A map entitled the Springfield Township Zoning Map is hereby
adopted as part of this chapter. The Official Zoning Map shall be
kept on file and available for examination at the Township offices.
A.
Annexed areas. Any territory hereafter annexed by the Township of
Springfield will be automatically zoned A - Agricultural District
until otherwise classified by the Township.
B.
District boundaries. District boundaries that are shown between the
lines of streets, streams and transportation rights-of-way shall be
deemed to follow the center line. The vacation of streets shall not
affect the locations of such district boundaries. When the Zoning
Officer cannot definitely determine the location of a district boundary
by such center lines, by the scale of dimensions stated on the Zoning
Map or by the fact that it clearly coincides with a property line,
the Officer shall refuse action. The Zoning Hearing Board, upon appeal,
shall interpret the location of the district boundary with reference
to the scale of the Zoning Map and the purpose set forth in all relevant
provisions of this chapter.
C.
Zoning district changes. All approved changes to zoning districts
shall be promptly recorded on the Zoning Map by the Zoning Officer.
D.
Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exceptions.
(1)
The permitted uses, conditional uses and special exceptions for each district are shown in the following tables of this chapter and are considered principal uses unless clearly noted. Conditional uses may be granted or denied by the Board of Township Supervisors with the advice of the Planning Commission in accordance with the express standards and criteria of this chapter. In granting a conditional use, the Supervisors may attach reasonable conditions, as they may deem necessary to implement the purposes of this chapter and safeguard the neighborhood. Special exceptions may be granted or denied by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the express standards and criteria of this chapter. In granting a special exception, the Board may attach reasonable conditions and safeguards as it may deem necessary to implement the purpose of this chapter and protect the neighborhood. Uses in each category shall be according to the common meaning of the term or according to definitions set forth in Article VIII.
(2)
If the Zoning Officer determines that a proposed use of land is not provided for within any districts within the bounds of the Township (or subject to an intergovernmental agreement providing for same) and the use is not substantially similar to any defined use, he shall refuse action. The Zoning Officer shall refer the application to the Zoning Hearing Board which shall have the authority to permit or deny the proposed use as a special exception in the IS Industrial Special District, pursuant to all other regulations of said district and with the imposition of any reasonable additional conditions and safeguards as may be imposed pursuant to § 425-20.
E.
Primary
land uses by zoning district.
[Added 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 1-2021]
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Primary Land Uses by Zoning District
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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P = Permitted Use
C = Conditional Use
— = Use Not Permitted
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Zoning District
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Land Use
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A
Agricultural
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C-1
Commercial
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CR-2
Commercial and Residential
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VR
Village Residential
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IS
Industrial Special
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Agricultural operation
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P
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P
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P
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—
|
P
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Agricultural services
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P
|
—
|
P
|
—
|
—
|
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Airport
|
—
|
P
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—
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—
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P
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Automobile and equipment sales and services
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—
|
P
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P
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—
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P
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Banquet/conference center
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—
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C
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C
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—
|
—
|
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Bed and breakfast
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P
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—
|
C
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C
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C
|
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Billboards
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C
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—
|
—
|
—
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C
|
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Bottle clubs
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—
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C
|
—
|
—
| |
|
Building materials/supply yards
|
—
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P
|
—
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—
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P
|
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Business services including financial services such as banks
|
—
|
P
|
P
|
—
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P
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Car wash
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—
|
P
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P
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—
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P
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Cemeteries and crematoriums
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C
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—
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—
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—
| |
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Churches
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P
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P
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P
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P
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P
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Contractor's office garage and storage yard (under 5,000 square feet gross floor area building size and provided it meets all standards of § 425-52)
|
P
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—
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—
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—
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—
|
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Contractor's office garage and storage yard (over 5,000
square feet gross floor area)
|
C
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—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
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Correctional facility/halfway house
|
—
|
—
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—
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—
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C
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Day-care centers
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—
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—
|
—
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C
|
—
|
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Drive-through eating and drinking place
|
—
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P
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C
|
—
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P
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Eating and drinking place
|
C
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P
|
—
|
C
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P
|
|
Equipment sales and service
|
—
|
—
|
P
|
—
|
—
|
|
Essential services
|
P
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P
|
—
|
P
|
P
|
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Family/group day-care homes
|
P
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—
|
—
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P
|
—
|
|
Flea markets
|
—
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C
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—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Funeral parlor
|
—
|
—
|
—
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C
|
—
|
|
Golf courses
|
P
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Heavy manufacturing
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
C
|
|
Hotel/motel
|
—
|
P
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C
|
—
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P
|
|
P
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
| |
|
Home- and farm-based manufacturing (over 5,000 square feet gross
floor area)
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Home occupations
|
P
|
—
|
P
|
P
|
—
|
|
Indoor commercial recreation
|
—
|
P
|
C
|
—
|
P
|
|
Junkyards
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
C
|
|
Landscaping, nursery, and farm markets
|
C
|
P
|
P
|
—
|
P
|
|
Light manufacturing
|
—
|
P
|
C
|
—
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P
|
|
Limited retail businesses (greater than 10,000 square feet gross
floor area but no greater than 20,000 square feet gross floor area)
|
—
|
—
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
|
—
|
—
|
P
|
—
|
—
| |
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
P
|
—
| |
|
Medical marijuana dispensary
|
—
|
C
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
|
Medical marijuana grower/processor
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Mineral excavation
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
C
|
|
Mini/self service storage facility
|
C
|
P
|
—
|
—
|
P
|
|
Mobile food vendor
|
—
|
P
|
P
|
—
|
P
|
|
Mobile home park
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Multifamily dwellings/assisted living development
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
—
|
|
No-impact home-based businesses
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Nursing homes and hospital
|
—
|
P
|
P
|
—
|
P
|
|
Outdoor commercial recreation
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Personal care homes
|
C
|
—
|
P
|
C
|
—
|
|
Personal services
|
—
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Private clubs and resorts
|
C
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Professional offices
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Public parks and recreation
|
P
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Public utilities
|
—
|
P
|
—
|
—
|
P
|
|
Recreational campgrounds
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Repair/service businesses
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
C
|
—
|
|
Retail businesses
|
—
|
P
|
—
|
—
|
P
|
|
Sanitary landfill/solid waste transfer stations/similar facility
for processing and disposal of solid waste
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
C
|
|
Sawmills
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Schools (public, private, or accredited)
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Service station/convenience store
|
—
|
P
|
P
|
C
|
P
|
|
Sexually oriented businesses
|
—
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Shopping centers
|
—
|
P
|
C
|
—
|
P
|
|
Single-family dwellings
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
P
|
|
Solar energy facility
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
C
|
|
Special event barn/venue
|
C
|
C
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
|
Specialized animal raising and care
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Theater, library or museum
|
—
|
P
|
C
|
—
|
P
|
|
Transitional housing facility
|
—
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
|
Truck terminals/warehousing/distribution
|
—
|
C
|
C
|
—
|
—
|
|
Two-family dwellings
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
P
|
—
|
|
Veterinary clinic
|
P
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
[Amended 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 1-2021]
The A - Agricultural District is meant to provide for the continuation
of agriculture as an important endeavor in the community. It is also
meant to provide for residential opportunities in a rural setting
and to foster small-scale businesses in a low-density setting, which
will contribute to economic self-sufficiency and rural quality of
life.
|
A - Agricultural District
| |
|---|---|
|
Permitted Uses
|
Conditional Uses
|
|
Agricultural operations
|
Billboards (see § 425-62G)
|
|
Agriculture services
|
Cemeteries and crematoriums (see § 425-36)
|
|
Bed-and-breakfasts
|
Contractor's office, garage, and storage yard, when over 5,000 square feet gross floor area (see § 425-52)
|
|
Churches
|
Eating/drinking places (see § 425-53)
|
|
Contractor's office, garage, and storage yard, if building size does not exceed 5,000 square feet gross floor area building size (provided it meets all standards of § 425-52)
|
Home or farm-based manufacturing, when building size is greater than 5,000 square feet gross floor area (see § 425-40)
|
|
Essential services
|
Landscaping, nursery, and farm markets (see § 425-54)
|
|
Family/group day care homes
|
Limited retail businesses, up to 5,000 square feet
|
|
Golf courses
|
Medical marijuana grower/processor (see § 425-54.3)
|
|
No impact home based businesses
|
Mineral excavation (see § 425-35)
|
|
Mini/self storage facilities (see § 425-31)
| |
|
Home occupations
|
Mobile home parks (see § 425-38)
|
|
Professional offices
|
Multiple-family dwellings/assisted living developments (see § 425-37)
|
|
Public parks and recreation
|
Outdoor commercial recreation (see § 425-34)
|
|
Single-family dwellings
|
Personal care homes (see § 425-27)
|
|
Veterinary clinics
|
Private clubs and resorts (see § 425-50)
|
|
Accessory uses and structures (see § 425-57)
|
Recreational campgrounds (see § 425-22)
|
|
Repair/service businesses (see § 425-26)
| |
|
Sawmills (see § 425-30)
| |
|
Schools, whether public or private accredited (see § 425-21)
| |
|
Solar energy facility (see § 425-54.5)
| |
|
Special event barn/venue (see § 425-54.4)
| |
|
Specialized animal raising and care (see § 425-39)
| |
|
For oil and gas operations in this district, please see § 425-65
| |
|
Table 425-15
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
A - Agricultural District
| |||
|
Lot, Yard, and Height Standards
| |||
|
Standard
|
Single-family dwellings, family day care homes*
|
Multiple-family dwellings (assisted living density noted in Article IV)
|
All other uses
|
|
Minimum lot area
|
1.5 acres
|
1.5 acres for first dwelling and 20,000 square feet each additional
unit
|
2 acres
|
|
Minimum lot width (feet)
|
150
|
150
|
150
|
|
Minimum front yard (feet)
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
|
Minimum side yard (feet)
|
25
|
35
|
35
|
|
Minimum rear yard (feet)
|
50
|
50
|
50
|
|
Maximum height (feet)
|
35
|
35
|
45
|
|
Maximum coverage (percent)
|
15%
|
15%
|
20%
|
|
*
|
Those uses with public sewer may follow VR Village Residential
lot standards.
|
[Amended 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 1-2021]
The C-1 Commercial District is established to provide for businesses
and high intensity residential development that require significant
infrastructure and access to interstate interchanges and intensive
development that cannot be accommodated elsewhere.
|
C-1 Commercial District
| |
|---|---|
|
Permitted Uses
|
Conditional Uses
|
|
Agricultural operations
|
Banquet/conference center (see § 425-54.1)
|
|
Airports
|
Bottle clubs (see § 425-51)
|
|
Automobile and equipment sales and service
|
Flea markets (see § 425-49)
|
|
Building material/supply yards
|
Medical marijuana dispensary (see § 425-54.2)
|
|
Business services, including financial services such as banks
|
Multiple-family dwellings/assisted living developments (see § 425-37)
|
|
Carwashes
|
Outdoor or intensive commercial recreation (see § 425-34)
|
|
Churches
|
Private clubs and resorts (see § 425-50)
|
|
Drive-through eating and drinking places
|
Sexually oriented businesses (see § 425-41)
|
|
Eating and drinking places
|
Special event barn/venue (see § 425-54.4)
|
|
Essential services
|
Transitional housing facilities (see § 425-48)
|
|
Hotels/motels
|
Truck terminals/warehousing/distribution (see § 425-24)
|
|
Indoor commercial recreation
| |
|
Landscaping, nursery, and farm markets
| |
|
Light manufacturing
| |
|
Mobile food vendor
| |
|
Nursing homes and hospitals
| |
|
No impact home based businesses
| |
|
Personal services
| |
|
Professional offices
| |
|
Public utilities
| |
|
Retail businesses
| |
|
Mini/self service storage facilities
| |
|
Service stations/convenience stores
| |
|
Shopping centers
| |
|
Single-family dwellings
| |
|
Theaters, libraries or museums
| |
|
Accessory uses and structures (see § 425-57)
| |
|
Table 425-16
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
C-1 Commercial District
| ||
|
Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements
| ||
|
Requirement
|
With Public Sewer
|
On-Lot Sewer
|
|
Minimum lot area
|
25,000 square feet
|
1 acre
|
|
Minimum lot width (feet)
|
100
|
100
|
|
Minimum front yard (feet)
|
40
|
40
|
|
Minimum side yard (feet)
|
20
|
25
|
|
Minimum rear yard (feet)
|
35
|
35
|
|
Maximum height (feet)
|
45
|
45
|
|
Maximum coverage (percent)
|
25%
|
20%
|
|
Multiple-family dwellings shall follow the standards in Table
425-15.
|
[Amended 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 1-2021]
The CR-2 Commercial and Residential District is established
to provide for businesses and residences which have lower infrastructure
needs than the C-1 District, and also to provide for the protection
of all interests in a mixed-use setting, and to plan for the long-term
quality of development in the Township.
|
CR-2 Commercial and Residential District
| |
|---|---|
|
Permitted Uses
|
Conditional Uses
|
|
Agricultural services
|
Banquet/conference center (see § 425-54.1)
|
|
Agricultural operations
|
Bed-and-breakfasts (see § 425-29)
|
|
Automobile sales and service
|
Eating/drinking places (see § 425-53)
|
|
Business services, including financial services such as banks
| |
|
Car washes
|
Indoor commercial recreation (see § 425-34)
|
|
Churches
|
Light manufacturing (see § 425-45)
|
|
Contractor's office, garage, and storage yards
|
Limited retail businesses (greater than 10,000 square feet gross floor area, but no greater than 20,000 square feet gross floor area) (see § 425-43)
|
|
Equipment sales and service
|
Medical marijuana dispensary (see § 425-54.2)
|
|
Home occupations
|
Multiple-family dwellings/assisted living development (see § 425-37)
|
|
Landscaping, nursery and farm markets
|
Shopping centers (See § 425-43)
|
|
Mobile food vendor
|
Special event barn/venue (see § 425-54.4)
|
|
No impact home based businesses
|
Theaters, libraries, or museums (see § 425-43)
|
|
Nursing homes or hospitals
|
Truck terminals/warehousing/distribution of no greater than 20,000 square feet gross floor area (see § 425-24)
|
|
Personal care homes
| |
|
Personal services
| |
|
Professional offices
| |
|
Mini/self storage facilities
| |
|
Service stations/Convenience stores (see § 425-26)
| |
|
Single-family dwellings
| |
|
Accessory uses and structures (see § 425-57)
| |
|
Table 425-17
| |
|---|---|
|
CR-2 Commercial and Residential District
| |
|
Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements
| |
|
All Uses
| |
|
Minimum lot area
|
2 acres
|
|
Minimum lot width
|
100 feet
|
|
Minimum front yard
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum side yard
|
35 feet
|
|
Minimum rear yard
|
35 feet
|
|
Maximum height
|
35 feet
|
|
Maximum coverage
|
20%
|
|
All uses with public sewer may follow C-1 lot standards. Multiple-family
dwellings shall follow the standards in Table 425-15
|
The VR Village Residential District is established to provide
for the continuation of a quality mixed-use environment where both
residential uses and compatible small-scale businesses can thrive.
|
VR Village Residential District
| |
|---|---|
|
Permitted Uses
|
Conditional Uses
|
|
Churches
|
Bed-and-breakfasts (see § 425-29)
|
|
Essential services
|
Day-care centers (See § 425-28)
|
|
Family day care homes
|
Eating and drinking places (see § 425-53)
|
|
Group day care homes
|
Funeral parlors (see § 425-46)
|
|
Home occupations
|
Farm markets (see § 425-54)
|
|
Multiple-family dwellings/assisted living developments (see § 425-37)
| |
|
No impact home based business
|
Personal care homes (see § 425-27)
|
|
Personal services
|
Service stations/convenience stores/service and repair businesses (see § 425-26)
|
|
Professional offices
| |
|
Single-family dwellings
| |
|
Two-family dwellings
| |
|
Accessory uses and structures (see § 425-57)
| |
|
Table 425-18
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
VR Village Residential District
| ||
|
Lot Yard and Height Requirements
| ||
|
Requirement
|
With Either Public Water or Sewer
|
On-Lot Water and Sewer
|
|
Minimum lot area
|
25,000 square feet
|
1.5 acres
|
|
Minimum lot width (feet)
|
75
|
100
|
|
Minimum front yard (feet)
|
25 or average of adjacent structures
|
40
|
|
Minimum side yard (feet)
|
10
|
10
|
|
Minimum rear yard (feet)
|
20
|
25
|
|
Maximum height (feet)
|
35
|
35
|
|
Maximum coverage (percent)
|
25
|
20
|
[Amended 3-2-2021 by Ord. No. 1-2021]
The IS Industrial Special District is established to implement
the Wolf Creek Slippery Rock Creeks Council of Governments Multimunicipal
Comprehensive Plan by providing for a centralized area for regional
level industrial development in an area where impact upon residences
or shopping areas will be minimized.
|
IS-Industrial Special District
| |
|---|---|
|
Permitted Uses
|
Conditional Uses
|
|
All C-1 District permitted uses
|
Billboards (see § 425-62G)
|
|
Contractor's office, garage, and storage yard
|
Bulk fuel storage yard (see § 425-47)
|
|
Mobile food vendor
|
Correctional facility/halfway house (see § 425-42)
|
|
Heavy manufacturing (see § 425-25)
| |
|
Accessory uses and structures (see § 425-57)
|
Junkyards (see § 425-33)
|
|
Mineral excavation (see § 425-35)
| |
|
Sanitary landfill, solid waste transfer stations, or similar facilities for processing and disposal of solid waste (See § 425-32)
| |
|
Solar energy facility (see § 425-54.5)
| |
|
For oil and gas operations in this district, please see § 425-65
| |
|
Table 425-19
| |
|---|---|
|
IS Industrial Special District
| |
|
Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements
| |
|
All Uses
| |
|
Minimum lot area
|
2 acres
|
|
Minimum lot width
|
100 feet
|
|
Minimum front yard
|
50 feet
|
|
Minimum side yard
|
35 feet
|
|
Minimum rear yard
|
35 feet
|
|
Maximum height
|
35 feet
|
|
Maximum coverage (percent)
|
20%
|
