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Chapter 27 Zoning
Chapter 27
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Whitehall
9-18-1989
by
1651
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Zoning Map and Boundary Amendments
Article I
Short Title
§ 27-1
Short title.
Article II
Purposes and Interpretation
§ 27-2
Intent.
§ 27-3
Purposes.
§ 27-4
Interpretation.
§ 27-5
Word usage.
§ 27-6
Validity.
Article III
Enforcement and Administration
§ 27-7
Enforcement by Zoning Officer.
§ 27-8
Duties.
§ 27-9
Relief from personal responsibility.
§ 27-10
Right of entry.
§ 27-11
Finances and fees.
§ 27-12
Enforcement notice.
§ 27-13
Causes of action.
§ 27-14
Enforcement remedies.
§ 27-15
Exemptions.
Article IV
Permits
§ 27-16
Type.
§ 27-17
Airport zone permits.
§ 27-18
Building permits.
§ 27-19
Construction in floodplain and floodprone area permits.
§ 27-20
Occupancy permits.
§ 27-21
Temporary occupancy permits.
§ 27-22
Temporary sign permits.
§ 27-23
Use permits.
§ 27-24
Form of application.
§ 27-25
By whom application is made.
§ 27-26
Conditions of permit.
§ 27-27
Action on application.
§ 27-28
Denial and revocation of permits.
§ 27-29
Compliance with permit.
§ 27-30
Duration of permit.
§ 27-31
Records.
§ 27-32
Report.
Article V
Zoning Hearing Board
§ 27-33
Continuation.
§ 27-34
Membership.
§ 27-35
Removal of members.
§ 27-36
Organization.
§ 27-37
Expenditures for service.
§ 27-38
Applications.
§ 27-39
Hearings and decisions.
§ 27-40
Mediation option.
§ 27-41
Jurisdiction.
§ 27-42
Variances.
§ 27-43
Special exceptions.
§ 27-44
Conditional uses.
§ 27-45
Special exception and conditional use submission, review and decision procedures and requirements.
§ 27-46
Reapplication.
§ 27-47
Parties appellant before the Board.
§ 27-48
Time limitations.
§ 27-49
Stay of proceedings.
§ 27-50
Validity of ordinance; substantive questions.
§ 27-51
Procedure to obtain preliminary opinion.
Article VI
Zoning Map and Boundaries
§ 27-52
Zoning Map and Boundaries.
§ 27-53
Overlays.
§ 27-54
Official Zoning Map.
§ 27-55
Lots divided by zoning district boundary line.
§ 27-56
Table of Zoning Map and Boundary Amendments.
Article VII
Definitions and Limitations Uses
§ 27-57
Classifications of uses.
§ 27-58
Accessory uses.
§ 27-59
Conditional uses.
§ 27-60
Nonconforming uses.
§ 27-61
Permitted uses.
§ 27-62
Prohibited uses.
§ 27-63
Similar uses.
§ 27-64
Special exception uses.
§ 27-65
Temporary uses.
Article VIII
Zoning Districts
§ 27-66
Districts.
§ 27-67
Intent of districts.
Article IX
Schedule of Permitted, Accessory, Special Exception and Conditional Uses
§ 27-68
OS-1, Open Space-Residential/Agricultural.
§ 27-69
OS-2, Open Space/Limited Industrial.
§ 27-70
R-1, Very Low Density Residential.
§ 27-71
R-2, Low Density Residential.
§ 27-72
R-3, Low/Medium Density Residential.
§ 27-73
R-3A, Special Care Community Residential.
§ 27-74
R-4, Medium Density Residential.
§ 27-75
R-5, High Density Residential.
§ 27-76
R-5A, High Density Residential Without Apartments.
§ 27-77
R-6, Mobile Home Park.
§ 27-78
C-1, Neighborhood Commercial.
§ 27-79
C-2A, Local Commercial.
§ 27-80
C-2, Regional/Community Commercial.
§ 27-81
I, Industrial.
§ 27-82
Office Park Zone.
Article X
General Provisions
§ 27-83
Application to all Zoning Districts.
§ 27-84
Accessory uses, buildings and structures.
§ 27-85
Antennae, towers and satellite earth station dishes.
§ 27-86
Attached dwellings.
§ 27-87
Automotive and other motor vehicle repair garages, automotive fueling stations, public garages, public parking areas, car washes and minimarts.
§ 27-88
Special regulations for beauty and barber shop as in home occupations.
§ 27-89
Buffer strips and screening.
§ 27-90
Building and structure height.
§ 27-91
Clear site triangle.
§ 27-92
Commercial vehicles.
§ 27-93
Density.
§ 27-94
Emergency accesses.
§ 27-95
Excavations.
§ 27-96
Fences and walls.
§ 27-97
Forestry regulations.
§ 27-98
Front yards.
§ 27-99
Front yard exception.
§ 27-100
Frontage on public streets.
§ 27-101
Highway easement setback restrictions.
§ 27-102
Home occupations.
§ 27-103
Lighting and glare limitations.
§ 27-104
Limitations on use of lot.
§ 27-105
Minimum lot size.
§ 27-106
Nonconforming buildings, structures and lots.
§ 27-107
Obstruction of vision.
§ 27-108
Permanence of yards and open spaces.
§ 27-109
Private garage entrances.
§ 27-110
Roads, driveways and parking areas.
§ 27-111
Recycling.
§ 27-112
Sewer services.
§ 27-113
Solid waste disposal areas.
§ 27-114
Steep slopes.
§ 27-115
Swimming pools.
§ 27-116
Temporary utility trailers and storage containers, job site construction office and sales offices trailers.
§ 27-117
Ultimate right-of-way.
§ 27-118
Wetlands.
Article XI
Conditional Use Provisions
§ 27-119
Introduction.
§ 27-120
Adult entertainment facilities.
§ 27-121
Apartments.
§ 27-122
Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
§ 27-123
Bring your own bottle (BYOB) establishments.
§ 27-124
Conversions to condominiums.
§ 27-124.1
Distribution facility.
§ 27-125
Heliports.
§ 27-126
Individual mobile homes on individual lots.
§ 27-127
Mobile home parks.
§ 27-128
Nightclubs.
§ 27-129
Oil or petroleum products storage.
§ 27-130
Off-track betting facilities.
§ 27-131
Offices.
§ 27-132
Outdoor recreation facilities.
§ 27-133
Quarry and mining operations.
§ 27-134
Research facilities.
§ 27-135
Rifle, shooting and target ranges.
§ 27-136
Salvage yards.
§ 27-137
Shopping centers.
§ 27-137.1
Short-term rental facilities.
§ 27-138
Single-family attached dwellings.
§ 27-139
Single-family detached and semidetached dwellings.
§ 27-140
Solid waste management.
§ 27-141
Special care community residences.
§ 27-142
Taverns.
§ 27-142.1
Wind turbines/windmills.
§ 27-143
Confined animal feeding operations.
§ 27-143.1
(Reserved)
§ 27-143.2
Adult residential community accessory to an existing assisted living facility.
Article XII
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 27-144
New and existing uses.
§ 27-145
Design and construction.
§ 27-146
Off-street parking standards.
§ 27-147
Off-street loading spaces.
Article XIII
Signs
§ 27-148
Permit.
§ 27-149
Duration of sign permits.
§ 27-150
General sign regulations.
§ 27-151
Types of signs.
§ 27-152
Accessory use, name and professional signs.
§ 27-153
Advertising signs or billboards.
§ 27-154
Business signs.
§ 27-155
Freestanding signs.
§ 27-156
Directional signs.
§ 27-157
Identification signs.
§ 27-158
Real estate signs.
§ 27-159
Roof signs.
§ 27-160
Temporary signs.
§ 27-161
Wall signs.
§ 27-162
Nonconforming signs.
§ 27-162.1
Permanent changeable face/readerboard signs.
§ 27-162.2
Temporary event signs.
§ 27-163
Exemptions.
§ 27-164
Under canopy signs.
§ 27-165
Light emitting diode (LED) and electronic display signs.
Article XIV
Floodplain Districts and Flood-Prone Areas
§ 27-166
Intent.
§ 27-167
Permit required.
§ 27-168
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
§ 27-169
Severability.
§ 27-170
Warning; disclaimer of liability.
§ 27-171
Administration.
§ 27-172
Identification of floodplain areas.
§ 27-173
Technical provisions.
§ 27-174
Prohibited activities.
§ 27-175
Existing structures in identified floodplain areas.
§ 27-176
Variances.
§ 27-177
Definitions.
§ 27-178
through § 27-181. (Reserved)
Article XV
Airport Districts
§ 27-182
Purpose.
§ 27-183
Applicability.
§ 27-184
Airport zones, general.
§ 27-185
Airport zones, specific.
§ 27-186
Height limitations.
§ 27-187
Exceptions.
§ 27-188
Use restrictions.
§ 27-189
Nonconforming uses.
§ 27-190
Airport zone permits.
§ 27-191
Existing uses.
§ 27-192
Variances.
§ 27-193
Notice to Department of Transportation.
Article XVI
Definitions of Words
§ 27-194
Definitions.
Article XVII
Adaptive Reuse
§ 27-195
through § 27-199. (Reserved)
§ 27-199.1
Affordable housing and multifamily housing.
