Each of the following uses shall meet all of the following requirements for that use.
(A) Adult use. (This is limited to the following: adult bookstore; adult movie theater; massage parlor; or adult live entertainment use.)
(1) Purposes: the regulations on adult uses are intended to serve the following purposes, in addition to the overall objectives of this chapter:
(a) To recognize the adverse secondary impacts of adult uses that affect health, safety and general welfare concerns of the municipality. These secondary impacts have been documented in research conducted across the nation. These secondary impacts typically include, but are not limited to: increases in criminal activity; increases in activities that increase the risk of transmission of sexually transmitted diseases; increases in activities that increase the risk of transmission of other communicable diseases; increases in blight decreases in the stability of residential neighborhoods; and decreases in property values for surrounding homes; and decreases in the marketability of nearby commercial business space. The research conducted across the nation concludes that adult uses typically involve insufficient self-regulation to control these secondary effects;
(b) To limit adult uses to locations where these secondary impacts can be minimized, particularly as they affect residential neighborhoods and downtown revitalization; and
(c) To not attempt to suppress any activities protected by the “free speech” protections of the U.S. Constitution, but instead to control secondary effects.
(2) (a) No portion of a building occupied by an adult use shall be located within any of the following distances:
1. Two hundred and fifty lineal feet of any residential zoning district boundary or any public park;
2. One hundred lineal feet of the lot line of any existing; primarily residential use; and
3. Five hundred lineal feet from the lot line of any existing primary or secondary school, place of worship, daycare center or child nursery.
(b) A minimum setback required by this division (A)(2)(b) shall not apply if the adult use would be separated from the residential district, park, residential use or other such use by an expressway.
(3) No such use shall be located within 1,000 lineal feet of any existing “adult use”.
(4) A 50-foot buffer yard shall be provided, regardless of zoning district, along the side and rear lot lines in accordance with § 154.142, but with plantings of an initial minimum height of six feet.
(5) No pornographic material, displays or words shall be placed in view of persons who are not inside of the establishment. Definite precautions shall be made to prohibit minors from entering the premises.
(6) An adult use shall not be used for any purposes that violate any federal, state or municipal law.
(7) See § 154.123 for prohibited signs.
(8) The use shall not include the sale or display of “obscene” materials, as defined by state law, as may be amended by applicable court decisions.
(10) For public health reasons, private or semi-private viewing booths of any kind are prohibited. This specifically includes, but is not limited to, booths for viewing adult movies or nude dancers.
(11) No use may include live actual or simulated sex acts nor any sexual contact between entertainers nor between entertainers and customers. This shall specifically prohibit, but not be limited to, entertainers dancing on the laps of customers.
(12) Only “lawful” massages as defined by state court decisions shall be performed in a massage parlor.
(13) All persons within any adult use shall wear non-transparent garments that cover their genitals and the female areola, except for entertainers within a permitted lawful “adult live entertainment use”.
(14) (a) Any application for such use shall state the names and home addresses of:
1. All individuals intended to have more than a 5% ownership in such use or in a corporation owning such use; and
2. An on-site manager responsible to ensure compliance with this chapter on a daily basis.
(b) Such information shall be updated at the beginning of each year in writing to the Zoning Officer.
(15) The use shall not operate between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(16) As specific conditions of approval under this chapter, the applicant shall prove compliance with the following State laws, as amended: the Pennsylvania Liquor Code, 47 P.S. §§ 1-101 et seq., Act 219 of 1990 (which pertains to sale or consumption of alcohol between 2:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m.) 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7327, Act 207 of 1990 (which pertains to obscenity) 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5903, and Act 120 of 1996 (which pertains to adult-oriented establishments and which limits enclosed viewing booths among other matters) 68 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 5501 et seq. The use shall also comply with the borough’s separate sexually-oriented business ordinance.
(B) Adult day care center. See “day care, adult”.
(C) After hours club. As a condition of any approval under this chapter, the applicant shall prove full compliance with State Act 219 of 1990, as amended, 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7327.
(D) Assisted living facility/personal care home.
(1) See definition in § 154.031.
(2) A minimum of 20% of the lot area shall be suitable and developed for passive recreation. This area shall include outdoor sitting areas and pedestrian pathways designed for persons with disabilities.
(E) Auto, boat or mobile/manufactured home sales.
(1) No vehicle, boat or home on display shall occupy any part of the existing or future street right-of-way or required customer parking area. See buffer yard provisions in § 154.142.
(2) See light and glare standards in § 154.086.
(4) Any mobile/manufactured homes on a sales site shall meet the required principal building setbacks from the perimeter lot lines.
(F) Auto repair garage.
(1) All paint work shall be performed within a building, with a fume collection and ventilation system that directs fumes away from any adjacent dwellings. Outdoor major repairs (such as bodywork and grinding) and outdoor welding shall not occur within 250 feet of a residential lot line.
(3) Outdoor storage of motor vehicles shall not be within any required buffer yard or any portion or the existing street right-of-way.
(4) Overnight outdoor storage of junk other than permitted junk vehicles shall be prohibited within view of a public street or a dwelling.
(5) Any junk vehicle (as defined by § 154.031) shall not be stored for more than 20 days within view of a public street or a dwelling. A maximum of six junk vehicles may be parked on a lot outside of an enclosed building at any one time. Any junk vehicle stored outside overnight shall be screened from view of adjacent dwellings.
(6) Service bay doors shall not face directly towards an abutting dwelling (not including a dwelling separated from the garage by a street) if another reasonable alternative exits.
(G) Auto service station.
(1) See definition of this term and “auto repair garage” in § 154.031. The uses may be combined, if the requirements for each are met.
(2) All activities except those to be performed at the fuel or air pumps shall be performed within a building. The use shall not include spray painting.
(3) Fuel pumps shall be at least 25 feet from the existing street right-of-way and shall meet side yard principal building setback requirements.
(4) Overnight outdoor storage of junk shall be prohibited within view of a public street or dwelling. Any junk vehicle stored outside overnight shall be screened from view of adjacent dwellings.
(5) Any junk vehicle (as defined by § 154.031) shall not be stored more than 20 days within view of a public street or a dwelling. No junk vehicles shall be stored within 20 feet of an existing street right-of-way. No more than six junk vehicles shall be stored on the lot outside of an enclosed building at any point in time.
(6) The use may include a retail store if the requirements for such use are also met.
(7) See light and glare control in § 154.086.
(8) See canopy height and lighting provisions in § 154.086.
(H) Bed and breakfast inn.
(2) One off-street parking space shall be provided for each rental unit. The off-street parking spaces for the bed and breakfast inn shall be located either to the rear of the principal building or screened from the street and abutting dwellings by landscaping.
(3) There shall not be any signs, show windows or any type of display or advertising visible from outside the premises except for a single sign with a maximum sign area of six square feet on each two sides and with a maximum height of eight feet. Such sign shall only be illuminated externally and shall use incandescent light or light of similar effect.
(4) The use shall have a residential appearance and character.
(5) The use shall be operated and/or managed by permanent residents of the lot.
(6) There shall not be separate cooking facilities in any guest room. Food shall only be served to guests who are staying overnight, unless a restaurant is also permitted.
(7) No guest shall stay for more than 14 days in any month.
(8) Within an allowed residential district, this use shall only be allowed if the lot is adjacent to an arterial or collector street and is within an building constructed before January 1, 1940. Within a residential district, no new front yard parking shall be allowed, and a residential appearance shall be maintained.
(I) Boarding house (includes rooming house).
(1) Minimum lot area: 20,000 square feet.
(2) Minimum side yard building setback: 20 feet side.
(3) Minimum lot width: 100 feet.
(4) Maximum density: 5,000 square feet of lot area per bedroom; shall serve a maximum total of ten persons.
(5) Each bedroom shall be limited to two adults each.
(6) A buffer yard with screening meeting § 154.142 shall be provided between any boarding house building and any abutting dwelling.
(7) The term boarding house shall not include an assisted living facility, which is a separate use.
(8) Signs shall be limited to two wall signs with a maximum of two square feet each.
(9) Rooms shall be rented for a minimum period of five consecutive days.
(J) Car wash.
(1) Traffic flow and ingress-egress shall not cause traffic hazards on adjacent streets. On-lot traffic circulation channels and parking areas shall be clearly marked.
(2) Adequate provisions shall be made for the proper and convenient disposal of refuse. The applicant shall provide evidence that adequate measures will be in place to prevent pollutants from being washed into the groundwater or waterways. Any chemicals that may be hazardous to aquatic life shall be stored within an area that will completely contain any leaks or spills.
(3) Water from the car wash operation shall not flow onto sidewalks or streets.
(4) Any carwash that is located within 250 feet of an existing dwelling shall not operate between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(K) Commercial communications antennas/tower as principal or accessory use.
(1) An accessory commercial communications antenna that does not involve a new tower shall be allowed in any district if it meets the following requirements:
(a) In a district other than a commercial or industrial district, the antenna shall extend a maximum of 20 feet beyond the existing structure to which it is attached. The antenna shall be attached to one of the following existing lawful structures:
1. A principal agricultural building or silo;
2. An electric high voltage transmission tower;
3. An existing lawful commercial communications tower;
4. A fire station or steeple or bell tower of a place of worship; and
5. A water tower.
(b) In a commercial or industrial district the antennas shall extend a maximum of 49 feet beyond and an existing building or structure (other than a dwelling), provided the antenna is setback a distance equal to its total height above the ground from any lot line of a dwelling on another lot.
(2) Any commercial communications antenna/tower that does not meet division (A)(1) above shall only be allowed where specifically authorized in § 154.050, and in compliance with the following additional regulations.
(a) A new tower, other than a tower on a lot of an emergency services station, shall be setback the following distances, whichever is greater:
1. A distance from the lot line of a lot occupied by an existing dwelling (or that is approved for a new dwelling) that is greater than the total height of the antenna/tower above the surrounding ground level;
2. The applicable principal building setback; and
3. A minimum distance of 100 feet plus the total height of the tower above these rounding ground level from a primarily residential building on another lot.
(b) A tower attached to the ground shall be surrounded by a security fence/gate with a minimum height of eight feet and evergreen plantings or preserved vegetation with an initial minimum height of four feet.
(c) The applicant shall provide a written statement sealed by a professional engineer stating that the communications antenna/tower will meet the structural and wind resistence requirements of the latest published version of the borough Building Code (Chapter 150 of this code of ordinances).
(d) The applicant shall describe in writing the policies that will be used to offer space on a tower to other communications providers, which shall serve to minimize the total number of towers necessary in the region.
(e) An applicant for a new commercial communications tower shall provide evidence to the Zoning Hearing Board that they have investigated co-locating their facilities on an existing tower and other tall structures and have found such alternative to be unworkable. The reasons shall be provided. At an absolute minimum, placement upon existing or approved towers within a one-mile radius shall be considered, in addition to other reasonable opportunities.
(f) A maximum total height of 200 feet above the ground shall apply in a commercial and industrial district and 150 feet in any other district where a tower may be allowed, unless the applicant proves to the Zoning Hearing Board that a taller height is absolutely necessary and unavoidable.
(g) The Zoning Hearing Board may require lighting of an antenna even if it will not be required by the Federal Aviation Administration. Such lighting is intended to provide protection for emergency medical helicopters.
(h) A new tower shall be designed in a manner that minimizes its visual intrusiveness and environmental impacts to the maximum extent feasible. For example, monopole designs are preferred over lattice designs. Self-supporting towers are preferred over towers with guy wires that would require removal of larger numbers of trees.
(3) Purposes: these provisions for commercial communications antenna/towers are primarily designed to serve the following purposes, in addition to the overall objectives of this chapter:
(a) To protect property values;
(b) To minimize the visual impact of antenna/towers, particularly considering the importance of the scenic beauty of the area in attracting visitors for outdoor recreation; and
(c) To minimize the number and heights of towers in a manner that still provides for adequate telecommunications services and competition.
(4) A tower/antenna that primarily serves emergency communications by a borough- recognized police, fire or ambulance organization, and is on the same lot as an emergency services station, shall be permitted-by-right.
(5) Any antenna and tower that is no longer in active use shall be completely removed within six months after the discontinuance of use. The operator shall notify the Zoning Officer in writing after the antenna or tower use is no longer inactive use. Any lease shall require such removal by the owner of the antennal tower. Any lease should provide that the lease shall expire once the antenna/tower is removed.
(6) All utility buildings serving a tower shall have a maximum height of 12 feet. Where a utility building is adjacent to a residential lot(s), it shall meet principal building setbacks along those lot lines.
(L) Day care, adult.
(1) Shall be fully licensed by the state, if required by the state.
(2) Shall include constant supervision during all hours of operation.
(3) Shall not meet the definition of a “treatment center”.
(M) Day care center, child.
(1) See also “day care; family day care home or group day care” as an accessory use in § 154.067.
(2) The use shall comply with any applicable state and federal regulations, including having an appropriate State Department of Public Welfare (or its successor agency) registration certificate or license.
(4) The use shall include secure fencing around outdoor play areas.
(5) Outdoor play areas of a day care center involving the care of 25 or more children at any one time shall be setback a minimum of 25 feet from the exterior walls of an abutting existing dwelling.
(6) This use shall not be conducted in a dwelling that is physically attached to another dwelling that does not have a common owner.
(7) A day care use may occur in a building that also includes permitted or nonconforming dwelling units.
(8) See also the standards for a “place of worship”, which allows a day care center as an adjunct use.
(N) Group homes. Group homes are permitted within a lawful dwelling unit, provided file following additional requirements are met.
(1) See definition in § 154.031.
(2) A group home shall not include any use meeting the definition of a “treatment center”.
(3) A group home shall include file housing of a maximum of six unrelated persons, except:
(a) If a more restrictive requirement is established by another borough code, such as a Housing Code;
(b) The number of bona fide paid professional staff shall not count towards such maximum; and
(c) As may otherwise be approved by the Zoning Hearing Board under § 154.011(D).
(4) The applicant shall provide a written statement describing how the facility will have adequate trained staff supervision for the number and type of residents. The Zoning Officer may require 24-hour on-site staffing if necessary for the number and type of residents.
(5) The applicant shall provide evidence of any applicable federal, state or county licensing or certification to the Zoning Officer. If such licensing or certification is changed, suspended or revoked, the operator shall provide written notice to the Zoning Officer within seven days.
(6) The group home shall register in writing its location, general type of treatment/care, maximum number of residents and sponsoring agency with the Zoning Officer. If there are any changes in such matters, the operator shall provide written notice to the Zoning Officer within seven days. The Zoning Officer may require a new approval if there are changes in the nature of the group home.
(7) Any on-site medical or counseling services shall be limited to a maximum of three nonresidents per day. Any on-site staff meetings shall be limited to a maximum of five persons at one time.
(8) A minimum of one off-street parking space shall be provided per on-site employee, plus one space for every two residents of a type reasonably expected to be able to drive a vehicle. If the residents are not expected to be able to drive, one off-street space shall still be provided for visitors.
(9) If a group home is in a residential district, an appearance shall be maintained that is closely similar to nearby dwellings, and no sign shall identify the use.
(10) The persons living on-site shall function as a common household unit.
(O) Hotel or motel.
(1) See definitions in § 154.031, which distinguish a hotel/motel from a boarding house.
(2) New buildings shall be a minimum of 50 feet from any residential lot line.
(P) Kennel.
(1) Minimum lot area: one acre.
(2) All buildings in which animals are housed and all runs shall be located at least 200 feet from all residential lot lines.
(3) Buildings shall be adequately soundproofed so that sounds generated within the buildings cannot routinely be heard within any principal building on another lot.
(4) No animal shall be permitted to use outdoor runs from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. that are within 250 feet of an existing dwelling. Runs for dogs shall be separated from each other by visual barriers a minimum of four feet in height to minimize dog barking.
(5) Structures in which animals are kept shall provide adequate shelter from the elements, including being heated during cold weather.
(6) All animal wastes shall be removed and properly disposed of at least once a day.
(7) The operator of the kennel shall exercise all necessary control over the animals and shall not allow a nuisance condition to exist in terms of excessive noise, odor or health hazards.
(8) The kennel shall be operated in full compliance with the Animal Welfare Act, 3 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 2301 et seq. and applicable state kennel regulations. The kennel shall be open to regular inspection by the Zoning Officer and any designated health inspector.
(Q) Mineral extraction.
(1) Application requirements: a copy of all site plan information that will be required by the Pennsylvania DEP shall also be submitted to the borough as part of the zoning application.
(2) A detailed and appropriate land reclamation and reuse plan of the area to be excavated shall be submitted to the Zoning Officer.
(3) After areas are used for mineral extraction, those areas shall be reclaimed in phases to a nonhazardous and environmentally sound state permitting some productive or beneficial future user.
(4) A 75-foot wide yard covered by natural vegetative ground cover (except at approved driveway crossings) shall be required along all exterior lot lines that are within 250 feet of an area of excavation. This yard shall include an earth berm with a minimum average height of six feet and an average of one shade tree for each 50 feet of distance along the lot lines. Such shade trees shall be planted outside of any berm and any fence.
(5) The use shall meet minimum setbacks stated in state regulations.
(6) The excavated area of a mineral extraction use shall be setback 150 feet from the average waterline of a perennial stream or the edge of a natural wetland of more than two acres.
(7) Truck access to the use shall be located to reasonably minimize hazards on public streets and dust and noise nuisances to residences.
(8) Fencing: the Zoning Hearing Board may require secure fencing in locations where needed to protect public safety. As an alternative, the Zoning Hearing Board may approve the use of thorny vegetation to discourage public access. Also, warning signs shall be placed at intervals of not less than 100 feet around the outer edge of the use.
(10) County Conservation District: a soil erosion and sedimentation plan shall be prepared by the applicant and found to be acceptable to the County Conservation District.
(11) Hours of operation: the Zoning Hearing Board, as a condition of special exception approval, may reasonably limit the hours of operation of the use and of related trucking and blasting operations to protect the character of adjacent residential areas.
(12) The activities and residual effects shall not create conditions that are significantly hazardous to the health and safety of neighboring residents.
(R) Membership club; meeting and recreational facility.
(1) See definition in § 154.031.
(2) Any active outdoor play areas shall be setback at least 30 feet from any abutting residential lot line.
(S) Mobile/manufactured home. Installed on an individual lot or within a mobile/ manufactured home park approved after the adoption of this chapter.
(1) Construction: any mobile/manufactured home placed on any lot after the adoption of this chapter shall be constructed in accordance with 1976 or later safety and construction standards of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (Note: these federal standards supersede any building code for the actual construction of the home itself.)
(2) Each site shall be graded to provide a stable and well-drained area.
(3) Each home shall have hitch and wheels removed.
(4) Anchoring: a mobile/manufactured home on an individual lot or mobile/manufactured home park shall include a system that secures the home to the ground to prevent shifting, overturning or uneven settling of the home, with a secure base for the tie-downs.
(5) Foundation treatment: the space between the bottom of the home and the ground and/or home pad shall be enclosed using a durable material that has the appearance of a foundation of a site-built home, such as material with a concrete-type or stucco facing. Provisions shall be provided as necessary for access to utility connections.
(6) Outside of a manufactured/mobile home park, the front door of a manufactured/ mobile hone shall face onto a public street.
(7) See also the dimensional regulations of § 154.051(A) regarding dwelling width in certain districts.
(8) The home shall have a main roof with a minimum pitch of four and one-half to one.
(T) Nursing home or assisted living facility/personal care home.
(1) Licensing: see definition in § 154.031.
(2) A minimum of 20% of the lot shall be suitable and developed for passive recreation. This area shall include outdoor sitting areas and pedestrian walks.
(U) Outdoor storage and display.
(1) Location: outdoor storage or display shall not occupy any part of any of the following: the existing or future street right-of-way, sidewalk or other area intended or designed for pedestrian use or required parking area,
(2) No such storage or display shall occur on areas with a slope in excess of 25% or within the 100-year floodway.
(3) Screening: see § 154.142.
(4) More than ten used tires shall only be stored on a lot of a tire replacement business, and such tires shall only be stored while awaiting imminent disposal.
(V) Place of worship.
(1) Minimum lot area: 25,000 square feet in a residential district, § 154.051 applies in other districts.
(2) Weekly religious education rooms and meeting rooms are permitted accessory uses provided that such uses are of such a character and intensity that they would be clearly customary and incidental to the place of worship. A primary or secondary school and/or a child or adult day care center are permitted on the same lot as a place of worship provided the requirements for such uses are also met. Noncommercial buses used primarily to transport persons to and from religious services or a permitted school on the lot may be parked on the lot. Other uses shall only be permitted if all of the requirements for such uses are also met, including being permitted in the applicable district.
(3) One dwelling unit may be accessory to a place of worship on the same lot provided it is only used to house a religious leader(s) and/or his or her family.
(W) Recreation, outdoor.
(1) Any outdoor activity area shall be located no closer to any lot line than the required front yard depth and shall be screened and, if necessary sound insulation shall be provided to protect the neighborhood from any possible noise.
(2) A 20-foot wide buffer yard in accordance with § 154.142 shall be required.
(3) Any swimming pool shall meet the requirements for such use, as stated in this subchapter.
(X) Recycling collection center.
(1) This use shall not be bound by the requirements of a solid waste disposal facility.
(2) All materials shall be kept in appropriate containers, with appropriate sanitary measures and frequent enough emptying to prevent the attraction of insects or rodents and to avoid fire hazards.
(3) Adequate provision shall be made for movement of trucks if needed and for off-street parking.
(4) A 20-foot wide buffer yard with screening as described in § 154.142 shall be provided between this use and any abutting residential lot line.
(5) This use may be a principal or accessory use, including being an accessory use to a commercial use, an industrial use, a public or private primary or secondary school, a place of worship or a borough-owned use, subject to the limitations of this division (X).
(6) Materials to be collected shall be of the same character as the following materials: paper; fabric; cardboard; plastic; metal; aluminum; and glass. No garbage shall be stored as part of the use, except for that generated on-site and that accidentally collected with the recyclables. Only materials clearly being actively collected for recycling may be stored on site.
(7) The use shall only include the following operations: collection; sorting; baling; loading; weighing; routine cleaning; and closely similar work. No burning or land filling shall occur. No mechanical operations shall routinely occur at the site other than operations such as baling of cardboard.
(8) The use shall not include the collection or processing of pieces of metal that have a weight greater than 50 pounds, except within an industrial district.
(Y) Restaurant or banquet hall.
(1) Screening of dumpster and waste containers, see § 154.145.
(2) See “drive-through” service in § 154.067.
(3) Drive-through service shall only be provided where specifically permitted in the applicable district regulations.
(Z) School, public or private; primary or secondary.
(1) Minimum lot area: two acres if within a residential district, one-half acre in other districts.
(2) No building, children’s play equipment, basketball courts or illuminated recreation facilities shall be within 25 feet of a residential lot line, unless a more restrictive setback is established by another section of this chapter.
(3) The use shall not include any residential uses unless all of the requirements for such uses are separately met.
(AA) Self-storage development.
(1) All storage units shall be of fire-resistant construction.
(2) Outdoor storage shall be limited to recreational vehicles, boats and trailers. No junk vehicle shall be stored within view of a public street or a dwelling.
(3) Trash, radioactive or highly toxic substances, garbage, refuse, explosives or flammable materials hazardous substances, animal carcasses or skins, or similar items shall not be stored.
(4) Nothing shall be stored in interior traffic aisles, required off-street parking areas, loading areas or accessways.
(5) The use shall not include a commercial auto repair garage unless that use is permitted in the district and the use meets those requirements.
(6) Adequate lighting shall be provided for security, but it shall be directed away or shielded from any adjacent residential uses.
(8) Minimum separation between buildings: 20 feet, which shall allow passage by emergency vehicles.
(BB) Single-family attached dwellings and apartments.
(1) Maximum number. Maximum number of single-family attached dwellings attached in any manner: eight.
(2) Paved area setback. all off-street parking spaces, except spaces on driveways immediately in front of a carport or garage entrance, shall be set back a minimum of 15 feet from any dwelling.
(3) Garages. Single-family attached dwellings shall be designed so that garages and/or carports are not an overly prominent part of the view from public streets. For this reason, parking courts, common garage or carport structures or garages at the rear of dwellings are encouraged instead of individual garages opening onto the front of the building, especially for narrow single-family attached dwellings.
(4) Mailboxes. Any mailbox provided within the street right-of-way should be clustered together in an orderly and attractive arrangement or structure. Individual freestanding mailboxes of noncoordinated types at the curbside are specifically discouraged.
(5) Access. Vehicular access points onto all arterial and collector streets shall be minimized to the lowest reasonable number. No single-family attached dwelling within a tract of five or more dwelling units shall have its own driveway entering onto an arterial or collector street.
(CC) Swimming pool, non-household.
(1) The water surface shall be setback at least 50 feet from any existing dwelling.
(2) Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet.
(3) Any water surface within 100 feel of an existing dwelling shall be separated from the dwelling by a buffer yard meeting § 154.142.
(4) The water surfaces ball be surrounded by a secure, well-maintained fence at least six feet in height.
(5) Drainage: a proper method shall be provided for drainage of the water from the pool that will not flood other property.
(DD) Townhouses/rowhouses. See “single-family attached dwellings”.
(EE) Treatment centers.
(1) See definition in § 154.031.
(2) The applicant shall provide a written description of all types of persons intended to occupy the use during the life of the permit. Any future additions to this list shall require an additional special exception approval.
(3) The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board that the use will involve adequate on-site supervision and security measures to protect public safety.
(4) The Zoning Hearing Board may place conditions upon the use to protect public safety, such as conditions on the types of residents and security measures.
(5) If the use involves five or more residents, an on-lot outdoor recreation area shall be provided that is supervised by the center’s staff.
(6) Any such use shall be set back a minimum of 600 feet front any existing treatment center.
(7) A methadone treatment center shall meet the applicable requirements of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. §§ 10101 et seq.
(FF) Veterinarian office (includes animal hospital).
(1) Any structure in which animals are treated or housed shall be a minimum of 50 feet from any residential lot line. Buildings shall be adequately soundproofed so that sounds generated within the buildings cannot routinely be perceived within any adjacent dwellings.
(2) Outdoor animal runs may be provided for small animals for use between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., provided the runs are at least 150 feet from any existing dwelling and provided that the runs for dogs are separated from each other by visual barriers a minimum of four feet in height, to minimize dog barking.
(3) Although animals may be kept as an accessory use, a commercial kennel shall only be allowed if a kennel is permitted in that district and if the applicable requirements are met.
(2006 Code, § 27-402) (Ord. 12/18/2003, passed 12-18-2003, § 402)