A.
The Township of Upper Darby is hereby divided into zones or districts
as shown on the Official Zoning Map, which, together with all explanatory
matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be
part of this chapter. The Official Zoning Map may depict certain overlay
zoning districts on a separate page of the Official Zoning Map.
B.
The Official Zoning Map shall be so designated and shall bear the
seal of the Township of Upper Darby. It shall be maintained by the
Zoning Officer and shall be made available for public inspection at
the Upper Darby Municipal Building during normal business hours.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Zoning Map is also available
on the Township's website.
C.
No changes, other than the correction of drafting errors, shall be
made to the Official Zoning Map, except as in accordance with amendatory
ordinances as provided for herein.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
D.
In the event of discrepancy between the Official Zoning Map and any
alleged copy of the Zoning Map, the Official Zoning Map shall prevail
unless it can be shown that, as a result of drafting error, it incorrectly
reflects the intent of an amendatory ordinance of Township Council.
E.
Should the Official Zoning Map become lost, destroyed, or in some
fashion difficult to interpret, it may be replaced by ordinance of
Council, and the new Official Zoning Map shall bear, in addition to
the Township Seal, the ordinance number and date that it superseded
the earlier Official Zoning Map. Whenever possible, the earlier Official
Zoning Map shall be preserved as a part of the permanent Township
record.
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
A.
The boundaries between zoning districts are, unless otherwise noted,
the center lines of streets and alleys, railways, streams, plotted
lot lines and municipal boundaries.
B.
Where a district boundary has been found, by the scale of the Official
Zoning Map, to divide a lot which is in single ownership, the regulations
applicable to the less restricted district shall extend over the portion
of the lot in the more restricted district a distance of not more
than 50 feet.
C.
Any interpretation of district boundaries not resolvable to the satisfaction
of the Zoning Officer by an inspection of the Official Zoning Map
shall be determined by the Township Council.
A.
The regulations established by this chapter within each district
are to be applied uniformly throughout said district.
B.
No new use or structure shall be hereafter permitted, which:
(1)
Does not conform to the use regulations.
(2)
Exceeds the height or bulk standards.
(3)
Accommodates or houses a greater number of families than herein authorized.
(4)
Occupies a greater percentage of the lot area.
(5)
Reduces the yard area below prescribed standards.
(6)
Violates other regulations included herein.
C.
Existing uses and structures which predate the effective date of this chapter, which were legal under the previous Upper Darby Township Zoning Ordinance, or which were defined as legal nonconforming uses or structures under the terms of that ordinance, are deemed to be legal nonconforming uses under the terms of this chapter and are subject to the regulations of § 550-48 herein.
D.
The following zoning districts and overlay districts are hereby established:
(1)
R-C Residential District.
(2)
R-C-1 Residential District.
(3)
R-1 Residential District.
(4)
R-2 Residential District.
(5)
R-3 Residential District.
(6)
R-4 Residential District.
(7)
C-1 Traditional Neighborhood Commercial District.
(8)
C-2 Traditional General Commercial District.
(9)
C-3 Traditional Downtown Business District.
(10)
C-4 Commercial-Industrial District.
(11)
REC Recreation District.
(12)
RO Residential-Office Overlay District.
(13)
CRO Corridor Residential-Office Overlay District.
(14)
HD Hospitality Overlay District.
(15)
Riparian Corridor Overlay District.
(16)
Transitional Surface Zone in that part of Upper Darby Township
indicated on the Philadelphia International Airport Height Limitation
and Zoning District Map, dated Spring 1989.
E.
In the event that in the future additional territory shall be annexed
into Upper Darby Township, said land shall be considered to be zoned
in an R-1 Residential District until such time as it is rezoned by
Township Council, unless other provisions for districting are made
at the time of annexation.
The text of the Zoning Ordinance and the Zoning Map may be reproduced
for distribution and/or sale to Township officials and the general
public. The Zoning Map may be reproduced in whole or in sections.
Copies of the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map shall be maintained
in the Township Building for reference by the public.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is also available on the Township's
website.
