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Township of Hampton, PA
Allegheny County
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The regulations for the various zone districts identified on the Official Zoning Map are designed to stabilize and protect the essential characteristics of these districts; to protect the amenities of certain areas where a specific land-use pattern has already been established; to promote a suitable environment for the residents of Hampton Township; and to prohibit activities not explicitly approved. In addressing this overall purpose, development is limited to those uses expressly permitted, as identified below, and subject to the Landscaping requirements of § 310-65 and the Bulk and Area Requirements of Table A[1] and § 310-66.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table A is included at the end of this chapter.
A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Municipal services/facilities.
(2) 
Recreation areas, parks, arboretums, and similar activities not operated for a profit, with required parking in accordance with § 310-78A(8).
(3) 
Single-family dwelling.
(4) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
(5) 
Nontower wireless communications facility ("nontower WCF"), subject to § 310-78A(37).
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Home garden and similar minor residentially related structures.
(2) 
Residential garages.
(3) 
Beekeeping: The keeping of bees for personal use (as a hobby), or as part of a sanctioned educational program conducted at an accredited school or municipal facility, on properties having a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet, when authorized by a duly issued Township zoning permit upon application made pursuant and subject to the rules and procedures as provided in Article XI of this chapter (see § 310-75A).
C. 
Conditional uses. All conditional uses shall be subject to the standards and requirements set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Accessory structures needed in the maintenance of recreational activities [§ 310-78A(3)].
(2) 
Tower-based wireless communications facilities and tower sites ("tower-based WCF"), subject to the standards and criteria set forth in Article XII, Conditional Uses, specifically, § 310-78(37), and in Article X, Supplemental Requirements, specifically, § 310-60C, relating to height exceptions.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C(3), regarding oil and gas development and production, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 8-28-2019 by Ord. No. 827.
A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Single-family dwelling.
(2) 
Agricultural field and/or orchard operations and raising of landscaping nursery stock, including greenhouses and similar structures.
(3) 
Farm operation including the raising of livestock and/or fowl (ten-acre minimum).
(4) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
(5) 
Nontower wireless communications facility ("nontower WCF"), subject to § 310-78A(37).
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Residential garages.
(2) 
Residential garden and similar minor residentially related structures.
(3) 
Accessory structures normally needed in the maintenance of nursery or agricultural activities.
(4) 
Private kennel and/or stable for the noncommercial use of the occupants of the property only, provided that the property is at least five acres in area, that buildings housing the animals are at least 100 feet from a property or street boundary, that animals are entirely enclosed by a fence not closer than 25 feet to any property line or street line, and that no more than one farm animal, or five domestic animals, or 10 chickens or fowl per one acre of fenced-in area is permitted. Horses shall be limited to one horse per acre of fenced-in area. Horses shall be confined to the property; the horse's owner/rider shall be held responsible for compliance with all Township ordinances.
(5) 
No-impact home-based business as defined under the Municipalities Planning Code,[1] and home occupation (subject to § 310-69).
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
(6) 
Beekeeping: The keeping of bees for personal use (as a hobby), or as part of a sanctioned educational program conducted at an accredited school or municipal facility, on properties having a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet, when authorized by a duly issued Township zoning permit upon application made pursuant and subject to the rules and procedures as provided in Article XI of this chapter (see § 310-75A).
C. 
Conditional uses. All conditional uses shall be subject to the standards and requirements set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Community recreation centers, country clubs, parks, etc. with necessary structures and parking in support of the use [§ 310-78A(8)].
(2) 
Private and/or community swimming pools, tennis courts and areas designed for outdoor recreation appropriate in the Conservation B District [§ 310-78A(8)].
(3) 
Municipal services/facilities [§ 310-78A(2)].
(4) 
Commercial raising of livestock and/or fowl; the training and showing of horses [§ 310-78A(5)].
(5) 
Wayside markets for seasonal sale of produce [§ 310-78A(6)].
(6) 
Cemetery and related activities on the same property if at least 20 acres in area [§ 310-78A(7)].
(7) 
Accessory structures normally needed in the maintenance of recreational activities [§ 310-78A(3)].
(8) 
Tower-based wireless communications facilities and tower sites ("tower-based WCF"), subject to the standards and criteria set forth in Article XII, Conditional Uses, specifically, § 310-78(37), and in Article X, Supplemental Requirements, specifically, § 310-60C, relating to height exceptions.[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C(9), regarding oil and gas development and production, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 8-28-2019 by Ord. No. 827.
A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Single-family dwelling.
(2) 
Public and municipal parks and playgrounds and pools and recreation areas.
(3) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
(4) 
Nontower wireless communications facility ("nontower WCF"), subject to § 310-78A(37).
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Residential garages.
(2) 
Home gardens and similar minor residentially related structures.
(3) 
Swimming pools (subject to applicable Township ordinances), tennis courts and similar recreation facilities for use only by the occupants of the property.
(4) 
No-impact home-based business as defined under the Municipalities Planning Code,[1] and home occupation (subject to § 310-69).
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
(5) 
Beekeeping: The keeping of bees for personal use (as a hobby), or as part of a sanctioned educational program conducted at an accredited school or municipal facility, on properties having a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet, when authorized by a duly issued Township zoning permit upon application made pursuant and subject to the rules and procedures as provided in Article XI of this chapter (see § 310-75A).
C. 
Conditional uses. All conditional uses shall be subject to the standards and requirements set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Private golf courses, private country clubs, parks, playgrounds and fishing preserves [§ 310-78A(8)].
(2) 
Churches, temples, synagogues, including parish houses, parsonages, and shrines, convents, monasteries with required parking [see § 310-70B(2)] on at least five acres [subject to § 310-78A(10)].
(3) 
Schools accredited by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on at least five acres of land [subject to § 310-78A(11)].
(4) 
Municipal services/facilities [§ 310-78A(2)].
(5) 
Residential real estate sales office in a lot plan as a temporary use for conversion to a dwelling after the last lot in the plan has been sold [§ 310-78A(11)].
(6) 
Private stable for property owned and to be used only by an individual, husband and wife, or individuals of the same family, excluding corporations, partnerships or other commercial entity, limited to property at least five acres in size and limited to no more than one horse per acre of fenced-in area. Horses shall be confined to the property; the horse's owner/rider shall be held responsible for compliance with all Township ordinances. No tract of land or acreage situate across public roads, highways or streets shall be allowed to be added to the tract, but this provision shall not include public roads, highways or streets, or private roads which are created in and for the use of the development itself [§ 310-78A(34)].
(7) 
Amateur radio antennas [§ 310-78A(39)].
(8) 
Small wind energy conversion systems (SWECS) [§ 310-78A(40)].
A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Single-family dwelling.
(2) 
Public and municipal parks and playgrounds and pools and recreation areas.
(3) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
(4) 
Nontower wireless communications facility ("nontower WCF"), subject to § 310-78A(37).
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Residential garages.
(2) 
Home garden and similar minor residentially related structures.
(3) 
Swimming pools, subject to other applicable Township ordinances, tennis courts and similar recreation facilities for use only by the occupants of the property.
(4) 
No-impact home-based business as defined under the Municipalities Planning Code,[1] and home occupation (subject to § 310-69).
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
(5) 
Beekeeping: The keeping of bees for personal use (as a hobby), or as part of a sanctioned educational program conducted at an accredited school or municipal facility, on properties having a minimum lot size of 20,000 square feet, when authorized by a duly issued Township zoning permit upon application made pursuant and subject to the rules and procedures as provided in Article XI of this chapter (See § 310-75A).
C. 
Conditional uses. All conditional uses shall be subject to the standards and requirements set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Churches, temples and synagogues, including parish houses, parsonages, and shrines, convents, monasteries with required parking [see § 310-80B(2)] on at least five acres [subject to § 310-78A(10)].
(2) 
Schools accredited by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with at least five acres [§ 310-78A(11)].
(3) 
Municipal services/facilities [§ 310-78A(2)].
(4) 
Residential real estate sales office in a subdivision plan as a temporary use for conversion to a dwelling after the last lot in the plan has been sold [§ 310-78A(13)].
(5) 
Group care home [§ 310-78A(15)].
(6) 
Private golf courses, private country clubs [§ 310-78A(8)].
(7) 
Private stable for property owned and used only by an individual or husband and wife, excluding corporations, partnerships or other commercial entity, limited to property at least five acres in size and limited to no more than one horse per acre of fenced-in area. Horses shall be confined to the property; the horse's owner/rider shall be held responsible for compliance with all Township ordinances. No tract of land or acreage situate across public roads, highways or streets shall be allowed to be added to the tract, but this provision shall not include public roads, highways or streets, or private roads which are created in and for the use of the development itself. [§ 310-78A(34)].
(8) 
Amateur radio antennas [§ 310-78A(39)].
(9) 
Small wind energy conversion systems (SWECS) [§ 310-78A(40)].
A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Single-family dwelling.
(2) 
Double house or duplex.
(3) 
Public and municipal parks and playgrounds and pools and recreation areas.
(4) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
(5) 
Nontower wireless communications facility ("nontower WCF"), subject to § 310-78A(37).
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Residential garages.
(2) 
Home garden and similar minor residentially related structures.
(3) 
Swimming pools, subject to other applicable Township ordinances, tennis courts and similar recreation facilities.
(4) 
Conversion apartments (see § 310-67).
(5) 
No-impact home-based business as defined under the Municipalities Planning Code,[1] and home occupation (subject to § 310-69).
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
C. 
Conditional uses. All conditional uses shall be subject to the standards and requirements set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Churches, temples and synagogues, including parish houses, parsonages, and shrines, convents, educational buildings, with required parking [see § 310-80B(2)] on the same property [subject to § 310-78A(10)].
(2) 
Municipal services/facilities [§ 310-78A(2)].
(3) 
Individual apartment building or townhouse building, or groups of such buildings, on the same property [§ 310-78A(17)].
(4) 
Personal-care home, small [§ 310-78A(14)].
(5) 
Group-care home [§ 310-78A(15)].
(6) 
Public parking lots subject to § 310-78A(18) and Article XIII.
(7) 
Tower-based wireless communications facilities and tower sites ("tower-based WCF"), subject to the standards and criteria set forth in Article XII, Conditional Uses, specifically § 310-78A(37), and in Article X, Supplemental Requirements, specifically § 310-60C, relating to height exceptions.
(8) 
Bed-and-breakfast [§ 310-78A(4)].
(9) 
Amateur radio antennas [§ 310-78A(39).
(10) 
Small wind energy conversion systems (SWECS) [§ 310-78A(40)].
A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Double house or duplex.
(2) 
Individual apartment building or group of such buildings, on the same property.
(3) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
(4) 
Single-family dwelling.
(5) 
Nontower wireless communications facility ("nontower WCF"), subject to § 310-78A(37).
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Garage space, either separate buildings or within a permitted use, and outdoor parking areas.
(2) 
Private pools, subject to applicable Township ordinances, tennis courts and similar private recreation facilities.
(3) 
No-impact home-based business as defined under the Municipalities Planning Code,[1] and home occupation (subject to § 310-69).
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
C. 
Conditional use. All conditional uses shall be subject to the standards and requirements set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Townhouse building or group of such buildings on the same property [§ 310-78A(17)].
(2) 
Personal care home, large [§ 310-78A(14)].
(3) 
Personal care home, small [§ 310-78A(14)].
(4) 
Group care home [§ 310-78A(15)].
(5) 
Nursing home, licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for occupancy of no more than the number of persons or units permitted by Table B, Institutional, PRD,[2] with all required parking for employees, visitors, and service personnel on the same property of at least five acres [§ 310-78A(12)].
[2]
Editor's Note: Table B is included at the end of this chapter.
(6) 
Individual business or professional office (except medical and dental offices and clinics) building or group of such buildings on the same property, subject to the requirements set out in § 310-78A(16).
(7) 
Nonresidential uses [§ 310-78A(26)].
(8) 
Tower-based wireless communications facilities and tower sites ("tower-based WCF"), subject to the standards and criteria set forth in Article XII, Conditional Uses, specifically § 310-78A(37), and in Article X, Supplemental Requirements, specifically § 310-60C, relating to height exceptions.
(9) 
Bed-and-breakfast [§ 310-78A(4)].
A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Antique sales and repair.
(2) 
Assisted-living facility, maximum density of 20 units per acre.
(3) 
Automobile sales, new, or new and used combined, with subordinate service facilities in an enclosed building.
(4) 
Auto parts sales if conducted completely within an enclosed building.
(5) 
Bank or savings and loan office, but drive-through facility only as a conditional use.
(6) 
Beverage distributor (not including drive-through).
(7) 
Barber or beauty shop.
(8) 
Bicycle rental or repair sales and service.
(9) 
Blueprinting, photocopying, faxing and mailing services.
(10) 
Bowling alley, roller rink, skating rink, and similar enclosed recreational activities.
(11) 
Camera shop.
(12) 
Car wash.
(13) 
Catering service.
(14) 
Clothing sales and rentals and repair.
(15) 
Club, lodge, social hall or fraternal organization.
(16) 
Convenience store.
(17) 
Dance, exercise or self-defense instruction studio.
(18) 
Day-care center, licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and/or Allegheny County.
(19) 
Delicatessen.
(20) 
Department store.
(21) 
Pharmacy.
(22) 
Emergency medical service provider.
(23) 
Equipment rental, small, within an enclosed structure.
(24) 
Feed store.
(25) 
Film and video rental or sales, excluding adult films or video.
(26) 
Food sales or market in permanent quarters.
(27) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
(28) 
Funeral home.
(29) 
Furniture sales.
(30) 
Gardening and nursery supplies and equipment with only incidental outside sales.
(31) 
Grocery store.
(32) 
Hardware sales.
(33) 
Health or tanning salon.
(34) 
Hobby shop.
(35) 
Home improvement store.
(36) 
Hospital.
(37) 
Household appliance sales and service.
(38) 
Independent-living facility, maximum density of 20 units per acre.
(39) 
Individual apartment building or groups of such buildings on the same property, maximum density of 20 units per acre.
(40) 
Indoor theater.
(41) 
Jewelry, china, and glassware sales.
(42) 
Landscaping business.
(43) 
Laundry self-service outlet or dry-cleaning pickup and delivery service.
(44) 
Library.
(45) 
Medical and dental offices and clinics.
(46) 
Mental health establishment, with all required parking for employees, visitors, and service personnel on the same property of at least five acres.
(47) 
Motel or hotel.
(48) 
Municipal services/facilities.
(49) 
Newspaper, book and magazine stores, excluding adult books or magazines.
(50) 
Nursing home, maximum density of 20 units per acre.
(51) 
Office, business or professional.
(52) 
Office supplies sales and/or service.
(53) 
Outdoor amphitheater.
(54) 
Paints and home decorating supplies.
(55) 
Pawn shops.
(56) 
Personal care residence, small and large.
(57) 
Pet supplies.
(58) 
Pet grooming services.
(59) 
Photographic studio and/or supplies.
(60) 
Printing office for job printing.
(61) 
Private lodge or fraternal organization.
(62) 
Public utility service building, structure or facility.
(63) 
Radio, recording or television studios.
(64) 
Radio or electronic equipment sales, including parts and supplies.
(65) 
Recording and/or musical instrument sales.
(66) 
Repair services, entirely within an enclosed building and limited to items that can be carried by one person.
(67) 
Restaurant and/or banquet hall, except that takeout or drive-through service shall be considered a conditional use [see § 310-38C(4)].
(68) 
Retail liquor sales.
(69) 
Retail stores, large and small.
(70) 
Single-family detached dwelling, minimum lot size of 1/2 acre.
(71) 
Shoe and/or leather sales and repair.
(72) 
Sporting goods.
(73) 
Studio for music or graphic art production, instruction or exhibit.
(74) 
Theater.
(75) 
Tire sales and repairs.
(76) 
Transportation company (private limo) sales or rentals.
(77) 
Veterinary hospital with enclosed holding pens.
(78) 
Nontower wireless communications facility ("nontower WCF"), subject to § 310-78A(37).
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Parking area for customers and employees and truck servicing areas.
(2) 
Individual building or group of buildings containing offices and apartments, provided no office occupies the same floor as, or floors above any apartments (see § 310-68).
(3) 
Signs (see Article XIV).
C. 
Conditional uses. All conditional uses shall be subject to the standards and requirements set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Highway commercial uses similar to those listed as permitted and compatible with those uses as permitted and hereafter as conditional uses only [§ 310-78A(20)].
(2) 
Automobile service station or vehicle repair garage (see § 310-71); both uses must be in a completely enclosed building.
(3) 
Beverage distributor, alcoholic and nonalcoholic, drive-through [§ 310-78A(22)].
(4) 
Drive-in restaurants, quick food service outlets, drive-in banking facilities or other similar drive-through services [§ 310-78A(23)].
(5) 
Groups of two or more retail and service commercial businesses in the same or adjacent buildings on the same property with shared customer, employee and service parking [§ 310-78A(24)].
(6) 
Wholesale sales [§ 310-78A(25)].
(7) 
Billboard [see § 310-89D(4].
(8) 
Tower-based wireless communications facilities and tower sites ("tower-based WCF"), subject to the standards and criteria set forth in Article XII, Conditional Uses, specifically § 310-78A(37), and in Article X, Supplemental Requirements, specifically § 310-60C, relating to height exceptions.
(9) 
Commercial kennels [§ 310-78A(9)].
(10) 
Drive-in theater [§ 310-78A(23)].
(11) 
Bed-and-breakfast [§ 310-78A(4)].
(12) 
Crematorium.
(13) 
Self-storage facility [§ 310-78A(41)].
(14) 
Massage therapy establishments. Massage therapy establishments shall be a permitted conditional use, subject to the expressed standards and criteria set forth in § 310-78.
[Added 9-26-2018 by Ord. No. 811]
(15) 
Fireworks facility. Fireworks facility shall be an allowed conditional use, subject to the following expressed standards and criteria set forth in § 310-78.
[Added 11-28-2018 by Ord. No. 817]
(16) 
Medical marijuana dispensaries. Medical marijuana dispensaries shall be allowed when approved as a conditional use, subject to the expressed standards and criteria added to § 310-78 and set forth in detail below.
[Added 11-28-2018 by Ord. No. 818]
D. 
Special exceptions.
(1) 
Sexually explicit or sexually oriented business operations must comply with requirements of Article XVII.
A. 
Principal permitted uses.
(1) 
Art studio.
(2) 
Bakery with baking on the premises limited only to goods for daily sale on the same property.
(3) 
Barber shop or beauty shop.
(4) 
Beverage distributor (excluding drive-through).
(5) 
Bicycle repair/sales.
(6) 
Bookstore other than adult.
(7) 
Branch bank and/or savings and loan office (excluding drive-through).
(8) 
Pharmacy.
(9) 
Food sales in permanent quarters.
(10) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
(11) 
Interior decorating services.
(12) 
Laundry and dry-cleaning self-service or pickup and delivery service.
(13) 
Minor repair services limited to item that can be carried in by hand.
(14) 
Music conservatory or studio.
(15) 
Municipal services/facilities.
(16) 
Office, business or professional (except medical and dental offices and clinics).
(17) 
Public utility service buildings, structures and facilities.
(18) 
Retail stores, small.
(19) 
Single-family dwelling on its own lot.
(20) 
Nontower wireless communications facility ("nontower WCF"), subject to § 310-78A(37).
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Parking lots for customers and employees and truck service areas.
(2) 
Apartments on second floor of building the first floor of which is devoted to commercial use (see § 310-68).
(3) 
Signs (see Article XIV).
C. 
Conditional uses. All conditional uses shall be subject to the standards and requirements set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Personal, professional or business services other than those specifically identified for each district [§ 310-78A(16)].
(2) 
Restaurant, except drive-in or drive-through [§ 310-78A(27)].
(3) 
Groups of two or more retail and service commercial businesses on the same property with shared parking [§ 310-78A(24)].
(4) 
Commercial kennels [§ 310-78A(9)].
(5) 
Neighborhood commercial uses similar to those listed as permitted and compatible with those uses as permitted [§ 310-78A(20)].
(6) 
Bed-and-breakfast [§ 310-78A(4)].
(7) 
Beverage distributor, drive-through [§ 310-78A(22)].
(8) 
Bank and/or savings and loan with drive-through [§ 310-78A(23)].
(9) 
Automobile service station or vehicle repair garage (see § 310-71); both uses must be in a completely enclosed building.
(10) 
Alcohol sales [§ 310-78A(35)].
(11) 
Medical marijuana dispensaries. Medical marijuana dispensaries shall be allowed when approved as a conditional use, subject to the expressed standards and criteria added to § 310-78 and set forth in detail below.
[Added 11-28-2018 by Ord. No. 818]
A. 
Principal permitted uses.
(1) 
The manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging, treatment or fabrication of baked goods, confections, ceramics, clothing, electrical and electronics equipment, jewelry, instruments, optical goods, pharmaceuticals and toiletries.
(2) 
The manufacturing, compounding, assembling or treatment of articles of merchandise from the following previously prepared raw materials: bone, canvas, cloth, cork, feathers, felt, fiber, fur, glasses, hair, horn, leather, paper, plastics, precious or semiprecious metals or stone, shell, textiles, tobacco, wood (except a planing mill) and yarns.
(3) 
Research, experimental or testing laboratories.
(4) 
Bottling works.
(5) 
Printing plant.
(6) 
Public utility service buildings, structures and facilities.
(7) 
Commercial laundry and dry-cleaning plant.
(8) 
Wholesale business.
(9) 
Municipal services/facilities.
(10) 
Lumber yard and/or building materials sales.
(11) 
Machine shop.
(12) 
Warehousing, storage and/or packaging in an enclosed building.
(13) 
Truck terminal.
(14) 
Automobile, truck, motorcycle, construction equipment or recreational vehicle sales; service, painting, repair or rebuilding, providing such activities shall occur within a completely enclosed structure.
(15) 
Office, business or professional (except medical and dental offices and clinics).
(16) 
Businesses similar to banks, copy centers, mail services, courier services, etc..
(17) 
Auto auctions.
(18) 
Landscaping business.
(19) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
(20) 
Nontower wireless communications facility ("nontower WCF"), subject to § 310-78A(37).
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Offices and administration building associated with a principal permitted use.
(2) 
Parking areas for employees, visitors and company vehicles (see § 310-80D).
(3) 
Loading and truck maneuvering areas, railroad sidings and lead tracks (see § 310-81).
(4) 
Limited outdoor storage [see § 310-62C(3)].
(5) 
Signs (see Article XIV).
C. 
Conditional uses. All conditional uses shall be subject to the standards and requirements set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Other assembly and limited manufacturing uses of a nature similar to those listed above [§ 310-78A(28)].
(2) 
Bulk fuel storage and distribution facility [§ 310-78A(29)].
(3) 
Auto salvage and storage [§ 310-78A(30)].
(4) 
Commercial recreation [§ 310-78A(31)].
(5) 
Mobile home parks [§ 310-78A(32)].
(6) 
Hospital, nursing home, retirement or convalescent home licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for occupancy by no more than the number of persons or units permitted by Table B, Institutional PRO,[1] with all required parking for employees, visitors and service on the same property of at least five acres [§ 310-78A(12)].
[1]
Editor's Note: Table B is included at the end of this chapter.
(7) 
Private clubs, lodges, fraternal organizations [§ 310-78A(19)].
(8) 
Tower-based wireless communications facilities and tower sites ("tower-based WCF"), subject to the standards and criteria set forth in Article XII, Conditional Uses, specifically § 310-78A(37), and in Article X, Supplemental Requirements, specifically § 310-60C, relating to height exceptions.
(9) 
Mining [§ 310-78A(33)].
(10) 
Commercial kennels [§ 310-78A(9)].
(11) 
Contractor's storage yard [§ 310-78A(21)].
(12) 
Automobile service station or vehicle repair garage (see § 310-71); both uses must be in a completely enclosed building.
(13) 
Light industrial uses similar to those listed as permitted and compatible with those uses as permitted.
(14) 
Other commercial (nonresidential) uses which are not specifically listed in this Subsection C, but which are uses permitted as of right or by conditional use in a more restrictive nonresidential zoning district, may be permitted by conditional use in the LI Zoning District if found by Township Council to be compatible with adjacent or surrounding existing and permitted uses. All listed conditions for that use shall be met, and approval of such use shall also be subject to any other reasonable conditions imposed by Council as may be necessary to provide for the public health, safety, and welfare and to assure compatibility with adjacent and surrounding uses and permitted uses.
(15) 
Groups of two or more businesses on the same property with shared parking [§ 310-78A(24)].
(16) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C(16), regarding oil and gas development and production, was repealed 8-28-2019 by Ord. No. 827.
(17) 
Self-storage facility [§ 310-78A(41)].
(18) 
Medical marijuana grower/processor. Medical marijuana grower/processor shall be allowed when approved as a conditional use, subject to the expressed standards and criteria added to § 310-78 and set forth in detail below.
[Added 11-28-2018 by Ord. No. 818]
A. 
Principal permitted uses.
(1) 
Any principal use permitted as of right in the Light Industrial District.
(2) 
Manufacture of finished or semifinished products, provided all requirements of § 310-62 of this chapter are complied with.
(3) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
(4) 
Nontower wireless communications facility ("nontower WCF"), subject to § 310-78A(37).
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Any permitted accessory use allowed in the Light Industrial District.
C. 
Conditional uses. All conditional uses shall be subject to the criteria and standards set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Tower-based wireless communications facilities and tower sites ("tower-based WCF"), subject to the standards and criteria set forth in Article XII, Conditional Uses, specifically § 310-78A(37), and in Article X, Supplemental Requirements, specifically § 310-60C, relating to height exceptions.
(2) 
Mining [§ 310-78A(33)].
(3) 
Automobile service station or vehicle repair garage (see § 310-71); both uses must be in a completely enclosed building.
(4) 
Contractor's storage yard [§ 310-78A(21)].
(5) 
Any principal use permitted as a conditional use in the Light Industrial District, excluding § 310-40C(5), (6), (7), (14), and (15).
(6) 
Uses regulated and/or licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, including those facilities and/or programs under the supervision of the Bureau of Community Corrections (BCC), or the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (PBPP) or those facilities accredited by the American Correctional Association (ACA).
(7) 
Oil and gas development and production [§ 310-78A(36)].
(8) 
Oil and gas compressor stations [§ 310-78A(36)].
(9) 
Natural gas processing plant.
(10) 
Medical marijuana grower/processor. Medical marijuana grower/processor shall be allowed when approved as a conditional use, subject to the expressed standards and criteria added to § 310-78 and set forth in detail below.
A. 
Permitted principal uses.
(1) 
Office building or group of office buildings.
(2) 
Research and development laboratories in which no product is manufactured and in which the entire operation is carried on within a building or buildings.
(3) 
Public utility service buildings, structures and facilities.
(4) 
Municipal services/facilities.
(5) 
Forestry activities, subject to the provisions of § 280-61, Forestry, of Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development, as amended.
B. 
Permitted accessory uses.
(1) 
Parking areas for employees and customers.
(2) 
Loading and truck maneuvering areas.
(3) 
Signs.
C. 
Conditional uses. All conditional uses shall be subject to the standards and requirements set out in Article XII.
(1) 
Tower-based wireless communications facilities and tower sites ("tower-based WCF"), subject to the standards and criteria set forth in Article XII, Conditional Uses, specifically § 310-78A(37), and in Article X, Supplemental Requirements, specifically § 310-60C, relating to height exceptions.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection C(2), regarding oil and gas development and production, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 8-28-2019 by Ord. No. 827.