Township of Forks, PA
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2024-06-20
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 200 Zoning
- Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 12 Fire Department
- Ch 18 Intermunicipal Agreements
- Ch 23 Local Government Investment Trust
- Ch 29 Manager
- Ch 35 Pensions
- Ch 38 Planning Commission
- Ch 40 Recreation Board
- Ch 46 Sewer Board, Joint
- Ch 49 Supervisors, Board of
- General Legislation
- Ch 52 Abandoned and Foreclosed Property
- Ch 54 Animals
- Ch 60 Assemblies, Mass Public
- Ch 65 Adult Entertainment
- Ch 71 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 77 Building Construction
- Ch 83 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 86 Emergency Response Payment Reimbursement
- Ch 89 Fire Lanes
- Ch 94 Fire Prevention
- Ch 97 Fireworks
- Ch 100 Floodplain Management
- Ch 101 Grading, Erosion and Sedimentation Control
- Ch 103 Hazardous Materials Response
- Ch 107 Junkyards
- Ch 110 Landlord Registration
- Ch 112 Littering
- Ch 118 (Reserved)
- Ch 121 Noise
- Ch 125 Nuisances
- Ch 129 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 133 Peddling and Temporary Retail Sales
- Ch 137 (Reserved)
- Ch 144 Rental Occupancy Reports
- Ch 148 Right-Of-Way Management
- Ch 150 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 155 Smoking
- Ch 159 Solid Waste
- Ch 163 Stormwater Management
- Ch 168 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 171 Structures, Dangerous
- Ch 175 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 180 Taxation
- Ch 182 Transportation Impact Fee
- Ch 184 Trespassing
- Ch 189 Vector Control
- Ch 191 Vegetation
- Ch 195 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 200 Zoning
- Ch 200 Art I General Provisions
- § 200-1 Title.
- § 200-2 Short title.
- § 200-3 Purpose.
- § 200-4 Interpretation of provisions.
- § 200-5 Severability.
- Ch 200 Art II Terminology
- § 200-6 Word usage.
- § 200-7 Definitions.
- Ch 200 Art III Zoning Districts
- § 200-8 Establishment.
- § 200-9 Classes of districts.
- § 200-10 Zoning Map.
- § 200-11 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 200-12 Purposes of districts.
- Ch 200 Art IV District Regulations
- § 200-13 FP Farmland Protection District.
- § 200-14 OR Open Space Residential District.
- § 200-15 CR Country Residential District.
- § 200-16 SR Suburban Residential District.
- § 200-17 SR-1 Suburban Residential/Mobile Home District.
- § 200-18 TC Town Center District.
- § 200-18.1 TC-1 Town Center/Apartment District.
- § 200-19 EC Employment Center District.
- § 200-20 EC-1 Employment Center/Mobile Home District.
- § 200-21 EC-2 Employment Center/Landfill District.
- § 200-21.1 EC-3 Employment Center/Apartment District.
- § 200-22 RC Riverfront Conservation District.
- § 200-23 HC Heritage Corridor District.
- § 200-24 REM Recreational/Educational/ Municipal District.
- § 200-24.1 ID Industrial Designation District.
- Ch 200 Art V Use Regulations
- § 200-25 Applicability of regulations.
- § 200-26 Uses subject to other regulations; uses per lot.
- § 200-27 Temporary uses.
- § 200-27.1 Solar energy system as accessory use.
- § 200-28 Additional regulations for specific uses.
- Ch 200 Art VI Environmental Performance Standards
- § 200-29 Compliance.
- § 200-30 Natural resource mapping.
- § 200-31 Site capacity calculations.
- § 200-32 Natural resource restrictions.
- § 200-33 Environmental, hazard and nuisance restrictions.
- § 200-34 (Reserved)
- Ch 200 Art VII General Standards
- § 200-35 Dimensional regulations.
- § 200-36 Parking standards.
- § 200-37 Off-street loading requirements.
- § 200-38 Buffer yards and landscaping.
- § 200-39 Lighting.
- § 200-40 Common open space standards.
- § 200-41 Airport area protection standards.
- Ch 200 Art VIII Signs
- § 200-42 Applicability; purpose.
- § 200-43 Definitions; sign types; area determinations; illumination.
- § 200-44 General sign regulations.
- § 200-45 Signs allowed in all zoning districts; requirements.
- § 200-46 Signs in REM District.
- § 200-47 Signs in RC and HC Districts.
- § 200-48 Signs in TC District.
- § 200-49 Signs in EC, EC-1, EC-2, EC-3 and ID Districts.
- § 200-50 Construction and maintenance.
- § 200-51 Removal or abandonment.
- § 200-52 Unsafe and unlawful signs.
- § 200-53 Nonconforming signs.
- § 200-54 Permit required; exceptions; fees.
- Ch 200 Art IX Conditional Uses
- § 200-55 Applicability.
- § 200-56 Standards for approval; conditions imposed; site plan.
- § 200-57 Application requirements.
- § 200-58 Review procedures.
- § 200-59 Additional objectives for adult entertainment uses.
- Ch 200 Art X Nonconformities
- § 200-60 Definitions.
- § 200-61 Registration of nonconforming uses and structures.
- § 200-62 Continuation of nonconformities.
- § 200-63 Extension of nonconforming uses and structures; nonconforming lots.
- § 200-64 Destruction and restoration of nonconformity.
- § 200-65 Discontinuance of nonconforming use.
- § 200-66 Nonconforming residential use; subdivision of lot.
- § 200-66.1 Change in use; different nonconforming use.
- Ch 200 Art XI Administration
- § 200-67 Zoning Officer; duties and powers.
- § 200-68 Zoning permit required.
- § 200-69 (Reserved)
- § 200-70 Fees and escrow deposits.
- § 200-71 Timing of permit application; life of permit; extension.
- § 200-72 Certificate of occupancy.
- Ch 200 Art XII Zoning Hearing Board
- § 200-73 Establishment.
- § 200-74 Membership; terms of office.
- § 200-75 Removal of Board members.
- § 200-76 Board procedures.
- § 200-77 Appeal of Zoning Officer decision.
- § 200-78 Variances.
- § 200-79 Special exception uses.
- § 200-80 Challenge to validity of provisions or map.
- § 200-81 Action by Board; notice of decision.
- § 200-82 Rules.
- § 200-83 Meetings.
- § 200-84 Records; written decision or findings.
- § 200-85 Hearings.
- § 200-86 Administration.
- § 200-87 Appeals of Board decision.
- § 200-88 Stay of proceedings.
- § 200-89 Fees and escrow deposits.
- Ch 200 Art XIII Amendments
- § 200-90 Power of amendment.
- § 200-91 Initiation of amendments.
- § 200-92 Hearings.
- § 200-93 Action upon amendment.
- § 200-94 Appeals.
- § 200-95 Administration and fees.
- Ch 200 Art XIV Enforcement
- § 200-96 Notice and causes of action.
- § 200-97 Enforcement remedies; violations and penalties.
- § 200-98 Severability.
- § 200-99 Repealer.
- § 200-100 Continuation of prior provisions.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Forks 8-21-2014 by Ord. No. 331.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Planning Commission — See Ch. 38.
Building construction — See Ch. 77.
Fire lanes — See Ch. 89.
Fire prevention — See Ch. 94.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 100.
Junkyards — See Ch. 107.
Rental occupancy reports — See Ch. 144.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 163.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 175.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Zoning Map
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 200,
Zoning, adopted 2-16-2006 by Ord. No. 296, as amended.
