Words in the singular include the plural and
those in the plural include the singular.
For the purpose of this chapter, the terms used
herein are defined as follows:
A subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental
to that of the principal building and is used for an accessory use
and is located on the same lot.
A use conducted on the same lot as a principal
use to which it is related, and located either within the same structure
or in an accessory structure or as an accessory use of land, except
that off-street parking may be located on a contiguous lot.
[Amended 3-10-2004 by Ord. No. 3-2004]
A use which is clearly incidental to and customarily
found in connection with a particular principal use.[1]
Any place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein
coin-operated, slug-operated or for any form of consideration, or
electronically or mechanically controlled still or motion-picture
machines, projectors, video or laser disc players or other image-producing
devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per
machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are distinguished
or characterized by the depicting or describing of specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas as defined in this chapter.
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
A commercial establishment which, as one of
its principal purposes, offers for sale or rental for any form of
consideration any one or more of the following:
Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed
matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, videocassettes or
video reproductions, slides, or other visual representations which
are characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas as defined in this chapter;
or
Instruments, devices or paraphernalia which
are designed for use in connection with specified sexual activities
as defined in this chapter.
A commercial establishment may have other principal
business purposes that do not involve the offering for sale or rental
of material depicting or describing specified sexual activities or
specified anatomical areas and still be categorized as an adult bookstore,
adult novelty store or adult video store. Such other business purposes
will not serve to exempt such commercial establishments from being
categorized as an adult bookstore, adult novelty store or adult video
store so long as one of its business purposes is the offering for
sale or rental for consideration the specified materials which are
characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual
activities or specified anatomical areas as defined in this chapter.
A nightclub, bar, restaurant or similar commercial establishment
which features:
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
Persons who appear in a state of nudity or seminudity;
Live performances which are characterized by
the exposure of specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual
activities; or
Films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides
or other photographic reproductions which are characterized by the
depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified
anatomical areas.
A facility which provides supervision and/or instruction
for adults who are not all related to the caregiver or operator, on
a daily basis where tuition, fees or other forms of compensation are
charged, whether governmentally subsidized and/or licensed or not
and whether operated for profit or not for profit.
[Added 4-18-1989 by Ord. No. 3-1989]
A facility in which adults meet in classes for the purpose
of receiving instruction related to particular subjects.
[Added 4-18-1989 by Ord. No. 3-1989]
A commercial establishment where, for any form of consideration,
films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides or similar photographic
reproductions are regularly shown which are characterized by the depiction
or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical
areas.
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
A theater, concert hall, auditorium or similar commercial
establishment which regularly features persons who appear in a state
of nudity or seminudity, or live performances which are characterized
by the exposure of specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual
activities.
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
An enterprise that is actively engaged in the commercial
production and preparation for market of crops, livestock and livestock
products and in the production, harvesting and preparation for market
or use of agricultural, agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural and
aquacultural crops and commodities. The term includes an enterprise
that implements changes in production practices and procedures or
types of crops, livestock, livestock products or commodities produced
consistent with practices and procedures that are normally engaged
by farmers or are consistent with technological development within
the agricultural industry.
[Amended 5-9-2001 by Ord. No. 6-2001]
See "commercial airport."
[Added 5-26-1981 by Ord. No. 7-1981]
That portion of a parking area designed and used for motor
vehicle circulation, which provides access to parking spaces.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
Include, but are not limited to, the following:
All incidental changes or replacement in the
nonstructural parts of a building or other structure.
Minor changes or replacements in the structural
parts of a building or other structure, including but not limited
to the following examples:
Alteration of interior partitions to improve
livability in nonconforming residential buildings, provided that no
additional dwelling units are created thereby.
Alteration of interior partitions in all other
types of buildings or other structures.
Making windows or doors in exterior walls.
Strengthening the load-bearing capacity in not
more than 10% of the total floor area to permit the accommodation
of a specialized unit of machinery or equipment.
A source of energy generated from solar, water, wind, geothermal
or similar sources, which is capable of providing energy and utility
provisions to a permitted use.
[Added 4-25-2012 by Ord. No. 04-2012]
A private system capable of converting solar, water and/or
wind into a viable energy source and utility provisions for a permitted
use. Such facilities are limited to solar panels, wind turbines and
geothermal systems.
[Added 4-25-2012 by Ord. No. 04-2012]
A medical facility, including lands and buildings, not part
of a hospital, in which a variety of outpatient medical services,
not including emergency medical services and medical emergency support
services, are provided to persons, including occupational therapy,
physical therapy and rehabilitation, physical fitness and cardiac
rehabilitation, speech therapy, hearing testing, behavior modification,
diagnostic imaging, x-ray and nuclear medicine, outpatient surgery
and procedures not requiring hospitalization (short procedures), renal
dialysis, dental care, laboratory, including blood draw, collection
of other bodily fluids and analysis thereof, eye care, sports medicine
clinic and similar medical provider services. Transport of patients
by helicopter to or from the ambulatory care facility or by other
emergency medical support vehicles with sirens or other audible warning
systems engaged is prohibited. Temporary lodging for those individuals
recovering from the medical services performed at an ambulatory care
center with a maximum duration per stay not exceeding 72 hours shall
be considered an accessory use to an ambulatory care center.
[Added 11-11-1998 by Ord.
No. 14-98; amended 6-14-2017 by Ord. No. 4-2017]
Any system of wires, rods, discs, panels, flat panels, dishes,
whips, or other similar devices used for the transmission or reception
of wireless signals. An antenna may include an omnidirectional antenna
(rod), directional antenna (panel), parabolic antenna (disc) or any
other wireless antenna. An antenna shall not include tower-based wireless
communications facilities, as defined below.[2]
[Added 7-14-1987 by Ord. No. 5-1987;
amended 4-22-1998 by Ord. No. 5-1998; 4-14-1999 by Ord. No. 3-1999; 2-11-2015 by Ord. No.
1-2015]
A landowner, subdivider or developer who has filed an application
for a subdivision or land development, including his heirs, successors
and assigns.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A facility licensed or not as such by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania which is designated and constructed to serve the housing
and personal care needs of persons age 55 years or older (provided
nothing herein shall preclude residency by any person under age 55
who is handicapped), operated by a full-time staff in which supervised
round-the-clock services and nursing care are provided for a period
exceeding 24 hours for four or more individuals who require only intermittent
care to maintain the basic needs of daily living in the areas of hygiene,
cooking, cleaning, eating, nutrition, ambulatory care, recreation,
community activities and mobility, general safety and similar activities
of everyday living. An assisted living facility shall include special
care units offering specialized care and services for residents with
Alzheimer's disease or dementia. An assisted living facility does
not include a nursing home, retirement community, halfway house, drug
and alcohol abuse treatment or similar facility.
[Added 11-11-1998 by Ord. No. 14-98;
amended 12-10-2014 by Ord. No. 8-2014]
An enterprise operating as a business or club which charges
an admission, entry or membership fee or combination thereof, whether
owned by a public or private entity, which is open to the public and
provides various athletic or health facilities for its members, including
a combination of more than one of the following: gymnasium, swimming
pool, nautilus, weights and similar conditioning equipment, tennis,
handball, racquetball and similar ball courts and similar athletic
facilities which are used to promote fitness and good health. An athletic
club may also include as an accessory use a physical therapy facility,
provided that the patients are members of the athletic club, all therapy
is provided by licensed physical therapists and the area dedicated
to the physical therapy does not exceed 15% of the gross floor area
of the athletic club. No other professional medical services may be
provided in an athletic club, including but not limited to care by
a physician, chiropractor, dentist, psychologist or psychiatrist.
The term "athletic club" shall be synonymous with "health club."[3]
[Amended 1-23-1993 by Ord. No. 1-1993; 7-23-2008 by Ord. No.
6-2008]
Any indoor or outdoor facility, natatorium, court, or field
designed for intercollegiate sports competitions and which includes
spectator seating and related amenities and any community use of same,
whether for rent or by donation.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
Any outdoor facility with an open, relatively level, natural
or artificial turf surface or an indoor facility designed for team
sports, games and recreational activities which do not require spectator
seating for more than 20 people and are typically used by students
for intramural sports and similar activities.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
A facility for the primary use of a university and its students
providing indoor seating for meetings or live performances with a
maximum seating capacity of 1,500 seats, including any community use
of same, whether for rent or by donation, but not including a movie
theater, adult cabaret or tavern.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
A four-wheel motor vehicle, other than a motorcycle, intended
for operation on a street or highway for the conveyance of passengers,
but which may also have off-road capability; a passenger car.
[Added 1-22-2003 by Ord. No. 1-2003]
The repair, reconditioning and lubrication of motor vehicles
and the replacement or installation of motor vehicle parts and accessories
when conducted in a repair shop offering a full range of the foregoing
services, but not including body and fender repair, collision repair
service, spray painting or the sale of new or preowned (used) motor
vehicles.
[Added 4-5-1988 by Ord. No. 2-1988;
amended 1-22-2003 by Ord. No. 1-2003]
The repair, rebuilding or reconditioning of motor vehicles
or parts thereof, including collision service, body and fender repair,
spray painting and steam cleaning of vehicles, but excluding the sale
of new or used vehicles.
[Added 10-24-1995 by Ord. No. 7-1995]
An enclosed area partly or completely below grade. It shall be considered a building story if more than 33 1/3% of the perimeter walls are five feet or more above grade and if the net area of the door or window openings in the exterior walls is at least equal to 10% of the enclosed floor area. For purposes of Article XIX, the basement shall include any area of the building having its floors subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.[4]
[Amended 10-23-1996 by Ord. No. 10-1996]
An owner-occupied building designed, used and occupied as a single-family residence having, as an accessory use therein, public lodging rooms and facilities for, and serving food and drink prepared within the building to, preregistered transient guests, which meets the requirements of § 84-57.3 of this chapter.
[Added 11-24-1987 by Ord. No. 17-1987]
A tract of land bounded by streets.
An establishment used specifically for on-premises consumption
of malt and brewed beverages produced on the premises or on real property
immediately adjacent to the premises. The brewery pub must be licensed
by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board or any successor agency of
the commonwealth.
[Added 4-12-2017 by Ord.
No. 1-2017]
A protected strip of required yard space adjacent to a property
line or district boundary line not less in width than the area designated
in the applicable section of this chapter and which is left undisturbed,
planted or otherwise improved with screening and landscaping as required
by the applicable district regulations, but which is otherwise left
unused and in the most natural possible condition.
[Added 11-9-1982 by Ord. No. 8-1982]
Any structure which is permanently affixed to the land and
has enclosing walls and a roof.
The area on a lot defined by the applicable building setback
lines and minimum rear and side yards within which the principal building
must be located.
[Added 4-15-2009 by Ord. No. 03-2009]
The area of any building measured along the perimeter of
the exterior foundation walls.
[Added 10-25-1994 by Ord. No. 3-1994]
An established line within a property, defining the minimum
required distance between any structure to be erected and an adjacent
right-of-way or street line. For a corner lot, the building setback
line shall apply to, and define the setback from, each adjacent right-of-way
or street line.
[Amended 9-22-1987 by Ord. No. 11-1987]
The term used to describe the size of buildings or other
structures and their relationship to each other, to open areas such
as yards and to lot lines, and therefore includes:
A low, usually concrete barrier permanently installed in
parking spaces, which blocks the front wheels of a vehicle.[5]
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A structure or portion thereof with a roof, but no outer
walls, providing cover for motor vehicle fueling positions for the
dispensing of motor vehicle fuel or drive-through lanes for restaurants,
pharmacies or banks and financial institutions.
[Added 8-10-2005 by Ord. No. 7-2005;
amended 6-28-2006 by Ord. No. 8-2006]
An enclosed building space more than 33 1/3% below grade
which shall be considered as unhabitable for living purposes.
See "street, center line of."
An individual considered in the law to be a minor, that is,
a person under the age of 18 years.
[Added 4-18-1989 by Ord. No. 3-1989]
A facility which, on a daily basis, exclusively provides
supplemental parental care and supervision and/or instruction to seven
or more children simultaneously, who are not all related to the caregiver
or operator, where tuition, fees or other forms of compensation are
charged, whether governmentally subsidized or not, and which is licensed
or approved to dispense child care by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
and whether operated for profit or not for profit.
[Added 4-18-1989 by Ord. No. 3-1989]
An area of unobstructed vision bounded by lines of sight
between points at a given distance from the intersection of the center
lines of intersecting streets or of an intersecting street and driveway.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A street which, in addition to providing access to abutting
properties, intercepts minor streets to provide a route serving 50
or more dwelling units to give access to community facilities and/or
other collector and major streets (streets in industrial and commercial
subdivisions shall generally be considered collector streets) or which
connects a local street system with a major street or highway system.
[Amended 12-13-1988 by Ord. No. 10-1988]
The mounting of one or more WCFs, including antennas, on
an existing tower-based WCF, or on any structure that already supports
at least one nontower WCF.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
A landing area which may be used for commercial flight operations,
including charter, leasing of aircraft, aircraft sales, aircraft rental,
flight instruction, air freight, aircraft maintenance and repair or
any other flight activities for compensation, but excluding scheduled
airlines (FAA Part 121 operations).[6]
[Added 5-26-1981 by Ord. No. 7-1981]
A type of retail operation wherein a service, rather than
a product, is made available to the general public. Commercial services
are distinguished from personal and professional services in that
clients need not be present for the service to be provided. An example
is dry-cleaning service.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
Any vehicle used in or for or designed for or adapted to
or adaptable to use in a business or trade activity of any kind or
any construction, excavating, earthmoving or similar equipment, regardless
of the use to which such vehicle or equipment is put at any particular
time, or any of the following specifically designated vehicles or
motor vehicles as defined in the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code:[7] truck, truck tractor, trailer, special mobile equipment,
bus and school bus.
[Added 6-4-1985 by Ord. No. 10-1985]
Land or a combination of land and water intended for the
use and enjoyment of the public, Township residents or the residents
of a development as a whole and which consists of landscaped or natural
terrain and which may be used as passive open space or for certain
recreation specifically approved by the Board of Supervisors in the
approval of the development plan. Common open space shall be either
greenway lands as defined in this chapter or a common element which
is owned by all members of the homeowners' or condominium association.
Common open space shall be free of buildings, except for recreational
and utility buildings specifically approved by the Board of Supervisors
as part of the development plan. Common open space shall not include
street rights-of-way, private streets, or yard areas.
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990; amended 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 9-2008]
A building used for recreational, social, educational and
cultural activities, usually owned and operated by a public or nonprofit
group or agency.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A utility which is owned, operated or maintained by a homeowners'
association or community association for the purpose of providing
sanitary sewage disposal, stormwater control, water supply, energy,
telephone or other utility services within a defined service area
solely within the Township or adjacent municipality.
[Added 9-2-2014 by Ord. No. 3-2014; amended 10-8-2014 by Ord. No.
4-2014]
A use permitted in a particular zoning district subject to
approval of the Board of Supervisors.
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
Any combustible or explosive composition or any substance
or combination of substances intended to produce visible and/or audible
effects by combustion and which is suitable for use by the public
that complies with the construction, performance, composition and
labeling requirements promulgated by the Consumer Products Safety
Commission in 16 CFR (relating to consumer practices) or any successor
regulation and which complies with the provisions for "consumer fireworks"
as defined in the American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) Standard
87-1, including but not limited to Sections *3.1 and *3.5, or any
successor standard. The term does not include devices such as "ground
and handheld sparkling devices" as defined in APA Standard 87-1, Section
*3.1.1, "novelties" as defined in APA Standard 87-1, Section *3.2,
or "toy caps" as defined in APA Standard 87-1, Section *3.3.
[Added 11-26-2018 by Ord.
No. 8-2018]
A commercial use which involves offices and/or the storage
of supplies, equipment, machinery and materials for contractors and
tradesmen such as builders, masons, carpenters and landscapers. Such
use does not include retail sales of products or materials.
[Added 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 11-2007]
A retail store of not less than 3,000 square feet and not more than 5,500 square feet of gross floor area for the sale of food and beverages for off-premises consumption, personal care items and other similar items. This use may include ATM machines and the retail sale of automotive fuel under canopy. A convenience store must meet all criteria in § 84-57.12 of this chapter.
[Added 8-10-2005 by Ord. No. 7-2005]
See "lot, corner."[8]
A residence mansion existing on the effective date of this
section having a minimum floor area of not less than 10,000 square
feet located on a lot of not less than 25 gross acres held in single
and separate ownership.
[Added 4-28-1992 by Ord. No. 3-1992;
amended 6-28-2006 by Ord. No. 9-2006]
One which has yards on all four sides.
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, as defined in Chapter 72.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate,
including but not limited to buildings or other structures, the placement
of manufactured homes, streets and other paving, utilities, filling,
grading, excavation, mining, dredging or drilling operations or storage
of equipment or materials.
[Added 10-23-1996 by Ord. No. 10-1996]
The total area of a parcel of land intended for development
of a multiple number of buildings and structures in accordance with
an overall development plan.
[Added 10-11-1988 by Ord. No. 9-1988]
A person, including a natural person, corporation, partnership,
association, trust or other entity, or any combination thereof, that
holds a permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to
dispense medical marijuana.
[Added 4-12-2017 by Ord.
No. 1-2017]
Defined as more fully set forth in 27 CFR 555.11 (Meaning
of terms), which is incorporated herein by reference, which meet the
types of display fireworks devices set forth in the APA Standard 87-1,
Section *4.1 which comply with requirements for display fireworks
set forth in APA Standard 87-1.
[Added 11-26-2018 by Ord.
No. 8-2018]
A network of spatially separated antenna sites connected
to a common source that provides wireless service within a geographic
area or structure.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
The indoor use of a building where six or more dogs are kept
for the purpose of providing shelter, housing, boarding, grooming
and feeding during the day.
[Added 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 11-2007]
A building owned or managed by a college or university which
contains dwelling rooms that provide sleeping and living accommodations
or apartments containing not more than four bedrooms and living quarters
solely for students enrolled at the college or university which owns
the dormitory.
[Added 9-25-2002 by Ord. No. 11-2002]
A building owned or managed by a noneducational entity engaged
in the business of providing student housing in the form of apartments
containing not more than four bedrooms and living quarters solely
for college or university students enrolled at a college or university
immediately contiguous to or on the grounds of the college or university
at which such students are matriculated.
[Added 9-25-2002 by Ord. No. 11-2002]
A building or portion thereof where food and/or beverages
are sold in a form ready for consumption and where all or a significant
portion of the consumption takes place or is designed to take place
outside the confines of the building, which service to customers is
either through an exterior window in the establishment or directly
to parked vehicles on the premises.
[Added 8-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 12-2021]
A privately owned and maintained access strip, graded and
paved, intended for use as a means of vehicular access to an individual
dwelling; also, a private access strip, graded and hard-surfaced,
intended for use as a means of vehicular access to a parking area.
The driveway(s) serving a parking area shall not provide direct access
to individual parking spaces.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A building designed for or occupied exclusively for residential
purposes, containing one or more dwelling units.
[Amended 10-25-1994 by Ord. No. 3-1994]
[Added 10-25-1994 by Ord. No.
3-1994]
A single residential unit providing complete, independent
living facilities for one family, including permanent provisions for
living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. Dwelling unit types
are as follows:
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED DWELLINGA building having only one dwelling unit from ground to roof, independent outside access and open on all sides. The term "single-family detached dwelling" shall be deemed to include a modular home which is designed for transportation after fabrication in one or more segments or units and constructed so that it must be assembled on a permanent foundation and be permanently connected to utilities.
SEMIDETACHED DWELLINGA building containing two dwelling units, including but not limited to twin or duplex:
SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLINGA building containing not more than six dwelling units separated by parallel party walls, each of which has only one dwelling from ground to roof, independent outside access, not more than two walls in common with adjacent units and open space to the front and rear (internal units) or front, rear and one side (end units); a townhouse; a rowhouse.
MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGA building containing three or more dwelling units, including three-family dwelling (triplex), four-family dwellings (fourplex or quadraplex), townhouses and rowhouses (single-family attached), multiplex, and apartment buildings.
[Amended 2-9-2005 by Ord. No. 3-2005]
FOURPLEX; QUADRAPLEXA building containing four dwelling units, each of which has independent outside access, two nonparallel walls in common with adjacent dwelling units and open space on two nonparallel sides.
TRIPLEXA building containing three dwelling units, each of which has independent outside access, at least one party wall in common with an adjacent dwelling unit and open space on at least two sides.
TOWNHOUSE; ROWHOUSEA single-family attached dwelling.
APARTMENTA dwelling unit intended for rental located either within an apartment building or within a structure otherwise permitted by this chapter.
APARTMENT BUILDINGA building containing three or more apartment dwelling units separated by party walls, one or more of which dwelling units may be located from ground to roof, and common outside access and hallways, intended to be owned by a single entity and used specifically for residential purposes and originally constructed as such.
MULTIPLEX A building containing more than four dwelling units, each having a common interior corridor or hallway access, at least one party wall in common with an adjacent dwelling unit and each unit intended to be an individually owned and occupied dwelling unit.
[Added 2-9-2005 by Ord. No. 3-2005]
Land or buildings used for the establishment and maintenance of a public or private secondary or elementary school or other educational institution which is used for the primary purpose of instruction and learning. The term shall include the uses identified in § 84-57.10B and C of this chapter but shall exclude university educational facilities, driver training schools, heavy equipment training, riding schools, child day-care centers, adult day-care centers, family day-care homes and group day-care homes.
[Amended 4-18-1989 by Ord. No. 3-1989; 10-10-2012 by Ord. No.
07-2012; 7-6-2021 by Ord. No. 10-2021]
A dense but not necessarily opaque barrier obstructing casual
observation of an area from nearby areas. When trees or shrubbery
are employed for this purpose, they shall be sufficiently dense to
obstruct casual observation within the height range specified in this
chapter and shall be effective at all times of the year.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A condition that 1) constitutes a clear and immediate danger
to the health, welfare, or safety of the public, or 2) has caused
or is likely to cause facilities in the rights-of-way to be unusable
and result in loss of the services provided.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
The provision for the immediate care and treatment of acutely
ill or injured people within a hospital initially in an emergency
room, including the provision for ancillary emergency dispatch services,
such as EMS units and transport to the hospital by ambulance, helicopter
or similar emergency response vehicle of ill or injured people.
[Added 11-11-1998 by Ord. No. 14-98]
Buildings and facilities for parking or storage of emergency
vehicles and support personnel, such as EMS personnel and vehicles,
including ambulances, helicopters and similar emergency response vehicles
designed or intended for and/or engaged in the transport of acutely
ill or injured people.
[Added 11-11-1998 by Ord. No. 14-98]
An addition to the floor area of an existing building, an
increase in size of another structure or an increase in that portion
of a tract of land occupied by an existing use.
A person who for consideration agrees or offers to act as
a companion, guide or date for another person, or who agrees or offers
to privately model lingerie or to privately perform a striptease for
another person.
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
A person or business association who furnishes, offers to
furnish or advertises to furnish escorts as one of its primary business
purposes for a fee, tip or other consideration.
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
Includes sewerage, water, gas and electric lines and related
appurtenances used to serve development within the Township, but not
including cross-county or cross-country transmission lines or other
utilities not required to serve the Township.
[Added 8-10-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011]
One or more persons living in a single-dwelling unit and functioning as a common household. A family shall not include more than four persons who are not related to each other by blood, official foster relationship, marriage or adoption. The term "family" may specifically include a greater number of unrelated persons living within a permitted group home subject to the regulations established in § 84-57.7 of this chapter. This definition excludes occupants of a club, dormitory, fraternity, sorority house, boardinghouse or rooming house and student home.
[Amended 3-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2-1999; 9-25-2002 by Ord. No.
11-2002; 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 10-2008; 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 02-2013]
A building used principally as a residence by one adult caregiver
in which child day-care is provided simultaneously for six or fewer
children who are not all related to the resident caregiver. Such residential
property shall have outdoor play area of sufficient size to accommodate
six children at once which shall be enclosed with at least a four-foot-high
continuous barrier.
[Added 4-18-1989 by Ord. No. 3-1989]
A retail establishment that sells food and beverages to the
public with customers making orders at an inside service area or cafeteria
line, with the food consumed either at seating areas within the building
or on an approved outside dining area or for take-out consumption
off the premises.
[Added 8-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 12-2021]
Federal Communications Commission.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
A structure or barricade of wood, stone, metal, plastic or
other synthetic material, erected for the purpose of enclosing or
bordering a piece of land, used to shield, confine or prevent entrance
to a property; a wall as well as a structure of posts and boards,
palings and pickets, rails, lattice or wire.
[Added 11-1-2022 by Ord. No. 6-2022]
A type of commercial activity wherein the service rendered
is available to the general public and is related to the management
of money. Examples are banks, savings and loan associations, brokerages,
accountants, tax consultants, investment counselors and similar activities.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
Any composition or device for the purpose of producing a
visible or an audible effect for entertainment purposes by combustion,
deflagration or detonation that meets the definition of 1.4 G fireworks
or 1.3 G fireworks as set forth in the 2003 International Fire Code,
including, but not limited to, those compositions or devices as defined
in APA Standard 87-1.
[Added 11-26-2018 by Ord.
No. 8-2018]
A flagstaff designed and solely intended for the patriotic
display of the flag of the United States of America, or its armed
forces, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any political subdivision
thereof, or the flag of a group or organization, or combination thereof,
and for no other purpose. A flagpole shall not include a standard
antenna, a standard antenna support structure, a commercial communications
antenna support structure, tower, antenna or any other structure designed,
intended or capable of supporting any other use or purpose.
[Added 9-11-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002]
A residential development option which is permitted by conditional use of the Board of Supervisors in the R-3B Zoning District which is intended to allow flexibility in building and dwelling unit design and to facilitate the preservation of open space for the public use and enjoyment of Township residents. A flexible design development may include semidetached dwellings, single-family attached dwellings and single-family detached dwellings subject to the design standards in Article IVB of this chapter.
[Added 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 9-2008]
The sum of the area of the several floors of a building or
buildings measured from the face of the exterior walls or from center
lines of walls separating two buildings. In particular, floor area
includes, but is not limited to, the following;
Basement space, if it meets the requirements
of a building story.
Elevator shafts, stairwells and attic space
(whether or not a floor has been laid) providing structural headroom
of eight feet or more.
Roofed terraces, exterior balconies, breezeways
or porches, provided that over 50% of the perimeter of these is enclosed.
Any other floor space used for dwelling purposes,
no matter where located within the building.
Accessory buildings, excluding space used for
accessory off-street parking or used for loading berths.
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.
Any area used for outdoor dining.
[Added 8-10-2005 by Ord. No. 7-2005]
The total allowable floor area for a given lot divided by
the area of that lot. (For example, a building containing 15,000 square
feet of floor area on a given lot of 10,000 square feet of lot area
has a floor area ratio of 1.5.)
An establishment that sells food and beverages to the public
with customers being served at an exterior window or service area
and where no inside seating facilities are provided and/or which primarily
involves the off-site delivery of meals to the homes or businesses
of customers. Licensed food trucks shall be permitted under this definition.
[Added 8-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 12-2021]
The management of forests and timberlands when practiced
in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, through developing,
cultivating, harvesting, transporting and selling trees for commercial
purposes, which does not involve any land development.
[Added 5-9-2001 by Ord. No. 6-2001]
A nonfreestanding structure which is attached to an electrical
transmission tower and houses commercial communications antennas and
their support members and achieves lateral bracing by direct attachment
to the transmission tower.
[Added 6-11-2014 by Ord. No. 2-2014]
A vertical element with a horizontal length-to-thickness
ratio greater than three, used to enclose, divide or protect space.
Such term shall not include a retaining wall.
[Added 6-28-2006 by Ord. No. 6-2006]
See "yard."
[Amended 9-13-2000 by Ord. No.
3-2000]
Includes a pipeline and all associated equipment and buildings
used or intended to be used for the transportation or distribution
of gases and liquids, including but not limited to, anhydrous ammonia,
petroleum, or petroleum products such as propane, butane, ethane,
natural gas, natural gas liquids, benzene, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel
fuel, fuel oil and kerosene, and any hazardous liquids under pressure
in a gaseous state or any and all liquids or gases that are defined
as hazardous liquids or gases by federal or state environmental or
safety statutes and implementing regulations, including but not limited
to the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 60101
et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time.
[Added 9-2-2014 by Ord. No. 3-2014; amended 10-8-2014 by Ord. No.
4-2014]
An area of land, together with any structure thereon, used
for:
An energy-generating system that uses the earth's thermal
properties in conjunction with electricity to provide greater efficiency
in the heating and cooling of buildings.
[Added 4-25-2012 by Ord. No. 04-2012]
A structure or building used to house pumps and piping associated
with a geothermal heating and cooling system. All equipment associated
with such pump house must be located inside of the building or subsurface.
[Added 8-10-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011]
A tract of ground laid out and designed in compliance with
minimum USGA regulations as an outdoor course to accommodate a series
of either nine or 18 holes of golf; also, a country club providing
a golf course, whether publicly owned or open to the public or a privately
owned club available only to those who are members. Neither a commercial
driving range, miniature golf course nor chip-and-putt golf facility
shall be considered a golf course for purposes of this definition.
[Added 10-11-1988 by Ord. No. 9-1988; amended 1-23-1993 by Ord. No. 1-1993]
A utility which is owned, operated or maintained by the Township,
Municipal Authority or other agency or authority of the Township or
Municipal Authority for the purpose of providing sanitary sewage disposal,
stormwater control, water supply, energy, telephone or other utility
services within a defined service area solely within the Township
or adjacent municipality.
[Added 9-2-2014 by Ord. No. 3-2014; amended 10-8-2014 by Ord. No.
4-2014]
A type of surfacing, usually concrete, wherein the paving
elements are preformed and feature a pattern of perforations creating
a permeable surface and allowing grass to grow within the space of
the perforations.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
That portion of tract or lot maintained in its natural state
or landscaped with shrubs, trees, lawn and is not occupied by any
buildings, paved surfaces or man-made structures.
The open space land which is required to be held in single and separate ownership in a flexible design development option subject to the standards in § 84-14.6B(5) of this chapter.
[Added 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 9-2008]
The total area of the development tract lying within the
lot lines, except for areas of existing street right-of-ways.
[Added 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 9-2008]
"Floor area" as defined in this section.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988[9]]
An arrangement of solar panels or solar energy system including
frames directly supported by the ground and not mounted on a building.
[Added 4-25-2012 by Ord. No. 04-2012]
A building in which child day-care is provided for more than
six but fewer than 12 children at any one time; a child days center.
[Added 4-18-1989 by Ord. No. 3-1989]
The use of any lawful dwelling unit which meets all of the following criteria: involves the care or housing of the maximum number of persons permitted by the group home standards of § 84-57.7 of this chapter; meets all other standards of § 84-57.7; involves persons functioning as a common household; involves providing nonroutine support services and oversight to persons who need such assistance to avoid being placed within an institution or other care facility because of physical disability, old age, mental retardation or illness or other handicap as defined by applicable federal law, including § 3602(h) of the Fair Housing Act, as from time to time amended, 42 U.S.C. § 3602(h); does not constitute a treatment center; and does not involve the housing or treatment of persons who could reasonably be considered a threat to the physical safety of others.
[Added 3-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2-1999]
A person, including a natural person, corporation, partnership,
association, trust or other entity, or any combination thereof, that
holds a permit from the Pennsylvania Department of Health to grow
and process medical marijuana.
[Added 4-12-2017 by Ord.
No. 1-2017]
Any liquid or gas of any kind, including but not limited
to anhydrous ammonia, petroleum, or petroleum products such as propane,
ethane, butane, natural gas, natural gas liquids, benzene, gasoline,
jet fuel, diesel fuel, fuel oil and kerosene, any hazardous liquid
under pressure in a gaseous state and any and all hazardous liquids
that are defined as hazardous by federal or state environmental or
safety statutes and implementing regulations, including but not limited
to the Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 60101
et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time.
[Added 9-2-2014 by Ord. No. 3-2014; amended 10-8-2014 by Ord. No.
4-2014]
Any transmission pipeline for liquids and/or gases including
within a storage field and any pipeline used for the transmission
of materials such as, but not limited to, anhydrous ammonia, petroleum
or petroleum products such as propane, ethane, butane, natural gas,
natural gas liquids, benzene, gasoline, jet fuel, diesel fuel, fuel
oil and kerosene, and any hazardous liquids under pressure in a gaseous
state or any and all liquids or gases that are defined as hazardous
liquids or gases by federal or state environmental or safety statutes
and implementing regulations, including but not limited to the Hazardous
Liquid Pipeline Safety Act, 49 U.S.C. § 60101 et seq., as
the same may be amended from time to time.
[Added 9-2-2014 by Ord. No. 3-2014; amended 10-8-2014 by Ord. No.
4-2014]
The vertical distance measured from the average level of
finished grade along all the exterior walls of a building to:
The highest point of the roof, in the case of
a flat roof.
The mean height between eaves and ridge, in
the case of a pitched roof.
The highest point on any structure which rises
wholly or partly above the roofline, and whose area equals or exceeds
20% of the ground floor area of the building which supports it.[10]
The vertical distance measured from the ground level, including
any base pad, to the highest point on a tower-based WCF, including
antennas mounted on the tower and any other appurtenances.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
A building designated as a Class I or Class II Historic Resource
in the 2013 West Goshen Township Historic Atlas which is adaptively
reused for the principal use of providing sleeping accommodations
to the transient public in rooms or suites. A historic inn may include
additional rooms and suites built in detached buildings outside of
the principal historic building. The following accessory uses may
also be provided within the building(s) or on the lot: restaurant,
lounge, meeting rooms, banquet facilities, retail shops, recreation
facilities such as swimming pool, exercise room, sauna, spa or similar
accessory uses that are commonly provided at a full service hotel.
[Added 12-6-2022 by Ord. No. 7-2022]
Any structure that is:
[Added 10-23-1996 by Ord. No. 10-1996]
Listed individually in the National Register
of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of the
Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior
as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National
Register;
Certified or preliminarily determined by the
Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance
of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined
by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district;
Individually listed on a state inventory of
historic places in states with historic places in states with historic
preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of
the Interior; or
Individually listed on a local inventory of
historic places in communities with historic preservation programs
that have been certified either:
[Amended 10-25-1994 by Ord. No.
3-1994]
An accessory use which is clearly incidental or secondary
to the residential use of the dwelling unit and occupies not more
than 25% of total floor area of such dwelling unit or 500 square feet,
whichever is less. Such use is customarily carried on within a dwelling
unit by one or more occupants of such dwelling unit, except that one
person not residing in such dwelling unit may be employed.
Such occupation shall not require other internal
or external alteration or involve construction features not customarily
found in a dwelling or the use of electrical or mechanical equipment
which would change the fire rating of the structure.
[Amended 8-26-1998 by Ord. No. 11-1998]
No mechanical or commercial equipment is used
except such as may be used for domestic or household purposes or as
deemed similar in power and type.
The conducting of an animal hospital, barbershop,
beauty parlor, clinic or other operation which provides any type of
medical, homeopathic or massage services, hospital, kennel or any
similar use shall not be deemed to be a home occupation.
[Amended 2-12-2003 by Ord. No. 3-2003]
No home-related business shall be conducted as a home occupation which involves any outdoor use or activity in conjunction therewith, including but not limited to the outdoor storage of material, equipment or products, parking accommodations or the parking or keeping of employee vehicles, whether on the lot or an adjacent public street, except one employee parking space for an employee performing service solely within the home, and the accommodation of one business motor vehicle owned by the home owner not exceeding in weight and/or in length the size specified in § 84-57.2 of this Code.
[Added 8-26-1998 by Ord. No. 11-1998]
Prior to undertaking the conduct of a home occupation
the owner shall secure a permit authorizing the home occupation from
the Township Zoning Officer.
[Added 8-26-1998 by Ord. No. 11-1998]
No educational use shall be conducted as a home
occupation which involves instruction or tutoring in one group to
more than three individuals at any one time, or that in any manner
appears as or constitutes a school.
[Amended 3-10-2004 by Ord. No. 3-2004]
A routine and customary accessory use which:
[Added 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 03-2013]
Is clearly incidental to the residential use of the dwelling
unit; and
Is not performed within a dwelling unit or accessory structure, such as is the case with a home occupation, but may be administered or managed from the dwelling unit and/or an accessory structure and complies with the standards in § 84-57.19.
An institution having an organized medical staff providing
emergency and in-patient diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitation,
medical and surgical care, treatment and services for the care of
persons who are sick, injured, diseased, disabled or pregnant regardless
of the length of time the patient remains hospitalized, including
the provision for emergency medical support services; a general hospital.
Nothing in this definition shall be construed to preclude either the
designation of a hospital as a trauma center or the provision of mental
health care and treatment within a hospital, but the term shall not
include facilities caring exclusively for the mentally ill.
[Added 11-11-1998 by Ord. No. 14-98]
A building or a group of two or more detached or semidetached
buildings located an a lot held in single and separate ownership,
designed, intended and used principally for providing sleeping accommodations
to the transient public in rooms or suites, which may include a kitchen
facility and which are provided with daily maid service. The following
ancillary facilities may be provided as an integral part of the facility
within the building or buildings on the lot, provided, however, that
no gambling or electronic gambling devices shall be permitted: restaurant,
coffee shop, lounge, meeting rooms, banquet facilities and shops for
the retail sale of books, papers, magazines, clothing and sundries
to guests; recreation facilities for use only by registered guests,
such as a swimming pool, exercise room or area, and similar ancillary
facilities commonly accessory to a hotel/motel facility may be provided
either in the building or immediately outside the building on the
lot in an area specifically designed and designated for such ancillary
use. Hotels are generally, but not exclusively, designed so that rooms
are entered primarily from an interior lobby, corridor or hallway.
Motels are generally, but not exclusively, designed so that access
to rooms is provided directly or in close proximity to automobile
parking spaces serving such units. Only for the purpose of calculating
required parking spaces shall the hotel or motel rooms or suites be
considered discrete from other ancillary facilities.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988;
amended 4-9-1997 by Ord. No. 7-97]
A surface that has been compacted or covered with material
to the extent that it is resistant to infiltration by water, including,
but not limited to, conventional impervious surfaces such as paved
streets and driveways, compacted stone, sidewalks and walkways, concrete
pavers, patios, roofs, buildings, and structures. Paving includes
any hard surface, such as concrete, cobblestones, bricks, flagstones,
gravel (either compacted or used by motor vehicles), or any similar
material.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988;
amended 3-10-2004 by Ord. No. 3-2004]
A building containing multiple residential dwelling units
for persons who are age 55 years of age and older which qualifies
for the exemption to the prohibition against discrimination based
on familial status found in Section 3607(b)(1) of the United States
Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3607(b)(1), and the Housing
for Older Persons Act of 1995 and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
The facility may include accessory uses such as common kitchen facilities
and dining rooms, activity and meeting rooms, storage areas, recreation
and exercise facilities, sundries store, administrative offices and
a beauty/barber shop.
[Added 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 10-2008]
A dwelling unit especially created for and limited to occupancy
by a relative of the residents of the principal dwelling unit. Such
unit may also house a spouse of such relative.
[Added 12-14-2016 by Ord.
No. 5-2016]
The care, diagnosis and treatment within a hospital of human
patients by duly licensed physicians, physicians' assistants, registered
nurses, dentists, dental hygienists, medical technicians, therapists,
opticians, pharmacists and similar caregivers.
[Added 11-11-1998 by Ord. No. 14-98]
Landscaping provided in addition to those on the parking
lot perimeter and occupying land which might otherwise be paved for
use as a driveway, aisle or parking space.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
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 make a junkyard.
A use of land or buildings where two or more cats or dogs
are kept on a temporary basis for the purpose of breeding, boarding,
raising, training, sale or show purposes.
[Added 10-25-1994 by Ord. No. 3-1994; amended 8-26-1998 by Ord. No. 11-1998]
The planting of grass or other appropriate ground cover in
unbuilt or unsurfaced areas but not land used for agricultural purposes;
includes the planting of evergreen and deciduous trees and shrubs,
as well as the maintenance and replacement thereof, for the purpose
of controlling erosion, retaining precipitation and protecting the
public health, safety and welfare.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A facility which provides washing and drying machines for
clothing, operated by the customer and not by employees of the facility.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A facility which provides supplemental educational support
and tutoring services for students. Such use shall not be defined
as an "educational use" and shall not include day-care facilities.
[Added 11-14-2012 by Ord. No. 08-2012
An apartment building/community offering amenities such as,
but not limited to, an outdoor pool, a BYOB bar and recreation area,
a gym, a yoga studio, a business center, a dog washing station, and
a dog run area. The lifestyle apartment shall offer more studio and
one-bedroom units than two-bedroom units and shall include under-building
parking. Lifestyle apartments shall not provide balconies. Lifestyle
apartments shall be located within 1/4 mile of a major arterial road
in the Township.
[Added 5-21-2018 by Ord.
No. 3-2018]
That portion of an industrial or commercial lot which provides
access to the facility for cargo vehicles for the purpose of delivering
supplies or raw materials or for carrying away finished products or
refuse.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
That portion of a loading area which is designed to accommodate
a single vehicle.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
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.
[Amended 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
The area lying within the lot lines excluding areas of existing
or proposed street rights-of-way.
[Added 9-12-1973 by Ord. No. 6-1973; amended 8-10-2011 by Ord. No.
13-2011]
A lot bounded on at least two sides by streets whenever the
lines of such streets, when extended, form an interior angle of 135°
or less. On a corner lot, each such adjacent street line shall be
considered to be a front lot line and each yard contiguous to the
street shall be a front yard. All of the other yards on the lot shall
be considered side yards.
[Amended 9-22-1987 by Ord. No. 11-1987; 3-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2-1999]
The ratio of the total ground floor area of all buildings
on a lot to the total area of the lot on which they are located.
The line separating the lot from the street line.
Any lot line, except a front lot line, which is parallel
to or within 45° of being parallel to and does not intersect any
street line. In the case of a corner lot, the owner or developer may
make a different designation. (See definition of "corner lot" for
requirements.)
Any lot line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot
line. In the case of the corner lot, the owner or developer may make
a different designation. (See definition of "corner lot" for requirements.).
A lot having frontage on two parallel streets or a lot that
is not a corner lot that has frontage on two streets, each of which
may provide access to the lot.
[Added 12-9-2015 by Ord.
No. 9-2015; amended 6-15-2021 by Ord. No. 7-2021]
The horizontal distance between side lines measured at right
angles to the lot depth.
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement).
An unfinished flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking
of vehicles, building access or storage in an area is not considered
a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built
so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable nonelevation
design requirements of this chapter.
[Added 10-23-1996 by Ord. No. 10-1996]
A commercial activity characterized by the sale or storage
of unfinished lumber products.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
An auditorium or similar large room, with or without permanent
seating, intended or used for gatherings. If a facility contains more
than one such room, this term shall apply to the largest.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
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,
or a highway on which preference is given to the through movement
of traffic at the expense of cross traffic.
[Amended 12-13-1988 by Ord. No. 10-1988]
The principal residential building existing on the effective
date of this section located on a country house estate.
[Added 4-28-1992 by Ord. No. 3-1992]
A structure intended for permanent occupancy, transportable
in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and
is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when connected
to the required utilities.
[Amended 10-23-1996 by Ord. No. 10-1996]
A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two
or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
[Amended 10-23-1996 by Ord. No. 10-1996]
A medical establishment offering outpatient medical or dental
services only, operated by two or more physicians or two or more dentists,
working cooperatively, who are licensed to practice medicine or dentistry
in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Added 3-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2-1999]
Marijuana for certified medical use as legally permitted
by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania with Act 16 of 2016.
[Added 4-12-2017 by Ord.
No. 1-2017]
An office building occupied exclusively by duly licensed
physicians, physicians' assistants, registered nurses, dentists, dental
hygienists, therapists, opticians, pharmacists and similar caregivers
providing out-patient medical services.
[Added 11-11-1998 by Ord. No. 14-98]
A facility where more than 250 barrels and less than 15,000
barrels of malt or brewed beverages are produced on-premises on an
annual basis and then sold or distributed for off-premises consumption,
which is not a restaurant use. A microbrewery must be licensed by
the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board or any successor agency of the
commonwealth.
[Added 4-12-2017 by Ord.
No. 1-2017]
A parabolic ground-based reflector, together with its pedestal
and any other attachments and parts thereof, commonly referred to
as a "dish-shaped antenna," used or intended to receive radio or electromagnetic
waves from an overhead satellite: a microwave dish.
[Added 6-14-1983 by Ord. No. 3-1983;
amended 4-14-1999 by Ord. No. 3-1999]
An inorganic substance occurring naturally in the earth and
having a consistent and distinctive set of physical properties and
a composition that can be expressed by a chemical formula.
[Added 5-9-2001 by Ord. No. 6-2001]
The act or process of extracting minerals.
[Added 5-9-2001 by Ord. No. 6-2001]
Any aggregate or mass of mineral matter, whether or not coherent.
The term includes, but is not limited to, limestone and dolomite,
sand and gravel, rock and stone, earth, fill, slag, iron ore, zinc
ore, vermiculite and clay, anthracite and bituminous coal, coal refuse,
peat and crude oil and natural gas.[11]
[Added 5-9-2001 by Ord. No. 6-2001]
A building or group of buildings that are divided into individual
units, each of which unit is available for rent or lease to the public
for the self-storage of tangible personal property. Outdoor storage
is only permitted in designated locations on the property if approved
in the land development plan for such use.
[Added 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 11-2007]
A street used primarily to provide access to abutting properties.
[Amended 12-13-1988 by Ord. No. 10-1988]
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 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.
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home.
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which has been so
designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots
for the placement thereon of mobile homes.[12]
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
A WCF or site which consists of a single-pole structure,
designed and erected on the ground or on top of a structure, to support
communications antennas and connecting appurtenances.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
A vehicle generally with two wheels in tandem, propelled
by an internal-combustion engine, and sometimes having a sidecar with
one wheel.
[Added 3-28-2001 by Ord. No. 4-2001]
A vehicle which is self-propelled by an internal combustion
engine or other self-contained power source and is intended for operation
on a street or highway.
[Added 1-22-2003 by Ord. No. 1-2003]
A motor vehicle constructed on a truck chassis, equipped
with four-wheel or all-wheel drive, and meeting federally regulated
design criteria which incorporate approach, departure and ground clearance
requirements allowing occasional off-road operation.
[13]
[Added 5-22-1996 by Ord. No. 5-1996]
The National Fire Protection Association Standard 1124, Code
for the Manufacture, Transportation and Storage of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic
Articles, 2006 edition, or any subsequent edition.
[Added 11-26-2018 by Ord.
No. 8-2018]
Any facility within a building combining a restaurant and
public amusement facility as principal uses. The term includes cabarets,
off-track betting-type establishments, and dinner-theaters, as well
as nightclubs.
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
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 vehicular or pedestrian) pickup, delivery or removal functions
to or from the premises, in excess of those normally associated with
residential use. The business or commercial activity must satisfy
the following requirements:
[Added 2-12-2003 by Ord. No. 3-2003]
The business activity shall be compatible with
the residential use of the property and surrounding residential uses;
The business shall employ no employees other
than family members residing in the dwelling;
There shall be no display or sale of retail
goods and no stockpiling or inventory of a substantial nature;
There should be no outside appearance of a business
use, including, but not limited to, parking, signs or lights;
The business activity may not use any equipment
or process which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors, electrical
or electronic interference, including interference with radio or television
reception, which is detectable in the neighborhood;
The business activity may not generate any solid
waste or sewage discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally
associated with residential use in the neighborhood;
The business activity shall be conducted only
within the dwelling and may not occupy more than 25% of the habitable
floor area; and
The business may not involve any illegal activity.
A lot the area or dimension of which was lawful prior to
the adoption or amendment of this chapter but which fails to conform
to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located
by reasons of such adoption or amendment.
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
A structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed
to comply with the applicable use or extent of use provisions of this
chapter or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such structure
lawfully existed prior to the enactment of this chapter or amendment
or prior to the application of this chapter or amendment to its location
by reason of annexation. Nonconforming structures include but are
not limited to nonconforming signs.
[Amended 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
A use, whether of land or of structure, which does not comply
with the applicable use provisions of this chapter or amendment heretofore
or hereafter enacted, where such use was lawfully in existence prior
to the enactment of this chapter or amendment or prior to the application
of this chapter or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.
[Amended 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
All nontower wireless communications facilities, including,
but not limited to, antennas and related equipment. Nontower WCFs
shall not include support structures for antennas or any related equipment
that is mounted to the ground or at ground level.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
Articles of trade having amusement value and whose appeal
is often transitory, and which is limited to those items for sale
described in American Pyrotechnics Association (APA) Standard 87-1,
Section *3.2.
[Added 11-26-2018 by Ord.
No. 8-2018]
Any place where a person who appears seminude, in a state
of nudity or who displays specified anatomical areas and is observed,
sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed or similarly depicted
by other persons who pay money or any form of consideration. Nude
model studio shall not include a proprietary school licensed by the
State of Pennsylvania or a college, junior college or university supported
entirely or in part by public taxation; a private college or university
which maintains and operates educational programs in which credits
are transferable to a college, junior college, or university supported
entirely or partly by taxation; or in a structure:
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
That has no sign visible from the exterior of
the structure and no other advertising that indicates a nude or seminude
person is available for viewing;
Where in order to participate in a class, a
student must enroll at least three days in advance of the class; and
Where no more than one nude or seminude model
is on the premises at any one time.
The showing of the human male or female genitals, pubic area,
vulva, anus, anal cleft or cleavage with less than a fully opaque
covering, the showing of the female breast with less than a fully
opaque covering of any part of the nipple or the showing of the covered
male genitals in a discernible turgid state.
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
An extended- or intermediate-care facility licensed or approved
to provide full-time convalescent or chronic care to individuals who,
due to advanced age, illness or infirmity, are unable to care for
themselves.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A building used primarily for business services, professional
and personal services, financial services, government functions or
for administrative, managerial or clerical functions.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A group of office buildings which have been developed according
to a development plan in a parklike or campuslike setting.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
Residence hall beds in the PUC District or an apartment unit
bed on South Campus and all buildings located in the PUC District
or the Borough of West Chester Planned University Campus District.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
The disposal of sewage by use of cesspools, septic tanks
or other approved means within the confines of the lot on which the
use is located.
The supply of water to a single user from a private well.[14]
The care, diagnosis and treatment of human patients by duly
licensed physicians, physician assistants, registered nurses, dentists,
dental hygienists, medical technicians, therapists, opticians, pharmacists
and similar caregivers in an outpatient setting, limited to the office
of a physician, dentist or other licensed caregiver or in an ambulatory
care center. Outpatient medical services shall not include any overnight
stay except as otherwise permitted in connection with an ambulatory
care center.
[Added 11-11-1998 by Ord.
No. 14-98; amended 6-14-2017 by Ord. No. 4-2017]
A public or private lot or structure designed and used for
the storage of motor vehicles, including parking lots, garages and
private driveways.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
An established line within a property defining the minimum
required distance between any parking area or space to be installed
and an adjacent right-of-way or street line.
[Added 9-23-1986 by Ord. No. 12-1986]
A structure, containing two or more levels, which is used
to shelter or store motor vehicles.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988;
amended 7-6-2021 by Ord. No. 10-2021]
An area of land which is used for the temporary storage of
motor vehicles, wherein the vehicles are not enclosed or sheltered
by a structure of any kind.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A parking facility, area or lot that is used as a commercial
enterprise for the parking of motor vehicles.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
An open space with a dustless, all-weather surface in a parking area intended to provide a temporary storage area for one motor vehicle and designed to conform to the specifications in § 84-55E.
[Amended 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
Interchangeable with parking space.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
Open space that does not include active recreation facilities
(such as athletic fields) but which may include trails, picnic areas
and pathways and which is primarily maintained in a relatively natural
landscaped or open grass manner.
[Added 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 9-2008]
The percentage of the lot area covered by paved surfaces,
including but not necessarily limited to parking areas, parking spaces,
parking lots, sidewalks, walkways, driveways, patios, terraces and
similar surfaces.
[Added 10-25-1994 by Ord. No. 3-1994]
Act 247 of 1968, as amended by Act 170 of 1988, as the same
is from time to time amended, cited in this chapter as "MPC."[15]
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
Landscaping between the paved parking area, including aisles
and driveways, and property lines and street right-of-way lines.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
An individual, corporation, partnership, incorporated association
or any other similar entity.
A type of service oriented to personal needs of members of
the general public, but not one involving either a professional service
or the retail or wholesale sales of products. Personal services include
barber, hairdresser, beautician, photographer, tailor, cleaning and
pressing establishment, laundromat, shoe repair, household appliance
repair, locksmith, massage therapy, pet groomer and similar services.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988;
amended 3-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2-1999; 12-7-2021 by Ord. No. 14-2021]
An area of land, together with any structures erected thereon, including drive-through lanes under canopy, where medical prescriptions are filled and prescription and over-the-counter drugs, medical supplies, food, beverages, personal care items, greeting cards and similar retail items are sold in one store under one operator as further limited by the criteria in § 84-57.13.
[Added 11-11-1998 by Ord. No. 14-98;
amended 8-10-2005 by Ord. No. 7-2005]
A facility where licensed physical therapists provide treatment
to patients suffering from disease or injury by physical means, such
as exercise, massage, infrared or ultraviolet light, heat, electrotherapy,
hydrotherapy or physiotherapy.
[Added 7-23-2008 by Ord. No. 6-2008]
The distance within which the potential failure of a hazardous
liquid pipeline and/or gas pipeline could have significant impact
to people or property, including but not limited to noise, environmental,
visual and other impacts which may be detrimental to the health, safety
and welfare of the community. The pipeline impact radius for a hazardous
liquid and/or gas pipeline shall be calculated in the same manner
as the potential impact radius defined by federal or state laws, including,
but not limited to Title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as
the same may from time to time be amended.
[Added 9-2-2014 by Ord. No. 3-2014; amended 10-8-2014 by Ord. No.
4-2014]
That portion of a parking area which is surfaced and marked
in accordance with the standards of this chapter and is suitable for
daily use.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
Land used for agricultural purposes that contains soils of
the first, second or third class as defined by the United States Department
of Agriculture Natural Resource and Conservation Services County Soil
Survey.
[Added 5-9-2001 by Ord. No. 6-2001]
Any land or building which serves as a meeting place for
a selected membership, paying a membership fee, together with recreation
and dining facilities which are not open to the general public, and
exclusive of those facilities defined herein as a "public amusement
facility" or a "public recreation facility"; a lodge.
[Added 1-23-1993 by Ord. No. 1-1993]
See "garage, private."
A type of service provided by a licensed professional holding
a degree from an accredited institution of higher learning in the
discipline required for the professional service provided. Examples
are physician, dentist, veterinarian, psychologist, lawyer, engineer,
architect and similar professional.[16]
[Added 3-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2-1999]
A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the Board
of Supervisors or the Planning Commission, intended to inform and
obtain public comment, prior to taking action in accordance with this
chapter.
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
A forum held pursuant to notice under the Act of July 3,
1986, P.L. 388, No. 84, known as the "Sunshine Act."[17]
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
Notice published once each week for two successive weeks
in a newspaper of general circulation in this Township. 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. Where the hearing
to be held will include consideration of a proposed zoning amendment
to the Zoning Map, then such proposed amendment must be additionally
noticed by the posting along the perimeter of the affected lot at
least one week prior to the date of hearing.
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
A tract of land established and owned by a governmental entity primarily for passive recreational use and enjoyment of the general public without the payment of any fee or other charge and providing such ancillary public facilities as are authorized by the governmental entity, such as walking, jogging and biking trails, ballfields and other athletic facilities, picnic areas and facilities of the same general character. A public park is permitted in all zoning districts established in § 84-4A.
[Added 1-23-1993 by Ord. No. 1-1993]
A maintained parking area available and intended for use
by the general public, usually but not necessarily in exchange for
a fee.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
Any facility providing recreation and/or amusement to the
general public and which may or may not charge an admission or use
fee. A public place of amusement or recreation includes, but is not
limited to, movie theaters, live theaters, dinner theaters, concert
halls, arcades, statutorily authorized betting parlors, bowling alleys,
amusement parks, fairgrounds, hockey rinks, roller- or ice-skating
rinks, moonbounce facilities, batting cages, public golf courses,
driving ranges, miniature golf courses, chip-and-putt golf courses,
tennis courts, paddle tennis courts, squash courts, handball courts,
facilities providing table games, such as billiards, pool and table
tennis or any facility of the same general character.
[Added 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 11-2007]
Leisure-time activities, including but not limited to sports
and entertainment that are open to anyone without restriction, except
for rules and standards of conduct and use.[18]
The disposal of sewage by use of a sanitary sewer system
served by a central sewage treatment plant approved by the Pennsylvania
Department of Health and operated by a municipality or designated
authority or private company under the jurisdiction of the Public
Utility Commission.
A public utility as that term is defined in the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Code, 66 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
[Added 8-10-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011]
A facility owned and operated by a public utility as defined
in this chapter.
[Added 8-10-2011 by Ord. No. 13-2011; amended 9-2-2014 by Ord. No.
3-2014; 10-8-2014 by Ord. No. 4-2014]
The supply of water to a user from a public water supply
approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and operated by
a municipality or designated authority or private company under the
jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission.
See "yard, rear."
An area within a mansion on a country house estate capable of being used for rental facilities for banquets, weddings, parties, meetings, receptions and similar affairs without extensive alteration and not involving expansion or extension of the mansion and meeting the requirements of § 84-57.6 of this chapter.
[Added 4-28-1992 by Ord. No. 3-1992]
A vehicle which is:
[Added 10-23-1996 by Ord. No. 10-1996]
Any piece of equipment related to, incidental to, or necessary
for the operation of a tower-based WCF or nontower WCF. By way of
illustration, not limitation, "related equipment" includes generators
and base stations.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
Persons who are closely related by blood, marriage, adoption
or formal foster relationship to result in one of the following relationships:
brother, sister, parent, child, grandparent, great-grandparent, grandchild,
great-grandchild, uncle, aunt, niece, nephew, sister-in-law, brother-in-law
or parent-in-law.
[Added 12-14-2016 by Ord.
No. 5-2016]
A commercial use in which machinery, equipment and goods
are rented to customers for temporary use pursuant to a short-term
rental contract, including the sale of machinery, equipment and goods
as an accessory use. For the purposes of this definition, "machinery"
means equipment which requires a motor to operate; "equipment" means
any nonmotorized device permanently attached to and movable on wheels;
and "goods" means any other rental items. This use shall not include
an automobile rental facility.
[Added 4-12-2017 by Ord.
No. 1-2017]
That portion of a parking area which has been designed according
to the standards in this chapter and is intended for occasional use
or when the primary parking area is fully occupied.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A retail establishment furnishing food and beverages to the
public for consumption on the premises or for consumption off the
premises, or both. Restaurants are further classified and defined
as "standard restaurants," "fast-food restaurants," "drive-through
restaurants" or "food stands."
[Amended 9-12-1989 by Ord. No. 9-1989; 8-17-2021 by Ord. No. 12-2021]
A driveway or private street restricted by gate, automatic
card access, barrier, or some manner of limited access for entry only
by the owners of dwellings or their invitees.
[Added 2-9-2005 by Ord. No. 3-2005]
The sale of goods to the general public for personal or household
consumption and the rendering of services incidental to the sale of
such goods.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A wall which provides lateral support to vertical slopes
of soil.
[Added 6-28-2006 by Ord. No. 6-2006]
A development of individually owned dwelling units with restricted
access limited to entry by the residents of the development which
may include a community center and is designed as housing for older
person as defined in Title 42, Section 3607, of the Code of Federal
Regulations. The residents thereof need not be actually retired from
their occupation or employment, provided that the age and other requirements
of the statute are met.
[Added 2-9-2005 by Ord. No. 3-2005]
Land reserved as a street or crosswalk or for other public
purposes.
An arrangement of solar panels or solar energy system including
frames mounted on a roof, whether pitched or flat, or a building.
[Added 4-25-2012 by Ord. No. 04-2012]
A structure containing two or more parking levels, which
is owned and operated by a college, university, school district or
entity operating a private school, designed and intended for the temporary
parking of motor vehicles of students and faculty of an educational
use.
[Added 9-25-2002 by Ord. No. 11-2002]
See "miniwarehouse."
[Added 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 11-2007]
The state of dress in which clothing partially or opaquely
covers specified anatomical areas.
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
Facility for the sale of gasoline and other petroleum products
to the general public, including repair and maintenance of motor vehicles;
a gasoline service station.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
See "building setback line."
A business or commercial enterprise that, as one of its principal
business purposes, offers for any form of consideration:
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
Adult arcade, adult bookstore, adult novelty store, adult
video store, adult cabaret, adult motion-picture theater, adult theater,
escort agency, nude model studio or sexual encounter center.
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
A detached building or structure having no permanent foundation
with dimensions which are not greater than 250 square feet in area
and 12 feet in height measured at the peak of the roof and which is
used solely for storage and not for the housing of animals or as living
or sleeping quarters.
[Added 7-7-1987 by Ord. No. 9-1987;
amended 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 03-2013]
A discrete use allowed only in the C-2 Commercial Shopping Center District, designed and developed as an integrated unit, consisting of multiple retail sales and personal service uses permitted in the C-2 District by the use regulations of § 84-21, arranged as contiguous but separate stores, shops and establishments in one or more buildings and sharing common vehicular and pedestrian access and parking.
[Added 10-10-1978 by Ord. No. 10-1978; amended 5-25-1993 by Ord. No. 2-1993]
See "yard, side."
A tall cylindrical structure that is located on a farm and
is used to store crops for animal feed.
[Added 9-11-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002]
The ownership of a lot by one or more persons, partnerships
or corporations, which ownership is separate and distinct from that
of any abutting or adjoining lot.
All of the title line courses and distances and portions
thereof which are shared by the tract and one or more parcels, which
form an uninterrupted residential use. The deviation between two adjacent
courses of more than 15° shall make the meeting point of the two
courses the ends of two single continuous common tract/residential
boundaries.
[Added 10-11-1988 by Ord. No. 9-1988[20]]
A parcel of land that contains a wireless communications
facility and associated parking.
[Added 4-22-1998 by Ord. No. 5-1998]
A type of wireless communication facility (WCF) as specifically
defined by the Federal Communications Commission in Part 1 of Title
47 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
[Added 11-19-2019 by Ord.
No. 10-2019]
A structure used to collect energy from the sun that is used
to produce heat or electricity.
[Added 9-11-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002]
The components and subsystems that in combination convert
solar energy into electric energy suitable for use. The term is limited
to photovoltaic solar power systems.
[Added 4-25-2012 by Ord. No. 04-2012]
A structure containing one or more receptive cells, the purpose
of which is to convert solar energy into usable electrical energy
by way of a solar energy system.
[Added 4-25-2012 by Ord. No. 04-2012]
Human genitals, pubic region, anus, buttocks, female breast(s)
below a point immediately above the top of the areola or human male
genitals in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely covered.
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
Any of the following:
[Added 4-9-2003 by Ord. No. 5-2003]
Off-street space for a motor vehicle waiting to enter a parking
area or car wash. Stacking spaces may occupy the driveway(s), and
each space shall occupy a block 10 by 20 feet. Stacking spaces shall
not be delineated by painted lines.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A retail establishment furnishing food and beverages to the
public which are primarily consumed within the building or on an approved
outdoor dining area and where employees serve the food and beverages
to patrons while the patrons are seated. Buffets and take-out shall
be permitted within a standard restaurant.
[Added 8-17-2021 by Ord.
No. 12-2021]
Camouflaging methods applied to wireless communications towers,
antennas and other facilities which render them more visually appealing
or blend the proposed facility into the existing structure or visual
backdrop in such a manner as to render it minimally visible to the
casual observer. Such methods include, but are not limited to, architecturally
screened roof-mounted antennas, building-mounted antennas painted
to match the existing structure and facilities constructed to resemble
trees, shrubs, and light poles.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
A tall tapering structure narrowing to a point at the top
that is located on the roof of or is a part of the superstructure
of a church or other place of worship.
[Added 9-11-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002]
That portion of a building located between the surface of
any floor and the next floor above it. If there is not more than one
floor, the space between any floor and the ceiling next above it shall
be considered a story.
Includes street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway,
parkway, lane, alley, viaduct and any other ways used or intended
to be used by vehicular traffic or pedestrians, whether public or
private.
[Amended 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
A line which is an equal distance from both street lines.
A right-of-way line.
Any man-made object having ascertainable stationary location
on land or water or on land and water, whether or not affixed to the
land. The term "structure" shall include, but not be limited to, buildings,
signs, fences, walls, towers, swimming pools, porches, garages, flagpoles,
windmills, watertowers, silos, solar energy collectors, and similar
constructions. "Structures" shall be interpreted as including the
words "or part thereof".
[Amended 12-1-1987 by Ord. No. 16-1987; 9-11-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002]
Any individual who is enrolled or has made application and
been accepted at a university, college or trade school and is taking
at least six credit hours and whose primary occupation is as a student
or who is on semester or summer break from studies at a college, university
or trade school. The term “student” shall apply to both
undergraduate and graduate students alike.
[Added 9-25-2002 by Ord. No. 11-2002; amended 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 02-2013]
Living arrangement for at least two students up to a maximum
of four students (as defined in this chapter) unrelated by blood,
marriage or legal adoption. A student home shall not include dormitories.
[Added 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 02-2013]
A building owned and managed by a private school, college
or university or by a private entity which owns and operates student
housing for college or university students recognized and approved
for such purpose by the college or university at which such students
are enrolled, which contains dwelling rooms, apartments or other living
units that provide sleeping and living accommodations solely for students
enrolled at the private school, college or university. Student housing
shall not include the conversion or the use of single-family dwellings
for the purpose of renting rooms or space to individuals attending
a school, college or university.
[Added 9-25-2002 by Ord. No. 11-2002]
The building, rooms or area on a college or university campus
that is devoted to student recreation and socialization, offering
a variety of programs, activities, services, and facilities. It may
include, but not be limited to: sports courts, game rooms, lounges,
wellness centers, entertainment venues, meeting rooms, bowling alleys,
cultural or other similar amenities.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
A building or room(s) on a college or university campus set
aside for the department or division of services and support for students
which may include, but not be limited to: academic advising, financial
aid, career development, course registration, tutoring services.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
Damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the
cost of restoring the structure to its before damaged condition would
equal or exceed 50% of the market value of the structure before the
damage occurred.
[Added 10-23-1996 by Ord. No. 10-1996]
Any repair, reconstruction or improvement of the structure,
cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure
either before the improvement or repair is started or, if the structure
has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred.
Substantial improvement is considered to occur when the first alteration
affects the external dimensions of the structure. The term does not,
however, include either any project for improvement of the structure
to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary or safety
code specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living
conditions or any alteration of a structure listed on the National
Register of Historic Places or State Inventory of Historic Places.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988;
amended 10-23-1996 by Ord. No. 10-1996]
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
Any increase in the height of a wireless support structure by
more than 10%, or by the height of one additional antenna array with
separation from the nearest existing antenna not to exceed 20 feet,
whichever is greater, except that the mounting of the proposed wireless
communications facility may exceed the size limits set forth herein
if necessary to avoid interference with existing antennas; or
Any further increase in the height of a wireless support structure
which has already been extended by more than 10% of its originally
approved height or by the height of one additional antenna array.
A temporary or permanent structure containing a pool of water
with a minimum depth of two feet.
A structure other than a permanent facility with fixed utility
connections which is in use or in place for a period of 20 consecutive
calendar days or less and is dedicated to the storage and sale of
consumer fireworks and related items; the term includes temporary
retail sales stands, tents, canopies, and membrane structures meeting
the specifications of NFPA 1124. The term shall not include a facility
that is not licensed to sell consumer fireworks under this chapter.
[Added 11-26-2018 by Ord.
No. 8-2018]
Any structure that is used for the purpose of supporting
one or more antennas, including, but not limited to, self-supporting
lattice towers, guy towers and monopoles, utility poles and light
poles. DAS hub facilities are considered to be tower-based WCFs.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
The total gross area of a tract of land that is covered by
impervious coverage, such as principal and accessory buildings, structures,
streets, driveways, parking areas, sidewalks, pathways, recreational
facilities and other similar surfaces that prohibit or slow the percolation
of water into the soil.
[Added 10-11-1988 by Ord. No. 9-1988]
The outer boundaries, usually title lines, that circumscribe,
delimit and define the gross area of a tract of land.
[Added 10-11-1988 by Ord. No. 9-1988]
Any instrument, equipment or device that generates or amplifies
or is capable of generating or amplifying a carrier wave or impulse,
modulates it with a signal, as derived from speech, music, images
or other sources, and radiates the resulting signal from an antenna
for conveyance to a remote receiver, whether land-based or satellite.
[Added 7-14-1987 by Ord. No. 5-1987]
A facility which provides roadside assistance, travel planning
and reservations, insurance sales, and other services incident to
travel and transportation. Such use may also include as an accessory
use an automobile repair shop.
[Added 6-12-2013 by Ord. No. 04-2013]
A use (other than a prison or a permitted accessory use in
a hospital) providing housing facilities for persons who need specialized
housing, treatment and/or counseling for stays of less than one year
and who need such facilities because of addiction to alcohol and/or
a controlled substance; a type of mental illness or other behavior
that could cause a person to be a threat to the physical safety of
others; or a halfway house for adult criminal offenders or juvenile
delinquents.
[Added 3-10-1999 by Ord. No. 2-1999]
A motor vehicle designed, used and maintained primarily for
the transportation of goods and materials, whether natural or man-made.
Trucks are classified according to size by the number of axles, as
follows: two-axle, three-axle, four-axle and combination vehicles
(tractor and trailer or semitrailer) as specified in the Pennsylvania
Vehicle Code.
[Added 1-22-2003 by Ord. No. 1-2003]
A van-type and/or box-type truck is one that is constructed
with a fully enclosed cargo area designed and intended for the carriage
of goods and materials and which has no capability to compress the
load. The van-type truck is generally smaller than the box-type truck.
[Added 1-22-2003 by Ord. No. 1-2003]
An area and building for the maintenance and storage of trucks
and where cargo is stored and where trucks load and unload cargo on
a regular basis.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
The buildings and grounds of an institution of higher learning
accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department
of Education or successor agency (e.g., Middle States Commission on
Higher Education).
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
A building or room(s) on a college or university campus set
aside for the receiving, storage and retail sale of textbooks, apparel,
gifts, office supplies, and sundries for the benefit of the students,
faculty and staff.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
Land or buildings used by a university as defined herein
for instruction and learning, including classrooms, laboratories,
and libraries, and any community use of same, whether for rent or
by donation. The term shall exclude driver training schools, heavy
equipment training, riding schools, child day-care centers, adult
day-care centers, family day-care homes and group day-care homes.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
A building or room(s) or vehicle on a college or university
campus set aside for the receiving, storage, preparation and consumption
of food and beverages for the benefit of students, faculty and staff
or temporarily to serve at such events as fairs, banquets and athletic
contests.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
An indoor facility wholly devoted to the provision of equipped
spaces, athletic equipment, and supporting services designed to promote
physical fitness and recreation for university students and any community
use of same, whether for rent or by donation.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
A building or room(s) on a college or university campus,
set aside to provide integrated medical, mental health, and wellness
services for students. Facilities may include, but not be limited
to exam rooms, meeting rooms and offices for: physicians, psychiatrists,
psychologists, nurse practitioners, social workers, counselors, nurses,
medical assistants, therapists and athletic trainers, and any community
use of same, whether for rent or by donation.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
The existing and future buildings, structures, parking lots
and facilities owned, used and/or operated by West Chester University
of Pennsylvania or successor university, located within the Planned
University Main Campus District, or in the Planned University Campus
District in West Chester Borough or East Bradford Township, but excluding
the West Chester University Business Center.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
A use that involves administrative, clerical, financial,
institutional operations or operations of a similar character specific
to the operation of the university. This use shall not include retail,
commercial or industrial uses.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
A building or room(s) on a college or university campus,
set aside for the necessary infrastructure required for the daily
operation and maintenance of the campus buildings, including heating,
cooling, plumbing, lighting and communications.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
Any purpose for which a building or other structure or a
tract or lot of land may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained
or occupied, or for which land or buildings are used, occupied or
maintained; also any activity, occupation, business or operation carried
on in a building or other structure on a tract of land.[21]
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A facility owned and operated by an electric company, water
company, sewage disposal company, telephone company, cable television
service, pipeline company or such similar entity which is an integral
component of the infrastructure of that entity. For the purposes of
this chapter, such facility shall be considered to be separate from
administrative and office space.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
Telephone, electric, cellular, internet, and cable television
lines, poles, equipment and structures; water or gas pipes, mains,
valves or structures; sewer pipes, valves or structures; pumping stations;
telephone exchanges and repeater stations; and all other facilities,
equipment and structures necessary for conducting a service by a government
or utility service.
[Added 7-6-2021 by Ord.
No. 10-2021]
A type of geothermal energy system in which water is pumped
from a water well or other groundwater source into a heat exchanger.
A water energy system can be either closed loop (where the pipes are
connected to the heat exchanger and heat transfer fluid is circulated
through the pipes) or open loop system (where the water drawn from
the earth is pumped back into the ground through a different well
as "re-injection").
[Added 4-25-2012 by Ord. No. 04-2012]
The hydrostatic, hydrodynamic, buoyant, impact, uplift and
other forces associated with flooding.
[Amended 10-23-1996 by Ord. No. 10-1996]
A structure owned and operated by a company which is regulated
by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission that is used to store
water; a watertank.
[Added 9-11-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002]
Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act (53 P.S.
§ 11702.1 et seq.).
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
A commercial activity involving the sale of commodities in
large quantities or in bulk to retailers or jobbers, rather than directly
to consumers.
[Added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988]
A device that is used to produce electricity from wind and
all associated equipment, including any base, blade, foundation, nacelle,
rotor, tower, transformer, vane, wire, inverter, batteries or other
component necessary to fully utilize the wind generator, also referred
to as a "wind turbine."
[Added 4-25-2012 by Ord. No. 04-2012]
A machine that is worked by the wind by means of vanes that
radiate from a central shaft, which is used to produce energy or perform
work.
[Added 9-11-2002 by Ord. No. 10-2002]
Transmissions through the airwaves, including, but not limited
to, infrared line of sight, cellular, PCS, microwave, satellite, or
radio signals.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
The antennas, nodes, control boxes, towers, poles, conduits,
ducts, pedestals, electronics and other equipment used for the purpose
of transmitting, receiving, distributing, providing, or accommodating
wireless communications services.
[Added 4-22-1998 by Ord. No. 5-1998;
amended 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
Any person that applies for a wireless communication facility
building permit, zoning approval and/or permission to use the public
right-of-way (ROW) or other Township-owned land or property.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
A freestanding structure, such as a tower-based wireless
communications facility or any other support structure that could
support the placement or installation of a wireless communications
facility if approved by the Township.
[Added 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015]
A facility owned and operated by a charitable not-for-profit
organization qualified as such under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code or comparable provision, which provides temporary (no
more than five years) housing and support services to women, including
their children, temporarily unable to provide shelter and care for
themselves. A women's temporary care center may provide accessory
child day-care services for not more than six children unrelated to
such women occupying a dwelling unit, but is not and shall not be
construed or interpreted to be a group home, group day-care home,
family day-care home, child day-care center, nursing home, assisted-care
facility, treatment center, penal facility, transitional-living facility
or halfway house.
[Added 5-8-2002 by Ord. No. 8-2002; 4-9-2014 by Ord. No.
1-2014]
That portion of the lot which is unoccupied and open to the
sky and extends from the lot line to the structure.
The yard extending along the full length of the front lot
line.
A yard extending the full length of the rear lot line.
A yard extending along the side lot line from the required
front yard to the required rear yard.
An individual unit or building which may be conveyed, sold
or transferred absent any required minimum yard, lot width, green
area or lot area or maximum building or impervious coverage.
[Added 7-31-2013 by Ord. No. 09-2013]
An individual appointed by the Board of Supervisors to administer
and enforce the provisions of this chapter. The term includes such
Deputy Zoning Officers as are appointed by the Board of Supervisors.
[Added 5-8-1990 by Ord. No. 3-1990]
[1]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "advertising
sign," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 8-20-1985
by Ord. No. 15-1985.
[2]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "apartment," which
immediately followed this definition, was repealed 10-25-1994 by Ord.
No. 3-1994.
[3]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "attached
single-family dwelling," added 4-10-1978 by Ord. No. 3-1978, as amended,
and which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 10-25-1994
by Ord. No. 3-1994.
[4]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "billboard,"
which immediately followed this definition, was repealed 8-20-1985
by Ord. No. 15-1985.
[5]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "business service,"
added 6-14-1988 by Ord. No. 7-1988, which immediately followed this
definition, was repealed 4-12-2017 by Ord. No. 1-2017.
[6]
Editor's Note: The former definitions of "commercial communications
antenna," added 4-22-1998 by Ord. No. 5-1998; "commercial communications
antenna support structure (tower)," added 4-22-1998 by Ord. No. 5-1998,
as amended; and "commercial communications antenna support structure
height, added 4-22-1998 by Ord. No. 5-1998, which immediately followed
this definition, were repealed 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015.
[7]
Editor's Note: See 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101
et seq.
[8]
Editor's Note: The definition of "day-care
center," added 4-5-1988 by Ord. No. 3-1988, which immediately followed
this definition, was superseded 4-18-1989 by Ord. No. 3-1989. See
now the definitions of "adult day-care center" and "child day-care
center."
[9]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also added the
former definition of "health club," which immediately followed this
definition and which was repealed 1-23-1993 by Ord. No. 1-1993.
[10]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "height
of sign," which immediately followed this definition, was repealed
8-20-1985 by Ord. No. 15-1985.
[11]
Editor's Note: The definition of "miniwarehouse,"
added 7-24-1990 by Ord. No. 5-1990, which immediately followed, was
repealed 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 11-2007. See now the definition of
"miniwarehouse/storage facility."
[12]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "motel,"
which immediately followed this definition, was superseded 4-9-1997
by Ord. No. 7-97. See now "hotel/motel." The former definition of
"multifamily," added 12-4-1979 by Ord. No. 8-79, which immediately
followed "motel," was repealed 10-25-1994 by Ord. No. 3-1994.
[13]
Editor’s Note: The definition of “new construction,”
as amended, which immediately followed this definition, was repealed
7-19-2017 by Ord. No. 5-2017.
[14]
Editor's Note: The former definition of “open
space” was repealed 12-10-2008 by Ord. No. 9-2008. See now “common
open space.”
[15]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq.
[16]
Editor's Note: The definition of "public amusement
facility," added 1-23-1993 by Ord. No. 1-1993, which immediately followed,
was repealed 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 11-2007. See now definition of
"public place of amusement or recreation."
[17]
Editor's Note: See 65 P.S. § 271
et seq.
[18]
Editor's Note: The definition of "public recreation
facility," added 1-23-1993 by Ord. No. 1-1993, which immediately followed,
was repealed 10-24-2007 by Ord. No. 11-2007. See now the definition
of "public place of amusement or recreation."
[19]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
the former definitions of "sign, advertising," "sign, business," and
"sign, temporary," which immediately followed this definition.
[20]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also added the
former definition of "social club," which immediately followed this
definition and which was repealed 5-25-1993 by Ord. No. 2-1993.
[21]
Editor's Note: The former definition of “utility,”
added 9-2-2014 by Ord. No. 3-2014, which immediately followed this
definition, was repealed 10-8-2014 by Ord. No. 4-2014.
[22]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "wireless communications
equipment building," added 4-22-1998 by Ord. No. 5-1998, which immediately
preceded this definition, was repealed 2-11-2015 by Ord. No. 1-2015.
