1. Animal Hospital and Boarding Kennels. Shall be located no closer than 100 feet to any residential dwelling, restaurant or hotel within the Highway Commercial Zone, and shall show that adequate measures and controls have been taken to prevent offensive noise and odor. No incineration of refuse shall be permitted on the premises.
2. Junkyards and Similar Storage Areas, Including Automobile Wrecking. No new junkyards or similar storage areas shall be permitted within the Borough limits from the date of adoption of this Chapter.
A. All junkyards and similar storage facilities shall be completely enclosed by a fence or wall at least 6 feet in height.
B. No highly inflammable or explosive material shall be stored in bulk above ground, with the exception of fuel tanks or drums which are directly connected with heating appliances.
C. All materials or wastes causing fumes or dust, constituting a fire hazard, or attractive to rodents or insects, may be stored outdoors only in enclosed containers.
D. No operations which cause a general nuisance (see §27-104) shall be permitted.
3. Mobile Homes.
A. Individual Mobile Homes.
(1) Where Permitted. Individual mobile homes, used for living or sleeping purposes are permitted only as a special use in the R-1 zone or in a designed mobile home court. Existing mobile homes may be replaced in the R-1 or R-2 Districts.
(2) Visiting Mobile Homes. Visiting mobile homes may obtain a permit to locate on a residence zone lot in R-1 and R-2 zones only for a period not to exceed 20 days during any 12-month period. Visiting mobile homes may be used for sleeping purposes only.
(3) Storage of Unoccupied Mobile Homes. The outdoor storage of an unoccupied mobile home on a farm, sales lot, or mobile home court may be permitted provided that it is placed to the rear of the principal building on the lot and provided that it adequately screened, or so located that it does not detract from the general appearance of the neighborhood.
(4) Occupancy During Construction of a Residence. A temporary 12-month permit may be issued for not more than one mobile home for the use of an owner during the construction of a residence for which a permit has been issued. Such a mobile home must conform to all of the requirements of the district which it is located and shall be supplied with adequate sewage, water and electrical facilities.
B. Mobile Home Courts.
(1) Minimum Property Requirements. Mobile home courts may be permitted as a special use in R-1 and R-2 Districts in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and provided that such courts shall comply with all of the minimum property requirements established by Tioga County Planning Commission. A copy of said minimum property requirements is on file at the office of the Borough Secretary and the office of the Zoning Officer [Ord. 270]
(2) Supplementary Provisions. The following provisions shall supplement the requirements of the FHA Minimum Property Requirements:
(a) No mobile home court shall be developed on a zone less than 5 acres in size.
(b) Individual mobile home lots located in a mobile home court shall contain at least 3,000 square feet of lot area.
(c) No mobile home shall be located closer than 50 feet to any property line defining the external bounds of the court.
(d) The minimum side clearance between any two adjacent mobile homes shall be 20 feet.
(e) Roadway or area lighting shall be reflected away from adjoining properties.
(f) The sale of mobile homes from a dealer within the mobile home court shall be prohibited.
(g) Individual tenants at the mobile home court may construct attached enclosures to individual mobile home provided that such enclosures do not exceed 50 percent of the floor area of the mobile home. Individual zoning permits shall be required for each enclosure in each case.
4. Automobile Service, Parking Garages and Parking Lots.
A. Location of Exits and Entrances. No vehicular entrance or exit shall be permitted within 50 feet along the same side of a street of any school, public playground, church, hospital, public library, institution for dependents or children, except where such property is in another block or on another street on which the zone lot does not abut. Such access shall not be closer to the intersection of any two street lot lines than 30 feet.
B. Location of Appliances or Pits. All automobile servicing pits shall be located entirely within a building.
5. Fences. Fences may be erected, altered or reconstructed in accordance with all other provisions of this Chapter:
A. Fences running parallel to the front property line may be erected, altered or reconstructed to a height not to exceed 4 feet above ground level when located within 25 feet of the street line in a residential zone.
B. Fences running parallel to the front property line may erected, altered or reconstructed to a height not to exceed 7 feet above ground level when located within 25 feet from the street line when in a commercial zone.
C. All fences must be erected within the property lines, and no fence shall be erected so as to encroach upon a public right-of-way.
D. All fences shall be maintained in a safe, sound and upright condition.
E. If the Building Inspector, upon inspection, determines that any fence, or portion of any fence, is not being maintained in a safe, sound or upright condition, he shall notify the owner of such fence in writing of his findings and state briefly the reasons for such findings and order such fence or portion of such fence repaired or removed within 30 days of the date of the written notice.
F. These restrictions shall not be applied so as to restrict the erection of a wall for the purpose of retaining earth.
6. Parking Standards.
A. Off-street parking space shall be provided as specified in this Chapter, and shall be furnished with necessary passageways and driveways.
B. All commercial parking areas, passageways and driveways shall be surfaced with a dustless, durable, all-weather pavement, clearly marked for car spaces.
C. None of the off-street parking facilities as required in this Chapter shall be required for any existing building or use, unless said building or use shall be enlarged, in which case the provisions of this Chapter shall apply to the enlarged portion of the building or use.
7. Other Provisions.
A. No lot shall have erected upon it more than one principal residential building except in apartment developments.
B. Every principal building shall be built upon a lot with frontage upon a public street improved to meet the Borough's requirement
C. At the intersection of two or more streets, no hedge fence, or wall which is higher than 3 feet above curb level, nor any other obstruction (other than a post) to vision, shall be permitted in the triangular area formed by the intersecting street lines and a line joining 30 feet distant from said intersection.
D. Trees shall be trimmed to provide clear unobstructed vision.
(Ord. 244A, 3/3/1975, Art. VIII, §8.400; as amended by Ord. 270, 6/2/1980)