§ 154.2.110, § 154.2.114
Dimensional standards
Lot
Uses
Conditional / special use2
Extracted standards
8 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Opaque perimeter screening for CAFOs
An opaque perimeter screening as established in § 154.2.105(I) shall be installed and maintained. This perimeter screening shall be opaque in all seasons of the year and upon maturity shall not contain any unobstructed openings from the ground level up to eight feet in height.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of manure storage from property line1,000 ft
All manure storage must be at least 1,000 feet from a property line.
- Maximum heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first. of MET tower199 ft
The maximum height of the MET tower from the ground level to the top of the tower (including instrumentation) shall not exceed 199 feet.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of MET tower from property line/utility line3 x heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.
The minimum setback for a MET tower is three times the maximum height (as defined in (D)(1) above) from the nearest property boundary line and/or utility line.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. for livestock facilities217,800 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
Livestock facilities shall be situated on five acres or more, excluding federally defined tidal and non-tidal wetlands.
- Minimum lot areaMinimum lot areaThe smallest parcel on which the district allows anything to be built. per horse for equine facilities43,560 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
The minimum lot size for equine riding/boarding and training facilities shall be one acre per horse.
- SetbackSetbackThe distance a building must be held back from a lot line. of livestock handling areas from shoreline100 ft
Livestock handling or containment areas shall be set back a minimum of 100 feet from any shoreline.
- Multiple small wind turbines allowed in A/RB
No more than one small wind turbine or windmill shall be allowed per parcel in all districts with the exception of the Agriculture/Rural Business District, in which more than one may be allowed.
From the ordinance
Livestock facilities shall be situated on five acres or more... Lagoons to serve livestock compounds may be permitted with a special use permit. No MET tower may be constructed within Northampton County except by a special use permit within the Agricultural/Rural Business District (A/RB).