[Amended 12-18-1991 by Ord. No. 123; 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. 133; 9-17-1997 by Ord. No. 153; 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 163; 6-17-1998 by Ord. No. 164; 12-15-1999 by Ord. No. 176]

In expansion of the legislative intent and community development objectives contained in Article I, §§ 150-2 and 150-3, of this chapter and in support of the goals and recommendations of the Worcester Township Comprehensive Plan, it is the intent of thus article to

A. Preserve agricultural land and open space areas of Worcester

B. Allow agricultural, institutional and low-density singlefamily detached development to coexist in a manner that limits the impact of each use on the other

C. Buffer residential development from agricultural uses and existing roads

it Limn the adverse environmental impacts of development on the township's steep slopes, floodplains, streams, wetlands, woodlands, riparian corridors and groundwater

E. Preserve the township's historic, rural character and heritage

F. Limit the impact of development traffic on the township's major roads

A.building may be erected or used and a lot may be occupied for any of the following purposes and no other

A. Agriculture

B. A single-family detached dwelling Single-family detached dwellings may be developed in accordance with the requirements of Article IV or, as a conditional use, may be clustered in accordance with the requirements of Article XVIA, the RPD Rural Preservation District

C. Accessory uses in accordance with Article XXIV

D. Any one of the following uses shall be permitted when authorized as a conditional use by the Township Board of Supervisors, subject to the provisions in § 150-215, all applicable requirements of the AGR District and the specific standards listed below

(1) Any country club, provided that the use is located on a lot 50 acres or larger, building coverage does not exceed 2% of the net lot area and impervious coverage does not exceed 5% of the net lot area

(2) Public or private schools, provided that the use is

located on a lot 25 acres or larger, building coverage

does not exceed 15% of the net lot area and

impervious coverage does not exceed 30% of the net

lot area and provided that a safe and efficient off -

street passenger drop-off/pick-up area is provided

(3) Noncommercial playing fields, parks, playgrounds, passive recreation areas, nature preserves, forest preserves and nature centers, provided that the use is located on a lot 10 acres or larger, building coverage does not exceed 1% of the net lot area, and impervious coverage does not exceed 5% of the net lot area

(4) Place of religious worship, provided that the use is located on a lot 25 acres or larger, building coverage does not exceed 10% of the net lot area and impervious coverage does not exceed 30% of the net lot area, and such facility may also be used on a daily basis for Sunday school, preschool and daycare purposes

(5) Day camp, provided that the use is located on a lot 25 acres or larger, the building coverage does not exceed 1% of net lot area and impervious coverage does not exceed 2% of the net lot area

(6) A farm market or roadside stand for the retail sale of produce, plants and dairy products may be permitted, subject to the following provisions

(a) Minimum site size Twenty-five acres shall be the minimum size parcel on which a farm market or roadside stand may be erected or operated

(b) Ownership The farm market or roadside stand must be owned and operated by the owner or the immediate family of the owner of the parcel of land

(c) Maximum site utilization

[1] The maximum amount of land that may be used for the farm market or roadside stand shall be limited to 5% of the developable area of the site, not to exceed 7 5 acres This includes parking

[2) The balance of the land shall remain undeveloped, except for active farming, passive--open -space-or one -single-family dwelling. The sale, development or use of the balance of the land in any way that would result in the violation of these requirements shall result in the termination of the conditional use approval and require the cessation of all farm market or roadside stand activity

(d) Master Plan All development and use shall be in strict accordance with the detailed Master

Plan as approved by the Board of Supervisors, which shall be kept on file in the township Any proposed deviation or addition to that plan must be presented to the Board of Supervisors at a public hearing for approval Such approved revision shall go on record as the approved revised Master Plan

(e) Setbacks Any and all activity of the farm market or roadside stand shall be set back a minimum of 250 feet from any ultimate right-of-way line of a street All parking related to such use shall be set back a minimum of 40 feet from any ultimate right-of-way line of a street

(f) Buffers A buffer screen shall be provided between this use and any adjacent single-family residential use The setback at the frontage of this shall be landscaped

(g) Signs Signs shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of Article XXI

(7) A residential life-care facility, provided that the use is located on a lot 75 acres or larger, building coverage does not exceed 15% of the net lot area and impervious coverage does not exceed 40% of the net lot area [Added 11-15-2000 by Ord. No. 1821

E. Municipal use, as defined in Article III

A. Minimum lot area Eighty thousand square feet shall be the minimum lot area that shall be provided for every building or use

B. Minimum lot width All lots shall meet the following lot width requirement

(1) Two hundred fifty feet shall be the minimum lot width for every building or use

(2) Lots which front secondary collector or primary streets (highways) shall have a minimum lot width

measured at both the building and street lines of at least 250 feet for every building or use Flag lots shall not be permitted along collector or primary streets

A. Single-family detached uses

(1) Front yard All lots shall meet the following front yard setback requirements measured from the ultimate right-of-way

(a) Seventy-five feet shall be the minimum size of front yards measured from local streets, which include marginal access, rural, residential and cul-de-sac streets

(b) Seventy-five feet shall be the minimum size of front yards measured from secondary feeder streets

(c) One hundred feet shall be the minimum size of front yards measured from secondary collector or primary streets (highways)

(d) One hundred feet shall be the minimum size of front yards measured from scenic roads, as identified in the township's current Comprehensive Plan

(e) Dwellings that existed as of the date of adoption of this revised AGR District that do not comply with the required front yard setback of the AGR District may be expanded to the side or rear of the dwelling as a matter of right, provided that the expansion will comply with the side and rear yard setbacks of the AGR District and the building and impervious coverage standards in the AGR District In no case shall an expansion be permitted to extend closer to the road

ultimate right-of-way than the nonconforming front wall of the existing dwelling closest to the road

(2) Rear yard

(a) One hundred feet shall be the minimum size of the rear yard on each lot

(b) A separate detached structure accessory to a single-family residential use may be erected in the rear yard not closer to the rear or side property lines than 40 feet

(3) Side yards

(a) Fifty feet shall be the minimum size of each of two side yards on each lot

(b) Corner lots shall be regulated by Article XXIV

B. Nonresidential uses All nonresidential uses shall be governed by the following yard requirements

(1) One hundred fifty feet shall be the minimum size of front, side and rear yards for religious and agricultural buildings

(2) Two hundred fifty feet shall be the minimum size of front yards and 125 feet shall be the minimum size of side and rear yards for all structures except single-family detached, religious and agricultural uses

(3) In no case shall the minimum yard area for any use be smaller than the minimum yard area required for single-family detached homes, as specified in § 150-13A

A. Building coverage Ten percent shall be the maximum total building coverage on residential, municipal or agricultural use lots

B. Impervious coverage Twenty percent shall be the maximum total impervious coverage on residential, municipal or agricultural use lots,

[Amended 11-15-2000 by Ord. No. 182]

Building height Thirty-five feet, not exceeding 2 5 stories, shall be the maximum height for any building or other structure erected or enlarged in this district, except as noted below

A. Fifteen feet, not exceeding 15 stones, shall be the maximum height for any structure accessory to a singlefamily detached dwelling

B. Sixty feet shall be the maximum height for silos used to store ensilage

C. Eighty-five feet shall be the maximum height for steeples and/or bell towers of places of worship

A. Single-family detached residential parking

(1) For each dwelling in this district, two all-weather

off street- parking- spaces shall be -provided in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article XXII

(2) Setbacks No parking area or driveway shall be located within 15 feet of any property line except as required for normal ingress and egress

B. Nonresidential parking

(1) For any uses other than single-family detached residential uses in this district, off-street parking and loading facilities shall be provided in accordance with Article XXII Further, such parking shall not

occupy any of the front, side or rear yards required under this article

(2) Setbacks No parking area or driveway shall be located within 100 feet of any property line for any use except as required for normal ingress and egress

A. Signs Signs shall be permitted in accordance with the applicable provisions of Article XXI

B. Driveways Along secondary collector and primary streets (highways), driveways for all uses shall be located at least 300 feet from street intersections and other driveways on the same side of the street, unless the Township Board of Supervisors determines that a shorter distance between driveways is safer or that meeting the three-hundred-foot setback is physically infeasible

C. Lot layout All AGR subdivisions shall be laid out in a manner that minimizes the number of new driveway access points onto existing roads Subdivisions may take advantage of new roads, common driveways and other means found acceptable to the township to meet this requirement It shall be incumbent on applicants to demonstrate to the Township Board of Supervisors that the number of new driveway access points onto existing roads have been reduced to the greatest extent possible

D. Nondwelling structures Swimming pools, tennis courts and domestic animal shelters may be permitted in this district subject to the applicable regulations under Article XXIV, General Regulations

E. Additional regulations Lots in this district shall be subject to modified and/or additional regulations under Article XXIV, General Regulations, as applicable

F. Detention basins in yard areas Detention basins shall be allowed in yard areas only in accordance with the applicable regulations under Article XYIV, General Regulations

G. Application procedure The procedure for making application for uses other than single-family detached residential uses shall be in accordance with § 150-202 of Article XXIV, General Regulations, and § 150-214 of Article XXV, Administration