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City of Butler, PA
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 260 Zoning
Chapter 260
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Butler 2-19-1987 as Part 13 of the 1987 Codified Ordinances. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Bulk and Dimensional Requirements by Zone District
Attachment 2 - Lot Area Required for Dwelling Units by Zone District
Attachment 3 - Zoning Map
Attachment 4 - Use Table
Article I
General Provisions
§ 260-1
Title.
§ 260-2
Purpose.
§ 260-3
Community development objectives.
§ 260-4
Official Zoning Map.
§ 260-5
Conflicts with other provisions.
Article II
Terminology
§ 260-6
Word usage.
§ 260-7
Definitions.
Article III
District Boundaries and Regulations
§ 260-8
Applicability.
§ 260-9
Interpretation of boundaries.
§ 260-10
General regulations.
Article IV
Establishment of Districts
§ 260-11
Purpose.
§ 260-12
Enumeration of districts.
Article V
R-1 Low-Density Residential District
§ 260-13
Permitted uses.
§ 260-14
Accessory uses.
§ 260-15
Conditional uses.
§ 260-15.1
Special exceptions.
§ 260-16
Lot and yard requirements.
§ 260-17
Maximum building height.
§ 260-18
Coverage regulations.
§ 260-19
Off-street parking.
Article VI
R-2 Medium-Density Residential District
§ 260-20
Permitted uses.
§ 260-21
Accessory uses.
§ 260-22
Conditional uses.
§ 260-23
Special exceptions.
§ 260-24
Lot and yard requirements.
§ 260-25
Maximum building height.
§ 260-26
Building coverage.
§ 260-27
Off-street parking.
§ 260-28
Buffer area for commercial uses.
Article VII
R-3 High-Density Residential District
§ 260-29
Permitted uses.
§ 260-30
Accessory uses.
§ 260-31
Conditional uses.
§ 260-32
Special exceptions.
§ 260-33
Lot and yard requirements.
§ 260-34
Maximum building height.
§ 260-35
Building coverage.
§ 260-36
Off-street parking.
§ 260-37
Buffer area for commercial uses.
Article VIII
R-O Residential Office District
§ 260-38
Permitted uses.
§ 260-39
Accessory uses.
§ 260-40
Conditional uses.
§ 260-41
Special exceptions.
§ 260-42
Lot and yard requirements.
§ 260-43
Maximum building height.
§ 260-44
Building coverage regulation.
§ 260-45
Off-street parking.
Article IX
C-1 General Business District
§ 260-46
Permitted uses.
§ 260-47
Accessory uses.
§ 260-48
Conditional uses.
§ 260-48.1
Special exceptions.
§ 260-49
Area regulations.
§ 260-50
Yard regulations.
§ 260-51
Landscaping and buffer area.
§ 260-52
Floor area ratio.
§ 260-53
Off-street parking.
§ 260-54
Off-street loading and unloading.
§ 260-55
Maximum building height.
Article X
C-2 Central Business District
§ 260-56
Permitted uses.
§ 260-57
Accessory uses.
§ 260-58
Conditional uses.
§ 260-58.1
Special exceptions.
§ 260-59
Area regulations.
§ 260-60
Yard regulations.
§ 260-61
Landscaping and buffer area.
§ 260-62
Floor area ratio.
§ 260-63
Off-street parking.
§ 260-64
Off-street loading and unloading.
§ 260-65
Maximum building height.
Article XI
M-1 Light Industrial District
§ 260-66
Permitted uses.
§ 260-67
Accessory uses.
§ 260-68
Conditional uses.
§ 260-68.1
Special exceptions.
§ 260-69
Development standards.
§ 260-70
Area regulations.
§ 260-71
Yard regulations.
§ 260-72
Landscaping and buffer areas.
§ 260-73
Height regulations.
§ 260-74
Off-street parking.
§ 260-75
Off-street loading and unloading.
Article XII
M-2 Heavy Industrial District
§ 260-76
Permitted uses.
§ 260-77
Accessory uses.
§ 260-78
Conditional uses.
§ 260-78.1
Special exceptions.
§ 260-79
Development standards.
§ 260-80
Area regulations.
§ 260-81
Yard regulations.
§ 260-82
Landscaping and buffer areas.
§ 260-83
Height regulations.
§ 260-84
Off-street parking.
§ 260-85
Off-street loading and unloading.
Article XIII
Miscellaneous Development Standards
§ 260-86
Grading.
§ 260-87
Drainage.
§ 260-88
Swimming pools.
§ 260-89
Mobile homes on their own lots.
§ 260-89.1
Barbed wire and razor wire.
Article XIV
Floodplain Districts and Regulations
§ 260-90
General regulations.
§ 260-91
Boundary determinations; appeals; building permits.
§ 260-92
Disclaimer of liability.
§ 260-93
Permitted uses.
§ 260-94
Special exception uses; variances; prohibited uses.
§ 260-95
Submission requirements for special exception uses and variances.
§ 260-96
Construction standards.
Article XV
Traditional Neighborhood Development
§ 260-97
Permitted locations.
§ 260-98
General regulations.
§ 260-99
Permitted uses.
§ 260-100
Bulk regulations; coverage; open spaces.
§ 260-101
Parking and street construction.
§ 260-102
Application procedures.
§ 260-103
Maintenance of common open space.
§ 260-104
Enforcement and modification of plan.
Article XVI
Conditional Uses
§ 260-105
General standards.
§ 260-106
Procedure for approval.
§ 260-107
Conditions for approval.
§ 260-108
Special conditions.
Article XVII
Signs
§ 260-109
Applicable regulations.
§ 260-110
General requirements.
§ 260-111
R-1, R-2 and R-3 Districts.
§ 260-112
C-2 Central Business District.
§ 260-113
C-1, M-1 and M-2 Districts.
§ 260-114
R-O District.
§ 260-115
Application; permit.
§ 260-116
Liability insurance required for signs projecting into right-of-way.
§ 260-116.1
Rotary Arts and Cultural District Signage.
§ 260-116.2
Rotary Arts and Cultural District sign specifications.
§ 260-116.3
Advertising.
Article XVIII
Parking and Loading Requirements
§ 260-117
Purpose; applicability.
§ 260-118
Off-street parking.
§ 260-119
Off-street loading.
Article XIX
Nonconforming Lots, Uses and Structures
§ 260-120
Applicability.
§ 260-121
Nonconforming lots of record.
§ 260-122
Nonconforming uses of land.
§ 260-123
Nonconforming structures.
§ 260-124
Nonconforming uses of structures.
§ 260-125
Repairs, maintenance, remodeling and addition of accessory structures in one- and two-family dwellings.
§ 260-126
Registration of nonconforming uses.
§ 260-127
Historical landmarks.
Article XX
Zoning Hearing Board
§ 260-128
Establishment; membership; removal from office; vacancies.
§ 260-129
Election of officers; proceedings.
§ 260-130
Alternate members.
§ 260-131
Hearings.
§ 260-132
Powers and duties.
§ 260-133
Stay of proceedings.
§ 260-134
Appeals.
§ 260-135
Rehearing.
Article XXI
Amendments
§ 260-136
Procedure.
§ 260-137
Actions of Planning Commission and Council.
§ 260-138
Curative amendments.
§ 260-139
Rehearing.
Article XXII
Administration and Enforcement
§ 260-140
Duties of Zoning and Code Management Officer.
§ 260-141
Fees.
§ 260-142
Violations and penalties.
Article XXIII
Ritts Historical and Architectural District
§ 260-143
Purpose.
§ 260-144
Enumeration of district.
§ 260-145
Amendment of existing zoning within district.
§ 260-146
Applicability of R-1 Low-Density Residential provisions.
Article XXIV
Rotary Arts and Cultural District
§ 260-147
Purpose.
§ 260-148
Designation of the Rotary Arts and Cultural District.
§ 260-149
Applicability to existing zoning.
§ 260-150
Artwork outside of the Rotary Arts and Cultural District.
