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Carroll Township Perry County
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

R-A Residential-Agricultural District

§ 138-24 Intended purpose.

The R-A Residential-Agricultural Districts are composed of agricultural areas and low-density residential areas in the Township with limited or no public service systems. The regulations for these districts are designed to protect and stabilize these essential characteristics and promote and encourage a safe and healthful environment for family life. To these ends, development is restricted to agricultural and related land uses and low-density residential uses.

§ 138-25 Permitted uses.

[Amended by Ord. No. 38-A; 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44; 12-2-2003 by Ord. No. 51; 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60; 4-8-2025 by Ord. No. 81]
Permitted uses are as follows:
A. 
Single-family detached dwelling units.
B. 
Churches or similar places of worship and cemeteries.
C. 
Public or private preschool, primary, and secondary educational facilities and related school uses.
D. 
Public park and recreation areas.
E. 
Municipal and public buildings.
F. 
Country clubs and golf courses as per Article XII.
G. 
Raising of crops, fruits and vegetables and tilling of the soil.
H. 
Storage and packing of fruits and vegetables raised on the premises.
I. 
Commercial roadside stand for the sale of garden products.
J. 
Keeping and raising of fowl or poultry, rabbits, fish, and frogs hatched or raised on the premises in accordance with Article XII, § 138-94I.
K. 
Raising and grazing of horses, cattle, sheep and goats, including the supplementary feeding of such animals, provided the raising or grazing is not a part of, nor conducted in conjunction with, a livestock slaughterhouse or animal by-products business, in accordance with Article XII, § 138-94I.
L. 
Keeping and raising of hogs in accordance with Article XII, § 138-94I, provided there shall be no feeding of any market or house refuse, garbage, or offal, other than that produced on the premises, and no slaughterhouse or animal by-products business.
M. 
Processing, storage, and sale of milk and milk products produced on the premises.
N. 
Retail nurseries and garden stores and florists.
O. 
Dog kennels, public and private stables, and riding academies.
P. 
Veterinary services and animal hospitals.
Q. 
Air transportation (airport and heliports).
R. 
Home occupations in accordance with Article XII of this chapter.
S. 
Customary accessory uses and building incidental to any permitted uses in accordance with Article XII.
T. 
Rural occupations in accordance with Article XII, § 138-94CC.

§ 138-26 Building height.

The height of a principal building shall be not greater than 30 feet. No accessory building shall exceed 24 feet in height except that buildings devoted for farm use shall be exempt from height restrictions. The height requirement is measured from the highest point of the adjacent existing ground.

§ 138-27 Lot size and density.

The minimum lot size shall be 1 1/2 acres. Density of residential units shall be 1 1/2 acres per unit.

§ 138-28 Lot width.

[Amended 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44]
The lot width at the required front building line shall be not less than 150 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 150 feet measured at the right-of-way line.

§ 138-29 Minimum lot depth.

The minimum lot depth shall be 150 feet.

§ 138-30 Yard requirements.

Each lot shall have front, side and rear yards of not less than the depth and width indicated below:
A. 
Front yard depth: 30 feet.
B. 
Side yards for uses in § 138-25A through M: width, 20 feet each, on interior lot. On a corner lot, the side yard abutting the street shall be not less than 30 feet in width.
C. 
Rear yard depth: 35 feet.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection D, regarding side and rear yard depth for certain uses, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44.

§ 138-31 Buffer yard.

[Amended 3-6-2012 by Ord. No. 60]
All nonresidential uses, excluding agricultural 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 uses into the buffer yard shall be in accord with Article XII of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Section 509, Maximum floor area, as amended by Ord. No. 38-A, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 10-16-2001 by Ord. No. 44.

§ 138-32 Building coverage.

Building coverage shall be no more than 20%.

§ 138-33 Minimum off-street parking requirements.

Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV of this chapter.

§ 138-34 Sign requirements.

Signs shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XI of this chapter.

§ 138-35 Environmental assessment.

[Amended by Ord. No. 38-A; 6-20-2000 by Ord. No. 42]
A. 
Limited environmental assessment (LEA). An LEA shall be required for all subdivision of land not classified as a minor subdivision as set forth in § 120-14 of Chapter 120, Subdivision and Land Development, and all residential land development plans proposing between three and 19 units.
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.