Except as provided by law or this chapter, in each district, no building, structure or land shall be used or occupied except for the purposes permitted in the zoning districts as indicated herein.
A. 
All uses permitted by right or conditional use shall be subject, in addition to use regulations, to such regulations of yard, lot size, lot width, building area and height, impervious surfaces, easements, buffer yards, off-street parking and such other provisions as are specified in other articles herein.
B. 
All uses permitted in the Township shall be subject, in addition to this chapter's regulations, to all other applicable Township, county, state or federal requirements and licensing regulations and to the requirements of any other agency having jurisdiction over such matters. These include, but are not limited to, regulations for licensing of human service activities, requirements for accessibility of the disabled, sewage disposal requirements, water supply regulations, soil erosion and sedimentation control requirements, floodplain regulations, state road regulations and fire protection requirements.
A. 
Agricultural uses.
(1) 
A-1. Agriculture and horticulture. Agriculture and horticulture shall be limited to uses such as tilling of soil; raising of livestock; growing trees, shrubs, flowers or vegetables; and related farmhouses and usual farm buildings; single-family detached dwellings for the sole use of individuals and the immediate families engaged in agricultural employment on the same site or for the immediate family of the landowner or for persons engaged in agricultural employment on the property.
(a) 
All buildings associated with the use, i.e., barns, sheds, silos, etc., shall be permitted, provided that no building shall be located any closer than 100 feet to any street line, proposed street line or a dwelling other than the owner's dwelling and not less than 50 feet from any other property line. Any building or structure used for the keeping or raising of livestock, horses or poultry shall be situated not less than 100 feet from any street line or property line.
(b) 
A nursery or produce sales yard or farm stand as part of this use shall be permitted for the sale of products grown on the property. In addition, the buying of some plants or products for resale will be permitted so long as the buying and resale does not result in the cultivation and sale of products produced on the property becoming mere accessories to the commercial buying and resale. Access to the tract must be controlled by physical means to limit access to two points. The access points shall be no more than 24 feet wide, and the location of the use shall not be closer to any intersection than 60 feet. Sales buildings or stands shall comply with the minimum yard requirements of the district. An annual permit shall be secured from the Zoning Officer for a nursery or produce sales yard or farm stand. Such use does not include landscape contracting.
(c) 
The minimum lot area shall be two acres, except as specified below.
[1] 
The keeping of livestock, horses or poultry shall be limited to lots of at least five acres in area and shall be limited to two heads of livestock or horses or 25 fowl per acre.
[2] 
Intensive agriculture, such as mushroom houses, feedlots or confinement livestock or poultry operations taking place in structures or closed pens, shall require a minimum lot size of five acres and shall not be situated less than 30 feet from any stream, swale or body of water.
(d) 
A plan must be submitted setting forth and indicating the system by which liquid and solid waste will be disposed of and shall be in accordance with regulations set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
(e) 
This use shall not include riding academies, livery or boarding stables, commercial dog kennels and the raising of fur-bearing animals.
(2) 
A-2. Riding academy. Riding academy, livery or boarding stable, subject to the following provisions:
(a) 
A lot area of not less than five acres shall be required.
(b) 
Dwellings and accessory farm buildings shall be permitted in accordance with the regulations for agriculture and horticulture use A-1.
(c) 
No more than one horse per acre shall be permitted.
(3) 
A-3. Kennel. The keeping of more than 10 dogs, cats, ferret or other animals customarily kept as household pets that are more than four months old for breeding, training, selling or boarding for a fee is permitted, provided that the following conditions are met.
(a) 
Minimum lot size shall be two acres.
(b) 
No animal shelter or runway shall be located closer than 300 feet to any residential building other than the owner's, or closer than 100 feet to the property line.
(c) 
The kennel shall be constructed so that the animals cannot stray therefrom.
(d) 
All animals must be kept indoors between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(4) 
A-4. Forestry. In order to conserve forested open space and the environmental and economic benefits they provide, it is the policy of Barrett Township to encourage the owners of forestland to continue to use their land for forestry purposes, including the long-term production of timber, recreation, wildlife, and amenity values. The timber harvesting regulations are intended to further this policy by 1) promoting good forest stewardship; 2) protecting the rights of adjoining property owners; 3) minimizing the potential for adverse environmental impacts; and 4) avoiding unreasonable and unnecessary restrictions on the right to practice forestry.
(a) 
General regulations. A zoning permit shall be required for all forestry activities, however, an individual property owner need not obtain a permit to cut a tree(s) as part of normal home maintenance and upkeep, and the following activities are specifically exempted from the permit requirement:
[1] 
Removal of diseased or dead trees.
[2] 
Removal of trees which are in such condition or physical position as to constitute a danger to the structures or occupants of properties or public rights-of-way.
[3] 
Removal of trees in accordance with a land development plan approved by the Township.
[4] 
Christmas tree farming.
[5] 
Orchard operations.
[6] 
Removal of nursery stock.
(b) 
Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings given them in this section.
CLEAR-CUTTING
The removal and cutting of an entire timber stand.
FELLING
The act of cutting a standing tree so that it falls to the ground.
FORESTRY
The management of forests and timberlands when practiced in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, through developing, cultivating, harvesting, transporting and selling trees for commercial purposes, which does not involve any land development.
LANDING
A place where logs, pulpwood, or firewood are assembled for transportation to processing facilities.
LANDOWNER
An individual, partnership, company, firm, association, or corporation that is in actual control of forest land, whether such control is based on legal or equitable title, or any other interest entitling the holder to sell or otherwise dispose of any or all of the timber on such land in any manner, and any agents thereof acting on their behalf, such as forestry consultants, who set up and administer timber harvesting.
LITTER
Discarded items not naturally occurring on the site such as tires, oilcans, equipment parts, and other rubbish.
LOP
To cut tops and slash into smaller pieces to allow material to settle close to the ground.
OPERATOR
An individual, partnership, company, firm, association, or corporation engaged in timber harvesting, including the agents, subcontractors, and employees thereof.
PRECOMMERCIAL TIMBER STAND IMPROVEMENT
A forest practice, such as thinning or pruning, which results in better growth, structure, species composition, or health for the residual stand but which does not yield a net income to the landowner, usually because any trees cut are of poor quality, too small or otherwise of limited marketability or value.
SKIDDING
Dragging trees on the ground from the stump to the landing by any means.
SLASH
Woody debris left in the woods after logging, including logs, chunks, bark, branches, uprooted stumps, and broken or uprooted trees or shrubs.
STAND
Any area of forest vegetation whose site conditions, past history, and current species composition are sufficiently uniform to be managed as a unit.
STREAM
Any natural or artificial channel of conveyance for surface water with an annual or intermittent flow within a defined bed and bank.
TIMBER HARVESTING, TREE HARVESTING, or LOGGING
That part of forestry involving cutting down trees and removing logs from the forest for the primary purpose of sale or commercial processing into wood products.
TOP
The upper portion of a felled tree that is not merchantable because of small size, taper, or defect.
WETLAND
Areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, including swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.
(c) 
Permit; preparation of forestry/logging plan.
[1] 
For all forestry operations, the landowner shall notify the Township Zoning Officer at least 10 business days before the operation commences and within five business days before the operation is complete. The landowner whose land is to be harvested shall provide at least 14 days' written notice to all property owners within 500 feet of the site of the harvest. No timber harvesting shall occur until the notice has been provided. Notification shall be in writing and shall specify the land on which harvesting will occur, the expected size of the harvest area, and, as applicable, the anticipated starting or completion date of the operation.
[2] 
Every landowner on whose land timber harvesting is to occur shall prepare a written logging plan in the form specified by this chapter. No timber harvesting shall occur until the plan has been prepared. The provisions of the plan shall be followed throughout the operation. The plan shall be available at the harvest site at all times during the operation and shall be provided to the Township Zoning Officer upon request.
[3] 
Responsibility for compliance. The landowner and the operator shall be jointly and severally responsible for complying with the terms of the logging plan.
(d) 
Contents of the forestry/logging plan. As a minimum, the forestry/logging plan shall include the following:
[1] 
Design, construction, maintenance, and retirement of the access system, including haul roads, skid roads, skid trails and landings;
[2] 
Design, construction, and maintenance of water control measures and structures such as culverts, broad-based dips, filter strips, and water bars;
[3] 
Design, construction, and maintenance of stream and wetland crossings;
[4] 
The general location of the proposed operation in relation to municipal and state highways, including any accesses to those highways;
[5] 
A sketch map or drawing containing the site location and boundaries, including both the boundaries of the property on which the timber harvest will take place and the boundaries of the proposed harvest area within that property; significant topographic features related to potential environmental problems; location of all earth disturbance activities such as roads, landings, and water control measures and structures; location of all crossings of waters of the commonwealth; and the general location of the proposed operation to municipal and state highways, including any accesses to those highways; and
[6] 
Compliance with the requirements of all applicable federal, state and local regulations including, but not limited to, the best management practices (BMPs) as set forth in 33 CFR 323.4(a)(6)(i-xv); the erosion and sedimentation control regulations contained in Title 25 Pennsylvania Code Chapter 102 promulgated pursuant to the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq.); and stream crossing and wetlands protection regulations contained in Title 25 Pennsylvania Code Chapter 105 promulgated pursuant to the Dam Safety and Encroachments Act (32 P.S. § 693.1 et seq.). Any permits required by state laws and regulations shall be attached to and become part of the logging plan.
(e) 
Forestry practices. The following requirements shall apply to all forestry operations in the Township.
[1] 
Felling or skidding on or across any public thoroughfare is prohibited without the express written consent of the Township or the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, whichever is responsible for maintenance of the thoroughfare.
[2] 
No tops or slash shall be left within 25 feet of any public thoroughfare or private roadway providing access to adjoining residential property.
[3] 
All tops and slash between 25 and 50 feet from a public roadway or private roadway providing access to adjoining residential property or within 50 feet of adjoining residential property shall be lopped to a maximum height of four feet above the ground.
[4] 
No tops or slash shall be left on or across the boundary of any property adjoining the operation without the consent of the owner thereof.
[5] 
Litter resulting from a timber harvesting operation shall be removed from the site before it is vacated by the operator.
[6] 
Any soil, stones and/or debris carried onto public roadways must be removed immediately.
[7] 
When the harvest is completed, both dirt roads used by the trucks and skid roads used to drag the logs from the woods to the loading area must be graded approximately to original contours, and be seeded and mulched as necessary to establish stable ground cover.
[8] 
Clear-cutting of woodlands as defined by this chapter shall be prohibited.
(f) 
Financial security shall be established in a manner acceptable to the Township to guarantee repair of all damage that may occur to public roads due to the forestry/logging operations, and to guarantee compliance with erosion and sedimentation control plans, compliance with stormwater management plans, and restoration of the site upon completion of logging operations. Pursuant to 67 Pa. Code Chapter 189, the Township may also require the landowner or operator to furnish a bond to guarantee the repair of such roads.
(g) 
Enforcement.
[1] 
Inspections. The Township Zoning Officer may go upon the site of any timber harvesting operation before, during, or after active logging to:
[a] 
Review the logging plan or any other required documents for compliance with this chapter; and
[b] 
Inspect the operation for compliance with the logging plan and other on-site requirements of these regulations.
[2] 
Violation notices; penalties. Upon finding that a timber harvesting operation is in violation of any provision of this chapter, the Township Zoning Officer shall issue the operator and the landowner a written notice of violation describing each violation and specifying a date by which corrective action must be taken. The Township Zoning Officer may order the immediate suspension of any operation upon finding that 1) corrective action has not been taken by the date specified in a notice of violation; 2) the operation is proceeding without a logging plan; or 3) the operation is causing immediate harm to the environment. Suspension orders shall be in writing, shall be issued to the operator and the landowner, and shall remain in effect until, as determined by the Township Zoning Officer, the operation is brought into compliance with this chapter or other applicable statutes or regulations. The landowner or the operator may appeal an order or decision of the Zoning Officer within 30 days of issuance to the governing body of the Township. Any landowner or operator who violates any provision of this chapter shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $500, plus costs for each separate offense. Each day of continued violation of any provisions of this chapter shall constitute a separate offense.
B. 
Residential uses.
(1) 
B-1. Single-family detached dwelling. A single-family detached dwelling shall include a single dwelling unit with a front, rear and two side yards.
(2) 
B-2. Twin dwelling (semidetached). A twin dwelling shall include a building containing two attached dwelling units that share a common wall at the lot line and that are on separate lots consisting of one side yard.
(3) 
B-3. Duplex dwelling. A duplex dwelling shall include a building on a single lot containing two dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the other by an unpierced wall extending from ground to roof or an unpierced ceiling and floor extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common stairwell exterior to both dwelling units.
(4) 
B-4. Townhouse. A townhouse shall include a single-family attached dwelling unit located on its own separate lot which is part of a structure whose dwelling units are attached horizontally in a linear arrangement, and having a totally exposed front and rear wall. A townhouse shall be permitted provided the following conditions are met:
(a) 
Dwellings shall be arranged in groups or clusters and not in long rows parallel to street lines. An average of five dwelling units in a row shall be permitted, with no more than eight dwelling units in a group. The total length of the row shall not exceed 120 feet.
(b) 
To create architectural interest in the layout and character of housing fronting streets, variations in setbacks, materials and design shall be encouraged. In any case, a minimum of two feet variation in setback shall occur at least every third dwelling.
(c) 
The distance between any two buildings shall not be less than 35 feet.
(5) 
B-5. Multifamily dwelling. A multifamily dwelling shall include a dwelling or group of dwellings on one lot, containing separate living units for three or more families. This use does not include group homes, dormitories, assisted-living units or nursing homes.
(a) 
The distance between any two buildings shall not be less than 35 feet.
(b) 
The distance between any building face and a parking area shall not be less than 20 feet.
(6) 
B-6. Single-family detached cluster (conservation design). A single-family detached cluster use shall be limited to single-family detached dwellings on individual lots and shall comply with the requirements of Article XII, Conservation Design Overlay District.
(7) 
B-7. Residential conversion. Such use shall be limited to the conversion of an existing dwelling into more than one dwelling unit or the conversion of an accessory building into no more than one dwelling unit, provided that:
(a) 
Each dwelling unit shall not have less than 750 square feet of floor area.
(b) 
The lot area per family shall not be reduced thereby to an amount less than 75% of that required by this chapter for the district in which the designated lot is located.
(c) 
There shall be no external alteration of the building area except as may be necessary for reasons of safety. Fire escapes and outside stairways shall, where practical, be located to the rear of the building.
(8) 
B-8. Mobile home park. A mobile home park shall include a parcel or contiguous parcels of land which has been so designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots for the placement thereon of mobile homes.
(a) 
A minimum lot area of 20 acres is required.
(b) 
All interior roadways shall have a right-of-way width of at least 30 feet and a paved cartway width of at least 20 feet.
(c) 
Each mobile home lot shall be no less than 7,500 square feet.
(d) 
A buffer strip of at least 100 feet shall be maintained from any mobile home lot and any exterior property lines or public roads.
(e) 
An enclosure of compatible design and material shall be erected around the entire base of each mobile home. Such enclosure shall provide sufficient ventilation to inhibit decay and deterioration of the structure. The hitch which is employed for the normal movement of the unit shall be removed.
(f) 
No mobile home shall be erected on a mobile home lot except upon a mobile home pad. Each mobile home unit shall have its own separate pad. Each mobile home pad shall be at least equal in length and width to the dimensions of the mobile home to be placed thereon. The pad, at least six inches in thickness, shall be constructed from concrete, asphalt concrete, or other material adequate to support the mobile home and prevent abnormal settling or heaving under weight of the home. In order to prevent wind overturn and rocking, the corners of the mobile home shall be secured with at least six tie-downs, such as concrete "dead men," screw augers, arrowhead anchors, or other devices suitable to withstand a tension of at least 2,800 pounds.
(g) 
All mobile home parks shall meet all applicable standards of Chapter 450, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Code of the Township of Barrett.
(9) 
B-9. Group home. Such facilities shall be for the purpose of providing temporary or permanent housing for persons who are unable to provide a home for themselves, including the mentally or physically disabled.
(a) 
The use shall include adequate supervision by persons trained in the field the group home serves. An employee shall be on premises 24 hours a day.
(b) 
If applicable, the use shall be licensed or certified under an applicable federal, state or county program. A copy of any such license or certification shall be filed with the Zoning Officer.
(c) 
A group home shall be maintained and/or constructed with a clearly residential appearance. There shall be no sign or other exterior indication of a group home visible from the street.
(d) 
A group home shall meet the required lot area, yard, and lot width requirements for single-family detached dwellings in the applicable zoning district in which it is located.
C. 
Religious, educational, recreational and institutional uses.
(1) 
C-1. Place of worship. Such use shall include a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, monastery or other place of worship, provided:
(a) 
The minimum yard requirements are as follows:
[1] 
Front yard: 25 feet.
[2] 
Side yard: 50 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 50 feet.
(2) 
C-2. School. A school shall include a private school, religious or nonreligious, and a public school which is not conducted as a private, gainful business and is licensed under the proper governmental authority, provided:
(a) 
The minimum lot area for elementary schools, junior high schools, middle schools or high schools shall meet the minimum requirements of the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.
(b) 
Outdoor play areas shall be screened so as to protect adjacent areas from inappropriate noise and other disturbances.
(c) 
An outdoor athletic field, court or play area shall be located no closer than 50 feet to any lot line or street line.
(d) 
The minimum yard requirements are as follows:
[1] 
Front yard: 50 feet.
[2] 
Side yard: 50 feet.
[3] 
Rear yard: 50 feet.
(e) 
Parking areas shall not be located closer than 25 feet to any lot line or street line.
(3) 
C-3. Commercial school. Such use shall include trade, professional, music or dancing schools, operated as a commercial business.
(4) 
C-4. Library or museum. Such use shall include a library or museum open to the public or connected with a permitted educational use and operated by a public or quasi-public institution.
(5) 
C-5. Recreational facility. Such use shall include a public park, nature preserve or outdoor recreation area, owned and operated by the Township, county, state or federal government, subject to the following:
(a) 
No outdoor active recreational area shall be located closer than 50 feet to any lot line, unless the adjacent property is preserved open space or parkland.
(b) 
A planted buffer 30 feet in width, and in accordance with § 525-43 of this chapter, shall be provided where the use abuts existing residences or where properties that adjoin are zoned for residential use and are not preserved open space or parkland.
(c) 
A minimum lot area of one acre is required.
(d) 
This use shall not include a shooting range or target or gun club.
(6) 
C-6. Athletic facility. Such use shall include a recreational facility owned or operated by a nongovernmental agency, including fitness clubs or athletic training centers, dance or gymnastics studios, tennis, racquetball or squash clubs, and facilities related thereto, provided:
(a) 
A minimum lot size of one acre is required.
(b) 
This use shall not permit amusement parks, wild animal parks, zoos, shooting range or target or gun club, or any other activity specifically listed by this chapter as commercial recreation and entertainment or recreational facility.
(c) 
No outdoor active recreational area shall be located closer than 50 feet to any lot line.
(d) 
A planted buffer 30 feet in width, and in accordance with § 525-43 of this chapter, shall be provided where the use abuts existing residences or where properties that adjoin are zoned for residential use.
(7) 
C-7. Golf course. A golf course may include a golf course, a clubhouse, restaurant and other accessory uses, provided that these are clearly accessory to the golf course, and is subject to the following provisions:
(a) 
A lot area of not less than 30 acres shall be provided.
(b) 
No building shall be closer than 100 feet to any lot line.
(8) 
C-8. Private club or community center. A building and related facilities used for fraternal, educational, social, cultural or recreational activities, owned or operated by a corporation, association or group of individuals, or by an educational, philanthropic, governmental or religious institution.
(a) 
No outdoor active recreational area shall be located closer than 50 feet to any lot line.
(b) 
In residential districts, private organizations and community centers shall be limited to those operated by groups which do not provide dining services and/or the service of alcoholic beverages.
(9) 
C-9. Child-care facility. Such use shall include a family day care, home, a group day care, home, or a day-care center.
(a) 
The facility shall meet all applicable design, site and area standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services, Day-Care Division.
(b) 
Outdoor play areas shall only be permitted in the rear and/or side yard of the property.
(c) 
Each outdoor play area shall be completely surrounded by a fence which is at least four feet in height and which does not allow access to or from the premises by a child.
(10) 
C-10. Hospital. A state-licensed facility subject to the following provisions:
(a) 
The minimum lot area shall be five acres.
(b) 
The minimum lot width shall be 200 feet.
(c) 
Emergency and service entrances shall be located so as not to be offensive to adjoining residential areas.
(11) 
C-11. Nursing home and/or assisted-living facility.
(a) 
A minimum of 15% of the lot shall be suitable and developed for passive recreation. This area shall include outdoor sitting areas and pedestrian walkways.
(12) 
C-12. Cemetery. A cemetery shall include a burial place or graveyard, including a mausoleum, crematory, or columbarium, provided:
(a) 
Cemetery area and bulk regulations.
[1] 
The minimum lot size shall be 10 acres.
[2] 
No more than 10% of the entire area, to a maximum of one acre, may be devoted to aboveground buildings not serving as burial markers or memorials, such as business and administration offices, chapels, maintenance facilities, greenhouses, workhouses, repair shops and the like. This restriction includes parking facilities.
[3] 
For all accessory buildings, the minimum yard requirements shall be the same as for single-family detached dwellings in the zone in which the cemetery is located.
[4] 
A buffer strip of at least 20 feet shall be provided, in accordance with § 525-43 of this chapter, between building or burial sites and the cemetery property line.
[5] 
One dwelling, to be used for custodial personnel, may be permitted.
(b) 
Cemetery design standards.
[1] 
The maximum height of buildings, including dwelling units where permitted, shall be two stories or 35 feet.
[2] 
For all entrance features, including gates, fountains, statuary, identification signs and the like:
[a] 
There shall be not more than two identification signs at such entrance.
[b] 
The main portion of entrance features shall be located no closer to the nearest right-of-way line of any public street than a distance equal to the building setback line required in the district in which the cemetery is located.
[c] 
No such entrance features shall exceed 12 feet in height.
(c) 
Such use may be an accessory use to any place of worship.
(13) 
C-13. Municipal building or use. Such use shall be limited to a municipal or governmental administration building, municipal police station, courthouse, Magisterial District Judge office, road maintenance facility and such other uses as would customarily be associated with the operations of government, except such use shall not be deemed to encompass a landfill, incinerator or other waste disposal facility.
(14) 
C-14. Detention facility. Such use shall be limited to facilities owned and operated by any governmental entity and shall be limited to the following:
(a) 
A juvenile detention facility as described and regulated in 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 6327.
(b) 
A rehabilitation center providing for minimum security detention of prisoners for work release or partial confinement. Such rehabilitation center shall not include facilities for the total confinement of prisoners who have been sentenced or who are awaiting trial.
(c) 
A penitentiary, correctional institution or prison.
(15) 
C-15. Shooting range, indoor.
[Added 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 202]
(a) 
The owner and/ or operator must design and operate the facility in compliance with all applicable national and state indoor firearms safety guidelines and regulations.
(b) 
All ammunition storage must be in a secured area, with general access by the public prohibited.
(c) 
Only one person (not including a range safety officer or instructor) may utilize each shooting station at a time.
(16) 
C-16. Shooting range, outdoor.
[Added 9-28-2022 by Ord. No. 202]
(a) 
All outdoor shooting ranges shall have a barrier behind the target area which is of sufficient height and thickness to adequately protect the public safety.
(b) 
The design of the outdoor shooting range shall be in accordance with current published guidelines of the National Rifle Association. The Board of Supervisors may consider such guidelines to be the generally accepted standard for the safety of these facilities.
(c) 
The outdoor shooting range and any firing stations shall be located a minimum of 250 yards from any residential lot line at least 150 yards from all other property lines and public use right-of-way lines. Clay pigeon shooting shall be directed away from buildings and streets.
(d) 
The perimeter of the outdoor shooting range shall be posted with signs that state, "DANGER, SHOOTING RANGE, KEEP OUT," in a manner and at intervals reasonably likely to come to the attention of any persons approaching that perimeter.
(e) 
The outdoor shooting range shall comply with applicable Township noise regulations/limits.
(f) 
The outdoor shooting range shall only be used for types of firearms or other weapons for which it was specifically designed.
(g) 
The outdoor range shall not be used from sunset to sunrise. Maximum hours and days of operation may be established as a condition of the zoning approval.
(h) 
Minimum lot area for an outdoor shooting range is 10 acres, unless a more restrictive provision is established by another provision of this chapter.
(i) 
Each shooter must have a designated station, and only one shooter per station is permitted.
(j) 
The single projectile shooting station shall have an overhang so as to prevent the shooter from shooting over the horizon.
(k) 
Any projectile must remain on the property of the outdoor shooting range.
(l) 
Wherever woods exist adjacent to an exterior lot line of a proposed outdoor shooting range, such woods shall be preserved for a distance extending at least 100 feet from each such lot line, except for approved driveway, utility and trail crossings.
(m) 
All ammunition storage must be in a secured area and general access by the public is prohibited.
(n) 
The owner and/ or operator must comply with all applicable national and state firearms safety guidelines and regulations.
(o) 
The owner and/ or operator must comply with the Environmental Protection Agency' s manual for Best Management Practices for Lead at Outdoor Shooting Ranges ( Publication EPA-902-B-01-001, Revised June 2005), as this publication may be revised or amended from time to time.
D. 
Office uses.
(1) 
D-1. Office. A building for business, professional or governmental offices, provided that:
(a) 
Such use shall be carried on wholly indoors and within the principal building.
(b) 
No office building shall include a store, beauty shop or other personal service shop.
(c) 
Except in the Mixed Use - Village (MU-V) District, no structure erected or renovated for office use shall include any dwelling unit or units.
(2) 
D-2. Medical office. Such use shall be limited to a building or buildings for physicians or dentists or other medical professionals for examination or treatment of persons as outpatients and laboratories incidental thereto.
E. 
Retail and consumer services uses.
(1) 
E-1. Retail store. A retail store shall include a store selling apparel, baked goods, books, confections, catering services, drugs, dry goods, flowers, foodstuffs, furniture, gifts, hardware, household appliances, jewelry, liquor, milk, notions, periodicals, shoes, stationery, tobacco, toys, paint, records, cards, novelties, hobby and art supplies, music, luggage, sporting goods, pets, floor covering, garden supplies, plants, fabrics and beer and soft drinks or other retail goods, provided that:
(a) 
Stores with a gross floor area in excess of 10,000 square feet are not included. Retail stores in excess of 10,000 square feet must meet the requirements of Use E-2, large retail store, and are permitted only in districts where Use E-2 is permitted.
(b) 
There shall be no sales of gasoline or motor vehicle fuel in any retail store. The sale of gasoline or motor vehicle fuel shall require the use to be classified as a service station, Use E-10, and shall meet the requirements of that use and shall only be permitted in zoning districts where the service station Use E-10 is permitted.
(c) 
Gasoline sales or motor vehicle fuel sales shall not be permitted as uses accessory to E-1 retail store uses.
(2) 
E-2. Large retail store. A large retail store shall include a store with greater than 10,000 square feet of floor area including, regardless of size, any variety store, supermarket, department store, and discount store.
(3) 
E-3. Service business. A service business shall include such uses as a barber, beautician, laundry and dry cleaning (whether or not coin-operated), shoe repair, tailor, photographer, newspaper, printer and travel agency.
(4) 
E-4. Financial establishment. A financial establishment shall be limited to a bank, savings and loan association, credit union or other financial establishment, provided that if a drive-in window is provided, a stacking area to accommodate at least four vehicles shall be provided for each drive-in window.
(5) 
E-5. Eating place. An eating place shall be limited to any place for the sale and consumption of food and beverages, provided that:
(a) 
Drive-in/through service is prohibited.
(b) 
The sale of alcoholic beverages must be incidental to the sale and consumption of food.
(6) 
E-6. Eating place, drive-in/through. Such use shall be limited to cafeterias and eating establishments in which the principal business is the sale of foods and/or beverages in a ready-to-consume state for consumption either within the restaurant building or for carryout with consumption off the premises, provided that:
(a) 
There shall be only one point of ingress and only one point of egress per collector or arterial street.
(b) 
Where a drive-in window is proposed, a stacking lane shall be provided to serve a minimum of four cars. The stacking lane shall not be used for parking lot circulation aisles nor shall it in any way conflict with through circulation or parking.
(c) 
A pedestrian walkway shall be provided between an existing sidewalk and the entrance to the restaurant. If there is no sidewalk, one shall be provided along the street frontage.
(d) 
All such restaurants shall provide a trash storage area which shall be screened from the street and adjacent properties, in accordance with this chapter, to prevent trash from blowing from the area and to permit safe and easy removal of the trash.
(e) 
Trash receptacles shall be provided outside the restaurant for patron use.
(7) 
E-7. Repair shop. A repair shop shall include any business for the repair of appliances, lawn mowers, watches, guns, bicycles, locks and small business machines (but not including automobile, vehicle and motorcycle repairs).
(8) 
E-8. Motel, hotel, and inn. Such use shall be limited to a building or group of buildings containing rooms for rent for the accommodation of transient guests, plus an eating place, provided that:
(a) 
The minimum lot area shall be two acres.
(b) 
Any retail or commercial use accessory to the hotel, motel or inn use shall be subject to the following restrictions:
[1] 
The accessory use shall be contained within the hotel, motel or inn building(s), and any customer entrance to any place of business, except for a banquet, convention or conference center associated with the hotel, motel or inn, shall be from inside the building.
[2] 
The accessory use, except for a banquet, convention or conference center associated with the hotel, motel or inn, shall be principally for customers of the hotel, motel or inn.
[3] 
There shall be no display of merchandise or other manifestation of commercial or retail use visible from the street or property line.
(9) 
E-9. Commercial recreation and entertainment. An indoor or outdoor entertainment or recreational facility operated as a commercial venture, which may include a bowling alley, skating rink, movie theater, theater, games arcade, recreational camps, driving range, chip and putt golf or miniature golf.
(a) 
No outdoor active recreation area shall be located nearer to any lot line than 100 feet.
(b) 
Outdoor play areas shall be sufficiently screened with a planted buffer 10 feet in width, in accordance with § 525-43 of this chapter.
(c) 
This use does not include a shooting range or target or gun club.
(10) 
E-10. Service station. A service station shall be limited to a building or group of buildings for the sale of petroleum products, tires and automotive service, provided that:
(a) 
A minimum lot width of not less than 200 feet shall be provided along each street on which the lot abuts.
(b) 
The minimum lot area shall be one acre.
(c) 
All fuel tanks shall be placed underground.
(d) 
All pumps, lifts and other service facilities shall be located not closer than 35 feet to any lot or street line.
(e) 
All lubricating, making of minor repairs or similar activities shall be performed in an enclosed building.
(f) 
Separate accessways shall be provided for the safe and convenient egress and ingress of motor vehicles. No accessway shall exceed 35 feet in width nor be less than 15 feet in width.
(g) 
All refuse shall be stored within a building or enclosed area.
(h) 
Junk vehicles shall not be stored in the open at any time.
(i) 
The sale or rental of automobiles, trucks, trailers or other vehicles shall be limited and shall be clearly accessory to the principal use of the property.
(j) 
Convenience shopping shall be permitted as an accessory use to the sale of petroleum products, provided that it shall be in lieu of the sale of tires and automotive service.
(k) 
Service stations designed to offer to the public self-service facilities for dispensing of gasoline and other motor vehicle fuels shall meet the following conditions:
[1] 
At least one qualified attendant shall be on duty while the station is open to the public, whose primary function shall be to supervise, observe and control dispensing of flammable or combustible liquids.
[2] 
The attendants shall be situated so as to have a clear view of the dispensing operations.
[3] 
A voice communication system, such as but not limited to an intercom system, shall be provided so as to allow direct voice communications at all times between the person dispensing flammable or combustible liquids and the attendant.
[4] 
Emergency controls, including the main power shutoff, shall be conspicuously posted in the immediate vicinity of the principal control or the dispenser island.
[5] 
Instructions for the operation of the dispensers shall be conspicuously posted on either the dispenser or the dispenser island.
[6] 
A list of emergency procedures and instructions shall be conspicuously posted in the immediate vicinity of the principal control location of the attendant.
[7] 
Fire-extinguishing and flammable liquids dispensing equipment shall be approved through National Standards testing.
[8] 
At least one fire extinguisher shall be located within 25 feet of each gasoline pump.
[9] 
Warning signs shall be placed in a conspicuous place with each sign indicating "Warning: a) It is unlawful to dispense gasoline into any portable container unless the container is constructed of metal or is approved by the Fire Marshal; b) No smoking; c) Stop motor."
(11) 
E-11. Automotive sales. Automotive sales shall be limited to the sale and lease of automobiles by a duly franchised new car, truck, boat or motorcycle dealership; used car, truck, boat or motorcycle sales; or car, truck, trailer, motorcycle and/or boat rentals; farm machinery or travel campers, provided that:
(a) 
Lighting. All outside lighting shall be directed in such a way as not to create a nuisance to any adjacent property, and all lighting shall be arranged and shielded so as to protect the street or highway and adjoining property from direct glare or hazardous interference of any kind.
(b) 
All facilities shall be located and all services be conducted within the confines of the lot.
(c) 
All preparation, lubrication, repair or similar activities shall be accessory.
(12) 
E-12. Car wash.
(a) 
A car wash shall include a water-recycling facility.
(b) 
Car washes shall be designed with a stacking area adequate for four cars so that waiting cars do not interfere with traffic flow.
(13) 
E-13. Shopping center. A group of commercial, office, and related establishments which is for planned, constructed, and managed as a total entity, where parking spaces, stormwater management facilities, access drives, lighting systems, and other improvements are shared by three or more uses.
(a) 
Such centers shall have a lot area of not less than three acres.
(b) 
The shopping center shall be constructed in accordance with an overall plan and designed with a single architectural style approved by the Board of Supervisors.
(c) 
All establishments in the shopping center must have vehicular service access either from an individual service yard or from a common service area serving several establishments. All such service areas must be segregated from public areas and screened from public view.
(d) 
Within a tract to be used for a shopping center, subdivision of the tract into individual lots is not permitted.
(14) 
E-14. Funeral home. Such use shall include a mortuary or funeral home and shall not include a cemetery, columbarium, mausoleum or other permanent storage facility.
(15) 
E-15. Veterinary office or clinic. Such use shall be limited to the office of veterinarian. If a kennel is part of the office or clinic, the use shall meet the regulations of Use A-3, kennel.
(16) 
E-16. Flea market. The outdoor sale of handicraft items, art, flowers, household goods and antiques, provided that:
(a) 
The minimum site area shall be two acres.
(b) 
The minimum setback from all property lines and the street right-of-way line shall be 50 feet.
(c) 
Tables and other accessories to the flea market use shall be stored within a completely enclosed building when the market is not open or otherwise in operation.
(17) 
E-17. Tavern or bar. Such use shall include an establishment which serves alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption and which is licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board.
(18) 
E-18. Resort. Such use shall include a building or group of buildings containing guest rooms, with a large portion of the site devoted to recreational activities, such as golfing, swimming, skiing, equestrian facilities, and similar activities, as well as dining and/or catering facilities.
(a) 
A minimum lot area of five acres is required.
(19) 
E-19. Adult-oriented businesses.
(a) 
It shall be unlawful to establish an adult bookstore, adult motion-picture theater or cabaret in any residential zone.
(b) 
It shall be unlawful to establish an adult bookstore, adult motion-picture theater or cabaret within 3,000 feet of any existing adult bookstore, adult motion-picture theater or cabaret.
(c) 
It shall be unlawful to establish an adult bookstore, adult motion-picture theater or cabaret within 3,000 feet of any school, church, or residential zone, except as a conditional use in accordance with the procedure hereinafter set forth. The Board of Supervisors may authorize the establishment of an adult bookstore, adult motion-picture theater or cabaret within 3,000 feet of a school, church or residential zone as a conditional use only if the following findings are made:
[1] 
That the proposed use will not adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of properties in the neighborhood and will not be detrimental to the general character of the area.
[2] 
That the establishment of the proposed use in the area will not be contrary to any program of neighborhood conservation and will not interfere with any program or urban renewal.
(20) 
E-20. Bed-and-breakfast. Such use shall include any building used for accommodation of transient guests which is not a motel, hotel or in subject to the following conditions and restrictions:
(a) 
No more than two adults and two children may occupy one guest room.
(b) 
At least one bathroom shall be provided for each two guest rooms.
(c) 
There shall be no separate kitchen or cooking facilities in any guest room.
(d) 
The maximum uninterrupted length of stay shall be 30 days.
(e) 
The use of amenities provided by the proprietor (i.e., swimming pool or tennis courts, etc.) and the serving of meals shall be restricted to the guests of the establishment.
F. 
All common carriers, public utilities and public service organizations.
(1) 
F-1. Utility operating facility. Such use shall include a sewage pumping station, electrical substation, telephone substation, sewage treatment plant, and any public service or utility, not including a public incinerator, public or private landfill, or a telecommunications facility or tower, and provided that the following conditions are met:
(a) 
Such installation must be essential to serve the Township of Barrett.
(b) 
No zoning permit shall be required for public utilities to be located in public streets or rights-of-way.
(c) 
The following minimum setbacks from all property lines shall be provided:
[1] 
Water tower: setback not less than the height of the tower, plus 100 feet.
[2] 
Electrical substation: 50 feet.
[3] 
Well facility: 100 feet.
[4] 
Sewer pumping station: 50 feet.
[5] 
Water treatment facility: 50 feet.
[6] 
Water pump station: 20 feet.
[7] 
Sewage treatment plant: 100 feet.
[8] 
All other uses: 50 feet.
(d) 
Minimum lot sizes shall be adequate to accommodate the above setbacks, parking requirements and other building requirements.
(e) 
No parking shall be permitted within the required setbacks.
(2) 
F-2. Emergency services. Emergency services shall be limited to fire, ambulance, rescue and other emergency services of a municipal or volunteer nature.
(a) 
For facilities without a community room, there shall be a minimum lot size of one acre.
(b) 
For facilities with a community room, there shall be a minimum lot size of three acres.
(3) 
F-3. Terminal. A terminal shall include a railway station, bus station, airport, or heliport providing transportation services to the general public.
(4) 
F-4. Telecommunications facility. Such use shall include communications towers, antennas and communications equipment buildings.
(a) 
Building-mounted antennas shall not be located on any single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling.
(b) 
Building-mounted antennas shall not be permitted to exceed the height limitations of the applicable zoning district in which it is located by no more than 20 feet.
(c) 
Directional or panel antennas shall not exceed five feet in height and three feet in width.
(d) 
Any applicant proposing an antenna to be mounted on a building or other structure shall submit verified drawings from a Pennsylvania-registered professional engineer certifying and attesting that the proposed installation will not exceed the structural capacity of the building or other structure, considering wind and other loads associated with the antenna location.
(e) 
Any applicant proposing an antenna to be mounted on a building or other structure shall submit detailed construction and elevation drawings indicating how the antenna will be mounted on the structure for review by the Township Engineer.
(f) 
Any applicant proposing an antenna to be mounted on a building or other structure shall submit credible evidence of agreements and/or easements necessary to provide access to the building or structure on which the antenna is to be mounted so that installation and maintenance of the antennas and communications equipment building can be accomplished.
(g) 
Antennas shall comply with all applicable standards established by the Federal Communications Commission governing human exposure to electromagnetic radiation.
(h) 
Antennas shall not cause radio, TV or other wireless frequency interference with other communications facilities.
(i) 
A communications equipment building shall comply with the height and yard requirements of the applicable zoning district for an accessory structure.
(j) 
The owner or operator of antennas shall be licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to operate such antennas.
(k) 
In addition to the information required elsewhere in this Chapter 525, Zoning, of the Township of Barrett and Chapter 450, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Township of Barrett, applications for communications towers shall include the following information and documentation.
[1] 
A report from a qualified and licensed professional engineer which:
[a] 
Describes the communications tower height and design including a cross section and elevation.
[b] 
Documents the height above grade for all potential mounting positions for co-located antennas and the minimum separation distances between antennas.
[c] 
Describes the communications tower's capacity, including the number and type of antennas that it can accommodate.
[d] 
Documents what steps the applicant will take to avoid interference with established public safety telecommunications, or other licensed telecommunications.
[e] 
Includes an engineer's license/registration number and seal.
[2] 
A letter of intent committing the communications tower owner and his, her or its successors to allow the shared use of the communications tower if an additional user agrees in writing to meet reasonable terms and conditions for shared use.
[3] 
Before the issuance of a zoning/building permit, the following supplemental information shall be submitted:
[a] 
A copy of the FAA's response to the submitted Notice of Proposed Construction or Alteration (FAA Form 7460-1) shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer; and
[b] 
Proof of compliance with all applicable FCC, FAA, Commonwealth Bureau of Aviation and any applicable airport zoning regulations.
[4] 
One copy of typical specifications for the proposed structures and antenna, including description of design characteristics and materials.
[5] 
A site plan, drawn to scale, showing property boundaries, power location, communications tower height, guy wires and anchors, existing structures, elevation drawings depicting typical design of proposed structures, parking, fences, landscape plan, and existing land uses on adjacent property.
[6] 
Name and address of the owners of all antenna and equipment to be located at the site as of the date of the application.
[7] 
Written authorization from the site owner for the application, as well as a copy of any written agreement or other documentation pursuant to which the applicant has obtained the right to use the proposed site.
[8] 
Copy of valid FCC license for the proposed activity, or proof that the applicant is the winning bidder for an FCC license at auction and that the final issuance of the FCC license purchased at auction is pending.
[9] 
A written agreement to remove communications tower within 180 days of cessation of use, which written agreement shall be in form acceptable to the Township.
[10] 
Written certification by applicant and applicant's engineer that the proposed antenna and equipment could not be placed on a preexisting facility under the control of the applicant and function under applicable regulatory and design requirements without unreasonable modification.
[11] 
A letter of intent committing the communications tower owner and the common carrier(s) utilizing the communications tower, and their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns, to allow Barrett Township and any other governmental agency to utilize the communications tower in the case of an emergency, upon reasonable terms and conditions.
[12] 
Any and all permits and/or approvals required from any and all local, state and federal authorities shall be obtained by the applicant and copies of such permits and/or approvals shall be forwarded to the Township upon receipt. Failure to obtain all required local, state and federal permits and/or approvals within six months of the issuance of the zoning permit shall result in said zoning permit becoming null and void with no further action on the part of the Township.
[13] 
The applicant shall submit certification from a Pennsylvania-registered professional engineer that the proposed communications tower will be designed and constructed in accordance with the current Structural Standards for Steel Antenna Towers and Antenna Supporting Structures, published by the Electrical Industrial Association/Telecommunications Industry Association.
(l) 
Additional standards for all communications towers erected, constructed or located within Barrett Township which are classified as a conditional use in the zoning district where proposed shall comply with the following requirements:
[1] 
A proposal for a new communications tower shall not be approved unless the Board of Supervisors finds that the communications equipment planned for the proposed tower cannot be accommodated on an existing or approved communications tower, public utility tower, building or other structure within Barrett Township, or within a one-mile search radius of the proposed tower if such one-mile search radius would include other municipalities, due to one or more of the following reasons:
[a] 
The planned equipment would exceed the structural capacity of the existing or approved public utility tower, communications tower, building or other structure, as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer, and the existing or approved public utility tower, communications tower, building or other structure cannot be reinforced, modified or replaced to accommodate planned or equivalent equipment at a reasonable cost.
[b] 
The planned equipment would cause interference materially impacting the usability of other existing or planned equipment at the public utility tower, communications tower, building or other structure as documented by a qualified and licensed professional engineer and the interference cannot be prevented at reasonable cost.
[c] 
The existing or approved public utility tower, communications tower, building or other structure within Barrett Township, or within a one-mile search radius of the proposed site for the communications tower if applicable, cannot accommodate the planned equipment at a height necessary to function reasonably.
[d] 
Addition of the planned communications equipment would result in electromagnetic radiation from such existing or approved public utility tower, communications tower, building or other structure exceeding applicable standards established by the FCC governing exposure to electromagnetic radiation.
[e] 
After a bona fide, diligent attempt, a commercially reasonable agreement could not be reached with the owners of such other public utility tower, communications tower, building or other structure.
[2] 
The proposed communications tower in the specific location desired must be necessary for the efficient operation and provision of the wireless communications service to the neighborhood, area or region for which it is proposed.
[3] 
The design of the proposed communications tower and related facilities and equipment shall conform to the general character of the area and will not adversely affect the safe and comfortable enjoyment of the properties owned by other property owners in the zoning district in which it is located.
(m) 
Design requirements.
[1] 
Any proposed communications tower shall be designed, structurally, electrically and in all respects, to accommodate both the applicants antennas and comparable antennas for at least two additional users if the communications tower is over 100 feet in height or for at least one additional user if the communications tower is over 60 feet in height. Communications towers must be designed to allow for future rearrangement of antennas upon the tower and to accept antennas mounted at varying heights.
[2] 
Communications towers and antennas shall be designed to blend in to the surrounding environment through the use of color and camouflaging architectural treatment, except in instances where the color is dictated by federal or state authorities such as the FAA.
[3] 
Communications towers shall not be illuminated by artificial means and shall not display strobe lights unless such lighting is specifically required by the FAA or other federal or state authority for a particular tower. Any other exterior lighting at the tower site shall be directed away from all adjacent properties.
[4] 
All communications equipment buildings and structures accessory to a communications tower shall be architecturally designed to blend with the surrounding environment and shall meet the minimum yard requirements of the underlying zoning district. Ground-mounted equipment shall be screened from view by suitable vegetation, except where a design of nonvegetative screening better reflects the character of the neighborhood.
[5] 
The use of any portion of a communications tower for signs other than warning or equipment signs is prohibited.
[6] 
Access shall be provided to the communications tower and equipment building by means of a public street or easement to a public street. The easement shall be a minimum of 20 feet in width and shall be improved to a width of at least 10 feet with a dust-free, all-weather surface for its entire length.
[7] 
Drainage faculties shall be provided in accordance with stormwater management regulations.
[8] 
All communications towers shall be surrounded by a twelve-foot-high nonclimbable fence with barbed wire extending in an outward direction around the top of said fence.
[9] 
Adequate off-street parking, but no less than one space, shall be provided to accommodate the needs of the tower and the equipment building. Off-street parking shall be paved with a crushed stone surface at a minimum.
[10] 
Subdivision and/or land development approval, as applicable, shall be required for all proposed communications towers.
[11] 
All guy wires associated with any communications tower shall be clearly marked so as to be visible at all times and shall be located within a fenced enclosure.
(n) 
Interference with public safety.
[1] 
No new or existing telecommunications service shall interfere with public safety telecommunications. All applications for new antennas and/or communications towers shall be accompanied by an intermodulation study which provides a technical evaluation of existing and proposed transmissions and indicates all potential interference problems. Before the introduction of new service, changes in existing service, or additions of new antennas, telecommunications providers shall notify Barrett Township at least 10 calendar days in advance of such changes and allow the Township to monitor interference levels during the testing process.
[2] 
Wireless communication facilities shall be maintained and kept in a state of repair so that the same shall not constitute a nuisance or hazard to the health or safety of the community or nearby residents or properties.
(o) 
Abandoned or unused communications towers or portions of communications towers shall be removed as follows:
[1] 
All abandoned or unused communications towers and associated facilities shall be removed within 180 days of the cessation of operations. A copy of the relevant portions of any signed lease, license or other agreement which require the applicant to remove the communications tower and associated facilities upon cessation of operations at the site shall be submitted at the time of application. In the event that a communications tower is not removed within 180 days of the cessation of operations at the site, the communications tower and associated facilities may be removed by the Township and the cost of removal assessed against both the applicant and the owner of the property on which the tower and associated facilities exist.
[2] 
Unused portions of the communications towers above the manufactured connection shall be removed within 180 days of the time of antenna relocations. The replacement portions of a communications tower previously removed requires issuance of a new zoning permit.
(p) 
The setback of the base of a communications tower from all adjacent properties and/or lot lines shall be a distance equal to 100% of the antenna height, or the yard requirements for the underlying district, whichever is greater, unless an applicant first secures a fall zone easement in a form acceptable to the Township Solicitor from the owner(s) of all affected properties adjoining the subject property on which the tower is proposed, which fall zone easement encompasses an area on any adjoining property within an area formed by extending a line from the base of the tower onto the adjoining property equal to 100% of the antenna height, and, further, that no dwelling shall be located on the adjoining property within the area of such fall zone easement. For purposes of this section, even when a fall zone easement is obtained, the minimum yard requirements for the underlying zoning district shall still apply.
(q) 
The minimum lot area requirement for a communications tower use shall be in accordance with the yard requirements for the underlying zoning district, or the minimum area necessary to comply with the yard requirements stated above, whichever is greater.
(r) 
The maximum antenna height shall not exceed 200 feet in any zoning district.
(5) 
F-5. Governmental telecommunications facilities. Such use shall include communications towers, antennas and communications equipment buildings wholly owned and operated by a federal, state, or local governmental entity for a public purpose. This use shall be permitted in the zoning districts as set forth in this chapter, as amended. Further, this use shall be subject to the requirements set for in § 525-23F(4)(a) through (k) and (m) through (r).
[Added 11-9-2016 by Ord. No. 190]
G. 
Industrial uses.
(1) 
G-1. Manufacturing. Manufacturing uses shall include but not be limited to the production, processing, cleaning and testing of materials, goods, foodstuffs and products from the following previously processed and prepared materials: bone, ceramics, cork, feathers, felt, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, metal, paper, plaster, plastics, precious and semiprecious stones, rubber, shells, textiles and tobacco. Manufacturing may also include the manufacture of electrical appliances and supplies, small or hand tools, hardware, toys, jewelry, clocks and watches, musical, professional and scientific instruments, optical goods, machinery and machine tools, electrical equipment, motors, iron and steel products, including fabrication and assembly, or other similar uses.
(2) 
G-2. Research. Scientific or industrial research, testing or experimental laboratory or similar establishment for research or product development, provided that:
(a) 
No research facility shall be a commercial production facility.
(b) 
No research facility shall be permitted which constitutes a danger to the community because of combustible or radioactive materials.
(3) 
G-3. Mini warehouse, mini storage. Such use shall be limited to the storage of items, limited to personal property generally stored in residential structures, within a warehouse structure or mini warehouse structure, provided that:
(a) 
The use shall be enclosed with a fence. Between the fence and the perimeter of the property there shall be a landscaped buffer.
(b) 
The minimum driveway width between buildings shall be 20 feet.
(c) 
No business activity other than leasing of storage units shall be permitted.
(d) 
All storage shall be within enclosed buildings.
(e) 
Explosive, radioactive or highly flammable materials shall be prohibited.
(4) 
G-4. Printing. Such use shall be limited to printing, publishing and binding.
(5) 
G-5. Contract services. Contract services shall be limited to offices and supply shops such as building supplies, cement, electric, heating, plumbing, masonry, painting, excavating, landscaping and roofing.
(6) 
G-6. Trades. Such use shall be limited to a plumbing shop, carpentry shop, electrical shop, cabinetmaking, furniture making and other similar trades, provided that this use shall not include outside storage.
(7) 
G-7. Fuel storage and distribution. Such use shall be limited to fuel storage and distribution tanks and related buildings, provided that:
(a) 
No retail sales will be permitted on the premises.
(8) 
G-8. Building materials sale. Such use shall be limited to a lumberyard and the storage and sale of finished products used in building and construction, such as concrete and metal pipes, provided that:
(a) 
Millworking is permitted as an accessory use.
(b) 
Storage yards shall be fully enclosed by fencing and a landscaped buffer at least 20 feet in width, in accordance with § 525-43 of this chapter.
(c) 
The storage of flammable or toxic gases and liquids and the production and mixing of asphalt and concrete is prohibited.
(9) 
G-9. Equipment storage yards. Such use shall be limited to the rental and storage of construction equipment. No storage of junk vehicles shall be permitted.
(a) 
Storage yards shall be fully enclosed by fencing and a landscaped buffer at least 20 feet in width.
(10) 
G-10. Truck terminal. This shall be limited to express trucking or hauling stations.
(a) 
This use may not include facilities for the hauling or transfer of solid or liquid wastes.
(b) 
No outdoor storage of materials or vehicles is permitted.
(11) 
G-11. Food processing. This use shall be limited to food processing, packing, canning of meat, fish, dairy and other food products as well as the manufacture and packaging of nonalcoholic beverages.
(12) 
G-12. Recycling facility. Such use shall be limited to an area of land, with or without buildings, that is used for the storage of used or discarded materials, administered by the municipality for the purpose of recycling, including but not limited to wastepaper, metal and glass, provided that:
(a) 
The proposed use of an area shall not be detrimental to adjacent land uses.
(b) 
Such use shall be a minimum of 200 feet from any public road as measured from the street line.
(c) 
The land area used for such purposes shall be hidden from public view by an evergreen buffer so that it is not visible from neighboring streets, residences or other structures.
(d) 
There shall be no compacting of automobiles and no storage of auto chassis from which usable parts have been removed.
(e) 
The storage of paper shall be within a building.
(f) 
The storage of toxic chemicals shall be prohibited.
(g) 
Dumping of trash or landfill operations and burning of any materials shall specifically be prohibited.
(h) 
Any such uses shall be sealed from groundwater contamination.
(i) 
Such use shall not include individual recycling bins located on a property.
(13) 
G-13. Mineral extraction. Such use shall include extractive operations for sand, clay, shale, gravel, topsoil, stone, and similar operations, including borrow pits (excavations for removing material for filling operations), subject to the following provisions:
(a) 
The activities and residual effects shall not create conditions hazardous or otherwise adverse to the value and use of adjacent properties or the well-being of the surrounding area and its residents.
(b) 
The site shall be reclaimed to a nonhazardous state permitting some reasonable future use and so that the extracting activities and resulting condition of the site will not result in environmental degradation of the surrounding area.
(c) 
All activities of these land uses shall be effectively screened from adjacent properties and set back from adjacent properties by a minimum distance of 50 feet and from residential structures by a minimum distance of 100 feet or such greater distance as may be required by site conditions to protect adjacent properties as determined necessary by the Board of Supervisors.
(d) 
Unique or environmentally significant natural features and significant historic or architectural structures and sites shall be protected from disruption or adverse effects from quarrying and/or mining activities.
(e) 
A copy of all information submitted to the state agencies shall also be submitted to the Zoning Officer at the same time.
(f) 
A detailed and appropriate land reclamation and reuse plan of the area to be excavated shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer. Compliance with such plan shall be a condition of Township permits.
(14) 
G-14. Laundry, dry-cleaning or dyeing plant. A commercial plant for laundry, dry cleaning or dyeing.
(15) 
G-15. Warehouse. Wholesale business, wholesale storage or warehousing, excluding retail sales except as provided for below. A small retail store may be operated in conjunction with Use G-15, subject to the following conditions:
(a) 
The retail store shall be an accessory use which is clearly incidental and subordinate to the primary Use G-15;
(b) 
The retail store may only sell those items stored at the property in accordance with Use G-15; and
(c) 
The retail store may not exceed 15% of the gross floor area or 1,000 square feet, whichever is less.
(16) 
G-16. Junkyard. Such use shall be limited to an area of land, with or without buildings, that is used for the storage of used or discarded materials, including but not limited to wastepaper, rags, metal, building materials, house furnishings, machinery, vehicles and parts thereof, provided that:
(a) 
The proposed use of an area shall not be detrimental to adjacent land uses.
(b) 
Such use shall be a minimum of 200 feet from any public road as measured from the right-of-way.
(c) 
Such uses shall be entirely enclosed by a solid fence or wall at least six feet high and constructed of plank boards, brick, cinder block or concrete, with access only through solid gates. Such fence or wall shall be kept in good repair and neatly painted in uniform color.
(d) 
A dense evergreen buffer, in accordance with § 525-43 of this chapter, shall be provided on the outside perimeter of the fenced area. Evergreens shall be four to five feet in height and planted on ten-foot staggered centers.
(e) 
The contents of such use shall not be placed or deposited to a height greater than the height of the fence or wall herein prescribed.
(f) 
The storage of paper shall be within a building.
(g) 
The storage of toxic chemicals shall be prohibited.
(h) 
Dumping of trash or landfill operations and burning of any materials shall specifically be prohibited.
(i) 
All such uses shall be sealed from groundwater contamination and shall provide groundwater monitoring wells.
(17) 
G-17. This section is intended to provide for any lawful use which is required to be permitted by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code[1] and which is not otherwise permitted in other use categories described in this section. Lawful use not otherwise permitted shall be subject to the following regulations in addition to the regulations found in Article XIII hereof:
(a) 
The use must comply with the open space, impervious surface, area, lot area, and dimensional requirements of the district in which the use is proposed.
(b) 
The applicant must demonstrate that the use proposed will comply with all permit requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or any other commonwealth or federal government agency which regulates such use.
(c) 
A buffer area shall be established in accordance with the conditions imposed upon the granting of conditional use approval, which is sufficient to adequately screen the lawful permitted use from other uses in the vicinity. The buffer area shall be of sufficient width to protect the surrounding area from the objectionable effects of the proposed use, including, but not limited to noise, dust, vibration, odor, illumination, visual effects and the like.
(d) 
In addition, conditional use approval will only be granted by the Board of Supervisors after it has determined that the granting of such will not result in additional threats to public safety or extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud or victimization of the public or conflict with local laws or ordinances.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
H. 
Accessory uses.
(1) 
H-1. Home occupation. Such use shall include 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 some customer, client or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, meeting location, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises in excess of those normally associated with a residential use. The business or commercial activity must satisfy the following requirements:
(a) 
The home occupation shall be operated in its entirety within a single dwelling unit, or in a building or other structure accessory to a dwelling unit and only by the person or persons maintaining a dwelling therein and not more than two additional persons shall be employed in the home occupation.
(b) 
The home occupation shall not display or create outside the building any evidence of the home occupation except for permitted signs.
(c) 
The home occupation shall not utilize more than 50% of the gross floor area of the dwelling unit.
(2) 
H-2. No-impact home-based business. Such use shall include 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 no-impact home-based business shall be accessory to a residence and carried on wholly indoors and within a dwelling or other structure accessory thereto and shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to its use for residential purposes by its occupants.
(b) 
The business activity shall be compatible with the residential use of the property and surrounding residential uses and shall meet the minimum and maximum area, height and dimensional requirements of the district in which the use is located.
(c) 
There shall be no use of show windows, display or advertising visible outside the premises.
(d) 
There shall be no exterior storage or building material.
(e) 
There shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including, but not limited to, parking, signs or lights.
(f) 
There shall be no display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling, storage or inventory of products of a substantial nature.
(g) 
There shall be no commodities sold or services rendered that require receipt or delivery of merchandise, goods or equipment by other than passenger motor vehicle or by parcel or letter carrier mail service using vehicles typically employed in residential deliveries.
(h) 
The no-impact home-based business shall be carried on only by inhabitants of the dwelling.
(i) 
The floor area devoted to a no-impact home-based business shall not occupy more than 25% of the ground floor of the principal residential structure or 500 square feet, whichever is less.
(j) 
No equipment or process shall be used in a no-impact home-based business which creates discernible noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference at the property line, and no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receiver off the lot or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the lot.
(k) 
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.
(l) 
The business may not involve any illegal activity.
(3) 
H-3. Residential accessory structure. Such use shall include a residential accessory structure or use, including but not limited to:
(a) 
All driveways and on-lot parking spaces shall be at least 10 feet from any side or rear lot line for single-family detached dwellings.
(b) 
Parking of not more than one commercial vehicle not exceeding a one-ton loading capacity and with no more than two axles or four wheels, whichever is less, including any construction or landscaping vehicles and trailers used for their transportation (i.e., front-end loaders, cranes, cement mixers, riding lawn mowers, etc.) shall be permitted only within a completely enclosed building and only as an accessory to a single-family detached dwelling and shall only be for the use of the inhabitants of the subject residence.
(c) 
Structures, such as fences and walls, that are man-made structures, erected to enclose or screen areas of land are permitted, subject to the property owner and/or applicant applying for and receiving a zoning permit from the Township and subject to the following restrictions:
[1] 
Fences and walls in any portion of the front yard, as defined by this chapter, shall not exceed six feet in height. Height shall be measured from the mean ground level surrounding the fence or wall to the highest point of the fence or wall.
[2] 
Fences and walls in side and rear yards shall not exceed eight feet in height.
[3] 
No fences or walls may be constructed in the clear site triangle or in any portion of a street right-of-way or in a public easement or in any portion of any public or private easement where the easement agreement prohibits fences or walls.
[4] 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this subsection, fences or walls surrounding tennis courts may be not more than 10 feet in height, but tennis courts may not be located in any portion of the required front yard as defined by this chapter.
[5] 
These regulations shall not apply to the following:
[a] 
Fences or walls required to be installed in order to comply with swimming pool fencing requirements of this chapter and/or the Township building codes.
[b] 
Fences or walls solely required as a result of an agricultural or horticultural use of real property.
(d) 
Structures such as storage sheds, bathhouses and private greenhouses, provided that they do not exceed 20 feet in height and that they meet the following requirements:
[1] 
Structures with a floor area of 144 square feet or less shall be no closer than seven feet to any property line.
[2] 
Structures, other than detached garages, with a floor area of more than 144 square feet shall meet the yard requirements for principal buildings for the applicable zoning district.
[3] 
Such structures shall be permitted accessory uses for single-family detached dwellings only.
[4] 
The impervious surface requirements of the district in which the use is located must be met and shall be calculated, including the accessory structures.
(e) 
Detached garages which are accessory to residences are permitted to be located no closer to a side or rear property line than 15 feet. Such garages shall be located behind the principal building setback line closest to the street on which the principal building fronts and shall be set back from the street line a distance no less than the actual setback of the principal building from the street line.
(f) 
Tennis courts or sports courts. Tennis courts or sports courts and any accessory construction associated with tennis courts or sports courts, including but not limited to fencing and paving, shall be no closer than 15 feet to any side or rear property line.
(4) 
H-4. Accessory building. Such use shall include an accessory building or structure, or uses customarily incidental to nonresidential uses, except outside storage.
(5) 
H-5. Outside storage. Such use shall be operated in areas where permitted, provided that such operation shall be in accordance with the following provisions and such other conditions as may be required by the Board of Supervisors to protect the public health, safety, comfort, convenience and general welfare, and especially with regard to abutting properties and the occupants thereof:
(a) 
No highly flammable or explosive liquids, solids, or gases shall be stored in bulk above ground. Tanks or drums of fuel directly connected with heating devices or appliances located on the same premises as the tanks or drums of fuel are excluded from this provision.
(b) 
All outside storage facilities shall be enclosed by a fence or wall adequate to conceal such facilities and the contents thereof from adjacent properties. Such walls and fences shall not be less than 20 feet from all property lines which abut a residential district, but in any other case shall not be less than 10 feet from any property line and shall not be less than 25 feet from any public street. The area between the fence and the property line shall be properly planted and maintained at all times.
(c) 
No materials or wastes, especially flammable, toxic or otherwise dangerous chemicals, shall be deposited on any premises in such form or manner that they may be transferred off such premises by flood or other natural cause of force.
(d) 
All materials or wastes which might cause fumes or dust or which constitute a fore hazard or which may be edible by or otherwise attractive to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors only in closed containers.
(6) 
H-6. Temporary structures and vehicles. Such use shall be limited to a temporary structure, vehicle or use. A temporary permit may be issued for structures or uses necessary during construction or other special circumstances of a nonrecurring nature, such as fires, construction or other causes of a similar nature, subject to the following additional provisions:
(a) 
The time period of the initial permit shall be six months. This permit may be renewed for three-month time periods, not to exceed a total time period of two years.
(b) 
Temporary nonconforming structures or uses shall be subject to authorization by the Zoning Officer or Board of Supervisors.
(c) 
Such structure or use shall be removed completely within 30 days of the expiration of the permit without cost to the municipality.
(d) 
The placement of all temporary structures shall be subject to the approval of the Zoning Officer.
(7) 
H-7. Swimming pool. A swimming pool shall be permitted as an accessory to a residential use, provided that:
(a) 
No person, owner or occupant of land shall install or maintain a swimming pool or other artificial body of water capable of being filled to a depth exceeding 12 inches at the deepest or lowest point unless a permit is first obtained from the local enforcement officer and the required plans and information are filed, together with required permit fees. Wading pools exempt from the provisions of this chapter are those temporary pools of a plastic, light metal, or other light-duty materials which do not exceed a struck volume depth of 12 inches at the deepest or lowest point, and, in addition, which are completely emptied of water when not in use.
(b) 
The setback for swimming pools and all their appurtenances, including but not limited to decks, copings and filter equipment, shall be at least 10 feet from the side and rear property lines. If the side and rear yard setbacks for the lot size in the zoning district in which the property is situated are less than 10 feet, then such smaller setbacks shall apply. No swimming pools may be located in the front yard.
(c) 
Building permits are required prior to the construction, alteration, remodeling, or additions to a swimming pool or other artificial water areas not specifically exempt from this chapter.
(d) 
No person, owner, or occupant of land shall install or maintain a nonexempt wading pool as defined in this chapter unless a permit is obtained from the local enforcement officer and written approval obtained upon inspection and subject to the discretion of the inspection officer, except as hereinafter provided.
(e) 
Any pool or water area subject thereto shall be suitably designed, located, and maintained so as not to become a nuisance or hazard either to adjoining property owners or the public generally. All detachable ladders shall be removed when the pool is not in use.
(f) 
Outdoor lighting, if used, shall be installed in such a way as to be shielded and not to reflect toward or into the interior of adjacent residential properties.
(g) 
All electrical work connected with the pool and all equipment incidental thereto shall comply with all underwriters' regulations and must be inspected and certified by an electrical underwriter's inspection agency prior to the issuance of a certificate of compliance. In no event may said pool be used prior to such approval.
(h) 
If pools are connected to any water, sewer, or public utility line, there must be installed a separate valve controlling such line, both as to supply and drainage, and a permit must be obtained prior to installation from the agency furnishing such utility service. A minimum isolation distance of 25 feet shall be required between a swimming pool and any sewage disposal system.
(i) 
Approved filtration systems and circulators must be provided for all pools except such exempt or nonexempt wading pools as are emptied on a daily basis as hereinafter provided.
(j) 
All pool installations shall conform to all applicable building codes.
(k) 
In no case shall water in the pool or pool area be permitted to emit an offensive odor or create any unhealthy condition. Further, it shall be a violation of this chapter to cause or allow drainage onto adjoining land, public or private.
(l) 
No pool shall be located under any electric power lines (including service lines), and the pool must be located at least 10 feet (measured horizontally) from such power lines.
(m) 
No water shall be placed in the pool until a fence, as required by this chapter, has been completed.
(n) 
Fencing of pools shall be required as set forth in the 2015 International Pool and Spa Code Section 305.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(8) 
H-8. Keeping of livestock. Livestock shall be permitted on any property in accordance with the following regulations:
(a) 
The keeping of animals other than pets on 10 acres or more of contiguous land is governed by Act 38.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: See Nutrient Management and Odor Management Act, 3 Pa.C.S.A. § 501 et seq.
(b) 
A minimum lot area of two acres shall be required.
(c) 
The keeping of livestock shall be limited to no more than one animal unit, as defined, on the first two acres of land, and one animal unit per acre for each acre over two acres.
(d) 
No more than two roosters shall be permitted for every 20 head of poultry.
(e) 
Stables, barns, runways or animal exercise pens shall be located more than 50 feet from lot lines or road right-of-way lines.
(f) 
Pasture areas shall not be located in the front yard areas.
(g) 
All pastures for grazing animals shall be fenced with fencing of sufficient height and type to contain animals on the property.
(h) 
All nongrazing animals, poultry, and rabbits shall be kept in defined enclosures or areas of a type to contain the animals on the property.
(i) 
Riding academies, livery or boarding stables, kennels, and the raising of fur-bearing animals are not included in this provision.
(j) 
The landowner shall be required to submit a manure management plan or nutrient management plan to be reviewed and kept on file by the Township.
(k) 
The raising of any livestock and/or poultry must comply with federal and state regulations for the storage and disposal of animal waste.
(9) 
H-9. Accessory apartment. Accessory apartment dwelling units shall be permitted as an accessory use, provided the following conditions are met:
(a) 
Each accessory apartment unit shall contain separate cooking, sleeping, living and bathroom facilities.
(b) 
One accessory apartment will be permitted per 1,000 square feet of nonresidential use.
(10) 
H-10. Agricultural entertainment uses. The use of a farm for seasonal festivals related to products grown on the farm, craft fairs (including antique shows), municipally-sponsored events, hayrides and horse shows.
(a) 
All agricultural entertainment uses shall meet the requirements for water supply, sewage disposal and restroom facilities of the Health Department and any other agency with jurisdiction.
(b) 
The agricultural entertainment use is permitted as an accessory use only. If any of the conditions to which the agricultural principal use is subject cease to be met, then the agricultural entertainment use shall also cease.
(c) 
No activity, event or structure used for an agricultural entertainment use shall be located within 25 feet of a right-of-way line or residential property line, except for parking areas which may be located within 10 feet of a right-of-way line or residential property line.
(d) 
No agricultural entertainment use shall continue past 11:00 p.m. unless the owner of the property on which the agricultural entertainment use is being held obtains conditional use approval to allow for event hours beyond 11:00 p.m.
(e) 
The following types of activities shall not be considered agricultural entertainment uses:
[1] 
Mechanical rides or amusements (except for rides on farm equipment).
[2] 
Flea markets except as may be permitted in accordance with this chapter.
(f) 
Off-street parking areas shall be provided in designated areas to accommodate all attendees at any agricultural entertainment use.
(g) 
A traffic control plan must be submitted to and approved by the Pocono Mountain Regional Police Department prior to receiving a permit for an agricultural entertainment use.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
(11) 
H-11. Accessory contractor or trade. An accessory contractor or trade use is limited to the use of a residential dwelling to support a small-scale contracting or trades business whose major business activities are conducted elsewhere. This use shall include, but is not limited to, support for an electrician, a plumber, a carpenter, a mason, a painter, a roofer, and similar occupations. There shall be no on-site prefabrication of structures or components or subassembly of components or materials.
(a) 
There shall be no retail sales of materials or anything else from the property.
(b) 
An accessory contractor or trade use must be conducted in conjunction with a residential dwelling that is the bona fide residence of the principal practitioner or proprietor of the use. Proof of ownership and residency shall be submitted to the municipality before commencing the use and at regular intervals, as determined by the municipality, to confirm ongoing residency.
(c) 
The appearance of the residential structure shall not be altered, nor shall the accessory contractor or trade use be conducted in a manner which would cause the residential structure and exterior areas to differ from the extant residential character by the use of colors, materials, construction, lighting, show windows, or advertising visible on the property to attract clients.
(d) 
The total impervious coverage on any property used for this Use H-11 shall not exceed the maximum impervious coverage for a single-family detached dwelling use in the underlying zoning district in which the property is located.
(e) 
The property shall not be utilized for the storage of natural or synthetic waste for future disposal. Burning or composting of waste materials is not permitted.
(f) 
Nothing in this subsection shall supersede any deed restriction, covenant or agreement restricting the use of land, nor any master deed, bylaw or other document applicable to a homeowners' association or other common interest ownership community.
(12) 
H-12. Accessory wind energy system. An energy conversion system, including appurtenances, which converts wind to a usable form of energy to meet all or part of the energy requirements of the on-site use. Accessory wind energy systems shall not be used primarily for the generation of power to sell to other users, although this provision shall not prohibit the sale of excess power generated to the local utility company. The following requirements shall apply to accessory wind energy systems:
(a) 
No wind energy system, or addition of a wind turbine to an existing wind energy system shall be constructed or located within Barrett Township unless a permit has been issued to the facility owner or operator approving construction of the facility under this chapter.
(b) 
There shall be a maximum of one device on a single parcel.
(c) 
Any physical modification to an existing and permitted wind energy system that materially alters the size, type and number of wind turbines or other equipment shall require a permit modification under this chapter. Like-kind replacements shall not require a permit modification.
(d) 
The design of the wind energy system shall conform and comply with all manufacturer's specifications and any and all applicable industry standards.
(e) 
To the extent applicable, the wind energy system shall comply with the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, Act 45 of 1999,[3] as amended, and the regulations adopted by the Department of Labor and Industry.
[3]
Editor's Note: See 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401 through 405.
(f) 
All wind energy systems shall be equipped with an over speed control system in accordance with the manufacturer's specifications.
(g) 
All electrical components of the wind energy system shall conform to relevant and applicable local, state and national codes and relevant and applicable international standards. The facility shall have an output limit of 50 KW.
(h) 
Wind turbines shall be a nonobtrusive color such as white, off-white or gray.
(i) 
Wind energy systems shall not be artificially lighted, except to the extent required by the Federal Aviation Administration or other applicable authority that regulates air safety.
(j) 
Wind turbines shall not display advertising, except for reasonable identification of the turbine manufacturer, facility owner or operator.
(k) 
On-site transmission and power lines between wind turbines shall, to the maximum extent practicable, be placed underground and in accordance with applicable IRC Codes.
(l) 
A clearly visible warning sign concerning voltage must be placed at the base of all pad-mounted transformers and substations.
(m) 
Visible, reflective, colored objects such as flags, reflectors, or tape shall be placed on the anchor points of guy wires and along the guy wires up to a height of 10 feet from the ground.
(n) 
Wind turbines shall not be climbable up to 15 feet above ground surface.
(o) 
All access doors to wind turbines and electrical equipment shall be locked or fenced, as appropriate, to prevent entry by nonauthorized persons.
(p) 
All wind turbines shall be set back from the nearest property line a distance of not less than the maximum yard requirements for that zoning classification where the turbine is located or 1.1 times the turbine height, whichever is greater. The setback distance shall be measured to the center of the wind turbine base. In no case shall a system be located within or above a front yard or within or above the minimum required side and/or rear yards.
(q) 
Minimum distance between the undisturbed ground at the base of the device and any protruding blade shall be 15 feet, as measured at the lowest point of arc of the blades.
(r) 
When a building is necessary for storage cells or related mechanical equipment, the building shall not exceed 150 square feet in area, shall not exceed eight feet in height and must not be located in any required front, side or rear yards.
(s) 
Accessory wind energy systems attached to existing structures shall not exceed a height of 20 feet above the height of the existing structure that it is attached to, and shall be located on the existing structure so that a minimum distance of 1.1 times the overall height of the accessory wind energy system is maintained between the device and any property line and/or existing street right-of-way.
(t) 
Noise and shadow flicker.
[1] 
Audible sounds from a wind energy system shall not exceed 50 dBA, as measured from the setback line (front, side or rear) of a contiguous neighboring property. Methods for measuring and reporting acoustic emissions from wind turbines and the wind energy system shall be equal to or exceed the minimum standards for precision described in AWEA Standard 2.1 - 1989 titled Procedures for the Measurement and Reporting of Acoustic Emissions from Wind Turbine Generation Systems Volume I: First Tier.
[2] 
The facility owner and operator shall make reasonable efforts to minimize shadow flicker to any occupied building on a nonparticipating landowner's property.
(u) 
Signal interference. The applicant shall make reasonable efforts to avoid any disruption or loss of radio, television or similar signals and shall mitigate any harm caused by the wind energy system.
(v) 
Decommissioning.
[1] 
The facility owner and operator shall, at its expense, complete decommissioning of the wind energy system, or individual wind turbines, within 12 months after the end of the useful life of the system or individual wind turbines. The wind energy system or individual wind turbines will presume to be at the end of its useful life if no electricity is generated for a continuous period of 12 months.
[2] 
Decommissioning shall include removal of wind turbines, buildings, cabling and electrical components.
[3] 
The Township Engineer shall review and approve a cost estimate provided by the applicant, which cost estimate shall establish the total cost of decommissioning (decommissioning costs) without regard to salvage value of the equipment. Said estimates shall be submitted to Barrett Township after the first year of operation and every fifth year thereafter.
[4] 
The facility owner or operator shall post and maintain a decommissioning fund (escrow account) in an amount equal to the net decommissioning cost with the Township. Decommissioning funds may be in the form of a performance bond, surety bond, letter of credit, corporate guarantee or other form of financial assurance as may be acceptable to Barrett Township.
[5] 
If the facility owner or operator fails to complete decommissioning as set forth herein, then the landowner shall have six months to remove the wind energy system.
[6] 
If neither the facility owner or operator nor the landowner complete decommissioning within the periods prescribed, then Barrett Township may take such measures as necessary to complete decommissioning. The Township is authorized to use the decommissioning funds held in escrow by the Township to complete the decommissioning process.
[7] 
The escrow agent shall release the decommissioning funds when the facility owner or operator has demonstrated and the municipality concurs that decommissioning has been satisfactorily completed, or upon written approval of the municipality in order to implement the decommissioning plan.
(13) 
H-13. Accessory solar energy system. Solar energy systems include any solar collector or other solar energy device, or any structural design feature whose primary purpose is to provide for the collection, storage, and distribution of solar energy for space heating or cooling, for water heating or for electricity generation that may be mounted on a building or on the ground and is not the primary use of the property. Solar energy systems may include solar panels which, for purposes of this section, are structures containing one or more receptive cells, the purpose of which is to convert solar energy into usable electrical energy by way of a solar energy system. Solar energy systems may be installed as ground arrays or roof mounted. The following requirements shall apply, as applicable, to solar energy systems:
(a) 
The solar energy system shall conform to the area and dimensional regulations of the zoning district in which the solar energy system is installed.
(b) 
All components of the system shall be considered impervious and considered as such in the calculation of the maximum impervious coverage. Impervious coverage for solar panels/collectors shall be measured when oriented at the absolute maximum horizontal plane.
(c) 
No adjacent property owner shall be required to remove or cut any plant, bush, crop, or tree nor shall any solar energy system be located so that any reflection is directed toward an adjoining property.
(d) 
Ground-mounted systems shall not be permitted in a front yard.
(e) 
A ground-mounted system may not exceed a height of 15 feet above the ground when oriented at maximum tilt.
(f) 
Permitted roof-mounted solar panels shall not exceed a height of three feet from the rooftop at any point; shall not project vertically above the peak of a sloped roof or project vertically more than five feet above a flat roof installation; and shall not exceed the maximum height requirements for the district in which it is located.
(g) 
The collector surface and mounting devices for roof-mounted accessory solar energy systems shall not extend beyond the exterior perimeter of the building on which the system is mounted or built. Exterior piping for solar hot water systems shall be permitted to extend beyond the perimeter of the building on side and/or rear yard exposures only.
(h) 
The installation of a solar energy system shall conform to the extent applicable to the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, as amended,[4] regulations, if any, adopted by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, and to applicable industry standards, including those of the American National Standards Institute. Manufacturer's data and certificates of design compliance shall be submitted with the zoning permit and plans.
[4]
Editor's Note: See 34 Pa. Code Chapters 401 through 405.
(i) 
All wiring shall comply with the applicable version of the National Electric Code (NEC). The local utility provider shall be contacted by the owner to determine grid interconnection and net metering policies.
(j) 
Solar energy systems shall not be used for displaying any advertising except for reasonable identification of the manufacturer or operator of the system. In no case shall any identification be visible from the property line.
(k) 
The design of solar energy systems shall, to the extent reasonably possible, use materials, colors, textures, screening, and landscaping that will blend the facility into the natural setting and existing environment.
(l) 
Mechanical equipment associated with and necessary for the operation of the solar energy system shall be screened from any adjacent property that is residentially zoned or used for residential purposes. The screen shall consist of shrubbery, trees, or other plant materials that provide a visual screen.
(m) 
All solar energy system operators/owners must comply with any and all federal, state, and local regulations pertaining to solar energy and its collection for personal use.
(n) 
If any of the requirements herein conflict with federal and/or state requirements, then the federal and/or state requirements shall govern unless the requirements of this chapter are more stringent, in which case this chapter shall govern.
(14) 
H-14. Dormitory. Such use shall include a building or structure used for occupancy by groups of people on a weekly or longer basis.
(a) 
This use does not include group homes, assisted-living facilities or nursing homes.
(b) 
Such use shall meet the required lot area, yard, and lot width requirements for multifamily dwellings in the applicable zoning district in which it is located.