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Borough of Phoenixville, PA
Chester County
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New Laws (7) Index
[Ord. No. 2018-2286, 4/10/2018]
1. 
Word usage. For the purposes of this chapter, words and terms used herein shall be interpreted as follows:
A. 
Words in the present tense include the future tense.
B. 
The singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular.
C. 
The masculine gender shall include the feminine and the neuter and vice versa.
D. 
The words "shall" and "must" are always mandatory, and the words "may" or "should" are always permissive.
E. 
The word "used" or "occupied," as applied to any land or building, shall be construed to include the words "intended, arranged or designed to be occupied."
F. 
The word "person" includes "individual," "company," "unincorporated association," "corporation" or other similar entities.
G. 
The words "cartway," "street," "road" and "highway" shall have the same meaning.
H. 
The word "structure" includes "building"; both terms shall be construed as if followed by the phrase "or part thereof."
I. 
The words "such as," "includes," "including" and "specifically" shall provide examples which shall not, by themselves, limit a provision to the examples specifically mentioned if other examples would otherwise comply with the provision.
J. 
Unless stated otherwise, the male gender is neutral and includes the female gender.
K. 
The word "lot" includes the word plot or parcel.
L. 
The word "abut" shall include the words "directly across from," "adjacent" and "next to."
M. 
Whenever a governmental or nongovernmental agency is cited, it shall be construed to be followed by the words "or successor agency."
N. 
If a word or term is not defined by this chapter, but is defined in the Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO) or Zoning Ordinance,[1] then the SALDO or Zoning definition shall apply. If a word or term is not defined in this chapter, the SALDO or the Zoning Ordinance, then the word or term shall have its plain and ordinary meaning within the context of the section. In the latter case, a standard reference dictionary should be consulted.
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 22, Subdivision and Land Development, and Ch. 27, Zoning, respectively.
2. 
Definitions. The following words and phrases, as used herein, shall have the meanings hereby ascribed to them, except in those instances when the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
ALLEY
A public or private right-of-way, for vehicular access to the rear or side of properties.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Phoenixville.
BOROUGH MANAGER
The Borough of Phoenixville Borough Manager or his or her designee.
CARTWAY
The paved width of a street, bounded between the face-of-curb or edge-of-pavement, as applicable, on either side of the street.
COUNCIL
The Council of the Borough of Phoenixville.
CROSS SLOPE
The slope that is perpendicular to the direction of travel.
CURB
The edge of a roadway surface which has been raised to contain, protect or form a gutter and is usually made of concrete or cut stone.
CURB RAMP
A short pedestrian ramp cutting through a curb or built up to a curb from a lower level. As used in this Part, a curb ramp is considered to be a component of the sidewalk.
DETECTABLE WARNING SURFACE (DWS)
A standardized truncated dome grid surface built in or applied to the pedestrian access route to warn visually impaired people of hazards. The surface is placed where pedestrians will encounter the presence of hazards in the line of travel, such as the edge of roadway and railroads, indicating that they should stop and determine the nature of the hazard before proceeding further.
DRIVEWAY
A thoroughfare that provides vehicular access on a lot to a building or use.
EMERGENCY
A failure of utility service or a condition likely to be dangerous to person or property.
FACE FORMING
A construction method where concrete curb is formed directly against the street pavement section.
GARBAGE
Putrescible animal and vegetable wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food.
LANDING
An approximately level (having a 2% maximum in longitudinal slope and cross slope) part of a pedestrian accessible route or walkway that provides a space for performing turning maneuvers, resting or accessing pushbuttons.
LITTER
Garbage, refuse and rubbish, as defined herein, and all other waste material, which, if thrown or deposited as herein prohibited, tends to create a danger to the public health, safety, and welfare.
PATH
A paved surface that is intended for use by pedestrians.
PAVEMENT RESTORATIONS
Repairing an opening or excavation made in existing pavement.
PAVEMENT RESURFACING
Removing the top layer of existing pavement to a specified depth and installing a new surface layer of pavement.
PEDESTRIAN
A person traveling on foot or using assistive devices, such as a wheelchair, for mobility.
PEDESTRIAN ACCESS ROUTE (PAR)
A continuous and unobstructed walkway within a pedestrian circulation path that provides accessibility. Pedestrian accessible routes may include parking access aisles, sidewalks, paths, curb ramps, crosswalks at vehicular ways, walks, ramps, and lifts.
PRIVATE STREET
A thoroughfare serving two or more lots held in single and separate ownership and not dedicated or deeded to the Borough which is designed and built to Borough standards.
PROPERTY OWNER
The owner of record of a parcel of land.
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORATIONS
A corporation or other nongovernmental business entity possessing the legal right to do work requiring the opening or excavation of streets, lanes and alleys of the Borough of Phoenixville, whose operations serve the needs of the general public or facilitate the comfort and convenience of an entire community, such as railroads, gas, water, and electric light companies.
REFUSE
All putrescible and nonputrescible solid waste, except body waste, including garbage, rubbish, ashes, street cleanings, dead animals, abandoned automobiles and solid market and industrial wastes.
RIGHT-OF-WAY (ROW)
A line or lines delineating the extent or dimensions (usually expressed in feet) of the width of a public or private street or alley and which abuts two or more lots or property lines. The total width of any land used, reserved or dedicated as a street, alley, driveway, sidewalk or utility easement.
RUBBISH
Nonputrescible solid wastes consisting of both combustible and noncombustible waste, such as paper, gum, wrappings, cigarettes, cardboard, tin cans, grass, leaves, yard clippings, wood, glass, bedding, crockery and similar materials.
RUNNING SLOPE (or LONGITUDINAL SLOPE)
The slope that is parallel to the direction of travel.
SIDEWALK
A paved surface between the curbline or the lateral line of a roadway and the adjacent property line or easement of private property that is intended for use by pedestrians.
STREET
Includes street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, parkway, lane, alley, viaduct and any other ways used or intended to be used by vehicular traffic or pedestrians, whether public or private.