See the provisions in Chapter
215, Subdivision and Land Development, and state erosion control regulations. See also Chapter
200, Stormwater Management.
See Chapter
125, Floodplain Management, and the federal floodplain mapping.
No use shall generate odors or dust that are offensive to persons
of average sensitivities beyond the boundaries of the subject lot.
This provision shall not apply to normal farming activities that are
exempted under the Pennsylvania Right to Farm Act.
This section shall only regulate exterior lighting that spills
across lot lines or onto public streets.
A. Streetlighting exempted. This section shall not apply to streetlighting
that is owned, financed or maintained by the Borough or the state
or an individual porch light of less than six feet total height in
a front yard (not including a spotlight).
B. Height of lights. No luminaire, spotlight or other light source that
is within 200 feet of a lot line of an existing dwelling or approved
residential lot shall be placed at a height exceeding 35 feet above
the average surrounding ground level. This limitation shall not apply
to lights needed for air safety, nor lights intended solely to illuminate
an architectural feature of a building, nor lighting of outdoor public
recreation facilities or a ski resort.
C. Diffused. All light sources, including signs, shall be properly diffused
as needed with a translucent or similar cover to prevent exposed bulbs
from being directly visible from streets, public sidewalks, dwellings
or adjacent lots.
D. Shielding. All light sources, including signs, shall be shielded
around the light source and carefully directed and placed to prevent
the lighting from creating a nuisance to reasonable persons in adjacent
dwellings and to prevent the lighting from shining into the eyes of
passing motorists.
E. Flickering. Flashing, flickering or strobe lighting is prohibited,
except for nonadvertising seasonal lights between October 25 and January
10.
F. Spillover. Exterior lighting on an institutional, commercial or industrial
property shall not cause a spillover of light onto a residential lot
that exceeds 1.0 horizontal footcandle at a distance 10 feet inside
the residential lot line.
G. Gasoline sales canopies. Any canopy over gasoline pumps shall have
light fixtures recessed into the canopy or screened by an extension
around the bottom of the canopy so that lighting elements are not
visible from another lot or street.
H. Lighting of horizontal surfaces. For the lighting of predominantly horizontal surfaces, such as parking areas and vehicle sales areas, lighting fixtures shall be aimed downward and shall include full cutoff measures as needed to properly direct the light and to meet the maximum spillover requirements of Subsection
F and to prevent glare onto streets. The Borough may require that light fixtures for nonresidential uses be placed along the street and be aimed away from the street in a manner that also minimizes light shining onto residential lots.
I. Lighting of nonhorizontal surfaces. For lighting of predominantly
nonhorizontal surfaces, such as building walls and wall signs, lighting
fixtures shall be fully shielded and shall be aimed so as to not project
light towards neighboring residences or past the object being illuminated
or skyward. Any lighting of a flag shall use a beam no wider than
necessary to illuminate the flag. Lighting of a billboard should be
attached to the top of the billboard and project downward. However,
lighting shall be allowed of the United States flag from dusk to dawn,
provided the light source shall have a beam spread no greater than
necessary to illuminate the flag.