A. Home occupations in all residential zones shall be permitted if they conform to all the following criteria:

(1) The home occupation shall be conducted entirely within the principal building.

(2) The home occupation shall be clearly incidental and subordinate to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes and shall not be served by an entrance separate from that of the household.

(3) No home occupation shall occupy more than 200 square feet of floor area.

(4) There shall be no change in the exterior appearance of the structure or premises as a dwelling and no external evidence of the home occupation.

(5) No retail sales or rentals shall take place on the premises.

(6) No goods, materials or supplies of any kind shall be delivered either to or from the premises in connection with a home occupation except in passenger automobiles or vans with a maximum length of 20 feet or United States Post Office, parcel pick-up and delivery service vehicles less than threefourths-ton capacity.

(7) No one who is not a member of the household residing on the premises shall be engaged in such occupation.

(8) No additional traffic or parking, other than that required for the residential use, shall be generated.

(9) There shall be no client/customer visits to the premises.

(10) There shall be no outdoor storage or display of goods and materials in connection with a home occupation.

(11) There shall be no vehicles on the property in connection with the home occupation which are not owned or leased by members of the household and which are not in compliance with § 102-150.

(12) No toxic or hazardous materials that would constitute a danger to the environment or neighboring property shall be used or stored on the premises in connection with the home occupation.

(13) The home occupation shall not generate any sewer or water use or garbage and refuse in excess of what is normal in the residential neighborhood and shall not cause any off-site noise, odors, radiation, glare, radio or electrical interference, etc.

(14) No signs, except as permitted by § 102-194, shall be allowed.

(15) There shall be no fabrication, packaging, treatment or conversion of products in connection with the home occupation.

B. Notwithstanding the above, the following conduct of business is excluded as a home occupation: beauty parlor or barber shop, nursing home, physician, dental or similar health professional offices, repair shop, automobile repair or paint shop, photographic studio, photo processing lab or any use constituting a commercial enterprise.

[Added 8-21-2000 by Ord. No. 615]

A. Wireless telecommunications antennas may be erected on existing buildings or structures, and an equipment compound may be constructed in support of such antennas consistent with the following requirements:

(1) Antenna arrays may be mounted on existing buildings or structures but shall not extend beyond the overall height of any such building or structure by more than 25 feet.

(2) Any equipment building, any wireless telecommunications tower and any related structures and equipment shall be located within an equipment compound as provided in Subsection A(3) below. Said compound shall be enclosed by a solid, wooden fence or a chain link fence at least seven feet and no more than eight feet high and shall include a locking security gate, all as approved by the Township Engineer. [Amended 12-27-2000 by Ord. No. 626]

(3) An equipment compound consisting of no more than 4,000 square feet in area may be erected in support of such antenna arrays provided it is:

(a) Situated to ensure that historically significant viewscapes, streetscapes and landscapes are protected. The views of and vistas from architecturally and/or significant structures should not be impaired or diminished by the placement of telecommunications facilities. To the greatest extent possible, equipment compounds should be situated behind existing structures, building or terrain features which will shield the compound from public view; or

(b) When a location out of public view is not possible, a landscape buffer of 20 feet in width shall be provided around the compound to shield the facility from public view. Landscaping shall include evergreen trees at least eight feet high at the time of planting and planted in staggered double rows at 15 feet on center, or equivalent.

(4) Antennas installed according to these provisions shall be suitably finished and/or painted so as to minimize their visual impact on the landscape. Depending on the placement of this equipment, color should be selected to be consistent with the color scheme of the building or structure on which they are mounted in order to blend with their surroundings. When this is not possible, color selection shall be designed to minimize the visual impact of the antenna arrays.

B. Wireless telecommunications towers shall be located to minimize visual impact on residential areas and the public way. Equipment buildings and equipment compounds shall comply with Subsection A(2) and (3) above.

[Added 9-25-2000 by Ord. No. 622]

A. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the total combined lot coverage by principal and accessory buildings on a residential lot shall not exceed an amount determined by formula as follows:

B. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, the total lot coverage by all impervious surfaces, including buildings, driveways, walkways and patios, shall not exceed 200% of the maximum permitted coverage pursuant to § 102-171.2A. For lots located outside the Highlands Preservation Area, the calculation of total impervious lot coverage may be reduced by the following: [Amended 7-18-2005 by Ord. No. 704]

(1) A maximum of 20% of the gross area of gravel/broken stone payers or similar stone paver driveways, walkways and patios, which serve single-family residential dwellings, may be excluded from the calculation of impervious coverage; and

(2) A maximum of 50% of impervious areas shall be excluded from the calculation of impervious coverage when all roof and driveway water is collected in dry well systems or similar devices are provided and designed to contain a minimum volume of 0.104 cubic feet per square foot of roof and/or driveway surface water runoff discharging to the dry well or similar device. Design subject to review and approval by the Township Engineer.