[Ord. 162, 6/12/2002, § 500; as amended by Ord. 220, 7/24/2012, § 2]
1.
In addition to the general goals and purposes expressed in the Statement of Community Development Objectives (§ 27-106), the RC - Rural Conservation District is established for the following purposes:
A.
To preserve and promote continued agricultural, open space, and conservation
uses, perpetuating the rural character of the area and facilitating
the conservation of land, water and cultural resources.
B.
To assure a healthful water supply from on-lot wells and the safe
disposal of sewage waste to on-lot systems.
C.
To provide for low density residential development generally consistent
with existing residential development patterns.
[Ord. 162, 6/12/2002, § 501; as amended by Ord. 166, 10/16/2002; by Ord.
182, 12/1/2005, § 4;
and by Ord. 220, 7/24/2012, § 2]
1.
Uses by Right. Within the RC-Rural Conservation District a building
may be erected, altered, or used, and a lot may be used for only one
of the following purposes as a use by right:
B.
Conservation uses including woodlands preserve, game preserve, arboretum
or other similar use.
C.
Single family detached dwellings in accordance with § 27-503.2
of this chapter.
D.
Municipal uses.
E.
Public school.
F.
Forestry, where conducted in compliance with the provisions of § 22-429.2 of the East Vincent Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22].
G.
National cemetery containing a minimum lot area of 170 acres.
2.
Uses by Special Exception. Within the RC-Rural Conservation District
the following uses may be permitted by the Zoning Hearing Board as
a special exception in accordance with Part 20. Special exception
uses shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and shall
not be detrimental to public health, safety, or welfare:
A.
Church or similar place of worship, including rectory or parish house.
B.
Educational use other than public school.
D.
Public or private golf course, country club, riding stable, commercial
driving ranges, or other outdoor recreational use or similar club
or lodge, provided that:
(1)
The minimum area of the property on which the use is conducted
shall not be less than 10 acres.
(2)
Each structure shall be clearly incidental to the outdoor use.
(3)
Any club or lodge building and its services shall be for the
use of members and their guests only.
(4)
No commercial activity or use such as campground, amusement
park, pitch and putt or miniature golf course, and similar uses customarily
carried on as businesses, shall be permitted.
(5)
The use and design are compatible with the natural character
of the area.
3.
Conditional Uses. Where approved by the Board of Supervisors as a
conditional use, the following uses will be permitted within the RC-Rural
Conservation District, subject to the conditions and procedures in
Part 19:
A.
Telecommunication facilities on tall structures as provided in § 27-1606B(2) and subject to full compliance with the provisions of § 27-1606. Telecommunications facilities as provided in § 27-1606B(2) shall not be permitted in portions of the RC-Rural Conservation District overlain by the FC-French Creek Scenic Corridor District.
4.
Accessory Uses. The following accessory uses shall be permitted,
where in compliance with all applicable provisions of Part 16 and
provided that they shall be incidental to any of the foregoing permitted
uses:
[Ord. 162, 6/12/2002, § 504; as amended by Ord. 220, 7/24/2012, § 2]
1.
Agriculture. Tracts or lots used for agricultural purposes shall
meet the following standards:
A.
Minimum lot size: 20 acres. Existing lots less than 20 acres in size
as of the date of adoption of this chapter may be used for agricultural
purposes subject to compliance with all other applicable regulations
herein.
B.
Minimum lot width at street line: 200 feet.
C.
Minimum setback at building setback line: 75 feet.
D.
Minimum side yard: 50 feet each.
E.
Minimum rear yard: 100 feet.
F.
Maximum building coverage: 8%.
G.
Maximum impervious cover: 10%.
H.
Maximum building height: 35 feet. Barns, silos, and bulk bins shall
be exempt from the maximum building height limit when attached to
an existing structure or located such that the distance from the base
of the barn, silo, or bulk bin to both the nearest property line and
the nearest street right-of-way line is no less that the height of
said barn, silo, or bulk bin.
2.
Residential Uses. Residential development of single family detached
dwellings shall comply with the following standards:
A.
On any tract undergoing subdivision or land development for residential
purposes, the total maximum number of residential units, including
new and existing units, shall be equal to:
(1)
Gross tract area in acres x 0.20.
(2)
Computations resulting in fractional numbers of units shall
be rounded to the nearest whole number; fractions of one-half shall
be rounded up. On existing lots less than five acres in area as of
the date of adoption of this chapter, a single family detached dwelling
may be erected subject to compliance with all other applicable regulations
herein.
B.
Each lot used for a single family detached dwelling shall be as follows:
(1)
Minimum lot size: 2.5 acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width at building line: 150 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot width at street line: 50 feet.
(4)
Minimum setback at building setback line: 50 feet.
(5)
Minimum side yard: 25 feet each.
(6)
Minimum rear yard: 40 feet.
(7)
Maximum impervious cover: 20%.
(8)
Maximum building coverage: 10%.
(9)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
C.
When the maximum number of residential lots has been created, as
determined by Subsection 2A above, any remaining lands and/or any
residential lots of five acres or more, regardless of use, shall be
restricted from further subdivision or development for other than
open space purposes by deed restriction, conservation easement, or
other agreement in a form acceptable to the Township and duly recorded
in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County. Such restrictions
shall not preclude such remaining lands from inclusion in calculation
of available transferable development rights nor from leasing for
agricultural uses as defined by this chapter.
D.
Where any lot is served by an individual on-site sewage system, a
contiguous net lot area of at least 30,000 square feet shall be provided
which shall not be divided completely by any of the following areas:
3.
All Other Uses. Tracts or lots used for any other principal use permitted
by right, special exception or conditional use, except where otherwise
provided in this chapter, shall meet the following standards:
A.
Each new lot for any permitted use shall be as follows:
(1)
Minimum lot size: five acres.
(2)
Minimum lot width at building line: 200 feet.
(3)
Minimum lot width at street line: 50 feet.
(4)
Minimum setback at building setback line: 50 feet.
(5)
Minimum side yard: 25 feet each.
(6)
Minimum rear yard: 40 feet.
(7)
Maximum impervious cover: 20%.
(8)
Maximum building coverage: 10%.
(9)
Maximum building height: 35 feet.
B.
Where any lot is served by an individual on-site sewage system, a
contiguous net lot area of at least 30,000 square feet shall be provided
which shall not be divided completely by any of the following areas:
[Ord. 162, 6/12/2002, § 503]
