Doylestown Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XVI
ME Mineral Extraction District
§ 175-78 Intent.
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394[1]]
The intent of this district is to provide for mineral extraction operations while protecting the health, safety, and general welfare of the citizens of the Township by setting minimum regulations for quarrying and extractive operations that are aimed at reducing and controlling noise, dust, vibration, pollution, and traffic dangers.
§ 175-79 Permitted uses.
[Amended 10-19-1993 by Ord. No. 228]
A building or structure may be erected or altered, to be used either in whole or in part, and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other, provided that such uses, buildings or structures shall comply with such regulations as yard, lot sizes, lot width, building area and heights, impervious surfaces, easements, buffer yards, off street parking and other provisions as specified herein.
A.
Uses by right. Any of the following uses shall be permitted, provided that the regulations of this chapter have been met:
A-1 | Agriculture and horticulture |
A-3 | Kennel |
C-5 | Recreational facility |
C-6 | Athletic facility |
C-15 | Municipal/government building |
D-1 | Office |
E-5 | Eating place |
E-12 | Automotive body repair and paint shop |
F-1 | Utility operating facility |
F-4 | Non-tower wireless communications facilities, only when meeting the requirements of § 175-16F(4)(e) [Added 9-30-2014 by Ord. No. 373] |
G-1 | Manufacturing |
G-2 | Research |
G-3 | Mini warehouse/mini storage |
G-4 | Printing |
G-5 | Contract services |
G-6 | Trades |
G7 | Fuel storage and distribution |
G-8 | Building materials sale |
G-9 | Equipment storage |
G-10 | Truck terminal |
G-11 | Food processing[1] |
G-14 | Laundry, dry-cleaning or dyeing plant |
G-15 | Warehouse |
H-4 | Outside storage [Added 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394] |
H-14 | Wind energy facility and/or system [Added 1-19-2010 by Ord. No. 352] |
[1]
Editor’s Note: Use G-13, Quarry, which immediately followed this use, was repealed 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394.
B.
Uses by special exception. The following uses shall be permitted by special exception upon a finding by the Zoning Hearing Board that all criteria stated in § 175-138 of this chapter have been met:
G-12 | Recycling facility |
G-16 | Junkyard |
D.
Uses by conditional use.
[Added 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
(1)
The following uses shall be permitted by conditional use upon the finding by the Board of Supervisors that the criteria, as set forth in § 175-138A(6), (7), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), and (14), and § 175-30C(1), (2), and (3), as well as the requirements set forth for the underlying use, have been met:
G-13 | Mineral extraction |
(2)
In addition, conditional use approval will only be granted by the Board of Supervisors after it has determined that the granting of such will not result in additional threats to public safety or extraordinary public expense, create nuisances, cause fraud or victimization of the public, or conflict with local laws or ordinances.
§ 175-80 Regulations and requirements.
A.
Hours of operation. No extractive operation or activity that involves the use of blasting, crushing, and material-handling equipment and vehicles, other than those customarily employed in office-type functions, shall commence before 6:30 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. (either Eastern standard time or daylight saving time). There shall be no extractive operation of any type on Sundays.
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
B.
Setback. No mineral extraction pit shall be opened, and no extraction shall be conducted, except in strict conformance with the setback requirements of all applicable federal, state, and local statutes, ordinances, regulations, and/or standards.
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
C.
Fencing. Chain-link fencing or its equivalent, at least five feet in height, shall be erected within a distance of one foot from any adjoining property line or right-of-way line of any public street or highway, and the same shall be maintained in a constant state of good repair. The entire perimeter of all mineral extraction sites shall be fenced, and said fence shall bar all reasonable and normal access to the lands whereon the extractive operation is located, except through a substantial self-latching-type gate or gates, which shall, at all times, when not attached, be secured by a suitable lock or locks. Appropriate warning signs, which warn against trespassing and the presence of a mineral extraction operation, shall be mounted or posted along the fence at intervals of not more than 100 feet.
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
D.
Control of vibration. No ground vibration caused by blasting or machinery shall exceed the limits established under any applicable federal, state or local statutes, ordinances, regulations or standards.
E.
Blasting. No blasting or use of explosives shall be permitted upon said mineral extraction site, except in accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and in accordance with the regulations that may be promulgated by the Secretary of Labor and Industry of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and, prior to the firing of a blast or the setting off of explosives in any mineral extraction site in Doylestown Township, said owner/operator shall advise, at least 24 hours prior to the time of said detonation, one adult occupant of each dwelling located on a property adjoining the property line of said mineral extraction site as to the date and time that said blast will be detonated.
[Amended 1-15-2019 by Ord. No. 394]
F.
Reports. The owner shall submit and maintain on a current basis a list of all reports, except financial reports, filed with the federal, state, regional and county officials, including dates and agencies with which filed. Copies of any reports or records, except financial reports, required to be submitted to federal, state, regional or county officials or agencies pursuant to any laws or regulations shall be made available to the Township upon request.
§ 175-81 Conformity with other regulations.
All permitted quarrying and related uses and operations shall conform to any applicable federal, state and local statutes, ordinances, regulations and standards relative to water or air pollution, particle emission, noise, waste disposal, vibration, land rehabilitation and reclamation and performance bond requirements. The applicable laws shall include but not be limited to the Clean Streams Law and the Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, as amended.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See, respectively, 35 P.S. § 691.1 et seq. and 52 P.S. § 1396.1 et seq.
§ 175-82 Area, height and dimensional requirements.
A.
The following requirements shall apply to quarry use G-13:
Minimum Lot Area | Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio | Minimum Lot Width at Building Setback Line (feet) | Maximum Building Height (feet) | Minimum Setback From All Property Lines and streets (feet) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | .85 | 200 | 35 | 100 |
B.
The following requirements shall apply to all other uses:
Minimum Yards (feet) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum Lot Area (acres) | Maximum Building Coverage | Maximum Impervious Surface Ratio | Front | Side | Rear | Minimum Lot Width at Building Setback Line (feet) | Maximum Building Height (feet) | |
31 | .25 | .60 | 100 | 50 each2 | 503 | 200 | .25 | |
Notes: | ||||||||
2If the site abuts a residential district, the required side yards shall be 100 feet. | ||||||||
3If the site abuts a residential district, the required rear yard shall be 100 feet. | ||||||||