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Chapter 27 Zoning
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Chapter 27
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Jackson Township
12-20-2018
by
Ord. No. 18-11
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Use Authorization Table
Attachment 2 - Bufferyard Requirements
Jackson Airport Overlay District Map
Zoning Map
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 27, Zoning, adopted 10-11-2012 by Ord. No. 12-07, as amended.
Part 1
General Provisions
§ 27-101
Statutory authority.
§ 27-102
Short title.
§ 27-103
Division into districts; regulations.
§ 27-104
Purpose; community development objectives.
§ 27-105
Compliance required; applicability.
§ 27-106
Interpretation.
Part 2
Terminology
note
§ 27-201
Word usage.
§ 27-202
General definitions.
§ 27-203
Use definitions.
Part 3
Designation of Zoning Districts
§ 27-301
Establishment of districts; Zoning Map.
§ 27-302
Interpretation of district boundaries.
Part 4
R Residential and CR Conservation Recreation Districts
note
§ 27-401
R Residential District.
§ 27-402
CR Conservation Recreation District.
Part 5
MU Mixed Use District
§ 27-501
Purpose.
§ 27-502
Yard and bulk requirements.
§ 27-503
Authorized principal uses.
§ 27-504
Authorized accessory uses.
§ 27-505
Performance standards.
§ 27-506
Incentive Zoning.
§ 27-507
Incentive Zoning Facade Standards.
§ 27-508
Corridor Enhancement Standards.
Part 6
CC Commercial Corridor District
§ 27-601
Purpose.
§ 27-602
Yard and bulk requirements.
§ 27-603
Authorized principal uses.
§ 27-604
Authorized accessory uses.
§ 27-605
Performance standards.
Part 7
LI Large-Scale Industrial District
§ 27-701
Purpose.
§ 27-702
Yard and bulk requirements.
§ 27-703
Authorized principal uses.
§ 27-704
Authorized accessory uses.
§ 27-705
Performance standards.
Part 8
TO Transitional Overlay District
§ 27-801
Purpose.
§ 27-802
Relationship to underlying district.
Part 9
AO Airport Overlay District
§ 27-901
Purpose.
§ 27-902
Findings.
§ 27-903
Boundaries.
§ 27-904
Restrictions.
§ 27-905
Nonconforming uses.
§ 27-906
Variances.
Part 10
Highway Signage (HS) Overlay
§ 27-1001
Purpose.
§ 27-1002
Relationship to underlying district.
Part 11
Planned Residential Development
note
§ 27-1101
Purpose.
§ 27-1102
Statutory authority.
§ 27-1103
General provisions.
§ 27-1104
Preapplication conferences.
§ 27-1105
Tentative plan application and approval procedure.
§ 27-1106
Final plan application and approval procedure.
§ 27-1107
Recording of approved final plan.
§ 27-1108
Abandonment of plan; revocation of approval.
§ 27-1109
Improvements.
§ 27-1110
General Design standards.
note
§ 27-1111
Deviations by waiver prior to final plan approval.
§ 27-1112
Enforcement and modification of final approved plan.
§ 27-1113
Nonseverability.
Part 12
Planned Residential Development (PRD) Forms
note
§ 27-1201
Purpose.
§ 27-1202
Statutory Authority.
§ 27-1203
Procedural Requirements and General Design Standards.
note
§ 27-1204
Planned Residential Development Forms.
note
§ 27-1205
Neighborhood Planned Residential Development.
note
§ 27-1206
Attached Dwelling Unit Planned Residential Development.
note
§ 27-1207
Estate Planned Residential Development.
note
§ 27-1208
Village Traditional Neighborhood Development (V-TND).
note
§ 27-1209
Rural Corridor Mixed Housing Planned Residential Development.
note
Part 13
Special Exceptions
§ 27-1301
General provisions.
§ 27-1302
Banquet facilities.
§ 27-1303
Bed-and-breakfasts.
§ 27-1304
Family child care home.
§ 27-1305
Home occupations.
§ 27-1306
Short-Term Residential Dwelling Unit.
Part 14
Conditional Uses
§ 27-1401
General provisions.
§ 27-1402
Application and approval procedure.
§ 27-1403
Adult-oriented businesses.
§ 27-1404
Agricultural operations.
§ 27-1405
Bulk fuel storage.
§ 27-1406
Cemeteries.
§ 27-1407
Commercial recreation facilities.
§ 27-1408
Communications towers and equipment buildings.
§ 27-1409
Contractor's yards.
§ 27-1410
Correctional institutions.
§ 27-1411
Child care centers.
§ 27-1412
Flexible use developments.
§ 27-1413
Garages or lots, public.
§ 27-1414
Greenhouses.
§ 27-1415
Group care facilities.
§ 27-1416
Group homes.
§ 27-1417
Group residential facilities.
§ 27-1418
Heavy equipment sales and rental.
§ 27-1419
Hotels and motels.
§ 27-1420
Junkyards.
§ 27-1421
Kennels.
§ 27-1422
Landscaping supply centers.
§ 27-1423
Large-scale retail or service.
§ 27-1424
Medical clinics.
§ 27-1425
Mineral extraction.
§ 27-1426
Minor equipment and automotive repairs in R District.
§ 27-1427
Municipal waste landfills.
§ 27-1428
Natural Gas Compressor Station/Natural Gas Processing Plant.
§ 27-1429
Nightclubs.
§ 27-1430
Noncommercial recreation facilities.
§ 27-1431
Office Parks.
§ 27-1432
Outdoor storage.
§ 27-1433
Planned shopping centers.
§ 27-1434
Recreational farms.
§ 27-1435
Recreational vehicle campgrounds.
§ 27-1436
Recycling centers.
§ 27-1437
Schools.
§ 27-1438
Self-storage units.
§ 27-1439
Small-scale retail or service.
§ 27-1440
Stables.
§ 27-1441
Veterinary clinics.
§ 27-1442
Wholesale use and distribution centers.
§ 27-1443
Wind farms.
§ 27-1444
Uses not expressly listed in any zoning district.
Part 15
Supplemental Regulations Applicable to All Districts
§ 27-1501
General regulations.
§ 27-1502
One principal use per lot permitted; exceptions.
§ 27-1503
Supplemental yard, lot and area requirements.
§ 27-1504
(Reserved)
§ 27-1505
Dwellings on small lots of record.
§ 27-1506
Fences, hedges and walls.
§ 27-1507
Mobile homes on individual lots.
§ 27-1508
Refuse and waste collection areas.
§ 27-1509
Swimming pools.
§ 27-1510
Vegetation and woodland preservation.
§ 27-1511
Outdoor storage in nonresidential districts.
§ 27-1512
Traffic access and impact studies.
§ 27-1513
Performance standards.
§ 27-1514
Clear sight triangle.
§ 27-1515
Incentive Zoning.
note
§ 27-1516
Yard and bulk requirements for Single Family Attached Dwelling Units.
Part 16
Supplemental Regulations for Specific Uses
§ 27-1601
Adaptive Reuse.
§ 27-1602
Automotive sales, rental and service.
§ 27-1603
Communications antennas.
§ 27-1604
Child care centers.
§ 27-1605
Forestry.
§ 27-1606
Hobby farms.
§ 27-1607
Multi-family/Mixed Use Buildings.
§ 27-1608
No-impact home-based businesses.
§ 27-1609
Medical Marijuana Grower/Processor.
§ 27-1610
Oil and Gas Well Site Development.
§ 27-1611
Windmills.
§ 27-1612
Keeping of chickens.
Part 17
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 27-1701
General requirements.
§ 27-1702
Off-street parking requirements.
§ 27-1703
Driveways.
§ 27-1704
Design standards for off-street parking facilities.
§ 27-1705
Off-street loading requirements.
§ 27-1706
Design standards for off-street loading facilities.
Part 18
Signs
§ 27-1801
General requirements.
§ 27-1802
Gas or service station signs.
§ 27-1803
Temporary signs.
§ 27-1804
Directory signs.
§ 27-1805
Menu board signs.
§ 27-1806
Residential developments.
§ 27-1807
Residential districts and uses.
§ 27-1808
Retail centers and office parks.
§ 27-1809
Stand-alone parcels in TO District.
§ 27-1810
Stand-alone parcels in CC, MU, and LI Districts.
§ 27-1811
Billboards.
Part 19
Screening and Landscaping
§ 27-1901
Buffer yard standards and design.
note
§ 27-1902
Additional buffer yard requirements; landscaping.
Part 20
Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots
§ 27-2001
Nonconforming uses.
§ 27-2002
Nonconforming structures.
§ 27-2003
Nonconforming lots.
§ 27-2004
Continuation of nonconforming uses, structures or lots.
Part 21
Zoning Hearing Board
§ 27-2101
Creation; membership; vacancies; removal.
§ 27-2102
Officers; quorum; procedure; records.
§ 27-2103
Expenditures for services; compensation.
§ 27-2104
Conduct of public hearings.
§ 27-2105
Decisions.
§ 27-2106
Jurisdiction.
§ 27-2107
Requests for relief.
§ 27-2108
Variances.
§ 27-2109
Special exceptions.
§ 27-2110
Parties appellant before Board.
§ 27-2111
Time limitations.
§ 27-2112
Stay of proceedings.
Part 22
Administration
§ 27-2201
Zoning Officer.
§ 27-2202
Coordination with other requirements.
§ 27-2203
Zoning use permits.
§ 27-2204
Zoning occupancy permits.
§ 27-2205
Temporary use permits.
Part 23
Amendments
§ 27-2301
Amendment procedure.
§ 27-2302
Landowner curative amendments.
§ 27-2303
Municipal curative amendments.
Part 24
Validity
§ 27-2401
Severability.
Part 25
Enforcement and Penalties
§ 27-2501
Actions in equity.
§ 27-2502
Enforcement notice.
§ 27-2503
Violations and penalties.
Part 26
Fees
§ 27-2601
Fees established.
Part 27
Use Authorization Table
§ 27-2701
Use Authorization Table attached.