In the RP District, the following regulations shall apply:
A. Use Regulations.
(1) Uses by Right. Only the following uses shall be permitted by right (see also Article 4):
(a) A-1 Agriculture.
(b) A-2 Accessory Agricultural Sales.
(c) A-3 Forestry.
(d) A-4 Greenhouse.
(e) A-7 Nursery.
(f) A-8 Riding Academy/Boarding Stable.
(g) A-9 Accessory Farm Business.
(h) B-2a Group Home.
(i) B11 Single Family Detached Dwelling.
(j) B-12 Single-Family Detached Cluster.
(k) B-13 Subdivision Creating Large Lots.
(l) C-1 Cemetery.
(m) C-14 Municipal Passive Recreation Park. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(n) F-4 Essential Services. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(o) H-1 Accessory Apartments. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(p) H-3 Family Cay Care. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(q) H-4 Home Based Business. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(r) H-5 Livestock and Horses as an Accessory Use. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(s) H-7 Recreational Vehicles. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(t) H-8 Residential Accessory Structure or Use. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5- 2014)
(u) H-9 Spa/Hot Tubs. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(v) H-10 Swimming Pool. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(w) H-11 Temporary Structures and Vehicles. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5- 2014)
(x) H-12 Outdoor Wood Fired Boiler per § 404.H.(12). (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(y) H-13 Customarily Accessory Use or Structure. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5- 2014)
(z) H-14 Accessory Solar-Powered Generating Facilities. (Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2014)
(aa) H-16 Accessory Geothermal Heat Pump. (Ord. 203, passed 2-28- 2023)
(2) Conditional Uses. Only the following uses shall be allowed as conditional uses (see also Articles 4 and 8):
(a) B-8 Private Camp/Cottage Development.
(b) C-13 Primary or Secondary School or College.
(c) E-16 Recreational Campsites.
(d) E-11 Bed and Breakfast and certain other additional uses if approved under § 515 in an historic structure.
(e) H-15 Accessory Wind-Powered Generating Facility. (Ord. 203, passed 2-28-2023)
(3) Uses by Special Exception. Only the following uses shall be allowed as special exception uses (see also Articles 4 and 5):
(a) A-6 Kennel.
(b) C-7 Municipal Facility.
(c) C-10 Place of Worship.
(d) C-12 Recreational Facility/Community Center.
(e) F-1 Utility Operating Facility.
(f) H-4 Home occupations other than home occupations that are permitted by right.
(g) H-17 Emerging Alternative Energy Generation Systems. (Ord. 203, passed 2-28-2023)
(4) Signs shall be allowed in accordance with Article 9.
B. Dimensional, Open Space and Coverage Regulations for Uses Other than Single-Family Cluster Development. The following regulations shall apply within the RP District unless a more restrictive provision is established by another Section of this Ordinance (such as, but not limited to, Articles 4 and 5):
(1) Minimum lot area–3 acres.
(Ord. 144, passed 12-11-2007)
(2) In addition to each lot meeting the lot area requirement per lot, as provided above, the number of dwelling units allowed on a site for land in the RP District under Uses B11a and B11b shall also be limited, based upon the Natural Resource and Site Capacity calculations of § 510.
(a) Maximum density–0.33 dwelling units per acre of base site area.
(b) Maximum building coverage–0.10 per lot.
(c) Maximum impervious surface ratio–.15 per lot.
(d) Minimum lot width at minimum building setback line–200 feet.
(e) Minimum front yard–60 feet.
(f) Minimum side yard–40 feet each.
(g) Minimum rear yard–60 feet.
(h) Maximum height–35 feet or two and one-half stories, whichever is more restrictive. See exceptions for agricultural buildings.
C. Dimensional, Open Space and Coverage Regulations for Single-Family Cluster Development (SFDC). The following regulations shall apply within the RP District for SFDC unless a more restrictive provision is established by another Section of this Ordinance (such as, but not limited to, Articles 4 and 5):
(1) Any parcel larger than 10 acres may be developed as a cluster (Use B-12), unless it is demonstrated that clustering impacts more of the environmental resources defined in the resource protection calculation (§ 509.2) than does non-clustered development (see paragraph .B, above).
(2) Minimum lot area–1 acre, except as follows:
(a) A proposed building area shall be designated on any subdivision or land development plan. The proposed building area shall show the outer extent of a contiguous area that shall encompass all areas that are allowed to be used for the construction of buildings, driveways, sewage disposal facilities and off-street parking spaces and an area 40 feet wide on each side of all such improvements.
(b) If such proposed building area on any lot includes any land area with slopes of 25 percent or greater slopes, then the SFDC option shall not be used. If such proposed building area includes any land area with slopes of 15 to 24.99 percent slopes, but no area of 25 percent or greater slopes, then a 3-acre minimum lot area shall be required for that lot.
(c) Such proposed building area shall be binding upon all future improvements on the lot, unless the applicant submits a revised subdivision or land development plan that is approved by the Board of Supervisors, after the Planning Commission has had an opportunity for a review. Such revised plan shall only be approved if the applicant proves that the revised proposed building area would comply with all requirements of Township ordinances.
(3) Minimum open space ratio–.50.
(4) Maximum impervious surface ratio–.10 for the tract.
(5) Minimum lot width at minimum building setback line–150 feet.
(6) Minimum front yard–50 feet.
(7) Minimum side yard–15 feet each.
(8) Minimum rear yard–35 feet.
(9) Maximum height–35 feet or two and one-half stories, whichever is more restrictive. See exceptions in § 502.8.
(10) Maximum density–0.33 dwelling units per acres of base site area.
D. Additional Requirements for Single-Family Detached Cluster (“SFDC”) Developments.
(1) The maximum number of dwelling units on a SFDC tract shall not exceed the number of units that would be permitted under a non-clustered subdivision for Use B-11a or B-11b Single-Family Detached Dwellings.
(2) See also provisions for use B-12 Single-Family Detached Cluster in § 404.B.
(Ord. passed 10-2-2007, § 602; Ord. 144, passed 10-11-2007, § 08; Ord. 173, passed 1-5-2015, § 11; Ord. 176, passed 1-5-2015, § 09; Am. Ord. 191, passed 1-8-2019; Ord. 203, passed 2-28-2023)