A. 
A map entitled Mount Joy Township Zoning Map is adopted as part of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said map is included as an attachment to this chapter.
B. 
Selected locations for each district described herein provide for the accommodation of future development and acknowledge the location of existing land uses with the characteristics of a given district.
Unless otherwise provided by state or federal statutory or common law, any land or structure shall only be used or occupied for a use specifically permitted in the district in which the lot is located and only if in compliance with the requirements of this chapter for such use and district in which it is located.
A. 
Permitted uses include:
(1) 
Uses permitted by right. The administration of this chapter to such uses is made by the Zoning Officer.
(2) 
Uses permitted by conditional use, subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors.
(3) 
Uses permitted by special exception, subject to approval by the Zoning Hearing Board.
A. 
Purpose. The purpose of the Agricultural Conservation District is:
(1) 
To preserve prime agricultural lands and encourage agricultural uses;
(2) 
To minimize land use conflicts between agricultural and nonagricultural uses; and
(3) 
To implement the authority established under Sections 603(b)(5) and 604(3) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. §§ 10603 and 10604.
B. 
Definitions. For purposes of the Agricultural Conservation District, see the following definitions:
(1) 
Agriculture.
(2) 
Agricultural commodity.
(3) 
Agritourism/agritainment.
(4) 
Animal equivalent unit (AEU).
(5) 
Concentrated animal feeding operation (CAFO).
(6) 
Concentrated animal operation (CAO).
(7) 
Normal agricultural operation.
Mount Joy Township is predominantly rural in nature and characterized by open space and low density residential development served by a local road system and on-lot water and sewer systems. While small and predominantly locally owned and operated farms exist throughout the District, the purpose of the Open Countryside District is to provide for and continue the established pattern of low density residential uses. Nonintensive farming is provided for in the District. Nonresidential uses exist and are provided for in the District as nonconforming uses, no-impact home-based business uses, and permitted uses limited in scale and impacts and otherwise compatible with the residential uses in the District.
State Road 97 (Baltimore Pike), a long-established and well-known historic roadway, is the major roadway in and through the Township. Enhanced road infrastructure and utilities are present at the intersection of U.S. Route 15 and State Road 97. Commercial development in the Township is concentrated at the intersection of U.S. Route 15 and State Road 97. The remainder of the corridor is characterized by an intermix of residential and nonresidential uses on lots generally fronting on State Road 97. Historic properties, structures, and districts also are located along State Road 97. The purpose of the BPC Baltimore Pike Corridor is to take advantage of the corridor's historic function as a major thoroughfare and to continue the established mixed use and intensive development pattern along the corridor, subject to appropriate siting and design controls that foster the continued efficiency of State Road 97 as a major corridor, enhance the appearance of land use along State Road 97, protect and preserve the historic features along State Road 97, and minimize adverse impacts of nonresidential uses on residential uses.
The purpose of the Baltimore Pike Corridor Intensive Uses Overlay District is to provide for nonresidential uses that are more intensive and/or generate greater impacts in the area of the Township served by central sewer and water and/or located in close proximity to U.S. Route 15.