Union Township City Zoning Code
§ 30-30.5
Applicability.
[Added 12-17-2025 by Ord. No. 2025-9]
The following Applications for Development involving lands located within (or partially within) the Township of Union Highlands Area (as illustrated in Exhibit 1, "Township of Union Highlands Area") shall comply with the provisions of this section:
a.
In the Preservation Area:
1.
Any non-residential development in the Preservation Area;
2.
Any residential development in the Preservation Area that requires an environmental land use or water permit or that results in the ultimate disturbance of one acre or more of land or a cumulative increase in impervious surface by 1/4 acre or more;
3.
Any activity undertaken or engaged in the Preservation Area that is not a development but results in the ultimate disturbance of 1/4 acre or more of forested area or that results in a cumulative increase in impervious surface by 1/4 acre or more on a lot; or
4.
Any capital or other project of a State entity or local government unit in the Preservation Area that requires an environmental land use or water permit or that results in the ultimate disturbance of one acre or more of land or a cumulative increase in impervious surface by 1/4 acre or more.
b.
In the Planning Area:
1.
For residential development, creates three or more new dwelling units or lots.
2.
For non-residential development:
(a)
Results in the ultimate disturbance of one acre or more of land; or
(b)
Produces a cumulative increase of impervious surface area of 1/4 acre or more as of the date of enactment of this section.
c.
In either the Preservation or the Planning Area:
1.
Introduces or expands on any of the following land uses/facilities:
(a)
Landfills;
(b)
Permanent storage or disposal of hazardous wastes, industrial or municipal sludge or radioactive materials, including solid waste landfills;
(c)
Collection and transfer facilities for hazardous wastes, solid wastes that contain hazardous materials, and radioactive materials;
(d)
Industrial treatment facility lagoons; or
(e)
Any Major or Minor Potential Contaminant Source (as identified in Appendix A and Appendix B of this section, respectively[1] ) on lands located within 200 feet of the wellhead of any public community well or public non-community well, as these are defined herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: See §§ 30-30.20 and 30-30.21, respectively.
d.
All thresholds in Subsections a and b, above, shall be interpreted to apply cumulatively over time on the lot as it existed, beginning as of the effective date of this section. If or when any one of the thresholds is reached, this section shall apply to any and all development in excess of that threshold. Where an application proposes a mixed use, the thresholds in Subsection b, for non-residential development, shall apply to the whole of the project, while that in Subsection a shall apply to the residential component.
