[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
The purpose of the A-1 Rural Residential District is to provide
for agriculture and low-density single-family residential development
in rural areas of the Township where public sewers are not available
and to provide for accessory uses and compatible public and semipublic
uses as conditional uses.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007; as amended by Ord. 2009-6, 8/20/2009;
by Ord. 20101-3, 9/1/2010 and by Ord. 2010-4, 11/8/2010, § 2]
In the A-1 Rural Residential District, only the following uses
are authorized:
A. Permitted uses.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Agriculture, subject to § 1208.
(b)
Boarding stable, subject to § 1208.
(d)
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building, public
utility storage or transmission structure or existing communications
tower, subject to § 1211.
(g)
Garden nursery or greenhouse, subject to § 1208.
(h)
Kennel, subject to § 1208.
(i)
Oil and gas pipelines, subject to § 1214.
[Amended by Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015]
(j)
Reentry drilling, subject to notice provision in § 1103, Subsection
49.[Amended by Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015]
(n)
Schools, public or private.
(p)
Traffic control sites, subject to notice provision in § 1103, Subsection
47.[Added by Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015]
(q)
Certified small temporary water facilities.
[Added by Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015]
(2)
Accessory uses. The following accessory uses are permitted when
accessory to any permitted use, conditional use or use by special
exception authorized in this district:
(a)
Accessory structures, subject to § 1203C.
(b)
No-impact home-based business, subject to § 1212.
(c)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 13.
(d)
On-site sales accessory to a farm, subject to § 1210.
(e)
Private residential swimming pools, subject to § 1203C.
(f)
Private stables, subject to § 1208.
(g)
Signs, subject to Part 14.
(h)
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office,
subject to § 1207.
(i)
Temporary housing for well site workers, subject to § 1215.
(j)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same
lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception
authorized in this district.
(k)
Accessory solar energy systems.
[Added by Ord. No. 2023-2, 4/17/2023]
B. Conditional uses.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Airport, subject to § 1103, Subsection 2.
(b)
Cemetery, subject to § 1103, Subsection 8.
(c)
Equestrian center, subject to § 1103, Subsection 13.
(d)
Mineral extraction, subject to § 1103, Subsection
23.
(e)
Mobile home park, subject to § 1103, Subsection
25.
(f)
Compressor stations and processing plants, subject to § 1103, Subsection
28.[Amended by Ord. 2015-3, 5/12/2015; and by Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015]
(g)
Recreational vehicle park, subject to § 1103, Subsection
44.[Added by Ord. 2013-1, 9/9/2013]
(h)
Shooting range, subject to § 1103, Subsection
35.
(i)
Sportsmen's club, subject to § 1103, Subsection
37.
(j)
Wind power generating facility, subject to § 1103, Subsection
42.
(k)
Oil and gas development, subject to § 1103, Subsection
45.[Added by Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015]
(l)
Certified water storage facilities (small, medium, large and MLVTs), subject to § 1103, Subsection
46.[Added by Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015]
(m)
Storage depot(s) and truck staging area(s), subject to § 1103, Subsection
48.[Added by Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015]
(n)
Reentry-related operations, subject to § 1103, Subsection
50.[Added by Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015]
(o)
Public utility installation/substation, subject to § 1103, Subsection
33.[Added by Ord. 2015-8, 9/21/2015]
(p)
Public utility substation, subject to § 1103, Subsection
33.[Added by Ord. 2015-9, 9/28/2015]
(q) Principal solar energy systems or battery energy storage systems.
[Added by Ord. No. 2023-2, 4/17/2023]
C. Uses by special exception.
(1)
Principal uses.
(a)
Animal hospital, subject to § 1103, Subsection 3.
(b)
Communications tower, subject to § 1103, Subsection
9.
(c)
Day-care center or preschool facility in a church or school,
subject to § 1103, Subsection 12.
(d)
Golf course or golf or country club, subject to § 1103,
Subsection 17.
(e)
Noncommercial recreation, subject to § 1103, Subsection
27.
(f)
Public utility installation, subject to § 1103, Subsection
33.
(g)
Riding academy, subject to § 1103, Subsection
34.
(h)
Temporary use or structure, other than a temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 1103, Subsection
38.
(2)
Accessory uses.
(a)
Bed-and-breakfast, subject to § 1103, Subsection 5.
(b)
Family day-care home, subject to § 1103, Subsection
14.
(c)
Home occupation, subject to § 1103, Subsection 18.
(d)
Private-use helipad or private landing strip, subject to § 1103, Subsection
31.
(e)
Wind power generating facility, private, subject to § 1103, Subsection
43.
[Ord. 2007-2, 5/22/2007]
In the A-1 Rural Residential District, all uses shall be subject
to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the
express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses or
uses by special exception contained in Part 11:
Type
|
Requirement
|
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Minimum lot area
|
|
|
Agriculture, nursery or greenhouse
|
10 acres
|
|
Boarding stable or riding academy
|
10 acres
|
|
Golf course
|
30 acres
|
|
Kennel
|
5 acres
|
|
Single-family dwelling
|
|
|
|
Without public sewers
|
2 acres
|
|
|
With public sewers
|
1 acre
|
|
All other principal uses
|
2 acres
|
Minimum lot width
|
200 feet
|
Maximum lot coverage
|
30%
|
Minimum front yard
|
50 feet
|
Minimum rear yard
|
|
|
Principal structures
|
50 feet
|
|
Accessory structures
|
20 feet
|
Minimum side yard
|
|
|
Single-family dwelling
|
20 feet
|
|
All other principal structures
|
30 feet
|
|
Accessory farm structures
|
60 feet
|
|
All other accessory structures
|
20 feet
|
Special yard requirements
|
See § 1203
|
Permitted projections into required yards
|
See § 1204
|
Maximum height
|
|
|
Farm structures, other than feed storage
|
50 feet
|
|
Farm feed storage structures
|
100 feet
|
|
All other principal structures
|
2 1/2 stories, but no more than 45 feet
|
|
Accessory structures
|
|
|
|
Farm structures
|
50 feet
|
|
|
All others
|
1 story, but no more than 20 feet
|
Height exceptions
|
See § 1205
|