Unless otherwise stated, the following words and phrases shall be construed throughout this chapter to have the meanings indicated in this section, provided that any terms or words not defined herein shall be interpreted consistent with the definitions and meanings referenced in Part
2 of the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter
27):
A private drive providing pedestrian and vehicular access between a public or private street and a parking compound on a single lot. An access drive shall not include and shall not be considered a driveway.
ACCESSORY STRUCTUREA detached, subordinate building or structure, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the principal structure or use and which is located on the same lot as occupied by the principal structure or use.
ACCESSORY USEA use on the same lot with, and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal use.
ACTIVE RECREATIONBaseball/softball fields, tennis courts, basketball courts, playgrounds and other similar facilities which offer the ability to play an active sport and constructed in conformance with natural standards including those of the National Recreation and Parks Association.
[Added 6-16-2016 by Ord. No. 16-02]
An application that has been submitted to the Township along with all documents, exhibits, plans, and fees required by this chapter and any other Township ordinances, and has been declared by the Township Zoning Officer as a completed application and therefore officially received for review.
AGENTAny person, other than a landowner or developer, who, acting for the landowner or developer, submits to the Township subdivision and/or land development plans for the purpose of obtaining approval thereof.
AGRICULTURAL PURPOSESThe use of land for farming, dairying, pasturage, agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, viticulture and animal and poultry husbandry and the necessary accessory uses for packing, treating or storing the produce and equipment for housing and feeding the animals and housing the equipment. The use of land for a dwelling site is not an agricultural purpose.
ALLEYSee definition of "alley" under "street."
APPLICANTA landowner or developer, as hereinafter defined, who has filed an application for development, including his heirs, successors, assigns or agents.
APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENTEvery application, whether preliminary or final, required to be filed and approved prior to the start of construction or development, including, but not limited to, an application for a zoning use, zoning occupancy and/or building permit, for the approval of a subdivision plan or for the approval of a land development plan.
AS-BUILT PLANA plan showing the actual location of easements, curbs, paving, catch basins, manholes, storm and sanitary sewers, wye branches, waterlines, drainage channels, utilities, guardrails and retaining walls and the surface and flow line elevations of storm and sanitary sewers at every catch basin and manhole. The as-built plan must be based on actual field measurements made during and after construction.
BLOCKAn area bounded by streets.
BUILDINGAny structure occupied or intended for supporting or sheltering any occupancy.
BUILDING ADDITIONAn expansion of the floor area or the increase in the building area of an existing building or structure, the increase or expansion of which shall be included within, or attached to, the existing building or structure.
BUILDING AREAThe total area of the greatest outside dimensions, on a horizontal plane, of a building or structure.
BUILDING ENVELOPEThat area of the lot which has no building restrictions. The building envelope shall not include the area of any required setbacks (except for driveways which cross yards), yards, buffer yards or floodplains.
BUILDING SETBACK LINEA line parallel to a lot line, defining the yard required by the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter
27).
The building setback line that is parallel to the front lot line, located at a distance equal to the front yard required by the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter
27).
The building setback line that is parallel to the rear lot line, located at a distance equal to the rear yard required by the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter
27).
The building setback line that is parallel to the side lot line, located at a distance equal to the side yard required by the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter
27).
The portion of a street right-of-way intended for vehicular use, as required by this chapter or the Township Construction Standard Details.
[Amended 10-11-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]
An area of unobstructed vision at the intersection of two or more streets, access drives or alleys. The triangle shall be measured 100 feet from the intersection of the center line, unless otherwise determined by the Township Engineer based on sound and accepted engineering practices on a case-by-case basis.
COMMON DRIVEWAYA private driveway utilized by two or more separate lots or dwelling units for access to a public or private street.
COMMON OPEN SPACEA parcel or parcels of land, an area of water or a combination of land and water within a development site and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents of a development, not including streets, off-street parking areas and areas set aside for public facilities.
COMMON PARKING COMPOUNDA parking compound utilized by more than one principal use, structure or dwelling on a single lot.
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEMA water supply system, other than a public water system, providing water for more than two units of occupancy, which shall comply with all applicable regulations of the Department of Environmental Protection or other regulatory agency.
COMPENSATORY MITIGATIONA form of mitigating for wetlands lost due to construction by planning, excavating and planting a new wetland area.
CONSOLIDATIONThe combination of two or more lots, tracts or parcels of land for any purpose, including sale or lease of a building or lot. A consolidation shall be generally referred to as a "subdivision" under the provisions of this chapter.
CUL-DE-SACA street intersecting another street at one end and terminating at the other in a vehicular turnaround.
CURBThe raised edge of a pavement to confine surface water to the pavement and to protect the abutting land from vehicular traffic; all curbs shall be constructed in accordance with the specifications in this chapter or any other ordinance enacted by the Board of Supervisors setting requirements for the construction of roads, curbs and sidewalks or PennDOT specifications (if applicable).
DEDICATIONThe deliberate appropriation of land by its owner for general public use.
DESIGN SPEEDThe speed used for the design of streets. For purposes of this chapter, design speed shall equal the proposed or posted speed, plus a minimum of 10 miles per hour. The minimum proposed or posted speed in the Township is 25 miles per hour, unless otherwise approved in accordance with PennDOT regulations.
DEVELOPERAny 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; a subdivider.
DEVELOPMENT PLANThe provisions for development, including a planned residential development, a land development, a plot of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space and public facilities. The phrase "provisions of the development plan" shall mean written and graphic materials referred to in this definition.
DRAINAGE FACILITYAny ditch, gutter, pipe, culvert, storm sewer, or other structure designed, intended or constructed for the purpose of carrying surface waters off streets, public rights-of-way, parks, recreational areas, or any part of any subdivision or contiguous land areas.
DRIVEWAYA private drive providing access between a public or private street or access drive and a parking area for a single-family residential dwelling unit and/or a lot utilized for a single-family dwelling, which shall comply in all respects with the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter
27), Driveway and Street Access Ordinance (Chapter
21, Part
1), Township Construction Standard Details, and any other chapter or Township ordinance regulating the placement and/or construction of driveways.
[Amended 10-11-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]
A building or portion thereof providing complete housekeeping facilities for a single family and which includes exclusive sleeping, cooking, eating and sanitation facilities. Buildings with more than one set of cooking facilities are considered to contain multiple dwelling units unless the additional cooking facilities are clearly accessory, such as an outdoor grill.
EASEMENTGrant by a property owner for the use, for a specific purpose or purposes, of a strip of land by the general public, a corporation or a certain person or persons.
EASEMENT OF ACCESSAny driveway or other entrance from a public or private road. A field road providing access to agriculturally used fields and not providing access to any residential, commercial or industrial structure is not considered an easement of access.
ENGINEERA professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
EROSIONThe natural process by which soil and rock material moves on the earth's surface through the forces of wind and water.
FINAL PLANA complete and exact subdivision and/or land development plan, including all supplementary data specified in §
22-403 of this chapter.
A lot that has any portion of its front lot line or front yard about the rear or side yard of an adjacent lot rather than a road right-of-way and where access to the road right-of-way would typically be by a narrow, private right-of-way or driveway.
FLOODPLAINThe area of inundation which functions as a conveyance, storage or holding area for floodwater to a width required for a one-hundred-year flood.
FLOOR AREAThe total area within, and/or adjacent to, a building or structure utilized for the primary use or uses, including area used for subordinate uses necessary to sustain the primary use.
FRONTAGEThe length of a lot line directly bordering and adjacent to a street that is open to vehicular traffic.
GRADEThe slope expressed in a percent which indicates the rate of change of elevation in feet per 100 feet.
GRADINGExcavation or fill or any combination thereof, including conditions resulting from such activities.
GUTTERThat portion of a right-of-way carrying surface drainage.
HARDSHIPA condition, not economic in nature, not caused by the applicant or developer, for which he may request a waiver.
HIGH-LEVEL PLANTINGConsists of trees of a deciduous nature with a minimum height of six feet at planting and a caliper of 1 1/2 inches at planting and trees of an evergreen nature with a minimum height of six feet at planting. All measurements and plant quality shall be consistent with the American Standards for Nursery Stock published by the American Nursery & Landscape Association, Washington, D.C., latest edition.
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An unincorporated association or not-for-profit corporation whose membership consists of the lot owners of a residential development. A homeowners' association shall also include a condominium unit owners' association. All such associations shall comply with the requirements for unit owners' associations contained in the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101 et seq.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACEA surface which resists the entrance or passing through of water or other liquids and prevents the percolation of water into the ground.
IMPROVEMENT CONSTRUCTION PLANA complete and exact subdivision and/or land development plan, the sole purpose of which is to permit the construction of only those improvements required by this chapter, as an alternative to guaranteeing the completion of those improvements by a corporate bond or other surety.
IMPROVEMENTSPavements, curbs, gutters, sidewalks, water mains, sanitary sewers, storm sewers, stormwater management facilities, grading, street signs, plantings and other items for the welfare of the property owners and/or the public.
INDIVIDUAL ON-LOT SEWAGE SYSTEMAny system of piping tanks or other facilities serving a single lot and collecting and disposing of sewage, in whole or in part, into the soil and any waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or by means of conveyance to another site for final disposition, and which is located upon the lot which it serves.
LAND DEVELOPMENTA. Any of the following activities:
(1) The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
(a) A group of two or more residential or nonresidential buildings, whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential building on a lot or lots regardless of the number of occupants or tenure.
The division or allocation of land or space, whether initially or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing or prospective occupants by means of or for the purpose of streets, common areas, leaseholds, condominiums, building groups or other features.
Development in accordance with Section 503(1.1) of the MPC, 53 P.S. § 10503(1.1), as amended.
As used in this definition, the term "improvement" shall include, but not be limited to:
(1) Construction of a new principal building.
Construction of an addition to an existing building.
A change in the use of an existing building or lot resulting in an increase in the area of the lot covered by a building and/or an impervious surface.
Construction, reconstruction, and/or renovation of an existing principal building, the cost of which is equal to or greater than 40% of the fair market value of the subject property as established by the current Butler County property assessment records.
LANDOWNERThe legal or beneficial owner or owners of land, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such option or contract is subject to any condition), a lessee if he is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner or other person having a proprietary interest in land.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTA professional landscape architect licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
LANDSCAPINGActing with the purpose of meeting specific criteria regarding uses of outside space, including ground cover, buffers and shade trees.
LEASE PARCELA lot, tract or parcel of land divided or redivided from the parent lot, tract or parcel by lease.
LOCATION MAPA map showing the site with relation to adjoining areas.
LOTA designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
LOT AREAThe area contained within the property lines of the individual parcels of land as shown on a subdivision plan, not including any area within a street right-of-way.
LOT CONSOLIDATION PLANA subdivision that involves the consolidation of two or more lots, tracts or parcels of land.
LOT, CORNERA lot abutting upon two streets at their intersection.
LOT LINE, FRONTA lot line separating the lot from the street. For corner lots, the front lot line abuts the street upon which the main entrance of the structure is located. If a structure is angled and faces neither street but the intersecting points of the streets, then the front lot line will be determined by the location of the pedestrian access.
LOT LINE, REARThe lot line not intersecting a front lot line that is most distant from and most closely parallel to the front lot line. A lot bounded by only three lot lines will not have a rear lot line.
LOT LINE REVISION PLANA subdivision plan that revises the lot lines of an existing plat without creating new lots, parcels, buildings, public improvements, or revising existing easements and/or rights-of-way.
LOT LINE, SIDEAny lot line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line.
LOT WIDTHThe mean horizontal distance across a lot between the side lot lines as measured at the front building setback line, unless otherwise stated.
LOW-LEVEL PLANTINGConsists of shrubs and any other plant species that is greater than two feet in height at planting and less than six feet in height at planting. All measurements and plant quality shall be consistent with the American Standards for Nursery Stock published by the American Nursery & Landscape Association, Washington, D.C., latest edition.
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Financial security required to be posted as a condition of the Township's acceptance of dedication of public improvements following completion, by and in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, the Township Construction Standard Details, Township ordinances and the MPC.
[Amended 10-11-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]
A land development plan that contains less than 25,000 square feet of new building area.
MOBILE HOMEA 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.
MOBILE HOME LOTA unit 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 (also known as a "mobile home space").
MOBILE HOME PARKA parcel or contiguous parcels of land which have been so designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots for the placement thereon of mobile homes.
NONRESIDENTIALAny use other than single-family or multifamily dwellings. Also, an institutional use in which persons may reside, such as a dormitory, prison, nursing home or hospital, shall be considered a nonresidential use.
NWINational Wetland Inventory.
OCCUPANTA resident or tenant on a temporary or permanent basis.
ORNAMENTAL TREEConsists of trees of a deciduous nature with a minimum height of six feet at planting and a caliper of 1 1/2 inches at planting that will not ultimately exceed 25 feet in height. All measurements and plant quality shall be consistent with the American Standards for Nursery Stock published by the American Nursery & Landscape Association, Washington, D.C., latest edition.
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The owner of record of a parcel of land.
PARKING AREAAn area on a lot utilized for the parking of vehicles for a single residential unit of occupancy.
PARKING COMPOUNDAn area on a single lot containing any use other than agricultural or one single-family detached dwelling for the parking of three or more vehicles. (See also "common parking compound.")
PARKING SPACEAn off-street space available for the parking of a vehicle. Occupancy of one space shall not restrict ingress or egress to another space, unless the subject parking spaces serve a residential use.
PARTY WALLA partition erected on a property boundary, partly on the land of one owner and partly on the land of another, to provide common support to the structures on both sides of the boundary.
PERFORMANCE SECURITYFinancial security required to be posted as a condition to final plat approval, by and in accordance with the requirements of this chapter, all Township ordinances and the MPC, in order to assure completion of improvements required by this chapter.
PERSONUnless otherwise specified, shall mean both the singular or plural, male or female, firm, business, partnership, association, limited-liability company or corporation, or any other legal entity.
PLANNING MODULE FOR LAND DEVELOPMENTA revision to the Township Official Plan submitted in connection with the request for approval of a subdivision or land development in accordance with DEP regulations.
PLATA map or plan, either preliminary or final, presented to the Township for approval, indicating the subdivision, consolidation, redivision of land or a land development.
PRELIMINARY PLANA subdivision and/or land development plan, including all required supplementary data specified in §
22-402 of this chapter, showing approximate locations.
A building or buildings in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which the building is located.
PRINCIPAL USEThe main use of land or structures as distinguished from a subordinate or accessory use.
PRIVATE IMPROVEMENTSAll roads, streets, walkways, gutters, stormwater management facilities, curbs, sewers and other facilities to be owned, maintained or operated by a private entity as an individual, corporation or homeowners' association for which plans and specifications must comply with the provisions of this chapter, the Township Construction Standard Details, and all other Township ordinances.
[Amended 10-11-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]
See definition of "private lane" under "street."
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTSPersons who provide expert or professional advice, including, but not limited to, architects, attorneys, certified public accountants, engineers, geologists, land surveyors, landscape architects and/or planners.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTSAll roads, streets, walkways, gutters, stormwater management facilities, curbs, sewers and other facilities to be dedicated and accepted by or maintained by the Township for which plans and specifications must comply with the provisions of this chapter, the Township Construction Standard Details, and all other Township ordinances.
[Amended 10-11-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]
A municipal sanitary sewer system approved and permitted by DEP and owned by the Sewer Authority or Township.
PUBLIC WATER SYSTEMA municipal water supply facility approved and permitted by DEP and owned by the Water Authority or Township or a water supply facility owned by a public utility and operated in accordance with a certificate of public convenience granted by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
QUADRATA circular or square plot of a given area used to determine the dominant plant species within a site.
RECORDER OF DEEDSThe Recorder of Deeds of Butler County, Pennsylvania, or any agency successor thereto.
RECORDING PLANA final plan which contains the original endorsement of the local municipality and the Planning Commission which is intended to be recorded with the Butler County Recorder of Deeds.
RECREATION CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROGRAMA capital improvement program used to guide the allocation of land to be developed or funds received in lieu of mandatory land dedication, said program being included in the Comprehensive Parks, Recreation and Open Space Plan.
[Added 6-16-2016 by Ord. No. 16-02]
The service radius of existing or proposed Township parks and recreation facilities as defined by National Recreation and Parks Association standards as outlined in §
22-615N of this chapter.
[Added 6-16-2016 by Ord. No. 16-02]
Any subdivision or transfer of land laid out on a plan which has been approved by the Township which changes or proposes to change property lines and/or public rights-of-way not in strict accordance with the approved plan.
RIGHT-OF-WAYLand set aside for use as a street, alley or other means of travel, as required by this chapter or the Township Construction Standard Details.
[Amended 10-11-2012 by Ord. No. 12-06]
The length of street, measured along the center line, which is continuously visible.
SKETCH PLANAn informal plan, not necessarily to exact scale, indicating salient existing features of a tract and its surroundings, with the general layout of a proposal prepared in accordance with §
22-401 of this chapter.
A strip of land, including the entire right-of-way, utilized as a means of vehicular and pedestrian travel for more than one lot or parking compound. "Street" includes an 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; however, "street" shall not include a driveway, common driveway or access drive as defined herein. Unless the existing streets within the Township are officially classified, the following general classifications will prevail:
A. ARTERIAL STREET; HIGHWAYA street or road which is used primarily for fast or heavy traffic, including, but not limited to, all roads classified as main and secondary highways by the Department of Transportation. The arterial streets in the Township shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
| Franklin Road |
| Hartmann Road |
| Lindsay Road (State Route 528) |
| Little Creek Road |
| Perry Highway (State Route 19) |
| Prospect Road (State Route 528) |
| Seneca School Road |
| State Route 68 |
COLLECTOR STREETA street which carries traffic from minor streets to the major system or arterial streets, including the principal entrance or circulation streets of a residential development and all streets within industrial and/or commercial subdivisions or developments. The collector streets within the Township shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
| Dutch Road |
| Evans Road |
| Evergreen Mill Road |
| Fanker Road |
| Gudekunst Road |
| Hartzell Road |
| Jo Deener Road |
| Kaufman Road |
| Lutz Road |
| Magill Road |
| Mercer Road |
| Pattison Street Extension |
| Ramsey Road |
| Ridge Road |
| Spring Street |
| Steeb Road |
| Tara Drive |
| Textor Hill Road |
| Textor School Road |
| Tollgate Road |
| Tomlinson Road |
| Whitney Drive |
| Wise Road |
| Zehner School Road |
LOCAL STREETA street which is used primarily for access to the abutting properties. The local streets in the Township shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
| Aloha Road |
| Briar Hill Road |
| Center Street Extension |
| Cobblestone Court |
| East Solomon Court |
| German Street |
| Gregg Drive |
| Gregg Drive Extension |
| Gristmill Lane |
| Gristmill Circle |
| High Acres |
| Kline Road |
| Lindsay Way |
| Maple Glen Drive |
| Metcalf Road |
| Muntz Run Road |
| Nickle Road |
| Oak Hill Drive |
| Oakridge Trail |
| Old Little Creek Road |
| Parkedge Drive |
| Perry Way |
| Pine Way |
| Plunkett Road |
| Porters Cove Road |
| Rock Lake Court North |
| Rock Lake Court West |
| Rock Lake Drive |
| Rolling Hill Road |
| Russell Road |
| Sahli Road |
| Saltarka Lane |
| Schar Road |
| Senns Way |
| Shaffer Drive |
| Soloman Court |
| St. Ives Way |
| Swain Hill Road |
| Timberview Trail |
| Twin Oaks Lane |
| Wahl Road |
| West Solomon Court |
| Willowood Lane |
| Youngblood Road |
| Zeigler Drive |
ALLEYA minor street which is used primarily for vehicular access to the rear or side of two or more properties and otherwise abutting a street or for placement of utilities.
PRIVATE LANEA private street which is used for access to no more than five abutting lots that are utilized for single-family detached dwellings and/or agricultural operations.
STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY LINEA line defining the edge of a street right-of-way and separating the street from abutting property or lots. Also known as the "street right-of-way line."
STRUCTUREAny man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land. The term "structure" includes buildings, communications towers, parking areas, sidewalks and similar construction, all as defined by this chapter and the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter
27).
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land, including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempted.
SURVEYORA professional land surveyor licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
TOWNSHIPJackson Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.
TOWNSHIP CONSTRUCTION CODEChapter
5, Part
1, Construction Code, of the Code of Jackson Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as amended. Any reference to "Township Building Code" shall be interpreted to mean the Township Construction Code.
The Township's accepted methods, materials, designs, details and practices for building and site improvements prepared by the Township Engineer and as approved by the Board of Supervisors by resolution, as may be amended from time to time. Copies of the current Township Construction Standard Details are on file in the office of the Township Manager.
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The professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and duly appointed as the Engineer of Jackson Township or his designee.
TOWNSHIP MANAGERThe Manager of Jackson Township, or his designee, or the designee of the Board of Supervisors of Jackson Township.
TRANSECTA line along which quadrants are placed at intervals.
UNIT OF OCCUPANCYA unit, the use of which is not subordinate or customarily incidental to a principal unit. A unit of occupancy can be either residential or nonresidential and can be an independent unit within a structure or a separate detached structure.
UNMANNEDA facility that is not physically occupied by persons on a regular basis, and the operation and control of which is not performed by persons physically located on the site of the facility.
UTILITY SERVICE PROVIDERAn entity that provides utility service(s) to a property or use, including but not limited to the provider(s) of sanitary sewage, water, stormwater conveyance and management, telephone, electricity, natural gas, cable television and Internet services.
WAIVERThe granting of an exception or modification to these regulations which in the opinion of the Board of Supervisors will not be detrimental to the general welfare, impair the intent of those regulations or conflict with the Comprehensive Plan.
WATER SUPPLY FACILITYA system of piping and appurtenances, whether municipally or privately owned, designed for the transmission and distribution of potable water from a centralized water supply or source to residences, commercial building, industrial plants or institutions (not including individual on-lot wells).
WETLANDSThose areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil condition. Wetlands include, but are not limited to, swamps, bogs and similar areas. Wetlands shall be identified by a person appropriately qualified and trained to delineate wetlands, using the current delineation manual and other protocols and guidance required by the DEP, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, and/or the Army Corps of Engineers.
YARDAn open space at grade between a building and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided herein or the Zoning Ordinance (Chapter
27).
That individual authorized by the Board of Supervisors to be the administrator of the day-to-day application of the provisions contained in this chapter.
ZONING ORDINANCEChapter
27, Zoning, of the Code of Jackson Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as amended.