The OR, Outdoor Recreational District is designed to provide specific opportunities for passive and active outdoor recreational use in conjunction with properties such as Washington Crossing State Park, Hal H. Clark Park, Township and Bucks County Conservancy owned lands, and lands of the Honey Hollow Watershed Association. The OR District is also designed to create areas for the conservation of natural resources, for historic interpretation of biological resources, and for nature study.
A.building may be erected, altered or used, and land may be used or occupied, subject to the provisions of Article 14 and 15, for any of the following uses and no other:
A. Permitted Principal Uses
1. Passive recreational uses such as parks, nature study areas and trails.
2. Conservation uses including woodlands, lakes, ponds, streams and related resources.
3. Agricultural uses and structures subject to Article 19.
4. Forestry/Timber Harvesting.'
B. Permitted Accessory Uses
1. Accessory uses on the same lot and customarily incidental to permitted principal uses permitted in Section 1301 A., subject to the provisions of Article 18.
2. The sale of farm products, subject to Article 19.
3. Parking in accordance with Article 16.
4. Signs in accordance with Article 17.
5. No-Impact Home-Based Business.2
C. Conditional Uses (Refer to Article 19 for Special Provisions governing Conditional Uses and Article 21 for Standards and Criteria)
1. Any permitted principal use in the RB, Residential/Agricultural District, as provided in Section 501, and uses accessory thereto.
2. Active recreational use such as playgrounds, sports fields, court games, golf courses, and public swimming pools.
3. Cultural use.
4. Educational Use; Environmental Education Use.
The maximum height of buildings and other structures erected, enlarged, altered or used shall be thirty-five (35) feet, except as provided in Article 18.
Except as specified in Article 19 relative to setbacks from the Delaware Canal, the following shall apply:
A. Passive and Active Recreational Uses; Conservation Uses (except golf course which shall be in accordance with Section 503.C.4.)
2. Minimum Lot Width at Building Line - 350 feet.
4. Maximum Impervious Surface Coverage - 15%.
5. Maximum Building Coverage - 10%.
6. Minimum Depth of Front and Rear Yards - 150 feet.
7. Minimum Width of Side Yards - 100 feet.
B. Other Uses
1. The area and bulk regulations of Section 503.A. shall apply to any agricultural uses.
2. The area and bulk regulations of Section 503.B. shall apply to residential uses.
3. The area and bulk regulations of Section 503.C.2. shall apply to Cultural Uses.
4. The area and bulk regulations of Section 503.C.3. shall apply to Educational Use and Environmental Education Use.
