[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
All uses and activities established after the effective date
of this chapter shall comply with the following standards.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
All uses and activities shall comply with the Township Noise
Ordinance.[1]
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
No smoke shall be emitted from any chimney or other source of
visible gray opacity.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
The emission of dust, dirt, fly ash, fumes, vapors or gases which
can cause any damage to human health, to animals or vegetation, or
to other forms of property, or which can cause any soiling or staining
of persons or property at any point beyond the lot line of the use
creating the emission is herewith prohibited.
2.
No use shall emit odorous gases or other odorous matter in such quantities
as to be detectable at any point on or beyond its lot lines. The guide
for determining such quantities of offensive odors shall be the 50%
response level of Table I, Odor Thresholds in Air, "Research on Chemical
Odors: Part I — Odor Thresholds for 53 Commercial Chemicals,"
October 1968 or most recent edition, Manufacturing Chemists Association,
Inc., Washington, D.C.
3.
No emission of liquid or solid particles from any chimney or otherwise
shall exceed 0.3 grams per cubic foot of the covering gas at any point
beyond the lot line of the use creating the emission. For measurement
of the amount of particles in gases resulting from combustion, standard
correction shall be applied to a stack temperature of 500° F.
and 50% excess air in stack at full load.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
No use shall produce heat perceptible beyond its lot lines.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
No use shall cause earth vibrations or concussions detectable
beyond its lot lines without the aid of instruments, with the exception
of that vibration produced as a result of construction activity.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
A completely planted visual barrier or landscape screen of sufficient
density and height to constitute an effective screen shall be provided
and maintained in the following locations:
2.
The buffer shall be planted along the property lines and may be located
within the required side or rear yard setbacks. Additional plantings
may not be required where existing planting, topography or man-made
structures are deemed acceptable for screening purposes by the Board
of Supervisors.
3.
The buffer yard shall be measured from the district boundary line,
property line or from the near street line where a street serves as
the district boundary line.
4.
The buffer yard may be coterminous with required front, side or rear
yards and, in case of conflict, the larger yard requirements shall
apply.
5.
No structure, manufacturing or processing activity or storage of
materials shall be permitted in the buffer yard; buffer yards shall
be maintained as green, planted open spaces.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
No highly flammable or explosive liquids, solids or gases shall be
stored in bulk above ground, except tanks or drums of fuel directly
connecting with energy devices, heating devices or appliances located
and operated on the same lot as the tanks or drums of fuel.
2.
All outdoor storage facilities for fuel, raw materials and products
and of fuel, raw materials and products stored outdoors shall meet
any applicable federal or state safety requirements.
3.
No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a lot in such form
or manner that they may be transferred off the lot by natural causes
or forces, nor shall any substance which can contaminate a stream
or watercourse or otherwise render such stream or watercourse undesirable
as a source of water supply or recreation, or which will destroy aquatic
life, be allowed to enter any stream or watercourse.
4.
All materials or wastes which might cause fumes or dust or which
constitute a fire hazard or which may be edible or otherwise attractive
to rodents or insects shall be stored outdoors only if enclosed in
containers which are adequate to eliminate such hazards.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
The regulations for each district pertaining to maximum overall
density, minimum lot area, minimum lot are per dwelling unit; minimum
lot width, minimum front yard, minimum side yard, minimum rear yard,
maximum height, maximum impervious surface, and maximum building coverage
are set forth for each district. No principal building or use shall
be erected or established except as permitted in the appropriate part
of this chapter for the district involved.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
Where a minimum lot area is specified, no principal building or use
shall be erected or established on any lot of lesser area except as
may be permitted by the terms of this chapter.
2.
The lot area and yards required for any new building or use shall
not include any part of a lot that is required by any other building
or use to comply with the requirements of this chapter. No required
lot area and yard shall include any property, the ownership of which
has been transferred subsequent to the effective date of this chapter,
if such property was part of the area required for compliance with
the dimensional requirements applicable to the lot from which such
transfer was made.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
Where a minimum lot width is specified, no principal building
shall be erected on any part of a lot which has a width of less than
is specified, except as may be permitted by the terms of this chapter.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent the construction
of a single-family dwelling, provided the yard requirements are observed,
on any lot which was lawful when created and which, prior to the effective
date of this chapter, was in separate ownership duly recorded by plan
or deed, provided that such lot is not less than 7,000 square feet,
and provided it is permitted by special exception by the Zoning Hearing
Board in accordance with this chapter.
2.
This exception shall not apply to any two or more contiguous lots
in a single ownership as of or subsequent to the effective date of
this chapter in any case where a reparceling or replatting could create
one or more lots which would conform to the above provisions.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
The following clear sight triangles shall be provided and maintained
at all intersections as measured in all directions from center-line
intersections. No existing or proposed structures or plantings between
two feet and seven feet above road center line shall be permitted
in the clear sight triangle area.
2.
At each point where a private accessway intersects a public street
or road, a clear sight triangle of 10 feet, measured from the point
of intersection of the street line and the edge of the accessway,
shall be maintained, within which vegetation and other visual obstructions
shall be limited to a height of not more than two feet above street
grade.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
Where two or more main buildings for other than residential
uses are proposed to be built upon property in one ownership, front,
side and rear yards are required only at lot lines abutting other
property.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
No building or structure shall be built within the minimum depth
from the front of the lot line. For purposes of this section, driveways,
required utility facilities and light standards shall not be considered
structures.
2.
Where other requirements of this chapter or Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development, require a larger front yard setback, the larger dimension shall apply.
3.
Projections into front yards. Ground-story bays and porches not over
half the length of the front wall may project into any front yard
3 1/2 feet. Chimneys, flues, columns, sills and ornamental features
may project not more than one foot, and cornices and gutters not more
than two feet, over a required front yard.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
Where a minimum width of side yard is specified, no building or structure
shall be erected within the specified distance from either side lot
line, except as permitted by this chapter. This shall not include
required utility facilities.
2.
Projections into side yards. Bays, balconies, chimneys, flues, fire
escapes may project into a required side yard not more than 1/3 of
its width and not more than four feet in any case. Ground-story bays
and porches not over half the length of the side wall may project
into any side yard 3 1/2 feet.
3.
Fences and terraces in side yards. Side yard requirements shall not
apply to fences, hedges or walls less than six feet high above the
natural grade nor to terraces, steps, uncovered porches or other similar
features not over three feet high above the floor of the ground story.
4.
Driveways in side yard. Driveways shall be permitted in residential
side yards, provided that no driveway may be located within three
feet of any side property line.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
No building or structure shall be built within the minimum depth
from the rear lot line specified, except as provided by this chapter.
This shall not include required utility facilities.
2.
Rear yard requirements for triangular lots. In the case of a triangular
lot with no rear lot line, the distance between any point on the building
and corner of the lot farthest from the front lot line shall be at
least twice the minimum depth specified in the applicable district
regulations, provided the minimum lot width requirements are met.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
Unless otherwise provided in Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development, no building shall exceed the maximum height of 35 feet unless otherwise stated for a specific use or district.
2.
Height exceptions of maximum regulations. Height limits specified
in this section may be exceeded by one foot for each foot by which
the width of the front, rear and side yards is increased beyond the
minimum yard requirements, up to a maximum of 80 feet. This exception
is applicable only in nonresidential zoning districts.
3.
Accessory structure. No accessory structure shall exceed the maximum
height of 15 feet.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
No fence shall be erected in Lower Southampton Township without the
issuance of a permit from the Lower Southampton Department of Licenses
and Inspections and the payment of any applicable fee as set forth
in the Township's Fee Schedule.
2.
Prior to the issuance of a permit, a plan depicting the proposed
fence, as well as the height, location on the property and materials
of the proposed fence, shall be submitted with the applicable permit
application to the Lower Southampton Department of Licenses and Inspections.
The applicant shall provide adequate proof of the existence of any
property lines depicted on the proposed fence plan.
3.
No fence shall be erected in a front yard unless such fence is located
a minimum of 15 feet from the edge of the adjacent cartway, and in
no event shall any fence be erected in an existing road right-of-way.
4.
No fence exceeding a height of six feet shall be erected unless otherwise
permitted under this chapter.
5.
No fence may be erected or maintained in any Township-controlled
easement area.
6.
No spite fence or spite walls shall be erected. A spite fence or
spite wall is any fence or wall that has been erected for the purpose
of cutting off the light or air of an adjoining property or erected
of unsightly materials for the purpose of annoyance or harassment
of an adjoining property, or which has been erected to a height above
that necessary for proper and ordinary security or enclosure.
7.
Fences and terraces in front yards. Only fencing which does not obstruct
view may be located in front yards, and no fence over four feet high,
nor hedges over three feet high, shall be permitted in a front yard,
unless in the case of corner lots, where the lot owner shall be permitted
to designate one front yard to comply with this section.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
In addition to the setbacks and yards required by the terms
of this chapter, the following special setbacks are required:
A.
Setbacks from resource-protected lands. On lots which include lands
with resource restrictions, the minimum building setbacks shall be
measured from the limit of the resource-protected lands rather than
from the lot lines so that the required minimum yard is free from
resource-restricted lands.
B.
Setbacks from street road. This section shall apply to all uses with
lot frontage on Street Road and shall apply whenever an application
for land development, subdivision, zoning permit or a building permit
is made.
(1)
Setback from the street line for all buildings and structures
shall be a minimum of 100 feet.
(2)
Setback from the street line for parking areas shall be a minimum of 50 feet, provided appropriate landscaping and screening is provided in accordance with Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
(3)
The streetscape design shall include berms, landscaping, lighting,
pedestrian circulation and access and/or any other criteria as determined
to be a part of the uniform streetscape plan for Street Road.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
General standards. Outdoor lighting for all residential and nonresidential
uses shall be designed to minimize undesirable off-premises effects.
A.
No use shall produce glare off the premises by illumination originating
on the premises. Glare is defined as the sensation produced by light
within the visual field that is sufficiently greater than the light
to which the eyes are adapted and which cause annoyance, discomfort
or loss in visual performance or visibility for any period of time,
no matter how short in duration.
B.
No bare or direct light source shall be visible beyond the lot lines.
All lights shall have a full-cutoff fixture, which is defined as a
light fixture with light distribution pattern that results in no light
being projected at or above a horizontal plane located at the bottom
of the fixture. This applies to all pole-mounted lights, building-mounted
lights, sign lights, walkway lights and any other type of illumination.
No light shall shine directly into windows or onto streets and driveways
off the premises. These standards shall not apply to holiday lights
that are temporarily displayed during holiday seasons.
2.
Types of pole-mounted lights permitted. Lighting shall be provided outside the historic districts by fixtures with a height above finished grade not more than the height specified in Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development, and shall be limited to no more than 14 feet within the historic districts. Height shall be measured from the ground to the uppermost point of the light fixture. Light fixtures shall be fully shielded fixtures where the light source is not visible from the property line.
3.
Lighting plan required. Any outdoor lighting, such as pole-mounted, building, sign, canopy or sidewalk illumination and driveway lights, shall be shown on the lighting plan in sufficient detail to allow determination of the effects to adjacent properties, traffic safety and overhead sky glow, and shall comply with the lighting plan requirements set forth in § 22-523.6 of Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
4.
Light at the property line. Illumination from light originating on the site shall comply with Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
5.
Maximum lighting levels. The maximum lighting level at areas within
each property shall not exceed five footcandles at building entrances
and three footcandles elsewhere on the lot.
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary,
a bus shelter shall be a permitted use in any zoning district, subject
to the following criteria:
[Ord. 558, 9/4/2012]
1.
All outdoor waste receptacles, including, but not limited to, dumpsters,
cans, recycling bins and recycling dumpsters, must be located in the
rear yard wherever possible, but in no event shall be permitted in
the front yard. All receptacles must be enclosed completely in an
opaque enclosure.
2.
The requirements of this section shall not apply to single-family
dwellings, townhouses, duplexes or any other individual residential
dwelling unit.
3.
Enclosures for waste receptacles shall be designed so as to integrate into the architectural style of the structure which the receptacle services and, in the event of a standalone enclosure, shall be completely screened by suitable plantings, including trees and shrubbery, consistent with buffer plantings as defined under Chapter 22, Subdivision and Land Development.
[Added by Ord. 566, 11/12/2014]
1.
The following regulations shall govern the parking, housing or maintaining
of vehicles on a residential premises:
A.
It shall be unlawful to load or unload any commercial vehicle in
a residential district except for normal deliveries or for moving
the contents of a residential premises.
B.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, store, or house more
than one commercial vehicle, or any commercial vehicle having a gross
weight in excess of 9,000 pounds, in a residential district or within
the public streets adjacent thereto.
C.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any premises in a residential
district for a loading station or warehouse.
D.
It shall be unlawful for any person to park, store, or house any
vehicle regularly parked on a premises in any residential district
except on a gravel, stone, macadam or otherwise paved driveway or
parking area.
