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Edgmont Township City Zoning Code

ARTICLE XVII

OR, Outdoor Recreation Districts

§ 365-114 Purpose.

Outdoor Recreation Districts are intended to relate to those areas of the Township which are used extensively for outdoor recreation pursuits and opportunities.

§ 365-115 Area requirements.

The minimum area requirement for Outdoor Recreation Districts shall be as follows:
A. 
A minimum area of 50 acres shall be provided for a nine-hole, regulation-size golf course or an eighteen-hole, par-three golf course.
B. 
A minimum area of 100 acres shall be provided for an eighteen-hole, regulation-size golf course.
C. 
Minimum areas shall be provided for other recreational facilities and activity areas in accordance with the "Recreation, Park and Open Space Standards and Guidelines" of the National Recreation and Park Association as affirmed by the Board of Supervisors, upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission. However, in no case shall an outdoor recreation district be less than 10 acres.
D. 
Whenever any use permitted in the R-1 Rural Residential/Agricultural District is proposed, the provisions of Article IV shall apply.

§ 365-116 Use regulations.

A building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot or premises may be used for any of the following uses and no other:
A. 
Permitted principal uses:
(1) 
Park and recreational facilities and public recreation facility which provides outdoor recreation opportunities, such as active recreation in the form of playfields, sports fields, court games, playgrounds, golf courses, public or semipublic swimming pools, and trails for jogging, bicycling, horseback riding, riding academy, cross-country skiing and hiking; and passive recreation in the form of picnicking, camping, fishing, nature study, and trails for walking.
(2) 
Any permitted principal use in the R-1 Rural Residential/Agricultural District.
(3) 
Any permitted principal uses in Article XVIII, Flood Hazard District, Article XIX, Steep Slope Conservation District, or referenced in Article XXXI, Open Space Provisions.
(4) 
Municipal use.
(5) 
Heliport and helistop.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Sec. 1402A6, Private garage, which immediately followed this use, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
(6) 
Stable.
B. 
Permitted accessory uses:
(1) 
Parking in accordance with Article XX.
(2) 
Signs in accordance with Article XXI.
(3) 
Structures which are customarily accessory to parks and recreational facilities, such as comfort stations and appurtenant septic tank, filter fields (absorption areas), walkways, benches and other seating, bridges, pavilions, shelters, fencing and the like.
(4) 
Any permitted accessory use in the R-1 Rural Residential/Agricultural District.
C. 
Conditional uses. (Refer to Article XXXII, § 365-191.) The following uses and their related accessory uses, provided a satisfactory environmental impact assessment report is prepared as set forth in Article XXII:
(1) 
Dams, impoundments, detention and retention basins, seepage pits and other stormwater management structures.
(2) 
Sanitary sewers and sewage pumping stations.
(3) 
Buildings or other structures which house recreational activities which may occur indoors, such as swimming or court sports, provided that such uses are noncommercial in nature.
(4) 
Buildings or other structures which are used for snack bars, restaurants or other food and beverage service.
(5) 
Any conditional use as provided in Article IV, related to the R-1 District.
D. 
Prohibited uses and activities.
(1) 
Soil, rock or mineral extraction.
(2) 
Removal of topsoil from the district.
(3) 
Removal of live trees or other flora, except where the area is used in conjunction with a nursery or where the area is changed to accommodate uses set forth in Subsections A, B and C above.
(4) 
Storage of materials that may be hazardous to the health, safety and welfare of the community as determined by the Board of Supervisors, upon recommendation of the Township Engineer, Fire Marshal, or other Township official. (Other storage control shall be in accordance with Article XXIII.)

§ 365-117 Design standards.

A. 
Setbacks.
(1) 
No structure shall be placed closer than 50 feet from a property boundary line, except as provided for below and for fencing, planting, signs, entrance gates, lighting standards, access roads and the like, which are typically placed closer to said property line. The determination of what is typical in such cases shall be made by the Board of Supervisors, upon recommendation of the Planning Commission.
(2) 
No building shall be placed closer than 100 feet from a property boundary line, except for guardhouses or visitor information booths, which shall not be placed within 50 feet from a property boundary line.
B. 
Streets. All standards for local streets set forth in Chapter 305, Subdivision and Land Development, shall apply.
C. 
Stormwater management. All standards for stormwater management set forth in Chapter 305, Subdivision and Land Development, and Chapter 292, Stormwater Management, shall apply.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
D. 
Sedimentation and erosion control. All standards for sedimentation and erosion control set forth in Chapter 305, Subdivision and Land Development, shall apply.
E. 
Historic preservation standards. Any alteration, reconstruction or other change to an historic structure shall comply with the U.S. Secretary of the Interior standards for the rehabilitation of historic buildings, the Uniform Construction Code, and other building codes of Edgmont Township.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]

§ 365-118 Review procedures.

A. 
All review procedures governing the submission and review of land development plans set forth in Chapter 305, Subdivision and Land Development, shall apply.
B. 
In addition to Subsection A above, the conditional use review procedure as set forth in Article XXXII shall apply to all uses covered under § 365-116C herein.