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City Zoning Code

ARTICLE IX

Schedule of Permitted, Accessory, Special Exception and Conditional Uses

§ 27-68 OS-1, Open Space-Residential/Agricultural.

A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture, limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Cemeteries.
(3) 
Churches and related uses.
(4) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(5) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(6) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(7) 
Golf courses.
(8) 
Municipal uses.
(9) 
Nature preserves.
(10) 
Schools.
(11) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(12) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(13) 
No-impact home-based business.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure. Substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Animal husbandry.
(2) 
Single-operator barbershops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(3) 
Single-operator beauty shops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(4) 
Day-care centers.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Camps.
(2) 
Heliports.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(3) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(4) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(4), which provided for storage and distribution facilities, indoor recreation facilities and funeral homes as conditional uses, as amended 5-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2171, was repealed 12-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2702.
(5) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size.
(a) 
Area: two acres.
(b) 
Width: 200 feet.
(c) 
Frontage: 150 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
(a) 
Front: 50 feet.
(b) 
Rear: 40 feet.
(c) 
Side (one): 35 feet.
(d) 
Side (both): 80 feet.
(3) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 30%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(5) 
Maximum building coverage: 20%.

§ 27-69 OS-2, Open Space/Limited Industrial.

[Amended 9-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1651; 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657; 2-12-1996 by Ord. No. 1959; 3-13-2000 by Ord. No. 2219]
A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture, limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Any permitted industrial use as set forth in § 27-81A.
(3) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(4) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(5) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(6) 
Golf courses.
(7) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(8) 
Municipal uses.
(9) 
Nature preserves.
(10) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(11) 
Outdoor recreation.
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(3) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-47, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Camps.
(2) 
Cement and cement products manufacturing.
(3) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(3), Commercial greenhouses, was repealed 12-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2702. Original Subsection (4)(D), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(4) 
Heliports.
(5) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(6) 
Minimarts. Said use shall comply with all provisions of § 27-87 of this chapter.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(7) 
(Reserved)[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(4), Offices, as amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578, was repealed 12-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2702.
(8) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(9) 
Quarrying and related uses.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(10) 
Research facilities.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(11) 
Rifle ranges.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(12) 
Confined animal feeding operations.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(13) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size.
(a) 
Area: two acres.
(b) 
Width: 200 feet.
(c) 
Frontage: 150 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
(a) 
Front: 50 feet.
(b) 
Rear: 40 feet.
(c) 
Side (one): 35 feet.
(d) 
Side (both): 80 feet.
(3) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 45%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
(5) 
Maximum building coverage: 30%.
F. 
Offices shall be permitted to have an unlimited number of office uses conducted within a single building regardless of the nature of the tenants. For example, a single office building may contain offices for doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, corporate headquarters, etc. and still be considered as a single principal use of the lot.

§ 27-70 R-1, Very Low Density Residential.

A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture, limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Cemeteries.
(3) 
Churches or related facilities.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(4) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(5) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(6) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(7) 
Municipal uses.
(8) 
Nature preserves.
(9) 
Schools.
(10) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(11) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(12) 
No-impact home-based business.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(13) 
Adaptive reuse for affordable housing and multifamily housing.
[Added 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 3061]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Single-operator barbershops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(2) 
Single-operator beauty shops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(3) 
Day-care centers.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
(2) 
Camps.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection 4C, Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(3) 
Golf courses.
(4) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection 4F, Minimarts, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578.
(5) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(6) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(7) 
[3]Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
[3]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D(7), Active adult residential community, added 12-11-2006 by Ord. No. 2656, was repealed 12-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2701.
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size.
(a) 
Area: one acre.
(b) 
Width: 120 feet.
[Amended 1-13-1992 by Ord. No. 1755]
(c) 
Frontage: 115 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
(a) 
Front: 40 feet.
(b) 
Rear: 40 feet.
(c) 
Side (one): 25 feet.
(d) 
Side (both): 60 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 20%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
(5) 
Maximum impervious coverage (total): 30%.

§ 27-71 R-2, Low Density Residential.

A. 
The following uses are permitted by right provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture. Limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Cemeteries.
(3) 
Churches or related facilities.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(4) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(5) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(6) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(7) 
Municipal uses.
(8) 
Nature preserves.
(9) 
Schools.
(10) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(11) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(12) 
No-impact home-based business.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(13) 
Adaptive reuse for affordable housing and multifamily housing.
[Added 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 3061]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Single operator barber shops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(2) 
Single operator beauty shops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(3) 
Day-care centers.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
(2) 
Camps.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(C), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(3) 
Golf courses.
(4) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(5) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(6) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(7) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Any lot not served by public water and sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(a) 
Area: 22,000 square feet.
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729]
(b) 
Width: 100 feet.
(c) 
Frontage: 75 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
(a) 
Front: 30 feet.
(b) 
Rear: 30 feet.
(c) 
Side (one): 15 feet.
(d) 
Side (both): 30 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 30%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(5) 
Maximum impervious coverage (total): 45%.

§ 27-72 R-3, Low/Medium Density Residential.

A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture: limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Cemeteries.
(3) 
Churches or related facilities.
(4) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(5) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(6) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(7) 
Municipal uses.
(8) 
Nature preserves.
(9) 
Schools.
(10) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(11) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(12) 
No-impact home-based business.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(13) 
Adaptive reuse for affordable housing and multifamily housing.
[Added 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 3061]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Single-operator barbershops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(2) 
Single-operator beauty shops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(3) 
Day-care centers.
D. 
The following conditionals uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-51, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
(2) 
Camps.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(C), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(3) 
Golf courses.
(4) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(5) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(6) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Any lot not served by public water and sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(a) 
Area: 12,000 square feet.
(b) 
Width: 90 feet.
(c) 
Frontage: 75 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657; 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729; 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2958]
(a) 
Single-family detached:
[1] 
Front: 30 feet.
[2] 
Rear: 30 feet.
[3] 
Side (one): 12.5 feet.
[4] 
Side (both): 25 feet.
(b) 
All other uses:
[1] 
Front: 50 feet.
[2] 
Rear: 50 feet.
[3] 
Side (one): 25 feet.
[4] 
Side (both): 50 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage:
[Amended 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2958]
(a) 
Single-family detached: 40%.
(b) 
All other uses: 35%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(5) 
Maximum impervious coverage (total): 55%.

§ 27-73 R-3A, Special Care Community Residential.

A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture: limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Cemeteries.
(3) 
Churches or related facilities.
(4) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(5) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(6) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(7) 
Municipal uses.
(8) 
Nature preserves.
(9) 
Schools.
(10) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(11) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(12) 
No-impact home-based business.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(13) 
Adaptive reuse for affordable housing and multifamily housing.
[Added 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 3061]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Single-operator barbershops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(2) 
Single-operator beauty shops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(3) 
Day-care centers.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
(2) 
Camps.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(C), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(3) 
Golf courses.
(4) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(5) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(6) 
Outdoor theaters and stages.
(7) 
Special care community residences.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: For special care residential community requirements refer to Article XI.
(8) 
Stadiums.
(9) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:[3]
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Any lot not served by public water and sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
(a) 
Area: 13,000 square feet.
(b) 
Width: 100 feet.
(c) 
Frontage: 75 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
[Amended 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2958]
(a) 
Single-family residential:
[1] 
Front: 35 feet.
[2] 
Rear: 35 feet.
[3] 
Side (one): 15 feet.
[4] 
Side (both): 30 feet.
(b) 
All other uses:
[1] 
Front: 50 feet.
[2] 
Rear: 50 feet.
[3] 
Side (one): 25 feet.
[4] 
Side (both): 50 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 40%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
(5) 
Maximum impervious coverage (total): 55%.
[3]
Editor's Note: For special care residential community requirements refer to Article XI.

§ 27-74 R-4, Medium Density Residential.

A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture: limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Cemeteries.
(3) 
Churches or related facilities.
(4) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(5) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(6) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(7) 
Municipal uses.
(8) 
Nature preserves.
(9) 
Schools.
(10) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(11) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(12) 
No-impact home-based business.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(13) 
Adaptive reuse for affordable housing and multifamily housing.
[Added 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 3061]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Single-operator barbershops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(2) 
Single-operator beauty shops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(3) 
Day-care centers.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
(2) 
Camps.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(C), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(3) 
Golf courses.
(4) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(5) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(6) 
Outdoor theaters and stages.
(7) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Any lot not served by public water and sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(a) 
Area: 9,600 square feet.
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729]
(b) 
Width.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 80 feet.
[2] 
All other uses: 80 feet.
(c) 
Frontage.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 60 feet.
[2] 
All other uses: 60 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657; 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729; 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2958]
(a) 
Single-family detached:
[1] 
Front: 25 feet.
[2] 
Rear: 25 feet.
[3] 
Side (one): eight feet.
[4] 
Side (both): 20 feet.
(b) 
All other uses:
[1] 
Front: 50 feet.
[2] 
Rear: 50 feet.
[3] 
Side (one): 25 feet.
[4] 
Side (both): 50 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 35%.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(5) 
Maximum impervious coverage (total): 50%.

§ 27-75 R-5, High Density Residential.

[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657; 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729; 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791; 2-12-1996 by Ord. No. 1959]
A. 
The following uses are permitted by right provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Apartments.
(2) 
Agriculture: limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(3) 
Cemeteries.
(4) 
Churches or related facilities.
(5) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(6) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(7) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(8) 
Municipal uses.
(9) 
Nature preserves.
(10) 
Schools.
(11) 
Single-family attached dwellings.
(12) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(13) 
Single-family semidetached dwellings (twins).
(14) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(15) 
No-impact home-based business.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(16) 
Adaptive reuse for affordable housing and multifamily housing.
[Added 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 3061]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto.
(1) 
Single-operator barbershops as in home occupations.
(2) 
Single-operator beauty shops as in home occupations.
(3) 
Day-care centers.
(4) 
New construction of facilities which provide elderly housing for persons 55 years of age and older pursuant to the Fair Housing Act of 1988; provided that a restrictive covenant be attached to the land that obligates the developer to maintain the property as elderly housing for a minimum period of 30 years. Conversion of existing structures to housing permitted under this section is prohibited. For those developments proposed on tracts of 10 acres or more, the provisions of § 27-139 of this chapter shall apply.
[Amended 4-13-1998 by Ord. No. 2085]
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
(2) 
Camps.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(C), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(3) 
Golf course.
(4) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(5) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(6) 
Mobile home parks.
(7) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(8) 
Adult residences accessory to an existing assisted living facility.
[Added 8-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2692]
(9) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Any lot not served by public water and sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
(a) 
Area.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 7,500 square feet.
[2] 
Single-family semidetached: 10,000 square feet (5,000 square feet per unit).
[3] 
Single-family attached: 2,500 square feet.
[4] 
Apartments: See Article XI.
[5] 
Elderly housing: 1.5 acres (minimum lot area per dwelling unit: 1,600 square feet).
[Amended 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 2050]
[6] 
All other uses: 10,000 square feet.
[Amended 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 2050]
(b) 
Width.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 70 feet.
[2] 
Single-family semidetached: 100 feet (50 feet per unit).
[3] 
Single-family attached: 20 feet per unit.
[4] 
Apartments and all other uses: 100 feet.
(c) 
Frontage.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 55 feet.
[2] 
Single-family semidetached: 100 feet (50 feet per unit).
[3] 
Single-family attached: 20 feet per unit.
[4] 
Apartment buildings and all other uses: 100 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
(a) 
Front.
[Amended 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2958]
[1] 
Single-family detached, semidetached (twins and end-of-row townhouses) and attached (townhouses): 25 feet.
[2] 
All other uses: 50 feet.
(b) 
Rear.
[Amended 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2958]
[1] 
Single-family detached, semidetached (twins and end-of-row townhouses) and attached (townhouses): 25 feet.
[2] 
All other uses: 50 feet.
(c) 
Side.
[Amended 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2958]
[1] 
Single-family attached for end units only and semidetached dwellings: 12.5 feet.
[2] 
Single-family detached: 10 feet.
[3] 
All other uses: 25 feet.
(d) 
Side (both).
[Amended 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2958]
[1] 
Single-family attached for end units only and semidetached dwellings: 25 feet.
[2] 
Single-family detached: 20 feet.
[3] 
All other uses: 50 feet.
(e) 
Minimum yard requirements for apartments: See Article XI, Conditional Use Provisions.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 40%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
(5) 
Maximum impervious coverage (total): 70%.

§ 27-76 R-5A, High Density Residential Without Apartments.

[Added 10-8-1990 by Ord. No. 1701; amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729; 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791; 2-12-1996 by Ord. No. 1959]
A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture, limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing, but specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Cemeteries.
(3) 
Churches or related facilities.
(4) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(5) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(6) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(7) 
Municipal uses.
(8) 
Nature preserves.
(9) 
Schools.
(10) 
Single-family attached dwellings.
(11) 
Single-family detached dwelling.
(12) 
Single-family semidetached dwellings (twins).
(13) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(14) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection A(14), which provided for dwellings consisting of not more then two dwelling units as a use permitted by right, was repealed 12-10-2007 by Ord. No. 2702.
(15) 
No-impact home-based business.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(16) 
Adaptive reuse for affordable housing and multifamily housing.
[Added 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 3061]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Single-operator barbershops as in home occupations.
(2) 
Single-operator beauty shops as in home occupations.
(3) 
Day-care centers.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
(2) 
Camps.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(C), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(3) 
Golf course.
(4) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(5) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(6) 
Mobile home parks.
(7) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(8) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Any lot not served by public water and sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
(a) 
Area.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 7,500 square feet.
[2] 
Single-family semidetached: 10,000 square feet (5,000 square feet per unit).
[3] 
Single-family attached: 2,500 square feet.
[4] 
Apartments: See Article XI.
[5] 
All other uses: 10,000 square feet.
(b) 
Width.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 70 feet.
[2] 
Single-family semidetached: 100 feet (50 feet per unit).
[3] 
Single-family attached: 20 feet per unit.
[4] 
Apartments and all other uses: 100 feet.
(c) 
Frontage.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 55 feet.
[2] 
Single-family semidetached: 100 feet (50 feet per unit).
[3] 
Single-family attached: 20 feet per unit.
[4] 
Apartment buildings and all other uses: 100 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
[Amended 2-10-2014 by Ord. No. 2958]
(a) 
Front.
[1] 
Single-family detached, semidetached and attached: 25 feet.
[2] 
All other uses: 50 feet.
(b) 
Rear.
[1] 
Single-family detached, semidetached and attached: 25 feet.
[2] 
All other uses: 50 feet.
(c) 
Side (one).
[1] 
Single-family detached, semidetached and attached: 12.5 feet.
[2] 
All other uses: 25 feet.
(d) 
Side (both).
[1] 
Single-family detached, semidetached and attached: 25 feet.
[2] 
All other uses: 50 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 40%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
(5) 
Maximum impervious coverage (total): 70%.

§ 27-77 R-6, Mobile Home Park.

A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture, limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Apartments.
(3) 
Cemeteries.
(4) 
Churches or related facilities.
(5) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(6) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(7) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(8) 
Mobile home parks.
(9) 
Municipal uses.
(10) 
Nature preserves.
(11) 
Schools.
(12) 
Single-family attached dwellings.
(13) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(14) 
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(15) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(16) 
No-impact home-based business.
[Added 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(17) 
Adaptive reuse for affordable housing and multifamily housing.
[Added 10-24-2016 by Ord. No. 3061]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto.
(1) 
Single-operator barbershops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(2) 
Single-operator beauty shops as in home occupations.
[Amended 11-9-1992 by Ord. No. 1791]
(3) 
Day-care centers.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
(2) 
Camps.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(C). Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(3) 
Golf courses.
(4) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(5) 
Individual mobile home on individual lot.
(6) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(7) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(8) 
Wind turbines/windmills.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Any lot not served by public water or sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(a) 
Area.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 6,000 square feet.
[Amended 1-10-1994 by Ord. No. 1869]
[2] 
Single-family attached and apartments.
[3] 
Mobile home park: See Article XI.
[4] 
All other uses: 7,200 square feet.
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729]
(b) 
Width.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 60 feet.
[Amended 1-10-1994 by Ord. No. 1869]
[2] 
Single-family attached and apartments. The requirements for single-family attached dwelling units and apartments shall be the same as for the R-5 Zoning District.
[3] 
Mobile home park: See Article XI.
[4] 
All other uses: 70 feet.
(c) 
Frontage.
[1] 
Single-family detached: 50 feet.
[Amended 1-10-1994 by Ord. No. 1869]
[2] 
Single-family attached and apartments. The requirements for single-family attached dwelling units and apartments shall be the same as for the R-5 Zoning District.
[3] 
Mobile home park: see Article XI.
[4] 
All other uses: 70 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements. The requirements for single-family attached dwelling units and apartments shall be the same as for the R-5 Zoning District.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(a) 
Front.
[1] 
Mobile home park: See Article XI.
[2] 
All other uses: 25 feet.
(b) 
Rear.
[1] 
Mobile home park: See Article XI.
[2] 
All other uses: 25 feet.
(c) 
Side.
[1] 
Mobile home park: See Article XI.
[2] 
All other uses: 7.5 feet.
[Amended 1-10-1994 by Ord. No. 1869]
(d) 
Side (both).
[1] 
Mobile home park: See Article XI.
[2] 
All other uses: 15 feet.
[Amended 1-10-1994 by Ord. No. 1869]
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 35%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
(5) 
Maximum imperious coverage (total): 70%.

§ 27-78 C-1, Neighborhood Commercial.

[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
A. 
The following uses are permitted by right provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture: limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Bank/financial institutions.
(3) 
Barber/beauty shops.
(4) 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(5) 
Cemeteries.
(6) 
Churches or related facilities.
(7) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(8) 
Day-care centers.
(9) 
Educational institutions.
(10) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(11) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(12) 
Florist shops.
(13) 
Funeral homes.
(14) 
Greenhouses.
(15) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(16) 
Laundries/laundromats.
(17) 
Municipal uses.
(18) 
Nature preserves.
(19) 
Offices.
(20) 
Repair shops (with floor area less than 5,000 square feet).
(21) 
Retail stores (with floor area less than 5,000 square feet).
(22) 
Schools.
(23) 
Service establishments (with floor area less than 5,000 square feet).
(24) 
Single-family detached residential dwelling.
(25) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(26) 
Adaptive reuse for affordable housing.
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 3251]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Drive-in service establishments.
(2) 
Golf courses.
(3) 
Restaurants, fast-food and standard. Said use must comply with all provisions of Article XI of this chapter.
[Amended 10-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2264]
(4) 
Taverns.
(5) 
Minimarts.
[Amended 2-8-1999 by Ord. No. 2141]
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Apartments.
(2) 
Automotive service and repair stations.
(3) 
Camps.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(D), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(4) 
Grocery stores or meat markets having a total floor area of less than 5,000 square feet.
(5) 
Heliports.
(6) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(7) 
New automotive sales establishments.
(8) 
One apartment in a commercial structure.
(9) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(10) 
Rooming or boarding homes.
(11) 
Single-family attached dwellings.
(12) 
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
(13) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size.
(a) 
Area: 10,000 square feet. Any lot not served by public water and sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
(b) 
Width: 50 feet.
(c) 
Frontage: 50 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements. There are no side yard requirements for single-family attached dwellings not situate on the end of a row. End units shall maintain the stated requirements on the nonattached side.
(a) 
Front: 10 feet.
(b) 
Rear: 25 feet.
(c) 
Side (one): five feet.
(d) 
Side (both): 10 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 40%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
(5) 
Maximum impervious surface: 70%.
(6) 
For all residential uses, the R-5 dimensional regulations shall apply.
F. 
Up to three attached principal uses may be conducted on a single conforming lot provided, however, that each use shall have a minimum building width of 30 feet, including leased parcels, and appropriate parking facilities are provided as required under Article XII, provided that offices shall be permitted to have an unlimited number of office uses conducted within a single building regardless of the nature of the tenants. For example, a single office building may contain offices for doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, corporate headquarters etc., and still be considered as a single principal use of the lot.

§ 27-79 C-2A, Local Commercial.

[Added 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729; amended 2-8-1999 by Ord. No. 2141; 3-13-2000 by Ord. No. 2220]
A. 
The following uses are permitted by right provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture: limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing but specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Bank/financial institutions.
(3) 
Barber/beauty shops.
(4) 
Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
(5) 
Cemeteries.
(6) 
Churches or related facilities.
(7) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(8) 
Day-care centers.
(9) 
Educational institutions.
(10) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(11) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(12) 
Florist shops.
(13) 
Funeral homes.
(14) 
Golf courses.
(15) 
Greenhouses.
(16) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(17) 
Indoor theaters, except adult entertainment facilities.
(18) 
Laundries/laundromats.
(19) 
Minimarts.
(20) 
Municipal uses.
(21) 
Medical or dental laboratories.
(22) 
Nature preserves.
(23) 
Offices.
(24) 
Repair shops (maximum floor area 20,000 square feet).
(25) 
Retail stores (maximum floor area 20,000 square feet).
(26) 
Schools.
(27) 
Service establishments and stores (maximum floor area 20,000 square feet).
(28) 
Single-family detached residential dwelling.
(29) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelter.
(30) 
Outdoor commercial cooking operation.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3247]
(31) 
Adaptive reuse for affordable housing.
[Added 12-13-2021 by Ord. No. 3251]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
None.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Apartments.
(2) 
Amusement facilities.
(3) 
Automotive and recreational vehicle sales establishments.
(4) 
Automotive and other motor vehicle repair garages, automotive fueling stations, and car washes.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(5) 
Camps.
(6) 
Drive-in service establishments.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(G), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(7) 
Grocery stores or meat markets having a total floor area not exceeding 10,000 square feet.
(8) 
Heliports.
(9) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(10) 
One apartment in a commercial structure.
(11) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(12) 
Rooming or boarding homes but not including shelters.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(13) 
Single-family attached dwellings.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(14) 
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(15) 
Taverns.
[Amended 8-8-2005 by Ord. No. 2578]
(16) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Any lot not served by public water and sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
(a) 
Area: 25,000 square feet.
(b) 
Width: 100 feet.
(c) 
Frontage: 75 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements. There are no side yard requirements for single-family attached dwellings not situate on the end of a row. End units shall maintain the stated requirements on the nonattached side.
(a) 
Front: 50 feet.
(b) 
Rear: 25 feet.
(c) 
Side (one): 20 feet.
(d) 
Side (both): 40 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 35%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
(5) 
Maximum impervious surface: 70%.
(6) 
For all residential uses, the dimensional requirements of the R-5 Zoning District shall apply.
F. 
Up to six attached principal uses may be conducted on a single conforming lot; provided, however, that each use shall have a minimum building width of 30 feet, including leased parcels, and appropriate parking facilities are provided as required under Article XII, Off-Street Parking and Loading, and further provided that offices shall be permitted to have an unlimited number of office uses conducted within a single building regardless of the nature of the tenants. For example, a single office building may contain offices for doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, corporate headquarters, etc., and still be considered as a single principal use of the lot.

§ 27-80 C-2, Regional/Community Commercial.

[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture: limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Amusement facilities.
(3) 
Automotive and recreational vehicles sales establishments.
(4) 
Car washes. (For additional provisions see § 27-87, Automotive and other motor vehicle repair garages, automotive fueling stations, public garages, public parking areas, car washes and minimarts.)
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729]
(5) 
Cemeteries.
(6) 
Churches and related facilities.
(7) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(8) 
Drive-in service establishments (banks, restaurants).
(9) 
Educational institutions.
(10) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(11) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(12) 
Golf courses.
(13) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(14) 
Indoor theaters, except adult entertainment facilities.
(15) 
Medical or dental laboratories.
(16) 
Minimarts.
[Amended 2-8-1999 by Ord. No. 2141]
(17) 
Municipal uses.
(18) 
Nature preserves.
(19) 
Printing and publishing establishments.
(20) 
Rental facilities (i.e., automobile, etc.).
(21) 
Repair shops.
(22) 
Restaurants, fast-food and standard. Said use must comply with all provisions of Article XI of this chapter.
[Amended 10-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2264]
(23) 
Retail stores.
(24) 
Schools.
(25) 
Service stores.
(26) 
State liquor stores.
(27) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(28) 
Taverns.
[Amended 10-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2264]
(29) 
Trade shops.
(30) 
Van and automobile transportation services.
(31) 
Veterinary offices.
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729]
(32) 
Warehouses.
(33) 
Wholesale stores and distributors, etc.
(34) 
C-1 permitted uses, as set forth in § 27-78A except that residential uses shall not be allowed, unless otherwise permitted.
(35) 
Outdoor commercial cooking operation.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3247]
(36) 
Small product assembly/small retail (like Etsy shops).
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
(37) 
Personal trainer gyms.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
(38) 
Micro/craft breweries and distilleries and tasting rooms in conjunction with restaurant/tavern.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
(39) 
Meals to go preparation/assembly.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
(40) 
Art gallery/crafts/artisan studio.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
(41) 
EV fueling station.[1]
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
[1]
These uses may be considered as principal uses or as accessory uses to a permitted use.
(42) 
Farmers market.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
(43) 
Pet day-care/grooming.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
(44) 
Cyber/online/telephone shopping pickup locations.[2]
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
[2]
These uses may be considered as principal uses or as accessory uses to a permitted use.
(45) 
Self-storage facilities.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
(46) 
Shared use micro-mobility personal transportation facilities.[3]
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
[3]
These uses may be considered as principal uses or as accessory uses to a permitted use.
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(3) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Automotive and other motor vehicle repair garages.
[Amended 3-13-2000 by Ord. No. 2220]
(2) 
Automotive fueling stations.
[Amended 3-13-2000 by Ord. No. 2220]
(3) 
Outdoor storage and sale establishments.
(4) 
Radio and television stations, excluding broadcasting towers.
(5) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Adult entertainment facilities: See Article XI.
(2) 
Camps.
(3) 
Contractor's yards.[4]
[4]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(D), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(4) 
Heliports.
(5) 
Hotels.
(6) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(7) 
Motels.
(8) 
Off-track betting parlors.
(9) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(10) 
Plumbing, sheet metal, heating and refrigeration shops.
(11) 
Schools.
(12) 
Shopping centers and malls.
(13) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
(14) 
Coordinated commercial development.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Any lot not served by public water and sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
(a) 
Area: 25,000 square feet.
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729]
(b) 
Width: 100 feet.
(c) 
Frontage: 75 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
(a) 
Front: 50 feet.
(b) 
Rear: 25 feet.
(c) 
Side (one): 20 feet.
(d) 
Side (both): 40 feet.
(3) 
Minimum distance between buildings on one lot: 20 feet.
(4) 
Maximum building coverage: 35%.
(5) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
(6) 
Minimum building width per establishment: 30 feet.
(7) 
Maximum impervious surface: 70%.
F. 
Offices shall be permitted to have an unlimited number of office uses conducted within a single building regardless of the nature of the tenants. For example, a single office building may contain offices for doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, corporate headquarters, etc., and still be considered as a single principal use of the lot.
G. 
Coordinated commercial development.
[Added 10-11-2021 by Ord. No. 3249]
(1) 
Two or more commercial structures are permitted on one lot as a coordinated commercial development.
(2) 
The uses permitted in a coordinated commercial development are:
(a) 
Amusement facilities.
(b) 
Art gallery/crafts/artisan studio.
(c) 
Bank/financial institutions.
(d) 
Barber/beauty shops.
(e) 
Micro/craft breweries and distilleries and tasting rooms in conjunction with restaurant/tavern.
(f) 
Day-care centers.
(g) 
Dry cleaners.
(h) 
Educational institutions.
(i) 
EV fueling stations.[5]
[5]
These uses may be considered as principal uses or as accessory uses to a permitted use.
(j) 
Farmers market.
(k) 
Florist shops.
(l) 
Grocery stores.
(m) 
Hotels, provided that a hotel must include banquet and meeting facilities.
(n) 
Indoor recreation facilities and personal training facilities.
(o) 
Indoor theaters except adult entertainment facilities.
(p) 
Meals to go preparation/assembly.
(q) 
Offices.
(r) 
Pet day-care/grooming.
(s) 
Restaurants, fast food, standard, drive-in and taverns.
(t) 
Retail stores.
(u) 
Service establishments.
(v) 
Small product assembly/small retail.
(w) 
Cyber/online or telephone shopping pickup locations.[6]
[6]
These uses may be considered as principal uses or as accessory uses to a permitted use.
(x) 
Self-storage facilities.
(y) 
Shared use micro-mobility personal transportation facilities.[7]
[7]
These uses may be considered as principal uses or as accessory uses to a permitted use.
(3) 
The minimum lot size for any coordinated commercial development shall be five acres.
(4) 
Each structure may contain one or more of the permitted uses.
(5) 
The number of required off-street parking spaces for each use in the coordinated commercial development initially shall be calculated based upon data published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) or the Urban Land Institute (ULI), subject to a reduction in total parking based on the shared parking concept set forth below. As part of the conditional use review, the Board of Commissioners shall approve modifications to the off-street parking requirements, based upon the following:
(a) 
The purpose of this provision shall be to minimize the amount of land utilized for parking but still ensure that adequate parking is provided.
(b) 
Applicant shall be required to prove to the satisfaction of the Board of Commissioners that a lesser number of spaces is sufficient.
(c) 
Applicant can provide evidence justifying the proposed reduced number of spaces, including, but not limited to, data published by the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) or the Urban Land Institute (ULI) studies of similar developments during their peak hours, the number of employees, peak expected number of customers and visitors, shared use of the facilities, availability of public transit or a long-term commitment for a shuttle service for the public or employees. If future use of parcel changes to uses not listed herein then additional standards pursuant to Article XI of this same chapter will apply.
(d) 
The uses in the coordinated commercial development may provide for required off street parking in a common parking lot, so long as the total space provided is the number of spaces required by the Board of Commissioners in accordance with the method set forth above.
(6) 
All development shall occur as part of a unified site plan with high-quality architectural schemes that are complementary. Applicant shall submit a coordinated set of drawings and reference photographs of buildings, street views, landscaping, architectural design, pedestrian access and vehicular circulation. The design materials shall depict:
(a) 
Architectural and landscaping standards;
(b) 
A common signage scheme;
(c) 
Exterior building elevations including materials and facade treatments;
(d) 
Sidewalks, crosswalks, streetscape, buffer areas, fences and walls;
(e) 
Screening of parking areas when abutting a residential use;
(f) 
Lighting, meeting the requirements of this Zoning Ordinance; and
(g) 
All other amenities proposed within the development such as outdoor seating areas, pavilions, gazebos, benches, trash receptacles and the like, including the improvements to the open space required by Subsection G(10) hereof ("outdoor amenities").
The buildings in the coordinated commercial development may include architectural projections above the ground, e.g., elevated pedestrian bridges between buildings, stairs, escalators, patios, indoor and outdoor areas, design elements, etc. If the architectural projections do not interfere with the outdoor amenities located on the ground and/or green roof deck below, then the areas of the architectural projections shall not eliminate the outdoor amenities areas below from inclusion in the calculation of the minimum required outdoor amenities area.
(7) 
To the extent possible, new development or uses shall respect the existing businesses, structures, and character of the area in and around the development. Any new design shall incorporate a development scheme designed to create harmonious and cohesive neighborhood or development patterns and utilize high-value engineering and high-quality materials.
(8) 
No less than 40% of the ultimate coordinated commercial development, measured as a percentage of the gross floor area, shall be constructed upon issuance of building permits. No certificates of occupancy shall be issued for any use or structure within the development until at least 60% of the site is constructed. All structures and amenities shall be designed in accordance with the approved land development plan, including the approved project design components set forth in Subsection G(5) above to the review and reasonable satisfaction of the Township prior to issuance of building permits.
(9) 
Structures may either be joined by common walls or may be separated. The entire coordinated commercial development shall be considered as a single parcel without regard to ownership. Driveways and parking areas shall be available to all structures through agreements which assure adequate parking and access in accordance with this chapter. Applicant may exercise shared parking options as set forth in this chapter with demonstration of compliance submitted and reviewed to the reasonable satisfaction of the Township.
(10) 
All layout and design components of a proposed coordinated commercial development shall provide for generous pedestrian interconnectivity between structures and site users. These sidewalks or pathways shall be shown on all development plans.
(11) 
To encourage the outdoor amenities, and other design enhancements the following changes to the dimensional requirements of § 27-80E are allowed provided that the coordinated commercial development meets the criteria set forth below:
(a) 
The front yard of any lot containing a coordinated commercial development and abutting more than one public road shall be the yard abutting the public road of highest classification. The rear yard shall be the yard opposite the front yard and the other yards shall be side yards.
(b) 
Side and rear yard setbacks shall be 15 feet. However, when there is no public road separating the lot containing the coordinated commercial development from a lot in a residential zone, the setback shall be increased to 50 feet. However, latitude and discretion is given to the Board of Commissioners and Planning Commission to allow deviations from this minimum during the conditional use review process in response to unique site characteristics of both the subject property and adjoining properties, and to permit this type of development to evolve to the changing needs of the commercial district. Conditions may be imposed by the Board of Commissioners as they deem necessary and appropriate, including a reduction of this setback.
(c) 
Maximum building height is 45 feet as measured from the finished grade or the top of any green roof covering required parking, unless modified as set forth in Subsection G(11)(f) below. Rooftop common amenities shall not be included in the measurement of height.
(d) 
Minimum building width per establishment: 25 feet.
(e) 
Maximum building coverage: 40% of the gross lot area.
To qualify for the dimensional requirements in Subsection G(11)(a) through (e) above, the coordinated commercial development shall include outdoor amenities areas that constitute no less than 25% of the land area on which the coordinated commercial development is developed. The outdoor amenities shall contain at least six of the following amenities: swimming pools; spas; picnic or sitting areas; barbecue areas; sports; walking and jogging paths; ponds and/or gardens; pavilions, parks, including dog parks, children's playgrounds and other similar amenities that may be proposed by the developer and approved by the Township as part of the review process as consistent with the intent of this chapter. The outdoor amenities for at least 20% of the gross lot area shall be located on the ground and/or green roof level and consist of areas of contiguous outdoor amenities of no less than 1,000 square feet. Roof decks can be considered in the calculation of the outdoor amenities but may constitute no more than 5% of the gross lot area to meet the required 25% of the gross lot area for outdoor amenities. Further, outdoor amenities that do not include buildings may be located within required setback, easement, and buffer areas.
(f) 
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the maximum building height for a coordinated commercial development shall be increased to 65 feet, if the following conditions are met:
[1] 
The coordinated commercial development shall have 75% of its parking located subterranean.
[2] 
The required percentages of outdoor amenities as set forth above in this paragraph are increased to 30% of the gross lot area, and at least 25% of the gross lot area shall be located on the ground and/or green roof level and consist of no less than 1,000 square feet. Roof decks can be considered in the calculation of the outdoor amenities but may constitute no more than 5% of the gross lot area to meet the required 30% of the gross lot area for outdoor amenities.
[3] 
When there is a public road separating the lot containing the coordinated commercial development from a lot in a residential zone, the height of any building located within 35 feet beyond the required fifteen-foot setback shall not exceed 45 feet.
[4] 
Sufficient perimeter footing is provided to the satisfaction of the Fire Code Official.
(12) 
Along any lot line that abuts a residential zone, the applicant shall install screening of the materials described in § 27-89B. The screening shall be 15 feet in depth and can be placed within the required setback area.
(13) 
The outdoor amenities required in Subsection G(10) above may include green roofs. Green roofs shall be permitted to be installed on any building or structure in the coordinated commercial development, including at-grade on structures designed to for underground parking areas. As part of the land development review for a coordinated commercial development, the Township may approve the increase of the maximum impervious surface requirement of 70% set forth in this Zoning Ordinance up to 95% impervious surface, provided that the applicant demonstrates that through the use of green roofs on structures and/or underground storm water storage within the coordinated commercial development, including but not limited to underground parking structures, the coordinated commercial development satisfies the storm water management requirements in the Township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
(14) 
The coordinated commercial development must be served by public water and public sewer.

§ 27-81 I, Industrial.

[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729]
(1) 
Agriculture, limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Beverage manufacturing or bottling establishments.
(3) 
Commercial nurseries or greenhouse.
(4) 
Conservation areas and uses.
(5) 
Educational institutions.
(6) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(7) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(8) 
Golf courses.
(9) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(10) 
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembling or treatment establishments which prepare articles of merchandise from the following previously prepared materials: bone, canvas, cellophane, cork, feather, felt, fiber, fur, glass, hair, horn, leather, metal, paint, paper, plastic, precious or semi-precious stone, shell, straw, textiles, wood, or yarn, plant products, including medical marijuana growing and processing facilities which are compliant with all of the Pennsylvania regulations pertaining to such operations.
[Amended 7-10-2017 by Ord. No. 3088]
(11) 
Municipal uses.
(12) 
Nature preserves.
(13) 
Office buildings.
(14) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(15) 
Warehouses.
(16) 
A combination of attached principal uses may be conducted on a single conforming lot; provided, however, that each use shall have a minimum building width of 50 feet, including leased parcels, and appropriate parking and loading facilities are provided as required under Article XII of this chapter, provided that offices shall be permitted to have an unlimited number of office uses conducted within a single building regardless of the nature of the tenants. For example, a single office building may contain offices for doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, corporate headquarters, etc., and still be considered as a single principal use of the lot.
[Added 7-12-2004 by Ord. No. 2496]
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(3) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(4) 
Waste products processing provided all operations are conducted within an enclosed building and all waste processed is generated onsite.
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(1), Windmills, was repealed 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791.
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any and all other uses not specifically listed or prohibited in this chapter.
(2) 
Asphalt products manufacturing.
(3) 
Boiler works or metal fabrication shops.
(4) 
BYOB establishments.
[Amended 10-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2264]
(5) 
Camps.
(6) 
Concrete or cement products manufacture.
(7) 
Distribution facilities.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(H), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(8) 
Heliports.
(9) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(10) 
Manufacturing, compounding, processing, packaging or treatment establishments which prepare products such as bakery goods, candy, cosmetics, dairy products, drugs, food stuffs, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, and toiletries.
(11) 
Metal foundry or casting establishments.
(12) 
Nightclubs.
[Amended 10-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2264]
(13) 
Oil or petroleum products storage.
(14) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(15) 
Railroad yards.
(16) 
Research facilities.
(17) 
Salvage yards.
(18) 
Small parts manufacture or assembly of electronic or mechanical equipment.
(19) 
Solid waste management, processing and disposal facilities, subject to the limitations set forth in the Whitehall Township Solid Waste Management Ordinance of 1984.
(20) 
Truck terminals.
(21) 
Wind turbines/windmill.
[Added 9-14-2009 by Ord. No. 2791]
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, unless otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size.
(a) 
Area: one acre.
(b) 
Width: 150 feet.
(c) 
Frontage: 115 feet.
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
(a) 
Front: 50 feet.
(b) 
Rear: 25 feet.
(c) 
Side (one): 20 feet.
(d) 
Side (both): 40 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 40%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
(5) 
Maximum impervious coverage: 70%.
F. 
Offices shall be permitted to have an unlimited number of office uses conducted within a single building regardless of the nature of the tenants. For example, a single office building may contain offices for doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, corporate headquarters, etc., and still be considered as a single principal use of the lot.

§ 27-82 Office Park Zone.

[Amended 12-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1657]
A. 
The following uses are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Agriculture, limited to crop farming and related agricultural processing and specifically excluding livestock and poultry farms.
(2) 
Bank/financial institutions.
(3) 
Barber/beauty shops.
(4) 
Churches and related facilities.
(5) 
Cemeteries.
(6) 
Conservation areas/uses.
(7) 
Day-care centers.
(8) 
Educational institutions.
(9) 
Fish and wildlife refuges.
(10) 
Forestry, subject to the provisions of § 27-97.
[Added 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559]
(11) 
Funeral homes.
(12) 
Indoor recreation facilities.
(13) 
Nature preserves.
(14) 
Offices.
(15) 
Office parks.
(16) 
Restaurants, both fast-food and standard, provided that the establishment is located in and confined to the first floor of a building which is primarily used for office purposes. Said use must comply with all provisions of Article XI of this chapter.
[Amended 10-9-2000 by Ord. No. 2264]
(17) 
Schools.
(18) 
Support infrastructure: substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(19) 
One apartment may be located in the structure used for commercial purposes, provided that all necessary parking and land use requirements are satisfied.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: For the requirements for this use, refer to Article XI.
(20) 
More than one primary use may occupy a single tract in this zone and more than one building may be placed upon a single tract in this zone, provided that such buildings are separated by at least 75 feet at their closest points.
(21) 
On tracts or parcels of land upon which are situate industrial or manufacturing buildings not currently, as of the effective date of this amendment, containing a conforming or otherwise permitted use in the office park zoning district, the following uses shall be permitted:
[Amended 4-14-1997 by Ord. No. 2023]
(a) 
Warehousing (to include activities customarily referred to as "self storage" but not to include the warehousing of goods, completed products or component parts stored in connection with the distribution of such items as part of any manufacturing process or sale of such items at the retail or wholesale level on the premises); and warehousing in portions of existing structures containing a combination of uses, provided that the space to be occupied for warehousing:
[Amended 11-8-2004 by Ord. No. 2512]
[1] 
Was previously approved by the Zoning Hearing Board for warehousing as a special exception use;
[2] 
Is approved by the Whitehall Township Building Code Official and Fire Code Official for the proposed use prior to occupancy; and
[3] 
Has been issued all other necessary permits, licenses and inspections prior to occupancy.
(b) 
Nursing homes and personal care facilities licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
(c) 
Day-care centers.
B. 
The following accessory uses, if situate on the same lot, are permitted by right, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Any use customarily associated with, incidental to or provided with a permitted use.
(2) 
Garages (private).
(3) 
Greenhouses (noncommercial).
(4) 
Home occupations.
(5) 
Satellite earth station dishes.
(6) 
Sheds.
(7) 
Support infrastructure, substations, pumping stations, bus stop shelters.
(8) 
Swimming pools (private).
C. 
The following special exception uses are permitted when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board pursuant to § 27-43, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Golf courses.
(2) 
Any combination of permitted uses listed in Subsection A above located on tracts or parcels described in Subsection A(21). The combination of uses may be:
(a) 
Located within one or more buildings on the same lot (provided that such buildings are separated by at least 75 feet at their closest point except self-storage buildings which shall be separated by at least 20 feet at their closest point).
(b) 
Located in part within one or more buildings on the same lot (provided that such buildings are separated by at least 75 feet at their closest point except self-storage buildings which shall be separated by at least 20 feet at their closest point) with that portion of any such use not conducted within a building being conducted on the same lot.
(c) 
Located upon the same lot entirely outside of a building.
[Amended 4-14-1997 by Ord. No. 2023]
D. 
The following conditional uses are permitted when authorized by the Board of Commissioners pursuant to § 27-44, provided said uses comply with all other applicable requirements of this chapter and any amendments thereto:
(1) 
Apartments.
(2) 
Camps.[2]
[2]
Editor's Note: Original Subsection (4)(C), Forestry, which immediately followed this subsection, was deleted 5-9-2005 by Ord. No. 2559. See now permitted uses of this section.
(3) 
Heliports.
(4) 
Hunting and fishing clubs.
(5) 
Outdoor recreation facilities.
(6) 
Single-family attached dwellings.
(7) 
Single-family detached dwellings.
(8) 
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
E. 
The following dimensional requirements shall apply to each permitted or authorized use, except as otherwise specified:
(1) 
Minimum lot size. Any lot not served by public water and sewer shall have a minimum lot size of one acre.
(a) 
Area: 25,000 square feet.
(b) 
Width: 100 feet.
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729]
(c) 
Frontage: 75 feet.
[Amended 4-8-1991 by Ord. No. 1729]
(2) 
Minimum yard requirements.
(a) 
Front: 50 feet.
(b) 
Rear: 25 feet.
(c) 
Side (one): 20 feet.
(d) 
Side (both): 40 feet.
(3) 
Maximum building coverage: 50%.
(4) 
Maximum building height: 35 feet above finished grade.
(5) 
Maximum impervious coverage (total): 70%.
(6) 
For all residential uses, the R-5 dimensional regulations shall apply, unless otherwise specified.
F. 
Offices shall be permitted to have an unlimited number of office uses conducted within a single building regardless of the nature of the tenants. For example, a single office building may contain offices for doctors, dentists, lawyers, accountants, corporate headquarters, etc., and still be considered as a single principal use of the lot.