See state erosion and sedimentation control regulations and
the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance. Compliance with state erosion and sedimentation control
regulations shall be an automatic condition of any zoning permit for
work that involves earth disturbance. The Zoning Officer may require
that evidence of compliance with such regulations be submitted to
the Borough.
The land adjacent to a proposed or existing building shall not
be regraded in such a way that makes it difficult to reach each side
of a building with a fire ladder.
No use shall generate odors or dust that are offensive to persons
of average sensitivities beyond the boundaries of the subject lot.
This section shall only regulate exterior lighting that spills
across lot lines or onto public streets.
A. Streetlighting exempted. This section shall not apply to: a) streetlighting
that is owned, financed or maintained by the Borough or the state;
or b) an individual light of less than 10 feet total height in a front
yard or attached to the front of a building.
B. Height of lights. No luminaire that is within 150 feet of a lot line
of an existing dwelling shall be placed at a height exceeding 35 feet
above the average surrounding ground level. This limitation shall
not apply to lights needed for air safety nor lights intended solely
to illuminate an architectural feature of a building, or lighting
of outdoor public recreation facilities.
C. Diffused. All light sources, including signs, shall be properly diffused
as needed with a translucent or similar cover and/or shielded to prevent
exposed lighting elements from being directly visible from streets,
public sidewalks, dwellings or adjacent lots.
D. Shielding. All light sources, including signs, shall be shielded
around the light source and carefully directed and placed to prevent
the lighting from creating a nuisance to reasonable persons in adjacent
dwellings, and to prevent the lighting from shining into the eyes
of passing motorists.
E. Flickering. Flashing, flickering or strobe lighting are prohibited,
except for nonadvertising seasonal lights between October 25 and January
10.
F. Gasoline sales canopies. Any canopy over gasoline pumps shall have
light fixtures recessed into the canopy or screened by the canopy
or enclosures or otherwise controlled so that lighting elements are
not directly visible from another lot or street.
G. Lighting of horizontal surfaces. For the lighting of predominantly
horizontal surfaces (such as parking areas, storage areas and vehicle
sales areas), lighting fixtures shall be aimed downward and shall
include cutoff light fixtures and shielding as needed to properly
direct the light to the intended locations, with no uplighting.
H. Off-premises signs (billboards). Any new exterior lighting of an
off-premises sign shall be attached to the top of the off-premises
sign, be shielded as needed to avoid direct views of the luminaire
from streets or buildings, and project downward.
I. Spillover. Lighting of a commercial or industrial property shall
not cause the illumination level on a principal residential lot in
a residential district to exceed 0.5 footcandle.