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Township of North Whitehall, PA
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 440 Zoning
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Chapter 440
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of North Whitehall
12-1-2025
by
Ord. No. 2025-3
.
[1]
Amendments noted where applicable.]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 440, Zoning, adopted
12-4-2002
by
Ord. No. 2002-3
, as amended.
Article I
General Provisions; Administration
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§ 440-1
Title.
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§ 440-2
Short title.
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§ 440-3
Severability.
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§ 440-4
Procedural defects in enactment.
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§ 440-5
Repealer.
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§ 440-6
Conflicts with other ordinances.
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§ 440-7
Enactment.
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§ 440-8
Applicability.
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§ 440-9
Purposes and objectives.
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§ 440-10
Permits and certificates.
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§ 440-11
General procedure for permits.
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§ 440-12
Interpretation and similar uses.
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§ 440-13
Enforcement; violations and penalties.
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§ 440-14
Filing fees; submission deadlines.
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§ 440-15
Amendments.
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§ 440-16
Curative amendments.
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§ 440-17
Zoning Officer.
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§ 440-18
Zoning Hearing Board membership and functions.
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§ 440-19
Board hearings and decisions.
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§ 440-20
Appeals to court.
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§ 440-21
Limited public utility exemptions.
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§ 440-22
Township and municipal authority exemption.
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§ 440-23
Site plan review procedures for paved areas.
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§ 440-24
Submission requirements for certain site plans.
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§ 440-25
Conditional use process.
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§ 440-26
Special exception use process.
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§ 440-27
Site planning guidelines.
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§ 440-28
Liability.
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§ 440-29
Building permit requirements.
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Article II
Terminology
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§ 440-30
Word usage.
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§ 440-31
Definitions.
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Article III
Districts
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§ 440-32
Designation of districts and purposes.
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§ 440-33
Applicability.
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§ 440-34
Zoning Map.
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§ 440-35
District boundaries.
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§ 440-36
Setbacks across municipal boundaries.
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§ 440-37
Table of Permitted Uses by district.
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§ 440-38
Table of Lot and Setback Requirements by District.
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Article IV
Use Regulations
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§ 440-39
Applicability.
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§ 440-40
Use regulations.
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Article V
Environmental Protection
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§ 440-41
Earthmoving, filling and grading.
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§ 440-42
Nuisances and hazards to public safety.
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§ 440-43
Wetlands.
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§ 440-44
Setbacks and buffers from surface waters.
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§ 440-45
Steep slopes.
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§ 440-46
Storage of hazardous and nuisance-causing substances.
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§ 440-47
(Reserved)
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§ 440-48
Vibration.
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§ 440-49
Odors, dust and air and water pollution.
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§ 440-50
Light, glare and heat control.
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§ 440-51
Placement and screening of waste containers, outdoor machinery, and storage.
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§ 440-52
Electrical interference.
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§ 440-53
Preservation of trees and forests.
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§ 440-54
Flood-prone areas.
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Article VI
Off-Street Parking and Loading
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§ 440-55
Required number of parking spaces.
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§ 440-56
General regulations for off-street parking.
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§ 440-57
Design standards for off-street parking.
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§ 440-58
Parking and storage of junk and unregistered vehicles.
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§ 440-59
Off-street loading.
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Article VII
Signs
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§ 440-60
Applicability.
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§ 440-61
Nonconforming signs.
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§ 440-62
Definitions.
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§ 440-63
Temporary signs.
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§ 440-64
Exempt signs not requiring a permit.
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§ 440-65
Freestanding, wall and window signs.
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§ 440-66
Abandoned or outdated signs.
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§ 440-67
Location of signs.
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§ 440-68
Illumination of signs.
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§ 440-69
Vehicles functioning as signs.
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§ 440-70
Prohibited signs.
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§ 440-71
Construction of signs.
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§ 440-72
Measurement and major types of signs.
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§ 440-73
Off-premises signs (including billboards).
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§ 440-74
Signs identifying major residential or business developments.
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Article VIII
General Regulations
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§ 440-75
Frontage onto improved street; number of uses or buildings.
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§ 440-76
Height exceptions; airport approaches.
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§ 440-77
Special lot and yard requirements, and sight distance.
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§ 440-78
Landscaping and buffer yards.
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§ 440-79
Establishment of future/ultimate right-of-way widths for streets.
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§ 440-80
Nonconformities.
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§ 440-81
Temporary structure or use.
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§ 440-82
Industrial and commercial driveways.
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§ 440-83
Street access; highway frontage development.
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§ 440-84
Posting of street address.
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§ 440-85
Traffic impact study.
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§ 440-86
Common open space; homeowners' associations; condominium ownership.
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§ 440-87
(Reserved)
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§ 440-88
Fences and walls.
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§ 440-89
Short term rentals.
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