Upper Merion Township, PA Zoning Ordinance

In AG Agricultural Districts, the following regulations shall apply.

A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

Single-family detached dwelling.

Conversion of single-family detached dwelling, subject to the provisions of Article XXXI, § 165-212, herein.

Agriculture.

Municipal uses.

[Added 6-15-1987 by Ord. No. 87-516]

Bed-and-breakfast facility in accordance with § 165-219.8.

[Added 7-15-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-878[1]]

[1]

Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former Subsections E through I as Subsections F through J, respectively.

Any of the following purposes when authorized as a special exception:

(1)

Educational, religious, philanthropic use, excluding correctional or penal institution.

(2)

Day camp.

(3)

Hospital, convalescent home, sanatorium.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Original Subsection D4, permitting certain municipal uses as special exceptions, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-15-1987 by Ord. No. 87-516.

(4)

Club, fraternity house or lodge, provided that the principal activity shall not be one which is customarily carried on as a business and provided that all services shall be for members and their guests only.

(5)

Passenger station for public transportation, telephone central office, other public utility use.

(6)

Radio and television transmitting station and towers, except those erected and operated by federally licensed amateur radio operators on land owned by them and occupied by them as their dwelling places, which stations and towers shall be considered as accessory uses on the same lot with and customarily incidental to a dwelling house under Subsection G of this section.

[Amended 12-4-1958 by Ord. No. 57]

(7)

Laboratory for scientific, agricultural or industrial research, provided that:

(a)

There is no greater emission of smoke, noise, dust, odor or other disturbance than that customarily permitted in any residential district.

(b)

All activities, other than parking, shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, including storage of materials.

(c)

No manufacturing shall be carried on, except that fabrication and testing of prototypes are permissible, subject to the other requirements hereof.

(d)

No building shall be erected or used which is nearer to the front or side lot lines than 200 feet; no parking shall be allowed nearer than 50 feet to said lot lines; and the natural vegetation within the open space thus provided shall be maintained.

(8)

Community center, noncommercial park, athletic field, recreational use.

(9)

Golf course, excluding golf driving range and miniature golf course.

(10)

Riding academy.

(11)

Cemetery, provided that the parcel devoted to this use shall contain not less than five acres.

Signs, subject to the provisions of Article XXVII, herein.

Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the foregoing permitted uses.

Cluster development overlay as a conditional use in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV, herein.

[Added 8-17-1987 by Ord. No. 87-525]

Personal care facility as a conditional use in accordance with § 165-219.1.

[Added 2-25-1991 by Ord. No. 91-587]

The maximum height of buildings and other structures erected or enlarged in this district shall be:

For any dwelling: 35 feet, not exceeding 2 1/2 stories.

For any building accessory to any dwelling use: 14 feet, not exceeding one story.

For any other nondwelling building or other structure: 35 feet, except that such height may be increased to a maximum of 65 feet, when authorized as a special exception, provided that for every foot of height in excess of 35 feet there shall be added to each yard requirement one corresponding foot of width or depth.

[Amended 9-18-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-773]

Minimum lot area and width. A lot area of not less than one acre and a lot width of not less than 200 feet at the building line shall be provided for every building or other structure erected or used for any use permitted in this district.

Front, rear and side yards. No farm building or other structure for keeping or raising of livestock or poultry shall be erected or used nearer to any lot line than 50 feet, and no other building or other structure shall be erected or used nearer to any lot line than 40 feet, except that on a lot occupied by a dwelling, an accessory structure may be erected and maintained in a side yard, but not in the side yard of a corner lot which abuts the street, within the rear quarter of the lot if not closer to the side lot line than 10 feet, and except that in the case of buildings or other structures for uses covered in § 165-10E(4) and (5) herein, the minimum yard requirements may be reduced when authorized by special exception.

[Amended 5-8-1978 by Ord. No. 78-383]

Building coverage. Not more than 10% of the area of any lot shall be occupied by buildings.

In AG Agricultural Districts, the following regulations shall apply.

A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

Single-family detached dwelling.

Conversion of single-family detached dwelling, subject to the provisions of Article XXXI, § 165-212, herein.

Agriculture.

Municipal uses.

[Added 6-15-1987 by Ord. No. 87-516]

Bed-and-breakfast facility in accordance with § 165-219.8.

[Added 7-15-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-878[1]]

[1]

Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former Subsections E through I as Subsections F through J, respectively.

Any of the following purposes when authorized as a special exception:

(1)

Educational, religious, philanthropic use, excluding correctional or penal institution.

(2)

Day camp.

(3)

Hospital, convalescent home, sanatorium.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Original Subsection D4, permitting certain municipal uses as special exceptions, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-15-1987 by Ord. No. 87-516.

(4)

(5)

Passenger station for public transportation, telephone central office, other public utility use.

(6)

[Amended 12-4-1958 by Ord. No. 57]

(7)

Laboratory for scientific, agricultural or industrial research, provided that:

(a)

There is no greater emission of smoke, noise, dust, odor or other disturbance than that customarily permitted in any residential district.

(b)

All activities, other than parking, shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, including storage of materials.

(c)

No manufacturing shall be carried on, except that fabrication and testing of prototypes are permissible, subject to the other requirements hereof.

(d)

(8)

Community center, noncommercial park, athletic field, recreational use.

(9)

Golf course, excluding golf driving range and miniature golf course.

(10)

Riding academy.

(11)

Cemetery, provided that the parcel devoted to this use shall contain not less than five acres.

Signs, subject to the provisions of Article XXVII, herein.

Accessory use on the same lot with and customarily incidental to any of the foregoing permitted uses.

Cluster development overlay as a conditional use in accordance with the provisions of Article XIV, herein.

[Added 8-17-1987 by Ord. No. 87-525]

Personal care facility as a conditional use in accordance with § 165-219.1.

[Added 2-25-1991 by Ord. No. 91-587]

The maximum height of buildings and other structures erected or enlarged in this district shall be:

For any dwelling: 35 feet, not exceeding 2 1/2 stories.

For any building accessory to any dwelling use: 14 feet, not exceeding one story.

[Amended 9-18-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-773]

[Amended 5-8-1978 by Ord. No. 78-383]

Building coverage. Not more than 10% of the area of any lot shall be occupied by buildings.

In AG Agricultural Districts, the following regulations shall apply.

A building may be erected, altered or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:

Single-family detached dwelling.

Conversion of single-family detached dwelling, subject to the provisions of Article XXXI, § 165-212, herein.

Agriculture.

Municipal uses.

[Added 6-15-1987 by Ord. No. 87-516]

Bed-and-breakfast facility in accordance with § 165-219.8.

[Added 7-15-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-878[1]]

[1]

Editor's Note: This ordinance also renumbered former Subsections E through I as Subsections F through J, respectively.

Any of the following purposes when authorized as a special exception:

(1)

Educational, religious, philanthropic use, excluding correctional or penal institution.

(2)

Day camp.

(3)

Hospital, convalescent home, sanatorium.[2]

[2]

Editor's Note: Original Subsection D4, permitting certain municipal uses as special exceptions, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 6-15-1987 by Ord. No. 87-516.

(4)

(5)

Passenger station for public transportation, telephone central office, other public utility use.

(6)

[Amended 12-4-1958 by Ord. No. 57]

(7)

Laboratory for scientific, agricultural or industrial research, provided that:

(a)

There is no greater emission of smoke, noise, dust, odor or other disturbance than that customarily permitted in any residential district.

(b)

All activities, other than parking, shall be conducted wholly within an enclosed building, including storage of materials.

(c)