[Ord. 66, 11/18/1971]
The regulations for these districts are designed to accommodate
and encourage harmonious and compatible residential development consistent
with the characteristics of the prevailing open environment of the
Borough. For this purpose, development is restricted to conventional
low-density, single-family detached dwellings and related land uses.
[Ord. 66, 11/18/1971; as amended by Ord. 2000-4, 9/5/2000; 2001-4; 8/7/2001]
1.
Single-family dwellings.
2.
Customary agricultural operations, including the raising of crops
and livestock and not involving any retail or wholesale activities,
except for such retail or wholesale activities as are incidental or
necessary to fans operations, provided that:
3.
Vegetable and flower gardens.
4.
Public parks and recreation areas, playgrounds, conservation areas
for the conservation of open space, water areas, soil, forest, and
wildlife resources.
5.
Public elementary and high schools and municipal buildings.
7.
Single-family semi-detached dwellings, subject to:
A.
Use and development is limited to a maximum of 10% of the developable
area (exclude floodway, wetlands, steep slopes, etc.) of the site
to maintain a predominantly single-family detached-dwelling neighborhood.
B.
Building exteriors, setbacks, design, architectural features, landscaping,
etc. shall be varied to avoid repetition.
8.
Garden home dwellings, subject to:
A.
Use and development is limited to a maximum of 25% of the developable
area of the site to maintain a predominantly single-family detached-dwelling
neighborhood.
B.
Building exteriors, setbacks, design, architectural features, landscaping,
etc. shall be varied to avoid repetition. Three or more design layouts,
including site variations, shall be utilized for diversity. No more
than two consecutive garden home dwellings shall be built at the same
setback, with each setback variation being at least five feet.
C.
Angled lot lines may be used to achieve layout alternatives and garage
access.
9.
Townhouses, subject to:
A.
Use and development is limited to a maximum of 5% of the developable
area of the site to maintain a predominantly single- family detached-dwelling
neighborhood.
B.
Building exteriors, setbacks, design, architectural features, landscaping,
etc. shall be varied to avoid repetition. No group of townhouses shall
consist of more than six attached units, with no more than three continuous
dwellings with the same front setback, each variation of the setback
being at least four feet.
C.
To alleviate traffic and parking concerns, all townhouses shall be
located on secondary streets and contain garages, unless units are
situated along a common parking area.
D.
No detached accessory buildings are permitted.
E.
Screen plantings are required where townhouses abut single-family
residential lots or uses.
F.
A single-car garage on lot is to be provided for each townhouse.
In addition, two off-street parking spaces are to be provided for
each townhouse, either on lot or within 500 feet of the townhouse
in a common parking area.
10.
Wireless communications facilities, subject to the provisions of
Section 1119(B)(1).
[Ord. 66, 11/18/1971; as amended by Ord. 2000-1, 4/4/2000; and by Ord. 2000-4, 9/5/2000]
Uses permitted with Zoning Hearing Board approval.
1.
Mobile home parks and subdivisions subject to the following regulations:
A.
A mobile home park or subdivision shall contain a minimum of 10 acres.
B.
Maximum density in a mobile home park or subdivision shall be eight
units per acre.
C.
Regardless of lot size, the yard distance measured from the outside
of each mobile home to the lot line shall not be less than 20 feet
in total and no one side yard distance less than 10 feet, front and
rear yards shall not be less than 20 feet and, in no case, shall the
distance between any two mobile homes be less than 20 feet.
D.
All streets in a mobile home park or subdivision shall be paved with
an all-weather surface approved by the Borough Council and at least
34 feet wide.
E.
Each mobile home in a mobile home park or subdivision must have at
least one paved off-street parking space sufficient in size for at
least two automobiles. The space may be provided in a common parking
area within the mobile home park - not necessarily individual spaces
on individual lots.
F.
Each parking space in a mobile home park or subdivision shall abut
on a park driveway with access to such driveway. Access to all parking
spaces shall be from the driveways and not from public streets or
highways.
G.
All mobile home parks and subdivisions shall be served by public
water and municipal sewer facilities, unless an alternative sanitation
system is approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Resources and the Borough Council.
2.
Cemeteries, hospitals, religious and philanthropic institutions,
provided that:
3.
Intensive agricultural activity subject to the following regulations:
A.
An Act six nutrient management plan approved by the Lebanon County
Conservation District for the proposed intensive agricultural activity,
a copy of which must be provided to the Borough.
B.
A conservation plan approved by the Lebanon County Conservation District
for the proposed intensive agricultural activity, a copy of which
shall be provided to the Borough.
C.
A manure storage system, with at least six months storage capacity,
in compliance with the Pennsylvania Technical Guide developed by the
Natural Resource Conservation Service, approved by the Lebanon County
Conservation District, a copy of which shall be provided to the Borough.
D.
A Chapter 102 erosion and sediment control plan for the proposed
intensive agricultural activity approved by the Soil Conservation
Service, a copy of which shall be provided to the Borough.
E.
A site plan drawn to a scale of one inch equals 100 feet, illustrating
the significant features of the land including, but not limited to,
all property boundary lines and identifying adjoiners, locations of
all buildings, structures, manure storage, stormwater retention facilities,
providing prevailing seasonal wind pattern information and how location
of these facilities and areas devoted to the intensive agricultural
activity have taken that into account, and the distance to the nearest
residential use or lot of record less than three acres in size.
F.
A written report from an individual registered in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania to perform stormwater runoff calculations certifying
that stormwater running off the premises as a result of the intensive
agricultural activity shall not exceed the stormwater running off
the premises prior to such activity, which calculations may be required
by the Borough Council to be reviewed and approved by the Borough
Engineer. The costs of such review by the Borough Engineer shall be
paid for by the applicant prior to permit approval.
G.
An emergency action plan addressing a manure handling emergency,
which shall include, as a minimum, telephone numbers of local fire
companies, Lebanon County EMA and the DEP Bureau of Water Quality
Management, a listing of measures to be taken by the applicant to
prevent contamination of surface water and ground water resources,
a listing of the measures to be taken by the applicant where manure
is spilled onto a Borough road or right-of-way when manure is hauled
off the premises, and what costs associated with the emergency will
be borne by the applicant. A copy of the current plan shall be provided
to the Borough.
H.
An NPDES permit for stormwater discharge for earth moving/disturbances
involving five acres or more of the premises, prior to the start of
any earth moving/disturbance activity. Borough Council may require
a survey to confirm the size of the area of earth moving/disturbances,
which cost, in the event of less than five acres, shall be borne by
the applicant, and which cost, where five acres or more are involved,
shall be borne by the challenging party.
I.
A water supply adequate to provide all of the water needs required
by the intensive agricultural activity and to provide for fire protection,
as approved by an appropriately certified professional. A public fire
hydrant may be included in the water supply certification where it
is readily accessible and within 500 feet of the structure farthest
away from the public fire hydrant.
J.
Registration with the Susquehanna River Basin Commission as a consumptive
water use where an intensive agricultural activity is anticipated
to consume 10,000 gallons or more of water per day, a copy of the
registration shall be provided to the Borough.
K.
Where the intensive agricultural activity includes the on-site processing
of product produced by that activity, all wastes other than solid
and liquid manure and mushroom soil are hereby deemed to be a food
processing residual, shall be treated onsite in accordance with food
processing residual regulations issued by the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection and a certification provided by a qualified
professional confirming that the premises contain appropriate facilities
to treat the food processing residual.
L.
A certification from the applicant that no products from intensive
agricultural activity not produced on the site will be imported to
the site for processing.
M.
A written odor management plan which described how odors which may
cause annoyance or discomfort to the public will be handled, reasonably
calculated to minimize off-site and down-wind detection of odors,
a copy of which shall be provided to the Borough.
N.
A plan certified by a traffic professional that the intensive agricultural
activity allows for the safe and efficient movement of all motorized
vehicles associated with the intensive agricultural activity, and
including, but not limited to, information concerning traffic generation,
size of vehicles, number of trips per day, and a design, and improvement
where necessary, of each proposed entrance and/or exit to the intensive
agricultural activity that does not allow mud, gravel or other material
to be deposited upon or to accumulate on or along abutting public
roads.
O.
A minimum lot size of 10 acres.
P.
A minimum setback from any property line or any lot of record of
less than three acres in size of 300 feet.
Q.
Buffering, as determined satisfactory by the Borough Council involving
any structure, access drive, parking, loading or unloading area located
within 300 feet of any residential structure or lot of record of three
acres or less in size.
R.
Where the intensive agricultural activity involves more than two
animal equivalent units per acre, a current nutrient management plan
approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection,
Bureau of Water Quality Management.
S.
Any outdoor or unenclosed storage or treatment facility for solid
or liquid waste shall be enclosed by fence or other means so as to
restrict entry by children or other unauthorized persons.
T.
A certification by the applicant that dead animals shall be disposed
of in accordance with applicable laws.
4.
Residential retirement community complex for the elderly, including:
[Ord. 66, 11/18/1971; as amended by Ord. 2000-4, 9/5/2000]
A lot width, lot area, and yard setback requirements of not
less than the dimensions shown in the following table shall be provided
for every principal dwelling unit and/or principal non-residential
building erected or altered for any use permitted in this district.
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Public Utilities
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Lot Requirements
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Yard Requirements
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Minimum Lot Width
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Minimum Lot Area
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Minimum Lot Area/Family
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Front
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Two Side Each of:
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Rear
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None
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100 feet
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20,000 square feet
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20,000 square feet
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30 feet
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10 feet
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35 feet
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Water or Sewer
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75 feet
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9,000 square feet
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9,000 square feet
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30 feet
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10 feet
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30 feet
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Water and Sewer
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65 feet
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7,500 square feet
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7,500 square feet
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25 feet
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10 feet
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25 feet
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Water and Sewer (Single family semi-detached)
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50 feet
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6,000 square feet
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6,000 square feet (Single family semi-detached)
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25 feet
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10 feet*
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25 feet
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Water and Sewer (Garden Home Dwelling)
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50 feet
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5,500 square feet
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5,500 square feet (Garden Home Dwelling)
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25 feet
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10 feet, 5 feet**
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25 feet
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Water and Sewer (Townhouse)
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22 feet
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2,200 square feet
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2,200 square feet (Townhouse)
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25 feet
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10 feet***
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25 feet
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*
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One side is on the lot line, attached to another dwelling.
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**
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One side is no less than five feet from the lot line and the
other side is no less than 10 feet from the lot line unattached.
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***
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Corner or end unit.
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On corner lots, the side yard abutting the street shall be the
same width as the depth of the required front yard.
No building shall exceed 2 1/2 stories or 35 feet in height
unless authorized as a special exception.
[Ord. 66, 11/18/1971]
Off-street parking shall be provided for in accordance with
Part 12.
[Ord. 66, 11/18/1971]
Only those signs relating to the principal uses conducted on the premises or the principal materials or products made, sold, or displayed on the premises shall be permitted and provided, further, that all signs and advertising structures shall be erected or maintained in accordance with Part 13 of this chapter.
