[Amended 9-21-2006 by Ord. No. 556]
A.
Legislative intent:
(1)
To recognize and to preserve existing agricultural
lands, prime agricultural soils, and existing open space.
(2)
To protect environmentally sensitive area such as
steep slopes, floodplains, wetlands, streams and densely wooded areas.
(3)
To steer additional residential growth away from the
R-1 District to areas closer to community facilities and services.
(4)
To recognize areas that would be difficult and expensive
to extend sewer and water lines to because of pumping station costs
and that limited water and sewer capacity is unlikely to be available
in the foreseeable future.
(5)
To avoid nuisance complaints against farmers from
new residents by not encouraging dense residential growth near active
large farms or livestock operations.
(6)
To promote preserved farmland or open space within
the Township.
B.
In an R-1 Residential District, the following regulations
shall apply.
[Amended 6-20-2002 by Ord. No. 469; 9-19-2002 by Ord. No. 472; 9-21-2006 by Ord. No. 556; 4-7-2011 by Ord. No.
600; 10-20-2011 by Ord. No. 602; 1-16-2020 by Ord. No. 662]
A building or group of buildings may be erected or used and
a lot may be used or occupied for any one of the following uses and
no other:
A.
Uses permitted by right:
(1)
Single-family detached dwelling.
(2)
Agriculture.
(3)
Telephone utility hub station.
(4)
Golf course and golf clubhouse, excluding a separate driving range
and miniature golf course.
(5)
Municipal use, governmental offices, emergency services station,
and community center for senior citizens.
(6)
Parkland.
(7)
Elementary schools subject to the following additional requirements:
(a)
The proposed use shall be served by public water and sewer facilities.
(b)
No outdoor play areas shall be located closer than 75 feet to
any property or street line, and outdoor play areas shall be fenced
and sufficiently screened to protect the neighborhood from excessive
noise and other disturbances. Outdoor play areas include playgrounds
and ball fields for group activity.
(8)
Residential accessory uses, buildings, and structures. The following
residential accessory uses, buildings, and structures are allowed
by right on a lot with a residential or agricultural principal use
in accordance with the applicable requirements of this chapter:
(a)
Accessory buildings/structure, residential.
(b)
Backup generator.
(c)
Bus shelter.
(d)
Carport.
(e)
Garage, household. No more than one detached household garage
is allowed upon a lot.
(f)
Garage/yard sales.
(g)
Home occupation.
(h)
In-law suite.
(i)
Keeping of pets.
(j)
Sale of agricultural products.
(k)
Shed, household storage. One household storage shed shall be
permitted with a five-foot setback from the rear and/or side yard
property lines, provided said shed or said structure shall not exceed
12 feet in height, as measured from the lowest point in the grade
at the entrance to the structure to the highest peak of the roof ridge.
(l)
Short-term rental.
(m)
Solar system.
(n)
Swimming pool, household.
(o)
Temporary use or structure.
(9)
Nonresidential accessory uses, buildings, and structures. The following
nonresidential accessory uses, buildings, and structures are allowed
by right on a lot with a nonresidential principal use in accordance
with the applicable requirements of this chapter:
B.
Uses permitted as a special exception when approved by the Zoning
Hearing Board:
C.
Uses permitted as a conditional use when approved by the Board of
Supervisors:
(2)
A single Phase 2 outdoor wood-fired boiler, provided the standards
for conditional uses and Phase 2 outdoor wood-fired boilers set forth
elsewhere in this chapter are met.
(3)
Concessions, subject to the following additional requirements:
(a)
Concessions shall be buffered from residential districts or
uses and shall not use amplified sound.
(b)
Concessions shall be located at least 500 feet from any residential
property line.
(c)
Concessions shall be located to prevent, or at a minimum, minimize,
the vehicular traffic created by them from going through residential
neighborhoods to reduce traffic hazards in these neighborhoods.
(4)
All educational institutions, other than elementary schools, along
with dormitories, cafeterias, and other accessory uses customarily
incidental to an educational institution; all subject to the following
additional requirements:
(a)
The proposed use shall be served by public water and sewer facilities.
(b)
The proposed use shall have direct access to a feeder or higher
classification street according to the adopted ultimate right-of-way
map.
(c)
The proposed site shall not be subject to any hazard or nuisance
such as toxic matter, flooding, excessive noise or odor, as determined
by the Board of Supervisors.
(d)
The proposed site shall not require extensive cut or fill on
the building site.
(e)
No outdoor play areas shall be located closer than 75 feet to
any property or street line, and outdoor play areas shall be fenced
and sufficiently screened to protect the neighborhood from excessive
noise and other disturbances. Outdoor play areas include playgrounds
and ball fields for group activity.
[Amended 9-21-2006 by Ord. No. 556; 1-16-2020 by Ord. No. 662; 1-16-2020 by Ord. No. 662]
A.
Dimensional and area requirements for individual lots shall be as
follows.
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Agricultural Uses
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Residential Uses*
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Institutional, Recreational, Municipal, and Utility Uses
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All Golf Courses
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Minimum lot area
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5 acres
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65,000 square feet
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2 acres
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130 acres**
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Minimum lot width
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250 feet
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195 feet
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200 feet
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250 feet
|
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Minimum front yard
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75 feet
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50 feet
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50 feet
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100 feet
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Minimum side yard
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50 feet
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50 feet
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50 feet
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100 feet
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Minimum rear yard
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75 feet
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60 feet
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60 feet
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100 feet
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Maximum building coverage (percent of lot area)
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20%
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15%
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30%
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5%
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Maximum impervious surface coverage (percent of lot area)
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30%
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35%
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40%
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15%
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*
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Does not apply to OSR developments.
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**
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The minimum lot size for a nine-hole course or a chip and put
course is 70 acres.
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B.
Building height. All buildings shall not exceed a maximum height
of 35 feet, except as otherwise provided herein.
Site development within an R-1 District shall be in conformance with an overall plan for locating buildings and structures, providing for safe and efficient circulation of vehicles and pedestrians, preservation and extension of the natural amenities of the site and providing for the continued maintenance of the land and improvements thereon. Design and the operation and maintenance of the site and improvements shall meet at least the minimum standards and requirements set of in § 143-28H and I of this chapter.
