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Borough of West Mifflin, PA
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2023-08-15
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 290 Zoning
Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 6
Authorities
Ch 10
Boards and Commissions
Ch 14
Borough Council
Ch 22
Fire Companies
Ch 25
Firemen's Relief Association
Ch 35
Manager
Ch 40
Officers and Employees
Ch 46
Pensions
Ch 50
Police Department
General Legislation
Ch 70
Alarm Devices
Ch 74
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 78
Amusements
Ch 82
Animals
Ch 90
Brush, Grass and Weeds
Ch 94
Buildings, Unsafe
Ch 100
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 104
Curfew
Ch 108
Dumpsters and Portable Storage Containers
Ch 116
Fee Schedule
Ch 120
Firearms
Ch 126
Fire Prevention
Ch 130
Fireworks
Ch 135
Flood Damage Prevention
Ch 141
Grading and Excavation
Ch 148
Hazardous or Toxic Materials
Ch 154
Insurance
Ch 158
Junk, Secondhand and Antique Dealers
Ch 168
Littering
Ch 172
Mobile Food Vendors
Ch 175
Municipal Claims and Liens
Ch 180
Noise
Ch 184
Nuisances
Ch 186
Occupancy Permits
Ch 189
Parks and Recreation
Ch 193
Peace and Good Order
Ch 198
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 205
Property Maintenance
Ch 212
Rental Property
Ch 215
Rights-Of-Way
Ch 220
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 224
Signs
Ch 235
Solid Waste
Ch 240
Stormwater Management
Ch 246
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 250
Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 254
Swimming Pools
Ch 260
Taxation
Ch 265
Trees
Ch 270
(Reserved)
Ch 274
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 290
Zoning
Ch 290 Art I
General Provisions
§ 290-1
Statutory authority.
§ 290-2
Long title.
§ 290-3
Short title.
§ 290-4
Purpose; community development objectives.
§ 290-5
Relationship to Comprehensive Plan.
§ 290-6
Applicability of regulations.
§ 290-7
Establishment of districts.
§ 290-8
Zoning Map; district boundaries.
§ 290-9
Table of Uses.
§ 290-10
Land acquired by Borough.
§ 290-11
Tables of Dimension, Area and Bulk Standards.
Ch 290 Art II
Terminology; Interpretation
§ 290-12
Word usage.
§ 290-13
Definitions.
§ 290-14
Interpretation.
Ch 290 Art III
Residential Districts
§ 290-15
Statement of intent.
§ 290-16
R-1 Low-Density Residence District.
§ 290-17
R-2 Medium-Density Residence District.
§ 290-18
R-3 High-Density Residence District.
§ 290-19
R-4 Mobile Home Park Residential District.
Ch 290 Art IV
Commercial Districts
§ 290-20
Statement of intent.
§ 290-21
C-1 General Commercial District.
§ 290-22
C-2 Shopping Center District.
§ 290-23
C-2 Shopping Center District Procedure.
Ch 290 Art V
Industrial and Special Use Districts
§ 290-24
I-1 Industrial District.
§ 290-25
I-2 Restricted Industrial District.
§ 290-26
WD Waterfront District.
Ch 290 Art VI
General Regulations
§ 290-27
Sign regulations.
§ 290-28
General regulations.
§ 290-29
Off-street parking and loading.
§ 290-30
Performance standards for commercial and industrial districts.
§ 290-31
Design standards for commercial and industrial districts.
§ 290-32
Fences and retaining walls.
§ 290-33
Portable storage units.
§ 290-34
Swimming pools.
§ 290-35
Co-location of communications antennas.
§ 290-36
(Reserved)
Ch 290 Art VII
Planned Residential Development (PRD)
§ 290-37
Purpose.
§ 290-38
Statutory authority.
§ 290-39
Compliance.
§ 290-40
Preapplication conference.
§ 290-41
Tentative plan application and approval procedure.
§ 290-42
Final plan application and approval procedure.
§ 290-43
Recording requirements.
§ 290-44
Abandonment and revocation.
§ 290-45
Fees.
§ 290-46
Design standards; use regulations.
§ 290-47
Deviation by waiver prior to final plan approval.
§ 290-48
Enforcement and modification of final plans.
§ 290-49
Provisions not severable.
Ch 290 Art VIII
Nonconforming Uses, Premises, Structures and Lots
§ 290-50
Nonconforming uses.
§ 290-51
Nonconforming structures.
§ 290-52
Nonconforming lots.
§ 290-53
Continuation.
Ch 290 Art IX
Administrative Procedures
§ 290-54
Purpose.
§ 290-55
Administration and enforcement; violations and penalties.
§ 290-56
Permits; boundary disputes.
§ 290-57
Fees.
§ 290-58
Enactment of amendments.
§ 290-59
Procedure for landowner curative amendments.
§ 290-60
Procedure for Borough curative amendments.
§ 290-61
Notice and advertisement of amendments.
§ 290-62
Conditional use procedures.
Ch 290 Art X
Criteria and Supplemental Regulations for Certain Uses
§ 290-63
Adult-oriented use.
§ 290-64
Assisted living residence.
§ 290-65
Automobile service garage (with or without gasoline sales).
§ 290-66
Automobile sales.
§ 290-67
Bed-and-breakfast.
§ 290-68
Billboard; electronic changeable copy billboard.
§ 290-69
Boardinghouse.
§ 290-70
Car wash.
§ 290-71
Casino.
§ 290-72
Child day care.
§ 290-73
Civic, social or fraternal club.
§ 290-74
Cemetery.
§ 290-75
Church; place of worship and/or assembly.
§ 290-76
Commercial contractor's yard.
§ 290-77
Communications tower, antenna or building.
§ 290-78
Convenience store, large.
§ 290-79
Country club; golf course.
§ 290-80
Crematory.
§ 290-81
Drive-through facility.
§ 290-82
Dry-cleaning processing facility.
§ 290-83
Garden center, plant nursery, landscaping business or greenhouse.
§ 290-84
Halfway house.
§ 290-85
Home occupation.
§ 290-86
Hospital.
§ 290-87
Junkyard.
§ 290-88
Kennel.
§ 290-89
Long-term nursing care facilities.
§ 290-90
Medical marijuana dispensary.
§ 290-91
Medical marijuana processing facility.
§ 290-92
Mobile home.
§ 290-93
Motel, hotel or inn.
§ 290-94
Multifamily dwelling.
§ 290-95
No-impact home-based business.
§ 290-96
Oil and gas development.
§ 290-97
Older-adult daily living center.
§ 290-98
Personal care home.
§ 290-99
Public/private utility building.
§ 290-100
Recreation facility, indoor.
§ 290-101
Recreation facility, outdoor.
§ 290-102
Research and development facilities.
§ 290-103
School; college; university.
§ 290-104
Storage facility, personal, interior unit access.
§ 290-105
Storage facility, personal, exterior unit access.
§ 290-106
Townhouse.
§ 290-107
Two-family dwelling.
§ 290-108
Tiny house.
§ 290-109
Vehicle tow and impound lot.
§ 290-110
Warehousing and distribution.
§ 290-111
Wholesale distribution facilities.
§ 290-112
Uses not listed.
Ch 290 Art XI
Zoning Hearing Board
§ 290-113
Creation; membership; removal; officers; rules and regulations.
§ 290-114
Hearings.
§ 290-115
Jurisdiction.
§ 290-116
Powers and duties.
§ 290-117
Appeals to Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 290-118
Appeals procedure.
§ 290-119
Time limitations for conditional uses, variances and special exceptions.
Ch 290 Art XII
Planning Commission
§ 290-120
Purpose.
§ 290-121
Administration and procedure.
§ 290-122
Powers and duties.
Ch 290 Art XIII
(Reserved)
§ 290-123
through § 290-127. (Reserved)
Ch 290 Art XIV
Signs
§ 290-128
Purposes.
§ 290-129
Applicability.
§ 290-130
Definitions.
§ 290-131
Permit requirements.
§ 290-132
Construction standards.
§ 290-133
Prohibited signs.
§ 290-134
Exempt signs.
§ 290-135
Temporary signs.
§ 290-136
Number of signs.
§ 290-137
Sign area.
§ 290-138
General regulations.
§ 290-139
Permitted signs.
§ 290-140
Multiple frontages.
§ 290-141
Encroachment on residential area prohibited.
§ 290-142
Clear sight triangle.
§ 290-143
Visibility restrictions.
§ 290-144
Erection in street right-of-way.
§ 290-145
Illumination and animation.
§ 290-146
Nuisance prohibited.
§ 290-147
Billboards; electronic changeable copy billboards.
§ 290-148
Electronic changeable copy signs.
§ 290-149
Maintenance requirements.
§ 290-150
Removal; abandonment.
§ 290-151
Substitution of noncommercial copy for commercial copy.
Ch 290 Art XV
Airport District Overlay
§ 290-152
Purpose.
§ 290-153
Relation to other zone districts.
§ 290-154
Definitions.
§ 290-155
Establishment of airport zones.
§ 290-156
Permit applications.
§ 290-157
Variance.
§ 290-158
Use restrictions.
§ 290-159
Preexisting nonconforming uses.
§ 290-160
Obstruction marking and lighting.
§ 290-161
Violations and penalties.
§ 290-162
Appeals.
§ 290-163
Conflicting regulations.
Ch 290 Art XVI
On-Site Usage of Solar Photovoltaic Systems
§ 290-164
Definitions.
§ 290-165
Purpose.
§ 290-166
Applicability.
§ 290-167
Zoning districts where permitted.
§ 290-168
Locations within lot.
§ 290-169
Design and installation standards.
§ 290-170
Setback requirements.
§ 290-171
Height restrictions.
§ 290-172
Screening and visibility.
§ 290-173
Impervious lot coverage restrictions.
§ 290-174
Nonconformance.
§ 290-175
Signage or graphic content.
§ 290-176
Performance requirements.
§ 290-177
Vacation, abandonment and/or decommissioning.
§ 290-178
Permit requirements.
Ch 290 Art XVII
Mixed Use Overlay Zoning District
§ 290-179
Purpose.
§ 290-180
General requirements.
§ 290-181
Authorized uses.
§ 290-182
Area bulk requirements.
§ 290-183
Required improvements.
§ 290-184
Express conditions.
§ 290-185
Adaptive reuse of existing building.
§ 290-186
Parking requirements.
§ 290-187
Sign requirements.
Appendix
Ch A291
Legislative Enactments
Derivation Table
Ch DT
Derivation Table
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 290
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of West Mifflin
8-16-2022
by
Ord. No. 1228
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table of Zoning Map Amendments
Attachment 2 - Table of Uses
Attachment 3 - Tables of Dimension, Area and Bulk Standards
Attachment 4 - Zoning Map
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 290, Zoning, adopted 4-20-2010, as amended.
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 290-1
Statutory authority.
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§ 290-2
Long title.
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§ 290-3
Short title.
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§ 290-4
Purpose; community development objectives.
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§ 290-5
Relationship to Comprehensive Plan.
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§ 290-6
Applicability of regulations.
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§ 290-7
Establishment of districts.
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§ 290-8
Zoning Map; district boundaries.
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§ 290-9
Table of Uses.
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§ 290-10
Land acquired by Borough.
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§ 290-11
Tables of Dimension, Area and Bulk Standards.
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Article II
Terminology; Interpretation
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§ 290-12
Word usage.
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§ 290-13
Definitions.
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§ 290-14
Interpretation.
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Article III
Residential Districts
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§ 290-15
Statement of intent.
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§ 290-16
R-1 Low-Density Residence District.
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§ 290-17
R-2 Medium-Density Residence District.
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§ 290-18
R-3 High-Density Residence District.
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§ 290-19
R-4 Mobile Home Park Residential District.
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Article IV
Commercial Districts
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§ 290-20
Statement of intent.
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§ 290-21
C-1 General Commercial District.
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§ 290-22
C-2 Shopping Center District.
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§ 290-23
C-2 Shopping Center District Procedure.
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Article V
Industrial and Special Use Districts
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§ 290-24
I-1 Industrial District.
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§ 290-25
I-2 Restricted Industrial District.
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§ 290-26
WD Waterfront District.
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Article VI
General Regulations
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§ 290-27
Sign regulations.
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§ 290-28
General regulations.
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§ 290-29
Off-street parking and loading.
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§ 290-30
Performance standards for commercial and industrial districts.
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§ 290-31
Design standards for commercial and industrial districts.
chevron_right
§ 290-32
Fences and retaining walls.
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§ 290-33
Portable storage units.
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§ 290-34
Swimming pools.
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§ 290-35
Co-location of communications antennas.
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§ 290-36
(Reserved)
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Article VII
Planned Residential Development (PRD)
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§ 290-37
Purpose.
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§ 290-38
Statutory authority.
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§ 290-39
Compliance.
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§ 290-40
Preapplication conference.
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§ 290-41
Tentative plan application and approval procedure.
chevron_right
§ 290-42
Final plan application and approval procedure.
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§ 290-43
Recording requirements.
chevron_right
§ 290-44
Abandonment and revocation.
chevron_right
§ 290-45
Fees.
chevron_right
§ 290-46
Design standards; use regulations.
chevron_right
§ 290-47
Deviation by waiver prior to final plan approval.
chevron_right
§ 290-48
Enforcement and modification of final plans.
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§ 290-49
Provisions not severable.
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Article VIII
Nonconforming Uses, Premises, Structures and Lots
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§ 290-50
Nonconforming uses.
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§ 290-51
Nonconforming structures.
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§ 290-52
Nonconforming lots.
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§ 290-53
Continuation.
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Article IX
Administrative Procedures
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§ 290-54
Purpose.
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§ 290-55
Administration and enforcement; violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 290-56
Permits; boundary disputes.
chevron_right
§ 290-57
Fees.
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§ 290-58
Enactment of amendments.
chevron_right
§ 290-59
Procedure for landowner curative amendments.
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§ 290-60
Procedure for Borough curative amendments.
chevron_right
§ 290-61
Notice and advertisement of amendments.
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§ 290-62
Conditional use procedures.
chevron_right
Article X
Criteria and Supplemental Regulations for Certain Uses
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§ 290-63
Adult-oriented use.
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§ 290-64
Assisted living residence.
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§ 290-65
Automobile service garage (with or without gasoline sales).
chevron_right
§ 290-66
Automobile sales.
chevron_right
§ 290-67
Bed-and-breakfast.
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§ 290-68
Billboard; electronic changeable copy billboard.
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§ 290-69
Boardinghouse.
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§ 290-70
Car wash.
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§ 290-71
Casino.
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§ 290-72
Child day care.
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§ 290-73
Civic, social or fraternal club.
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§ 290-74
Cemetery.
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§ 290-75
Church; place of worship and/or assembly.
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§ 290-76
Commercial contractor's yard.
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§ 290-77
Communications tower, antenna or building.
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§ 290-78
Convenience store, large.
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§ 290-79
Country club; golf course.
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§ 290-80
Crematory.
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§ 290-81
Drive-through facility.
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§ 290-82
Dry-cleaning processing facility.
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§ 290-83
Garden center, plant nursery, landscaping business or greenhouse.
chevron_right
§ 290-84
Halfway house.
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§ 290-85
Home occupation.
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§ 290-86
Hospital.
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§ 290-87
Junkyard.
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§ 290-88
Kennel.
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§ 290-89
Long-term nursing care facilities.
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§ 290-90
Medical marijuana dispensary.
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§ 290-91
Medical marijuana processing facility.
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§ 290-92
Mobile home.
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§ 290-93
Motel, hotel or inn.
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§ 290-94
Multifamily dwelling.
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§ 290-95
No-impact home-based business.
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§ 290-96
Oil and gas development.
chevron_right
§ 290-97
Older-adult daily living center.
chevron_right
§ 290-98
Personal care home.
chevron_right
§ 290-99
Public/private utility building.
chevron_right
§ 290-100
Recreation facility, indoor.
chevron_right
§ 290-101
Recreation facility, outdoor.
chevron_right
§ 290-102
Research and development facilities.
chevron_right
§ 290-103
School; college; university.
chevron_right
§ 290-104
Storage facility, personal, interior unit access.
chevron_right
§ 290-105
Storage facility, personal, exterior unit access.
chevron_right
§ 290-106
Townhouse.
chevron_right
§ 290-107
Two-family dwelling.
chevron_right
§ 290-108
Tiny house.
chevron_right
§ 290-109
Vehicle tow and impound lot.
chevron_right
§ 290-110
Warehousing and distribution.
chevron_right
§ 290-111
Wholesale distribution facilities.
chevron_right
§ 290-112
Uses not listed.
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Article XI
Zoning Hearing Board
chevron_right
§ 290-113
Creation; membership; removal; officers; rules and regulations.
chevron_right
§ 290-114
Hearings.
chevron_right
§ 290-115
Jurisdiction.
chevron_right
§ 290-116
Powers and duties.
chevron_right
§ 290-117
Appeals to Zoning Hearing Board.
chevron_right
§ 290-118
Appeals procedure.
chevron_right
§ 290-119
Time limitations for conditional uses, variances and special exceptions.
chevron_right
Article XII
Planning Commission
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§ 290-120
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 290-121
Administration and procedure.
chevron_right
§ 290-122
Powers and duties.
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Article XIII
(Reserved)
chevron_right
§ 290-123
through § 290-127. (Reserved)
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Article XIV
Signs
chevron_right
§ 290-128
Purposes.
chevron_right
§ 290-129
Applicability.
chevron_right
§ 290-130
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 290-131
Permit requirements.
chevron_right
§ 290-132
Construction standards.
chevron_right
§ 290-133
Prohibited signs.
chevron_right
§ 290-134
Exempt signs.
chevron_right
§ 290-135
Temporary signs.
chevron_right
§ 290-136
Number of signs.
chevron_right
§ 290-137
Sign area.
chevron_right
§ 290-138
General regulations.
chevron_right
§ 290-139
Permitted signs.
chevron_right
§ 290-140
Multiple frontages.
chevron_right
§ 290-141
Encroachment on residential area prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 290-142
Clear sight triangle.
chevron_right
§ 290-143
Visibility restrictions.
chevron_right
§ 290-144
Erection in street right-of-way.
chevron_right
§ 290-145
Illumination and animation.
chevron_right
§ 290-146
Nuisance prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 290-147
Billboards; electronic changeable copy billboards.
chevron_right
§ 290-148
Electronic changeable copy signs.
chevron_right
§ 290-149
Maintenance requirements.
chevron_right
§ 290-150
Removal; abandonment.
chevron_right
§ 290-151
Substitution of noncommercial copy for commercial copy.
chevron_right
Article XV
Airport District Overlay
chevron_right
§ 290-152
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 290-153
Relation to other zone districts.
chevron_right
§ 290-154
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 290-155
Establishment of airport zones.
chevron_right
§ 290-156
Permit applications.
chevron_right
§ 290-157
Variance.
chevron_right
§ 290-158
Use restrictions.
chevron_right
§ 290-159
Preexisting nonconforming uses.
chevron_right
§ 290-160
Obstruction marking and lighting.
chevron_right
§ 290-161
Violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 290-162
Appeals.
chevron_right
§ 290-163
Conflicting regulations.
chevron_right
Article XVI
On-Site Usage of Solar Photovoltaic Systems
chevron_right
§ 290-164
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 290-165
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 290-166
Applicability.
chevron_right
§ 290-167
Zoning districts where permitted.
chevron_right
§ 290-168
Locations within lot.
chevron_right
§ 290-169
Design and installation standards.
chevron_right
§ 290-170
Setback requirements.
chevron_right
§ 290-171
Height restrictions.
chevron_right
§ 290-172
Screening and visibility.
chevron_right
§ 290-173
Impervious lot coverage restrictions.
chevron_right
§ 290-174
Nonconformance.
chevron_right
§ 290-175
Signage or graphic content.
chevron_right
§ 290-176
Performance requirements.
chevron_right
§ 290-177
Vacation, abandonment and/or decommissioning.
chevron_right
§ 290-178
Permit requirements.
chevron_right
Article XVII
Mixed Use Overlay Zoning District
chevron_right
§ 290-179
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 290-180
General requirements.
chevron_right
§ 290-181
Authorized uses.
chevron_right
§ 290-182
Area bulk requirements.
chevron_right
§ 290-183
Required improvements.
chevron_right
§ 290-184
Express conditions.
chevron_right
§ 290-185
Adaptive reuse of existing building.
chevron_right
§ 290-186
Parking requirements.
chevron_right
§ 290-187
Sign requirements.
chevron_right