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2023-03-22 *
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Municipal Code
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Chapter 27 Zoning
Foreword
Ch FWD
Foreword
Adopting Ordinance
Ch AO
Adopting Ordinance
Fee Schedule
Ch FEES
Fee Schedule
Municipal Code
Ch 1
Administration and Government
Ch 2
Animals
Ch 3
(Reserved)
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
(Reserved)
Ch 13
Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations
Ch 14
(Reserved)
Ch 15
Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 16
(Reserved)
Ch 17
(Reserved)
Ch 18
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 19
(Reserved)
Ch 20
Solid Waste
Ch 21
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 22
(Reserved)
Ch 23
Stormwater Management
Ch 24
Taxation; Special
Ch 25
Trees
Ch 26
(Reserved)
Ch 27
Zoning
Ch 27 Art I
Title, Intent and Purposes
§ 2000-100
Effectiveness.
§ 2000-101
Title.
§ 2000-102
General Intent.
§ 2000-103
Community Development Objectives.
§ 2000-104
Abrogation.
§ 2000-105
Repealer.
§ 2000-106
Severability.
Ch 27 Art II
Interpretation
§ 2000-200
Interpretation.
Ch 27 Art III
Definitions
§ 2000-300
Definitions.
Ch 27 Art IV
District Regulations
§ 2000-400
Establishment of Districts.
§ 2000-401
District Purposes.
§ 2000-402
District Boundaries.
§ 2000-403
Official Joint Zoning Map.
§ 2000-404
Permitted Uses, Conditional Uses and Uses by Special Exception.
§ 2000-405
Land Uses.
§ 2000-406
Dimensional Standards.
§ 2000-407
Permitted Projections Into Required Yards.
§ 2000-408
Height Exceptions.
§ 2000-409
Accessory Buildings, Structures, Uses and Events.
§ 2000-410
Bufferyards.
§ 2000-411
Vegetation Within Bufferyards.
§ 2000-412
Conflict Between Bufferyard and Yard Requirements.
§ 2000-413
Existing Structures in Bufferyards.
§ 2000-414
Stormwater Management Facilities Within Bufferyards.
§ 2000-415
Screening and Landscaping for Off-Street Parking and Service Structures.
§ 2000-416
Vegetation Preservation.
§ 2000-417
Basement Structures.
§ 2000-418
Temporary Construction Trailers or Sheds.
§ 2000-419
Outdoor Display and Storage.
§ 2000-420
Signage.
§ 2000-420.1
General Provisions.
§ 2000-420.2
Exempt Signs.
§ 2000-420.3
Prohibited Signs.
§ 2000-420.4
Permits and Fees.
§ 2000-420.5
Specific Sign Requirements.
§ 2000-420.6
Signs for Development Complexes.
§ 2000-420.6
General Sign Types - Figures.
§ 2000-421
Hospital Overlay.
§ 2000-421.1
Permitted Uses.
§ 2000-421.2
Conditional Uses.
§ 2000-421.3
Prohibited Uses.
§ 2000-421.4
Development Uses.
§ 2000-421.5
Design Standards.
§ 2000-421.6
Landscaping and Buffers.
§ 2000-422
BYOB Establishment.
§ 2000-423
Medical Marijuana Dispensary.
Ch 27 Art V
Supplemental Regulations
§ 2000-500
Airport Zoning.
Ch 27 Art VI
Uses by Special Exception
§ 2000-600
Procedure.
§ 2000-601
Apartments, Garden.
§ 2000-602
Boarding House.
§ 2000-603
Duplex.
§ 2000-604
Quadplex.
§ 2000-605
Single-Family Dwelling.
§ 2000-606
Townhouse.
§ 2000-607
Agricultural Activities.
§ 2000-608
Automobile Rental.
§ 2000-609
Automobile Sales (Car, Truck, Motorcycle, Boat or Trailer).
§ 2000-610
Automotive Services.
§ 2000-611
Bed and Breakfast.
§ 2000-612
Billboard.
§ 2000-613
Car Wash.
§ 2000-614
Cemetery.
§ 2000-615
Cinema.
§ 2000-616
Community Center.
§ 2000-617
Conference Center.
§ 2000-618
Convenience Store.
§ 2000-619
Country Club/Golf Course.
§ 2000-620
Day Care Center (Adult or Child).
§ 2000-621
Day Care Home (Adult or Child).
§ 2000-622
Driving Range.
§ 2000-623
Dry Cleaning Facility.
§ 2000-624
Emergency Services.
§ 2000-625
Exercise/Fitness Facility.
§ 2000-626
Farmers Market.
§ 2000-627
Feed Store.
§ 2000-628
Food Packaging Facility.
§ 2000-629
Funeral Home.
§ 2000-630
Gasoline/Energy Recharge Station.
§ 2000-631
Grocery Store.
§ 2000-632
Home Based Business, Other.
§ 2000-633
Hotel/Motel.
§ 2000-634
Kennel.
§ 2000-635
Nursery.
§ 2000-636
Office, Medical.
§ 2000-637
Parking Surface Lot, Private.
§ 2000-638
Parking Structure, Private.
§ 2000-639
Pet Cemetery.
§ 2000-640
Place of Assembly.
§ 2000-641
Place of Worship.
§ 2000-642
Post Office.
§ 2000-643
Public Facility.
§ 2000-644
Public Safety Building.
§ 2000-645
Public Works Facility.
§ 2000-646
Railroad Facility.
§ 2000-647
Recreation, Indoor (Bowling, Paintball, Billiards, Arcades, Etc.).
§ 2000-648
Recreation, Outdoor (Athletic Fields, Go-Carts, Etc.).
§ 2000-649
Research Facility.
§ 2000-650
Roadside Stand.
§ 2000-651
School, Academic.
§ 2000-652
School, Commercial.
§ 2000-653
School, Kindergarten, Pre-, Nursery, Etc.
§ 2000-654
Storage Facility, Self-Service.
§ 2000-655
Storage, Outside.
§ 2000-656
Swimming Pool, Public.
§ 2000-657
Tattoo/Piercing Establishment.
§ 2000-658
Terminal, Freight.
§ 2000-659
Terminal, Passenger.
§ 2000-660
Wholesale Business.
§ 2000-661
Short Term Rentals
Ch 27 Art VII
Conditional Uses
§ 2000-700
Procedure.
§ 2000-701
Apartments, High-Rise.
§ 2000-702
Group Care Facility.
§ 2000-703
Halfway House.
§ 2000-704
Mobile Home Park.
§ 2000-705
Nursing Home.
§ 2000-706
Personal Care Home.
§ 2000-707
Check Cashing Services.
§ 2000-708
Cinema.
§ 2000-709
Communications Tower.
§ 2000-710
Consignment Store.
§ 2000-711
Correctional Facility.
§ 2000-712
Crematorium.
§ 2000-713
Drive-In Theater.
§ 2000-714
Food Processing Facility.
§ 2000-715
Junkyard.
§ 2000-716
Medical Clinic.
§ 2000-717
Mobile Home Park.
§ 2000-718
Oil/Gas Well.
§ 2000-719
Rifle Range.
§ 2000-720
Sexually Oriented Business.
§ 2000-721
Tavern/Bar.
§ 2000-722
Tower, Non-Communications.
§ 2000-723
Water Storage.
§ 2000-724
Wind Turbine, Commercial.
§ 2000-725
Medical Marijuana Grower/Processor.
§ 2000-726
All Other Uses.
Ch 27 Art VIII
Parking and Loading
§ 2000-800
Off-Street Parking Requirements.
Ch 27 Art IX
Performance Standards
§ 2000-900
Compliance Required.
§ 2000-901
Fire Protection.
§ 2000-902
Radioactivity; Electrical Disturbances.
§ 2000-903
Noise.
§ 2000-904
Vibrations.
§ 2000-905
Odors.
§ 2000-906
Smoke.
§ 2000-907
Air Pollution.
§ 2000-908
Glare.
§ 2000-909
Erosion.
§ 2000-910
Water Pollution.
§ 2000-911
Excavation, Filling and Grading.
§ 2000-912
Floodway Development.
§ 2000-913
Disturbance Near Water Courses.
Ch 27 Art X
Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots
§ 2000-1000
Procedure.
§ 2000-1001
Nonconforming Uses.
§ 2000-1002
Nonconforming Structures.
§ 2000-1003
Nonconforming Lots.
Ch 27 Art XI
Application and Review Process
§ 2000-1100
Requests for Reasonable Accommodation.
§ 2000-1101
Special Exception Procedures of Approval.
§ 2000-1102
Conditional Uses Procedure for Approval.
§ 2000-1103
Use of Flood-Prone Land.
Ch 27 Art XII
Rezoning Applications
§ 2000-1200
Purpose of Rezoning Applications.
§ 2000-1201
Rezoning Application Forms.
§ 2000-1202
Review of Rezoning Applications.
§ 2000-1203
Application Criteria.
§ 2000-1204
Rezoning Applications Plans, Analyses and Reports.
§ 2000-1205
Additional Information.
Ch 27 Art XIII
Building and Occupancy Permits
§ 2000-1300
Administration and Enforcement.
§ 2000-1301
Building Permits.
§ 2000-1302
Occupancy Permits.
§ 2000-1303
Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
Ch 27 Art XIV
Amendments
§ 2000-1400
Enactment of Zoning Ordinance Amendments.
§ 2000-1401
Procedure for Landowner Curative Amendments.
§ 2000-1402
Procedure for Joint Municipal Curative Amendments.
Ch 27 Art XV
Enforcement
§ 2000-1500
Enforcement.
Ch 27 Art XVI
Administrative Roles and Duties
§ 2000-1600
Joint Planning Commission.
§ 2000-1601
Borough Councils.
§ 2000-1602
Zoning Hearing Boards.
§ 2000-1603
Applicable Zoning Officer.
Ch 27 Art XVII
Schedule of Fees and Financing Responsibilities
§ 2000-1700
Fees.
§ 2000-1701
Financing Responsibilities.
Appendix
Ch A
Annexation of Territory
Ch B
Bond Issues and Loans
Ch C
Franchises and Services
Ch D
Governmental and Intergovernmental Affairs
Ch E
Plan Approval
Ch F
Public Property
Ch G
Sewers
Ch H
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch I
Water
Ch J
Zoning; Prior Ordinances
Key to Disposition of All Ordinances
Ch KO
Key to Disposition of All Ordinances
Key to Disposition of Significant Resolutions
Ch KR
Key to Disposition of Significant Resolutions
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Chapter 27
Zoning
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Land Use Table
Article I
Title, Intent and Purposes
chevron_right
§ 2000-100
Effectiveness.
chevron_right
§ 2000-101
Title.
chevron_right
§ 2000-102
General Intent.
chevron_right
§ 2000-103
Community Development Objectives.
chevron_right
§ 2000-104
Abrogation.
chevron_right
§ 2000-105
Repealer.
chevron_right
§ 2000-106
Severability.
chevron_right
Article II
Interpretation
chevron_right
§ 2000-200
Interpretation.
chevron_right
Article III
Definitions
chevron_right
§ 2000-300
Definitions.
chevron_right
Article IV
District Regulations
chevron_right
§ 2000-400
Establishment of Districts.
chevron_right
§ 2000-401
District Purposes.
chevron_right
§ 2000-402
District Boundaries.
chevron_right
§ 2000-403
Official Joint Zoning Map.
chevron_right
§ 2000-404
Permitted Uses, Conditional Uses and Uses by Special Exception.
chevron_right
§ 2000-405
Land Uses.
chevron_right
§ 2000-406
Dimensional Standards.
chevron_right
§ 2000-407
Permitted Projections Into Required Yards.
chevron_right
§ 2000-408
Height Exceptions.
chevron_right
§ 2000-409
Accessory Buildings, Structures, Uses and Events.
chevron_right
§ 2000-410
Bufferyards.
chevron_right
§ 2000-411
Vegetation Within Bufferyards.
chevron_right
§ 2000-412
Conflict Between Bufferyard and Yard Requirements.
chevron_right
§ 2000-413
Existing Structures in Bufferyards.
chevron_right
§ 2000-414
Stormwater Management Facilities Within Bufferyards.
chevron_right
§ 2000-415
Screening and Landscaping for Off-Street Parking and Service Structures.
chevron_right
§ 2000-416
Vegetation Preservation.
chevron_right
§ 2000-417
Basement Structures.
chevron_right
§ 2000-418
Temporary Construction Trailers or Sheds.
chevron_right
§ 2000-419
Outdoor Display and Storage.
chevron_right
§ 2000-420
Signage.
chevron_right
§ 2000-420.1
General Provisions.
chevron_right
§ 2000-420.2
Exempt Signs.
chevron_right
§ 2000-420.3
Prohibited Signs.
chevron_right
§ 2000-420.4
Permits and Fees.
chevron_right
§ 2000-420.5
Specific Sign Requirements.
chevron_right
§ 2000-420.6
Signs for Development Complexes.
chevron_right
§ 2000-420.6
General Sign Types - Figures.
chevron_right
§ 2000-421
Hospital Overlay.
chevron_right
§ 2000-421.1
Permitted Uses.
chevron_right
§ 2000-421.2
Conditional Uses.
chevron_right
§ 2000-421.3
Prohibited Uses.
chevron_right
§ 2000-421.4
Development Uses.
chevron_right
§ 2000-421.5
Design Standards.
chevron_right
§ 2000-421.6
Landscaping and Buffers.
chevron_right
§ 2000-422
BYOB Establishment.
chevron_right
§ 2000-423
Medical Marijuana Dispensary.
chevron_right
Article V
Supplemental Regulations
chevron_right
§ 2000-500
Airport Zoning.
chevron_right
Article VI
Uses by Special Exception
chevron_right
§ 2000-600
Procedure.
chevron_right
§ 2000-601
Apartments, Garden.
chevron_right
§ 2000-602
Boarding House.
chevron_right
§ 2000-603
Duplex.
chevron_right
§ 2000-604
Quadplex.
chevron_right
§ 2000-605
Single-Family Dwelling.
chevron_right
§ 2000-606
Townhouse.
chevron_right
§ 2000-607
Agricultural Activities.
chevron_right
§ 2000-608
Automobile Rental.
chevron_right
§ 2000-609
Automobile Sales (Car, Truck, Motorcycle, Boat or Trailer).
chevron_right
§ 2000-610
Automotive Services.
chevron_right
§ 2000-611
Bed and Breakfast.
chevron_right
§ 2000-612
Billboard.
chevron_right
§ 2000-613
Car Wash.
chevron_right
§ 2000-614
Cemetery.
chevron_right
§ 2000-615
Cinema.
chevron_right
§ 2000-616
Community Center.
chevron_right
§ 2000-617
Conference Center.
chevron_right
§ 2000-618
Convenience Store.
chevron_right
§ 2000-619
Country Club/Golf Course.
chevron_right
§ 2000-620
Day Care Center (Adult or Child).
chevron_right
§ 2000-621
Day Care Home (Adult or Child).
chevron_right
§ 2000-622
Driving Range.
chevron_right
§ 2000-623
Dry Cleaning Facility.
chevron_right
§ 2000-624
Emergency Services.
chevron_right
§ 2000-625
Exercise/Fitness Facility.
chevron_right
§ 2000-626
Farmers Market.
chevron_right
§ 2000-627
Feed Store.
chevron_right
§ 2000-628
Food Packaging Facility.
chevron_right
§ 2000-629
Funeral Home.
chevron_right
§ 2000-630
Gasoline/Energy Recharge Station.
chevron_right
§ 2000-631
Grocery Store.
chevron_right
§ 2000-632
Home Based Business, Other.
chevron_right
§ 2000-633
Hotel/Motel.
chevron_right
§ 2000-634
Kennel.
chevron_right
§ 2000-635
Nursery.
chevron_right
§ 2000-636
Office, Medical.
chevron_right
§ 2000-637
Parking Surface Lot, Private.
chevron_right
§ 2000-638
Parking Structure, Private.
chevron_right
§ 2000-639
Pet Cemetery.
chevron_right
§ 2000-640
Place of Assembly.
chevron_right
§ 2000-641
Place of Worship.
chevron_right
§ 2000-642
Post Office.
chevron_right
§ 2000-643
Public Facility.
chevron_right
§ 2000-644
Public Safety Building.
chevron_right
§ 2000-645
Public Works Facility.
chevron_right
§ 2000-646
Railroad Facility.
chevron_right
§ 2000-647
Recreation, Indoor (Bowling, Paintball, Billiards, Arcades, Etc.).
chevron_right
§ 2000-648
Recreation, Outdoor (Athletic Fields, Go-Carts, Etc.).
chevron_right
§ 2000-649
Research Facility.
chevron_right
§ 2000-650
Roadside Stand.
chevron_right
§ 2000-651
School, Academic.
chevron_right
§ 2000-652
School, Commercial.
chevron_right
§ 2000-653
School, Kindergarten, Pre-, Nursery, Etc.
chevron_right
§ 2000-654
Storage Facility, Self-Service.
chevron_right
§ 2000-655
Storage, Outside.
chevron_right
§ 2000-656
Swimming Pool, Public.
chevron_right
§ 2000-657
Tattoo/Piercing Establishment.
chevron_right
§ 2000-658
Terminal, Freight.
chevron_right
§ 2000-659
Terminal, Passenger.
chevron_right
§ 2000-660
Wholesale Business.
chevron_right
§ 2000-661
Short Term Rentals
chevron_right
Article VII
Conditional Uses
chevron_right
§ 2000-700
Procedure.
chevron_right
§ 2000-701
Apartments, High-Rise.
chevron_right
§ 2000-702
Group Care Facility.
chevron_right
§ 2000-703
Halfway House.
chevron_right
§ 2000-704
Mobile Home Park.
chevron_right
§ 2000-705
Nursing Home.
chevron_right
§ 2000-706
Personal Care Home.
chevron_right
§ 2000-707
Check Cashing Services.
chevron_right
§ 2000-708
Cinema.
chevron_right
§ 2000-709
Communications Tower.
chevron_right
§ 2000-710
Consignment Store.
chevron_right
§ 2000-711
Correctional Facility.
chevron_right
§ 2000-712
Crematorium.
chevron_right
§ 2000-713
Drive-In Theater.
chevron_right
§ 2000-714
Food Processing Facility.
chevron_right
§ 2000-715
Junkyard.
chevron_right
§ 2000-716
Medical Clinic.
chevron_right
§ 2000-717
Mobile Home Park.
chevron_right
§ 2000-718
Oil/Gas Well.
chevron_right
§ 2000-719
Rifle Range.
chevron_right
§ 2000-720
Sexually Oriented Business.
chevron_right
§ 2000-721
Tavern/Bar.
chevron_right
§ 2000-722
Tower, Non-Communications.
chevron_right
§ 2000-723
Water Storage.
chevron_right
§ 2000-724
Wind Turbine, Commercial.
chevron_right
§ 2000-725
Medical Marijuana Grower/Processor.
chevron_right
§ 2000-726
All Other Uses.
chevron_right
Article VIII
Parking and Loading
chevron_right
§ 2000-800
Off-Street Parking Requirements.
chevron_right
Article IX
Performance Standards
chevron_right
§ 2000-900
Compliance Required.
chevron_right
§ 2000-901
Fire Protection.
chevron_right
§ 2000-902
Radioactivity; Electrical Disturbances.
chevron_right
§ 2000-903
Noise.
chevron_right
§ 2000-904
Vibrations.
chevron_right
§ 2000-905
Odors.
chevron_right
§ 2000-906
Smoke.
chevron_right
§ 2000-907
Air Pollution.
chevron_right
§ 2000-908
Glare.
chevron_right
§ 2000-909
Erosion.
chevron_right
§ 2000-910
Water Pollution.
chevron_right
§ 2000-911
Excavation, Filling and Grading.
chevron_right
§ 2000-912
Floodway Development.
chevron_right
§ 2000-913
Disturbance Near Water Courses.
chevron_right
Article X
Nonconforming Uses, Structures, and Lots
chevron_right
§ 2000-1000
Procedure.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1001
Nonconforming Uses.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1002
Nonconforming Structures.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1003
Nonconforming Lots.
chevron_right
Article XI
Application and Review Process
chevron_right
§ 2000-1100
Requests for Reasonable Accommodation.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1101
Special Exception Procedures of Approval.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1102
Conditional Uses Procedure for Approval.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1103
Use of Flood-Prone Land.
chevron_right
Article XII
Rezoning Applications
chevron_right
§ 2000-1200
Purpose of Rezoning Applications.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1201
Rezoning Application Forms.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1202
Review of Rezoning Applications.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1203
Application Criteria.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1204
Rezoning Applications Plans, Analyses and Reports.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1205
Additional Information.
chevron_right
Article XIII
Building and Occupancy Permits
chevron_right
§ 2000-1300
Administration and Enforcement.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1301
Building Permits.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1302
Occupancy Permits.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1303
Certificate of Zoning Compliance.
chevron_right
Article XIV
Amendments
chevron_right
§ 2000-1400
Enactment of Zoning Ordinance Amendments.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1401
Procedure for Landowner Curative Amendments.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1402
Procedure for Joint Municipal Curative Amendments.
chevron_right
Article XV
Enforcement
chevron_right
§ 2000-1500
Enforcement.
chevron_right
Article XVI
Administrative Roles and Duties
chevron_right
§ 2000-1600
Joint Planning Commission.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1601
Borough Councils.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1602
Zoning Hearing Boards.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1603
Applicable Zoning Officer.
chevron_right
Article XVII
Schedule of Fees and Financing Responsibilities
chevron_right
§ 2000-1700
Fees.
chevron_right
§ 2000-1701
Financing Responsibilities.
chevron_right