A. 
For the purpose of this chapter the Township is hereby divided into classes of districts which shall be designated as follows:
(1) 
ER Residential District.
(2) 
RA-1 Residential District.
(3) 
RA-2 Residential District.
(4) 
RA-3 Residential District.
(5) 
B Residential District.
(6) 
BA Residential District.
(7) 
BB Residential District.
(8) 
TH Townhouse District.
(9) 
GA Garden Apartment District.
(10) 
MHD Mobile Home Development District.
(11) 
MF-E Multifamily-Elderly District.
(12) 
LPO Limited Professional District.
(13) 
IN Institutional District.
(14) 
C Commercial District.
(15) 
LC Limited Commercial District.
(16) 
SC Shopping Center District.
(17) 
LI Light Industrial District.
(18) 
HI Heavy Industrial District.
(19) 
Floodplain Conservation District.
(20) 
TD Transportation District.
[Added 5-28-2014 by Ord. No. 651]
B. 
The locations and boundaries of such districts shall be as shown upon the map attached to and hereby made a part of this chapter, which shall be designated "Zoning Map."[1] The said map, and all the notations, references and other data thereon, shall be as much a part of this chapter as if fully described herein.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Township offices.
The boundaries between districts are, unless otherwise indicated, either the center lines of streets, lanes, watercourses and rights-of-way of power lines, and other public utilities, or such lines extended, or lines parallel thereto. Where the boundaries of a single district are indicated as including directly opposite sides of a street, lane, lake or watercourse, or right-of-way of a power line or other public utility for any portion of its length, the district so indicated shall be construed to apply to the entire bed of such street, lane, lake or watercourse, or right-of-way of such power line, railroad, or other public utility, lying within such portion of its length. Where uncertainty exists as to the location of any said boundaries as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following the center line of a street, lane, lake or watercourse, or right-of-way of a power line, or other public utility, such center line shall be construed to be such boundary.
B. 
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following a lot line or other boundary line, such lot line or property line shall be construed to be such boundary.
C. 
Where a district boundary divides a lot or runs through undivided property, the location of such boundary, unless otherwise specified by figures on the Zoning Map, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on said map, or by survey of a registered surveyor or engineer.
D. 
Where figures are shown on the Zoning Map between a street and a district boundary, they shall indicate that the district boundary runs parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom equivalent to the number of feet so indicated, unless otherwise specified. Where scaled distances do not agree with such figures, the figures shall control.
Whenever federal or state owned property is included in one or more zoning districts, it shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter only insofar as permitted by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Whenever municipally owned property is included in one or more zoning districts, it shall not be subject to the provisions of this chapter if, after a public hearing, the Board of Commissioners shall decide that the facility, structure or use to occur on the premises is reasonably necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the public.