GREGG TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE July 7, 2014 Edition ZONING ORDINANCE for GREGG TOWNSHIP UNION COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA Adopted 1968 Amendments: July 13, 1998 May 5, 2008 (Ordinance 2008-01) May 3, 2010 (Ordinance 2010-02) November 1, 2010 (Ordinance 2010-03) March 7, 2011 (Ordinance 2011-01) July 5, 2011 (Ordinance 2011-02) May 6, 2013 (Ordinance 2013-02) July 7, 2014 (Ordinance 2014-01) Gregg Township Supervisors David Masser, Chairman/Roadmaster Gloria Munsell, Vice Chairman Michael Keiser, Supervisor Jodi Willow, Secretary Treasurer Brian Kerstetter, Solicitor Gregg Township Planning Commission Gregg Township Zoning Hearing Board Thomas Snoddy, Chairman Terry Snoddy Dan King, Vice Chairman Janet Sellard Jodi Willow, Secretary Dayne Foresman Ken Kipp, Treasurer Martin Wilson, Solicitor Gary Umstead Ryan Runkle Prepared By: Douglas Hovey, Planning Consultant In Conjunction with the Gregg Township Planning Commission and the Gregg Township Supervisors Zoning Map and Cover Map Prepared by the Union County Geographical Information Systems Department Gregg Township, Union County 18084 Russell Rd. Allenwood, PA 17810 570-538-5499 Fax 570-538-9438 Email: [email protected] www.greggtwp.org Key: P - Permitted Use SE – Special Exception Use CU - Conditional Use Gregg Township Schedule of Uses Zoning Districts Uses WP A RR V C I CM See Article: 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Accessory Uses/Structures P P P P P P P Adult Uses CU Agricultural Business P P P Agricultural Operation CU Agriculture P P P P P Animal Hospital SE SE SE Automotive Car Wash, Repair, Sales or Service Facility P P Bed & Breakfast P P P P Clubs & Lodges P P P Communications Antenna, Equipment Building P P P CU P P P Communications Tower CU CU CU CU CU CU Cultivation of Crops P P P P P P P Day Care Center P SE P P Essential Services (no zoning permit req’d) P P P P P P P Family Based Group Home P P P P P P P Family Day Care Home P P P P P P P Forestry Activities (no zoning permit req’d) P P P P P P P Group Care Facility P Home Occupation P P P P P P P Hospital/Drug and Alcohol Treatment Facility/Rehabilitation Center P Industrial Park SE Institutions/Correctional Facility P Junkyard SE Kennel SE Manufacturing, Research and Testing Laboratories P P Medical Offices, Clinic, Surgery Center CU P CU Mobile Home Park SE Multiple Family Dwelling SE Municipal Uses P Municipal Utility Facility P Neighborhood Retail SE SE SE No Impact Home Based Business P P P P P P P Nursing or Retirement Home, Assisted Living Facility SE SE Planned Residential Development SE SE Professional Office P P P P P Professional Office Group SE SE P P P Public and Quasi –Public Use SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Recreation, Indoor including Entertainment Facility, Museum P P Recreation, Outdoor including Camp or Campground Use, Hunting Club SE SE Restaurant, Hotel or Motel, Convenience Market P P Retail, Banks, Wholesale, Printing or Non-Automotive Service or Repair Business P P Self Storage Facility SE SE P P Shopping Center SE SE Single Family Dwelling, Seasonal Dwelling P P P P Surface Mining SE SE Trucking or Rail Terminal/Intermodal Freight Facility P Two-Family Dwelling P Townhouses SE Warehousing, Distribution Center P P Waste Storage or Processing Facility SE Wind Energy Facility CU Zoo, Zoological Garden, Aquarium SE Zoning Districts: WP – Woodland Preservation A – Agriculture CM – Commercial Manufacturing RR – Rural Residential V – Village C – Commercial I – Institutional Schedule of Uses -iii- Adopted May 6, 2013 GREGG TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE Table of Contents Schedule of Uses ........................................................................................................................... iii Table of Contents ......................................................................................................................... iv ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions 1.1 Authority......................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.2 Short Title....................................................................................................................... 1-1 1.3 Effective Date ................................................................................................................. 1-1 1.4 Purpose............................................................................................................................ 1-1 1.5 Community Development Objectives........................................................................... 1-2 1.6 Interpretation ................................................................................................................. 1-2 1.7 Establishment of Controls............................................................................................. 1-2 1.7.1 Minimum and Uniform Regulations 1.7.2 For New Uses and Structures 1.7.3 For Existing Uses and Structures 1.7.4 Types of Controls 1.8 Application of Regulations............................................................................................ 1-3 1-9 Severability ..................................................................................................................... 1-3 1.10 Conflicts .......................................................................................................................... 1-4 1.11.1 Repeal 1.11.2 Relation To State Law 1.11 Disclaimer of Liability................................................................................................... 1-4 1.12 Amendment to Prior Ordinance................................................................................... 1-5 1.13 Effective Date ................................................................................................................. 1-5 ARTICLE 2 - Definitions 2.1 Applicability and Interpretation .................................................................................. 2-1 2.2 Definition of Terms........................................................................................................ 2-1 -iv- ARTICLE 3 – Establishment of Zoning Districts and Zoning Map 3.1 Names and Purposes Of Zoning Districts.................................................................... 3-1 3.2 Zoning District Maps..................................................................................................... 3-2 3.2.1 Adoption of Official Zoning Map 3.2.2 Copies of Zoning Map 3.2.3 Zoning District Boundary Lines 3.2.4 Interpretation of Boundaries ARTICLE 4 – Woodland Preservation District 4.1 Purpose of the Woodland Preservation District ......................................................... 4-1 4.2 Use Regulations for the Woodland Preservation District .......................................... 4-1 4.2.1 Permitted Uses 4.2.2 Special Exception Uses 4.2.3 Conditional Uses 4.3 Height and Coverage Requirements ........................................................................... 4-2 4.4 Minimum Areas and Dimensions ................................................................................ 4-2 4.5 Limitations With Respect to Development Uses in the Woodland Preservation District ................................................................................... 4-2 4.6 Subdivision Plan Considerations for the Woodland Preservation District.............. 4-3 ARTICLE 5 – Agriculture District 5.1 Purpose of the Agriculture District.............................................................................. 5-1 5.2 Use Regulations for the Agriculture District............................................................... 5-1 5.2.1 Permitted Uses 5.2.2 Special Exception Uses 5.2.3 Conditional Uses 5.3 Height and Coverage Requirements ........................................................................... 5-2 5.4 Agriculture District Areas and Dimensions ................................................................ 5-2 5.5 Limitations With Respect to Non Agricultural Development Uses in the Agriculture District........................................................................................................ 5-4 5.6 Subdivision Plan Considerations in the Agriculture District .................................... 5-5 ARTICLE 6 – Rural Residential District 6.1 Purpose of the Rural Residential District.................................................................... 6-1 6.2 Use Regulations for the Rural Residential District..................................................... 6-1 6.2.1 Permitted Uses -v- 6.2.2 Special Exception Uses 6.2.3 Conditional Uses 6.3 Density, Height and Coverage Requirements ........................................................... 6-2 6.4 Minimum Areas and Dimensions ................................................................................ 6-2 ARTICLE 7 – Village District 7.1 Purpose of the Village District...................................................................................... 7-1 7.2 Use Regulations for the Village District....................................................................... 7-1 7.2.1 Permitted Uses 7.2.2 Special Exception Uses 7.2.3 Conditional Uses 7.3 Height and Coverage Requirements ........................................................................... 7-2 7.4 Minimum Areas and Dimensions ................................................................................ 7-2 ARTICLE 8 – Commercial District 8.1 Purpose of the Commercial District............................................................................. 8-1 8.2 Use Regulations for the Commercial District.............................................................