A.
An accessory building in a residential district and
not attached to the principal structure may be located in any required
side or rear yard provided that:
B.
Accessory buildings constructed at the same time may
be located in pairs or groups on continuous lots in the required rear
or side yard along the common side lot line or rear lot line.
[Added 2-27-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered
former Subsections B through G as C through H, respectively.
C.
Accessory buildings for principal uses other than
residential uses shall be located not closer than 10 feet to any side
or rear property line abutting a residential district or lot used
for residential purposes.
D.
When an accessory structure is attached to the principal
building it shall comply in all respects with the requirements of
this chapter applicable to the principal building.
E.
An accessory building on that portion of a lot not
included in any yard setback shall conform to the height regulations
for principal buildings in the applicable zoning district. Any building
or other structure attached to the principal building shall be part
of the principal building and not be considered an accessory building
for purposes of this paragraph.
[Amended 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
F.
No accessory building shall project nearer to the
street on which the principal building fronts than the minimum building
setback distance for the principal building.
G.
Fences located in the side or rear yards are exempt
from property line setback requirements. Fences located within the
front yard or otherwise located along a road or street are exempt
from property line setback requirements, provided that: such fences
are not located in the clear-sight triangle; such fences are located,
constructed and maintained so as not to obscure or impair the visibility
of an operator of a motor vehicle exiting the property; and such fences
are see-through type fencing, being constructed of chain-link, post
and rail, picket or other similar type fencing material.
H.
A building permit must be obtained for all fences
exceeding four feet in height.
A.
Where a lot has frontage on two or more streets or
other public rights-of-way, the height limitation shall apply only
as measured from the curb level along the street or way with the higher
elevation above sea level.
B.
Chimneys, flues, towers, spires, cupola domes, pole masts, antennas, barns, and silos shall be exempt from height limitations of this chapter provided their location is not in the required yard. The exemption provided in this subsection shall not be applicable to personal wireless or cellular telecommunication facilities as regulated in §§ 105-11C, D and F and § 105-12C of this chapter.
A.
On corner lots:
(1)
Front yards are required on both street frontages,
and one yard other than the front yards shall be deemed to be a rear
yard, and the other (or others) side yards.
(2)
No obstructions to vision exceeding 30 inches in height
above curb level shall be erected or maintained within the clear-sight
triangle.
B.
Front-yard exception. No proposed dwelling need have
a setback greater than the average of the two existing dwellings with
the greatest setback located within 100 feet on each side of the said
proposed dwelling, on the same side of the street, within the same
block, and the same district.
C.
Projections into required yards:
(1)
Cornices, canopies, eaves or other architectural features
may project into side yards a distance not exceeding two inches per
one foot of side yard width but may not exceed a total of three feet.
(2)
Bay windows, balconies, fireplaces, uncovered stairways
and necessary landings, and chimneys may project a distance not exceeding
three feet.
D.
Existing small lots. A lot owned individually and
separately in ownership from any adjoining tracts of land on August
1, 1973 and of the date of any subsequent amendment which increases
lot sizes, which has a total lot area or lot width less than prescribed
in this chapter and subsequent amendments, may be used provided such
lot shall be developed in conformity with all applicable district
regulations other than the minimum lot area, lot width and all required
yards. Existing small lots meeting the above stipulations shall comply
with the following:
(1)
Side yards shall be minimum of eight feet.
(2)
Rear yard shall be a minimum of 10 feet.
(3)
Front yard. No proposed dwelling need have a setback
greater than the average of the two existing dwellings with the greatest
setback located within 100 feet on each side of the said proposed
dwelling, on the same side of the street, within the same block, and
the same district.
E.
Through lots. Where a lot extends through from street
to street, the applicable front yard regulations shall apply on both
street frontages. However, in the event of a complete system of through
lots which are designed for reversed frontage, the front yard need
only be along the more minor street of the subdivision.
F.
Waiver of yard. No side yard or rear yard shall be
required where such yard abuts an operating railroad right-of-way.
A.
A building permit shall be required for the installation
or construction of a private outdoor swimming pool on the same lot
as the principal residence subject to the following conditions:
(1)
Such pool may be erected in the required rear yard,
but not in the required side yard or front yard.
(2)
The water edge of such pool shall not be located nearer
than 20 feet to any lot line for an in-ground pool or nearer than
15 feet for an above-ground pool.
(3)
Any such pool with a depth in excess of two feet shall
be completely surrounded by a fence or wall that is not less than
four feet in height. All gates or doors opening through said fence
shall be erected, maintained and provided with a self-closing, self-locking
gate to prevent accidents. However, if said pool is located more than
3 1/2 feet above the ground level, then a fence is not required,
provided that all points of access to said pool are adequately protected.
The Greene Township Supervisors shall be notified within 30 days of
completion of construction so a final inspection can be made.
A.
Parking and circulation plan. All nonresidential uses,
garden apartments, townhouse developments and planned residential
developments shall submit to the Township a parking and circulation
plan designed in accord with the requirements of this section. The
plan must be submitted to and approved by the Township Supervisors
prior to the issuance of a building permit, a land use or an occupancy
permit or the initiation of any change in use of the premises in question.
The applicant shall be responsible for the construction of all traffic
controls and access requirements according to the finally approved
circulation plan. The proposed parking and circulation plan shall
be submitted to the Township at least 14 days prior to the next regularly
scheduled meeting of the Township Planning Commission in order for
the Planning Commission and the Township Engineer to have an opportunity
to review the plan and make appropriate recommendations to the Township
Supervisors.
B.
Schedule of parking requirements. Accessory off-street
parking spaces shall be provided for any use as specified below. Any
land which is developed as a unit under single ownership and control
shall be considered a single lot for the purpose of these parking
regulations. Reasonable and appropriate off-street parking requirements
for structures and uses which do not fall within the categories listed
shall be determined by the Township Supervisors upon consideration
of all factors entering into the parking needs of each such use.
[Amended 8-24-1999 by Ord. No. 99-5; 8-25-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-7]
|
For:
|
Minimum Parking Space:
| |
|---|---|---|
|
Place of worship, library, other public buildings
and places of public assembly
|
1 space per 200 square feet of floor area, but
not less than 1 space for each 3.5 seats where provided
| |
|
Tennis courts
|
2 spaces for each court
| |
|
Secondary schools space auditorium
|
4 spaces per classroom plus 1 for each 5 seats
in any or other place of assembly
| |
|
Elementary schools space auditorium
|
2 spaces per classroom plus 1 for each 5 seats
in any or other place of assembly
| |
|
Hospitals, sanitaria, each nursing homes, philanthropic,
or charitable institutions
|
1 space per 3 beds plus 1 for employee
| |
|
Buildings housing health care facilities, including hospitals
[Added 3-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-2] |
One parking space for every 600 square feet of habitable floor
area
| |
|
Buildings housing overnight lodging accommodations in health
care facilities
[Added 3-22-2016 by Ord.
No. 2016-2] |
One parking space for every guest room plus one parking space
for each employee on the greatest shift
| |
|
Boarding or lodging house, tourist home
|
1 space per guest bedroom and resident family
| |
|
Eating places
|
1 space per 3.0 seats
| |
|
Undertakers and funeral for homes
|
1 space per 2 employees plus 1 each chapel seat
| |
|
Hotels, motels and for resorts
|
1 space per guest room plus 1 each employee
| |
|
Bowling alleys
|
8 spaces for each alley
| |
|
Home occupations or accessory occupation professional
offices except physicians and dentists
|
2 spaces per each home or accessory professional
office
| |
|
Professional offices of veterinarians, physicians, dentists
[Amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-6[2]] |
6 spaces per each physician, dentist or veterinarian, plus 1
space for each doctor and 1 space per other employee on the maximum
working shift
| |
|
Commercial stable or riding academy
|
1 space for each horse stall
| |
|
Retail stores and shops in areas zoned commercial
|
5 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross
floor area in a Community Commercial District; 7 spaces for each 1,000
square feet of gross floor area in a Highway Commercial District
| |
|
Convenience stores
|
7 spaces for each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area plus
1 space per employee on maximum working shift, and, where applicable,
1 space per 3 seats of any associated and designated seated dining
areas (indoor and/or outdoor)
| |
|
Wholesale establishments, warehouses, offices,
businesses, and industrial facilities
|
1 space for each employee on average working
shift or 1 space for each 1,000 square feet of floor area, whichever
is greater
| |
|
Golf courses
|
2 spaces per hole and [60 per tee time spacing (in minutes)]
spaces and 2 spaces per designated station on the driving range tee
area; and 1 space per 50 square feet of dining area (indoor and outdoor
combined); and 1 space per 300 square feet of retail sales area; and
1 space per golf course facility staff; and 1 space per 500 square
feet putting and chipping green; and additional spaces for specific
ancillary facilities as required by this chapter
| |
|
Swimming pools (indoor or outdoor)
|
1 space per 100 square feet of water surface
| |
|
Fitness centers/spas
|
1 space per 150 square feet of floor area
| |
|
Tennis courts, racquetball/handball courts
|
2 spaces for each court
| |
|
Eating establishments
|
1 space per 50 square feet (including outside dining/sales),
exclusive of kitchen, restrooms, storage, etc., or 1 space per each
3 seats, whichever is greater plus 1 space per employee
| |
|
Personal services, such as beauty parlor, manicurist, barber
shop, and similar uses
|
2 spaces per chair plus 1 per employee
| |
|
Retail establishments associated with country club
|
1 space per 300 square feet of floor area
|
C.
Areas computed as parking spaces. Areas which may
be computed as open or enclosed off-street parking spaces include
any private garage, carport, or other area available for parking,
other than street or driveway. However, a driveway within a required
front yard for a one-family or two-family residence may count as two
parking spaces.
D.
Size of spaces. Minimum parking stall width and aisle width shall
be provided in accordance with the following chart. Handicapped parking
spaces shall be provided in compliance with the regulations promulgated
pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Code and any other applicable law, rule or regulation.
|
Parking Stall
|
Aisle Width
| ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Angle of Parking
|
Width
(feet)
|
Length
(feet)
|
One-Way
(feet)
|
Two-Way
(feet)
| |
|
90°
|
9
|
20*
|
20
|
25*
| |
|
60°
|
9
|
22
|
18
|
25
| |
|
45°
|
9
|
21
|
15
|
25
| |
|
30°
|
9
|
20
|
12
|
25
| |
|
Parallel
|
9
|
23
|
n/a
|
n/a
| |
|
NOTE:
| ||
|---|---|---|
|
*
|
When located within a parking garage structure, minimum depth
of the parking stall may be reduced to 18 feet, and the minimum aisle
width for two-way traffic may be reduced to 24 feet.
| |
[4]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect
6-1-2015.
F.
Access. Two unobstructed accesses to and from a street
shall be provided. Each such access shall have a minimum width of
12 feet. Alternatively, if only one access is proposed, it shall have
a minimum width of 24 feet. No entrance or exit for any off-street
parking area shall be located within 75 feet of the intersection of
the center lanes of adjacent streets.
[Amended 7-9-2002 by Ord. No. 2002-5]
G.
Drainage and surfacing. All open parking area shall
be surfaced with an asphaltic or Portland cement or similar durable
and dustless surface and shall be so graded and drained to dispose
of all surface water anticipated within the area.
H.
Joint facilities. Required parking spaces, open or
enclosed, may be provided in spaces designed to serve jointly two
or more establishments whether or not located on the same lot or structure,
provided that the number of required spaces in such joint facilities
shall not be less than the total required for all such establishments.
Where it can be conclusively demonstrated that one or more such uses
will be generating a demand for parking spaces primarily during periods
when the other use or uses is not in operation, the Commission may
reduce the total parking spaces required for that use with the greater
requirement.
I.
Off-site facilities. All permitted and required accessory
off-street parking spaces, open or enclosed, shall be located on the
same zone lot as the use to which such spaces are accessory, except
that such spaces may be provided elsewhere but shall be provided within
a radius of no greater distance than 250 feet from that zone lot,
and provided further, that required spaces are provided off the site
in accordance with the provisions set forth herein and that such space
shall be maintained for the use to which they are accessory and shall
be subject to deed restrictions filed in an office or record, binding
to the owner and his heirs and/or assigns to maintain the required
number of spaces available throughout the life of such use, and such
spaces shall conform to all regulations of the district in which they
are located.
J.
Minimum distances. No off-street parking shall be
closer than 10 feet to the principal structure or closer than 10 feet
to any side or rear lot line.
K.
Screening and lighting. Off-street parking areas for more than five vehicles shall be screened as defined in § 85-40.1 on each side which faces premises in any residential district, including institutional uses. All off-street parking areas shall be subject to a lighting plan as defined in § 85-40.2.
[Amended 5-26-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-6[6]]
[6]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect
6-1-2015.
A.
Off-street loading berths, open or enclosed, are permitted
accessory to any use other than residential subject to the following
minimum provisions:
(1)
Size of spaces. Each loading berth shall be at least
12 feet wide, 33 feet long, and 14 feet high.
(2)
Location and access. Unobstructed access, at least
10 feet wide, to and from a street shall be provided. Such access
may be combined with access to a parking lot. All permitted or required
loading berths shall be on the same lot as the use to which they are
accessory. No entrance or exit for any off-street loading area shall
be located within 50 feet of any street intersection. No off-street
berth shall be located in any front yard or within 10 feet of any
side or rear yard which adjoins a residential district boundary or
residential use.
B.
Where a building permit has been issued for the construction
or alteration of a building, a temporary permit for one mobile home
or camping trailer may be issued for a period not to exceed six months.
Said temporary permit may be extended for one additional six-month
period if it can be shown that justifiable circumstances require such
an extension. Said residence may be occupied during the term of the
temporary permit, and it may be situated upon the lot for which the
building permit has been issued, provided all yard setback requirements
are met. In mobile home parks where the life expectancy of a mobile
home is 15 years, no land use or building permit shall be required
for the life of the existing mobile home or for 15 years after replacement.
[Amended 7-27-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-3]
C.
The storage of dismantled or non-operable vehicles
shall be screened from the view of adjacent properties and road frontages.
Only two such vehicles may be stored on any property within a residential
district or on any property in any other district, which is used for
residential purposes. If said storage is to occur in the side yard,
the vehicle(s) shall be set back of the property line in accordance
with the side yard setback established by this chapter for the district
in which the property is located. If said storage is to occur in the
rear yard, the vehicle(s) shall be set back not less than five feet
from the rear lot line.
[Amended 4-27-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2]
D.
Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting
the placement of "mobile classrooms" for the use of schools and churches.
Such placement, however, shall be subject to the submission of storm
drainage plans for approval by the Township. Under no circumstances
may "mobile classrooms" be used as a residence.
A.
Home occupations and professional offices or studios
are permitted as an accessory use subject to the following provisions:
(1)
Where permitted. Within a single dwelling unit or
in a building or other structure accessory to the dwelling unit and
provided not more than two persons in addition to those persons residing
in said dwelling are employed in the home occupation.
(2)
Evidence of use. Does not display or create outside
the building any evidence of the home occupation, except that one
unanimated, non-illuminated flat sign having an area of not more than
four square feet shall be permitted on each street front of the lot
on which the building is situated.
(3)
Permitted uses. One of the following customary home
occupations shall be permitted for a single-family dwelling provided
all off-street parking standards and any other requirements are in
compliance.
(a)
Accounting services.
(b)
Architectural service.
(c)
Art/painting restoration.
(d)
Barber shop or beauty parlor.
(e)
Catering services.
(f)
Computer programming.
(g)
Consulting services.
(h)
Data processing.
(i)
Dental services.
(j)
Direct sale of products (Amway, Avon, Tupperware).
(k)
Dressmaking, sewing and tailoring.
(l)
Engineering services.
(m)
Financial planning and investment services.
(n)
Flower arranging.
(o)
Gunsmithing (provided no discharge of weapons
on the premises).
(p)
Home crafts, such as model making, rug weaving,
lapidary work, candle making and ceramics and pottery (with kiln limited
to six cubic feet).
(q)
House cleaning.
(r)
Individual instrument instruction (provided
no instrument may be amplified).
(s)
Interior design (i.e. custom drapery, blinds,
painting and wall papering).
(t)
Laundry and ironing services (excluding laundromats).
(u)
Legal services.
(v)
Locksmith services.
(w)
Medical services.
(x)
Office facility for clergy.
(y)
Painting, sculpting or writing studios.
(z)
Pet grooming services.
(aa)
Real estate services.
(bb)
Rooming and boarding of not more then three
persons.
(cc)
Secretarial services.
(dd)
Security services and security systems (administrative
office only; no installations on the premises).
(ee)
Telephone answering services.
(ff)
Telephone solicitation.
(gg)
Tutoring for not more than four students simultaneously.
(hh)
Watch and jewelry repair services.
(ii)
Any similarly related customary home occupation
which in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board is clearly incidental
to the residential use of the premises and neighborhood.
(4)
Limited use. The home occupation shall not occupy
or use more than 50% of the floor space of the existing residential
structure.
B.
No-impact
home-based businesses are permitted as accessory uses, subject to
the following provisions:
[Added 8-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-5]
(1)
The
business activity shall be compatible with the residential use of
the property and surrounding residential uses.
(2)
The
business shall employ no employees other than family members residing
in the dwelling.
(3)
There
shall be no display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling or
inventory of a substantial nature.
(4)
There
shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including, but not
limited to, parking, signs or lights.
(5)
The
business activity may not use any equipment or process which creates
noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electronic interference,
including interference with radio or television reception, which is
detectible in the neighborhood.
(6)
The
business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage discharge,
in volume or type, which is not normally associated with residential
use of the neighborhood.
(7)
The
business activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling and
may not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area.
(8)
The
business may not involve any illegal activity.
A.
When a developer or owner proposes to provide land
or structures for the benefit of only particular home owners of a
project such as common open space and active play areas, a homes association
shall be established in accordance with the following provisions:
(1)
The homes association shall be established as an incorporated
organization operating under recorded land agreements through which
each lot owner (and any succeeding owner) is automatically a member,
and each lot is automatically subject to a charge for a proportionate
share of the expenses for the organization's activities. Additionally,
specific provisions shall be established which define completely all
membership requirements of all non-lot owners in the event rental
units are included in the project.
(2)
The homes association's Declaration of Covenants,
Conditions, and Restrictions shall as a minimum establish the following:
(a)
Property rights including the owner's easements
of enjoyment and delegation of use.
(b)
Covenant for maintenance assessments, including
the creation of the lien and personal obligation of assessments, purpose
of assessments, the maximum annual assessments, special assessments
for capital improvements, uniform rate of assessment, due dates, effect
of nonpayment of assessments, and subordination of the lien to mortgages.
(c)
Architectural and exterior maintenance control.
(d)
General provisions including enforcement, amendments,
and property annexation procedures.
(3)
The developer or owner shall assume all responsibilities
for the homes association until 75% of the dwelling sites are sold
or until such time as the Homeowner's formally assume such responsibility.
(4)
Staged developments. If the developer or owner proposes
to construct the project over a period of separate stages, the homes
association shall also be staged consistent with the development time
schedule.
(5)
In the event a homeowners' association is used to service any portion
of the development, there shall be a statement under a separate heading
on the final subdivision or land development plan advising of its
existence and responsibilities and that the responsibilities being
assumed by the association are covenants running with the land and
primarily and ultimately the proportionate responsibility/liability
of each individual lot owner served by the association.
[Added 5-26-2015 by Ord.
No. 2015-6[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance provided that it take effect
6-1-2015.
A.
Signs may be erected and maintained only when in compliance
with the following provisions:
(1)
Signs permitted in all districts. The following types
of non-illuminated non-advertising signs are permitted in all districts
without the necessity of securing a land use permit for such signs.
The size of any sign shall be computed as applied to one side. Any
permitted sign may be printed on both sides. The size of the sign
is the size of the complete sign face measured horizontally and vertically
and not the size of the type face or graphics on the structure.
[Amended 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7]
(a)
Nameplates and identification signs:
[1]
Signs indicting name and address of the occupant,
or permitted home occupation, provided that they shall not be larger
than four square feet in area. Only one such sign per dwelling unit
shall be permitted, except in the case of corner lots where two such
signs (one facing each street) shall be permitted for each dwelling
unit.
[2]
For buildings other than dwellings, a single
identification sign not exceeding four square feet in area and indicating
only the name and address of the building and the name of the occupants
or tenants may be displayed, provided that on a corner lot two such
signs (one facing each street) shall be permitted.
(b)
Sale or rental signs. Signs advertising the
sale or rental of the premises upon which they are erected are permitted
provided that:
(c)
Institutional signs. Signs of schools, colleges,
churches, hospitals, sanitaria, or other institutions of a similar
public or semipublic nature may be erected and maintained, provided
that:
[1]
The size of any such sign shall not be in excess
of 50 square feet.
[2]
Not more than two signs are placed upon any
property that fronts upon more than one street, in which event two
more signs may be erected on each additional frontage.
[3]
In any case, no institutional sign may be erected
within 10 feet of the road right-of-way line.
(d)
Signs accessory to parking areas. Signs designating
entrances or exits to or from a parking area and limited to one sign
for each such exit or entrance and to a maximum size of four square
feet each, shall be permitted. One sign per parking area designating
the conditions or use or identify of such parking area and limited
to a maximum size of nine square feet shall be permitted, provided
that on a corner lot two such signs shall be permitted, one facing
each street.
(e)
Development signs:
[1]
The size of any such sign shall not exceed 32
square feet.
[2]
Not more than two such signs shall be placed
upon any property, unless such property fronts upon more than one
street, in which event two such signs may be erected on each frontage.
[3]
Any such sign shall be removed by the original
owner of the property developer within 30 days of the final sale of
property.
[4]
Signs appurtenant to residential developments
or PRDs shall contain only the name of the development or PRD and
a directional indicator. Such signs shall not be used for advertising
of any type.
(f)
Directional signs. Signs indicating the location
and direction of premises available for or in the process of development,
but not erected upon such premises and having inscribed thereon the
name of the owner, developer, builder, or agent, may be erected and
maintained, provided that:
(g)
Artisans' signs. Signs of mechanics, painters,
and other artisans may be erected and maintained during the period
such persons are performing work on the premises on which such signs
are erected, provided that:
(2)
Signs permitted in Community Commercial and Transitional
Commercial Districts:
[Amended 3-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-2]
(a)
Size of signs. No sign shall have a gross surface
area of more than 80 square feet.
(b)
Location. Signs shall be parallel to the face
of the building and shall not extend more than 18 inches beyond the
face of the building. Provided, however, that whenever a building
is located more than 35 feet back from the right-of-way one freestanding
sign shall also be permitted. Such freestanding sign shall not be
located closer than 10 feet to any building.
(3)
Signs permitted in Highway Commercial, Exit 17 Interchange
Overlay and Industrial Districts:
(a)
Size of signs. No sign shall have a gross surface area of more
than 120 square feet in the HC, Exit 17 Interchange Overlay, and LI
Districts and 200 square feet in the HI District.
(b)
Whenever a building is located more than 35
feet back from the right-of-way line, one freestanding sign shall
be permitted. Such freestanding sign shall not be located closer than
10 feet to any building.
(4)
Commercial advertising signs. Commercial advertising
signs, outdoor advertising structures, or billboards which advertise
products or businesses not connected with the site or building on
which they are located shall be permitted in Highway Commercial and
Industrial Districts subject to the following conditions:
(5)
Farm market signs.
[Added 2-27-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-1[2]]
(a)
No more than two signs, each having a maximum
area of nine square feet, displaying the name of the market are permitted.
Individual signs displaying the types of produce for sale may not
exceed two feet in length and eight inches in height.
(b)
Signs must be only located on the site where
the farm products are sold.
(c)
Signs may not be located more than 100 feet
from the market activity.
[2]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered
former Subsection A(5) through (7) as A(6) through (8).
(6)
Residential development entrance monuments.
[Added 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7[3]]
(a)
Computed as provided in § 105-34A(1), the actual sign face may not exceed 32 square feet.
(b)
Where residential development entrance monuments
are intended to be permanent, the monument must be located within
an established easement area as shown on the approved subdivision
plan and the owner of the land on which the easement is located must
be identified. While the development may make separate provision for
maintenance of the monument and the area within the easement, as between
the Township and the owner of the land on which the monument easement
is situated, the landowner shall be ultimately responsible for maintenance
of the monument and the easement area.
(c)
Development entrance monuments four feet high
or less may be located within the required minimum front yard setback
area but must be kept outside of the required clear sight triangle.
Development entrance monuments over four feet high must conform to
the required front yard setback that would apply to the lot on which
the development entrance monument is proposed.
(d)
If two development entrance monuments are proposed
for any one entrance, a separate sign face not exceeding 32 square
feet may be erected on each development entrance monument. Not more
than two thirty-two-square-foot sign faces may be erected at each
development entrance.
(7)
General regulations applying to all signs:
[Amended 6-26-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-7[4]]
(a)
No sign shall be located or projected within the established right-of-way of any public street as that term is defined by the Greene Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance chapter of the Greene Township Code, Chapter 85.
(b)
No sign shall be located or projected within
the required side or rear setback applicable to the zoning district
in which the property in question is located.
(c)
No sign shall be located or projected within
the clear sight triangle unless elevated so as not to restrict visibility
within the clear sight triangle.
(d)
In the event a sign is proposed to be placed
on private property adjacent to the established right-of-way, the
written consent of the property owner must be first obtained, and
the property owner on whose property the proposed sign is erected
shall be responsible to the Township for the proper location, maintenance
and ultimate removal of the sign in accord with Township regulations.
(e)
No sign shall exceed the established building
height limitations of the applicable district where located.
(f)
All signs shall be removed within 30 days after
the circumstances leading to their erection no longer apply.
[1]
After the thirty-day period the Township may
remove any such sign and charge the property owner for the costs incurred.
(g)
Signs erected in violation of these provisions
shall be removed upon written notice of the Township. Failure to remove
such signs shall constitute a violation of this chapter and in addition
the Township may charge the owner for removing the sign.
(h)
All signs shall be constructed of durable materials
and maintained in a good state of repair.
(i)
No sign may be erected in such a manner that
it obstructs the view of oncoming traffic, whether from the driveway,
or the intersecting road. Signs which contain open spaces or are elevated
in order to permit safe sight distance, shall be permitted providing
the applicant proposing the sign can demonstrate that such sight distance
is assured.
(j)
Where there exist or are proposed two points
of ingress and egress to any property, a sign shall be placed on only
one such point unless the two points are in excess of 800 feet apart.
(k)
Signs appurtenant to residential developments
or PRD's shall contain only the name of the development or PRD and
a directional indicator. Such signs shall not be used for advertising
of any type.
[4]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also relettered
former Subsections A(7)(b) through (h) as (e) through (k), respectively.
(8)
Prohibited:
(a)
Signs, advertisements, etc. which simulate official
directional or warning signs erected by a municipality or public utility.
(b)
Signs erected within the clear-sight triangle.
(c)
Signs which use a series of two or more freestanding
signs placed parallel to the highway carrying a single advertising
message, part of which is contained on each sign.
(d)
Signs illuminated by flashing, intermittent,
rotating light which beams upon a public street or adjacent premises.
(e)
Signs shall not project beyond roofline.
(9)
Permits for erection of a sign:
(a)
All business identification signs as permitted
in the Community Commercial, Transitional Commercial, Exit 17 Interchange
Overlay, Highway Commercial and Industrial Districts shall obtain
a land use and building permit prior to erection. Commercial advertising
signs and billboards shall also obtain both a land use and a building
permit.
[Amended 7-27-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-3; 3-22-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-2]
(10)
Signs acknowledging sources of community support at public recreational
facilities.
[Added 4-28-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-3]
(a)
Signs identifying and acknowledging community support from individuals
and/or businesses that have contributed to the construction, operation
or maintenance of public recreational facilities may be erected on
fences, concession stands, scoreboards or dugouts located on the premises
of the public recreational facility to which the financial support
was given by the individual or business member of the community. No
land use permit shall be necessary for such signs.
(b)
The foregoing notwithstanding, the authorization described in this
subsection shall not be construed in any manner to authorize the provision
of space by the public recreational facility to general commercial
advertisers for the erection of business signs or billboards intended
to offer advertising messages to the general public. The intent of
this provision is simply to allow recognition of the donor support
for the recreational activity to those using the facility.
A.
Compliance with the following standards in addition
to the applicable requirements contained elsewhere in this chapter
shall be required in order for shopping centers and enclosed malls
to be permitted in Highway Commercial, Light Industrial and Heavy
Industrial Districts.
(1)
Access. There shall be a minimum of two separate points
of ingress and egress and no access points shall be located within
70 feet of intersecting streets, unless such points are located directly
at an intersection.
(2)
Management. A shopping center or enclosed mall shall
be under unified management which shall clearly establish centralized
responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the project including
all common area.
(3)
Signs. There shall be a maximum of 300 square feet
for joint use identification per freestanding sign for each access
road frontage which shall be designed and used for the purpose of
announcing the shopping center or enclosed mall itself in compliance
with the applicable provisions of this chapter. Such signs shall not
emit glare into residential areas and traffic rights-of-way.
(4)
Parking. There shall be a minimum of 5.5 parking spaces
for every 1,000 square feet of floor area designed for tenant occupancy
and exclusive use, including basements, mezzanines and upper floors
measured from the center line of joint partitions and from outside
wall faces. Commonly referred to as gross leasable area (GLA).
(5)
Circulation. Traffic circulation within a shopping
center or enclosed mall project shall be designed to minimize pedestrian
and vehicular mixing and congestion. Circulation shall be provided
along the outer perimeters and along store entrances.
No land or building in any district in the Township shall be used or occupied in such a manner so as to create any dangerous or objectionable elements in such amount as to adversely affect the surrounding area or premises. All uses of land or building shall initially and continuously comply with all applicable performance standards established by federal and state agencies. Performance standard determinations shall be administered in accordance with § 105-51E.
A.
Buildings designed for the housing of migrant laborers
and similar farm employees and their families shall be permitted as
an accessory use to agricultural operations subject to the following
conditions:
(1)
Prior to the issuance of a building permit it shall
be required of the owner or his agent to submit to the Township certification
of compliance with all applicable provisions of the State Department
of Environmental Protection.
(2)
No building for the housing of migrant or temporary
laborers in group quarters shall be located closer than 50 feet to
any property line.
(3)
There shall be a minimum distance of 30 feet between
group quarters and no building shall exceed 150 feet in length.
[Added 4-13-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-2]
A.
Where required by the zoning ordinance for a specific use, such uses
shall comply with the following specific criteria:
(1)
The designated uses shall be considered industrial for the purposes
of regulating performance standards, parking, screening and buffer
zones.
(2)
The subject property shall be located no closer than 500 feet
from a property containing a school, day-care facility, park, playground,
library, hospital, or nursing, rest or retirement home.
(3)
The subject property shall be located only in either the Light
Industrial District or the Heavy Industrial District.
(4)
All structures (including, but not limited to, air compressors,
fuel pump islands, kiosks) shall be set back at least 100 feet from
any street right-of-way line;
(5)
All access drives onto the same road shall be set back at least
150 feet from one another, as measured from closest points of cartway
edges.
(6)
Off-street parking shall be provided at a rate equal to that
required for each of the respective uses comprising the use. The applicant
shall also present credible evidence that the number of "oversized"
off-street parking spaces provided for trucks and/or trailers will
be adequate to accommodate the expected demand generated by the use.
Any gates or other barriers used at the entrance to parking or truck
court areas shall be set back and arranged to prevent vehicle back-ups
onto adjoining roads during peak arrival periods.
(7)
Trash receptacles shall be provided amid off-street parking
areas that shall be routinely emptied. Furthermore, a working plan
for the regular clean-up of litter shall be furnished and continuously
implemented by the owner/operator.
(8)
All vehicle service and/or repair activities shall be conducted
only at a truck repair and service facility and then only within a
completely enclosed building. No outdoor storage of parts, equipment,
lubricants, fuels, or other materials used or discarded in any service
or repair operations, shall be permitted.
(9)
The outdoor storage of unlicensed vehicles is prohibited.
(10)
Any exterior public address system shall be designed and operated so that the audible levels of any messages conveyed over the system will not exceed the ambient noise levels of the use, as measured at each of the property lines; The proposed facility shall demonstrate compliance with the landscaping, screening and buffer requirements set forth in § 85-40.1 of the Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and with any modification(s) of requirements granted by the Township Board of Supervisors.
(11)
The following supporting documentation shall be submitted by
the applicant for review as part of the conditional use application:
(a)
A traffic impact report shall be prepared by a professional traffic engineer, according to § 85-18I of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
(b)
The applicant shall furnish evidence that the storage and disposal
of materials and wastes will be accomplished in a manner that complies
with all applicable state and federal regulations.
(c)
A note shall be placed on the land development plan indicating the applicant's understanding of the Township's industrial performance standards (i.e., drainage, electricity, glare, radioactivity, vibration, fire and explosion hazards, traffic control, storage of explosives, storage of flammable substances, waste disposal, noise, odor, dust, fumes, vapor, gas and smoke) as outlined in §§ 105-11E, 105-12D and 105-36 of the Township Zoning Ordinance and other applicable sections of the Township Code, and its agreement to meet the applicable standards.
(d)
A detailed description of the preparedness, prevention, and
contingency plans and procedures ("PPC Plan") to be utilized onsite
in dealing with fuel spills and hazardous materials releases should
they occur on the premises.
(e)
A narrative identifying, as applicable and at a minimum, the
nature of the on-site activities and operations, the responsible individuals
or entities and their contact information, the hours of operation,
the number of shifts and the total number of employees on each shift.
(f)
Proposed building elevations along with line-of-sight diagrams/profiles
from occupied structures in each direction, as applicable.
(g)
A narrative demonstrating compliance with all applicable requirements
of the Pennsylvania Diesel-Powered Motor Vehicle Idling Act (35 P.S.
§ 4601, Act 124 of 2008, as amended) including, but not
limited to, signage and stationary idle reduction technology. A note
shall be placed on the land development plan indicating the applicant's
understanding of the Act and its agreement to at all times, ensure
compliance with all applicable requirements.
