Emmaus - Land Uses

Adult bookstore, adult movie theater, adult live entertainment use or massage parlor A use with a significant portion of the market value of or total number of items for sale or rent being books, films, magazines, video tapes, coin- or token-operated films, novelties, items, paraphernalia or other periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by a clear emphasis on matter depicting, describing, displaying or relating to uncovered male or female genitals or "specified sexual activities" (see definition). This shall include but not be limited to materials that would be illegal to sell to persons under age 18 under state law.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.A for more information.

Amusement arcade An indoor commercial use with four or more electronic machines for amusement or entertainment, with such machines activated by the use of tokens or coins.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

(1) The applicant shall prove to the satisfaction of the Zoning Hearing Board that there will be adequate supervision and design measures to adverse affects upon residential properties in the area.
(2) The operator shall keep children of ages six to 15 from being within the use during school hours and/or on school days.
(3) The use shall be setback a minimum of 300 feet from any place of worship and 150 feet from any residential district.

Asphalt plant

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Assembly of materials manufactured elsewhere The making, with substantial use of machinery, of some product for sale, and/or associated assembly, fabrication, cleaning, testing, processing, recycling, packaging, conversion, production, distribution and repair, with substantial use of machinery, of products for sale. This term shall not include the following: retail sales, personal services, solid waste disposal facility or truck terminal.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Auditorium, commercial or nightclub A commercial area or structure involving indoor or outdoor space for exhibits, meetings, live performances or sports events, but not a use that meets the definition of a movie theater, adult live entertainment use or standard or fast-food restaurant.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

(1) A forty-foot buffer yard shall completely separate the structure and all off-street parking areas from any lot line of any residential use or undeveloped residentially zoned lot.
(2) A commercial auditorium shall have a minimum lot size of one acre for each 150 persons of capacity.
(3) Any such use that allows the consumption of alcohol and that has a capacity of 250 or more persons shall be setback a minimum of 300 feet from any residential lot line.

Auto repair garage A building and/or land where repairs, improvements and installation of parts and accessories for motor vehicles and/or boats are conducted that involves work that is more intense in character than work permitted under the definition of "auto service station." An auto repair garage shall include, but not be limited to, any use that involves any of the following work: major mechanical or body work, straightening of body parts, painting, welding or rebuilding of transmissions. Any use permitted as part of an "auto service station" is also permitted as part of an "auto repair garage." This use shall not include a use meeting the definition of a "truck stop."

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.E for more information.

Auto service station A building and/or land where gasoline is sold, and where no repairs are conducted, except work that may be conducted that is closely similar in character to the following: sale and installation of oil, lubricants, batteries and belts and similar accessories and safety and emission inspections. This use may include the sale of ready-to-eat food for consumption off the lot and of common household products as a clearly accessory use. An accessory use providing only motor fuel to vehicles operated by that business shall not be considered to be an auto service station. This use shall not include a use meeting the definition of a "truck stop." See storage limits in § 27-402.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.G for more information.

Auto, boat or manufactured homes sales A building or area, other than a street, used for the outdoor or indoor display, sale or rental of two or more of the following in operable condition: motor vehicles, recreation vehicles, boat trailers, farm machinery, motorcycles, trucks, utility trailers, construction vehicles or boats or transportable manufactured homes in a livable condition. This use may include an auto repair garage as an accessory use provided that all requirements of such use are complied with. This use shall not include a manufactured home park or a junkyard.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

(1) No vehicle or home on display shall occupy any part of the existing or future street right-of-way or required customer parking area or any paved area setback required by § 27-603.
(2) See light and glare standards in § 27-511.

Bakery

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Bed-and-breakfast use The use of a single-family detached dwelling and/or accessory structure which includes the rental of overnight sleeping accommodations and bathroom access for a maximum of 10 temporary guests at any one time, and which does not provide any cooking facilities or provision of meals for guests other than breakfast. This use shall only include a use routinely renting facilities for a maximum of seven days in any month to any person(s) and shall primarily serve transient visitors to the area.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.H for more information.

Betting use A use where lawful gambling activities are conducted including, but not limited to, off-track pari-mutuel betting. This term shall not include betting under the State Lottery programs or betting under the "Small Games of Chance" provisions of state law, which shall instead be regulated under the regulations applicable to the principal use of the property (such as a "membership club").

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

(1) Shall be located abutting an arterial or collector street, as defined by the Official Street Classification Map.
(2) Minimum lot area: three acres.
(3) Minimum building setback from the lot line of any place of worship or residential zoning district: 300 feet.

Beverage bottling

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Beverage distributor

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Billboard A sign which directs attention to an object, product, service, place, activity, person, institution, organization, or business that is primarily offered or located at a location other than the lot upon which the sign is located. This type of sign is commonly known in most cases as a "billboard."

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-7081.D for more information.

Boarding house or dormitory

A. A residential use in which individual room(s) that do not meet the definition of a dwelling unit are rented for habitation by a total of two or more persons; or,
B. A dwelling unit includes greater than the permitted maximum number of unrelated persons.

A boarding house shall not include a use that meets the definition of: a hotel, dormitory, motel, life care center, personal care center, bed and breakfast use, group home or nursing home. A college fraternity or sorority house used as a residence shall be considered a type of boarding house. A boarding house may either involve or not involve the providing of meals to residents. This use shall only involve renting living accommodations for minimum periods of five consecutive days.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.J for more information.

Boardinghouse

A. A residential use in which individual room(s) that do not meet the definition of a dwelling unit are rented for habitation by a total of two or more persons; or,
B. A dwelling unit includes greater than the permitted maximum number of unrelated persons.

A boarding house shall not include a use that meets the definition of: a hotel, dormitory, motel, life care center, personal care center, bed and breakfast use, group home or nursing home. A college fraternity or sorority house used as a residence shall be considered a type of boarding house. A boarding house may either involve or not involve the providing of meals to residents. This use shall only involve renting living accommodations for minimum periods of five consecutive days.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.J for more information.

Building supplies, wholesale sales of

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Bus terminal, intercity, as a principal use

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

For regular scheduled service between metropolitan areas; bus stations and bus stops for local bus service and occasional charter service are not regulated by this chapter.

(1) Street access from the bus station to an arterial street or an expressway shall not require driving on a local street that is primarily residential.
(2) Shall provide an area for the loading and unloading of buses separate from required off-street parking areas, and a separate area for pick-up and drop-off of persons from private vehicles.
(3) May be an accessory use to a permitted shopping center or restaurant; provided, that the applicant proves to the Zoning Officer that there is adequate room for movements by the bus on the site or an adequate street shoulder for stops.

Business services

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Car wash

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

(1) Traffic flow and ingress-egress shall not cause traffic hazards on adjacent streets.
(2) On-lot traffic circulation channels and parking areas shall be clearly marked.
(3) Adequate provisions shall be made for the proper and convenient disposal of refuse.
(4) Water used in the operation shall be collected and recycled, and shall not flow into any storm sewers or waterways.
(5) Water from the car wash operation shall not flow onto sidewalks or streets, to prevent hazards from ice.
(6) Any car wash that is located within 250 feet of an existing dwelling shall not operate between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(7) Any chemicals that may be hazardous to aquatic life shall be stored within an area that will completely contain any leaks or spills.

Cemetery without crematorium Land or buildings used for the burial of deceased humans, but not animals. The internment or scattering of remains of properly cremated humans is not regulated by this chapter.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

(1) Minimum lot area for any new cemetery: two acres.
(2) A crematorium, where allowed, shall be setback a minimum of 250 feet from all residential lot lines.
(3) All structures and graves shall be setback a minimum of 30 feet from all residential lot lines, 20 feet from the future right-of-way of any public street and 10 feet from the cartway of an internal driveway.
(4) No grave sites shall be located within the one-hundred-year floodplain.
(5) The applicant shall provide evidence that, in the determination of the Zoning Officer, the use will include an appropriate permanent system to ensure perpetual maintenance. Such determination shall be based upon a review by the Borough Solicitor.

Check cashing business An establishment engaged primarily in the cashing of checks by individuals for the deferred deposit of personal checks whereby the check casher refrains from depositing a personal check written by a customer until a specific date; or the offering of a loan until a paycheck would be received by the person receiving the loan. This term shall not include any of the following: (a) a state or federally chartered bank, savings association, credit union, or industrial loan association, or (b) a retail store engaged primarily in selling or leasing items to retail customers and/or cashes a check for a fee not routinely exceeding 1% of the check amount as a service to its customers incidental to the retail store principal use.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

College or university; education and support uses

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Commercial forestry The harvesting of more live trees with a trunk width of six inches or more at a height four feet above the average ground level that is allowed as a permitted by right use under § 27-515.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.R for more information.

Commercial high-speed internet antenna An antenna used solely for the transmission of a high-speed internet signal and for no other use, including, but not limited to, cellular telephone communications. This shall also include the accessory equipment used to operate the antennas.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

(1) The antennas must be attached to either an existing commercial communications tower or an existing tall structure building of at least 50 feet in height. The building shall be non-residential or an apartment or other multi-family shall be non-residential or an apartment or other multi-family building. The antennas are not permitted on a single-family detached, single-family semi-detached or townhouse dwelling.
(2) The attachment to a structure or building shall not extend more than 15 feet above the highest point of the structure or building.
(3) Antennas on a building or structure shall be installed in a manner to blend with the building or structure as best possible and, if feasible, any accessory equipment shall be located in the building or structure's existing utility room building.

Commercial indoor recreation (includes bowling alley, roller/ine skting, batting practice and closely similar uses, but ot including "amusement arcade")

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Commercial outdoor recreation (includes miniature golf course, golf driving range) A use that:

A. Has a total building coverage of less than 15%.
B. Is used principally for active or passive recreation (such as a driving range); and,
C. Is used for a profit-making purpose.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Communications antennas, commercial Any device used for the transmission or reception of radio, television, wireless telephone, pager, commercial mobile radio service, or any other wireless communications signals, including, without limitation, omnidirectional or whip antennas and directional or panel antennas owned or operated by any person or entity licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate such device. This definition shall not include private residence mounted satellite dishes or television antenna or amateur radio equipment, including, without limitation, HAM or citizen band radio antennas.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

(1) If the antennae is not attached to a building:

(a) The antennae shall be setback a minimum distance equal to 2/3 of its height from all lot lines and existing street right-of-way lines; and,
(b) If the antenna will have a height greater than 65 feet above the natural ground level, it shall not be located in a residential district.

(2) The base of a freestanding antennae shall be surrounded by a secure fence with a minimum height of eight feet.
(3) Any freestanding antennae higher than 50 feet that is within 100 feet of a public street or dwelling shall be surrounded (except at the driveway crossing) by evergreen screening or preserved woods meeting the requirements of § 27-803.

Community center or library A noncommercial use that exists solely to provide leisure and educational activities and programs to the general public or certain age groups. The use also may include the noncommercial preparation and/or provision of meals to low-income elderly persons. This shall not include residential uses or a "treatment center."

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Community center, noncommercial or library A noncommercial use that exists solely to provide leisure and educational activities and programs to the general public or certain age groups. The use also may include the noncommercial preparation and/or provision of meals to low-income elderly persons. This shall not include residential uses or a "treatment center."

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Construction company headquarters/storage

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Convenience store A use that primarily sells routine household goods, groceries and prepared ready-to-eat foods to the general public, but that is not primarily a restaurant, and that includes a building with a floor area of less than 4,000 square feet. This use may also include the accessory sale of gasoline, provided the requirements for an "auto service station" are also met.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Conversion of an existing dwelling to an increased number of apartments To change or adapt land or structures to a different use.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.O for more information.

Conversion of an existing dwelling to an increased number of dwelling units To change or adapt land or structures to a different use.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.O for more information.

Conversion of an existing nonresidential principal building into dwelling units To change or adapt land or structures to a different use.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.O for more information.

Craft beverage production facility A small, independent facility that manufactures craft beverages (as defined herein) and whose flavor derives from traditional or innovative ingredients, manufacturing techniques and their fermentation. In the case of malt or brewed beverages, the manufacture shall not exceed 40,000 barrels annually. Permitted activities of a craft beverage production facility may include what is commonly known as a "tasting room" for the purpose of tasting, or otherwise sampling, and promoting the sale of its craft beverages to consumers. A craft beverage production facility may offer its product for retail and wholesale distribution and shall meet all applicable licensing requirements of governmental agencies.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

A craft beverage production facility, as defined herein, is a conditional use and as such shall meet all of the requirements of a conditional use under §§ 27-118 and 27-120 of this chapter as well as all other applicable ordinance requirements of the district(s) in which the use is located. For the purpose of parking, a craft beverage production facility shall meet, in addition to all other applicable requirements of Part 6 of this chapter, the specific parking requirements for a "tavern or nightclub," except that where the use is located in the Central Commercial (B-C) Zoning District, the parking regulations of § 27-602: General Regulations for Off-street Parking § 27-602(6), shall apply. In addition, and notwithstanding the definition, in the Central Commercial (B-C) Zoning District, a craft beverage production facility which manufactures in whole or in part malt or brewed beverages shall be limited to the production of 30,000 gallons of malt or brewed beverage product annually.

Craft beverage restaurant A restaurant, which may include what is commonly known as a "tasting room," owned, operated and maintained by the owner(s) of a craft beverage production facility which, in addition to food, sells or dispenses craft beverages manufactured by the craft beverage restaurant owner or a craft beverage production facility in common ownership with the craft beverage restaurant owner. Such sales may include the sale of craft beverages for on-site and off-site consumption as well as off-site wholesale distribution. It is not necessary that the craft beverage be manufactured on site; however, the product may be manufactured on site and dispensed from storage tanks or other vessels directly to consumers. To constitute a craft beverage restaurant, the total beverage alcohol volume sold shall be in craft beverage product manufactured by the owner(s) of the craft beverage restaurant. A craft beverage restaurant shall meet all applicable licensing requirements of governmental agencies.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

A craft beverage restaurant, as defined herein, is a conditional use and as such shall meet all of the requirements of a conditional use under §§ 27-118 and 27-120 of this chapter as well as all other applicable ordinance requirements of the district(s) in which the use is located. For the purpose of parking, the use shall meet, in addition to all other applicable requirements of Part 6 of this chapter, the specific parking requirements for a "restaurant"; except that where the use is located in the Central Commercial (B-C) Zoning District, the parking regulations of § 27-602: General Regulations for Off-street Parking, § 27-602(6) shall apply. In addition, and notwithstanding the definition, in the Central Commercial (B-C) Zoning District, a craft beverage restaurant which manufactures in whole or in part malt or brewed beverages shall be limited to the production of 30,000 gallons of malt or brewed beverage product annually.

Crematorium

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

A crematorium, where allowed, shall be setback a minimum of 250 feet from all residential lot lines.

Crop farming The cultivating, raising and harvesting of products of the soil and the storage of these products produced on the premises. The definition of crop farming shall also include orchards and Christmas tree farms, but shall not include animal husbandry, commercial forestry, riding academies or kennels. If a crop farming lot includes more than 15 acres, it may also include the keeping of up to 10 additional animals as a permitted accessory use, in addition to what is permitted under the "keeping of pets" in § 27-403.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Crop storage, commercial as principal use

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Cultural center or museum A building and/or land open to the public which primarily contains exhibits of clearly artistic or cultural interest, such as a museum, library, art gallery or indoor nature study area. This shall not include uses that are primarily commercial in nature.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Custom crafts or artisan's studio

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Day care center as a principal use A use involving the supervised care of children under age 16 outside of the children's own home primarily for periods of less than 18 hours during the average day. This use may also include educational programs that are supplementary to state-required education, including a "nursery school." Any such use shall meet state licensing requirements, as applicable.
A type of "day care" use that provides care for seven or more children at any one time who are not relatives of the primary operator. See § 27-402. See also day care as an accessory use of a business under § 27-306(5).

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.P fo rmore information.

Day-care center accessory to a place of worship A use involving the supervised care of children under age 16 outside of the children's own home primarily for periods of less than 18 hours during the average day. This use may also include educational programs that are supplementary to state-required education, including a "nursery school."
A type of "day care" use that provides care for six or fewer children at one time who are not relatives of the care giver. See § 27-403.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-3064 for more information.

Day-care center, adult A use providing supervised care and assistance primarily to persons who are over age 60 and/or are not in good physical health, are suffering from Alzheimer's disease, are developmentally disabled and/or are physically handicapped, and who need such daily assistance because of such condition. This use shall not include persons who need oversight because of behavior that is criminal or violent to others. This use may involve occasional overnight stays, but shall not primarily be a residential use. The use shall involve typical stays of less than a total of 60 hours per week per person.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

(1) Shall be fully licensed by the state, if required by the state.
(2) Shall include constant supervision during all hours of operation.
(3) Shall not meet the definition of a "treatment center."

Day-care center, child as a principal use A use involving the supervised care of children under age 16 outside of the children's own home primarily for periods of less than 18 hours during the average day. This use may also include educational programs that are supplementary to state-required education, including a "nursery school." Any such use shall meet state licensing requirements, as applicable.

A type of "day care" use that provides care for seven or more children at any one time who are not relatives of the primary operator. See § 27-402. See also day care as an accessory use of a business under § 27-306(5).

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.P for more information.

Distribution as a principal use The processing of materials so as to sort out which finished goods are to be transported to different locations, and the loading and unloading of such goods. This use usually involves inventory control, material handling, order administration and packaging. This term shall not include a "trucking company terminal."

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Emergency services station A building for the housing of fire, emergency, medical, police equipment, and for related activities. This may include housing for emergency personnel while on call.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Exercise club A facility that offers indoor or outdoor recreational facilities, such as the following: weight rooms, exercise equipment, nonhousehold pool and racquetball courts.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Financial institution, which may include drive-through service An establishment primarily involved with loans and monetary, not material, transactions and that has routine interactions with the public.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

Any drive-in window(s) and waiting lanes shall be located and have capacity for sufficient numbers of vehicles to ensure that traffic conflicts and hazards are avoided within the site and along the streets and highways adjoining the use.

Finishing of previously prepared resin, vinyl, polymer or rubber products

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Flea market

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Funeral home

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

Minimum lot area: 30,000 square feet.

Golf course

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

(1) The course shall be designed so that golf balls are highly unlikely to enter public streets or property that is not part of the golf course.
(2) A clubhouse, retail sales of golf supplies, nonhousehold swimming pool and/or restaurant may be permitted as an accessory use. Any building or swimming pool shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from any residential lot line, unless the owner of such lot grants a waiver in writing from such setback.
(3) Minimum lot area: 25 acres in a residential district.
(4) Any outdoor lighting shall be located and designed in such a way that it does not generate more light onto residential properties than what is customary in a residential neighborhood.
(5) Maximum building coverage: 5%.
(6) Maximum impervious coverage: 10%.
(7) Fairways and greens shall be setback a minimum of 30 feet from the lot line of any existing dwelling.

Group home within a permitted dwelling unit, not including a treatment center The use of any lawful dwelling unit that meets all of the following criteria:

A. Involves the care of the maximum number of persons permitted by "group home" standards of § 27-402, and meets all other standards of such section.
B. Involves persons functioning as a common household.
C. Involves providing nonroutine support services and oversight to persons who need such assistance to avoid being placed within an institution, because of physical disability, old age, mental retardation or other "handicap"* as defined by applicable federal law.
D. Does not meet the definition of a "treatment center."
E. Does not involve the housing or treatment of persons who could reasonably be considered a threat to the physical safety of others.

NOTE: As of 1991, the Federal Fair Housing Act defined "handicap" as follows: "(1) a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities; (2) a record of having such an impairment; or, (3) being regarded as having such an impairment, but such term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance as defined in § 802 of Title 21."

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4021.U for more information.

Heliport An area used for the take-off and landing of helicopters, together with any related support facilities such as for maintenance, refueling and storage. This chapter is not intended to regulate the nonroutine emergency landing and take-off of aircraft to pick-up seriously injured or ill persons.

PUBLIC HELIPORT - A heliport that does not meet the definition of a private heliport.

PRIVATE HELIPORT - A heliport limited to a maximum total of 15 flights or take-offs in any seven-day-period and that is not available for use by the general public. This is also known as a helistop.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Home occupation A routine, accessory and customary nonresidential use conducted within or administered from a portion of a dwelling or its permitted accessory building that:

A. Is conducted primarily by a permanent resident of the dwelling.
B. Meets the definition, standards and limitations of a "general home occupation" or a "light home occupation" within the following definitions and § 27-403.
C. Only includes uses that are clearly incidental and secondary to the principal residential use.
D. Does not include any retail or wholesale sales on the premises (other than over the phone and through the mail) nor any industrial use (other than custom crafts and sewing).
E. Specifically does not include the following: hotel, motel, nursing home, boarding house, restaurant, stable, kennel, auto repair, retail sales, painting of vehicles, tractor repair, lawn mower and engine repair, manufacturing (other than custom crafts) or bulk welding.

GENERAL HOME OCCUPATION - A type of "home occupation" that:

A. Only involves persons working on the premises who are permanent residents of the dwelling plus a maximum of one nonresident working on the premises at any one point in time.
B. Does not meet the definition and standards of a "light home occupation."
C. Meets the standards of § 27-403.

NOTE: This use typically requires approval by the Zoning Hearing Board under Part 3.
LIGHT HOME OCCUPATION - A type of "home occupation" that:

A. Only involves persons working on the premises or routinely operating from the premises who are permanent residents of the dwelling.
B. Does not involve more persons regularly entering and exiting the premises for business purposes other than specified in § 27-403, but instead primarily involves the operator visiting clients at their home or business.
C. Is limited to only the following types of activities:

(1) Office-type work (such as writing, editing, drafting, tax preparation, computer programming and computer data inputting).
(2) Clerical work (such as typing, stenography, addressing and sending mail).
(3) Custom sewing and fabric crafts.
(4) Creation of visual arts (such as painting, sculpture or wood carving).
(5) The receiving of phone calls and the keeping of files on the site.
(6) Sales and surveys over the phone.

D. Meets the standards of § 27-403.

NOTE: This use typically does not require Zoning Hearing Board approval under Part 3.

Parking Requirements:

Determined on a case-by-case basis using the standards found in Part 6: OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING.

Development Requirements:

See § 27-4034.F for more information.

Borough of Emmaus, PA

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