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Township of Richland, PA
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2022-12-21
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Municipal Code
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Chapter 27 Zoning
Foreword
Ch FWD
Foreword
Adopting Ordinance
Ch AO
Adopting Ordinance
Home Rule Charter
Ch CHA
Home Rule Charter
Municipal Code
Ch 1
Administration and Government
Ch 2
Animals
Ch 3
Bicycles
Ch 4
Buildings
Ch 5
Code Enforcement
Ch 6
Conduct
Ch 7
Fire Prevention and Fire Protection
Ch 8
Floodplains
Ch 9
Grading and Excavating
Ch 10
Health and Safety
Ch 11
Housing
Ch 12
Libraries
Ch 13
Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations
Ch 14
Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
Ch 15
Motor Vehicles
Ch 16
Parks and Recreation
Ch 17
Planned Residential Development
Ch 18
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 19
Signs and Billboards
Ch 20
Solid Waste and Disposal
Ch 21
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 22
Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 23
(Reserved)
Ch 24
Taxation; Special
Ch 25
Trees
Ch 26
Stormwater
Ch 27
Zoning
Ch 27 Pt 1
TITLE, INTENT AND PURPOSES
§ 27-101
Title.
§ 27-102
Intent and Purposes.
§ 27-103
Abrogation.
§ 27-104
Repealer.
§ 27-105
Severability.
§ 27-106
Interpretation.
Ch 27 Pt 2
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
§ 27-201
Community Development Objectives.
Ch 27 Pt 3
DEFINITIONS
§ 27-301
Word Usage.
§ 27-302
Interpretation.
§ 27-303
Definitions.
Ch 27 Pt 4
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
§ 27-401
Official Zoning Map.
Ch 27 Pt 5
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
§ 27-501
Application of District Regulations.
§ 27-502
District Purposes.
§ 27-503
Land Uses.
§ 27-504
Uses Not Listed (All Other Uses).
§ 27-505
Dimensional Standards.
§ 27-506
Accessory Uses.
§ 27-507
Temporary Uses and Structures.
§ 27-508
Noise, Smoke, Glare, Odors and Other Performance Standards.
§ 27-509
Buffer Yards.
§ 27-510
Landscaping.
§ 27-511
Resource Conservation.
§ 27-512
Solar Energy Regulations.
§ 27-513
Wireless Communications Facilities.
§ 27-514
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Buffer Distance.
Ch 27 Pt 6
OVERLAY REQUIREMENTS
§ 27-601
PRD Overlay.
§ 27-602
Planned Campus Overlay (PCO).
§ 27-603
Route 8 Overlay.
Ch 27 Pt 7
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES
§ 27-701
Granting and Evaluation of Special Exception Uses.
§ 27-702
Additional Conditions.
Ch 27 Pt 7A
RESIDENTIAL USES BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION
§ 27-703
Apartment Building.
§ 27-704
Convalescent-Care Facility.
§ 27-705
Group-Care Home.
§ 27-706
Halfway House-Adult/Juvenile.
§ 27-707
Life-Care Facility/Senior Living Community.
§ 27-708
Nursing Home/Personal-Care Home.
§ 27-709
Quad-Plex.
§ 27-710
Rooming House or Boardinghouse.
§ 27-711
Single-Family Dwelling.
§ 27-712
Two-Family Dwelling.
Ch 27 Pt 7B
NONRESIDENTIAL USES BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION
§ 27-713
Adult Theater.
§ 27-714
Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility.
§ 27-715
Bakery.
§ 27-716
Bank/Financial Institution.
§ 27-717
Bed-and-Breakfast.
§ 27-718
Billboard.
§ 27-719
Boarding Kennel.
§ 27-720
Brewery (Micro).
§ 27-720.1
Brewpub.
§ 27-721
Business Services.
§ 27-722
Car Wash.
§ 27-723
Cemetery.
§ 27-724
(Reserved).
§ 27-725
Contractor Yard or Material Storage Facility.
§ 27-726
Convenience Store, Including Gas and/or Energy Recharge Station.
§ 27-727
Country Club/Golf Course.
§ 27-728
Crematorium.
§ 27-729
Day-Care Center (Adult).
§ 27-730
Day-Care Home.
§ 27-731
Department Store.
§ 27-732
Drive-In Theater.
§ 27-733
Driving Range.
§ 27-734
Dry-Cleaning Processing Facility.
§ 27-735
Emergency Services.
§ 27-736
Fairgrounds/Carnival Grounds.
§ 27-737
Farms.
§ 27-738
Farmette.
§ 27-739
Farm Stand, Retail.
§ 27-740
Flea Market.
§ 27-741
Flex Space.
§ 27-742
Gaming Facility.
§ 27-743
Gas and Oil Wells.
§ 27-744
Grocery/Food Store.
§ 27-745
Heliport/Helipad.
§ 27-746
Home Improvement Center.
§ 27-747
Home Occupation, Other.
§ 27-748
Hospital.
§ 27-749
Hotel, Motel, or Motor Court.
§ 27-750
Incinerator.
§ 27-751
Junk Storage and Sales (Salvage Operation).
§ 27-752
Juvenile Detention Center.
§ 27-753
Laboratory.
§ 27-754
Landfill.
§ 27-755
Liquor/Beer Store.
§ 27-756
Manufacturing.
§ 27-757
Medical Clinic.
§ 27-758
Mobile Home Park.
§ 27-759
Nightclub.
§ 27-760
Office (Business, Professional and/or Public Service).
§ 27-761
Office (Medical).
§ 27-762
Other Towers (Non-Communications/Non-Water).
§ 27-763
Park-and-Ride Facility.
§ 27-764
Parking Garage/Structure.
§ 27-765
Parking Lot.
§ 27-766
Performance Theater (Indoor or Outdoor).
§ 27-767
Place of Worship and/or Assembly.
§ 27-768
Planned Nonresidential Development.
§ 27-769
Post Office.
§ 27-770
Power Plant.
§ 27-771
Private Club.
§ 27-772
Public Park/Open Space, Playground, Municipal Recreation Facility.
§ 27-773
Public/Private Utility Buildings.
§ 27-774
Recreation Facility, Large-Scale Indoor (Private and Semiprivate).
§ 27-775
Recreation Facility, Outdoor (Private and Semiprivate).
§ 27-776
Recreation Facility, Small-Scale Indoor (Private and Semiprivate).
§ 27-777
Rectory.
§ 27-778
Rehabilitation Facility.
§ 27-779
Rendering Facility.
§ 27-780
Research-and-Development Facility.
§ 27-781
Restaurant, High-Turnover.
§ 27-782
Restaurant, Low-Turnover.
§ 27-783
Retail Store (Greater Than 20,000 Square Feet).
§ 27-784
School, Academic.
§ 27-785
School, Commercial.
§ 27-786
Senior Center.
§ 27-787
Sexually Oriented Business.
§ 27-788
Shooting Range, Indoor.
§ 27-789
Social Service Agency.
§ 27-790
Storage Facility (Self-Storage/Portable Storage).
§ 27-791
Tavern.
§ 27-792
Tree Farm/Wholesale Landscape Nursery.
§ 27-793
Turnpike Convenience Facility.
§ 27-794
Vehicle Rental Facility.
§ 27-795
Vehicle Repair and Service Station.
§ 27-796
Vehicle Sales.
§ 27-797
Vehicle Sales, Repair and Maintenance With Gasoline/Energy Recharge.
§ 27-798
Vehicle Sales, Repair and Maintenance Without Gasoline/Energy Recharge.
§ 27-799
Veterinary Clinic/Hospital.
§ 27-799.1
Vineyard/Orchard.
§ 27-799.2
Water Tower.
§ 27-799.3
Wholesale Business.
§ 27-799.4
Winery.
§ 27-799.5
Woodworking or Cabinetry Business.
§ 27-799.6
All Other Uses (Uses Not Listed).
Ch 27 Pt 8
CONDITIONAL USES
§ 27-801
Overview.
§ 27-802
Planned Campus Overlay.
Ch 27 Pt 9
MINIMUM PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
§ 27-901
Minimum Parking and Loading Requirements.
Ch 27 Pt 10
SIGNS
§ 27-1001
Purpose.
§ 27-1002
Sign Packages, Permits, Fees and Procedures.
§ 27-1003
General Regulations.
§ 27-1004
Prohibited Signs.
§ 27-1005
Major Types and Classes of Permanent Signs.
§ 27-1006
Minor Types of Permanent Signs.
§ 27-1007
Temporary Signs.
§ 27-1008
Other Sign Provisions.
§ 27-1009
Size Regulations of Major Signs.
Ch 27 Pt 11
OUTLINE OF DUTIES RELATED TO PLANNING AND ZONING
§ 27-1101
Board of Township Supervisors.
§ 27-1102
Township Planning Commission.
§ 27-1103
Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 27-1104
Zoning Officer.
Ch 27 Pt 12
ZONING HEARING BOARD
§ 27-1201
Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 27-1202
Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Amendments Act and/or the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Ch 27 Pt 13
BUILDING AND OCCUPANCY PERMITS AND DUTIES OF THE ZONING OFFICER
§ 27-1301
Building and Occupancy Permits; Duties of the Zoning Officer.
Ch 27 Pt 14
NONCONFORMITIES
§ 27-1401
Nonconformities.
Ch 27 Pt 15
AMENDMENTS
§ 27-1501
Enactment of Zoning Ordinance Amendments.
§ 27-1502
Procedure for Landowner Curative Amendments.
§ 27-1503
Procedure for Township Curative Amendments.
Ch 27 Pt 16
ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
§ 27-1601
Enforcement Notice.
§ 27-1602
Causes of Action.
§ 27-1603
Civil Penalties.
Ch 27 Pt 17
SCHEDULE OF FEES
§ 27-1701
General Requirements.
Ch 27 Pt 18
APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS
§ 27-1801
Requests for Reasonable Accommodation.
§ 27-1802
(Reserved)
§ 27-1803
Rezoning Application Requirements.
Ch 27 Pt 19
ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
§ 27-1901
Zoning Map amendments.
Appendix
Apx A
Annexation of Territory
Apx B
Bond Issues and Loans
Apx C
Franchises and Services
Apx D
Governmental and Intergovernmental Affairs
Apx E
Plan Approval
Apx F
Public Property
Apx G
Sewers
Apx H
Streets and Sidewalks
Apx I
Water
Apx J
Zoning: Prior Ordinances
Key to the Disposition of Ordinances Prior to 2016
Ch KO
Key to the Disposition of Ordinances Prior to 2016
Disposition of Ordinances
Ch DL
Disposition of Ordinances
Key to the Disposition of All Pertinent Resolutions
Ch KR
Key to the Disposition of All Pertinent Resolutions
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Chapter 27
Zoning
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table 1: District Designations
Attachment 2 - Table 2: Residential Districts - Area and Bulk Regulations
Attachment 3 - Table 3: Nonresidential Districts - Area and Bulk Regulations
Attachment 4 - Appendix A: Roadway Classification System
Attachment 5 - Zoning Map
Part 1
TITLE, INTENT AND PURPOSES
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§ 27-101
Title.
chevron_right
§ 27-102
Intent and Purposes.
chevron_right
§ 27-103
Abrogation.
chevron_right
§ 27-104
Repealer.
chevron_right
§ 27-105
Severability.
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§ 27-106
Interpretation.
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Part 2
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
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§ 27-201
Community Development Objectives.
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Part 3
DEFINITIONS
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§ 27-301
Word Usage.
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§ 27-302
Interpretation.
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§ 27-303
Definitions.
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Part 4
OFFICIAL ZONING MAP
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§ 27-401
Official Zoning Map.
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Part 5
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
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§ 27-501
Application of District Regulations.
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§ 27-502
District Purposes.
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§ 27-503
Land Uses.
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§ 27-504
Uses Not Listed (All Other Uses).
chevron_right
§ 27-505
Dimensional Standards.
chevron_right
§ 27-506
Accessory Uses.
chevron_right
§ 27-507
Temporary Uses and Structures.
chevron_right
§ 27-508
Noise, Smoke, Glare, Odors and Other Performance Standards.
chevron_right
§ 27-509
Buffer Yards.
chevron_right
§ 27-510
Landscaping.
chevron_right
§ 27-511
Resource Conservation.
chevron_right
§ 27-512
Solar Energy Regulations.
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§ 27-513
Wireless Communications Facilities.
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§ 27-514
Medical Marijuana Dispensary Buffer Distance.
chevron_right
Part 6
OVERLAY REQUIREMENTS
chevron_right
§ 27-601
PRD Overlay.
chevron_right
§ 27-602
Planned Campus Overlay (PCO).
chevron_right
§ 27-603
Route 8 Overlay.
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Part 7
SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES
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§ 27-701
Granting and Evaluation of Special Exception Uses.
chevron_right
§ 27-702
Additional Conditions.
chevron_right
Part 7A
RESIDENTIAL USES BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION
chevron_right
§ 27-703
Apartment Building.
chevron_right
§ 27-704
Convalescent-Care Facility.
chevron_right
§ 27-705
Group-Care Home.
chevron_right
§ 27-706
Halfway House-Adult/Juvenile.
chevron_right
§ 27-707
Life-Care Facility/Senior Living Community.
chevron_right
§ 27-708
Nursing Home/Personal-Care Home.
chevron_right
§ 27-709
Quad-Plex.
chevron_right
§ 27-710
Rooming House or Boardinghouse.
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§ 27-711
Single-Family Dwelling.
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§ 27-712
Two-Family Dwelling.
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Part 7B
NONRESIDENTIAL USES BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION
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§ 27-713
Adult Theater.
chevron_right
§ 27-714
Alcohol Rehabilitation Facility.
chevron_right
§ 27-715
Bakery.
chevron_right
§ 27-716
Bank/Financial Institution.
chevron_right
§ 27-717
Bed-and-Breakfast.
chevron_right
§ 27-718
Billboard.
chevron_right
§ 27-719
Boarding Kennel.
chevron_right
§ 27-720
Brewery (Micro).
chevron_right
§ 27-720.1
Brewpub.
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§ 27-721
Business Services.
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§ 27-722
Car Wash.
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§ 27-723
Cemetery.
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§ 27-724
(Reserved).
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§ 27-725
Contractor Yard or Material Storage Facility.
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§ 27-726
Convenience Store, Including Gas and/or Energy Recharge Station.
chevron_right
§ 27-727
Country Club/Golf Course.
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§ 27-728
Crematorium.
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§ 27-729
Day-Care Center (Adult).
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§ 27-730
Day-Care Home.
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§ 27-731
Department Store.
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§ 27-732
Drive-In Theater.
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§ 27-733
Driving Range.
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§ 27-734
Dry-Cleaning Processing Facility.
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§ 27-735
Emergency Services.
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§ 27-736
Fairgrounds/Carnival Grounds.
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§ 27-737
Farms.
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§ 27-738
Farmette.
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§ 27-739
Farm Stand, Retail.
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§ 27-740
Flea Market.
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§ 27-741
Flex Space.
chevron_right
§ 27-742
Gaming Facility.
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§ 27-743
Gas and Oil Wells.
chevron_right
§ 27-744
Grocery/Food Store.
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§ 27-745
Heliport/Helipad.
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§ 27-746
Home Improvement Center.
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§ 27-747
Home Occupation, Other.
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§ 27-748
Hospital.
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§ 27-749
Hotel, Motel, or Motor Court.
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§ 27-750
Incinerator.
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§ 27-751
Junk Storage and Sales (Salvage Operation).
chevron_right
§ 27-752
Juvenile Detention Center.
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§ 27-753
Laboratory.
chevron_right
§ 27-754
Landfill.
chevron_right
§ 27-755
Liquor/Beer Store.
chevron_right
§ 27-756
Manufacturing.
chevron_right
§ 27-757
Medical Clinic.
chevron_right
§ 27-758
Mobile Home Park.
chevron_right
§ 27-759
Nightclub.
chevron_right
§ 27-760
Office (Business, Professional and/or Public Service).
chevron_right
§ 27-761
Office (Medical).
chevron_right
§ 27-762
Other Towers (Non-Communications/Non-Water).
chevron_right
§ 27-763
Park-and-Ride Facility.
chevron_right
§ 27-764
Parking Garage/Structure.
chevron_right
§ 27-765
Parking Lot.
chevron_right
§ 27-766
Performance Theater (Indoor or Outdoor).
chevron_right
§ 27-767
Place of Worship and/or Assembly.
chevron_right
§ 27-768
Planned Nonresidential Development.
chevron_right
§ 27-769
Post Office.
chevron_right
§ 27-770
Power Plant.
chevron_right
§ 27-771
Private Club.
chevron_right
§ 27-772
Public Park/Open Space, Playground, Municipal Recreation Facility.
chevron_right
§ 27-773
Public/Private Utility Buildings.
chevron_right
§ 27-774
Recreation Facility, Large-Scale Indoor (Private and Semiprivate).
chevron_right
§ 27-775
Recreation Facility, Outdoor (Private and Semiprivate).
chevron_right
§ 27-776
Recreation Facility, Small-Scale Indoor (Private and Semiprivate).
chevron_right
§ 27-777
Rectory.
chevron_right
§ 27-778
Rehabilitation Facility.
chevron_right
§ 27-779
Rendering Facility.
chevron_right
§ 27-780
Research-and-Development Facility.
chevron_right
§ 27-781
Restaurant, High-Turnover.
chevron_right
§ 27-782
Restaurant, Low-Turnover.
chevron_right
§ 27-783
Retail Store (Greater Than 20,000 Square Feet).
chevron_right
§ 27-784
School, Academic.
chevron_right
§ 27-785
School, Commercial.
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§ 27-786
Senior Center.
chevron_right
§ 27-787
Sexually Oriented Business.
chevron_right
§ 27-788
Shooting Range, Indoor.
chevron_right
§ 27-789
Social Service Agency.
chevron_right
§ 27-790
Storage Facility (Self-Storage/Portable Storage).
chevron_right
§ 27-791
Tavern.
chevron_right
§ 27-792
Tree Farm/Wholesale Landscape Nursery.
chevron_right
§ 27-793
Turnpike Convenience Facility.
chevron_right
§ 27-794
Vehicle Rental Facility.
chevron_right
§ 27-795
Vehicle Repair and Service Station.
chevron_right
§ 27-796
Vehicle Sales.
chevron_right
§ 27-797
Vehicle Sales, Repair and Maintenance With Gasoline/Energy Recharge.
chevron_right
§ 27-798
Vehicle Sales, Repair and Maintenance Without Gasoline/Energy Recharge.
chevron_right
§ 27-799
Veterinary Clinic/Hospital.
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§ 27-799.1
Vineyard/Orchard.
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§ 27-799.2
Water Tower.
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§ 27-799.3
Wholesale Business.
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§ 27-799.4
Winery.
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§ 27-799.5
Woodworking or Cabinetry Business.
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§ 27-799.6
All Other Uses (Uses Not Listed).
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Part 8
CONDITIONAL USES
chevron_right
§ 27-801
Overview.
chevron_right
§ 27-802
Planned Campus Overlay.
chevron_right
Part 9
MINIMUM PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
chevron_right
§ 27-901
Minimum Parking and Loading Requirements.
chevron_right
Part 10
SIGNS
chevron_right
§ 27-1001
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 27-1002
Sign Packages, Permits, Fees and Procedures.
chevron_right
§ 27-1003
General Regulations.
chevron_right
§ 27-1004
Prohibited Signs.
chevron_right
§ 27-1005
Major Types and Classes of Permanent Signs.
chevron_right
§ 27-1006
Minor Types of Permanent Signs.
chevron_right
§ 27-1007
Temporary Signs.
chevron_right
§ 27-1008
Other Sign Provisions.
chevron_right
§ 27-1009
Size Regulations of Major Signs.
chevron_right
Part 11
OUTLINE OF DUTIES RELATED TO PLANNING AND ZONING
chevron_right
§ 27-1101
Board of Township Supervisors.
chevron_right
§ 27-1102
Township Planning Commission.
chevron_right
§ 27-1103
Zoning Hearing Board.
chevron_right
§ 27-1104
Zoning Officer.
chevron_right
Part 12
ZONING HEARING BOARD
chevron_right
§ 27-1201
Zoning Hearing Board.
chevron_right
§ 27-1202
Accommodations Under the Fair Housing Amendments Act and/or the Americans with Disabilities Act.
chevron_right
Part 13
BUILDING AND OCCUPANCY PERMITS AND DUTIES OF THE ZONING OFFICER
chevron_right
§ 27-1301
Building and Occupancy Permits; Duties of the Zoning Officer.
chevron_right
Part 14
NONCONFORMITIES
chevron_right
§ 27-1401
Nonconformities.
chevron_right
Part 15
AMENDMENTS
chevron_right
§ 27-1501
Enactment of Zoning Ordinance Amendments.
chevron_right
§ 27-1502
Procedure for Landowner Curative Amendments.
chevron_right
§ 27-1503
Procedure for Township Curative Amendments.
chevron_right
Part 16
ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES
chevron_right
§ 27-1601
Enforcement Notice.
chevron_right
§ 27-1602
Causes of Action.
chevron_right
§ 27-1603
Civil Penalties.
chevron_right
Part 17
SCHEDULE OF FEES
chevron_right
§ 27-1701
General Requirements.
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Part 18
APPLICATION AND REVIEW PROCESS
chevron_right
§ 27-1801
Requests for Reasonable Accommodation.
chevron_right
§ 27-1802
(Reserved)
chevron_right
§ 27-1803
Rezoning Application Requirements.
chevron_right
Part 19
ZONING MAP AMENDMENTS
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§ 27-1901
Zoning Map amendments.
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