Township of Susquehanna, PA Part 3 DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS

§ 27-301 Zone Districts.

[Amended by Ord. 15-07, 6/11/2015; and by Ord. 17-04, 2/23/2017]

For the purpose of this chapter, Susquehanna Township is hereby divided into the following districts.

Conservation and Residential Districts:
C	Conservation District
RC	Residential Country District
R-1	Low Density Residential District
R-2	Medium Density Residential District
R-3	High Density Single-Family Residential District
R-4	Residential Urban District
Commercial Districts:
CN	Commercial Neighborhood District
CH	Commercial Highway District
Industrial Districts:
Industrial General District
Mixed Use Districts:
BOR	Business-Office-Residential District
MU-1	Mixed Use Corridor - High Density District
MU-2	Mixed Use Corridor - Special Purpose District
COL	Commercial Office Limited District
TND-1	Traditional Neighborhood Development District-1
Overlay Districts:
F	Floodplain Management Overlay District

§ 27-302 Zoning Map.

1. The boundaries of the residential, mixed-use, commercial, and industrial districts described in § 27-301 shall be as shown on the Official Zoning Map which is on file in the Township Office. This map shall be known as the "Zoning Map of Susquehanna Township" and is hereby made a part of this Chapter. A copy of the Official Zoning Map accompanies this Chapter.

2. The boundaries of the overlay districts described in § 27-301 shall serve as overlays to the underlying districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map. The Floodplain Management Overlay District is specifically described in the Floodway Data Table and one-hundred-year flood delineation in the Flood Insurance Study prepared for the Township by the Flood Insurance Administration dated, October 1976 and flood map issued April 15, 1977. The said study and accompanying maps and all notations, references and other data shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference into this Chapter as if were fully described herein.

§ 27-303 Boundaries Between Districts.

Boundaries between the districts with the exception of the overlay districts described above shall be the following:

1. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow such center lines.

2. Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.

3. Boundaries indicated as approximately following municipality limits shall be construed as following such municipality limits.

4. Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be midway between the main tracks.

5. Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed as following such shorelines and, in the event of change in the shorelines shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline; boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers or other bodies of water shall be construed as following such center lines.

6. Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in Subsections 1 through 5 above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the official Zoning Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.

§ 27-304 Interpretation of Boundaries.

1. Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map or in circumstances not covered by Subsections 1 and 2 herein, the Zoning Hearing Board shall interpret the district boundaries.

2. When a district boundary line divides a lot held in single and separate ownership at the effective date of this Chapter, the regulations of either abutting district may be construed by the owner to be applicable to the portion of such lot in the other abutting district for a distance of not more than 50 feet beyond the district boundary line.