Rush Township Centre County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
District Regulations
§ 335-3-1 Applicability of district regulations.
The regulations set forth in this article for each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land except as hereinafter provided:
A.
No building, structure, or land shall hereafter be used or occupied and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located, including any overlay districts.
B.
No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered:
C.
Note that all permitted uses, accessory uses and structures, and conditional uses are subject to the requirements of the three overlay districts: the Potable Water Protection Overlay District, the Utility Corridor Protection Overlay District, and the Floodplain Overlay District. Any lot which is located in any or all of the above overlay districts is subject to the regulations for both the zoning district it is proposed for and the overlay district(s).
§ 335-3-2 Description of district regulations.
A.
The regulations apply to each district are described in condensed form in the following sections.
§ 335-3-3 Residential (R) District.
A.
Permitted uses and structures.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Conversion apartments/duplexes.
(3)
Two-family dwellings.
(4)
Individual mobile homes.
(5)
Churches and places of worship, including parish houses and convents.
(6)
Bed-and-breakfast inn.
(7)
Municipal government buildings.
(8)
Agricultural uses and agricultural-related uses, including land cultivation.
(9)
Forest product removal operations or controlled timbering.
(10)
No-impact home-based business/home occupation.
(11)
Essential services.
(12)
Other uses and structures customarily incidental or accessory to permitted uses.
(13)
Public utilities.
(14)
Individual mobile homes.
(15)
Private parks and playgrounds.
(16)
Public or semipublic outdoor recreational facilities and/or services; public parks and playgrounds.
B.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Multifamily housing developments.
(2)
Multifamily dwellings.
(3)
Public and/or private schools.
(4)
Fraternities and sororities.
(5)
Day-care services for children, day nurseries, and family, and group day-care homes.
(6)
Nursing and convalescent homes.
(7)
Assisted living facility.
(8)
Personal care home.
(9)
Professional offices and clinics.
(10)
Medical clinics.
(11)
Telecommunication facilities.
(12)
Mobile home parks.
(13)
Roadside stands.
(14)
Animal hospitals or kennels and veterinary clinics.
(15)
Grain storage facilities, including elevators.
(16)
Motels and transient lodging facilities.
(17)
Farm-related sales and service shops.
(18)
Clubs, lodges and social halls.
(19)
Self-storage units.
(20)
Cemeteries.
(21)
Funeral homes.
(22)
Municipal government buildings.
§ 335-3-4 Rural Resource (RR) District.
A.
Permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Two-family dwellings.
(3)
Agriculture uses and agricultural related uses, as defined herein, including land cultivation, greenhouses, nurseries and raising livestock.
(4)
Churches.
(5)
Veterinary offices.
(6)
Dog kennels.
(7)
Bed-and-breakfast inns.
(8)
Contractors/supply yards.
(9)
Hunting, fishing and gun clubs.
(10)
Fire stations.
(11)
Public utilities.
(12)
Individual mobile homes.
(13)
Home occupations.
(14)
Golf courses.
(15)
Eating and drinking establishments.
(16)
Day care/nurseries.
(17)
Riding stables.
(18)
Forest product removal operations or controlled timbering.
(19)
Other uses and structures customarily incidental or accessory to permitted uses.
(20)
Oil and gas operations.
B.
Conditional uses.
(1)
Mining.
(2)
Nursing homes.
(3)
Personal care homes.
(4)
Sawmills.
(5)
Mobile home parks.
(6)
Self-storage units.
(7)
Small businesses.
(8)
Recreation lodging and RV camping.
(9)
Assisted living residence.
(10)
Winery.
(11)
Public and semipublic outdoor recreation facilities and/or services; municipal parks and playgrounds.
(12)
Roadside stands.
(13)
Farm-related equipment, sales and service shops.
(14)
Grain storage facilities, including elevators.
(15)
Essential services.
(16)
Commercial dairy.
(17)
Small wind energy systems.
(18)
Telecommunication facilities.
§ 335-3-5 Commercial/Office (CM/O) District.
A.
Principal permitted uses and structures.
(1)
Personal service, convenience, and retail business establishments.
(2)
Professional offices and/or clinics, including branch banks.
(3)
Theatres, bowling alleys, and similar indoor recreational uses.
(4)
Automotive and motorized vehicle sales, including truck, trailer, or farm equipment sales establishments.
(5)
Barbershops and beauty shops.
(6)
Variety, gift, and antique shops.
(7)
Agricultural uses and agricultural-related uses, including land cultivation.
(8)
Churches and places of worship and funeral homes.
(9)
Municipal government buildings.
(10)
Nonmunicipal government buildings.
(11)
Radio and television stations or studios.
(12)
Public and private hospitals.
(13)
Self-service storage units.
(14)
Forest product removal operations or controlled timbering.
(15)
Veterinary offices.
(16)
Medical clinics.
(17)
Commercial recreation.
(18)
Home and garden centers.
(19)
Eating and drinking places (including drive-through).
(20)
Commercial printing.
(21)
Fire stations.
(22)
Motels and hotels.
(23)
Essential services.
(24)
Accessory uses.
§ 335-3-6 Industrial (I) District.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Light manufacturing and assembling.
(2)
Warehousing and wholesaling.
(3)
Contractors' yards.
(4)
Lumber mills, sales and storage.
(5)
Research and testing centers.
(6)
Offices.
(7)
Supply yards.
(8)
Industrial parks.
(9)
Brick/ceramic manufacturing.
(10)
Feed mills.
(11)
Public utilities.
(12)
Essential services.
(13)
Oil and gas operations.
(14)
Accessory uses.
§ 335-3-7 Industrial Enterprise (IE) District.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Manufacturing and light manufacturing.
(2)
Industrial park.
(3)
Research and testing centers.
(4)
Offices.
(5)
State and federal prisons.
(6)
Fire stations.
(7)
Accessory uses.
(8)
Essential services.
(9)
Halfway houses.
(10)
Group homes.
(11)
Oil and gas operations.
(12)
Warehousing, wholesaling and truck terminals.
(13)
Wind turbine farms.
(14)
Seasonal dwellings, camps, and campgrounds.
B.
Conditional uses.
§ 335-3-8 Commercial Aviation (CA) District.
§ 335-3-9 Regional Business Park (RBP) District.
§ 335-3-10 Business Incubator (BI) District.
§ 335-3-11 Public/Semi-Public (P/SP) District.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Agricultural uses, including land cultivation.
(2)
Forest product removal operations or controlled timbering.
(3)
Seasonal dwellings, hunting camps or lodges.
(4)
One-family detached dwellings.
(5)
Bed-and-breakfast inn.
(6)
Radio and/or TV transmission and receiving towers.
(7)
Oil and gas operations.
§ 335-3-12 Village-Mixed Use (VMU) District.
A.
Principal permitted uses.
(1)
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)
Conversion apartments/duplexes.
(3)
Two-family dwellings.
(4)
Multifamily dwellings.
(5)
Tourist homes, bed-and-breakfast inn.
(6)
Churches and places of worship, including parish houses and convents.
(7)
Day-care services for children, day nurseries, and family, and group day-care homes.
(8)
Assisted living facility.
(9)
Bed-and-breakfast inn.
(10)
No-impact home-based business/home occupation.
(11)
Nonmunicipal government buildings.
(12)
Personal service, convenience, and retail business establishments.
(13)
Variety, gift, and antique shops.
(14)
Agricultural uses and agricultural-related uses, including land cultivation.
(15)
Professional office space.
§ 335-3-13 Potable Water Protection Overlay (PWPO) District.
A.
Permitted uses and structures.
(1)
Generally the same as in the underlying district.
(2)
Undeveloped recreational uses such as hiking and skiing trails, fishing and recreational boating and hunting.
(3)
Single-family dwellings.
(4)
No development or temporary use or structure shall be permitted in this district which shall cause any degradation to source water resources.
§ 335-3-14 Utility Corridor Protection Overlay (UCPO) District.
§ 335-3-15 Floodplain Overlay (FO) District.
A.
Permitted uses and structures.
(1)
Generally the same as in the underlying district.
(2)
Undeveloped recreational uses such as hiking and skiing trails, fishing and recreational boating and hunting.
(3)
Land cultivation for agricultural use.
(4)
No development or temporary use or structure shall be permitted in this district which shall cause any rise in the elevation of the 100-year flood. All development within this district must comply with the regulations of the Rush Township Floodplain Management Ordinance[1] and all applicable state, federal, and local regulations.