This district is intended to designate appropriate areas of
the Township for land uses dependent upon the convenient availability
of geologic resources, including open pit mining, strip and borrow
mining, and related aggregate processing facilities and operations
when satisfying specific standards, criteria and procedures administered
by the commonwealth and West Hempfield Township. It also accommodates
suitable uses that can precede actual mining activities as well as
suitable uses for reclaimed mines and quarries as permitted herein.
Except for agricultural uses which are governed by the standards
listed in § 804 of this ordinance, and except for open pit
mining, borrow and strip mining and related aggregate processing facilities
which are governed by the standards listed in § 703.4 of
this ordinance, the following requirements shall be observed by all
uses within this district:
A. Minimum lot area: one acre.
B. Minimum lot width at street line: 100 feet.
C. Minimum landscape area: 30%.
Except for agricultural uses which are governed by the standards
listed in § 804 of this ordinance, and except for open pit
mining, strip and borrow mining, and related aggregate processing
facilities which are governed by the standards listed in § 703.4
of this ordinance, the following setback requirements shall be observed
by all uses within this district:
A. Front yard. Front yard setback distances are determined by the kind
of road or highway on which the property abuts as follows:
1.
Arterial: 60 feet from the street right-of-way line or 75 feet
from the street centerline, whichever is greater.
2.
Collector: 50 feet from the street right-of-way line or 65 feet
from the street centerline, whichever is greater.
3.
Local: 40 feet from the street right-of-way line or 55 feet
from the street centerline, whichever is greater.
B. Side yard: Principal and accessory residential buildings and structures
shall have two side yards, neither of which shall be less than 15
feet. All nonresidential buildings shall have two side yards, neither
of which shall be less than 25 feet.
C. Rear yard: A minimum of 25 feet for principal residential buildings
and 10 feet for accessory residential buildings and structures. All
nonresidential buildings shall have a minimum rear yard of 50 feet
for principal buildings and 20 feet for accessory buildings.
Except for agricultural uses which are governed by the standards
listed in § 804 of this ordinance, and except for open pit
mining, strip and borrow mining and related aggregate processing facilities
which are governed by the standards listed in § 703.4 of
the ordinance, the maximum building height shall be 2 1/2 stories
or 35 feet, whichever is lesser.
As provided for in § 707 of this ordinance.
As provided for in § 708 of this ordinance.
Where lands are zoned Quarry District which were being used
for open pit mining, strip and borrow mining and/or related aggregate
processing facilities under a conditional use approval, special exception,
or other zoning approval granted before the date such land was classified
as Quarry District, the land which was subject to such prior decision
or approval shall continue to be bound by the terms of such prior
approval to the extent that the terms of the prior approval are more
stringent than the requirements of this § 504. Any expansion
of such existing facility onto land which was not part of the application
which resulted in the prior decision or approval shall be governed
by the regulations of the Quarry District.