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Township of Newlin, PA
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2023-03-13
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 240 Zoning
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 25
Salaries and Compensation
Part II General Legislation
Ch 50
Burning, Open
Ch 59
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 67
Driveways
Ch 78
Floodplain Management
Ch 90
Hazardous Materials
Ch 125
Nuisances
Ch 132
Official Map
Ch 161
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 170
Stormwater Management
Ch 185
Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 193
Taxation
Ch 212
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 240
Zoning
Ch 240 Art I
General Provisions
§ 240-1
Authority.
§ 240-2
Applicability.
§ 240-3
Uses regulated; Zoning Officer.
§ 240-4
Intent.
§ 240-5
Statement of community goals and objectives.
§ 240-6
Establishment of zoning regulations.
§ 240-7
Zoning districts.
§ 240-8
Interpretations of boundaries.
§ 240-9
Summary tables.
Ch 240 Art II
Definitions
§ 240-10
General terms.
§ 240-11
Definitions.
Ch 240 Art III
Flexible Rural Development Regulations
§ 240-12
Purposes.
§ 240-13
General regulations.
§ 240-14
Use regulations.
§ 240-15
Dimensional standards and density determination.
§ 240-16
Design standards for Option 1 subdivisions.
§ 240-17
Greenway land use and design standards.
§ 240-18
Permanent greenway protection standards.
§ 240-19
Dedication of greenway land for public use.
§ 240-20
Discretionary density bonuses.
§ 240-21
Ownership and maintenance of greenway land and common facilities.
§ 240-22
Design standards for tracts created prior to January 1, 1999.
§ 240-23
Lot add-on plans.
§ 240-24
Incremental (periodic) subdivisions.
§ 240-25
Stormwater management.
Ch 240 Art IV
Agricultural Preservation (AP) District Regulations
§ 240-26
Purposes.
§ 240-27
Use regulations.
§ 240-28
Limitations on subdivision and land development.
§ 240-29
Dimensional standards and density determination.
§ 240-30
Lot add-on plans.
§ 240-31
Incremental (periodic) subdivisions.
§ 240-32
Agricultural nuisance disclaimer.
Ch 240 Art V
Floodplain Regulations
§ 240-33
Location of floodplain regulations.
Ch 240 Art VI
Supplemental Regulations
§ 240-34
Purpose.
§ 240-35
Access to buildings.
§ 240-36
Accessory dwelling unit on lots with two or more acres.
§ 240-37
Accessory structures.
§ 240-38
Airport District Overlay.
§ 240-39
Animal shelters.
§ 240-40
Bed-and-breakfast establishment (on lots not less than five acres).
§ 240-41
Building setback lines.
§ 240-42
Wireless communications facilities.
§ 240-43
Commercial and industrial performance standards.
§ 240-44
Country property accessory dwelling units in Option 4 subdivisions.
§ 240-45
Display and sale of farm products.
§ 240-46
Driveways.
§ 240-47
Erection of more than one principal building on lot.
§ 240-48
Forestry and timber harvesting.
§ 240-49
Garage or yard sales.
§ 240-50
Height and yard limit exceptions.
§ 240-51
Home occupations: professional.
§ 240-52
Junk or discarded materials.
§ 240-53
Landscaping.
§ 240-54
Lighting.
§ 240-55
Lot size reductions.
§ 240-56
Mobile homes and manufactured housing (individual units).
§ 240-57
Obstruction to vision at street intersections.
§ 240-58
Pollution control.
§ 240-59
Prohibited uses and removal of nuisances.
§ 240-60
Roadside sales and farm produce stands.
§ 240-61
Small commercial equine activities.
§ 240-62
Satellite antennas.
§ 240-63
Steep Slope Conservation Overlay District.
§ 240-64
Swimming pools, tennis courts, and other recreational accessory structures.
§ 240-65
Trailers, motor homes, recreational vehicles, and similar facilities.
§ 240-66
Village Overlay District.
§ 240-67
Waste storage facilities.
§ 240-68
Agricultural operations, CAO and CAFO.
Ch 240 Art VII
Special Exception Use Regulations
§ 240-69
Purpose, standards and conditions.
§ 240-70
Application procedures.
§ 240-71
Accessory dwelling unit on lots less than two acres.
§ 240-72
Animal hospital, veterinary facility, kennel.
§ 240-73
Antique store.
§ 240-74
Artist studio.
§ 240-75
Barn or stable for horses on lots less than five acres.
§ 240-76
Bed-and-breakfast establishment (on lots less than five acres).
§ 240-77
Day-care facility for more than six children.
§ 240-78
Expansion of nonconforming uses.
§ 240-79
Farm machinery service and repair.
§ 240-80
Farm-related business.
§ 240-81
Steep Slope Overlay District special exception uses.
§ 240-82
Historic structures; adaptive reuse.
§ 240-83
Home occupation: nonprofessional.
§ 240-84
Live/work unit.
§ 240-85
Manure processing, hauling, soil and sludge composting, and similar activities.
§ 240-86
Mass outdoor gathering.
§ 240-87
Neighborhood commercial uses.
§ 240-88
Nonconforming preexisting lots.
§ 240-89
Option 3 subdivision; estate lots.
§ 240-90
Place of worship and related uses.
§ 240-91
Restaurants.
§ 240-92
Retail services.
§ 240-93
Commercial equine activity regulations.
§ 240-94
River-related recreational uses.
§ 240-95
Substitution of nonconforming uses.
§ 240-96
Uses not specifically provided for; uses substantially similar to other permitted or special exception uses.
Ch 240 Art VIII
Conditional Uses
§ 240-97
Purpose, standards and conditions.
§ 240-98
Campground.
§ 240-99
Commercial activities existing prior to December 2012.
§ 240-100
Nursery and garden material sales.
§ 240-101
Supplemental commercial activities.
Ch 240 Art IX
Parking Regulations
§ 240-102
Purpose.
§ 240-103
Design requirements for parking spaces.
§ 240-104
Off-street loading and unloading space.
§ 240-105
Storage of vehicles.
§ 240-106
Maximum number of dwellings served by common driveway.
§ 240-107
Minimum parking requirements.
Ch 240 Art X
Sign Regulations
§ 240-108
Purpose.
§ 240-109
Sign area and height.
§ 240-110
Nonconforming signs.
§ 240-111
Signs relating to adult entertainment establishments.
§ 240-112
Clear-sight triangle; no signs permitted.
Ch 240 Art XI
Nonconforming Use Regulations
§ 240-113
Purpose.
§ 240-114
Abandonment of structures or uses.
§ 240-115
Continuance of nonconforming uses of land, structures or lots.
§ 240-116
Expansion of nonconforming uses or structures.
§ 240-117
Restoration of damaged nonconforming structures or uses.
§ 240-118
Substitution with another nonconforming use.
§ 240-119
Lot size reductions prohibited.
§ 240-120
District changes.
§ 240-121
Nonconforming lots of record.
§ 240-122
Registration.
Ch 240 Art XII
Hardship Relief
§ 240-123
Purpose.
§ 240-124
Granting relief.
§ 240-125
Variances.
§ 240-126
Application procedures.
Ch 240 Art XIII
Boards and Agencies
§ 240-127
Purpose.
§ 240-128
Board of Supervisors.
§ 240-129
Planning Commission.
§ 240-130
Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 240-131
Zoning Hearing Board's functions.
§ 240-132
Zoning Hearing Board hearing procedures.
§ 240-133
Time limitations for appeals.
§ 240-134
Appeals from Zoning Hearing Board decisions.
§ 240-135
Zoning Officer.
§ 240-136
Special exception and conditional use application procedures.
Ch 240 Art XIV
Administration and Enforcement
§ 240-137
General.
§ 240-138
Zoning permits.
§ 240-139
Certificate of use and occupancy.
§ 240-140
Enforcement; violations and penalties; remedies.
§ 240-141
Amendments.
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Chapter 240
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Newlin Township in 1999, as amended through
2-11-2013
by
Ord. No. 2013-02
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Ordered List of Preferred Community Wastewater System Types
Attachment 2- Table of Sign Requirements
Attachment 3 - Table of Permitted Uses, Special Exception Uses, Conditional Uses, and Accessory Uses
Attachment 4 - Table of Bulk and Lot Standards in Flexible Rural Development District
Attachment 5 - Zoning Map
Attachment 6 - Airport Zoning Map
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 240-1
Authority.
chevron_right
§ 240-2
Applicability.
chevron_right
§ 240-3
Uses regulated; Zoning Officer.
chevron_right
§ 240-4
Intent.
chevron_right
§ 240-5
Statement of community goals and objectives.
chevron_right
§ 240-6
Establishment of zoning regulations.
chevron_right
§ 240-7
Zoning districts.
chevron_right
§ 240-8
Interpretations of boundaries.
chevron_right
§ 240-9
Summary tables.
chevron_right
Article II
Definitions
chevron_right
§ 240-10
General terms.
chevron_right
§ 240-11
Definitions.
chevron_right
Article III
Flexible Rural Development Regulations
chevron_right
§ 240-12
Purposes.
chevron_right
§ 240-13
General regulations.
chevron_right
§ 240-14
Use regulations.
chevron_right
§ 240-15
Dimensional standards and density determination.
chevron_right
§ 240-16
Design standards for Option 1 subdivisions.
chevron_right
§ 240-17
Greenway land use and design standards.
chevron_right
§ 240-18
Permanent greenway protection standards.
chevron_right
§ 240-19
Dedication of greenway land for public use.
chevron_right
§ 240-20
Discretionary density bonuses.
chevron_right
§ 240-21
Ownership and maintenance of greenway land and common facilities.
chevron_right
§ 240-22
Design standards for tracts created prior to January 1, 1999.
chevron_right
§ 240-23
Lot add-on plans.
chevron_right
§ 240-24
Incremental (periodic) subdivisions.
chevron_right
§ 240-25
Stormwater management.
chevron_right
Article IV
Agricultural Preservation (AP) District Regulations
chevron_right
§ 240-26
Purposes.
chevron_right
§ 240-27
Use regulations.
chevron_right
§ 240-28
Limitations on subdivision and land development.
chevron_right
§ 240-29
Dimensional standards and density determination.
chevron_right
§ 240-30
Lot add-on plans.
chevron_right
§ 240-31
Incremental (periodic) subdivisions.
chevron_right
§ 240-32
Agricultural nuisance disclaimer.
chevron_right
Article V
Floodplain Regulations
chevron_right
§ 240-33
Location of floodplain regulations.
chevron_right
Article VI
Supplemental Regulations
chevron_right
§ 240-34
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 240-35
Access to buildings.
chevron_right
§ 240-36
Accessory dwelling unit on lots with two or more acres.
chevron_right
§ 240-37
Accessory structures.
chevron_right
§ 240-38
Airport District Overlay.
chevron_right
§ 240-39
Animal shelters.
chevron_right
§ 240-40
Bed-and-breakfast establishment (on lots not less than five acres).
chevron_right
§ 240-41
Building setback lines.
chevron_right
§ 240-42
Wireless communications facilities.
chevron_right
§ 240-43
Commercial and industrial performance standards.
chevron_right
§ 240-44
Country property accessory dwelling units in Option 4 subdivisions.
chevron_right
§ 240-45
Display and sale of farm products.
chevron_right
§ 240-46
Driveways.
chevron_right
§ 240-47
Erection of more than one principal building on lot.
chevron_right
§ 240-48
Forestry and timber harvesting.
chevron_right
§ 240-49
Garage or yard sales.
chevron_right
§ 240-50
Height and yard limit exceptions.
chevron_right
§ 240-51
Home occupations: professional.
chevron_right
§ 240-52
Junk or discarded materials.
chevron_right
§ 240-53
Landscaping.
chevron_right
§ 240-54
Lighting.
chevron_right
§ 240-55
Lot size reductions.
chevron_right
§ 240-56
Mobile homes and manufactured housing (individual units).
chevron_right
§ 240-57
Obstruction to vision at street intersections.
chevron_right
§ 240-58
Pollution control.
chevron_right
§ 240-59
Prohibited uses and removal of nuisances.
chevron_right
§ 240-60
Roadside sales and farm produce stands.
chevron_right
§ 240-61
Small commercial equine activities.
chevron_right
§ 240-62
Satellite antennas.
chevron_right
§ 240-63
Steep Slope Conservation Overlay District.
chevron_right
§ 240-64
Swimming pools, tennis courts, and other recreational accessory structures.
chevron_right
§ 240-65
Trailers, motor homes, recreational vehicles, and similar facilities.
chevron_right
§ 240-66
Village Overlay District.
chevron_right
§ 240-67
Waste storage facilities.
chevron_right
§ 240-68
Agricultural operations, CAO and CAFO.
chevron_right
Article VII
Special Exception Use Regulations
chevron_right
§ 240-69
Purpose, standards and conditions.
chevron_right
§ 240-70
Application procedures.
chevron_right
§ 240-71
Accessory dwelling unit on lots less than two acres.
chevron_right
§ 240-72
Animal hospital, veterinary facility, kennel.
chevron_right
§ 240-73
Antique store.
chevron_right
§ 240-74
Artist studio.
chevron_right
§ 240-75
Barn or stable for horses on lots less than five acres.
chevron_right
§ 240-76
Bed-and-breakfast establishment (on lots less than five acres).
chevron_right
§ 240-77
Day-care facility for more than six children.
chevron_right
§ 240-78
Expansion of nonconforming uses.
chevron_right
§ 240-79
Farm machinery service and repair.
chevron_right
§ 240-80
Farm-related business.
chevron_right
§ 240-81
Steep Slope Overlay District special exception uses.
chevron_right
§ 240-82
Historic structures; adaptive reuse.
chevron_right
§ 240-83
Home occupation: nonprofessional.
chevron_right
§ 240-84
Live/work unit.
chevron_right
§ 240-85
Manure processing, hauling, soil and sludge composting, and similar activities.
chevron_right
§ 240-86
Mass outdoor gathering.
chevron_right
§ 240-87
Neighborhood commercial uses.
chevron_right
§ 240-88
Nonconforming preexisting lots.
chevron_right
§ 240-89
Option 3 subdivision; estate lots.
chevron_right
§ 240-90
Place of worship and related uses.
chevron_right
§ 240-91
Restaurants.
chevron_right
§ 240-92
Retail services.
chevron_right
§ 240-93
Commercial equine activity regulations.
chevron_right
§ 240-94
River-related recreational uses.
chevron_right
§ 240-95
Substitution of nonconforming uses.
chevron_right
§ 240-96
Uses not specifically provided for; uses substantially similar to other permitted or special exception uses.
chevron_right
Article VIII
Conditional Uses
chevron_right
§ 240-97
Purpose, standards and conditions.
chevron_right
§ 240-98
Campground.
chevron_right
§ 240-99
Commercial activities existing prior to December 2012.
chevron_right
§ 240-100
Nursery and garden material sales.
chevron_right
§ 240-101
Supplemental commercial activities.
chevron_right
Article IX
Parking Regulations
chevron_right
§ 240-102
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 240-103
Design requirements for parking spaces.
chevron_right
§ 240-104
Off-street loading and unloading space.
chevron_right
§ 240-105
Storage of vehicles.
chevron_right
§ 240-106
Maximum number of dwellings served by common driveway.
chevron_right
§ 240-107
Minimum parking requirements.
chevron_right
Article X
Sign Regulations
chevron_right
§ 240-108
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 240-109
Sign area and height.
chevron_right
§ 240-110
Nonconforming signs.
chevron_right
§ 240-111
Signs relating to adult entertainment establishments.
chevron_right
§ 240-112
Clear-sight triangle; no signs permitted.
chevron_right
Article XI
Nonconforming Use Regulations
chevron_right
§ 240-113
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 240-114
Abandonment of structures or uses.
chevron_right
§ 240-115
Continuance of nonconforming uses of land, structures or lots.
chevron_right
§ 240-116
Expansion of nonconforming uses or structures.
chevron_right
§ 240-117
Restoration of damaged nonconforming structures or uses.
chevron_right
§ 240-118
Substitution with another nonconforming use.
chevron_right
§ 240-119
Lot size reductions prohibited.
chevron_right
§ 240-120
District changes.
chevron_right
§ 240-121
Nonconforming lots of record.
chevron_right
§ 240-122
Registration.
chevron_right
Article XII
Hardship Relief
chevron_right
§ 240-123
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 240-124
Granting relief.
chevron_right
§ 240-125
Variances.
chevron_right
§ 240-126
Application procedures.
chevron_right
Article XIII
Boards and Agencies
chevron_right
§ 240-127
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 240-128
Board of Supervisors.
chevron_right
§ 240-129
Planning Commission.
chevron_right
§ 240-130
Zoning Hearing Board.
chevron_right
§ 240-131
Zoning Hearing Board's functions.
chevron_right
§ 240-132
Zoning Hearing Board hearing procedures.
chevron_right
§ 240-133
Time limitations for appeals.
chevron_right
§ 240-134
Appeals from Zoning Hearing Board decisions.
chevron_right
§ 240-135
Zoning Officer.
chevron_right
§ 240-136
Special exception and conditional use application procedures.
chevron_right
Article XIV
Administration and Enforcement
chevron_right
§ 240-137
General.
chevron_right
§ 240-138
Zoning permits.
chevron_right
§ 240-139
Certificate of use and occupancy.
chevron_right
§ 240-140
Enforcement; violations and penalties; remedies.
chevron_right
§ 240-141
Amendments.
chevron_right