Borough of Ephrata, PA
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2023-10-09
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 319 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Appeals Board
- Ch 7 Auditor
- Ch 11 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 21 Depositories
- Ch 29 Fire Department
- Ch 37 Health Officer
- Ch 43 Intergovernmental Agreements
- Ch 51 Library
- Ch 57 Manager, Borough
- Ch 65 Pensions
- Ch 69 Planning Commission
- Ch 73 Police Department
- Ch 83 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 87 (Reserved)
- Ch 95 Unemployment Compensation Fund
- Ch 101 Wards
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 111 Abandoned Vehicles and Property
- Ch 115 Alarm Devices
- Ch 119 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 123 Animals
- Ch 129 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 135 (Reserved)
- Ch 141 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 147 Burning, Open
- Ch 152 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 155 Curfew
- Ch 165 Electricity
- Ch 173 Firearms
- Ch 177 (Reserved)
- Ch 183 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 189 Garage and Yard Sales
- Ch 190 Hotels, Motels and Inns
- Ch 193 Littering
- Ch 197 Pawnbrokers and Antique, Secondhand and Junk Dealers
- Ch 207 (Reserved)
- Ch 211 Municipal Claims
- Ch 214 Noise Control
- Ch 217 Nuisances
- Ch 218 Nuisance Properties
- Ch 221 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 222 Parks, Skate
- Ch 223 Parks, Dog
- Ch 227 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 233 Plumbing
- Ch 239 Poles and Wires
- Ch 245 Property Maintenance
- Ch 248 Small Wireless Facilities
- Ch 253 Rental Property
- Ch 259 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 265 Skateboards, Pedalcycles and Human-Powered Devices
- Ch 271 Solid Waste
- Ch 275 Stormwater Management
- Ch 277 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 281 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 287 Taxation
- Ch 290 Tobacco Products
- Ch 293 Transient Retail Businesses
- Ch 297 Trees
- Ch 305 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 311 Water
- Ch 319 Zoning
- Ch 319 Art I Title; Purpose; Applicability; Repealer; Severability; Enactment; Effective Date
- § 319-1 Title.
- § 319-2 Short title.
- § 319-3 Purposes and community development objectives.
- § 319-4 Applicability; chapter references.
- § 319-5 Conflicts; severability; defects in enactment.
- § 319-6 Repealer.
- § 319-7 Enactment and effective date.
- Ch 319 Art II Establishment of Zoning Districts
- § 319-8 Establishment and purposes of districts.
- § 319-9 Zoning Map and district boundaries.
- § 319-10 Floodway and Flood Fringe Districts.
- § 319-11 Uses not specifically regulated.
- Ch 319 Art III Allowed Uses in Primarily Residential Districts
- § 319-12 Allowed uses in primarily residential districts.
- § 319-13 Permitted accessory uses in all districts.
- Ch 319 Art IV Allowed Uses in Primarily Nonresidential Districts
- § 319-14 Allowed uses in primarily nonresidential districts; additional ROD District regulations.
- § 319-15 Permitted accessory uses in all districts.
- § 319-16 Permitted accessory uses to business and institutional uses.
- § 319-17 Uses not specifically regulated.
- § 319-18 Limits on hours of operation in the NCD District and for nonconforming commercial uses in residential districts.
- § 319-19 Age-qualified housing.
- Ch 319 Art V Dimensional Requirements in Each District
- § 319-20 Dimensional requirements.
- § 319-21 Height exceptions.
- § 319-22 Accessory structures and uses; enclosure of porch.
- § 319-23 Maximum building setback; reduction in front setbacks; main door facing street.
- § 319-24 Dimensional provisions for solar energy collection devices.
- Ch 319 Art VI Additional Requirements for Specific Uses
- § 319-25 Applicability.
- § 319-26 Additional requirements for specific principal uses.
- § 319-27 Additional requirements for accessory uses.
- Ch 319 Art VII Design Standards and Guidelines
- § 319-28 Purposes of this article.
- § 319-29 Additional requirements in CBD, NC and R-3 Districts.
- § 319-30 Recommended design guidelines in all districts.
- Ch 319 Art VIII Historic Building Demolition Approval Process and Incentives
- § 319-31 Purposes.
- § 319-32 Applicability.
- § 319-33 Demolition controls.
- § 319-34 Additional uses allowed within historic buildings.
- Ch 319 Art IX Floodplain Regulations (Overlay District)
- § 319-35 through § 319-36. (Reserved)
- Ch 319 Art X Environmental Protection
- § 319-37 Erosion control.
- § 319-38 Nuisances and hazards to public safety.
- § 319-39 Steep slopes.
- § 319-40 Waterway setbacks and wetland studies.
- § 319-41 Noise.
- § 319-42 Odors and dust.
- § 319-43 Control of light and glare.
- Ch 319 Art XI Off-Street Parking and Loading
- § 319-44 Required number of off-street parking spaces.
- § 319-45 General regulations for off-street parking.
- § 319-46 Design standards for off-street parking.
- § 319-47 Off-street loading.
- § 319-48 Fire lanes and access.
- Ch 319 Art XII Signs
- § 319-49 Purposes and applicability.
- § 319-50 Sign definitions.
- § 319-51 Miscellaneous signs not requiring permits.
- § 319-52 Freestanding, wall and window signs (on-premises signs).
- § 319-53 Prohibited signs and digital sign limits.
- § 319-54 Off-premises signs (including billboards).
- § 319-55 General design, location and construction of signs.
- § 319-56 Vehicles functioning as signs.
- § 319-57 Abandoned or outdated signs.
- § 319-58 Measurement of sign area.
- § 319-59 Illumination of signs.
- § 319-60 Nonconforming signs.
- Ch 319 Art XIII General Regulations
- § 319-61 Frontage onto improved streets; number of uses or buildings; minimum size of dwellings.
- § 319-62 Height exceptions.
- § 319-63 Special lot and yard requirements, sight distance and buffer yards.
- § 319-64 Landscaping.
- § 319-65 Nonconformities.
- § 319-66 Dumpster screening and location.
- § 319-67 Portable storage containers.
- § 319-68 Green incentives.
- Ch 319 Art XIV Administration
- § 319-69 Applicability of this chapter.
- § 319-70 Purposes and community development objectives.
- § 319-71 Permits and certificates.
- § 319-72 General procedure for permits.
- § 319-73 Interpretation.
- § 319-74 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
- § 319-75 Fees.
- § 319-76 Amendments to this chapter.
- § 319-77 Curative amendments.
- § 319-78 Zoning Officer.
- § 319-79 Zoning Hearing Board actions and variances.
- § 319-80 Zoning Hearing Board hearings and decisions.
- § 319-81 Appeals to court.
- § 319-82 Limited public utility exemptions.
- § 319-83 Borough and municipal authority exemption.
- § 319-84 Special exception use process.
- § 319-85 Conditional use process.
- § 319-86 Liability.
- Ch 319 Art XV Definitions
- § 319-86.1 General interpretation.
- § 319-87 Terms defined.
- Appendix
- Ch A329 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A333 Curb and Sidewalk Construction Specifications
- Ch A343 Telephone Franchise
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Ephrata 8-12-2019 by Ord. No. 1550[1]]
[An Overview to using this chapter is included
as an attachment to this chapter.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Overview
Attachment 2 - Allowed Uses in Primarily Residential DistrictsAttachment 3 - Allowed Uses in Primarily Nonresidential DistrictsAttachment 4 - Dimensional RequirementsAttachment 5 - Index[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter superseded former Ch. 319, Zoning,
adopted 9-20-1989 by Ord. No. 1183, as amended.
