[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
Except as provided by law or in this chapter, in each district, no building, structure, or land shall be used or occupied except for the purposes permitted in § 27-1701 and for the zoning districts so indicated in this chapter.
[Ord. No. 762, 5/7/2020]
2.
A use listed as a use permitted by special exception is permitted subject to approval by the Zoning Hearing Board, subject to the requirements of Part 26 of this chapter, and subject to such further restrictions as the Zoning Hearing Board may establish.
3.
A use listed as a use permitted by conditional use is permitted subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors, following receipt of a recommendation from the Planning Commission, if specifically requested by the Board of Supervisors, in accordance with the standards set forth in Part 25 of this chapter, and such further conditions as the Board of Supervisors may impose to insure the protection of adjacent uses and the health, safety, or general welfare.
4.
In addition, all uses permitted by right, condition, or special exception
shall be subject to any and all applicable laws, rulings, and regulations
of the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
and their departments and agencies, including, but not limited to,
the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the Pennsylvania Department
of Environmental Protection, and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
In particular, the laws of the Commonwealth and the regulations of
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protections and the Bucks
County Department of Health regarding waste disposal shall be adhered
to.
5.
Forestry use. Notwithstanding the requirements of Subsections 1 through 4 above, forestry shall be a use permitted by right in every zoning district in the Township, provided that the application for the use shall include a forestry plan and soil conservation plan that meets the standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Bucks County Conservation District.
6.
When a legitimate proposed use is not listed in the following list
of uses, nor permitted in any zoning district, the Zoning Officer
shall attempt to align the use with a similar listed use in order
to provide for said use. If the Zoning Officer finds that such alignment
is not possible, the applicant may apply to the Zoning Hearing Board
for an interpretation in order to align the use with the most nearly
compatible permitted use. The use must comply with the lot, area,
dimensional, and design criteria of the district in which the use
is permitted, and any other requirements of the uses it is most closely
aligned with must be met. It is the intent of this chapter to provide
for all legitimate uses.
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1.
Uses permitted by right, by conditional use or by special exception
shall be subject, in addition to use regulations, to such regulations
of yard, lot size, lot width, building area, easements, provisions
for off-street parking and loading, buffers, and to such other provisions
as are specified in other parts of this chapter.
2.
Uses are subject to other regulations. Uses permitted by right or
by special exception shall be subject, in addition to use regulations,
to such regulations of yard, lot size, lot width, height, provisions
for off-street parking and loading, and to such other provisions as
are specified in other parts herein. All uses permitted in the Township
shall be subject, in addition to these regulations, to all other applicable
Township, county, state or federal requirements and licensing regulations
and to the requirements of any other agency with jurisdiction. These
include but are not limited to regulations for licensing of human
service activities, requirements for accessibility of the disabled,
sewage disposal requirements, water supply regulations, soil erosion
and sedimentation control requirements, floodplain regulations, state
road regulations and fire protection requirements.
3.
Any deed restriction duly recorded by a note of restriction on a
plan or deed or other document recorded at the Office of the Bucks
County Recorder of Deeds, unless such restriction is shown to be unconstitutional
or otherwise legally invalid shall be given full effect as part of
this chapter, provided that nothing in this section shall require
the Township to enforce restrictions intended to inure solely to the
benefit of private parties.
