[Amended 2-18-1992 by Ord. No. 213; 3-17-1992 by Ord. No.
214; 8-7-2001 by Ord. No. 302; 3-6-2007 by Ord. No. 337; 10-4-2016 by Ord. No. 378; 1-15-2019 by Ord. No.
394; 2-16-2021 by Ord. No. 401]
For the purpose of this chapter, the Township
is hereby divided into 15 districts, which shall be designated as
follows:
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R-1a
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Residential District
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R-1
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Residential District
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R-2
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Residential District
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R-2a
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Residential District
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R-2b
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Residential District
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R-4
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Residential District
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CR
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Commercial Retirement District
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VC
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Village Center District
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C-1
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Commercial District
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C-2
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Commercial District
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C-3
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Commercial District
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C-4
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Office and Medical Professional District
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ME
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Mineral Extraction District
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LI
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Limited Industrial District
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I
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Institutional District
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I-2
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Institutional District
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FP
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Floodplain District (overlay)
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Riparian Corridor Conservation District (overlay)
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Airport Zoning Overlay District
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Off-Premises Outdoor Advertising Sign Overlay
District
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Municipal Overlay District
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[Amended 10-4-2016 by Ord. No. 378]
The boundaries of said districts shall be as
shown upon the map attached to and made a part of this chapter, which
map shall be designated the "Doylestown Township Zoning Map." Said
map and all notations, references and other data shown thereon are
hereby incorporated by reference into this chapter and shall be as
much a part of this chapter as if all were fully described herein.[1]Floodplain areas shall be any areas in Doylestown Township
that are classified as special flood hazard areas (SFHAs) in the Flood
Insurance Study (FIS) and the accompanying Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(FIRMs)[2] dated March 16, 2015, issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) or the most recent revision thereof, including
all digital data developed as part of the Flood Insurance Study.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Township offices. A list of Zoning Map amendments is included as an attachment to this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: Said maps are on file in the Township offices.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the
boundaries of the various districts as shown on the map, the following
rules shall apply:
A.
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately
coinciding with the center lines of roads, creeks, streams or railroad
rights-of-way, such center lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately
parallel to center lines of roads, creeks, streams or railroad rights-of-way,
such district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto
and at such distance therefrom as indicated on the Zoning District
Map.
B.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they
approximately coincide with lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed
to be said boundaries; or where district boundaries are extensions
of lot lines or connect the intersections of lot lines, such lines
shall be said district boundaries.
C.
Where district boundaries divide a lot, the location
of such boundaries shall be determined by use of the scale shown on
the Zoning Map, unless the boundaries are indicated by dimensions.
D.
In case any further uncertainty exists, the Zoning
Hearing Board shall interpret the intent of the map as to location
of district boundaries.
Wherever federal, state or municipally owned
property or property owned by any federal or state agency or any political
subdivision thereof 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.
