Borough of Emmaus, PA Zoning

Borough of Emmaus, PA

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

FOREWORD
Ch FWD Foreword
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
Ch AO Adopting Ordinance
MUNICIPAL CODE
Ch 1 Administration and Government
Ch 2 Animals
Ch 3 Bicycles
Ch 4 Buildings
Ch 5 Code Enforcement
Ch 6 Conduct
Ch 7 Fire Prevention and Fire Protection
Ch 8 Floodplains
Ch 9 Grading and Excavating
Ch 10 Health and Safety
Ch 11 Housing
Ch 12 Libraries
Ch 13 Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations
Ch 14 Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks
Ch 15 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 16 Parks and Recreation
Ch 17 Planned Residential Development
Ch 18 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 19 Signs and Billboards
Ch 20 Solid Waste
Ch 21 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 22 Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 23 Swimming Pools
Ch 24 Taxation, Special
Ch 25 Trees
Ch 26 Water
Ch 27 Zoning
Ch 27 Pt 1 ADMINISTRATION
§ 27-100 Short Title.
§ 27-101 Purposes and Objectives.
§ 27-102 Applicability.
§ 27-103 Enforcement, Violations and Penalties.
§ 27-104 Filing Fees and Costs.
§ 27-105 Interpretation and Similar Uses.
§ 27-106 General Procedure for Permits.
§ 27-107 Permits and Certificates.
§ 27-108 Amendments to this Chapter.
§ 27-109 Curative Amendments.
§ 27-110 Zoning Officer.
§ 27-111 Zoning Hearing Board Actions and Variances.
§ 27-112 Board Hearings and Decisions.
§ 27-113 Appeals.
§ 27-114 Public Utility Exemptions.
§ 27-115 Borough and Borough Authority Limited Exemption.
§ 27-116 Site Plan Review Procedures for Certain Uses.
§ 27-117 Submission Requirements for Uses Requiring Site Plan Review.
§ 27-118 Conditional Use Process.
§ 27-119 Special Exception Use Process.
§ 27-120 Site Planning Guidelines.
§ 27-121 Liability.
Ch 27 Pt 2 DEFINITIONS
§ 27-201 General Interpretation.
§ 27-202 Terms Defined.
Ch 27 Pt 3 DISTRICTS
§ 27-301 Designation of Districts and Purposes.
§ 27-302 Application of District Regulations.
§ 27-303 Zoning Map.
§ 27-304 District Boundaries.
§ 27-305 Setbacks and Buffers Across Municipal Boundaries.
§ 27-306 Table of Permitted Uses by Zoning District.
§ 27-307 Additional Requirements for the R-P District.
§ 27-308 Single-Family Cluster Development "SFCD".
§ 27-309 Additional Requirements for the B-C District.
Ch 27 Pt 4 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC USES
§ 27-401 Applicability.
§ 27-402 Additional Requirements for Specific Principal Uses.
§ 27-403 Additional Requirements for Accessory Uses.
Ch 27 Pt 5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
§ 27-501 Performance Standard Information.
§ 27-502 Nuisances and Hazards to Public Safety.
§ 27-503 Wetlands.
§ 27-504 Setback From Liebert's Creek and Major Drainage Channels.
§ 27-505 Steep Slopes.
§ 27-506 Storage of Explosive and Hazardous Substances.
§ 27-507 Sewage Disposal.
§ 27-508 Noise.
§ 27-509 Vibration.
§ 27-510 Odors, Dust and Air and Water Pollution.
§ 27-511 Light, Glare and Heat Control.
§ 27-512 Grading and Erosion Control.
§ 27-513 Placement and Screening of Waste Containers and Outdoor Machinery and Fencing of Storage.
§ 27-514 Radioactivity and Electrical Disturbances.
§ 27-515 Tree Preservation. (See also, "Forestry, Commercial" in § 27-402.)
§ 27-516 Floodplain Area Regulations.
§ 27-517 Karst Hazards.
§ 27-518 Alluvial Soils Areas.
Ch 27 Pt 6 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
§ 27-601 Required Number of Parking Spaces.
§ 27-602 General Regulations for Off-street Parking.
§ 27-603 Design Standards for Off-Street Parking.
§ 27-604 Parking and Storage of Junk and Unregistered Vehicles.
§ 27-605 Off-Street Loading.
§ 27-606 Parking in the B-C District.
Ch 27 Pt 7 SIGNS
§ 27-701 Applicability and Nonconforming Signs.
§ 27-702 Types of Signs.
§ 27-703 Sign Area.
§ 27-704 General Sign Regulations.
§ 27-705 Signs Prohibited in All Districts.
§ 27-706 Signs Permitted in Residential and Conservation Districts.
§ 27-707 Signs Permitted in the B-C District.
§ 27-708 Signs Permitted in the B-H District.
§ 27-709 Signs Permitted in the B-L District.
§ 27-710 Signs Permitted in the I-L District.
§ 27-711 Sign Area Bonuses.
Ch 27 Pt 8 GENERAL REGULATIONS
§ 27-801 Frontage Onto Improved Streets; Number of Uses or Buildings; Minimum Size of Dwellings.
§ 27-802 Height Exceptions; Airport Approaches.
§ 27-803 Special Lot and Yard Requirements; Sight Distance; Buffer Yards.
§ 27-804 Landscaping.
§ 27-805 Ultimate/Future Street Right-of-Way Widths.
§ 27-806 Nonconformities.
§ 27-807 Temporary Structure or Use.
§ 27-808 Recreation Land, Open Space and Fees Requirements.
§ 27-809 Airport Area Regulations.
§ 27-810 Bonuses for Resolving Existing Stormwater Problems.
Ch 27 Pt 9 AREA, YARD AND BUILDING REQUIREMENTS BY DISTRICT
§ 27-901 Area, Yard and Building Restrictions.
§ 27-902 Height.
§ 27-903 Lots Without Public Sewage and Public Water Service.
Ch 27 Pt 10 AGE QUALIFIED COMMUNITIES
§ 27-1001 Definitions.
§ 27-1002 Establishment of Overlay Districts; General.
§ 27-1003 Age Qualified Community Overlay District (AQCOD).
§ 27-1004 Use Regulations.
§ 27-1005 Bulk and Design Requirements.
§ 27-1006 General Requirements.
Ch 27 Pt 11 MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES
§ 27-1101 Purpose.
§ 27-1102 District Regulations.
§ 27-1103 Definitions.
§ 27-1104 Use Regulations.
§ 27-1105 Administration and Enforcement.
§ 27-1106 Penalties.
APPENDIX
Apx A Annexation of Territory
Apx B Bond Issues and Loans
Apx C Franchises and Services
Apx D Governmental and Intergovernmental Affairs
Apx E Plan Approval
Apx F Public Property
Apx G Sewers
Apx H Streets and Sidewalks
Apx I Water
Apx J Zoning; Prior Ordinances
KEY TO THE DISPOSITION OF ALL ORDINANCES
Ch KO Key to the Disposition of All Ordinances

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Chapter 27 Zoning

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ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 Table of Permitted Uses Residential Districts

Attachment 2 Table of Permitted Uses Business Districts

Attachment 3 Table of Area Yard and Building Requirements

Attachment 4 Table of Zoning Map Amendments

Attachment 5 Karst Hazard Indicator Map

Attachment 6 Zoning Map

Attachment 7 Official Street Classification Map

Part 1 ADMINISTRATION

§ 27-100 Short Title.

§ 27-101 Purposes and Objectives.

§ 27-102 Applicability.

§ 27-103 Enforcement, Violations and Penalties.

§ 27-104 Filing Fees and Costs.

§ 27-105 Interpretation and Similar Uses.

§ 27-106 General Procedure for Permits.

§ 27-107 Permits and Certificates.

§ 27-108 Amendments to this Chapter.

§ 27-109 Curative Amendments.

§ 27-110 Zoning Officer.

§ 27-111 Zoning Hearing Board Actions and Variances.

§ 27-112 Board Hearings and Decisions.

§ 27-113 Appeals.

§ 27-114 Public Utility Exemptions.

§ 27-115 Borough and Borough Authority Limited Exemption.

§ 27-116 Site Plan Review Procedures for Certain Uses.

§ 27-117 Submission Requirements for Uses Requiring Site Plan Review.

§ 27-118 Conditional Use Process.

§ 27-119 Special Exception Use Process.

§ 27-120 Site Planning Guidelines.

§ 27-121 Liability.

Part 2 DEFINITIONS

§ 27-201 General Interpretation.

§ 27-202 Terms Defined.

Part 3 DISTRICTS

§ 27-301 Designation of Districts and Purposes.

§ 27-302 Application of District Regulations.

§ 27-303 Zoning Map.

§ 27-304 District Boundaries.

§ 27-305 Setbacks and Buffers Across Municipal Boundaries.

§ 27-306 Table of Permitted Uses by Zoning District.

§ 27-307 Additional Requirements for the R-P District.

§ 27-308 Single-Family Cluster Development "SFCD".

§ 27-309 Additional Requirements for the B-C District.

Part 4 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC USES

§ 27-401 Applicability.

§ 27-402 Additional Requirements for Specific Principal Uses.

§ 27-403 Additional Requirements for Accessory Uses.

Part 5 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

§ 27-501 Performance Standard Information.

§ 27-502 Nuisances and Hazards to Public Safety.

§ 27-503 Wetlands.

§ 27-504 Setback From Liebert's Creek and Major Drainage Channels.

§ 27-505 Steep Slopes.

§ 27-506 Storage of Explosive and Hazardous Substances.

§ 27-507 Sewage Disposal.

§ 27-508 Noise.

§ 27-509 Vibration.

§ 27-510 Odors, Dust and Air and Water Pollution.

§ 27-511 Light, Glare and Heat Control.

§ 27-512 Grading and Erosion Control.

§ 27-513 Placement and Screening of Waste Containers and Outdoor Machinery and Fencing of Storage.

§ 27-514 Radioactivity and Electrical Disturbances.

§ 27-515 Tree Preservation. (See also, "Forestry, Commercial" in § 27-402.)

§ 27-516 Floodplain Area Regulations.

§ 27-517 Karst Hazards.

§ 27-518 Alluvial Soils Areas.

Part 6 OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING

§ 27-601 Required Number of Parking Spaces.

§ 27-602 General Regulations for Off-street Parking.

§ 27-603 Design Standards for Off-Street Parking.

§ 27-604 Parking and Storage of Junk and Unregistered Vehicles.

§ 27-605 Off-Street Loading.

§ 27-606 Parking in the B-C District.

§ 27-701 Applicability and Nonconforming Signs.

§ 27-702 Types of Signs.

§ 27-703 Sign Area.

§ 27-704 General Sign Regulations.

§ 27-705 Signs Prohibited in All Districts.

§ 27-706 Signs Permitted in Residential and Conservation Districts.

§ 27-707 Signs Permitted in the B-C District.

§ 27-708 Signs Permitted in the B-H District.

§ 27-709 Signs Permitted in the B-L District.

§ 27-710 Signs Permitted in the I-L District.

§ 27-711 Sign Area Bonuses.

Part 8 GENERAL REGULATIONS

§ 27-801 Frontage Onto Improved Streets; Number of Uses or Buildings; Minimum Size of Dwellings.

§ 27-802 Height Exceptions; Airport Approaches.

§ 27-803 Special Lot and Yard Requirements; Sight Distance; Buffer Yards.

§ 27-804 Landscaping.

§ 27-805 Ultimate/Future Street Right-of-Way Widths.

§ 27-806 Nonconformities.

§ 27-807 Temporary Structure or Use.

§ 27-808 Recreation Land, Open Space and Fees Requirements.

§ 27-809 Airport Area Regulations.

§ 27-810 Bonuses for Resolving Existing Stormwater Problems.

Part 9 AREA, YARD AND BUILDING REQUIREMENTS BY DISTRICT

§ 27-901 Area, Yard and Building Restrictions.

§ 27-902 Height.

§ 27-903 Lots Without Public Sewage and Public Water Service.

Part 10 AGE QUALIFIED COMMUNITIES

§ 27-1001 Definitions.

§ 27-1002 Establishment of Overlay Districts; General.

§ 27-1003 Age Qualified Community Overlay District (AQCOD).

§ 27-1004 Use Regulations.

§ 27-1005 Bulk and Design Requirements.

§ 27-1006 General Requirements.

Part 11 MEDICAL MARIJUANA FACILITIES

§ 27-1101 Purpose.

§ 27-1102 District Regulations.

§ 27-1103 Definitions.

§ 27-1104 Use Regulations.

§ 27-1105 Administration and Enforcement.

§ 27-1106 Penalties.