Lower Macungie Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 20
AGRICULTURAL PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICT
§ 27-2001 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 2019-10, 8/1/2019]
The purpose of the APO-Agricultural Protection Overlay District is to continue the protection of the lands which comprise the AP-Agricultural Protection District while providing for the installation of public and private utilities, implementation of stormwater management, and construction and expansion of roadways which are beneficial to the residents of the Township and others inside or outside of that district. Restrictions on the installation of infrastructure in that district found, for example, in § 27-407.5, should be lifted in the AP-Agricultural Protection District within this Overlay District. In addition, this Overlay District will enable the residents and others to learn through signage erected within the Overlay District about those lands which have been dedicated or preserved from development, and enable the Township to better promote the preservation of land.
§ 27-2002 Applicability.
[Ord. No. 2019-10, 8/1/2019]
The standards and regulations contained in this Part are applicable only to lands in the AP-Agricultural Protection District specifically designated for this Overlay District on the Official Zoning Map.
§ 27-2003 Authorized Infrastructure.
[Ord. No. 2019-10, 8/1/2019]
1.
The infrastructure or improvements permitted by this Part to be installed or constructed in those portions of the AP-Agricultural Protection District contained within this Overlay District are the following:
A.
Underground utilities (including both public and private services).
B.
Overhead utilities along existing roads and/or creeks within this Overlay District.
C.
Wetlands mitigation, except west of Smith Lane on dedicated open space outside of the 100-year floodplain.
D.
Drainage swales.
E.
Improvements to existing roads including dedication of right-of-way and highway easements, and excavation in the 500-year floodplain in accordance with Part 19 and Appendix 27A to the extent required for roadway improvements.
F.
Signage designed to highlight areas of those portions of the AP-Agricultural Protection District contained within this Overlay District which have been dedicated to the Township or preserved through recorded and perpetual covenants as described herein.
2.
In addition to those improvements specified in Subsection 1, the following infrastructure may be installed in those portions of the AP-Agricultural Protection District contained within this Overlay District if the lands on which they are installed will not be dedicated to the Township:
A.
Conduits and pipes.
B.
Ponds.
C.
Best management practices structures.
D.
Other stormwater structures and facilities of any type associated with the management of stormwater or stormwater quality, including without limitation for the purposes of stormwater detention, retention, irrigation, infiltration and other forms of stormwater management or addressing stormwater quality.
3.
Stormwater management and quality infrastructure installed pursuant to this section may be for the benefit of any lands, including lands other than those on which they are installed.
§ 27-2004 Applicability of Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22A].
[Ord. No. 2019-10, 8/1/2019]
The infrastructure installed pursuant to these Overlay District provisions shall be subject to the applicable provisions of the subdivision and land development Ordinance [Chapter 22A] of Lower Macungie Township.