[Amended 11-19-2019 by Ord. No. 4-2019]
The Township is divided into the districts set forth by this
chapter and as shown by the district boundaries on the Official Zoning
District Map. The zoning districts are:
A-1
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Agricultural District
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R-1
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Neighborhood Residential District
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R-2
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Suburban Residential District
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R-3
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Medium-Low-Density Residential District
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R-4
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Medium-Density Residential District
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R-5
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High-Density Residential/Mixed Use
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C-1
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Neighborhood Commercial District
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C-2
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General Commercial District
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C-3
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Regional Commercial District
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I-1
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Light Industrial District
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I-2
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General Industrial District
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Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as
shown on the Official Zoning District Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. District boundaries indicated as appearing to follow the center lines
of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow such center
lines.
B. District boundaries indicated as appearing to follow platted lot
lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
C. District boundaries indicated as appearing to follow municipal boundaries
shall be construed as following municipal boundaries.
D. District boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be
construed to be midway between the main tracks.
E. District boundaries indicated as approximately following the center
lines of streams, rivers or other bodies of water shall be construed
to follow center lines and, in the event of change in the location
of streams, rivers and other bodies of water, shall be construed as
moving with the actual body of water and following the center line.
F. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official Zoning District
Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
The following regulations shall apply in all zoning districts:
A. In the A-1, R-1, R-2, R-3 and R-4 Districts, any use not specifically
listed as an authorized use in the zoning district shall not be permitted
in that zoning district.
B. In the C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1 and I-2 Districts, any use not specifically listed in the authorized uses for the zoning district shall not be permitted in that zoning district, unless such use is authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board as a use by special exception in accordance with the applicable express standards and criteria for comparable uses not specifically listed in §
245-121 of this chapter.
C. In all zoning districts where single-family dwellings or two-family
dwellings are an authorized use or are a legally nonconforming use,
the single-family dwelling or two-family dwelling shall be the only
principal structure on the lot, except in an approved planned residential
development, where single-family dwellings or two-family dwellings
may be authorized on the same lot with other single-family dwellings
or two-family dwellings.
D. In the zoning districts where such uses are authorized by this chapter,
two or more multifamily or nonresidential buildings may occupy the
same lot, provided each building can independently meet the applicable
area and bulk regulations and parking requirements to accommodate
the possibility of subdivision of the property in the future to separate
the buildings.
E. In the C-1, C-2, C-3, I-1 and I-2 Districts, two or more authorized
uses may occupy the same building, provided all applicable area and
bulk regulations and parking requirements for each of the uses can
be met on the lot.
F. In all zoning districts, all accessory structures shall be located
on the same lot with the principal structure to which they are accessory.
An accessory structure shall not be built unless or until the principal
structure it serves exists on the lot.
G. In the event that a landowner and/or an oil or gas operator determines
that area of the Township that is presently zoned for oil and gas
development is insufficient for the development of these resources,
application may be made to the Board of Supervisors to request the
rezoning of additional property for oil and gas development. In the
event of receipt of such application, the Board of Supervisors will
consider the basis of the proposed rezoning in the context of topography,
surrounding land use and development, compatibility, infrastructure,
potential impact on surrounding residents and land uses, the purpose
of the zoning district where the land proposed for rezoning is located
and the obligations and restrictions on the Board of Supervisors under
the Municipalities Planning Code, the Pennsylvania Constitution and
the United States Constitution.
[Added 6-28-2016 by Ord.
No. 2-2016]