Definitions. The following words and phrases have the meaning given
in this section, as follows:
[Amended 8-27-1996 by Ord. No. 478]
ACCESS DRIVE
A paved surface, other than a street, which provides vehicular
access from a street or private road to a lot.
ACCESSORY BUILDING
A building detached from, subordinate to, and on the same
lot with the main building and used for purposes customarily incidental
thereto. An accessory building shall include, but shall not be limited
to, the following:
[Amended 10-8-2019 by Ord. No. 693]
(1)
CAR PORTA roofed structure for which the sole purpose is protection of motor vehicles. It may be attached to the principal structure on no more than two sides and may not be enclosed on any other dimension. It may cover all or part of a driveway, but may be no closer than two feet from the adjoining property line. The structure must be set back as much or more than the principal building. Building materials shall conform to any building or fire codes and to the principal building.
(2)
GARAGE, PRIVATEA permanent structure, either attached to or separate from a principal building, used primarily for storage of automobiles or other large motorized vehicles. The setback for all private garages located on a service drive or alley shall be 20 feet. (See also appropriate front and side yard setback requirements.)
(3)
GAZEBOA temporary or permanent structure used as a pavilion or summer house which shall be at least five feet from the side and rear property lines. The structure shall be separated from the front property line by a distance equal to at least the front building setback line.
(4)
PET HOUSEA temporary or permanent structure used to house domestic animals allowable by Borough ordinance which shall be placed only in the rear yard a distance from the adjoining property equal to the length of the leash restraining such animal, but no less than five feet from the side and rear property lines. The structure shall be separated from the front property line by a distance equal to at least the front building setback line.
(5)
UTILITY OR STORAGE BUILDINGA temporary or permanent structure used primarily for storage or workshop which shall not be used for storage of automobiles or other large motorized vehicles. The side yard setback shall be two feet. The rear yard setback shall be 15 feet for any building with a door larger than four feet in width, and facing adjoining property or a service drive or alley; otherwise, the rear yard setback shall be two feet. The structure shall be separated from the front property line by a distance equal to at least the front building setback line.
ACCESSORY USE
A use incidental to, and on the same lot as, a principal
use. Off-street parking need not be located on the same lot.
ADMINISTRATIVE ACTIVITIES
Any business function in which there is no regular contact
with the general public and no materials, products, goods, or prepared
foods are stored except for office consumption.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT USE
An establishment having a substantial or significant portion
of its stock or trade, movies, shows, books, magazines, and other
periodicals which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis
on matter depicting, describing, or relating to sexual activities
or specific anatomical areas. Such uses are prohibited within the
Borough.
AGE-QUALIFIED HOUSING
A primarily residential development which is authorized under
the Federal Fair Housing Act, as amended by the Housing for Older
Persons Act of 1995, which requires that dwellings be limited to those:
[Added 9-25-2007 by Ord. No. 612]
(1)
Intended for, and solely occupied by, persons 62 years of age
or older; or
(2)
Intended and operated for occupancy by persons 55 years of age
or older, provided:
(a)
At least 80% of the occupied units are occupied by at least
one person who is 55 years of age or older;
(b)
The housing development publishes and adheres to policies and
procedures that demonstrate the intent to provide housing for persons
55 years of age or older;
(c)
The housing development complies with federal rules regarding
the verification of occupancy, which shall:
[1]
Provide for verification by reliable surveys and affidavits;
and
[2]
Include examples of the types of policies and procedures relevant
to a determination of compliance with the age requirement.
ALLEY (SERVICE DRIVE)
A minor way, whether or not legally dedicated, intended and
used primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or side of
properties which abut on a street, and not intended for the purpose
of through vehicular traffic.
ALTERATIONS
Any change, addition, or modification in construction of
an existing structure.
APARTMENT
A dwelling unit within a multiple-dwelling-unit building.
APARTMENT BUILDING
A group of multifamily dwellings, designed for rental or
condominium ownership of the individual housekeeping units.
[Added 4-23-2019 by Ord.
No. 692]
APARTMENT, CONVERSION
An existing dwelling unit that is or was converted to individual
dwellings for more than one family, without substantially altering
the exterior of the building.
APPLICANT
A landowner or developer, as hereinafter defined, who has
filed an application for development, including his heirs, successors,
and assigns.
ASSISTED LIVING UNIT
A living arrangement within a continuing care retirement
community that provides housing and support services for one or more
persons who may require assistance with daily living activities but
do not require twenty-four-hour skilled nursing and medical care.
Such assistance may include the provision of meals, housekeeping,
laundry, transportation, daily personal care, programmed social activities,
and dispensing of medications.
[Added 5-24-2011 by Ord. No. 650]
AUTOMOTIVE GARAGE
Any premises used for the repair of vehicles, but not including
automotive wrecking.
BASEMENT
That portion of a building more than half the height of which
(measured to the ceiling) is above grade level. A basement shall be
considered a building story.
BAY WINDOW
A window structure projecting beyond the main wall plane.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
BED-AND-BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT
A business providing for sleeping arrangements and breakfasts
in a residential environment for transient guests in return for compensation
to the owner of the establishment.
BEDROOM
Any rooms used principally for sleeping purposes, an all-purpose
room, a study, or a den, provided that no room having less than 100
square feet of floor area shall be considered a bedroom.
BOROUGH
The Borough of Littlestown.
BRACKET
A support element under eaves, shelves, or other overhangs,
often more decorative than functional.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
BUILDING
A combination of materials to form a structure having walls
and a roof, including but not limited to all mobile homes and trailers.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance measured from the average elevation
of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the
highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deck line of mansard
roofs, and to the average height between eaves and ridge of gable,
hip and gambrel roofs. Chimneys, spires, towers, mechanical penthouses,
tanks and similar projections of the building not intended for human
occupancy shall not be included in calculating building height. If
there are two or more separate roofs of a single building, the height
of such building shall be calculated from the highest roof.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE
The minimum required distance between the face of any structure
to be erected, and the related front, side, or rear property line.
This face as measured to the major portion of the structure includes
sun parlors, foyers, and bay windows.
BULK
A term describing the size of buildings or other structures
and their relationship to each other, to open areas such as yards
and to lot lines and includes: the size, height, and floor area of
buildings and other structures, the relationship of the number of
dwelling units in a residential building to the area of the lot (usually
called density); and all open areas in yard space relating to buildings
and other structures.
CANDELA
The standard unit of luminous intensity in the International
System of Units, and roughly equivalent to the luminous intensity
of a single wax candle.
[Added 4-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 678]
CARTWAY
The paved travel lanes of a street.
CEMETERY
Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the deceased,
including columbariums, crematories, mausoleums, and mortuaries when
operated in conjunction with the cemetery and within the boundaries.
CELLAR
That portion of a building more than half the height of which
(measured to the ceiling) is below grade level. A cellar shall not
be considered a building story.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
A certificate issued and enforced by the Code Enforcement
Officer upon completion of the construction of a new building or upon
a change or conversion of the structure or use of a building, which
certified that all requirements and regulations as provided herein,
as well as all other applicable requirements, have been satisfied.
CLEAR SIGHT TRIANGLE
An area of unobstructed vision at street intersections defined
by lines of sight between points at a given distance from the intersection
of the street center lines.
[Added 4-26-2004 by Ord. No. 573]
CLOSE PROXIMITY
A distance of no more that 1/2 mile.
[Added 9-25-2007 by Ord. No. 612]
COLOR RENDERING INDEX (CRI)
A measurement of the amount of color shift that objects undergo
when lighted by a light source as compared with the color of those
same objects when seen under a reference light source of comparable
color temperature, and expressed on a scale of 1 to 100, where 100
indicates no color shift.
[Added 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 621]
CONTINUING CARE RETIREMENT COMMUNITY (CCRC)
A residential community designed to provided independent
and assisted-living arrangements for person(s) aged 55 years and older
as part of a planned community, where said planned community may also
include nursing services, medical services, and other health- and
lifestyle-related services.
[Added 5-24-2011 by Ord. No. 650]
COMMERCIAL DAY-CARE FACILITY
A facility enrolling four or more children not related to
the provider and where compensation for the instruction and care of
the children is charged.
COMMERCIAL INDOOR RECREATION
A commercial recreation land us conducted entirely within
a building. Commercial indoor recreation uses are deemed to include
arcades, athletic and health clubs, bowling alleys, gymnasiums, pool
or billiard halls, skating rinks, swimming pools, tennis or racquetball
courts, and similar uses.
[Amended 1-28-2003 by Ord. No. 555; 5-27-2003 by Ord. No. 560]
COMMERCIAL RECREATION
Any establishment whose main purpose is to provide the general
public with an amusing or entertaining activity and where tickets
are sold or fees are collected for activity.
[Added 5-27-2003 by Ord. No. 560]
COMMUNICATIONS ANTENNA
Any antenna device used for the wireless transmission or
reception of radio, television, telephone, pager, mobile radio or
any other wireless communication, including, but not limited to, omnidirectional,
whip, directional or panel antennas owned or operated by any person
or entity licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to operate
such devices. This definition shall not include private, residence-mounted
radio, television, citizens band or amateur radio antennas or their
supporting structures.
[Added 10-28-2008 by Ord. No. 631]
COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT BUILDING
A normally unmanned building or cabinet containing communications
equipment required for the operation of a communications antenna.
[Added 10-28-2008 by Ord. No. 631]
COMMUNICATIONS TOWER
A structure other than a building, such as a monopole, self-supporting
or guyed tower, designed and used to support communications antennas.
[Added 10-28-2008 by Ord. No. 631]
CONDOMINIUM
Real estate, portions of which are designed for separate
ownership and the remainder of which is designated for common use
solely by the owners of those portions. Real estate is not a condominium
unless the undivided interests in the common elements are vested in
the unit owners.
CORNICE
Projecting, ornamental molding along the top of a building
or wall, usually in association with an eave.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
COUNTY
The County of Adams, Pennsylvania.
CROSS GABLE
A gable set perpendicularly to the primary gable of a building.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
DENSITY
The proportionate amount of land allocated for each primary
use.
DENTIL
One of a series of small rectangular blocks forming a molding
or projection beneath a cornice.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
DEVELOPER
Any landowner, agent of such landowner, tenant with the permission
of such landowner, or one authorized and empowered by a landowner,
who makes or causes to be made a subdivision of land or a land development
or a resubdivision.
DORMER
A roofed structure housing a vertical window that projects
from a pitched roof.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
DRIVEWAY
The vehicular entrance and exit for land use.
DRIVE-THROUGH BUSINESS
An establishment, which by design, physical facilities, service,
or by packaging procedures encourages or permits customers to receive
services, obtain goods, or be entertained while remaining in their
motor vehicles.
DUPLEX
A building used by two families, with one dwelling unit arranged
over the other.
DWELLING
Any building which is designed for human living quarters,
but not including hotels, boarding houses, tourist cabins, motels
and other accommodations used for transient occupancy.
DWELLING, MULTIFAMILY
A building used by three or more families living independently
of each other and doing their own cooking, including apartment houses.
DWELLING, TWO-FAMILY
A building containing two dwelling units, arranged either
in a side-by-side fashion sharing one common party wall or with one
unit arranged over the other.
DWELLING UNIT
An independent housekeeping unit consisting of living quarters
of one or more rooms with cooking, sleeping, and sanitary facilities,
arranged for use by one or more individuals.
EAVE
The projecting overhang at the lower edge of a roof.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTER
Any sign or portion of a sign that uses changing illumination
to form a message in text form wherein the message and the rate of
change of such message is electronically programmed and can be modified
by electronic processes. Illumination sources include, but are not
limited to, light emitting diodes (LEDs), fiber optics, light bulbs,
liquid crystal display (LCD), or other similar forms of illumination.
[Added 4-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 678]
FACADE
The exterior wall of a building exposed to public view or
that wall viewed by persons not within the building.
FACADE, FRONT
The facade parallel or nearly parallel to the public or private
street upon which the building has its primary frontage. The front
facade contains the primary entrance to the building.
FACADE, SIDE
The facade parallel or nearly parallel to the side property
line of the building.
FAMILY
Any number of persons living together as a single housekeeping
unit and doing their cooking on the premises, as distinguished from
a group occupying a boarding or rooming house, or hotel.
FENCE
An unroofed, artificially constructed barrier generally composed
of posts, wire, and/or boards intended to prevent escape or intrusion,
to mark a boundary, or for aesthetic purposes.
FENCE, ORNAMENTAL
A fence consisting of wrought iron, galvanized steel, aluminum,
vinyl, wood or similar materials fabricated into a design with specific
pattern elements or ornamentation.
[Added 10-28-2008 by Ord. No. 630]
FLOOR AREA
The sum of the gross livable area of the several floors of
a building or buildings measured from the face of exterior walls or
from center lines of walls separating two buildings. Floor area includes,
but is not limited to, the following:
(2)
Elevator shafts, stairwells, and attic space (whether or not
a floor has been laid) providing structural headroom of eight feet
or more;
(3)
Roofed terraces, exterior balconies, breezeways, or porches,
provided that over 50% of the perimeter of these is enclosed;
(4)
Any other floor space used for dwelling purposes, no matter
where located within the building;
(5)
Accessory buildings, excluding space used for accessory off-street
parking or for loading berths; and
(6)
Any other floor space not specifically excluded, excluding space
used for air-conditioning machinery or cooling towers and similar
mechanical equipment serving the building and cellar space.
FOOTCANDLE
A measure of light falling on a surface. One footcandle is
equal to the amount of light generated by one candle shining on one
square foot surface located one foot away.
[Added 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 621]
FULL-CUTOFF FIXTURE
A light fixture that, by design of the housing, does not
allow any light dispersion or direct glare to shine above a ninety-degree
angle measured horizontally from the base of the housing.
[Added 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 621]
GABLE
A triangular wall segment at the end of a double-pitched
roof.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
GARDEN APARTMENT
A small apartment building, limited in height to three stories
or less.
[Amended 4-23-2019 by Ord. No. 692]
GASOLINE SERVICE STATION
A parcel, and associated structure thereon, used for:
(1)
The retail sale of motor fuel and lubricants and incidental
services, such as lubrication and hand washing of motor vehicles;
and
(2)
The sale, installation, or minor repair of tires, batteries,
or other automotive accessories.
GLARE
Light that hinders or bothers the human eye.
[Added 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 621]
GREEN SPACE
A percentage which when multiplied by the lot area will determine
the minimum required landscaped area of a lot.
[Added 7-28-1998 by Ord. No. 497]
GROUP HOME
A facility providing shelter, counseling, and other rehabilitative
services in a family-like environment for no more than 10 residents
and such supervisory personnel as required by the licensing agency.
Such facilities may provide supervisory and rehabilitative services,
but medical care of nursing shall not be permitted.
HEIGHT OF SIGN
The vertical distance measured from ground level to the highest
point on the sign or its supporting structure.
HOME OCCUPATION
Any use customarily conducted entirely within a dwelling
or in a building accessory thereto and carried on by the inhabitants
residing therein, provided that the use is clearly incidental and
secondary to the use of the dwelling for residential purposes, and
that the use exceeds the limitations of a "no-impact home-based business"
as defined herein.
[Amended 1-28-2003 by Ord. No. 555]
HORIZONTAL LUMINANCE
A measurement of light illuminating a horizontal surface
at grade.
[Added 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 621]
HOTEL
A building consisting of lodging rooms designed or occupied
primarily as the temporary place of abode of individuals who are lodged
for compensation (with or without meals), in which provisions for
cooking are generally not made in individual rooms or suites.
INDEPENDENT LIVING UNIT
A living arrangement within a continuing care retirement
community in which residents live independently while having access
to all common facilities and services of the community, but without
the inclusive supportive services typically associated with assisted
living or nursing or skilled units.
[Added 5-24-2011 by Ord. No. 650]
INFILL
A building or structure constructed on a vacant lot within
a previously developed area of the Borough.
JUNKYARD
An area of land with or without buildings, used for the storage,
outside a completely enclosed building, of used and discarded materials
including, but not limited to, wastepaper, rags, metal, building materials,
house furnishings, machinery, vehicles, or parts thereof, with or
without the dismantling, processing, salvage, sale, or other use or
disposition of the same. The deposit or storage on a lot of two or
more unlicensed, wrecked, or disabled vehicles, or the major part
thereof, shall be deemed to constitute a junkyard.
LAND DEVELOPMENT
Any of the following activities:
(1)
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts,
or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
(a)
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
(b)
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.
(3)
Development in accordance with Section 503(1.1) of the Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code, Act 170, as amended.
LIGHT TRESPASS
Light from an artificial light source that intrudes into
an area where it is not wanted or does not belong.
[Added 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 621]
LIVING AREA
The total floor area within a dwelling unit devoted to occupiable
space. In calculating the living area for a dwelling unit, the floor
area devoted to closets, or other storage areas, internal or external
stairwells, and utility rooms shall not be included in the calculations.
LOT
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by
a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed,
or built upon as a unit.
LOT (SIZE) AREA
The area contained within the property lines of a lot, excluding
any street right-of-way or driveway easement providing access to an
adjoining property, or officially designated floodplain located on
the lot. Lot area requirements for residential uses as listed in this
chapter shall be per dwelling unit unless specified otherwise.
LOT, CORNER
A lot abutting on, and at the intersection of, two or more
streets. Front building setback line requirements shall be applied
along all property lines abutting streets, and side setback lines
shall be applied along all other property lines.
LOT COVERAGE
The area of any lot covered by buildings, driveways, and
parking lots (whether paved or provided with crushed stone, pavers,
or similar surface), sidewalks, swimming pools, or other similar structural
features.
[Amended 3-8-2022 by Ord. No. 704
LOT WIDTH
The horizontal distance between the side lines of a lot measured
at right angles to its depth along a straight line parallel to the
front lot line at the minimum required building setback line.
LUMINAIRE
A complete lighting unit, often referred to as a "light fixture."
A luminaire consists of the light source, optical reflector and housing,
an electrical components for safely starting and operating the source.
[Added 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 621]
MEDICAL FACILITIES
Facilities for the examination and treatment of ill and afflicted
human outpatients; provided, however, that patients are not kept overnight
except under emergency conditions and includes doctor's and dental
offices and clinics.
MIXED-USE PROPERTY
A property that includes, or is proposed to include, two
or more principal uses.
[Added 10-8-2019 by Ord. No. 693]
MOBILE HOME
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy, contained in one unit, or in two or more units designated
to be joined into one integral unit capable of again 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 without a permanent foundation.
MOBILE HOME PARK
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land, which has been so
designated that it contains two or more mobile home lots for the placement
thereon of mobile homes.
MOLDING
A continuous decorative band that is either carved or applied
to a surface.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
MOTEL
A building or group of buildings, whether detached or in
connected units, containing individual sleeping or dwelling units
and used primarily for transient automobile travelers, together with
off-street parking facilities. The terms "automobile court," "tourist
court," "motor lodge," and "motor hotel" shall be used interchangeably
with the term "motel," and shall have the meaning set forth in this
section.
NIT
A unit of measurement of luminance equal to one candela per
square meter.
[Added 4-26-2016 by Ord.
No. 678]
NO-IMPACT HOME-BASED BUSINESS
A business or commercial activity administered or conducted
as an accessory use which is clearly secondary to the use as a residential
dwelling and which involves no customer, client, or patient traffic,
whether vehicle or pedestrian, pickup, delivery or removal functions
to or from the premises, in excess of those normally associated with
residential use.
[Added 1-28-2003 by Ord. No. 555]
NONCONFORMING BUILDING
A building or part thereof manifestly not designed to comply
with the applicable used provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the
Borough of Littlestown or amendments hereto or hereafter enacted,
where such building lawfully existed prior to the enactment of this
chapter.
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE
A structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed
to comply with the applicable use or extent of use provision in the
Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Littlestown or amendment hereto
or hereafter enacted, where such structure lawfully existed prior
to the enactment of such ordinance or amendment or prior to the application
of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.
Such nonconforming structures include, but are not limited to, nonconforming
signs.
NONCONFORMING USE
A use, whether of land or of structure, which does not comply
with the applicable use provisions of the Zoning Ordinance of the
Borough of Littlestown or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted,
where such was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of such
ordinance or amendment, or prior to the application of such ordinance
or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.
NON-CUTOFF FIXTURE
A light fixture that by design of the housing, allows a considerable
amount of its light to shine above a ninety-degree angle measured
horizontally from the base of the housing.
[Added 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 621]
NURSING OR SKILLED UNIT
A living arrangement within a continuing care retirement
community which is licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and
provides board, shelter, and twenty-four-hour nursing and medical
care to a single chronic or convalescent patient.
[Added 5-24-2011 by Ord. No. 650]
OPEN SPACE
Area within or related to a development, not within individually
owned lots, and which is designed and intended for the common use
and enjoyment of the residents of a development. Open space shall
not include stormwater management facilities, wetland areas, or other
features that preclude the common use and enjoyment by the residents.
[Added 9-25-2007 by Ord. No. 612]
OUTDOOR WOOD-FIRED BOILER
[Added 1-12-2012 by Ord. No. 642]
(1)
A fuel-burning device that is:
(a)
Designed to burn wood or other solid fuels;
(b)
Designed for outdoor installation or for installation in structures,
including but not necessarily limited to garages and sheds, not normally
intended for habitation by humans or domestic animals; and
(c)
Intended to heat building space and/or water through the distribution,
typically through pipes, of a fluid heated in and by the device, where
such fluid is typically water or a mixture of water and antifreeze.
(2)
Outdoor wood-fired boilers are also known as "wood-fired furnaces,"
"outdoor wood-burning appliances," "outdoor hydronic heaters," "water
stoves," or similar terms.
PARKING LOT
Any lot, municipally or privately owned for off-street parking
facilities, providing for the transient storage of automobiles or
motor-driven vehicles.
PARKING SPACE
The space within a building or a lot or parking lot for the
parking or storage of one motor vehicle off the right-of-way of a
public street or road. Said space shall measure 10 feet by 20 feet.
PILASTER
A usually nonstructural column partially embedded in a wall.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
PLANTING UNIT
A unit of measure to determine the quantity of plantings
required in a development project. For the purposes of this chapter,
one planting unit equals one deciduous tree with an anticipated mature
height of greater than 35 feet, two deciduous trees with an anticipated
mature height of less than 35 feet but greater than 15 feet, two evergreen
trees of anticipated mature height of at least 15 feet, or five shrubs
of anticipated mature height of at least five feet.
[Added 9-25-2007 by Ord. No. 612]
PRIVATE
Any procedure limited to members of an organization or to
persons specifically invited where no advertisement or inducement
has been made to the general public.
PUBLIC
Any procedure in which the general public is involved.
(1)
HEALTHThe preservation of the general physical well-being of the public.
(2)
SAFETYThe protection of the security of the public.
(3)
WELFAREThe encouragement of all matters necessary to community life.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice published once each week for two successive weeks
in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. Such notice
shall state the time and place of the hearing and the particular nature
of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication
shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not
be less than seven days from the date of the hearing.
QUOIN
Units of stone or brick used to accentuate the corners of
buildings.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
RENTAL STORAGE, EXTERIOR
A commercial facility in which customers can rent space to
store possessions and where the individual storage spaces are entered
via exterior doorways.
[Added 10-8-2019 by Ord. No. 693]
RENTAL STORAGE, INTERIOR
A commercial facility in which customers can rent space to
store possessions and where the individual storage spaces are entered
from the inside of the building.
[Added 10-8-2019 by Ord. No. 693]
REPAIR
A function involved in the correcting of deficiencies affecting
the performance ability of products or goods.
RETAIL
Any public procedure involving a sale.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced
dedication, prescription, or condemnation and intended to be occupied
by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or
gas pipeline, water line, sanitary or storm sewer and other similar
uses to allow the right of one to pass over the property of another.
ROWHOUSE
See "dwelling, single-family attached."
SERVICES
An act by which skills of one person are used for the benefit
of another, provided no function involves manufacture, cleaning, repair,
storage, or distribution of products or goods, except for cleaning
and repairing of clothing and personal accessories.
SHOPPING CENTER
A grouping of two or more retail business and/or service
uses planned and designed to function as a unit, and having off-street
parking and a landscaping plan as an integral part of the unit.
SIGN
Any device, fixture, placard, or structure that uses any
color, form, graphic, illumination, symbol, or writing to advertise,
announce, the purpose of, or to communicate information of any kind
to the public.
SIGN, CANOPY
A sign that is part of or attached to an awning, canopy,
or other fabric, plastic, or structural protective cover over a door,
entrance, window, or outdoor service area.
[Added 3-27-2001 by Ord. No. 540]
SIGN, DIRECTIONAL
A sign located for the purpose of providing directions towards
or indication of use not readily visible.
SIGN, FREESTANDING
Any sign supported by structures or supports that are placed
on, or anchored in, the ground and that are independent from any building
or other structure.
SIGN, POLITICAL
A sign containing a noncommercial message advocating or expressing
an idea protected by the freedom of speech provisions of the First
Amendment to the United States Constitution, as applied to states
and their political subdivisions through the 14th Amendment to the
United States Constitution.
[Added 7-22-2008 by Ord. No. 625]
SIGN, PORTABLE
Any sign meeting one or more of the following criteria:
[Added 1-28-2003 by Ord. No. 555]
(1)
Any sign not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent
structure.
(2)
Any sign designed to be transported including, but not limited
to, a sign designed to be transported by means of wheels.
(3)
Any sign converted to an A-frame or sandwich-board sign.
(4)
Any sign in the form of a temporary banner.
(5)
Any sign in the form of a balloon.
(6)
Any sign in the form of an umbrella.
(7)
Any sign attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible
from the public right-of-way, unless such vehicle is used in the normal
day-to-day operation of the business to which it is associated.
SIGN, PROJECTING
Any sign affixed to a building or wall in such a manner that
its leading edge extends more than six inches beyond the surface of
such building or wall.
SIGN SANDWICH BOARD
A sign not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent
structure and supported by an A-shaped frame or structure, designed
to be placed near the entrance of a nonresidential use during normal
business hours.
[Added 3-27-2001 by Ord. No. 540]
SIGN, TEMPORARY
Any sign that is used only temporarily and is not permanently
mounted to a building or other permanent structure.
[Added 3-27-2001 by Ord. No. 540]
SIGN, TEMPORARY BANNER
A temporary sign consisting of cloth, bunting, plastic, paper,
or similar material, used for advertising purposes, and attached or
pinned on or to a building.
[Added 11-25-2003 by Ord. No. 565]
SIGN, WALL
Any sign attached parallel to, but within six inches of,
a wall painted on the wall surface of, or erected and confined within
the limits of an outside wall of any building or structure, which
is supported by such wall or building, and which displays only one
sign surface.
SIGN, WINDOW
Any sign, picture, symbol, or combination thereof, designed
to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity,
event, sale, or service, that is placed inside a window or upon the
window panes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window.
[Added 3-27-2001 by Ord. No. 540]
SOLAR ACCESS
The view of the sun, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00
p.m. any day of the year, from any point of the surface of a solar
panel that is not obscured by vegetation, a building, or other object
located on a parcel other than the parcel on which the solar panel
is located.
[Added 1-12-2012 by Ord. No. 642]
SOLAR PANEL
A structure containing one or more receptive cells and the
appurtenant system necessary to convert solar energy into usable electrical
energy.
[Added 1-12-2012 by Ord. No. 642]
SPECIAL EXCEPTION
A use permitted in a particular zoning district pursuant to the provisions of Article
IX of this chapter.
STORAGE CONTAINER
A shipping or cargo container, originally designed and intended
for holding products while being transported by ship, rail, or truck,
and that has been repurposed for use as a fixed storage structure
on a lot. This term does not include railroad cars, converted mobile
homes, trailers, recreational vehicles, bus bodies or similar types
of vehicles or containers.
[Added 5-25-2021 by Ord. No. 698]
STORY
That portion of a building, other than the basement (as defined),
including between the surface of any floor and the surface of the
floor next above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space
between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
STREET
An existing or platted way dedicated for the use of the general
public, graded and paved or to be graded and paved, in order that
the general public has the right to pass and to use it at all times,
for all purposes of travel, transportation or parking to which it
is adopted, devoted, and not otherwise restricted.
STREET, CENTER LINE OF
A line which is usually at an equal distance from both street
lines, or right-of-way lines.
STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on
the ground, or attached to something having a fixed location on the
ground.
SUBDIVISION
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 of heirs or devises, transfer of ownership or building
or lot development.
SWIMMING POOL
Any pool which is constructed, used, or maintained to provide
recreational facilities for swimming, bathing, or wading and which
is capable of containing water to a depth greater than 24 inches and/or
with a surface area of 50 or more square feet, and all buildings,
equipment, and appurtenances thereto.
TOWNHOUSE
A series of three or more single-family dwelling units attached
by one or more common walls.
TOWNHOUSE, INFILL
A single building meeting the definition of the term "townhouse"
constructed on a vacant lot in a previously developed area of the
Borough, situated on the site such that the main entrance to each
dwelling unit faces the street and such that all parking is located
to the rear of the building.
TWIN
A building containing two dwelling units, with the dwelling
units arranged in a side-by-side fashion and sharing a common party
wall.
UNIFORMITY RATION
A measure of the uniformity of light levels across an area,
expressed as a ratio of maximum to minimum level of illumination for
a given area.
[Added 2-26-2008 by Ord. No. 621]
USE
Any purpose for which a building or other structure or tract
of land may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained, or occupied,
or any activity, occupation, business, or operation carried on in
a building or other structure on a tract of land.
VARIANCE
Relief granted to specific requirements of the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Littlestown, pursuant to provisions of Article
IX of this chapter.
VEGETATIVE COVERAGE
The area of a lot covered by grass, trees, shrubs, or other
plantings, mulched areas, or other environments that support or are
intended to support growing plants at ground level.
[Added 3-8-2022 by Ord. No. 704]
WIND TURBINE
A structure including a tower or base, foundation, blades,
rotors, batteries, and other appurtenant equipment necessary to convert
wind energy into usable electrical energy.
[Added 1-12-2012 by Ord. No. 642]
WINDOW LINTEL
Either a structural or decorative horizontal beam over a
window opening in a wall.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
WINDOWSILL
Either a structural or decorative horizontal beam at the
base of a window opening in a wall.
[Added 3-28-2000 by Ord. No. 517]
WHOLESALE
Any procedure involving persons who, in the normal course
of business, do not engage in sales to the general public.
YARD
A space which is open to the sky and unoccupied by any building,
structure or merchandise for display or sale, and which is located
on the same lot with a building or structure.
YARD, FRONT
A yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth
of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the front lot
line and the nearest point of a building or structure or any portion
thereof. (See graphic below.)
[Amended 11-23-2004 by Ord. No. 584]
YARD, REAR
A yard extending across the full width of the lot, the depth
of which is the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line
and the nearest point of a building or structure or an portion thereof.
(See graphic below.)
[Amended 11-23-2004 by Ord. No. 584]
YARD, SIDE
A yard between any building and a side lot line, extending
from the front yard to the rear yard, the width of which is measured
as the shortest distance between the side lot line and any building
or structure or an portion thereof. (See graphic below.)
[Amended 11-23-2004 by Ord. No. 584]
YARD LINE
A line drawn parallel to the corresponding lot lines at a
distance specified for the required depth of yard in each respective
case.
ZONING OFFICER
The municipal official duly appointed by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Littlestown to administer and enforce the Zoning
Ordinance of the Borough of Littlestown.
ZONING PERMIT
A permit required by the Zoning Ordinance of the Borough
of Littlestown to ensure compliance with the applicable sections of
the ordinance.