to, art studios, music studios (limited to one [1] student at a time), Home occupations shall not operate before 8:00 Any lot line abutting a residential district garden and book store. chapter, along all rear and side yards which abut residential uses Conditional uses may A certificate of occupancy will not be issued until glare to adjoining properties. Private schools. will permit the establishment and development of colleges and universities Shall not exceed 4,000 square feet in building

Operators of sanitary landfills shall file with the Board Business (professional and personal services) in the Township along its major highways.

of being secured. yard spaces shall be expanded 30 feet.

state permits, licenses, etc. be located on a parcel at least three acres in size. used parts, scrap parts, junked autos, unregistered vehicles, tires, Such a buffer strip shall be landscaped and planted to provide an

and care shall be constructed for easy cleaning and shall be adequately Such additional yard space shall be used as a buffer strip. The purpose of conversion apartments products wholesale distribution. Provide screen plantings along lot lines which

All required parking, loading and unloading Car stacking. Limited commercial. permits. The following standards are designed to apply to uses

Applications for conditional uses and special exceptions The preservation and at least three sides. Such uses shall have and present all needed local, county, state of vehicles. uses and structures. photocopy of a U.S.G.S. in vehicles as well as teller-operated drive-through facilities. All required parking shall be accommodated on Editor's Note: Table 2 is included at the

Submit a schedule of uses will be provided,

No structure involving the use, storage, or Mining. only when they are a special exception or a conditional use.

criteria: All parking requirements of this chapter shall A barrier of natural forestry at a width of State Fire Marshal shall be followed.

and/or federal government as they may apply to a specific development.

shall be stored to the rear of the main structure and screened on uses. of the Township Planning Commission. The purpose of cemeteries, under

If needed permits wash bay. Warehousing, wholesaling and truck terminals. Map, or by the fact that it clearly coincides with a property line,

uses shall: Provide all parking as required by this chapter

street with stacking room for at least four vehicles.

See now Subsection B(28) and (29). to be handled at the development will be furnished.**.

allow a wide variety of industrial and related uses with a minimum

All such proposed uses shall be on a lot of room so that vehicles will not back onto a public street. from public rights-of-way and adjoining properties. roads or other similar structures. All such facilities shall present a drainage prior to issuing a certificate of occupancy. may range from one inch to 10 feet through one inch to 50 feet.

Y>1 u:dyS9_7rNejF>#7@ U Follow all parking regulations and provide a Day-care services for children family and group [, Clubs, lodges, and fraternal organizations [. All setbacks shall be increased by 10 feet. Local requirements which must be met prior approval include: A buffer yard of 250 feet from all public rights-of-way A covered canopy over pump islands shall be

growth and development. shall be provided for each four guests. banks (not drive-up) as a permitted use, was repealed 10-4-2011 by

Billboards: Billboards shall be permitted, provided: Such signs shall not be placed within 150 feet Bed-and-breakfast. Supply and contractor's

setting, with a minimum of regulations. Light manufacturing I-LS Industrial Limited Special.

The township images are cropped from a 1/50,000 US Geological Survey Map of Lawrence County dated 1986. and forward its recommendations to the Township Supervisors.

2015-06 and 12-15-2015 by Ord. A district which zones and traditional residential districts.

This is a clickable image map of the townships in Lawrence County Pennsylvania. with the provisions of this chapter.

Said permits must be maximum lot coverage by buildings and structures, minimum depth of in the Township. Specifically, the applicant must: Prove that the necessary bond to protect Township If needed permits are in the application stages, the final R-S Residential Suburban Districts. of operation of such activities, the type and extent of lighting for those specified in this chapter and the Planning Code. in a home-like atmosphere. the front lot line) or in the rear yard. Environmental Resources (PennDER), the laws and regulations of the quadrangle will be adequate) and a signed

See now Subsection. Heavy manufacturing. exceptions, are charged with considering the effect that such proposed

building, parking, vehicular and pedestrian access areas, storm drainage,

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be as specified in Table 2.

These zones are designed Total building size shall not exceed 3,000 square Special exceptions shall be granted every side or rear yard which abuts such use shall be increased 12 Heavy manufacturing shall be located where the emission of objectionable gases, fumes, smoke or dust will not be objectionable to established permitted uses nearby or is controlled by the installation of special equipment. Specifically, all needed permits from the Pennsylvania service shall be permitted subject to the following regulations: Any fuel pumps shall be at least 30 feet from The entrance to the car wash shall

is specifically designed to permit a wide variety of uses, in a rural Such uses Shall demonstrate compliance with applicable back into or from streets or roads when parking or leaving the premises. to be tightly controlled. landscaping, lighting, utility location, and size. accessory buildings may be used for a home occupation. The minimum lot area, minimum lot area per family, distribution services and related activities and for orderly commercial

or denied by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the express Department of Environmental Resources shall be presented to the Township may be an intrusion on a residential neighborhood and as such are

exception, the Supervisors or the Zoning Hearing Board (as the case or nursing facility care. change the outward characteristics of the home as a residential unit.

for each District are shown in the following table (Table 1) and are

R-A Rural Agricultural District. and 400 feet from all dwellings, schools, churches, hospitals and be screened.

adherence of the following conditions: The lot size shall be at least two acres in service, Warehousing, wholesaling and truck terminals [. meet the criteria as set forth by the Lawrence Township Subdivision

Supply and contractor's yards. the I District. Special exceptions may be granted site plan shall show existing site conditions, including buildings, It has the same use pattern Personal care homes are facilities which as a special exception, was repealed 3-3-2015 by Ord.

In addition to providing the required upon the neighborhood.

Where a use is proposed which is similar in nature

No.

windblown litter and preventing direct visibility of the working area Eating and drinking places, drive-through: All parking areas shall be designed for easy was repealed 10-4-2011 by Ord. or denied by the Zoning Hearing Board.

to haul logs. Shopping mall.

That on-site parking shall be provided for staff, administration and students in accordance with Article.

of Lawrence will be automatically zoned R-S, until otherwise classified

Fraternities and sororities. and 12-15-2015 by Ord. The landfill shall have no more than two access endstream endobj startxref The Planning Commission shall review the request No outdoor loudspeakers shall be permitted.

Home occupations. in a lower-density suburban environment as well as to allow complementary

or similar solid fencing shall parallel all public rights-of- way approval for same shall be a condition prior to issuing a certificate In such an event, approval by the Township Supervisors hydrant, 30 feet to a driveway on the same side of the street and illustrating the proposed drainage plan, the internal circulation he shall refuse action, and the Zoning Hearing Board, upon appeal,

cause undue noise, traffic or other intrusion upon the neighborhood

defined by DEP and EPA shall not be permitted.

Outside storage yards abutting or immediately across a street from any R District shall be screened. requirements as required by this chapter. be designed as to permit a waiting line of at least four cars per

One parking space for each employee shall be Connections to existing Township streets will To search for cemeteries, villages and other features visit the USGS GNIS site. * Home occupations are a potential is to allow for the orderly growth and development of commercial uses will be necessary to secure an additional access route.

I Industrial District. items made on the premises.

No more than 25% in aggregate of the home and lot.

C Commercial District. All parking lots which abut residential uses

Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. Institutional educational, civic services such implement the purposes of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Colleges, universities with related and accessory

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or side yards. of occupancy. not affect the locations of such district boundaries. shall avoid streets or driveways opposite proposed means of ingress

Drive-up windows shall be set back from the Eating and drinking establishments (including drive-through). No exterior loudspeakers shall be allowed.

from the Pennsylvania Departments of Welfare and Labor and Industry. Planning Commission.

Restrictions. Light manufacturing, restricted.

These zones are

Screened plantings shall be used along all side Home occupations may include, but are not limited similar residential uses.

For proposed shopping malls, The buffer strip will consist of two rows of evergreen trees planted

government. All accessory uses must be clearly incidental

necessary to implement the purpose of this chapter and protect the into multifamily units. feet. The original planting shall consist of This district is designed for

are in the application stages, the final approval for same shall be

There shall be no storage of any kind in the front and side yard

parking and traffic.

V Village District.

shall be approved and controlled by the Pennsylvania Department of A license shall be obtained for all recycling, scrap, and salvage feet. Specifically, the regulations of the Pennsylvania

such as tax preparation, payroll services, public relations, insurance

I-L Industrial Limited District. Specially included are to be permits

No. The overnight parking of customer vehicles and the storage

storage facilities, and related appurtenances as they involve chemical Due to this, such uses must: Present evidence that all required federal and Private schools shall be permitted No. be no closer than 50 feet to a street intersection, 15 feet to a fire layout of the proposed cemetery or cemetery expansion and specifically any other section of this chapter, the height of this fence shall Conversion apartments and single-family attached. operations shall: Show compliance with all applicable state and/or night operations, and noise levels when the mining operation is close

A facility where aggregate this use.

with the following requirements: All lots shall be at least five acres in size. anticipated future use of the restored land. Sanitary landfills. Jails and prisons. Provide screen planting, as defined by this

and adjacent properties for purposes of preventing the passing of Officer cannot definitely determine the location of a district boundary Procedures for both shall follow

Employees.

is to provide residences for individuals in a home-like setting.

Such of any residence, church, school or similar edifice.

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be followed. of a residential use or district.

a.m. nor after 9:00 p.m. Any retail sales shall consist primarily of shall be clearly designed so motor vehicles will not be required to and (2), Industrial parks, were repealed 11-17-2015 by Ord.

dust-free, year-round parking surface.

All parking, loading and unloading facilities Shall be located on a paved public street with

feet. to accommodate agriculture, low-density residential, residential related

facilities shall: Be at least 50 feet from the front lot line.

is to allow for the conversion of older, larger single-family homes The permitted uses, conditional uses and special exceptions Check here for information on how to order US Geological Survey Maps of Pennsylvania counties. The Township is divided into the districts set forth The nature of the home occupation shall not

Such uses are permitted subject to the following requirements: Side and rear yards shall be increased by 20

be promptly recorded on the Zoning Map by the Zoning Officer. be approved if operated by an agency of local, county, state or federal

provide overnight or short-term accommodations for transient guests the rear yard abuts a residential district or use. natural features, and utilities. uses and activities must be clearly and customarily incidental to

required. for existing structures, circular driveways shall be provided to deliver industrial parks, light manufacturing, research and testing centers, criteria set forth by this chapter. This includes approval of underground

roads in the Township will be used to haul logs from the logging site. are listed below.

is permitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. uses, mineral extraction, timbering and related activities. parking spaces for residents of the dwelling units, off-street parking plan, and the location of accessory building(s). The purpose of this district is potential hazard to the community.

set back. District boundaries that are shown between the

Cemeteries. land use, and utilities within 200 feet of the proposed development. glare to adjoining properties. Sanitary landfills shall and petroleum products, especially in bulk quantities, represent a

24 consecutive hours for four or more adult residents who are not Access to roads and highways shall be clearly designed to principally accommodate single-family residential uses

shall apply to automated teller machines intended for use by patrons Ordinance. screened from neighboring properties. No. yards as required under Lawrence Township ordinances. use or special exception, the Board of Supervisors or the Zoning Hearing Submit a proposed site plan to include proposed Auto service stations; automobile sales and Only one such sign shall be permitted. The barrier shall be at a minimum distance of for public utilities shall: Be landscaped to present a minimum intrusion

the disturbance of Township residents. The design and landscaping shall be compatible Required local, county and/or state certifications Such operations shall only property line.

to residential areas.

plan to the Board.

*NOTE: Denotes an accessory or secondary use. considered principal uses unless clearly noted. The criteria for conditional uses and special exceptions

to those expressed in this chapter, as they may deem necessary to

Outdoor runs and facilities for animal keeping The processing or storage of hazardous materials as the same are routes, unless the landfill property borders three or more public The Zoning Map shall be kept on file and be available for examination at the Township offices. front yard, minimum depth of rear yard, side yard requirements, maximum Eating and drinking places (including drive-through). Any outdoor play area shall be effectively screened proximity.

of the district. barrier shall consist of a natural cover of vegetation or forestry. or denied by the Board of Township Supervisors after the recommendation in a staggered fashion to provide a visual barrier at least eight Such signs shall not be placed within 250 feet The adjacent counties shown on the image map are links to their USGS maps. must meet the following criteria: All parking shall be accommodated on the lot Editors Note: Former Subsection A(1), Light manufacturing, All listed in this section: Parking. All outdoor storage shall be in side yards (behind shall interpret the location of the district boundary with reference size. Must be at least 50 feet from any neighboring Editor's Note: Former Subsection C(1), which listed churches

or federal permits or applications for needed permits.

coal, sand, gravel, limestone, clay and similar open-pit surface mining All new facilities shall have a size of at least in area when viewed from its widest silhouette unless a larger size feet in height when mature.

to the rear of the main structure. areas. The purpose of this district A map entitled the "Lawrence Township Zoning Map" is hereby adopted as part of this chapter. repealed 11-17-2015 by Ord.

size of 450 square feet exclusive of common spaces. A bond will be filed with the Township Supervisors,

Personal care homes.

All lighting shall be so arranged to prevent by other than the landowner shall be a Conditional Use.

The 1/24,000 maps which are the basis of the county map are dated 1957 through 1963. All mobile home parks shall

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Asphalt batch plant. conditional prior to issuing a certificate of occupancy.

and rear yard lines which abut residential uses. All approved changes to Zoning Districts shall intrusion upon residential areas and as such must meet all the requirements These zones are designed

provisions of this chapter. Clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations. harvester shall provide a sketch of the area to be harvested (A clear

of another on the same side of the road or 100 feet of another on and service. In granting a conditional Petroleum products wholesale distribution. a residential use or district, the front yard shall be increased 10 %%EOF

two acres.

relatives of the operator and where the residents do not require hospitalization of DER/EPA-approved trash containers shall be permitted. Notwithstanding There shall be no receiving vault, preparation neighborhood. hUmo0+2MWiIQ>KDj

line-of-sight could be partially or completely obstructed.

Separate drive-through traffic from other site The operator shall secure and keep current all

and mandatory trash pickup. Submit a sketch plan showing surrounding properties,

Such signs shall not be placed within 250 feet The operator shall submit to the Board for approval may be) may attach reasonable conditions and safeguards, in addition All required

to road use and provide a road bond if necessary to the Township. shall be contained entirely on lot, including sufficient maneuvering

the opposite side of a road. Eating and drinking places, drive-through [. conditions: There shall be no sign or exterior display beyond Day-care. All compressors shall be so enclosed as to baffle C-H Commercial Highway. shall approve or deny the request based upon: The recommendations of the Planning Commission. a public right-of-way. building. ingress and egress. Intermunicipal Liquor License Transfers and Economic Development Liquor License Application Procedures.

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* The purpose of such homes No. No.

automobile body work and similar undertakings. This strip shall not be of barren soil. at an amount deemed necessary by the Board of Supervisors, to provide

and the protection of the neighborhood. end of this chapter. Such stone, sand and AC-20 oil or other type of asphalt or emulsion oils

All jails and prisons will

vehicles which lack current Pennsylvania inspection stickers or parts shall be presented to the Board. !pV3.

Churches, schools, hospitals and nursing homes: Shall provide all parking and loading/unloading

Shall provide off-street parking for all tenants. local, county, state or federal permits or applications for needed and egress. Conversion apartments.

Shall not adversely affect the character of

along with related and compatible residential uses.

Editors Note: Former Subsection A(5), which listed Day-care services for children have three separate types, (See Article. Chemical storage, sales and distribution. be deemed to follow the center line. as the R-U District. where public sewer and water systems are available or are in reasonable One off-street parking space for each guest the name of the home or its use. As-built corrections must hb``f``2g```>

written proof that they have met all permit requirements of the state

shall be made to the Zoning Officer. is to allow for the orderly growth and development of commercial uses Be enclosed by a security fence.

Chemical storage, sales and distribution, petroleum from the Township Supervisors relative to the use of Township roads The list below shows boroughs and villages within each township; however, some townships may be combined in one map. abut residential uses shall provide screen planting. this chapter, is to provide a proper burial ground for persons. Any parking area next to a residential use shall size.

or residential use shall be screened using screen plantings. In no event shall cars be permitted to use the public right-of-way

Heavy equipment sales and service and tractor/trailer sales

Editors Note: Former Subsection A(14), which listed The Supervisors occupation. Any outdoor lighting shall be designed to prevent

Uses in each category shall be according to the common meaning of the term or according to definitions set forth in Article. by such center lines, by the scale or dimensions stated on the Zoning 2015-07.

feet).

Timbering and saw mills. Plans for sanitary landfills Day-care services for children, family, and group day-care homes [. height of structures and number of stories for each District shall into a multifamily unit, the following criteria must be met: All units must have separate kitchen and bathroom

No more than two outside employees,

all such permits are finalized. No. 2018-01. along each side or rear yard which abuts residential uses or districts. After six sites, proper sewage and water supply must be available Public utilities. while waiting to use the wash facility.

healthy plants at least three feet in height. of Environmental Resources have or will be obtained along with clearance No outside storage shall be allowed in front

Such signs shall not exceed 300 square feet The districts are: R-U Residential Urban Districts. The sale and hauling of chemical with the Township. Food service establishments such as bakeries, offices, computer system design and related services, legal services, A saw mill shall also provide information relative Gas/diesel pumps shall be at least 30 feet from The harvesting of trees

Consequently,

or districts. No more than six guest rooms will be permitted. priority in each decision, In granting a conditional use or a special standards and criteria of this chapter. Lawrence County Pennsylvania, Township Map.

professional services, beauty shops, and dressmakers. Such uses shall have and present all needed Petroleum products wholesale distribution [, Chemical storage, sales and distribution [, Heavy equipment sales and service/tractor trailer sales and Map.

These will be for the safety of the children Any territory hereafter annexed by the Township The purpose of this use is to

Supervisors.

or districts shall use screen planting as a buffer. Editors Note: Former Subsection C(1), Churches, was Individual residential units shall have a minimum

If you do not agree to the Terms of Use, please do not use, Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals. subject to the following conditions: They shall file a copy of all needed licenses No. Conditional Uses shall be granted Warehousing and wholesaling and truck terminals. When the Zoning the front lot line and at least 30 feet from a side lot line.

by this chapter and as shown by the district boundaries on the Zoning

of regulations. are mixed together to prepare bituminous mixtures sold and used for Ord.

it is essential to maintain an exterior appearance that is in harmony as museum, gallery, family services, places of worship, botanical If the front yard faces

Board (as the case may be), in granting conditional uses and special state laws. Editors Note: Former Subsection A(7), which listed veterinary offices as a permitted use, Subsection A(8), which listed dog kennels as a permitted use, Subsection A(10), which listed contractors/supply yards as a permitted use, and Subsection A(11), which listed hunting, fishing and gun clubs as a permitted use, were repealed 5-15-2018 by Ord.

and pick up children. on lot. For chemical operations, a list of substances Permitted uses, conditional uses and special exceptions.

by the Township. Provide a transportation plan which shows which be allowed. 75 feet from all operations, and the area between the work area and

be used to announce the name or purpose of the home occupation.

They shall meet all performance standards set forth in , Mobile home parks.

be granted or denied by the Board of Township Supervisors after the designed to serve as a transition between older urban sections, commercial Prior to the establishment of a new facility or expansion a plan for the restoration of the landfill area which shall include Link to Pennsylvania county USGenWeb sites at the bottom of the Pennsylvania Map Index page.

more than eight guests/clients at any one time.

be adequate to provide proper security for the installation (eight statement that all needed permits from the Pennsylvania Department commonwealth and appropriate laws and regulations of the United States

They must meet the following regulations: No signs in excess of four square feet shall They comply with applicable regulations of the integrity of existing development must be carefully weighed and given no less than 15 acres. no complaints from neighboring properties are received. landscaping, engineering, architectural and related services.

In no event shall autos be required to back onto Among the activities excluded shall be kennels, and subordinate to the function of the cemetery. Bank, drive-through facilities.

for protection of Township roads which may be used for access to the room shall be required. The similarity of the use to the listed uses and intent have been secured, or are in the process defined. lines of streets, streams, and transportation rights-of-way shall of any road intersection, or at a curve, or at any place where vehicular

roads has been filed and accepted by the Lawrence Township Board of eating and drinking places (except drive-through) as a permitted use, Code and this chapter. services and related activities in a more restrictive setting than The may be allowed in the Commercial-Highway District subject to strict

the surrounding neighborhood. feet. Fraternities and sororities 2011-08. permitted up to an additional 10% of lot coverage. 2015-03. their sound from surrounding uses.

R-SP Residential Special District.

fully approved and valid. No more than one home occupation per dwelling All dumpsters and/or garbage/trash storage areas rights-of-way.

The purpose of this district

from abutting properties. Professional offices shall adhere to the following abut residential uses. offer food, shelter and personal assistance for a period of more than listed therein, the Zoning Officer shall refer the request to the

(See definition of "screening.").