Carroll Township Perry County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
CF Conservation/Forest District
§ 138-12 Intended purpose.
These district regulations are designed to protect areas in the Township for the preservation and conservation of the natural environment and permit and encourage the retention of forested and open land; floodplain areas of streams, creeks and drainageways; and nonintensive land uses located to constitute a harmonious and appropriate part of the physical development of the Township.
§ 138-13 Permitted uses.
Permitted uses are as follows:
A.
Public conservation areas and structures for the conservation of open land, water, soil, wildlife resources, and historical preservation.
B.
Single-family detached dwelling units, including seasonal cottages, and hunting and fishing cabins.
C.
Churches or similar places of worship and cemeteries.
D.
Public or private preschool, primary, and secondary educational facilities, and related school uses.
E.
Municipal buildings and facilities, including water pumping stations, reservoirs and similar structures.
F.
Public park and recreation facility.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60]
G.
Semipublic and private recreational areas.
H.
Agriculture, forestry, gardening, and nurseries.
[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60]
I.
Production of forest products; forest industries.
J.
Radio and television towers.
K.
Electric and telephone public utility transmission and distribution facilities, including substations as provided for in § 138-94T.
[Amended 6-20-2000 by Ord. No. 42]
L.
Customary accessory uses and building incidental to any permitted uses in accordance with Article XII.
[Amended by Ord. No. 38-A]
§ 138-14 Building height.
The height of a principal building shall be not greater than 30 feet. No accessory building shall exceed 24 feet in height.
§ 138-15 Lot size and density.
The minimum lot size shall be five acres. Density of residential units shall be five acres per unit.
§ 138-16 Lot width.
[Amended 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44]
The lot width at the required front building line shall be not less than 275 feet on an interior lot and the same on each side facing a street on a corner lot. The minimum lot width for lots located on a cul-de-sac turnaround shall be no less than 275 feet measured at the right-of-way line.
§ 138-17 Yard requirements.
Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than the depth and width indicated below:
§ 138-18 Buffer yard.
All nonresidential uses shall provide an additional one-hundred-eighty-foot buffer area to all side and rear yards abutting a residential use and/or residential district. Continuation of the nonresidential use shall be in accordance with Article XII of this chapter.
§ 138-19 Coverage.
The coverage shall be no more than 20%.
§ 138-20 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of this chapter.
§ 138-21 Sign requirements.
Signs shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XI of this chapter.
§ 138-22 Environmental assessment.
[Amended by Ord. No. 38-A; 6-20-2000 by Ord. No. 42]
B.
Environmental assessment (EA). An EA shall be required for all subdivision of land into 20 or more residential lots and/or units other than as provided for under Subsection A above, and all subdivision and land development plans for nonresidential uses regardless of their size and number of lots.
C.
The appropriate environmental study shall be submitted to the Township Engineer and Planning Commission for review and recommendation to the Board of Supervisors. The intent of the environmental study is to monitor the impact of development on the existing natural and socioeconomic environment of Carroll Township and shall be in accordance with Article XII, § 138-109.