Skip to code content (skip section selection)
Compare to:
Dover Township Overview
Dover Township, PA Code of Ordinances
CODE OF ORDINANCES of the TOWNSHIP OF DOVER
OFFICIALS of the TOWNSHIP OF DOVER County of York, Pennsylvania
FOREWORD
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
Chapter 1 Administration and Government
Chapter 2 [Reserved]
Chapter 3 [Reserved]
Chapter 4 Buildings
Chapter 5 Code Enforcement
Chapter 6 Conduct
Chapter 7 Fire Prevention and Fire Protection
Chapter 8 Fire Insurance Escrow
Chapter 9 [Reserved]
Chapter 10 Health and Safety
Chapter 11 Housing
Chapter 12 [Reserved]
Chapter 13 Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations
Chapter 14 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
Chapter 15 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Chapter 16 Parks and Recreation
Chapter 17 [Reserved]
Chapter 18 [Reserved]
Chapter 19 Stormwater Management
Chapter 20 Solid Waste
Chapter 21 Streets and Sidewalks
Chapter 22 Subdivision and Land Development
Chapter 23 [Reserved]
Chapter 24 Taxation; Special
Chapter 25 [Reserved]
Chapter 26 Water, Sewer and Sewage Disposal
Chapter 27 Zoning
Part 1 Short Title, Purpose, Community Development Objectives and Authority
Part 2 Definitions of Terms
Part 3 Zoning Districts, Map, Boundaries
Part 4 District Regulations
Part 5 Supplementary Regulations
Part 6 Specific Standards for Uses
§ 27-601. Purpose.
§ 27-602. Accessory Apartment.
§ 27-603. Accessory Family Dwelling Unit.
§ 27-604. Adaptive Reuse.
§ 27-605. Adult-Oriented Facility.
§ 27-606. Age-Restricted Community (ARC).
§ 27-607. Agribusiness.
§ 27-608. Animal Day Care/Animal Grooming Facility.
§ 27-609. Animal Hospital/Crematorium.
§ 27-610. Asphalt/Concrete Plant.
§ 27-611. Banks and Other Similar Financial Institutions.
§ 27-612. Bed and Breakfast Inn.
§ 27-613. Business and Professional Offices.
§ 27-614. Campground or Recreational Vehicle Park.
§ 27-615. Care Facilities.
§ 27-616. Car Wash, Automatic and Self-Service.
§ 27-617. Catering Facility.
§ 27-618. Cemetery.
§ 27-619. Clubs, Profit/Nonprofit.
§ 27-620. Commercial Recreation Facilities.
§ 27-621. Conference Centers and Corporate Headquarters.
§ 27-622. Conservation-Based Design.
§ 27-623. Contractor Office/Shop.
§ 27-624. Contractor's Yard/Heavy Storage.
§ 27-625. Cryptocurrency Mining Factory.
§ 27-626. Drive-Through Service Facility.
§ 27-627. ESA - Environmentally Sensitive Areas.
§ 27-628. Farm Product Warehouses, Farm Equipment Sales and Service.
§ 27-629. Farm/Farmer's Market.
§ 27-630 Funeral Home/Crematorium.
§ 27-631. Garden Center.
§ 27-632. Golf Courses.
§ 27-633. Greenhouses and Nurseries.
§ 27-634. Group Home.
§ 27-635. Half-Way House.
§ 27-636. Home Occupations.
§ 27-637. Hospital.
§ 27-638. Hotel and Motel.
§ 27-639. Household Pet Breeding, Commercial.
§ 27-640. House of Worship.
§ 27-641. Industrial Park.
§ 27-642. Intensive Agricultural Operations.
§ 27-643. Junkyards.
§ 27-644. Kennel.
§ 27-645. Laundry/Laundromat and Dry-Cleaning Establishments.
§ 27-646. Manufacturing
§ 27-647. Medical Center/Facilities /Laboratory.
§ 27-648. Medical Marijuana Dispensary/Grower/Processor.
§ 27-649. Micro-brewery.
§ 27-650. Micro-distillery.
§ 27-651. Mineral Development.
§ 27-652. Natural Gas Compressor Station.
§ 27-653. Natural Gas Processing Plant.
§ 27-654. Mini-Storage Facility.
§ 27-655. Mobile Home Park.
§ 27-656. No Impact Home-Based Business.
§ 27-657. Outdoor Recreations Facilities
§ 27-658. Outdoor Trap, Skeet, Rifle, Pistol or Archery Range.
§ 27-659. Owner-Operated Automotive Repair Business.
§ 27-660. Principal Solar Energy Systems ("PSES").
§ 27-661. Public/Semi-Public Facilities and Uses.
§ 27-662. Public Utility Buildings and/or Service Structures.
§ 27-663. Quarries.
§ 27-664. Recycling Business.
§ 27-665. Refining Operations.
§ 27-666. Research Laboratory/Product Development Facility.
§ 27-667. Residential Conversions.
§ 27-668. Restaurant - Fast Food and/or Carry-Out/Delivery.
§ 27-669. Retail Sales and Services.
§ 27-670. Riding Academy or Boarding Stables.
§ 27-671. Roadside Stand.
§ 27-672. Rooming House.
§ 27-673. Service Station or Convenience Store Dispensing Fuel.
§ 27-674. Schools, Public/Commercial Private/College/University.
§ 27-675. Shopping Center/Flea Market.
§ 27-676. Special Event Venue.
§ 27-677. Tavern/Micro-brewery/Micro-distillery/Nightclub/Winery.
§ 27-678. Transportation Terminal/Trucking Facility.
§ 27-679. Vehicle Sales, Service, Repair and/or Body Shop.
§ 27-680. Wholesale Establishment/Warehousing Establishment/ Distribution Center.
§ 27-681. Wind and Other Energy Related Uses.
§ 27-682. Winery, Retail.
Part 7 Off-Street Parking and Loading
Part 8 Signs
Part 9 Nonconformities
Part 10 Zoning Hearing Board
Part 11 Administration and Enactment
Part 12 Wireless Communications Facilities
Part 13 Planned Residential Development
ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
Appendix
Table to Disposition of All Ordinances
Table to Disposition of Significant Resolutions
Loading...
§ 27-643.   Junkyards.
   1.   Minimum lot area shall be two acres.
   2.   Junk shall be setback in accordance with the following yard setback requirements or the setback requirements of the underlying zone whichever is greater:
      A.   Front yard: 60 feet.
      B.   Side yard: 40 feet.
      C.   Rear yard: 40 feet.
   3.   Every junkyard shall be completely enclosed by fencing. The fencing shall be a minimum of six feet and a maximum of eight feet in height. Fencing shall be of wood or wire construction with maximum lineal openings of three inches.
   4.   No material may be stored or stacked so that it is visible from adjoining properties roads.
   5.   The junkyard facility shall meet all requirements as set forth in Chapter 10, Parts 2 and 3.
   6.   All additional Federal and State laws shall be satisfied.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-644.   Kennel.
   1.   Minimum lot area: two acres.
   2.   All animal boarding buildings that are not wholly enclosed and outdoor animal pens, stalls, or runways shall be located within the rear yard area and shall be a minimum of 100 feet from all property lines.
   3.   All animals must be housed within a common structure except while exercising.
   4.   All pasture and outdoor recreational areas shall be enclosed to prevent the escape of animals; all such enclosures shall be set back least ten feet from all property lines.
   5.   Satisfactory evidence must be presented to indicate that adequate disposal of animal waste will be provided in a manner that will not create a public health hazard or nuisance.
   6.   Provided no veterinary facilities are located on the property, the Township Sewage Enforcement Officer may and shall certify the adequacy of an on-lot wastewater system to handle the additional volume generated by the kennel in those areas dependent on on-lot wastewater systems. Otherwise a permit shall be obtained from DEP's Bureau of Water Quality Management as required by the Clean Streams Law, 35 P.S. §659.101 et seq.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-645.   Laundry/Laundromat and Dry-Cleaning Establishments.
   1.   Public sewer and water facilities approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection must be used.
   2.   All activities shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.
   3.   Any exhaust ventilation equipment shall be directed away from adjoining residentially-zoned property.
   4.   Self-service laundromats shall require one off-street parking space for each two washing machines; other laundry-related uses shall provide one off-street parking space for each 400 square feet of gross floor area.
   5.   Dry cleaning establishments must comply with all applicable environmental regulations.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-646.   Manufacturing
   1.   Access shall be via an arterial or collector road as identified in the Dover Township Comprehensive Plan.
   2.   Buffer yards and screening shall be provided as necessary to adequately protect neighboring properties. A buffer yard at least 50 feet wide must be provided on the site in all instances where the site adjoins a residential use or district. The buffer yard shall be naturally landscaped, have no impervious cover and shall not be used for building, parking, loading or storage purposes. Screening shall be provided for the length of the buffer yard in accordance with § 22-721 of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22].
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-647.   Medical Center/Facilities /Laboratory.
   1.   This use must demonstrate proper disposal of all waste.
   2.   Parking shall be provided at the rate of one space per employee, plus one space for each patient service area.
   3.   Hours of operation shall be limited to 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., prevailing local time.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-648.   Medical Marijuana Dispensary/Grower/Processor.
   1.   The dispensary/grower/processor shall meet the same land use requirements as other commercial facilities that are located in the underlying District.
   2.   A growing/processing facility shall meet the requirements of Greenhouses and Nurseries under this Part.
   3.   A growing/processing facility shall be permitted within any active agricultural use and must have been in agricultural use for a period of at least two years prior to the filing of an application, or an existing and approved greenhouse/nursery in operation regardless of zoning district.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-649.   Micro-brewery.
   The standards for "tavern" in this Article shall apply.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-650.   Micro-distillery.
   The standards for "tavern" in this Article shall apply.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
Loading...