[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Bath 11-4-2002 by Ord. No. 554 (Ch. 179 of the 2005 Code of Ordinances); amended in its
entirety 5-2-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-622. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 9 Auditor
- Ch 15 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 49 Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 60 Fire Company
- Ch 123 Manager
- Ch 152 Pensions
- Ch 163 Planning Commission
- Ch 170 Police
- Ch 181 Records
- Ch 190 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 205 Air Pollution
- Ch 212 Alarms, Alarm Systems and 911 Emergency Telephone System
- Ch 219 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 225 Animals
- Ch 238 Bicycles
- Ch 248 Business Registration
- Ch 256 Cable Television
- Ch 263 Cemeteries
- Ch 270 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 281 Dumpsters and Portable On-Demand Units
- Ch 302 Firearms
- Ch 310 Fire Prevention
- Ch 317 Fireworks
- Ch 342 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 349 Historic Preservation
- Ch 361 Insurance
- Ch 398 Moving of Goods
- Ch 403 Municipal Claims and Liens
- Ch 419 Nuisances
- Ch 434 Parking Lots
- Ch 440 Parks and Recreation Places
- Ch 451 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 466 Properties, Distressed and Vacant
- Ch 470 Property Maintenance
- Ch 478 Public Property
- Ch 485 Quality of Life
- Ch 497 Rental Property
- Ch 514 School District Property
- Ch 520 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 535 Solid Waste
- Ch 549 Special Events
- Ch 560 Stormwater Management
- Ch 568 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 580 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 590 Taxation
- Ch 604 Trees
- Ch 625 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 642 Water
- Ch 651 Weeds
- Ch 664 Yard Sales
- Ch 675 Zoning
- Ch 675 Art I Title
- § 675-1 Short title.
- Ch 675 Art II Purpose and Interpretation
- § 675-2 Intent.
- § 675-3 Purpose.
- § 675-4 Interpretation.
- Ch 675 Art III Terminology
- § 675-5 Word usage.
- § 675-6 Definitions.
- Ch 675 Art IV Enforcement and Administration
- § 675-7 Zoning Officer.
- § 675-8 Finances and fees.
- § 675-9 General administrative procedures.
- § 675-10 Enforcement notice.
- § 675-11 Causes of action.
- § 675-12 Enforcement remedies.
- Ch 675 Art V Permits and Certificates
- § 675-13 Zoning permit.
- § 675-14 Certificates of use and occupancy.
- § 675-15 Temporary occupancy permits.
- § 675-16 Denial and revocation of permits and certificates.
- § 675-17 Continuance of existing permits.
- § 675-18 Records.
- § 675-19 Certificate of nonconforming use or structure.
- § 675-20 Report.
- Ch 675 Art VI Zoning Hearing Board
- § 675-21 Continuation.
- § 675-22 Membership and filling of vacancies.
- § 675-23 Alternate membership.
- § 675-24 Removal of members.
- § 675-25 Organization.
- § 675-26 Zoning Hearing Board functions.
- § 675-27 Expenditures for services.
- § 675-28 Applications.
- § 675-29 Time limitations; persons aggrieved.
- § 675-30 Hearing procedures.
- § 675-31 Stay of proceedings.
- § 675-32 Decision; findings.
- § 675-33 Notice of decision.
- § 675-34 Effect of Board's decision.
- § 675-35 Mediation option.
- § 675-36 Appeals.
- Ch 675 Art VII Amendments
- § 675-37 Amendments to provisions of chapters.
- § 675-38 Who may initiate.
- § 675-39 Amendments shall be required.
- § 675-40 Mandatory requirements for enactment of amendments.
- § 675-41 Procedure for landowner curative amendments.
- § 675-42 Procedure for municipal curative amendment.
- § 675-43 Publication, advertisement, and availability of chapters.
- Ch 675 Art VIII Zoning Map and Boundaries
- § 675-44 Zoning Map and boundaries.
- § 675-45 Overlays.
- Ch 675 Art IX Types and Limitations of Uses
- § 675-46 Classifications of uses.
- § 675-47 Permitted uses.
- § 675-48 Accessory uses.
- § 675-49 Temporary uses.
- § 675-50 Special exception uses.
- § 675-51 Nonconforming uses, buildings and structures.
- § 675-52 Prohibited uses; general.
- § 675-53 Similar uses.
- § 675-54 Conditional uses.
- § 675-55 Uses not otherwise listed.
- Ch 675 Art X Zoning Districts and Overlay Districts
- § 675-56 Zoning districts.
- § 675-57 Intent of zoning districts.
- § 675-58 Overlay districts.
- § 675-59 Intent of overlay districts.
- Ch 675 Art XI Schedule of Permitted, Accessory, Special Exception and Conditional Uses
- § 675-60 R-1 Low-Density Residential.
- § 675-61 R-2 Medium-Density Residential.
- § 675-62 R-3 Medium-Density Residential.
- § 675-63 C-N Commercial Neighborhood.
- § 675-64 C-H1 Commercial Highway, With Residential.
- § 675-65 C-H2 Commercial Highway, Without Residential.
- § 675-66 M-C Manufacturing Commercial.
- § 675-67 M-C2 Light Manufacturing Commercial.
- § 675-68 Parking Overlay District.
- Ch 675 Art XII General Provisions
- § 675-69 Application to all zoning districts.
- § 675-70 Proposed right-of-way.
- § 675-71 Front yards.
- § 675-72 Permanence of yards and open spaces.
- § 675-73 Frontage on public streets.
- § 675-74 Accessory uses, buildings and structures.
- § 675-75 Obstruction of vision.
- § 675-76 Clear sight triangle.
- § 675-77 Sewer services.
- § 675-78 Topsoil stripping.
- § 675-79 Emergency access.
- § 675-80 Front yard exception.
- § 675-81 Garden apartments.
- § 675-82 High-rise apartments.
- § 675-83 Church spires, bell towers, smoke stacks, antennas, and similar structures.
- § 675-84 Mobile home parks.
- § 675-85 Antennas.
- § 675-86 Illumination.
- § 675-87 Off-street parking.
- § 675-88 Migratory hazards.
- § 675-89 Cemetery.
- § 675-90 Physical recreation uses, private recreation uses, rod-and-gun clubs, lodges, equestrian trails, stables, gymnasiums, exercise clubs and similar uses.
- § 675-91 Hospital.
- § 675-92 Small lots of record (with or without structures).
- § 675-93 Place of worship.
- § 675-94 Vending machines.
- § 675-95 Storage of materials.
- § 675-96 Storage of motor vehicles.
- § 675-97 Home occupation.
- § 675-98 Noncommercial swimming pool.
- § 675-99 Utilities.
- § 675-100 Conversions.
- § 675-101 No-impact home-based businesses.
- Ch 675 Art XIII Additional Provisions for Conditional and Special Exception Uses
- § 675-102 General criteria and limitations.
- § 675-103 Specific uses.
- Ch 675 Art XIV Perimeter and Retaining Fences and Walls
- § 675-104 Permit.
- § 675-105 Maximum height of fences.
- § 675-106 Maximum height of retaining walls.
- § 675-107 Prohibited fences, walls, materials or similar structures.
- § 675-108 Temporary fences, walls or similar structures.
- § 675-109 No blocking of public right-of-way.
- § 675-110 Setback.
- § 675-111 Special retaining wall provisions.
- Ch 675 Art XV Buffer Strips and Screening
- § 675-112 Requirements.
- § 675-113 Combined buffer strips.
- § 675-114 Screening.
- Ch 675 Art XVI Private Roads Driveways and Parking Areas
- § 675-115 Private roads and driveways.
- § 675-116 Private parking areas.
- § 675-117 Private driveways.
- Ch 675 Art XVII Off-Street Parking and Loading; Access Drives
- § 675-118 New and existing uses.
- § 675-119 Design and construction.
- § 675-120 Off-street parking standards.
- § 675-121 Off-street loading spaces.
- § 675-122 Additional provisions.
- Ch 675 Art XVIII Environmental Protection
- § 675-123 Steep slopes.
- § 675-124 Wetlands and floodplains.
- § 675-125 Grading and excavation regulations.
- § 675-126 Grading and excavation plan requirements.
- § 675-127 Grading and excavation plan requirement exceptions.
- Ch 675 Art XIX Signs
- § 675-128 Applicability.
- § 675-129 Prohibited signs.
- § 675-130 Surface area limitations.
- § 675-131 Number of signs.
- § 675-132 Sign setbacks.
- § 675-133 Schedule of sign regulations.
- § 675-134 Surface area calculations.
- § 675-135 Sign placement, height, clearance, projections from walls, and illumination.
- § 675-136 Signs for specific uses.
- § 675-137 Temporary signs.
- Ch 675 Art XX Commercial Communications Towers and Antennas
- § 675-138 Purpose.
- § 675-139 District requirements.
- § 675-140 Specific use and special exception requirements.
- Ch 675 Art XXI Exemptions
- § 675-141 Public utility corporations.
- § 675-142 Borough exemption.
- Appendix
- Ch A677 Intermunicipal Agreements
- Ch A678 Franchise Agreements
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
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