Township of North Franklin, PA Residential Agricultural District

Agriculture.

Single-family dwellings.

Cluster housing developments, subject to Article VI.

(4)

Open space subdivision, subject to Article VI.

(5)

Group homes.

(6)

Essential services.

(7)

Reentry drilling, subject to § 460-1702.

(8)

Traffic control sites subject to § 460-1703.

(9)

Oil and gas pipelines and temporary water pipelines, subject to § 460-1704.

(10)

Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to, and on the same lot with, any permitted use authorized in this district.

(11)

No-impact home-based business as an accessory use.

[Added 11-12-2019 by Ord. 6-2019]

(12)

Noncommercial chickens and ducks as an accessory use subject to § 460-1707.

[Added 6-9-2020 by Ord. No. 5-2020]

(13)

Schools (public).

[Added 3-8-2022 by Ord. No. 2-2022]

Conditional uses.

Home occupation, subject to § 460-1319.

Horse boarding and riding academies, subject to § 460-1320.

Private stables or hobby farms, subject to § 460-1334.

(4)

Private, commercial, or public recreational facility, subject to § 460-1333.

(5)

Public community facility, subject to § 460-1335.

(6)

Public service facility, subject to § 460-1336.

(7)

Public utility transmission facility, subject to § 460-1337.

(8)

Sale of agricultural products, subject to § 460-1406.

(9)

Oil and gas development, subject to § 460-1346.

(10)

Compressor stations and processing plants, subject to § 460-1347.

(11)

Certified water storage facilities and MLVTs, subject to § 460-1348.

(12)

Storage depot(s) and truck staging area(s), subject to § 460-1349.

(13)

Reentry related operations, subject to § 460-1350.

(14)

Public utility installation/substation, subject to § 460-1351.

(15)

Impoundments (fresh water), subject to § 460-1352.

(16)

Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to, and on the same lot with, any conditional use authorized in this district.

Uses by special exception.

Campgrounds, subject to § 460-1309.

Conversion apartments, subject to § 460-1313.

Day-care center, subject to § 1314.

(4)

Kennels and veterinary clinics, subject to § 460-1314.

(5)

Temporary structures, subject to § 460-1344.

(6)

Accessory uses and structures customarily incidental to, and on the same lot with, any use by special exception authorized in this district.

§ 460-303 Area and bulk requirements.

All uses in the R-1 Residential Agricultural District are subject to the following regulations, except as they may be modified by Article VI governing cluster housing developments and open space subdivisions, or by the express standards and criteria for the specific conditional uses or uses by special exception contained in Article XIII. The area and bulk requirements which follow are for new house lots on existing farm parcels. All other single-family developments in the R-1 District will be subject to the provisions established in Article VI.

New dwelling on farms existing on the date of enactment of chapter. New development may be created on those farms existing as of the date of enactment of this chapter in accordance with the sliding scale presented in Table 460-303. House lots created under this section will be subject to the Township's subdivision regulations are provided in Chapter 390, Subdivision and Land Development.

Table 460-303, Dwellings Permitted Based on Farm Acreage
Existing Farm Acreage on Date of Enactment of Chapter	Number of Dwellings Permitted on Existing Farm Parcels
1 but less than 5 acres	1 dwelling
5 but less than 15 acres	2 dwellings
15 but less than 35 acres	3 dwellings
35 but less than 65 acres	4 dwellings
65 but less than 105 acres	5 dwellings
105 but less than 145 acres	6 dwellings
145 but less than 185 acres	7 dwellings

Lot size. New lots created on farms existing as of the date of enactment of this chapter shall be located to minimize the impact on agriculture and to maintain the open space character of the R-1 District. New house lots shall be created in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 390, Subdivision and Land Development.

House lots on existing farms: one acre minimum; two acre maximum.

Single-family dwellings: other than house lots on existing farms, new residential development must follow the provisions of Article VI for cluster housing and open space subdivisions.

Minimum lot width.

Farms: 150 feet.

Single-family dwellings: 65 feet.

Minimum front yard.

Single-family dwellings: 15 feet.

Minimum side yard.

Interior lots.

(a)

Single-family dwellings: 30 feet aggregate per lot; 10 feet minimum each side.

Abutting a street.

(a)

Single-family dwellings: 25 feet.

Minimum rear yard.

Principal structures: 40 feet.

Farm accessory structures: 50 feet.

Residential accessory structures: 20 feet.

Special yard requirements. No feed lots, runs, pens, or structures in which farm animals are kept shall be closer than 200 feet to any property line or public street right-of-way. No greenhouse heating plant shall be operated within 100 feet of any property line or public street right-of-way. No storage of manure or odor or dust-producing substances shall be permitted within 200 feet of any property line or public street right-of-way. All other accessory farm buildings, other than a dwelling, shall be located at lease 50 feet from any property line or public right-of-way.

Permitted projections into required yards: see § 460-1403.

Maximum height.

All principal structures: 35 feet.