Township of Tobyhanna, PA
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2023-04-03
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 155 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 9 Fire Companies
- Ch 12 Intergovernmental Agreements
- Ch 14 Local Government Investment Trust
- Ch 20 Manager
- Ch 21 Municipal Claims: Interest and Attorneys' Fees
- Ch 23 Officers and Employees
- Ch 26 Pensions
- Ch 32 Planning Commission
- Ch 37 Police
- Ch 43 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 49 Alarm Systems
- Ch 54 Animals
- Ch 60 Building Construction and Permits
- Ch 64 (Reserved)
- Ch 68 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 71 Extraordinary Services, Reimbursement for
- Ch 72 Fire Insurance
- Ch 73 Fire Lanes
- Ch 75 Fireworks
- Ch 77 Floodplain Management
- Ch 82 Garage and Similar Sales and Festivals
- Ch 89 Junk Dealers and Junkyards
- Ch 92 Large Gatherings
- Ch 93 Litter and Illegal Dumping
- Ch 95 Nuisances
- Ch 99 Parks
- Ch 101 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 106 Property Maintenance
- Ch 113 Sewers
- Ch 114 Short-Term Rentals
- Ch 115 Signs for Building Numbers and Streets
- Ch 119 Solid Waste
- Ch 124 Stormwater Management
- Ch 128 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 135 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 140 Taxation
- Ch 145 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 149 Water Conservation
- Ch 150 Water District
- Ch 155 Zoning
- Ch 155 Art I General Provisions
- § 155-1 Short title.
- § 155-2 Purpose.
- Ch 155 Art II Community Development Objectives
- § 155-3 Statement of objectives; reference to Comprehensive Plan.
- Ch 155 Art III Interpretation
- § 155-4 Interpretation.
- Ch 155 Art IV Definitions
- § 155-5 Definitions and word usage.
- Ch 155 Art V Establishment of Districts
- § 155-6 Enumeration of districts.
- § 155-7 Zoning Map.
- § 155-8 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 155-9 Lots divided by district boundary lines.
- Ch 155 Art VI General Regulations
- § 155-10 General modifications.
- § 155-11 Regulations applicable to all districts.
- Ch 155 Art VII Residential Districts
- § 155-12 RR Rural Residential District.
- § 155-13 R-1 Low-Density Residential District.
- § 155-14 R-2 Medium-Density Residential District.
- § 155-15 OS Open Space/Resource Conservation District.
- Ch 155 Art VIII Commercial District
- § 155-16 C Commercial District.
- § 155-16.1 Tourist Development Project ("TDP") Zoning District.
- Ch 155 Art IX Commercial/Industrial District
- § 155-17 CI Commercial/Industrial District.
- Ch 155 Art X Minimum Lot and Yard Requirements
- § 155-18 Enumeration of requirements.
- Ch 155 Art XI Signs
- § 155-19 Purpose.
- § 155-20 Definitions.
- § 155-21 Illegal signs.
- § 155-22 Prohibited signs.
- § 155-23 Nonconforming billboards and other nonconforming off-premises signs.
- § 155-24 Sign permit required; fee.
- § 155-25 Signs exempt from permit requirement.
- § 155-26 Sign alterations, replacement or repairs exempt from permit requirement.
- § 155-27 Setback from cartway.
- § 155-28 Sign illumination.
- § 155-29 Material and style.
- § 155-30 Permitted signs, dimensions and quantity in RR, R-1, R-2 and OS Districts.
- § 155-31 Open/closed signs permitted.
- § 155-32 Permitted on-premises signs, dimensions and quantity in C and CI Districts.
- § 155-33 Changeable electronic variable message (CEVM) signs.
- § 155-34 Other district-specific regulations.
- § 155-35 Billboards and/or other off-premises signs in CI Districts.
- § 155-36 Temporary signs and standards.
- § 155-37 Freestanding directory signs for multiple uses.
- § 155-38 Gasoline filling stations.
- § 155-39 Flags.
- § 155-40 Defaced signs.
- § 155-41 Identification of new freestanding sign locations.
- § 155-42 Application for sign permit.
- § 155-43 Issuance and contents of permit.
- § 155-44 Expiration of sign permit.
- § 155-45 Sign inspection; fees.
- § 155-46 Display of permit.
- § 155-47 Violation notice.
- § 155-48 Violation procedure.
- § 155-49 Impoundment of signs.
- § 155-50 Violations and penalties.
- § 155-51 through § 155-53. (Reserved)
- Ch 155 Art XII Special Regulations
- § 155-54 Fences and walls.
- § 155-55 Off-street parking.
- § 155-56 Mobile homes, house cars and travel trailers.
- § 155-57 Permitted home occupations and home professional offices.
- § 155-58 Decks, porches and other projecting features.
- § 155-59 Wireless communications facilities.
- § 155-60 Motor vehicle service stations, public garages and/or towing businesses.
- § 155-61 Junkyards and automobile wrecking yards.
- § 155-62 Homestead lot exemption.
- Ch 155 Art XIII Zoning Hearing Board
- § 155-63 Establishment and membership.
- § 155-64 Removal of members.
- § 155-65 Election of officers; quorum; procedures.
- § 155-66 Expenditures for services; compensation.
- § 155-67 Hearings.
- § 155-68 Mediation option.
- § 155-69 Jurisdiction.
- § 155-70 Applicability of judicial remedies.
- § 155-71 Variances.
- § 155-72 Special exceptions.
- § 155-73 Grant of conditional uses by Board of Supervisors.
- § 155-74 Parties appellant before Board.
- § 155-75 Time limitations.
- § 155-76 Stay of proceedings.
- § 155-77 Validity of ordinance; substantive questions.
- § 155-78 Procedure to obtain preliminary opinion.
- Ch 155 Art XIV Special Exceptions
- § 155-79 Guiding principles.
- § 155-80 Model houses.
- § 155-81 Development sales offices.
- § 155-82 Commercial camps.
- § 155-83 Commercial resorts.
- § 155-84 Private clubs, golf courses, lodges or convention and banquet halls.
- § 155-85 Nursing homes.
- § 155-86 Boardinghouses and bed-and-breakfasts.
- § 155-87 Hospitals.
- § 155-88 (Reserved)
- § 155-89 Public utility use.
- § 155-90 Commercial surface mining.
- § 155-91 Apartment buildings.
- § 155-92 Truck terminals.
- § 155-93 Public or private educational institutions.
- § 155-94 Family day-care and group day-care homes.
- § 155-95 Commercial (park-and-ride) parking lots.
- § 155-96 Commercial riding stables and kennels.
- § 155-96.1 Flea markets.
- Ch 155 Art XV Conditional Use Permits
- § 155-97 Purpose.
- § 155-98 Permit procedure.
- § 155-99 Commercial transient camping grounds.
- § 155-100 Mobile home parks.
- § 155-101 Development amenities.
- § 155-102 Indoor/outdoor commercial recreational uses.
- § 155-103 Preserves.
- § 155-104 Home satellite dish and related home television antennas.
- § 155-105 Bus shelters.
- § 155-106 Additional requirements for certain conditional uses.
- § 155-106.1 Churches and similar places of worship.
- § 155-106.2 Communications antennas, towers and equipment buildings.
- § 155-106.3 (Reserved)
- § 155-106.4 Adult entertainment establishments.
- § 155-106.5 Bulk fuel storage.
- § 155-106.6 Junkyards and automobile wrecking yards.
- § 155-106.7 Facilities for manufacture, assembly or packaging of products from previously prepared materials.
- § 155-106.8 Facilities for manufacture, processing, reprocessing, alteration, packaging or refinement of food products.
- § 155-106.9 Medical marijuana grower/processor.
- Ch 155 Art XVI Planned Residential Development
- § 155-107 Purpose.
- § 155-108 Interpretation.
- § 155-109 Administration.
- § 155-110 Eligibility.
- § 155-111 Use regulations.
- § 155-112 Land use density.
- § 155-113 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 155-114 Street design standards.
- § 155-115 Parking.
- § 155-116 Lighting.
- § 155-117 Sewer and water facilities.
- § 155-118 Soil erosion control and storm drainage.
- § 155-119 Tree conservation and landscaping.
- § 155-120 Utilities.
- § 155-121 Refuse removal.
- § 155-122 Open space and cluster housing yards.
- § 155-123 Application for tentative approval.
- § 155-124 Public hearing.
- § 155-125 Findings.
- § 155-126 Status after tentative approval.
- § 155-127 Application for final approval.
- § 155-128 Maintenance, enforcement and modifications.
- Ch 155 Art XVII Administration
- § 155-129 Designation of enforcing official; enforcement of provisions.
- § 155-130 Duties of Zoning Officer.
- § 155-131 Requirements of zoning permits.
- § 155-132 Application for zoning permits.
- § 155-133 Issuance and display of zoning permits.
- § 155-134 Issuance of occupancy certificates and records.
- § 155-135 Certificates of nonconforming use.
- § 155-136 Enactment of zoning amendments.
- § 155-137 Curative amendments.
- § 155-138 Remedies.
- § 155-139 Fees.
- § 155-140 Violations and penalties.
- § 155-141 Validity.
- § 155-142 Continuation.
- Ch 155 Art XVIII Airport Zoning Regulations
- § 155-143 Title.
- § 155-144 Declaration of policy.
- § 155-145 Definitions.
- § 155-146 Airport surface zones.
- § 155-147 Airport surface zone height limitations.
- § 155-148 Airport zoning requirements.
- § 155-149 Permits and variances.
- § 155-150 Enforcement; notice.
- § 155-151 Board of Adjustment.
- § 155-152 Joint Airport Zoning Board.
- § 155-153 Appeals.
- § 155-154 Acquisition of air rights.
- § 155-155 Relation to other zoning regulations.
- § 155-156 Judicial review.
- § 155-157 Severability.
- § 155-158 Word usage and captions.
- § 155-159 Violations and penalties.
- § 155-160 Adoption and amendment of article.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Tobyhanna 12-18-1995 by Ord. No. 378.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - C District
Attachment 2 - CI DistrictAttachment 3 - OS DistrictAttachment 4 - R-1 DistrictAttachment 5 - R-2 DistrictAttachment 6 - RR DistrictAttachment 7 - Zoning Map'Attachment 8 - Max Allowable Height for Airport Zoning RegAttachment 9 - Airport Imaginary SurfacesAttachment 10 - NonPrecious Other Than Utility Runway ZonesAttachment 11 - Visual and Utility Nonprecision Runway ZonesAttachment 12 - Table of Zoning Map AmendmentsAttachment 13 - TDP Zoning DistrictAttachment 14 - Amended Zoning Map