[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 82-1999, 10/4/1999, § 1; by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1; by Ord. 146-2008, 4/7/2008, § 2; and by Ord. 158-2010, 6/21/2010, § 2]
1. 
For the purpose of this chapter, Charlestown Township is hereby divided into 15 classes of districts which shall be designated as follows:
FR
Farm Residential District
RC
Residential Cluster District
R-1
Residential — 1 District
PRD-1
Planned Residential Development — 1 District
PRD-2
Planned Residential Development — 2 District
PRD-3
Planned Residential Development — 3 District
H
Historic ('Charlestown Village') District
I
Institutional District
NC-1
Neighborhood Commercial — 1 District
NC-2
Neighborhood Commercial — 2 District
I/O
Industrial/Office District
B-1
Business — 1 District
LI/B
Limited Industrial/Business District
FH
Flood Hazard District
SSC
Steep Slope Conservation District
TND
Traditional Neighborhood Development District
2. 
The locations and boundaries of such districts shall be as shown upon the maps attached to and hereby made a part of this chapter, which shall be designated "Zoning Map," the "Flood Hazard District Map," and "Steep Slope Conservation District Map." The said maps, and all the notations, references, and other data shown thereon, shall be as much a part of this chapter as if fully described herein.
[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1]
1. 
In the case of the Flood Hazard District, rules for interpretation of district boundaries are contained in Part 11. In the case of the Steep Slope Conservation District, rules for interpretation of district boundaries are contained in Part 12. For all other districts, the boundaries between districts are, unless otherwise indicated, either the center line of streets, rights-of-way, or watercourses, 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, right-of-way, or watercourse, for any portion of its length, the district so indicated shall be construed to apply to the entire bed of such street, right-of-way or watercourse, lying within such portion of its length. Where uncertainty exists as to the location of any said boundaries as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A. 
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following the center line of a street, right-of-way, or watercourse, such center line shall be construed to be such boundary.
B. 
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following a lot or other property line as of the effective date of this chapter, such lot or property line shall be construed to be such boundary.
C. 
Where a district boundary divides a lot or runs through undivided property, the location of such boundary, unless specified by figures on the Zoning Map, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on said map.
D. 
Where a district boundary divides a lot held in single and separate ownership prior to the effective date of this chapter placing 75% or more of the lot area in a particular district, the location of such district boundary may be construed to include the remaining 25% or less of the lot so divided.
E. 
Where dimensions 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 dimensions shall control.
[Ord. 6/20/1979; as amended by Ord. 125-2004, 12/20/2004, § 1]
Whenever federal or state owned property is included in one or more zoning districts, it shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter only insofar as permitted by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.