A.
For the purpose of this ordinance, the Township of
Palmer is hereby divided into the following types of zoning districts:
RA
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Rural Agricultural District
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LDR
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Low-Density Residential District
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MDR
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Medium-Density Residential District
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HDR
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High-Density Residential District
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HDR-2
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High-Density (Limited Residential) Residential
District
[Added 2-15-2000 by Ord. No. 282] | |
HDR-II
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High Density Residential II District
[Added 12-17-2001 by Ord. No. 2001-311] | |
GC
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General Commercial District
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PC
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Planned Commercial District
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PO/B
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Planned Office/Business District
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LI
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Light Industrial District
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HI
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Heavy Industrial District
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PIC
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Planned Industrial-Commercial District
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PO/IP
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Planned Office/Industrial Park District
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FP
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Floodplain Overlay District
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C-R
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Conservation & Recreation District
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NEB
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North End Business Overlay District
[Added 6-26-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-410] | |
MSC
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Main Street Commercial Overlay District
[Added 6-26-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-410] | |
TI-1
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Transportation Industrial Overlay District 1
[Added 6-26-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-410] | |
TI-2
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Transportation Industrial Overlay District 2
[Added 6-26-2012 by Ord. No. 2012-410] |
A.
Unless otherwise provided by law or specifically in
this ordinance, no land or building or structure shall be used or
occupied except for a use permitted in the zoning district within
which the land or building or structure is located.
B.
The regulations set by this ordinance shall apply
uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as provided
for in this ordinance.
C.
No building, structure or land shall hereafter be
erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered
and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be used
or occupied unless it is in conformity with the regulations herein
specified for the use and district in which it is located.
D.
No part of yard, or other open space, or off-street
parking or loading space required about or in connection with any
building for the purpose of complying with this ordinance, shall be
included as part of a yard, open space or off-street parking or loading
space similarly required for any other building.
E.
No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of
this ordinance shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum
requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective
date of this ordinance shall meet at least the minimum requirements
established by this ordinance.
F.
Any territory which may hereafter be annexed to the
Township shall be classified as the zoning district of the Township
most similar to the zoning of such territory before annexation (as
determined by the Zoning Hearing Board) until otherwise classified.
G.
No more than one principal use shall be permitted
on a lot, unless specifically permitted by this ordinance.
B.
The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the
signature of the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, attested by
the Township Secretary, and shall bear the adoption date of this ordinance
and the seal of the Township under the following words: "This is to
certify that this is the Official Zoning Map adopted __________________
(date) as part of the Palmer Township Zoning Ordinance of 2000."
[Amended 2-15-2000 by Ord. No. 284]
C.
Changes of any nature to the Official Zoning Map shall
be made in conformity with the amendment procedures set forth in this
ordinance. All changes shall be noted by date with a brief description
of the nature of the change.
D.
Regardless of the existence of purported copies of
the Official Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or published,
the Official Zoning Map shall be located in the Township Office and
shall be the final authority on boundaries and districts. The Zoning
Officer shall have a certified copy of the Official Zoning Map for
official use.
E.
New map.
(1)
If the Official Zoning Map becomes damaged, destroyed,
lost or difficult to interpret because of changes and additions, the
Board of Supervisors may, by resolution, adopt a new Official Zoning
Map which shall supersede the prior Official Zoning Map.
(2)
The new Official Zoning Map may correct drafting or
other errors or omissions in the prior Official Zoning Map, but no
such correction shall include an amendment thereof.
(3)
The new Official Zoning Map shall bear the following
words: "The Official Zoning Map of the Palmer Township Zoning Ordinance
of 2000."
[Amended 2-15-2000 by Ord. No. 284]
(4)
Unless the prior Official Zoning Map has been lost
or has been totally destroyed, the prior map or any part or parts
thereof remaining shall be preserved together with all available records
pertaining to its adoption or amendment.
Where uncertainty exists as to boundaries of
any district as shown on said map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
District boundary lines are intended to follow or
be parallel to the center line of existing street rights-of-way, streams
and railroads and lot or property lines as they exist on a recorded
deed or plan of record in the County Recorder of Deeds' office at
the time of the adoption of this ordinance, unless such district boundary
lines are fixed by dimensions as shown on the Zoning Map.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in
the Township offices.
B.
Where a district boundary is not fixed by dimensions
and where it approximately follows lot lines, and where it does not
scale more than 10 feet therefrom, such lot lines shall be construed
to be such boundaries unless specifically shown otherwise.
C.
In unsubdivided land or where a district boundary
divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated
by dimensions, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing
on the maps.
D.
The Official Township Property Line Maps are hereby
specifically referenced to be used to interpret any zoning district
boundary uncertainty.
E.
C-R Districts that relate to an existing cemetery
or Township-owned use include all the abutting land owned by the cemetery
or the Township at the time of adoption of this ordinance.
In case of any uncertainty, the Zoning Hearing
Board shall determine the location of district boundaries. Applicants
for such a hearing shall not be subject to hearing fees for hearings
made necessary by uncertainty on the part of the Zoning Officer.
A.
Purpose: to continue the objective of compatible land
uses across municipal boundaries.
B.
This ordinance requires additional setbacks and the
provision of buffer yards when a use would abut an existing dwelling
or a residential zoning district.
C.
These same setback and buffer yard provisions shall
be provided for uses locating within Palmer Township if the abutting
existing residence or principally residential zoning district would
be located in another municipality.