All new construction will conform to the clearly prevailing setback pattern of developed lots within the block fronting on the same street, even when the prevailing front yard setbacks differ from those required in the zoning district. When an unimproved lot is situated between two lots, the existing front yard setback may be adjusted to a depth equal to the average of the front yard setbacks of the two adjacent lots. On Main Street, Oak Street, 2nd Street, 3rd Street, and 4th Street, all new construction proposed between two existing buildings shall be required to have front and rear setbacks equal to the average of the front and rear setbacks, respectively, of the two existing buildings. Side setbacks shall not be required for buildings constructed between two existing buildings.

A setback greater than or equal to the minimum required front yard setback shall be provided along all portions of a corner lot, except where the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Borough Council that the provisions of a smaller setback will conform with the clearly prevailing yard pattern on numerous existing developed lots fronting on the same street.

The use being served by the off-site parking shall be a permitted principal use, as provided for in this chapter, in the zoning district within which the zoning lot containing such parking is located.

The off-site parking spaces shall be located within 300 feet walking distance of a public entrance to the structure or zoning lot containing the use for which such spaces are required. A safe, direct, attractive, lighted and convenient pedestrian route shall exist or be provided between the off-site parking and the use being served.

Parking facilities shall be designed to connect with similar facilities on adjacent zoning lots, where appropriate, to eliminate the need to use abutting street(s) for cross movements.

Each loading space shall be not less than 15 feet in width and 40 feet in length and shall have a minimum clearance of 14 vertical feet and may occupy all or any part of required setback area.

Off-street parking areas or structures and off-street loading areas shall be effectively screened by a fence or hedge. The screening shall be on the sides which adjoin, abut, are adjacent to, or face premises situated in any residential zone or institutional buildings.

No off-street loading area or parking area or part thereof shall be closer than 10 feet to any dwelling, school, hospital or institution for human care located on an adjoining or adjacent lot.

Any off-street parking area or off-street loading area shall be surfaced with an asphaltic or portland cement pavement or similar durable and dustless surface. All areas shall be marked so as to provide for the orderly and safe loading, parking and storage of automobiles or trucks.

Any lighting used to illuminate any off-street parking or loading area shall be so arranged as to reflect the light away from adjoining premises or traffic areas.

Off-street parking facilities for multifamily structures containing four or more families shall be adequately lighted.

Parking shall be permitted on the roof of any structure designed for such purpose, provided a four-foot wall is constructed around the perimeter of the roof.

Collector streets and roadways: 325 feet.

Local streets and roadways: 150 feet.

A minimum fifty-foot tangent shall be introduced between reverse curves on all streets and roadways.

Streets longer than 500 feet: 200 feet.

Streets shorter than 500 feet: 100 feet.

The entire width of the right-of-way of each street in a proposed subdivision shall be graded and suitably prepared for the installation of paving, drainage structures, curbs, gutters and sidewalks in accordance with the appropriate standards for the class of street.

The subgrade shall be free of sod, vegetation matter or other unsuitable material. Where poor subsurface drainage conditions exist, adequate drainage shall be installed. The subgrade construction shall conform to minimum standards as adopted by the Borough.

All utility lines, underdrains, sewer lines, including laterals and service lines, being placed in the right-of-way shall be installed prior to the commencement of road construction at the following minimum depths:

All backfill for utilities under the roadway shall be only 2A modified stone compacted at the optimum material moisture content and placed in not greater than eight-inch lifts.

The subgrade shall be well-rolled and fine-graded to a tolerance of not more than 0.1 foot above and 0.2 foot below the grade as shown on the plan.

All soft, plastic or rock areas in the subgrade shall be undercut to a depth of at least 12 inches or more, if deemed necessary by the Borough Engineer, and shall be refilled with approved materials (including possible use of geotextile) and by methods approved by the Borough Engineer.

The subgrade shall conform to the same crown as the paved surface.

Prior to the placement of subbase or base course material, the subgrade shall be proof-rolled with a loaded tri-axle truck with a gross weight of 75,500 pounds and approved by the Borough Engineer. In the alternative, in those circumstances where the Borough Engineer, in his sole discretion, shall deem it necessary, the subgrade shall be tested utilizing a compaction meter to ensure proper compaction prior to the placement of the subbase or base course material.

french drains shall be installed pursuant to the specifications set forth on Detail No. 1,[1] as attached hereto and made a part hereof, said french drains to be constructed pursuant to the provisions of § 260-116 hereof. Cross drains may be required where persistent wet conditions exist within the road base or as may be directed by the Borough during inspection of the road base. Such cross drains, if required, shall be connected to the road drainage system.

The binder course shall consist of a minimum of three inches after compaction of Superpave Asphalt Mixture Design, HMA Binder Course, PG 64-22, 0.3 to <3 million ESALs, 19 mm mix, meeting the specifications of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication 408, as amended, and shall be laid in the manner described therein. After the binder of a new road or street is completed, it shall be sealed using 0.3 gallon of E-3 oil and 25 pounds of PennDOT No. 1B (AASHTO No. 8) stone per square yard of road surface. However, during the time frame of September 15 through and including October 31 of any year, said sealing must be done utilizing 3/4 inch after compaction of Superpave Asphalt Mixture Design, HMA Wearing Course, PG 64-22, 0.3 to <3 million ESALs, 9.5 mm mix fine grade, meeting the requirements of PennDOT Publication 408, as amended, and shall be laid in the manner prescribed therein. Sealing roads in this manner shall not relieve the developer of the placement of the one-and-one-half-inch wearing course as hereinafter set forth.

The wearing course shall consist of a minimum of 1 1/2 inches after compaction of Superpave Asphalt Mixture Design, HMA Wearing Course, PG 64-22, 0.3 to <3 million ESALs or 3 to <30 million ESALs, 9.5 mm mix, fine grade meeting the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Publication 408, as amended, and shall be laid in the manner prescribed therein.

The wearing course shall only be placed after sufficient time has passed to ensure that no further settling will take place. The wearing course shall only be placed after an inspection has determined no sags, low spots, or depressions exist which could adversely affect the integrity of the wearing course. Any defects found shall be repaired prior to the placement of the wearing course. Subject to said inspection, the wearing course shall be placed no later than the time when 90% of the lots abutting on said road or portion thereof shall have been developed or when three years have passed from the placement of the binder course, whichever occurs first.

The boundary or perimeter of the proposed site adjoining other property.

The immediate perimeter of the structure.

The perimeter of parking and loading areas.

All plants must at least equal the following minimum size:

Spacing.

Design.

Landscape guarantee. All new plants shall be guaranteed for one full year from the time planting has been completed. All plants shall be alive and in satisfactory growth at the end of the guarantee period or shall be replaced.

Freestanding. A sign supported on a foundation or by one or more uprights, poles or braces permanently affixed to the ground and not attached to any building or other structure, including:

Wall. A sign or painting permanently attached to and erected parallel to the face of an outside wall of a building, projecting outward no more than six inches from the wall of the building.

Bulletin. A type of changeable copy sign constructed to allow letters or symbols to be changed periodically, such as those used by churches and schools to announce events. The sign shall be a permanent installation.

Roof sign. A sign erected and maintained permanently upon or above the roof of any building which projects no more than six feet above the roof.

Overhanging. A sign, other than a wall sign, permanently affixed to a building or wall whose leading edge extends beyond such building or wall more than six inches.

Billboard. An off-site sign which advertises goods or services unrelated to or not available on the premises where the sign is located. Billboard signs are permanently affixed to the ground and cannot be illuminated from within or otherwise be electronic message center signs.

Changeable copy. A sign that is permanent and is designed so that characters, letters or illustrations can be changed or rearranged either manually or electronically without altering the face or surface of the sign. This definition excludes electronic message center signs.

Indirectly illuminated. A sign which is lighted by means of lamps or lighting devices external to, and reflected on, the sign, which lighting is stationary and constant in intensity and color at all times and which is shielded so that the illumination is concentrated on the face of the sign, and there is no spillover of illumination or glare beyond the face of the sign.

Internally illuminated. A sign which is lighted by means of lamps or lighting devices internal to the sign, which lighting is either behind the face of the sign or is an integral part of the sign structure and the advertising effect.

Off-premises directional. A sign, other than a billboard, as defined herein, erected by a business, agency, organization or development located within the Borough, that directs vehicular traffic to an establishment, event, activity, product or service not sold, produced or available on the property on which the sign is located, but not including any directional signs erected by a governmental agency, which are exempt from these regulations.

Electronic message center sign. Any sign that utilizes digital and/or computer- generated messages or some other electronic means of changing the sign display. These signs include displays using internal incandescent lamps, LEDs, LCDs or other similar types of technology.

Portable signs. Any sign that is not securely and permanently affixed to the ground, which may have two faces, one on the front and one on the back, connected by a hinge in the middle. Also known as a "sandwich sign" or "A-frame sign."

Residential identification. A sign containing only the name and address of the occupant of a dwelling.

Home occupation or home office identification. A sign containing only the name and address of the occupant of the dwelling and their occupation.

Notification. Signs bearing legal and/or property notices, such as no trespassing, private property, no turnaround, safety zone, no hunting and similar messages and signs posted by a governmental agency for traffic control or the safety of the general public.

On-premises directional. A sign which directs and/or instructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic relative to parking areas, proper exits, loading areas, entrance points and similar information on the premises on which it is located.

Business identification sign. A sign which contains the name, address and goods, services, facilities or events available on the premises.

Temporary signs. A banner, flag, pennant or similar display constructed of durable material and affixed to the wall of a building or anchored to the ground, designed to withstand wind speeds of 50 miles per hours, which shall be maintained in a safe and good condition, without signs of deterioration.

Signs located within or extending into any Borough right-of-way unless placed by a government entity.

Roof signs.

Signs illuminated by a flashing, pulsating or intermittent source.

Signs with moving parts.

Signs illuminated by strings of bare bulbs or lighted in such a manner as to cause glare on adjacent streets or properties.

Signs that obstruct sight within a clear vision triangle.

Signs that are distracting and can be perceived as confusing to motorists.

Any sign determined to be unsafe or insecure or that is erected in violation of the provisions of this chapter.

"A-frame" or sandwich board signs on private property, other than temporary signs as authorized by this chapter.

Portable or wheeled signs.

Banners and pennants, other than temporary special event displays authorized by this chapter.

Signs affixed to trees, utility poles, fences, equipment or official traffic control devices or signs.

Signs on or affixed to vehicles and/or trailers which are parked on a public right-of-way, public property or private property, other than temporarily for overnight storage on the site of a business or for maintenance, repair, loading, unloading or rendering a service at any location, which are visible from the public right-of-way and where the apparent purpose is to advertise a product or direct people to a business or activity located on the same or nearby property.

Temporary signs on public property. Signs may be posted on public property located within the Borough within 30 days of the date of a special election, primary election, municipal, state or federal election, or any other election, subject to the following general requirements:

Temporary signs on private property during time of election. Signs posted on private property located within the Borough within 30 days of the date of a special election, primary election, municipal, state or federal election, or any other election, subject to the following general requirements:

Violations and penalties. Any person who shall be convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this subsection before a Magisterial District Judge having jurisdiction shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $300 together with the costs of prosecution, or to imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed 30 days, or both.

Wall signs. Each business establishment shall be permitted to have wall signs which may be illuminated or nonilluminated. The aggregate area of all wall signs shall not exceed two square feet for each lineal foot of width of the street-facing wall of the building or portion of the building occupied by the business.

Ground signs. In addition to the wall signs, one freestanding ground sign shall be permitted per lot, regardless of the number of businesses on the lot, provided that:

Pole signs. In addition to the authorized wall signs, one freestanding pole sign shall be permitted per lot, regardless of the number of businesses on the lot, provided that:

Overhanging signs. In addition to authorized wall signs, one overhanging sign, hanging from a horizontal pole or structural element of the building, with said sign being permanently affixed to said pole or structural element of the building (hanging from a metal chain or bolted, with said hanging devices being sufficient to hold the sign and withstand substantial wind), provided that:

The off-premises directional sign shall be located only along an arterial or collector street, as defined herein. The maximum number of signs located at any intersection or at any other individual location along the arterial or collector street shall be four signs.

The off-premises directional signs shall be nonilluminated and shall not exceed six square feet in surface area. Such signs shall be permitted in the public right-of-way only if permission is granted by the owner of the right-of-way and, if the owner of the right-of- way is Westmoreland County or PennDOT, the applicable permit is obtained for the use of the right-of-way. Evidence of permission from the landowner in the form of a lease agreement or notarized statement shall be required for signs that are proposed to be erected on property owned by an owner other than the owner of the business or organization the sign is intended to serve.

Signs located outside the public right-of-way shall be located no closer than 10 feet to the edge of the right-of-way and no closer than 15 feet to the edge of the cartway if the right-of-way is not contiguous with the lot line. The sign shall comply with the requirements of § 260-139E regarding visibility at intersections.

A permit shall be required for such off-premises directional signs and shall be renewable annually by the Zoning Officer upon a determination of compliance with these regulations.

The sign shall be located on private property and off the public right-of-way and shall not obstruct vehicular or pedestrian traffic on any parking spot, handicap ramp, street, alley, curb, sidewalk or similar improvement.

The sign may have a maximum surface area of six square feet, per face.

The sign may not be illuminated, whether internally, externally or in any other manner.

The sign shall be durable, weatherproof, and sturdy and shall not be in a state of disrepair.

If the sign is for off-site advertising, the person placing the sign on that property must have the written consent of the property owner.

If the sign is for on-site advertising, it shall only be displayed during the site's hours of operation. If it is for off-site advertising, it shall only be displayed from the hours of 7:00 a.m. through 9:00 p.m.

Signs shall be removed from display during high wind weather events and under other circumstances were the sign could pose a threat to the health, safety and welfare of the public at large.

Failure to abide by the regulations herein concerning portable signs shall result in the confiscation of signs. Signs may be released to the owner upon payment of an administration, storage and recovery fee. Said fee shall be in an amount as established, from time to time, by the Borough of Irwin Council by way of Resolution.

The minimum side and rear yard requirements applying to a principal use as set forth within the zoning district in which the billboard is to be located shall apply to each billboard structure, except that where the yard adjoins a residential zoning classification the minimum required yard shall be 100 feet.

The maximum lot coverage as specified for the zoning district in which the billboard is to be located shall apply to any lot upon which a billboard structure is located and shall be cumulative, including any other structures and buildings on the same lot therewith.

No billboard shall be erected in such a manner as to block the view from the road or street of any existing business sign, residential or nonresidential structure, or limit or reduce the light and ventilation requirements under the Borough Building Code.[1]

No part of any billboard shall be located closer than 10 feet to any street right-of-way.

No billboard shall be constructed within the clear sight triangle of the public street on which it is situated and shall not in any case obstruct or impede traffic safety.

Billboards shall not be mounted on the roof, wall or other part of a building or any other structure.

The billboard structure may have sign faces placed back to back or in a V-shaped configuration on a single billboard structure.

The billboard's gross surface area shall not exceed 20 feet in total height or 60 feet in total length.

A billboard structure shall have a maximum height of 40 feet above the curb of the street from which they are intended to be viewed. However, the height of a billboard structure oriented to a depressed street shall be measured from the grade at the base of the billboard.

A billboard structure shall have a maximum of one vertical support, being a maximum of three feet in diameter or width and without bracing or vertical supports.

The one vertical support shall be capable of enabling the entire sign face to be able to withstand a minimum sixty-mile-per-hour wind load.

A billboard sign face shall be independently supported and have vertical supports of metal which are galvanized or otherwise treated to prevent rust and corrosion.

The entire base of the billboard structure on the side of the sign face shall be permanently landscaped with suitable shrubbery and/or bushes of minimum height of three feet placed in such manner as to screen the foundation of the structure.

Landscaping shall be maintained by the sign owner in an attractive and healthy manner in accordance with accepted conservation practices.

Permanent landscaping shall form a base and/or backdrop to the billboard sign when practical in the opinion of the Zoning Officer.

A billboard with display lighting shall be constructed so that it does not glare upon adjoining property and shall not exceed a maximum of 1.5 footcandles upon the adjoining property.

Display lighting shall not operate between 12:00 midnight and 5:00 a.m., prevailing local time.

No billboard structure, sign face, or display lighting shall move, flash or emit noise. No display lighting shall cause distractions, confusion, nuisance or hazard to traffic, aircraft or other properties.

The use of colored lighting is not permitted.

A billboard structure shall be entirely painted every three years.

Every 10 years, the owner of the billboard shall have a structural inspection made of the billboard by a qualified Pennsylvania-registered engineer or architect and shall provide to the Borough a certificate from the engineer or architect certifying that the billboard is structurally sound.

Annual inspections of the billboard shall be conducted by the Borough to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

Billboards found to be in violation of this chapter shall be brought into compliance or removed within 30 days upon proper notification by the Borough.

Billboards using removable paper or other materials shall be maintained in such condition as to eliminate loose or frayed material protruding or hanging from the structure.

Adequate off-street parking is provided as required in this chapter.

The conversion complies with all applicable Fire and Building Code requirements.

There shall be no more than one dwelling unit in conversion in accordance with Article XIII.

The individual or family who operates the facility must occupy the house as his or its primary residence. The house must be at least five years old before a bed-and-breakfast facility is allowed.

A maximum of five bedrooms may be occupied by guests.

Nonresident employees for such activities as booking rooms and food preparation are permitted if approved as part of the conditional use review. Hired service for normal maintenance, repair and care of the residence or site, such as yard maintenance, may also be approved. The number of employees and the frequency of employee auto trips to the facility may be limited or monitored as part of a conditional use approval.

Serving alcohol and food to guests and visitors is allowed. The proprietor may need Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board approval to serve alcohol at a bed-and-breakfast facility.

Commercial meetings, including luncheons, banquets, parties, weddings, meetings, charitable fund-raising, commercial or advertising activities, or other gatherings for direct or indirect compensation, are prohibited.

All automated washing facilities shall be in a completely enclosed building. All other car washing facilities shall be under a roofed structure which has at least two walls.

Drainage water from the washing operation shall be controlled so that it does not flow or drain onto berms, streets or other property.

A stacking area shall be required on the lot for automobiles, accessible to the end of the washing equipment. Such stacking area shall be able to accommodate the number of vehicles equal to the maximum hourly processing capability of the aforesaid vehicular wash.

Such information shall be provided to the Borough as part of the application for the special exception.

No outside storage of construction equipment is permitted except in an enclosed building.

There shall be three off-street parking spaces for each four employees on the largest shift or one off-street parking space for every 250 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is greater, plus one space for each company vehicle normally stored on the premises.

Service areas and stacking lanes must be set back five feet from all lot lines.

All driveway entrances, including stacking lane entrances, must be at least 50 feet from an intersection; the distance is measured along the property line from the junction of the two street lot lines to the nearest edge of the entrance.

Stacking lanes must be designed so that they do not interfere with parking and vehicle circulation.

All stacking lanes must be clearly identified through the use of means such as striping, landscaping and signs.

The minimum gross land area of the development site shall be three acres.

All new garden apartment developments shall have a minimum of two vehicular entrances if over 50 units are proposed.

The maximum density (dwelling units per acre) shall be eight units per gross acre.

Building height. No garden apartment shall have a height greater than three habitable stories.

Principal buildings having dwelling units above the second story shall be provided with elevators.

Building length. No building shall have a length or a width greater than 300 feet.

Garages shall not front on arterial or collector roads.

The minimum gross land area of the development site shall be three acres.

All new high-rise developments shall have a minimum of two vehicular entrances if over 50 units are proposed.

The maximum density (dwelling units per acre) shall be 20 units per gross acre.

Building height. No high-rise residential buildings shall have a height greater than seven habitable stories.

Principal buildings having dwelling units above the second story shall be provided with elevators.

Garages shall not front on arterial or collector roads.

Construction and operation shall comply with all state and federal environmental and safety codes or requirements.

Receiving areas for salvage material shall be designed to avoid the depositing of salvage material outside a building or outside screened storage areas.

Scrap processing operations and salvage yards shall contain a minimum of two acres, except that the site may be as small as 20,000 square feet where the site abuts one or more existing scrap processing or salvage yards that exceed two acres in total.

Salvage material kept outside a building or buildings shall not be located closer than 500 feet from any entrance corridors, except where existing land forms completely obstruct the view by the traveling public of the salvage material.

Salvage material kept outside a building or buildings shall not be located in the front yard.

Salvage materials may be stored in enclosed semitrailers, provided that the semitrailers are properly licensed and are operable to be drawn by a motor vehicle upon the streets and highways of the State of Pennsylvania, and the semitrailer shall not be located in the front yard. Where the side yard or rear yard of the salvage yard abuts a residential district, the semitrailers shall be located at least 20 feet from the respective side lot line or rear lot line and the openings to the trailer shall not face the residential district.

Public sewer and public water facilities shall be utilized.

All activities shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

Any exhaust ventilation equipment shall be directed away from adjoining residentially zoned property.

The building shall be a minimum of 500 feet in any direction from any residential dwelling, including any multifamily dwelling or structure, and any public park property.

The building shall be a minimum of 1,000 feet in any direction from any school property, church property, preschool property, child day-care center or facility, or senior citizen facility and nursing home property.

The building shall be a minimum of 2,500 feet in any direction from any other methadone or drug maintenance or treatment facility.

In measuring compliance with requirements of Subsection M(1) through (3), any uses or building located in adjacent municipalities shall be considered.

The building shall be located within 1,000 feet of a public transit stop.

The hours of any such facility shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The mobile home park has a minimum site area of 10 acres.

Twenty-five feet shall be maintained between mobile homes and between mobile homes and buildings in all horizontal directions.

No mobile home shall be located closer than 50 feet to any exterior property line, except when the mobile home is located adjacent to a trailer park or another mobile home park.

Land within said fifty-foot exterior open space shall be permanently landscaped in accordance with the landscape design standards, except for the necessary paving of roadways and walkways to reach the mobile home area; provided, however, such landscaping shall not create a traffic hazard by impairing visibility at street and roadway intersections.

Mobile homes within the mobile home park shall be required to have a setback of at least 20 feet from the pavement of private roadways.

The design and construction or installation of roadways, walkways, parking spaces, utilities, drainage facilities, storage facilities, recreational facilities, landscaping and other improvements shall comply with the written design standards.

Every manufactured mobile home shall be supported on a permanent four-inch-thick reinforced concrete manufactured mobile home pad or foundation at least the complete width of the home, with a minimum of 840 square feet; all areas between the manufactured mobile home and ground shall be enclosed by a fire-resistant skirting.

In the event the soil or topographic conditions of the proposed manufactured mobile home park are such that other foundations or support are appropriate, and the developer provides to the Building Inspector a report by a certified engineer that piers are equal to or superior to the specifications as set forth by the manufacturer, then piers may be used. Such foundations shall be inspected by the Building Inspector.

Every manufactured mobile home shall be at least 14 feet in width and have a minimum of 720 square feet of living area exclusive of porches, decks, carports, garages and cabanas.

Each manufactured mobile home lot shall be limited to one detached storage building, not including a garage or carport.

The home-based occupation shall be demonstrably secondary and incidental to the primary dwelling unit and shall not change the character and appearance of the dwelling unit.

The home-based occupation shall not be conducted in any attached or unattached structure intended for the parking of automobiles.

The home-based occupation shall not create or cause noise, dust, vibration, odor, gas, fumes, smoke, glare, electrical interferences, hazards or nuisances. There shall be no storage or use of toxic or hazardous materials other than the types and quantities customarily found in connection with a dwelling unit. No noise or sound shall be created that will cause disturbances and affect the character of the neighborhood.

There shall be only one home-based occupation per dwelling unit.

The use shall be conducted only by persons residing within the dwelling unit, except that no more than one person not residing on the premises may be employed, either for pay or as a volunteer, to work on the premises as part of the home-based occupation carried on in the dwelling unit. One on-site standard-sized parking space shall be provided for such employee or volunteer in addition to other required parking.

The business may have one sign that is no larger than two square feet to promote, advertise and/or make customers aware of location and services offered.

No stock-in-trade, inventory or display of goods or materials shall be kept or maintained on the premises, except for incidental storage kept entirely within the dwelling unit.

No mechanical equipment is permitted in connection with the home-based occupation, other than light business machines, such as computers, facsimile-transmitting devices and copying machines.

The home-based occupation shall not involve the use of commercial vehicles for delivery of materials and products to or from the premises in excess of that which is customary for a dwelling unit or which has a disruptive effect on the neighborhood. Such delivery services can include, but are not limited to, United States Mail, express mail and messenger services. No tractor-trailer or similar heavy-duty delivery or pickup shall be permitted in connection with the home-based business.

Activities conducted and equipment or material used shall not change the type of construction of the residential occupancy and shall be subject to all required permits.

The home-based occupation shall not generate pedestrian or vehicular traffic in excess of that which is customary for a dwelling unit or which would have a disruptive effect on the neighborhood.

No more than one client visit or one client vehicle per hour shall be permitted, and only from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, in connection with the home-based occupation.

The home-based occupation shall cease when the use becomes detrimental to the public health, safety and welfare or constitutes a nuisance, affects the character of the neighborhood and/or threatens to decrease property value due to disturbances and/or nuisances, or when the use is in violation of any statute, ordinance, law or regulation.

Prohibited home-based businesses are as follows:

It shall provide safe and adequate traffic flow.

It shall prohibit glare due to site lighting.

It shall provide sufficient screening of outdoor play areas to protect the neighborhood from inappropriate noise and other disturbance.

It shall provide fencing to control pedestrian ingress and egress.

No storage may take place outside of a personal enclosed storage unit.

No personal enclosed storage unit shall have water or sanitary sewer service.

A caretaker may reside on a portion of the personal storage site. The caretaker's residence shall have public water and public sewer service.

Ingress or egress shall be from an arterial or collector street only.

Distance from face of building to face of building: 30 feet minimum.

Distance from end of building to end of building: 20 feet minimum.

If units are placed back to back, the maximum width of the building shall not exceed 60 feet.

Driveway width: 22 feet minimum.

All driveways shall be paved with an impervious surface.

A landscaping plan shall be submitted with the site plan showing the site's buffer area to adjoining parcels.

Lighting shall not interfere with surrounding area or distract traffic.

On a personal storage facility site only, there shall be allowed more than one building for housing of the storage units. These buildings, other than for use of one management office, one caretaker's residence and individual storage, shall be used for no other purpose.

Dropoff/pickup areas, such as curb spaces and driveway areas, which are of sufficient size and are located to avoid interference with traffic and to ensure the safety of children and elderly adults, must be identified and not disrupt the flow of traffic and effect the character of the neighborhood.

The proposed facility shall not be located within two lots of an existing family child-care or adult-care facility on the same side of the street nor on the lot or the lots on either side of the lot directly across the street from an existing family child or adult care home.

In cases where child-care facilities are located within a ten-mile radius to one another, a permit will not be granted to the proposed child- and/or adult-care facility.

No building permit shall be issued to a developer of a townhouse project unless and until the requirements of this article, other applicable articles of this chapter, other applicable ordinances of the county and applicable state statutes are complied with.

A townhouse structure shall consist of no more than eight townhouse units.

Individual property lines shall run from the street through the center of the common party walls of attached interior units and continue to the rear lot line. The lots, utilities and other improvements for each townhouse unit shall be designed to permit individual and separate ownership of each lot and dwelling unit thereon.

No townhouse project or portion thereof shall have an overall site density greater than one townhouse unit per 6,000 square feet of gross site area.

Setback requirements for townhouse structures shall conform to the established setback regulations of the district in which the townhouse project is located.

A lot occupied by a townhouse unit shall contain not less than 2,000 square feet.

Lot frontage, measured at the setback line for individual townhouse units, shall have a minimum width of 20 feet. Lot width for end units shall be adequate to provide side and rear yards as required.

Each townhouse unit shall have a rear yard of not less than 25 feet.

Each townhouse structure shall have two side yards of not less than 15 feet each. In no case shall any two townhouse structures be closer than 30 feet.

The facades of each unit of a townhouse structure shall be varied by changing front yard depth and utilizing variations in materials or design so that no more than three abutting townhouse units have the same front yard depth or the same or essentially the same architectural treatment of facades and rooflines.

Each townhouse unit shall have an unencumbered access to and from a dedicated public street.

Townhouse projects shall have provisions for at least two vehicular off-street parking spaces for each townhouse unit.

Amenities and other accessory uses, if any, shall conform to the setback, yard and height requirements of the district in which they are to be located.

Townhouse units shall be separated by a common party wall designed to meet the fire protection requirements as set forth in the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code, as amended.

Adult businesses regulated by this section shall include adult bookstore/video stores, adult movie theaters or movie houses, adult live theaters and adult nightclubs, as defined herein.

Adult businesses shall not be located within 1,000 feet of any property which is zoned residential.

Adult businesses shall not be located within 500 feet of the property boundary of any existing school, day-care center, hospital, group-care facility, personal-care boardinghome, group home, public park or playground, church or establishment which is licensed to serve and/or sell alcoholic beverages.

No adult business shall be located within 500 feet of any other existing or approved adult business.

Adult businesses shall comply with the applicable parking requirements for retail sales and/or theaters specified in Article XIII of this chapter. Any portion of an adult business which does not involve retail sales or theater seating shall meet the requirements of one parking space for each occupant at maximum permitted occupancy.

Demonstrate that all animals are confined to the property.

Demonstrate adequate methods for sanitation and sewage disposal.

Outdoor runs shall be located a minimum of 200 feet from any dwelling not located on the same lot.

Outdoor runs shall be screened with a solid fence to reduce the potential for inciting dogs to bark due to external influences.

A site plan, drawn to scale, shall accompany the application, indicating the location of existing and/or proposed parking facilities, buildings, runs and other physical features.

A minimum of 10 contiguous acres shall be required.

No stable shall be located within 200 feet of any property line or occupied dwelling other than the stable owner's dwelling.

All grazing and pasture areas shall be adequately fenced.

The Zoning Hearing Board shall consider a proposed use which is not listed in the zoning district in which the property is located only if it is comparable to other authorized uses listed in that same district. If a use is specifically listed in a less restrictive zoning district, it shall not be eligible for consideration as a "comparable use" in a more restrictive zoning district under this subsection.

Uses of the same general character as any of the uses authorized as permitted uses by right, conditional uses or uses by special exception in the zoning district in which the property is located shall be allowed, if the Zoning Hearing Board determines that the impact of the proposed use on the environment and adjacent streets and properties is equal to or less than any use specifically listed in the zoning district. In making such determination, the Board, at a minimum, shall consider the following characteristics of the proposed use:

The proposed use shall comply with all applicable area and bulk regulations of the zoning district in which it is located.

The proposed use shall comply with the performance standards of § 260-76 of this chapter.

The proposed use shall comply with any applicable express standards and criteria specified in this chapter for the most nearly comparable use by special exception or conditional use listed in the zoning district in which the comparable use is proposed.

The proposed use shall be consistent with the statement of intent for the zoning district in which it is proposed and shall be consistent with the community development objectives of this chapter.