§ 27-504. Minimum Habitable Floor Area.

   All dwelling units must conform to the following minimum habitable floor area:

      A.   Dwelling unit, other than apartments and units in R-l zones: 700 square feet.

      B.   Dwelling units in R-1 zones: 850 square feet.

      C.   Apartment: 400 square feet.

(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)

§ 27-505. Permanent/Temporary Occupancy Requirements.

   No person or family shall be permitted to permanently reside within any tent, travel trailer, bus, boat, camper, or motor home. However, temporary occupancy of a tent, travel trailer, camper, or motor home shall be permitted within an approved campground or for periods of up to seven days in any calendar year on the property of a friend or relative.

(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)

§ 27-506. Demolition.

   Demolition of any structure must be completed within three months of the issuance of a permit. Completion consists of tearing the structure down to grade, filling any resulting cavity to grade and removing all resulting material from the lot. A structure may be partly demolished only if a building remains and the demolition of the part is complete as aforesaid. All evidence of the structure which was demolished must be removed from the exterior surfaces of the building remaining.

(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)

§ 27-507. [Reserved]

§ 27-508. [Reserved]

§ 27-509. Illumination.

   1.   Light Glare.

      A.   Direct Light Glare. Such glare is not permitted except as follows:

         (1)   Direct light glare is permitted in parking lots and on walkways only.

         (2)   For luminaries zero to 16 feet above ground level, such luminaries shall be hooded and shielded so the maximum angle or the cone of direct illumination does not exceed 60º from perpendicular to the ground.

         (3)   For luminaries less than four feet above ground level, the cone of direct illumination may be increased to 90º.

         (4)   The maximum illumination shall not exceed three foot candles.

      B.   Indirect light glare shall be prohibited for the following:

         (1)   The light glare exceeds:

            (a)   0.3 foot candles (maximum).

            (b)   0.1 foot candles (average).

            (2)   Deliberately induced sky-reflected glare is for the purpose of advertisement.

         C.   In all cases light must be shielded so as not to adversely affect adjoining properties.

(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)

§ 27-510. Drainage.

   Adequate Drainage Required. No principal building may be erected, structurally altered, or relocated on land which is not adequately drained at all time and shall conform to Dover Township's Storm Water Ordinance [Chapter 19].

(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)