Northampton County Unincorporated

Small wind turbines and windmills of less than 35 feet in total height are allowed by right in all districts

No MET tower may be constructed within Northampton County except by a special use permit within the Agricultural/Rural Business District (A/RB)

Noise from a wind turbine shall not exceed 55 decibels as measured at the closest property line. The minimum setback distance between a wind turbine and overhead utility or transmission lines, other wind turbines, electrical substations, public roads, and property lines for properties not part of a wind farm shall be no less than one and one-half times the wind turbine height or 600 feet, whichever is greater. The setback requirement from the closest property lines of adjacent and other properties shall be no less than 1.25 mi/6600 feet.

No wind energy facility, wind energy test facility, or wind turbine, large scale and/or utility scale ... shall be constructed ... except pursuant to a special use permit

Parking and loading needs generated by the agritourism activities shall be met on the same lot or parcel where agritourism activities are being conducted... Vehicular parking shall not be allowed on any public streets or within one hundred (100) feet of any residence, except for a residence located on the property of the agritourism activities.

Agritourism activities associated with an agricultural operation shall be conducted upon an active agricultural operation

An accessory dwelling shall not be counted as a unit when calculating density, but shall be counted as a part of the principal single-family dwelling unit to which it is subordinate as one total unit... The accessory dwelling shall be located on the same lot as the principal single-family dwelling... the setbacks that apply to principal structures and buildings shall apply.

An accessory dwelling shall not be counted as a unit when calculating density

Additional single-family dwellings on one lot shall comply with the density regulations for the zoning district

An additional single-family dwelling on one lot shall be located and separated from other single-family dwellings with their accessory structures a distance equal to the minimum required setbacks as if property lines existed

All event venues shall comply with the minimum standards below: (1) This use shall only be permitted by special use permit in specified zoning district on parcels having a minimum lot size of five acres;

All short term rentals shall comply with the minimum standards below: (A) All parking needs generated by this use shall be limited to one parking space per bedroom plus one additional space ro must be accommodated on-site.

Recycling yards shall comply with the minimum standards below: (A) A solid fence or wall not less than ten feet in height in the front of the property and continuing on both sides toward the rear of the property for a distance of 25 feet.

The maximum height for any dwelling structure shall be as defined in Appendix B except where elevation is required for compliance with Chapter 159 Floodplain Management. Height shall be measured as the vertical distance from the average finished grade at the building line to the top of the highest roof beam of a flat roof or to the peak of pitched or hip roofs or a mansard roof. Off-street parking shall be provided for the permitted uses in accordance with §§ 154.2.205 et seq.

Single- and double-wide manufactured homes shall be permitted as indicated in Appendix A, Residential Uses. All such homes must comply with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations.

When a townhouse, row house, duplex, multi-family attached dwelling unit, and/or dwelling unit in a mixed-use structure is not otherwise allowed in a zoning district as either by-right or with a special use permit... such uses shall be allowed to be established, with the issuance of a special use permit, in existing non-residential buildings subject to the following standards...

A low-impact commercial use conducted in an owner- or renter-occupied dwelling or accessory structure(s) accessory to an owner- or renter-occupied dwelling provided that the following criteria are met: ... Not more than 45% of the floor area of the dwelling or accessory structure(s) shall be used in the conduct of the home occupation.

Adaptive re-use business shall be any one of, but not limited to, the specifically named types of business listed in division (B)(3) below which conform to the following criteria. ... additions are permitted for adaptive re-use businesses up to 50% of the existing square footage. ... No new impervious surfaces, including accessory structures, building additions, or driveways, may be created that would result in a construction footprint (including the existing building) greater than 60% of the site.

Accessory buildings are permitted in a rear or side yard, but not within five feet of a property line... Terraces, uncovered porches... may project up to six feet into a required side or rear yard... minimum of 20 feet for one-story buildings, 30 feet for two-story buildings and 40 feet for three-story buildings.

An uncovered and unenclosed porch or paved terrace may project into the required front yard for a distance not exceeding ten feet... Motor fuel pumps... located not less than 25 feet from the street right-of-way line... The maximum reduction shall be ten feet, except that in no case shall the total front setback be reduced to less than 50 feet.