[Ord. 94, 6/8/1988, § 1300; as amended by Ord.
153, 5/3/1994, § 1]
The OR, Outdoor Recreational District is designed to provide
specific opportunities for passive and active outdoor recreational
use in conjunction with properties such as Washington Crossing State
Park, Hal H. Clark Park, Township and Bucks County Conservancy owned
lands, and lands of the Honey Hollow Watershed Association. The OR
District is also designed to create areas for the conservation of
natural resources, for historic interpretation of biological resources,
and for nature study.
[Ord. 94, 6/8/1988, § 1301; as amended by Ord.
200, 3/18/2003, § IV; by Ord. 2006-3, 2/21/2006, Art. IV;
and by Ord. 2014-5, 5/22/2014, Arts. XXXI, XXXII]
1. A building may be erected, altered or used, and land may be used
or occupied, subject to the provisions of Parts 25 and 26, for any
of the following uses and no other:
A. Permitted Principal Uses.
(1)
Passive recreational uses such as parks, nature study areas
and trails.
(2)
Conservation uses including woodlands, lakes, ponds, streams
and related resources.
(3)
Agricultural uses and structures subject to Part
26.
(4)
Forestry/timber harvesting uses.
(5)
Wireless telecommunications facilities (possibly permitted by right or as a conditional use pursuant to the conditions and requirements contained in §
27-2611).
B. Permitted Accessory Uses.
(1)
Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to the permitted principal uses permitted in Subsection
1A, subject to the provisions of Part
25.
(2)
The sale of farm products, subject to Part
26.
(3)
Parking in accordance with Part
23.
(4)
Signs in accordance with Part
24.
(5)
No-impact home-based business.
C. Conditional Uses. (Refer to Part
26 for special provisions governing conditional uses and Part
29 for standards and criteria).
(1)
Any permitted principal use in the RB, Residential/Agricultural District, as provided in §
27-602, and uses accessory thereto.
(2)
Active recreational use such as playgrounds, sports fields,
court games, golf courses, and public swimming pools.
(4)
Educational use; environmental education use.
(5)
Wireless telecommunications facilities (possibly permitted by right or as a conditional use pursuant to the conditions and requirements contained in §
27-2611).
[Ord. 94, 6/8/1988, § 1302]
The maximum height of buildings and other structures erected, enlarged, altered or used shall be 35 feet, except as provided in Part
25.
[Ord. 94, 6/8/1988, § 1303; as amended by Ord.
138, 5/26/1992, § 41]
1. Except as specified in Part
25 relative to setbacks, the following shall apply:
A. Passive and Active Recreational Uses; Conservation Uses. Except golf course which shall be in accordance with §
27-604, Subsection
1C(9).
[Amended by Ord. 2018-004, 3/6/2018]
(1)
Minimum lot area: 10 acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width at building line: 350 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot width at street line: 100 feet.
(4)
Maximum impervious surface coverage: 15%.
(5)
Maximum building coverage: 10%.
(6)
Minimum depth of front and rear yards: 150 feet.
(7)
Minimum width of side yards: 100 feet.
B. Other Uses.
(1)
The area and bulk regulations of §
27-604, Subsection
1A, shall apply to any agricultural uses.
(2)
The area and bulk regulations of §
27-604, Subsection
1B, shall apply to residential uses.
(3)
The area and bulk regulations of §
27-604, Subsection
1C(2), shall apply to cultural uses.
(4)
The area and bulk regulations of §
27-604, Subsection
1C(3), shall apply to educational use and environmental education use.