Terms or words used herein, unless otherwise expressly stated, shall have the following meanings:
AGENTAny person, other than the developer, who, acting for the developer, submits to the Township Secretary subdivision or land development plans for the purpose of obtaining approval thereof.
APPLICANTA landowner or developer, as hereinafter defined, who has filed an application for development, including his heirs, successors and assigns.
AUTHORITYThe West Earl Sewer Authority, West Earl Water Authority, Leola Sewer Authority, Leola Water Authority, Ephrata Area Joint Authority, Akron Borough Authority and/or any other municipal authority providing public water or public sewer service to properties within the township, as applicable.
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A tract of land, a lot or groups of lots bounded by streets, public parks, railroad rights-of-way, watercourses or boundary lines of the township or by any combination of the above.
BUILDINGAny enclosed or open structure, other than a boundary wall, boundary fence or farm fence, occupying more than four square feet of area and/or having a roof supported by columns, piers or walls, or any addition to an existing nonresidential building occupying more than four square feet; provided, however, that an accessory residential building or structure, including but not limited to a detached or attached garage, utility shed, tennis court or swimming pool, shall not be considered a separate "building" and shall not require the submission of a land development plan.
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The line within a property defining the minimum required distance between any structure or building or portion thereof to be erected or altered and an adjacent right-of-way. Such line shall be measured at right angles from the required minimum right-of-way or ultimate right-of-way line which abuts the property upon which said building is located and shall be parallel to said right-of-way line.
BUILDING, PRINCIPALA building or group of buildings in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which the building or buildings are located.
CARTWAY (ROADWAY)The portion of a street, paved or unpaved, intended for vehicular use.
COUNTYLancaster County, Pennsylvania.
DEDICATIONThe deliberate appropriation of land by its owner for any general and public use, reserving to himself no other rights than those that are compatible with the full exercise and enjoyment of the public uses to which the property has been devoted.
DEVELOPERAny 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.
DRIVEWAYA private cartway used for direct access from a street to a parking area or garage within a single lot.
DWELLING UNITA building or portion thereof providing one or more rooms arranged for the use of one or more individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit and having no cooking or sanitary facilities in common with any other dwelling unit.
EASEMENTA right-of-way granted, but not dedicated, for limited use of private land for a public or quasi-public purpose and within which the grantor shall not erect any permanent structure but shall have the right to make any other use of the land which is not inconsistent with the rights of the grantee.
ENGINEERA licensed professional engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
LAND DEVELOPMENT [Amended 12-19-1989 by Ord. No. 80]
Any of the following activities:
A. The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
(1) 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.
LANDOWNERThe 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 persons having a proprietary interest in land.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTA licensed professional landscape architect registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
LOTA tract or parcel of land, regardless of size, held in single or joint ownership, which is occupied or capable of being occupied by buildings, structures and accessory buildings, including such open spaces as are arranged, designed or required. "Lot" shall also mean parcel, plot, site or any similar term.
LOT AREAThe area contained within the property lines of a lot, excluding space within all streets and within all permanent drainage easements but including the areas of all other easements.
MOBILE HOMEA 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 again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations and is constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.
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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.
[Amended 12-19-1989 by Ord. No. 80]
A parcel, or contiguous parcels, of land which has been so designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots for the placement thereon of mobile homes.
[Amended 12-19-1989 by Ord. No. 80]
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as amended and reenacted by Act 170 of 1988, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
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Any use other than single-family or multifamily dwellings. An institutional use in which persons may reside, such as a dormitory, prison, nursing home or hospital, shall be considered a "nonresidential" use.
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The Comprehensive Development Plan and/or Official Map and/or Topographical Survey and/or other such plans or portions thereof as may have been adopted pursuant to statute for the area of the township in which the development is located.
RECORD PLANThe copy of the final plan which contains the original endorsements of the Township Planning Commission, Township Supervisors and County Planning Commission and which is intended to be recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds.
REPLACEMENT LOCATIONA location designated as the future location of an on-site sanitary sewage disposal system or community sanitary sewerage system that shall be installed should the on-site sanitary sewage disposal system or community sanitary sewerage system installed or to be installed fail or otherwise become inoperable and which shall meet all the regulations of the Department of Environmental Resources and all applicable township ordinances for an on-site sanitary sewage disposal system or community sanitary sewerage system, as applicable.
[Added 5-26-1992 by Ord. No. 93]
Any replatting or resubdivision of land, limited to changes in lot lines on the approved final plan or recorded plan as specified in §
155-16 of this chapter.
A lot extending between and having frontage on an arterial street and a minor street and with vehicular access solely from the latter.
SANITARY SEWAGE DISPOSAL, ON-SITEA single system of piping, tanks or other facilities serving only one lot and collecting and disposing of sewage, in whole or in part, into the soil of the same lot.
SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM, COMMUNITYAny system, whether publicly or privately owned, for the collection and disposal of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, or both, including various devices for the treatment of such sewage or industrial wastes, that generally serves a neighborhood area temporarily until such time as hookup to a public sanitary sewerage system can be accomplished.
SANITARY SEWERAGE SYSTEM, PUBLICAny system, whether publicly or privately owned, for the collection and disposal of sewage or industrial wastes of a liquid nature, or both, including various devices for the treatment of such sewage or industrial wastes, that serves the general public.
SIGHT DISTANCEThe required length of roadway visible to the driver of a passenger vehicle at any given point on the roadway when the view is unobstructed by traffic. Sight distance measurements shall be made from a point four and fifty-hundredths (4.50) feet above the center line of the road surface to a point five-tenths (0.5) foot above the center line of the road surface.
SOIL LOGA field test conducted to determine the suitability of the soil for on-site sanitary sewage disposal facilities by indicating the type of soil existing beneath the natural grade at a given location and depth.
SOIL PERCOLATION TESTA field test conducted to determine the suitability of the soil for on-site sanitary sewage disposal facilities by measuring the absorptive capacity of the soil at a given location and depth.
STREETA strip of land, including the entire right-of-way (not limited to the cartway), intended for use as a means of vehicular and pedestrian circulation, excluding driveways.
A. MINOR STREETA street used primarily to provide access to abutting properties.
CUL-DE-SAC STREETA minor street intersecting another street at one end and terminating at the other end by a permanent vehicular turnaround.
HALF (PARTIAL) STREETA street, generally parallel and adjacent to a property line, having a lesser right-of-way width than normally required for improvement and use of the street.
MARGINAL ACCESS STREETA minor street, parallel and adjacent to a major street (but separated from it by a reserve strip), which provides access to abutting properties and controls intersections with the major street.
COLLECTOR STREETA street which, in addition to providing access to abutting properties, intercepts minor streets to provide a route and gives access to community facilities and/or other collector and major streets. (Streets in industrial and commercial subdivisions shall be considered collector streets.)
MAJOR STREETA street serving a large volume of comparatively high-speed and long-distance traffic, including all facilities classified as main and secondary highways by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
SERVICE STREETA minor public right-of-way providing secondary vehicular access to the side or rear of two or more properties.
SUBDIVISIONThe division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel or other divisions of land, including changes in existing lot lines, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempted.
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A licensed surveyor registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
TOWNSHIPWest Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, COMMUNITYA system for supplying and distributing water from a common source to two or more dwellings and/or other buildings within a single neighborhood.
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, ON-SITEA system for supplying and distributing water to a single dwelling or other building from a source located on the same lot.
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM, PUBLICA system for supplying and distributing water from a common source to dwellings and other buildings but generally not confined to one neighborhood.