No such use shall be located within 500 lineal feet of the lot line of any primary or secondary school, place of worship, public park, day-care center, child nursery, library, existing dwelling or any site marked as a proposed future park location on any Township official map.

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

A thirty-foot buffer yard shall be provided, regardless of zoning district, along the side and rear lot lines in accordance with § 27-803, but with plantings of an initial minimum 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 such use shall be used for any purpose that violates any federal, state or Township law.

See § 27-709, "Prohibited Signs."

No such use shall be allowed in combination with the sale of alcoholic beverages.

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

These uses are specifically prohibited in all districts except where specifically permitted by Part 3, Subsection 2 of § 27-306.

A minimum lot area of two acres 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 room of any kind accessible to customers shall include less than 150 square feet.

No use may include live actual or simulated sex acts or any sexual contact between entertainers or between entertainers and customers.

Only "lawful" massages, as defined by state court decisions, shall be performed in a massage parlor.

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 use.

Unless the Zoning Officer agrees in advance to send such notices, the applicant shall provide a written affidavit stating that he/she has mailed or delivered a written notice of the proposed hearing date to all property owners of record within 500 feet of the subject property at least 10 days prior to the hearing date.

Any application for such use shall state the names, home addresses and home phone numbers of: a) all individuals intended to have more than a five-percent ownership in such use or in a corporation owning such use and b) an on-site manager responsible to ensure compliance with this Chapter. Such information shall be updated twice a year in writing to the Zoning Officer.

Shall be fully licensed by the state, if required by the state.

Shall include constant supervision during all hours of operation.

Shall not meet the definition of a "treatment center."

Minimum lot area for airport: 25 acres for a private airport and 50 acres for a public airport.

Minimum lot area for heliport: two acres in an industrial district and 15 acres in any other district.

Airplane runways shall be oriented to minimize the hazards and disturbance posed by aircraft during takeoff and landing.

The site and its design shall be approved by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Aviation and the Federal Aviation Administration.

The proposed expected flight paths shall be designed to minimize noise hazards to existing residences or approved residential developments.

The end of any runway shall be a minimum of 1,000 feet and the landing pad of a heliport shall be a minimum of 300 feet from the lot line of any existing dwelling which the applicant for the airport or heliport does not own or have an agreement of sale. Any portion of a runway or heliport shall be 100 feet from any other lot line.

Conditions. The Zoning Hearing Board may place such necessary and reasonable conditions on the use to carry out the objectives of this Chapter. These include limiting the types and sizes of aircraft, the hours of operations, the numbers of flights and the general direction of approach. However, such Board shall not place any conditions on the use that will seriously interfere with the safety of the operations.

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

The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board that the use will be conducted in such a manner that the public health and groundwater quality will not be threatened.

Any crematorium shall be set back a minimum of 250 feet from any residential lot line.

The applicant shall prove that there will be a long-term system to ensure perpetual maintenance.

A forty-foot buffer yard shall completely separate the structure and all off-street parking areas from any lot line of any residential lot.

A commercial auditorium shall have a minimum lot area of two acres for each 150 seats.

The structure of a commercial auditorium or nightclub with a capacity of 250 or more persons shall be set back a minimum of 250 feet from the lot line of any residential use or residential district.

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 Part 5.

Outdoor storage of autos and other vehicles shall not be within a paved area setback required by § 27-603 nor closer than 20 feet from a lot line of an existing dwelling.

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

An individual "junk vehicle" (as defined by Part 2) shall not be stored within view of a public street or a dwelling for a total of more than 20 days. No junk vehicles shall be stored within 20 feet of an existing street right-of-way line. 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.

See also a "truck stop."

No vehicle or home on display shall occupy any part of the existing or future street right-of-way or required customer parking area or any paved area setback required by § 27-603.

See light and glare standards in § 27-511.

See definition in Part 2, and the definition of "auto repair garage."

All activities except those to be performed at the fuel or air pumps shall be performed within a building.

Fuel pumps shall be at least 25 feet from the existing street right-of-way.

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.

An individual "junk vehicle" (as defined by Part 2) shall be stored within view of a public street or a dwelling for more than a total of 20 days. No junk vehicles shall be stored within 20 feet of an existing street right-of-way. No more than three junk vehicles shall be stored on the lot outside of an enclosed building at any point in time.

There shall be an ability for a minimum of four vehicles to be serviced at each cluster of gasoline pumps or to be lined up behind cars being serviced without obstruction of access into or out of the driveways from public streets.

See also a "truck stop."

The use may include a "convenience store" if the requirements for such use are also met.

Within a residential district, no more than four rental units shall be provided, no more than four persons may occupy one rental unit, and no more than a maximum of 10 guests total may occupy the facility at one point in time. In any case, uses involving 20 or more guests shall be considered a hotel or motel.

One off-street parking space shall be provided for each rental unit. The off-street parking spaces for the bed-and-breakfast shall be located either to the rear of the principal building or screened from the street and abutting dwellings by evergreen screening.

At least one bathroom shall be provided for every three rental units, plus one bathroom for the operators.

There shall not be any signs, show windows or any type of display or advertising visible from outside the premises, except for a single nonilluminated sign with a maximum sign area of four square feet on each of two sides and with a maximum height of eight feet.

The use shall have a residential appearance and character.

The use shall be operated 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.

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

The use of any amenities provided by the bed-and-breakfast, such as swimming pool or tennis court, shall be restricted in use to the clientele and permanent residents of the establishment and their occasional invited guests.

The applicant shall prove that any existing on-lot septic system is sufficient in size and that there is no visible sign of failure of the system.

Shall be restricted to buildings that existed prior to January 1, 1940.

Shall have a minimum setback from all residential lot lines of 10 feet.

Shall be located abutting an arterial or collector street, as defined by the Official Street Classification Map.

Minimum lot area: three acres.

Minimum building setback from the lot line of any place of worship or residential zoning district: 300 feet.

The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer that the use will provide adequate on-site parking.

Minimum lot area: 1.5 acres.

Minimum setback from all lot lines: 50 feet.

Minimum lot width: 200 feet.

Maximum density. Three bedrooms or six persons per acre.

Each sleeping room shall be limited to two persons each.

A twenty-foot-wide buffer yard with screening meeting Subsection 4 of § 27-803 shall be provided between any boardinghouse building and any abutting single-family detached dwelling that is within 100 feet of the proposed boardinghouse building.

Interior space. A minimum of 400 square feet of interior floor space per resident.

Maximum number of residents: 20.

See also standards for "personal care home," which is a separate use.

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.

Street access from the bus station to an arterial street or an expressway shall not require driving on a local street that is primarily residential.

Shall provide an area for the loading and unloading of buses separate from required off-street parking areas, and a separate area for pickup and dropoff of persons from private vehicles.

May be an accessory use to a permitted shopping center or restaurant, provided that the applicant proves to the Zoning Officer that there is adequate room for movements by the bus on the site or an adequate street shoulder for stops.

Any sleeping quarters or tent sites shall not be within the one-hundred-year floodway.

For each acre of total lot area, there shall be a maximum average of: a) two recreational vehicle sites; b) five tent sites; or c) cabin sleeping capacity for six persons. Such sites may be clustered in portions of the tract.

Maximum impervious coverage: 10%.

Any store shall be limited to sales of common household and camping items to persons camping on the site.

A commercial campground shall include at least one gravel or paved entrance road from a public street, with a minimum width of 20 feet.

Minimum lot area: eight acres.

All campsites and recreational vehicle sites shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from all residential lot lines.

All parking, interior driveways, developed recreation areas, recreational vehicle parking areas, cabins, tent sites and similar activity areas shall be set back a minimum of 150 feet from any residential lot lines. Any existing healthy trees within such setback shall be preserved, except at needed perpendicular crossings.

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. For a truck wash, the applicant shall provide evidence that adequate measures will be in place to prevent pollutants from being washed into the groundwater or waterways.

Water used in the operation shall be collected and recycled and shall not flow into any storm sewers or waterways or the groundwater outside of an on-lot septic system.

Water from the car wash operation shall not flow onto sidewalks or streets, to prevent hazards from ice.

Any car wash that is located within 250 feet of an existing dwelling shall not operate between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

Any chemicals that may be hazardous to aquatic life shall be stored within an area that will completely contain any leaks or spills.

Minimum lot area: two acres.

A crematorium, where allowed, 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 lot line of an abutting dwelling or any undeveloped residentially zoned lot, 20 feet from the future right-of-way of any public street, and 10 feet from the cartway of an internal driveway.

No gravesites shall be located within the one-hundred-year floodplain.

The use shall include an appropriate system to ensure perpetual maintenance.

A commercial communications tower shall be set back a minimum distance equal to its height from all lot lines and existing street right-of-way lines.

A freestanding commercial communications tower with a height greater than 50 feet above the natural ground level shall not be located in a residential district.

The base of a freestanding tower shall be surrounded by a secure fence with a minimum height of eight feet.

Any freestanding tower that is higher than 50 feet and is within 100 feet of a public street or dwelling shall be surrounded (except at the driveway crossing) by evergreen screening or preserved woods meeting the requirements of Subsection 4 of § 27-803.

In the RT District, a commercial communications tower shall not exceed 120 feet in height above the average surrounding ground elevation, whether freestanding or attached to a building.

Any indoor storage shall not occur in ways that threaten a serious explosive hazard.

Indoor crop storage structures shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from a residential lot line.

In a residential district, shall have a maximum building coverage of 15%.

See also day-care center as an accessory use in § 27-403.

The use shall comply with any applicable county, state and federal regulations, including having an appropriate Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare registration certificate or license.

Convenient parking spaces within the requirements of Part 6 shall be provided for persons delivering and waiting for children.

In residential districts, where permitted as a principal use, shall have a minimum lot area of 20,000 square feet and a minimum setback of 15 feet from an abutting residential lot line.

Shall include adequate measures to ensure the safety of children from traffic or other nearby hazards. This shall include a secure fence around any outdoor areas abutting streets that are routinely used for outdoor play.

Outside play areas in residential districts shall be limited to use between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. if located within 200 feet of an abutting dwelling.

Outdoor play areas of a day-care center involving the care of 25 or more children at any one time shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the exterior walls of an abutting existing occupied dwelling.

This 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 center shall maintain an exterior appearance that resembles and is compatible with any existing dwellings in the neighborhood.

A day-care center may occur in a building that also includes permitted or nonconforming dwelling units.

See also the standards for a "place of worship" in this Section, which allows a day-care center as an adjunct use.

Shall have a minimum lot area of 15 acres, which may include other permitted educational uses.

Shall be set back a minimum of 400 feet from a residential lot line.

See definition in Part 2.

A forestry management plan shall be prepared and followed for any commercial forestry involving more than two acres. This plan shall be prepared by a professional forester.

The forestry management plan shall be consistent with the timber-harvesting guidelines of the Pennsylvania Forestry Association.

Clear-cutting shall be prohibited except on tracts of less than two acres. This provision shall not apply to state game lands where clear-cutting is done to benefit the natural habitat.

On tracts larger than two acres, at least 25% of the forest cover (canopy) shall be kept and the residual trees shall be well distributed. At least 25% of these residual trees shall be composed of higher value species, as determined by a professional forester.

An erosion and sedimentation control plan shall be submitted to the County Conservation District for any review and recommendation.

The forestry management plan shall include an appropriate method to ensure reforestation, except for areas approved for a permitted use.

Commercial forestry is prohibited on areas with slopes greater than 25% or within the one-hundred-year floodway.

The course shall be designed so that golf balls are unlikely to routinely enter public streets or property that is not part of the golf course.

A clubhouse, retail sales of golf supplies and/or restaurant may be permitted as an accessory use if located a minimum of 250 feet from any residential lot line.

Minimum lot area: 35 acres in a residential district.

Any outdoor lighting shall be located and designed in such a way that it does not generate more light onto residential properties than what is customary in a residential neighborhood.

Maximum building coverage: 5%.

Maximum impervious coverage: 10%

Fairways and greens shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from the lot line of any existing dwelling.

Any building shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from the lot line of an abutting dwelling.

Parking. See § 27-601.

A golf course may include a driving range, if the area occupied by the uses is set back a minimum of 250 feet from any residential lot line.

See definition in Part 2.

Supervision. There shall be adequate supervision as needed by an adequate number of person(s) trained in the field for which the group home is intended.

Certification. Any group home involving five or more unrelated persons living in a dwelling unit or that is otherwise required to be licensed or certified under an applicable state, county or federal program shall be certified or licensed, as applicable, as a condition of Township approval. A copy of any such license or certification shall be filed with the Township, and shall be required to be shown to the Zoning Officer in the future upon request. The group home shall notify the Township in writing within 14 days if there is a change in the type of clients, the sponsoring agency, the maximum number of residents or if an applicable certification/license expires, is suspended or is withdrawn.

Registration. The group home shall register its location, general type of treatment/care, maximum number of residents and sponsoring agency with the Township. Such information shall be available for public review upon request.

Counseling. Any medical or counselling services provided on the lot shall be limited to residents and a maximum of three nonresidents per day.

Parking. One off-street parking space shall be provided for each employee on duty at any one time, and every two residents of a type reasonably expected to be capable of driving a vehicle. Off-street parking areas of more than four spaces shall be buffered from adjacent existing single-family dwellings by a planting screen meeting the requirements of § 27-803.

The use shall not meet the definition in Part 2 of a "treatment center." A group home shall not house persons who can reasonably be considered to be a physical threat to others.

Appearance. If the group home is within a residential district, the building shall be maintained and/or constructed to ensure that it is closely similar in appearance, condition and character to the other residential structures in the area. No exterior signs shall identify the type of use.

The following maximum number of persons shall reside in a group home, not including bona fide employees who are needed in the group home to supervise and care for residents:

Septic. If a group home will use an on-lot septic system and will involve six or more persons routinely on the premises at any one time, the septic system shall be required to be reviewed by the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer to determine if it is adequate.

Employees of the group home shall be prohibited from having visitors on the premises, unless such visitation is necessary for the operation of the group home and except for emergencies.

The use shall provide illuminated "exit" signs, emergency battery-powered lighting and a minimum of two ABC-rated fire extinguishers.

A hospital (other than a hospice) use shall be served by at least two accessways or driveways with a minimum width of 20 feet. One of these accesses shall be from an arterial or collector street.

Minimum lot area: 20 acres for a hospital, except two acres for a use limited to hospice.

See definition in Part 2.

A hospital may include a heliport for emergency medical transportation.

A maximum total of 75,000 square feet of medical and dental office space shall be permitted on the lot of a hospital, in addition to administrative offices of the hospital itself.

Recreational facilities limited to guests of the use and a standard restaurant may be permitted accessory uses to a hotel or motel.

See definition in Part 2, which distinguishes between a hotel/motel and a boardinghouse.

When a Hotel/Motel is permitted under § 27-306, a minimum lot area of five acres is required.

The use shall provide temporary treatment, which shall not routinely exceed six months, and shall not be a long-term residential use.

Shall be restricted to treatment of persons who clearly primarily need the treatment for addiction to alcohol and not criminal activity.

Shall have a minimum lot area of three acres.

Shall be set back a minimum of 200 feet from any residential lot line.

All buildings shall include a maximum height of two stories and have a residential appearance, including a pitched roof.

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 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 § 27-803, 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.

Burning or incineration of vehicles or junk is prohibited.

Demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Chapter 10, Part 2 (Noise), and Odor and Dust requirements under Chapter 27, Part 5.

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

Lot area: three acres minimum; 20 acres maximum.

Tires. See the "outdoor storage and display" standards in § 27-403.

See the Township Junk Dealer, Junk, Salvage and Scrapyard Ordinance (Chapter 13, Part 3).

All buildings in which animals are housed and all runs shall be located at least 200 feet from all residential lot lines.

Buildings shall be adequately soundproofed so that sounds generated within the buildings cannot routinely be heard within any adjacent dwelling.

No animal shall be permitted to use outdoor runs from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. that are within 300 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.

A kennel may be used for breeding.

Minimum lot area: two acres.

Shall only apply to single-family detached houses that existed prior to January 1, 1992, and that abut a major arterial street.

The use shall have a maximum of 10 employees on the premises at any point in time. No more than two medical doctors or chiropractic doctors shall work on the premises at any point in time.

The use may include one principal commercial use, limited to the following types: child day-care center (within the regulations of such use), adult day-care center (within the regulations of such use), office or personal service use.

A limited business conversion is allowed in all districts.

The use shall not involve a structural expansion of the building except for such alterations needed for safety.

The use shall prove it will have adequate sight distance based upon PennDOT standards.

The use shall only have a single exterior commercial sign, which may have a maximum sign area of 15 square feet on each of two sides.

Minimum lot area: seven acres.

Any newly developed indoor area used for the keeping of animals or indoor or outdoor manure storage areas or feeding areas that are part of a raising-of-livestock use shall be located a minimum of 300 feet from the following: lot lines of existing dwellings (except the dwelling of the operator of the livestock use), undeveloped residentially zoned lots, existing restaurants and existing office uses, and a minimum of 150 feet from all other exterior lot lines.

Any additions to an existing indoor area used for the raising of livestock or indoor or outdoor manure storage areas or feeding areas that are part of raising-of-livestock use shall be located a minimum of 200 feet from the lot lines of existing dwellings (except the dwelling of the operator of the livestock use) and undeveloped residentially zoned lots.

Any area used for the keeping of animals as part of a raising-of-livestock use that is not regulated by Subsection MM(2) and (3) above shall be separated by a fence or wall and set back 50 feet from any lot line of an existing dwelling or an undeveloped residentially zoned lot.

The keeping of minks or garbage-fed pigs shall be set back a minimum of 300 feet from all lot lines.

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

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

A seventy-five-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 250 feet of an area of excavation or within 250 feet of machinery that is greater than 35 feet in height. This yard shall include an earthen berm averaging a minimum of six feet in height and an average of one shade tree for each 50 feet of distance along the lot lines. Such shade trees shall be planted outside of any berm and any fence and shall meet the size and type requirements of § 27-603.

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

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

Fencing. The Board may require secure fencing in locations where needed to protect public safety.

Demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Chapter 10, Part 2 (Noise), and Performance Standards under Chapter 27, Part 5.

County Conservation District. A soil erosion and sedimentation plan shall be prepared by the applicant and found to be acceptable to the County Conservation District.

Hours of Operation. The Board 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.

Additional Reviews. The applicant shall submit, at least 14 days prior to the initial Zoning Hearing Board hearing, a complete copy of all application materials and a site plan to the Board of Supervisors and to the Planning Commission for advisory review. The application shall be sent to the Township Engineer or an alternate engineer appointed by the Board of Supervisors for a review, with the reasonable costs of such review paid by the applicant.

The applicant shall also submit a copy to the Zoning Officer of all materials submitted by the applicant to state agencies regarding an application for this project. The use shall comply with all applicable state regulations as a condition of Township approvals under this Chapter, and such Township approval may be revoked for violation of this condition.

Preemption. It is not the intent of this Section to unlawfully preempt any federal or state law or regulation. Unless a preemption of this Chapter would exist, the most strict and least permissive requirements shall be in effect where a conflict might exist.

Application Requirements. Each application for a mineral extraction use involving an excavation of more than one acre shall include the following:

Maximum Acreage Actively Used for Mineral Extraction.

Construction. Any mobile/manufactured home placed on any lot after the adoption of this Chapter shall be constructed in accordance with the safety and construction standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. These federal standards supersede the BOCA Code for the actual construction of the home itself. Each home shall be equipped with a minimum of one smoke detector and a ULI-approved portable fire extinguisher labeled as suitable for A, B and C fires.

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

Each home shall have hitch mechanism removed. It is recommended, but not required, that the wheels and axles be removed and stored under the home.

Installation. A system of securing the home to the ground shall be installed that will prevent shifting, overturning or uneven settling of the home and to provide a secure base for installation of tie-downs. This shall involve the following method, unless the applicant proves to the satisfaction of the Zoning Officer that another method will be used that is recommended by the manufacturer of the home or by the manufactured housing industry.

Skirting. The space between the bottom of the home and the ground and/or home pad shall be enclosed, using either:

Homes shall have a pitched instead of a flat roof.

Homes on individual lots, outside of a mobile/manufactured home park, shall be located with the longest side facing any boundary public street.

Permit. Each mobile home shall require a Township building permit prior to placement on a site, within the inspection procedures established by the Township.

Plans and Permits.

Minimum tract size of 14 contiguous acres, which shall be under single ownership.

Density. The maximum average overall density shall be four dwelling units per acre.

Buffer Yard. Shall have a twenty-five-foot buffer yard with screen plantings meeting the requirements of § 27-803 around the perimeter of the site. Such buffer yard and screen plantings shall not be required between adjacent mobile home park developments. This buffer yard shall be 50 feet wide abutting existing single-family detached dwellings. The same area of land may count towards both the buffer yard and the setback requirements.

Minimum separation between dwellings, including any attached accessory building, shall be 25 feet.

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

Minimum principal and accessory building setbacks from exterior/boundary lot lines shall be:

Each home shall comply with the requirements for mobile/manufactured homes in § 27-402.

Accessory Structures.

Common Open Space for a Mobile Home Park.

Additional Uses in a Mobile Home Park.

Parking in a Mobile Home Park.

Streets.

Walks.

Stormwater Management. All mobile home park developments or expansions shall be in accordance with Township regulations for stormwater facilities and management.

Solid Waste Disposal. All solid waste disposal, including individual home containers, shall be in accordance with any applicable Township standards. In addition see § 27-512 for dumpsters.

All mobile home spaces shall have underground electric and telephone service and, if provided, cable television service shall be underground.

Water Supply and Distribution.

Sanitary Sewage Service.

Fuel Supply and Storage.

Park Management and Operation.

Licensing. See definition in Part 2.

A minimum of 20% of the lot shall be suitable and developed for passive recreation. This area shall include outdoor sitting areas and pedestrian walks.

The density shall not exceed more than one resident or bed per 250 square feet of total lot area.

Setback. Principal and accessory buildings shall be set back a minimum of 50 feet from a residential lot line.

Screening. Screening shall be in accordance with § 27-202 in addition to the following:

Parking Requirements. Parking requirements shall be in accordance with § 27-601 in addition to the following:

Architectural and Design Standards.

Hazardous Uses. No building shall be erected, altered or maintained, and no lot shall be used, for any purpose, trade or business, that is noxious, offensive or potentially injurious to health by reason of odor, noise, dust, smoke, heat, gas, radiation or vibration.

Any pharmaceutical manufacturing shall conform to any federal, state and regional laws and standards in addition to provisions set forth in the Upper Macungie Township Codified Ordinances.

All parking and activity areas shall be a minimum of 250 feet of an existing dwelling. The use shall not operate between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.

Demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Chapter 10, Part 2 (Noise), and Light, Glare and Heat Control Standards under Chapter 27, Part 5.

Minimum lot area: 10 acres.

Minimum lot area: 1.5 acres.

Weekly religious education rooms and meeting rooms are permitted accessory uses, provided that such uses are of such a character and intensity that they would be clearly customary and incidental to the place of worship. A primary or secondary school and/or a child or adult day-care center are permitted on the same lot as a place of worship as long as requirements for such uses are also met. Noncommercial buses used primarily to transport persons to and from religious services or a permitted school on the lot may be parked on the lot.

One dwelling unit may be accessory to a place of worship on the same lot.

The use of any building for worship by a maximum of six persons who are not related at any point in time is not regulated under this Chapter, and is permitted by right in all districts.

Evergreen screening and buffer yards are not required around the outdoor storage of trees or shrubs.

The only retail sales that shall be permitted shall be of trees and plants that were primarily grown upon the lot and clearly customary and accessory sales of closely related items (such as mulch, topsoil and tools) unless retail sales or a retail store are specifically permitted in the district.

Minimum lot area: 1 1/2 acres if there is any retail sales.

Demonstrate compliance with the requirements of Chapter 10, Part 2 (Noise), and compliance with the Performance Standards under Chapter 27, Part 5.

Any area used for the testing, warm-up or racing of vehicle engines shall be set back a minimum of 300 feet from any residential lot line.

Minimum lot area: 20 acres.

A buffer yard meeting § 27-803 shall be provided around the perimeter of the lot. The Board of Supervisors may allow clustering of plants and variations in the types of plants.

All tracks and driving courses shall be paved in asphalt, concrete or closely similar dust-free surface.

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 buffer yard with screening as described in § 27-803 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.

Applicable state firesafety requirements shall be met.

Sewer Service. Any on-lot septic system shall be recertified if the sewage flows will expand.

The following regulations shall apply to the conversion of an existing single-family detached dwelling into a greater number of dwelling units;

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

Separate cooking and sanitary facilities shall be provided for each dwelling unit.

Off-street parking lots with four or more spaces shall be buffered from abutting dwellings by evergreen screening meeting the requirements of § 27-803.

Dumpster screening. See § 27-512.

See, if applicable, requirements for "accessory apartment within an existing single-family detached dwelling" within § 27-403.

A site plan shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer.

Each dwelling unit shall include a minimum of 600 square feet of habitable heated indoor floor area.

The lot shall include a minimum of 4,000 square feet per dwelling unit.

Dumpster screening and waste containers. See § 27-512.

Outdoor menu board signs for drive-through service. See § 27-704.

Traffic circulation onto, within and off of the lot shall be clearly marked. A drive-through use shall be designed with space for an adequate number of waiting vehicles while avoiding conflicts with traffic onto, around and off of the site. The stacking capacity shall be sufficient to serve the number of vehicles that can reasonably be expected to be served and waiting for service at the same time during the most busy fifteen-minute period in any average week.

A proposed restaurant building that is not attached to a shopping center and which includes drive-through service shall be set back a minimum of 300 feet from any other restaurant building that: exists or has been approved, is not attached to a shopping center and includes drive-through service. This three-hundred-foot setback shall not apply if the Board of Supervisors determines that the restaurant would be served by a fully coordinated and safe traffic access system that minimizes driveways involving left-hand turns onto arterial streets, except at a signalized intersection. (Notwithstanding the above setback requirements, a drive-through restaurant may not be located on a lot or tract of land unless it has direct driveway access to a major arterial roadway.)

Minimum lot area: three acres if less than 300 students, five acres if 300 students or over.

No children's play equipment, basketball courts or illuminated recreation facilities shall be within 25 feet of a residential lot line.

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

The use shall be served by public water and public sewage service.

All storage units shall be fire-resistant and water-resistant.

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.

Major bodywork on vehicles shall not be permitted. 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.

Any areas of the use that are within 200 feet of the existing right-of-way of an expressway, arterial street or collector street shall be separated from that street by a buffer yard with screening under § 27-803.

Maximum building length: 250 feet.

Minimum separation between buildings: 20 feet.

Shall have a minimum lot area of five contiguous acres.

Setback. No septage or sludge shall be applied within 250 feet of an existing dwelling other than that of the applicant or within 250 feet of a well or within 250 feet of an existing office or restaurant use or within 300 feet of a perennial creek or river.

Setback from future construction. A condition of any special exception approval shall be that a two-hundred-fifty-foot setback shall apply from any dwelling, well, office or commercial use that is constructed in the future. In these areas, the application of sludge or septage shall not become a nonconforming use.

Shall comply with the Township ordinance regulating land application of sewage sludge.

The parking requirements of this use shall only be met by parking spaces located in the same district in which the shopping center is permitted.

If two or more shopping centers are located or to be located on two abutting or adjacent lots, a maximum total of 450,000 square feet of total leasable retail sales floor space shall be permitted within the Township, based upon the amounts in those two shopping centers added together.

Minimum lot area: 10 acres.

The building(s) where slaughtering takes place shall not be located closer than 250 feet from all exterior lot lines, and no closer than 500 feet from a residential lot line.

All solid waste storage, disposal and incineration 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 two acres in area.

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

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.

Any burning or incineration shall be carried out in a completely enclosed incinerator approved by the DEP Any material to be incinerated that is to be stored for more than three hours shall be stored in an enclosed structure.

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 Board of Supervisors 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.

In cooperation with PADEP requirements, an appropriate double liner and a system to collect and treat leachate and methane is very strongly encouraged for any sanitary landfill.

The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the Board of Supervisors 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 Board of Supervisors that this is unnecessary. The Board shall require earth berms, evergreen screening and/or shade trees, as needed, be used to prevent landfill operations from being visible from an expressway or arterial streets or dwellings.

A minimum total lot area of 20 acres (which may include land in an adjoining municipality) is required for any solid waste facility other than a solid-waste-to-energy facility or a solid waste transfer facility. For a solid-waste-to-energy facility or solid waste transfer facility, a minimum lot area of five 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 750 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, the hours of operation shall be limited to between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.

Tires. See "outdoor storage and display" in § 27-403.

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.

Staging. No total area(s) larger than 50 acres shall be used as a disposal area for a sanitary landfill in any calendar year.

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, that the stricter requirement shall apply for each aspect, unless it is determined that an individual state regulation preempts 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 PADEP at the same time as they are submitted to DEP.

The operator shall enter into an agreement with the Township specifying the types and frequencies of environmental monitoring that will be put into place while a solid-waste-to-energy or sanitary landfill is underway and for a minimum of three years after any landfill is closed.

A leachate treatment system may be an accessory use to a landfill, and a recycling collection center and/or bulk recycling center are permitted in combination with any permitted solid waste disposal facility.

For any transfer facility or waste-to-energy facility, all loading and unloading of solid waste shall only occur within an enclosed building, and over an impervious surface and drain to a holding tank that is then adequately treated.

At least a portion of the solid waste disposal facility shall be within 1.5 miles by street of a ramp of an expressway.

The applicant shall provide a professional analysis of the expected impacts of the facility on air quality, groundwater quality and surface water quality, and expected health hazards to humans.

Minimum lot area: four acres for three to nine horses, plus one acre for every three additional horses beyond the first nine.

Any horse barn, corral, fenced-in area or stable shall be a minimum of 50 feet from any lot line and 200 feet from any residential lot line.

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

Minimum lot area: two acres.

Any water surface within 100 feet of an existing dwelling shall be separated from the dwelling by evergreen screening meeting the requirements of § 27-803.

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 overload or flood any: a) on-lot septic system; or b) portion of a building or property not owned by the owner of the pool. A pool shall not be located so as to interfere with the operation of a well or on-lot septic system. The Township Engineer shall certify that the proposed drainage of the pool is adequate and will not interfere with the public water or public sewer system or with public streets.

Water service. Any inlet from a central water system shall be above the overflow level of the pool.

Nuisances. A pool shall not include illumination of adjacent residential properties beyond what is customary in a residential neighborhood. A pool shall also not include the playing of a radio or recorded music at a volume louder than is necessary for the convenient hearing of persons at the pool.

All target ranges shall have a barrier behind the target area which is of sufficient height and thickness to adequately protect the public safety. This barrier shall be made of earth for an outdoor firearms range.

An outdoor firearms target range shall comply with National Rifle Association standards and other applicable federal, state and local regulations.

An outdoor firearms target range shall be located a minimum of 250 feet from the lot line of any existing residential use or undeveloped residentially zoned land, unless within a completely enclosed sound-resistant building.

An outdoor firearms target range shall be fenced and be properly posted.

The applicant shall demonstrate that the noise limits of Chapter 10, Part 2, will be met.

An indoor firearms target range shall be adequately ventilated to allow the building to remain completely enclosed.

Shall be on a lot abutting an arterial street or collector street (as defined on the Official Street Classification Map).

Shall have a lot area of at least eight acres.

The face of the movie screen shall not be visible from a public arterial or collector street.

The movie screen and any building shall be located at least 100 feet from any dwelling.

A playground and snack shop are permitted as accessory uses.

Pornographic, obscene, sexually explicit films or other films that do not permit entrance to persons under age 18 shall not be shown.

An outdoor theater for musical shows and similar events is permitted without additional regulation within a publicly owned recreation area.

Townhouses.

Apartments.

The applicant shall provide a written description of all types of residents the use is intended to include over the life of the permit. Any future additions or modifications to this list shall require approval of the Zoning Hearing Board as a special exception.

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

The Zoning Hearing Board may place conditions on the use as necessary to protect public safety, including conditions on the types of residents and security measures.

A treatment center may occur as a special exception accessory use to a permitted and approved hospital that has a minimum lot area of 30 acres.

Minimum lot area: 10 acres.

All tractor-trailer truck parking, outdoor storage and/or loading/unloading areas that are visible from beyond the exterior lot lines of the use shall be screened by a 50 feet wide buffer yard. This buffer yard shall meet the following conditions:

The use shall not be required to meet Township requirements requiring landscaped areas to be placed in the center of paved areas.

Any entrance for trucks, loading/unloading area, outdoor storage or truck parking area shall be a minimum of 250 feet from any dwelling.

The use shall have its main access point(s) within two miles of at least one ramp of an expressway.

The use shall include an appropriate system to contain and properly dispose of any fuel, grease, oils or similar pollutants that may spill or leak where such substances are stored or where vehicles are fueled, repaired or maintained.

Any tractor-trailer truck parking, outdoor storage and/or loading/unloading areas that are visible from and are within 250 feet of the exterior lot lines of the use shall be separated from such lot lines by an earthen berm. Such berm shall meet the following conditions:

The use shall comply with the same provisions as an "auto repair garage" in this § 27-402.

Minimum lot area: three acres.

All areas used for the repairing or fueling of trucks shall be set back a minimum of 250 feet from any residential lot line.

The use shall not include a trucking company terminal unless such use is also permitted and the requirements for both uses are met.

A minimum lot area of at least 1.5 acres shall be required for those animal hospitals treating small domestic animals (such as cats, dogs, birds, rabbits or snakes). A minimum lot area of at least three acres shall be required for those offices routinely treating large animals (such as cattle, horses or pigs).

Any structure in which animals are treated or housed shall be a minimum of 100 feet from any residentially zoned undeveloped lot or any lot line of a primarily residential use. Buildings shall be adequately soundproofed so that sounds generated within the buildings cannot routinely be perceived within any adjacent dwellings.

Outdoor animal runs may be provided for small animals for use between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., provided the runs are at least 150 feet from any existing dwelling and provided that the runs for dogs are separated from each other by visual barriers a minimum of four feet in height, to minimize dog barking.

A commercial kennel shall only be an accessory and not a principal use, unless a kennel is permitted in that district and the applicable requirements are met.

See off-street loading requirements in § 27-605.

No storage of garbage (other than is routinely produced on site and awaiting regular collection) shall be permitted. See the Township Fire Protection Ordinance.

Uses that would involve a driveway or accessway to the use of an average of more than 100 tractor-trailers per weekday shall be required to meet the additional site development standards in this § 27-402 for a trucking company terminal.

See requirements in § 27-403 for "outdoor storage or display."

When permitted as a special exception, the applicant shall provide a detailed description of the proposed use in each of the following topics:

A traffic study prepared by a professional traffic engineer, according to § 27-812.

An environmental impact statement shall be provided including:

Accessory Apartment, One. Within an existing single-family detached dwelling or within an existing single-family semidetached dwelling (half of a twin dwelling):

Amateur Radio Antenna.

Apartment for Care of Relative.

Composting.

Day-Care Center as Accessory Use to a Residential Use.

Fences and Walls.

Garage Sale.

Home Occupation. (See definitions in Part 2.)

Outdoor Storage and Display, Commercial or Industrial, as a Principal or Accessory Use.

Pets, Keeping of. (NOTE: This does not apply to "raising of livestock" which is regulated by § 27-402 nor to "keeping of animals" permitted as an accessory use under the definition of "crop farming" in Part 2.)

Recreational Vehicle, Storage of One or Two. A maximum of two uninhabited recreational vehicles in transportable condition may be stored on a lot outside of an enclosed building within the following limitations:

Residential Accessory Structure. (See definition in Part 2.)

Retail Sales of Agricultural Products Grown Primarily on the Premises.

Satellite Antennas.

Swimming Pool, Household. (Referred hereafter as "pool.")

Tennis or Racquetball Court.

Windmill.

Agritainment.

Agritourism.