East Hempfield - Land Uses

Accessory repair of personal motor vehicles

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Within any residential-use zone, the routine maintenance, repair and servicing of personal motor vehicles, outside of a completely enclosed building, with such vehicles being owned and/or leased by the person performing such services, is permitted subject to the following conditions:

(a) All by-product or waste fuels, lubricants, chemicals, and other products shall be properly disposed of.
(b) All such activities shall be conducted at times that do not disturb adjoining residents as a result of noise, glare, dust, and hazardous waste.
(c) Such uses must meet all ordinances of the Township, including noise and burn ordinances.
(d) Any such repair activities cannot be conducted as an in-home business.

Admissions/fees booth in parking areas

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Any booths or other structures used for the collection of admission and/or parking fees shall be set back and arranged to prevent vehicle back-ups on adjoining streets during peak arrival periods. Any other collection of fees (roaming parking lot attendants) shall be conducted in a manner to prevent vehicle back-ups on adjoining streets. If, at any time after the opening of the use, the Township determines that traffic back-ups are occurring on adjoining streets, and such back-ups are directly related to the means of access to the subject property, the Township can require the applicant to revise the means of access to relieve the undue congestion.

Adult businesses

A business or establishment which offers its patrons services or entertainment characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to sexual activities and/or which legally engages in one or more of the following areas of sexually explicit/oriented sales, services or entertainment. These shall include but not be limited to body painting; book or digital video or magazine store; theater, motion-picture theater, cabaret, motel, or night/dance club; massage, when not all practitioners on site are licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy; art and model studio; arcade; and dating or escort service.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) An adult business shall not be permitted to be located within 1,000 feet of any other adult-related facility.
(2) No adult business shall be located within 1,000 feet of any existing residence or any residentially zoned land.
(3) No adult business shall be located within 1,000 feet of any parcel of land which contains any one or more of the following specified land uses:

(a) Amusement park.
(b) Camp (for youth activity).
(c) Day-care services, family and commercial.
(d) Community activity building.
(e) Place of worship.
(f) Museum.
(g) Park.
(h) Playground.
(i) School.
(j) Other lands where, due to the nature of use, minors customarily or historically have congregated.

(4) The distance between any two adult entertainment businesses shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the closest point on the exterior lot line of each business. The distance between any adult entertainment business and any land use specified above shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the closest point on the exterior lot line of the adult business to the closest point on the lot line of said land use.
(5) No materials, merchandise, or film offered for sale, rent, lease, loan, or for view upon the premises of the adult business shall be exhibited or displayed outside of a building or structure.
(6) Any building or structure used and occupied as an adult business shall be windowless, or have an opaque covering over all windows or doors of any area in which materials, merchandise, or film are exhibited or displayed, and no sale materials, merchandise, or film shall be visible from outside of the building or structure.
(7) No sign shall be erected upon the premises of the adult business pictorially depicting or giving a visual representation of the type of materials, merchandise or film offered therein.
(8) Each entrance to the adult business shall be posted with a notice specifying that persons under the age of 18 years are not permitted to enter therein and warning all other persons that they may be offended upon entry.
(9) No adult business may change to another adult business, except upon receiving conditional use approval for the new use.
(10) No unlawful sexual activity or conduct shall be permitted.
(11) No more than one adult business may be located within one building or shopping center.

Agricultural operations

AGRICULTURAL OPERATION
An enterprise actively engaged in the commercial production and preparation for market of crops, livestock, livestock yards and livestock products, poultry and dairy; and in the production, harvesting and preparation for market or use of agricultural, agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural and aquacultural crops and commodities. The term includes an enterprise that implements changes in production practices and procedures or types of crops, livestock, livestock products or commodities produced consistent with practices and procedures that are normally engaged by farmers or are consistent with technological development within the agricultural industry.

AGRICULTURAL WHOLESALE OPERATION
An "agricultural operation" as defined herein, with wholesaling as an intermediate step, selling or arranging the purchase or sale of goods for resale (i.e., goods sold to other wholesalers or retailers) and/or raw and intermediate materials and supplies used in production. This shall also include agricultural produce sales, stockyards and buying stations.

Agricultural wholesale operations

An "agricultural operation" as defined herein, with wholesaling as an intermediate step, selling or arranging the purchase or sale of goods for resale (i.e., goods sold to other wholesalers or retailers) and/or raw and intermediate materials and supplies used in production. This shall also include agricultural produce sales, stockyards and buying stations.

Agritourism

The act of visiting a working farm or any agricultural, horticultural or agri-business operation for the purpose of enjoyment, education or active involvement in the activities of the farm or agricultural operation. Agricultural uses such as farms, ranches, vineyards that, through promotion and advertising, facilities, and activities, seek to attract visitors, guests and vacationers. Agritourism uses may include but are not limited to corn mazes, petting zoos related to farm animals, hay rides, wineries, organic farming, gourmet food products, farm operations tours and camps and other education programs. Accessory uses to the agritourism enterprise may include restaurant and food concessions, entertainment events, and the sale of products produced on the site.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Agritourism businesses located in appropriately designated zones shall meet applicable zone requirements for setbacks, height, coverage, and lot width.
(2) Any outdoor storage of supplies, materials and products shall be screened from adjoining streets and lots. The display of farm equipment for sale shall be excluded from this provision.
(3) All areas open to the public shall be kept clean from debris and other visitor trash.
(4) Visitor/customer hours are limited to dawn to dusk.
(5) Agritourism businesses are limited to businesses which are incidental to the agricultural operation on the lot.
(6) All new applications for an agritourism business shall provide a traffic impact assessment.
(7) A lighting plan shall be approved by the Township.

Alternative energy systems, accessory

Any source of usable energy intended to replace fuel sources without the undesired consequences of the replaced fuels. Also, energy systems derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment. "Alternative energy systems" may be classified as either an accessory use or a primary use on a lot.

Alternative energy systems, principal

Any source of usable energy intended to replace fuel sources without the undesired consequences of the replaced fuels. Also, energy systems derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment. "Alternative energy systems" may be classified as either an accessory use or a primary use on a lot.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Solar energy systems - see § 270-5.2F(1) for complete, detailed information.
Methane digester systems - see § 270-5.2F(2) for complete, detailed information.
Wind energy conversion systems - see § 270-5.2F(3) for complete, detailed information.

RB Zone:
This use is also permitted as a conditional use in this zone.

Amusement, fitness, and entertainment businesses

Facility where patrons can primarily engage in hobby and leisure-time interests, including but not limited to sports, dance studios, health and fitness centers, indoor or outdoor recreation or amusement activities; movie theaters, operating sports teams or leagues engaged in playing games for recreational purposes; and guided tours.

Vehicle Parking:
Off-street parking shall be provided as required by the combination of elements comprising the club, fields, pool, etc., including accessory uses.
Parking lots shall be set back 30 feet from any adjoining residential lots.
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for more detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Shall include, but not be limited to, indoor movie theaters.
(2) If the subject property contains more than two acres, it shall front on and have direct access onto an arterial or collector street.
(3) Off-street parking - see "Vehicle Parking" above.
(4) All outdoor recreation facilities shall be set back at least 50 feet from the street right-of-way line, and 25 feet from all other lot lines, and 100 feet from any residentially zoned lots.
(5) The applicant shall furnish expert evidence that all lighting or outdoor recreating areas has been arranged to prevent glare on adjoining lots and streets.
(6) The applicant shall prepare a visual screening and landscape plan in accordance with Article 4. East Hempfield Township noise ordinance regulations shall also apply.
(7) The applicant shall furnish expert evidence that the proposed use will comply with all municipal ordinances and will not be detrimental to the use of adjoining lots due to hours of operation, noise, light, litter, dust and pollution.
(8) Parking and sign regulations in Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading and Article 7: Sign Regulations shall apply.
(9) Any booths or other structures used for the collection of admission and/or parking fees shall be set back and arranged to prevent vehicle back-ups on adjoining streets during peak arrival periods. Any other collection of fees (roaming parking lot attendants) shall be conducted in a manner to prevent vehicle back-ups on adjoining streets. If, at any time after the opening of the use, the Township determines that traffic back-ups are occurring on adjoining streets, and such back-ups are directly related to the means of access to the subject property, the Township can require the applicant to revise the means of access to relieve the undue congestion.

Asphalt and concrete processing

ASPHALT PROCESSING
A series of operations, usually in a continuous and regular action or succession of actions, taking place involving raw and mixed asphalt materials.

Assisted living facilities

Residences for the elderly or physically challenged individuals that provide rooms, meals, personal care, and supervision of self-administered medication.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Assisted living facilities and long-term care facilities.
(1) The minimum land area devoted to these facilities shall be 10 contiguous acres.
(2) The site shall have direct access and front on a collector or arterial street.
(3) Shall meet applicable zone design standards in Article 3: Zone Regulations.
(4) Residences shall be functionally, physically, and architecturally integrated with the primary use as well as recreational activity centers located within the development.
(5) Only those uses related to medical, residential, limited commercial and recreational uses, primarily servicing campus residents, will be permitted. Uses may include, but are not limited to the following:

(a) Residential buildings, nursing homes, and congregate living facilities for the elderly or physically handicapped;
(b) Medical facilities including offices, laboratories, clinics, professional or paramedical training centers, and ambulatory care facilities;
(c) Commercial uses which are strictly related and subordinate to the facility. The uses should be chosen to reflect their local orientation to the immediate campus vicinity and should be of a size and scope so as not to interfere with the primary use of the facility.

(6) The applicant shall furnish a description of the effect of the proposed use on the delivery of ambulance service. The description shall include a letter from the agency responsible for ambulance service in the site's vicinity. Such letter shall describe the adequacy/inadequacy of existing facilities and services to accommodate the proposed use, and any suggestions that might enhance ambulance service. Should it be determined that the proposed use would overburden the local ambulance service, the Township may attach conditions of approval that seeks to assure adequate levels of service.

Auction, retail

A public sale in which retail or household goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

Auction, wholesale

A private sale in which wholesale goods or property are sold to the highest bidder.

Auctions, automobile

A primary business where automobiles are stored, readied and displayed for wholesale sales. Such uses generally only conduct actual sales on one or several designated days of the week.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Automobile auctions.
(1) The subject property shall have a minimum lot size of 30 acres.
(2) The subject property shall be located within 5,000 feet of the entrance to a limited access highway.
(3) All exterior vehicle storage shall be screened from adjoining residentially zoned lots.

Bars/taverns

An establishment:
1) that sells or offers for sale alcoholic beverages for onsite consumption as the primary use pursuant to a license from the Liquor Control Board;
2) that limits entry to persons of a certain age during some or all operating hours; and
3) where food service, if any, is less than 50% of gross receipts and is subordinate to the sale of alcoholic beverages. This does not include a bar area that is an integrated part of a restaurant.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) No part of the subject property shall be located within 1,000 feet of any residential dwelling, school, or place of worship.
(2) The bar/tavern must show evidence of compliance with Liquor Control Board regulations.
(3) Dancing and live musical entertainment shall be contained within the principal building.
(4) The hours of operation for bars/taverns shall be provided to the Zoning Officer, in writing, at the time a zoning permit is issued, and if the hours of operation are to increase, a written request shall be made to the Zoning Officer.
(5) When reviewing an application to increase the hours of operation for a particular bar/tavern, the Zoning Officer shall consider the potential impacts of the use upon adjacent properties, uses, occupancy loads of the use, and the history of any past violations of Township codes and ordinances which regulate the operation of bars/taverns.
(6) The applicant shall furnish expert evidence that the proposed use will not be detrimental to the use of adjoining lots due to hours of operation, light, and/or litter.
(7) The applicant shall furnish expert evidence as to how the use will be controlled so as to not constitute a nuisance due to noise or loitering outside the building.
(8) The proposed use shall not involve drive-in, drive-through, or fast-food restaurant operations, or nightclubs, as defined herein.
(9) All seating shall be provided within the completely enclosed building, except that limited exterior seating may be provided if:

(a) Such seating is situated and designed so as not to adversely impact nearby residences;
(b) Such seating is accessory to the principal interior seating accommodations;
(c) During use, such seating is continuously supervised by an employee or owner of the restaurant;
(d) Any lighting or music systems serving such seating is designed and operated so as not to constitute a nuisance to adjoining properties; and
(e) The applicant shall furnish and implement a working plan for the continuous cleanup of litter and debris that may result from such outdoor seating.

CBC and RCC Zones:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in these districts and requires special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

Bed-and-breakfasts

An owner-occupied, single-family detached dwelling, where between one and five rooms are rented to overnight guests on a daily basis for periods not exceeding two weeks. Meals may be offered only to registered overnight guests.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
(1) No modifications to the external appearance of the building (except fire escapes) which would alter its residential character shall be permitted.
(2) All floors above grade shall have a permanently affixed direct means of escape to ground level. Such escape shall not be located on the front or primary facade of the building.
(3) Parking and sign regulations in Article 7: Sign Regulations and Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading shall apply.
(4) The applicant shall furnish evidence that an approved means of sewage disposal and water supply shall be used.
(5) Operation of all bed-and-breakfast establishments shall comply with all applicable state and federal regulations and provide proof of such permits, certifications and licenses.

RL, VR, AH Zones:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in these districts and requires special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

Boarding homes

A dwelling or rooming house operated by any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of operating a home for the purpose of letting rooms for rent, but not nursing care, for persons not related to the landowner.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) The applicant shall furnish evidence that an approved means for sewage disposal and water supply shall be used.
(2) No modifications to the external appearance of the building (except fire escapes) which would alter its residential character shall be permitted.
(3) All floors above grade shall have a permanently affixed direct means of escape to ground level.
(4) Parking and sign regulations in Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading and Article 7: Sign Regulations shall apply.
(5) Operation of all boarding homes shall comply with all applicable state and federal regulations and provide proof of such permits, certifications and licenses.

Camps and campgrounds

A property on which two or more campsites, cabins, cottages or other rustic lodging, dining facilities, and small and large group meeting areas or buildings are located, established, or maintained for temporary occupancy by the public, organizations and/or groups where the primary attractions are special events, education, vacation, and recreational features or activities and may include places for food and beverage sales and recreational and public infrastructure facilities. The campground may be an organized camp which includes a combination of programs and facilities established for the primary purpose of providing an outdoor group living experience for children, youth, and adults with social, recreational, and educational objectives and operated and used for five or more consecutive days during one or more seasons per year.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) All campsites shall be located at least 50 feet from any side or rear lot line and at least 100 feet from any public street line.
(2) Each campsite shall provide either one on-site parking space which will not interfere with the convenient and safe movement of traffic, or equivalent parking shall be provided in a common parking area.
(3) An internal street system shall be provided. All streets must comply with the East Hempfield Township Road Ordinance.[4]
(4) All outdoor play areas shall be set back 100 feet from any lot line and screened from adjoining residentially zoned lots in accordance with the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended. Such outdoor play areas shall be used exclusively by registered guests and their visitors.
(5) All campgrounds shall furnish centralized sanitary and garbage collection facilities that shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from any lot line. Such facilities shall be screened from adjoining residentially zoned lots in accordance with the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.
(6) Any accessory retail or service commercial uses shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from any lot line.

(a) Such accessory commercial uses shall be solely designed and constructed to serve the campground's registered guests and their visitors.
(b) Any parking spaces provided for these commercial uses shall only have vehicular access from the campground's internal access drives rather than the public street.
(c) All accessory commercial uses and related parking shall be screened from adjoining residentially zoned lots in accordance with the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.

(7) All campgrounds containing more than 100 campsites shall have direct access to an arterial or collector street, as identified in the East Hempfield Township Road Ordinance, and shall not be located on lands that are characterized by prime agricultural soils as defined herein.
(8) All campground signs shall comply with Article 7: Sign Regulations of this chapter.
(9) A minimum of 20% of the gross area of the campground shall be devoted to active and passive recreational facilities, which shall not be located within 100 feet of any lot line. Responsibility for maintenance of the recreation area shall be with the landowner.
(10) During operation every campground shall have an office in which shall be located the person responsible for operation of the campground.
(11) All water facilities, sewage disposal systems, rest rooms, solid waste disposal and vector control shall be approved and maintained in accordance with the requirements of the Township, the local authority, and PADEP as applicable.

Car washes and detailing

A commercial business providing services to wash and/or clean the exterior and interior of motor vehicles, boats, utility trailers, and automotive accessories. Such facilities may include, but are not limited to, do-it-yourself coin-operated facilities and fee-based full-service operations. This definition does not include operations or facilities that wash or clean large, commercial trucks, tractor trailers.

Cemeteries

Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the deceased, including columbariums, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with the cemetery and within the boundaries thereof. This definition shall not include people, services and facilities related to crematoria.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) All burial plots shall be located at least 10 feet from any street right-of-way line or lot line.
(2) Burial plots shall not be located within floodplains, wetlands, high water table soils, slopes exceeding 25%, or easements.
(3) Maximum building coverage: 20%.
(4) Maximum lot coverage: 40%.
(5) All means of ingress and egress shall be located and designed to accommodate traffic in a safe and efficient manner. Interior access drives shall be designed so as to prevent traffic congestion at points of ingress and egress.

Cluster developments

A development design technique that concentrates buildings on a part of the site to allow the remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space, and preservation of environmentally sensitive features.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Purpose and intent: Cluster developments seek to blend various residential development types within areas of the Township that are characterized as having natural beauty and environmental sensitivity. It is the express purpose to offer flexible design standards for the preservation and protection of natural and/or cultural features and/or the provision of publicly accessible common open space.

(2) General criteria: Cluster developments are permitted by conditional use, subject to the following standards:

(a) Permitted uses:

[1] Public or private parks, open spaces, playgrounds and recreational areas, but not including uses which detract from the character of the zone.
[2] Single-family detached dwellings, single-family semidetached dwellings (duplex), townhouses and multifamily dwellings;
[3] Accessory uses customarily incidental to the above permitted uses: see regulations in Article 4: General Provisions.

(b) Minimum lot area: 15 acres.
(c) Sewer and water: All proposed dwellings shall be connected to, and served by, both public sewer and water utilities.
(d) Delineation of required open space - see § 270-5.2P(2)(d) for detailed information.
(e) Parkland/common open space delineation - see § 270-5.2P(2)(e) for detailed information.

(f) Walking/bicycle paths requirements - see § 270-5.2P(2)(f).
(g) Required mix of uses: All cluster developments shall contain at least two housing types. Any one type must be at least 10% of the total number of dwelling units in the development.
(h) Open space requirements: All plans shall provide a minimum of 20% of the gross lot area in the required common open space. This does not include the required parkland as required in the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.
(i) Lot design standards.

[1] For cluster developments creating subdivided lots, the following table sets forth applicable lot size, width and coverage design standards to be applied to the various dwelling types and their respective lots:

Lot Design Standards

Dwelling Type	Minimum Lot Area (square feet)	Minimum Lot Width at Building Frontage (feet)	Maximum Lot Coverage
Single-family detached	6,000	40	65%
Single-family semidetached	4,500	35	70%
Townhouse	2,000	25	70%
Multifamily	1,500 per dwelling unit	50	70%

[2] For cluster developments that include a condominium or planned community which creates individual units that are not subdivided lots, then no individual lot design standards apply. However, in such instance, the overall developable tract shall have a minimum lot area in accordance with § 270-5.2P(2)(b); minimum lot width in accordance with the applicable Zoning District; and maximum lot coverage not to exceed 70%.

(j) Minimum setback requirements for principal structures: The following table sets forth permitted minimum yard setbacks for principal structures and accessory uses:

[1] Front: 10 feet.
[2] Side: five feet; accessory uses: five feet.
[3] Rear: 25 feet; accessory uses: five feet.
[4] For cluster developments not creating subdivided lots, front: 12 feet (measured from edge of road right-of-way/easement to building line).

(k) Maximum building height:

[1] Single-family detached dwelling: 35 feet.
[2] Single-family semidetached dwelling: 35 feet.
[3] Townhouses and multifamily dwellings: 35 feet.
[4] Accessory uses: 20 feet.

(l) Connectivity: All cluster developments shall provide for a complete system of streets, sidewalks, trails, and/or linear parks that connect with adjoining facilities and neighborhoods.
(m) Minimum building separation (for cluster developments not creating subdivided lots): 15 feet between buildings.

RL District:
Excluding townhouses and multifamily dwellings.

Community activity buildings

A facility used for recreational, social, educational, and cultural activities.

Community rehabilitation facilities

Group living quarters for persons who need specialized housing, treatment and/or counseling for addictions and substance abuse including but not limited to drugs and alcohol.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) The maximum number of clients to be served at the facility shall be six.
(2) The applicant shall provide a detailed description of the proposed use, including, but not limited to, number of clients to be served at the facility, the nature of clients to be served, the type of treatment and care to be provided, hours of operation, number of employees and residents, licensing requirements, proposed plan of operation, security measures and supervision for the safety of residents and the community.
(3) The applicant shall provide evidence that the facility is sponsored and operated by an agency or entity that is licensed, registered, or certified by an applicable county, state, or federal program.
(4) The facility shall have twenty-four-hour, on-site supervision by professionals trained to supervise the types of clients to be served by the facility.
(5) All structures shall be located at least 1,000 feet from any lot containing a school, day-care facility, camp, park, playground, and/or public library.
(6) The applicant shall show credible evidence that the use being proposed is in strict conformity with all local, county, state, and federal guidelines.

Contractor businesses and storage

A lot or portion of a lot or parcel used to maintain a construction and/or equipment business that may or may not include the storage of construction equipment and other materials and facilities customarily required in the building trade by a construction contractor. Included with this definition shall be a motor vehicle fueling station as an incidental and accessory use to the contractor's business for the fueling of contractor vehicles.

Conveniences stores

A retail sales business with primary emphasis placed on providing the public a convenient location to quickly purchase a wide array of consumable products such as food and/or motor vehicle fuel and services, which could include drive-through, dine-in or sit-down restaurant area and car wash as accessory uses, and where the building area is less than 10,000 square feet and business hours of operation may be 24 hours, seven days a week and product mix could include but not limited to: grocery-type items, beverages, snacks (including confectionery), tobacco, prepared and prepackaged food, and lottery ticket sales.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
The store parking lot will be designed to provide movement and unloading of standard delivery trucks without interference with pedestrian or vehicular movements.

Development Requirements:
(1) Outside storage of ice machines, rental/sale kiosks, propane tank sales racks, and other similar items are only allowed if kept on the front or side paved sidewalk or walking area of the store, in full view from inside the store.
(2) Parking lot requirements - see "Merchandise Loading" above.
(3) The site shall meet the screening requirements of Article 4 and the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.
(4) All site lighting shall be designed to reflect downward or inward to the site. Glare from lighting that spills onto local streets or adjacent lots is prohibited.
(5) All structures, to include fuel islands, shall be set back a minimum of 30 feet from the street right-of-way line.
(6) All ventilation equipment associated with fuel storage tanks shall be oriented away from any adjoining residential lot.
(7) All accessory uses shall comply with regulations listed in Article 4: General Provisions and Article 5: Special Use Regulations of this chapter.

C Zone:
This business use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Correctional facilities

Group living quarters for persons who need specialized housing, treatment and/or counseling that provides supervised housing as an alternative to imprisonment, including but not limited to community confinement centers, pre-release, work-release, probationary programs, criminal rehabilitation, and facilities for persons who need specialized treatment.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) The maximum number of clients to be served at the facility shall be 20.
(2) The applicant shall provide a detailed description of the proposed use, including, but not limited to, number of clients to be served at the facility, the nature of clients to be served, the type of treatment and care to be provided, hours of operation, number of employees and residents, licensing requirements, proposed plan of operation, security measures and supervision for the safety of residents and the community.
(3) The applicant shall provide evidence that the facility is sponsored and operated by an agency or entity that is licensed, registered, or certified by an applicable county, state, or federal program.
(4) The facility shall have twenty-four-hour, on-site supervision by professionals trained to supervise the types of clients to be served by the facility.
(5) All structures shall be located at least 1,500 feet from any lot containing a residence, school, day-care facility, camp, church community center, park, playground, and/or public library.
(6) The applicant shall show credible evidence that the use being proposed is in strict conformity with all local, county, state, and federal guidelines.

Day-care services, commercial

The offering of care or supervision over minors or special needs adults in lieu of care or supervision by family members. Care provided for individuals, either children or adults, by an unrelated individual. Care is provided for part of a twenty-four-hour day.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Passenger Loading:
Passenger "drop-off" and/or "pick-up" areas shall be provided on site and arranged so that the passengers do not have to cross traffic lanes on or adjacent to the site.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Day-care services, commercial and family.
(1) All commercial child day-care centers shall be constructed and managed in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) requirements as well as all other federal, state, and local regulations.

(2) Shall provide both indoor and outdoor play areas in accordance with DPW requirements, as referenced above.

(3) Enrollment shall be defined as the largest number of students and/or children under day-care supervision at any one time during a seven-day period.

(4) Passenger "drop-off" and/or "pick-up" areas - see "Passenger Loading" above.

(5) In the RL, RM and VR Zones, day-care businesses, whether utilizing an existing building or constructing a new building, shall be designed to be compatible with the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood. The applicant shall provide a building elevation plan including a landscaping plan that provides evidence of the building's appearance and design compatibility. In the VR Zone, for properties containing multiple buildings that were in existence as of the date of the adoption of the current Zoning Ordinance, an applicant may operate a commercial day-care service while operating other permitted uses on the property as long as the applicant provides a site plan establishing there is adequate parking on the lot to meet the parking requirements for each principal use.

Day-care services, family

A day-care facility that is operated as an accessory use to a dwelling unit, in which the care and supervision is offered to between four and six nonresidents of the site during any calendar day.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Passenger Loading:
Passenger "drop-off" and/or "pick-up" areas shall be provided on site and arranged so that the passengers do not have to cross traffic lanes on or adjacent to the site.

Development Requirements:
Day-care services, commercial and family.
(1) All commercial child day-care centers shall be constructed and managed in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare (DPW) requirements as well as all other federal, state, and local regulations.

(2) Shall provide both indoor and outdoor play areas in accordance with DPW requirements, as referenced above.

(3) Enrollment shall be defined as the largest number of students and/or children under day-care supervision at any one time during a seven-day period.

(4) Passenger "drop-off" and/or "pick-up" areas - see "Passenger Loading" above.

(5) In the RL, RM and VR Zones, day-care businesses, whether utilizing an existing building or constructing a new building, shall be designed to be compatible with the residential character of the surrounding neighborhood. The applicant shall provide a building elevation plan including a landscaping plan that provides evidence of the building's appearance and design compatibility. In the VR Zone, for properties containing multiple buildings that were in existence as of the date of the adoption of the current Zoning Ordinance, an applicant may operate a commercial day-care service while operating other permitted uses on the property as long as the applicant provides a site plan establishing there is adequate parking on the lot to meet the parking requirements for each principal use.

Domestic compost

Dormitories

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Shall serve as accessory uses to a primary use including hospitals, institutions and/or elderly care facilities.
(2) Residences shall functionally, physically, and architecturally be integrated with the primary use as well as recreational activity centers.
(3) Such residential buildings shall be grouped together and located near the other campus buildings and uses.
(4) All buildings and parking facilities shall be set back at least 50 feet from all lot lines of the campus property.

Drive-through and drive-in services

DRIVE-THROUGH
A type of use or service provided by a business that allows customers to purchase products or services via a service window without leaving their vehicle.

DRIVE-IN
A type of use that allows customers to purchase products or services from within their vehicle while parked on the subject lot.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Drive-through services shall only be permitted in the CBC, C and RCC Zones, and only when the primary use fronts on a street classified as an arterial or collector.
(2) The access drives associated with the drive-through or drive-in services shall meet the requirements of the East Hempfield Township Road Ordinance.
(3) On-site stacking lanes shall meet the following requirements:

(a) The lanes shall be located to prevent vehicle back-ups on adjoining streets or the interior drives within a parking lot.
(b) The lanes shall have the following minimum on-site stacking-lane lengths:

[1] Car washes, financial institutions, pharmacies, and professional offices: 100 feet.
[2] Restaurants, food-related services: 120 feet.

(4) The outdoor lighting of the drive-through or drive-in services shall be in accordance with the design standards of the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.
(5) An acceptable method for controlling litter shall be implemented.
(6) Drive-through service windows shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from a residential lot line or residential zone.
(7) Any exterior speaker systems shall be arranged and/or screened to prevent objectionable noise on adjoining lots.
(8) All drive-through uses shall comply with the business operations standard in Article 4: General Provisions.

C Zone:
This business use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Drive-through restaurant

An establishment that serves prepared food generally packaged in paper wrappers and/or disposable plates and containers. Such food can be consumed either on or off the site.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Drive-through services shall only be permitted in the CBC, C and RCC Zones, and only when the primary use fronts on a street classified as an arterial or collector.
(2) The access drives associated with the drive-through or drive-in services shall meet the requirements of the East Hempfield Township Road Ordinance.
(3) On-site stacking lanes shall meet the following requirements:

(a) The lanes shall be located to prevent vehicle back-ups on adjoining streets or the interior drives within a parking lot.
(b) The lanes shall have the following minimum on-site stacking-lane lengths:

[1] Car washes, financial institutions, pharmacies, and professional offices: 100 feet.
[2] Restaurants, food-related services: 120 feet.

(4) The outdoor lighting of the drive-through or drive-in services shall be in accordance with the design standards of the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.
(5) An acceptable method for controlling litter shall be implemented.
(6) Drive-through service windows shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from a residential lot line or residential zone.
(7) Any exterior speaker systems shall be arranged and/or screened to prevent objectionable noise on adjoining lots.
(8) All drive-through uses shall comply with the business operations standard in Article 4: General Provisions.

C Zone:
This business use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Dwelling units, accessory

A dwelling unit that is secondary to and located on the same lot as a principal single-family detached dwelling unit or a principal single-family semidetached dwelling unit; either attached to the principal building or as an accessory building; and is designed, built, and maintained as a separate and independent dwelling unit for immediate family of the principal building occupants, including parents, grandparents, children, and grandchildren.

Vehicle Parking:
A minimum of one off-street parking space shall be provided in addition to the off-street parking spaces required for the principal dwelling unit(s).
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for more detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Accessory dwelling units.
(1) Accessory dwelling units shall meet applicable zone requirements for setbacks, height, coverage, and lot width.
(2) Shall conform with on-lot sewage disposal system requirements: see regulations in Article 4.
(3) Shall not exceed 40% of the total square footage of the primary structure.
(4) Limit one accessory dwelling unit per lot.
(5) Must meet all other single-family detached dimensional requirements of the zone.
(6) Landowner of lot must maintain principal residency in either the primary structure or accessory dwelling unit.
(7) The total number of occupants in both primary residence and the accessory dwelling unit combined may not exceed the maximum number established by the definition of family.
(8) Accessory dwelling unit shall be architecturally consistent with the primary structure.
(9) Permits - see § 270-5.2A(9) for requirements.
(10) Parking - see "Vehicle Parking", above.
(11) No accessory dwelling unit shall operate as a dwelling unit to non-family members of the principal building occupants.
(12) Notarized document - see § 270-5.2A(12) for requirements.

Dwelling, single-family detached, existing historic structures only

Dwellings, multifamily

Except for townhouses and single-family semidetached dwellings, a building containing three or more dwelling units which may be separated horizontally and/or vertically. The individual dwelling units may or may not be in separate ownership.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
C Zone:
This residential use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Dwellings, single-family attached

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
RL District:
Only when approved under the 1994 East Hempfield Township Zoning Ordinance as part of a subdivision and/or land development plan

Dwellings, single-family detached

A freestanding residential building containing one dwelling unit for one family.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
(1) In the Agricultural (A) Zone and in other zones when located on a parcel used for agricultural and/or horticultural operations, the design standard for single-family homes shall be as follows:

(a) One-acre minimum and two-acre maximum. Lot size may increase dependent upon on-lot disposal system suitability as required by the East Hempfield Township On-Lot Disposal System Ordinance.

(b) For every 20 acres, or a fraction thereof, of contiguous land in single and separate ownership as of the effective date of the East Hempfield Township Zoning Ordinance of 1994, there may be one lot sold or utilized for a single-family dwelling.

(c) For each tract of contiguous land in single ownership that is two acres or more but less than 20 acres, as of the effective date of the East Hempfield Township Zoning Ordinance of 1994, there may be only one lot sold or utilized for a single-family dwelling;

(d) The provisions of § 270-5.2EEE(1)(a), § 270-5.2EEE(1)(b), and § 270-5.2EEE(1)(c) shall apply to all parcels of land legally existing on the effective date of the East Hempfield Township Zoning Ordinance of 1994. Regardless of size, no tract of land subsequently subdivided from its parent tract shall qualify for additional single-family detached dwellings or lots pursuant to this section. Similarly, any subsequent landowner of any parcel of land legally existing on the effective date of this chapter shall be bound by the actions of previous landowners, in that such current landowner may only subdivide for purposes of additional single-family dwellings the number of lots, if any, remaining from the original number permitted by this section. Any subdivision or land development plan hereafter filed for a tract of land in the A Zone shall specify which lot or lots shall carry with them the right to erect or place thereon any unused quota of single-family detached dwellings as determined by the provisions of this section.

(e) In the event a tract of land which was not classified as part of the A Zone on the effective date of this chapter is hereafter classified as part of the A Zone, the size and ownership of such tract of land shall be determined as of the effective date of the change in the zoning classification.

ROS District:
In the Recreation/Open Space Zone (ROS), an existing historic structure, as defined in Article 2: Definitions, may be used as a single-family dwelling.

C Zone:
This residential use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Dwellings, single-family semidetached (duplex)

A one-family dwelling unit attached to one other one-family dwelling unit by a common vertical wall, with each dwelling located on a separate lot, or two dwelling units accommodating two families which are attached by a ceiling party wall and are located one over the other.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
C Zone:
This residential use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Farm stands

A structure built to display and sell farm-related, grown or agriculturally produced products and accessories to those products. This is an accessory use to a farm and is seasonal in nature.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
(1) Shall not be greater than 600 square feet of retail floor area.
(2) Shall meet parking and sign requirements in Article 7: Sign Regulations and Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading.
(3) Shall provide a plan for off-street parking, safe ingress-egress and vehicle circulation.
(4) Vehicles are not permitted to back out directly onto Township and/or state streets.
(5) Shall be located outside the street right-of-way and comply with all setback requirements of the zone in which it is located.
(6) Shall be conducted by the landowner/operator upon an actively farmed site.

Farm-based businesses

Business activities and/or services that are located on a farm and are accessory to the principal farm use.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
(1) The applicant must provide evidence that the proposed use is important to agricultural operations.
(2) Some examples of farm-based businesses (if suitably sized) include, but need not be limited to:

(a) Sales or repair of agricultural equipment.
(b) Blacksmith shops, furriers.
(c) Butcher shops.
(d) Grain mills.
(e) Processing of locally produced agricultural products.
(f) Veterinary clinics that primarily treat animals from farms, stables, and kennels.
(g) Feed supply, fuel and fertilizer distributors.
(h) Yard waste composting facility.
(i) Bio-digesters and other alternative energy systems.

(3) The farm-based business shall occupy no more than two acres with the exception of a yard waste composting facility farm-based business located in the Agriculture Holding (AH) Zone which shall be allowed to occupy no more than 15 acres. The applicant shall show that the size of the site is the minimum needed to conduct the farm-based business.
(4) The design of a farm-based business shall be governed by the design standards for the E Enterprise Zone as listed in Article 3: Zone Regulations of this chapter, except as follows:

(a) The maximum lot coverage shall be 40%.
(b) No part of a farm-based business shall be within 300 feet of any residential zone with the exception of a yard waste composting facility farm-based business located in the Agricultural Holding (AH) Zone which shall be not be within 100 feet of any residential zone.
(c) The length of any on-site access drives shall be sufficient to allow the stacking of delivery and/or customer vehicles. Furthermore, any use that potentially involves the movement of vehicles through mud and/or manure shall provide a paved apron of at least 50 feet from the street right-of-way. In addition, another fifty-foot gravel section shall be located just beyond the paved apron.
(d) Any outdoor storage of supplies, materials and products shall be screened from adjoining streets and lots. Screening shall be provided in compliance with Article 4 and a farm-based business shall be classified as a business use when applying the landscaped buffer requirements of § 270-4.13A(4)(a). The display of farm equipment for sale shall be excluded from this provision.
(e) Signs shall comply with Article 7: Sign Regulations of this chapter.

Fences and walls

FENCE
A structure designed as a barrier to restrict the movement of persons, animals and/or vehicles. This definition shall not include ornamental fence treatments that are located in the front yard and extend less than 1/2 the width and/or depth of the front yard.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Fences and walls.
(1) Maximum height:

Maximum Fencing/Wall Height

Zone	4 feet	6 feet	10 feet
RB, RL, RM, C, ROS, VR and VC	Front yard	Side or rear yard	Not permitted
A, CBC		Front yard	Side or rear yard
ME, RCC, or E			Any yard

(2) Fences and/or walls governed in this section shall not apply to retaining walls and do not apply to municipal facilities, utilities, and security fencing for necessary building and construction activities.
(3) Location: No fence or wall shall be located within the clear site triangle, as described within the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.
(4) Building Code conflicts: Should conflicts arise between the Building Code and this section, the Building Code shall supersede.

Finance and insurance

Establishments primarily engaged in transactions involving the creation, liquidation, or change in ownership of financial assets and/or in facilitating financial transactions. Three principal types of activities are: banks, borrowers and lenders; underwriting insurance and annuities, collecting fees, insurance premiums, or annuity considerations; and providing specialized financial intermediation, insurance, and employee benefit programs.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
RM Zone:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in this district and requires special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

C Zone:
This business use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Forestry activities

FORESTRY ACTIVITIES (TIMBER HARVESTING)
The management of forests and timberlands when practiced in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, through developing, cultivating, harvesting, transporting and selling trees for commercial purposes, which does not involve any land development.

Funeral homes

A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial, cremation, and the display of the deceased, and rituals connected therewith. Funeral homes shall not include cemeteries, columbariums, mausoleums or entombments, but do include mortuaries and crematoriums as accessory uses.

Garage/yard sales

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
(1) Frequency and length of sale:

(a) A landowner and/or occupant may conduct up to two garage/yard sales per year.
(b) No garage or yard sale shall be conducted for a period longer than three consecutive days.

(2) Such sales may offer for sale personal possessions; no import or stocking of inventory shall be permitted.
(3) Sign requirements shall be in accordance with Article 7, Sign Regulations, herein.
(4) In no case shall any aspect of the garage/yard sale be conducted in a street right-of-way, unless allowed under an East Hempfield Township permit.
(5) The conduct of garage sales beyond the extent described herein, on nonresidential lots, represents a commercial business and requires appropriate zoning authorization.

Golf courses

A tract of land laid out for at least nine holes for playing the game of golf that may include a clubhouse, dining area and snack bar, pro shop, and practice facilities.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) In no case shall the golf course design permit or encourage a golf ball to be driven across any building, building lot, parking lot, street, access drive, or driveway.
(2) Golf cart paths shall be graded so as to discharge stormwater runoff. Surface conditions of paths shall be adequately protected from an exposed soil condition.
(3) The golf course design shall minimize golf cart path crossings of streets, access drives and driveways. Easily identifiable golf cart paths must be provided for crossings of streets, access drives or driveways. The golf course design shall both discourage random crossing and require use of the golf cart path crossings of streets, access drives and driveways. Golf cart path crossings shall conform with the following:

(a) Each crossing shall be perpendicular to the traffic movements.
(b) Golf cart path intersections shall be designed to provide adequate sight distance with regard to both horizontal and vertical alignment.
(c) The required sight distance shall be governed by the East Hempfield Township Road Ordinance.
(d) The golf cart path shall not exceed a slope of 8% within 25 feet of the cartway crossing.
(e) Golf cart path crossings shall be signed warning motorists and pedestrians and golfers.
(f) The surface of the golf cart path shall be brightly painted with angle stripes.
(g) Golf cart path crossings of collector or arterial streets shall consist of a tunnel that is located below street grade. The golf course design shall both prohibit on-grade crossing of collector or arterial streets and require the use of the tunnel. The construction of the collector or arterial street crossing of the tunnel shall comply with PennDOT standards.

(4) All golf course buildings shall be set back 75 feet from any adjoining streets and 100 feet from adjoining residential structures or lots.
(5) Golf courses may include the following accessory uses, provided such uses are reasonably sized, and located so as to provide incidental service to the golf course employees and users:

(a) Clubhouse, which may consist of:

[1] Restaurant, snack bar, lounge, and banquet facilities;
[2] Locker and rest rooms;
[3] Pro shop;
[4] Administrative offices;
[5] Golf cart and maintenance equipment storage and service facilities;
[6] Guest lodging for those using the golf course, provided:

[a] No lodging units have separate exterior means of ingress/egress;

[b] All lodging units shall be contained within the main clubhouse; and
[c] Such guest lodging shall have a total occupancy of no more than 20 persons.

[7] Fitness and health equipment, including workout machines, spas, whirlpools, saunas, and steam rooms;
[8] Game rooms, including card tables, billiards, ping-pong, and other similar table games; and
[9] Baby-sitting rooms and connected fence-enclosed playlots.

(b) Accessory recreation amenities located outside of a building, including:

[1] Driving range, provided that no lighting is utilized;
[2] Practice putting greens;
[3] Swimming pools;
[4] Tennis, platform tennis, handball, racquetball, squash, volleyball, and badminton courts;
[5] Bocce ball, croquet, shuffleboard, quoits, horseshoe pits, and washers courses;
[6] Picnic pavilions, picnic tables, park benches, and barbecue pits;
[7] Hiking, biking, horseback riding, and cross-country ski trails; and
[8] Playground equipment and play lot games, including four-square, dodge ball, tetherball, and hopscotch.

(c) Freestanding maintenance equipment and supply buildings and storage yards.

(6) All outdoor storage of maintenance equipment and/or golf carts shall be set back at least 100 feet and screened from adjoining residential structures and streets.
(7) All dumpsters and off-street parking and/or loading areas shall be screened from adjoining or nearby residences. In addition, all off-street loading and dumpsters shall be screened from adjoining streets.

Greenways

GREENWAY TERMS AND PHRASES

A. ACCESS POINTS
Designated areas and passageways that allow the public to reach a trail from adjacent streets or community facilities.

B. GREENWAY
A linear open space established along a natural corridor, such as a river, stream, ridgeline, rail-trail, canal, or other route for conservation, recreation, or alternative transportation purposes. Greenways can connect parks, nature preserves, cultural facilities, and historic sites with business and residential areas.

C. INVASIVE
Nonnative plant or animal species that invades an area and alters the natural mix of species.

D. RIPARIAN
The land and vegetation immediately adjacent to a body of water, such as a river, lake, or other natural perpetual watercourse.

Grocery stores

A store that primarily retails food. Grocery stores may also retail other products, mostly household goods, including small kitchen appliances, cookware, pet products, personal grooming products and home maintenance items. Accessory uses may include services such as banking, medical services, post offices, in-store restaurants, or other personal services.

Group homes

A dwelling unit licensed to provide a supportive living arrangement for unrelated individuals where special care is needed by the individual(s) served due to age, emotional, mental, or physical handicap. This definition shall expressly include facilities for the supervised care of developmentally disabled persons. Group homes shall be subject to the same limitations and regulation by the Township as single-family dwellings.

Heavy equipment sales, service and repair

Selling, leasing, and repairing vehicles and/or machinery that are larger than that which is typically stored upon one residential lot. Examples include but are not limited to commercial trucks, farm equipment, excavation equipment, mobile cranes, yachts, busses, etc.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Within the RCC Zone, heavy equipment sales, service and repair shall be permitted by right subject to the following criteria:

(1) No outdoor storage of parts, tools, lubricants, fuel, or other materials used or discarded as part of the service and repair operation shall be permitted.

(2) Outdoor storage and display of heavy equipment and related components for sale or lease shall be permitted, subject to the buffering and screening requirements in Article 4 and as otherwise provided for in this Subsection § 270-5.2OOO.

(3) If the property abuts the Transportation Right-of-Way (TR) Zone, landscape buffering and visual screening/landscaping requirements shall not apply to any outdoor storage and display areas designated for heavy equipment sales and related components.

(4) Outdoor storage areas dedicated to display and storage of heavy equipment for sale or lease shall maintain at least a fifty-foot setback from any residential zone adjoining the use or across a road from the use. The setback area shall be devoted to landscaping and/or appropriate vegetative cover pursuant to § 270-4.13: Visual screening/landscaping.

(5) All service and repair activities shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.

(6) Equipment stored or displayed may be kept in a horizontal stacked configuration.

Heavy timber warehouse conversions

A historic structure constructed with brick and/or stone exterior walls and timber load-bearing interior floor framing.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) This use is intended to recognize the functional and historic value of the heavy timber warehouses which exist throughout the Township, most heavily concentrated in the Landisville and Salunga areas along the railroad and Harrisburg Pike corridors. Many of these buildings are no longer amenable to industrial use, and the policy and purpose of this conditional use is to encourage preservation of these buildings by allowing their adaptive reuse to the uses described in Subsection (2) below in a manner that does not jeopardize the historic status of the building or interfere with surrounding industrial uses.
(2) The conversion of heavy timber warehouses to residential, office or retail use, or a combination thereof, is permitted by conditional use, subject to the following criteria:

(a) Mixed uses consisting of residential, office and/or retail uses shall be permitted on the site or within a building only if the applicant can demonstrate that the proposed combination of uses would be compatible with one another.
(b) The applicant shall demonstrate that it has taken efforts, and shall take such additional precautions as shall be determined by the Board of Supervisors, to protect the health, safety, morals, and welfare of the residents and other occupants of the building from all neighboring railroad or highway traffic or neighboring industrial uses.
(c) All applicable parking requirements shall apply unless the applicant can demonstrate that, because of existing site conditions, the proposed use or other factors, the applicable parking requirements should not apply. In the event the building, or any part thereof, will be used for residential use, the parking requirements shall be one space for each one-bedroom dwelling unit and 1.5 spaces for each two-bedroom dwelling unit.
(d) All off-street parking, loading areas and trash dumpsters shall be screened from adjoining residences.
(e) The applicant shall obtain any necessary land development approvals following the conditional use approval.
(f) The building shall be serviced by public water and sewer.
(g) The applicant may expand the building or construct an additional building on the site, or both, so long as the new improvements are architecturally compatible with the existing building(s) and so long as the improvements do not increase the habitable floor area (in the event of residential use) or functional floor area (for nonresidential use) by more than a factor of two. This provision shall not be construed to authorize or encourage the demolition of any heavy timber warehouses or any portion thereof.
(h) The applicant shall comply with all applicable federal, state and local rehabilitation/historic preservation laws, including all statutes, rules, regulations and guidelines of the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior and the Bureau of Historic Preservation of the Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission applicable to any heavy timber warehouse.
(i) The Board of Supervisors may approve higher densities than those permitted elsewhere in the Township to allow the feasible reuse of a heavy timber warehouse, provided that the applicant meets the minimum habitable floor area requirements as set forth in the building code in effect at the time of the action by the Board of Supervisors.

Helicopter pads

A private accessory use in which a pad is designed or intended for the landing, taking off or storage of one or more helicopters.

Development Requirements:
(1) A helicopter pad shall not include auxiliary facilities, such as fueling and maintenance equipment.
(2) The helicopter pad shall be set back a minimum of 300 feet from any residentially zoned lots and any street. In the event the helicopter pad is located on the roof of a building which houses emergency health care services, the minimum setback requirements for the applicable building shall supersede.
(3) The applicant must demonstrate compliance, through written documentation, and must comply with applicable state and federal regulations.

C Zone:
This civic/social/utility use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Historic conversions

The adaptation of a historic structure into a new appropriate use.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Such conversions shall only be permitted within historic structures, as defined herein.
(2) The applicant shall furnish expert evidence that any alterations, improvements, extensions, additions or other modifications proposed to the historic structure will be accomplished in a manner that does not jeopardize the "historic" status of the structure.
(3) Should an existing farm dwelling within the A Zone be converted to a historic conversion, any replacement dwelling proposed upon the farm would spend one of the permitted dwelling development rights granted by § 270-3.2 of this chapter.
(4) The applicant shall furnish evidence of an approved means of water supply and sewage disposal.
(5) The applicant shall obtain any necessary land development approvals.
(6) All off-street parking and/or loading areas shall be screened from adjoining residences and streets.
(7) One sign shall be permitted which is no larger than nine square feet and is located at least 10 feet from all lot lines.
(8) Historic restaurant conversions shall not involve drive-through nor fast-food restaurant operations, as defined herein, and all restaurant seating shall be provided within the completely enclosed building, except that limited exterior seating may be provided if:

(a) Such seating is situated and designed so as not to be adversely impacted by potential nearby agricultural activities, nor to adversely impact nearby residences;
(b) Such seating is accessory to the principal interior seating accommodations;
(c) During use, such seating is continuously supervised by an employee or owner of the restaurant;
(d) Any lighting or music systems serving such seating is designed and operated so as not to constitute a nuisance to adjoining lots;
(e) The applicant shall furnish and implement a working plan for the continuous cleanup of litter and debris that may result from such outdoor seating; and
(f) Such seating is removed during seasons when not in use.

Home-based businesses, impact

A home- based business or occupation administered or conducted as an accessory use which is clearly secondary to the use as a residential dwelling that involves customer, client or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises, in excess of those normally associated with a residential use.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) No more than two nonresidents shall be employed by the home-based business, impact, and at least one resident of the dwelling unit must be engaged in the home-based business, impact. In addition, the applicant must reside in the dwelling where the home-based business, impact is to be conducted. A home-based business, impact shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the residential use of the dwelling.
(2) Retail sales of goods must be directly related to the advertised nature of the business. Retail sales accessory to any service provided on the site (such as hair care products sold as an accessory to hair cutting) must relate directly to the service provided.
(3) Shall not serve as headquarters or dispatch centers where employees come to the site and are dispatched to other locations.
(4) All activities must be in completely enclosed structures. Exterior storage or display of goods, equipment, or materials is prohibited.
(5) The dwelling and site must remain residential in appearance and characteristics. Internal or external changes which will make the dwelling appear less residential are prohibited.
(6) Hazardous substances are prohibited, except at the consumer commodity level.
(7) No more than one vehicle may be used in association with the home occupation. Deliveries or pick-ups of supplies or products may not be made in trucks weighing over 10,000 pounds.
(8) Customers may only visit the site Monday through Saturday during the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
(9) Parking and sign regulations in Articles 7 and 8 shall apply.
(10) The applicant must obtain an occupancy permit. This permit can be revoked by the Zoning Officer if the above standards or any additional Zoning Hearing Board-imposed conditions of use are not complied with.
(11) The business activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling unit and may not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area of the dwelling unit or 500 square feet of gross floor area, whichever is less. No more than one home-based business, impact, is permitted per lot.
(12) No accessory building or structure shall be utilized as a home based business, impact, except that an accessory building or structure may be used as storage area for the home based business, impact, provided that said area shall be included in the total area permitted for a home based business, impact, use and further, that no such accessory building or structure shall be accessible to the public for business purposes.
(13) The business may not involve any illegal activity.
(14) In addition to the required parking spaces for the dwelling unit, one parking space per nonresident employee, plus one parking space per potential customer on site at one time, shall be provided and designed in accordance with the provisions found in the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance. All customer and nonresident employee parking spaces shall be off-street parking spaces.

CBC and E Zones:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in these districts and requires special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

Home-based businesses, no-impact

A business or commercial activity administered or conducted as an accessory use which is clearly secondary to the use as a residential dwelling and which involves no customer, client, or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian; and pickup, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises, in excess of those normally associated with residential use.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) The business activity shall be compatible with the residential use of the lot and surrounding residential uses.
(2) The business shall employ no employees other than family members residing in the dwelling.
(3) There shall be no display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling of inventory of a substantial nature.
(4) There shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including, but not limited to, parking, signs or lights.
(5) The business activity may not use any equipment or process which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electronic interference, including interference with radio or television reception, which is detectable in the neighborhood.
(6) The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally associated with residential use in the neighborhood.
(7) The business activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling and may not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area.
(8) The business may not involve any illegal activity.

C Zone:
This business use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.
This accessory use is also permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Horticultural operations

An agricultural operation limited to the cultivation and harvest of flowers, fruits, vegetables, or ornamental plants.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
RL, RM, VR, CBC, RCC, C, and E Districts:
Includes one single-family detached dwelling contained on the site, subject to the requirements of Article 5: Special Use Regulations (single-family dwellings).

Indoor theater and auditoriums

Industrial, general

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION TERMS AND PHRASES
Unless otherwise specified, "industrial" shall include manufacturing, warehousing, processing, and wholesale operations.

GENERAL
Industrial uses that have some external impacts as they relate to operations and performance standards, design standards and other controls/requirements contained in this chapter.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
If truck deliveries are required as part of normal business operations, a designated loading space is required.

Development Requirements:
Industrial (light, general, heavy): Shall include manufacturing, warehousing, processing, and wholesale operations. The applicant shall provide a detailed description of the proposed use for this industrial use category:

Industrial, general
(a) Such uses shall be permitted in zones that encourage nonresidential uses where such uses have the ability to employ workers, utilize streets that have capacity to handle employee, service and delivery vehicles and customer traffic.
(b) Within the Rural Business Zone (RB), a minimum lot size of 10 acres shall be required.
(c) Public water and public sewer shall be required, unless the applicant can demonstrate that for the specific use proposed it is practical and feasible to use on-lot water and/or sewer.
(d) The applicant shall complete a traffic impact study; see regulations in the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.
(e) Such uses shall have direct access onto designated arterial and collector classified streets for business deliveries and employee access.
(f) Such uses do not produce noise and/or air pollutants that exceed normal limits.
(g) Outdoor storage of any materials or products shall be permitted in accordance with provisions of Article 4: General Provisions.
(h) Truck deliveries - see "Merchandise Loading", above.

RCC Zone:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in this district and requires special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

E Zone:
This use is permitted as a business use in this district.

Industrial, heavy

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION TERMS AND PHRASES
Unless otherwise specified, "industrial" shall include manufacturing, warehousing, processing, and wholesale operations.

HEAVY
Industrial uses involved in manufacturing products, processing of materials, or transportation of materials that are considered to have regional impacts and may exceed normal conditions because the use emits a higher level of noise, dust, odor, or other pollutants, and which also require large amounts of impervious surfaces; results in increased truck and employee traffic, and requires separation from residential or other more sensitive areas.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Industrial (light, general, heavy): Shall include manufacturing, warehousing, processing, and wholesale operations. The applicant shall provide a detailed description of the proposed use for any of the following industrial use categories:

Industrial, heavy:
(a) The applicant shall complete a traffic impact study; see regulations in the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended. As part of the TIS, a pavement analysis shall be provided.
(b) Such uses shall provide access drives that have direct access onto designated arterial and collector classified streets for business deliveries and employee access. Notwithstanding the foregoing, where a use is located on a subject property that is located within 1/2 mile of a grade separated interchange of a limited access arterial highway and fronts on a designated arterial or collector classified street, but for safety purposes cannot provide the required access drive directly accessing onto a designated arterial or collector classified street, an access drive shall be permitted to directly access onto another street which, at a minimum, is designed or improved in compliance with the applicable collector street standards for the entire portion of such street which is located between the access drive and nearest intersection with a designated arterial or collector classified street.
(c) Such uses shall comply with state and federal requirements with regard to noise, air and water quality, vibration, stormwater, waste production and disposal, and traffic improvements. The applicant shall provide evidence that impacts generated by the proposed use can be properly mitigated or eliminate anticipated negative impacts.
(d) Outdoor storage of any materials or products shall be permitted in accordance with provisions of Article 4: General Provisions.
(e) Applicant shall submit a report describing the nature of any on-site processing operations, the materials used in the process, the products produced, and the generation and methods for disposal of any wastes and/or by-products. In addition, the applicant shall furnish evidence that the disposal of materials will be accomplished in a manner that complies with all state and federal regulations.
(f) The general scale of the operation in terms of its market area, specific floor space requirements for each step of the industrial process, the total number of employees on each shift, and an overall needed site size shall be provided.
(g) The applicant shall list any environmental impacts that are likely to be generated (e.g., odor, noise, smoke, dust, litter, glare, vibration, electrical disturbance, waste water, stormwater, solid waste, etc.) and specific measures employed to mitigate or eliminate any negative impacts. The applicant shall further furnish expert evidence that the impacts generated by the proposed use meet or fall within acceptable levels as regulated by applicable state and federal laws and ordinances as well as this chapter.
(h) Business operation standards in Article 4: General Provisions shall apply to all industrial uses.
(i) Shall meet applicable zone design standards in Article 3: Zone Regulations.
(j) Industrial uses considered significantly harmful to the natural and/or human environment, local street system, and/or air or water quality shall follow conditional use procedures of this chapter. A conditional use is required if the proposed project meets one or more of the following criteria:

[1] Uses requiring greater than 50 large truck/tractor trailer deliveries per day.
[2] Uses requiring over 100,000 gallons of water per day.
[3] Uses creating or producing hazardous and toxic materials.
[4] Uses requiring over 500,000 square feet of impervious surfaces.
[5] Uses requiring building height over 50 feet.
[6] Uses requiring on-site wastewater treatment and storage facilities, not to include stormwater facilities.
[7] Any use utilizing rail transportation for goods.

Industrial, light

INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION TERMS AND PHRASES
Unless otherwise specified, "industrial" shall include manufacturing, warehousing, processing, and wholesale operations.

LIGHT
Industrial uses that shall have minimal external impacts as they relate to operations and performance standards, design standards and other controls/requirements contained in this chapter.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
If truck deliveries are required as part of normal business operations, a designated loading space is required.

Development Requirements:
Industrial (light, general, heavy): Shall include manufacturing, warehousing, processing, and wholesale operations. The applicant shall provide a detailed description of the proposed use for this industrial use category:

Industrial, light:

(a) Such uses do not require frequent deliveries from trucks that require a Class B license to operate. Such deliveries shall be limited to 10 trucks per day.
(b) Such uses will not impact neighboring residents, businesses and/or the natural environment with regards to noise, air pollution, glare, water quality and volume, and waste treatment.
(c) Such uses shall be contained to buildings of 10,000 square feet or less.
(d) Outdoor storage of any materials or products shall not be permitted.
(e) Truck deliveries, see "Merchandising Loading" above.

Keeping of livestock, non-commercial

A creature kept for the production of food, wool, skins, or fur or for the purpose of its use in the farming of land or carrying on any agricultural activity and could be kept for pleasure and enjoyment. This term includes but is not limited to bovine (relating to cattle). caprine (relating to goats), equine (relating to horses, mules, donkeys), ovine (relating to sheep), porcine (relating to swine), poultry, fowl, alpacas, llamas. This term shall not include the term "pet."

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) General Requirements. Within the A and AH zoning districts, noncommercial keeping of livestock is subject to the following requirements:

(a) All structures used to house noncommercial livestock shall be prohibited from placement in the front yard.
(b) All outdoor pasture/ recreation areas shall be enclosed with fencing to prevent the escape of the livestock; such fencing must be set back at least 10 feet from all property lines, and such fencing shall meet the height requirements of the underlying zoning district.
(c) All livestock waste shall be properly stored and disposed of, so as not to be objectionable at the site's property line. All livestock, their housing, and their outdoor pasture/recreation areas shall be properly maintained so as not to become a nuisance to adjoining properties. Best management practices shall be instituted to prevent erosion and sediment runoff.
(d) The property owner shall exercise suitable control over the livestock and shall not allow a nuisance condition to be created related to excessive noise, dirt, or odor.

(2) Within the A and AH Zones, noncommercial keeping of livestock is subject to the following criteria:

(a) Density requirements. The following lists the maximum livestock densities for the noncommercial keeping of livestock:

[1] Group 1: Livestock whose average adult weight is less than 10 pounds shall be permitted at a density of 12 per one acre, and the maximum number of livestock shall not exceed 50;
[2] Group 2: Livestock whose average adult weight is between 10 and 65 pounds shall be permitted at a density of two per one acre, and the maximum number of livestock shall not exceed 20;
[3] Group 3: Livestock whose average adult weight is greater than 65 pounds shall be permitted at a density of two per one acre, and the maximum number of livestock shall not exceed five.
[4] The keeping of a combination of livestock types (Groups 1, 2 and 3) shall require a density equal to the ratio of the number of livestock, by type. In no case shall a lot contain more than 50 total livestock.

(3) The following lists minimum setbacks (from all property lines) imposed upon the placement of any structure used to house noncommercial livestock:

(a) Group 1 livestock.

[1] Up to 25 livestock, a ten-foot setback;
[2] Above 25 livestock, a fifteen-foot setback.

(b) Group 2 livestock.

[1] Up to two livestock; a fifteen-foot setback;
[2] Above two livestock; a twenty-five-foot setback.

(c) Group 3 livestock:

[1] Twenty-five feet.

Kennels

Any lot on which more than three animals that are older than six months (except relating to a farm) that are kept, boarded, raised, bred, treated, or trained for a fee, including, but not limited to, dog or cat kennels.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Regulations herein apply to boarding kennels and breeding kennels.
(2) No animal shelter, building, or runway shall be located less than 100 feet from all lot lines.
(3) No animals shall be permitted to use outdoor runs that are located within 300 feet of an existing dwelling not located on the same lot as the kennel, from 9:00 p.m. until 7:00 a.m.
(4) All runways and outdoor areas to which animals have access shall be completely enclosed by a minimum six-foot-high fence and gate.
(5) The applicant shall furnish evidence of an effective means of animal waste disposal which shall be continuously implemented.
(6) All kennels shall be constructed so that the animals cannot stray from the facility.
(7) Operation of all kennels shall comply with all applicable state and federal regulations and provide proof of such permits, certifications and licenses.

Legalized gambling establishments

Any premises wherein or whereon legal/license gaming is conducted and where such establishment has a legal license for dealing, operating, carrying on, conducting, or maintaining for pay of any game.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) A legalized gambling establishment shall not be permitted to be located within 1/2 mile of any other such establishment.
(2) No legalized gambling establishment shall be located within 1/2 mile of any residentially zoned land.
(3) No legalized gambling establishment shall be located within 1/2 mile of any parcel of land which contains any one or more of the following specified land uses:

(a) Amusement park.
(b) Camp (for minors' activity).
(c) Community activity building.
(d) Day-care center.
(e) Place of worship.
(f) Museum.
(g) Park, playground or school.
(h) Any other lands where minors congregate.

(4) The distance between any two legalized gambling establishments shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the closest point on the exterior lot line of each establishment. The distance between any legalized gambling establishment and any land use specified above shall be measured in a straight line, without regard to intervening structures, from the closest point on the exterior lot line of the establishment to the closest point on the lot line of said land use.
(5) No more than one legalized gambling establishment may be located within one building or shopping center.
(6) The applicant shall furnish expert evidence that the proposed use will not be detrimental to the use of adjoining lots due to hours of operation, light and/or litter, and how the use will be controlled so as to not constitute a nuisance due to noise or loitering outside the building. A working plan for the cleanup of litter shall be furnished and implemented by the applicant.
(7) Legalized gambling establishments shall comply with all applicable Pennsylvania laws and regulations.

Lodging and overnight accommodations

Industries providing lodging or short-term accommodations for travelers, vacationers and others. Some provide meals, laundry services, and recreational facilities as well as lodging. There are three industry groups: traveler accommodation, recreational accommodation, and rooming and boarding houses.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
C Zone:
This business use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Long-term care facilities

A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit (SNU), care home or rest home that provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living. Residents include the elderly and younger adults with physical or mental disabilities. Residents in a skilled nursing facility may also receive physical, occupational, and other rehabilitative therapies following an accident or illness.

Medical hospitals, research facilities, patient care

Methane digester systems

METHANE DIGESTER SYSTEMS
A system of anaerobic treatment lagoons that produce methane-rich biogas through the anaerobic (without oxygen) digestion of manure or other agricultural waste.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Principal and accessory methane digester systems are permitted as a conditional use only for industrial operations and agricultural farming operations and are subject to the following:

(a) A traffic impact study analysis shall be provided, in accordance with the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.
(b) The applicant shall address and document performance standards for siting to minimize impacts on neighboring lots, which shall include considerations of odor, prevailing wind patterns, proximity to non-agricultural lots, operational noise and specific hours of operation.
(c) Systems shall be designed and constructed in compliance with the guidelines outlined in "Manure Management for Environmental Protection," Bureau of Water Quality Management Publication Afa 43, and any revisions, supplements and successors thereto, from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
(d) Systems shall be designed and constructed in compliance with all applicable local, state and federal codes and regulations, and evidence of all such approvals shall be included with the application.
(e) A certified professional, qualified to do such, shall furnish and explain all details of construction, operation, maintenance and necessary controls related to the system.
(f) The applicant shall provide either:

[1] A letter from the Lancaster County Conservation District (LCCD) stating it has reviewed and approved the applicant's system design and that all regulations and requirements of the Pennsylvania Manure Management Program have been satisfied; or
[2] Submit a letter from the LCCD stating it will not review the plan or that no review is required under applicable ordinances; or
[3] Submit evidence that such a letter has been requested and the LCCD has failed to respond.

(g) Except as otherwise provided for under the provisions of the Pennsylvania Nutrient Management Act, no underground storage, in-ground storage, trench silo, earthen bank, stacking area or above-ground storage facility related to the system shall be located within 50 feet of any side lot line; 75 feet of any rear lot line; 150 feet from any residential structure other than that of the owner; and 100 feet from any public street right-of-way. There shall be no discharge of any type of runoff into such street right-of-way.

Mineral extraction, processing, and storage

The extraction of minerals, including solids, such as coal and ores; liquids, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gases. Excavating and removing of rock, stone, ore, soil, gravel, sand, minerals, and similar materials from the surface and/or subsurface. Such extraction processes may include and require mineral storage and processing activities.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Operation of the facility shall at all times comply with all applicable state and federal statutes and regulations. This shall include, but not be limited to, the Non-Coal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, Act of December 19, 1984, P.L. 10993, No. 219, as amended, 52 P.S. § 3301 et seq., or any subsequent amendment or enactment of the Pennsylvania General Assembly regulating mining, and the regulations of the PA DEP implementing such statutes.

A fence measuring eight feet high must enclose the area of the actual mineral extraction, and it shall not be less than 50 feet from the edge of the extraction area excavation. The fence used shall have openings less than three inches in any dimension, if any. A vegetative screen must be provided along the outside of the fence, facing away from the quarry, with plantings (which shall be evergreen) at least 36 inches high and placed in a double-staggered row with no more than five feet on center between plants. The vegetation shall be of a variety to obtain a height of at least eight feet at maturity. Where adjacent to a residential zone or public right-of-way, trees and shrubs shall be planted which will screen the operation completely from normal view. All screenings and buffers required by Article 4: General Provisions herein shall be provided.

The operator shall limit access to the site to those posted times when an attendant is on duty. In order to protect the public health, safety and welfare, access drives shall be secured by fences, locks, gates, and other means to deny access at unauthorized times.

Vehicular access shall be designed as to minimize danger and congestion along adjoining streets and to avoid the creation of nuisances to nearby lots:

(a) Sufficiently long vehicle stacking lanes into the facility shall be provided so that waiting vehicles to be weighed will not back up onto public streets;
(b) All access drives onto the site shall be paved to a cartway width of 35 feet for a distance of at least 200 feet from the street right-of-way line. In addition, a one-hundred-foot-long crushed stone section of driveway shall be placed just beyond the preceding two-hundred-foot paved section to help collect any mud that may be attached to a vehicle's wheels; and
(c) The facility shall front upon, and gain access from, an arterial or collector street as defined in the East Hempfield Township Road Ordinance.

There shall be no operations on Sunday or legal holidays and no operation between 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on other days.

All mining operations shall comply with the following requirements:

(a) Shall not injure or detract from the lawful existing or permitted use of neighboring lots;
(b) Shall not create any damage to the health, safety, or welfare of the Township or its residents or landowners;
(c) Shall not pollute the air in excess of standards set by federal or state statutes or regulations;
(d) Shall not create noises in excess of permitted levels established by federal or state statutes or regulations, or East Hempfield Township ordinances;
(e) Shall not exceed the blasting parameters established by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Mining and Reclamation;
(f) Shall not permit vibrations perceptible as detected by the adjacent or adjoining landowner's natural innate sensory input at any adjoining or adjacent lot in different ownership or at public rights-of-way;
(g) Shall not permit the emission of dust, smoke, refuse matter, odor, gas, fumes, noise or similar substances or conditions which can endanger the health, safety or general welfare of any persons or adjacent lots or which can cause any soiling or staining of persons or property at any point beyond the lot line of the use creating the emission;
(h) Shall not impede the flow and/or degrade the quality of natural watercourses; and
(i) Shall be conducted in a manner which will not allow water to collect and permit stagnant water to remain within mineral extraction operations or excavations.

The storage of explosives and blasting agents, the bulk storage of flammable or combustible liquids and the bulk storage of liquefied petroleum gas must comply with the Township's Building Construction Code and all other state and federal regulations applicable to the types of storage stated in this subsection.

A five-hundred-foot setback shall be maintained from all lot lines during the operation of the mineral extraction within which quarrying or mining activities, including blasting and stone crushing, shall not be permitted.

No structures or parking areas shall be located closer than 100 feet to any lot line.

Waste products or waste containers may be placed within side and rear yards, provided that they are screened from adjoining streets and lots. All such containers shall be set back not less than 100 feet from any adjoining lot. All such containers shall be completely enclosed by a solid fence or wall.

Where screening, plantings or fencing has been installed, such screening, plantings and fencing shall be permanently maintained. All required plant materials which die shall be promptly replaced in accordance with recognized nursery standards. All fencing shall be maintained in good repair.

See § 270-5.2LL for complete, detailed information.

Mixed-use buildings

A building with the principal use being commercial that includes both residential and commercial uses, where the uses are typically located one over the other.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
RM Zone:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in this district and requires special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

C Zone:
This business use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Mobile home parks

A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which has been so designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots for the placement thereon of mobile homes.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 270-5.2MM(7) for parking requirements.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Minimum lot area: two acres.
(2) All mobile home parks shall be served by the appropriate area public water and public sewer authority(s).
(3) Minimum separation of dwelling units within a mobile home park shall be 15 feet.
(4) Maximum residential density: eight dwelling units per acre.
(5) All mobile home parks will have a landscaped buffer strip and shall follow "B" type landscape buffer requirements in accordance with Article 4: General Provisions.
(6) Wherever three or more mobile homes occupy or are intended for occupancy on a single lot, and to which a majority of the dwelling units are three bedrooms or more, at least one common area should be provided for active and passive recreation. Such area shall be at a minimum of 10,000 square feet.
(7) Parking requirements - see § 270-5.2MM(7).
(8) A minimum of 30% of the total lot area of the mobile home park shall be reserved for passive and/or active recreation in addition to any required recreation space as required in the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.

Motor vehicle sales, leasing and service

Any building, land area, or other premises, or portion thereof, used for sales, leasing, and/or rental of vehicles that may include: servicing and repair of vehicles and including as an accessory use the sale and installation of lubricants, tires, batteries, and similar vehicle accessories.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) No outdoor storage of parts, equipment, lubricants, fuel or other materials used or discarded, as part of the service or repair operation, shall be permitted.
(2) All exterior vehicle storage areas shall meet the screening requirements of Article 4: General Provisions and the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.
(3) All service and repair activities shall be conducted within a completely enclosed building.
(4) Vehicles may be stored in a horizontal stacked configuration; however, no vehicles shall be located more than 100 feet from an on-site access drive.
(5) All vehicles stored within a parking compound must be operable and have a current inspection sticker.
(6) Within the Rural Business Zone, sales are limited to 15 vehicles for sale on site at any one time, with only seven vehicles on display along a public right-of-way.
(7) The on-site demolishing or dismantling of vehicles for salvage or parts shall be prohibited.

Motor vehicle storage

The keeping, in a unenclosed area, of motor vehicles including but not limited to cars, trucks, motor homes, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, golf carts, busses, etc., in the same place for more than 24 hours.

Municipal uses

Equipment, facilities, buildings and/or structures that supply municipal services for a community or specified group of residents, businesses or properties that exist on one or more than one contiguous lots and are owned and operated by East Hempfield Township and/or any authority created by the East Hempfield Township Board of Supervisors.

Nightclubs

An establishment that provides live entertainment (music and/or dancing, comedy, etc.) in conjunction with alcoholic beverage sales. This is meant to include an "under 21" club which features entertainment.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) No nightclub shall be located within 1,000 feet of any existing residence or any residentially zoned land.
(2) No nightclub shall be located within 1,000 feet of any parcel of land which contains any one or more of the following specified land uses:

(a) Amusement park.
(b) Camp (for youth activity).
(c) Day-care services, family and commercial.
(d) Community activity building.
(e) Place of worship.
(f) Museum.
(g) Park.
(h) Playground.
(i) School.
(j) Other lands where minors congregate.

(3) All doors at secondary and emergency entrances and exits shall be closed by 10:00 p.m. except during bona fide emergencies.
(4) There shall be no outdoor PA systems.
(5) All activities shall be conducted entirely within the enclosed structure, except the following:

(a) The checking of patrons' identifications;
(b) Valet parking activities; and
(c) Outdoor guest seating on a fully enclosed deck or patio that can be accessed only from within the building except for an emergency exit.

(6) The hours of operation for nightclubs shall be approved by the Zoning Hearing Board at the time of the special exception approval.
(7) When reviewing an application to increase the hours of operation for a particular nightclub, the Zoning Hearing Board shall take into consideration the potential impacts of the use upon adjacent properties, uses, occupancy loads of the use, and the history of past violations of Township ordinances which regulate the operation of the nightclub.
(8) The structure housing the nightclub shall be adequately soundproofed so that the interior noise is not audible beyond the lot line with the doors closed.
(9) The applicant shall furnish expert evidence that the proposed use will not be detrimental to the use of adjoining lots due to hours of operation, light, and/or litter.
(10) The applicant shall furnish expert evidence as to how the use will be controlled so as to not constitute a nuisance due to noise or loitering outside the building.

Offices

A place where the primary use is conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, or government, which includes administration, recordkeeping, clerical work, and similar business functions. An office shall not involve manufacturing, fabrication, production, processing, assembling, cleaning, testing, repair, or storage of materials, goods or products; or the sale or delivery of any materials, goods, or products which are physically located on the premises. Office supplies used in the office may be stored as an incidental use.

Outdoor sport courts (personal)

An outdoor court with a hard surface located at a personal residence designed specifically for tennis, basketball, or other ball sports. The use of a driveway or other surface not designed specifically for the use shall not fall under this definition.

Park and recreation facilities, private and/or commercial

A recreation facility operated by a private organization or commercial establishment and open only to bona fide members, permitted guests, and permitted organizations.

Park and recreation facilities, public

Facilities designed and used for recreation purposes by the general public that are: (1) owned and operated by a governmental agency/authority; or (2) are operated by a not-for-profit entity. This definition is meant to include the widest range of public recreational activities, excluding amusement and entertainment businesses, shooting ranges, and golfing and hunting clubs. Also an area of land set aside for public use, as:

A. A piece of land with few or no buildings within or adjoining a town, maintained for recreational and ornamental purposes.
B. A landscaped square area of a town or village.
C. A large tract of rural land kept in its natural state and usually reserved for the enjoyment and recreation of visitors.

Performing arts and related industries

Establishment that provides services to meet varied cultural interests of their patrons, including producing, promoting or participating in live performances, events or exhibits intended for public viewing; featuring actors and actresses, singers, dancers, musical groups and artists, athletes, and other entertainers including independent (i.e., freelance) entertainers, but excluding adult businesses as defined herein.

Personal care homes/shelter care homes

Personal care homes provide safe, humane, comfortable and supportive residential settings for adults who do not require the services in or of a licensed long-term care facility, but who do require assistance or supervision with activities of daily living or instrumental activities of daily living, or both. Residents who live in personal care homes receive the encouragement and assistance they need to develop and maintain maximum independence and self-determination.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
C Zone:
This residential use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Personal care services

Establishments primarily engaged in providing services involving the care of a person, such as beauty shops, barbershops, nail salons, tattoo shops, and tanning. This definition includes incidental uses and additional related cosmetic and/or beauty services, such as facials, waxing and the retail sale of cosmetic products.

Pets

A domesticated animal kept for companionship or pleasure rather than utility and is not livestock. This term shall include the residential accessory use regarding the noncommercial keeping of no more than four adult animals.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
(1) These regulations are designed to prevent the presence of pets from becoming a nuisance or health hazard due to animal waste, diseases, smells or sounds, but also to prevent negligent pet owners from amassing a quantity of animals that results in unsafe or unsanitary conditions.

(a) Working animals that are trained to provide services to humans such as security, guides for the blind, or medical assistance are exempt from these regulations. Proof of pet status as a service animal may be required by the Zoning Officer.
(b) The entire lot must be kept in a safe and sanitary condition.

Places of worship, local

PLACE OF WORSHIP
A building or structure, or group of buildings or structures, including accessory uses, designed or intended for public worship. This definition includes rectories, convents, church-related educational and/or day-care facilities, and church-related cemeteries, and must meet the standards for the use as provided herein. East Hempfield Township recognizes two types of "place of worship" facilities, including:

LOCAL

A place of worship which includes facilities with up to 500 seats in the largest assembly space.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) All buildings with a larger footprint than the surrounding dwellings shall be set back at least 100 feet from all residential lot lines.
(2) Parking lot and exterior lighting will be designed as to not interfere with adjacent residential uses, and all lights not needed for safety or security will be turned off by 10:00 p.m. or when the facility is not in use.
(3) Expert evidence shall be provided and controls will be put in place to insure that noise, parking, and traffic will not unreasonably interfere with the surrounding residential uses.
(4) Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Article 4 and with the East Hempfield Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended

Places of worship, regional

PLACE OF WORSHIP
A building or structure, or group of buildings or structures, including accessory uses, designed or intended for public worship. This definition includes rectories, convents, church-related educational and/or day-care facilities, and church-related cemeteries, and must meet the standards for the use as provided herein. East Hempfield Township recognizes two types of "place of worship" facilities, including:

REGIONAL
A place of worship which includes facilities with more than 500 seats in its largest assembly space.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) All buildings with a larger footprint than the surrounding dwellings shall be set back at least 100 feet from all residential lot lines.
(2) Parking lot and exterior lighting will be designed as to not interfere with adjacent residential uses, and all lights not needed for safety or security will be turned off by 10:00 p.m. or when the facility is not in use.
(3) Expert evidence shall be provided and controls will be put in place to insure that noise, parking, and traffic will not unreasonably interfere with the surrounding residential uses.
(4) Landscaping shall be provided in accordance with Article 4: General Provisions and with the East Hempfield Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.

Private clubs

An organization catering exclusively to members and their guests, or premises or buildings for social, recreational and administrative purposes which are not conducted for profit. Clubs shall include, but not be limited to, service and political organizations, labor unions, as well as social and athletic clubs. Private clubs shall not include adult-related facilities or businesses as defined herein.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) No part of the subject property shall be located within 600 feet from any residential dwelling or school.
(2) The applicant shall furnish expert evidence that the proposed use will not be detrimental to the use of adjoining lots due to hours of operation, light, and/or litter.
(3) The applicant shall furnish expert evidence as to how the use will be controlled so as to not constitute a nuisance due to noise or loitering outside the building.
(4) The applicant shall provide a property maintenance plan for routine cleanup of litter.

Agricultural Zone and Rural Business Zone:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in these districts and requires special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

Professional, scientific and technical offices

Establishment that provides services to clients in a variety of industries and, in some cases, to households, including: legal advice and representation; accounting, bookkeeping, and payroll services; architectural, engineering, and specialized design services; computer services; consulting services; research services; advertising services; photographic services; translation and interpretation services; medical and dental offices; and other professional, scientific, and technical services.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
RM Zone:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in this district and requires special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

C Zone:
This business use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Public use

Includes public and semipublic uses of a health, safety, and welfare nature, such as parks, fire stations, municipal buildings and garages.

Public utilities

A use which is operated, owned or maintained by a public utility corporation and regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.; or which is operated, owned or maintained by a municipality or a municipal authority organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide public water service, public sewer service, or similar services. A "public utility" shall not include cellular telephone transmission or receiving facilities, and similar facilities of entities which are not governmentally owned and operated or are not regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

Recycling facilities Less Than 300 square feet

A lot with or without buildings, upon which used materials are separated and processed for shipment to eventual reuse in new products.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Operation and regulatory compliance: All principal waste handling facilities for "municipal and residual wastes" shall comply with all state regulations as defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP).
(2) Treatment compliance: The applicant must demonstrate compliance (through a written statement) and continue to comply with all applicable state and federal standards and regulations. The unloading, processing, treatment, transfer, and disposal of waste shall be continuously supervised by a qualified facility operator.
(3) Waste processing and treatment: Any processing and/or treatment of waste (including but not limited to incineration, composting, steaming, shredding, compaction, material separation, refuse derived fuel, pyrolysis, etc.) shall be conducted within a wholly enclosed building.
(4) Setback requirements: See appropriate zone design standards.
(5) Access requirements: In order to protect against indiscriminate and unauthorized dumping, all areas of the site shall be protected by locked barricades, fences, gates or other positive means designed to deny access to the area at unauthorized times or locations.
(6) Performance standards:

(a) Litter control: Litter control shall be exercised to prevent the scattering of wind-borne debris, and a working plan for the cleanup of litter shall be submitted to the Township.
(b) Recycled waste: Any waste that is to be recycled shall be stored in leak- and vector-proof containers. Such containers shall be designed to prevent their being carried by wind or water.
(c) Container storage: These containers shall be stored within a completely enclosed building.

(7) Waste storage and disposal:

(a) All storage of waste shall be indoors in a manner that is leak- and vector-proof.
(b) During normal operation, no more waste shall be stored on the lot than is needed to keep the facility in constant operation; but in no event for more than 72 hours.
(c) A contingency plan for the disposal of waste during a facility shutdown shall be submitted to the Township.

(8) Traffic analysis: The applicant shall provide a qualified traffic analysis in accordance with the East Hempfield Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.

CBC and RCC Districts:

Facilities with less than 300 square feet

E Zone:
This use is permitted as a conditional use in this district and requires conditional use approval from the Board of Supervisors.

Recycling facilities, rural

A lot with or without buildings, upon which used materials are separated and processed for shipment to eventual reuse in new products.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Recycling facilities, rural, shall be permitted by special exception in the Rural Business Zone (RB) subject to the following requirements:
(1) Recycling shall be limited to excavation materials, including asphalt, concrete, top soil, clean fill, gravel, stone, and other similar materials.
(2) Materials shall only be stored onsite while awaiting processing and/or awaiting transport to be reused or properly disposed of.
(3) A recycling facility, rural, shall only be permitted on properties at least 10 acres in size, and no more than 50% of the property may be used for this purpose.
(4) Landscaping and screening shall be required in accordance with this chapter and the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.
(5) All federal, state, and local environmental regulations and laws must be adhered to.

Regional commercial sports facilities

A commercial sports and active/passive recreation facility that is operated for profit but open to the public. This shall include, but not be limited to, bowling alleys; pools; skating rinks; courts for sports such as volleyball, basketball, tennis, etc.; fields for sports such as football, baseball, soccer, field hockey, lacrosse, etc.; health and fitness equipment; and other indoor and outdoor passive and active recreation and sports facilities, and uses accessory to or subordinate to the primary use as a regional commercial sports facility.

Vehicle Parking:
See § 270-5.2YY(10) for detailed parking requirements.

Merchandise Loading:
Loading facilities shall be provided and clearly marked.

Development Requirements:
(1) The subject property shall have a minimum lot size of 20 acres and a minimum building size of 300,000 square feet.
(2) The subject property shall be serviced with public water and sewer.
(3) The subject property may contain more than one principal structure. This may include domes for outdoor field and court sports.
(4) The subject property must front on and have access to a collector or arterial street and be within 1/2 mile of an interchange of a limited access highway.
(5) Accessory uses may include, but are not limited to, the following listed uses. All such uses must be accessory to and subordinate to the principal use as a regional commercial sports facility and must be contained within the principal building(s) for the regional commercial sports facility except where noted below. Except as specifically provided below, the total area for each individual accessory use shall be no more than 5% of the total building area. In addition, the total area for accessory uses, excluding the area of the alternative energy sources, shall not exceed, in the aggregate, 35% of the total building area:

(a) Retail sales of goods.
(b) Restaurants including fast food (excluding drive-through service).
(c) Post-secondary schools.
(d) Day-care services.
(e) Food and beverage concessions (may include outdoor, temporary concession facilities).
(f) Medical and dental offices and clinics.
(g) Library.
(h) Auditorium, conference and meeting spaces.
(i) Arcades.
(j) Go-carts, may not exceed 10% of total building area.
(k) Lodging, may not exceed 10% of total building area.
(l) Accessory alternative energy sources (may be located outside including on the roof of the principal structures), with no maximum size.

(6) When outdoor lighting of fields is provided, a lighting plan prepared by a qualified professional licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania must be provided and approved by the Township. All outdoor lighting shall be arranged to restrict glare on adjacent residential lots.
(7) All outdoor lighting for sports activities must be turned off by 11:00 p.m. on weekdays (Monday through Thursday) and 12:00 a.m. on weekends (Friday through Sunday) and holidays and shall remain off until at least 8:00 a.m. the following day. This does not include required building lights or parking lot lights. If the outdoor lighting for an athletic field is located within 100 feet of a residentially zoned lot or a residential use, the outdoor lighting for such sports activities must be turned off by 10:00 p.m. and shall remain off until at least 8:00 a.m. the following day.
(8) Any outdoor public address (PA) systems must follow the regulations in Chapter 170 (Noise Ordinance), and shall be turned off by 10:00 p.m. and must remain off until at least 8:00 a.m. the following day.
(9) Loading facilities - see "Merchandise Loading" above.
(10) Required parking - see § 270-5.2YY(10) for detailed parking information.

Restaurants

An establishment that serves prepared food primarily on nondisposable tableware, but can provide for incidental carry-out service so long as the area used for carry-out service does not exceed 5% of the total patron seating area nor 80 square feet (whichever is less). Caterers shall be included in this definition.

Vehicle Parking:
Parking requirements are the same as for indoor seating requirements for the principal use or for a similar restaurant use.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) All outdoor seating areas shall be located outside of any street right-of-way.
(2) When sidewalks are used, a clear area must be maintained for the free flow of pedestrians. This area must meet ADA and building code requirements.
(3) A physical barrier of vegetation, curbing, fencing, or other similar material shall be maintained between the seating area and the street or parking area pavement.
(4) Parking requirements - see "Vehicle Parking" above.

C Zone:
This business use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Retail sales, rural

RETAIL SALES AREA
Areas associated with a retail store that are open for public display, including but not limited to shelves, racks, bins, stalls, tables, and booths, plus any adjoining aisles or walkways from which consumers can inspect items for sale. The retail sales area shall include both interior and exterior areas.

RETAIL FLOOR/SALES AREA
A designated area of a retail establishment used for the display and sale of products and services within a building or structure or outside the primary businesses (i.e., garden supplies, vehicles, boats, plant materials, farm equipment, burial monuments and lumberyards).

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Retail sales, rural, shall be permitted by special exception in the Rural Business Zone (RB) subject to the following requirements:
(1) Retail sales areas shall be limited to 10,000 square feet of interior area.
(2) Retail sales shall be limited to agricultural, horticultural, and related products, and products normally associated with building trades.
(3) Retail sales may be combined with wholesale sales when the business meets all requirements for both uses.
(4) When retail sales are combined with wholesale sales, an exterior storage and display area of products up to one acre in area shall be permitted when products are intended for outdoor use, including but not limited to construction materials, construction equipment, landscaping materials, and landscaping equipment.

Retail sales, service and repair

RETAIL SALES, SERVICE AND REPAIR
Point-of-sale locations (including retail auctions) which sell, service, and/or repair merchandise, and/or offer services for personal, household goods, home improvement, business and institutional consumption.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
RM Zone:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in this district and requires special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

C Zone:
This business use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Riding stables

A commercial enterprise which provides horses for rent and equestrian instruction.

Schools, 9-12

SCHOOL
A principal use in which supervised education or instruction is offered according to the following:

SCHOOL, 9-12
A school containing any combination of grades up to and including 9 through 12.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Passenger Loading:
Passenger drop-off and pickup areas shall be provided and arranged so that students do not have to cross traffic lanes on or adjacent to the site.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Schools, K-9, 9-12, post-secondary.
(1) Schools, K-9 shall provide recreation areas.
(2) Passenger drop-off and pickup - see "Passenger Loading" above
(3) Within the A and RB Zones, schools shall only offer education from kindergarten through grade eight, and no school shall contain more than two acres of lot area.
(4) Within the VC Zone, schools shall include primary and secondary only.
(5) All schools shall follow all Department of Education requirements with regards to site development as well as any other applicable state and federal regulations.

Schools, K-9

SCHOOL
A principal use in which supervised education or instruction is offered according to the following:

SCHOOL, K-9

A. A school containing any combination of grades up to and including K through 9.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Passenger Loading:
Passenger drop-off and pickup areas shall be provided and arranged so that students do not have to cross traffic lanes on or adjacent to the site.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Schools, K-9, 9-12, post-secondary.
(1) Schools, K-9 shall provide recreation areas.
(2) Passenger drop-off and pickup - see "Passenger Loading" above
(3) Within the A and RB Zones, schools shall only offer education from kindergarten through grade eight, and no school shall contain more than two acres of lot area.
(4) Within the VC Zone, schools shall include primary and secondary only.
(5) All schools shall follow all Department of Education requirements with regards to site development as well as any other applicable state and federal regulations.

Schools, post-secondary

SCHOOL
A principal use in which supervised education or instruction is offered according to the following:

POST-SECONDARY SCHOOL
A school that may, or may not, be operated as a gainful business that offers college- or university-level education or training in vocational, mechanical and other skill-based trades for people of all ages.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Passenger Loading:
Passenger drop-off and pickup areas shall be provided and arranged so that students do not have to cross traffic lanes on or adjacent to the site.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Schools, K-9, 9-12, post-secondary.
(1) Schools, K-9 shall provide recreation areas.
(2) Passenger drop-off and pickup - see "Passenger Loading" above
(3) Within the A and RB Zones, schools shall only offer education from kindergarten through grade eight, and no school shall contain more than two acres of lot area.
(4) Within the VC Zone, schools shall include primary and secondary only.
(5) All schools shall follow all Department of Education requirements with regards to site development as well as any other applicable state and federal regulations.

Self-storage facilities

A building or group of buildings containing separate, individual, and private storage spaces of varying sizes available for lease or rent for varying periods of time.

Vehicle Parking:
Parking shall be provided by parking/driving lanes adjacent to the buildings. These lanes shall be at least 26 feet wide when cubicles open onto one side of the lane only and at least 30 feet wide when cubicles open onto both sides of the lane.
Off-street parking spaces shall be provided for self-storage facilities according to the schedule listed in Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading of this chapter.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Off-street parking - see "Vehicle Parking" above.
(2) Parking requirements - see "Vehicle Parking" above.
(3) Required parking spaces may not be rented as, or used for, vehicular storage. However, additional external storage area may be provided for the storage of privately owned travel trailers, boats, or recreation vehicles, so long as such external storage area is screened from adjoining residentially zoned lots and adjoining streets, and is located behind the minimum front yard setback line. Such external storage areas shall not be counted toward the maximum building area on the property provided the storage areas are not completely enclosed. This provision shall not be interpreted to permit the storage of partially dismantled, wrecked, or inoperative vehicles.
(4) All storage shall be kept within an enclosed building except as noted in Subsection (3) above.
(5) The storage of flammable, highly combustible, explosive or hazardous chemicals shall be prohibited. Any fuel tanks and/or machinery or other apparatuses relying upon such fuels shall be stored only in an external storage area as described above.
(6) A site manager shall be responsible for maintaining the operation of the facility in conformance with the conditions of approval and all applicable ordinances.
(7) Because of the danger from fire or explosion caused by the accumulation of vapors from gasoline, diesel fuel, paint, paint remover, and other flammable materials, the repair, construction, or reconstruction of any boat, engine, motor vehicle, or furniture is prohibited.
(8) Mini-warehouses shall be used solely for the storage of property. The following lists examples of uses expressly prohibited upon the site:

(a) Auctions, commercial wholesale or retail sales, or garage sales.
(b) The servicing, repair, or fabrication of motor vehicles, boats, trailers, lawn mowers, appliances, or other similar equipment.
(c) The operation of power tools, spray-painting equipment, table saws, lathes, compressors, welding equipment, kilns, or other similar equipment.
(d) The establishment of a transfer and storage business.
(e) Any use that is noxious or offensive because of odors, dust, noise, fumes, or vibrations.

(9) The applicant shall adequately demonstrate that all mini-warehouses rental and/or use contracts shall specifically prohibit these uses.
(10) Within the Rural Business Zone (RB), the minimum lot size for this use shall be 10 acres and a landscape buffer Type C (requirements detailed in Article 4: General Provisions) shall be provided.

Sheds

A small building designed primarily for the storage of yard and garden equipment, bicycles, and miscellaneous household items incidental to a dwelling.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
(1) Sheds are only allowed within side or rear yards.
(2) All sheds shall be set back at least three feet from lot lines.
(3) All sheds must be made from materials that are compatible with the neighborhood that they will be located within. Re-purposed containers or structures including but not limited to storage portions of trucks or trailers, recreational vehicles, mobile homes, and construction trailers will not be permitted to be used as a shed in any zone except for the A Zone and the ME Zone.

Shopping complexes

One or more buildings forming a complex of shops representing merchandisers, with interconnecting walkways enabling visitors to walk from shop to shop, along with a parking area. Types of shopping facilities include: malls (indoor version of the traditional marketplace), big box stores, main streets, markets, outlet malls, plazas, strip malls and town squares.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(1) Design standards in applicable zones shall apply in addition to the following:

(a) Shopping complexes shall meet the following conditions:

[1] Maximum floor area for retail businesses (except grocery): 25,000 square feet.
[2] Maximum floor area for grocery stores: 65,000 square feet.

(b) The shopping complex shall provide a central pedestrian walkway or green that is accessible from the street and parking area, and shall be landscaped.
(c) Each storefront or building shall be distinctly separated architecturally by, but not limited to, recesses and/or projections from the next storefront. Such design elements shall be designed from ground to roof in order to provide a vertical orientation to the structures.
(d) Visual screening/landscaping in Article 4 shall apply.
(e) The minimum distance between buildings on a lot shall be 30 feet to allow for a twenty-foot fire department access lane and five feet for foundation plantings around each building.
(f) The site shall incorporate pedestrian walkways, parking and pedestrian lighting, benches and other structures into the overall complex. All elements shall be designed in keeping with the architectural character and theme of the shopping complex.
(g) Shall meet parking and sign requirements in Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading and Article 7: Sign Regulations.

Small cell WFs and macrocell WFs

Solar energy systems, accessory

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
An active or passive energy system which converts solar energy into thermal, electrical, or mechanical energy, and consists of a solar energy collector, such as cells, panels, or arrays, an energy conversion and storage facility, and/or components for the distribution of transformed energy.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Accessory systems are permitted in all zones subject to the regulations below:

[1] A solar energy system shall be considered accessory only if it supplies electrical or thermal power primarily for on-site use, except that net metering shall be permitted per state law.
[2] The owner of the accessory alternative energy source shall provide written confirmation that the public utility company has been informed of the customer's intent to install an interconnected customer-owned generator and that such connection meets applicable state and federal regulations. Off-grid systems shall be exempt from this requirement.
[3] To the greatest extent feasible, accessory solar energy systems shall be roof-mounted, or located on an existing impervious surface. The applicant must demonstrate that roof mounting is infeasible prior to any application for a ground-mounted system.
[4] When accessory ground-mounted systems are permitted, such system shall meet the following:

[a] No ground-mounted system shall be located in a front yard of any zone, except on farm parcels in the A Zone, where ground-mounted systems may be located in a front yard, but shall be set back a minimum of 25 feet from the street line;
[b] Ground-mounted systems shall meet the side and rear setbacks for the underlying zone.
[c] The surface area of a ground-mounted system, including all mounting, collection, and distribution equipment, shall be calculated as part of overall lot coverage.
[d] Ground-mounted systems shall not exceed the maximum building height in the applicable zone.

[5] Roof-mounted systems shall not extend beyond the roof line.
[6] All power transmission lines from a solar energy system to any building shall be located underground.

[a] Falling of healthy, mature trees in order to provide solar access is strongly discouraged.
[b] Accessory solar energy systems shall meet the general requirements listed in this chapter.

General requirements:

[1] No signage or advertising shall be permitted on any part of the solar energy system.
[2] Solar panels shall be located in a manner that will prevent glare toward adjacent dwellings and structures, as well as toward any oncoming traffic.
[3] The design of the solar energy system shall conform to applicable industry standards. As applicable, the applicant/owner shall submit certificates of design compliance obtained by the equipment manufacturers from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Institute of Electronics and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC), ETL Testing Laboratories, Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), or other similar certifying organization.
[4] Decommissioning of solar energy system: The applicant/owner shall sign an agreement stating that when all reasonable uses of the panels are no longer necessary, they will be promptly removed at the expense of the applicant/owner. The agreement shall be written in language acceptable to the Township and shall, at the request of the Township, include a bond for estimated expenses of removal. Decommissioning shall include removal of all systems, equipment, buildings, cabling, electrical components, foundations and other associated facilities.

Solar energy systems, principal

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
An active or passive energy system which converts solar energy into thermal, electrical, or mechanical energy, and consists of a solar energy collector, such as cells, panels, or arrays, an energy conversion and storage facility, and/or components for the distribution of transformed energy.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Where a principal solar energy system is permitted, the applicant shall demonstrate compliance with the following:

[1] Principal solar energy systems shall be subject to the maximum height requirements of the underlying zone. The applicant shall provide a summary of operations to the Township at the time of the special exception hearing. Such summary shall include, but not be limited to: approximate generating capacity of the solar energy system; approximate number, representative types, and dimensions (including height when installed) of the PV panels and racking/mounting system; approximate location and arrangement of the PV modules and arrays on the site; approximate description, dimensions, and location of all ancillary equipment, buildings and structures, including all distribution or transmission lines.
[2] All solar panels, equipment and accessory structures shall be enclosed by a fence, barrier or other appropriate means to prevent unauthorized persons or vehicles from entering that area of the lot. Such fencing shall be a minimum of eight feet high. Clearly visible warning signs shall be placed around the perimeter of the lot and at the facility entrance to inform individuals of the potential voltage hazards. Facilities shall not have any artificial lighting beyond that required by any applicable federal or state laws.
[3] In order to determine that a proposed use or activity complies with the above standards, the Township may, at the expense of the applicant:

[a] Require the submission of impartial expert opinions or judgments from official agencies or private consultants.
[b] Require the submission of written assurances from the applicant.
[c] Require compliance with certain tests or provision of whatever safeguards may be considered necessary.
[d] All principal solar energy systems shall meet the general requirements below.

General requirements:

[1] No signage or advertising shall be permitted on any part of the solar energy system.
[2] Solar panels shall be located in a manner that will prevent glare toward adjacent dwellings and structures, as well as toward any oncoming traffic.
[3] The design of the solar energy system shall conform to applicable industry standards. As applicable, the applicant/owner shall submit certificates of design compliance obtained by the equipment manufacturers from Underwriters Laboratories (UL), Institute of Electronics and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Solar Rating and Certification Corporation (SRCC), ETL Testing Laboratories, Florida Solar Energy Center (FSEC), or other similar certifying organization.
[4] Decommissioning of solar energy system: The applicant/owner shall sign an agreement stating that when all reasonable uses of the panels are no longer necessary, they will be promptly removed at the expense of the applicant/owner. The agreement shall be written in language acceptable to the Township and shall, at the request of the Township, include a bond for estimated expenses of removal. Decommissioning shall include removal of all systems, equipment, buildings, cabling, electrical components, foundations and other associated facilities.

Storage and maintenance garages

Swimming and wading pools

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
(1) Swimming and wading pools shall be permitted in all zones (excluding ME) in accordance with the following requirements:

(a) Fencing: All swimming pools shall be completely enclosed by a minimum four-foot-high fence or wall with a self-closing and lockable gate; however, this does not apply to above-ground pools having a wall measuring four feet in height and having a retractable ladder. Such fence or wall shall be erected before any pool is filled with water.
(b) Setbacks: All pools must be set back at least 10 feet from all lot lines.
(c) Pool water discharge. Dechlorinated water may be discharged onto any public street or alley or, preferably, an approved stormwater management facility.
(d) These requirements shall not apply to man-made ponds, lakes or other impoundments, unless the primary purpose for their construction is swimming.

Temporary uses

A use that is nonpermanent and lasting for a specified time only.

Vehicle Parking:
All parking for the temporary use shall be located outside of the street right-of-way.
Parking shall be provided with safe ingress-egress and vehicle circulation.
Vehicles are not permitted to back out directly onto Township and/or state streets.

Development Requirements:
A. All tents, parking lots, roadside or vacant lot sales, and all temporary stand-alone food vendors (not part of a larger event) will require a temporary use permit. Permit requests must include:

(1) Written permission from the landowner for the use of the site.
(2) A copy of the user's liability insurance certificate.
(3) A plot plan or drawing of how the proposed use and parking will be set up on the site.
(4) A completed Township use and occupancy application.
(5) Proof of compliance with all state and federal regulations for that use.

B. A temporary use application can be denied for lack of information or if the site or use is deemed unsafe or illegal by the Township.
C. Parking - see "Vehicle Parking" above.
D. Emergency structures or trailers for housing, portable offices, construction or other time-sensitive temporary structures may be granted a six-month temporary permit by the Zoning Officer. Permits beyond six months require a special exception from the Zoning Hearing Board.
E. Except as specifically noted elsewhere in this chapter, all temporary use permits shall expire after 90 days.
F. All facilities related to the temporary use shall be removed from the site prior to the expiration of the temporary use permit.
G. Temporary uses, other than those needed for emergency structures or trailers for housing, portable offices, construction or other time-sensitive temporary structures shall:

(1) Not be greater than 600 square feet of floor area;
(2) Be portable and removed at the end of the permitted time;
(3) Be located at least 30 feet from the street right-of-way line; and
(4) Have a maximum of two signs which shall not exceed a total sign area of 15 square feet nor exceed a maximum height of 15 feet.

H. Temporary organizational or family social functions, community or organizational fairs, flea markets, fund raisers, or sporting events may require permits. Applicants for such events are encouraged to contact the Township prior to the event to verify if a permit is required.

Townhouses

A single-family dwelling unit constructed in a group of three or more attached dwelling units, but not more than nine, in which each dwelling unit extends from foundation to roof and with a yard or public way on at least two sides.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
C Zone:
This residential use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Truck stops

A retail business that:
A. Is equipped with diesel fuel islands used for fueling commercial motor vehicles; and
B. Parking spaces dedicated for commercial motor vehicles; and
C. Has a convenience store; and
D. Is situated on a parcel of land of not less than three acres owned or leased by the truck stop parent company.

Two-family conversions

The creation of an additional dwelling unit by converting an existing single-family detached dwelling without altering the exterior of the building, except as required for safety. Two-family conversions shall have no more than two separate dwelling units.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
(1) A single-family detached dwelling may be converted into two dwelling units subject to the following:

(a) The applicant shall furnish evidence that an approved system of water supply and sewage disposal will be utilized.
(b) No extensions or modifications to the external appearance of the building (except fire escapes), which would alter its residential character, shall be permitted.
(c) All floors above and below grade shall have direct means of escape to ground level.
(d) The applicant shall obtain any required land development approvals.
(e) Each dwelling unit shall meet all applicable building codes as required.

RM Zone:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in this district and requires special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

C Zone:
This residential use is permitted as a campus accessory use in this district.

Vehicle washes, rural

A facility for the washing/cleaning of vehicles as per the specific provision of Article 4: General Provisions.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
A vehicle washing facility shall be permitted in the Rural Business Zone (RB) subject to the following requirements:
(1) The primary use of the vehicle washing facility shall be for vehicles used for permitted businesses on-site or adjacent sites held in common ownership.
(2) Use of the vehicle washing facility by the public as an accessory business shall be permitted.
(3) Only one automatic wash bay and/or two self-serve wash bays shall be permitted on any one lot.

Veterinary clinics

A building used by a licensed veterinarian for the treatment of small domestic animals, such as dogs, cats, rabbits and birds or fowl. No outdoor boarding of animals is permitted.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Veterinary hospitals/clinics.

(1) Animal boarding buildings that are not wholly enclosed and any outdoor animal pens, stalls, or runways shall be located within the rear yard.
(2) Animal boarding buildings that are not wholly enclosed and any outdoor animal pens, stalls or runways shall be a minimum of 100 feet from all lot lines.
(3) All pasture and outdoor recreation areas shall be fenced to prevent the escape of animals, with such fencing having a setback of at least 25 feet from all lot lines.
(4) All animal wastes shall be regularly removed and disposed from the premises.
(5) The owner/operator of the veterinary hospital or clinic shall be responsible to exercise suitable control over the animals and shall not allow a nuisance condition to be created in terms of excessive noise, dirt, or odor.

Veterinary hospitals

An establishment offering veterinary services for the medical treatment of all types of animals and can include outdoor and overnight boarding of animals.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
Veterinary hospitals/clinics.

(1) Animal boarding buildings that are not wholly enclosed and any outdoor animal pens, stalls, or runways shall be located within the rear yard.
(2) Animal boarding buildings that are not wholly enclosed and any outdoor animal pens, stalls or runways shall be a minimum of 100 feet from all lot lines.
(3) All pasture and outdoor recreation areas shall be fenced to prevent the escape of animals, with such fencing having a setback of at least 25 feet from all lot lines.
(4) All animal wastes shall be regularly removed and disposed from the premises.
(5) The owner/operator of the veterinary hospital or clinic shall be responsible to exercise suitable control over the animals and shall not allow a nuisance condition to be created in terms of excessive noise, dirt, or odor.

Wind energy conversion system (WECS)

WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (WECS)
Any device which converts wind energy to mechanical or electrical energy.

WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (WECS) UNIT
A WECS unit includes blades, hubs to which blades are attached, and any device, such as a tower, used to support the hub and/or rotary blades etc.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
(a) Accessory wind energy systems are permitted in all zones subject to the following:

[1] A wind energy system shall be considered accessory only if it supplies power primarily for on-site use, except that net metering shall be permitted per state law.
[2] The owner of the accessory WECS shall provide written confirmation that the public utility company has been informed of the customer's intent to install an interconnected customer-owned generator and that such connection meets applicable state and federal regulations. Off-grid systems shall be exempt from this requirement.
[3] An accessory wind energy conversion system shall be set back from all lot lines a distance equal to the height of the structure.
[4] Wind energy generation shall be limited to one wind turbine per lot.
[5] All moving parts of a wind turbine shall be a minimum of 10 feet above the ground.
[6] All on-site utility and transmission lines shall be located underground.
[7] Any accessory equipment building shall have a maximum area of 250 square feet and shall comply with the accessory building requirements in this chapter.
[8] Wind energy systems shall meet the general requirements in this chapter.

(b) Principal wind energy conversion system (WECS):

[1] All principal wind energy conversion systems shall meet the applicable setback regulations of the underlying zone.
[2] The minimum height of the lowest position of the wind turbine shall be 30 feet.
[3] Turbines shall be equipped with an anti-climbing device or similar protective device to prevent unauthorized access. Access doors to the wind energy system and electrical equipment shall be locked to prevent unauthorized entry.
[4] All associated mechanical equipment and accessory structures shall be enclosed by a fence, barrier or other appropriate means to prevent unauthorized persons or vehicles from entering that area of the lot. Such fencing shall be a minimum of eight feet high.
[5] Clearly visible warning signs shall be placed around the perimeter of the lot and at the facility entrance to inform individuals of the potential voltage hazards.
[6] In order to determine that a proposed use or activity complies with the above standards, the Township may, at the expense of the applicant:

[a] Require the submission of impartial expert opinions or judgments from official agencies or private consultants.
[b] Require the submission of written assurances from the applicant.
[c] Require compliance with certain tests or provision of whatever safeguards may be considered necessary.

[7] All principal wind energy systems shall meet the general requirements below.

(c) General requirements:

[1] No wind turbine shall be placed in a required setback.
[2] Wind turbines shall be set back from all lot lines a distance at least equal to the height of the turbine.
[3] Wind turbines shall not be illuminated except as otherwise required by law.
[4] There shall be no antennae, advertising, or other items or material affixed or placed on any component of a wind energy system, except those required for safety or identification of the manufacturer.
[5] The design of wind energy systems shall use materials, colors, textures, screening and landscaping that will blend components of the system into the natural setting and existing environment.
[6] The design of the wind energy system shall conform to applicable industry standards, such as, but not limited to, National Standards Institute (ANSI), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or other similar certifying organizations. The manufacturer's specifications shall be submitted as part of the application.

Wind energy conversion system (WECS), principal

WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (WECS)
Any device which converts wind energy to mechanical or electrical energy.

WIND ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEM (WECS) UNIT
A WECS unit includes blades, hubs to which blades are attached, and any device, such as a tower, used to support the hub and/or rotary blades etc.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Development Requirements:
Principal wind energy conversion system (WECS):

[1] All principal wind energy conversion systems shall meet the applicable setback regulations of the underlying zone.
[2] The minimum height of the lowest position of the wind turbine shall be 30 feet.
[3] Turbines shall be equipped with an anti-climbing device or similar protective device to prevent unauthorized access. Access doors to the wind energy system and electrical equipment shall be locked to prevent unauthorized entry.
[4] All associated mechanical equipment and accessory structures shall be enclosed by a fence, barrier or other appropriate means to prevent unauthorized persons or vehicles from entering that area of the lot. Such fencing shall be a minimum of eight feet high.
[5] Clearly visible warning signs shall be placed around the perimeter of the lot and at the facility entrance to inform individuals of the potential voltage hazards.
[6] In order to determine that a proposed use or activity complies with the above standards, the Township may, at the expense of the applicant:

[a] Require the submission of impartial expert opinions or judgments from official agencies or private consultants.
[b] Require the submission of written assurances from the applicant.
[c] Require compliance with certain tests or provision of whatever safeguards may be considered necessary.

[7] All principal wind energy systems shall meet the general requirements below.

General requirements:

[1] No wind turbine shall be placed in a required setback.
[2] Wind turbines shall be set back from all lot lines a distance at least equal to the height of the turbine.
[3] Wind turbines shall not be illuminated except as otherwise required by law.
[4] There shall be no antennae, advertising, or other items or material affixed or placed on any component of a wind energy system, except those required for safety or identification of the manufacturer.
[5] The design of wind energy systems shall use materials, colors, textures, screening and landscaping that will blend components of the system into the natural setting and existing environment.
[6] The design of the wind energy system shall conform to applicable industry standards, such as, but not limited to, National Standards Institute (ANSI), Underwriters Laboratories (UL), American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) or other similar certifying organizations. The manufacturer's specifications shall be submitted as part of the application.

Wireless facilities - municipal property macrocell

WIRELESS FACILITY (WF)
All equipment and network components, including but not limited to antenna facilities, antennas, nodes, control boxes, towers, poles, conduits, ducts, pedestals, electronics and other equipment, or any structure used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, distributing, providing, or accommodating wireless services, whether such service is provided on a stand-alone basis or commingled with other wireless services. Wireless facilities shall include Distributed Antenna Systems.

MACROCELL WIRELESS FACILITY (MACROCELL WF)
Any wireless support structure that is used for the primary purpose of supporting one or more wireless facilities, including, but not limited to, freestanding pole, tower, self-supporting lattice tower, guy tower, base station, building, water tank, or any other structure not classified as a wireless support structure that could support the placement or installation of a wireless facility if approved by the Township and meets the following criteria:

(1) Is greater than 50 feet in height; or
(2) Is more than 10% taller than other adjacent structures; or
(3) Extends existing structures on which they are located to a to a height of more than 50 feet or by more than 10%, whichever is greater; and
(4) The facility requires antenna structure registration with the Federal Communications Commission;
(5) Is not a small cell wireless facility.

See § 270-2.2: Definitions under the term, WIRELESS FACILITIES DEFINITIONS AND PHRASES, for more terms associated with this use.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
General and specific requirements for all wireless facilities, see § 270-5.2Q(1).
For requirements that apply to all WFs located within the public ROW, see § 270-5.2Q(3) for detailed information.
For requirements that apply to all WFs located outside of the ROW, including macrocell wireless facilities, see § 270-5.2Q(2) for detailed information.
See § 270-5.2Q for complete, detailed information on wireless facilities.

A, RB, ME, RL, RM, VR, VC, CBC, RCC, C, ROS, AH Zones:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in these districts requiring special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

Wireless facilities - small cell (ROW) and municipal property

SMALL CELL WIRELESS FACILITY (SMALL CELL WF)
A singular or standalone wireless facility that meets each of the following criteria:

(1) The wireless facility:

(a) Is mounted on structures 50 feet or less in height including their antennas; or
(b) Is mounted on structures no more than 10% taller than other adjacent structures within a two-hundred-fifty-foot radius; or
(c) Does not extend existing structures on which they are located to a height of more than 50 feet or by more than 10%, whichever is greater;

(2) Each antenna associated with the deployment (excluding the associated equipment) is no more than three cubic feet in volume; and
(3) All other wireless equipment associated with the structure, including the wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any pre-existing associated equipment on the structure, is cumulatively no more than 28 cubic feet in volume; and
(4) The facility does not require antenna structure registration with the Federal Communications Commission; and
(5) The facilities do not result in human exposure to radiofrequency radiation in excess of the applicable safety standards specified by the Federal Communications Commission.

RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW)
A public right-of-way, public utility easement, highway, street, bridge, tunnel, alley, or road, regardless of which governmental entity has jurisdiction and control over such, and includes the surface, the air space over the surface and the area below the surface. This term shall not include private property, any real or personal municipal property except as defined in this chapter, or any Township buildings, fixtures, poles, conduits, facilities, or other structures or improvements, regardless of whether they are situated in the public right-of-way.

See § 270-2.2: Definitions under the term, WIRELESS FACILITIES DEFINITIONS AND PHRASES, for more terms associated with this use.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
General and specific requirements for all wireless facilities, see § 270-5.2Q(1).
For requirements that apply to all WFs located within the public ROW, see § 270-5.2Q(3) for detailed information.
For requirements that apply to all WFs located outside of the ROW, including small cell wireless facilities, see § 270-5.2Q(2) for detailed information.
See § 270-5.2Q for complete, detailed information on wireless facilities.

A, RB, ME, RL, RM, VR, VC, CBC, RCC, C, ROS, AH Zones:
This use is also permitted as a special exception in these districts requiring special exception approval from the Zoning Hearing Board.

Wireless facilities (ROW)

WIRELESS FACILITY (WF)
All equipment and network components, including but not limited to antenna facilities, antennas, nodes, control boxes, towers, poles, conduits, ducts, pedestals, electronics and other equipment, or any structure used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, distributing, providing, or accommodating wireless services, whether such service is provided on a stand-alone basis or commingled with other wireless services. Wireless facilities shall include Distributed Antenna Systems.

RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW)
A public right-of-way, public utility easement, highway, street, bridge, tunnel, alley, or road, regardless of which governmental entity has jurisdiction and control over such, and includes the surface, the air space over the surface and the area below the surface. This term shall not include private property, any real or personal municipal property except as defined in this chapter, or any Township buildings, fixtures, poles, conduits, facilities, or other structures or improvements, regardless of whether they are situated in the public right-of-way.

See § 270-2.2: Definitions under the term, WIRELESS FACILITIES DEFINITIONS AND PHRASES, for more terms associated with this use.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
General and specific requirements for all wireless facilities, see § 270-5.2Q(1).
For requirements that apply to all WFs located within the public ROW, see § 270-5.2Q(3) for detailed information.
See § 270-5.2Q for complete, detailed information on wireless facilities.

Wireless facility collocations and ROW Wireless facility collocations

WIRELESS FACILITY (WF)
All equipment and network components, including but not limited to antenna facilities, antennas, nodes, control boxes, towers, poles, conduits, ducts, pedestals, electronics and other equipment, or any structure used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, distributing, providing, or accommodating wireless services, whether such service is provided on a stand-alone basis or commingled with other wireless services. Wireless facilities shall include Distributed Antenna Systems.

COLLOCATION
Consistent with the Nationwide Programmatic Agreement (NPA) for the Collocation of Wireless Antennas, means:

(1) Mounting or installing of new wireless facility on a pre-existing and/or previously approved and constructed wireless support structure or any other structure not classified as a wireless support structure that can support the mounting or installing of a wireless facility if previously approved by the Township; and/or
(2) Modifying a pre-existing and/or previously approved and constructed wireless support structure or any other structure not classified as a wireless support structure that can support the mounting or installing of a wireless facility if approved by the Township for the purpose of mounting or installing a new wireless facility on that structure. This term includes attaching, installing, replacing, or modifying wireless accessory equipment within a previously approved equipment compound.

RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW)
A public right-of-way, public utility easement, highway, street, bridge, tunnel, alley, or road, regardless of which governmental entity has jurisdiction and control over such, and includes the surface, the air space over the surface and the area below the surface. This term shall not include private property, any real or personal municipal property except as defined in this chapter, or any Township buildings, fixtures, poles, conduits, facilities, or other structures or improvements, regardless of whether they are situated in the public right-of-way.

See § 270-2.2: Definitions under the term, WIRELESS FACILITIES DEFINITIONS AND PHRASES, for more terms associated with this use.

Vehicle Parking:
See Article 8: On- and Off-Street Parking and Loading for detailed information on parking.

Merchandise Loading:
Truck loading and unloading operations shall take place entirely within the site and shall not be so located as to interfere with pedestrian routes. See also § 270-8.6: On-site loading space requirements for more information.

Development Requirements:
General and specific requirements for all wireless facilities, see § 270-5.2Q(1).
For requirements that apply to all WFs located within the public ROW, see § 270-5.2Q(3) for detailed information.
See § 270-5.2Q for complete, detailed information on wireless facilities.

Township of East Hempfield, PA

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