[Ord. 147, 8/11/2008, § 300; as amended by Ord.
174, 2/14/2011, § III]
1. For the purpose of this chapter, the Township is hereby divided into
eight base zoning districts which shall be designated as follows:
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FR
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Farm Residential District
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R-1
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Residential District
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R-2
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Residential District
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R-3
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Residential District
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NC
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Neighborhood Commercial District
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C
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Commercial District
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C-1
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Commercial/Business Campus District
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LI
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Limited Industrial District
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The locations and boundaries of such base zoning districts shall
be as delineated on the official Zoning Map on file in the Township
offices.
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2. Further, certain areas of the Township are, in addition to the otherwise
applicable provisions of this chapter, subject to the terms of zoning
overlay districts as follows:
[Amended by Ord. 206, 7/11/2016; and by Ord. 214, 6/12/2017]
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SSCD
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Steep Slope Conservation District
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HRPS
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Historic Resource Protection Standards
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3. All of the above overlay districts shall be overlays on and supplements
to the base zoning districts and the provisions of the overlay districts
shall serve as additional regulations to the provisions of the base
zoning districts.
4. In the event of a conflict between the provisions or requirements
of any overlay district and those of the base zoning district, the
provisions of the overlay district shall control.
5. In the event that any provision of the overlay districts is declared
inapplicable as a result of any judicial, legislative or administrative
action or decision, the other provisions of the overlay districts,
and the provisions of the base zoning district shall remain applicable.
[Ord. 147, 8/11/2008, § 301; as amended by Ord.
184, 10/10/2011, § II]
1. Zoning Map.
A. Base Zoning Districts. The boundaries of the base zoning districts
shall be shown on the map attached to and made part of this chapter.
The map shall be known as the "Zoning Map of East Coventry Township."
The official copy of the map shall be located and maintained in the
Township offices and shall be available for public inspection. The
map and all of the notations, references and data indicated thereon
are hereby incorporated by reference into this chapter. Whenever an
amendment to this chapter, involving a change of district boundaries,
is approved and adopted by the Board of Supervisors, such change shall
be promptly recorded or otherwise reflected on the Zoning Map.
B. Overlay Zoning Districts. The boundaries of the overlay zoning districts shall be as shown on and indicated in and by the studies, maps and surveys described and referred to in §
27-303, Subsection 2A, of this chapter. The studies, maps and surveys are fully incorporated by reference in this chapter and copies thereof shall be located and maintained for public inspection in the Township offices.
[Ord. 147, 8/11/2008, § 302; as amended by Ord.
174, 2/14/2011, § IV; by Ord. 184, 10/10/2011, §§ III,
IV; and by Ord. 196, 8/12/2013, § XIII]
1. Base Zoning District Boundaries.
A. The boundaries between base zoning districts are, unless otherwise
indicated, the center lines of streets, lanes, lakes and watercourses
and rights-of-way of power lines, railroads and other public utilities
or such lines extended or lines parallel thereto. Where the boundaries
of a single district are indicated as including directly opposite
sides of a street, lane, lake or watercourse or of the right-of-way
of a power line, railroad or other public utility for any portion
of its length, the district so indicated shall be construed to apply
to and include the entire bed of such street, lane, lake or watercourse
or right-of-way lying within such portion of its length.
B. Where uncertainty exists as to the location of any of the said boundaries
as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
(1)
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following
the center line of a street, lane, lake or watercourse or right-of-way
of a power line, railroad or other public utility, such center line
shall be construed to be such boundary.
(2)
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following
a lot or other property line, such lot or property line shall be construed
to be such boundary.
(3)
Where a district boundary divides a lot or traverses an undivided
property, the location of such boundary, unless otherwise specified
by figures on the Zoning Map, shall be determined by the use of the
scale appearing on the map.
(4)
Where figures are shown on the Zoning Map between a street and
a district boundary, they shall indicate that the district boundary
runs parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom equivalent
to the number of feet so indicated unless otherwise specified. Where
scaled distances do not agree with such figures, the figures shall
control.
2. Overlay District Boundaries.
B. Overlay Steep Slope Conservation District Boundaries.
(1)
The Steep Slope Conservation District consists of two areas
which are delineated and defined as follows:
(a)
PROHIBITIVE SLOPE — Prohibitive slopes are those of 25%
or greater slope (e.g., sloping 25 feet or more vertical over a distance
of 100 feet horizontal). Slopes shall be deemed prohibitive when there
are three adjacent contour intervals of two feet each such that, in
aggregate, they delineate slope of at least 25%.
(b)
PRECAUTIONARY SLOPE — Precautionary slopes are those of
15% to 25% slope (e.g., sloping 15 to 25 feet vertical over a distance
of 100 feet horizontal). Slopes shall be deemed precautionary when
there are three adjacent contour intervals of two feet each such that,
in aggregate, they delineate a slope between 15% and 25%.
(2)
Steep slopes shall be determined by either aerial photogrammetry
with required control points producing an accuracy of +/- 0.5 feet
to the contour location or by field survey. The contour intervals
shall be set forth at no more than two feet per interval on slopes
less than 25%, and may be set forth at five feet per interval on slopes
of 25% or greater. On properties containing no slopes greater than
10%, U.S.G.S. 7.5 minute quadrangles may be used as the source of
slope information, subject to the approval of the Zoning Officer upon
the recommendation of the Township Engineer.
(3)
Where an interpretation is needed to locate the exact boundaries
of the district, in relation to a given parcel, such determination
shall be initially made by the Township Engineer. Any party seeking
such a determination shall submit a topographic survey of the property
and any other pertinent documentation for consideration. The Township
Engineer shall make a written report of the results of his initial
determination, a copy of which shall be provided to the Board of Supervisors.
(4)
Any party aggrieved by any such determination of the Township
Engineer or other decision or determination regarding steep slopes
under this Part may appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board. The party
contesting the location of the district boundary shall have the burden
of proof in case of any such appeal.
[Ord. 147, 8/11/2008, § 303; as amended by Ord.
172, 2/14/2011, § VIII]
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter regarding Township
owned property, whenever federal, state, county or municipal owned
property is included in one or more zoning districts, it shall be
subject to the provisions of this chapter insofar as permitted by
the Constitution and Laws of the United States and of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania.
[Ord. 147, 8/11/2008, § 304]
Where a lot is divided by a zoning district boundary line, the
uses permitted in the less restrictive district may extend into that
portion of said lot in the more restrictive district to the nearest
lot line but in no case a greater distance than 50 feet; provided,
that full use is made of the less restrictive area before extension
into the more restricted area of said lot; and, provided further,
that in no case shall the use permitted in any zoning district be
extended for any distance into any Floodplain, Steep Slope Conservation
or Historic Resource Conservation Overlay District.
[Ord. 147, 8/11/2008, § 305; as amended by Ord.
172, 2/14/2011, § VIII]
Township uses shall be permitted in all base and overlay zoning
districts and shall be exempt from the minimum area, bulk and dimensional
standards thereof.