Township of Lower Allen, PA
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2023-08-28
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 220 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Auditor
- Ch 6 Authorities
- Ch 11 Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 15 Emergency Management Services
- Ch 17 Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 21 Fire Companies
- Ch 23 Intergovernmental Cooperation
- Ch 25 Investment Program
- Ch 32 Manager
- Ch 36 Official Map
- Ch 38 Pension Committee
- Ch 40 Planning Commission
- Ch 42 Police Department
- Ch 43 Police Mutual Aid
- Ch 44 (Reserved)
- Ch 45 Records
- Ch 47 Recreation and Parks Board
- Ch 51 Tax Collector and Treasurer
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 58 (Reserved)
- Ch 59 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Ch 61 Alarms
- Ch 63 Amusement Devices
- Ch 65 Animals
- Ch 70 Building Construction and Safety Standards
- Ch 73 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 76 (Reserved)
- Ch 80 Contractors
- Ch 83 Curfew
- Ch 87 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 90 Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 98 Filling and Excavating
- Ch 100 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 103 Fire Prevention
- Ch 106 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Floodplain Management
- Ch 117 Heaters
- Ch 121 Junkyards
- Ch 126 Key Lock Boxes
- Ch 133 Lighting Service Assessments
- Ch 140 (Reserved)
- Ch 146 Municipal Claims, Delinquent
- Ch 147 Noise Control
- Ch 149 Nuisances
- Ch 151 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 155 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 156 (Reserved)
- Ch 162 Property Maintenance
- Ch 167 (Reserved)
- Ch 169 (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Sewers
- Ch 180 Solid Waste
- Ch 184 Stormwater Management
- Ch 187 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 192 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 197 Taxation
- Ch 202 Trees
- Ch 206 Vector Control
- Ch 209 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 212 Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 216 (Reserved)
- Ch 220 Zoning
- Ch 220 Art I General Provisions
- § 220-1 Title.
- § 220-2 Authority.
- § 220-3 Purpose.
- § 220-4 Community development goals and objectives.
- § 220-5 Continuation of existing provisions.
- Ch 220 Art II Terminology
- § 220-6 Definitions; word usage.
- Ch 220 Art III Designation of Districts
- § 220-7 Zoning districts.
- § 220-8 Zoning Map.
- § 220-9 District boundaries.
- Ch 220 Art IV R-1 Single-Family Established Residential District
- § 220-10 Intent.
- § 220-11 Permitted uses.
- § 220-12 Building height limit.
- § 220-13 Residential density, lot area and lot width.
- § 220-14 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-15 Yards.
- § 220-16 Performance standards.
- § 220-17 Off-street parking.
- Ch 220 Art V R-2 Single-Family Rural Residential District
- § 220-18 Intent.
- § 220-19 Permitted uses.
- § 220-20 Building height limit.
- § 220-21 Residential unit density.
- § 220-22 Lot area and width.
- § 220-23 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-24 Yard regulations.
- § 220-25 Performance standards.
- § 220-26 Off-street parking/access.
- Ch 220 Art VI MUN Mixed-Use Neighborhood District
- § 220-27 Intent.
- § 220-27.1 Applicability.
- § 220-28 Permitted uses.
- § 220-29 Building height limit.
- § 220-30 Residential unit density.
- § 220-31 Lot area and width.
- § 220-32 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-33 Yards.
- § 220-34 Performance standards.
- § 220-35 Use limitations.
- § 220-35.1 Site design standards.
- Ch 220 Art VII R-3 Multifamily Residential District
- § 220-36 Intent.
- § 220-36.1 Applicability.
- § 220-37 Permitted uses.
- § 220-38 Building height limit.
- § 220-39 Residential unit density.
- § 220-40 Lot area and width.
- § 220-41 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-42 Yards.
- § 220-43 Performance standards.
- § 220-44 Use limitations.
- § 220-45 Off-street parking.
- § 220-46 Site design standards.
- Ch 220 Art VIII C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District
- § 220-47 Intent.
- § 220-48 Permitted uses.
- § 220-49 Use limitations.
- § 220-50 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-51 Building height limit.
- § 220-52 Lot area and width.
- § 220-53 Yards.
- § 220-54 Site design standards.
- Ch 220 Art IX C-2 General Commercial District
- § 220-55 Intent.
- § 220-56 Permitted uses.
- § 220-57 Use limitations.
- § 220-58 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-59 Building height limit.
- § 220-60 Lot area and width.
- § 220-61 Yards.
- § 220-62 Off-street parking, loading and unloading areas and access drives.
- Ch 220 Art X C-3 Business Park District
- § 220-63 Intent.
- § 220-64 Permitted uses.
- § 220-65 Use limitations.
- § 220-66 Building height limit.
- § 220-67 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-68 Lot area and width.
- § 220-69 Yards.
- § 220-70 Site design standards.
- Ch 220 Art XI C-4 Regional Commercial District
- § 220-71 Intent.
- § 220-72 Permitted uses.
- § 220-73 Use limitations.
- § 220-74 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-75 Building height limit.
- § 220-76 Lot area and width.
- § 220-77 Yards.
- § 220-78 Off-street parking, loading and unloading areas and access drives.
- Ch 220 Art XII I-1 General Industrial District
- § 220-79 Intent.
- § 220-80 Permitted uses.
- § 220-81 Use limitations.
- § 220-82 Building height limit.
- § 220-83 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-84 Lot area and width.
- § 220-85 Yards.
- § 220-86 Off-street parking, loading and unloading areas and access drives.
- Ch 220 Art XIII I-2 Mineral Recovery District
- § 220-87 Intent.
- § 220-88 Permitted uses.
- § 220-89 Application.
- § 220-90 Lot area and width.
- § 220-91 Lot coverage and open space.
- § 220-92 Yards.
- § 220-93 Special setback regulations.
- § 220-94 Performance standards.
- § 220-95 Off-street parking, loading and unloading areas and access drives.
- § 220-95.1 Building height limit.
- Ch 220 Art XIV I-3 Industrial/Commercial District
- § 220-96 Intent.
- § 220-97 Permitted uses.
- § 220-98 Use limitations.
- § 220-99 Building height limit.
- § 220-100 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-101 Lot area and width.
- § 220-102 Yards.
- § 220-103 Screening and buffering.
- § 220-104 Off-street parking, loading and unloading areas and access drives.
- Ch 220 Art XV Open Space Development (OSD) Overlay District
- § 220-105 Intent.
- § 220-106 Applicability.
- § 220-107 Minimum requirements.
- § 220-108 Infrastructure requirements.
- § 220-109 Permitted uses.
- § 220-110 Building height limit.
- § 220-111 Residential density.
- § 220-112 Lot area and width.
- § 220-113 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-114 Yards.
- § 220-115 Residential development criteria.
- § 220-116 Open space requirements.
- § 220-117 Ownership and preservation of common open space.
- Ch 220 Art XVI Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) Overlay District
- § 220-118 Intent.
- § 220-119 Applicability.
- § 220-120 Minimum requirements.
- § 220-121 Infrastructure requirements.
- § 220-122 Conditional use requirements.
- § 220-123 Overall Master Plan (OMP).
- § 220-124 Permitted uses.
- § 220-125 Building height limit.
- § 220-126 Residential density.
- § 220-127 Residential development criteria.
- § 220-128 Nonresidential development criteria.
- § 220-129 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-130 Parking.
- § 220-131 Open space requirements.
- § 220-132 Ownership and preservation of common open space.
- § 220-132.1 Modification of design standards.
- § 220-132.2 Signs.
- Ch 220 Art XVII Neighborhood Redevelopment (NR) Overlay District
- § 220-133 Intent.
- § 220-134 Applicability.
- § 220-135 Minimum requirements.
- § 220-136 Infrastructure requirements.
- § 220-137 Conditional use requirements.
- § 220-138 Overall Master Plan (OMP).
- § 220-139 Permitted uses.
- § 220-140 Building height limit.
- § 220-141 Residential density.
- § 220-142 Residential development criteria.
- § 220-143 Nonresidential development criteria.
- § 220-144 Impervious coverage.
- § 220-145 Parking.
- § 220-146 Open space requirements.
- § 220-147 Ownership and preservation of common open space.
- Ch 220 Art XVIII Use Standards
- § 220-148 Intent.
- § 220-149 Accessory dwellings.
- § 220-150 Accessory structures.
- § 220-151 Nonintensive agricultural uses, including horticulture, floriculture and silviculture.
- § 220-152 Intensive agricultural uses.
- § 220-153 Radio and television antennas.
- § 220-154 Conversion apartments.
- § 220-155 Drive-through service facilities.
- § 220-156 Boarding homes.
- § 220-157 Planned Business Center (PBC).
- § 220-158 Clubs, lodges and fraternal organizations.
- § 220-159 Convenience stores; fuel sales.
- § 220-160 Day-care facilities.
- § 220-161 Drive-through eating establishments.
- § 220-162 Family day-care facilities; group day-care facilities.
- § 220-163 Golf courses.
- § 220-164 Golf driving ranges.
- § 220-164.1 Heliports.
- § 220-165 Home occupations.
- § 220-166 Junkyards.
- § 220-167 Kennels.
- § 220-168 Landfills.
- § 220-169 Manufactured home parks and subdivisions.
- § 220-170 Mixed uses.
- § 220-171 Motels and hotels.
- § 220-172 Public and private nursery schools.
- § 220-173 Resource recovery and recycling facilities.
- § 220-174 Riparian buffers.
- § 220-175 Self-service storage facilities.
- § 220-176 Shopping centers.
- § 220-177 Solar collectors and related equipment.
- § 220-178 Solid waste storage facilities.
- § 220-179 Swimming pools.
- § 220-180 Utility facilities.
- § 220-181 Uses not provided for.
- § 220-182 Vehicular body shop.
- § 220-183 Vehicular freight terminals.
- § 220-184 Vehicular service stations.
- § 220-185 Veterinary facilities.
- Ch 220 Art XIX Performance Standards
- § 220-186 Intent.
- § 220-187 Noise.
- § 220-188 Vibration.
- § 220-189 Particulate matter.
- § 220-190 Toxic and noxious material.
- § 220-191 Flammable and explosive materials.
- § 220-192 Noxious odorous material.
- § 220-193 Outdoor lighting.
- § 220-194 Heat.
- § 220-195 Radiation hazards.
- § 220-196 Electromagnetic interference.
- § 220-197 Limestone hazard areas.
- § 220-198 Outdoor storage and disposal of waste.
- § 220-199 Loading operations.
- § 220-200 Landscaping requirements.
- § 220-201 Screening requirements.
- § 220-202 Buffering requirements.
- § 220-203 Woodland preservation.
- § 220-204 Steep slope provisions.
- § 220-205 Scenic river corridor standards.
- § 220-206 Floodplain management.
- § 220-207 Wireless communications facilities.
- § 220-208 through § 220-210. (Reserved)
- Ch 220 Art XX General Standards
- § 220-211 Height regulations.
- § 220-212 Yard regulations.
- § 220-213 Projections in yards.
- § 220-214 Obstruction to vision.
- § 220-215 Fences and walls.
- § 220-216 Space regulations.
- § 220-217 Control of traffic and protection of public safety.
- § 220-218 Reduction of lot dimensions.
- Ch 220 Art XXI Nonconforming Buildings, Structures and Uses
- § 220-219 General provisions.
- § 220-220 Certificate of nonconformance.
- § 220-221 Alterations.
- § 220-222 Extensions or enlargements.
- § 220-223 Reconstruction and restoration.
- § 220-224 Discontinuance.
- § 220-225 Nonconforming lots.
- § 220-226 Nonconforming signs.
- Ch 220 Art XXII Airport Hazard Zoning Provisions
- § 220-227 Intent.
- § 220-228 Definitions.
- § 220-229 Establishment of airport surface zones.
- § 220-229.1 Airport surface zone height limitations.
- § 220-230 Airport zoning requirements.
- § 220-231 Permits and variances.
- § 220-232 Enforcement; notice.
- Ch 220 Art XXIII Groundwater Nonuse Overlay District
- § 220-233 Purpose and intent; authority.
- § 220-234 Establishment and delineation.
- § 220-235 Regulated groundwater uses.
- § 220-236 Subdivision and land development plans.
- Ch 220 Art XXIV Off-street Parking
- § 220-237 General parking regulations.
- § 220-238 Parking for the physically challenged.
- § 220-239 Off-street parking facilities requirements.
- § 220-240 Drive-through service facility stacking distance requirements.
- § 220-241 Reduction in parking spaces and stacking distance requirements.
- § 220-242 Parking area location and design requirements.
- § 220-243 Off-street loading and unloading requirements.
- § 220-244 Motor vehicle access.
- Ch 220 Art XXV Signs
- § 220-245 Purpose.
- § 220-246 Definitions.
- § 220-247 General regulations.
- § 220-248 Sign standards.
- § 220-249 Nonconforming signs.
- § 220-250 Determination of sign area and height.
- § 220-251 Exceptions to permit requirements.
- § 220-252 Regulations by sign type.
- § 220-253 Regulations by zoning district.
- § 220-254 Temporary sign regulations.
- Ch 220 Art XXVI Amendments
- § 220-255 Procedure.
- § 220-256 Procedure for curative amendments.
- § 220-257 Publication, advertisement and availability of ordinance.
- § 220-258 Zoning Map amendment application requirements.
- § 220-259 Enactment of Zoning Ordinance amendments.
- Ch 220 Art XXVII Administration and Enforcement
- § 220-260 Appointment and powers of Zoning Officer.
- § 220-261 Enforcement.
- § 220-262 Permits.
- § 220-263 Inspection by the Zoning Officer.
- § 220-264 Fees.
- § 220-265 Certificate of use and occupancy.
- § 220-265.1 Certificate of nonconformance.
- § 220-266 Special exceptions and variances.
- § 220-266.1 Conditional uses.
- § 220-267 Appeals and applications.
- § 220-268 Violations and penalties.
- § 220-269 Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 220-270 Interpretation; construal of provisions.
- § 220-271 (Reserved)
- Ch 220 Art XXVIII Floodplain Districts
- § 220-272 Purpose.
- § 220-273 Applicability.
- § 220-274 Compliance.
- § 220-275 Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- § 220-276 Establishment of floodplain districts.
- § 220-277 District provisions.
- § 220-278 Existing structures.
- § 220-279 Administration.
- § 220-280 Special exceptions and variances.
- § 220-281 Development which may endanger human life.
- § 220-282 Activities prohibited.
- § 220-283 Elevation certificates.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Lower Allen 7-13-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-2.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table of Zoning Map Amendments
Attachment 2 - Zoning Ordinance Sign TablesAttachment 3 - Exhibit XXV, Sign TypesAttachment 4 - Sign Tables (TND)Attachment 5 - Exhibit A, Small Wireless Communications Facility Design Manual[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also superseded former Ch. 220,
Zoning, adopted 12-28-1995 by Ord. No. 95-8, as amended.
