Feedlots, pens and livestock confinement areas shall not be situated less than 50 feet from any stream, swale, or body of water.

Such use may include a single-family detached dwelling for the sole use of individuals and their immediate families which are engaged in agricultural employment on the same site or for the immediate family of the landowner.

Minimum lot area shall be five acres with, and two acres without, a dwelling unit on the lot.

Parking: two spaces per dwelling unit.

Minimum lot size shall be five acres.

Farm products shall be limited to plant material, crops harvested from plants, dairy products, poultry products, meat products, and such things as honey, and preserves and jellies made from fruit products of the farm.

At least 50% of the farm products for sale shall be grown, produced or raised on the subject property.

A temporary sales building or stand may be located within the yard setback areas as required by the zoning district in which it is located provided that the stand or building is a minimum of 25 feet from all lot lines and from the ultimate street right-of-way. For the purpose of this section, the term "temporary" shall mean "during the season of harvest."

Parking. Sufficient on-site parking area shall be devoted to servicing customers. The use shall provide an adequate mud-free parking surface. The designated parking area shall be a minimum of 10 feet from the ultimate right-of-way and shall be located on the same side of the street as the farm stand.

Minimum lot area shall be five acres.

Maximum building coverage shall be 20%.

Maximum impervious coverage shall be 30%.

No retail sales from the premises shall be permitted.

Parking: one space per employee shall be provided with a mud-free surface.

Minimum lot area shall be 50 acres.

Maximum building coverage shall be 5%.

Maximum impervious coverage shall be 10%.

All buildings, pens, and other structures shall be located at least 100 feet from any street right-of-way or property line.

All applicable regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources shall apply.

No retail sales from the premises shall be permitted.

Parking: one space per employee.

Minimum lot area shall be five acres.

No animal shelter or runway shall be located closer than 200 feet from any property line.

The kennel shall be constructed so that the animals cannot stray therefrom.

The permanent capacity of the kennel shall not exceed 10 dogs or other animals per acre.

A buffer yard of 20 feet in width comprised of a dense evergreen planting screen shall be provided along all property and street lines.

Any building or structure associated with this use including a dwelling shall meet all of the requirements for single-family detached dwellings for the district in which the use is located. One single-family detached dwelling in accordance with Use Type R-1 shall be permitted on the property provided that a resident of the property is engaged in the operation of the business.

Parking: one space per employee, plus one space per four of the total number of runs and crates. The use shall provide an adequate mud-free parking surface. The designated parking area shall be a minimum of 10 feet from the ultimate right-of-way and shall be located on the same side of the street as the kennel. Two additional off-street parking spaces shall also be provided for each dwelling unit.

Minimum lot area shall be five acres.

No retail sales shall be permitted.

Any building or structure associated with this use including a dwelling shall meet all of the requirements for single-family detached dwellings for the district in which the use is located. One single-family detached dwelling in accordance with Use Type R-1 shall be permitted on the property provided that a resident of the property is engaged in the operation of the business.

Parking: one space per employee, plus two spaces for the dwelling unit if applicable. In addition, sufficient on-site parking area, as determined by the Board of Supervisors, shall be devoted to servicing customers. The use shall provide an adequate mud-free parking surface. The designated parking area shall be a minimum of 10 feet from the ultimate right-of-way and shall be located on the same side of the street as the nursery.

Minimum lot area shall be 10 acres.

The total number of horses shall not exceed four horses per acre.

Any building or structure associated with this use including a dwelling shall meet all of the requirements for single-family detached dwellings for the district in which the use is located. One single-family detached dwelling in accordance with Use Type R-1 shall be permitted on the property provided that a resident of the property is engaged in the operation of the business.

Feedlots, pens and livestock confinement areas shall not be situated less than 50 feet from any stream, swale or body of water.

Parking. Sufficient on-site parking, as determined by the Board of Supervisors, shall be devoted to servicing customers, which shall include a minimum of one mud-free off-street parking space for each livery or boarding stable, plus one space per employee. The designated parking area shall be a minimum of 20 feet from the ultimate right-of-way and shall be located on the same side of the street as the principal use. Two additional off-street parking spaces shall also be provided for each dwelling unit.

Minimum lot area shall be two acres.

Parking: one space per 200 square feet of retail area, plus one space per 1,000 square feet of outdoor display area.

Domesticated chickens are only permitted in residential zoning districts as a noncommercial accessory use to single-family detached dwellings when the property is utilized for residential purposes and the lot size is greater than 20,000 square feet; roosters are prohibited.

No more than four birds shall be kept on a property less than one acre.

No more than six birds shall be kept on a property greater than one acre.

These provisions are not intended to prohibit the commercial raising of chickens as may be permitted in Ag-1 agricultural uses per this chapter.

All owners of chickens must maintain sanitary living conditions for the chickens so that the keeping of chickens does not become a public or private nuisance. All chicken feed must be stored in closed containers. Owners shall remove feces at least once a week. The feces must be double-bagged and placed in the trash for collection. Any slaughtering of chickens shall be conducted in a fully enclosed structure.

Shelters.

In the case of keeping chickens, no male birds (roosters) may be kept. All birds shall be females (hens).

It shall be unlawful for any person to permit or allow any chicken to run at large within Township limits.

Public slaughtering is prohibited.

Commercial slaughtering is prohibited.

The sale of chickens or chicken eggs for commercial purposes is prohibited.

It shall be a nuisance for chickens to be kept and maintained in a manner which produces noise, odor, attracts flies or rodents, or is otherwise considered a concern to public welfare or health.

Any tenant must have written permission from his or her landlord to keep and maintain chickens.

Permits. An owner wishing to keep chickens on his/her property must obtain a zoning permit from the Zoning Officer for the use and the structures. A stormwater permit may also be required and shall follow the guidelines outlined for storage sheds. An applicant seeking to obtain a permit to maintain chickens must submit an application on forms provided by the Township and pay the applicable permit fee as determined by resolution of the Board of Supervisors.

Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit. The Township shall deny a permit if the applicant has not demonstrated compliance with all of the provisions of this section. A permit to keep domesticated chickens may be suspended or revoked by the Township where the Township finds that the keeping of the chickens creates a public nuisance or for any violation of, or failure to comply with, any of the provisions of this section or with the provisions of any other applicable ordinance or law.

The Zoning Officer shall have the right to inspect any chicken coop, chicken run, and fencing between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. (Monday through Friday). The inspector shall issue any order deemed necessary to comply with this section and/or any and all federal, state, county, and municipal codes. Twenty-four hours' notice shall be given to the property owner where practicable.

Parking: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Parking: one space per 250 square feet of gross floor area.

Parking: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

A planned business park is designed to make special provisions for the requirements of modern, well-planned, integrated office developments. The following regulations require that a planned business park use be developed as a group of properly related business offices and compatible facilities comprising a single architectural design including appropriate landscaping and open space areas.

A planned business park development is intended to be primarily comprised of office uses with limited nonoffice support uses as may be deemed appropriate to service the needs of the Business Park development.

A center consisting of a combination of business uses, including offices, display and sales areas, and uses for the designing, assembling, remodeling or repairing of electro/mechanical components on office desk or table top. No objectionable dust, fumes, noise, odors, smoke, glare and vibration shall be permitted. The uses set forth in the Village Commercial District of this chapter and no other shall be permitted. No outdoor storage shall be permitted.

The following development requirements shall apply to an application for a conditional use to the Board of Supervisors to convert an existing residential building to a business/commercial use or mixed business/commercial and residential use as permitted in § 153-410A:

Parking: shall be in accordance with the applicable use types proposed for the conversion.

Parking: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

An establishment devoted to the display, rental and/or selling of materials such as pictures, drawings, photographs, videos, or other depictions or printed material and paraphernalia of explicit sexual materials which, if sold knowingly to a child under 18 years of age, would violate the criminal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in effect at the same time thereof. The following provisions shall also apply.

All proposed C-1 Adult Entertainment uses shall comply with the following development standards and criteria when applying for a special exception use:

All facilities shall be located and all services shall be conducted within the confines of the lot.

All preparation, lubrication, repair or similar activities shall be accessory to the principal use and shall be conducted within a building. Auto body repair and painting shall comply with Use Type C-3.

Accessways shall be provided for the safe and convenient egress and ingress of motor vehicles. No accessway shall exceed 35 feet in width nor be less than 15 feet in width.

Access to the street shall be physically controlled by concrete curbing and separated from the street by a minimum ten-foot-wide planted strip.

All automobile parts and similar articles shall be stored within a building.

Storage or display of automobiles, trucks, boats, and other vehicles for sale shall not be allowed in any front yard.

There shall be no more than one access point into the facility from each street on which the facility has frontage.

Parking: one space per 500 square feet of showroom area. If no interior showroom exists, there shall be one space per 1,000 square feet of outdoor display area.

All such work shall be performed within a building.

All related automotive parts, refuse, and similar articles shall be stored within a building or enclosed area.

No vehicle shall be stored in the open awaiting repairs unless screened from all adjacent roads and properties by a fence, wall or evergreen hedge of at least six feet in height.

Parking shall not be located closer than 100 feet from any adjacent residential district.

Parking: two spaces for every service bay, plus one space per employee.

Car washes shall be designed with a stacking area adequate for a minimum of two cars per bay for do-it-yourself facilities and a minimum of nine cars per bay for an automatic facility, including a stacking area adequate for two vehicles for each vacuuming island and detailing area so that waiting cars do not interfere with traffic flow onto or through the facility.

The facility shall have a drainage system which ensures that water will not collect on driveways, sidewalks or flow out onto the street.

The facility shall provide a six-foot-high fence and a dense evergreen planting buffer at least four feet in height along all side and rear lot lines.

Parking: one space per employee

Intended for convenient pickup of a few items at a time and not for long-term or comprehensive shopping.

Can accommodate only a few customers at a time.

Parking: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Parking: one space per 50 square feet of net floor area, plus one space per employee.

The drive-through service area shall be an integral part of the interior circulation pattern. No direct access to a public road shall be permitted from the drive through aisle.

Where a drive-in window is proposed, a stacking lane shall be provided to serve a minimum of nine cars. The stacking lane shall not be used for parking lot circulation aisles, nor shall it in any way conflict with through circulation or parking.

All such eating places shall provide a trash storage area which shall be screened from the street and adjacent properties by an enclosed fence at least six feet in height to prevent trash from blowing from the area and to serve as a visual screen for the trash area.

Trash receptacles shall be provided outside the eating place for patron use.

Parking: one space per 30 square feet of public use area or one space per two seats, whichever is greater, plus one space per employee.

Parking.

All parking shall be screened from public streets by a dense evergreen planting with a minimum height of four feet at planting.

If a drive-in window is provided, a stacking area to accommodate at least nine vehicles shall be provided for each drive-in window which will not interfere with the vehicular or pedestrian circulation plan for the site or the required parking for the use.

Where automated teller machines are provided, such facilities shall be adequately lighted for security and safety and shall be ancillary to the main building.

Parking: one space per 300 square feet of gross floor area.

Parking: one space per 30 square feet of floor area for public use, plus one space per employee, plus one space per each vehicle normally stored on the premises.

There shall be no separate kitchen or cooking facilities in any guest room.

The use of any amenities provided by the guest house such as swimming pool or tennis courts shall be restricted in use to guests of the establishment. The serving of meals shall be restricted to the guests of the establishment.

There shall be no use of show windows or display or advertising visible outside the premises to attract guests other than a single, nonilluminating sign which meets the regulations set forth in this chapter.

Minimum lot area shall be one acre.

Parking: two spaces for the primary dwelling, plus one space per each rental room, plus one space for each employee.

The minimum driveway width shall be 25 feet.

No business activity other than leasing of storage units shall be permitted.

All storage shall be within enclosed buildings, except that no more than 10% of the total storage area as determined by the building footprints may be devoted to outdoor parking spaces for boats, cars, recreational vehicles, or other noncommercial vehicles provided said outdoor storage area is within the fenced-in portion of the facility and generally screened from the street.

Explosive, radioactive, or highly flammable materials and chemicals such as fuels and gasoline shall be prohibited.

Parking: three spaces for customer parking at the rental office, plus one space per employee.

Parking: 1 1/4 spaces per room, plus one space per 150 square foot of office space, plus the parking requirement for any other permitted use of the property including but not limited to a C-6 Use.

Campsites. A lot on which two or more campsites are located, established or maintained for occupancy as temporary living quarters for recreation or vacation purposes. A campsite shall be a plot of ground intended for the accommodation of either a recreational vehicle, tent, or other individual camping unit on a temporary basis. Such campsites shall be rented by the day, week or month only and no person can reside in any campsite anywhere in the camp for more than 120 days per year providing:

Cottages. A planned development intended for seasonal recreational use comprised of two or more cottages and other related buildings, including camps for boys and girls using two or more cottages for shelter or sleeping purposes:

Parking: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

All products produced on the premises shall be sold on the premises.

A retail facility may have associated with it as an accessory use a warehouse for the storage of goods and supplies which are sold or used at the retail facility. Approval for a warehouse as an accessory structure shall be by special exception to be granted by the Zoning Hearing Board. The amount of warehouse space to be permitted shall be in accordance with the needs of the retail use and shall not detract from the retail nature of the use or from the area in which it is located.

Parking: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area.

Minimum lot width of 200 feet shall be provided along each street on which the lot abuts.

Minimum lot area shall be one acre.

Access to roads shall be at least 50 feet from the intersection of any streets.

Such use may only be located on a controlled access road or collector road as identified in the Comprehensive Plan of the Township.

All pumps, lifts, and other service facilities shall be located not closer than 35 feet to any property or ultimate right-of-way line.

No vehicle shall be stored in the open, except those awaiting repairs, for a period exceeding seven consecutive days unless screened from all adjacent roads and properties by a fence, wall or evergreen hedge of at least six feet in height.

All lubricating, making of repairs, or similar activities shall be performed in an enclosed building.

Separate accessways shall be provided for the safe and convenient egress and ingress of motor vehicles. No accessway shall exceed 35 feet in width nor be less than 15 feet in width.

Access to the street shall be physically separated by concrete curbing and a ten-foot-wide landscaped strip separating the street from the service station parking area.

All automobile parts and similar articles shall be stored within a building.

Unregistered or junk vehicles shall not be stored in the open at any time.

The sale of automobiles, trucks, or other motor vehicles shall be prohibited.

A small shopping facility of no greater than 1,500 square feet for the fast service sale of a limited line of high volume grocery and beverage items shall be permitted as an accessory use to the sale of gasoline and other petroleum products. However, such a facility shall not be permitted together with the provision of automobile service/repair.

Service stations designed to offer to the public self-service facilities for dispensing of gasoline and other motor vehicle fuels shall meet all state regulations.

Parking: two spaces for each service bay, plus one space per employee. If there is a convenience store in place of service bays, there shall be one space per 150 square feet of floor area devoted to sales.

Permitted shopping center uses:

Development requirements. The general plan for a shopping center use shall include specific evidence and facts showing that it has considered and made provisions for, and the development shall be executed in accordance with, the following essential conditions:

Minimum lot area shall be 50 acres for a nine-hole and 80 acres for an eighteen-hole course.

Minimum building setback of 100 feet from all lot and ultimate right-of-way lines.

Minimum buffer yard of 75 feet.

Parking. Five spaces per hole, unless there is a clubhouse/eating place not exceeding 9,000 square feet, in which case there shall be 11 spaces per hole. In the event of a clubhouse/eating place in excess of 9,000 square feet, the requirement for use C-6 Eating Place Parking shall apply to the excess square footage.

The parcel devoted to such use shall be not less than 35 acres.

The use and activities associated therewith, other than parking, shall be set back not less than 150 feet from a perimeter property line and 75 feet from an ultimate right-of-way line, with the exception of parking which may be set back not less than 25 feet from an ultimate right-of-way line, and must maintain the one-hundred-fifty-foot setback from all perimeter property lines.

No building associated with the use shall exceed 20 feet in height.

The parcel devoted to such use shall contain at least 500 feet of uninterrupted frontage along an arterial road as defined by the Comprehensive Plan of the Township.

The proposed use may contain Use C-6 Eating Place not greater than 5,000 square feet gross floor area, which shall include the sale of convenience items but exclude the sale of gas.

For the purposes of this chapter, a "miniature golf course" shall be defined as a course containing 18 miniature golf holes, the play on which would require the use of a putter only.

Additional recreation units shall include but are not limited to golf pro shop, rock climbing wall, skating facility, soccer cages, and party/picnic pavilion either open or enclosed.

Parking - One and one-half spaces per each recreation unit: which includes: each golf practice tee, miniature golf hole, batting cage, golf cage or soccer cage, or similar recreation unit and one parking space for each three persons of capacity of each indoor and outdoor principal use not listed above; and parking as required for Use C-6 in Article VII, Off-Street Parking and Loading.

Temporary parking may be used to accommodate up to 25% of the required parking. Areas having slopes of 5% or less may be used no more frequently than four consecutive days and not greater than 20 days per calendar year. The locations of temporary parking shall be shown on plans, and be subject to the same locational requirements applicable to paved parking. Such areas need not be paved. Such surface material(s) required by the intended use shall be determined by the Township.

Activities associated with this use shall be open to the public not greater than between 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. Activities associated with the use of the picnic pavilion or any banquet facilities shall be limited to events associated with the golf or recreation facilities provided on site.

The minimum lot area shall be one acre.

The minimum lot width shall be 200 feet.

The minimum front yard setback shall be 100 feet.

The minimum side and rear yard setbacks shall be 75 feet.

Billboards shall have a maximum sign area of 360 square feet.

Billboards shall not be closer than 1,000 feet apart.

The bottom of the sign area of a billboard shall be located a minimum of 10 feet above the ground and the top of the sign structure and shall comply with the maximum height requirements within the district in which it is located.

Billboards shall not be illuminated between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Billboards shall comply with all of the other requirements for a principal use within the district in which it is located except as otherwise stated herein.

Billboards must comply with the applicable requirements of Article VIII (Signs) of this code.[4]

A pro shop selling sports equipment and clothing related only to facilities provided on the premises shall be permitted.

Parking: one space per 400 square feet of gross floor area.

No separate facilities for eating or sleeping shall be permitted.

The minimum driveway width shall be 25 feet for two-way traffic and 20 feet for one-way traffic.

No business activity other than leasing of storage units and retail sale of moving supplies shall be permitted. Retail sales are permitted on the first floor only and may not exceed 10% of the total first floor area.

All storage shall be within enclosed buildings.

Explosive, radioactive, or highly flammable materials and chemicals such as fuels and gasoline shall be prohibited.

Parking: three spaces for customer parking at the rental office, plus one space per employee.

A security gate and decorative fence with brick base no higher than six feet in height shall be provided that restricts access to the loading areas. The decorative fence may be located in the front yard provided that the fence does not interfere with sight distances from driveways or adjacent streets and further provided that the location, description and details of such fence are presented to the Board of Supervisors and subsequently approved as part of the conditional use.

No overnight parking or vehicle storage is permitted.

If the proposed use is within the designated boundaries of the Towamencin Village Overlay District, the following design element shall specifically be in accordance with the Towamencin Village Land Use and Design Manual, whether or not the owner and/or applicant has opted into the Village Overlay District:

The minimum lot size shall be 10 acres.

No more than 10% of the entire area may be devoted to aboveground buildings not serving as burial markers or memorials, such as business and administration offices, chapels, maintenance facilities, greenhouses, or repair shops. This restriction includes parking facilities.

One dwelling to be used for custodial personal may be permitted in accordance with the requirements for single-family detached dwellings in the district in which the use is permitted.

The entrance features shall be located no closer to the nearest right-of-way line of any public street than a distance equal to the building setback line required in the district in which the cemetery is located.

No such entrance features shall exceed 12 feet in height.

One space per two students of the maximum total student design capacity of the facility, plus one space per faculty member and employee.

Child day-care center/nursery school. A state licensed facility providing day-care and/or educational service for more than six children, providing out-of-home care for part of a twenty-four-hour day to children under 16 years of age, excluding care provided by relatives and care provided by places of worship during religious services. Said use shall include the term "nursery school."

Senior day-care facility. A day-care facility for senior adults.

Minimum lot area shall be 10 acres.

Minimum lot width shall be 500 feet.

A hospital shall have direct access from a collector or arterial road as defined in the Comprehensive Plan for the Township.

Parking: 1 1/2 spaces per patient bed, plus one space per employee on the shift having the largest number of employees.

Additional parking for outpatient clinics shall provide one space per 100 square feet of gross floor area in addition to the parking required in Subsection D(4)(d) above.

Parking: one space per 220 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee.

Minimum lot area shall be three acres.

Parking: one space per three beds, plus one space per full-time employee on the largest shift.

Minimum lot area shall be five acres.

Maximum density permitted shall be 20 beds per acre.

Retail facilities for the exclusive use of residents and their guests only shall be permitted. No outside advertising shall be permitted. The retail facility shall be limited to the following uses:

Open space requirement shall be 20% of the gross site area which shall be suitably landscaped for its intended use.

Parking: one space per three beds, plus one space per each full-time employee on largest shift.

The minimum lot area for a church or other place of worship shall be not less than two acres.

The minimum lot width shall be not less than 300 feet.

The maximum building height shall be 35 feet, except that the height of any such church, synagogue, tabernacle or other place of worship may be increased to a maximum of 65 feet to allow for a steeple or tower structure incidental to such church, synagogue, tabernacle or other place of worship, provided that for every one foot of height in excess of 35 feet, there shall be added to each yard requirement one corresponding foot of width or depth.

Yard requirements.

Building coverage. A maximum building coverage not greater than 25%.

Impervious coverage. A maximum impervious coverage of not greater than 45% shall be permitted.

Accessory use. Accessory uses shall be limited to those customarily incidental and subordinate to churches, synagogues, tabernacles or other places of worship which may include a day-care center, parish center or similar use. A day-care center shall be licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

A dwelling shall be permitted in accordance with the requirements for single-family detached dwellings in the district in which it is located.

Parking: one space per every 20 square feet of assembly area or one space per two seats of capacity of the assembly area, whichever is greater, plus two spaces per dwelling.

Minimum lot size of two acres.

The use shall be for members and their authorized guests only.

Such facility shall not serve or make available for consumption alcoholic beverages of any type.

Eating and dining accommodations shall be incidental to the purpose of the club and shall be restricted to use by members and their authorized guests only.

Parking: one space per 50 square feet of gross floor area of all buildings used or intended to be used to service members and guests, plus one space per employee.

A minimum lot area of three acres.

No outdoor active recreational area shall be located nearer to any lot line than 100 feet.

The use shall not permit amusement parks or animal parks.

Outdoor play areas shall be screened and buffered so as to protect the neighborhood from noise and other disturbances. A buffer yard with a minimum width of 30 feet comprised of a dense evergreen screen with a minimum height of four feet upon planting shall be provided if the outdoor play area is located adjacent to a residential use.

Parking: one space per each three persons of total design capacity of the facility or at least one space for each 50 square feet of floor area used or intended to be used for the service of customers, patrons, clients, guests, or members, whichever requires the greater number of parking spaces, plus one space per employee.

Minimum yards shall be as follows:

Parking: one space per two students of the maximum total student design capacity of the facility, plus one space per faculty member and employee.

Outdoor activity areas for the conduct of any trade related instruction that would produce noise, fumes, dust, and/or odors shall be prohibited.

The use shall utilize best management practices for the use, storage and disposal of all supplies, materials, and waste products.

All outdoor storage of equipment and materials shall be enclosed within a fence or wall adequate to screen the contents of the storage area, and in accordance with § 153-502H(6) (A-6 Outside Storage) herein.

Parking: one space per two students of the maximum total student design capacity of the facility, plus one space per faculty member and employee.

Minimum yards shall be as follows:

Minimum lot area shall be seven acres.

Minimum lot width shall be 200 feet at street line.

Minimum setback from all property lines shall be 100 feet.

Such uses shall be entirely enclosed by a solid fence or wall, at least eight feet high set back at least 15 feet from all property boundaries and constructed of plank boards, brick, cinder block, or concrete, with access only through solid gates. Such fence or wall shall be kept in good repair and neatly maintained.

A dense evergreen buffer shall be provided on the outside perimeter of the fenced area. Evergreens shall be a minimum of eight feet in height and planted on eight foot staggered centers.

The contents of such use shall not be placed or deposited to a height greater than the height of the fence or wall therein prescribed.

Dumping of trash or land fill operations and burning of any material is specifically prohibited.

All such uses shall be sealed from groundwater contamination.

Parking: one space per employee, plus five additional spaces.

Millworking is permitted as an accessory use.

Storage yards shall be fully enclosed by fencing and landscaping in accordance with Subsection E(1)(d), (e) and (f) of Use I-1 Automobile Salvage Recycling Facility.

The storage of flammable or toxic gases and liquids and the production and mixing of asphalt and concrete is prohibited.

Parking: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee, plus one space per company vehicle normally stored on the premises.

A showroom may be permitted as an accessory use provided that an additional one parking space per each 300 square feet of showroom area is provided.

All outdoor storage areas shall be enclosed with a six-foot-high solid fenced and shall include a planted evergreen screen to the outside of the fencing in accordance with Subsection E(1)(e) and (f) of Use I-1 Automobile Salvage Recycling Facility.

Parking: one space per each employee or one space per each 500 square feet of gross floor area whichever is greater, plus one space per company vehicle normally stored on the premises.

Except as provided in Subsection E(4)(c) below, no retail sales are permitted from the premises except when the A-16 Accessory Limited Retail Sales use is permitted in the underlying zoning district and approved by the Township as a conditional use.

Parking: one space per 500 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each company vehicle normally stored on the premises.

Brewery with retail sales is permitted in the Limited Industrial, LI, Zoning District when approved by the Township as a conditional use, subject to the following additional requirements:

No retail sales are permitted from the premises except when the A-16 Accessory Limited Retail Sales use is permitted in the underlying zoning district and approved by the Township as a conditional use.

Parking: one space per 500 square feet of floor area.

The proposed use of an area shall not be detrimental to adjacent land use.

Maximum lot size shall be five acres.

Such use shall be a minimum of 200 feet from any public road as measured from the ultimate right-of-way line.

The land area used for such purposes shall be screened from public view in accordance with Subsection E(1)(d), (e) and (f) of Use I-1 Automobile Salvage Recycling Facility.

The storage of paper shall be within a building or a closed container.

Dumping of trash or land fill operations and burning of any materials shall specifically be prohibited.

All such uses shall be sealed from groundwater contamination.

Parking: one space per employee, plus five additional spaces.

No research facility shall be a commercial production facility.

No research facility shall be permitted which constitutes a danger to the community.

Parking: one space per 500 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each company vehicle normally stored on the premises.

The principal building for the use shall be located 500 feet from any residential district.

Parking: one space per each employee of the shift having the largest number of employees, plus one space per vehicle normally stored on the premises.

Parking: one space per each 500 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each vehicle normally stored on the premises.

Parking: one space per each 1,000 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space for each vehicle normally stored on the premises.

There shall be a berm of average height of 15 feet and a maximum height of 50 feet. The slope of the sides of the berm shall not exceed a one to one ratio. Berms shall be planted and dusted, and erosion control measures shall be taken as may be approved by the Montgomery County Soil Conservation Service. Plantings and berms shall begin at a point no closer to a street than the ultimate right-of-way. No berm shall be constructed closer than 50 feet to a district in which extraction is not permitted. The Township may require landscaping as required to screen the quarry from public view as deemed appropriate by the Board of Supervisors.

A chain-link fence at least six feet in height, surmounted by three strands of barbed wire, shall be required within the setback area at a point no closer than the ultimate right-of-way line to be maintained in a constant state of good repair. Appropriate warning signs shall be mounted or posted along the fence at intervals of not more than 100 feet.

An adequate internal circulation pattern of streets shall be maintained between the excavation sites and processing areas. Use of public streets shall not be permitted for hauling between extractive and processing areas except where required in connection with such pattern or for access of vehicular traffic originating from or destined to points beyond the limits of such excavation sites and processing areas.

No slope shall be maintained exceeding the normal limiting angle of slippage of the material in which the excavation or extraction is being made. No undercutting shall be permitted within the setback area except for tunnels to provide transportation of materials between extractive and processing areas.

All operations shall be conducted with sufficient lateral support to be safe with respect to:

Stockpiles shall not exceed 100 feet in height and shall not be located closer than 200 feet from any district boundary line nor closer than 300 feet from the center line of any street except where a railroad is the district boundary line or where the contiguous district is a district in which extraction is permitted. All reasonable precautions shall be taken to prevent any materials or wastes deposited upon any stockpile from being washed, blown, or otherwise transferred off the site by normal causes or forces.

All drainage from the site of extractive operations shall be controlled by dikes, barriers, or drainage structures sufficient to prevent any silt, debris, or other loose materials from filling any existing drainage course or encroaching on streets and adjacent properties.

No ground vibration caused by blasting or machinery shall exceed the limits established by this chapter with the exception that no blasting shall cause a peak particle velocity greater than one inch per second, measured at any property line or at the center line of any street.

The operation shall not include mixing of rock materials with asphaltic oils or other binders for road-building and construction purposes.

Hours of operation shall be between 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Parking. A minimum of 10 off-street parking spaces shall be provided. The Board of Supervisors may require additional parking as necessary to adequately serve customers, employees, visitors, and vehicles normally parked on the premises.

A showroom may be permitted as an accessory use.

All outdoor storage areas shall be enclosed with a six-foot-high solid fenced and shall include a planted evergreen screen to the outside of the fencing in accordance with Subsection E(1)(e) and (f) of Use I-1 Automobile Salvage Recycling Facility.

Parking: one space per 200 square feet of gross floor area, plus one space per employee, plus one space per company vehicle normally stored on the premises.

The parking facility shall be designed in accordance with § 136-505 of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and the Towamencin Township Engineering Standards.

The Off-Site Parking Lot or Garage use is not permitted as the primary use on lots greater than five acres.

If the Off-Site Parking Lot or Garage use will be used to support a primary use or place of employment on another property located within or outside the Township, it shall be within a one-mile driving distance from the associated use.

The parking area shall be landscaped in accordance with § 136-510 of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and the Towamencin Township Engineering Standards.

Buffer yards shall be provided in accordance with Table 1 in the Towamencin Township Engineering Standards for Industrial Uses.

The parking area, driveways and pedestrian walkways shall be adequately lit and be in accordance with the Towamencin Township Engineering Standards. The lighting design shall provide minimum cut-off and a minimum maintained average of one footcandle, not to exceed three footcandles. The applicant shall provide a candelanumeric printout and manufacturer's cut sheets for the proposed lighting fixtures.

The use shall include the parking of vehicles only. Fueling stations or sales of product distribution and/or storage is not permitted. No sale, rental, service or repair operation of vehicles shall be performed.

The minimum setback of the parking lot or parking garage from a residential use or district shall be 200 feet.

Access to the off-site parking lot or garage shall be only permitted from an arterial or collector street as defined the Towamencin Township Engineering Standards.

Surface parking lot:

Parking garage:

Parking: two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.

Parking: two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.

Parking: two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.

Any attached addition, deck, porch, patio, or similar type structure may extend to the common property lines to match the existing common party walls, so long as the structure conforms to all requirements of the adopted building codes and there is consent of owner of common property line or party wall.

Parking: two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.

Parking: three off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. Where a garage of more than one bay is provided, each bay additional to the first shall reduce the parking requirement by one space. Each bay shall be a minimum of 12 feet by 22 feet. If the dwelling units have basements and a minimum of 50% of the dwelling units have side entry garages, the minimum size of each garage bay shall be nine feet by 18 feet.

Any attached addition, deck, porch, patio, or similar type structure may extend to the common property lines to match the existing common party walls, so long as the structure conforms to all requirements of the adopted building codes and there is consent of owner of common property line or party wall.

Parking: three off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. Where a garage of more than one bay is provided, each bay additional to the first shall reduce the parking requirement by one space. Each bay shall be a minimum of 12 feet by 22 feet.

Mobile home. A transportable single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, contained in one unit, or in two or more units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.

Modular home. A single-family dwelling, intended for permanent occupancy, made by assembling one or more factory produced three-dimensional sections into an integral living unit whose construction materials and specifications conform to those of conventionally built units.

Parking: three off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. Where a garage of more than one bay is provided, each bay additional to the first shall reduce the parking requirement by one space. Each bay shall be a minimum of 12 feet by 22 feet.

Use regulations. Permitted uses, in conjunction with a Housing for the Elderly complex, shall be as follows:

Development regulations. The following density, area, width and yard regulations shall apply to Housing for the Elderly complexes:

General requirements.

Parking: two off-street parking spaces per home, plus one per employee.

A petition in favor of such exception shall be filed with the Zoning Hearing Board signed by the owners of 60% or more of the lots which require notification per this chapter.

Each dwelling unit shall not have less than 500 square feet of habitable floor area.

The lot area per family is not reduced to an amount less than 75% of the minimum lot area required by this chapter for the district in which the designated lot is located.

The use shall comply with all setback and building area requirements for the district in which the use is located.

There shall be no external alteration of the building except as may be necessary for reasons of safety. Fire escapes and outside stairways shall, where practicable, be located to the rear of the building.

The Zoning Hearing Board may prescribe such further conditions and restrictions as the Board may consider appropriate.

A residential conversion shall be authorized only for an existing dwelling which, due to size and arrangement, has little economic usefulness as a conforming use, or for any other arrangement within the intent and purpose of this chapter, which is deemed appropriate by the Zoning Hearing Board.

Parking: two off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit.

A boardinghouse shall comply with the area and dimensional requirements for single-family detached dwellings within the district in which the use is located.

Conversion of an existing building for rooming or boarding purposes shall meet the applicable provisions of Use Type R-10 Residential Conversions of this article and all applicable Township building codes.

Parking: two spaces for the primary dwelling, plus one space for each rental room, plus one space for each employee.

A garden apartment shall include a group of residential units constituting a single operating or proprietary unit included in a single "declaration" recorded pursuant to the provisions of the Unit Property Act[8] of Pennsylvania.

Parking: not less than three off-street parking spaces per dwelling unit. Where a garage of more than one bay is provided, each bay additional to the first shall reduce the parking requirement by one space. Each bay shall be a minimum of 12 feet by 22 feet.

Use regulations. Permitted uses shall be as follows:

Development regulations.

General requirements.

General requirements.

Minimum development site area: 10 acres.

Maximum permitted density: 1.1 dwelling units per site area.

Lot area:

Minimum lot width: 80 feet.

Setback requirements:

Maximum coverage regulations:

Maximum height regulations:

Parking requirements:

Buffer: A Class A Buffer as defined in the Towamencin Township Engineering Standards shall be provided along the perimeter of the tract being developed using Use R-14 Cluster Development except for any street frontage.

Requirements for open space. The following regulations shall govern the characteristics and maintenance of the required open space created by an R-14 cluster development:

Parking: one space per 350 square feet of gross floor area, or one space per vehicle personnel capacity plus five spaces, whichever is greater.

Minimum lot area: five acres

Parking. The applicant shall demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board of Supervisors that the amount of parking provided for said use will be adequate to serve the intended use of the facility. The applicant shall provide the Township, at a minimum, with documentation from similarly sized and configured railway and bus terminals to the one proposed and shall provide evidence in support of the amount, type, orientation and location of parking on the site.

Minimum lot size: 10 acres.

Solar energy facilities must meet primary use setbacks for the zoning district in which the facility is located.

Solar energy facilities shall not encroach upon any stormwater management facility, right-of-way or easement.

Building-mounted facilities on a pitched roof shall meet the following requirements:

Building-mounted facilities on a flat roof shall meet the following requirements:

Ground-mounted facilities shall not exceed 20 feet in height.

For ground-mounted facilities, a thirty-foot buffer yard shall be provided along all property lines which shall include adequate means for visual screening. The buffer plantings shall be provided using a Class B Buffer as defined in Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance excluding Option Five.[10]

All equipment for solar energy facilities including any structure for batteries or storage cells shall be in a fenced area with a self-locking gate.

Solar energy facilities and systems shall be constructed and operated in accordance with all applicable local, state and federal building, construction and fire laws and regulations, including but not limited to requirements regarding stormwater management and impervious coverage.

Solar energy facilities and systems shall conform to applicable industry codes and standards, including but not limited to those of the International Code Council (ICC), American National Standards Institute (ANSI), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the International Fire Code (IFC), National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and other certifying and professional organizations.

All exterior electrical and/or plumbing shall be buried below the surface of the ground and be placed in a conduit.

All solar energy facility or system components shall be clearly labeled with warning concerning voltage and other important electrical safety information. The universal isolation switch, or equivalent device, shall be easily accessible by first responders and clearly labeled.

Solar energy facilities or systems shall not be used for advertising. Manufacturers and equipment information, safety warnings and ownership information may be displayed provided such information complies with applicable sign regulations.

Owners of solar energy facilities are encouraged, but not required, to obtain solar easements from neighboring properties to ensure solar access. The Township does not guarantee and will not protect any individual property rights with respect to solar access.

Solar modules shall be positioned to prevent solar glare upon any neighboring properties or any public or private street, and to prevent additional heat load upon neighboring properties. The latest version of the Solar Glare Hazard Analysis Tool (SGHAT) shall be used per its user's manual to evaluate solar glare. The full report shall be sent to the municipality at least 30 days before the first public meeting that will discuss the project.

Decommissioning requirements. If a solar energy facility remains nonfunctional or inoperative for a continuous period of two years, the facility shall be deemed abandoned and shall constitute a public nuisance, unless the owner demonstrates good faith intent to sell the facility. Within six months of abandonment, the owner shall remove the system after a demolition permit has been obtained in accordance with the following:

The accessory apartment shall occupy no more than 800 square feet in floor area.

The accessory apartment may contain separate cooking, sleeping, living and bathroom facilities.

The accessory apartment shall be part of the principal residence and shall not be located in a basement or in an accessory building.

The accessory apartment shall be occupied only by related family members such as elderly parents or dependent adult children.

There shall be no changes to the exterior of the residence which suggest that the dwelling unit is other than a single-family detached dwelling or which would otherwise detract from the single-family character of the neighborhood.

No more than one accessory apartment shall be permitted per single-family detached dwelling.

Each accessory apartment shall be registered with the Township Zoning Officer who shall keep a record of its use to insure that the intent of this chapter is being met and shall comply with all applicable Township ordinances and regulations.

Parking. One additional off-street parking space is required for the accessory apartment use.

All zoning requirements for the primary nonresidential use shall be met.

Parking. Two additional off-street parking spaces are required for the accessory apartment use.

The use shall be limited to a maximum of six children.

No outdoor advertising is permitted.

No more than one nonresident employee shall be permitted.

Hours of operations shall be from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

A family day-care use shall be registered with the Township Zoning Officer who shall keep a record of its use to insure that the intent of this chapter is being met and shall comply with all applicable Township ordinances and regulations.

A fenced play area shall be located in the rear yard only and shall be not less than 50 square feet per child.

Fencing shall be in accordance with the pool fencing standards of this chapter.

Parking: one additional off-street parking space for each three children, plus one space for the nonresident employee if applicable.

Professional office or studio of a doctor, dentist, tutor, artist, architect, musician, lawyer, engineer, planner, or practitioner of a similar professional character.

All home occupation uses shall be registered with the Township Zoning Officer who shall keep a record of its use to insure that the intent of this chapter is being met and shall comply with all applicable Township ordinances and regulations.

Uses authorized by this section as accessory to a dwelling shall comply with the following provisions:

No equipment or process shall be used in such employment or occupation which creates discernible noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference at the property line, and no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receiver off the lot or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the lot.

Parking: one additional off-street parking space per each 150 square feet of gross floor area of the home occupation use, plus the required parking for the principal residential use of the property, with a maximum of six off-street parking spaces per lot.

Any accessory structure being utilized, in whole or in part, for a home occupation shall conform to the residential use setback requirements of the underlying district, without regard for any alternative setbacks for accessory structures.

The number of livestock permitted per acre shall be in accordance with the following:

All livestock shall be kept a minimum of 25 feet from all property lines.

No persons owning or keeping livestock shall maintain such so as to create any health, odor, or safety hazard.

Any buildings used for the shelter or housing of livestock shall be located not less than 100 feet from any lot lines.

No part of the street right-of-way, no sidewalks or other areas intended or designed for pedestrian use, no required parking areas, and no part of the required front yard shall be occupied or used for outside storage.

Agriculture, nursery, automotive sales, truck terminal and lumber yards shall have no more than 25% of the lot area used for outside storage.

Outside storage areas for all other uses shall be not more than 25% of the existing building coverage.

The storage of tractor trailers, panel trucks, vans, and similar vehicles which supply or service establishments in commercial or industrial districts shall be permitted provided that such vehicles shall be used by the establishment in the normal conduct of their business.

No outdoor storage of hazardous materials shall be permitted.

All outdoor storage areas shall be a minimum of 50 feet from all side and rear property lines and shall be fenced and screened in accordance with Subsection E(1)(d), (e) and (f) of Use I-1 Automobile Salvage Recycling Facility.

Storage shall be in the side and rear yard only and must be within the building setback line provided for said premises.

No such equipment or vehicles shall be used for living, sleeping, or housekeeping purposes when parked or stored on a residential lot.

Parking spaces for the parking of passenger automobiles; parking of one commercial vehicle not exceeding 3/4 of one ton in maximum gross vehicle weight, or the parking of one school bus on a temporary daytime basis only.

Fences and walls as provided for in § 153-604 herein.

The following residential accessory structures shall be permitted in conjunction with single-family detached and single-family semidetached dwellings only:

The following residential structures shall be permitted in conjunction with a residential dwelling unit in the Manufactured Housing District:

Permitted on all private lots except for multifamily dwellings.

Shall be located either entirely within the house or, if located outside, shall be located within an enclosed area.

This use shall comply with all regulations of Use A-10 Swimming Pool below.

No person, owner or occupant of land shall install or maintain a swimming pool or other artificial body of water capable of being filled to a depth exceeding 24 inches at the deepest or lowest point unless a building permit is first obtained from the Township and the required plans and information are filed, together with required permit fees. Ornamental pools and wading pools which do not exceed 24 inches in depth are exempt from these provisions. Swimming pools shall include any pool, regardless of design or construction materials or the permanency of its location both above and below ground level, which is built, erected or used for the purpose of bathing or swimming and all buildings, equipment and appurtenances thereto. This chapter shall apply to public swimming pools used and maintained by any individual, firm, corporation, club or association of persons for use by the public or members and their invitees or guests. In the case of public swimming pools, this use need not be accessory to a residential use.

All pools for single-family detached and semidetached dwellings shall be located in the rear yard only.

Each pool area and the paving, coping surrounding same, and all equipment associated therewith shall be located not less than the distance permitted for accessory structures within the subject district.

Any pool or area subject thereto shall be suitably designed, located and maintained so as not to become a nuisance or hazard either to adjoining property owners or the public generally. All detachable or foldable ladders shall be removed or locked in its folded upright position when the pool is not in use.

Outdoor lighting, if used, shall be installed in such a way as to be shielded and not to reflect toward or into the interior of adjacent residential properties.

A minimum horizontal isolation distance of 10 feet shall be required between a swimming pool apron and the perimeter of a tank, absorption area and/or any lines or equipment of a private on-site sewage disposal system.

All pool installations shall conform to all applicable building codes.

It shall be a violation of this chapter to cause or allow drainage onto adjoining land.

No pool shall be located under any electric power lines (including service lines), and the pool must be located at least 10 feet (measured horizontally) from such power lines.

Fencing of pools. All pool fencing must comply with the requirements of that section of the Code of Towamencin Township applicable to swimming pools.

The yard requirements for the primary use are met.

The maximum height of said structures shall be 24 feet or the height of the primary building, whichever is less.

No outdoor storage of vehicles or equipment is permitted.

The buildings must be placed within the side or rear portion of the building envelope so to not be visible from the street(s). Any visual impact to the street(s) must be screened with a minimum Class B buffer as defined by the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[11]

Storage of hazardous or flammable materials is prohibited.

The hours of operation shall be consistent with those of the primary building.

Exterior lighting shall be placed not higher than 25 feet above grade and shall be screened so to not permit the source of illumination to be seen from off the premises. Only incandescent or color-corrected types of illumination shall be used. The hours of illumination of such lights shall be limited to the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.

The nonresidential accessory building and primary building(s) must be under common ownership.

The nonresidential storage building shall not exceed 9,000 square feet.

Private community pools, pool houses, and pool equipment buildings shall fall under the requirements of this section.

All subdivision and land development requirements must be met prior to issuance of permits.

Warehousing and storage as an accessory use to a permitted use provided one or more of these accessory uses shall not exceed 10% of the total floor area of the permitted use in each building.

Adult or child day-care center that is primarily intended to serve the relatives of persons working within the planned business park or business center, provided it is accommodated within the same building as the permitted use.

Cafeteria, exercise or recreation facilities intended for employees and their occasional guests within the planned business park or business center, provided it is accommodated within the same building as the permitted use.

Hair cutting/styling, ticket agency, tailoring, shoe shining and repair, dry cleaning pickup and dropoff, travel agencies and closely similar personal service uses within a hotel and limited to a maximum of 5% of the total floor area of such building.

Related, incidental and appropriate retail sales within a hotel or office building and limited to a maximum of 5% of the total floor area of such building.

Education or training center, provided it is accommodated within the same building as the permitted use.

Any building permitted as an accessory use shall be architecturally compatible with the permitted use building.

The following accessory uses may be permitted by special exception subject to compliance with the requirements of Subsection H(13)(h)[4] below:

All home office uses shall be registered with the Township Zoning Officer who shall keep a record of its use to insure that the intent of this chapter is being met and shall comply with all applicable Township ordinances and regulations.

Uses authorized by this section as accessory to a dwelling shall comply with the following provisions:

No equipment or process shall be used in such employment or occupation which creates discernible noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference at the property line and no equipment or process shall be used which creates visual or audible interference in any radio or television receiver off the lot or causes fluctuations in line voltage off the lot.

Any accessory structure being utilized, in whole or in part, for a home office shall conform to the residential use setback requirements of the underlying district, without regard for any alternative setbacks for accessory structures (e.g., if a district has a residential use side yard setback of 30 feet, and an accessory structure setback of 10 feet, the accessory structure may only be utilized for a home office use when it complies with the thirty-foot residential use setback requirement).

The convenience window/service area shall be an integral part of the interior circulation pattern. No direct access to a public road shall be permitted from the convenience window aisle.

The stacking lanes shall be provided to serve a minimum of four cars. The stacking lane shall not be used for parking lot circulation aisles, nor shall it in any way conflict with through circulation or parking.

No ordering of services or products may take place at the convenience window. The convenience window is solely for the picking up and payment for products previously ordered.

No alcoholic beverages, cigarettes, or pornographic materials, or any other services or products that require the verification of identification and age, may be served at a convenience window.

The primary permitted use and the accessory convenience window use shall comply with all of the regulations therefore as set forth in the Towamencin Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.[13]

Retail sales are limited to those items manufactured, fabricated or processed on site or distributed on a wholesale basis from the site.

Retail sales area. Retail sales will be permitted only in a physically separate and segregated sales area in the same building as the primary use and shall have a maximum allowable area of 10% of the gross floor area or 3,000 square feet, whichever is less.

Retail sales customers shall shop only in the retail sales area.

Retail sales shall be conducted only during the hours of operation for the principal use. The hours of operation for the retail sale use shall be limited, however, to 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday.

There must be a separate entrance for retail sales area from the building's primary entrance.

Retail sales shall be conducted only by the same ownership and under the same lease as the primary use.

One additional parking space shall be provided for each 300 square feet of retail gross floor area. All required parking must be reserved exclusively for use of retail customers and employees and located adjacent to the entrance for the retail sales area.

Roof-mounted systems shall conform to the height regulations of the underlying zoning district.

Building-mounted systems on a pitched roof shall meet the following requirements:

Building-mounted systems on a flat roof shall meet the following requirements:

Solar energy systems shall conform to the requirements in § 153-502G(4)(i) through (o).

Decommissioning requirements. If a solar energy system remains nonfunctional or inoperative for a continuous period of one year, the system shall be deemed abandoned and shall constitute a public nuisance. Within six months of abandonment, the owner shall remove the system after a demolition permit has been obtained in accordance with the following:

Ground-mounted solar energy systems shall meet all of the building setback requirements for a principal building, or 20 feet, whichever is greater.

Ground-mounted solar energy systems shall not be located in the front yard.

Ground-mounted systems shall not be located in the side yard for lots less than two acres in size.

Ground-mounted systems shall not exceed 10 feet in height.

For ground-mounted systems, the system must be adequately screened from adjacent properties and the street. The buffer plantings shall be provided using a Class B buffer as defined in Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, excluding option five.[14]

Solar energy systems shall conform to the requirements in § 153-502G(4)(i) through (o).

Decommissioning requirements shall be as outlined in § 153-502H(17)(e).

Attached exterior refrigeration units shall not exceed 100 square feet in size.

Attached exterior refrigeration units shall only be accessible from within the primary structure and have no exterior doors.

Attached exterior refrigeration units' access doors shall not have a locking feature.

Attached exterior refrigeration units shall be placed on an approved concrete pad.

Attached exterior refrigeration units shall have the same likeness and character of the building to which they are attached. This shall be approved by the Zoning Officer through the zoning permit process.

Attached exterior refrigeration units may be installed and continue along the side of a conforming or nonconforming building, as long as the attached exterior refrigeration unit does not encroach further into any required yard than the existing building. Attached exterior refrigeration units shall have concrete or steel bollards to protect the unit from damage if it is located within five feet of a parking area.

Attached exterior refrigeration units shall comply with the current Mechanical Code standards adopted by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Towamencin Township.

Suitable buffer landscaping shall be installed along the side of the attached exterior refrigeration unit that is adjacent to the cartway of a street, such landscaping to be approved by the Zoning Officer through the zoning permit process.

A wind energy system shall be permitted as an accessory use only.

No wind energy system shall be permitted in any required open space area that has been set aside as part of an approved development.

All wind energy systems shall be freestanding pole or self-supporting lattice structures with no guy wires. Roof-mounted windmills are not permitted.

Every proposed wind energy system shall be designed and engineered to provide for safe operation. Detailed engineering plans, prepared by a licensed professional engineer, for all proposed wind energy systems shall be submitted with applications for review and approval of the Township Engineer.

All wind energy systems, including the supporting structure, shall comply with all applicable local, state and federal construction and electrical codes.

All electrical wiring leading to or from a wind energy system shall be located underground.

Dimensional requirements:

All surfaces of the wind energy systems shall be a nonobtrusive, nonreflective color such as white, off-white or gray.

All ground-mounted electrical and control equipment shall be labeled and secured to prevent unauthorized access. The ground level equipment and structures shall be provided with a buffer screen along the sides facing adjacent property owners and street rights-of-way to the satisfaction of the Township Engineer.

The wind energy system shall not be artificially lighted unless required by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The wind energy system shall not display advertising except for reasonable identification of the manufacturer.

A minimum of one hazard warning sign shall be posted near ground level at the base of the wind energy system.

The ambient noise level, under normal operating conditions, measured at the property line shall not exceed the limits in the Noise Ordinance (Chapter 103).

Wind energy systems shall not be climbable up to 15 feet above grade level.

The owner of the wind energy system shall take reasonable steps to minimize or eliminate shadow flicker on any regularly occupied adjacent structure.

Abandonment. Any wind energy system that has not been in active and continuous service for a period of one year shall be removed from the property to a place of safe and legal disposal. All structures or enclosures accessory to the wind energy systems shall be completely removed from the property. The former wind energy system site shall be restored to a natural condition as soon as possible, but no later than six months after removal of the system.

The following regulations shall apply to an A-21 Electric Vehicle Charging Station when permitted as a by-right accessory use in the Township's R-200 Residential Agricultural; R-180 Residential; R-175 Residential; R-125 Residential; R-50 Residential; MH Manufactured Housing; MR Multifamily Residential; and MRC Mixed Residential Cluster Districts, respectively:

The following regulations shall apply to an A-21 Electric Vehicle Charging Station when permitted as an accessory use by-right or conditional use in the Township's VC Village Commercial, PBC Planned Business Campus, SC Shopping Center, C Commercial, LI Limited Industrial, IN Institutional, IN-A Institutional-A, RBP Residential Business, Residential Business and Professional Overlay, Towamencin Village Overlay, and ELO Entertainment Lifestyle Overlay Districts, respectively: