AGENT — Any person other than the developer who, acting for the subdivider or developer, submits subdivision or land development plans to the Township for the purpose of obtaining approval.
ALLEYA right-of-way, municipally or privately owned, which serves as a secondary vehicular access to the side or rear of two or more properties.
ANNEXATIONThe act of adding, joining or uniting one lot to another lot in order to create out of the said two lots a larger tract or parcel of land intended for separate use, building development or transfer of ownership.
APPLICANTA landowner or developer, as hereinafter defined, who has filed an application for development, including his heirs, successors and assigns.
BERMAn earth mound with a maximum slope of 3:1, covered with grass, shrubbery or ground cover and which is intended to block views, create landscape interest or impound water.
BIKE LANEA lane designated and delineated by signs, markings and striping or barrier for the preferential or exclusive use by bicycles. It may be located on the paved surface such as on the right side of a shoulder, or between the parking lane and the motor vehicle travel lane, or between the motor vehicle travel lane and the curb.
BIKE TRAILA special facility for the exclusive use of bicycles, having a separate surface which is not contiguous with adjacent motor vehicle facilities.
BIKEWAYA general term used to designate all facilities that explicitly provide for bike travel.
BUILDINGA structure having enclosing walls and a roof, intended for supporting or sheltering a use or occupancy and attached to the land. "Building" includes "structure" and shall be construed as if followed by the words "or parts thereof."
BUILDING, ACCESSORYA subordinate building located on the same lot as a principal building and clearly incidental and subordinate to the principal building.
BUILDING, PRINCIPALA building in which is conducted, or is intended to be conducted, the principal use of the lot on which it is located.
BUILDING SETBACK LINEThe minimum front yard, as herein defined, measured at a distance equal to or greater than the minimum front yard from the street line.
CARTWAYThe portion of a street right-of-way, paved or unpaved, intended for vehicular use.
CENTER LINE OF STREET OR ROADA line midway between and parallel to the street or road right-of-way lines, or as otherwise defined (plans, property corners, deeds, etc.).
CLEAR CUTTINGThe indiscriminate or broad removal of trees, shrubs or undergrowth on any lot in the Township, with the intention of preparing real property for nonagricultural development purposes. This definition shall not include the selective removal of nonnative tree and shrub species when the soil is left relatively undisturbed, the removal of dead or significantly diseased trees and those trees which pose an imminent danger to the public health, safety or welfare.
[Added 3-8-2023 by Ord. No. 536]
An area of unobstructed vision at street intersections defined by lines of sight between points at a given distance from the intersection of the street right-of-way lines.
CONDOMINIUMReal estate, portions of which are designated for separate ownership and the remainder of which is designated for common ownership solely by the owners of those portions. Real estate is not a condominium unless the undivided interest in the common elements is vested in the unit owners. A condominium is a unit with all of the following characteristics:
(a) The unit may be any permitted land use. A condominium is an ownership arrangement not a land use.
All or a portion of the exterior open space and any community interior spaces are owned and maintained in accordance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A. §
3101 et seq., and in accordance with the provisions for open space, roads or other development features in this chapter and the Lower Gwynedd Township Zoning Ordinance (Chapters
1250 through
1299).
CROSSWALKA publicly or privately owned right-of-way for pedestrian use extending from a street into a block or across a block to another street.
CUL-DE-SACA street with access at one end and terminated at the other by a vehicular turnaround.
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.
DENSITYA measure of the number of dwelling units per unit of area. Density shall be expressed in dwelling units per developable acre.
DESIGN STANDARDSRegulations imposing standards for the layout by which a subdivision or land development is developed.
DEVELOPERAny landowner, whether an individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation, estate, trust or any other group or combination acting as a unit (or agent of said landowner authorized thereby) which undertakes the subdivision or development of land.
DEVELOPMENT PLANThe provisions for development, including a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space and public facilities. The phrase "provisions of the development plan" when used in this chapter shall mean the written and graphic materials referred to in this definition.
DRIVEWAYA private way providing for vehicular and pedestrian access between a public street and a parking area within a lot or property.
DWELLING UNITAny room or group of rooms located within a residential building and forming a single, habitable unit with facilities used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating by one family.
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 owner of the property shall not erect any permanent structures, but shall have the right to make any other use of the land which is not inconsistent with the rights of the grantee.
ENDORSEMENTReview stamp of the Montgomery County Planning Commission.
ENGINEERA licensed professional engineer registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
EROSIONThe process by which soil and bedrock are worn away by the action of wind, water, climate or chemical action.
FLOODPLAINThe area defined in Chapter
1290 of the Codified Ordinances of Lower Gwynedd Township as the Floodplain Conservation District. The floodplain definition contained in Section
1290.02 shall be considered the definition for floodplain for all purposes and uses.
The sum of the areas of the several floors of the building or structure, including areas used for human occupancy or required for the conduct of the business or use, and basements, attics and penthouses, as measured from the exterior faces of the walls. It does not include cellars, unenclosed porches, attics not used for human occupancy, nor any floor space in an accessory building nor in the main building intended or designated for the parking of motor vehicles in order to meet the parking requirements of the Zoning Ordinance, nor any such floor space intended and designed for accessory heating and ventilating equipment.
FLOOR AREA RATIOThe ratio of the floor area to the lot area, as determined by dividing the floor area by the developable area.
GRADEThe inclination, with the horizontal, of a street which is generally expressed by stating the vertical rise or fall as a percentage of the horizontal distance, and/or the level of the land, improved or unimproved.
HYDRIC SOILSA soil that is saturated, flooded or ponded long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions that favor the growth and regeneration of wetlands vegetation. "Wetlands vegetation" are those plant species that have adapted to the saturated soils and periodic inundations occurring in wetlands as classified in the Soil Survey of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, April 1967. Hydric soils may include, but are not limited to, the following soil types:
(a) Bowmansville silt loam (Bp).
Bowmansville silt loam, local alluvium (Bra, BrB).
Croton silt loam (Cra, CrB2).
Croton very stony silt loam (CsB).
Doylestown silt loam (DsA, DsB2).
Watchung silt loam (WaA, WaB).
Watchung very stony silt loam (Wc).
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE RATIOA measure of the intensity of use of a piece of land. It is measured by dividing the total area of all impervious surfaces within the site by the developable area of the lot.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACES/COVERAGEAll portions of a lot covered in any way so as not to allow the ground beneath to absorb water at a natural rate. Portions of a lot covered with pervious paving materials shall specifically be considered impervious surfaces. In addition, other areas determined by the Township Engineer to be impervious within the meaning of this definition will also be classified as impervious surfaces.
[Amended 8-25-2015 by Ord. No. 500]
Those physical additions, installations and changes required, such as curbs, sidewalks, sewers, etc., to tender land suitable for the use proposed.
IMPROVEMENT SPECIFICATIONSRegulations adopted pursuant to this chapter imposing minimum standards for the construction of the required improvements, such as curbs, sidewalks, sewers, etc.
LAND DEVELOPMENT(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.
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.
This definition shall not include the following:
(1) The conversion of an existing single-family detached dwelling or single-family semidetached dwelling into not more than three residential units, unless such units are intended to be a condominium.
The addition of an accessory building, including farm buildings, on a lot or lots subordinate to an existing principal building.
LANDOWNERS (OWNER)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 under a written lease, who has written authorization of the legal owner, shall be deemed to be a landowner for the purpose of this chapter.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTA professional landscape architect registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
LOTA lot is a parcel of land used or set aside and available for use as the site of one or more buildings and any buildings accessory thereto or for any other purpose, in one ownership and not divided by a street, nor including any land within the right-of-way of a public street upon which said lot abuts, even if the ownership to such right-of-way is in the owner of the lot. A lot for the purpose of this chapter may or may not coincide with a lot of record. A lot shall front on a public street.
LOT AREAThe area contained within the property lines of the individual parcels of land shown on a subdivision/land development plan or required by the Zoning Ordinance, excluding any area within an existing or designated future street right-of-way.
LOT DEPTHThe mean distance from the street line of the lot to its opposite rear line, measured in the general direction of the side lines of the lot.
LOT LINES(b) LOT LINE, REARAny lot line which is parallel to or within 45° of being parallel to a street line, except for a lot line that is itself a street line, and except that in the case of a corner lot, all lot lines that are not street lines shall be considered rear lot lines. In the case of a lot having no street frontage or a lot of an odd shape, only the one lot line furthest from any street shall be considered a rear lot line.
LOT WIDTHThe width of the lot measured at the specified distance of the required building setback line, or further, as defined in "building setback line." For lots bordering on the circular portion of a cul-de-sac street, the lot width shall be determined at the minimum building setback line.
MARKERA metal pipe or pin of at least 1/2 inch in diameter (preferred 3/4 inch or 7/8 inch) and at least 24 inches in length (preferred 30 inches or 36 inches).
MONUMENTA stone or concrete monument with a flat top at least four inches in diameter or square and at least 24 inches in length (preferred 30 inches to 36 inches). Stone monuments shall contain an indented cross or one-fourth-inch drill hole. Concrete monuments shall contain a copper or brass dowel (plug). It is recommended that the bottom sides or radius be at least two inches greater than the top to minimize movements caused by frost.
OPEN SPACE, COMMONA parcel of land, an area of water or a combination of land and water within a developed site, not including streets, off-street parking areas or areas set aside for public facilities, designed and intended for the use and/or enjoyment of the residents of such development and/or other Township residents. The space must be substantially free of structures but may contain such improvements, appropriate for residents' recreation, as are in the applicable subdivision or land development plan as finally approved.
OPEN SPACE, PERMANENTA parcel of land, an area of water or a combination of land and water within a developed site, not including streets, off-street parking areas or areas set aside for public facilities, designed and intended for the use and/or enjoyment of residents of the development. The space must be substantially free of structures, but may contain such improvements, appropriate for resident's recreation, as are in the applicable subdivision plan as finally approved.
OPEN SPACE RATIOA measure of the intensity of land use. It is arrived at by dividing the total amount of open space within the site by the base site area.
PLAN, FINALA complete and exact subdivision and/or land development plan, including all required supplemental data, prepared for official recording as required by statute, to define property rights and proposed streets and other improvements.
PLAN, IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTIONA plan prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor showing the construction details of streets, drains, sewers, bridges, culverts and other improvements as required by these regulations, showing the horizontal details, profile and typical cross sections to be constructed or installed.
PLAN, PRELIMINARYA subdivision and/or land development plan (including all required supplementary data) showing the pertinent existing features of a tract and its surroundings and proposed street and lot layout as a basis for consideration prior to preparation of a final plan.
PLAN, RECORDAn exact copy of the approved final plan on Mylar or opaque linen of standard size, prepared for necessary signatures and recording with the Montgomery County Recorder of Deeds.
PLAN, SKETCHAn informal plan, drawn to scale, indicating salient existing features of a tract and its surroundings and the general layout of the proposed subdivision and/or land development. The plan shall be presented for discussion purposes only and not for approval.
PLATThe map or plan of a subdivision or land development, whether preliminary or final.
PONDSNatural or artificial bodies of water 1/4 acre or larger which retain water year round. Artificial ponds may be created by dams or result from excavation.
POND SHORELINESAreas around lakes and ponds measured 100 feet from the spillway crest elevation.
RESERVE STRIPA parcel of land separating a street from other adjacent properties or from another street.
RESUBDIVISIONAny change of lot lines within a previously approved subdivision; any replatting or new division of land. Replattings shall be considered as constituting a new subdivision of land.
REVIEWAn examination of a subdivision or land development plan by the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors to determine compliance with this chapter and the administrative regulations, design standards and improvement specifications enacted pursuant thereto.
RIGHT-OF-WAYLand set aside for use as a street, alley or other means of travel.
(a) EXISTING RIGHT-OF-WAYThe legal right-of-way as established by the commonwealth or other appropriate governing authority and currently in existence.
SEWER SYSTEM(a) COMMUNITY SEWAGE SYSTEMA system in an area not currently serviced by or proposed for public sewer service for the treatment of effluent from two or more homes that is applied to the land either on the surface or below.
PRIVATE SEWERAn on-lot disposal system generally providing for disposal of effluent for only one building or a group of buildings on a single lot.
PUBLIC SEWERAny municipal sewer system in which sewage is collected and piped to an approved sewage disposal plant or central septic tank disposal system. It may also be referred to as an "off-lot" or "off-site sewer." This shall include capped sewers when installed to Township specifications.
SITEThe site shall be defined in the deed. This area shall be determined from an actual site survey rather than from a deed description; where required by this chapter, a minimum area required for a specific use, form of development or subdivision. In the determination of the minimum site area required for the specific use of land or structure, any portion of the parcel designated in a different zoning district classification shall not be included.
SITE AREAAll land area within the site as defined in the deed. This area shall be determined from an actual site survey rather than from a deed description.
SITE AREA, BASEThe area of the site remaining after subtracting land which is not contiguous, land previously subdivided, and road and utility rights-of-way from the site area. See § 826(C) for the specific calculations.
SITE AREA, NET BUILDABLEThe area of the site which may be altered, disturbed or regraded for development purposes. The net buildable site area could contain buildings, roads, parking areas, sewage systems and stormwater management facilities. The net buildable site area would contain required open space, recreation areas and natural resource protection areas. See Section
1230.48 and
1230.51 for the specific calculations.
A field test conducted by a person qualified according to the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to determine the suitability of the soil for on-site sanitary sewage disposal facilities by measuring the absorptive capacity of the soil at any given location and depth.
SOIL SURVEYA report entitled "Soil Survey of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania," published April 1967 by the Soil Conservation Service, United States Department of Agriculture, and which is available in the Township or through the Extension Service, Agricultural Agent, the Pennsylvania State University in Norristown, or any subsequent modification or publication of said soil survey.
SOIL TYPES WITH HYDRIC COMPONENTSMapping Units With Inclusions of Hydric Components Montgomery County, Pennsylvania |
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Map Symbol | Name | Hydric Component | Location Notes |
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AbA | Abbottstown silt loam, 0% to 3% slopes, moderately eroded | Croton | Depressions |
AbB2 | Abbottstown silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, moderately eroded | Croton | Depressions |
BIB2 | Beltsville silt loam, 2% to 6% slopes, moderately eroded | Poorly drained soil | Depressions |
Bm | Bermudian silt loam | Bowmansville | Bottom lands |
Bo | Bouldery alluvial land | Bowmansville | Bottom lands |
CfA | Chafont silt loam, 0% to 3% slopes | Doylestown | Depressions |
CfB2 | Chafont silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, moderately eroded | Doylestown | Depressions |
Ch | Codorus silt loam | Hatboro | Depressions |
GsA | Glenville silt loam, 0% to 3% slopes | Wet spots | Depressions, drainageway |
GsB2 | Glenville silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, moderately eroded | Wet spots | Depressions, drainageway |
KlB2 | Klinesville shaly silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, moderately eroded | Seep spots1 | Seep areas |
KsB3 | Klinesville very shaly silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, severely eroded | Seep spots1 | Seep areas |
KsC3 | Klinesville very shaly silt loam, 8% to 15% slopes, severely eroded | Seep spots1 | Seep areas |
LeA | Lawrenceville silt loam, 0% to 3% slopes | Doylestown | Low flats |
LeB2 | Lawrenceville silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, moderately eroded | Doylestown | Low flats |
LhA2 | Lehigh channery silt loam, 0% to 3% slopes, moderately eroded | Croton | Low flats, depressions |
LhB2 | Lehigh channery silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, moderately eroded | Croton | Swales, depressions |
LhB3 | Lehigh channery silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, severely eroded | Croton | Swales, depressions |
LhC2 | Lehigh channery silt loam, 8% to 15% slopes, moderately eroded | Croton | Swales, depressions |
LhC3 | Lehigh channery silt loam, 8% to 15% slopes, severely eroded | Croton | Swales, depressions |
LsB | Lehigh very stony silt loam, 0% to 8% slopes | Croton | Swales, depressions |
LsD | Lehigh very stony silt loam, 8% to 25% slopes | Croton | Swales, depressions |
Ma | Made land, diabase, gabbro materials | Wet spots | Swales, depressions |
Mb | Made land, land fill and sediment basins | Wet spots | Swales, depressions |
Mc | Made land, limestone materials | Wet spots | Depressions |
MdB | Made land, schist and gneiss materials, sloping | Wet spots | Depressions |
MdD | Made land, schist and gneiss materials, strongly sloping | Wet spots | Depressions |
MeB | Made land, shale and sandstone materials, sloping | Wet spots | Depressions |
MeD | Made land, shale and sandstone materials, strongly sloping | Wet spots | Depressions |
McA | Mount Lucas silt loam, 0% to 3% slopes | Watchung | Depressions |
MoB2 | Mount Lucas silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, moderately eroded | Watchung | Depressions |
MoC2 | Mount Lucas silt loam, 8% to 15% slopes, moderately eroded | Watchung | Depressions |
MuB | Mount Lucas very stony silt loam, 0% to 8% slopes | Watchung | Depressions |
MuD | Mount Lucas very stony silt loam, 8% to 25% slopes | Watchung | Depressions |
RaA | Readington silt loam, 0% to 3% slopes | Wet spots | Depressions |
RaB2 | Readington silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, moderately eroded | Wet spots | Depressions |
ReA | Readington silt loam, 0% to 3% slopes | Croton | Depressions, drainage |
ReB2 | Readington silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, moderately eroded | Croton | Depressions, drainage |
ReC2 | Readington silt loam, 8% to 15% slopes moderately eroded | Croton | Depressions, drainage |
RsA2 | Reaville shaly silt loam, 0% to 3% slopes, moderately eroded | Croton | Depressions, drainage |
RsB2 | Reaville shaly silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, moderately eroded | Croton | Depressions, drainage |
RsB3 | Reaville shaly silt loam, 3% to 8% slopes, severely eroded | Croton | Depressions, drainage |
RsC3 | Reaville shaly silt loam, 8% to 15% slopes, severely eroded | Croton | Depressions, drainage |
Rt | Rowland silt loam | Bowmansville | Bottom lands |
Ru | Rowland silt loam, coal overwash | Bowmansville | Bottom lands |
RwA | Rowland silt loam, local alluvium, 0% to 3% slopes | Bowmansville | Bottom lands |
RwB | Rowland silt loam, local alluvium, 3% to 8% slopes | Bowmansville | Bottom lands |
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1 May need soil scientist's verification. |
Areas where the average slope exceeds 15% and which, because of this slope, are subject to high rates of stormwater runoff and therefore erosion and flooding.
STREET (ROAD)A strip of land including the entire ultimate right-of-way, including street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, parking, lane or viaduct, publicly or privately owned, serving primarily as means of vehicular and pedestrian travel, furnishing access to properties, and which may also be used to provide space for sewers, public utilities, shade trees and sidewalks. Private streets shall meet public street standards.
STREET LINEThe dividing line between the street and the lot. The street line shall be the same as the legal right-of-way, provided that where an ultimate right-of-way width for a road or street has been established, then that width shall determine the location of the street line.
STRUCTUREAny man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not such object is affixed to the land.
SUBDIVISION(a) SUBDIVISION (GENERAL)The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels 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 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 residential dwellings, shall be exempted.
MAJOR SUBDIVISIONAny subdivision other than a minor subdivision or any size subdivision requiring new road construction, road improvements or the extension of existing public utility lines.
MINOR SUBDIVISIONA subdivision proposal which would divide one existing lot into two lots, both of which will comply with the applicable dimensional requirements of the district in which the existing lot is located.
SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETEDWhere, in the judgment of the Township Engineer, at least 90% (based on the cost of the required improvements for which financial security is posted pursuant to this chapter) of those improvements required as a condition for final approval have been completed in accordance with the approved plan, so that the project will be able to be used, occupied or operated for its intended use.
SURVEYORA professional land surveyor registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
TREE PROTECTION ZONE (TPZ)An area that is radial to the trunk of a tree in which no construction activity shall occur. The tree protection zone shall be measured 20 feet from the trunk of the tree to be retained, or the distance from the trunk of the tree to the outer edge of the dripline, whichever is the greater area. The dripline is the outer edges of the branches of the tree. Where there is a group of trees or woodlands, the tree protection zone shall be the aggregate of the protection zones for the individual trees.
TREES, MATUREThose which measure at least six inches dbh (diameter at breast height or 4 1/2 feet above the ground).
UTILITIESThose services customarily rendered by public utility corporations, municipalities or municipal authorities in the nature of electricity, gas, telephone, water and sewerage, including the appurtenances used in connection with the supplying of such services (buildings, wires, pipes, poles and the like).
WATER SYSTEM(a) COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMA system for supplying and distributing water from a common source to two or more dwellings and/or other buildings.
ON-LOT WATER SYSTEMA system of supplying and distributing water to a single dwelling or other building from a source located on the same lot.
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMA system of water collection, storage, transmission and delivery which is proposed to service a community or similarly situated residential, commercial and/or industrial properties constructed in accordance with the terms, conditions, and provisions for the construction of similar systems, now or hereafter adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Lower Gwynedd Township or any delegated agency or body thereof and any and all other additional terms, conditions and restrictions of construction and operation as may be now or hereafter adopted and enacted by any applicable federal, state or county body having authority with reference to public water supplies, which system, upon completion, shall be tendered in an offer of dedication without cause to the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Lower Gwynedd or its delegated agent subject to private operation under an appropriate certificate of public convenience or other approved method of ownership and operation in the event that such offer of dedication to the Township is not accepted.
WETLANDS(a) Areas of undrained, saturated soils supporting wetland vegetation, where the water table is at or near the surface or where shallow water covers the area due to permanent or seasonal inundation of surface or ground water. For the purposes of this chapter wetlands are identified as areas meeting one of the two following criteria:
(1) All areas comprised of hydric soils and all adjacent soil types with inclusions of hydric components.
Areas as determined and delineated on a specific site by an environmental consultant experienced and qualified in the delineation of wetlands.
Where hydric soils exist and a wetlands determination has been completed, the wetlands determination shall govern the location of the wetlands boundary. All wetlands determinations completed by environmental consultants shall follow the PADEP accepted guidelines for the determination of wetlands. Where soil types with inclusions of hydric components exist adjacent to hydric soils, a wetlands evaluation may be completed by an environmental consultant experienced in the determination of the existence of wetlands. When the evaluation determines the absence of hydric components in the soils adjacent to the hydric soils, the wetlands boundary shall be considered as the limits of the hydric soil. All wetland determination and wetland evaluation studies shall be subject to review and approval by the Board of Supervisors on the recommendation of the Township Engineer. See this section for a list of hydric soils. See "Mapping Units with Inclusions of Hydric Components," published by the Natural Protection Conservation Service, included in this section, for a list of soil types with hydric components. Refer to "natural protection standards" in this chapter.
WETLANDS MARGINThe transitional area extending from the outer limit of the wetland. For the purposes of this chapter, the wetlands margins shall extend 20 feet from the wetland boundary as defined in this section. Refer to this section for protection standards.
WOODLANDSAreas comprised of one or more acres of mature or largely mature trees in which the largest trees measure at least six inches dbh (diameter at breast height or 4 1/2 feet above the ground). The woodland shall be measured from the dripline of the outer trees. Woodlands are also 10 or more individual trees which measure at least 10 inches dbh and form a contiguous canopy.
YARDAn open space unobstructed from the ground up, except for permitted projections and plantings, on the same lot with a structure, extending along a lot line or street line which shall be measured as the shortest distance between the structure and a lot line or street line.
(a) YARD, FRONTA yard between a structure and a street line and extending the entire length of the street line. In the case of a corner lot, the yards extending along all streets are front yards. In the case of a lot other than a corner lot that fronts on more than one street, the yards extending along all streets are front yards and shall conform to front yard requirements.
YARD, REARA yard between a structure and rear lot line and extending the entire length of the rear lot line.
YARD, SIDEA yard between a structure and a side lot line, extending from the front yard to the rear yard. In the case of a lot having no street frontage or a lot of odd shape, any yard that is not a front yard or a rear yard shall be considered a side yard.