[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
No-impact home-based business. A business or commercial activity
administered or conducted as an accessory use which is clearly secondary
to the use as a residential dwelling and which involves no customer,
client, or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup,
delivery or removal functions to or from the premises in excess of
those normally associated with residential use. The business or commercial
activity must satisfy the following requirements:
A.
The business activity shall be compatible with the residential use
of the property and surrounding residential uses.
B.
The business shall employ no employees other than family members
residing in the dwelling.
C.
There shall be no display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling
or inventory of a substantial nature.
D.
There shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including,
but not limited to, parking, signs, or lights.
E.
The business activity may not use any equipment or process which
creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, or electrical or electronic
interference, including interference with radio or television reception
which is detectable in the neighborhood.
F.
The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage
discharge in volume or type which is not normally associated with
residential use in the neighborhood.
G.
The business activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling
and may not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area.
H.
The business may not involve any illegal activity.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
Accessory office. The office of a physician, lawyer, clergyman, teacher,
architect, accountant, or other professional licensed by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
A.
The area devoted to the permitted professional use shall be located
within either the practitioner's dwelling or a building accessory
thereto.
B.
The floor area devoted to such professional use shall be equivalent
to not more than 25% of the ground area covered by the practitioner's
dwelling, excluding the ground area covered by an attached garage
or such other similar building.
C.
Not more than two employees, assistants or associates, in addition
to the resident practitioner, shall be employed on the premises.
D.
No external alterations shall be made which involve construction
features not customary in dwellings.
E.
The accessory professional use shall have direct access to an arterial
street as herein defined.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
Residential accessory building or structure: a building or structure
subordinate to the principal residential building on a lot and used
for purposes customarily incidental to those of the principal residential
building, including but not limited to porches, decks, patios and
pools, subject to the following:
A.
Parking spaces for the parking of passenger automobiles, but excluding
parking of commercial vehicles other than vehicles not exceeding a
one-half-ton loading capacity that are needed for travel to and from
work by residents of the principal building, are completely enclosed
within a building and are without materials or equipment, and also
excluding repairs, sale of gas, and other such commercial uses.
B.
Structures such as fences or walls.
(1)
Any fence erected in Warminster Township shall require a permit
from the Warminster Department of Licenses and Inspections prior to
being erected, and the payment of any fee for such permit.
(2)
Prior to issuance of a permit, a plan depicting the proposed
fence, as well as the fence's height, location on the property
and materials, shall be submitted to the Warminster Township Department
of Licenses and Inspections along with the permit application.
C.
Accessory structures within required side and rear yard. Required
side and rear yards may be occupied by an accessory garage for accessory
garage use and other permitted accessory buildings, structures, or
uses, provided that:
(1)
Such accessory building, structure or uses, except swimming
pools, shall be situated not less than five feet from any lot line.
(2)
Swimming pools and all associated equipment shall be situated
not less than 10 feet from any lot line.
(a)
All decking, walking paths, sidewalks, and concrete must be
a minimum of five feet from the property line.
(3)
Not less than 15 feet farther back from the principal building
and a minimum of ten-foot offset between all structures.
(5)
Generators shall be located not less than five feet from the
primary structure and located in the rear or side yard.
D.
Height. No accessory building, structure, or use shall exceed 20
feet in height.
E.
Porches or patios within required front, side and rear yards. In
residential districts, required front, side and, rear yards may be
occupied by a porch or patio cover that is attached to the dwelling,
provided that:
(1)
The porch or patio cover shall not be enclosed other than by
screening.
(2)
Porches or patios may not extend not more than 10 feet into
a required rear or side yard unless otherwise specifically permitted
by the terms of this chapter.
(3)
The architecture and construction of the porch or patio cover
shall be compatible with the architecture and construction of the
home.
F.
Decks. Uncovered, unenclosed patios or decks may extend not more
than 10 feet into a required rear yard only but may not extend closer
than 10 feet to any side or rear property line, unless otherwise specifically
permitted by the terms of this chapter.
G.
Buildings, such as detached garages, storage sheds, bathhouses, greenhouses
or other accessory structures. Such structures shall not exceed a
total of 500 square feet of ground floor area.
H.
Swimming pools shall be located not less than 10 feet from the primary
structure or other buildings.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
A family day care use is a facility operated for remuneration in
which child day care is provided at any one time to up to six children,
including relatives of the caregiver and nonrelatives, and where the
child-care areas are part of a family residence wherein the caregiver
resides, subject to conformance with the following additional regulations:
A.
A family day care use shall only be permitted as an accessory use
in a single-family detached dwelling.
B.
The owner and operator of a family day care use must obtain a registration
certificate from or be licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of
Public Welfare. Failure to maintain the registration or license as
required shall result in a termination of the special exception approving
same, and it shall be the affirmative obligation of the owner and
operator of a family day care use to provide, annually, proof to the
Township that the registration certificate or license is valid for
each year.
C.
A family day care use must be located in a residence which has frontage
on a public street, and the operation of the family day care use must
be conducted in a manner so as not to obstruct the normal flow of
traffic. Where necessary to provide for safe transfer of children
to and from the facility, the Zoning Officer may require additional
off-street parking and driveway area as a condition of the grant of
any zoning permit.
D.
Persons engaged in a family day care use shall be limited to the
members of the household of the operator residing on the premises.
E.
There shall be no exterior display, no exterior sign, no exterior
storage of materials and no other exterior indication of the home
occupation or variation from the residential character of the principal
building on the premises. There shall be no commodities sold or services
rendered that require receipt or delivery of merchandise, goods, or
equipment by other than a passenger motor vehicle or by parcel or
letter carrier mail service using vehicles typically employed in residential
deliveries.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
Nonresidential accessory building or structure: a use customarily
incidental to the uses permitted in nonresidential districts in connection
with such uses, except outside storage, provided that any use accessory
to a use permitted only under a special exception shall be established
only if and as provided in such exception and shall include the following:
A.
Office, commercial and industrial uses may provide cafeterias for
their customers, employees and/or guests and may provide day-care
facilities for their employees, provided that:
(1)
The employees placing their children in the day-care facility
do not leave the premises while the children are on the premises,
with the exception that employees may leave the premises on their
usual duties.
B.
Office uses may include newsstands, coffee shops and/or sandwich
shops (which may sell sundries) which primarily serve the employees
of the office uses, provided that:
C.
Accessory structures, including pavilions and decks shall be permitted
as accessory structures subject to the following conditions:
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
Motor vehicle fuel pump: a standalone facility for dispensing
motor vehicle fuel, with or without a cashier's booth, which
is limited to location as an accessory use to a large retail store;
not a motor vehicle fueling station as defined in this chapter.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
Heliports shall be regulated by the following:
A.
This use permits a business, only in those zoning districts where
the use is permitted, to establish a heliport for its respective corporate
purposes. This use does not permit establishment of an independent
helicopter transport business. The use shall be buffered from other
adjoining incompatible uses, such as day care and residential uses
and districts. The standards are required to maximize attention to
the proper site design, including the location of structures and parking
areas, proper ingress and egress, development of an interior street
system, where applicable, architectural design, landscaping and compatibility
of any proposal with natural foliage, soils, contours, drainage patterns
and the need to avoid visual intrusions and performance nuisances
while maintaining visual continuity throughout the host site.
B.
Access shall be taken from an interior roadway, a common access drive,
approved building landing pad, parking lot or rail line for shipping
and freight purposes.
C.
Where this use is approved by the Board of Supervisors for an at-grade location, and unless otherwise required of the host site, a fence shall be constructed that is a minimum of six feet high, along with a dense screen planting of evergreens, berming suggested, 20 feet in depth, as a visual and sound barrier along the boundary on the sides and rear of the parcel. Trees shall be planted in accordance with the tree list set forth in Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
D.
Except for emergency uses and those required by law, the heliport
operations shall be scheduled between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00
p.m.
E.
No parcel where a heliport is proposed to be built may be within
500 feet of a building in which a day-care program is maintained,
except as an accessory use to an inhouse business.
F.
This use must comply with all federal, state and local laws.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
A nonresidential wind energy system is a device which converts wind
energy to mechanical or electrical energy and which is permitted as
an accessory use and structure in nonresidential districts only, in
accordance with the following regulations:
A.
A wind system shall be permitted as an accessory use only. Power
generated by a windmill pursuant to this section shall not exceed
20 kw. There shall be no commercial use of windmills for the generation
of energy, except for that energy generated in excess of the requirements
of the property and purchased by a public utility in accordance with
existing law or other governmental regulation, so long as the overall
energy output of the windmill does not exceed the limits set forth
in this subsection.
B.
Uses for which the wind system is a permitted accessory use are agricultural
uses, residential uses, and industrial uses.
C.
No wind system shall be permitted in any open space area that has
been set aside, either as part of a development or preserved through
a Township, county, state, federal, or conservancy preservation program.
D.
A wind energy system may be a freestanding pole structure or may
be attached to another structure or building; however, only one windmill
shall be permitted on any lot or tract of land.
E.
Every proposed wind system, whether freestanding or attached to another
structure, shall be designed and engineered to provide for safe operation.
Detailed engineering plans, prepared by a licensed professional engineer,
for all proposed wind systems shall be submitted with applications
for approval. If an attached system is proposed, these engineering
studies shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Township that
the wind system shall not compromise the structural integrity of the
building to which it is attached.
F.
Maximum height. The maximum height of any wind system is 75 feet.
This height shall include the pole or mounting structure and the blade
when extended to its highest position. The pole or mounting device
shall not exceed 60 feet.
G.
All wind systems shall be set back a minimum of 2.5 times the height
of the structure, including the blade as extended to its highest position,
from any lot line, aboveground utility line or pole.
H.
All facilities shall meet the applicable electrical codes and shall
be performed by a licensed electrical contractor.
I.
Nuisance standards. All wind systems shall be designed to avoid any
adverse impacts on surrounding properties. No lights shall be permitted
on the wind system. All applications shall contain information on
the proposed color, orientation, design of the system, and any electrical
interference effects.
J.
Access control. Access to the system shall be controlled by a fence
with a height of eight feet with locking portal. The ground-level
equipment and structures shall be adequately buffered from adjacent
properties and street rights-of-way with landscaping or fencing. Access
to a windmill shall not be provided any lower than 15 feet at the
highest point of the windmill base.
K.
A minimum of one sign shall be posted near ground level or on the
tower structure warning of high voltage. The electric and utility
lines to and from a wind system shall be underground.
L.
There shall be no antennas, advertising or other items or material
affixed to or otherwise placed upon a windmill, except those required
for safety or otherwise required by the Township.
M.
No windmill shall be permitted that lacks an automatic braking, governing
or feathering system to prevent uncontrolled rotation, overspeeding
and/or excessive pressure on the windmill or any of its component
parts. Windmills shall meet any and all applicable manufacturer's
specifications, as well as any state or federal standards regarding
their installation and operation. All windmills shall be built, operated,
and maintained to applicable industry standards as determined by the
Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and the
American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
N.
The Township Zoning Officer may require an annual inspection report,
prepared by an independent, licensed professional engineer, to be
provided by the owner no less than 30 days from the date of a written
notice to the owner requiring such inspection. The report shall certify
the structural soundness and proper operation of the windmill.
O.
Any windmill that has not been in active and continuous service for
period of one year shall be removed from the property and the site
restored to its preconstruction condition.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
A residential wind energy system is a device which converts wind energy to mechanical or electrical energy and which is limited to use on residential lots. Each residential wind energy system shall generate energy exclusively for the underlying residential use, shall be permitted only as an attachment to an existing building and not as a standalone structure, shall have a maximum height equivalent to the maximum building height permitted in the zoning district in which it is located, and shall be subject to the design, safety, inspection, and removal standards set forth in the requirements for nonresidential wind energy systems contained under this § 27-1791. Only one windmill may be installed on any lot or tract of ground, and such windmill shall not generate in excess of 10 kw.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
Accessory in-law dwellings are permitted as accessory uses only for
use in a single-family detached dwelling.
A.
The minimum lot area for the use in the district in which the dwelling
is located is required for the principal dwelling in order to be eligible
to add an accessory in-law dwelling.
B.
A permit from the Bucks County Department of Health or other governmental
agency with jurisdiction shall be required. Such permit shall indicate
that the property can be served by either public sewers or by an adequate
on-lot septic system prior to the issuance of a zoning permit.
C.
Only one accessory in-law dwelling shall be allowed per lot. The
accessory dwelling shall only be used as an in-law dwelling and shall
not be used as a rental unit.
D.
Accessory in-law dwellings shall be part of the principal residence
or may be contained in an existing accessory structure such as a garage,
provided that the garage or other structure is located within the
building envelope for the district. No new separate structures on
the same lot with the principal residence shall be permitted to be
constructed for this use unless the principal use is located on a
lot which has a lot size which is 1.5 times the minimum lot size required
for that use in the district within which the principal residence
is located.
E.
Accessory in-law dwellings shall not be located in cellar or basement
areas (an area having 1/2 or more of its floor-to-ceiling height below
the average level of the adjoining ground), except where at least
one wall of the accessory in-law dwelling is at grade level, with
direct access to the outside from the accessory in-law dwelling.
F.
There shall be no changes to the exterior of the residence which
suggest that the dwelling unit is other than a single-family detached
dwelling or which otherwise detract from the single-family character
of the neighborhood.
G.
The height of the accessory building to be used for the accessory
in-law dwelling shall not exceed the height of the principal dwelling.
H.
Occupancy of such use shall include only relatives of the family
occupying the principal residence.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
A drive-through facility is any vehicle-related commercial facility
where a service is provided or goods, food, or beverages are sold
to the operator of or passengers in a vehicle, without the necessity
of the operator or passengers disembarking from the vehicle. Any facility
which proposes a drive-through or drive-up window as an accessory
facility to a retail, service, financial, restaurant, or other use
where customers are served in their vehicles shall be subject to the
following requirements.
2.
Location standards.
A.
Frontage requirements. The minimum lot frontage on at least one street
shall be 150 feet for all principal uses with accessory drive-through
facilities to ensure adequate room for access drives.
B.
Drive-through facilities shall abut only arterial streets or community
collector streets. Access shall not be taken from local streets.
C.
Drive-through facilities shall not be located across the street from
residential zoning districts unless separated by an arterial street.
D.
Drive-through facilities are not permitted on sites abutting schools,
parks, playgrounds, libraries, churches, and other public and semipublic
uses which have substantial pedestrian traffic.
3.
General standards. A drive-through facility is subject to the following
standards:
A.
Drive-through canopy height. The total height for any overhead drive-through
canopy shall not exceed 15 feet.
B.
To minimize the impacts of drive-through facilities located adjacent
to residential uses, hours of operation shall be set as a condition
of approval of the use.
C.
A bypass lane/escape lane shall be provided for all drive-through
facilities, which shall be separate from the drive-through lanes and
parking lanes or parking spaces.
D.
A stacking lane for vehicles awaiting service in the drive-through
lane shall be provided for each drive-through window and shall be
separated from other traffic circulation on the site.
E.
The drive-through facility shall be designed so there will be no
pedestrian/vehicle conflicts.
F.
The drive-through lanes shall not be the sole ingress and egress
to the site.
4.
Stacking distance.
A.
A stacking area, separated from other traffic circulation on the
site, is to be provided for vehicles waiting for service in the drive-through
lane.
B.
The stacking distance shall be as follows:
|
Use
|
Minimum Lane Length per Menu Board
(feet)
|
|---|---|
|
Eating place
|
132
|
|
Bank
|
132
|
|
Car wash
|
220
|
|
Dry cleaner
|
44
|
|
Pharmacy
|
154
|
|
Other uses
|
132
|
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
A solar energy system is permitted as an accessory use in any residential
or commercial district, subject to the following standards:
A.
The solar energy system shall provide power for the principal use
of the property and shall not be used for the generation of power
for the sale of power to other users; provided, however, that excess
energy produced by the system may be sold to a public utility in accordance
with existing law or governmental regulation.
B.
The solar energy system may be mounted on the ground or on a roof
and shall receive approval from the local utility provider for the
connection of such system to the utility grid.
C.
No solar energy system mounted upon any structure may exceed the
maximum building height for the district where it is located. A ground-mounted
system shall not exceed the maximum height for an accessory structure.
D.
The surface of a ground-mounted system shall be calculated as a part
of the overall lot coverage and shall constitute no more than 500
square feet.
E.
No solar energy system shall be located in a front yard. Mechanical
equipment associated with the system shall be screened from view from
any adjacent parcel and shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from
the rear or side property lines.
F.
All power connections from a ground-mounted system to a structure
shall be located underground.
G.
No advertising devices or signs, including banners, streamers, ribbons,
pennants, or spinners, shall be affixed to the system. The manufacturer's
or installer's identification and any appropriate warning signs
and placards shall be displayed on the system, in accordance with
the sign regulations contained in this chapter.
H.
A building permit shall be obtained for any solar energy system,
and all systems shall be designed to conform to applicable industry
standards, as well as the Uniform Construction Code. All wiring shall
conform to the requirements of the National Electrical Code (NEC).
In addition, each installation shall be made in accordance with any
local grid connection and metering requirements of the utility provider.
I.
Solar energy systems shall meet the requirements of any and all other
applicable Township ordinances, codes or regulations.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
1.
Beekeeping as an accessory residential or educational use. 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 (beekeeping) shall be allowed as a residential or educational
accessory use incidental to a permitted principal residential, educational
or municipal facilitates use, subject to the following:
A.
Beekeeping as an accessory residential or educational use shall be
permitted only pursuant to a duly issued Township zoning permit and
subject to the rules and procedures as provided in this section.
B.
Commercial use prohibited. Beekeeping shall be permitted for personal
or educational use only. The keeping of bees as part of any home-based
business or for other any commercial purposes, including but not limited
to the selling of bees or bee products, is prohibited.
2.
Registration and permits.
A.
No beekeeper may own or maintain an apiary within the Township or
obtain a Township zoning permit for same without having first registered
each proposed apiary location with the Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry (Department) as required by
the Pennsylvania Bee Law, 3 Pa.C.S.A. § 2101 et seq., as
amended, and maintaining such Department registration in good standing
at all times thereafter.
B.
No beekeeper may own or maintain an apiary within the Township or
obtain a Township zoning permit for same without having first provided
to the Township written proof that the applicant has executed the
most current Pennsylvania Apiary Advisory Board Voluntary Best Management
Practices for Maintaining European Honey Bee Colonies in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania agreement or such other best management practices
protocol as may be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture,
Bureau of Plant Industry, from time to time (BMP agreement), and that
the applicant has fulfilled all other then-applicable certifications
and requirements under the Bee Law and regulations promulgated thereunder.
C.
No beekeeper may own or maintain an apiary within the Township without
first obtaining a zoning permit from the Township Zoning Officer.
An application for a Township zoning permit shall be made in writing
and upon such form or in such format as established by the Township,
and shall be accompanied by such permit fee, if any, as may be established
from time to time by resolution of the Township Board of Supervisors.
The application shall be accompanied by a plot plan that includes
the size of the lot, the location and number of hives, the location
of each water source, the distance of the hives from the property
lines, and, if required, the location of any flyway barriers. The
application shall also be accompanied by written evidence that the
applicant has completed a certified beekeeping educational program,
and that the applicant has duly registered its proposed location with
the Department, has executed a then-current BMP agreement, and has
fulfilled all other then-applicable certifications and requirements
under the Bee Law and regulations promulgated thereunder.
D.
The issuance and maintenance in good standing of a Township zoning
permit shall be conditioned upon and subject to compliance with all
Township rules regarding the location and maintenance of beekeeping
facilities, as provided herein, with all other Township ordinances,
and with all then applicable Department registrations, certifications,
rules and regulations.
E.
A beekeeper owning or maintaining an apiary in the Township pursuant
to a Township zoning permit issued hereunder shall promptly notify
the Township Zoning Officer and cease beekeeping activities immediately
(i.e., without unnecessary delay, and in no event longer than 48 hours),
if said beekeeper's Department registration terminates or lapses,
or if the Department of the Township Zoning Officer determines that
beekeeper is conducting beekeeping in violation of its current BMP
agreement, in violation of any other requirement arising under the
Bee Law, or in violation of this chapter of any other Township ordinance.
In such event, any Township beekeeper zoning permit issued hereunder
shall be automatically suspended and shall not be reinstated unless
and until beekeeper submits proof that its Department registration
has been restored and beekeeper can demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the Township that it is able to resume and conduct beekeeping activities
in compliance with all requirements of the applicable Township requirements
as provided herein.
F.
Nonproperty owners that wish to own or maintain an apiary on property
that the nonproperty owner is renting must include written permission
from the property owner or landlord that expressly grants permission
to the nonproperty owner applicant to maintain an apiary on the subject
property. Such written permission shall be provided to the Township
as part of each beekeeping zoning permit application.
3.
Rules regarding the location and maintenance of beekeeping facilities.
In addition to adhering to the terms of its BMP agreement, and any
other applicable Department registrations, certifications, or requirements
arising under the Bee Law, all beekeepers shall at all times comply
with the following Township rules regarding the location and maintenance
of beekeeping facilities. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency
between the BMP agreement or other Department requirements and the
Township ordinance requirements, the Township requirements shall prevail:
A.
Hive type. No beekeeper shall keep or maintain bees in any hive other
than a modern movable frame hive which permits thorough examination
of every comb to determine the presence of bee disease.
B.
Maximum number of colonies. For a property with a minimum of 5,000
square feet of lot area, a beekeeper is permitted to keep two hives.
For every additional 5,000 square feet of lot area, the beekeeper
is permitted two additional hives, for a maximum of six hives.
C.
Location of hives. Beekeeping facilities shall meet the primary structure
setback requirement from any lot line.
D.
Location of beekeeping facilities. Beekeeping facilities shall not
be located within 50 feet of a swimming pool or permanently kenneled
animal at the time of initial establishment.
E.
Beekeeping facilities are prohibited from and shall not be located
in the front yard of any property as defined by the Zoning Ordinance.
F.
Hive orientation and flyaway barriers. Hive entrances shall face
away from neighboring property and in such a direction that bees fly
across the beekeeper's property at sufficient distance to gain
a height of at least six feet at the property line. The use of barriers
may be employed to redirect the bees' flight pathway and establish
bee flight pathways above six feet. Should the flight path not be
able to be obtained as described above, then a flyway barrier, at
least four feet in height, shall be placed along the side of the hive(s)
that contain the entrance to the hive(s), shall be located within
five feet of the hive(s), and shall extend at least two feet on either
side of the hive(s). A flyway barrier shall consist of a fence, vegetation,
hedge, or combination thereof, that provides for suitable flight path
of bees as described above. No flyway barrier is required for hive(s)
that are located on porches or balconies at least 10 feet above grade.
G.
Beekeeping facilities shall erect signs as necessary, but no larger
than one foot by one foot, to warn persons of the presence of bees.
H.
All hive areas shall, at a minimum, be surrounded by a three-foot-high
fence to prevent unauthorized access.
I.
Water. From April 1 through November 1 of each year, all beekeepers
in the Township shall ensure that a convenient source of fresh water
is available to the bees which is located closer to the apiary than
any other water source.
J.
Maintenance. All beekeepers shall ensure that no bee comb or other
materials are left upon the ground of the apiary site. Upon removal
from the apiary, all such material shall promptly be disposed of in
a sealed container or placed within a building or other bee-proof
enclosure.
K.
Best management practices. All beekeepers owning or maintaining an
apiary in the Township shall practice such best management practices
as adopted or recommended by the Department. (In the event of a conflict
or inconsistency between the BMP agreement or other Department requirements,
and any more strict Township ordinance requirements, the Township
requirements shall prevail.)
L.
Nuisances prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any beekeeper to keep
any hive in such a manner as to cause any unhealthy condition, interfere
with the normal use and enjoyment of human or animal life, or interfere
with the normal use and enjoyment of the properties surrounding the
beekeeper's property. By way of example and not limitation, the
following activities are hereby declared to be a public nuisance and
are, therefore, unlawful:
(1)
Multiple bees stinging, attacking, or otherwise molesting others,
including pedestrians, bicyclists, motor vehicle passengers, or domestic
animals;
(2)
The keeping of bees not in compliance with these Zoning provisions;
(3)
The keeping of bees which interferes with the freedom of movement
of persons in a public right-of-way;
(4)
The keeping of overcrowded, bee diseased, or abandoned hives;
(5)
Beekeeping facilities shall be managed in such a manner as to
minimize the potential occurrence of bees entering streets, sidewalks,
or unauthorized properties; and
(6)
Beekeeping facilities shall at all times be in compliance with
all applicable laws and regulations.
