[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Chester 12-7-1998 by Ord. No. 98-20. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 9 Boards and Commissions
- Ch 13 Borough Council
- Ch 22 Court, Municipal
- Ch 24 Defined Contribution Retirement Program
- Ch 25 Elected Officials
- Ch 26 Emergency Services
- Ch 41 Interlocal Services Agreements
- Ch 50 Officers and Employees
- Ch 53 Personnel Practices
- Ch 55 Police Department
- Ch 59 Purchasing
- Ch 72 Utilities
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 77 Affordable Housing
- Ch 82 Alarms
- Ch 85 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 88 Amusement Devices
- Ch 91 Animals
- Ch 97 Buildings, Unfit
- Ch 102 Checks, Fraudulent
- Ch 109 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 111 Deer Management Program
- Ch 116 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 120 Drug-Free School Zones
- Ch 123 Escrow for Requested Activities
- Ch 127 Fees
- Ch 132 Fire Prevention
- Ch 139 (Reserved)
- Ch 144 Games of Chance
- Ch 148 Garages, Service Stations, Bulk Gas and Oil Storage Plants
- Ch 153 Horse-Drawn Carriage Tours
- Ch 155 House Numbering and Naming Streets
- Ch 156 Knox Boxes
- Ch 159 Insurance
- Ch 163 Land Development and Procedures
- Ch 163 Art I Purpose and Scope
- ยงย 163-1 Title.
- ยงย 163-2 Purpose.
- ยงย 163-3 Interpretation and scope.
- ยงย 163-4 Repealer.
- ยงย 163-5 When effective.
- Ch 163 Art II Definitions
- ยงย 163-6 Definitions and word use.
- Ch 163 Art III Planning Board
- ยงย 163-7 Planning Board continued.
- ยงย 163-8 Terms.
- ยงย 163-9 Vacancies and removals.
- ยงย 163-10 Organization of Board.
- ยงย 163-11 Planning Board Attorney.
- ยงย 163-12 Experts and staff.
- ยงย 163-13 Powers and duties generally.
- ยงย 163-14 Ancillary powers.
- Ch 163 Art IV (Reserved)
- ยงย 163-15 through ยงย 163-25. (Reserved)
- Ch 163 Art V General Administrative and Procedural Requirements
- ยงย 163-26 Purpose.
- ยงย 163-27 General procedures for site plan and subdivision approval.
- ยงย 163-28 Conventional application fees and escrows.
- ยงย 163-29 Inspection fees.
- ยงย 163-30 Procedure relating to off-site/off-tract improvements.
- ยงย 163-31 Guaranties required; surety; release.
- ยงย 163-32 Certificates showing approval; contents.
- ยงย 163-33 Snow and ice removal from dedicated but not accepted streets.
- ยงย 163-34 Meetings: municipal agencies.
- ยงย 163-35 Hearings.
- ยงย 163-36 Notice requirements.
- ยงย 163-37 Appeal to governing body; time; notice; modification; stay of proceedings.
- ยงย 163-38 Time periods for action.
- ยงย 163-39 Corporate and partnership applicants; disclosure; penalty.
- ยงย 163-40 Exception in application of subdivision or site plan regulation.
- ยงย 163-41 Compliance with conditions; installation or improvement prior to certificate of occupancy.
- ยงย 163-42 Rules and regulations as minimum requirements.
- ยงย 163-43 Planning Board or Board of Adjustment may permit deviation.
- Ch 163 Art VI Site Plan Review
- ยงย 163-44 Approving authorities.
- ยงย 163-45 Preliminary and site plan approval requirements.
- ยงย 163-46 Conditions for approval of preliminary site plans and minor site plans.
- ยงย 163-47 Details of site plans.
- ยงย 163-48 Inspections.
- ยงย 163-49 Construction requirements.
- ยงย 163-50 Final site plan approval requirements.
- ยงย 163-51 Signing of plan.
- ยงย 163-52 Administration standards; variances authorized.
- Ch 163 Art VII Subdivision of Land
- ยงย 163-53 Approving agencies.
- ยงย 163-54 Subdivision approval requirements.
- ยงย 163-55 Conditions for approval of subdivision plans.
- ยงย 163-56 Concept plat and procedures; taxes and assessments.
- ยงย 163-57 Minor subdivision approval.
- ยงย 163-58 Preliminary plat approval.
- ยงย 163-59 Final plat approval.
- ยงย 163-60 Waiver of requirements authorized.
- ยงย 163-61 Plat details.
- ยงย 163-62 Improvements.
- ยงย 163-63 Design standards.
- ยงย 163-64 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 163 Art VIII Environmental Protection
- ยงย 163-65 Purpose and scope.
- ยงย 163-66 Contents of statement.
- ยงย 163-67 General provisions.
- Ch 163 Art IX Zoning - Zone Requirements
- ยงย 163-68 Zone Map.
- ยงย 163-69 Schedules.
- ยงย 163-70 General regulations and exceptions for all zones.
- ยงย 163-71 Residential zones.
- ยงย 163-72 Business zones.
- ยงย 163-73 Office zones.
- ยงย 163-74 (Reserved)
- ยงย 163-75 Conditional uses.
- ยงย 163-75.1 Neighborhood Cluster โ Lot Averaging Overlay.
- ยงย 163-76 Nonconformance.
- ยงย 163-77 Enforcement and administration.
- ยงย 163-78 Development fee ordinance.
- ยงย 163-79 Accessory apartments.
- ยงย 163-79.1 Municipally sponsored one-hundred-percent affordable housing development.
- Ch 163 Art X Zoning - Off-Street Parking and Loading
- ยงย 163-80 Off-street parking.
- ยงย 163-81 Green parking buffer and parking area landscaping.
- ยงย 163-82 Churches and institutional uses.
- ยงย 163-83 Off-street loading space.
- Ch 163 Art XI Historic Preservation and Architectural Review
- ยงย 163-84 Purpose and scope.
- ยงย 163-85 Designated districts, buildings and sites.
- ยงย 163-86 Historic Preservation Committee.
- ยงย 163-87 Architectural review procedures.
- ยงย 163-87.1 Demolition or moving of structure.
- Ch 163 Art XII Zoning - Signs
- ยงย 163-88 Scope.
- ยงย 163-89 Permitted signs.
- ยงย 163-90 Temporary signs.
- ยงย 163-91 Prohibited signs.
- ยงย 163-92 Miscellaneous regulations pertaining to all signs.
- ยงย 163-93 Materials and design.
- ยงย 163-94 Alteration.
- ยงย 163-95 Nonconforming use; termination of use.
- ยงย 163-96 Permits.
- ยงย 163-97 Variances.
- ยงย 163-98 Enforcement and penalties.
- Ch 163 Art XIII Design Standards
- ยงย 163-99 Attached age-restricted dwelling units.
- Ch 163 Art XIV Mandatory Affordable Housing Set-Aside Regulations
- ยงย 163-100 Mandatory affordable housing set-aside for multifamily dwellings.
- Ch 163 Art XV Highlands Land Use
- ยงย 163-101 Title; purpose; scope.
- ยงย 163-102 Applicability.
- ยงย 163-103 Definitions.
- ยงย 163-104 Establishment of Highlands districts.
- ยงย 163-105 Highlands zone district regulations.
- ยงย 163-106 Highlands resource regulations.
- ยงย 163-107 General regulations.
- ยงย 163-108 Planned development regulations.
- ยงย 163-109 Application review procedures and requirements.
- ยงย 163-110 Appeals; waivers; exceptions.
- ยงย 163-111 Enforcement; violations; penalties.
- Ch 168 Limousine and Livery Service
- Ch 170 Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Therapy Establishments
- Ch 172 Open Space
- Ch 174 Outdoor Storage Units and Dumpsters
- Ch 175 Parking
- Ch 176 Fire Zones
- Ch 178 Licensing
- Ch 180 Permits, Business
- Ch 183 Property Maintenance
- Ch 186 Roadside Stands
- Ch 189 Seating, Outdoor Seasonal
- Ch 190 Emergent Provisions
- Ch 192 Sewers and Water
- Ch 197 Soil Control
- Ch 201 Solid Waste
- Ch 202 Farmers' Markets
- Ch 203 Special Events
- Ch 204 Stormwater Management
- Ch 205 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 206 Mobile Vendors
- Ch 211 Swimming Pool, Chester Area
- Ch 212 Tattooing and Body-Piercing Establishments
- Ch 213 Temporary Secondary Signs
- Ch 214 Towing
- Ch 218 Trailers and Trailer Parks
- Ch 225 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 226 Parks and Recreation
- Part III, Board of Health Legislation
- Ch 235 General Provisions
- Ch 237 Animals
- Ch 238 Business Licenses
- Ch 239 Child-Care Centers
- Ch 244 Food Establishments, Retail
- Ch 247 Health Inspections and Permits; Covid Safety Plans
- Ch 249 Nuisances, Public Health
- Ch 251 Recreational Bathing Places, Public
- Ch 253 Sanitary Code
- Ch 256 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 260 Wastewater Disposal Systems
- Ch 262 Water Supply Systems, Individual
- Appendix
- Ch A268 Chester-Mendham Cable Television Inc., and Consolidated Cable Services Inc., Franchise
- Ch A269 Agreements
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List