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Township of North Strabane, PA
Washington County
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[Ord. No. 376, 7/24/2018]
The purpose of this district is to preserve productive agricultural land resources and to provide for low-density single-family residential development that will be compatible with agricultural pursuits and will preserve natural features in areas where public sewers are not anticipated in the near future and to provide for accessory uses and compatible public and semipublic uses as conditional uses or uses by special exception.
[Ord. No. 376, 7/24/2018]
1. 
In the A-1 Agricultural District, only the following uses are authorized:
A. 
Permitted uses:
(1) 
Principal uses:
(a) 
Agriculture, subject to § 27-1408.
(b) 
Animal grooming, subject to § 27-1408.
(c) 
Boarding stable, subject to § 27-1408.
(d) 
Commercial greenhouse, subject to § 27-1408.
(e) 
Essential services.
(f) 
Forestry, subject to § 27-1410.
(g) 
Passive recreation.
(h) 
Public buildings.
(i) 
Riding academy, noncommercial, subject to § 27-1408.
(j) 
Single-family dwelling.
(k) 
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 27-1905.
(l) 
Oil and gas pipelines and temporary water pipelines, subject to § 27-1413.
(m) 
Re-entry drilling, subject to § 27-1414.
(n) 
Traffic control sites, subject to § 27-1415.
(o) 
Small wireless communications facility and accessory equipment on a wireless support structure, subject to § 27-2100 et seq.
[Added by Ord. No. 406, 7/25/2023]
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Apiary, subject to § 27-1419.
[Added by Ord. No. 402, 10/25/2022[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also resulted in the renumbering of former Subsections 1A(2)(a) through (j) as Subsections 1A(2)(b) through (k), respectively.
(b) 
Agricultural sales, subject to § 27-1408.
(c) 
Keeping of domestic pets.
(d) 
No-impact home-based business, subject to § 27-1411.
(e) 
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Part 15.
(f) 
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.
(g) 
Private garages and storage buildings, subject to § 27-1403.
(h) 
Private residential swimming pools or sports courts, subject to § 27-1403.
(i) 
Private stable, subject to § 27-1408.
(j) 
Specialized animal raising.
(k) 
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 27-1407.
B. 
Conditional uses:
(1) 
Principal uses:
(a) 
Active recreation, low-impact.
(b) 
Active recreation, high-impact.
(c) 
Airports or airstrips.
(d) 
Coal mine adjunct facilities.
(e) 
Coal mine facilities, underground.
(f) 
Comparable uses not specifically listed.
(g) 
Golf course or golf or country club.
(h) 
Kennel.
(i) 
Mobile home park.
(j) 
Oil and gas development.
(k) 
Riding academy, commercial.
(l) 
Sportsmen's club.
(m) 
Surface mining.
(n) 
Storage depot(s) and truck staging area(s).
(o) 
Re-entry related operations.
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Bed-and-breakfast.
(b) 
Private-use helipad.
(c) 
Certified water storage facilities and MLVTs.
(d) 
Impoundments (fresh water).
C. 
Uses by special exception:
(1) 
Principal uses:
(a) 
Cemetery.
(b) 
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or existing public utility storage or transmission structure.
(c) 
Day-care center or preschool facility in a place of worship or school.
(d) 
Place of worship/place of assembly.
(e) 
Public utility building or structure.
(f) 
Schools (public or private).
(g) 
Veterinary clinic.
(h) 
Short-term lodging accommodations, subject to § 27-1303, Subsection 60.60.
[Added by Ord. No. 402, 10/25/2022]
(i) 
Non-tower wireless communications facility and accessory equipment on a wireless support structure, subject to § 27-2100 et seq.
[Added by Ord. No. 406, 7/25/2023]
(2) 
Accessory uses:
(a) 
Accessory dwelling.
(b) 
Family day-care home.
(c) 
Home occupation.
[Ord. No. 376, 7/24/2018]
1. 
In the A-1 Agricultural 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 and uses by special exception contained in Part 13:
A. 
Minimum lot area:
(1) 
Agriculture: 10 acres (435,600 square feet).
(2) 
Airport or airstrip: 10 acres (435,600 square feet).
(3) 
Boarding stable: 10 acres (435,600 square feet).
(4) 
Mobile home park: five acres (435,600 square feet).
(5) 
Private stable, kennel or specialized animal raising: five acres (217,800 square feet).
(6) 
Riding academy (commercial or noncommercial): 10 acres (435,600 square feet).
(7) 
Single-family dwelling:
(a) 
Without public sewers: two acres (87,120 square feet).
(b) 
With public sewers: one acre (43,560 square feet).
(8) 
All other principal uses: two acres (87,120 square feet).
B. 
Minimum lot width:
(1) 
Single-family dwelling:
(a) 
Without public sewers: 150 feet.
(b) 
With public sewers: 90 feet.
(2) 
All other principal uses: 200 feet.
C. 
Maximum lot coverage: 15%.
D. 
Minimum front yard:
(1) 
Principal and accessory structures: 50 feet.
E. 
Minimum rear yard:
(1) 
Principal structures: 50 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: see § 27-1403C.
F. 
Minimum side yard:
(1) 
Principal structures:
(a) 
Dwellings: 20 feet.
(b) 
All other principal structures: 30 feet.
(2) 
Accessory structures: See § 27-1403C.
G. 
Special yard requirements: See § 27-1403.
H. 
Permitted projections into required yards: see § 27-1404.
I. 
Maximum height:
(1) 
All principal structures: 2 1/2 stories, but no more than 35 feet.
(2) 
Accessory farm structures: 75 feet.
(3) 
All other accessory structures: one story, but no more than 15 feet.
J. 
Height exceptions: see § 27-1405.
[Ord. No. 376, 7/24/2018]
See Part 15.
[Ord. No. 376, 7/24/2018]
See Part 16.
[Ord. No. 376, 7/24/2018]
See § 27-1402.
[Ord. No. 376, 7/24/2018]
See § 27-1409.