[Amended 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-24]
[Amended 10-27-2008 by Ord. No. 2008-21; 5-17-2010 by Ord. No. 2010-10; 8-20-2018 by Ord. No. 2018-13]
For the purpose of lessening congestion in the streets; securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers; protecting health, morals and the general welfare; providing adequate light and air; preventing the overcrowding of land and buildings; avoiding undue concentration of population, with reasonable consideration to the character of the district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses and with the objective of conserving the value of property and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the municipality, the Township of Woolwich is hereby divided into 13 districts which shall be designated as follows:
5A Five Acre District (§ 203-39)
R-1 Residential District (§ 203-40)
R-2 Residential District (§ 203-41)
R-3 Residential District (§ 203-42)
CON Conservation (§ 203-43)
PAC Planned Adult Community District (§ 203-44)
PUD Planned Unit Development District (§ 203-45)
FOC Flexible Office Commercial District (§ 203-46)
I-C Cemetery District (§ 203-47)
LIO Light Industrial/Office District (§ 203-48)
Woolwich Kings Landing Regional Center Districts identified as RR (Residential Receiving; Article XVII), CC (Corridor Commercial; Article XVIII), NC (Neighborhood Commercial; Article XXVII), RR-BD (Residential Receiving - Base Density; Article XXIV), MU (Mixed Use; Article XXIII), BBR (Big Box Retail; Article XXV), and RHO (Regional Hotel Office; Article XXVI)
Woolwich Regional Center Overlay (Article XIX)
AR-1 Auburn Village District (Article XX)
The boundaries of districts shall be as shown on the map attached to and made a part of this chapter, which map shall be known as the “Zoning Map of Woolwich Township,” dated the effective date of this section, or as may be subsequently revised. Said map and all notations, references and data shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference into this chapter and shall be as much a part of this chapter as if all were fully described herein.[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: The Zoning Map is available in the Township offices.
Where uncertainty exists as to any of said boundaries as shown on said map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
District boundary lines are intended to follow the center line of the streets, railroads, rights-of-way, streams and lot or property lines as they exist on plats of record at the time of the passage of this chapter, unless such district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions shown on the Zoning Map. Any dimensions shall be in feet and measured horizontally and, when measured from a street, shall be measured from the street right-of-way line even if the center line of that street is used for the location of a zoning district line.
B. 
Where such boundaries are not fixed by dimensions and where they approximately follow lot lines and where they do not scale more than 10 feet distant therefrom, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries unless specifically shown otherwise.
C. 
In unsubdivided land and where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions shown on the map, shall be determined by the Zoning Officer by application of a scale thereto.
A. 
The exact location of any disputed zoning district boundary line shall be determined by the Zoning Board of Adjustment.
B. 
The zoning standards, controls and designations apply to every structure, lot and use within each district, and the district lines extend vertically in both directions from ground level.
C. 
Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map, or in other circumstances not covered by subsections above, the Zoning Board of Adjustment shall interpret the district boundaries.
D. 
Whenever any street or public way is vacated by official action, the zoning districts adjoining the side of such public way shall be automatically extended to include the right-of-way thus vacated which shall thenceforth be subject to all regulations of the extended district or districts.
Following the effective date of this chapter:
A. 
Any use not permitted by this chapter shall be deemed to be prohibited.
B. 
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.