[Amended 4-10-1989 by Ord. No. 89-18; 11-14-2005 by Ord. No.
2005-20]
The purpose and objectives of this chapter are
to promote, protect and facilitate each of the following: the public
health, safety, morals and general welfare, coordinated community
development, proper density of population, civil defense, the provision
of adequate light and air, police protection, vehicle parking and
loading space, transportation, water, sewerage, schools, public grounds
and public requirements, as well as to prevent overcrowding of land,
blight, danger and congestion in travel and transportation and loss
of health, life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers,
in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan for the Township, which
sets forth the community development objectives and is the Comprehensive
Plan for the Radnor Township.
In interpreting and applying the provisions
of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements
for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals and general
welfare. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions
than those of any other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of
this chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions of any statute,
other ordinance or regulation impose greater restrictions than this
chapter, the provisions of such statute, ordinance or regulation shall
be controlling.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Radnor Township Zoning Ordinance."
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Word usage. The singular shall include the plural,
and the plural shall include the singular. The present tense shall
include the future tense.
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ACCESSORY BUILDING or ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
ACCESSORY USE
ALTERATIONS
BASE FLOOD ELEVATION
BASEMENT
BED-AND-BREAKFAST HOME
BED-AND-BREAKFAST USE
BOAT
BUFFER PLANTING STRIP
BUILDING
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(2)Â
(3)Â
BUILDING AREA
BUILDING HEIGHT
BUILDING LINE
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(2)Â
(3)Â
BUILDING PERMIT OFFICER
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
COMPLETELY DRY SPACE
DEVELOPMENT
DORMITORY
DWELLING
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(2)Â
(3)Â
(4)Â
DWELLING UNIT
ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
ESSENTIALLY DRY SPACE
FAMILY
FENCE or WALL
FLOODPLAIN CONSERVATION DISTRICT
FLOODWAY
FLOOR AREA
GARAGE, PRIVATE
GARAGE, PUBLIC
HELIPORT
HELISTOP
HISTORIC STRUCTURE
(1)Â
(2)Â
(3)Â
(4)Â
HOME OCCUPATION
HOTEL, MOTEL or INN
HOTEL ROOFTOP DINING
IDENTIFIED FLOODPLAIN AREA
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES
INTERIOR LOT
INTERIOR LOT DEVELOPMENT
LAND DEVELOPMENT
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(2)Â
(3)Â
LOT
LOWEST FLOOR
MANUFACTURED HOME
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK
MOTOR VEHICLE SERVICE STATION
MUNICIPALITIES PLANNING CODE
NEW CONSTRUCTION
NONCONFORMING BUILDING
NONCONFORMING USE
OUTDOOR DINING
PARKING SPACE
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC-SERVICE CORPORATION BUILDING, GROUNDS OR FACILITY
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
REGULATORY FLOOD ELEVATION
RIPARIAN BUFFER SETBACK
ROOMING HOUSE
SANITARY LANDFILL
SATELLITE EARTH STATION
SIGN
SINGLE AND SEPARATE OWNERSHIP OF A LOT
STEEP SLOPE
STREET
(1)Â
(2)Â
(3)Â
STRUCTURE
STUDENT
STUDENT HOME
SUBDIVISION
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
(1)Â
(2)Â
TENANT HOUSE
TOURIST HOUSE
UNIFIED GROUP OF BUILDINGS
WETLANDS
YARD
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ZONING PERMIT
ZONING PERMIT OFFICER
Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated, unless otherwise expressly
stated. Applicable regulations stated in conjunction with these definitions
shall be complied with.
A building or structure that is not a principal building
or structure and is used for purposes that are entirely incidental
and subordinate to those of the principal building or structure and
located on the same lot. For the purposes of this chapter, structures
such as but not limited to tennis courts, swimming pools, bathhouses,
carports and garages shall be considered as "accessory structures."
Setback measurements for swimming pools shall be from the outside
edge of the pool foundation wall, coping or deck, whichever is closest
to a property line or adjacent buildings, except that a ground level
patio may extend from the coping of a swimming pool to the wall of
the swimming pool owner's residence.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21]
A use of a building, structure or land that is not a principal
permitted use but which is entirely incidental and subordinate to
the principal permitted use on the same lot.
Any change to any portion of a building or structure for
the same or a different use.
The one-hundred-year-flood elevation. Within the approximated
floodplain, the base flood elevation shall be established as a point
on the boundary of the approximated floodplain which is nearest to
the construction site in question.
[Added 9-26-1977 by Ord. No. 77-24]
Any area of the building having its floor below ground level
on all sides.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
An owner-occupied single-family house where short-term lodging
rooms (guest rooms) with meals are provided for compensation.
[Added 2-27-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-01]
A portion of an owner-occupied single-family house dedicated
solely to the bed-and-breakfast home operation, including, but not
limited to, short-term lodging rooms (guest rooms), bathrooms, and
common areas.
[Added 2-27-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-01]
A vehicle for traveling in or on water, not exceeding 30
feet in body length, eight feet in width or 12 feet in overall height.
Height includes the trailer, if the boat is mounted on a trailer.
[Added 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21]
A strip of required yard space adjacent to the boundary of
a property or district, not less in width than is designated in this
chapter, which is landscaped for the full width and on which is placed
a screen of sufficient density not to be seen through and of sufficient
height to constitute an effective screen and give maximum protection
and immediate visual screening to an abutting property or district.
The required screen shall be permanently maintained and shall constitute
a planting of dense evergreens or a compact evergreen hedge or, where
otherwise specifically designated in this chapter, an appropriate
wall, fence, suitable planting or combination thereof.
[Amended 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-07]
Any structure having enclosing walls and roof, permanently
located on the land. A vehicle built for living or camping purposes
shall not be classified as a "building."
DETACHEDA building which has no party wall.
SEMIDETACHEDA building having one shared or party wall in common with an adjoining building.
ATTACHEDA building in a group of more than two buildings wherein there are two or more party walls in common with the adjoining buildings, provided that there are no more than eight such buildings in a group.
The aggregate of the maximum horizontal cross-sectional areas
of all buildings and structures on a lot above the ground level, measured
at the greatest outside dimensions, excluding cornices, eaves, gutters,
chimneys and steps, provided that they do not project more than two
feet from the building.
The vertical distance from the average grade (the average
of the grades taken at twenty-foot intervals around the building perimeter)
to the top of the highest roof beams of a flat roof or to the mean
level of a sloped roof, provided that chimneys and spires shall not
be included in measuring the height. Elevator, stair and equipment
penthouses, tanks and air-conditioning towers shall not be included.
The height shall be measured from finished grade, but such measurement
shall not be made from a point higher than eight feet above original
grade.
The line within a lot delineating the minimum front yard
setback.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21]
BUILDING LINE (lot contiguous to a public or private street)A line parallel to the street right-of-way at a distance therefrom equal to the depth of the front yard setback required for the district in which the lot is located.
BUILDING LINE (interior lot not contiguous for its full width on a public street or road)A line parallel to the street or road right-of-way at a distance from the property line nearest the street equal to the depth of the front yard required for the district in which the lot is located.
BUILDING LINE (interior lot not contiguous for its full width on a private street)A line parallel to the street right-of-way at a distance from the property line nearest the street equal to the depth of the front yard setback required for the district in which the lot is located.
[Amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-17]
See "Enforcement Officer."
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
The main building on a lot or any building that is not an
accessory building. Each dwelling or apartment house in a residential
development and each commercial, industrial or institutional building
which houses a separate commercial, industrial or other enterprise
or a group of permitted commercial or industrial uses shall be construed
to be a principal building for the purpose of this chapter.
A statement signed by a duly authorized official setting
forth that a building, structure or use legally complies with this
chapter and that the same may be used for the purpose stated therein.
A space which will remain totally dry during flooding; the
structure is designed and constructed to prevent the passage of water
and water vapor.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
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; mining; dredging; drilling operations;
storage of equipment or materials; and the subdivision of land.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
A building or combination of buildings used for living quarters
as an accessory use to a college, university, convent, monastery or
other similar permitted uses within a Planned Institutional Zoning
District.
[Added 6-26-1989 by Ord. No. 89-27]
SINGLE-FAMILYA building on a lot, designed and occupied exclusively as a residence for one family.
TWO-FAMILYA building on a lot, designed and occupied exclusively as a residence for two families living independently of one another.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY or APARTMENT HOUSEA building on a lot, designed and used exclusively as a residence for three or more families living independently of one another.
TOWNHOUSEA building containing three or more dwelling units with each dwelling unit designed and occupied exclusively as a residence for one family, having independent outside access, and attached to but separated from adjoining dwellings by not more than two party walls.
[Added 10-26-2020 by Ord. No. 2019-15]
A building or entirely self-contained portion thereof containing
complete housekeeping facilities, including not more than one kitchen
used exclusively for the residence of one family.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21][1]
The Zoning Permit Officer, Building Permit Officer, or other
individual appointed by the municipality to enforce these ordinances
within the jurisdiction of the municipality.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
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 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
One or more persons occupying the same dwelling unit and
living and cooking as a single housekeeping unit, said unit consisting
only of individuals who are related by blood, marriage or otherwise
by law, except that such unit may also consist of foster children
and one other individual not related to others in the housekeeping
unit. A family as herein defined specifically excludes individuals
and groups occupying a boarding- or rooming house, lodging house,
club, fraternity, dormitory, hotel or other similar living environment.
[Amended 8-11-1986 by Ord. No. 86-35; 6-26-1989 by Ord. No.
89-27; 5-14-1990 by Ord. No. 90-21]
A structure designed to enclose a lot or a portion of a lot
or to separate a lot from an adjoining lot or right-of-way.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21]
The low area adjoining and including any water- or drainage
course or body of water subject to a one-hundred-year-recurrence-interval
flood, as delineated by the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) dated November
18, 2009, and shown on the FEMA floodplain maps, or the most recent
revision thereof for the Township of Radnor, Delaware County, Pennsylvania,
as prepared by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Federal Emergency Management Agency. In addition, "floodplain conservation
district" shall be defined to include all areas, not shown on the
map, which, by hydrological profile analysis, are calculated to be
inundated during a one-hundred-year frequency flood.
[Amended 9-26-1977 by Ord. No. 77-24; 1-2-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-08; 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
The designated area of floodplain required to carry and discharge
floodwaters of a given magnitude. For the purposes of this chapter,
the floodway shall be capable of accommodating a flood of the one-hundred-year
magnitude.
[Added 11-27-1995 by Ord. No. 95-29]
Eighty percent of the sum of the horizontal floor area(s)
of a building or group of buildings on a lot, measured from the exterior
faces of the building or from the center line of party walls separating
two buildings.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21; 7-20-1999 by Ord. No.
99-24]:
An accessory structure designed, built and used by the owner
or tenant of the principal structure on a lot, in which no business,
service or industry connected directly or indirectly with motor vehicles
is conducted.
A structure, which is not a private garage, used for the
storage or parking of motor vehicles and not intended for the sale
of gasoline or other flammable products.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21][2]
An area to accommodate all phases of operation of rotor-wing
aircraft (helicopters), with suitable space to allow development of
service facilities as desired.
[Added 10-28-1974 by Ord. No. 1586]
An area on a roof or on the ground to accommodate touchdown
and lift-off of rotor-wing aircraft (helicopters) for the purpose
of picking up and discharging passengers or cargo with no service
facilities.
[Added 10-28-1974 by Ord. No. 1586]
Any structure that is:
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
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 with historic preservation programs 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 programs that have been
certified either:
An accessory use serving as a location for a business conducted
solely by the resident of the dwelling unit, which is incidental and
secondary to the residential use of the dwelling. A home occupation
may include a home business or a home office for a resident who may
work for another employer, provided that no food or material goods
for sale may be located, publicly displayed or sold on the premises.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21; 7-25-1983 by Ord. No.
83-22; 3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-07; 10-26-1998 by Ord. No. 98-09]
A building arranged or used for shelter and accommodation
for compensation of more than 20 individuals.
The use of a rooftop area of a hotel by a licensed food establishment
(restaurant) contained within the hotel for the consumption of food
or beverages.
[Added 11-22-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-08]
The floodplain area specifically identified in this chapter
as being inundated by the one-hundred-year flood. Areas included are
those identified as the Floodway (FW), Flood-Fringe (FF) and General
Floodplain (FA).
[Added 11-27-1995 by Ord. No. 95-29]
Surfaces that do not absorb rainwater. All buildings, parking
areas, driveways, interior roads, sidewalks and areas of concrete
and nonporous asphalt or other areas of a lot as determined by the
Township Engineer. This definition shall not include any portion of
a lot located within the street.
[Added 12-12-1977 by Ord. No. 77-33;
amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-19]
A lot containing a narrow projecting segment which is the
sole means of access from a street, with said segment having a minimum
of 20 feet. Land which is subdivided or developed under this definition
shall require that the front yard setback be increased by a factor
of 1.4 over the minimum required for that district.
[Added 1-11-1988 by Ord. No. 88-03;
amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-17]
In any property subdivided under the provisions of Chapter 255, Subdivision of Land, of the Code of the Township of Radnor, the area of an interior lot shall not be less than two acres. The area of any portion of the access between the street and the interior lot line that is less than the required width for the zoning district cannot be included in determining the lot area.
[Added 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21;
amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-17]
[Added 10-22-1990 by Ord. No. 90-48]
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; or
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 Municipalities Planning Code[3] shall not be considered land developments for purposes
of this chapter.
A parcel of land on which a principal building or, where authorized in this chapter, a unified group of buildings and any accessory buildings are or may be placed, together with the required open spaces, such open spaces and the area and dimensions of such lot being not less than the minimum required by this chapter. The use of a lot for more than one principal building or for a unified group of buildings shall be considered as a subdivision, and the plan for any such use shall be subject to approval in accordance with Chapter 255, Subdivision of Land.[4]
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 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
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 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
A parcel of land under single ownership, which has been planned
and improved for the placement of two or more manufactured homes for
nontransient use.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
A lot with principal and accessory buildings used for the
sale of gasoline, oil and motor vehicle accessories and the servicing
of motor vehicles, including washing of cars and minor repairs, but
not for body and fender work or painting.
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of
1968 as amended and reenacted by Act 170 of 1988, 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq., and any subsequent amendments thereto.
[Added 10-22-1990 by Ord. No. 90-48]
Structures for which the start of construction commenced
on or after, June 1, 1977, and includes any subsequent improvements
thereto.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
A building or parts thereof lawfully existing at the time
this chapter or subsequent amendments hereto became effective, which
does not conform to the dimensional and setback requirements of the
district in which it is located.
A use of land or of a building lawfully existing at the time this chapter or subsequent amendments hereto became effective which does not conform to use requirements of the district in which it is located. Any change in nonresidential occupancy will be considered to be a change of nonconforming use under this chapter, specifically § 280-101A.
[Amended 5-12-1997 by Ord. No. 97-12]
A dining area with seats and tables located outdoors of a
licensed food establishment (restaurant) that has indoor seating and
which is located entirely outside the exterior walls of a building.
These tables shall be used for the consumption of food and beverages.
[Added 4-8-2013 by Ord. No. 2012-09]
An outdoor space or a garage space used for parking motor
vehicles, which shall measure not less than nine feet six inches by
20 feet, accessible from a street, alley or driveway and surfaced
with a Township-approved durable, dustproof and all-weather surface.
[Amended 5-12-1986 by Ord. No. 86-19]
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 10-22-1990 by Ord. No. 90-48]
A building, grounds or facility used for a service furnished
by a public-service or public-utility corporation.
A vehicle which is built on a single chassis; not more than
400 square feet, measured at the largest horizontal projections; designed
to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck;
and not designed for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary
living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use.
[Added 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21; amended 3-14-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-04]
The one-hundred-year flood elevation plus a freeboard safety
factor of 1Â 1/2 feet.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
The measured distance from the edge of a pond or from the
bank of a perennial or intermittent stream, as required for the zoning
district in which the property on which said pond or stream is located.
[Added 12-8-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-22]
A building which has a dwelling unit occupied by the owner
and which has accommodations for not more than three roomers.
[Added 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21;
amended 6-25-1984 by Ord. No. 84-16]
Solid waste disposal site where waste is spread in layers,
compacted, and covered with soil or other cover materials each day
to minimize pest, aesthetic, disease, air pollution, and water pollution
problems.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
A dish antenna together with all attachments and parts, whose
purpose is to receive communication or other signals from orbiting
satellites or other extraterrestrial sources.
[Added 8-8-1988 by Ord. No. 88-23]
Any device for visual communication that is used for the
purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public,
but not including any flag, badge or insignia of any government or
governmental agency or of any civil, charitable, religious, patriotic,
fraternal or similar organization.
The ownership of a lot by one or more persons, partnerships
or corporations, which ownership is separate and distinct from that
of any abutting or adjoining lot.
Land whose slope (surfaces at an angle to the plane of the
horizon) is 20% or more (a vertical difference of two feet or more
per 10 feet of the horizontal distance).
[Added 12-12-1977 by Ord. No. 77-33;
amended 7-17-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-18]
A strip of land, including the entire right-of-way, intended
primarily as a means of vehicular and pedestrian travel, which may
also be used to provide space for sewers, public utilities, shade
trees and sidewalks.
[Added 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21]
HALF STREETA street of less than the required right-of-way width.
PUBLIC STREETStreets offered or required to be offered for dedication.
PRIVATE STREETStreets, roads or lanes not offered or not required to be offered for dedication.
Anything constructed or erected on the ground or attached
to the ground including, but not limited to, buildings, sheds, 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 land.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21; 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
An individual who is enrolled or has made application and
been accepted at a university, college or trade school and is taking
at least six credit hours and whose primary occupation is as a student,
or who is on a semester or summer break from studies at a college,
university or trade school. The term "student" shall apply to both
undergraduate and graduate students alike.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10]
A living arrangement for a maximum of two students as defined
in this chapter. Student homes shall not include dormitories, fraternities,
sororities, or apartment buildings. A "student home" includes a dwelling
located off campus from any higher education facility or trade school
in which students reside. "Student home" does not include the home
of a student that is occupied solely by the student and his or her
family members in an existing single-family home. A student home shall
include any combination of graduate students, undergraduate students
and/or trade school students living in the same dwelling unit.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-10]
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 streets or easement of access or any residential
dwelling, shall be exempted.
[Added 10-22-1990 by Ord. No. 90-48]
Damage from any cause sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would
equal or exceed 50% or more of the market value of the structure before
the damage occurred.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement
of a structure, the cost of which 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 repetitive loss when a repetitive loss provision is used), regardless
of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include
either:
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
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;
or
Any alteration of an historic structure, provided that the alteration
will not preclude the structure's continued designation as an historic
structure.
An accessory building on a lot, used in whole or in part
as a residence or sleeping place for one or more tenant farmers or
employees of a farm or estate.
A dwelling in which nightly or weekly accommodations are
provided for transient guests for compensation.
[Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. 80-21][5]
A cluster of two or more buildings on a lot containing separate
but related main uses, which is designed as a single or common management
and maintenance unit, with common open spaces, maintenance, service
and other facilities and services. Example of a "unified group of
buildings" is a shopping center in a Planned Laboratory-Office, Planned
Business or a Planned Institutional District.
[Amended 7-20-1992 by Ord. No. 92-13]
Those areas that are inundated and saturated by surface or
ground water at a frequency or duration sufficient to support, and
that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, including
swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas; or as further defined by
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
[Added 10-15-1991 by Ord. No. 91-40; amended 3-14-2011 by Ord. No.
2011-04]
The required open space area around the inner periphery of
a lot, in which no principal building or structure shall be located.
The area of the lot not required to be open space shall be called
the buildable area of the lot.
FRONT YARDThe minimum open space extending the full width of the lot from the street line or, in the case of an interior lot, from the property line parallel or most nearly parallel to the street line on which said lot has frontage to any structure, principal, accessory or other, on a lot. This shall be exclusive of cornices, eaves, gutters and chimneys projecting not more than two feet from the building.
[Amended 1-11-1988 by Ord. No. 88-03]
SIDE YARDThe minimum open space required between each side lot line and any structure, principal, accessory or other, on a lot, extending from the building line to the minimum rear yard open space required on a lot, exclusive of cornices, eaves, gutters and chimneys projecting not more than two feet from the building.
REAR YARDThe minimum open space extending the full width of a lot, required between the rear line of the lot and the principal building on the lot, exclusive of cornices, eaves, gutters and chimneys projecting not more than two feet from the building.
YARD REQUIREMENTS FOR CORNER LOTSIn the case of a corner lot having frontages on two streets, there shall be provided two front yards, one along each street line as described under Subsection above, one side yard as described under Subsection (2) and one rear yard as described under Subsection (3). The rear lot line shall be designated as that lot line towards which the rear of the principal building is oriented.
A document issued by a governing authority permitting land
to be used for a specific purpose.
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
See "Enforcement Officer."
[Added 3-14-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-04]
[1]
Editor's Note: The definition of "earth station,"
as added 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-05, which immediately followed this
definition, was deleted 9-8-1980 by Ord. No. 80-20. See now the definition
of "satellite earth station" in this section.
[2]
Editor's Note: The definition of "head end,"
as added 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-05, which immediately followed this
definition, was deleted 9-8-1980 by Ord. No. 80-20.
[3]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10503(1.1).
[4]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "mobile home," which
immediately followed this definition, was repealed 3-14-2011 by Ord.
No. 2011-04.
[5]
Editor's Note: The definition of "townhouse,"
as added 11-23-1981 by Ord. No. 81-28, which immediately followed
this definition, was deleted 5-12-1982 by Ord. No. 82-12.