The occupants of the second principal dwelling shall be members of the same family who occupy the first principal dwelling or a full-time employee of the farm on which the first principal dwelling is situated.

The lot of record must be used for agricultural purposes.

Prior to construction of the second principal dwelling, approval shall be obtained from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and/or the Township's Sewage Enforcement Officer for the type of sewage treatment method proposed.

A sketch plan shall be submitted with any application for a second principal dwelling depicting it and all relevant features necessary for the Zoning Officer to determine compliance with all applicable dimensional provisions of this chapter.

If the second principal dwelling is proposed to be a structure separate from the first principal dwelling, the second principal dwelling shall be located on the lot of record in such a way to permit, if allowed by this chapter, subdivision of the second principal dwelling from the lot of record in compliance with all provisions of this chapter relating to single-family dwelling use.

The second principal dwelling shall be located at a location to comply with all governing floodplain requirements, whether stated in this chapter or elsewhere.

East Earl Township's Farm Housing Agreement, which is available at the Township Office, shall be executed by the property owners and East Earl Township, and recorded at the Lancaster County Office of the Recorder of Deeds.

By filing an application for a second principal dwelling, the applicant and occupants of the first and second principal dwellings agree that the Township Zoning Officer and/or Township representatives shall be entitled to reasonably inspect the lot of record and all structures on it for the purpose of verifying compliance with this section, and shall agree upon request by the Township to annually provide information to the Township concerning the use and occupancy of the second principal dwelling to verify compliance with this section.

Any subdivision sought for the lot of record (which would necessarily require compliance with § 450-17of this chapter) shall include a subdivision of the second principal dwelling.

(Note: The East Earl Sewer Authority does not permit a second dwelling hookup for sewer on a single property or lot.)

At least 1/2 of all farm and nursery products sold must be grown, raised, or harvested on the premises.

Any permanent structure used to display and sell such goods shall be located at least 50 feet from any property line and the legal right-of-way line of any street. The sale of farm products from a portable stand shall be located a minimum of 25 feet from the street right-of-way and shall be removed at the end of the growing season. Mobile stands (i.e., farm wagons, pickup trucks, etc.) shall be located outside the street right-of-way.

The structure and necessary parking area shall together not occupy more than 4,000 square feet of area for each farm.

All customer parking spaces shall be located outside of the abutting street right-of-way.

If required, the applicant shall obtain a driveway permit prior to the issuance of a permit for the farm stand.

Farm stands not conforming to the above criteria shall require a special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

In order to preserve agricultural tracts, it is the expressed intent of this section that the subdivision lots from farms or the development of nonagricultural uses and structures on existing farms shall be limited. In addition, it is the expressed intent of this section that the maximum size of lots created for any use other than agriculture, be limited in order to provide for the retention of tracts of sufficient size to be used for agricultural purposes. It is the intent of the Board of Supervisors to implement the mandate of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended,[1] to preserve prime agricultural land through the enactment of these regulations.

The combined maximum number of dwelling units and lots shall be based on the acres of contiguous land held in single and separate ownership, the "parent tract," as defined herein) on May 10, 1983, or, if such land was not classified as Agricultural District on May 10, 1983, the date on which such land was first zoned Agricultural District. The following scale shall be used to determine the permissible subdivision/land development:

Any land development, the purpose of which is to permit the erection of a permanent single-family dwelling on a parent tract which has been previously improved with a dwelling, which also will remain upon the tract, or to permit the erection of a structure for an additional principal use of the parent tract, including any and all other agricultural uses, shall be considered a subdivision for purposes of this section. In addition, an agricultural subdivision, as stated above, shall refer to the subdivision of any existing farm into two or more separate farms. It is the purpose and intent of this section to limit the development of agricultural tracts regardless of whether such development is accomplished by subdivision or land development as those terms are defined herein.

No subdivision shall be permitted which shall increase the lot size as set forth for the uses listed in Subsection B below. Any lot that is three acres or less in size shall be presumed to be used for residential or nonagricultural purposes and the size of such lot shall not be increased in acreage to a size less than 10 acres, except that the Zoning Hearing Board may approve by special exception an increase in the size of such lot to less than 10 acres, subject to the following:

All subdivisions and land developments, including all lot add-on plans, shall be subject to the scale identified in Subsection A(2) above. The only exemption from the requirements of Subsection A(2) is a subdivision to create a lot which will be transferred to the Township, a municipal authority created by the Township or other governmental entity.

Any subdivision or land development plan hereafter filed with the applicable approving body for subdivision or land development of a parent tract shall specify which lot or lots shall carry with it a right of further subdivision or nonagricultural land development, if any such right remains from the number allocated to the parent tract on May 10, 1983, or on the date when such land was first included within the Agricultural District, whichever is later. The right of further subdivision or nonagricultural land development or a note stating that no further subdivision or nonagricultural land development is permissible, shall also be included on the recorded subdivision/land development plan and in the deed to the newly created lot. In the event that a lot, which was not classified as part of the Agricultural District on May 10, 1983, is or was thereafter classified as part of the Agricultural District, the size and ownership of any such lot, on the effective date of the change in zoning classification, shall determine the number of lots which may be subdivided from or the number of single-family dwellings or other principal nonagricultural buildings which may be erected on such lot.

In no event shall any tract of land which is subdivided or resubdivided after the same becomes subject to the provisions of this § 450-17, nor any of the lots which are created by such subdivision or resubdivision, result in an increase in the number of dwellings or lots permitted by Subsection A(2) of this section.

Agriculture. Minimum lot area shall be 10 acres.

Wholesale horticulture and floriculture uses. Minimum lot area shall be two acres.

Churches or similar places of worship, parish house, convents, and public and private schools: Maximum lot area shall be 10 acres.

Single-family detached dwelling:

All other uses. Lot area shall be based upon required setbacks, impervious coverage, parking and loading/unloading area standards, but in no instance shall be less than one acre nor greater than three acres; provided, however, that the maximum lot area may be increased if, after completing any hydrogeologic studies required by the Township and/or DEP, a larger lot area is required to accommodate an individual on-lot sewage disposal.

One hundred fifty feet at the minimum building setback line.

Fifty feet at the dedicated right-of-way.

Front yard. The minimum front yard required shall be that distance established between the right-of-way line of a public or private road and the building line as stated in Article XX of this chapter.

Side yards.

Rear yard.