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1. No modifications to the external appearance of the building (except fire escapes) which would alter its residential character shall be permitted.
2. Guest stays shall be limited to a maximum of 14 consecutive days.
3. A maximum of five guest rooms shall be permitted.
4. The required parking spaces shall be provided in accordance with Part 7. Parking areas may not be in front of the dwelling unit and shall be a minimum of 20 feet from any lot line.
5. All floors above grade shall have direct means of escape to ground level.
6. One sign may be erected on the property of a maximum size of two square feet in area.
7. The inn must comply with local and State regulations including, but not limited to, fire, health, safety and building codes.
8. The operation of the inn shall be conducted so as to be clearly incidental and accessory to the primary use as a single family dwelling.
9. The Township Sewage Enforcement Officer shall certify the adequacy of on-lot wastewater systems to handle the additional volume generated by the inn in those areas dependent on on-lot wastewater systems.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
If business and professional offices exceed 100,000 square feet in gross floor area, standards in § 27-513 shall apply.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
1. The minimum lot area shall be ten acres. In the agriculture district the use shall equal five residential lots.
2. All campsites shall be located at least 50 feet from any property line and at least 200 feet from any street line.
3. No more than ten campsites shall be permitted per acre parking space for one automobile shall be provided at each site which will not interfere with the convenient and safe movement of traffic, plus an equivalent amount of parking shall be provided in a common area or lot.
4. An internal road system shall be provided. The pavement width for the access drive entrance way shall be at least 24 feet. The pavement width for internal drives shall be a minimum of 16 feet. All internal drives must be improved to a mud-free, dust-free condition.
5. A minimum of one-quarter acre per acre of total site area shall be reserved as an outdoor play area. Each outdoor play area shall be setback at least 100 feet from any property line and screened from adjoining properties.
6. Personal occupancy of each space shall be limited to not more than 180 days in a given year, or 28 consecutive days.
7. Buffers and screens shall be provided as necessary to adequately protect neighboring properties. This includes, but is not limited to, fences, walls, plantings and open spaces.
8. Consideration shall be given to traffic problems. If the nature of the campground or recreational vehicle park is such that it will generate a high volume of vehicular traffic, then access should be via an arterial or a collector road as identified in the Dover Township Comprehensive Plan.
9. All campgrounds and recreational vehicle parks shall furnish sanitary and garbage collection facilities that shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from any property line.
10. Any accessory retail or service commercial uses shall be set back at least 100 feet from any property line. Such accessory commercial uses shall be solely designed and constructed to serve the facility's registered guests and their visitors. Any parking spaces provided for such uses shall have vehicular access from the facility's internal road rather than the public street.
11. The Township Sewage Enforcement Officer shall certify the adequacy of on-lot wastewater systems to handle the additional volume generated by the campground those areas dependent on on-lot wastewater systems.
12. The camper/trailer shall not be a primary residence.
13. A Campground/Recreational Vehicle Park shall be permitted within any active agricultural use and must have been in agricultural use for a period of at least two (2) years prior to the filing of an application, regardless of zoning district.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
1. Adult Day Care Center.
A. Licensing. The facility shall obtain a certificate of licensure from the appropriate state agency and shall provide a copy of the certificate to the Township prior to occupancy approval by the Township. The facility must be in compliance with all applicable Township health, building and fire codes.
B. Signs. Signage visible from the street in residential districts must comply with Chapter 27, Part 8, Signs.
C. Garbage. Adult care daily operations must screen and secure all outdoor trash and garbage facilities.
D. Parking. The adult care facilities shall provide parking in accordance with Chapter 27, Part 7, Off-Street Parking and Loading.
E. Indoor Space. Adult care facilities shall provide at least a minimum of 500 square feet of indoor space.
2. Child Day Care Center - Large.
A. Definition. A facility in which children of various ages who are not related to the operator receive childcare for a period not to exceed 24 hours at one time.
B. Licensure. The facility shall obtain a certificate of licensure from the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (or successor agency) and shall provide a copy of the certificate to the Township prior to occupancy approval by the Township. The facility must be in compliance with all applicable Township health, building and fire codes.
C. Play Areas. Indoor and outdoor play areas shall be provided in accordance with Commonwealth of Pennsylvania regulations, as specified in 55 PA Code, Section 3270. Outdoor play areas for children must be located in a side or rear yard and shall be sufficiently enclosed to provide for the health and safety of the children. Outdoor play areas must be screened in accordance with the Dover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22]. A childcare center without at least 40 square feet of outdoor play area shall only be permitted if located within one-half mile walking distance of a public park.
D. Parking. The center should provide adequate parking and loading space in accordance with Chapter 27, Part 7, Off-Street Parking and Loading. Adequate vehicle stacking space must be provided for drop-off/pick-up of children.
E. Signs. Signage visible from the street must comply with Chapter 27, Part 8, Signs.
F. Residential District. In the residential district, the childcare center must be an accessory use either to the building or business.
G. Additional Requirements. All local licensing and permit requirements/standards shall be met.
3. Child Day Care Center - Small.
A. Definition. A care center in which seven to 12 children of various ages or in which seven to 15 children from 4th grade through 15 years of age who are not related to the operator receive childcare for a period not to exceed 24 hours at one time.
B. License. A Group Childcare Home must have a certificate of compliance ("license") from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare in order to legally operate. In addition, the home must be in compliance with all applicable Township health, building and fire codes.
C. Play Areas. Indoor and outdoor play areas shall be in compliance with DPW requirements as specified in 55 PA Code 3280. Outdoor play areas for children must be located in a side or rear yard and shall be sufficiently enclosed to provide for the health and safety of the children. Outdoor play areas must be screened in accordance with the Dover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22].
D. Unsightly Conditions. Childcare daily operations must not cause unsightly conditions or waste that is visible from off the property except for normal trash loads placed on curb for regular trash pick-up day.
E. Signs. Signage visible from the street must comply with Chapter 27, Part 8, Signs.
F. Parking. The childcare operation must have sufficient off-street parking to accommodate residential use and employees in accordance with Chapter 27, Part 7, Off-Street Parking and Loading. The applicant shall provide an area for drop off/pick-up of children.
G. Traffic. The childcare operation must not create a volume of passenger or commercial traffic that is inconsistent with the normal level of traffic for the street on which the dwelling or building is located.
4. Domiciliary Child Day Care.
A. Definition. A business located in the caregiver's home in which four, five, or six children who are not related to the caregiver receive childcare for a period not to exceed 24-hours in at one time.
B. License. A Family Childcare Home must have a certificate of registration from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) in order to legally operate. In addition, the home must be in compliance with all applicable Township Health, Building and Fire codes.
C. Play. Areas Indoor and outdoor play areas shall be in compliance with DPW requirements as specified in 55 PA Code 3290. Outdoor play areas for children must be located in a side or rear yard and shall be sufficiently enclosed to provide for the health and safety of the children. Outdoor play areas must be screened in accordance with the Dover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22].
D. Unsightly Conditions. Childcare daily operations must not cause unsightly conditions or waste that is visible from off the property except for normal trash loads placed on curb for regular trash pick-up day.
E. Signs. Signage visible from the street must comply with Chapter 27, Part 8, Signs.
F. Parking. The childcare operation must have sufficient off-street parking to accommodate residential use and employees in accordance with Chapter 27, Part 7, Off-Street Parking and Loading. The applicant shall provide an area for drop off/pick-up of children.
G. Traffic. The childcare operation must not create a volume of passenger or commercial traffic that is inconsistent with the normal level of traffic for the street on which the dwelling or building is located.
5. Domiciliary Adult Care Home.
A. Licensure. The facility shall obtain a certificate of licensure from the York County Area Agency on Aging and shall provide a copy of the certificate to the prior to occupancy approval by the Township. The facility must be in compliance with all applicable Township health, building and fire codes.
B. Location. The home must be an accessory use located in a single-family attached, detached or semi-detached dwelling unit.
C. Cooking/dining. No facilities for cooking or dining shall be provided in individual rooms or suites.
D. Operator. The family residing on the premises shall provide the care associated with a domiciliary care home.
E. Operator Residence. The domiciliary care home operator shall reside primarily at the dwelling.
F. Parking. Standards of Chapter 27, Part 7, Off-Street Parking and Loading, must be met.
6. Nursing Care Facility.
A. Licensure. The facility shall obtain a certificate of licensure from the appropriate state agency and shall provide a copy of the certificate to the Township prior to occupancy approval by the Township. The facility must be in compliance with all applicable Township health, building and fire codes.
B. Area space for social and welfare facilities, such as cafeterias, dining halls, community rooms, workshops and other essential service facilities, shall not occupy more than 35% of the total floor area.
C. Parking. Parking for employees and visitors must be provided on-site. Loading spaces should be provided at the rear or side of the property. Additional parking standards in Chapter 27, Part 7, Off-Street Parking and Loading, must be addressed.
D. Screening. All outside storage and dumpsters should be screened.
E. Sidewalks. Sidewalks should be provided along street frontage and parking lots to building entrances.
F. Signs. Outside signage for accessory uses is prohibited. Signage visible from the street in all districts must comply with Chapter 27, Part 8, Signs.
7. Personal Care Facility.
A. Licensure. The facility shall obtain a certificate of licensure from the appropriate state agency and shall provide a copy of the certificate to the Township prior to occupancy approval by the Township. The facility must be in compliance with all applicable Township health, building and fire codes.
B. Staff. On-site staff must be available to residents on a 24-hour basis.
C. Dining Area. A common dining area shall be provided to serve prepared meals to the residents of the facility. No facilities for cooking (microwave ovens are exempt) or dining shall be provided in individual rooms or suites.
D. Land Development Plan. Any new facility not located within a single-family dwelling shall be required to submit a land development plan.
E. The family residing on the premises shall provide the care associated with the personal care facility and the operator shall reside primarily at the dwelling.
F. Parking. Standards in Part 7, Off-Street Parking and Loading, must be met. Facilities which are accessory to a single-family dwelling must provide parking for the dwelling.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
1. Entrances to the site should be minimized and placed in such a way as to maximize safety, maximize efficient traffic circulation, and minimize the impact on any surrounding residential neighborhoods.
2. The definition of a car wash does not include a one-bay washing facility in a service station where washing facilities are purely incidental to the operation.
3. A car wash shall provide a minimum of five stacking spaces per washing bay.
4. Paved off-street stacking spaces shall be arranged in an orderly fashion so as not to cause blockage of any means of ingress or egress and to ensure that the traffic flow on a public ROW is not endangered in any way. A separate means of ingress shall be established and clearly marked, as shall be a separate means of egress from the car wash. It shall be the responsibility of the owner to avoid any congestion in the public ROW by directing traffic away from the facility by posting a "Temporarily Closed" sign or other means of notification. Traffic studies and associated improvements may be required by the municipality as a condition of approval.
5. The car wash shall have direct access to an arterial or collector road or shall have a point of ingress/egress from a public or private street within the lot of a shopping center. The road shall have sufficient capacity to handle traffic generated by the facility.
6. Objectionable noise, vibration, smoke, dust, electrical disturbance, odors, heat, or glare shall not be produced.
7. All equipment related to the operation of the car wash shall be properly screened to minimize nuisances to adjoining lots.
8. A car wash that adjoins an existing residential lot shall provide a buffer yard. The buffer yard shall be planted within a combination of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs, ornamental grasses, or ground covers. Grass, sod, or turf shall not be considered an acceptable plant for use within landscaped buffer yards.
9. An automatic car wash shall also meet the standards of a drive-through service facility.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
1. Entrances to the site should be minimized and placed in such a way as to maximize safety, maximize efficient traffic circulation, and minimize the impact on any surrounding residential neighborhoods.
2. The scale, massing, and building design shall be compatible with the surrounding neighborhood.
3. No outdoor loading or service areas, shall be located within the side or rear yard setback areas.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
1. Minimum lot area: five acres.
2. All burial plots or facilities shall be located at least 100 feet from all property or street lines.
3. Assurances must be provided that water supplies of surrounding properties will not be contaminated by burial activity within the proposed cemetery.
4. No burial plots or facilities are permitted in flood hazard areas.
5. Buffers and screens shall be provided as necessary to adequately protect neighboring properties. This includes, but is not limited to, fences, walls, plantings and open spaces.
6. Pet cemeteries must meet all of the above applicable requirements.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
1. All private clubs shall have access to an arterial or collector road as identified in the Dover Township Comprehensive Plan.
2. All off-street parking areas shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from any adjoining residential lot lines.
3. All outdoor recreation/activity areas shall be set back at least 50 feet from any property line.
4. Screening shall be provided along any adjoining residentially zoned property.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
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