B.
Purpose. The purpose of these zoning provisions is
to:
(1)
Promote, protect and facilitate coordinated community
development.
(2)
Provide for the protection and preservation of the
natural resources within the Township.
(3)
Promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the
following: the public health, safety, morals and the general welfare,
coordinated and practical community development and proper density
of population, emergency management preparedness and operations, airports
and national defense facilities, the provisions of adequate light
and air, access to incident solar energy, police protection, vehicle
parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewerage, schools,
recreational facilities, public grounds, the provision of a safe,
reliable and adequate water supply for domestic, commercial, agricultural
or industrial use and other public requirements, as well as preservation
of the natural, scenic and historic values in the environment and
preservation of forests, wetlands, aquifers and floodplains.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 305]
(4)
Prevent the overcrowding of land, blight, danger and
congestion in travel and transportation, loss of health, life or property
from fire, flood, panic or other dangers.
(5)
Provide for the use of land for residential housing
of various dwellings and reasonable overall community growth.
(6)
Preserve prime agriculture and farmland considering
topography, soil types and classification and present use.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Township of Lower Makefield Zoning Ordinance."
Section 601 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code (Act 247, as amended)[1] provides that the Lower Makefield Township Board of Supervisors
may enact a zoning ordinance within the Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10601.
This chapter requires that, within Lower Makefield
Township, in the County of Bucks and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
no land, body of water or structure shall hereafter be used or occupied
and no structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed,
reconstructed, moved or structurally altered unless in conformity
with all the regulations and procedures herein specified for the district
in which such land, body of water or structure is located.
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, comfort, convenience
and general welfare. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater
restrictions than those of any statute, 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, other ordinance
or regulation shall be controlling.
The Bucks County Planning Commission is empowered
under § 304 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning
Code (Act 247)[1] to submit its recommendations on the proposed adoption,
amendment or repeal of any municipal zoning ordinance or part thereof.
Proposals shall be submitted to the County Planning Commission at
least 45 days in advance of any proposed action by the Township.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10304.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases shall be construed throughout this chapter to have the meanings herein indicated. The singular shall include the plural, and the plural shall include the singular. The word "used" shall include the words "arranged" or "designed." The present tense shall include the future tense. The word "shall" is always mandatory. Words not specifically defined by this chapter shall be interpreted to have a standard dictionary meaning. Land uses permitted by this chapter are defined in Article XV.
A building or structure subordinate to and detached from
the main building on the same lot and used for purposes customarily
incidental to those of the main building, including but not necessarily
limited to private noncommercial greenhouses, farm buildings, swimming
pools, tool sheds, playhouses and detached garages.
A use customarily incidental and subordinate to a principal
use or structure.
A vehicular travel lane, such as a driveway, shared driveway,
or aisle in an off-street parking area, which is interconnected to
adjoining streets and/or alleys.
[Added 10-3-2007 by Ord. No. 372]
Any change in supporting members of a building such as bearing
walls, columns, beams, girders or siding, any addition to a building,
any change in use from one classification to another or removal of
a building from one location to another.
Any public sale of real or personal property by means of
competitive bidding.
A story at least partly or totally below grade level. A basement
shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurement
and for determining floor area if the vertical distance between the
ceiling and the average level of adjoining ground is more than six
feet or if the basement is used for business or dwelling purposes.
A roofed areaway connecting a dwelling with a garage or carport
or connecting one part of a building with another.
The word "Supervisors" or the words "Board of Supervisors"
shall always mean the Lower Makefield Township Board of Supervisors.
An individual other than a member of the family occupying
the dwelling unit or part thereof who is furnished sleeping accommodations
and may be furnished meals or other services as part of the arrangement
with the family.
Land area used to separate a street from another land use
or to separate one land use from another land use; and/or to shield
or block lights, noise or other nuisances.
Any structure having a roof and used or intended to be used
for the shelter of people, animals or property.
The total of the areas taken on a horizontal plane at the
main grade level of the principal building and all accessory buildings
exclusive of uncovered porches, terraces and steps and measured from
the exterior of outside walls.
The ratio of the total building area of all buildings on
a lot to the net buildable site area of the lot on which they are
located.
The vertical distance measured from the proposed level grade
to the highest point of any structure on the roof, including all mechanical
equipment and appurtenances thereto, except to the extent specifically
permitted by this chapter and except for place of worship steeples
and farm buildings.
Any permit required by the Lower Makefield Township Building
Code.
A building in which is conducted the main or principal use
of the lot on which said building is situated.
FRONTA line parallel to the right-of-way line at a distance therefrom equal to the depth of the minimum front yard required.
SIDEA line parallel to the side lot line at a distance therefrom equal to the depth of the minimum side yard required.
REARA line parallel to the rear lot line at a distance from the rear lot line equal to the depth of the minimum rear yard required.
The portion of a street or alley intended for vehicular use.
A line which is typically midway between and parallel to
the right-of-way lines.
A certificate stating that all work indicated on a building
permit has been completed in compliance with Township regulations.
See § 200-60.
[1]Any structure owned or operated by a third party for the
purpose of housing on a temporary or permanent basis two or more unrelated
persons who:
[Added 10-17-2005 by Ord. No. 354]
A use permitted by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with specific standards set forth in this chapter and pursuant to the provisions of Article VI of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended.
[Amended 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 305]
Any combustible or explosive composition or any substance
or combination of substances intended to produce visible and/or audible
effects by combustion and which is suitable for use by the public
that complies with the construction, performance, composition and
labeling requirements promulgated by the Consumer Products Safety
Commission in 16 CFR (relating to commercial practices) or any successor
regulation and which complies with the provisions for consumer fireworks
as defined in the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) Standard
87-1, or any successor standard. This term excludes devices such as
ground and hand-held sparkling devices, novelties and toy caps, as
defined in the APA Standard 87-1, or any successor standard.
[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 362]
Facilities located within the boundaries of the Township
that have been licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
to sell consumer fireworks and that meet all criteria for licensure
set forth in 35 P.S. § 1275.3, or any successor statute,
as well as this chapter. Such facility shall be exclusively dedicated
to the sale and storage of consumer fireworks and related items, and
the facility shall operate in accordance with the rules set forth
in 35 P.S. § 1275.5, or any successor statute.
[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 362]
The word "county" shall always mean Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
The number of dwelling units per acre of net buildable site
area.
Land occupied by installed sports or play equipment of facilities
such as swimming pool, hard surface courts, playground apparatus,
recreation buildings or playing fields.
Any landowner, agent of such landowner or tenant with the
permission of such landowner, who makes or causes to be made a subdivision
of land or a land development.
Any man-made change or improvement, including but not limited
to buildings or other structures, the placement of mobile homes, streets
and other paving, utilities, filling, grading and clearing of vegetation,
excavation, mining, dredging or drilling operations or demolition.
The provisions for land development, a plat of subdivision,
all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and
other structures, intensity of use or density of development, streets,
ways and parking facilities, open space and public facilities. The
phrase "provisions of the development plan" shall mean the written
and graphic materials referred to in this definition.
Defined as provided in 27 CFR § 555.11 (related
to meaning of terms), which is incorporated herein by reference, or
any successor statute or regulation.
[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 362]
A zoning district as laid out on the Zoning Map, along with
the regulations pertaining thereto.
A vehicular accessway connecting a street and a parking area
or garage within a lot or property.
A building containing one or more dwelling units designed
or used exclusively as living quarters.
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGA dwelling on a lot designed and occupied exclusively as a residence for one family, having independent outside access and having yards on all sides, including a manufactured home or mobile home.
SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLINGA dwelling designed and occupied exclusively as a residence for one family, having independent outside access attached to but separated from adjoining dwellings by not more than two party walls and not a two-family dwelling.
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DWELLINGA dwelling designed and occupied exclusively as a residence for three or more families.
TWO-FAMILY DWELLING (TWIN OR DUPLEX DWELLING)A structure containing two dwelling units, each of which is totally separated from the other by a solid wall extending from ground to roof or a solid ceiling and floor extending from exterior wall to exterior wall, except for a common stairwell.
MULTIFAMILY MANOR HOUSEA freestanding residential structure that is intended to look like one dwelling unit but has four dwellings attached, each with two party walls from basement to roof.
[Added 10-3-2007 by Ord. No. 372]
TOWNHOUSEAn attached dwelling unit from ground to roof, having individual outside access. A row of attached townhouses shall not exceed five dwelling units and the number of units in a row or group of attached townhouses shall average no more than four in any townhouse development.
[Added 10-3-2007 by Ord. No. 372]
Any room or group of rooms located within a dwelling and
forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or
intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking, bathing and eating
by one family.
A statement identifying and analyzing the effects of development
proposals on the environment, as outlined in Appendix A of this chapter.[2]
An individual or two or more persons related by blood, marriage,
foster relationship or adoption, or not more than five individuals
(excluding servants) who need not be so related and who are living
together in a single non-profit dwelling and maintaining a common
household with single cooking facilities on a nontransient basis.
A border shall not be considered a member of the family. Individuals
residing together in a community treatment/rehabilitation facility
or nursing home shall not be considered a family, except to the extent
required as a reasonable accommodation under the Federal Fair Housing
Act.
[Amended 10-17-2005 by Ord. No. 354]
Any building used for the storage of agricultural equipment or farm produce or housing livestock or poultry which is part of an agricultural use as defined in § 200-68. The term "farm building" shall not include dwellings.
See §§ 200-17 and 200-68A(12).
Any structure of nonliving material erected for the purpose
of separating one property from another either to assure privacy or
to protect the property screened. For the purpose of this chapter,
a masonry wall is considered to be a fence; also:
SPITE FENCEAny fence or wall which has been erected for the purpose of cutting off the light or air of any adjoining property or erected of unsightly materials for the purpose of annoyance or harassment or which has been erected to a height above that necessary for the proper and ordinary security or enclosure.
A flag lot or lane lot is one which does not have the minimum
lot width required at the minimum required front building line, but
which attains the minimum lot width required at a distance from the
right-of-way line greater than the minimum front yard setback. The
lot includes a strip of land owned in fee simple, which is the lane
or flagpole portion of the lot, connecting the street with the flag
portion of the lot.
That portion of the floodplain outside the floodway.
That land adjoining any stream, lake or pond which is subject
to a one-hundred-year-recurrence-interval flood. The "floodplain"
includes the "flood-fringe" and the "floodway."
See § 200-54A(2).
The designated area of a floodplain required to carry and
discharge flood waters of a given magnitude.
The sum of the total horizontal areas of all floors of the
building or buildings, measured from the exterior faces of exterior
walls or from the center line of walls separating two buildings. The
floor area of a building or buildings shall include:
Basement space.
Elevator shafts and stairwells at each floor.
Floor space for mechanical equipment, with structural
headroom of seven feet six inches or more.
Penthouses.
Attic space (whether or not a floor has actually
been laid) providing structural headroom of seven feet six inches
or more.
Interior balconies and mezzanines.
Enclosed porches.
Accessory uses, including garage space for accessory
off-street parking when covered or enclosed.
The sum of the total floor area of a building and its accessory
buildings on the same lot, but not including elevator shafts, stairwells,
floor space for mechanical equipment or accessory garage or off-street
parking areas, but including the floor area of attics where the height
of the space is seven feet six inches or more or where it is used
for dwelling or business purposes and basements as defined herein.
The ratio of the gross floor area to the net lot area.
A structure or roofed area attached to a residential building
and used for the storage of one or more vehicles. Such attached garage
or carport shall be considered an integral part of the main building
in interpreting yard requirements and square footage.
An accessory building or part of a principal building used
or intended to be used for the storage of motor vehicles owned and
used by the owner or tenant of the premises.
Sale of tangible personal property located on the residence
of the owner. This shall only include personal property which was
located on the premises prior to the sale.
The elevation of the center line of the streets as officially
established by the Township Engineer.
The completed surfaces of lawns, walks and roads brought
to grade as shown on official plans or designs relating thereto.
The mean elevation of the ground surrounding a building,
calculated as an average of the highest and lowest elevations.
The open space in a traditional neighborhood development,
consisting of open space to be used for active or passive recreation,
community gardens, or resource protection, all of which shall be deed-restricted
against future development, and subject to landscaping acceptable
to Lower Makefield Township. Green space areas shall be useable, easily
identifiable and freely accessible to all residents and inhabitants
of a traditional neighborhood.
[Added 10-3-2007 by Ord. No. 372]
Surfaces which do not absorb water, including all buildings
and paved or hard surfaces. In addition, other areas determined by
the Township Engineer to be impervious within the meaning of this
definition shall also be classified as impervious. For purposes of
this definition, that area of a swimming pool located inside the coping
shall not be classified as impervious.
The total area of all impervious surfaces within a lot divided
by the gross lot area.
New building construction within the TND Overlay District,
which shall be regulated as to the size and scale in keeping with
the size and scale of the historic structures located within the historic
district.
[Added 10-3-2007 by Ord. No. 372]
A business that may include a restaurant with a minimum of
four hotel rooms for overnight guests, provided that the rooms cannot
be used for extended stays that are greater than three months’
duration.
[Added 10-3-2007 by Ord. No. 372]
A private academic school for pre-first grade children as
defined in the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Board of Private
Academic Schools, Regulations," effective August 21, 1988, as subsequently
updated and amended.
Year-round bodies of water. The shoreline of such water bodies
shall be measured from the mean water level.
License issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture
permitting an operator to sell and store consumer fireworks from a
consumer fireworks facility.
[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 362]
A space accessible from a street or way, in a building or
on a lot, for the temporary use of vehicles while loading or unloading
merchandise or materials.
A parcel of land, set aside from other parcels in one ownership
and not divided by a street and having access to a public street.
A lot may include open space.
The area contained within the property lines of the lot,
but excluding any part of a public or private street ultimate right-of-way.
The gross lot area excluding any area required as resource
protection land or as recreation land under this chapter, and excluding
the area of easements for pipelines.
A lot which has an interior angle of less than 135° at
the intersection of two street lines. A lot abutting a curved street
shall be considered a corner lot if the tangents to the curve at the
points of intersection of the side lot lines intersect at an interior
angle of less than 135°.
A lot other than a corner lot.
An interior lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately
parallel streets.
The mean distance from the front lot line of the street to
the rear lot line.
A lot which has been recorded in the Office of the Recorder
of Deeds of Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
LOT LINE, FRONTA line abutting the street at the ultimate right-of-way line.
LOT LINE, SIDEAny lot boundary line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.
LOT LINE, REARA lot line which is opposite and most distant from the front lot line. If the rear lot line is less than 20 feet in length, or if the lot forms a point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a line 20 feet in length within the lot, between the side lot lines, parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line. For corner lot, of the two lot lines opposite the front lot lines, that which is most distant will be the rear lot line.
The horizontal distance between the side lines of the lot
measured at the front building line.
A highway, road or street classified as either an arterial
or collector street in the Comprehensive Master Plan or this chapter.[3]
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy, contained in one unit or in two or more units designed
to be joined into one integral unit capable of being again 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 unit may be used without a permanent
foundation.
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land under single ownership
which have been so designated and improved for the placement of mobile
homes for nontransient use, consisting of two or more mobile home
lots.
The word "municipality" or "municipal" shall always mean
Lower Makefield Township.[4]
A lot the area or dimension of which was lawful prior to
the adoption or amendment of this chapter but which fails to conform
to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located
by reasons of such adoption or amendment.
A structure or part of a structure which does not comply
with the applicable area, setback, yard, building height, location,
size, impervious surface and/or other dimensional requirements of
this chapter or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted where such
structure lawfully existed prior to the enactment of this chapter
or amendment. Such nonconforming structures include but are not limited
to nonconforming signs.
A use, whether of land or of structure, which does not comply
with the applicable use provisions in this chapter or amendment heretofore
or hereafter enacted, where such use was lawfully in existence prior
to the enactment of this chapter or amendment or prior to the application
of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.
Defined as provided in APA Standard 87-1.
[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 362]
A private academic school for pre-first grade children as
defined in the "Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, State Board of Private
Academic Schools, regulations," effective August 21, 1988, as subsequently
updated and amended.
A porch open on three sides, except for wire insect screening.
A porch shall not be considered open which is enclosed by either permanent
or detachable weatherproof sash.
Resource-protected lands, including farmland which is part
of a farmland preservation conditional use development or open space.
An area of land or of water, or a combination of land and
water, within a development site designed and intended for the use
or enjoyment of residents, not including streets, parking areas, areas
set aside for facilities (such as detention and retention basins).
Open space can include resource-protected land. Open space shall not
include land occupied by commercial, industrial, residential or other
nonrecreational uses, land reserved for future parking areas for nonrecreational
uses, stormwater management facilities, wastewater management facilities,
and/or the yards or lots of dwelling units. Open space shall not include
leftover areas, remnants of land remaining after lotting out, or other
unusable areas (such as environmentally damaged or unremediated land
or landfills).
[Amended 8-2-2023 by Ord. No. 440]
Any person who is licensed by the Pennsylvania Department
of Agriculture to sell consumer fireworks. Such license shall be obtained
in accordance with 35 P.S. § 1275.4, or any successor statute.
[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 362]
An off-street area on a lot with an all-weather surface available
for the storage of one motor vehicle and having dimensions as required
by this chapter, exclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant
thereto and having individual direct access to a street without moving
another vehicle.
A wall on an interior lot line shared by two buildings.
Any natural person, corporation, limited-liability company,
partnership (general or limited), trust, estate, or other entity.
[Added 5-16-2007 by Ord. No. 362]
A low-impact development (LID) stormwater BMP that consists
of a pervious pavement layer and an aggregate stone bed storage layer
placed on a noncompacted soil subgrade. The pavement layer must be
capable of supporting vehicular or pedestrian traffic and have sufficient
porosity to allow rainwater to percolate into the storage layer below.
A pavement layer is considered pervious if it is one of the following
materials: pervious bituminous asphalt, pervious concrete or nonseparated
pervious paver blocks, all of which must be underlain by a uniformly
graded aggregate stone bed on a noncompacted soil subgrade. The storage
layer typically consists of gravel or crushed stone with sufficient
voids that will store water after a storm until such time as the water
can infiltrate into the soil subgrade below. Such systems are an effective
method for minimizing the environmental impact of land development.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) BMP
Manual, dated December 30, 2006, as amended, provides a detailed description
of pervious pavements and their proper construction and maintenance.
[Added 3-19-2014 by Ord. No. 395]
The word "Commission" or the words "Planning Commission"
shall always mean the Lower Makefield Township Planning Commission.
A use permitted other than an accessory use.
Notice published once each week for two consecutive weeks
in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township. Such notice
shall state the time and place of hearing and the particular nature
of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication
shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not
be less than seven days from the date of the hearing.
A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the Board
of Supervisors or the Planning Commission intended to inform and obtain
public comment prior to taking action in accordance with this chapter.
A forum held pursuant to notice under the act of July 3,
1986 (P.L. 388, No. 84,) known as the "Sunshine Act."[5]
A facility owned by a municipal government or municipal authority
in which sewage is collected and piped to an approved sewage treatment
plant.
Water supplied by a private or municipal corporation organized
for the distribution and sale of water in accordance with the laws
and regulations of all Township, county, state and federal agencies
having jurisdiction.
Area or land with natural resources which require protection
under the terms of this chapter.
Land set aside for use as a street or other means of travel
or for use by a utility.
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINEThe dividing line between a lot and the ultimate right-of-way of street or road or utility line.
RIGHT-OF-WAY, FUTURE OR ULTIMATEThe right-of-way width deemed necessary to provide adequate width for future improvements, as designated by Township ordinances.
A currency activated device for personal use or pleasure,
including but not limited to devices for washing, drying, cleaning,
change or amusement but specifically excluding vending machines.
See "building line."
Any sanitary sewer, sewage system, sewage treatment works
or parts thereof designed, intended or constructed for the collection,
treatment and satisfactory disposal of sanitary waste and industrial
sewage.
The ownership of a lot by one or more persons, partnerships
or corporations, which ownership is separate and distinct from that
of any adjoining lot.
An area having specific boundaries and encompassing an existing
or proposed land development, subdivision or residence.
See § 200-52 for definition and method of calculation.
All land area within the site as determined from an actual
survey.
That part of the base site area remaining for development after the required resource-protected land has been subtracted and, if applicable, required open space, as defined and calculated in § 200-52.
Land area in slope exceeding 15%.
That part of a building located between a floor and the floor
or roof next above.
A public street, road or highway which is legally open or
officially platted by the Township or a private street, road or way
over which the owners or tenants have the right-of-way.
Ultimate right-of-way line of a street.
A vehicular way which is owned by a federal, state, county
or local government or governmental agency.
The space formed by buildings located close to the street,
which is embellished with street trees and sidewalks; and accentuated
with front porches, low fences, hedges and other appointments that
are emblematic of a traditional neighborhood such as streetlamps,
curbs, and on-street parking. The streetscape is framed by buildings
which help create the “outdoor room” typical of a traditional
neighborhood setting.
[Added 10-3-2007 by Ord. No. 372]
Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location
on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land.
A structure over 18 inches in depth or with a surface area
of 150 square feet or more used or intended to be used for swimming
or wading.
A swimming pool on the lot with and accessory to a dwelling,
which pool is used solely by the owner, operator or lessee of such
dwelling and the family or by friends invited to use such pool without
payment of fee. The term shall include all structures, appurtenances,
equipment and other facilities incidental to the operation of such
pool.
Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location
on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land.
See "site or tract."
An area of land developed for a compatible mixture of residential
units for various income levels and nonresidential commercial and
workplace uses, including some structures that provide for a mix of
uses within the same building. Residences, shops, offices, workplaces,
public buildings, and parks are interwoven within the neighborhood
so that all are within relatively close proximity to each other. Traditional
neighborhood development is relatively compact, limited in size and
oriented toward pedestrian activity. It has an identifiable center
and a discernible edge. The center of the neighborhood is in the form
of a public park, commons, plaza, square or prominent intersection
of two or more major streets. Generally, there is a hierarchy of streets
laid out in a rectilinear or grid pattern of interconnecting streets
and blocks that provides multiple routes from origins to destinations
and are appropriately designed to serve the needs of pedestrians and
vehicles equally.
[Added 10-3-2007 by Ord. No. 372]
A motorized or nonmotorized vehicle designed as a temporary
dwelling for travel, recreation, vacation or other for transport of
goods.
A vehicle defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
as a "truck," meaning a vehicle weighing more than 5,000 pounds which
is not a car or a station wagon.
The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained. For definitions of specific uses, see Article XV.
A use allowed subject to the provisions of this chapter,
exclusive of any nonconforming or illegal use.
See § 200-68A(30).
[Added 8-7-1995 by Ord. No. 297]
A currency-activated device for dispensing merchandise, including
but not limited to devices dispensing beverages, candy, tobacco products,
toiletries, newspapers, dairy products, ice or food but specifically
excluding service machines.
The same definition as set forth in the provisions of § 200-51B of this chapter.
[Amended 10-6-1998 by Ord. No. 319]
The same definition as set forth in § 200-51B of this chapter.
[Amended 10-6-1998 by Ord. No. 319]
A space open to the sky on the same lot with a building or
structure which is unoccupied, except for accessory structures to
the extent specifically permitted by this chapter.
YARD, FRONTThe open space between the front building line and the right-of-way line for the full width of the lot.
YARD, SIDEThe open space between the side building line and the side lot line.
YARD, REARThe open space between the rear building line and the rear lot line for the full width of the lot.
The word "Board" or the words "Zoning Hearing Board" shall
always mean the Lower Makefield Township Zoning Hearing Board.
The duly appointed municipal official designated by the Township
Supervisors to enforce this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "common open space,"
which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 8-2-2023 by Ord. No. 440. See now the definition of "open space."
[2]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is included at the end of this chapter.
[3]
Editor's Note: The Comprehensive Master Plan
is on file in the Township offices.
[4]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "net
buildable site area," which immediately followed this definition,
was deleted 10-21-1996 by Ord. No. 305.
[5]
Editor's Note: See 65 Pa.C.S.A. § 701
et seq.
