Township of East Bradford, PA Definitions

BUILDING FRONTThat facade oriented toward the front yard as defined. Angles and alcoves shall be part of that facade.

BUILDING SIDEThat facade oriented toward the side yard as defined. Angles and alcoves shall be a part of that facade.

BUILDING REARThat facade oriented toward the rear yard as defined. Angles and alcoves shall be a part of that facade.

BULK

A term used to describe the size of buildings or other structures and their relationships to each other, to open areas, such as yards, and to lot lines, and used in conjunction with such expressions as:

The size, including height and floor area, of buildings and other structures.

The relation of the number of dwelling units in a residential building to the area of the lot.

BULLETIN BOARD or MENU BOARD

All open areas in yard space relating to buildings or other structures.

A permanent freestanding or wall-mounted sign with movable letters, words or numerals indicating the names of persons associated with or events conducted upon, or products or services offered upon, the premises upon which such a sign is maintained.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

BUSINESS SIGN

A sign directing attention to a business, commodity or service conducted, sold or offered upon the same premises as those upon which the sign is maintained.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

BUS SHELTER

A pedestrian amenity located at a bus stop to provide convenience, comfort, and shelter from the elements in the form of a structure such as a canopy.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

CERTIFIED HISTORIC DISTRICT

An historic district which has been delineated by East Bradford Township and certified for historical significance by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission in accordance with Pa. Act 167 of 1961.[3]

[Added 11-8-1988 by Ord. No. 104-1988]

CERTIFIED HISTORIC STRUCTURE

A building or other structure identified by East Bradford Township and listed in the National Register of Historic Places or located within a registered historic district and certified by the Secretary of the Interior as being of historical significance to the district.

[Added 11-8-1988 by Ord. No. 104-1988]

CHARACTERISTIC LANDSCAPE ELEMENTS

Topographic, vegetative and structural features of the landscape typically viewed from public roads or rights-of-way within East Bradford Township, including but not limited to:

[Added 4-9-1996 by Ord. No. 2-96]

Open agricultural landscapes.

Woodlands, tree lines, hedgerows and visually prominent individual trees.

Steep banks, hillsides and ridge lines of prominent topographical relief.

Visually prominent wetlands and watercourses.

Buildings, sites, structures, objects and districts identified on the East Bradford Township Historic Resources Map, as defined in § 115-122 of the Code.

CLASS I, CLASS I DOE OR CLASS II HISTORIC RESOURCE

Clusters of buildings arranged so as to have the appearance of a single landscape unit, especially groups of buildings typically clustered as a farmstead and used or formerly used predominantly for agricultural purposes, and/or groups of buildings typically constituting a crossroads village.[4]

Historic resources as defined in § 115-122A(1), (2) and (3), respectively, of this chapter.

[Added 9-8-1998 by Ord. No. 2-1998; amended 7-9-2009 by Ord. No. 3-2009]

CLEAR CUTTING

The felling of all trees on a tract of land, or any portion thereof, at one time.[5]

[Added 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983]

CO-LOCATION or CO-LOCATED

The mounting of one or more WCFs, including antennas, on an existing tower-based WCF, or on any structure that already supports at least one non-tower WCF.

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

COMMUNITY LIVING ARRANGEMENT

Any of the following facilities licensed, operated or permitted under the authority of the Department of Welfare of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or other state department or agency: group foster homes for children; community residential facilities for the mentally retarded, disabled or challenged; community residential facilities for the psychiatrically disabled; and family-based group homes. This definition does not include day-care centers, nursing homes, general or special hospitals, prisons or jails.

[Added 3-12-1985 by Ord. No. 80-1985; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

COMMUNITY SPACE

Areas containing community amenities, including but not limited to plazas, mail kiosks, game courts, gazebos, dog parks, etc.

[Added 7-9-2019 by Ord. No. 03-2019]

COMPLETELY DRY SPACE

A space which will remain totally dry during flooding; the structure is designed to prevent the passage of water and water vapor.

[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

CONFERENCE CENTER

A building or assemblage of buildings designed as a place to accommodate university faculty, staff, students and visitors for the purpose of holding or conducting meetings or conferences. A conference center may be constructed to provide accommodations for a limited number of visiting attendees.

[Added 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003]

CONGREGATE CARE CAMPUS

A building or group of buildings on a lot dedicated primarily to the care of the elderly and consisting of two or more of the following uses:

[Added 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998]

Community resources center.

Day-care center for adults.

Assisted living facilities.

Nursing home (extended care facility).

CUMULATIVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

Uses accessory to and located on the same lot as the congregate care campus, including but not limited to medical clinics, professional offices and medical testing laboratory facilities, provided that such uses shall be an integral part of the congregate care campus and shall be operated and maintained substantially in conjunction with the congregate care campus facilities.

CONTRIBUTING RESOURCE

A resource in an historic district or historic complex which, as filed with the National Register or the Bureau for Historic Preservation, support the district's or complex's historical significance through location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling and association.

[Added 11-8-1988 by Ord. No. 104-1988]

CONVENIENCE STORE

A commercial use, principally engaged in the sale of retail goods for individual and household consumption, that is limited in size and intended to provide service primarily to a local neighborhood. Such a use shall be classified as a convenience store if, at minimum, it offers for sale the following items: groceries, household dry goods and prepared or take-out foods (hot and/or cold) intended for consumption off the premises. Any location for a convenience store shall be characterized by well-managed vehicular access and sufficient parking.

[Added 7-11-1989 by Ord. No. 112-1989]

CROSSWALK

A public right-of-way used for pedestrian travel across a roadway or traffic aisle at an intersection or any portion of a block to provide safe pedestrian access to adjacent roads, lots, parking areas, sidewalks, or public use areas.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

Flood-related damages sustained by a structure on two separate occasions during a ten-year period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event, on average, equals or exceeds 25% of the market value of the structure before the damages occurred.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

DAY-CARE CENTER

Any premises operated for profit in which adult or child day care is provided simultaneously for six or more adults or children who are not relatives of the operator. "Relative," for the purposes of this definition, means parent, guardian, child, stepparent, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild, brother, sister, half-brother, half-sister, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew.

[Added 6-11-1985 by Ord. No. 81-1985]

DBH (Diameter at breast height)

The point at which existing trees located upon a property are to be measured. The measurement shall be taken at 4 1/2 feet above mean ground level.

[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

DECLARATION OF LAND RESTRICTION (NON-CONVERSION AGREEMENT)

A form signed by the property owner to agree not to convert or modify, in any manner that is inconsistent with the terms of the permit and these regulations, certain enclosures below the lowest floor of elevated buildings and certain accessory structures. The form requires the owner to record it on the property deed to inform future owners of the restrictions.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

DEMOLITION

The razing or destruction, whether entirely or in part, of a building, structure, site or object. "Demolition" includes the removal of any building, structure or object from its site, or the removal or destruction of the facade or surface.

[Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 108-1989; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY (DOE)

An historic resource determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the National Register criteria, but which is not listed in the National Register.

[Added 11-8-1988 by Ord. No. 104-1988]

DEVELOPMENT

Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to the construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, expansion or alteration of buildings or other structures; the placement of manufactured homes; streets and other paving; utilities; filling, grading and excavation; dredging; drilling operations; storage of equipment or materials; and the subdivision of land.

[Added 6-30-1977 by Ord. No. 34-1977; amended 11-12-1996 by Ord. No. 4-96; 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

DEVELOPMENT AREA

A specific area designated within the PU Planned University District intended to be devoted to the construction of a building or buildings for uses permitted in the PU Planned University District and proposed to be constructed and completed under a single development plan. The development area shall include the required open space in accordance with the terms of this chapter and Article XXIII.

[Added 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

DEVELOPMENT SIGN

A temporary sign pursuant to § 115-94 indicating that a site or premises is in the process of being subdivided and developed for the construction of dwellings or other buildings.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

DIGITAL SIGN

Any sign capable of displaying words, symbols, figures or images that can be electronically or mechanically changed by remote or automatic means.

[Added 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011]

DINING HALL

A structure, or part of a structure, within the university campus used to receive, store (dry and/or cold), prepare and serve food products to students, faculty, staff and visitors to the university. Food may be served in the dining hall or may be provided for take-out. A dining hall may be operated by the University or by contract between the university and a private firm, or by a combination of both, provided that there shall be no exterior advertisement regarding the private firm or firms operating the dining hall. Seating capacity in dining halls shall be limited to 500 persons.

[Added 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003]

DIRECTION SIGN

A sign conveying instructions with respect to the premises on which it is maintained, such as the entrance and exit of a parking area, a drive-through, a warning sign, a danger sign and similar information signs.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

DIRECTORY SIGN

A sign with or without legend announcing businesses within a planned commercial development or industrial complex.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS (DAS)

A network of spatially separated antenna sites connected to a common source that provides wireless service within a geographic area or structure.

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

DISTRICT, HISTORIC

A geographically definable area (urban or rural, small or large) possessing a significant concentration, linkage or continuity of sites, buildings, structures or objects united by past events or aesthetically by plan or physical development.

[Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 108-1989]

DOMESTIC WASTE

Normal wastes from kitchens, water closets, lavatories and laundries in residences, offices, hotels, stores, restaurants, hospitals, schools, commercial establishments, industrial establishments and similar services.

[Added 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 66-1983]

DOUBLE-FACED SIGN

A sign with two identical and parallel faces with a singular means of support.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

DOUBLE PARKING

Parking stalls proposed in parallel or in series where a vehicle parked in the interior stall cannot exit the stall unless a vehicle parked in the exterior stall first exits.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

DRIPLINE

A generally circular line, the circumference of which is determined by the outer reaches of a tree's widest branching points.

[Added 4-9-1996 by Ord. No. 2-96]

DUMP

A lot or portion of a lot used for the deposit and storage of refuse, including, but not by way of limitation, garbage, ashes and rubbish. The definition of "dump" does not include a sanitary landfill as defined by this chapter when operated in accordance with standards established by the Pennsylvania Department of Health or the Chester County Health Department.

DWELLING UNIT

A building or entirely self-contained portion thereof containing complete housekeeping facilities, for occupancy by only one family (including any domestic servants living or employed on the premises) with no enclosed space (other than vestibules, entrances or other hallways or porches) in common with any other dwelling unit. Dwelling units may be contained in the following structures:

[Amended 7-8-1980 by Ord. No. 39-1980[6]]

SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED—A building having only one dwelling unit from ground to roof, independent outside access and open space on all sides.

TWO-FAMILY—A building containing two dwelling units (detached, semidetached or attached), including but not limited to twin or duplex:

TWIN—A building containing two dwelling units, separated by a party wall, each having independent outside access and open space on three sides.

DUPLEX—A building containing two dwelling units from ground to roof, each of which has independent outside access and open space on all sides.

MULTIFAMILY—A building containing three or more dwelling units, including four-family dwellings (fourplex, quadraplex), townhouses (single-family attached) and apartment buildings.

FOUR-FAMILY DWELLING (FOURPLEX, QUADRAPLEX)—A building containing four dwelling units, each of which has independent outside access, two nonparallel walls in common with adjacent dwelling units and open space on two nonparallel sides.

TOWNHOUSE (SINGLE-FAMILY, ATTACHED)—A building containing not more than seven dwelling units separated by parallel party walls, each of which has only one dwelling unit from ground to roof, independent outside access, not more than two walls in common with adjacent units and open space to the front and rear (internal units) or front, rear and one side (end units).

EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT

APARTMENT—A building containing three or more dwelling units separated by party walls, which may have more than one dwelling unit from ground to roof and common outside access and hallways.

A restaurant or similar establishment offering service to the public, which provides for the sale and consumption of food and beverages and which contains inside seating facilities.

[Added 11-8-1988 by Ord. No. 105-1988]

EDUCATIONAL USE

Use of land or a building or buildings as or for an institution not for profit or private college, secondary or elementary school or other educational institution for the academic instruction and cultivation of the mind and/or the inculcation of a clearer sense of moral and spiritual values, not including an institution or organization directed primarily to the physical training or development of physical or manipulative skills, and not to include any organization organized as such solely or primarily for the purpose of evading this chapter. This definition and regulation of educational use to which this definition applies shall not be applicable to the uses or other regulations attendant to the PU Planned University District.

[Added 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983; amended 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003]

ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE

Transmission poles and towers in ROW, easements and electric company property.

[Added 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010; amended 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

EMERGENCY

A condition that:

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

Constitutes a clear and immediate danger to the health, welfare, or safety of the public; or

EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION

Has caused or is likely to cause facilities in the rights-of-way to be unusable and result in loss of the services provided.

ENLARGEMENT

An addition to the floor area of an existing building, an increase of size of another structure or an increase in that portion of a lot occupied by an existing use.

ESSENTIALLY DRY SPACE

A space which will remain dry during flooding, except for the passage of some water vapor or minor seepage; the structure is substantially impermeable to the passage of water.

[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

EXOTIC WILDLIFE

Wild, dangerous and/or exotic nondomesticated animals, including but not limited to bears, coyotes, foxes, raccoons, lions, tigers, wolves, and similar animals, as defined in the Game and Wildlife Code, Act 93 of 1986,[7] or amendments thereof, as "exotic wildlife" or "wildlife."

[Added 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 01-2018]

EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION

The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

EXTENDED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM

Public transportation, including but not limited to buses, trains, bike lanes, bike paths, pedestrian paths, and pedestrian walkways.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

FAMILY

A single person occupying a dwelling unit;

Two or more persons related by blood or marriage occupying a dwelling unit, including not more than two boarders, roomers or lodgers; or

FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)

Not more than four unrelated persons occupying a dwelling unit, living together and maintaining a common household.

[Amended 3-12-1985 by Ord. No. 80-1985]

FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT

An eating and drinking establishment where customers place their orders at an inside window or service area, or while remaining within their cars, and where food is either served for consumption at eating areas within the building or is taken out for consumption away from the premises.

[Added 11-8-1988 by Ord. No. 105-1988]

FCC

Federal Communications Commission.

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

FELLING

The act of cutting a standing tree so that it falls to the ground.

[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

FLOOD

A temporary inundation of normally dry land areas.

[Added 6-30-1977 by Ord. No. 34-1977; amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

The official map on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS)

The official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that includes flood profiles, the Flood Insurance Rate Map, the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map, and the water surface elevation of the base flood.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

FLOODPLAIN AREA

A relatively flat or low land area which is subject to partial or complete inundation from an adjoining or nearby stream, river or watercourse; and/or any area subject to the unusual and rapid accumulation of surface waters from any source.

[Added 6-30-1977 by Ord. No. 34-1977; amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

FLOODPROOFING

Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents.

[Added 6-30-1977 by Ord. No. 34-1977; amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

FLOODWAY

The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.

[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006; amended 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

FLOOR AREA

The sum of the area of the several floors of a building or buildings measured from the exterior face of the exterior walls or from center lines of walls separating two buildings. In particular, floor area includes but is not limited to the following:

[Amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005; 2-10-2009 by Ord. No. 1-2009]

Basement space, if it meets the requirement of a building story.

Elevator shafts, stairwells and attic space (whether or not a floor has been laid) providing structural headroom of eight feet or more.

Roofed terraces, exterior balconies, breezeways or porches, provided that over 50% of the perimeter of these is enclosed in such a way as to protect against the elements.

Any other floor space for a use permitted by this chapter, not only within a building but also outside a building and accessory to the building use, such as, by way of example, a restaurant outside seating area.

GROUNDWATER MONITORING POINT

The area of accessory buildings.

FLOOR AREA RATIO

The aggregate floor area, in square feet, of a building or groups of buildings on a lot divided by the gross area, in square feet, of a lot.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

FLOOR, LOWEST

The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such an enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of the Floodplain District Ordinance.[8]

[Added 11-12-1996 by Ord. No. 4-96]

FOOTCANDLE

A unit of light intensity stated in lumens per square foot and measurable with an illuminance or light meter.

[Added 4-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2-2001]

FORESTRY

The management of forests and timberlands when practiced in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, through developing, cultivating, harvesting, transporting and selling trees for commercial purposes, which does not involve any land development.

[Added 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005; amended 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

FOWL

Chickens, guinea hens, peacocks, ducks, geese, turkeys or other like domestic animal.

[Added 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 01-2018]

FREESTANDING SIGN

A detached sign which shall include any sign, uprights or braces placed upon it or in the ground and not attached to any building.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

FULL CUTOFF

A fixture light-distribution classification, which in a fixture's mounted form does not allow any of the lamp output to be emitted at and above a horizontal plane through the fixture's lowest light-emitting part and does not allow more than 10% of the lamp output to be emitted in the zone between the horizontal plane and a vertical angle of 80° from the outer perimeter of the fixture.

[Added 4-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2-2001]

GLARE

The visual sensation produced by a light source, either directly or by reflection, that results in an annoyance, discomfort or loss in visual performance.

[Added 4-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2-2001]

GRADE PLANE

A reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at exterior walls. Where the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls, the reference plane shall be established by the lowest points within the area between the building and the lot line or, where the lot line is more than six feet from the building, between the building and a point six feet from the building.

[Added 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011]

GROSS LEASABLE AREA

The total floor area of a building or structure for which a tenant would be charged rent and which is designed for the exclusive use of a tenant or other occupant; excluded are public or common areas, such as stairwells, utility rooms, halls, elevator shafts and interior parking or loading areas.

[Added 7-11-1989 by Ord. No. 112-1989]

GROUNDWATER

All water beneath the surface of the ground, excluding water above the water table but below the surface of the ground.

[Added 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 66-1983]

The point or points where pits, wells or other facilities are placed in a geologic formation at a particular depth or over a particular depth range for the purpose of collecting samples of groundwater from directly beneath the point or points.

[Added 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 66-1983]

HEAVY USE OF WATER

For the purposes of determining impacts to an on-site sewage system for a major home occupation, heavy use of water shall be determined by adding the base sewage rate estimate for a residence of 250 gallons per day to the total sewage flow estimates provided in the Pennsylvania Code, Title 25, Chapter 73.17, for the proposed use(s), or the closest similar use(s). A sum totaling 400 gallons per day or higher shall constitute a use considered a heavy use of water.

[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

HEIGHT OF A TOWER-BASED WCF

The vertical distance measured from the ground level, including any base pad, to the highest point on a tower-based WCF, including antennas mounted on the tower and any other appurtenances.

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE

The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

HISTORIC RESOURCE(S)

Within the context of this chapter, all buildings, sites, structures, objects and districts shown on the East Bradford Township Historic Resources Map.

[Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 108-1989]

HISTORIC RESOURCES INVENTORY

An official list, appropriately documented, of historic resources in East Bradford Township and their classification as Class I and Class II.

[Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 108-1989]

HISTORIC RESOURCES MAP

A map adopted as part of this chapter showing historic properties and their respective classifications.[9]

[Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 108-1989]

HISTORIC SETTING

The setting of an important historic event or a Class 1 or Class 2 historic structure or group of related historic structures and associated grounds.

[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

HISTORIC STRUCTURE

Any structure that is:

[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006; amended 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of the Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register;

Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district;

Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or

Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation that have been certified either:

By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or

IDENTIFIED FLOODPLAIN AREA

Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.

HITCH

A device which is part of the frame or attaches to the frame of a mobile home and may connect it to a power source for the purpose of transporting the unit.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

HOME OCCUPATION, MAJOR

A home occupation of potentially greater neighborhood impact than a no-impact home-based business, requiring the employment of not more than two persons (full-time or part-time) not residing on the premises, with not more than one unilluminated sign (not exceeding three square feet in area) as visible exterior evidence of the conduct of the occupation, and accommodating both dwelling and home occupation parking needs off street. Examples of major home occupation include babysitters (three through and including five children); dressmaking; millinery; upholstery; furniture refurbishing or similar handicrafts; professional studios or offices of an architect, doctor, dentist, engineer, lawyer, musician, magistrate, photographer or practitioner of similar character; small pet grooming; or other home occupation of similar character and impact.[10]

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; amended 12-8-1992 by Ord. No. 141-1992; 10-8-2002 by Ord. No. 7-2002]

HOME OCCUPATION SIGN

A sign which identifies or advertises permitted major home occupations.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

HOTEL/MOTEL

A building or group of buildings especially designed for the temporary lodging of guests. Such establishment shall furnish to the occupants customary services such as housekeeping and the furnishing and laundering of linen.

[Added 11-10-2020 by Ord. No. 05-2020]

IDENTIFICATION SIGN

A sign located on the premises, other than a bulletin board or nameplate sign, indicating the name of a development, the name or address of a building or the name of the management thereof.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

An umbrella term that includes all of the areas within which the community has selected to enforce floodplain regulations. It will always include the area identified as the special flood hazard area on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Insurance Study but may include additional areas identified by the community. See § 115-42D(1) and (2) for the specifics on what areas the community has included in the identified floodplain area.

[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006; amended 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

ILLUMINANCE

The quantity of light incident to a surface, measured in footcandles.

[Added 4-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2-2001]

IMPROVED SURFACE

A stable all-weather surface to facilitate pedestrian movement constructed of materials including but not limited to concrete, asphalt, brick, pavers, flagstone, or other similar consistent material or construction that provides a safe walking surface and ease of maintenance for activities such as snow shoveling.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

INDUSTRIAL WASTE

Any and all waste discharged from an industrial or manufacturing establishment other than domestic waste.

[Added 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 66-1983]

INTERNAL WALKWAY

A designated single-use facility with an improved surface primarily for use by pedestrians, located outside of the road right-of-way and/or not directly adjacent to a street. A walkway is generally used for pedestrian transportation 1) between buildings and parking areas or sidewalks, 2) within parking lots, 3) between buildings on a parcel or within a development, or 4) between adjacent uses, developments, or facilities.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

INTERNALLY ILLUMINATED SIGN

A sign which is designed to give forth artificial light directly or through transparent or translucent material from a source of light within or upon said sign.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

JUNK

Scrap copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper, trash, rubber debris, waste, iron, steel and other old or scrap ferrous or nonferrous material, including wrecked, scrapped, ruined, dismantled, junked or abandoned motor vehicles or parts thereof.

[Added 2-14-1984 by Ord. No. 74-1984]

JUNKED OR ABANDONED MOTOR VEHICLES

Includes, but shall not be limited to, one or more of the following:

[Added 2-14-1984 by Ord. No. 74-1984]

A vehicle for which a certificate of junk has been issued by the Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue or the official designated by any other state to issue such certificates.

A vehicle in or on which it is found that any of the following exist:

Its engine or engine parts have been removed for more than 90 days.

Its tires have been deflated or its wheels have been removed for more than 90 days.

It bears no official inspection sticker or any such sticker is not current by more than 90 days, provided that a vehicle under repair which is bona fide intended for use shall not be deemed within the foregoing definition.

JUNKYARD

A lot, land or structure or part thereof used primarily for the collecting, storage, keeping, buying or selling of junk or for the collecting, dismantling, storage or salvaging of machinery or junked or abandoned vehicles or for the sale of the parts thereof. It shall also be construed to include any place where one or more junked or abandoned vehicles is stored.

[Amended 2-14-1984 by Ord. No. 74-1984]

KENNEL

Any facility which is designed to:

[Amended 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

Contain and shelter six or more dogs or other domesticated animals outside a residence; or

LAND APPLICATION OF SLUDGE

Where dogs or other domesticated animals are being boarded for others or being bred for commercial sale or showing.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988]

KIOSK

A sign structure with one or more open sides that is used to display and/or dispense information.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

LAKE

A body of water created by man-made impoundment or excavation, or naturally occurring, where the water surface area at maximum stage (outflow elevation) is greater than five acres.

[Added 7-14-2020 by Ord. No. 03-2020]

The application of sludge on, under or into the land at any location for any purpose other than agriculture.

[Added 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 66-1983]

LAND DEVELOPMENT

Any of the following activities:

[Added 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 120-1990]

The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts or parcels of land for any purpose involving:

A group of two or more residential or nonresidential buildings, whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential building on a lot or lots, regardless of the number of occupants or tenure;

The division or allocation of land or space, whether initially or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing or prospective occupants by means of or for the purpose of streets, common areas, leaseholds, condominiums, building groups or other features.

A subdivision of land. Those activities described in Section 503(1.1) of the Act[11] shall not be considered land developments for purposes of this chapter.

LANDING

A place where logs, pulpwood or firewood are assembled for transportation to processing facilities.

[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

LANDOWNER

The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase, whether or not such option or contract is subject to any condition, a lessee if he is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner or other person having a proprietary interest in the land.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

LANDWARD

Moving radially to or towards land from the water body.

[Added 7-14-2020 by Ord. No. 03-2020]

LIGHT POLLUTION

Skyglow resulting from the scattering of light rays into the night sky.

[Added 4-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2-2001]

LIGHT TRESPASS

Light emitted by a light source, which extends beyond the boundaries of the property on which the installation is sited.

[Added 4-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2-2001]

LITTER

Discarded items not naturally occurring on the site, such as tires, oil cans, equipment parts and other rubbish.

[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

LIVESTOCK

Cattle, sheep, swine, goats, buffalo, camel, emu, ostrich, llama, alpaca, horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, burros, fowl or other like domestic animal.

[Added 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005; amended 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 01-2018]

LOP

To cut tops and slash into smaller pieces to allow material to settle close to the ground.

[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

LOT

A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit, undivided by any street or private road or dedicated future street right-of-way. Such parcel shall be separately described by metes and bounds, the description of which is recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County by deed description or is described by an approved subdivision plan recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County, and shall have required frontage on, combined with complete and direct access to, a street with a cartway, existing or proposed. If proposed, the cartway shall be constructed to provide the sole access to the lot.

[Amended 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983; 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 120-1990; 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011]

LOT AREA, GROSS

All area included within the titled lines of a lot, existing or proposed.

[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

LOT AREA, NET

[Amended 7-8-1980 by Ord. No. 39-1980; 10-8-1985 by Ord. No. 87-1985; 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 5-1997; 11-25-1998 by Ord. No. 3A-1998;[12] 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005; 9-9-2008 by Ord. No. 2-2008]

The area included within the titled lines of a lot, except the following areas:

The area within the title line set aside as the right-of-way for a public or private street.

Those areas within the title line where the ground slopes in excess of 20%, including those areas of existing man-made and/or naturally occurring slopes.

Those areas within a floodplain, as defined herein.

(d)

Those areas comprising stormwater management facilities referred to in § 95-26, Stormwater management, of the Code. In the case of on-lot stormwater management systems serving individual single-family dwellings, this exclusion shall be applicable only to those lots created or altered through subdivision or development approved after the effective date of this amendment.

(e)

Those areas comprising rights-of-way and easements for aboveground utilities and underground utilities other than for local service.

(f)

Those areas within a wetland, as defined herein.

In addition, lot area shall not be divided completely by any of the following:

The area within the title line set aside as the right-of-way for a public or private street.

The continuous bank of 30% or more slope.

MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION

Those areas within a floodplain, as defined herein, and/or a watercourse as defined in the Pennsylvania Code, as amended.[13]

(d)

(e)

Those areas comprising rights-of-way and easements for aboveground utilities and underground utilities put in for local service.

(f)

Those areas within wetlands, as defined herein.

LOT, CORNER

A lot bounded on at least two sides by streets whenever the lines of such streets extended from an interior angle of 135° or less. Both yards adjacent to streets shall be considered front yards. The remaining two yards shall be side yards.

LOT CRITERIA

A lot shall contain at minimum a front yard, a side yard and a rear yard unless permitted elsewhere in this chapter.

[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

LOT, INTERIOR

A lot that is connected to a street by an access strip of required minimum width, and where such access strip is contained within and is a part of the same lot. Minimum lot area and other dimensional requirements shall be those of the applicable zoning district and shall be met on that portion of the lot exclusive of the access strip.

[Added 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005; 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]

LOT, IRREGULAR

A lot, which is comprised of lot lines forming one or more acute angles less than 60°, or a lot comprised of only three angles. Where a lot line connects to a point of curvature, the angle measurement shall be between the lot line and the curve tangent line. An irregular lot shall be prohibited.

[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

LOT LINE, FRONT

The lot line abutting a street, including shared driveways, and coinciding with the street line. In the case of a corner lot, both street abutting lot lines shall be deemed the front lot line. Where the lot is an interior lot, the front lot line shall be the line of the lot nearest and most nearly parallel to the street and shall include, where appropriate, the width of the access strip.

[Added 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

LOT LINE, REAR

A lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line. If the lot is triangular in shape and forms a single point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be considered the single point where the two side lot lines intersect. The rear yard setback line shall be measured from the point of intersection of the side lot lines, measured perpendicular to the front lot line.

[Amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005; 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011]

LOT LINE, SIDE

Any lot line which is not a front lot line nor a rear lot line.

LOT OR TRACT COVERAGE

The percentage of gross lot or gross tract area covered by any and all impervious materials, such as buildings, paved parking areas, paved walks, terraces and similar surfaces which do not normally absorb rainfall. Impervious materials as described herein shall include any artificial turf surfaces and stoned surfaces.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005; 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

LOT, REVERSE FRONTAGE

A lot extending between and having frontage on an arterial or collector street and an interior residential street, with vehicular access solely from the interior residential street. Such access shall be by use of an individual, nonshared driveway.

[Added 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

LOT SIZE, GROSS

All area included within the titled lines of a lot, existing or proposed.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988]

LOT WIDTH

The horizontal distance between side lot lines, measured along the street line or building setback line as specified. When the street line is curved, the measurement shall be made on the arc on or parallel to the curve of the street line.

[Amended 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983]

LOWEST FLOOR

The lowest floor of the lowest fully enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished, flood-resistant, partially enclosed area used solely for parking of vehicles, building access and incidental storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered the lowest floor of a building, provided that such space is not designed and built so that the structure is in violation of the applicable nonelevation design requirements of this chapter.

[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

MAIN ACCESS DRIVEWAY

A driveway providing access to a nonresidential development from the adjacent public roadway.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

MAIN INTERIOR DRIVEWAY

A driveway immediately adjacent to the frontage of the buildings in nonresidential development.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

MANUFACTURED HOME

A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The term includes park trailers, travel trailers, recreational and other similar vehicles which are placed on a site for more than 180 consecutive days.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; amended 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

MINERALS

Any aggregate or mass of mineral matter, whether or not coherent. The term includes, but is not limited to, limestone and dolomite, sand and gravel, rock and stone, earth, fill slag, iron ore, zinc ore, vermiculite and clay, anthracite and bituminous coal, coal refuse, peat and crude oil and natural gas.

[Added 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005]

MINERAL EXTRACTION

The excavation, harvesting or removal by any means of any type of Minerals for commercial purposes, which does not involve any land development.

[Added 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005]

MINIMIZE

To reduce to the smallest amount possible. Minimize shall not mean complete elimination but shall require that the most substantial efforts possible under the circumstances have been taken to reduce the adverse effect of the action required to be minimized. With respect to activities, the conduct of which is adverse to the preservation of the natural features of land, the requirement to minimize shall include but not be limited to the requirement that the placement of dwellings and other structures and the location of roads, sedimentation and erosion control devices and earthmoving activities shall be planned and designed so as to permit the adverse effect of the activity in question to be reduced to the smallest amount under the circumstances consistent with the otherwise permitted development.

[Added 4-9-1996 by Ord. No. 2-96]

MINOR REPAIR

The replacement of existing work with equivalent materials for the purpose of its routine maintenance and upkeep but not including the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or bearing support or the removal or change of any required means of egress or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the exitway requirements; nor shall minor repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any standpipe, water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas, oil, waste, vent, or similar piping, electrical wiring or mechanical or other work affecting public health or general safety.

[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

MOBILE HOME

A transportable, single-family dwelling, intended for permanent occupancy, contained in one unit or in two or more units designed to be jointed into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy, except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation, including any addition or accessory structure, such as porches, sheds, decks or additional rooms.

[Added 7-14-1981 by Ord. No. 42-1981; amended 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 120-1990]

MOBILE HOME LOT OR SITE

A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erection thereon of a single mobile home, which is leased by the park owner to the owner or occupants of the mobile home erected on the lot.

[Added 7-14-1981 by Ord. No. 43-1981]

MOBILE HOME PAD

A concrete pad, at least six inches in thickness, with at least six tie-down rings to which the mobile home shall be secured, equal in length and width to the dimensions of the mobile home to be placed thereon.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

MOBILE HOME PARK

A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which have been so designated and improved that they contain two or more mobile home lots for the placement thereon of mobile homes.

[Added 7-14-1981 by Ord. No. 43-1983; amended 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 120-1990]

MONOPOLE

A WCF or site which consists of a single pole structure, designed and erected on the ground or on top of a structure, to support communications antennas and connecting appurtenances.

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

MUNICIPAL CAMPUS

A tract of land developed for or intended to be developed for buildings, structures and infrastructure maintained by the Township of East Bradford to govern and provide services to the public.

[Added 10-8-2013 by Ord. No. 5-2013]

NAMEPLATE SIGN

A sign which designates the name and address of an occupant or group of occupants or the private ownership of roadways or other property.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

NATIONAL REGISTER CRITERIA

Standards promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior against which historic resources nominated to the National Register are evaluated.

[Added 11-8-1988 by Ord. No. 104-1988]

NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES

A list maintained by the Secretary of the Interior composed of buildings, sites, structures, objects and districts of national, state or local significance in American history, architecture, archaeology, engineering and culture.

[Added 11-8-1988 by Ord. No. 104-1988]

NET TRACT AREA

For purposes of establishing the maximum permissible number of lots or dwelling units on any tract, the net tract area shall include all areas within the titled lines of a tract, excluding the following:

[Added 4-9-1996 by Ord. No. 2-1996; amended 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 5-1997; 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005; 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

The area within the title line set aside as the existing right-of-way or easement for a public or private street.

Those areas within the title line where the ground slopes in excess of 20%, including those areas of existing man-made and/or naturally occurring slopes.

Those areas within a floodplain, as defined herein, or as defined by the Pennsylvania law or regulation where the waterway is an unstudied stream.

Those areas comprising stormwater management basins, basin easements or stormwater drainage easements referred to in § 95-26, Stormwater management, of the Code; any area within the Floodplain District as established in § 115-42.

Those areas comprising rights-of-way and easements for above-ground utilities and underground utilities other than for local service.

NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION

Any area that has been restricted by establishment of conservation easement(s) or that has had development rights removed.

NEW CONSTRUCTION

Structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective start date of this Floodplain Management Ordinance[14] and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. Any construction started after April 15, 1977, and before the effective start date of this Floodplain Management Ordinance is subject to the ordinance in effect at the time the permit was issued, provided that the start of construction was within 180 days of permit issuance.

[Added 11-12-1996 by Ord. No. 4-96; amended 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including at a minimum, the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date of floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

NITS

A unit of luminance equal to one candela per square meter (cd/m²).

[Added 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011]

NO-IMPACT HOME-BASED BUSINESS

A business or commercial activity administered or conducted as an accessory use which is clearly secondary to the use as a residential dwelling which involves no customer, client or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises, in excess of those normally associated with residential use. The business or commercial activity must satisfy the following requirements:

[Added 10-8-2002 by Ord. No. 7-2002]

The business activity shall be compatible with the residential use of the property and surrounding residential uses.

The business shall employ no employees other than family members residing in the dwelling.

There shall be no display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling or inventory of a substantial nature.

There shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including, but not limited to, parking, signs or lights.

The business activity may not use any equipment or process which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electronic interference, including interference with radio or television reception, which is detectible in the neighborhood.

NON-TOWER WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (NON-TOWER WCF)

The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally associated with residential use in the neighborhood.

(7)

The business activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling and may not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area.

(8)

The business may not involve any illegal activity.

NONCONFORMING LOT

A lot, the area or dimension of which was lawful prior to the adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance or portion thereof, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption or amendment.

[Added 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 120-1990]

NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE

A structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed to comply with the applicable use or extent of use provisions in this chapter or amendment thereto where such structure lawfully existed prior to the enactment of this chapter or amendment thereto. Such nonconforming structures include, but are not limited to, nonconforming signs.

[Amended 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 120-1990]

NONCONFORMING USE

A use, whether of land or of a structure, which does not comply with the applicable use provisions of this chapter or amendment thereto, where such use was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this chapter or amendment thereto.

All non-tower wireless communications facilities, including but not limited to, antennas and related equipment. Non-tower WCF shall not include support structures for antennas or any related equipment that is mounted to the ground or at ground level.

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

NORMAL FARMING OPERATIONS

The activities, practices, equipment and procedures that farmers adopt, use or engage in the production and preparation for market of fowl, livestock and their products and in the production, harvesting and preparation for market or use of agricultural, agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural and aquacultural crops and commodities and is:

[Added 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 01-2018]

Not less than 10 contiguous acres in area; or

OFFICIAL MAP AND ORDINANCE, AS AMENDED

Less than 10 contiguous acres in area but has an anticipated yearly gross income of at least $10,000; or as may otherwise be defined pursuant to the Pennsylvania Right to Farm Act, 3 P.S. § 951 et seq.

NO-TRESPASSING SIGN

A sign indicating the private nature of property, a road or driveway or a sign restricting or prohibiting access, hunting, fishing or some other activity.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

NURSING HOME

A facility providing nursing services on a continuing basis and which admits the majority of the occupants, upon advice of physician, as ill or infirm persons requiring nursing services and provides for physicians' services or supervision and maintains medical records, including also provisions for other and similar medical or nursing services. Care for the acutely ill or surgical or obstetrical services shall not be considered similar services under this definition, nor shall hospitals be included in this definition.

[Added 8-9-1983 by Ord. No. 54-1983]

OBJECT

A thing of functional, aesthetic, cultural, historical or scientific value that may be, by nature or design, movable yet related to a specific setting or environment.

[Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 108-1989]

An independent map and ordinance enabled by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC)[15] that may identify public facilities, including but not limited to parks, trails, areas of open space, recreation, utilities, and other similar facilities. The Official Map gives the municipality the first right of refusal to purchase land necessary to facilitate the identified public improvement(s) and may delay a development for up to one year.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGN

A sign erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation or the Township of East Bradford which is designed to regulate traffic, describe road conditions or supply directions.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

OFF-SITE SEWER SERVICE

The disposal of sewage by use of a sanitary sewer system served by a central sewage treatment plant approved by the Chester County Health Department and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

[Amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

OFF-SITE WATER SERVICE

A safe, adequate and healthful supply of water to more than one user from a common source approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

[Amended 11-8-2006 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

ONE-HUNDRED-YEAR FLOOD

A flood that on the average is likely to occur once every one hundred years (i.e., that has a one-percent chance of occurring each year, although the flood may occur in any year).

[Added 6-30-1977 by Ord. No. 34-1977; amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

ON-SITE SEWER SERVICE

The disposal of sewage by use of cesspools, septic tanks or other safe and healthful means within the confines of the lot on which the use is located as approved by the Chester County Health Department.

ON-SITE WATER SERVICE

A safe, adequate and healthful supply of water to a single user from a private well.

OPEN SPACE

Except where modified by § 115-148A(2)(d), a contiguous area of land, with a boundary common to the land development it is provided for (which shall not be a street), permanently restricted against further development and alteration, used for year-round common enjoyment and recreation by residents of a development and possibly the general public, held in common ownership and managed in accordance with § 115-50 by the residents of a homeowners' association established as part of the proposed land development. All open space shall be accessible and usable by members of the homeowners' association and possibly the general public, and shall exclude area covered by buildings and land within 35 feet of a building, impervious surfaces (as defined in "lot or tract coverage" except as noted below), rights-of-way, private yards, required yard setbacks, utility or storm drainage easements, public facilities, such as schools and churches, sewage treatment and disposal areas and any other areas specified in § 115-49, but including impervious surfaces and structures associated with recreational site improvements, such as bicycle and walking trails, game courts, gazebos, etc.

[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005[16]; amended 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006; 6-12-2012 by Ord. No. 1-2012]

OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT OPTION

A development design option which allows the minimum lot area and yard requirements to be reduced so that buildings and lots can be grouped together in a more efficient and environmentally sensitive configuration, provided that the remaining area is set aside and preserved as common open space.

[Amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005[17]]

OTHER WASTE MATERIALS

All waste materials, whether solid or liquid or semisolid or semiliquid, or otherwise, from any source.

[Added 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 66-1983]

OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BILLBOARD

A freestanding sign which directs attention to a business, commodity, service or entertainment not conducted, sold or offered upon the premises on which the sign is located.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

OUTDOOR LIGHTING FIXTURE

A complete assembly of a lighting device, including the housing, lamp (bulb), lamp holder, optical assemblies and electrical components; also known as a "luminaire."

[Added 4-10-2001 by Ord. No. 2-2001]

PARKING BAY

Two single rows of ninety-degree parking stalls separated by a parking lot drive aisle.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

PARKING FIELD

An area of parking stalls consisting of parking bays within, accessed from main access or main interior driveways, and/or parking lot access driveways.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

PARKING FIELD ACCESS DRIVEWAY

A driveway extending from the main access or main interior drive intended to access an adjacent parking field.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

PARKING FIELD DRIVE AISLE

A drive aisle between two separated rows of ninety-degree parking stalls.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

PARKING SPACE

Consists of:

A space with a dustless, all-weather surface; or

A space in a private garage or other structure; and

PLANNED COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT

An area at least 10 feet by 20 feet in size for the storage of one automobile, accessible from a public way.

PERSON

An individual, partnership, public or private association or corporation, firm, trust, estate, municipality, governmental unit, public utility or any other legal entity whatsoever, which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.

[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

PET ANIMAL

Dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, rodents, birds, reptiles, and other like domestic animals that may be restrained by a leash, by holding the animal in the hands, or by having direct supervision and control of the animal.

[Added 6-12-2018 by Ord. No. 01-2018]

PIPELINE

As defined by 49 CFR 195.2 and 192.3.

[Added 3-10-2015 by Ord. No. 4-2015]

Integrated retail and/or office uses, which are permitted in the applicable zoning district, designed and constructed as a unit on a single tract with grouped off-street parking, to be developed and administered by a single entity in accordance with an approved overall plan.[18]

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; amended 8-12-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]

PLANNING COMMISSION

The Planning Commission of East Bradford Township.[19]

POLITICAL SEASON

The period 30 days prior to and five days after an election.

[Added 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 3-2008]

POLITICAL SIGN

A temporary, exempt sign that contains the name, picture, likeness, lever number or ballot position number of any candidate for office or any ballot question.

[Added 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 3-2008]

POND

A body of water created by man-made impoundment or excavation where the water surface area at maximum stage (outflow elevation) is five acres or less.

[Added 7-14-2020 by Ord. No. 03-2020]

POST-FIRM STRUCTURE

A structure for which construction or substantial improvement occurred after December 31, 1974, or on or after the community's initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated April 15, 1977, whichever is later, and, as such, would be required to be compliant with the regulations of the National Flood Insurance Program.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

PRE-FIRM STRUCTURE

A structure for which construction or substantial improvement occurred on or before December 31, 1974, or before the community's initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated April 15, 1977, whichever is later, and, as such, would not be required to be compliant with the regulations of the National Flood Insurance Program.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

PRESERVATION OR PROTECTION

When used in connection with natural and historic resources, shall include means to conserve and safeguard these resources from wasteful or destructive use but shall not be interpreted to authorize the unreasonable restriction of forestry or other lawful uses of natural resources.

[Added 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005]

PRIME AGRICULTURAL LAND

Land used for agricultural purposes that contains soil of the first, second or third class as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource and Conservation Services County Soil Survey.

[Added 1-11-2005 by Ord. No. 1-2005]

PRINCIPALLY ABOVE GROUND

Where at least 51% of the actual cash value of a structure, less land value, is above ground.

[Added 6-30-1977 by Ord. No. 34-1977]

PROFESSIONAL SIGN

A sign which indicates the profession of a doctor of medicine, veterinarian, dentist, teacher, artist, architect, musician, lawyer, district justice or practitioner of a similar character.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

PROJECTION SIGN

A sign mounted perpendicular to its supporting structure.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

PUBLIC HEARING

A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the governing body or planning agency, intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action in accordance with this chapter.

[Added 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 120-1990]

PUBLIC MEETING

A forum held pursuant to notice under the Act of July 3, 1986 (P.L. 388, No. 84), known as the "Sunshine Act."[20]

[Added 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 120-1990]

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township. Such notice shall state the time and place of any hearing or meeting and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing or meeting. The first publication shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not be less than seven days prior to the date of the hearing or meeting.

[Added 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 120-1990]

PUBLIC UTILITY

A utility which is provided by a company or organization created by and operating in accordance with the laws applicable to and the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission and specifically excluding communication towers.

[Added 9-12-1995 by Ord. No. 164-1995]

REAL ESTATE SIGN

A temporary sign indicating the sale, rental or lease of the premises on which the sign is located.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

RECREATION, ACTIVE

Recreation activities that have a notable impact on the surrounding environment and are usually rigorously athletic and noise-producing; may include individual or team sports, large picnics, playground play, and recreational events with a high density of people.

[Added 3-27-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; amended 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006; 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]

RECREATIONAL VEHICLE

A vehicle which is:

[Added 11-12-1996 by Ord. No. 4-96; amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

Built on a single chassis;

Four hundred square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection;

Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck; and

REGISTERED HISTORIC DISTRICT

Designed primarily not for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.

RECREATION FACILITY

A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure time activities and other customary and usual recreational activities.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988]

RECREATION, PASSIVE

Recreation activities that are usually quiet and not rigorously athletic, and have a low impact on the surrounding environment; may include walking, hiking, biking, fishing, bird-watching, informal child's play, and quiet picnicking.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; amended 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006; 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]

REFORESTATION

The restocking of an area with forest trees, including natural regeneration as well as tree planting.

[Added 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983]

An historic district listed in the National Register or a state or local district whose statute has been certified by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting substantially all the requirements for National Register listing.

[Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 108-1989]

REGULATORY FLOOD ELEVATION

The base flood elevation (BFE) or estimated flood height as determined using simplified methods plus a freeboard safety factor of 1 1/2 feet. The freeboard safety factor also applies to utilities and ductwork.

[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006; amended 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

REHABILITATION

The process of returning a property to a state of utility through repair or alteration, which makes possible an efficient contemporary use while preserving those portions and features of the property which are significant to its historical, architectural and cultural values.

[Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 108-1989]

REINFORCED SLOPE

A slope graded no steeper than two horizontal to one vertical, reinforced with geotextile fabrics to prevent slope failure.

[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

RELATED EQUIPMENT

Any piece of equipment related to, incidental to, or necessary for the operation of a tower-based WCF or non-tower WCF. By way of illustration, not limitation, "related equipment" includes generators and base stations.

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

RELIGIOUS USES

Use of land or a building or buildings as and for a convent, monastery, church or similar institution, including rectory or parish house, not for profit and by an organization organized solely or primarily as a religious institution for the purpose of evading this chapter.

[Added 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983]

RETAINING WALL

A structure or group of materials, constructed for the purposes of retaining embankments of other materials, whether solid or fluid, constructed of stone, masonry units, segmented block, gabions, railroad ties or similar treated or untreated wooden materials, concrete and/or reinforced concrete, metal, reinforced earth, or combinations of wire, nylon fabrics and similar man-made devices.

[Added 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

RIGHT-OF-WAY or ROW

The surface of and space above and below any real property in the Township in which the Township has ownership, or interest as a trustee for the public, as such ownership and/or interests now or hereafter exist, including, but not limited to, all streets, highways, avenues, roads, alleys, sidewalks, tunnels, viaducts, bridges, skyways, or any other public place, area or property under the control of the Township, and any unrestricted public or utility easements established, dedicated, platted, improved or devoted for utility purposes, but excluding lands other than streets that are owned by the Township. The phrase "in the right(s)-of-way" means in, on, over, along, above and/or under the right(s)-of-way.

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

RIPARIAN BUFFER AREA (RBA)

Land which forms a transition zone between aquatic and terrestrial environments.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

ROUTINE PROPERTY MAINTENANCE

Periodic cutting, killing and/or removal of entire plants or portions of plants, which may include lawn mowing, weed and vine control, the removal of invasive plants and the removal of deed trees or limbs.

[Added 2-8-2005 by Ord. No. 4-2005]

SANITARY LANDFILL

A lot or portion of a lot used for deposit and storage of refuse and in which all exposed refuse is covered daily with a minimum of six inches of earth. A sanitary landfill shall be operated in accordance with standards established by, and shall be subject to inspection by, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection or Chester County Department of Health, or it shall be considered a dump.

[Amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

SELECTIVE CUTTING

The felling of certain, but not all, trees in an area for the purposes of:

Removing dead, diseased, damaged, mature or marketable timber;

Improving the quality of a tree stand or species; or

SEWAGE DISPOSAL, CENTRAL/COMMUNITY COLLECTION AND TREATMENT (CENTRALIZED)

Meeting personal domestic needs.

[Added 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983]

SEWAGE

All water-carried domestic or industrial wastes or any combination thereof.

[Added 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 66-1983]

A sanitary sewage system which carries sewage from individual dischargers by a system of pipes to one or more common treatment and disposal facilities, either on site or off site, and approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Any such system must be approved pursuant to a revision to the Township's Act 537 Plan or any other required federal, state or local review process.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

SEWAGE DISPOSAL, INDIVIDUAL

The disposal of sewage from one use or dwelling unit by use of septic tanks or other safe and healthful means, approved by the Chester County Health Department. Such system shall be totally within the confines of the lot on which the use is located.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988]

SEWAGE DISPOSAL, PUBLIC SEWAGE SYSTEM (CENTRALIZED)

An off-site system for treatment and disposal of sewage in which sewage is conveyed by interceptor to the treatment facility operated by a municipal entity, and disposed of through means approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

SEWAGE SLUDGE

Coarse screenings, grit and dewatered or air-dried sludges, septic and holding tank pumpings and any other residues from sewage collection and treatment systems which require disposal.

[Added 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 66-1983]

SHARE THE ROAD SIGN

Supplemental signage added to a shared roadway to warn motorists of the increased likelihood of bicyclists.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

SHARED ROADWAY - LIMITED OR NO SHOULDER

A street which accommodates bicyclists and motorists in the same travel lane. The travel lanes are wider than what would be designed for vehicular traffic for the associated functional classification of the road and its context. Shared roadways may be a signed bike route or include other indicators such as Share the Road signs, sharrows, other pavement markings, or signage.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

SHARED ROADWAY - PAVED SHOULDER

A street with a paved shoulder or wide curb lane that accommodates bicyclists adjacent to the vehicle travel lanes.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

SHARROW

A pavement marking that increases driver awareness of shared roadway arrangements.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

SHINGLE

A wall-mounted or projection sign adjacent to a singular business (may identify individual practitioners).

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

SHOPPING CENTER

The multiple use of a single property for the retail sale of such things as dry goods, variety and general merchandise, clothing, food, flowers, drugs, household supplies or furnishings; the sale or repair of jewelry, watches and clocks, optical goods or musical, professional or scientific instruments; the provision of personal services such as barbershops, banks, hairdressers, laundry or laundromats and cleaning and pressing shops; and for such purposes as theaters or bowling alleys.

SIDEWALK

A pedestrian route, constructed in accordance with § 95-24 of the Township Code, adjacent to a street that provides a means for pedestrians to travel within the public right-of-way while physically separated from vehicular traffic. Sidewalks are designed for pedestrian use.

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

SIGN

Any letter, word, model, device, symbol or representation intended as an announcement, direction or advertisement.

[Amended 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

SIGN AREA

The area of any sign shall be computed exclusive of the sign's supporting elements, provided the supporting elements do not contain any lettering, wording, symbols or graphics. The area of a sign shall be computed as a square or rectangle, height times width. Only one side of a double-faced sign is used to calculate sign area.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

SINGLE AND SEPARATE OWNERSHIP

The ownership of a lot by one or more persons, which ownership is separate and distinct from that of any adjoining property.

SITE, HISTORIC

The place where a significant event or pattern of events occurred.

[Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 108-1989]

SITE RESTORATION

Measures taken following completion of land disturbance activities which will stabilize the land surface and minimize exposure to possible erosion or sedimentation, including but not limited to the establishment of turf grasses, mulched planting beds or paved surfaces.

[Added 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

SKIDDING

Dragging trees on the ground from the stump to the landing by any means.

[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

SKIRTS

Panels specifically designed for the purpose of screening the underside of a mobile home by forming an extension of the vertical exterior walls of the mobile home and covering the entire distance between the bottom of the exterior walls and the ground elevation below.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

SLASH

Woody debris left in the woods after logging, including logs, chunks, bark, branches, uprooted stumps and broken or uprooted trees or shrubs.

[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

SLOPE

Inclination of the land within a lot with respect to the horizontal expressed stating the vertical rise or fall as a percentage of the horizontal distance. Slope shall be calculated in accordance with § 95-13C(1)(c) of the East Bradford Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance.

[Added 7-8-1980 by Ord. No. 39-1980; amended 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

SLOPE, MAN-MADE

A slope created by cutting into or filling over the surface of the ground.

[Added 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 5-1997]

SLOPE, NATURALLY OCCURRING

A slope created by the forces of nature and undisturbed by cutting into or filling over the surface of the ground.

[Added 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 5-1997]

SLOPE, PROHIBITIVE

Slope in excess of 30%.

[Added 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 5-1997]

SLOPE, STEEP

Slope in excess of 20%, including prohibitive slopes.

[Added 12-9-1997 by Ord. No. 5-1997]

SLUDGE

Sewage sludge or other waste materials as defined herein or any other material which any person seeks to spread or place on the land, other than commercially prepared and sold agricultural fertilizers and agriculturally produced animal wastes.

[Added 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 66-1983]

SMALL WIRELESS FACILITIES (SWF)

[Added 7-14-2020 by Ord. No. 03-2020]

Wireless communication facilities (WCF) that meet each of the following conditions:

The facilities:

[1]

Are mounted on structures 50 feet or less in height, including their antennas; or

[2]

Are mounted on structures no more than 10% taller than other adjacent structures; or

[3]

Do not extend the existing structures on which they are located to a height more than 50 feet or by more than 10%, whichever is greater;

Each antenna associated with the deployment, excluding associated antenna equipment, is no more than three cubic feet in volume;

All other wireless equipment associated with the structure, including the wireless equipment associated with the antenna and any pre-existing associated equipment with the structure, is no more than 28 cubic feet in volume;

(d)

The facilities do not require antenna structure registration under law;

(e)

The facilities are not located on tribal land, as defined by law; and

(f)

The facilities do not result in human exposure to radiofrequency radiation in excess of applicable safety standards.

SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA (SFHA)

SWFs may be tower based or non-tower based.

SOLAR ENERGY

Radiant energy (direct, diffuse, and reflected) received from the sun.

[Added 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]

SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM

Any solar collector or other solar energy device and appurtenances.

[Added 8-10-2010 by Ord. No. 2-2010]

SOLID WASTE

Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials, including but not limited to solid and liquid waste materials, resulting from municipal, industrial, commercial, agricultural and residential activities.

[Added 12-13-1983 by Ord. No. 66-1983]

An area in the floodplain subject to a one-percent or greater chance of flooding in any given year. It is shown on the FIRM as Zone A, AO, A1-A30, AE, A99, or AH.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

SPECIAL PERMIT

A special approval which is required for hospitals, nursing homes, jails and new manufactured home parks and subdivisions and substantial improvements to such existing parks when such development is located in all or a designated portion of a floodplain.

[Added 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

SPECIMEN TREE

Any healthy tree with a trunk diameter of 36 inches and greater dbh.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]

STANDARDS FOR REHABILITATION

Standards promulgated by the Secretary of the Interior to guide and evaluate the rehabilitation of historic buildings.

[Added 2-14-1989 by Ord. No. 108-1989]

START OF CONSTRUCTION

Includes substantial improvement and other proposed new development and means the date the permit was issued, provided that the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days after the date of the permit and shall be completed within 12 months after the date of issuance of the permit unless a time extension is granted, in writing, by the Floodplain Administrator. The "actual start" means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation, or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings, piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.

[Added 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

STEALTH TECHNOLOGY

Camouflaging methods applied to wireless communications towers, antennas and other facilities which render them more visually appealing or blend the proposed facility into the existing structure or visual backdrop in such a manner as to render it minimally visible to the casual observer. Such methods include, but are not limited to, architecturally screened roof-mounted antennas, building-mounted antennas painted to match the existing structure and facilities constructed to resemble trees, shrubs, and light poles.

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

STORY

That portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and the upper surface of the floor or roof next above. It is measured as the vertical distance from top to top of two successive tiers of beams or finished floor surfaces and, for the topmost story, from the top of the floor finish to the top of the ceiling joists or, where there is not a ceiling, to the top of the roof rafters.

[Amended 9-13-2011 by Ord. No. 3-2011]

STORY ABOVE GRADE PLANE

Any story having its finished floor surface entirely above grade plane, or in which the finished surface of the floor next above is:

More than six feet above grade plane; or

More than 12 feet above the finished ground level at any point.

STREAM

Any natural or artificial channel of conveyance for surface water with an annual or intermittent flow within a defined bed and banks.

[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

STREET

A right-of-way intended for the general public use to provide means of approach for vehicles and pedestrians. The word “street” includes the words “roads,” “highway,” “thoroughfare” and “way.” The Roadway Classification Map contained in the East Bradford Township Comprehensive Plan, as amended, and the East Bradford Township Scenic Road Ordinance, as amended, shall control the classification of individual streets as to the street types defined herein.

[Amended 7-8-1980 by Ord. No. 39-1980; 4-13-1983 by Ord. No. 52-1983; 6-14-1994 by Ord. No. 154-1994; 11-8-2005 by Ord. No. 9-2005]

ARTERIAL—A street serving a large volume of comparatively high-speed and long-distance traffic, including all facilities classified as main and secondary highways by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

MAJOR—An arterial serving the heaviest volumes of traffic in the Township and providing the highest degree of vehicular mobility. By way of example, Route 322 is designated a major arterial.

MINOR—An arterial serving relatively heavy volumes of traffic and providing a high degree of mobility. By way of example, Route 52 and Strasburg Road are designated as minor arterials.

COLLECTOR—A street designed and located to:

Drain traffic from local streets;

Provide access for through traffic between residential neighborhoods and districts within the Township and to arterials; and/or

Provide access to nonresidential properties, i.e., commercial, industrial, professional, etc.

INTERIOR RESIDENTIAL STREET—A street serving a residential development or neighborhood, intended to provide access to the properties abutting thereon and not connecting with other streets in such a manner as to encourage through traffic.

CUL-DE-SAC STREET—An interior residential street intersecting another street at one end and terminating at the other end in a permanent vehicular turnaround.

SINGLE-ACCESS STREET—An interior residential street or streets, including but not limited to cul-de-sac and loop designs, which has only one point of intersection with an existing Township or state road or with a proposed road having more than one access point. A single-access street which is constructed as a boulevard at its intersection with an existing Township or state road shall be deemed to have only one point of intersection.

[Amended 6-14-1994 by Ord. No. 154-1994]

MARGINAL ACCESS STREET—A street, parallel and adjacent to an arterial or collector street (but separated from it by a reserve strip), which provides access to abutting properties and controls intersections with major streets.

(7)

PRIVATE STREET—A street, serving only abutting lots, that is not offered or required to be offered for dedication.

(8)

BOULEVARD—A street which has one or more lanes of travel in one direction separated by a landscaped area, barrier or other separation from one or more lanes of travel in the opposite direction.

[Added 6-14-1994 by Ord. No. 154-1994]

(9)

SCENIC ROADS—Certain streets as defined by the East Bradford Township Scenic Road Ordinance, as amended from time to time, or other applicable ordinance as adopted from time to time.

STREET, CENTER LINE OF

A line which is an equal distance from both street lines.

STREET LINE

The right-of-way line of a street.

STRUCTURE

Any form or arrangement of building materials involving the necessity of providing proper support, bracing, typing and anchoring to a fixed location on or below the surface of the ground, including but not limited to buildings, sheds, decks, mobile or manufactured homes and other similar items. This term includes any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land; within any floodplain district this term also includes a walled or roofed building including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above the ground, as well as a manufactured home.

[Amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006; 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017; 10-13-2020 by Ord. No. 04-2020]

STUDENT HOUSING

Living accommodations for university students, faculty, staff and guests participating in university events, constructed as dormitories or as apartment buildings.

[Added 4-8-2003 by Ord. No. 4-2003]

SUBDIVISION

The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land, including changes in existing lot lines, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or residential dwellings, shall be exempted.

[Amended 2-14-1984 by Ord. No. 71-1984; 8-14-1990 by Ord. No. 120-1990]

The creation of a mortgage encumbering real estate is a subdivision if it encumbers less than the entire tract of land filed in the mortgagor's name at the time the mortgage is created.

The term "subdivision" includes resubdivision and, as appropriate in this chapter, shall refer to the process of subdividing land or to the land subdivided.

SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE

Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50% of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.

[Added 11-12-1996 by Ord. No. 4-96; amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006]

SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT

Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, of which the cost equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage or cumulative substantial damage regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions.

[Added 6-30-1977 by Ord. No. 34-1977; amended 10-11-2006 by Ord. No. 7-2006; 7-11-2017 by Ord. No. 3-2017]

SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGE

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

Any increase in the height of a wireless support structure by more than 10%, or by the height of one additional antenna array with separation from the nearest existing antenna not to exceed 20 feet, whichever is greater, except that the mounting of the proposed wireless communications facility may exceed the size limits set forth in the East Bradford Township Zoning Code or the WBCA if necessary to avoid interference with existing antennas; or

SURFACE LAND USES AFFILIATED WITH TRANSMISSION PIPELINES

Any further increase in the height of a wireless support structure which has already been extended by more than 10% of its originally approved height or by the height of one additional antenna array.

Aboveground transmission pipeline facilities including, but not limited to, compressor stations, pumping stations, regulator stations, launcher/receiver stations, and other surface pipeline appurtenances.

[Added 3-10-2015 by Ord. No. 4-2015]

SWIMMING POOL

A temporary or permanent structure containing or that could contain a body of water with a depth of two feet or more.[21]

TEMPORARY SIGN

A sign which is constructed of cloth, paper, cardboard or any material other than glass, wood or metal, intended to be displayed for a short time only, including banners, pennants, advertising flags and poster placards.

[Added 12-13-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006; amended 10-14-2008 by Ord. No. 3-2008]

TIMBER HARVEST OPERATOR

An individual, partnership, company, firm, association or corporation engaged in timber harvesting.

[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

TIMBER HARVESTING OPERATION (TREE HARVESTING OR LOGGING)

The process of cutting down trees and removing logs from the forest for the purpose of sale or commercial processing into wood products.

[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

TOP

The upper portion of a felled tree that is unmerchantable because of small size, taper or defect.

[Added 6-14-2016 by Ord. No. 3-2016]

TOWER-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (TOWER-BASED WCF)

Any structure that is used for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas, including, but not limited to, self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers and monopoles, utility poles and light poles. DAS and DAS hub facilities mounted to the ground are considered to be tower-based WCFs.

[Added 7-14-2015 by Ord. No. 10-2015]

TOWNSHIP

The Township of East Bradford.

TRACT

One or more lots assembled for the purposes of development in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.

[Amended 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988]

TRACT AREA, NET

Net tract area.

[Added 4-9-1996 by Ord. No. 2-96]

TRACT AREA, TOTAL

All area included within the titled lines of a tract, except existing street rights-of-way.

[Added 3-21-1988 by Ord. No. 97-1988]

TRAIL

A facility that is physically separated from the roadway and accommodates travel by bicyclists, pedestrians, and/or equestrians but shall not include motorized vehicles. The trail can be located within a publicly owned right-of-way, an exclusive right-of-way, or an easement. Trail types include but are not limited to:

[Added 12-13-2016 by Ord. No. 7-2016]

TRAIL, SHARED-USE (aka multi-use trails)Trails that are intended for use by more than one form of travel or by more than one type of user, such as cyclists, pedestrians, and equestrians, utilizing an improved surface (e.g., asphalt, concrete, compacted gravel, etc.).