South Hanover City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IVA
Eleemosynary School Campus District
§ 27-4A01 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 3-2005, § 1, 8/16/2005]
Milton Hershey School, formerly known as "Hershey Industrial School," owns an historical structure known as "Senior Hall," located in Derry Township near the eastern boundary of South Hanover Township. Milton Hershey School is an integral part of the culture and economy of South Hanover Township. Milton Hershey School draws heavily on residents and businesses in South Hanover Township as employees, vendors and contractors. Alumni of Milton Hershey School are productive residents of South Hanover Township. Lands in South Hanover Township have, since the days of Milton Hershey, been used for purposes incidental to the operations of Milton Hershey School at Senior Hall and elsewhere in the vicinity. The Eleemosynary School Campus District is intended and designed to allow the natural expansion of the Milton Hershey School campus and allow for the possibility of establishment of campuses of similar eleemosynary schools on lands in South Hanover Township which have historically been used by Milton Hershey School for such incidental purposes, so as to preserve and promote the continuation and development of Milton Hershey School and allow for the possibility of similar eleemosynary schools as an ongoing and viable component of the Township's economy and lifestyle.
§ 27-4A02 Permitted uses.
[Ord. No. 3-2005, § 1, 8/16/2005; Ord. No. 1-2015, § 2, 2/10/2015]
1.
Private educational facilities operated by eleemosynary schools for teaching a general education curriculum approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
2.
Dwellings and student homes for employees and students of eleemosynary schools.
3.
Day-care centers for children of the faculty and employees of eleemosynary schools.
4.
Administrative offices of eleemosynary schools.
5.
Health care facilities for students and employees of eleemosynary schools.
6.
Maintenance facilities for properties of eleemosynary schools.
7.
Incidental facilities owned and operated by eleemosynary schools and open only to bona fide students and employees of eleemosynary schools and their invitees, including, without limitation, (a) gymnasiums and other private recreation areas (excluding stadiums), (b) places of assembly or worship, (c) performing arts and other cultural facilities, (d) laboratories, and (e) bookstores, clothing stores, barbershops and similar non-educational school-related facilities.
8.
Public or private utility service structures, not including personal wireless facilities.
9.
Public or nonprofit fire services and public or nonprofit emergency services.
10.
Public or nonprofit parks, playgrounds, trails, paths, camps and other recreation areas.
11.
Public or nonprofit conservation areas and uses for the conservation of open space, water, soil and wildlife resources, including state and county sponsored agricultural and/or conservation districts.
12.
Communications antennae attached to buildings to the extent that the antennae must be used to provide communications services to the parcel of land on which it is located or to contiguous lands owned by the same party as the land on which it is located.
13.
Raising of crops, fruits and vegetables and tilling of the soil.
14.
Storage and packing of fruits and vegetables raised on the premises.
15.
Horticulture and forestry activities.
16.
Public utility services and facilities including substations, water pumping stations and reservoirs.
17.
The following uses provided that they are accessory to and in connection with an eleemosynary school program:
A.
The hatching, raising, slaughtering, dressing and marketing on a non-commercial scale of chickens, turkeys and other fowl or poultry, rabbits, fish or frogs hatched or raised on the premises.
B.
The non-commercial raising and grazing of horses, cattle, sheep or goats including the supplementary feeding of such animals provided that such raising or grazing is not a part of, nor conducted in conjunction with, a livestock slaughterhouse or animal by-product business.
C.
The non-commercial keeping and raising of hogs; provided, that there shall be no feeding of and market of house refuse, garbage or offal other than that produced on the premises.
D.
The non-commercial processing and storage of milk and milk products produced on the premises.
E.
Non-commercial nurseries, greenhouses, flower gardens, riding academies and private stables.
18.
Customary accessory uses and buildings incidental to any permitted uses.
§ 27-4A03 Conditional uses.
§ 27-4A04 Height regulations.
[Ord. No. 3-2005, § 1, 8/16/2005]
The height of principal buildings shall not exceed 40 feet. The height of accessory buildings shall not exceed 14 feet, except that accessory buildings and structures devoted to agricultural uses shall be exempt from height regulations.
§ 27-4A05 Lot area regulations.
[Ord. No. 3-2005, § 1, 8/16/2005; Ord. No. 1-2015, § 3, 2/10/2015]
The minimum lot size shall be 50 acres.
§ 27-4A06 Lot width and depth regulations.
[Ord. No. 3-2005, § 1, 8/16/2005]
The minimum permitted lot width at the minimum building setback line shall be not less than 400 feet. The minimum permitted lot depth at the minimum building setback line shall be not less than 200 feet.
§ 27-4A07 Yard regulations.
§ 27-4A08 Coverage regulations.
[Ord. No. 3-2005, § 1, 8/16/2005]
Total coverage shall not exceed 15% of the lot area.
§ 27-4A09 Off-street parking regulations.
[Ord. No. 3-2005, § 1, 8/16/2005]
Off-street parking shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XVIII of this chapter.
§ 27-4A10 Sign regulations.
[Ord. No. 3-2005, § 1, 8/16/2005]
Signs shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XVII of this chapter.
§ 27-4A11 Motor vehicle access.
[Ord. No. 3-2005, § 1, 8/16/2005]
Motor vehicle access shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article XIX of this chapter.