Zoning Ordinance - Monroe Township

Monroe Township

Snyder County, Pennsylvania

Zoning Ordinance

Adopted: December 28, 2004 Amended: October 23, 2007 Amended: January 29, 2008

Uses Accessory Apartments Accessory Buildings and Structures Accessory Dwelling Unit Adult Regulated Facility Agribusiness Agriculture Aircraft Sales and Services Airports, Heliports, Helistops Animal Hospital Animal Husbandry Automobile Body Shop and Repair Garage Automobile Sales Garage Automobile Sales Lot Automobile Washing (Car Wash) Automobile, or Gasoline Service Station Aviation Related Professional Office Aviation Related Retail Business Bed and Breakfast Boarding House Business and Office Equipment Sales and Service Business Services Campgrounds Cemetery Charter and Commuter Services Child Care Center Child Care Home Colleges and Universities Commercial Recreational, or Entertainment Facility Communication, Transmitting, and Receiving Facilities Confined Livestock Operations Contractor's Office and Shops Contractor's Yard Convenience Store w/Gas Dispensing Conversion Apartments Crematorium Cultivation of Crops Cultural Facilities Day Care Center Domiciliary Care Unit Drive-In Facilities of Permitted Use Dwelling, Multi-Family Dwelling, Single Family Attached (Townhome) Dwelling, Single Family Detached Dwelling, Two Family (Duplex) Emergency Medical Treatment Facilities Farmette Group Care Facility Group Day Care Homes Group Homes Group Quarters Home Occupation Hospital House of Worship Industrial Park Junkyard Kennel Launderette Laundry and Dry Cleaning (Personal) Library Manufactured/Mobile Home Parks

Monroe Township, Snyder County Zoning Ordinance Districts and Uses

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Uses Manufactured/Mobile Home Sales Lot Manufacturing Use Medical Clinics and Related Laboratories Mortuary or Undertaking Establishments Motel/Hotel Natural Production Uses Nightclub No Impact Home Based Business Nursery, Horticulture Nursing or Convalescent Centers, Retirement Villages Office Building or Office Center Office Building Personal Service Establishment Power Generator Facility Private and Semi-Private Outdoor Recreation Areas Professional Offices Public Parks and Recreation Areas Public Schools Public Uses and Buildings Public Utility Buildings and Structures Race Tracks Rental Car Location Research Laboratory Resort (Including Golf Course) Restaurant Retail Business Riding Academy or Boarding Stable Sale of Agricultural Products School, Commercial - Non-Public Seasonal Cottages Seasonal Parking of Recreational Vehicles Shopping Center, Mall or Plaza Skeet, Rifle or Archery Range (Commercial) Solid Waste Processing/Disposal Facility Special Occasion Home Tavern Timber Harvesting Transportation Terminals Wholesale, Storage and Warehousing

Monroe Township, Snyder County Zoning Ordinance Districts and Uses

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P = Permitted Use SE = Special Exception C = Conditional Use

A A-P R-1 R-2 R-3 V W-R C H-C N-C APT I O-S

Agricultural District Agricultural-Preservation District Low Density Residential Medium Density Residential High Density Residential Village District Waterfront Residential Commercial Highway Commercial Neighborhood Commercial Airport Industrial Open Space/Recreation

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ARTICLE 1 Short Title, Purpose, and Definitions .................................................. 1-1

100 Short Title ................................................................................... 1-2 101 Purpose....................................................................................... 1-2 102 Community Development Objectives ....................................... 1-3 103 Definitions .................................................................................. 1-3

ARTICLE 2 Zone Regulations.................................................................................. 2-1

200 Zones and Boundaries .............................................................. 2-1 201 Use Regulations ......................................................................... 2-2 202 A ? Agricultural Zone ................................................................. 2-4 203 A-P ? Agricultural Preservation Zone....................................... 2-7 204 R-1 ? Low Density Residential Zone....................................... 2-10 205 R-2 ? Medium Density Residential Zone ................................ 2-12 206 R-3 ? High Density Residential Zone ...................................... 2-14 207 V - Village Zone ........................................................................ 2-16 208 W-R ? Waterfront Residential Zone ........................................ 2-18 210 C - Commercial Zone ............................................................... 2-20 211 H-C ? Highway Commercial Zone ........................................... 2-23 212 N-C ? Neighborhood Commercial Zone ................................. 2-26 213 APT ? Airport Zone................................................................... 2-29 214 I ? Industrial Zone .................................................................... 2-31 215 OS ? Open Space/Recreation Zone ........................................ 2-34 216 SSP ? Steep Slope Protection Zone ....................................... 2-36 217 FP ? Floodplain District ........................................................... 2-43 218 HS ? Highway Setback Zone ................................................... 2-61 219 AZ ? Airport Overlay Zone ....................................................... 2-62

ARTICLE 3 Supplemental Regulations................................................................... 3-1

300 Accessory Uses and Structures ............................................... 3-1 301 Outdoor Signs ............................................................................ 3-5 302 Unenclosed Storage ................................................................ 3-22 303 Off-Street Parking .................................................................... 3-22 304 Loading Space ......................................................................... 3-27 305 Seasonal Cottages ................................................................... 3-28 306 Access Drives........................................................................... 3-29 307 Vacant ....................................................................................... 3-32 308 Farmette .................................................................................... 3-32 309 Drainage.................................................................................... 3-32 310 Number of Principal Uses on a Lot ........................................ 3-33

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311 Street Access ........................................................................... 3-33 312 Minimum Habitable Floor Area ............................................... 3-33 313 Other Improvements ................................................................ 3-34 314 Intersection Sight Distance ..................................................... 3-34 315 Interior Yards............................................................................ 3-34 316 Flood Plain Regulations .......................................................... 3-35 317 Demolition ................................................................................ 3-35 318 On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems ........................................ 3-35 319 Performance Standards........................................................... 3-36 320 Parking of Commercial Vehicles in Residential Districts and

Unregistered Vehicles ............................................................ 3-42 321 Timber Harvesting.................................................................... 3-44 322 Vacant ....................................................................................... 3-45 323 Corner Lots............................................................................... 3-45 324 Group Homes ........................................................................... 3-45 325 Sale of Agricultural Products.................................................. 3-47 326 Exotic Wildlife .......................................................................... 3-48

ARTICLE 4 Modifications and Non Conformities ................................................... 4-1

400 Setback Modifications ............................................................... 4-1 401 Modification of Maximum Height Restrictions ........................ 4-2 402 Buildings Under Construction .................................................. 4-2 403 Division of Built-On-Lots ........................................................... 4-2 404 Status of Subdivision or Land Development Plan .................. 4-3 405 Lots of Record............................................................................ 4-4 406 Nonconformities......................................................................... 4-4

ARTICLE 5 Zoning Hearing Board ........................................................................... 5-1

500 Powers and Duties-General ...................................................... 5-1 501 Public Hearings .......................................................................... 5-3 502 Variances .................................................................................... 5-6 503 Special Exceptions .................................................................... 5-7

ARTICLE 6 Standards for Special Exception Uses ................................................ 6-1

600 Requirement of Specific Standards ......................................... 6-1 601 Accessory Apartments .............................................................. 6-1 602 Agribusiness .............................................................................. 6-2 603 Animal Hospital .......................................................................... 6-3

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604 Aviation Related Professional Offices ..................................... 6-3 605 Bed and Breakfast Inn ............................................................... 6-4 606 Boarding House ......................................................................... 6-4 607 Cemetery..................................................................................... 6-5 608 Child Care Home ........................................................................ 6-5 609 Communications, Transmitting and Receiving Facilities....... 6-6 610 Conversion Apartment............................................................. 6-11 611 Day Care Center ....................................................................... 6-12 612 Domiciliary Care Unit ............................................................... 6-13 613 Dwelling, Multi-Family ............................................................. 6-13 614 Dwelling, Single-Family Attached (Townhouse).................... 6-14 615 Vacant ....................................................................................... 6-15 616 Group Quarters ........................................................................ 6-15 617 Home Occupation .................................................................... 6-15 618 House of Worship .................................................................... 6-17 619 Vacant ....................................................................................... 6-17 620 Junkyard, Automobile Dismantling Plant .............................. 6-17 621 Kennel ....................................................................................... 6-18 622 Vacant ....................................................................................... 6-19 623 Nursing or Convalescent Centers, Retirement Village ......... 6-19 624 Vacant ....................................................................................... 6-20 625 Private and Semi Private Outdoor Recreation Areas ............ 6-20 626 Rental Car Location ................................................................. 6-21 627 Replacement of Nonconformity by Another Nonconformity 6-21 628 Research Laboratory ............................................................... 6-22 629 Restaurant ................................................................................ 6-22 630 Retail Business (Aviation Related) ......................................... 6-23 631 Riding Academies and Boarding Stables .............................. 6-23 632 Vacant ....................................................................................... 6-24 633 School, Commercial ? Non Public .......................................... 6-24 634 Special Occasion Home .......................................................... 6-25 635 Vacant ....................................................................................... 6-26 636 Expansion of a Nonconformity ............................................... 6-26

ARTICLE 7 Standards for Conditional Uses .......................................................... 7-1

700 Conditional Uses........................................................................ 7-1 701 Adult Regulated Facility ............................................................ 7-3 702 Confined Livestock Operations ................................................ 7-5 703 Group Care Facility .................................................................... 7-8 704 Group Day Care Home ............................................................... 7-8

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