TABLE OF CONTENTS. Article / Section. Article 1 Administration and Enforcement

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1 TABLE OF CONTENTS Preamble How To Use This Ordinance Article / Section Page Article 1 Administration and Enforcement Sec Short Title Sec Intent Sec Scope Sec Withholding of Approval Sec Schedule of Fees, Charges, and Expenses Sec Performance Guarantees Sec Permits Sec Buildings Under Construction Sec Buildings to be Moved Sec Restoring Unsafe Buildings Sec Public Hearing Procedures Sec Impact Assessments Sec Compliance Required Sec Enforcement Sec Violations and Penalties Article 2 Zoning Districts and Maps CHAPTER 1 DISTRICTS Sec Zoning Districts Sec Zoning Map Sec Agriculture (A) District Sec Lakeside Residential (R-1) District Sec Medium Density Residential (R-2) District Sec Manufactured Housing Park (MHP) District Sec Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) District Sec General Commercial (C-2) District Sec Industrial (I) District Page i

2 CHAPTER 2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS Sec Principal Uses and Special Land Uses Sec Prohibited Uses Sec Design and Development Requirements Sec District Boundaries Sec Roads, Streets, Alleys, and Railroad Rights-of-way Article 3 Reserved Article 4 Permitted and Special Land Use Tables Sec Key to Designations in Table Sec Table of Permitted Uses and Special Land Uses by District Article 5 Dimensional Standards CHAPTER 1 TABLES OF DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS BY DISTRICT Sec Table of Dimensional Standards by District CHAPTER 2 SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS Sec Front Yards Sec Waterfront Yards Sec Rear Yards Sec Height Exceptions Sec Permitted Yard Encroachments Sec Continued Conformity with Yard and Bulk Regulations Sec Lotsize in Agricultural (A) District Sec Dwellings Per Lot, Parcel, or Building Site CHAPTER 3 GENERAL DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Sec Standard Methods of Measurement Sec Area and Yard Regulations Sec Frontage and Access Required Sec Building Grades Article 6 Standards for Specific Uses CHAPTER 1 AGRICULTURAL AND ANIMAL-ORIENTED USES Sec Animal uses Sec Milling and Processing of Agriculture & Forestry Products Sec Riding Arena and Boarding Stables Sec Kennels and Animal Shelters Sec Veterinary Clinics Page ii

3 CHAPTER 2 RESIDENTIAL USES Sec Accessory Apartments Sec Bed and Breakfast Inns Sec Farm Labor Housing Sec Family and Group Child Day Care Homes Sec Home Occupations Sec Manufactured Housing Parks Sec Multiple-Family Dwellings and Developments Sec Single-Family Dwelling, Detached Sec Open Space Preservation Option Sec Townhouses and Stacked Flats Sec Two-Family Dwellings (Duplexes) Sec Manufactured Dwellings Outside Manufactured Housing Parks Sec State Licensed Residential Facilities CHAPTER 3 OFFICE AND SERVICE USES Sec Funeral Homes, Mortuaries, and Crematoriums Sec Hospitals Sec Massage Therapists Sec Nursing and Convalescent Homes, Foster Care Group Homes, Assisted Living Facilities and Senior Housing Sec Tatoo Parlors and Body Piercing Studios Sec Video Rental Establishments CHAPTER 4 COMMUNITY USES Sec Cemeteries Sec Churches, Temples and Other Places or Worship Sec Public Utility and Essential Service Structures and Uses Sec Recreation, Indoor and Outdoor (Excluding Public Parks) CHAPTER 5 COMMERCIAL USES Sec Automobile, Truck and other Motor Vehicle Service Centers (Minor Repair), Repair Stations (Major Repair) and Fueling (Gas) Stations Sec Car Washes Sec Drive-in or Drive-through Lanes, Facilities or Establishments Sec Golf Courses, County Clubs, and Driving Ranges Sec Hotels and Motels Sec Outdoor Eating Areas and Sidewalk Cafes Sec Outdoor Sales or Display Area for Sales or Rentals of Goods, Products, Farm Equipment, Machinery, Automobiles and Other Page iii

4 Motor Vehicles, Recreational Vehicles, Boats, Building Supplies, Hardware, and Other Items Sec Package Liquor Stores Sec Pawnshops and Dealers of Second Hand Merchandise (except for Used or Vintage Clothing and Children s Goods) Sec Recording Studios Sec Retail Stores and Commercial Uses with 40,000 square feet or more of Gross Floor Area Sec Tavern, Pub, Brewpub, Cocktail Lounge, Night Club, or Billiard and Pool Hall Sec Theatres (Indoor), Motion Picture Cinemas, Auditoriums, Concert Halls and Playhouses Sec Tobacconists and Cigar/Cigarette Shops CHAPTER 6 INDUSTRIAL, RESEARCH AND LABORATORY USES Sec Hazardous Materials Storage Sec Intensive Industrial Operations (including, but not limited to metal foundry or fabrication, casting, plating, buffing, stamping, dyeing, shearing or punching, and similar uses, automatic screw machines and other machines) Sec Outdoor Storage of Goods, Products, Equipment, Machinery, Lumber, Landscaping and Building Supplies or Similar Items Sec Outdoor Storage, Dismantling or Recycling or Automobiles, Trucks, Recreational Vehicles, Boats and other Motor Vehicles, Manufactured Houses and Similar Items Sec Recycling Collection Facilities and Composting Centers Sec Self-Storage Warehouses Sec Slaughter Houses, Rendering Plants, Tanneries, Stock Yards, Glue Factories, Soap Factories, Oil Refineries or Other Similar Factories Sec Warehouses and Other Storage Facilities, Distribution Plants, Freezers and Lockers, Truck Terminals, and Distribution Facilities Sec Quarrying, Gravel Processing, Mining and Extraction Uses Sec Junkyards or Salvage Yards Sec Landfills, Dumping and Sewage Disposal facilities CHAPTER 7 TEMPORARY, SPECIAL EVENT AND OTHER USES Sec Adult Uses and Sexually-Oriented Businesses Sec Circuses, Fairs, Carnivals, and Similar Uses Sec Garages for Commercial Vehicles Sec Temporary Structures and Uses Article 7 Accessory Structures and Uses Sec Purpose Sec Exceptions for Accessory Farm Buildings Page iv

5 Sec Standards for Accessory Structures Sec Standards for Waterfront Yards Sec Standards for Accessory Uses Sec Swimming Pools Sec Temporary Accessory Structures and Uses Article 8 General Provisions Sec Fences Sec Sidewalks and Pedestrian Facilities Sec Maintenance of Commonly-Owned Private Facilities Sec Protection of Woodlands Sec Grading, Removal and Filling of Land Sec Excavation and Holes Sec Performance Standards Sec Property Maintenance Sec Property Between Lot Line and Street Edge Sec Voting Place Sec Essential Public Services and Required Utilities Sec Water Supply and Sanitary Sewers Sec Wind Energy Conversion Systems (WECS) Article 9 Off-street Parking and Loading Sec Purpose Sec Scope Sec General Requirements Sec Schedule of Required Parking by Use Sec Design Requirements Sec Off-Street Loading Sec Modification of Standards Sec Maintenance Article 10 Reserved Article 11 Landscaping, Screening and Buffering Sec Purpose Sec Objectives Sec Scope Sec Methods of Screening or Buffering Sec Standards for Specific Areas Sec Landscape Material Standards Sec Prohibited Plant Material Sec Installation Sec Maintenance Sec Exceptions and Alternatives Page v

6 Article 12 Signs Sec Purpose Sec Definitions Sec Sign Permits Sec District Regulations Sec Exemptions from Sign Regulations Sec Temporary Signs Sec Political Signs Sec Non-conforming Signs Sec General Sign Provisions Sec Off-Premises Signs Sec Sign Removal by Township Action Article 13 Exterior Lighting Sec Purpose Sec Submittal Requirements Sec General Provisions Sec Standards by Type of Fixture Sec Lamp or Fixture Substitutions Sec Exempt Lighting Sec Exceptions Article 14 Wireless Communications Facilities Sec Purpose Sec Application Sec Type of Review Required Sec Review Procedure Sec General Requirements Sec Site Requirements by Situation or Use Sec Criteria for Approval Sec Existing Towers and Antennas Sec Rescinding Approval of Wireless Communication Facilities Sec Removal of Wireless Communication Facilities Article 15 Reserved Article 16 Special Land Uses Sec Purpose Sec Application Requirements Sec Review Procedure Sec Special Land Use Resubmission, Appeals, Expiration or Revocation Sec Special Land Use Standards Sec Operation and Maintenance Page vi

7 Article 17 Site Plan Approval Sec Purpose Sec Type of Site Plan Review Required Sec Informal Review of Conceptual Plans Sec Site Plan and Sketch Plan Review Procedure Sec Administrative Review Sec Approval of Phase Developments Sec Site Plan or Sketch Plan Resubmission, Appeals, Expiration, or Revocation Sec Revisions to Approved Site and Sketch Plans Sec Required Information for All Plans Sec Required Information for Sketch Plans Sec Additional Required Information for Site Plans Sec Additional Information for Large-scale and Residential Site Plans Sec Standards for Site Plan and Sketch Plan Approval Sec Development and Maintenance in Accordance with an Approved Site Plan Article 18 Site Condominiums Sec Purpose Sec General Requirements Sec Condominium Site Plan Review Sec Development Agreement Sec Required Improvements Sec Development and Maintenance in Accordance with an Approved Site Plan Sec Revision of Condominium Site Plans and Amendments to Condominium Documents Sec Relocation of Boundaries and Subdivision of Condominium Lots Article 19 Planned Unit Developments Sec Purpose Sec Qualification Requirements Sec Development Standards Sec Residential Development Standards Sec Coordination with Subdivision Plat or Site Condominium Review Sec Informal Review of Conceptual PD Plans Sec Preliminary PD Plan Review Procedure Sec Outside Agency Permits or Approvals Sec Final PUD Plan Review Procedure Sec Planned Development Agreement Sec Phase Developments Page vii

8 Sec Amendments Sec Appeals Sec Violations Article 20 Reserved Article 21 Nonconformities Sec Intent and Purpose Sec Definitions Sec General Requirements Sec Nonconforming Lots of Record Sec Modification to Nonconforming Uses or Structures Sec Nonconforming Uses Determination Article 22 Township Planning Commission Sec Creation Sec Composition and Appointments Sec Removal Sec Organization, Meetings, Records and rules Sec Powers and Duties Article 23 Zoning Board of Appeals Sec Authority Sec Membership Sec Alternates and Removal Sec Organization and Procedures Sec Applications Sec Appeals of Administrative Decisions Sec Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries Sec Interpretation of Zoning Ordinance Provisions Sec Nonconforming Determinations Sec Variances Sec Conditions Sec Hearings and Decisions Sec Fees Sec Limits of Authority Page viii

9 Article 24 Establishment and Amendment of the Zoning Ordinance Sec Enabling Authority Sec Confliction Provisions Repealed Sec Amendments Sec Conditional Rezoning Sec Validity and Severability Article 25 Definitions Sec Rules of Construction Sec Definitions Page ix