This article establishes additional specific requirements for certain specific uses, in addition to the sign, parking, environmental and other general requirements of this chapter and the requirements of each district. Wherever two requirements conflict, the stricter requirement shall apply.

For uses allowed within a specific zoning district as special exception uses, see also the procedures and standards in § 295-18. For conditional uses, see also § 295-19.

This section is limited to the following: adult stores, adult movie theaters, or adult live entertainment facilities.

Purposes. The regulations on adult uses are intended to serve the following purposes, in addition to the overall objectives of this chapter:

This use shall also comply with Chapter 90, Adult Uses, of the Codified Ordinances, as well as Chapter 186, Massage Parlors, which regulates massage uses. An adult use and its parking area shall not be located within any of the following distances, whichever is most restrictive:

No adult use shall be located within 1,000 lineal feet from any existing adult use.

A fifty-foot buffer yard shall be provided, regardless of zoning district, along the side and rear lot lines. If such buffer area does not include substantial mature trees that will be preserved, it shall include continuous screening by evergreen trees with an initial height of five feet.

No pornographic material, displays or words shall be placed in view of persons who are not inside of the establishment. Definite precautions shall be made to prohibit minors from entering the premises.

No adult use shall be used for any purpose that violates any federal, state or municipal law.

Pornographic and sexually explicit signs and displays shall be prohibited that are visible from outside of the premises.

The adult use shall not include the sale or display of obscene materials, as defined by Pennsylvania criminal law, as may be amended by applicable court decisions.

An adult use shall be prohibited in all districts except where specifically allowed under § 295-28. An adult use is a distinct use and shall not be allowed under any other use, such as a retail store or club.

A minimum lot area of one acre is required.

For public health reasons, private or semiprivate viewing booths of any kind are prohibited. This specifically includes, but is not limited to, booths for viewing adult movies or nude dancers.

No use may include live actual or simulated sex acts nor any physical or sexual contact between employees and entertainers nor between employees or entertainers and customers. At an adult live entertainment use, employees or entertainers shall maintain a minimum distance of three feet from customers. This shall include, but not be limited to, a prohibition on lap dancing.

All persons within any adult use shall wear nontransparent garments that cover their genitals and the female areola, except within a permitted lawful adult live entertainment facility.

Any application for such use shall state the legal names of all individuals intended to have more than a 5% ownership in such use or in a corporation owning such use and an on-site manager responsible to ensure compliance with this chapter on a daily basis. A telephone number shall be provided where the on-site manager can be reached during Township business hours. Such information shall be updated at the beginning of each year, in writing, to the Zoning Officer.

The use shall not operate between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 7:00 a.m.

As specific conditions of approval under this chapter, the applicant shall prove compliance, where applicable, with the following state laws, as amended: the Pennsylvania Liquor Code,[1] Act 219 of 1990[2] (which pertains to sale or consumption of alcohol between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.), Act 207 of 1990 (which pertains to obscenity) and Act 120 of 1996 (which pertains to adult-oriented establishments and which limits enclosed viewing booths, among other matters).

An adult use shall not be on the same lot as a use that sells alcoholic beverages.

The use shall be fully licensed by the state, if required by the state.

The use shall include constant supervision during all hours of operation.

The use shall not meet the definition of a "treatment center."

The applicant shall describe the types and maximum weights of aircraft and the hours of operation, as well as measures that will be used to minimize noise nuisances to dwellings.

As part of a special exception application, the applicant shall provide evidence that flight patterns will be designed to minimize noise nuisances to dwellings.

Each end of a runway shall be set back a minimum of 200 feet from all lot lines. Each side of a runway shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from all lot lines.

All the regulations for a cemetery in this article shall apply.

The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer that the use will be conducted in such a manner that the public health and groundwater quality will not be threatened and will meet any applicable state regulations.

No vehicle, boat or home on display shall occupy any part of the existing or future street right-of-way or required customer parking area. See buffer yard provisions in § 295-123.

See light and glare standards in § 295-103.

Any mobile/manufactured homes on a sales site shall meet the required principal building setbacks from the perimeter lot lines.

All paint work shall be performed within a building, with a fume collection and ventilation system that directs fumes away from any adjacent dwellings. Outdoor major repairs (such as bodywork and grinding) and outdoor welding shall not occur within 250 feet of a residential lot line.

All reasonable efforts shall be made to prevent or minimize noise, odor, vibration, light or electrical interference to adjacent lots. See standards in Article V. See buffer yard requirements in § 295-123.

Outdoor storage of motor vehicles shall not be within any required buffer yard or street right-of-way.

Overnight outdoor storage of junk, other than permitted junk vehicles, shall be prohibited within view of a public street or a dwelling.

Any junk vehicle (as defined by Article II) shall not be stored for more than 20 days within view of a public street or a dwelling. A maximum of six junk vehicles may be parked on a lot outside of an enclosed building at any one time. Any junk vehicle stored outside overnight shall be screened from view of adjacent dwellings.

Service bay doors shall not face directly towards an abutting dwelling (not including a dwelling separated from the garage by a street) if another reasonable alternative exits.

See also Chapter 279, Vehicles, Storage of.

See definition of this term and "auto repair garage" in Article II. The uses may be combined, if the requirements for each are met.

All activities, except those to be performed at the fuel or air pumps, shall be performed within a building. The use shall not include spray painting.

Fuel pumps shall be at least 25 feet from the existing street right-of-way and any lot line and shall meet side yard principal building setback requirements.

Overnight outdoor storage of junk shall be prohibited within view of a public street or dwelling. Any junk vehicle stored outside overnight shall be screened from view of adjacent dwellings.

Any junk vehicle (as defined by Article II) shall not be stored more than 20 days within view of a public street or a dwelling. No junk vehicles shall be stored within 20 feet of an existing street right-of-way. No more than six junk vehicles shall be stored on the lot outside of an enclosed building at any point in time.

The use may include a convenience store if the requirements for such use are also met and if gasoline sales are specifically allowed in that district under § 295-27.

A canopy may be attached to the principal building. The canopy shall not include any signs, except for the following:

Fuel tanks and dispensers and ventilation equipment shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from the lot line of any residential or institutional use (such as a school or nursing home).

Auto service stations as a permitted use within the C-L District shall be subject to the following requirements:

Within an agricultural or residential district (where permitted under § 295-28), a maximum of six rental units shall be provided, and the number of occupants shall meet any applicable housing or property maintenance code. No maximum number of units shall apply within other permitted districts. Only one bed-and-breakfast inn shall be permitted per lot.

One off-street parking space shall be provided for each rental unit, plus employee parking. To the maximum extent feasible, off-street parking spaces for the bed-and-breakfast inn shall be located either to the side or rear of the principal building and screened from the street and abutting dwellings by landscaping. Off-street parking spaces shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from lot lines.

There shall not be any signs, show windows or any type of display or advertising visible from outside the premises, except for a single sign with a maximum sign area of eight square feet on each of two sides and with a maximum height of eight feet. No internal lighting of the sign shall be permitted.

Within a residential district, the use shall have a residential or agricultural appearance and character.

The use shall be owned, operated or managed by permanent residents of the lot.

There shall not be separate cooking facilities in any guest room. Food shall only be served to guests who are staying overnight, unless a restaurant is also permitted.

No guest shall stay for more than 14 days in any month.

Minimum lot area: one acre.

Minimum side yard building setback: 30 feet side.

Minimum lot width: 200 feet.

Maximum density: six bedrooms per acre, but in no case shall the lot serve a total of more than 20 persons.

Each bedroom shall be limited to two adults each.

A buffer yard with screening meeting § 295-123 shall be provided between any boardinghouse building and any abutting dwelling.

NOTE: There are separate standards for an assisted living facility, which is not considered a boardinghouse.

Signs shall be limited to two wall signs with a maximum of two square feet each.

Rooms shall be rented for a minimum period of five consecutive days.

Within a residential district, for each acre of total lot area, there shall be a maximum average of five recreational vehicle sites (where allowed); 10 tent sites; or cabin sleeping capacity for 20 persons. Such sites may be clustered in portions of the tract. Such maximum density shall not apply within a commercial district.

Retail sales shall be allowed as an accessory use. Within a residential district, any store shall be limited to sales of recreational, household, food, gift and camping items. Within a residential district, any store shall be primarily intended to serve persons camping on the site.

Minimum lot area: five acres in an allowed commercial or industrial district; 10 acres in any other district where the use is permitted under Article III.

All campsites, recreational vehicle sites, and principal commercial buildings shall be set back a minimum of 75 feet from any contiguous lot line of an existing dwelling that is not part of the campground or camp. Within this buffer, the applicant shall prove to the maximum extent feasible that any existing healthy trees will be maintained and preserved. Where healthy mature trees do not exist within this buffer, and if practical considering soil and topographic conditions, new trees shall be planted within this buffer.

Buildings used for sleeping quarters shall not be within the one-hundred-year floodplain.

Maximum impervious coverage: within a residential district, 10%, which shall include the typical lot area covered by recreational vehicles at full capacity. Within any other district, the maximum impervious coverage shall be the percentage that applies to that zoning district in § 295-29A.

No person other than a bona fide resident manager/caretaker shall reside on the site for more than six months in any calendar year. No recreational vehicle shall be occupied on the site for more than six months in any calendar year by any one individual or one family, other than a resident manager/caretaker.

Traffic flow and ingress/egress shall not cause traffic hazards on adjacent streets. On-lot traffic circulation channels and parking areas shall be clearly marked.

Adequate provisions shall be made for the proper and convenient disposal of refuse. The applicant shall provide evidence that adequate measures will be in place to prevent pollutants from being washed into the groundwater or waterways. Any chemicals or polluted runoff that may be hazardous to aquatic life shall be stored within an area that will completely contain any leaks, spills or polluted runoff.

Any car wash that is located within 250 feet of an existing dwelling shall not operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

Water that drains from car washing areas shall not enter a street, sidewalk or a waterway.

Minimum lot area: two acres, which may be on the same lot as an allowed place of worship.

A crematorium, where allowed by Article III, shall be set back a minimum of 250 feet from all lot lines of existing dwellings and all undeveloped residentially zoned lots.

All structures and graves shall be set back a minimum of: 30 feet from the future right-of-way of any public street, 10 feet from the cartway of an internal driveway, and 10 feet from any other lot line. Any buildings with a height greater than 20 feet shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from all lot lines.

No grave sites and no structures shall be located within the one-hundred-year floodplain.

The applicant shall prove, to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer, based upon review by the Township Solicitor, that the use will include an appropriate financial system to guarantee perpetual maintenance.

Purposes and findings of fact.

General and specific requirements for non-tower wireless communications facilities.

General and specific requirements for all tower-based wireless communications facilities.

Purpose. In the exercise of its police powers and pursuant to the authority granted to the Township under Act 50, the Township has jurisdiction to regulate uses of the right-of-way. The purpose of this section is to provide the Township with a process for managing, and uniform standards for acting upon, requests for the placement of small wireless facilities within the right-of-way consistent with the Township's obligation to promote the public health, safety, and welfare; to manage the right-of-way; and to ensure that the public's use is not obstructed or disturbed by the use of the right-of-way for small wireless facilities. The Township recognizes the importance of wireless telecommunications facilities to provide high-quality communications and internet access services to residents and businesses within the Township. The Township also recognizes its obligation to comply with applicable federal and state laws regarding the placement of wireless telecommunications facilities in the right-of-way including, without limitation, the Telecommunications Act of 1996, 47 U.S.C. § 151, et seq., and Act 50, 53 P.S. §§ 11704.1 — 11704.11. This section shall be interpreted consistent with those provisions.

Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the terms below shall have the meanings given herein. When not inconsistent with the context, words used in the present tense include the future tense, words in the plural include the singular, and words in the singular include the plural.

Scope.

Applications for small wireless facilities.

General requirements.

Discontinuance.

Indemnification.

Standard permit conditions. All wireless permits under this section are issued subject to the following minimum conditions:

Revocation of permit. The Township may revoke a wireless permit for failure to comply with the conditions of the permit or applicable codes after providing adequate notice to the permittee and allowing the permittee an opportunity to cure any noncompliance. Within 60 days of suspension or revocation of a permit due to noncompliance with Act 50 or other applicable codes, the applicant shall remove the small wireless facility and any accessory equipment, including the utility pole and any wireless support structures if the applicant's small wireless facilities and accessory equipment are the only wireless facilities on the utility pole. Within 90 days of the end of a permit term or an extension of the permit term, the applicant shall remove the small wireless facility and any accessory equipment, including the utility pole and any wireless support structures if the applicant's small wireless facilities and accessory equipment are the only wireless facilities on the utility pole.

Restoration. If a permittee removes or relocates a small wireless facility from the right-of-way under this section, the permittee must restore the right-of-way to its prior condition in accordance with Township specifications. If the permittee fails to make the restorations required by this section, the Township at its option may do such work. In that event, the permittee shall pay to the Township, within 30 days of billing thereof, all costs and expenses incurred by the Township in restoring the right-of-way. Any unpaid invoice shall be subject to interest accruing on the unpaid amount at 18% per annum beginning on the 31st day from the date of invoice until paid.

Violations and penalties.

See Article III, which regulates where conversions are permitted. Applicable state firesafety requirements shall be met.

The following regulations shall apply to the conversion of an existing one-family dwelling into a greater number of dwelling units:

A previously residential building shall maintain a clearly residential appearance, except as may be appropriate for restoration of an historic building.

A maximum total of four dwelling units may be developed per lot unless a more restrictive provision is established by another section of this chapter, unless the building included more than 4,000 square feet of building floor area at the time of adoption of this chapter.

Each unit shall meet the definition of a "dwelling unit" and shall meet the minimum floor area requirements of § 295-121C.

Additional dwelling units shall only be allowed if all uses on the lot will comply with the minimum parking required by Article VI, without any grandfathering of a previous deficit of parking spaces.

The lot and building shall meet all of the same dimensional requirements that would apply to a new apartment building in that district, including lot width and lot area.

See also "day care: family day-care home or group day care" as an accessory use in § 295-96.

The use shall comply with any applicable state and federal regulations, including having an appropriate State Department of Public Welfare (or its successor agency) registration certificate or license.

Convenient parking spaces within the requirements of Article VI shall be provided for persons delivering and waiting for children.

In residential districts, where permitted as a principal use, a day-care use shall have a minimum lot area of 30,000 square feet and a minimum setback for buildings and outdoor play areas of 25 feet from an abutting residential lot line.

The use shall include secure fencing, with any gates being self-latching around outdoor play areas.

Day care as a principal use shall not be conducted in a dwelling that is physically attached to another dwelling that does not have a common owner.

In residential districts, any permitted day-care use shall maintain an exterior appearance that resembles and is compatible with any existing dwellings in the neighborhood.

See also the standards for a place of worship in § 295-79, which allows a day-care center as an adjunct use.

Each data center building shall be served by Township-approved public sewage service and central water service.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, unless restricted to a lower height by the Federal Aviation Administration or the Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation, the maximum building height shall be 120 feet, provided that any building greater than 38 feet shall be set back a distance equal to its height from any residential district.

A banquet hall; or

Small games of chance allowed by state law.

A plan showing the area proposed to be forested and any proposed waterway or wetland crossings and roads shall be submitted to the county, with a copy to the applicable Borough/Township, prior to the issuance of a zoning permit. The plan shall show the existing and proposed slopes in areas where logging roads are proposed. The plan shall provide a justification for any clear-cutting of mature forests involving more than 10 acres. The plan shall also show stormwater and erosion control measures, such as filter strips and sedimentation basins.

A soil and erosion control plan shall be submitted to the County Conservation District for any review they may wish to provide, in addition to any approval that may be required under state law.

The cutting or removal of more than 50% of the forest cover (canopy) is prohibited within 50 feet from the top of the bank on each side of a perennial waterway and on areas with a natural slope greater than 25%. In such areas, the remaining trees shall be distributed to promote reforestation. Best management practices shall be used to protect water quality and to control erosion and stormwater problems on such areas.

No tops or slash shall be left on the banks or between the banks of a perennial waterway or within the channel of an intermittent waterway. No tops or slash shall be left within 20 feet of a public street right-of-way.

It is requested but not required to provide a twenty-foot minimum setback for forestry from a public street right-of-way and from any lot line of adjacent residential property.

The funeral home must be adjacent and contiguous with an active cemetery.

All rooms available for funerals and viewing shall be located within the principal building.

There shall be no receiving vault, preparation room, or display of merchandise visible from outside of any building.

Minimum lot size shall be four acres.

Off-street parking shall be required at one space per 100 square feet of gross floor area used for memorial services, viewing areas, business office and product display.

See § 295-28G, under "miscellaneous uses." The regulations of this section shall not apply to water used by a principal agricultural use within the Township.

If the water will be trucked off site, the applicant shall provide a written report by a professional engineer with substantial experience in traffic engineering. Such study shall analyze the suitability of the area street system to accommodate the truck traffic that will be generated. The application shall only be approved if the applicant proves, to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board, that the area street system is suitable in terms of structure, geometry, safety and capacity to accommodate the additional truck traffic.

If the water will be trucked off site, any area used for loading or unloading of tractor-trailer trucks shall be set back a minimum of 150 feet from any adjacent residential lot.

Minimum lot area: five acres, plus five additional acres for each 20,000 gallons per day of capacity of withdrawal, up to a maximum of 100 acres.

Any bottling or processing operations shall be considered a distinct use and shall only be allowed if food or beverage manufacturing is an allowed use under § 295-28.

The use shall meet the definition in § 295-22.

A group home shall not include any use meeting the definition of a "treatment center."

A group home shall include the housing of a maximum of six unrelated persons, except:

The facility shall have adequate trained staff supervision for the number and type of residents. If the staffing of the facility has been approved by a state or county human service agency, then this requirement shall have been deemed to be met.

The applicant shall provide evidence of any applicable federal, state or county licensing or certification to the Zoning Officer.

The group home shall register, in writing, its location, general type of treatment/care, maximum number of residents and sponsoring agency with the Zoning Officer.

Any medical or counseling services shall be limited to a maximum of three nonresidents per day.

Parking. See § 295-104.

If a group home is in a residential district, an appearance shall be maintained that is closely similar to nearby dwellings, and no sign shall identify the use.

The persons living on site shall function as a common household unit which shares living and kitchen facilities.

The applicant shall notify the local ambulance and fire services of the presence of the group home and the type of residents.

An off-street parking space shall be provided for the largest vehicle that serves the use.

The building shall have lighted exit lights, emergency lighting and interconnected smoke alarms.

The applicant shall prove that the heliport has been located and designed to minimize noise nuisances to other properties.

The Zoning Hearing Board may place conditions on the size of helicopters, frequency of use, fueling facilities, setbacks and hours of operation to minimize nuisances and hazards to other properties. Provided that the conditions do not conflict with safety or federal or state regulations, the Zoning Hearing Board may require that the majority of flights approach from certain directions, and not from other directions that are more likely to create nuisances for residential areas.

See definitions in § 295-22, which distinguish a hotel/motel from a boardinghouse.

Buildings and tractor-trailer truck parking shall be a minimum of 50 feet from any residential lot line.

Storage of garbage or biodegradable material is prohibited, other than what is customarily generated on site and routinely awaiting pickup.

Outdoor storage of junk shall be at least 100 feet from any residential lot line and 50 feet from any other lot line and the existing right-of-way of any public street.

The site shall contain a minimum of two exterior points of access, each of which is not less than 20 feet in width. One of these accesses may be limited to emergency vehicles. Cleared driveways with a minimum width of 15 feet shall be provided throughout the entire use to allow access by emergency vehicles. Adequate off-street parking areas shall be provided for customers.

Outdoor storage shall be completely enclosed (except at approved driveway entrances) by a forty-foot-wide buffer yard which complies with § 295-123, unless such storage is not visible from an exterior lot line or street. The initial height of the evergreen planting shall be six feet. Secure fencing with a minimum height of eight feet shall be provided and well-maintained around all outdoor storage areas. Such fencing shall be provided inside of the evergreen screening.

Open burning is prohibited.

See the noise or dust regulations of Article V.

All gasoline, antifreeze and oil shall be drained from all vehicles and properly disposed. All batteries shall be removed from vehicles and properly stored in a suitable area on an impervious and properly drained surface.

Lot area: five acres minimum; 20 acres maximum.

Tires. See the outdoor storage and display standards in § 295-96.

Any storage of junk shall be maintained a minimum distance of 100 feet from the center line of any waterway and shall be kept out of a drainage swale.

Where a junkyard is regulated by both this chapter and another chapter of the Codified Ordinances of the Township, the provision that is more restrictive upon the junkyard use shall apply.

All buildings in which animals are housed (other than buildings that are completely soundproofed and air-conditioned) and all runs outside of buildings shall be located at least 150 feet from all residential lot lines. This one-hundred-fifty-foot setback shall be increased to 200 feet if more than 20 dogs are kept overnight on the lot and shall be increased to 250 feet if more than 50 dogs are kept overnight on the lot.

Buildings shall be adequately soundproofed so that sounds generated within the buildings cannot routinely be heard within any principal building on another lot.

No animal shall be permitted to use outdoor runs from 9:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. that are within 250 feet of an existing dwelling. Runs for dogs shall be separated from each other by visual barriers, a minimum of four feet in height, to minimize dog barking.

See state law regulating kennels.

Minimum lot area: six acres, unless a larger lot area is required by another section of this chapter.

Minimum lot area: see § 295-96D(11) for domestic chickens; for other livestock and poultry, five acres, except a minimum lot area of 25 acres shall apply for an intensive raising of livestock or poultry use.

Except for an intensive raising of livestock or poultry use, any building or concentrated feeding areas for the keeping of livestock or poultry shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from a lot in a residential district; 200 feet from an existing dwelling that is not within a residential district; and 50 feet from all other exterior lot lines. As a special exception use, the Zoning Hearing Board may approve a smaller setback for the expansion of facilities that existed prior to the adoption of this section where the applicant proves that there is no reasonable and feasible alternative and where the applicant proves that the lesser distance would not be detrimental to public health or safety or create significant hazards or nuisances.

For an intensive raising of livestock or poultry use, any building or concentrated feeding areas for the keeping of livestock or poultry shall be located a minimum of 600 feet from a lot in a residential district; 200 feet from an existing dwelling that is not within a residential district; and 100 feet from all other exterior lot lines. As a special exception use, the Zoning Hearing Board may approve a smaller setback for the expansion of facilities that existed prior to the adoption of this section where the applicant proves that there is no reasonable and feasible alternative and where the applicant proves that the lesser distance would not be detrimental to public health or safety or create significant hazards or nuisances.

The setbacks from property lines provided in this section for this use shall not apply from dwellings or lots owned by the operator or owner of the livestock use or affected property owners providing a written notarized letter waiving such setback.

Fencing shall be used as necessary and practical to prevent livestock from entering streets or unauthorized property.

For a new or expanded raising of livestock or poultry use, evidence shall be provided by the operator/applicant to the Township to show that there will be compliance with the procedures and requirements of the State Nutrient Management Act[1] and accompanying state regulations.

Buildings used for the keeping of livestock or poultry shall:

The intensive raising of livestock or poultry must comply with the Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Regulations, Pa. Code Title 25, Chapter 83. as required by the Department of Environmental Protection. For other manure storage facilities that are specifically required to have a setback from lot lines under the State Nutrient Management Regulations, that state setback shall apply. For any other manure storage facilities, a one-hundred-foot minimum setback shall apply from all lot lines.

The following additional requirements shall apply to an intensive raising of livestock or poultry use:

Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish a process and standards for the establishment, construction, and operations of medical marijuana facilities, pursuant to the Pennsylvania "Medical Marijuana Act" (Pennsylvania Act 16 of 2016)[1] to allow for the integration of an allowed industry while providing for the protection of the public's health, safety, morals, and general welfare.

District regulations.

Definitions. See Article II, § 295-22, Definitions.

Use regulations. The following are performance standards for medical marijuana facilities:

Administration and enforcement.

Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase or portion of this section is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion thereof.

Penalties. Any owner, operator, or other person who violates or permits a violation of this section shall, upon being found liable therefor in a civil enforcement proceeding before a Magisterial District Judge, pay to Swatara Township a fine of not more than $500, plus all court costs, including, but not limited to, reasonable attorneys' fees incurred by the Swatara Township on account of such violation. No penalty or cost shall be imposed until the date the determination of the violation by the Magisterial District Judge becomes final. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment, the Swatara Township may enforce the judgment as provided by law. Each day a violation exists after final judgment shall constitute a separate offense. The amount of the fine imposed shall be multiplied by the number of such days and may be charged and collected by the Swatara Township without further judicial proceedings. Further, the appropriate officers or agents of the Swatara Township are hereby authorized to issue a cease and desist notice and/or to seek equitable relief, including injunction, to enforce compliance herewith. No bond will be required if injunctive relief is sought by the Swatara Township. A person who violates this section shall also be responsible for the Swatara Township's attorneys' fees, engineering fees, expert fees and court costs reasonably incurred by the Swatara Township on account of such violation.

Effective date. This section shall take effect March 8, 2017.

See definition in Article II.

Any active outdoor play areas shall be set back at least 30 feet from any abutting residential lot line.

This use shall not include an after-hours club.

The applicant shall prove that a continuous route over roads will be available and will be used by trucks leaving the use that entirely involves roads with a minimum paved cartway width of 18 feet from the exit driveway of the mineral extraction use to reach Interstate 83, Route 322 or Route 283. This route shall consider any improvements that the applicant proposes to fund.

A copy of all information submitted to state agencies shall also be submitted to the Zoning Officer at the same time.

A detailed and appropriate land reclamation and reuse plan of the area to be excavated shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer. Compliance with such plan shall be a condition of Township permits.

After areas are used for mineral extraction, those areas shall be reclaimed in phases to a nonhazardous and environmentally sound state permitting some productive or beneficial future use.

A fifty-foot-wide yard covered by natural vegetative ground cover (except at approved driveway crossings) shall be required along all exterior lot lines that are within 200 feet of an area of excavation. The Zoning Hearing Board may require this yard to include an earth berm with a minimum average height of six feet and an average of one shade tree for each 40 feet of distance along the lot lines. Such shade trees shall be planted outside of any berm and any fence. New trees shall not be required where preserved trees will serve the same purpose.

The following minimum setbacks shall apply for the excavated area of a mineral extraction use from property that is not owned by the owner or operator of the mineral extraction use:

The excavated area of a mineral extraction use shall be set back 150 feet from the average waterline of a perennial stream or the edge of a natural wetland of more than two acres.

Truck access to the use shall be located to reasonably minimize: hazards on public streets and dust and noise nuisances to residences.

Fencing. The Zoning Hearing Board may require secure fencing in locations where needed to protect public safety. As an alternative, the Zoning Hearing Board may approve the use of thorny vegetation to discourage public access. Also, warning signs shall be placed around the outer edge of the use.

Hours of operation. The Zoning Hearing Board, as a condition of special exception use approval, may reasonably limit the hours of operation of the use and of related trucking and blasting operations to protect the character of adjacent residential areas.

The activities and residual effects shall not create conditions that are significantly hazardous to the health and safety of neighboring residents.

The Township may require that the applicant post financial security to cover the costs of damage that may occur to entrances and exits to public roads as a result of the trucks carrying mining materials.

A plan shall be submitted showing sequential phases of mining activities on the land. Mining activities shall be conducted on a maximum of 50 acres at a time. Reclamation shall be initiated on one phase before the next phase is opened for mining.

A plan shall be submitted showing how dust will be controlled.

Construction. Any mobile/manufactured home placed on any lot after the adoption of this chapter shall be constructed in accordance with 1976 or later Safety and Construction Standards of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. (NOTE: These federal standards supersede local construction codes for the actual construction of the home itself.)

Each site shall be graded to provide a stable and well-drained area.

Each home shall have hitch and tires removed.

Anchoring. A mobile/manufactured home on an individual lot or mobile/manufactured home park shall include a system that properly secures the home to the ground to prevent shifting, overturning or uneven settling of the home. The requirements of the construction codes[1] shall apply, in addition to the manufacturer's specifications for installation.

Foundation treatment. The space between the bottom of the home and the ground and/or home pad shall be enclosed using a durable fire-resistant material. This enclosure shall have the appearance of a foundation of a site-built home, such as material with a concrete-type or stucco facing, except that metal skirting shall be allowed for a dwelling within a manufactured/mobile home park. Provisions shall be provided for access to utility connections under the home.

Plans and permits. Plans shall be submitted and reviewed by the Township for all mobile/manufactured home parks in compliance with the mobile/manufactured home park provisions of Chapter 253, Subdivision and Land Development, and all other provisions of such chapter that apply to a land development, including the submission, approval and improvements provisions (other than specific provisions altered by this section).

The minimum tract area shall be three contiguous acres, unless a larger tract area is required by § 295-28 in a particular zoning district. This minimum tract area shall be under single ownership.

Density. The maximum average density of the tract shall be four dwelling units per acre. To calculate this density, land in common open space or proposed streets within the park may be included, but land within the one-hundred-year floodplain, wetlands and slopes over 25% shall not be included.

Landscaped perimeter. Each mobile/manufactured home park shall include a thirty-five-foot-wide landscaped area, including substantial attractive evergreen and deciduous trees around the perimeter of the site, except where such landscaping would obstruct safe sight distances for traffic. A planting plan for such area shall be approved by the Zoning Hearing Board as part of any required special exception use approval. Such landscaped area shall not be required between adjacent mobile home park developments. The same area of land may count towards both the landscaped area and the building setback requirements.

A dwelling, including any attached accessory building, shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from another dwelling within the mobile home park, except that unenclosed porches, awnings and decks may be 15 feet from the walls of another dwelling.

The minimum separation between homes and edge of interior street cartway or parking court cartway shall be 25 feet.

The minimum principal and accessory building setbacks from exterior/boundary lot lines and rights-of-way of preexisting public streets shall be 50 feet.

Each home shall comply with the requirements for mobile/manufactured homes stated in the preceding section.

Accessory structures. A detached accessory structure or garage shall be separated a minimum of 15 feet from any dwelling units to which the accessory structure is not accessory.

Common open space for a mobile home park. A minimum of 15% of the total lot area of the entire mobile home park shall be set aside as common open space for the residents. The applicant shall prove that these areas will be suitable for active or passive recreation. If a development will not be restricted to persons over age 55, then the common open space shall, at a minimum, include a rectangular grass field, 100 feet by 200 feet, suitable for free play by young persons. If a development will be restricted to persons over age 55, then the common open space shall, at a minimum, include landscaped paved trails. A recreation building or pool available to all residents of the development may count towards this requirement.

Streets.

Utilities. All units within the mobile home park shall be connected to a public water and a public sewage system. The system shall meet appropriate minimum water pressure/fire flow and hydrant requirements. The applicant shall prove that adequate provisions are made for solid waste disposal.

Along through streets, a minimum nighttime lighting level of 0.2 footcandle shall be maintained, at no expense to the Township.

Other requirements. A manufactured/mobile home park shall comply with all of the same requirements of Township ordinances that apply to a subdivision or land development of site-built single-family detached dwellings, except for requirements that are specifically modified by this section. This includes, but is not limited to, submission, approval and improvement requirements of Chapter 253, Subdivision and Land Development.

All areas used for the racing, testing and maintenance of motor vehicles shall be set back a minimum of 400 feet from the lot line of an existing dwelling or a residential district boundary.

All buildings, parking, loading and unloading areas shall be set back a minimum of 150 feet from the lot line of an existing dwelling or a residential district boundary.

The applicant shall prove that the standards of Article V will be met, including noise, lighting and dust.

Minimum lot area: 30 acres.

Noise levels shall comply with the provisions of this chapter and others in the Township Code of Ordinances.

Licensing. See definition in Article II.

A minimum of 15% of the lot shall be suitable and developed for passive recreation. This area shall include outdoor sitting areas and pedestrian walks.

All buildings, pavilions and areas used for nighttime activities shall be a minimum of 150 feet from an existing dwelling on another lot. All parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 75 feet from any residential lot line. The use shall not operate between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

See noise and glare standards in Article V.

Minimum lot area: five acres.

Minimum lot area: two acres in a residential district, unless a larger lot area is required by the applicable zoning district. In any other district, a place of worship shall meet the minimum lot area provided in Article III for that district.

Weekly religious education rooms and meeting rooms are permitted accessory uses, provided they are incidental to the place of worship. A primary or secondary school and/or a child or adult day-care center may be approved on the same lot as a place of worship, provided the requirements for such uses are also met. See § 295-27. Buses used primarily to transport persons to and from religious services or a permitted school on the lot may be parked on the lot. Other uses shall only be allowed if all of the requirements for such uses are also met, including being permitted in the applicable district.

A maximum of one dwelling unit may be accessory to a place of worship on the same lot to house employees of the place of worship and/or an employee and his/her family. Such dwelling shall meet the maximum number of unrelated persons in the definition of a "family." No other residential use shall be allowed.

If a building is no longer used as a place of worship, it shall be used for a use allowed in the district.

Minimum building setback from a lot line of an existing dwelling in a residential district: 60 feet.

Minimum parking setback from a lot line of an existing dwelling in a residential district: 20 feet.

All buildings, pavilions and areas used for nighttime activities shall be a minimum of 150 feet from an existing dwelling on another lot. All parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 75 feet from any residential lot line.

This term shall not include publicly owned recreation, a golf course, or a motor vehicle racetrack.

See provisions for a nonhousehold swimming pool in § 295-88.

Lighting, noise and glare control. See Article V.

In a residential district, the minimum lot area shall be 2.5 acres, unless a more restrictive lot area is established by another section of this chapter.

Maximum impervious coverage in any residential district: 20%.

Maximum building coverage in any residential district: 15%.

A site plan meeting the requirements of Article I shall be submitted to the Township.

Where woods exist adjacent to an exterior lot line of the use adjacent to a residential lot line, such woods shall be preserved within at least 20 feet of such lot line, except for approved driveway, utility and trail crossings. Where such woods will not exist, a twenty-foot-wide buffer yard in accordance with § 295-123 shall be required.

Hours of operation. In a residential district, active recreation facilities shall be conducted only between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., unless differing hours are established as a condition of any needed Zoning Hearing Board or Board of Commissioners approval.

Any restaurant open to the public, tavern, firearms target range, camp, campground, or commercial picnic ground use shall only be allowed if those uses are permitted in the applicable district and if all requirements for each such use(s) are also met.

This use shall not be bound by the requirements of a solid waste disposal facility.

All materials shall be kept in appropriate containers, with appropriate sanitary measures and frequent enough emptying to prevent the attraction of insects or rodents and to avoid fire hazards.

Adequate provision shall be made for movement of trucks, if needed, and for off-street parking.

A twenty-foot-wide buffer yard with screening as described in § 295-123 shall be provided between this use and any abutting residential lot line.

This use may be a principal or accessory use, including being an accessory use to a commercial use, an industrial use, a public or private primary or secondary school, a place of worship or a Township-owned use, subject to the limitations of this section.

Materials to be collected shall be of the same character as the following materials: paper, fabric, cardboard, plastic, metal, aluminum, and glass. No garbage shall be stored as part of the use, except for that generated on site and that accidentally collected with the recyclables. Only materials clearly being actively collected for recycling may be stored on site.

The use shall only include the following operations: collection, sorting, baling, loading, weighing, routine cleaning, and closely similar work. No burning or landfilling shall occur. No mechanical operations shall routinely occur at the site other than operations such as baling of cardboard.

The use shall not include the collection or processing of pieces of metal that have a weight greater than 50 pounds, except within an industrial district.

The use shall include the storage of a maximum of 50 tons of materials on the site if the use is within a residential district and within 500 feet of an existing dwelling.

Screening of dumpster and waste containers. See § 295-126.

See drive-through service provisions in § 295-96.

Drive-through service shall only be provided where specifically permitted in the applicable district regulations.

Minimum lot area: two acres in a residential district. In any other district, the use shall meet the standard minimum lot area requirement for that district.

No children's play equipment, basketball courts or illuminated recreation facilities shall be within 50 feet of a residential lot line.

The use shall not include a dormitory unless specifically permitted in the district.

All storage units shall be of fire-resistant construction.

Outdoor storage shall be limited to recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers. No junk vehicles shall be stored within view of a public street or a dwelling.

Trash, radioactive or highly toxic substances, garbage, refuse, explosives or flammable materials, hazardous substances, animal carcasses or skins or similar items shall not be stored.

Nothing shall be stored in interior traffic aisles, required off-street parking areas, loading areas or accessways.

The use shall not include a commercial auto repair garage unless that use is permitted in the district and the use meets those requirements.

Adequate lighting shall be provided for security, but it shall be directed away or shielded from any adjacent residential uses.

See § 295-123 concerning buffer yards. In addition, any outdoor storage or garage doors within 200 feet of a street right-of-way and visible from the street shall be screened from that street by a buffer yard meeting § 295-123. Any fencing shall be placed on the inside of the plantings.

Minimum separation between buildings: 20 feet. Maximum length of any building: 300 feet.

Short-term rentals are only permitted in an existing residential building where the existing or prior approved use included a habitable dwelling unit. Addition of new rental units on the property is prohibited.

Short-term rentals shall only be permitted in a structure originally built as a single-family detached dwelling unit, single-family semidetached dwelling unit, or two-family detached dwelling where all units are on the same lot or where each unit is under the same ownership.

A short-term rental unit must be located at least 150 feet from any other short-term rental unit.

Any outdoor amenities or improvements to the short-term rental such as decks, seating areas, horseshoe pits, patios, and the like must be at least 25 feet from any adjacent single- family dwelling unit.

Only one rental agreement at a time shall be permitted per approved short-term rental unit.

A minimum of two off-street parking spaces per rental unit must be provided. Parking surfaces must be constructed of asphalt, concrete, brick, or paver blocks. The Zoning Hearing Board may require more off-street parking as part of a special exception approval. Outdoor parking spaces shall be delineated by painted lines having a minimum width of four inches.

The exterior of the short-term rental must maintain a residential appearance.

Noise and disturbance levels must be comparable to typical residential uses and comply with § 295-101, Noise.

Functions such as concerts, conferences, or weddings are prohibited on the lot of a short-term rental unit.

Access to the property must be maintained and remain clear of obstructions to accommodate emergency vehicles.

Signage is limited to one four-foot square sign, excluding any signage identifying the street address of the property.

The owner or operator must pay all state, county, and local hotel occupancy taxes that are applicable to temporary lodging facilities. Proof of rental unit registration with Dauphin County Treasurer must be attached to the short-term rental unit permit application.

The owner or operator must obtain a short-term rental permit for each rental unit and pay the fee(s) for any inspection program enacted and enforced by the Township.

The owner/operator must provide the name and 24-hour contact phone number of the person responsible for the security and maintenance of the property on the short-term rental unit permit application. The contact phone number must also be posted in a visible location on the exterior of the property.

A written notice shall be conspicuously posted inside each rental unit setting forth the name, address and telephone number of the contact person responsible for the security and maintenance of the property. The notice shall also set forth the address of the rental use, the maximum number of vehicles permitted to park on-site, and the day(s) established for garbage collection.

All solid waste storage, disposal, incineration or processing shall be at least 200 feet from the following: public street right-of-way, exterior lot line, one-hundred-year floodplain, edge of a surface water body (including a water-filled quarry), or wetland of more than 1/2 acre in area.

All solid waste storage, disposal, incineration or processing shall be a minimum of 500 feet from any residential district, perennial creek, publicly owned park or any existing dwelling that the applicant does not have an agreement to purchase.

The use shall be served by a minimum of two paved access roads, each with a minimum cartway width of 24 feet. One of these roads may be restricted to use by emergency vehicles.

No burning or incineration shall occur, except within an approved waste-to-energy facility.

The operation and day-to-day maintenance of the solid waste disposal area shall comply with all applicable state and federal regulations as a condition of the continuance of any permit of the Township. Violations of this condition shall also be considered to be violations of this chapter.

Open dumps and open burning of refuse are prohibited.

The applicant shall prove, to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board, that the existing street network can handle the additional truck traffic, especially without bringing extraordinary numbers of trash-hauling trucks through or alongside existing residential or residentially zoned areas, and especially considering the width and slopes of streets in the Township.

The applicant shall prove, to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board, that the use would not routinely create noxious odors off of the tract.

A chain-link or other approved fence with a minimum height of eight feet shall surround active solid waste disposal areas to prevent the scattering of litter and to keep out children, unless the applicant proves, to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board, that this is unnecessary. The Board shall require that earth berms, evergreen screening, and/or shade trees, as needed, shall be used to prevent landfill operations from being visible from an expressway or arterial streets or dwellings.

A minimum lot area of 15 acres shall be required for the first 250 tons per day of capacity to treat or dispose of waste, plus one acre for each additional 100 tons per day of capacity. A solid waste facility shall have a maximum total capacity of 500 tons per day.

Health hazards. Any facility shall be operated in such a manner to prevent the attraction, harborage or breeding of insects, rodents or vectors.

Attendant. An attendant shall be present during all periods of operation or dumping.

Gates. Secure gates, fences, earth mounds, and/or dense vegetation shall prevent unauthorized access.

Emergency access. The operator of the use shall cooperate fully with local emergency services. This should include allowing practice exercises on the site and the provision of all information needed by the emergency services to determine potential hazards. Adequate means of emergency access shall be provided.

Under authority granted to the Township under Act 101 of 1988,[1] the hours of operation shall be limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Tires. See outdoor storage and display provisions in § 295-96.

Litter. The operator shall regularly police the area of the facility and surrounding streets to collect litter that may escape from the facility or trucks.

Dangerous materials. No radioactive, hazardous, chemotherapeutic or infectious materials may be stored, processed, disposed or incinerated. "Infectious materials" are defined as medical wastes used or created in the treatment of persons or animals with seriously contagious diseases.

The applicant shall provide sufficient information for the Township to determine that the requirements of this chapter will be met.

State requirements. Nothing in this chapter is intended to supersede any state requirements. It is the intent of this chapter that when similar issues are regulated on both the Township and state levels, the stricter requirement shall apply for each aspect, unless it is determined that an individual state regulation preempts a Township regulation in a particular aspect. The applicant shall provide the Zoning Officer with a copy of all written materials and plans that are submitted to Pennsylvania DEP at the same time as they are submitted to the DEP.

For a solid-waste-to-energy facility or solid waste transfer facility, all loading and unloading of solid waste shall only occur within an enclosed building and over an impervious surface which drains to a holding tank that is then adequately treated. All solid waste processing and storage shall occur within enclosed buildings or enclosed containers.

See also § 295-96D(11), Keeping of pets.

Minimum lot area: two acres for the first horse, donkey, mule or similar animal, plus one acre for each additional horse or similar animal.

Any horse barn, manure storage areas, or stable shall be a minimum of 100 feet from any lot line of an adjacent dwelling.

Manure shall be regularly collected and disposed of in a sanitary manner that avoids nuisances to neighbors. Manure shall be stored in a manner that prevents it from being carried off by runoff into a creek. Manure shall not be stored within 100 feet of a perennial waterway.

The water surface shall be set back at least 50 feet from any existing dwelling on another lot.

Minimum lot area: one acre.

Any water surface within 100 feet of an existing dwelling on another lot shall be separated from the dwelling by a buffer yard meeting the requirements of § 295-123.

The water surface shall be surrounded by a secure, well-maintained fence at least six feet in height.

Drainage. A proper method shall be provided for drainage of the water from the pool that will not flood other property.

See the requirements of the Uniform Construction Code.[1]

All target ranges shall have a barrier behind the target area which is of sufficient height and thickness to adequately protect the public safety.

The design of the outdoor firearms target range shall be compared by the applicant with applicable published guidelines of the National Rifle Association. Where special exception approval is required, the Zoning Hearing Board may consider such guidelines to be the generally accepted standard for the safety of these facilities.

An outdoor firearms target range and any firing stations shall be located a minimum of 250 feet from any residential lot line, unless all firing would occur within a completely enclosed sound-resistant building. Clay pigeon shooting shall be directed away from homes, other occupied buildings and streets.

An outdoor firearms target range shall be properly posted. The Zoning Hearing Board may require fencing as necessary.

The applicant shall provide evidence that the noise limits of Article V will be met.

An indoor firearms target range shall be adequately ventilated, soundproofed and air-conditioned to allow the building to remain completely enclosed.

A target range shall only be used for types of firearms or other weapons for which it was specifically designed. Automatic weapons shall not be used.

An outdoor target range shall not be used during nighttime hours. Maximum hours and days of operation may be established as a condition of the zoning approval.

Minimum lot area for an outdoor firearms target range: 10 acres, unless a more restrictive provision is established by another provision of this chapter.

See § 295-123. Wherever woods exist adjacent to an exterior lot line of an outdoor firearms target range, such woods shall be preserved within at least 100 feet of each such lot line, except for approved driveway, utility and trail crossings.

Maximum length and width of an attached grouping of townhouses: 160 feet. Maximum number of apartments that shall be within a building: 40, except no maximum shall apply in a building meeting the age-restricted housing limits of § 295-33.

Paved area setback. All off-street parking spaces, except spaces on driveways immediately in front of a carport or garage entrance, shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from any dwelling.

Garages. It is strongly recommended that all townhouses be designed so that garages and/or carports are not an overly prominent part of the view from public streets. For this reason, parking courts, common garage or carport structures or garages at the rear of dwellings are encouraged, instead of individual garages opening onto the front of the building, especially for narrow townhouse units.

Mailboxes. Any mailboxes provided within the street right-of-way should be clustered together in an orderly and attractive arrangement or structure. Individual freestanding mailboxes of noncoordinated types at the curbside are specifically discouraged.

Access. Vehicular access points onto all arterial and collector streets shall be minimized to the lowest reasonable number. No townhouse dwelling within a tract of five or more dwelling units shall have its own driveway entering onto an arterial or collector street.

Common open space. A minimum of 20% of the total lot area of the development involving townhouses and apartments and their accessory uses shall be set aside as common open space for the residents. The applicant shall prove that these areas will be suitable for active or passive recreation.

See definition in § 295-22.

The applicant shall provide a written description of all conditions (such as criminal parolees, alcohol addiction) that will cause persons to occupy the use during the life of the permit. Any future additions to this list shall require an additional special exception approval.

The applicant shall prove, to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board, that the use will involve adequate on-site supervision and security measures to protect public safety.

After consideration of the applicant's testimony and any applicable requirements of the Americans With Disabilities Act,[1] the Zoning Hearing Board may place conditions upon the use to protect public safety, such as conditions on the types of residents and security measures.

If the use involves five or more residents, a suitable recreation area shall be provided that is supervised by the center's staff.

Any structure in which animals are treated or housed shall be a minimum of 30 feet from any lot line of an existing principal dwelling. Buildings shall be adequately soundproofed so that sounds generated within the buildings cannot routinely be perceived within any adjacent dwellings.

Animals undergoing treatment may be temporarily housed without needing to meet kennel regulations. However, a commercial kennel shall only be allowed if a kennel is permitted in that district and if the applicable requirements are met.[1]

The wind turbine shall be set back from the nearest occupied principal building on another lot a distance not less than two times the maximum height to the top of the turbine, unless a written waiver is provided by the owner of such building. The turbine height shall be the distance from the ground level to the highest point of the turbine rotor plane. The setback shall be measured from the base of the turbine to the nearest part of the occupied principal building. This provision shall apply to buildings that existed prior to the application for a zoning permit.

The audible sound from the wind turbine(s) shall not exceed 50 A-weighted decibels, as measured at the exterior of a occupied principal building on another lot, unless a written waiver is provided by the owner of such building.

The owner of the facility shall completely remove all aboveground structures within 12 months after the wind turbine(s) is no longer used to generate electricity.

Wind turbines shall not be climbable for at least the first 12 feet above the ground level.

All wind turbines shall be set back from the nearest public street right-of-way a minimum distance equal to the total height to the top of the turbine hub, as measured from the center of the wind turbine base.

All wind turbines shall be set back from the lot line a minimum distance equal to the total height to the top of the turbine hub, as measured from the center of the wind turbine base, unless a written waiver is provided by the owner of such lot.

If guy wires are used, and they are not within a fence, they shall be marked near their base with reflectors, reflective tape or similar method.

The turbine shall include automatic devices to address high-speed winds.

Accessory electrical facilities are allowed, such as a transformer.

The site plan shall show proposed driveways, turbines and areas of woods proposed to be cleared.

General. Accessory buildings, structures or uses that are clearly customary and incidental to a permitted by right, special exception or conditional use are permitted by right, except as is provided for in this chapter. A business shall only be conducted as an accessory to a dwelling if specifically permitted by this chapter.

Accessory setbacks. The accessory setback requirements of the applicable district shall apply to every accessory building, structure or use unless a standard that is clearly meant to be more restrictive or less restrictive is specifically stated in this article for a particular accessory use. Accessory structure setback requirements shall not apply to permitted surface parking lots, fences or permitted accessory signs.

Front yard setback. No accessory structure, use or building shall be permitted in a required front yard in any district, unless specifically permitted by this chapter.

Special standards. Each accessory use shall comply with all of the following standards listed for that use: