For the purpose of this chapter certain terms
and words used herein shall be interpreted or defined as follows:
A.
Words used in the present tense shall include the
future.
B.
Words in the singular shall include the plural.
C.
The word "person" includes a corporation, company,
partnership and association, as well as an individual.
D.
The word "lot" includes the words "plot" or "parcel."
E.
The term "shall" is always mandatory.
F.
The words "used" or "occupied" as applied to any land
or building shall be construed to include the words "intended, arranged
or designated to be used or occupied."
G.
The word "building" includes the word "structure."
The following words and phrases shall have the
particular meaning specified for the purpose of this chapter:
A building or structure which is on the same lot with but
detached from the principal building and which is customarily incidental
and subordinate to the principal building, including but not limited
to garages, storage sheds, swimming pools, tennis courts, gazebos,
signs, fences and similar structures.
A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal
use and located on the same lot as the principal use.
Immediately adjacent; sharing common property lines uninterrupted
by any public street, railroad or other right-of-way.
An adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult novelty store, adult video store, adult cabaret, adult motion-picture theater, adult theater, escort agency, nude model studio, or sexual encounter center, as defined in Chapter 60, § 60-2, of the Crafton Borough Code of Ordinances, Adult-Oriented Businesses.
[Amended 9-11-2018 by Ord. No. 1647]
A public thoroughfare that affords only a secondary means
of access to the rear or side of adjacent properties otherwise abutting
a street and is not intended for general traffic circulation.
See "structural alteration."
Any apparatus designed for the purpose of the transmission
and/or reception of radio frequency ("RF") radiation, to be operated
or operating from a fixed location to facilitate wireless communications
services including, but not limited to, the transmission of writings,
signs, signals, data, images, pictures, and sounds of all kinds.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 1663]
See "dwelling."
A landowner or developer who has filed an application for
development, including his heirs, successors and assigns, as the case
may be.
Any person that submits an application to the Borough to
site, install, construct, collocate, modify, and/or operate a wireless
communications facility in the public right-of-way.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 1663]
See "lot area."
A public street which serves large volumes of high speed
and long distance traffic. The street classified as an arterial street
in the Borough is Pennsylvania State Route 60.
A residential building designed to provide multifamily dwelling
units for elderly or physically or mentally disabled persons who are
independently mobile and are not in need of the level of service provided
by a personal care home, which provides on-site supervision and assistance
available to the residents on an occasional, "as-needed" basis, and
where at least one meal each day is provided in a common dining area
and which includes certain design features associated with the needs
of the elderly which are not customary in the construction of conventional
dwelling units, such as emergency call systems, common dining facilities,
common laundry facilities, minimal housekeeping services, common leisure
and recreational facilities, transportation services and similar supporting
services for the convenience of the residents.
A space or loft space between the roof and the ceiling of
the top floor.
Any structure or land used for the dispensing, sale or offering
for sale at retail, of any automobile fuels, oils or accessories,
including lubrication of automobiles and replacement or installation
of minor parts and accessories including major repair work, such as
motor replacement, body and fender repair, spray painting or welding,
storage of automobiles not in operating condition, and which may include
retail facilities for merchandise other than automobile related, such
as lunches, refreshments, groceries, and printed or electronically
recorded material, whether or not automobile fuel and oil receipts
exceed that of the other retail merchandise; and/or car wash facilities.
A business that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption
on the premises as the principal use and which may offer food for
consumption on the premises as an accessory use.
A story that is wholly or partly underground. A basement
shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurement
if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the average level
of the adjoining ground is more than five feet or if used for business
or dwelling purposes.
The average elevation of the proposed grade line of the ground
at the front of the structure as shown on the construction plans;
in the case of a structure abutting the front property line, the elevation
of the curb in front of the center of the structure, or if there is
no curb, the elevation of the proposed grade line at the center of
the front lot line; in case no grade line is established, the actual
existing grade of the traveled roadway shall apply.
A series of fenced enclosures used as a practice facility
for hitting baseballs or softballs.
A single-family dwelling that is the principal residence
of the operator where sleeping rooms are offered to transient overnight
guests for compensation and where the only meal served on the premises
is breakfast.
A sign, other than one indicating a business conducted on
the premises, upon which advertising matter of any character is printed,
posted or lettered; it may be either freestanding or attached to the
surface of a building or other structure, or applied directly to the
surface. (See also, "sign.")
The process of breaching the skin or mucus membrane of a
human for the purpose of inserting an object therein or there through,
including, but not limited to, jewelry for cosmetic purposes.
[Added 9-11-2018 by Ord.
No. 1647]
The Borough of Crafton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Those standards prepared by the Borough Engineer and adopted
by resolution of Borough Council, copies of which are on file in the
office of the Borough Secretary.
The Council of the Borough of Crafton.
The professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania and duly appointed as the Engineer of the Borough
of Crafton, or his designee.
The Manager of the Borough of Crafton, or his designee, or
the designee of the Borough Council.
A facility that holds a license to manufacture, store and
distribute malt or brewed beverages as regulated by Title 47, the
Pennsylvania Liquor Code, as amended.
[Added 2-25-2019 by Ord.
No. 1655]
A landscaped area of a certain depth specified by this chapter
which shall be planted and maintained in trees, grass, ground cover,
shrubs, bushes or other natural landscaping material or an existing
natural barrier or constructed natural barrier which duplicates the
effect of the required buffer area. No structures shall be erected
in the required buffer area.
An imaginary line on which the front of a building or structure
shall be located or built and which is measured as a distance from
a public right-of-way.
Any covered structure that is permanently affixed to the
land.
See "height of building."
The person appointed by Borough Council to enforce the Building
Code and other appropriate regulations and inspect buildings and properties
for conformance thereto.
See "principal building."
The front line within a property defining the minimum required
distance between the front of any building and the adjacent street
line. (See also, "yard, front.")
See "offices, business or professional."
Establishments engaged in providing services to businesses
and offices on a fee or contract basis, including but not limited
to advertising and public relations; management and consulting services;
employment services; building security and maintenance services; equipment
servicing, rental/leasing and sales; computer and data processing
services; mailing, photocopying, quick printing and fax services;
sale of office supplies; and similar business services; but not including
the rental, sales or repair of vehicles or heavy equipment.
An eating establishment located within a business establishment
which is restricted to employees of the business establishment and
their invited guests.
A facility, whether automatic, semiautomatic or manual, for
washing vehicles.
The preparation of food for delivery and service off site
and which may or may not include the sale of limited quantities of
packaged, prepared foods on site.
A building, other than a dwelling, used by a nonprofit group
or organization, which is created and exists for the sole purpose
of regularly conducting worship services and which may also include,
as accessory uses, religious education, social and recreational activities
and administrative offices.
The triangular area formed by a diagonal line connecting
two points located on intersecting right-of-way lines (or right-of-way
line and the curb of a driveway), each point being that distance from
the intersection, and the two intersecting right-of-way lines (or
right-of-way line and a driveway).
Any establishment where several practitioners offer a range
of related services to human patients who are examined and treated
by or under the care and supervision of doctors, dentists or other
medical practitioners, but where patients are not hospitalized overnight.
See "veterinary clinic."
A public street which, in addition to giving access to abutting
lots, intercepts local streets and provides a route for carrying considerable
volumes of local traffic to community facilities and arterial streets.
Streets classified as collector roads in the Borough for the purposes
of interpreting this chapter are those segments of the following streets
in Crafton that are not part of PA Route 60: Bradford Avenue, Crafton
Boulevard, Crennell Avenue, East Steuben Street and Noble Avenue.
The mounting or installation of a wireless communications
facility on an existing support structure for the purpose of transmitting
and/or receiving radio frequency signals for communications purposes.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 1663]
Any business establishment which is generally related to
the amusement or entertainment field, such as live or motion-picture
theaters, video arcades, virtual reality and simulation game rooms,
billiard parlors, dance halls, arenas, amphitheaters, amusement parks
and similar enterprises, but not including adult businesses.
See "recreation, commercial."
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.[1]
An organization comprised mainly of residents of the neighborhood
in which it is located, the primary purpose of which is the advancement
of its members or of the community in recreation, education, cultural
or civic pursuits and activities.
Any office, place of assembly or recreational facility operated
by a government agency or its authorized agency, a nonprofit organization
or an authority that provides social services, including counseling,
recreation, employment, financial or other types of assistance to
the general public, or a segment thereof, but not including any residential
facilities.
A building which has continuous connecting walls and a roof
designed so that all the walls are solid from the ground to the roof,
containing no openings other than windows and doors.
An authorized use which may be granted only by Borough Council
pursuant to express standards and criteria prescribed in this chapter,
after review and recommendation by the Planning Commission and public
hearing conducted by Borough Council pursuant to public notice.
The erection, renovation, repair, extension, expansion, alteration
or relocation of a building, structure or site improvements, including
the placement of mobile homes.
A mobile unit temporarily placed on a construction site to
provide temporary offices, storage or construction supervision on
the site during the time when a valid building permit or grading permit
is in effect.
An imaginary line that may be established at any point between
the required front setback of the zoning district and the front setback
that exists on a lot that is adjacent and oriented to the same street
as the subject lot.
A retail establishment which does not exceed 3,500 square
feet in gross floor area and which offers a limited selection of grocery,
household and personal items for quick purchase and which may include
the dispensing of gasoline.
See Subsection E under “dwelling.”
See "Borough Council."
County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
Allegheny County Department of Economic Development or its
successor.
See "lot coverage."
A facility licensed by the commonwealth, including a private
nursery school or preschool, located in a building which is not used
as a dwelling unit, for the care during part of a twenty-four-hour
day of children under the age of 16 or handicapped or elderly persons.
[Amended 9-11-2018 by Ord. No. 1648]
A home occupation involving the care, on a regular basis,
during part of a twenty-four-hour day of not more than six children
under 16 years of age, excluding care provided to children who are
relatives of the operator, and which is licensed or registered by
the commonwealth.
Any uncovered outdoor living area, without a roof, in excess
of 24 square feet, constructed on or above the surface of the ground.
A measure of the number of dwelling units which occupy, or
may occupy, an area of land.
Those detailed design guidelines and examples for the design
and installation of structures supporting wireless communications
facilities in the public right-of-way, which are effective insofar
as they do not conflict with FCC rules and regulations or the design
standards of this chapter.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 1663]
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.
Animals, reptiles, fish and/or fowl customarily found in
a dwelling and kept for company or pleasure, including but not limited
to dogs and cats, (provided there is not a sufficient number to constitute
a "kennel," as herein defined), hamsters, parakeets or canaries and
similar small animals or birds, but not including any exotic animals
such as lions, tigers, bears, ocelots or other feral cats or poisonous
snakes, alligators, monkeys or other animals normally found in a zoo,
nor any horses, pigs or other animal fowl or livestock customarily
found on a farm.
Any principal use or accessory use which provides services
to persons while they remain in their vehicles, including but not
limited to drive-in restaurants, drive-in banking windows, automated
teller machines (ATMs), drive-through car washes, drive-up vehicle
services, such as lubrication and oil change, and the like.
A private paved area which provides vehicular access to a
parking space, garage, dwelling or other structure.
A retail establishment which sells prescription drugs and
patent medicines and which also may sell surgical and sickroom supplies,
cosmetics, household goods and a limited selection of food products.
See "dwelling, two-family."
Any building designed or used as permanent living quarters
for one or more families, but not including hotels, motels, dormitories,
bed-and-breakfast, assisted living facilities, nursing homes, personal
care boarding homes, group-care facilities or an educational, religious
or philanthropic institution that includes residential facilities.
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY- A separate, detached residential building containing one dwelling unit and which is the only principal building on the lot.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY- A residential building containing two independent dwelling units, each having a separate entrance either inside the dwelling or directly from the outside, and which is the only principal building on the lot.
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY- A residential building or portion thereof containing three or more dwelling units, including conversion apartments, garden apartments, mid-rise apartments, high-rise apartments and townhouses.
APARTMENT- A dwelling unit in a multifamily residential building which contains conversion apartments, garden apartments, mid-rise apartments or high-rise apartments.
CONVERSION APARTMENT- A dwelling unit in a single-family dwelling building structurally adapted to a two-family or multiple-family dwelling.
GARDEN APARTMENT- A multifamily residential building no more than three stories in height, containing three or more dwelling units which share a common entrance to the outside, usually through a common corridor, balcony or walkway, and which dwelling units may have other dwelling units either above or below them.
MID-RISE APARTMENT- A multifamily residential building containing four or five stories.
HIGH-RISE APARTMENT- A multifamily residential building containing six or more stories.
TOWNHOUSE- A multifamily residential building no more than 2 1/2 stories in height which contains at least three but no more than eight dwelling units, each of which are separated from the adjacent unit or units by a continuous, unpierced vertical wall extending from the basement to the roof, each unit having independent access directly to the outside and having no other units above or below.
one or more rooms which are used as living quarters for one
family and which have permanent facilities for sleeping, kitchen facilities,
as well as separate sanitary facilities.
The number of dwelling units authorized by this chapter per
acre of land.
An area of land within which certain rights are granted by
the owner for public or private purposes.
Any facility operated by a government agency or its authorized
agency, a nonprofit organization or an authority that is not otherwise
specifically defined by this chapter, that provides social services
to the general public, or a segment thereof, and that may or may not
include residential facilities.
A professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
The process by which the surface of the land is worn away
by the action of water, wind or chemical action.
The provision of distribution systems by public utilities,
municipal or other government agencies, regulated by the Public Utilities
Commission (PUC) or other governmental agencies, of underground or
overhead gas, electrical, stream or water pipes, sewers, conduit,
fire alarm boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and other similar equipment
and accessories in connection therewith, reasonably necessary for
the furnishing of adequate services by such public utilities or municipal
or governmental agencies or for the public health and safety or general
welfare. Communications towers shall not be considered essential services
for the purposes of this chapter.
Either an individual, or two or more persons related by blood
or marriage or adoption, or a group of not more than four persons
not so related (not counting servants) living together as a single
household, or any number of persons protected by the provisions of
the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., as now or hereafter
amended) living together in a group living arrangement with supervision.
(Family shall not include persons living together in a "group care
facility" or "personal care boarding home.")
A constructed barrier of any natural or man-made material
or combination of materials erected to enclose or screen an area of
land, but not including a retaining wall.
Banks, savings and loan associations and similar institutions
that lend money or are engaged in a finance-related business.
The sum of the horizontal areas of the several floors of
a principal building measured between the exterior faces of walls.
Gross floor area, less the stairways, elevators, halls, utility
and bathroom areas and mechanical rooms.
A retail establishment which offers for sale specialty or
gourmet food items or meats, fruits and vegetables which are not available
or only incidentally available for consumption on the premises.
The management of forests and timberlands with practices
in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, through developing,
cultivating, harvesting, transporting and selling trees for commercial
purposes, which does not involve any land development.
See "yard, front."
A building used for the embalming of deceased human beings
for burial, but not including cremation, and for the display of the
deceased and ceremonies connected therewith before burial or cremation.
A building or portion thereof used for the storage but not
repair or service of motor vehicles. A garage is not a service station
(See "automotive service station.")
See Subsection F under "dwelling."
A retail establishment that sells flowers, plants, shrubs,
trees and other natural flora and products which aid their growth
and care and which may include a greenhouse or the growing of plant
material outside on the lot.
See "automotive service station."
See "basic grade."
A retail establishment which primarily sells meat and food
products, but which may also include, as accessory uses, a delicatessen,
a coffee bar, a pharmacy, a florist, a dry cleaning pickup service,
a travel agency, video rental (excluding an adult video store), banking
and copy/fax services.
See "floor area, gross."
A dwelling unit where room and board is provided to not more
than eight permanent residents who are not protected by the provisions
of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., as now or hereafter
amended), including any adult or juvenile assigned by order of Juvenile
or Criminal Court, battered persons and their children, and persons
receiving community reentry services following court assignment, who
are in need of supervision and specialized services, and no more than
two supervisors on any shift who may or may not reside in the dwelling
and who provide health, social and/or rehabilitative services to the
residents. The services shall be provided only by a governmental agency,
its licensed or certified agents, or any nonprofit social services
corporation licensed or certified by the Pennsylvania Department of
Public Welfare, and the facility shall meet all minimum requirements
of the sponsoring agency.
The vertical distance and the number of stories measured
from the basic grade to:
The vertical distance measured from basic grade around the
structure to the highest point of a structure, other than a building.
(See also "height of building.")
See Subsection H under "dwellings."
The maintenance of a water garden or the raising of flowers,
fruits and vegetables for personal use and enjoyment on a residential
lot, not involving any sale or other profitmaking activity.
See "no-impact home-based businesses."
An establishment which provides transient lodging accommodations
to the general public and which may provide such additional supporting
services as restaurants, meeting rooms, parking garage, recreation
facilities and living quarters for a resident manager or proprietor.
Any material which prevents the absorption of stormwater
into the ground, including but not limited to concrete, asphalt, stone,
brick, block or other paving material or a roof or awning.
Any discarded material, articles or things, including but
not limited to scrap, copper, brass, rope, rags, batteries, paper,
trash, rubber debris, water, iron, steel and other old or scrap ferrous
or nonferrous material. Any wrecked, ruined, dismantled, abandoned,
nonoperable, disabled or junked motor vehicles or parts thereof, or
motor vehicles no longer used as such.
Any vehicle which is without a currently valid license plate or state registration and is in a rusted, wrecked, discharged, dismantled, partly dismantled, inoperative, or abandoned condition, or for which the certificate of title has been returned to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation in accordance with the provisions of the State Vehicle Code, or which by its appearance is unsightly and not in repairable condition, or which has been declared abandoned according to the provisions of Chapter 214 of the Crafton Borough Code (Vehicles and Traffic) or the State Vehicle Code. Where a certificate of junk has been issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, such certificate shall be conclusive evidence that the subject vehicle is a junk vehicle; however, where no such certificate has been issued or applied for, the failure to have the vehicle licensed shall be prima facie evidence that the subject vehicle is a junk vehicle.
Any yard, lot or place, covered or uncovered, outdoors or
in an enclosed building or structure, containing junk as defined herein,
upon which occurs one or more acts of buying, keeping, storing, accumulating,
dismantling, processing, recycling, salvaging, selling or offering
for sale any such junk, in whole units or by parts, or any premises
used for the storage of junk vehicles.
Any household or establishment where more than four dogs
or more than six cats, or any combination of cats and dogs exceeding
six animals, who are more than six months old are kept, bred, trained
and/or boarded at any one time, whether for profit or not.
Any of the following activities:
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous
lots, tracts or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
A group of two or more residential or nonresidential
buildings, whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single
nonresidential building on a lot or lots regardless of the number
of occupants or tenure; or
The division or allocation of land or space,
whether initially or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing
or prospective occupants by means of, or for the purpose of streets,
common areas, leaseholds, condominiums, building groups or other features.
A subdivision of land.
Development in accordance with § 503(1.1)
of the Municipalities Planning Code.
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If required by the Borough Subdivision and Land
Development Ordinance, approval of a land development plan shall be
required for nonresidential uses involving construction of a new principal
building or an addition to an existing building or change of use resulting
in an increase in the area of the lot covered by the building and/or
paving.
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A plan that encompasses a proposed land development, which, in addition to a plat of subdivision, if required, includes all covenants relating to the use of the land; a topographic and boundary survey of the lot or parcel; the proposed use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures; the intensity of use or density of development; vegetation, drainage, floodways, wetlands and waterways, streets, ways and parking facilities; pedestrian circulation routes, common open space and public facilities. The land development plan shall include all of the written and graphic information required by the Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 197).
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land, including
the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such
option or contract is subject to any condition); a lessee if he is
authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner;
or other person having a proprietary interest in the land.
Any combination of hedges, trees, shrubs or earth berms arranged
so as to create a continuous visual barrier.
A retail business which includes the growing and/or selling
of flowers, plants, trees, shrubs and other natural flora and the
products which aid their growth and care and which may include one
or more of the following activities as accessory uses only: storage
of small amounts of decorative landscaping materials, such as landscaping
ties, decorative rocks, marble chips, sandstone or limestone chips;
and/or the storage of small amounts of reddog, slag, sand or gravel
to be used in landscaping or preparation of driveways; and/or shredding
or screening of topsoil; however, in no case shall any amount of asphalt
or cold patch be permitted to be stored or prepared on the site.
A plan prepared by a registered landscape architect or registered
architect identifying each tree and shrub by size, type and scientific
name, the location of each, including a planting diagram and such
other diagrams or reports as are necessary to show the method of planting,
staking and mulching, grass seeding specifications and mixtures and
existing trees to be preserved.
See "permittee or licensee."
Space conveniently located, accessible and properly designed
for the temporary use by vehicles making bulk pickups or deliveries
of merchandise or materials.
A tract of land in a plan of subdivision, consolidation or
land development, or any other parcel of land described in a deed
or legal instrument pursuant to the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
intended to be used as a unit for development or transfer of ownership.
All lots shall front on a street improved to Borough Construction
Standards.
That area measured on a horizontal plane bounded by the front,
rear and side lot lines, exclusive of any area within a street right-of-way.
A lot situated at and abutting the intersection of two streets,
having an interior angle of intersection not greater than 135°.
The distance between the midpoints of the front lot line
and the rear lot line.
A lot other than a corner lot.
A lot, the front lot line and rear lot line of which abut
streets.
That percentage of the lot area covered by all principal
and accessory structures and impervious surfaces, including but not
limited to decks, patios, walkways, parking pads, driveways and parking
areas.
Any lot which individually or as a part of a subdivision
has been recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Allegheny
County.
That line which bounds the lot contiguous with the street
right-of-way line. (In the case of a corner lot or through lot, there
are two front lot lines.)
[Amended 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 1605]
That line which is generally opposite to the front lot line.
For the purpose of corner lots, the lot lines opposite the front lot
lines are considered to be side lot lines.
[Amended 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 1605]
Any lot line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot
line.
[Amended 8-24-2011 by Ord. No. 1605]
The straight line distance between the points of intersection
of the front building setback line with the side lot lines.
A brewery producing malt or brewed beverages in a quantity
greater than 7,000 barrels (U.S. barrels) per year.
[Added 2-25-2019 by Ord.
No. 1655]
Any beer, lager beer, ale, porter or similar fermented malt
beverage containing 1/2% or more of alcohol by volume, by whatever
name such beverage may be called, and shall also mean alcoholic cider
and mead.
[Added 2-25-2019 by Ord.
No. 1655]
A voluntary negotiating process in which parties in a dispute
mutually select a neutral mediator to assist them in jointly exploring
and settling their differences, culminating in a written agreement
which the parties themselves create and consider acceptable.
See "clinic, medical."
See "office, medical."
A brewery producing malt or brewed beverages in a quantity
of 7,000 barrels (U.S. barrels) or less per year.
[Added 2-25-2019 by Ord.
No. 1655]
See Subsection G under "dwelling."
Any aggregate or mass of mineral matter, whether or not coherent.
The term includes but is not limited to limestone and dolomite, sand
and gravel, rock and stone, earth, fill, slag, iron ore, zinc ore,
vermiculite and clay, anthracite and bituminous coal, coal refuse,
peat and crude oil and natural gas.
The extraction of minerals.
A transportable single-family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy, contained in one unit or two or more units designed to
be joined into one integral unit, capable of again being separated
for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for
occupancy except for minor incidental unpacking and assembly operations.
A parcel of land in a mobile home park improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home.
A parcel which has or contiguous parcels of land which has
been so designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile
home lots for placement thereon of mobile homes.
See "hotel/motel."
A self-propelled device used for transportation of people
or goods over the streets and highways and licensed by the commonwealth
as a motor vehicle.
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of
1968, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., as amended.
See "floor area, net."
A business or commercial activity administered or conducted as an accessory use which is clearly secondary to the use as a residential dwelling and which involves no customer, client or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises in excess of those normally associated with residential use; and which otherwise complies with the requirements of § 225-122C(9) of this chapter.
A structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed
to comply with the applicable use or extent of use provisions in this
chapter, its predecessors or amendments thereto. Such nonconforming
structures include, but are not limited to, nonconforming signs.
A lot whereas the area or dimension of which was lawful prior
to the adoption of this chapter, its predecessor or any amendments
thereto, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning
district in which it is located, such as minimum lot area requirements,
by reasons of such adoption or amendments.
A use, whether of land or of a structure, which does not
comply with the applicable use provisions in this chapter, its predecessor
or any amendments thereto, where such use was lawfully in existence
prior to the enactment of this chapter, its predecessors or amendments
thereto.
Any premises licensed by the commonwealth in which intermediate
or skilled nursing care and related medical or other health services
are provided for a period exceeding 24 hours for three or more individuals
who are not relatives of the operator and not in need of hospitalization,
but who, because of age, illness, disease, injury, convalescence or
physical or mental infirmity, need such care.
A separate permit required before occupancy of a dwelling
or other building is permitted. Occupancy is defined as taking possession
of, or using, any structure as an occupant, permanently or temporarily.
Any office of recognized professions, other than medical,
such as lawyers, architects, engineers, real estate brokers, insurance
agents and others who, through training, are qualified to perform
services of a professional nature and other offices used primarily
for accounting, corresponding, research, editing or other administrative
functions, but not including banks or other financial institutions.
A building or structure where one or more licensed medical
professionals provide diagnosis and treatment to the general public
without surgical procedures, overnight accommodation or pharmacy,
and shall include such uses as reception areas, offices, consultation
rooms, and x-ray, providing that all such uses have access only from
the interior of the building or structure.
Signs that advertise or contain notice of a business, organization,
event, person, place, service or product principally located or sold
on the premises upon which the sign is located.
Public or private land used for recreation, resource protection,
amenity and/or buffers, not including any area of a lot, any part
an existing or future street right-of-way, easement of access or areas
set aside for public or private utilities, stormwater facilities and
easements.
A paved area, other than a parking pad, street or alley,
used exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles, including parking
spaces and the aisles and driveways providing access to the parking
spaces.
A parking area which is an accessory use on the same lot
owned and used by the tenants or owners of the lot only and their
invited guests.
A parking area which is the principal use on the lot, available
for use by the general public for the parking of motor vehicles, which
may be operated by either a public agency or private entity, whether
for profit or not.
A detached accessory building, or portion of a principal
building, for the parking or temporary storage of motor vehicles belonging
to occupants of the premises.
One garage or a group of detached garages arranged in a row
or surrounding a common means of access, one story in height, restricted
to and used exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles by residents
or employees or owners of businesses in the immediate vicinity of
its location.
A parking area located in a parking structure or parking
garage which is the principal use on the lot, which may be operated
by either a public agency or a private entity, whether for profit
or not, and which is available to the general public for the parking
of motor vehicles.
A paved area, other than a driveway, on a residential lot
intended for the parking of one or more motor vehicles owned by the
owners or tenants of the lot, which is accessory to the principal
use of the lot.
A portion of a garage or parking area designated for the
parking of one motor vehicle designed in accordance with the requirements
of this chapter.
The individual, partnership, corporation, incorporated association
or other legal entity to whom a valid permit or license is issued
by the Borough in accordance with the terms of this chapter.
An authorized use allowed by right, which may be granted
by the Zoning Officer upon compliance with the requirements of this
chapter
An individual, proprietorship, partnership, corporation,
association, estate, trust or other legal entity.
Any premises, operated for consideration or not, in which
food, shelter and personal assistance or supervision are provided
for a period exceeding 24 consecutive hours for more than three adults
who require assistance or supervision in such matters as dressing,
bathing, diet or medication prescribed for self-administration but
do not require hospitalization or care in a skilled nursing or intermediate
care facility.
Any enterprise conducted wholly within a completely enclosed
building for profit, which primarily offers services to the general
public, such as shoe repair, valet service, watch repairing, barbershop,
beauty parlors and related activities, but not including the repair
of automobiles and machinery.
A business establishment offering services for the bathing,
trimming, manicuring and conditioning of domestic pets, but not including
a kennel, as defined herein.
The Crafton Borough Planning Commission.
A map or plan, either preliminary or final, presented to
the Borough for approval, indicating the subdivision, consolidation
or redivision of land or a land development.
A drawing based on a property survey prepared by a registered
surveyor in the commonwealth submitted in connection with an application
for approval under this chapter, drawn accurately and legibly on durable
material showing compliance with all applicable requirements of this
chapter.
An open, roofed or enclosed exterior appendage to a main
or accessory structure, projecting from the front, side or rear walls
of a structure. For purposes of this chapter, porches shall include
structures and home additions commonly referred to as sun rooms, sun
porches and similar structures or construction.
A building or buildings in which is conducted the main or
principal use of the lot on which the building is situated.
The structure or structures in which the principal use or
uses are conducted.
The main use of land or structures as distinguished from
a subordinate or accessory use.
Of or pertaining to any building, structure, use or activity
limited to members of an organization or to other persons specifically
invited or permitted, where no advertisement or inducement has been
made to the general public.
An association organized and operated not for profit for
persons who are bona fide members paying annual dues and which owns,
hires or leases premises, the use of which premises is restricted
to such members and their guests. The affairs and management of such
association are conducted by a board of directors, executive committee
or similar body chosen by the members at their annual meeting. Food,
meals and beverages may be served on such premises, provided adequate
dining room space and kitchen facilities are available. Alcoholic
beverages may be sold or served to members and their guests, provided
such service is secondary and incidental to the promotion of some
other common objective of the organization, and further provided that
such sale or service of alcoholic beverages is in compliance with
all applicable federal, state, county and local laws.
See "parking area, private."
See "parking garage, private."
Of or pertaining to any building, structure, use or activity
belonging to or affecting any duly authorized government body.
Any structure owned or operated by a public body or agency
which dispenses general services to the public, including municipal
buildings, community centers, libraries, road maintenance garages
and similar buildings.
A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice, as defined
herein, by Borough Council or the Planning Commission, intended to
inform and obtain public comment prior to taking action in accordance
with this chapter.
All roads, streets, walkways, gutters, stormwater management
facilities, curbs, sewers and other facilities to be dedicated to
or maintained by the Borough and which comply with the Borough's Construction
Standard Details or other public entities.
A forum held pursuant to notice under the Act of July 3,
1986 (P.L. 388, No. 84), known as the "Sunshine Act," 65 P.S. § 271
et seq., as amended.
Notice published once each week for two successive weeks
in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. Such notice
shall state the time and place of the 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 lot or parcel owned by a government agency (federal, state,
county or local) devoted to passive recreation and/or active recreation.
See "parking area, public."
See "parking garage, public."
Real property for or devoted to public transportation purposes;
or the placement of the Borough's municipal utility easements
and other traditional uses along a transportation route, whether by
dedication, prescription, or otherwise, as well as the spaces above
and below. In addition to the foregoing, the definition of right-of-way
includes, without limitation, public highways, streets, avenues, alleys,
sidewalks, bridges, aqueducts, and viaducts within the Borough.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 1663]
Real property for or devoted to public transportation purposes;
or the placement of the Borough's municipal utility easements
and other traditional uses along a transportation route, whether by
dedication, prescription, or otherwise, as well as the spaces above
and below. In addition to the foregoing, the definition of right-of-way
includes, without limitation, public highways, streets, avenues, alleys,
sidewalks, bridges, aqueducts, and viaducts within the Borough.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 1663]
Any company or authority subject to the jurisdiction of and
control by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Any administrative, maintenance or service building operated
by a public utility or any transmission facility of a public utility
which does not meet the definition of an essential service.
See "yard, rear."
An enterprise operated for profit by any individual, agency
or corporation other than a public entity for the indoor or outdoor
pursuit of sports, recreation and leisure activities, including but
not limited to such establishments as miniature golf, golf or batting
practice facilities, bowling alleys, health or fitness clubs, martial
arts, gymnasiums, ice or roller rinks, playing fields, racquet clubs,
swimming pools, stadia and similar facilities.
An enterprise, the use of which is limited to members and
their guests, operated by an individual, association or corporation,
other than a public entity, whether or not for profit and whether
or not the facilities are advertised to the general public, including
either indoor or outdoor facilities for the pursuit of sports, recreation
and leisure activities, including but not limited to such establishments
as country clubs, golf courses, sportsmen's clubs, golf practice facilities,
playing fields, tennis or racquet clubs, fitness clubs, swimming pools
and similar facilities.
An enterprise operated by a public entity, available to the
general public whether or not an admission fee is charged, including
either indoor or outdoor facilities for the pursuit of sports, recreation
or leisure activities, including but not limited to parks, playgrounds,
playing fields, golf courses, golf or batting practice facilities,
ice rinks, tennis courts, swimming pools, street hockey, basketball
courts and similar facilities.
A single-axle or multiple-axle structure mounted on wheels
or otherwise capable of being made mobile, either with its own motive
power or designed to be mounted on or drawn by an automotive vehicle,
for the purpose of travel, camping, vacation and recreational use,
including but not limited to travel trailers, mobile homes, motor
homes, tent trailers, boats, boat trailers, pickup campers, horse
trailers, snowmobiles and all-terrain vehicles.
Offices used for the investigation and refinement of scientific
knowledge, including the engineering and industrial application of
such knowledge, but not including the mass production of products
thus engineered. Commercial servicing or repair of commercial products
is not included nor is external display of any materials or products.
An establishment whose principal use is the sale of food
and beverages for consumption on the premises and/or take-out and/or
delivery and which may or may not include the sale of alcoholic beverages
as an accessory use.
An establishment which sells products and/or services directly
to consumers, which may include wholesale sales as an accessory use,
provided the area devoted to wholesale sales constitutes no more than
25% of the gross floor area of the establishment, but not including
the manufacturing or processing of any products on the site.
An area of land reserved or dedicated for public or private
purposes to provide access across property of another.
Electronic receivers that receive signals of satellite transmissions.
A school, including a public or private elementary, middle
or secondary school having regular sessions, with regularly employed
instructors teaching those subjects that are fundamental and essential
in elementary or secondary education under the supervision of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or a lawfully constituted ecclesiastical
governing body or a corporation meeting the requirements of the commonwealth.
[Amended 9-11-2018 by Ord. No. 1648]
A fence constructed so that the surface area is at least
80% opaque to obscure vision from one side of the fence to the other
and which may include solid or nearly solid fence members or other
opaque screening material inserted through the openings, excluding
cyclone fencing with vinyl inserts.
A minimum level of illumination measured in footcandles necessary
for safety of pedestrians and vehicles in parking areas and around
the outside of buildings or structures.
A building or group of buildings in a controlled access and
fenced compound that contains various sizes of individual, compartmentalized
and controlled access stalls and/or lockers leased to the general
public for a specified period of time for the dead storage of personal
property.
See "parking garage, shared."
A tract of land with buildings or structures planned as a
whole intended for five or more retail establishments with required
parking on the same site.
A structure that is arranged, intended, designed or used
to advertise, announce or direct, or any device, illustration, description
or identification posted, painted or placed in some fashion on a building,
structure or any surface for such a purpose. For the purpose of removal,
signs shall also include all sign structures.
A sign suspended beneath a ceiling of an arcade, a roof or
marquee, containing only the name of a business, for the purpose of
assisting pedestrian traffic traveling under the arcade, roof or marquee
to identify the location of establishments within a shopping center
or similar building.
An off-premises sign which advertises an establishment, activity,
person, product or service which is unrelated to or unavailable on
the premises where the billboard is located.
A type of changeable copy sign constructed to allow letters
or symbols to be changed periodically, such as those used by churches
and schools or other public or semipublic buildings to announce events.
A sign which contains the name, address and goods, services,
facilities or events available on the premises.
A sign that is painted on or otherwise permanently affixed
to an awning, canopy or marquee and which does not project beyond
the surface area of the awning, canopy or marquee.
A sign that is designed so that characters, letters or illustrations
can be changed or rearranged without altering the face or surface
of the sign.
A temporary sign announcing the name of financing institutions,
design professionals, contractors, mechanics or artisans engaged in
performing work on the premises.
A temporary sign erected during the period of construction
and/or development of a property by the contractor and developer or
their agent.
A sign on a freestanding frame, mast or poles and not attached
to any building. Also known as a "ground" or "detached" sign.
A freestanding sign which is affixed to the ground by means
of a permanent foundation and which provides a maximum clearance of
18 inches between the bottom edge of the sign and the adjacent ground
level.
A sign which is lighted by means of lamps or lighting devices
external to and reflected on the sign, which lighting is stationary
and constant in intensity and color at all times and which is shielded
so that the illumination is concentrated on the face of the sign and
there is no spillover of illumination or glare beyond the face of
the sign.
A sign which is lighted by means of lamps or lighting devices
internal to the sign, which lighting is either behind the face of
the sign or is an integral part of the sign structure and the advertising
effect.
Commemorative plaques recognized by an agency of the Borough,
county, commonwealth or federal government or a nonprofit historical
or veteran's organization.
Signs bearing legal and/or property notices, including but
not limited to notice of application or public hearing notices, no
trespassing, private property, no turnaround, safety zone, no hunting,
and similar messages and signs posted by a governmental agency for
traffic control or the safety of the general public.
A sign, other than a billboard, which directs vehicular traffic
to an establishment, activity, person, product or service which is
not sold, produced or available on the property on which the sign
is located.
A sign which directs and/or instructs vehicular or pedestrian
traffic relative to parking areas, proper exits, loading areas, entrance
points and similar information on the premises on which it is located.
See "billboard."
A sign, other than a wall sign or arcade sign, affixed to
a building or wall, whose leading edge extends beyond such building
or wall more than 12 inches, including awnings, marquees or similar
structures used for business identification.
A freestanding sign which is supported by one or more poles,
uprights or braces and which has a minimum clearance between the bottom
edge of the signs and the adjacent ground level, as specified by this
chapter.
A temporary sign which indicates the name, cause or affiliation
of anyone seeking public office or which refers to an issue concerning
which a public election is scheduled to be held.
A temporary sign advertising the sale or rental of premises.
The signs may also bear the words "sold," "sale pending" or "rented"
across their face.
A sign containing only the name and address of the occupant
of the premises in the case of a single-family and two-family dwellings
or the name of the building and the address in the case of a multifamily
residential building.
A sign erected and maintained upon or above the roof of any
building which projects no more than six feet above the roof.
The smallest rectangle or other regular shape which encompasses
all of the letters, symbols and accompanying designs, together with
background on which they are displayed, but not including any supporting
structures. In computing the area of a double-faced sign, only one
side shall be considered. If a sign is comprised of more than two
sides, the area of each side shall be considered in calculating sign
area.
A sign which offers the premises for sale, rent or development,
or advertises the services of professionals or building trades during
sale, construction or alteration of the premises upon which the sign
is located, or advertises special short-term activities.
A sign attached to and erected parallel to the face of an
outside wall of a building, projecting outward no more than 12 inches
from the wall of the building.
A sign or group of signs affixed to the inside of a display
window in a commercial establishment which advertises a product or
service available on the premises or which announces or promotes a
special sale or special event.
The area defined by the frame or edge of a sign, excluding
the necessary supports or uprights on which the sign may be placed.
Where there is no frame or edge to the sign, the area shall be defined
by a projected, enclosed, four-sided (straight sides) geometric shape
which most closely outlines the copy or letters of the said sign.
If the sign consists of more than one section or module, all areas
shall be totaled.
The entire area of a sign on which copy could be placed,
as opposed to the copy area, when referred to in connection with a
wall sign.
The entire area of the smallest geometric figure which describes
the area enclosed by the actual copy, advertising message, announcement
or decoration of the sign.
The total area of a building face on which a wall sign may
be installed. It shall equal the total area between the lintel bar(s)
and the parapet of a one-story building or between the lintel bar(s)
and the floor level of the floor above in the case of a multistory
building.
The degree of rise or descent of the land surface calculated
by dividing the number of feet of vertical rise or descent in elevation
by the number of feet or horizontal distance, expressed as a percentage.
See "steep slope."
See "use by special exception."
Human genitals, pubic region, anus, buttocks, female breast(s)
below a point immediately above the top of the areola, or human male
genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely covered.
[Added 9-11-2018 by Ord.
No. 1647]
An area where the inclination (vertical distance over horizontal
distance) of the land's surface is 25% or greater, in over a twenty-five-foot
horizontal distance.
That part of any building, inclusive of basements, comprised
between the level of one finished floor and the level of the next
higher finished floor or, if there be no higher finished floor, then
that part of the building comprised between the level of the highest
finished floor and the top of the roof beams.
A way designed for circulation of vehicular traffic, including
the entire right-of-way and cartway, whether designated as a street,
highway, throughway, thoroughfare, parkway, boulevard, road, avenue,
lane, place or the like.
Streets may be classified according to the following:
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ARTERIAL -- See definition of "arterial street."
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COLLECTOR -- See definition of "collector street."
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LOCAL -- A public street, other than an arterial
street or collector street designed to provide access to abutting
lots and to discourage through traffic.
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CUL-DE-SAC -- A short street having one end
open to traffic and being permanently terminated by a vehicle turnaround,
including a court or dead-end street.
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PRIVATE -- A street, including the entire private
right-of-way, which is privately owned and maintained through private
agreement and which is intended for private use. A private street
provides access to several lots or parcels which do not have access
to a public street and which require access to a public street through
the private street.
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PUBLIC -- A street, including the entire public
right-of-way, which has been dedicated to and accepted by the Borough,
county or state or which has been devoted to public use by legal mapping,
use or other means.
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SERVICE -- A short street or alley, whether
public or private, designed only to provide secondary access to a
structure or group of structures or to parking and loading facilities
accessory to the structures and which is not intended for general
traffic circulation.
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Any change in the support members of a building such as bearing
walls, columns, beams or girders; changes in the means of ingress
and/or egress; enlargement of floor area or height of a structure;
or relocation of a structure from one position to another.
Any assembled, erected or constructed object having a stationary
location on or in land or water, whether or not it is affixed to the
land. This includes but is not limited to gazebos, storage sheds or
containers, freestanding posts, communications equipment buildings,
communications towers, pillars and similar objects.
See "accessory structure."
See "height of structure."
The Crafton Borough Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 197).
A collocation or modification that:
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 1663]
Increases the overall height of an existing support structure
more than 10% or 10 feet;
Increases the width more than six feet from the edge of an existing
support structure;
Involves the installation of any new equipment cabinets on the
ground when there are no existing ground-mounted equipment cabinets;
Involves the installation of any new ground-mounted equipment
cabinets that are 10% larger in height or volume than any existing
ground-mounted equipment cabinets;
Involves excavation or deployment of equipment outside the area
in proximity to the support structure and other transmission equipment
already deployed on the ground;
Would defeat the existing concealment elements of the support
structure as determined by the Borough; or
Violates a prior condition of approval, provided however that
the collocation need not comply with any prior condition of approval
related to height, width, equipment cabinets or excavation that is
inconsistent with the thresholds for a substantial change.
A pole or other structure that is or may be used, in whole
or in part, by or for telecommunications, electric distribution, lighting,
traffic control, signage or a similar function for collocation. This
term includes vertical support structures for traffic lights but does
not include horizontal structures to which signal lights or other
traffic control devices are attached.
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 1663]
See "sign, surface area of."
A body of water in an artificial or semiartificial receptacle
or other container, whether located in or out of doors, used as a
recreational facility for swimming, bathing or wading and having a
depth of 24 inches or more. A swimming pool shall be deemed to include
all building, equipment and appurtenances incidental to such a pool.
As herein defined, the term "swimming pool" shall be deemed to be
a structure.
A retail establishment that is attached to a microbrewery
and open to the public for the sale of malt or brewed beverages for
on-site and/or off-site consumption.
[Added 2-25-2019 by Ord.
No. 1655]
A commercial establishment which, as one of its principal
business purposes, offers tattooing services and/or body piercing
services, but not involving tattoos or piercing on specified anatomical
areas. This definition shall not apply to medical doctors or doctors
of veterinary medicine in performance of their professional duties
or ear piercing.
[Added 9-11-2018 by Ord.
No. 1647]
A commercial establishment which, as one of its principal
business purposes, offers tattooing services and/or body piercing
services, including tattoos and piercings on specified anatomical
areas. This definition shall not apply to medical doctors or doctors
of veterinary medicine in performance of their professional duties
or ear piercing.
[Added 9-11-2018 by Ord.
No. 1647]
The method of placing designs, letters, scrolls, figures,
symbols, graphics or any other marks upon or under the skin of a human
with ink or any other substance, resulting in the coloration of the
skin by the aid of needles or any other instrument designed to touch
or puncture the skin.
[Added 9-11-2018 by Ord.
No. 1647]
Any use or structure which may be a principal use on a lot
or accessory to an existing principal use on a lot intended to be
used for six consecutive months or less.
See Subsection I under "dwelling."
A study prepared by a traffic engineer registered in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania that analyzes the expected trip generation
from a proposed development using the Institute of Transportation
Engineers (ITE) current standards and the impact of the traffic generated
by the proposed development on the capacities and levels of service
of all streets and intersections in the vicinity of the site.
Any activity, business or purpose for which any lot or structure
is utilized.
An authorized use which may be granted only by the Zoning
Hearing Board in accordance with express standards and criteria specified
in this chapter after public hearing.
Two or more principal buildings of similar use grouped upon
a single lot.
A departure from the strict letter of this chapter, as it
applies to specific properties, as authorized by the Zoning Hearing
Board in accordance with the standards specified in the Municipalities
Planning Code.
The rental of automobiles, motorcycles and trucks under 26,000
pounds GVW, but not including any heavy equipment or any other vehicle
or equipment which is not classified as a "motor vehicle" under the
state Motor Vehicle Code.
The sales and servicing of automobiles, motorcycles and trucks
less than 26,000 pounds GVW, but not including any heavy equipment
or any other vehicle or equipment that is not classified as a "motor
vehicle" under the state Motor Vehicle Code.
An establishment within a completely enclosed building for
the medical or surgical treatment of domestic pets, as defined herein,
including the overnight boarding of hospitalized animals, not including
any outdoor kennels or runs.
A landscape feature containing water not used for swimming
or bathing which is wholly or substantially sunken which includes
floral arrangements and is no deeper than 24 inches at its maximum
depth. A water garden as defined herein shall not be deemed to be
a structure whether it is made from a permanent material such as concrete
or gunite or from a nonpermanent material such as a rubber lining
material. As defined herein, a water garden may include circulating
or recirculating water, waterfalls and fountains.
The equipment and network components, including antennas,
transmitters and receivers and associate ancillary equipment installed
and operated for the transmission of wireless communications services.
The term does not include "support structure."
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 1663]
Any FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communications service,
including, without limitation, any personal wireless services, as
defined in 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7).
[Added 7-13-2020 by Ord.
No. 1663]
A business primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers,
institutional, commercial or professional business customers or other
wholesalers, rather than to the general public, which includes the
warehousing of merchandise and which may include distribution of such
merchandise on the site of the principal business.
A required open space located on a lot which is unobstructed
from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.
A yard extending across the full lot width and abutting the
front lot line. The depth measurement required by this chapter for
the front yard shall be the horizontal distance between the front
lot line and a line parallel or concentric thereto known as the building
line.
A yard extending across the width of the lot between the
side yards and adjacent to the rear lot line. The minimum depth measurement
required by this chapter shall be the horizontal distance between
the rear lot line and a line parallel thereto.
A yard extending between the front yard line and the rear
yard line parallel to the side lot line. The minimum width measurement
required by this chapter shall be the horizontal distance between
the side lot line and a line parallel thereto.
A finite area of land, as designated by its boundaries on
the Zoning Map, throughout which specific and uniform regulations
govern the use of land and/or the location, size and use of buildings.
The term "zoning district" shall include "overlay districts."
The Zoning Hearing Board appointed by the action of Borough Council whose jurisdiction is specified in Article XVIII of this chapter.
The official map delineating the zoning districts of the
Borough, together with all amendments subsequently adopted.
The designated official or an authorized representative appointed
by the Borough Council to administer and enforce this chapter.
The Crafton Borough Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 1564 as adopted by the Borough Council on 10-19-2004, as amended and codified as Chapter 225 of the Crafton Borough Code of Ordinances, Zoning.
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Editor's Note: The former definitions of "communication antenna,"
"communications equipment building," "communications equipment cabinet,"
"communications tower," and "communications tower height," which immediately
followed, were repealed 7-13-2020 by Ord. No. 1663.
Notwithstanding any definition or any other
provision of this chapter, no definition or other provision of this
chapter shall be construed, applied or interpreted in a fashion which
violates the Federal Fair Housing Act, as amended and as interpreted
by any court of competent and binding jurisdiction.
