A. 
Any single-family dwelling occupied as such prior to adoption of this chapter and located in the Residential C or D Zone District may be converted into not more than two dwelling units, provided the lot containing the building exceeds the minimum lot area for the district by 1 1/2 times.
B. 
Each dwelling in a converted single-family building shall contain at least 360 square feet if an efficiency apartment, or 480 square feet if a one-bedroom apartment, or 550 square feet if a two-bedroom apartment. Each apartment shall contain a private bathroom and food cooking and storage facilities, and be provided with two parking spaces on the lot.
C. 
There shall be at least two means of egress from each dwelling unit, of which at least one shall be directly to the outside at grade or via an exterior stairs to grade.
D. 
Each dwelling unit shall have sufficient operable window sash area to equal at least 1/20 of the floor area and shall be served by a heating system capable of providing 68° F. throughout each dwelling unit when the outside temperature is 0° F.
E. 
No building manifestly designed for nonresidential purposes shall be reconverted to residential use unless such conversion removes a nonconforming use and such building is completely remodeled for permanent residential use.
A. 
In the Highway Commercial District and the Neighborhood Commercial District, apartments may be constructed on the second floor of a building, the first floor of which is devoted to commercial use. No commercial uses and apartments shall be located on the same floor.
B. 
The number of apartments permitted shall not exceed in number the result of dividing the lot area in square feet by 10,000.
C. 
There shall be provided on the property two parking spaces per each apartment for the exclusive use of the apartment occupants.
D. 
There shall be two means of egress directly to the outside at grade provided from the second floor hallway common to the apartments. An exterior metal fire escape may be substituted for one hallway exit. Apartment(s) that do not use a common hallway and provide a direct means of access to the outside at grade shall only require a single means of egress.
A. 
Subject to the following rules and regulations, home occupations may be permitted in all residential districts, provided that the conduct of such home occupation(s) is clearly accessory and incidental to the primary dwelling use.
B. 
In addition to no-impact home-based businesses as defined by the Municipalities Planning Code,[1] the following occupations shall be considered suitable as home occupations:
(1) 
Office of an individual lawyer, engineer, architect, accountant, other similar profession (other than a physician, dentist, or other medical practice), or minister of religion.
(2) 
Studio of an individual artist, photographer or craftsman, including retail sales of products made on the same premises only.
(3) 
Business of an individual whose occupation is conducted entirely by telephone and/or correspondence, or from his or her car, provided no retail sales occur on the property and no goods used in the business are stored outside the dwelling, building or in a garage.
(4) 
Custom dress or tailoring.
(5) 
Tutoring of academic subjects and art or arts and crafts instruction, limited to groups of not more than three students simultaneously.
(6) 
Musical instrument instruction but only if provided in a single-family dwelling to groups of not more than three students simultaneously.
(7) 
Beauty shop or barber shop of an individual licensed barber or beautician, to serve only one customer at a time and by appointment only.
(8) 
Adult day care. A facility registered/licensed by the commonwealth, located within a dwelling, for the care of not more than six adults, over the age of 16 years of age, excluding care provided to adults who are relatives of the provider.
(9) 
Child day care. A facility registered/licensed by the commonwealth, located within a dwelling, for the care of not more than six children, under the age of 16 years of age, excluding care provided to children who are relatives of the provider.
(10) 
Such other home occupations that meet the criteria of this § 310-69 which are similar to and compatible with those home occupations listed above, as determined by the Planning Commission and approved by Township Council.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
C. 
The use of portions of a residence for home occupations pursuant to this section shall at all times be secondary to the primary use of the dwelling for living purposes. Home occupations shall occupy not more than 25% of the habitable floor area of the primary dwelling structure, regardless of the number of lawful home occupations conducted within the home. Every home occupation shall be owned and operated by an owner/occupant of the dwelling; and there shall be employed not more than one clerical or support staff person who does not reside in the dwelling, regardless of the number of home occupations within the residence; and, unless otherwise provided above, shall receive office visits by only one client at a time and by appointment only, regardless of the number of home occupations within the residence.
D. 
No exterior changes shall be made to the dwelling, building or additions made specifically to accommodate the home occupation. No use shall be made of accessory structures on the property and no structure shall be built to accommodate the home occupation. No more than 25% of one floor of the dwelling may be used for home occupation(s), regardless of the number of home occupations within the residence.
E. 
Signs identifying the home occupation shall be in conformance with § 310-88A(1), except that the nature of the home occupation may be indicated.
F. 
Off-street parking spaces shall be limited to one vehicle provided on the lot in accordance with § 310-80A(5), but no more nor less than the number required shall be provided. Township Council may require the parking to be screened by appropriate plantings from adjacent residential properties.
G. 
The use shall not significantly intensify vehicular or pedestrian traffic beyond that which is normal for the residences in the neighborhood.
H. 
A separate occupancy permit for any home occupation other than a no-impact home-based business must be obtained prior to the start of activities. The fee will be identical to that required for a commercial establishment.
Any single-family dwelling occupied by a family whose members are related by blood, marriage or adoption may also accommodate not more than two individual boarders. One parking space shall be provided on the premises for each boarder or roomer to be accommodated.
A. 
Automotive service stations are permitted as conditional uses in the Highway Commercial District, Neighborhood Commercial District Light, Industrial District and Heavy Industrial District.
B. 
Only below-grade fuel storage tanks and pump islands may be placed not closer than 30 feet to the road right-of-way line or abutting property lines. Canopy structures are permitted within 20 feet of right-of-way. Access drives shall be located to take advantage of maximum, sight distances for motorists and circulation into and through the premises shall be obvious to motorists. The use of the site and access to it will not downgrade adjacent properties or the public health, safety and general welfare. The design and arrangement of the station shall be compatible with adjacent or nearby residential development.
C. 
All bulk storage of flammable liquids shall occur in well-vented tanks below grade.
D. 
Service station building walls shall be of masonry construction where they are within 50 feet of any property line.
E. 
All hoists, pits and all lubricating, greasing, automobile washing and repair equipment shall be entirely within an enclosed building.
F. 
All storage of new, used or discarded parts or materials shall be within an enclosed structure.
G. 
Access shall be limited to two driveways and one additional driveway on a second street where the property abuts a second street. Each driveway shall not be more than 35 feet wide at the property line. No driveway shall be located within 75 feet of any street intersection, measured from the point of crossing of intersecting street right-of-way lines abutting the property and the edge of the driveway nearest the intersection.
H. 
The entire service area shall be paved with a permanent surface and edged with a curb where it abuts grassed areas. Paved surfaces shall be sloped to an acceptable storm drainage system. Areas of the property not paved shall be left natural, or landscaped and maintained.
I. 
Sufficient space shall be provided on each side of each pump island for not less than three vehicles being serviced or waiting service. Not less than eight other parking spaces outside the circulation area around the pump islands shall be provided for customer and employee parking.
J. 
No derelict, uninspected or unlicensed vehicles shall be permitted on the premises for more than one month. Derelict, uninspected, or unlicensed vehicles awaiting auto body repair or painting shall be kept behind a fence at least four feet high surrounding the vehicles and obscuring a view of them from adjacent properties and roads.
A. 
Location: No hedge, fence, privacy/decorative wall or irrigation system may be erected or placed within one foot of any side or rear property line, except as follows:
(1) 
Upon an application submitted along with a survey and with the written consent of the adjacent property owner(s); or
(2) 
In the case of a townhouse, row house, or other building where the adjoining units in the same structure share a common party wall, a side yard hedge or fence may be placed along the property line separating the two parcels.
B. 
Maximum height: Hedges, fences and walls where permitted in front yards shall not exceed four feet in height. No hedge, fence, or privacy/decorative wall in side and rear yards shall exceed six feet in height; except as follows:
(1) 
Where a nonattached (nonparty wall) dwelling on an adjacent lot is within six feet of the common lot line, then the height shall not to exceed the distance of the adjacent dwelling from the line.
(2) 
Notwithstanding any requirement to the contrary in this section, a side yard or rear yard fence may be installed with a maximum height along its entire length that matches the height of a preexisting fence lawfully installed along the common shared border of an adjoining property.
(3) 
Retaining walls may exceed maximum height requirements, however, installation is prohibited in any ROW or easement.
[Added 5-24-2017 by Ord. No. 796]
C. 
Hedges shall be maintained not to exceed the specified maximum height requirements of Subsection B, above. (Required buffer fences, strips, etc., are not subject to this subsection, but shall instead be governed by the applicable bufferyard requirements).
D. 
Any fence or wall that is either parallel, perpendicular, or at an angle to the front of the building line shall be considered a front wall or fence. A front fence or privacy/decorative wall or irrigation system must be a minimum of eight feet from the curb or property line, whichever is the lesser dimension, but no less than eight feet from the curb. The height of the wall or fence cannot exceed four feet in height unless it adjoins an existing wall or fence at a rear or side setback of the adjacent lot in which case it may match the height of the existing wall or fence, not exceeding the allowable height for wall and fences at rear and side yards. Front wall and fences shall be maintained so as not to exceed such height. No fence or wall shall be installed within a road right-of-way. Required buffer fences, strips, etc., are not included under this section.
[Amended 5-24-2017 by Ord. No. 796]
(1) 
The Zoning Officer may require more stringent controls on the placement of hedges, walls, trees, shrubs, landscape material and/or fences where, in his/her opinion, the public safety is involved. Fences and hedges shall not interfere with maintaining sight distances for automobile drivers approaching street intersections within 20 feet of the right-of-way of such intersection.
(2) 
No fence, pet containment system, hedge, wall, tree, shrub, landscape material or irrigation system shall be placed in a recorded public right-of-way after the date of adoption of this chapter without the prior written consent of the Zoning Officer. Pet containment or irrigation systems installed at least 13 feet from a cartway shall be exempt from obtaining a permit if located outside an easement or right-of-way.
[Amended 9-27-2017 by Ord. No. 797]
(3) 
Fence materials.
(a) 
Fences in residential, commercial or industrial areas must be constructed of lumber, iron, maintenance-free type material or rust-free chain link. Maintenance-free type material shall include vinyl, plastic, wrought iron, and rust-resistant chain link. The following materials are prohibited for fences:
[1] 
Barbed wire and electrical fences.
[2] 
Razor wire.
[3] 
Concrete.
[4] 
Masonry, except when less than 30 inches in height and accompanied by a boundary survey at the time of permit application.
[5] 
Chicken wire.
[6] 
Woven or welded wire.
[7] 
Plastic webbing.
[8] 
Makeshift, flimsy materials, such as paper, twine, rope, tin and the like.
[9] 
Plywood.
[10] 
Pressed wood.
(b) 
Exceptions.
[1] 
Fence Types No. 1, 5 and 6 shall be allowed in side and rear yards for nonperimeter internal garden fences in residentially zoned districts if set back from the property line is a distance equal to or greater than the allowable accessory structure setback for the zoning district and shall not exceed four feet in height.
[2] 
Fence Type 1 shall be allowed in agricultural areas.
[3] 
Fence Type 7 shall be allowed when used for temporary traffic, police, construction or erosion control. This shall not prohibit the use of plastic materials intended to resemble wood products.
[4] 
Fence Type 8 shall be allowed when used for traffic control or police security.
E. 
Unless constructed with the same finished appearance on both sides, all fences, walls, retaining walls, and/or screenings having a rough or unfinished side and/or a side showing supports of bases shall be erected so that said rough and/or unfinished side faces inward toward the interior of the lot and the finished side faces outward toward adjoining properties.
F. 
All tennis courts placed within 50 feet of any property line in a residentially zoned district must be completely enclosed on both ends by a fence and may be enclosed on one side by a fence. Tennis court fences may be constructed of a metallic material, and chain-link fences of a specific mesh gauge are acceptable. Tennis court fences may be up to 10 feet in height along the ends of the court and extend along the sides at this height for 20 linear feet. The remaining length of the fence may not exceed four feet in height. Any court with a fence exceeding six feet shall be set back an additional five feet from any property line setback minimum. All lighting shall be of the shielded variety.
G. 
Security fences surrounding industrial, commercial or public properties may be exempt from § 310-72A and B, provided they are of an open work surface less than 50% of which is opaque. Required buffer fences, strips, etc., are not included under this section.
H. 
Any existing fence, hedge, post, mailbox, sign, privacy/decorative wall, tree, landscaping items or shrub located in a public right-of-way or other recorded public easement (right-of-way for utilities, etc.) is placed at the owner's risk and may be ordered removed by the Township or other public utility or authority for expansion or maintenance of public services.
I. 
Retaining walls shall be set back at least three feet from property lines and shall maintain height limitations as required for fences and hedges. Foundations of such walls shall be carried at least 36 inches below finished grade and walls shall be at least eight inches thick. (Alternative construction methods required or supplied by a wall manufacturer will be considered if structural integrity specifications are provided.)
Retaining walls more than six feet in height above finished grade shall be designed by a registered professional engineer and may be approved only after presentation of the engineer's sealed drawings to the Zoning Officer. The faces of retaining walls shall be set back at least three feet from any property line and a barrier along the top of the wall shall be required when the wall exceeds six feet in height.
[Amended 5-24-2017 by Ord. No. 796; 9-27-2017 by Ord. No. 797]
J. 
Border walls are required to meet fence height and setback regulations.
[Added 9-27-2017 by Ord. No. 797]
K. 
Decorative walls do not require a permit if located outside of an easement or right-of-way.
[Added 9-27-2017 by Ord. No. 797]
L. 
Mesh fencing, specifically manufactured for use as a deer barrier, shall be exempt from height and permit regulations if installed with lightweight supporting posts/pegs.
[Added 9-27-2017 by Ord. No. 797]
All pool construction shall comply with Chapter 285, Swimming Pools, as amended, and shall be set back from property lines as for an accessory building. (See Table A.[1]) Verification that the pool is not located on any easements or utilities shall be provided along with the permit application.
[1]
Editor's Note: Table A is included as an attachment to this chapter.
A. 
A manufactured home, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be considered a transportable single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy contained in one unit, or in two units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of being separated later for movement to another site, such dwelling being ready for occupancy upon arrival on its lot except for placement on its foundation and minor or incidental unpacking and assembly operations.
B. 
Manufactured homes shall meet all requirements of this chapter and other ordinances of Hampton relative to single-family dwellings in the same zone district.
C. 
Manufactured homes shall be supported upon either a peripheral masonry or concrete foundation wall on a reinforced concrete footer carried to a depth of at least three feet below finished grade; or masonry foundations piers built on concrete footers, the bottom of which shall be set at least three feet below finished grade.
D. 
Manufactured homes shall be securely held to the foundation by tie-downs which may be cast in place of concrete "dead men," eyelets imbedded in concrete screw augers or arrowhead anchors placed at least at each corner of the manufactured home, each device being rated to sustain a minimum load of 4,300 pounds.
E. 
The space between the floor of a manufactured home set on piers and the ground below shall be enclosed by a continuous metal skirting to match the exterior material of the manufactured home and such space shall be ventilated.
F. 
Manufactured homes shall be placed on required foundations and skirted within 30 days of arrival on the lot.
G. 
No manufactured home shall be occupied until it has received an occupancy permit from the Zoning Officer, after connection to sewage disposal, water supply, and electrical systems. Any manufactured home brought into the Township after June 30, 1987, shall be certified as meeting the requirements of the National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act. No manufactured home shall be removed from the Township until all current and back municipal and school district taxes have been paid in full. The property occupied by the manufactured homes may be liened for the unpaid taxes whether or not such property is owned by the occupants of the manufactured home.
H. 
Any enclosed additions added later to a manufactured home, or not part of the original construction, shall match the materials and colors of the original.
I. 
No manufactured home lacking toilet and washing facilities or cooking and food storage facilities shall be permitted, nor shall any self-propelled vehicles used as living accommodations, or travel trailers designed for temporary occupancy, be permitted for residential purposes for a period exceeding 30 days per calendar year. Such manufactured home or vehicle shall not be placed in any yard area.
A. 
Special events. On any lot, a landowner and/or developer proposing to conduct a temporary use or event using space outside of principal building structures shall be required to submit a special event application. Special events may include, but are not limited to, seasonal or holiday plant sales, "car cruises" or "car shows," or sidewalk/parking lot displays and sales, and shall also include any other special or temporary event that has the potential to create an increase in traffic, parking, congestion and/or noise than that is typically caused by the principal use of the lot.
(1) 
The special event application shall be:
(a) 
Submitted to the Township Zoning Officer; and
(b) 
Submitted to the Township Zoning Officer at least 10 days prior to the proposed special event. (Any special event that constitutes an "outdoor amusement" shall also be required to apply for and obtain an outdoor amusement license at least 60 days prior to the proposed special event as provided in Chapter 98, Amusements, Article II, License Required for Outdoor Amusements.)
(2) 
The special event, at a minimum, shall:
(a) 
Be conducted on the same lot on which the principal use occurs.
(b) 
Be directly related to the services and/or products of the principal use, and shall be a use generally permitted in the zoning district in which the special event is located, except for special events sponsored and conducted by local schools, religious, civic groups or other local not-for-profit organizations in order to raise funds for charitable, benevolent or other not-for-profit purposes.
(3) 
The special event, and all associated temporary tents or other structures, shall not compromise the minimum number of required parking spaces for the principal use; shall not obstruct or otherwise interfere with the unfettered ingress/egress to and from the property; shall not be conducted in any public rights-of-way; shall be located in conformance with all applicable yard and setback requirements for the lot; and shall not be located or conducted in any area of the property or in such manner as to have a potential to distract or cause any hazard to the public or to vehicular traffic on the property or on adjacent roads.
(4) 
All temporary structures associated with any special event shall comply with all applicable building code requirements, and all such temporary structures shall be removed and the property restored prior to expiration of the special event permit.
(5) 
Applicant shall be required to obtain a permit for any temporary signs associated with the special event, which shall be in accordance with Article XIV or as otherwise approved by the Zoning Officer.
(6) 
Unless otherwise approved by Township Council, no special event permit shall be issued for a duration in excess of 14 consecutive days, nor may the cumulative number of special event permits issued for a lot exceed 14 days within any ninety-day period, except that a special event permit may be issued to conduct seasonal holiday tree, wreath or other plant sales commencing no earlier than 30 days prior to and concluding on the day of the holiday.
B. 
Temporary exterior structures, dumpsters, and other storage devices: In conjunction with the issuance of a demolition or building permit, or where other conditions or circumstances require the use of a temporary exterior storage pod, structure, dumpster, or other similar device, the property owner shall apply for, and receive from, the Zoning Officer a temporary use permit prior to placing any such structure or device on the property for any period in excess of seven consecutive days, subject to the following:
(1) 
A temporary use permit may be issued for a maximum period of 45 days unless extended for an additional period of no longer than 45 days upon written request submitted to the Zoning Officer prior to expiration of the original permit, which the Zoning Officer may approve where warranted by good cause of a necessitous and compelling reason.
(2) 
The Zoning Officer may require that all such structures, dumpsters, or storage devices be placed in the rear yard or behind the front building line and within all applicable yard setback requirements applicable to accessory structures, unless placement in such location is not possible or feasible, and unless placement in another location is specifically approved by the Zoning Officer. Nor shall any such structure, dumpster, or storage device be placed on the public street or within the street right-of-way without the express approval of the Zoning Officer and Police Department.
C. 
Accessory structures.
(1) 
Floor area ratio (FAR). Cumulative limit of 100% of main floor square footage of the principle dwelling(s) unit for RA and RB and a 50% FAR for RC and RD (not to exceed 900 square feet). CA and CB or RA and RB with a minimum of five acres shall be 150% of FAR.
(2) 
Accessory structures shall be no more than 30% of the required rear yard of a lot. Definition: "required rear yard" is the full width of the lot between the rear property line and the rear line of the principle dwelling(s) projected to the side property lines of the lot.
(3) 
Any accessory structure exceeding 120 square feet, and greater than 12 feet in overall height, shall meet the setback requirement for the primary structure.
[Amended 9-27-2017 by Ord. No. 797]
(a) 
Exceptions:
[1] 
Structures to be located in residential and conservation zoning districts over 120 square feet but equal to or less than 12 feet in height and having no linear (length) dimension exceeding 14 feet may meet setback requirement for accessory structures less than 120 square feet.
[2] 
Open structures which are not secured to permanent footings, and without a roof, such as open play equipment, open gazebos, arbors and trellises, fountains and bird baths, sculpture or other artworks do not require a permit if located outside of an easement or right-of-way.
(4) 
No accessory structure or any part thereof shall protrude into or hang over any easement, ROW or setback area.
(5) 
Accessory structures for nonresidential properties may require a formal site plan submittal. [See § 310-63A(2) of this chapter or Chapter 280, Subdivision and Land Development.]
(6) 
Accessory structure's wall and roof covering materials shall generally match the primary structure in type and color.
(7) 
All structures for farm animals, commercial kennels or conditional use allowable shelters shall not be located within 100 feet of any property line.
(8) 
Accessory structures shall not be located within the allowable front yard setback area, and no accessory structure shall be located in front of the leading edge of the primary structure.
[Amended 5-24-2017 by Ord. No. 796]
A. 
Beekeeping as an accessory residential or educational use. When authorized under Article VIII of this chapter, the keeping of bees for personal use (as a hobby), or as part of a sanctioned educational program conducted at an accredited school or municipal facility ("beekeeping") shall be allowed as a residential or educational accessory use incidental to a permitted principal residential, educational or municipal facilitates use, subject to the following:
(1) 
Beekeeping as an accessory residential or educational use shall be permitted only pursuant to a duly issued Township Zoning Permit and subject to the rules and procedures as provided in this § 310-75.1.
(2) 
Commercial use prohibited. Beekeeping shall be permitted for personal or educational use only. The keeping of bees as part of any home-based business or for other any commercial purposes, including but not limited to the selling of bees or bee products, is prohibited. (This section is not intended to apply to or otherwise regulate commercial beekeeping or commercial apiary operations in zoning districts that are currently classified for agricultural use by an ASA designation or otherwise classified as a lawful agricultural use under this chapter.)
B. 
Registration and permits.
(1) 
No beekeeper may own or maintain an apiary within the Township or obtain a Township zoning permit for same without having first registered each proposed apiary location with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry ("Department") as required by the Pennsylvania Bee Law, 3 Pa.C.S.A. § 2101 et seq., as amended, and maintaining such Department registration in good standing at all times thereafter.
(2) 
No beekeeper may own or maintain an apiary within the Township or obtain a Township zoning permit for same without having first provided to the Township written proof that the applicant has executed the most current "Pennsylvania Apiary Advisory Board Voluntary Best Management Practices for Maintaining European Honey Bee Colonies in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania" agreement or such other best management practices protocol as may be approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry, from time to time ("BMP agreement"), and that the applicant has fulfilled all other then-applicable certifications and requirements under the Bee Law and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(3) 
No beekeeper may own or maintain an apiary within the Township without first obtaining a zoning permit from the Township Zoning Officer. An application for a Township zoning permit shall be made in writing and upon such form or in such format as established by the Township, and shall be accompanied by such permit fee, if any, as may be established from time to time by resolution of Township Council. The application shall be accompanied by a plot plan that includes the size of the lot, the location and number of hives, the location of each water source, the distance of the hives from the property lines, and, if required, the location of any flyway barriers. The application shall also be accompanied by written evidence that the applicant has completed a certified beekeeping educational program, and that the applicant has duly registered its proposed location with the Department, has executed a then-current BMP agreement, and has fulfilled all other then-applicable certifications and requirements under the Bee Law and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(4) 
The issuance and maintenance in good standing of a Township zoning permit shall be conditioned upon and subject to compliance with all Township rules regarding the location and maintenance of beekeeping facilities, as provided herein, with all other Township ordinances, and with all then applicable Department registrations, certifications, rules and regulations.
(5) 
A beekeeper owning or maintaining an apiary in the Township pursuant to a Township zoning permit issued hereunder shall promptly notify the Township Zoning Officer and cease beekeeping activities immediately (i.e., without unnecessary delay, and in no event longer than 48 hours), if said beekeeper's Department registration terminates or lapses, or if the Department of the Township Zoning Officer determines that beekeeper is conducting beekeeping in violation of its current BMP agreement, in violation of any other requirement arising under the Bee Law, or in violation of this chapter of any other Township ordinance. In such event, any Township beekeeper zoning permit issued hereunder shall be automatically suspended and shall not be reinstated unless and until beekeeper submits proof that its Department registration has been restored and beekeeper can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Township that it is able to resume and conduct beekeeping activities in compliance with all requirements of the applicable Township requirements as provided herein.
(6) 
Nonproperty owners that wish to own or maintain an apiary on property that the nonproperty owner is renting must include written permission from the property owner or landlord that expressly grants permission to the nonproperty owner applicant to maintain an apiary on the subject property. Such written permission shall be provided to the Township as part of each beekeeping zoning permit application.
C. 
Rules regarding the location and maintenance of beekeeping facilities. In addition to adhering to the terms of its BMP agreement, and any other applicable Department registrations, certifications, or requirements arising under the Bee Law, all beekeepers shall at all times comply with the following Township rules regarding the location and maintenance of beekeeping facilities. In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the BMP agreement or other Department requirements and the Township ordinance requirements, the Township requirements shall prevail:
(1) 
Hive type. No beekeeper shall keep or maintain bees in any hive other than a modern movable frame hive which permits thorough examination of every comb to determine the presence of bee disease.
(2) 
Maximum number of colonies. For a property with a minimum of 20,000 square feet of lot area, a beekeeper is permitted to maintain not more than four hives. For each additional 10,000 square feet of lot area, the beekeeper is permitted one additional hive. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that all hives are situated at least 200 feet in any direction from all property lines of the lot on which the apiary is situated, or provided that all adjoining property that falls within a two-hundred-foot radius of any hive is undeveloped property, or in areas zoned agricultural, or if the hives are being used for crop pollination, there will be no per se limit on the number of hives on one's property.
(3) 
Location of hives. Beekeeping facilities shall meet the primary structure setback requirement from any lot line.
(4) 
Location of beekeeping facilities. Beekeeping facilities shall not be located within 50 feet of a swimming pool or permanently kenneled animal at the time of initial establishment.
(5) 
Except for property in the CA or CB Zoning District with a minimum lot area of at least five acres, beekeeping facilities are prohibited from and shall not be located in the front yard of any property as defined by the Zoning Ordinance.
(6) 
Hive orientation and flyaway barriers. Hive entrances shall face away from neighboring property and in such a direction that bees fly across the beekeeper's property at sufficient distance to gain a height of at least six feet at the property line. The use of barriers may be employed to redirect the bees' flight pathway and establish bee flight pathways above six feet. Should the flight path not be able to be obtained as described above, then a flyway barrier, at least four feet in height, shall be placed along the side of the hive(s) that contain the entrance to the hive(s), shall be located within five feet of the hive(s), and shall extend at least two feet on either side of the hive(s). A flyway barrier shall consist of a fence, vegetation, hedge, or combination thereof, that provides for suitable flight path of bees as described above. No flyway barrier is required for hive(s) that are located on porches or balconies at least 10 feet above grade.
(7) 
Beekeeping facilities shall erect signs as necessary, but no larger than one foot by one foot, to warn persons of the presence of bees.
(8) 
All hive areas shall, at a minimum, be surrounded by a three-foot-high fence to prevent unauthorized access.
(9) 
Water. From April 1 through November 1 of each year, all beekeepers in the Township shall ensure that a convenient source of fresh water is available to the bees which is located closer to the apiary than any other water source.
(10) 
Maintenance. All beekeepers shall ensure that no bee comb or other materials are left upon the ground of the apiary site. Upon removal from the apiary, all such material shall promptly be disposed of in a sealed container or placed within a building or other bee-proof enclosure.
(11) 
Best management practices. All beekeepers owning or maintaining an apiary in the Township shall practice such best management practices as adopted or recommended by the Department. (In the event of a conflict or inconsistency between the BMP agreement or other Department requirements, and any more strict Township ordinance requirements, the Township requirements shall prevail.)
(12) 
Nuisances prohibited. It shall be unlawful for any beekeeper to keep any hive in such a manner as to cause any unhealthy condition, interfere with the normal use and enjoyment of human or animal life, or interfere with the normal use and enjoyment of the properties surrounding the beekeeper's property. By way of example and not limitation, the following activities are hereby declared to be a public nuisance and are, therefore, unlawful:
(a) 
Multiple bees stinging, attacking, or otherwise molesting others, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motor vehicle passengers, or domestic animals;
(b) 
The keeping of bees not in compliance with these Zoning provisions;
(c) 
The keeping of bees which interferes with the freedom of movement of persons in a public right-of-way;
(d) 
The keeping of overcrowded, bee diseased, or abandoned hives;
(e) 
Beekeeping facilities shall be managed in such a manner as to minimize the potential occurrence of bees entering streets, sidewalks, or unauthorized properties; and
(f) 
Beekeeping facilities shall at all times be in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.