The provisions of this chapter are designed to promote and protect
the health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the inhabitants
of the Township of Upper Moreland by lessening congestion in the streets;
securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers; providing adequate
light and air; preventing the overcrowding of land; avoiding undue
concentration of population thereby facilitating the adequate provision
of transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, open space and
other public requirements; conserving the value of buildings; encouraging
the most appropriate use of land; and providing for the orderly growth
of the Township.
This chapter is intended to implement the guidelines established
by the "Comprehensive Plan for Upper Moreland Township," adopted by
the resolution of the Board of Commissioners on November 9, 1971,
subject to amendment from time to time. This chapter is intended also
to accomplish the following objectives:
A.
Guiding and encouraging the future development of the Township in
accordance with the comprehensive planning of land use and population
density that represents that most beneficial and convenient relationships
among the residential, commercial, industrial and recreational areas
within the Township, having regard to their suitability for the various
uses appropriate to each of them and their potentiality for such uses,
as indicated by topography and soil conditions, existing man-made
conditions, and the trends in population, in the direction and manner
of the use of land in building development, and in economic activity,
considering such conditions and trends both within the Township and
with respect to the relation of the Township to surrounding areas.
B.
Protecting the character and social and economic stability of each
of such areas and encouraging their orderly and beneficial growth.
C.
Protecting and conserving the value of land and buildings throughout
the Township appropriate to the various zoning districts established
herein.
D.
Bringing about through proper timing the gradual conformity of land
use to the Comprehensive Plan aforesaid, and minimizing conflicts
among the uses of land and buildings.
E.
Encouraging the development of large open tracts of ground under
single conceptual design employing residential, commercial or industrial
uses, or any combination of the three, in such fashion as to integrally
relate with the use and development of neighboring areas.
F.
Aiding in bringing about the most beneficial relation between land
use and the circulation of traffic throughout the Township, having
particular regard to avoidance of congestion in the streets and to
providing safe and convenient access appropriate to the various land
uses.
G.
Providing a guide for public safety and action in the efficient provision of public facilities and services, in the provision of safe and proper sanitary sewage disposal, and for private enterprise in building, development, investment, and other economic activity relating to land use, insofar as such activities are consistent with the purpose set forth in § 350-1 and are within the aforesaid minimum requirements therefor. The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted, administered and applied in such a manner as will facilitate attainment of the aforesaid objectives.
A.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following shall, for the purpose
of this chapter, have the meanings herein indicated.
B.
ACCESSORY BUILDING
ACCESSORY USE
(1)
(2)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
ACCESS STRIP
ACTIVE RECREATION
AMUSEMENT GAMES
ANTENNA OR CELLULAR TOWER
(1)
(a)
(b)
(c)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
APARTMENT, GARDEN
APARTMENT, HIGH-RISE
APARTMENT, MID-RISE
ARTICULATION
AWNING SIGN
BANNER SIGN
BILLBOARD
BREEZEWAY
BUILDING AREA
BUILDING AREA COVERAGE
BUILDING HEIGHT
BUILDING LINE
BUILD-TO LINE
CARPORT
CHAMFERED CORNER
CHILD
COMMUNITY CENTER
CORNICE
DAY CARE
(1)
(2)
(3)
DAY-CARE PROVIDER
DENSITY
DUPLEX
DWELLING
DWELLING UNIT
DWELLING, DETACHED
DWELLING, MULTIPLE
DWELLING, SEMIDETACHED
DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
EVERGREEN
FACADE
FAMILY
FARMERS MARKET
FENESTRATION
FLOOR AREA
FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)
FREESTANDING SIGN
GARAGE
(1)
(2)
(3)
GASOLINE FILLING STATION
GROSS LEASABLE AREA (GLA)
GROUP HOME
HOME OCCUPATION
HOTEL
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE COVERAGE
INFANT
LABORATORY
LIFE CARE COMPLEX
LOADING SPACE
LOT
LOT AREA
LOT HELD IN SINGLE AND SEPARATE OWNERSHIP
LOT, REAR
LOT, WIDTH OF
MARQUEE SIGN
MASSING
MEDIATION
MEDICAL OUTPATIENT CAMPUS
MENU SIGN
MOBILE HOME
MOBILE HOME LOT
MOBILE HOME PARK
MONUMENT SIGN
MOTEL
MUNICIPAL USE
NONCONFORMING
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE
NONCONFORMING USE
OPEN SPACE
OPEN SPACE RATIO
PARALLEL WALL SIGN
PARAPET
PARKING SPACE
PASSIVE RECREATION
PEDESTRIAN TAKEOUT WINDOW
PERSONAL SERVICE SHOP
PORTICO
PRINCIPAL USE
PROJECTING SIGN
PUBLIC HEARING
PUBLIC MEETING
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC PARKING FACILITY
PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
PUBLIC SPACE
REAR LOT
RIGHT-OF-WAY-LINE
SANDWICH BOARD SIGN
SHARED PARKING FACILITIES
SIGN
SITE
STORY
STREET VENDORS
STRUCTURE
STRUCTURED PARKING FACILITIES
TODDLER
TOWNHOUSE
TRANSIT FACILITY
USED CAR LOT
UTILITY BUILDING, ELECTRIC, GAS OR TELEPHONE
UTILITY SHED
WINDOW SIGN
YARD, FRONT
YARD, REAR
YARD, SIDE
Words used in the singular shall include the plural and vise versa.
A building subordinate to the main building on a lot and
used for purposes customarily incidental to those of the main building.
A use subordinate to the main use of a lot or building on a
lot and customarily incidental thereto.
In a residential district, the term "accessory use" shall not
include the following:
A business or any form of business activity.
The keeping or storage of any bus or truck above class 3, as
defined by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, or contractor's equipment
and truck tractors designed to carry personal property or servicing
equipment, including but not limited to hoists, ladders or towing
mechanisms.
The storage of building supplies or any other storage which
is determined to be a health, safety or fire hazard or which detracts
in any way from the character of the surrounding properties or neighborhood.
Any major repairs to any motor vehicles (the term "major repairs"
shall include removal of body or mechanical parts rendering the motor
vehicle legally inoperable, as defined in the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle
Code) for any reason for more than 96 hours or which creates a health,
safety or fire hazard or which detracts from the character of the
surrounding properties.
A strip or piece of land which provides physical access to
a "rear lot," defined herein, to a public street or road, but which
strip or piece of land does not conform to the required minimum lot
width requirement for the zoning district in which it is located.
Physical activities, i.e., sports; cultural activities, i.e.,
dance; environmental activities, rafting. Those activities recreational
in nature, requiring action of a physical nature on the part of the
participant.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, for the purpose of this
chapter, an "amusement game" means any automatic, mechanical, electric
or electronic machine or device used or designed to be operated as
a game or for entertainment or amusement by the insertion of a coin,
token, money or other article, or by the payment of money to have
it activated. This definition shall not include the following:
The following words or terms shall have the following meanings:
ANTENNA
[Amended 11-13-2007 by Ord. No. 1551; 1-22-2018 by Ord. No. 1685]
Any device used for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves
for the purpose of any form of telecommunications and all ancillary
equipment needed to carry out such function, including but not limited
to commercial nontower communications antennae and distributed antenna
systems added to existing poles, traffic signals, light standards
or other structures in road, street or highway rights-of-way. As used
in this chapter, the singular "antenna" also refers to the plural
"antennae."
This definition shall not include private-residence-mounted
satellite dishes or television antennas or amateur radio equipment,
including, without limitation, ham or citizen band radio antennas,
or a tower constructed for the purpose of containing antennae which
shall be regulated herein as a "cell site" or "cellular tower."
This definition shall include optical converters, multiplexers,
fiber optic cables, wires, equipment cabinets and other equipment,
all of which combined may not exceed 20 square feet at each installation
to enable distributed antenna systems and which shall comply with
electrical and UL regulations for such equipment.
ANTENNA HEIGHTThe vertical distance measured from the base of the antenna support structure at grade to the highest point of the antenna or structure.
ANTENNA SUPPORT STRUCTUREAny pole, mast, tower, tripod, or any other structure, the primary or sole purpose of which is to support any antenna.
CELL SITEA tract or parcel of ground that contains a telecommunications antenna, the support structure for such antenna, any building, equipment shed or equipment cabinet or vault used in connection therewith or ancillary to such telecommunications antenna.
TALL STRUCTUREA structure that is 50 feet in height or higher.
Garden apartments are multiple dwellings containing three
or more dwellings within a single structure and which individual dwelling
units share a common outside access. Such structure shall be not more
than two stories in height.
A high-rise apartment is a multiple dwelling containing a
number of individual dwelling units sharing a common outside access.
Such structures are nine stories high, maximum, but shall not exceed
100 feet in height.
A mid-rise apartment is a multiple dwelling containing a
number of individual dwelling units sharing a common outside access.
Such structures are at least three stories high but no more than four
stories in height and no more than 60 feet in height.
A change in depth of the vertical building plane or a change
in building material.
A sign painted on or applied to a structure made of cloth,
canvas or similar material which is affixed to and projects from a
building.
A temporary, professionally made and designed sign intended
to be hung either with or without frames, possessing characters, letters,
illustrations or ornamentations applied to paper, plastic or fabric
of any kind.
A freestanding outdoor advertising sign which directs attention
to an object, product, service, place, activity, person, institution,
organization or business located or offered elsewhere than upon the
premises where the sign is located or to which it is affixed.
[Added 7-6-2009 by Ord. No. 1567]
A breezeway is an area joining a house and an accessory building
on a lot, which area shall have a roof and may have closed sides.
The aggregate of the maximum horizontal cross-section area
of the buildings on a lot, excluding cornices, eaves, gutters or chimneys
projecting not more than 36 inches, steps, one-story open porches,
bay windows not extending more than eight feet, balconies and terraces.
The percentage of the total tract or lot that may be covered
by buildings, the total area of which is calculated in accordance
with the definition of "building area."
The height of a building shall be measured from the main
level of the ground surrounding the building to the highest point
of the roof, provided that chimneys, spires, towers, elevator penthouses,
tanks and similar projection shall not be included in the height.
That line parallel to or a chord of the right-of-way line
measured at the front yard setback of that zoning classification.
A line extending through the lot that is generally parallel
to the front property line and is established at a certain perpendicular
distance from the curbline to the exterior of a building. The build-to-line
also marks the location from which the average vertical plane of the
front building elevation must be erected, excepting facade articulation
not to exceed two feet protruding or recessing from the average vertical
building plane; intended to create an even building line along a street.
The build-to-line is established on the record plan.
A structure erected over a driveway, entirely open on at
least three sides exclusive of the necessary supporting columns and
other customary architectural features.
Two wall planes intersecting with a diagonal cutoff such
as a beveled edge.
A person under the age of 16 years.
A public, quasi-public or private institution, and the premises
and facilities maintained by it, devoted exclusively to one or more
of a variety or group activities — civic, social, recreational,
educational or cultural, provided that the said premises shall not
include living quarters for persons except those engaged in the conduct
or maintenance of the institution.
The projection at the top of a wall or the top course or
molding of a wall when it serves as a crowning member.
The provision of care on a regular basis, for a monetary
compensation, regardless of whether the day-care provider operates
on a for-profit or nonprofit basis, to children under the age of 16
years at any location other than the place of residence of such children,
but shall not include such care provided by a relative of such children.
As used herein "relative" shall mean a parent, child, brother or half-brother,
sister or half-sister, stepparent, stepchild, grandparent, grandchild,
aunt, uncle, niece, nephew or first cousin. The various forms of providing
day care shall be as follows:
FAMILY DAY-CARE HOMEThe provision of day care to not less than three children, but not more than six children, including relatives of the day-care provider, at any one time in or at the family residence of the day-care provider. There shall be no more than four infants or toddlers cared for at any one time in any such family day-care home.
GROUP DAY-CARE HOMEThe provision of day care to more than six children, but not more than 11 children, including relatives of the day-care provider, at any one time in or at the family residence of the day-care provider. There shall be no more than eight infants or toddlers cared for at any one time in any such group day-care home.
DAY-CARE CENTERThe provision of day care to any number of children in any facility or structure other than one used in or at the family residence of the day-care provider.
An individual or individuals, a corporation, regardless of
whether for-profit or nonprofit, or unincorporated association or
other entity which provides or delivers day-care services either directly
by personal services or indirectly through the employment of others
or by contract. Any individual acting as or employed as a day-care
provider shall be at least 18 years of age.
Density is a measure of the intensity of use of a piece of
land. It shall be expressed in dwelling units per acre. The measure
is arrived at by dividing the number of dwelling units by the area
of the site.
A duplex is a multiple-dwelling consisting of two single-family
dwelling units sharing a common structure with one dwelling unit above
the other.
A building designed and intended to be occupied by one or
more families living independently of each other upon the premises.
One or more rooms with provisions for cooking, living, sanitary
and sleeping facilities designed for the use of one family.
A detached dwelling is one with no physical connection to
a building or another lot.
A multiple dwelling is one in which three or more families
living independently of each other as separate housekeeping units.
Multiple dwelling shall include: apartments, in which the residents
are tenants of the owner of the multiple dwelling; condominiums, in
which the residents are separate owners of individual units within
the multiple dwelling; and townhouses, structures constructed as row
dwellings with the residents having ownership of the dwelling unit
and the tract of ground upon which it is constructed.
A semidetached dwelling is one which shares a single common
party wall with an adjacent dwelling.
A building designed for and occupied as a residence for one
family.
A building designed for and occupied as a residence for two
families. Such dwelling may be either a semidetached dwelling with
the dwelling units side by side or a detached building with the dwelling
units one above the other.
Flora that maintains green foliage year round.
The exterior walls of a building.
Any number of individuals living and cooking together as
a single housekeeping unit, provided that not more then two of such
number are unrelated to all of the others by blood, marriage or legal
adoption. As a special exception, the Zoning Hearing Board may interpret
the term "family" to apply to a group of individuals, not exceeding
four, not related to each other by blood, marriage or legal adoption,
living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit. Domestic
servants shall be considered an adjunct to the term "family."
Temporary or occasional outdoor retail sales of farm produce
and prepared food from vehicles or temporary stands.
The arrangement of windows and other exterior openings on
a building.
The sum of the gross horizontal areas of each floor of a
building, measured from the exterior walls or from the center line
of party walls. The term does not include any area used exclusively
for the parking of motor vehicles (surface parking or structured parking).
The ratio of gross building floor area to the total lot area.
For example, if a ten-thousand-square-foot lot has a FAR of 2.0, then
a developer can only construct a building that has a total floor area
of 20,000 square feet.
A sign permanently supported by an upright support that is
anchored in the ground.
A building or part thereof used for the storage or parking
of one or more motor vehicles.
PARKING GARAGEA structure designed to be used by the public exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles and in which no servicing, repairs, washing or reconditioning of motor vehicles is carried on.
PRIVATE GARAGEAn accessory building intended for the storage of motor vehicles owned and used by the occupants of the principal use on the lot, together with not more than two other motor vehicles owned by persons other than the occupants of the principal use on the lot. No private garage erected in accordance with the provisions of § 350-171 shall exceed 16 feet in height.
PUBLIC GARAGEA structure, one or more stories in height, used for the storage and repair of motor vehicles.
Any area of land, including structures thereon or any building
or part thereof, that is used principally for the sale of gasoline
or other motor vehicle fuel but shall not sell such fuel by the so-called
self-service method and which may include ancillary facilities for
the service and minor repair of motor vehicles, limited to tow truck
and not including painting, body repairs, large-scale engine or transmission
overhauling, or the dead storage of any motor vehicle.
The total floor area designed for tenant occupancy and exclusive
use, including basements, mezzanines and upper floor, expressed in
square feet and measured from the center line of partitions and from
outside wall faces, not including public or common areas, such as
public toilets, corridors, stairwells, elevator lobbies or enclosed
mall space.
An establishment that provides a home, including room and
board, to persons who are residents by virtue of receiving supervised
specialized services limited to health, social and/or rehabilitative
services that are provided by a governmental agency, their licensed
or certified agents, or a responsible nonprofit social service corporation.
These services shall be provided in a family environment and only
to persons who are physically or mentally handicapped or who are in
need of supervision and specialized services. This category shall
not include persons released from or under the jurisdiction of a government
bureau of corrections or similar institution. The number of residents
shall not exceed eight persons or the occupancy capacity of a dwelling,
as defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, whichever
is less. Supervision shall be provided by responsible adults (professionals)
whose number shall be determined and certified by the sponsoring agency.
One responsible adult shall be available for the residents on a twenty-four-hour-a-day
basis.
A home occupation is an accessory use of a residential dwelling
unit by a person residing there for the purpose of carrying out a
commercial, profit-making activity which contributes either partially
or totally to the income or livelihood of such person.
A building or group of buildings for the primary purpose
of providing short-term accommodations for the public, together with
uses accessory thereto, including restaurant facilities, conference
or meeting rooms, and recreational facilities limited to use by the
persons staying at the hotel. Units in a hotel use shall not be designed
or used as permanent or long-term dwelling units. The term "hotel"
shall include the terms "inn," "motel," "motor inn," "motor lodge,"
and other similar terms and uses, and the word "motel" when used herein
shall be deemed to include "hotel."[1]
Impervious surfaces are those exterior surfaces which do
not absorb water. All buildings, parking areas, driveways, roads,
sidewalks and any area in concrete, asphalt, packed stone and similar
materials shall be considered impervious surfaces within this definition.
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. The water surface of a residential pool is
not considered impervious. “Impervious surface coverage”
is the percentage of the total tract or lot that may be covered with
impervious surfaces; provided, however, that public sidewalks along
public streets shall not be included in the calculation of the impervious
surface coverage of a tract or lot.
[Amended 9-12-2011 by Ord. No. 1602]
A child under the age of 18 months of age.
A building or group of buildings in which are located the
facilities for scientific research, investigation, testing and experimentation.
A development consisting of residential living units exclusively
for persons who are 60 years of age or older and for married couples
with at least one spouse being 60 years of age or older. Such development
shall provide, in addition to living units, nursing or other health
care services and facilities and meal facilities (with or without
common dining facilities). Such development may also provide in addition
to living units, auditoriums, recreation facilities, and on-site service
shops. All services and facilities of such development shall be for
the exclusive use of the residents and shall not be open to the general
public.
A space, accessible from a street or way, in a building or
in a lot, for the temporary use of vehicles while loading or unloading
merchandise or materials.
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by
a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed
or built upon as a unit.
The area contained within the property lines of the individual
lot, excluding any area within any legal right-of-way for any public
street, but including the area of any easement.
A lot, the owners of which are not identical with the owners
of any lot adjoining the rear or either side of said lot.
A lot which lacks the required minimum road frontage width
requirement for such zoning district, and which gains access to a
public street or road by means of an access strip, as defined herein,
(also commonly referred to as a "flag lot" or "interior lot"). A rear
lot shall conform in all respects to the dimensional requirements
of the zoning district in which it is located, except that, in the
calculation of the minimum lot area of any rear lot, the lot area
of a rear lot shall not include the area of the access strip.
Width of lot shall be the lineal distance between the two
side lot lines, measured at the front and rear of the building envelope,
located in accordance with the yard requirements of the applicable
district under this chapter, with the smaller of such measurements
representing the required minimum width.
Any sign attached to a permanent canopy or rooflike structure,
projecting over the primary entrance to a building for the purposes
of identifying a theater or movie house.
The three-dimensional shape of a building's height, width
and depth.
A voluntary negotiating process in which parties in a dispute
mutually select a neutral mediator to assist them in jointly exploring
and settling their differences, culminating in a written agreement
which the parties themselves create and consider acceptable.
The medical outpatient campus use includes any and all uses
associated with the delivery of outpatient medical and/or surgical
care, including, without limitation, diagnostic services, treatment
services (both traditional and alternative), health and wellness services,
and educational services (collectively, "outpatient medical services"),
as well as administrative and supportive services and medical offices.
A medical campus may comprise a variety of buildings where outpatient
medical services, administrative and associated supporting services
and medical offices are provided. A medical outpatient campus may
contain a parking garage when approved by the Board of Commissioners
as a conditional use.
[Added 11-9-2015 by Ord.
No. 1655]
A temporary sign used to inform the public of the list of
entrees, dishes, foods and entertainment available in a restaurant.
A 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 constructed so that it may be used without a permanent
foundation.
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.
A parcel of 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.
A sign attached to a brick, stone or masonry wall or structure
that forms a supporting base for the sign display.
See "hotel" herein.
Any use of land, including for buildings or other structures,
for governmental or any other services to the public by the Township
of Upper Moreland or any agency thereof.
A building, structure, use or lot which, by reason of design,
size or use, does not conform with the requirements of the district
or districts in which it is located.
A structure or part of a structure, including a sign or signs,
manifestly not designed to comply with the applicable use or extent
of use provisions, including provisions with respect to setbacks,
yards, coverage, impermeable surface coverage, parking and other restrictions
or requirements established by this chapter, or any amendment heretofore
or hereafter enacted, where such structure lawfully existed prior
to the enactment of this chapter or amendment or prior to the application
of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.
A use, whether of land or of structure, which does not comply
with the applicable use provisions in this chapter or amendment heretofore
or hereafter enacted, where such use was lawfully in existence prior
to the enactment of this chapter or amendment or prior to the application
of this chapter or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.
Land which is used for recreation, resource protection, buffers
or common use and is protected to ensure that it continues to be used
for such uses. Open space does not include land occupied by buildings,
roads or road right-of-way; nor does it include the yards or lots
of single-family or multifamily dwelling units or parking areas as
required by the provisions of this chapter. Open space shall be left
in a natural state except in the case of recreation uses, which may
contain impervious surfaces. Such impervious surfaces shall be included
in the calculation of the impervious surface ratio.
The open space ratio is a measure of the intensity of land
use. It is arrived at by dividing the total amount of open space within
the site by the area of the site.
A sign that is affixed and parallel to a building's wall.
The portion of a wall which extends above the roofline.
A reasonably level and accessible space, paved or surfaced
with macadam, concrete or other similar material to the extent necessary
to permit use of the space under all conditions of weather, not less
than nine feet wide and not less than 18 feet in length, exclusive
of passageway, driveway or other means of access, for use for the
parking of one motor vehicle, which space shall be maintained to be
available for the parking of a vehicle and not dedicated to or encumbered
by any other use.
Those leisure pursuits which require little physical stress
and lesser action on the part of the participants, such as walking,
sewing and nature study.
An operable window opening in the facade of a commercial
building used for the sale of food and/or beverages. Such a window
shall be designed for the exclusive use of pedestrians and shall be
located to provide a safe waiting area and to not disrupt or impede
pedestrian movement on a sidewalk used by the public.
A business which provides a service oriented primarily to
personal needs, and not primarily involving retail sales of goods
or professional advisory services. Included are tailor, barber, beauty
salon, shoe repair, dressmaker, or dry cleaner (provided no cleaning
operations are performed on premises); excluding massage parlors.
A covered walk or porch that is supported by columns or pillars;
also known as "colonnade."
The dominant purpose for which either land or a building
is occupied, arranged, designed or intended or for which either land
or building is or may be acquired or occupied.
A sign that is attached to the facade wall of a structure
and projects out from that wall.
A formal meeting held by the Board of Commissioners or the
Advisory Planning Agency after the giving of public notice, intended
to inform and obtain comment from members of the public.
A meeting open to the members of the public, after the giving
of public notice, held by the Board of Commissioners or the Advisory
Planning Agency, held for the purpose of discussion of a matter for
the purpose of making a decision on agency business, as that term
is defined in Act of July 3, 1986, P.L. 388, Act No. 84, the "Sunshine
Act," provided that the Board or Agency may, but is not required to,
take comments or testimony from members of the public.[2]
Notice given by the publication of a notice in a newspaper
of general circulation in the Township once each week for two successive
weeks, the first publication shall be not more than 30 days and the
second publication not less than seven days prior to either a public
hearing or public meeting. Said notice shall state the time and place
of either public hearing or public meeting and state the substance
of the business to be considered.
Any parking area that is available to the public.
A street or alley or other thoroughfare or easement permanently
established for passage of persons or vehicles.
Those areas devoted to recreation, plazas, arcades, pedestrianways
and other areas for public use (excluding lands, access drives and
parking areas) that are available for use by both project residents
and the general public.
See "lot, rear" herein.
A line running parallel to the center line of a street or
highway, and coincident with the boundary thereof, provided that,
where the distance between the boundary lines of the said streets
or highway is less than 50 feet, the right-of-way line on each side
of the said street or highway shall not be less than 25 feet from
the center thereof; provided, further, that, if any said street or
highway shall have widened to more than 50 feet by recorded plan but
not actually widened on the ground, and whether or not the additional
width has been condemned or purchased, the right-of-way-line shall
be at a distance from the center line of such street equal to such
widened width as shown on said plan.
An A-frame sign that is not permanently attached to the ground
or other permanent structure.
Parking spaces for the use of two or more principal uses
in a subsurface, surface or above-grade structure, either developed
initially for such use or modified by subsequent development.
A structure, or other outdoor surface, or any device used
for visual communication, which is used for the purpose of bringing
the subject thereof to the attention of the public or to display,
identify and publicize the name and product or service of an individual,
business organization or institution.
The site is the parcel or parcels of land intended to have
one or more buildings or intended to be subdivided into one or more
lots.
The portion of a building included between the upper surface
of a floor and the floor or roof next above.
Any person or persons, including corporations, who engage
in the activity of vending.
Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location
on the land, whether affixed to the land or not, which is built or
constructed.
Parking spaces in a decked configuration developed above
or below grade in either a separate building or as an integral part
of a principal use.
A child between the ages of 18 months and 36 months of age.
A townhouse is a multiple-dwelling structure consisting of
single-family dwellings attached by at least one wall of masonry,
each having individual outside access and being one dwelling unit
from ground to roof. Rows of attached townhouses shall average eight
dwelling units.
A freestanding structure located on a bus or train route,
which is designed to accommodate embarking and disembarking transit
passengers.
Any land used or occupied for the purpose of buying and selling
secondhand motor vehicles and storing such vehicles prior to sale.
A building structure and facilities used for supplying electricity
or gas or the transmission and exchange of telephone services or for
other business purposes of such public utility companies, provided
that, in a residential district, such purpose shall not include public
business facilities, storage of materials, truck or repair facilities
or housing repair crews.
An accessory building, either prefabricated or erected on
the site, not greater than 10 feet by 12 feet in size and not to exceed
10 feet in height for the storage of gardening equipment or other
personal property on a residential property.
A sign that is either painted or attached to the inside surface
of a window.
The required open space extending along the street on which
the lot abuts and not less in depth, measured from the right-of-way-line
as herein defined, than the minimum required in each district.
The required open space extending along the rear lot line
(not a street line) throughout the whole width of the lot.
The required open space extending along the side lot line
through the whole depth of the lot.
