As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
An increase in the size of a nonresidential building. Such
addition shall be regarded as a land development which must be submitted
to the Township Planning Commission, Township Engineer, and DCPD for
review in cases where it would increase the floor area of the building
by 50% or more.
A paved lane which provides secondary service access for
vehicles to the side or rear of abutting properties.
A change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the
means or egress, or an enlargement, whether by extending on a side
or by increasing the height, or moving from one location or position
to another.
A landowner or developer who has files an application for
development including his heirs, successors, and assigns.
Every application whether preliminary, tentative, or final,
required to be filed and approved prior to the start of construction
or development including but not limited to an application for a building
permit, for the approval of a subdivision plot, or plan, or for the
approval of a development plan.
A plan prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor, bearing
his seal, indicating the location and elevation of all public improvements
including but not limited to curbs, sidewalks, storm sewers, sanitary
sewers, water supply, gas and electric easements, and stormwater detention
facilities.
A raised earth mound of sufficient height, which constitutes
an effective screen and gives maximum protection and immediate visual
screening.
A tract of land bounded by streets or a combination of streets,
railroad rights-of-way, waterways, public land, unsubdivided area,
or other definite barrier.
See "structure."
The ratio obtained by dividing the ground floor area of all
principal and accessory buildings on a lot by the total area of the
lot upon which the buildings are located.
A completed sewer system including sewer lines, lateral connections,
and all other appurtenances which are capped and in place for future
connection to an approved public sewer system.
The paved surface of a street right-of-way which is available
for vehicular traffic, including parking lanes but excluding shoulders,
drainage swale, and curbs.
An inlet designed to intercept and redirect surface waters.
An area of unobstructed vision at a street intersection defined
by lines of sight between points at a given distance from the intersection
of the street center line.
A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination
of land and water within a land development or a subdivision, designed
and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents or occupants thereof,
not including streets, off-street parking areas, and areas set aside
for public facilities.
A street intersecting another street at one end and terminating
at the other end in a vehicular turnaround.
A drain, ditch, or conduit not incorporated in a closed system
that carries drainage water under a street, driveway, or sidewalk.
Any landowner, agent of such landowner, or tenant with the
permission of such landowner who makes or causes to be made a subdivision
of land or a land development.
The proposal for development, including a planned residential
development, a plot 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.
A grant of property rights for the use of land by the property
owner to another person, organization, or entity for a specific purpose.
The change in elevation over a distance of 100 feet expressed
as a percentage.
A street, generally parallel and adjacent to a property line
having a lesser right-of-way width than normally required for satisfactory
improvement and use of the street.
Grading, paving, curbing, streetlights and signs, landscaping,
water mains, hydrants, sanitary sewers including laterals to the street,
sidewalks, monuments, and all other additions to the tract that are
required by ordinance or necessary to result in a complete subdivision/land
development in the fullest extent of the term.
Any of the following activities:
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts,
or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
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; or
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.
A subdivision, resubdivision, or reverse subdivision of land.
The exclusion of certain land developments shall include
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 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 if he is
authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner,
or other person having a proprietary interest in land.
A parcel of land which is or may be occupied by a building
and/or accessory structure or use, including open spaces and setbacks
as are required within the zoning district in which the lot is located.
A lot extending between and having frontage on two generally
parallel streets with vehicular access from only one street.
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 again of 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 with or without a permanent
foundation. This definition is in accordance with the Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code.[1]
A parcel of land improved with the necessary utility connections
and other appurtenances necessary for the placement thereon of single
mobile home.
A parcel or parcels of land, at least 10 acres, under single
or separate ownership, which has been planned and improved for the
placement of mobile homes for nontransient use, consisting of two
or more mobile home lots.
A structure which marks and identifies a perimeter boundary,
lot lines, street lines, or corner of lots and streets.
A complete and exact plan, including all supplemental required
data, prepared for official recording. The final plan shall be prepared
by a professional land surveyor, engineer, architect, or landscape
architect. The metes and bounds for the outbound survey of the site
must be certified by a professional land surveyor registered in the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
A contiguous area of land, controlled by a landowner, to be developed as single entity for a number of dwelling units, the development plan for which must comply with the lot size, bulk or type of dwelling, density, lot coverage, required open space, and other provisions of Article XIII, PRD Planned Residential Development District, of Chapter 600, Zoning, of the Code of the Township of Upper Chichester.[2]
A DEP form used to evaluate proposed revisions to the municipal
sewage facilities plan to accommodate specific sewage facilities for
new land developments.
A plan, showing approximate proposed street and lot layout
in lesser detail than a final plan, required as a basis for considered
by the Township prior to preparation of a final plan, and prepared
by a qualified professional surveyor, architect, engineer, or landscape
architect.
An informal plan indicating salient existing features of
a tract and its surroundings and the general layout of a proposed
subdivision or land development to be used as a basis for discussion
and consideration by the Township.
A pond, pool, or basin used for the storage of stormwater
runoff.
Land acquired by reservation, dedication, prescription, condemnation,
or other legal manner and occupied or intended to be occupied by a
street, crosswalk, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline,
waterline, watercourse, or similar uses.
The surface water or discharge of a given watershed after
a fall of rain or snow that does not enter the soil but runs off the
surface of the land.
Any structure or system designed to treat sanitary sewage
within the boundaries of an individual lot.
A sanitary sewage collection system in which sewage is carried
from individual dischargers by a system of pipes to a central treatment
plant, commonly called a "package treatment plant," generally serving
a single land development, subdivision, or neighborhood and operated
by a governmental agency or authority, public utility company, or
developer.
A sanitary sewage collection system in which sewage is carried
from individual dischargers through a system of pipes to a central
treatment plant, generally serving a major portion of a municipality
or municipalities and operated by a governmental agency or authority
or public utility company.
The required length of road visible to the driver of a vehicle
at any given point on the road when the view is unobstructed by traffic.
Water which surfaces, flows, or collects during and subsequent
to rain or snowfall.
A street serving a large volume of comparatively high-speed
and long-distance traffic, including all facilities classified as
main and secondary highways by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.
A street which carries traffic from local streets to arterial
streets or to major facilities or developments.
A street used primarily to provide access to abutting properties
and to conduct traffic to collector and arterial streets.
Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location
on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land.
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 devisees, transfer of ownership of 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 any residential
dwelling, shall be exempted.
A subdivision resulting in the creation of five lots or more,
any nonresidential subdivision involving the extension of municipal
facilities, the creation of a street, or the extension of an existing
street; land developments shall also be considered major subdivisions.
The combining of individual recorded lots to form a single
tract in single ownership.
The required open, unoccupied space on the same lot with
a building or, where provided for in this chapter, such open space
in connection with a group or complex of buildings on a lot, which
open space is unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a principal
structure from the ground upward, except for projections permitted.
A yard extending the full width of the lot from the street
line to the front of the principal building on the lot, with a minimum
depth as required in each district which is measured from the street
line to the building line. In the case of a corner lot, there shall
be a front yard on each street on which the lot abuts.
A yard extending the full width of the lot from the rear
lot line to the rear of the principal building on the lot, with a
minimum depth as required in each district which is measured from
the rear lot line. In the case of a corner lot, the owner or developer
may, after consulting with the Township Engineer at the time of the
application for a permit, specify which yard shall be the rear yard,
taking into account the prevailing lot pattern when established.
A yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard and
from a side lot line to the side of the principal building on the
lot, with a minimum depth as required in each district which is measured
from the side lot line. In the case of a corner lot, the owner or
developer may, after consulting with the Township Engineer at the
time of application for a permit, specify which yard shall be the
side yard taking into consideration the prevailing lot pattern when
established.
