Transcription of 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. 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.
2 SR1 Suburban Residential District 45 390-16. SR2 Suburban Residential District 47 390-17. 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. 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.
3 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. 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. Height Exceptions 101 390-47. Conduct of Agricultural Activities 101 390-48. Slope Controls 101 390-49. Removal of Natural Resources 105 390-50.
4 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. 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. Signs 136 Summary Chart for Sign Requirements 142 390-70.
5 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. 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.
6 Amendments 172 390-87. 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. Expiration of Special Exceptions and Variances 183 390-99. Review of Applications for Special Exceptions and Variances by the TOWNSHIP Planning Commission and TOWNSHIP Supervisors 184 Article X Enactment 390-100. Public Utilities Corporation Exempted 185 Page 3 390-101. Severability 185 390-102.
7 Repealer 185 390-103 Effective Date 186 Zoning Index 187 Page 4 Article I Title, Interpretation and Application 390-1. Title. This Chapter shall be known as and may be cited as "The EXETER TOWNSHIP Zoning Ordinance of 2013". 390-2. Purpose. A. This Chapter is enacted to implement the EXETER TOWNSHIP Comprehensive Plan and to promote the public health and safety and the general welfare of the residents and occupants of the TOWNSHIP by encouraging the most appropriate use of land and buildings; preventing the overcrowding of land; avoiding undue congestion of population, providing for adequate light and air; conserving the value of land and buildings; securing safety from fire, panic, flood and other dangers; facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, school and other public facilities; encouraging the harmonious and orderly development of land; lessening congestion of the roads and highways; and providing minimum standards applicable thereto which may from time to time be supplemented and/or amended as provided by law.
8 B. This Chapter is enacted in accordance with the Community Development Objectives as set forth in the Joint Comprehensive Plan for Amity TOWNSHIP , EXETER TOWNSHIP and St. Lawrence Borough dated October 2005. Those Objectives are incorporated herein by reference. 390-3. Interpretation. In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health and safety and the general welfare of the residents and occupants of the TOWNSHIP . Where the provisions of this Chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any other TOWNSHIP statute, ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this Chapter shall govern. Where the provisions of any other TOWNSHIP statute, ordinance or regulations impose greater restrictions than this Chapter, the provisions of such other TOWNSHIP statute, ordinance or regulation shall govern unless otherwise stated in this Chapter.
9 390-4. Applicability. Except as hereinafter provided, no building, structure, land or parts thereof in EXETER TOWNSHIP shall be used or occupied, erected, constructed, assembled, moved, enlarged, removed, reconstructed or structurally altered unless in conformity with the provisions of this Chapter. Buildings, structures, land and uses owned or occupied by the TOWNSHIP as defined in this Ordinance are not subject to the regulations of this Ordinance regarding area, yard, height, building coverage or lot coverage, and are likewise not subject to the regulations set forth herein regarding permitting and approvals. The use of land by the TOWNSHIP is not subject to the regulations of this Ordinance. Page 5 Article II Definitions 390-5. Word usage. For the purpose of this Chapter, certain terms and words are defined below. Words used in the present tense shall include the future tense.
10 Words in the singular shall include the plural and words in the plural shall include the singular. Words in the masculine include the feminine and the neuter. The word "shall" is mandatory. The word "may" is permissive. The word "person" includes "individual", "company", "unincorporated association" or other similar entities. The words "used for" include "designed for", "arranged for", "intended for", "maintained for" or "occupied for". 390-6. Te r ms defined. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated. ACCESSORY BUILDING - a building subordinate to the principal building on a lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to those of the principal building (see 390-29 and 30). ACCESSORY USE - a subordinate use of portion of a lot, or of a building thereon, which is customarily incidental to the main or principal use of the land or of a building on a lot.
