EXETER TOWNSHIP

1 EXETER TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE As last amended December 23, 2013 ZONING Article I Title, Purpose, Interpretation and Application Page 39 0-1. Title 5 390-2. Purpose 5 390-3. Interpretation 5 390-4. Applicability 5 Article II Definitions 390-5. Word Usage 6 390-6. Terms defined 6 Article III Zoning Districts 390-7. Types of Zoning Districts 30 390-8.

2 Zoning Map 30 390-9. District Boundaries - Rules for Interpretation 31 390-10. Application of District Regulations 32 Article IV Conservation and Residential Zoning Districts 390-11. RC Rural Conservation District 33 390-12. AP Agricultural Preservation District 35 390-13. R Rural District 39 390-14. SR0 Suburban Residential District 43 390-15. SR1 Suburban Residential District 45 390-16. SR2 Suburban Residential District 47 390-17.

3 SR3 Suburban Residential District 49 390-18. UR Urban Residential District 52 390-19. RVO Rural Village Overlay (Stonersville) 55 390-20. RVO Rural Village Overlay (Limekiln) 60 Article V Commercial and Industrial Zoning Districts 390-21. NC Neighborhood Commercial District 65 390-22. HC Highway Commercial District 67 390-23. SCC Shopping Center Commercial District 70 390-24. LI Light Industrial District 73 390-25. GI General Industrial District 76 390-26.

4 ROC Restricted Office Commercial District 82 Page 1 Article VI General Regulations 390-27. Access to Structures 84 390-28. Erection of More than One Principal Structure on a Lot 84 390-29. Residential Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses 84 390-30. Non-Residential Accessory Buildings, Structures and Uses 85 390-31. Landscaping/Screening 86 390-32. Agricultural Use Regulations 86 390-33. Recreational Use Regulations 88 390-34. Design Standard for Commercial, Industrial and Educational Uses 89 390-35.

5 Environmental Performance Standards for Uses in all Zoning Districts 90 390-36. Loading Areas 92 390-37. Off-Street Parking 92 390-38. Driveways 97 390-39. No Impact Home Based Business 97 390-40. Home Occupation Regulations 98 390-41. Front Yard Exceptions 99 390-42. Fences, Walls and Hedges 100 390-43. Corner Lot Restrictions 100 390-44. Projections into Yards 100 390-45. Existing Principal Buildings and Accessory Building Setback Exceptions 101 390-46.

6 Height Exceptions 101 390-47. Conduct of Agricultural Activities 101 390-48. Slope Controls 101 390-49. Removal of Natural Resources 105 390-50. Standards for Public Utility Uses 105 390-51. Historical Area Controls 105 390-52. Outdoor Storage 107 390-53. Private Airports/Heliport 107 390-54. Manufactured and Industrialized Housing Foundation Requirements 107 390-55. Environmental Assessment Statement 108 390-56. Forestry Controls/Timber Harvesting 111 390-57.

7 Dwelling Unit Determination 114 390-58. Storage of Vehicles 115 390-59. Energy Systems 115 390-60. Open Space/Conservation Development 120 390-61. Re-subdivision 129 390-62. Portable Toilets 129 390-63. Bed and Breakfast 129 390-64. Ya r d S ales 130 390-65. Tank Farms 130 390-66. Apartments and Townhouses 132 390-67. Electric Power Production 133 390-68. Cogeneration Electric Power Production 134 390-69.

8 Signs 136 Summary Chart for Sign Requirements 142 390-70. Adaptive Reuse Standards 153 390-71. Farmers Market 156 Page 2 Boarding kennel (short-term) 157 Undefined and Other Land Uses 157 Group Homes 158 Group Institutions & Correctional Facilities 160 Article VII Non-Conforming Lots, Uses, Structures and Buildings 390-72. Statement of Intent 163 390-73. Non-conforming Lots of Record 163 390-74. Registration 163 390-75.

9 Abandonment 163 390-76. Change 164 390-77. Expansion 164 390-78. Movement and Replacement 164 390-79. Damage or Destruction 165 390-80. Limit on Expansion 165 390-81. Non-conforming Signs 165 Article VIII Administration and Enforcement 390-82. Zoning Officer 167 390-83. Permits 168 390-84. Certificate of Use and Occupancy 171 390-85. Schedule of Fees, Charges and Expenses 172 390-86. Amendments 172 390-87.

10 Stop Order 173 390-88. Enforcement Notice 174 390-89. Causes of Action 175 390-90. Conditional Use Procedures 176 390-91. Land Development Plan Approval 177 390-92. Sign Permits 178 390-93. Certificate of Intention to Continue a Non-Conforming Use 178 Article IX Zoning Hearing Board 390-94. Creation and Organization 179 390-95. Hearings 179 390-96. Functions of the Zoning Hearing Board 181 390-97. Procedures for Application to the Zoning Hearing Board 183 390-98.