§ 255-27.   Dwellings. 
[Amended 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1204, § 1; 8-11-2009 by Ord. No. 09- 1215, § 1; 4-13-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1229, § 1; 1-8-2013 by Ord. No. 13-1264, § 1; 8-12-2014 by Ord. No. 14-1291, § 2]
The following shall be accessory to :
   A.   A , private stable, or private , provided that no motor vehicle parked thereon shall be other than those permitted in a as defined in § 255-7; and provided that as to a private stable or :
      (1)   No animals shall be housed therein unless the is located on a at least five acres in area and at least 100 feet from any boundary line and at least 150 feet from any .
      (2)   The minimum shall be one acre.
      (3)   The maximum height shall be 35 feet to the peak of the roof.
      (4)   The maximum shall be 1,200 square feet.
      (5)   If the exceeds 600 square feet, the shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the side and rear property lines.
[Amended 8-12-2014 by Ord. No. 14-1291]
   A.1   The keeping of chickens on a in the A, B, C or NH zoning district only, and only for the personal of the resident(s) of the on which the chickens are kept, and provided:
      (1)   The has a minimum area of one acre (43,560 sq.ft.).
      (2)   On between one-half acre (21,780 sq.ft.) and one acre, chickens may be kept upon the grant of a by the Zoning Hearing Board provided the following conditions are met:
         (a)   The required shelter and pen must be located a minimum distance of 100 feet from any residential on an adjoining property.
         (b)   Subsections (3) through (9) below are complied with.
         (c)   The applicant shall meet the general standards for approval contained in § 255-174.
      (3)   The is developed with a single detached occupied as a single-family residence.
      (4)   On less than three acres in size, not more than six chickens are permitted. On greater than three acres not more than 12 chickens are permitted.
      (5)   The keeping of roosters is prohibited.
      (6)   Chickens shall not be slaughtered on the property.
      (7)   A shelter and pen (fenced in area) shall be provided in compliance with the standards set forth below, The chickens shall be confined to the shelter and pen area at all times.
         (a)   The shelter must have a solid roof and at least three enclosed sides. There shall be a minimum area of three square feet of shelter area and 10 square feet of pen area for each fowl. The shelter shall not exceed 100 square feet in size.
         (b)   The shelter and pen may not be located in a front area.
         (c)   The shelter and pen shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the principal residence and a minimum of 40 feet from the side and rear property lines.
         (d)   The shelter and pen shall be screened from view from adjacent properties with a fence or shrubbery having a minimum height of 4 feet.
      (8)   The property owner shall obtain a Zoning prior to keeping chickens on the .
      (9)   The shelter and pen must be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition meeting the following minimum standards:
         (a)   All feed provided for the chickens must be stored in a rodent- and insect-proof container or receptacle.
         (b)   An insect-proof container shall be provided for the storage of manure. The container shall be maintained and emptied sufficiently often and in such manner as to prevent a nuisance. No manure shall be allowed to accumulate except in such container.
         (c)   The shelter and pen shall be devoid of all rodents and insects and free from objectionable odors at and beyond the property line.
[Added 1-8-2013 by Ord. No. 13-1264]
   B.   A swimming pool for of and guests only.
   C.   Private greenhouses.
   D.   The renting of rooms within the in which the lessor resides for not more than two nontransient , with or without the provisions of table board for such .
   E.   The following when authorized as a :
      (1)    either within a or a accessory thereto for household employees, caretakers, caregivers, or members of the owner’s , provided the following conditions are met:
         (a)   The property may not otherwise be used for any of the following : the renting of rooms, , professional office, or minor .
         (b)   The owner shall record a covenant to run with the land restricting the of such unit to these purposes.
         (c)   The off-street parking requirements of this chapter are met for both .
         (d)   The floor area of the can be no more than 40% of the floor area of the principal , or 1,200 square feet, whichever is less.
         (e)   The maximum height, measured to the peak of the roof, for a detached containing an accessory shall not exceed 13 feet for a one-story and 22 feet for a two-story . The height of an accessory attached to a principal shall not exceed the existing height of the principal .
         (f)   A detached containing an accessory must meet the setback requirements for the principal on the .
[Amended 4-13-2010 by Ord. No. 10-1229; 8-12-2014 by Ord. No. 14-1291]
   F.    facilities are permitted in a in which the caregiver resides, upon determination of the Township Zoning Officer that the following criteria are met:
      (1)   The caregiver shall be registered or licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide child care services in the .
      (2)   There shall be no structural change to the exterior of the single-family detached to accommodate the   .
      (3)   There shall be a minimum of 40 square feet of floor space per child, inclusive of space occupied by furniture and equipment but exclusive of closets, halls, bathrooms, kitchens and related areas, which shall be on the first floor of the .
      (4)   A minimum of 100 square feet of outdoor play space per child shall be available on the same . Such play space shall be in the rear of the only and shall be enclosed by a fence or .
      (5)   A driveway shall be required in order to allow off-street pickup and drop-off of children.
   G.    and accessory to permitted .
   H.   Professional office. [Added 9-14-1993 by Ord. No. 854]
      (1)   A professional office which does not qualify as a “minor ” is permitted in a single-family , or in a accessory thereto, if authorized as a by the Zoning Hearing Board prior to August 1, 2003, subject to the following: [Amended 6-11-2002 by Ord. No. 1089; 9-23-2003 by Ord. No. 1115]
         (a)   The professional office will be used only by a practitioner licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a doctor, lawyer, dentist, psychologist, psychiatrist, engineer, architect, accountant or a rabbi, priest or minister affiliated with a local religious institution.
         (b)   The profession will be conducted, managed and operated primarily by a resident of the .
         (c)   No more than a total of four individuals will work or assist in the office; no more than two of these individuals will be nonresidents of the .
         (d)   The office will be located in the or in a accessory thereto.
         (e)   The gross office space will not exceed 600 square feet.
         (f)   Only one will be displayed on the subject premises for the office, and that will not be larger than six inches by 18 inches bearing the name and occupation, in words only, of the practitioner.
         (g)   Parking shall be provided as required by Article XIX of this chapter.
         (h)   The required will be paved with an all-weather material as required by the Township Code; however, the Zoning Hearing Board may determine that a certain number of the required spaces may be held in reserve and remain unpaved until one or all of the reserved required spaces become necessary at some time in the future, with such determination to be left to the discretion of the property owner.
         (i)   The additional requirements for the professional office parking will be provided in the side or rear only. The setback of the parking area and the approaches thereto will be no closer to an adjacent than an in the same zoning district may be located pursuant to this chapter.
         (j)   All driveways will be constructed to the turning of vehicles on the so as to avoid the necessity of backing into the .
         (k)   Any increased water runoff from the subject property caused by to the professional office or the additional parking therefor will be fully recharged on the subject property.
         (l)   Landscaped plantings sufficient to screen the parking area from adjacent will be provided and maintained. A plan of such landscaping shall accompany the zoning application.
      (2)   This provision is not intended to restrict individuals from conducting an occupation in their homes on a full- or part-time basis if such activity does not generate vehicular traffic to the home and if nonresidents do not work or assist with the occupation in the .
   I.   No-impact , subject to the following requirements: [Added 7-8-2003 by Ord. No. 1113]
      (1)   No except a resident practitioner shall work on the premises in connection with the .
      (2)   The shall be conducted entirely within a . All such activities shall occupy no more than 500 square feet of floor area.
      (3)   No commercial traffic visits shall be permitted, except for incidental delivery vehicles.
      (4)   No goods shall be publicly displayed on the premises. No inventory, except samples or handicrafts and artwork produced on the premises, shall be maintained on the premises.
      (5)   There shall be no outside storage of materials or equipment.
      (6)   The existence of the must not be visible from the exterior of the property.
      (7)   No may be displayed associated with the business.
      (8)   Before instituting the , a certificate of occupancy authorizing the must be obtained.
   J.   Minor . A “minor ” is a which involves no more than one commercial visit per hour and a maximum of four commercial visits to the premises per day, with all visits falling between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. One minor is permitted per , subject to the following requirements: [Added 9-23-2003 by Ord. No. 1115; amended 8-11-2009 by Ord. No. 09-1215]
      (1)   The shall be located in the principal residence of the practitioner. No except a resident practitioner and one other shall work on the premises in connection with the . [Amended 8-11-2009 by Ord. No. 09-1215]
      (2)   The shall be conducted within a . All such activities shall occupy no more than 500 square feet of floor area.
      (3)   Parking shall be provided as required by Article XIX of this chapter. If paving is added to create an additional on the , then landscape plantings sufficient to screen the additional parking area from adjacent , as provided for in § 212-32.F(2)(d), shall be installed and maintained. of any needed additional parking shall receive grading if and as required by Chapters 99 and 206. [Amended 8-11-2009 by Ord. No. 09-1215]
      (4)   No goods shall be publicly displayed on the premises. No inventory, except samples or handicrafts and artwork produced on the premises, shall be maintained on the premises.
      (5)   There shall be no outside storage of materials or equipment, except that one business vehicle employed in the may be maintained on the property if it is parked off of the and behind the setback.
      (6)   The existence of the must not be visible from the exterior of the property, except that a single, nonilluminated no more than 84 square inches in area on either side may be erected to display only the name or names of the practitioner(s) and the address.
      (7)   Before instituting the , a certificate of occupancy authorizing the must be obtained.
      (8)   In all residence districts, no minor shall be located within 500 feet of a professional office or any other minor , measured by the shortest distance between the on which the proposed will be located and the or which contain the existing . The requirement of this subsection shall not be imposed if the applicant establishes, upon application to the Zoning Hearing Board for a , either that the proposed is located in a which is not primarily residential in character or that the proposed will not have a substantial tendency to commercialize the .
   K.    for animals is permitted on a property by conditional if accessory to a in which the caregiver resides, upon determination by the Zoning Officer that the following criteria are met:
      (1)   For the purposes of this section, “animals” shall refer only to dogs and cats.
      (2)   The of the subject property shall be at least three acres.
      (3)   On of three acres, no more than four animals, including resident animals, shall be kept on the property at one time. For every additional acre of , one additional animal may be kept.
      (4)   The hours of operation shall be limited to weekdays between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Outdoor hours for animals shall be 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
      (5)   There shall be no structural change to the exterior of the or any on the property to accommodate the   .
      (6)   The outdoor area for the animals shall be limited to the rear of the property and must be completely enclosed by a six-foot tall fence. The fence must be strong enough to prevent the animals from leaving the property. The outdoor area shall be set back a minimum of 20 feet from the side and rear property lines.
      (7)   A driveway shall be provided to allow off-street pickup and drop-off of animals.
      (8)   Animal waste must be removed from the at least once daily to control odors and the owner must arrange for the waste to be collected from the property at least twice weekly.
      (9)   Operators shall be subject to the Township Code controls on animal noise (§ 158- 12.C(6)) and odors (§ 158-11).
      (10)   The property owner shall be required to keep records of animal licenses and vaccinations for all animals in their care. Dog owners must show proof of current licensing and vaccination for rabies and bordatella (“kennel cough”).
      (11)   The owner is required to obtain a certificate of occupancy annually for the animal business.
 [Added 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 1204, § 1]