Township of Hilltown, PA
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2024-08-26
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 160 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 15 Intergovernmental Cooperation
- Ch 19 Manager
- Ch 23 Parks and Recreation Board
- Ch 26 Pensions
- Ch 30 Planning Commission
- Ch 34 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 42 Alarms
- Ch 45 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 49 Arrests, Warrantless
- Ch 56 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 59 Burning, Open
- Ch 65 Construction Codes
- Ch 68 Contractors, Licensing of
- Ch 74 Emergency Services Reimbursement
- Ch 80 Firearms
- Ch 83 Floodplain Management
- Ch 87 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 92 Junkyards and Junk Dealers
- Ch 98 Moving Permits
- Ch 103 Nuisances
- Ch 107 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 110 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 117 Rental Occupancy Reports
- Ch 120 Residential Property, Sale of
- Ch 124 Sewers
- Ch 129 Solid Waste
- Ch 134 Stormwater Management
- Ch 137 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 140 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 143 Taxation
- Ch 148 Transient Retail Businesses
- Ch 150 Trees, Shrubs and Other Plants
- Ch 153 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 157 Water
- Ch 160 Zoning
- Ch 160 Art I Title, Purpose and Jurisdiction
- § 160-1 Title.
- § 160-2 Short title.
- § 160-3 Purpose.
- § 160-4 Interpretation.
- § 160-5 Severability.
- § 160-6 When effective.
- § 160-7 Repealer.
- § 160-8 Uniformity of application.
- § 160-9 Application of regulations.
- Ch 160 Art II Definitions and Word Usage
- § 160-10 Interpretation and usage.
- § 160-11 Definitions.
- Ch 160 Art III Establishment of Districts
- § 160-12 Establishment of districts.
- § 160-13 Classes of districts.
- § 160-14 Official Zoning Map.
- § 160-15 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 160-16 Statements of purpose and intent for districts and special hazard areas.
- Ch 160 Art IV Use Regulations
- § 160-17 Applicability of regulations.
- § 160-18 Use type classifications.
- § 160-19 Uses subject to additional regulations.
- § 160-20 Accessory and temporary uses and structures.
- § 160-21 Airport hazard regulations.
- § 160-22 Table of Use Regulations.
- § 160-23 Use type regulations.
- Ch 160 Art V Performance Standards
- § 160-24 Compliance.
- § 160-25 Site capacity calculations.
- § 160-26 Table of Performance Standards: Bulk and Area.
- § 160-27 Nonresidential minimum yard and lot width requirements.
- § 160-28 Environmental performance standards.
- § 160-29 Sewage treatment and disposal, private.
- § 160-30 Sewage treatment, public.
- § 160-31 Public water supply extension requirements.
- § 160-32 New development water systems.
- § 160-33 Buffer yards.
- § 160-34 (Reserved)
- § 160-35 (Reserved)
- § 160-36 Noise.
- § 160-37 Smoke.
- § 160-38 Dust, fumes, vapors and gases.
- § 160-39 Heat.
- § 160-40 Odor.
- § 160-41 Outdoor lighting.
- § 160-42 Vibrations.
- § 160-43 Storage and waste disposal.
- § 160-44 Quarry performance standards.
- § 160-45 Floodplain use regulations.
- § 160-46 Parking standards.
- § 160-47 Reduction of nonresidential parking requirements.
- § 160-48 Off-street loading.
- § 160-49 Lot area or yard required.
- § 160-50 Minimum lot size.
- § 160-51 Minimum lot width and lot frontage.
- § 160-52 Yard modifications.
- § 160-53 Projection into yards.
- § 160-54 Fences and terraces in yards.
- § 160-55 Height.
- § 160-56 Open space and municipal land.
- § 160-57 Design standards for open space land.
- § 160-58 Designation of and permitted uses on open space land.
- § 160-59 Municipal use/open space performance bond.
- § 160-60 Conveyance and maintenance of municipal use/open space lands.
- Ch 160 Art VI Nonconforming Uses and Structures
- § 160-61 Continuation.
- § 160-62 Expansion or alteration.
- § 160-63 Discontinuation of use; abandonment.
- § 160-64 Changes in nonconforming uses.
- § 160-65 Damage or destruction of building.
- § 160-66 Condemnation of building.
- § 160-67 Signs.
- § 160-68 Displacement.
- § 160-69 Registration of nonconforming uses.
- Ch 160 Art VII Signs
- § 160-70 Scope and applicability.
- § 160-71 Continuation.
- § 160-72 Purpose.
- § 160-73 Signs prohibited in all districts.
- § 160-74 Exempt signs.
- § 160-75 Relief from sign regulations.
- § 160-76 Area of signs.
- § 160-77 General sign regulations.
- § 160-78 Temporary signs.
- § 160-79 Signs permitted in CR-1, CR-2, RR, MHP and AQRC Districts.
- § 160-80 Signs permitted in PC-1, PC-2, VC, Q, LI and HI Districts.
- § 160-81 Billboards.
- § 160-82 Permit requirements for signs.
- Ch 160 Art VIII Administration
- § 160-83 Enforcement; Zoning Officer powers and duties.
- § 160-84 Planning Commission powers and duties.
- § 160-85 Zoning permit requirements.
- § 160-86 Zoning permit application.
- § 160-87 Issuance of permits and occupancy certificates.
- § 160-88 Fees.
- § 160-89 Violations and penalties.
- § 160-90 Time limit after zoning change.
- § 160-91 Remedies.
- § 160-92 Enforcement notice.
- § 160-93 Complaints and violations.
- § 160-94 Conditional uses.
- Ch 160 Art IX Zoning Hearing Board
- § 160-95 Establishment of Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 160-96 Membership; terms of office.
- § 160-97 Alternate members.
- § 160-98 Organization of Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 160-99 Persons entitled to initiate action before Zoning Hearing Board; jurisdiction.
- § 160-100 Manner of initiating action before Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 160-101 Time limitations.
- § 160-102 Mediation option.
- § 160-103 Hearings.
- § 160-104 Powers and duties.
- § 160-105 Validity and substantive challenges.
- § 160-106 Expiration of special exception or variance.
- Ch 160 Art X Amendments and Appeals
- § 160-107 Power of amendment.
- § 160-108 Public hearings prior to amendment.
- § 160-109 Private petition for amendment.
- § 160-110 Submission to Township Planning Commission and County Planning Commission.
- § 160-111 Proposals by private curative amendment.
- § 160-112 Municipal curative amendment.
- § 160-113 Appeals to court.
- Ch 160 Art XI (Reserved)
- § 160-114 through § 160-138. (Reserved)
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Hilltown 5-22-1995 by Ord. No. 95-2, as amended through 5-29-2001 by Ord. No.
2001-1. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Construction codes — See Ch. 65.
Licensing of contractors — See Ch. 68.
Junkyards and junk dealers — See Ch. 92.
Nuisances — See Ch. 103.
Rental occupancy reports — See Ch. 117.
Sewers — See Ch. 124.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 134.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 137.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 140.
Water — See Ch. 157.
