The landowner, person and/or entity performing any earth disturbance
shall utilize sufficient measures to prevent soil erosion and sedimentation
of creeks.
A.
The disturbed land area and the duration of exposure shall be kept
to a practical minimum.
B.
Except for agricultural activities, any earth disturbance over 5,000
square feet of land area shall require the submission of an adequate
erosion and sedimentation control plan to the County Conservation
District.
C.
See state erosion control regulations (Note: as of 2006 in 25 Pa.
Code, Chapter 102).
A.
No landowner, tenant nor lessee shall use or allow to be used any
land or structures in a way that results or threatens to result in
any of the following conditions:
(1)
Transmission of communicable disease, including conditions that
may encourage the breeding of insects or rodents.
(2)
A physical hazard to the public, or a physical hazard that could
be an attractive nuisance that would be accessible by children.
(3)
Pollution to groundwaters or surface waters, other than as authorized
by a state or federal permit.
(4)
Risks to public health and safety, such as, but not limited
to, explosion, fire or biological hazards.
(5)
Interference with the reasonable use and enjoyment of property
by a neighboring landowner of ordinary sensitivities.
B.
Additional information. If the Zoning Officer has reason to believe
that the proposed use may have difficulty complying with the standards
of this article, then the Zoning Officer may require an applicant
to provide written descriptions of proposed machinery, hazardous substances,
operations and safeguards.
See § 203-308.
A.
No principal or accessory use, or operations or activities on its
lot, shall generate a sound level exceeding the limits established
in the table below, when measured at the specified locations:
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Sound Level Limits by Receiving Land Use/District
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|---|---|---|---|
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Land Use or Zoning District Receiving the Noise
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Hours/Days
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Maximum Sound Level
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1.
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At a lot line of a residential use in a residential district
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7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. other than Sundays, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving
Day, New Years Day, Labor Day and Memorial Day
|
60 dBA
|
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9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. plus all of the following days: Sundays,
Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years, Easter Sunday, Labor Day and Memorial
Day
|
55 dBA
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2.
|
Lot line of a principal residential use in a commercial or industrial
district
|
7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. other than Sundays, Christmas Day, Thanksgiving
Day, New Years Day, Labor Day and Memorial Day
|
65 dBA
|
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9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. plus all of the following days: Sundays,
Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years, Easter Sunday, Labor Day and Memorial
Day
|
60 dBA
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|
3.
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Any lot line other than "1" or "2"
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All times and days
|
70 dBA
|
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Note: dBA means "A" weighted decibel.
|
B.
The maximum permissible sound level limits set forth in the above
table shall not apply to any of the following noise sources:
(1)
Sound needed to alert people about an emergency.
(2)
Repair or installation of utilities or construction of structures,
sidewalks or streets between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.,
except for clearly emergency repairs which are not restricted by time.
(3)
Lawnmowers, snowblowers, leaf blowers, and household power tools
between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.
(4)
Agricultural activities, including permitted raising of livestock,
but not exempting a commercial kennel.
(5)
Public celebrations specifically authorized by the Township
Supervisors or a County, state or federal government agency or body.
(6)
Unamplified human voices.
(7)
Routine ringing of bells and chimes by a place of worship or
municipal clock.
(8)
Vehicles operating on a public street, railroads and aircraft.
No use shall generate odors or dust that are offensive to persons
of average sensitivities beyond the boundaries of the subject lot,
except as provided under the State Right to Farm Act for normal farming
operations.
This shall only regulate exterior lighting that spills across
lot lines or onto public streets.
B.
Height of lights. No luminary, spotlight or other light source that
is within 200 feet of a lot line of an existing dwelling or approved
residential lot shall be placed at a height exceeding 35 feet above
the average surrounding ground level. This limitation shall not apply
to lights needed for air safety nor lights intended solely to illuminate
an architectural feature of a building, nor lighting of outdoor public
recreation facilities or a ski resort.
C.
Diffused. All light sources, including signs, shall be properly diffused
as needed with a translucent or similar cover to prevent exposed bulbs
from being directly visible from streets, public sidewalks, dwellings
or adjacent lots.
D.
Shielding. All light sources, including signs, shall be shielded
around the light source and carefully directed and placed to prevent
the lighting from creating a nuisance to reasonable persons in adjacent
dwellings, and to prevent the lighting from shining into the eyes
of passing motorists.
E.
Flickering. Flashing, flickering or strobe lighting are prohibited,
except for nonadvertising seasonal lights between October 25 and January
10.
F.
Spillover. Exterior lighting on an institutional, commercial or industrial
property shall not cause a spillover of light onto a residential lot
that exceeds 0.5 horizontal footcandle at a distance 10 feet inside
the residential lot line.
G.
Gasoline sales canopies. Any canopy over gasoline pumps shall have
light fixtures recessed into the canopy or screened by an extension
around the bottom of the canopy so that lighting elements are not
visible from another lot or street.
H.
Horizontal surface lighting. For the lighting of predominantly horizontal
surfaces, such as, but not limited to parking areas, streets, driveways,
pedestrian walkways, outdoor sales and storage areas, vehicle fueling
facilities, vehicle sales areas, loading docks, recreational areas,
and building entrances, fixtures shall be aimed downward and shall
meet the standards for a full-cutoff light fixture. A full-cutoff
light fixture shall be a fixture in which no light is emitted at or
above a horizontal plane drawn through the bottom of the fixture and
no more than 10% of the lamp's intensity is emitted at or above an
angle 10° below that horizontal plane, at all lateral angles around
the fixture. Fixtures with an aggregate rated lamp lumen output per
fixture that does not exceed the rated output of a standard 100-watt
incandescent lamp are exempt from the requirements of this subsection.
I.
Nonhorizontal lighting. For lighting of predominantly nonhorizontal
surfaces, such as, but not limited to, facades, signs, and displays,
fixtures shall be fully shielded and shall be installed and aimed
so as to not project their output into the windows of neighboring
residences, adjacent uses, past the object being illuminated, skyward
or onto a public roadway. Fixtures with an aggregate rated lamp lumen
output per fixture that does not exceed the rated output of a standard
100-watt incandescent lamp are exempt from the requirements of this
subsection.
(1)
However, lighting shall be allowed of the United States flag
from dusk to dawn, provided the light source shall have a beam spread
no greater than necessary to illuminate the flag.
J.
Sign lighting.
(1)
Any exterior lighting of a billboard/off-premises sign shall
be attached at the top of the sign and aimed downwards.
(2)
Any lighting of a sign shall not exceed a maximum of 50 footcandles
measured at any point 50 or more feet from the surface of the sign,
except such maximum shall be 10 footcandles in a residential district.
K.
Unshielded light bulbs. The use of multiple unshielded incandescent
light bulbs that are hung on poles or strung on wires is prohibited,
except for allowed temporary festivals.
