South Strabane Township Washington County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
A-1 Agricultural District
§ 245-14 Purpose.
The purpose of this district is to preserve productive agricultural land resources and to provide for low-density single-family residential development that will be compatible with agricultural pursuits and will preserve natural features and to provide for accessory uses and compatible public and semipublic uses as conditional uses or uses by special exception.
§ 245-15 Authorized uses.
[Amended 6-26-2012 by Ord. No. 2-2012; 6-28-2016 by Ord. No. 2-2016; 8-25-2020 by Ord. No. 5-2020; 11-24-2020 by Ord. No. 7-2020; 9-27-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
In the A-1 Agricultural District, only the following uses are authorized:
A.
Permitted uses:
(1)
Principal uses:
(a)
Agriculture, subject to § 245-177.
(b)
Commercial greenhouse, subject to § 245-177.
(c)
Essential services.
(d)
Forestry, subject to § 245-179.
(e)
Oil and gas drilling subsurface facilities.
(f)
Passive recreation.
(g)
Public buildings.
(h)
Single-family dwelling.
(2)
Accessory uses:
(a)
Agricultural sales, subject to § 245-177E.
(b)
Communications antenna mounted on an existing or approved communications tower.
(c)
Fences, subject to § 245-172.
(d)
Home gardening, as defined herein.
(e)
Keeping of domestic pets, as defined herein.
(f)
No-impact home-based business, subject to § 245-180.
(g)
Off-street parking and loading, subject to Article XVII.
(h)
Portable on-demand storage (PODS®) units, subject to § 245-178.
(i)
Private garages and storage buildings, subject to § 245-172.
(j)
Private residential swimming pools or sports courts, subject to § 245-172.
(k)
Private stables, subject to § 245-177.
(l)
Signs, subject to Article XVIII.
(m)
Temporary construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 245-176.
(n)
Other accessory uses customarily incidental to and on the same lot with any permitted use, conditional use or use by special exception authorized in this district.
B.
Conditional uses:
(1)
Principal uses:
(a)
Active recreation, low-impact, subject to § 245-107.
(b)
Active recreation, high-impact, subject to § 245-107.
(c)
Bed-and-breakfast, subject to § 245-112.
(d)
Billboard, subject to § 245-113.
(e)
Boarding stable or riding academy, subject to § 245-114.
(f)
Communications tower, subject to § 245-120.
(g)
Community club, subject to § 245-150.
(h)
Conservation subdivision, subject to § 245-122.
(i)
Day-care center or preschool facility in a church or school, subject to § 245-124.
(j)
Golf course; golf or country club, subject to § 245-127.
(k)
Landscaping contractor, subject to § 245-136.
(l)
Life care community, subject to § 245-137.
(m)
Medical marijuana grower/processor.
(n)
Mine bore holes, mine ventilating shafts, and mine portals, subject to § 245-140.
(o)
Mineral removal, subject to § 245-141.
(p)
Mobile home park, subject to § 245-143.
(q)
Nursing home, subject to § 245-130.
(r)
Oil and gas wells, subject to § 245-147.
(s)
Oil and gas drilling shallow well site, subject to § 245-147.
(t)
Personal care boarding home, subject to § 245-128.
(u)
Sportsmen's club, subject to § 245-158.
(v)
Freshwater retention facility, subject to § 245-168.1.
(w)
Oil and gas drilling deep well site, subject to § 245-147.
(2)
Accessory uses:
(a)
Accessory dwelling, subject to § 245-106.
(b)
Family day-care home, subject to § 245-125.
(c)
Home occupation, subject to § 245-129.
(d)
Pet grooming as a home occupation, subject to § 245-129.
(e)
Freshwater retention facility, subject to § 245-168.1.
(f)
Wastewater retention facility, subject to § 245-168.2.
C.
Uses by special exception:
(1)
Principal uses:
(a)
Cemetery, subject to § 245-117.
(b)
Churches, subject to § 245-118.
(c)
Communications antenna mounted on an existing building or existing public utility storage or transmission structure, subject to § 245-119.
(d)
Comparable uses not specifically listed, subject to § 245-121.
(e)
Kennel, subject to § 245-134.
(f)
Public utility building or structure, subject to § 245-153.
(g)
Schools (public or private), subject to § 245-118.
(h)
Temporary use or structure, other than a construction trailer, model home or sales office, subject to § 245-159.
(i)
Veterinary clinics, subject to § 245-165.
(j)
Wind farm, subject to § 245-168.
(2)
Accessory uses:
(a)
Recreational farmette, subject to § 245-155.
(b)
Personal wind-energy system, subject to § 245-167.
§ 245-16 Area and bulk regulations.
In the A-1 Agricultural District, all uses shall be subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses and uses by special exception contained in Article XV:
A.
Minimum lot area:
(1)
Agriculture: 10 acres (435,600 square feet).
(2)
Boarding stable or riding academy: 10 acres (435,600 square feet).
(3)
Commercial greenhouse: 10 acres (435,600 square feet).
(4)
Kennel; veterinary clinic: five acres (217,800 square feet).
(5)
Mobile home park: 10 acres (435,600 square feet).
(6)
Private stable: five acres (217,800 square feet).
(7)
Recreational farmette: five acres (217,800 square feet).
(8)
Single-family dwelling:
(a)
Without public sewers: one acre (43,560 square feet).
(b)
With public sewers: one acre (43,560 square feet).
(9)
All other principal uses: two acres (87,120 square feet).
B.
Minimum lot width:
(1)
Single-family dwelling:
(a)
Without public sewers: 120 feet.
(b)
With public sewers: 100 feet.
(2)
All other principal uses: 150 feet.
C.
Maximum lot coverage: 20%.
D.
Minimum front yard:
(1)
Principal and accessory structures: 50 feet.
E.
Minimum rear yard:
(1)
Principal structures: 50 feet.
(2)
Accessory structures: 20 feet.
F.
Minimum side yard:
(1)
Principal structures:
(a)
Dwellings: 15 feet.
(b)
All other principal structures: 20 feet.
(2)
Accessory structures: 15 feet.
[Amended 6-26-2011 by Ord. No. 4-2011; 6-26-2012 by Ord. No. 2-2012]
G.
Special yard requirements: See § 245-172.
H.
Permitted projections into required yards: See § 245-173.
I.
Maximum height:
(1)
All principal structures: 2 1/2 stories, but no more than 35 feet.
(2)
Accessory farm structures: 50 feet.
(3)
All other accessory structures: one story, but no more than 20 feet.
J.
Height exceptions: See § 245-174.
§ 245-17 Off-street parking and loading.
See Article XVII.
§ 245-18 Signs.
See Article XVIII.
§ 245-19 Buffer areas and landscaping.
See § 245-171.
§ 245-20 Storage.
See § 245-178.
§ 245-21 Performance standards.
See § 245-170.
