Sec. 7.1. This District is intended primarily for primary and secondary dwellings with allowable secondary agricultural uses.

Sec. 7.2. Land, buildings and structures in this District may be used for the following purposes only:

(a)

Single Family dwellings.

(b)

Farms and farming activities, including farm buildings and other farm structures; provided however, that on all parcels a primary or secondary dwelling must be previously established henceforth also, that intensive livestock operations shall be permitted only as a special land use.

(c)

Orchards, vineyards, apiaries, and stables.

(d)

Greenhouses and nurseries.

(e)

Roadside stands and other agricultural accessory structures for the display and sale of produce grown on the premises and for the display and sale of meat butchered or processed from animals raised on the premises.

(f)

Accessory buildings, structures and uses customarily incidental to any permitted use or special land use.

(g)

Small-scale solar energy collectors as an accessory use.

(Ord. No. 2021-11, § 3, 11-11-2021)

Sec. 7.3 Upon application to the Township Planning Commission and approval by said Commission, subject to provisions of Chapter 11 the following special land uses may be established:

(a)

Private and public schools, libraries, museums, and similar uses, when owned and operated by a governmental agency or nonprofit organization.

(b)

Parks, camps, campgrounds, playgrounds, community centers, churches and other houses of worship, governmental administration, or service buildings which are owned and operated by a governmental agency or a nonprofit organization.

(c)

Bed and breakfast establishments.

(d)

Family daycare facilities for any number of children (state licensing applicable).

(e)

State licensed adult foster care family homes with any number of residents.

(f)

Utility and public service buildings.

(g)

Farm markets.

(h)

Gunsmithing in single family dwellings and accessory buildings only.

(i)

Home occupation.

(j)

Small Wind Turbine Generator, Large Wind Turbine Generator, or Wind Energy Harvest Site. A small wind turbine generator, a large wind turbine generator, or a wind harvest energy site may be approved by the Planning Commission as a special land use, upon compliance with all the conditions stated in Subsection C of Section 11.4 of this Ordinance.

(k)

Commercial extrication.

(Ord. No. 11-50, § 3, 8-11-2011; Ord. No. 12-01, § 4, 9-13-2012; Ord. No. 2023-01, § 1, 2-9-2023)

Sec. 7.4. Land, buildings and structures shall comply with all of the following regulations:

(a)

Minimum lot area and minimum lot width: 2.5 acres with 330 feet of lot width.

(b)

Minimum required setbacks for principal buildings:

a.

Front yard—100 feet

b.

Side yard—There shall be two side yards; no side yards shall be less than 50 feet.

c.

Rear yard—50 feet.

(c)

No building or structure shall exceed a height of 35 feet, except this requirement shall not apply to agricultural buildings or agriculturally related structures.

Sec. 7.5. Each dwelling shall have a minimum of 960 square feet of usable floor area.

Sec. 7.6. Refer to Schedule A.

Sec. 7.7. Refer to Schedule A.