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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
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§ 27-665.   Refining Operations.
   1.   All uses shall have vehicular access to an arterial or collector road as identified in the Dover Township Comprehensive Plan.
   2.   Minimum lot size shall be two acres.
   3.   All structures shall be located at least 150 feet from all property lines, unless setback further by standards the underlying zoning.
   4.   Maximum lot coverage shall be 60%.
   5.   A minimum buffer strip shall be provided along all property lines in accordance with Section 409.
   6.   All outside storage of raw material shall be completely enclosed by an eight-foot-high fence and screened from adjoining properties and roads. No outdoor storage is permitted within the required buffer strip.
   7.   All storage facilities, conveying apparatuses, drying or wetting chambers and axial ventilation fans shall be set back a minimum of 150 feet from all property lines.
   8.   Operational Requirements.
      A.   Machinery, Equipment and Operations. All machinery, equipment and materials used in refining; all processing and manufacturing operations; and all hauling of refined products must be maintained, operated, or conducted in such a manner that:
         (1)   Flying objects and debris are not thrown.
         (2)   Noxious gases are not disseminated.
         (3)   There is no appreciable noise, vibration, dust, or mist.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-666.   Research Laboratory/Product Development Facility.
   1.   Access shall be via an arterial or collector road as identified in the Dover Township Comprehensive Plan.
   2.   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.
   3.   Satisfactory provision shall be made to minimize harmful or unpleasant effects (noise, odors, fumes, glare, vibration and smoke).
   4.   The use must comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local regulations.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-667.   Residential Conversions.
   1.   Conversion may occur to single-family detached dwellings only.
   2.   No conversion shall result in a dwelling unit which has less than the minimum habitable floor area required by this Chapter.
   3.   Each unit shall provide required parking spaces in accordance with Part 7 of this Chapter.
   4.   All bulk and area requirements for the underlying district shall apply to the lot.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-668.   Restaurant - Fast Food and/or Carry-Out/Delivery.
   1.   Exterior trash receptacles shall be provided and routinely emptied to prevent the scattering of litter. A description of a working plan for the control of litter shall be provided. The trash receptacle shall be adequately screened in accordance with § 22-721 of the Dover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22].
   2.   All exterior seating/play areas shall be suitably enclosed. Stacking lanes shall be provided to allow a minimum of four vehicles on site and out of the cartway.
   3.   Any associated Drive-Through windows and/or lane(s) must meet the standards outlined in § 27-627.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-669.   Retail Sales and Services.
   Retail sales and service establishments exceeding 100,000 square feet in gross floor area, standards in § 27-513 Campus-Style Development shall apply.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-670.   Riding Academy or Boarding Stables.
   1.   Minimum lot size: ten acres. In the agriculture district this use shall equal five residential lots.
   2.   All animals, except while exercising or pasturing, shall be confined to a building erected for that purpose.
   3.   All stalls shall be maintained so as to minimize odors.
   4.   All outdoor training or show facilities or areas shall be set back at least 50 feet from all property lines.
   5.   All outdoor training, show, riding, boarding or pasture areas shall be enclosed by a minimum four-foot high fence which may be located up to, but not on, the property line.
   6.   Adequate off-street parking shall be provided as determined by a review of the number of stalls and activities proposed. All parking areas shall be set back at least ten feet from any property line.
   7.   All animal wastes shall be properly stored and disposed of in a manner that will not create a public health hazard or nuisance. No animal wastes shall be stored within the required setback areas.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-671.   Roadside Stand.
   1.   Shall be owned and operated by the owners of the property and operated as an accessory use to the principal use.
   2.   Only agricultural products grown or prepared on-site or locally shall be sold.
   3.   Display structures shall be less than 250 square feet in size and be located at least 50 feet from any side or rear property line; as required by the underlying zone, whichever is greater.
   4.   The structure shall be set back at least 50 feet from the street right-of-way.
   5.   Off-street parking shall be provided for all employees and customers.
   6.   Signs shall be attached to the structure and shall not exceed four square feet in area.
   7.   Stand shall be temporary in nature and shall be removed in the off-season.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
§ 27-672.   Rooming House.
   1.   Each sleeping room shall be limited to one bed.
   2.   Maximum of four occupant rooms in addition to the owner's sleeping quarters.
   3.   Shall be owner-occupied.
   4.   Off-street parking requirement equals one space per resident.
   5.   Verification of adequate sewer facilities.
(Ord. 2024-01, 5/13/2024)
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