Plumstead Township City Zoning Code
PART 18
Q QUARRY DISTRICT
§ 27-1801 Purpose.
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1800]
1.
The purpose of the Q Quarry District is to regulate existing and proposed extraction operations and to provide for safe and efficient quarrying operations. It is the intent of this chapter to comply with the requirements of the Municipalities Planning Code,[1] which requires municipalities to allow for a reasonable development of minerals.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
2.
The regulations hereinafter set forth are minimum regulations. In the event these regulations conflict with any other regulations, ordinance, statute or regulation promulgated, the more strict of the regulations shall control.
3.
A building or structure may be erected or altered, to be used either in whole or in part, and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other, provided that such uses, buildings, or structures shall comply with such regulations as yards, lot sizes, lot width, building area, height, impervious surface, easements, bufferyards, off-street parking, and other requirements as specified by this chapter.
§ 27-1802 Permitted Uses.
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1801]
1.
Uses Permitted by Right.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2023-02, 2/14/2023; and by A.O.]
A1 | General Farming |
A2 | Agricultural Retail |
A4 | Forestry or Timber Harvesting |
E1 | Utilities |
E2 | Emergency Services |
G28 | Small Wireless Communications Facility, co-located |
G28 | Small Wireless Communications Facility, requiring installation of new wireless support structure |
H10 | Extractive Operations |
I5 | Vending Machines |
2.
Uses Permitted by Conditional Use.
[Amended by Ord. 2012-06, 10/23/2012; and by A.O.]
C8 | Detention Facility |
G28 | Non-Tower-Based Wireless Communications Facility |
H14 | Resource Recovery Facility |
H15 | Solid Waste Landfill |
3.
Uses Permitted by Special Exception.
[Added by Ord. No. 2021-07, 12/14/2021]
H18 | Solar Energy System Off-Site Usage |
H19 | Wind Energy System Off-Site Usage |
§ 27-1803 Area and Dimensional Requirements.
[Ord. 01-09-18-1, 9/18/2001, § 1802]
All uses shall comply with the area and dimensional requirements listed in this section, unless a greater area or dimensional requirement is stated in § 27-304, Use Regulations, for the specific use, in which case the requirements of § 27-304 shall apply.
Minimum lot area | 10 acres | |
Minimum lot width | 300 feet | |
Maximum Impervious Surface | 50% | |
Minimum yards* | ||
Front | 125 feet | |
Side | 125 feet | |
Rear | 125 feet | |
*There shall be a minimum yard setback of 300 feet from any residential zoning district or lot in residential use for Uses H10, H14 and H15. | ||