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Township of Lower Makefield, PA
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 200 Zoning
Chapter 200
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Lower Makefield
10-17-1994
by
Ord. No. 292
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Uses by District
Attachment 2 - Summary of Sign Types
Attachment 3 - Appendix A
Attachment 4 - Appendix B
Attachment 5 - Appendix C
Article I
General Provisions
§ 200-1
Community development objectives and purposes.
§ 200-2
Short title.
§ 200-3
Grant of power.
§ 200-4
Applicability.
§ 200-5
Interpretation.
§ 200-6
Powers and duties of county.
§ 200-7
Definitions.
Article II
Classification of Districts
§ 200-8
Classes of districts.
§ 200-9
Zoning Map.
§ 200-10
District boundaries.
Article III
Residential-Resource Protection (R-RP)
§ 200-11
Permitted uses.
§ 200-12
Table of performance standards.
§ 200-13
Lot area and yard requirements.
§ 200-13.1
Requirements for open space cluster development.
§ 200-14
Impervious surface requirements.
Article IV
Residential Low-Density (R-1)
§ 200-15
Permitted uses.
§ 200-16
Table of performance standards.
§ 200-17
Requirements for farmland preservation development.
§ 200-17.1
Requirements for open space cluster development.
§ 200-18
Lot area and yard requirements for dwellings.
§ 200-19
Impervious surface requirements.
Article V
Residential Medium-Density (R-2)
§ 200-20
Permitted uses.
§ 200-21
Table of performance standards.
§ 200-22
Lot area and yard requirements for dwellings.
§ 200-22.1
Requirements for open space cluster development.
§ 200-23
Impervious surface requirements.
Article VI
Residential Single-Family High Density (R-3)
§ 200-24
Permitted uses.
§ 200-25
Standards for single-family detached dwellings.
§ 200-26
Table of performance standards for single-family attached and two-family dwellings.
§ 200-27
Impervious surface requirements.
§ 200-27.1
Requirements for open space cluster development.
Article VII
Residential Single-Family High-Density Modified (R-3M)
§ 200-28
Permitted uses.
§ 200-29
Table of performance standards.
§ 200-30
Lot area and yard requirements for dwellings.
§ 200-31
Impervious surface requirements.
Article VIII
Residential Multiple-Family High-Density (R-4)
§ 200-32
Permitted uses.
§ 200-33
Single-family detached dwellings.
§ 200-34
Table of performance standards for single-family attached, two-family dwellings and multifamily dwellings.
§ 200-35
Impervious surface requirements.
Article IX
Commercial-Historic Commercial (H-C)
§ 200-36
Permitted uses.
§ 200-37
Lot area and design standards.
§ 200-38
Supplemental regulations.
Article IXA
Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) Overlay District
§ 200-38.1
Purposes and intent.
§ 200-38.2
Overlay district.
§ 200-38.3
Permitted uses.
§ 200-38.4
Lot area and design standards.
§ 200-38.5
Supplemental regulations.
§ 200-38.6
Detailed design standards.
Article X
Commercial-Neighborhood District (C-1)
§ 200-39
Permitted uses.
§ 200-40
Lot area, dimensional and design standards.
§ 200-41
Supplemental regulations.
Article XI
Commercial-Highway Services (C-2)
§ 200-42
Permitted uses.
§ 200-43
Lot area, dimensional and design standards.
§ 200-44
Supplemental regulations.
Article XII
General Business/industrial (C-3)
§ 200-45
Permitted uses.
§ 200-46
Lot area, dimensional and design standards.
§ 200-47
Supplemental regulations.
Article XIII
Office/Research (O-R)
§ 200-48
Permitted uses.
§ 200-49
Lot area, dimensional and design requirements.
§ 200-50
Supplemental regulations.
Article XIIIA
Radio and Telecommunications Facility Overlay District (RTF)
§ 200-50.1
Use regulations; design standards.
Article XIIIB
SOPAS Special Off-Premises Advertising Sign Overlay District
§ 200-50.2
Use regulations; design standards.
Article XIIIC
Amateur Radio Facility Overlay District
§ 200-50.3
Use regulations; design standards.
Article XIIID
Impervious Surface Credit for Pervious Pavement Systems
§ 200-50.4
Pervious pavement systems.
Article XIIIE
Mixed-Use (MU) Overlay District
§ 200-50.5
Purpose and intent.
§ 200-50.6
Establishment of overlay district.
§ 200-50.7
Permitted uses.
§ 200-50.8
Development requirements.
§ 200-50.9
Area, dimensional and design standards.
§ 200-50.10
Bonus provisions.
§ 200-50.11
Parking standards.
§ 200-50.12
Signage.
Article XIV
General Regulations Applicable To All Uses
§ 200-51
Natural resource protection requirements.
§ 200-52
Site capacity calculations.
§ 200-53
Clear sight triangles.
§ 200-54
Special setbacks.
§ 200-55
Setbacks from the Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal.
§ 200-56
Special setbacks along arterial and collector streets.
§ 200-57
Access to lots.
§ 200-58
Flag or lane lots.
§ 200-59
Performance standards.
§ 200-60
Floodplain use regulations.
§ 200-61
through § 200-66. (Reserved)
Article XV
Use Regulations
§ 200-67
Applicability.
§ 200-68
Principal uses.
§ 200-69
Accessory uses and accessory structures.
§ 200-70
Private swimming pools.
§ 200-71
Pools of restrictive size; hot tubs.
§ 200-72
Prohibited operations.
Article XVI
Buffers
§ 200-73
Buffer requirements.
Article XVII
Ownership and Maintenance of Open Lands
§ 200-74
Ownership.
§ 200-75
Plan requirements.
§ 200-76
Methods of conveyance.
§ 200-77
Open lands maintenance.
Article XVIII
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 200-78
General parking requirements.
§ 200-79
Standards for off-street parking according to use.
§ 200-80
Off-street loading required berths.
§ 200-81
Loading berth specifications.
Article XIX
Signs
§ 200-82
Conformance required.
§ 200-83
Sign regulations.
§ 200-84
Signs in residential districts.
§ 200-85
Signs in nonresidential zoning districts.
Article XX
Nonconformities
§ 200-86
General provisions.
Article XXI
Administration and Enforcement
§ 200-87
Enforcement.
§ 200-88
Limits of authority.
§ 200-89
Zoning, building and occupancy permit.
Article XXII
Conditional Uses
§ 200-90
Applicability.
§ 200-91
General conditions.
§ 200-92
Application requirements.
§ 200-93
Review procedures.
Article XXIII
Zoning Hearing Board; Appeals
§ 200-94
Membership of Board and election of officers.
§ 200-95
Removal of members.
§ 200-96
Interpretation appeals.
§ 200-97
Variance appeals.
§ 200-98
Special exception applications.
§ 200-99
Challenge to validity of chapter.
§ 200-100
Orders.
§ 200-101
Adoption of rules.
§ 200-102
Meetings.
§ 200-103
Records and decisions.
§ 200-104
Public hearings.
§ 200-105
Expiration of special exceptions and variances.
§ 200-106
Administration.
§ 200-107
Appeals to court.
§ 200-108
Stay of proceedings.
§ 200-109
Time limitations.
Article XXIV
Amendments
§ 200-110
Power of amendment.
§ 200-111
Initiation of amendments.
§ 200-112
Public hearing.
§ 200-113
Action upon amendment.
§ 200-114
Appeals.
§ 200-115
Administration and fees.
Article XXV
Remedies; Violations and Penalties
§ 200-116
Causes of action.
§ 200-117
Enforcement remedies.
§ 200-118
Continuation.
