A.Â
Purpose. The purpose of the R-1 District is to provide areas of large
lots for single-family dwellings. Only one dwelling is permitted on
each lot.
B.Â
Districts. In R-1 Residential Districts, the following regulations
shall apply, and only the following structures and uses are permitted:
(1)Â
Single-family detached dwellings.
(2)Â
Private recreational and vehicle usages within the lot area. Private
recreational uses may not be lit in such a manner that said exterior
lighting affects neighboring lots by causing their lots to be brighter,
because of said artificial light, than they would be without such
artificial light installed. Private recreational uses shall not be
used after 10:00 p.m. in the evening or before 9:00 a.m. in the morning.
Licensed or unlicensed automobiles may only be operated or parked
on the paved driveway or parking areas of each residential lot. Unlicensed
motor vehicles, dirt bikes, quads, snowmobiles, or similar vehicles
may not be operated in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts, except for
the loading or unloading of said vehicles onto a trailer for transport,
or for tuning up or testing of said vehicles. Such vehicles may be
operated in times of emergency for matters of public safety. (Powered
vehicles and equipment used for lawn maintenance, yard work, and construction
may be operated without prohibition.) Private recreational usages
within the lot are such activities as basketball, biking, trampolines,
and swimming pools, conducted on a residential lot for the use of
the owners of said residential lot, tenant, guests or invitees. This
definition of "private recreational uses" is not to be interpreted
to interfere with the conduct of occasional private parties or the
use of outdoor facilities that do not create noise or other activities
that interfere with the peaceful enjoyment of neighboring properties.
(3)Â
Home gardening without sale of product.
(4)Â
Accessory buildings and uses as defined in Article II, § 270-15,
of this chapter. Accessory buildings shall be limited to garages,
not to exceed 24 feet by 36 feet in dimension; garden houses, sheds
and greenhouses, not to exceed 12 feet by 10 feet in dimension; and
playhouses, not to exceed 10 feet by 12 feet in dimension. There shall
be no more than three accessory buildings on any lot, and only one
garage; a garage large enough to contain a motor home, but not exceeding
16 feet by 30 feet, may be erected as a conditional use on any real
property on which there is a dwelling. All accessory buildings must
be built in compliance with the Borough Construction Code[1] and, with the exception of playhouses, must be permanently
affixed to the surface and may not be of temporary construction or
a temporary structure in nature.
[1]:
Editor's Note: See Ch. 107, Construction Codes, Uniform.
(6)Â
Home occupations.
(7)Â
All access shall be from a public street.
(8)Â
Day-care services located only in church or public facilities.
(9)Â
Public parks and playgrounds. The lighting restrictions contained
in Subsection B(2) shall not apply to public parks and playgrounds,
which shall be regulated by separate ordinance or rules and regulations.
(10)Â
Schools and churches as a conditional use.
A.Â
Purpose. The purpose of an R-2 District is to provide areas for single-
and two-family dwellings. Only one dwelling structure is permitted
on each lot.
B.Â
Permitted uses. In R-2 Residential Districts, the following regulations
shall apply, and only the following structures and uses are permitted:
(1)Â
All structures and uses permitted in R-1 Residential Districts, including
restrictions as set forth in § 270-22B(2), (5) and (9).
(2)Â
Duplex housing unit.
(3)Â
Conversion apartments may be established in conjunction with single-family
residential use, provided:
(a)Â
The unit shall have a minimum of not less than 500 square feet
of habitable living area.
(b)Â
Each living unit contains not less than one bathroom and three
habitable rooms, one of which shall be a bedroom.
(c)Â
Separate and private sanitary facilities, cooking and dining
accommodations are provided for each living unit.
(4)Â
Funeral homes.
(5)Â
Public parks, playgrounds, and municipal uses.
A.Â
Purpose. The purpose of the R-3 District is to provide areas for
townhouses, garden apartments and mobile homes.
B.Â
Permitted uses. In R-3 Residential Districts, the following regulations
shall apply, and only the following structures and uses are permitted:
(1)Â
All structures and uses permitted in R-1 and R-2 Residential Districts,
including restrictions as set forth in § 270-22B(2) and
(5).
(2)Â
Townhouses and quad units.
(3)Â
Garden apartments.
(4)Â
Mobile homes.
(a)Â
Mobile homes, hereinafter referred to as "units," provided they are
located in parks or subdivisions which are created and maintained
exclusively for mobile homes under the following conditions:
[1]Â
The developed site shall contain sufficient area to accommodate a
minimum of five units in accordance with the conditions below.
[2]Â
A separate lot with a minimum width of 75 feet and a minimum lot
area of 7,500 square feet shall be provided for each unit.
[3]Â
Public sewer and water systems, which provide individual service
to each unit, shall be provided.
(b)Â
Preexisting nonconforming mobile homes that are in the R-1 and
R-2 Districts, once removed, cannot be replaced with another mobile
home.
(5)Â
Recreational
area. Recreational area at least equal to 200 square feet per townhouse,
garden apartment or mobile home dwelling unit shall be provided for
active or passive recreation. Of this area, at least 100 square feet
per dwelling unit shall be developed and prepared for a specific use.
A.Â
Purpose. The purpose of the R-4 District is to provide areas for
high-rise apartments with at least four and not more than eight residential
floors. The purpose of the R-4 District is to provide for high-density
residential/institutional development.[1]
B.Â
Permitted uses. In R-4 Residential Districts, the following regulations
shall apply, and only the following structures and uses are permitted:
(1)Â
All structures and uses permitted in R-1, R-2 and R-3 Residential
Districts, including restrictions as set forth in § 270-22B(2).
(2)Â
High-rise
apartment buildings.
(3)Â
Essential
services.
(4)Â
Accessory
uses.
(5)Â
Single-family
dwelling.
(6)Â
Two-family
dwelling.
(7)Â
Multiple-family
dwelling at a maximum density of 15 units per acre.
(8)Â
Recreational
facilities to serve the residents of a development.
(9)Â
Health
care facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, Alzheimer care
facilities, assisted living facilities, and facilities for senior
citizens and qualifying disabled persons.
(10)Â
Low-rise or garden apartments.
(11)Â
Townhouses in such proportion that no more than 20% of the building
shall have more than eight units per building, no more than 40% of
the building shall have six units per building, and the remaining
building, 40% or more, shall have four units per building.
(12)Â
Quad housing complexes, consisting of 2 to 4 units per building,
each with a separate entrance to each residential unit.
(13)Â
Halfway house: a transitional residential facility, licensed
and operated by a government, contractor, or social service agency,
that provides a supervised environment to residents who require psychiatric,
correctional or behavioral treatment between periods of institutional
and independent living.
(14)Â
Road access shall be from an arterial road.
C.Â
Conditional
commercial uses allowed:
(1)Â
Personal service, such as laundry, shoe repair, dry cleaning, barbershop,
beauty salon or tailor shop.
(2)Â
Retail shop with no manufacturing or processing on the premises.
(3)Â
Professional offices.
(4)Â
Financial institution.
(5)Â
Telephone central exchange.
(6)Â
Managerial offices.
(7)Â
Day-care services/family day care/group day care.
D.Â
Design standards. With the exception of institutional structures,
or high-rise housing, the maximum density shall be 15 units per acre.
(2)Â
All common areas shall be reserved as permanent open space, except
where structures are required to fulfill the educational, cultural,
recreational, or civil pursuits of the residents of the R-4 District.[3]
(3)Â
Recreational facilities or structures and their accessory uses located
in common open space areas shall be considered improved open space
as long as the facilities are appropriate to the natural setting,
and the total impervious surface area constitutes no more than 5%
of the total common open space.
(4)Â
Minimum distance. The minimum distance between buildings shall be
30 feet for townhouses, 35 feet for low-rise and garden apartments,
and 200 feet for high-rise and institutional health care structures.
No structure shall be within 25 feet of the cartway of a private street
or within 10 feet of any off-street area used for parking of vehicles
of occupants or visitors of more than one dwelling. No structure shall
be closer than 50 feet to the property line at the perimeter of the
R-4 zoning area. A planting strip of at least 20 feet shall be provided
along all property lines at the perimeter of the development.[4]
(5)Â
Halfway house: a transitional residential facility, licensed and
operated by a government, contractor, or social service agency, that
provides a supervised environment to residents who require psychiatric,
correctional or behavioral treatment between periods of institutional
and independent living.
A.Â
Purpose. The purpose of the C District is to provide areas for commercial,
residential, recreation and leisure activities, retail services, restaurants
and convenience store outlets.
B.Â
Permitted uses. In C Commercial Districts, the following shall apply,
and only the following structures and uses are permitted:
(1)Â
Stores and shops for the conducting of retail business and personal
service activity, banks, theaters, offices, restaurants, hotels and
motels, and places of amusement; residences on the first, second and
third floor.
(2)Â
Public uses, including municipal buildings, libraries, public and
semipublic organizations, assembly halls and indoor recreation establishments,
museums, parks, playgrounds, essential services, fire halls, schools
and municipal services.
(3)Â
Business or professional offices.
(4)Â
Products for sale may be stored outside of structures in an orderly
and neat fashion. Products for sale may be temporarily displayed on
the public sidewalks during normal business hours.
(5)Â
General servicing or repair shops for small appliances.
(6)Â
Family day care/group day care/day care.
(7)Â
All
uses permitted in the R-1, R-2, and R-3 Zones.
C.Â
Conditional uses:
(1)Â
Filling stations, when approved as a conditional use, shall, at a
minimum, be based on the following criteria:
(a)Â
No heavy or major work is performed out of doors.
(b)Â
Pumps, lubrication or other devices are located at least 35
feet from any street or highway right-of-way.
(c)Â
All storage and handling of fuel, oil or similar substances
is carried out in accordance with applicable state, federal and local
requirements, as determined by the Fire Marshal.
(d)Â
All fuel, oil or similar substances are stored at least 100
feet distant from any street, highway or adjoining lot line.
(e)Â
In the opinion and recommendation of the Planning Commission
to Council, the entrance and exits of the establishment will not create
hazardous conditions or undue congestion to traffic circulation in
the immediate area.
(f)Â
There shall be no lighting glare or spillage from the site onto
the neighboring properties.
D.Â
None of the activities permitted in this section shall occur outside
of the building structure. Any waste material produced from the sale
of or processing in preparation for sale of vegetable or animal products,
whether prepared for retail sale or consumption by the owners thereof,
shall be removed from the premises on Monday through Friday, and no
waste of such a herein-described nature shall be stored outside of
the structure on Saturday or Sunday.
A.Â
Purpose. The purpose of the L-I District is to provide areas for
wholesale establishments, light industrial plants and research and
development plants. Such use shall be completely within buildings
and shall not involve processes generating smoke, fumes, odors, dust,
noise or vibrations outside the building or which would adversely
affect the surrounding properties or the character of the community.
B.Â
Permitted uses. In L-I Light Industrial Districts, the following
regulations shall apply, and only the following structures and uses
are permitted:
(1)Â
All uses permitted in C Commercial Districts.
(2)Â
Automotive sales, service and repair.
(3)Â
Wholesale business, storage in bulk of, or warehouse for, building
material, contractors' equipment, lumber and similar operations.
(4)Â
Shops for custom work. Fabrication, processing or light manufacture
of articles for sale on the premises or for shipment to external markets.
(5)Â
Truck or rail freight depot for the storage and handling of manufactured
or processed products.
(6)Â
Research laboratories.
(7)Â
All uses permitted in the R-1, R-2 and R-3 Zones, subject to the
restrictions as set forth in § 270-22B(2) when property
located in the commercial zone is located within 100 feet of a structure
used for residential purposes.
A.Â
Purpose. The purpose of the H-I District is to provide areas for
research and development plants and recreational and museum activities.
Such uses shall be completely within buildings and shall not involve
processes generating smoke, fumes, odors, dust, noise or vibrations
outside the building. These processes should strive to minimize the
effects these processes have on the surrounding properties and the
character of the community. Recreational museum activities are permitted
as a use as they relate to the historical location of the railroad
and Borough-owned properties.
B.Â
Permitted uses. In H-I Heavy Industrial Districts, the following
regulations shall apply, and only the following structures and uses
are permitted:
(1)Â
Uses permitted in the L-I Light Industrial District, except residential
purposes.
(2)Â
Activities of a heavy industrial nature are permitted, except uses
or industrial processes that may be noxious or injurious by reason
of the excessive production or emission of dust, smoke, refuse matter,
odor, gas, fumes, noise, vibration or similar substance conditions.
(3)Â
Public
parks and playgrounds.
(4)Â
Museums.
(5)Â
Any
uses not permitted elsewhere in this chapter and not listed as a conditional
use.
A.Â
Conditional uses.
(1)Â
Overlay Zoning District boundaries shall be identified on the Official
Overlay Zoning Map, which is hereby adopted by reference as Appendix
A and declared to be a part of this chapter.[1]
[1]:
Editor's Note: Said map is on file in the Borough offices.
(2)Â
Determination as to whether a property is situated within one of
the designated Overlay Zoning Districts shall be made by the Zoning
Officer as per the rules established in Subsection A(3).
(3)Â
A land use or uses permitted in the Overlay Zone or Zones wherein
the property is situated may be developed on that portion of the recorded
parcel which extends beyond the Overlay Zone boundary line, provided
that at least 51% of the gross area of the recorded parcel is located
within the Overlay Zone.
(4)Â
Uses listed as permitted on land situated within one of the designated
Overlay Zoning Districts shall be reviewed in compliance with the
land development provisions of the Borough's Subdivision Ordinance
or any future adopted subdivision and land development ordinance.[2]
[2]:
Editor's Note: See Ch. 230, Subdivision and Land Development.
(5)Â
Uses listed as permitted on land situated within one of the designated
Overlay Zoning Districts shall be developed in conformance with the
Table of Minimum Dimensional and Site Design Standards in Subsection
F of this section.
(6)Â
The purpose of the Commercial Overlay District of the Light Industrial
Zone (COLIZ) is to provide for the natural extension of the central
business district (commercial zoning) in the Borough, with certain
conditions, and as a conditional use. The Overlay District shall allow
all uses and restrictions of the C Commercial District (§ 270-26),
the L-I Light Industrial District (§ 270-27), and the Heavy
Industrial District (§ 270-28), as well as the dimensional
requirements under § 270-36.
B.Â
Commercial Overlay District of the Light Industrial Zone.
(1)Â
For location and district boundaries, refer to the Zoning Map.[3]
[3]:
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Borough offices.
(2)Â
Planning objective. The establishment of the Commercial Overlay District
of the Light Industrial Zone is to provide for a variety of commercial
land use options within the district, the purpose of which is to extend
the retail and office areas within the Borough, said extensions being
contiguous to the existing retail and office areas.
(4)Â
Accessory uses.
(a)Â
No accessory structure occupied by a permitted accessory use
shall exceed the square footage of the footprint of a permitted principal
use on the same lot.
(b)Â
No accessory structure shall be permitted in the front yard,
and all accessory structures shall be set back in conformance with
setbacks established for principal uses and structures, except as
otherwise specified.
(c)Â
Uses of land or of a building or portion thereof customarily
incidental and subordinate to the principal permitted use of the land
or building and located on the same lot with the principal use.
C.Â
Overlay District use option.
(1)Â
Applicability. All developed or undeveloped parcels shall be developed
in conformance with provisions of this chapter.
(2)Â
Review and approval procedures.
(a)Â
A property owner/developer who chooses to develop land situated
in the Overlay Zoning District shall submit to the Borough Zoning
Officer at least three copies of a development narrative and all information
required by this section. Said development narrative shall be accompanied
by the following information:
(b)Â
The final land development plan recommended for approval by
the Mars Borough Planning Commission shall be in compliance with all
provisions of the applicable sections of this article, specifically
applicable sections of this chapter generally, and all provisions
of the Mars Borough Subdivision Ordinance,[6] where applicable, as a conditional approval, including
all referenced tables, charts, and appendices. Any request for a deviation,
revision, deletion or addition to the specific provisions identified
herein shall be treated as a variance to this chapter and shall be
referred to the Mars Borough Zoning Hearing Board for public hearing,
as per the provisions of § 270-83 and the provisions of
this section.
[6]:
Editor's Note: See Ch. 230, Subdivision and Land Development.
D.Â
Additional provisions.
(1)Â
In order to develop the natural extension of the Commercial District,
parallel parking along the public streets is encouraged, but not to
be located in the road right-of-way, and the balance of required parking
placed to the rear of the building. (The Board and Council may take
into consideration other public parking that is available immediately
adjacent.) Perpendicular parking to any Borough street is strongly
discouraged. Parking areas are to be paved and landscaped and shall
provide a buffer to other buildings, especially to the existing residential
areas. Parking requirements shall be established by use of the property
as set forth in § 270-42.
(2)Â
A public sidewalk at least 72 inches wide shall be placed along all
public streets and parallel parking spaces. Sidewalks shall be concrete
or brick or precast pavers. Walks shall be slip-resistant and free
of trip or slip hazards.
(3)Â
Enhanced streetscape, including, but not limited to, street trees
and streetlighting to match Mars Borough Commercial District streetlighting
fixtures, accessible ramps at all cross walks, street furniture, such
as benches, and trash containers are encouraged.
(4)Â
Buildings are to be of a traditional building style, with durable,
low-maintenance materials commensurate with the business district.
Siding (wood, vinyl or aluminum) shall be used as a feature or accent
only, not as a main building material.
(5)Â
Dumpsters or trash containers shall be enclosed.
E.Â
Permitted uses. The Table of Permitted Uses is as follows:
Overlay Zoning District Table of Permitted Uses | ||
---|---|---|
Use | ||
Bank or savings-and-loan office, including drive-through and automated facilities | X | |
Banquet hall and/or catering services | X | |
Business services | X | |
Dance, art, self-defense or exercise instruction studios | X | |
General retail (less then 20,000 square feet) | X | |
Laundry, coin-operated and/or dry-cleaning pickup and delivery outlet | X | |
Mixed-use, general or specialty retail or office on first floor, residential or office on second floor, residential only above | X | |
Office, business or professional | X | |
Personal services | X | |
Restaurant, excluding drive-through | X | |
Specialty retail | X | |
Studios and art galleries for photography, graphic arts, instruction or exhibition | X | |
Veterinary services | X | |
Single-family and multifamily residential | X | |
Churches | X |
F.Â
Minimum dimensional and site design standards. The Table of Minimum
Dimensional and Site Design Standards is as follows:
Overlay Zoning District Table of Minimum Dimensional and Site Design Standards | |||
---|---|---|---|
Transitional | |||
Primary access | Public access road | ||
Minimum lot area | As per Borough Zoning | ||
Minimum lot width | As per Borough Zoning | ||
Minimum building setbacks | |||
Building setback from property line on one public street | 0 | ||
Side yard setback (feet) (one on corner lot) | 15 | ||
Rear setback from access right-of-way (feet) | 25 | ||
Rear setback from rear property line (feet) | 15 | ||
Maximum impervious coverage | 70% | ||
Buffer landscaping | |||
Abutting public street (feet) | 5 planted area | ||
Abutting rear property line | 5 planted area | ||
Interior landscaping | |||
Perimeter of parking area | 4 trees/10 shrubs | ||
Abutting access road | 5-foot planting strip | ||
Building area | No minimum | ||
Building appearance | |||
Plain concrete block, composition board siding prohibited | |||
Wall materials | Stone, wood, brick, metal, EIFS | ||
Roofline | Gable, hipped, gambrel, mansard, low slope | ||
Building height | 3 stories, 50 feet | ||
Lighting | |||
Parking lot | Cutoff luminaries, 20-foot maximum height | ||
Building area | Optional | ||
Wall washers (security lighting) | Indirect, one per 50 linear feet | ||
Monument (interior illumination) | 32 square feet |
A.Â
General requirements for approval.
(1)Â
Approval
process.
(a)Â
Initial submission. All conditional use site plans shall be
submitted to the Zoning Officer with the required fees and a completed
application. Incomplete site plans, as determined by the Zoning Officer,
shall be returned to the applicant for revisions. Enough copies of
all plans shall be submitted in order to provide a complete copy to
all persons involved in the review of the submission.
(b)Â
Borough Council review. All conditional uses shall be reviewed
and acted upon by the Borough Council. A conditional use site plan
must be received by the Zoning Officer at least 10 working days prior
to a Borough Council meeting. The Borough Council shall approve, conditionally
approve or deny all conditional uses. Any conditions set forth by
the Borough Council shall be stated on the site plan before any further
Borough permits can be issued. Any denials shall state the reasons
for denial. The Borough Council may, at its discretion, hold a public
hearing on any conditional use. Said public hearing shall be paid
for by the applicant.
(2)Â
Criteria
for approval. A conditional use shall be approved if and only if it
is found to meet the following criteria:
(a)Â
The proposed use conforms to the applicable district regulations
and all general requirements of this chapter.
(b)Â
The proposed use meets any special standards set forth for said
use in this article.
(c)Â
The proposed use meets all general performance standards set
forth in this chapter.
(d)Â
The proposed use is sited, oriented and landscaped and is of
such character and size so as to produce a harmonious relationship
of buildings and grounds to adjacent buildings and grounds and with
the appearance and orderly development of the district in which it
is situated and not to be detrimental to the orderly development of
adjacent districts.
(e)Â
The proposed use organizes vehicular access and parking to minimize
traffic congestion in the neighborhood.
(f)Â
The proposed use preserves the objectives of this chapter and
is consistent with any Comprehensive Plan of the Borough.
B.Â
General performance standards. All conditional uses shall comply
with the following general performance standards:
(1)Â
Fire protection. Fire-protection and fire-fighting equipment acceptable
to the Board of Fire Underwriters shall be readily available when
any activity involving the handling or storage of flammable or explosive
materials is carried on.
(2)Â
Electrical disturbance. No activity shall cause electrical disturbance
adversely affecting radio or other equipment in the vicinity.
(3)Â
Noise. Noise which is determined to be objectionable because of volume,
frequency or beat shall be muffled or otherwise controlled, unless
required for the protection of the public.
(4)Â
Vibrations. Vibrations detectable without instruments on neighboring
property shall be prohibited.
(5)Â
Odors. Odors detectable without instruments on neighboring property
shall be prohibited.
(6)Â
Air pollution. No pollution of air by fly ash, dust, smoke, vapors
or other substances shall be permitted which is harmful to health,
animals, vegetation or other property.
(7)Â
Glare. Lighting devices which produce objectionable direct or reflected
glare on adjoining properties or thoroughfares shall not be permitted.
(8)Â
Erosion. No erosion by wind or water shall be permitted which carries
objectionable substances onto neighboring properties.
B.Â
Dimensional standards.
C.Â
Additional requirements.
(1)Â
All family day-care and group day-care homes must hold an approved
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (PA DPW) registration certificate
or license, as appropriate, and meet all current PA DPW regulations,
including those standards governing adequate indoor space, accessible
outdoor space and any applicable state or local building and fire
codes.
(2)Â
Parking. In addition to the particular district's parking requirements,
there shall be one additional off-street parking space provided for
each nonresident employee and one safe passenger unloading space,
measuring 10 feet by 20 feet, for each 10 children that the facility
is licensed to accommodate.
(3)Â
Off-premises play area. When an off-premises play area is utilized,
it must be located within 1,000 feet and safely accessible without
crossing any arterial street or other dangerous area.
(4)Â
Fences. The outdoor play area required by state licensing shall be
surrounded by a safety fence.
(5)Â
Hours. Outside play shall be limited to the hours between 9:00 a.m.
and 5:00 p.m., prevailing time.
(6)Â
Concentration. No day-care center shall be established within 500
feet of another day-care center.
(7)Â
Limitations. When day care is provided in a home, the amount of floor
area devoted to such purposes shall not exceed 30% of the total floor
area of the dwelling.
"Personal care boarding home" is defined as a state-licensed
residential facility for adults in which food, shelter, and personal
assistance or supervision are provided for a period exceeding 48 consecutive
hours and for no more than four adults who are not relatives of the
operator and who require assistance or supervision in such matters
as dressing, bathing, diet, medication prescribed for self-administration,
or because of other issues of incapacity. Residents shall be limited
to those persons who need such assistance due to physical or mental
disability.
B.Â
Dimensional standards.
(2)Â
Height. The maximum height of any building shall be the same as the
underlying district.
(3)Â
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size is one acre.
(4)Â
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width is 75 feet at the building
line.
(5)Â
Minimum building separation. The minimum separation between buildings
shall be equal to the height of the taller of the two buildings.
(6)Â
Buffer zone. A minimum buffer zone of 20 feet shall be provided in
addition to the required side and rear yard if abutting a residential
district or if located within a residential district.
B.Â
Dimensional standards.
(1)Â
Minimum size for mobile home park. The minimum lot size for a mobile
home park shall be 10 acres.
(2)Â
Minimum lot size per mobile home site. The minimum lot size per mobile
home site shall be 8,000 square feet.
(3)Â
Setbacks. All mobile homes and other structures shall be set back
at least 35 feet from the right-of-way line of any public street or
property line and 25 feet from the cartway of any internal access
street and any other mobile home.
C.Â
D.Â
Additional requirements. All mobile homes located in the mobile home
park shall meet the following standards:
(1)Â
The home has a length not exceeding four times its width.
(2)Â
The pitch of the home's roof has a minimum vertical rise of
one foot for each five feet of horizontal run, and the roof is finished
with a type of shingle that is commonly used in standard residential
construction.
(3)Â
The exterior siding consists of wood, hardboard or painted or vinyl-covered
aluminum comparable in composition, appearance and durability to the
exterior siding commonly used in standard residential construction.
(4)Â
A continuous, permanent masonry foundation, unpierced except for
required ventilation and access, is installed under the home.
(5)Â
The tongue, axles, transporting lights, and removable towing apparatus
are removed after placement on the lot and before occupancy.
(6)Â
The mobile home shall be anchored permanently to its foundation with
aircraft cable or other anchoring means satisfactory to the Zoning
Officer.
(7)Â
All mobile homes shall meet the Manufactured Home Construction and
Safety Standards, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 24
CFR 3280.1 et seq.
B.Â
Dimensional standards.
(2)Â
Height. The maximum height of any building shall be 35 feet.
(3)Â
Minimum lot size. The minimum lot size is one acre.
(4)Â
Minimum lot width. The minimum lot width is 75 feet at the building
line.
(5)Â
Minimum building separation. The minimum separation between buildings
shall be equal to the height of the taller of the two buildings.
(6)Â
Buffer zone. A minimum buffer zone of 20 feet shall be provided in
addition to the required side and rear yard.
C.Â
Additional requirements.
(1)Â
All day-care centers must hold an approved Pennsylvania Department
of Public Welfare (PA DPW) registration certificate or license, as
appropriate, and meet all current PA DPW regulations, including those
standards governing adequate indoor space, accessible outdoor space
and any applicable state or local building and fire codes.
(2)Â
Parking. There shall be one off-street parking space provided for
each employee and one safe passenger unloading space, measuring 10
feet by 20 feet, for each 10 children that the facility is licensed
to accommodate.
(3)Â
Off-premises play area. When an off-premises play area is utilized,
it must be located within 1,000 feet and safely accessible without
crossing any arterial street or other dangerous area.
(4)Â
Fences. A safety fence shall surround the outdoor play area required
by the state licensing.
(5)Â
Play area setback. No portion of the outside play area shall be less
than 50 feet from an existing occupied dwelling without the owner's
written consent.
(6)Â
Hours. Outside play shall be limited to the hours between 9:00 a.m.
and 6:00 p.m., prevailing time.
(7)Â
Concentration. No day-care center shall be established within 500
feet of another day-care center.