily and townhouse developments.
Driveways and parking lots shall be subject to all standards in the
preceding sections with the following modifications:
(1)
Driveways provided specifically for individual dwelling units
shall fulfill parking requirements where driveways are capable of
providing a minimum of two parking spaces, generally consistent with
the minimum dimensions as specified in this section. Garage shall
fulfill the same.
(2)
The maximum street opening of driveways servicing individual
dwelling units shall be 24 feet.
G.
Commercial vehicles.
(1)
The parking of commercial vehicles shall be expressly prohibited
within all residential districts except where used on a temporary
basis for construction activities on the site or parcel on which they
are parked or stored.
(2)
The parking or storage of commercial vehicles and equipment
shall occur only in approved spaces. Said spaces shall be designed
in a ratio of the vehicle to the space similar to that of the minimum
required parking space dimensions to a vehicle classified or equipment
under one ton.
H.
Vehicle and equipment sales. The storage or display of vehicles and
equipment for sale shall be subject to the parking and design standards
of this section including aisle widths, parking space dimensions,
and permitted access to streets; and shall generally be considered
parking lots.
A.
Home occupations involving the following uses shall be permitted.
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Code
|
Description
|
|---|---|
|
5411
|
Legal services
|
|
5412
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Accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services
|
|
53121
|
Offices of real estate agents and brokers
|
|
6211
|
Offices of physicians
|
|
6212
|
Offices of dentists
|
|
6213
|
Offices of other health practitioners
|
|
6244
|
Child day-care services*
|
|
8121
|
Personal care services
|
|
*
|
Child day-care services as home occupations shall be limited
to the provision of said services to equal to or less than three children,
unrelated to the operator, at any given time.
|
B.
Home occupations shall abide by the following standards and restrictions.
(1)
Hours of operation shall be limited to between 7:00 a.m. and
9:00 p.m., daily.
(2)
Only one additional employee, who does not reside within the
household or dwelling unit operating the home occupation, shall be
permitted to work on the site of the occupation at any given time.
(3)
At least two additional parking spaces, in general conformance
with the parking requirements of this chapter, shall be required.
Parking shall be determined by the Zoning Officer in a manner consistent
with the parking requirements applicable to the use proposed.
C.
Other types of offices providing services generally consistent with
those of offices listed in the preceding table shall be permitted.
Said offices shall generally include forms of consulting and professional
services, the impact and scope of which is similar to that of those
listed in the preceding table.
D.
Home occupations shall not be permitted in association with dwelling
units in multifamily structures.
E.
No home occupation shall operate without an occupancy permit.
F.
No more than one home occupation shall be permitted per dwelling
unit.
Transient retail businesses, for purposes of this section, shall
be defined as businesses of a retail nature which operate within the
Planning Area, at one or multiple locations, for a period of 90 days
or less throughout a calendar year. Transient businesses may operate
with a zoning permit as approved by the Zoning Officer, absent other
requirement of this chapter as may apply to permanent businesses and
in accordance with the following standards:
A.
Said business shall be retail in nature and shall reflect retail
uses otherwise permitted by right within the district in which it
functions.
B.
Any temporary structures such as tents associated with said business
shall adhere to the setback requirements of principal structures in
the district in which they operate.
C.
The operation of the business shall not impede the flow of traffic
in the area in which it operates; nor shall said operation and associated
structures impede the site distance of adjacent intersections.
D.
Said businesses shall not operate within any right-of-way.
Purpose. The Township desires to accommodate an adequate mixture
of business, industry, and residential and public uses while maintaining
a scale which is in conformance with current community character.
Therefore, the following provisions shall be instituted in applicable
zoning districts.
A.
Large-scale buildings shall be defined as any building that bears
more than 90 feet of building length that directly faces any street
including the cumulative effect of buildings with party walls (except
for townhouses).
B.
Offsets in the footprint of the building, along any wall facing a
street, shall be provided according to the following standards.
(1)
Said wall shall not have a surface longer than 50 feet without
a break.
(2)
If only one break is provided, said break shall be offset by
at least 10 feet and shall comprise at least 1/4 of the length of
said wall.
(3)
If more than one break is provided, the setback shall be a minimum
of four feet and the length of the wall which accompanies the setback
should not be less than 10% nor more than 25% of the total length
of the applicable wall.
(4)
Recesses may be a minimum of one foot where the type of building
facade differs from that of the adjacent portions of the wall.
A.
Lighting in all districts shall be designed so as not to produce
glare.
B.
Lighting shall produce no more than 0.2 footcandle at any property
line unless the adjoining property is under common ownership or is
part of a shopping center.
C.
No lighting shall be designed so as to emit colors, flashing, or
animated effects so as to distract the motoring public and thus present
nuisance to public safety.
D.
Electrical feeds to lighting standards shall be underground.
E.
Lighting in residential districts, Neighborhood Use District, and
Mixed-Use District.
(1)
Maximum height of lighting, whether freestanding or mounted
to a wall or building, shall be 15 feet. Lighted wall signs shall
be subject to the aforesaid.
(2)
Lighting on properties where single-family or duplex residential
use constitutes the principal use shall not exceed two footcandles
at any location.
A.
Multifamily and townhouse structures shall be set back at least 60
feet from any property line adjoining a property in an R-R, R-1, or
R-2 District that is either vacant, or that bears single-family or
duplex as a principal use.
B.
All other nonresidential principal structures shall be set back at
least 80 feet from any property line adjoining a property in an R-R,
R-1, or R-2 District that is either vacant, or that bears single-family
or duplex as a principal use.
C.
Parking and access drives associated with the above uses shall be
set back at least 40 feet from the aforesaid property lines.
D.
Lighting installed within the aforesaid yards or setbacks shall adhere to standards for single-family or duplex residential uses otherwise specified in § 300-906, Lighting standards.
E.
Notwithstanding side and rear yard setbacks otherwise required in
the respective zoning district, the setbacks or buffer areas required
in this section may be reduced through the granting of a conditional
use where the following are demonstrated:
(1)
Changes in topography and existing vegetation that provide a
visual buffer or screening to the adjacent property.
(2)
A mixture of high- and low-level plantings and/or mounding that
provides an effective visual buffer or screening to the adjacent property.
(3)
The arrangement of lighting within the setback area otherwise
required shall be designed in a manner such that it is screened from
the adjacent property.
A.
Exposed exterior walls of structures shall be composed of brick,
stone, stucco, fireproof precast stucco, glass, metal or marble, or
with wood that is treated, finished with stain, paint, or a similar
finish.
B.
The walls of nonresidential structures which are two stories or less
and which face a rear yard may contain exposed concrete block. Additionally,
the walls of foundations facing a rear yard on any single-family or
duplex structure may contain exposed concrete block.
C.
The governing body, upon recommendation by the Municipal Engineer,
may approve alternative materials as a conditional use if and only
if such material is determined to be equal or superior in quality
and aesthetic character compared to approved materials.
D.
An addition to an existing structure which is nonconforming with
respect to this section may be constructed in conformance with the
materials of original construction of the existing portion of the
structure so long as the footprint of said addition does not exceed
that of the nonconforming structure.
E.
It is the intent of this chapter to treat mobile homes, modular homes,
and all preconstructed homes equally with traditionally constructed
homes. As such, all preconstructed homes shall be placed on foundations
that shall adhere to the requirements of this section. Mobile homes
in mobile home parks, meeting the standards of this chapter, shall
be placed on approved concrete pads and shall maintain skirting around
their perimeters.
