Fences and walls. No fence or wall (except agricultural livestock fences, required junkyard or tennis court walls or fences, Pennsylvania Game Commission required fences for approved deer raising operations, or a retainer wall of a building permitted under the terms of this chapter) shall be erected to a height of more than three feet in a front yard and more than six feet in any other yard within an Agricultural, Open Space or Residential Zone. Within any Rural Enterprise, Industrial, Quarry, or Commercial Zone, no fence nor wall shall be erected to a height of more than 10 feet in any yard. No fence shall block motorist view of vehicles entering or exiting the property.

Swimming pools. No permanent structure shall be permitted without an operable filtration system utilizing chlorine, bromine or some other antibacterial agent. All swimming pools shall be completely enclosed by a minimum four-foot high fence or wall with no openings or holes greater than six inches in any direction with a self-closing and lockable gate; however, this does not apply to aboveground pools having a wall measuring four feet in height and having a retractable ladder. Such fence or wall shall be erected before any pool is filled with water. All pools, walks and accessory structures must be set back at least 20 feet from all lot lines. No water from a pool shall be discharged onto any public street or alley. These requirements shall not apply to man-made ponds, lakes or other impoundments, unless the primary purpose for their construction is swimming. All public swimming must comply with all state laws, rules and regulations.

Tennis courts. All tennis courts shall include an open mesh permanent fence 10 feet in height behind each baseline. Such fence shall extend parallel to said baseline at least 10 feet beyond the court's playing surface unless the entire court is enclosed. Any lighting fixtures shall be arranged to prevent objectionable glare on adjoining property.

Satellite dish antennas. Satellite dish antennas for residential use are subject to all accessory use standards. Furthermore, any satellite dish antenna located within the Open Space, Agricultural or Residential Zones shall be used only to receive signals, not transmit them. All ground-mounted satellite dish antennas located within the Quarry, Industrial, Rural Enterprise or Commercial Zones that are used to transmit video format data shall be completely enclosed by a minimum eight-foot high nonclimbable fence that includes signage warning of dangerous radiation levels. Any gates within the fence shall be locked when unattended. Satellite dish antennas within the Industrial, Quarry, Rural Enterprise or Commercial Zones shall comply with all principal use standards.

Alternative energy sources. Except for those contained on farms, wind energy conversion systems (WECS) shall not be permitted in the front yard area of any property. Height regulations do not apply to WECS units, provided that the height of the WECS unit shall not be greater than the shortest distance measured along a horizontal plane from the unit to any lot line. WECS units may be placed on the roof of any structure, provided that the perimeter of the unit does not cover 25% of the roof area of the structure on which the WECS unit is placed. The additional height extension shall be so positioned that the height of the WECS unit above the roof is less than the distance measured along a horizontal plane from such unit to any lot line. All transmission lines to and from any freestanding WECS unit or any supporting building or structure shall be buried underground. Solar energy units shall be permitted in any zone and subject to the requirements of that zone.

Ornamental ponds and wading pools.

Man-made lakes, dams and impoundments.

Garage/yard sales. Within any zone, an owner and/or occupant may conduct up to two garage/yard sales per year. No garage or yard sale shall be conducted for a period longer than three consecutive days. Such sales may offer for sale personal possessions; no import or stocking of inventory shall be permitted. Only one four square foot sign shall be permitted advertising the garage/yard sale; such sign must be located upon the premises where the sale occurs, and shall be removed promptly upon the completion of the sale. In no case shall any aspect of the garage/yard sale (including parking) be conducted in a street right-of-way. The conduct of garage sales beyond the extent described herein represents a commercial business and requires appropriate zoning authorization. No off-site directional signs are permitted which advertise a garage/yard sale.

Horse and carriage barns and private garages. Within any zone, the noncommercial keeping of horses used solely as the residents' principal mode of transportation and the storage of noncommercial motor vehicles used by the residents is permitted as an accessory use to a principal dwelling subject to the following requirements:

Personal ham/amateur radio antennas and towers. Such devices are permitted in any zone as an accessory use to a principal residence, provided they are not located within the front yard and that they are set back a horizontal distance from each property line at least equal to their height.

Accessory repair of personal motor vehicles. The routine maintenance, repair and servicing of personal motor vehicles, owned or leased by the person performing such services, when performed outside of a completely enclosed building upon a property principally used for residential purposes, is permitted by an occupant of the residence, but only in compliance with the following:

Unless required by the local postmaster, no streetside postal boxes, nor streetside newspaper boxes shall be located along any cul-de-sac turnaround.

Keeping of domestic pets. The noncommercial keeping of domestic pets is permitted by right as an accessory use to a residential use in all zones, except as noted and subject to the follow regulations and limitations:

Recreational vehicles, boats, campers, trailers and trucks. In any residential zone or on any property used principally for residential purposes, no boat, camper, recreational vehicle, trailer nor truck shall be stored within a front yard, unless located within a driveway. No truck licensed for in excess of 26,000 GVW may be stored or parked in a residential zone or upon any property used principally for residential purposes.

Outdoor stockpiling. In all zones, no outdoor stockpiling of any material or outdoor storage of trash is permitted in the front yard. In any residential zone, the outdoor stockpiling of materials (except firewood) for more than three months is prohibited.

Trash, garbage, refuse or junk. Except as provided in §§ 340-92 and 340-112 of this chapter, the outdoor accumulation of trash, garbage, refuse or junk for a period exceeding 15 days is prohibited.

Domestic composts. The placement of framed enclosure composts as an accessory residential use is permitted, subject to all accessory use setbacks. Only waste materials from the residential site shall be deposited within the compost, and in no case shall meat, or meat by-products, be composted. All composts shall be properly maintained so as not to become a nuisance to nearby properties.

Dumpsters. All trash dumpsters shall be located within a side or rear yard, screened from adjoining streets and properties, and completely enclosed within a masonry or fenced enclosure equipped with a self-latching door or gate.

Front setback of buildings on built-up streets. Where at least two adjacent buildings within 100 feet of a property are set back a lesser distance than required, the average of the lesser distances becomes the required minimum front set back for the property. However, in no case shall the setback line be less than 30 feet from any abutting street right-of-way line.

Accessory or appurtenant structures. The setback regulations do not apply to:

The height regulations do not apply to the following structures or projections, provided such structures or projections are set back a horizontal distance at least equal to their height from any property line:

In no case shall any freestanding or roof-top structure above the maximum permitted height be used for the purpose of providing additional floor space for residential, commercial or industrial purposes.

Single-family, duplex and townhouse dwelling units, 700 square feet per dwelling unit.

Multifamily dwellings, 400 square feet per dwelling unit.

Number per lot. No more than two driveway connections per lot shall be permitted.

Setbacks. Driveways shall not connect with a public street within 40 feet of the right-of-way lines of any intersecting streets, within five feet of a fire hydrant, nor within three feet of adjoining lot lines.

Clear sight triangle. Driveways shall be located and constructed so that a clear sight triangle of 75 feet as measured along the street center line and five feet from the street right-of-way line along the driveway center line is maintained; no permanent obstructions and/or plant materials over three feet high shall be placed within this area.

Slope. A driveway shall not exceed a slope of 8% within 25 feet of the street right-of-way lines.

Street classification. Driveway access shall be provided to the street of lesser classification when there is more than one street classification involved.

Driveway width. No driveway shall provide a curb cut exceeding 24 feet in width. The minimum width shall be 12 feet.

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation permit. Any driveway intersecting with a state-owned street shall require the obtainment of a driveway permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

Drainage. Driveways shall not be constructed in a manner to be inconsistent with the design, maintenance and drainage of the street.

Except as provided for townhouse driveways in § 340-32K as follows, a turnaround area shall be provided with sufficient dimension to prevent the necessity of backing onto a street. No driveway shall be located/designated so as to encroach upon, or interfere with, any snow dump areas of cul-de-sac turnarounds, as required by § 310-24M of Chapter 310, Subdivision and Land Development.

Requirements for joint use driveway.

Driveway and parking requirements for townhouses on individual lots.

Driveway and parking requirements for townhouses on common property.

Public alley and street requirements abutting townhouse developments.

Driveway improvements.

Off-street parking shall be required in accordance with the provisions of this section prior to the occupancy of any building or use, so as to alleviate traffic congestion on streets. These facilities shall be provided whenever:

Parking for dwellings. Off-street parking for dwelling units shall be provided behind the street right-of-way and may take the form of garages, carports or driveways and shall be designed so that each vehicle may proceed to and from the parking space provided for it without requiring the moving of any other vehicle. The remaining regulations concerning the design of off-street parking facilities in this section do not apply to off-street parking facilities serving one single-family dwelling.

Site plan approval.

Joint parking lots. In commercial shopping centers over three acres in size, joint parking lots may be permitted. These joint facilities can reduce the total number of parking spaces required by a maximum of 20%. Therefore, the resulting joint parking lot will be required to provide at least 80% of the total number of spaces required by the sum of all of the shopping center's tenants. Such reduced parking spaces must be appropriately distributed upon the lot to provide convenient walking distance between vehicles and each of the shopping center's stores.

Prohibited uses of a parking lot. Automobile parking lots are for the sole purposes of accommodating the passenger vehicles of persons associated with the use which requires them. Parking lots shall not be used for the following and/or loading purposes:

Schedule of required parking spaces. The following lists required numbers of parking spaces by use type. Any use involving a combination of several uses shall provide the total number of spaces required for each individual use:

Off-street loading shall be required in accordance with this section prior to the occupancy of any building or use, so as to alleviate traffic congestion on streets. These facilities shall be provided whenever:

Site plan approval.

General regulations for all signs.

The following two tables present specific standards imposed upon permanent and temporary signs, respectively:[1]

Permits. All signs requiring permits as per the tables of § 340-37B shall require the obtainment of a permit prior to the erection or installation of the sign.

Dynamic display signs shall be permitted by special exception in the GC, RC, MU, and I Zones subject to the following conditions as well as other applicable requirements:

Personal expression signs. Within all zones the occupant of any lot containing a dwelling unit shall be permitted to erect personal expression signs in accordance with the following requirements:

Planned center signs. Planned Center Signs are allowed for planned centers such as shopping centers, office complexes, and industrial parks which meet at least two of the following three minimums:

As of the effective date of this chapter, all future uses that rely upon on-lot sewage disposal systems shall be required to specifically test for and secure one disposal site (field, bed or trench) and another alternate disposal site. Both disposal sites shall be approved by the Sewage Enforcement Officer. Furthermore, the alternate disposal site shall be perpetually protected from excavation, construction and other activities that would result in disturbance of the soils' ability to renovate sewage effluent, until such time as the alternate field is activated due to malfunction of the initial disposal site.

The minimum required lot size shall be increased to ensure an acceptable level of nitrate nitrogen in the adjoining groundwaters. Such determinations will be made by the PA DEP, through its sewer module review process. In those cases where maximum lot area requirements are applicable, additional land needed in excess of the applicable maximum lot area shall be in the form of an easement on the land adjoining the subject lot. No improvements may be constructed within that area subject to the easement. The language of the easement shall be acceptable to the Township Solicitor.

Every use relying upon on-lot sewage disposal systems shall be required to properly maintain and repair such systems. This shall include the pumping out of settling tanks at least once each three years.

All uses within Salisbury Township shall operate in compliance with applicable state and federal regulations, as they are periodically amended. The following lists known governmental regulations associated with various land use impacts. This list in no way excludes or limits federal or state jurisdiction over uses within the Township, but is merely provided for information to applicants and landowners.

Noise pollution and vibration. Rules and Regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Air pollution, airborne emissions and odor. Rules and Regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Water pollution. The Clean Streams Law, June 22, 1937, P.L. 1987, 35 P.S. § 691.1 as amended.

Mine reclamation and open pit setback. Pennsylvania Act No. 1984-219, the Noncoal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, 52 P.S. § 3301 et seq.

Glare and heat. Rules and Regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Sewage disposal. The Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act of January 24, 1966 (1965 P.L. 1535, No. 537 and Act 149 of December 1994, as amended), 35 P.S. § 750.1 et seq.

Shopping cart storage. For grocery stores, other stores containing grocery departments, variety stores, home improvement and building supply stores, or other uses that provide for the use of shopping carts, the outdoor storage and collection of shopping carts is permitted under the following conditions:

Seasonal sidewalk displays:

Special event sales.

Required open space shall be designed and arranged to achieve at least one of the following objectives, and the applicant shall demonstrate those specific measures employed to achieve these objectives:

An essential element of the provision of open space is a written description on regarding its ownership and/or disposition. Such ownership and/or disposition shall be accomplished through one of the following:

No property shall be developed, used or maintained in a state that creates litter either on the property or upon and adjoining properties and/or streets.

Any property containing litter on the effective date of this chapter shall be considered nonconforming. Such litter may continue for a period not to exceed 10 days from the effective date of this chapter. After the ten-day period, such litter shall be removed by the owner; and

Should any property or use be conducted or maintained in a condition that causes repeated litter complaints or violations, the owner shall be required, upon the instruction of the Zoning Officer, to prepare and implement a working plan for the cleanup of such litter as a condition of zoning compliance.

Logging plan requirements. Every landowner on whose land timber harvesting is to occur shall obtain a zoning permit, as required by this chapter. In addition to the zoning permit requirements listed in § 340-143 of this chapter, the applicant shall prepare and submit a written logging plan in the form specified below. No timber harvesting shall occur until a zoning permit has been issued. The provisions of the permit shall be followed throughout the operation. The logging plan shall be available at the harvest site at all times during the operation and shall be provided to the Zoning Officer upon request. The landowner and the operator shall jointly and severally be responsible for complying with the terms of the logging plan and the zoning permit.

Required forest practices. The following requirements shall apply to all timber harvesting operations:

Responsibility for road maintenance and repair; road bonding. Pursuant to Title 75 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Chapter 49; and Title 67 Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 189, the landowner and the operator shall be responsible for repairing any damage to Township roads caused by traffic associated with the timber harvesting operation, to the extent the damage is in excess of that caused by normal traffic, and shall be required to furnish a bond to guarantee the repair of such potential damages, as determined by the Township Engineer.