[Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the
Township of Lower Merion 3-16-1927 by Ord. No. 244; amended in its entirety 2-26-2020 by Ord. No. 4181. Subsequent
amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 (Reserved)
- Ch 5 Administrative Code
- Ch 6 (Reserved)
- Ch 7 Board of Commissioners Procedural Code
- Ch 10 Cooperative and Intermunicipal Agreements
- Ch 12 Electoral Districts
- Ch 13 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 16 Health Advisory Council
- Ch 20 Library Services
- Ch 21 Lost Property, Disposition of
- Ch 23 (Reserved)
- Ch 25 (Reserved)
- Ch 26 Municipal Authorities
- Ch 32 Pensions and Employee Benefits
- Ch 34 Planning Agencies
- Ch 36 Police Department
- Ch 38 Township Records
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 49 Air Pollution
- Ch 51 Alarm Systems
- Ch 59 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 62 Building Construction
- Ch 64 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 67 Circuses and Carnivals
- Ch 68 (Reserved)
- Ch 69 Contractor Licensing
- Ch 72 Electrical Standards
- Ch 75 Fair Housing
- Ch 78 Fire Prevention
- Ch 82 Garbage and Refuse
- Ch 88 Historic Districts
- Ch 90 Health and Sanitation
- Ch 92 Housing-Property Maintenance
- Ch 93 Human Relations Commission; Discrimination
- Ch 95 Junk Dealers
- Ch 99 Littering; Handbill Distribution
- Ch 101 Natural Features Conservation
- Ch 102 (Reserved)
- Ch 103 Newspaper Separation and Collection
- Ch 105 Noise and Exterior Lighting
- Ch 107 Official Map
- Ch 109 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 111 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 113 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 115 Plumbing
- Ch 119 Real Estate Registry
- Ch 121 Stormwater Management and Erosion Control
- Ch 123 Security of Buildings
- Ch 126 Sewers
- Ch 128 Shade Trees
- Ch 130 Shopping Carts
- Ch 133 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 135 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 138 Taxation
- Ch 140 Telecommunications Facilities
- Ch 141 Transient Retail Businesses
- Ch 143 Uniform Construction Code
- Ch 145 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 149 Watercourses
- Ch 151 Weapons
- Ch 155 Zoning
- Ch 155 Art I Introduction
- § 155-1.1 General provisions.
- Ch 155 Art II Definitions
- § 155-2.1 Definition of terms.
- Ch 155 Art III General to Districts
- § 155-3.1 Applicability
- § 155-3.2 References to districts.
- § 155-3.3 Building height.
- § 155-3.4 Lot occupation.
- § 155-3.5 Frontages.
- § 155-3.6 Projections.
- § 155-3.7 Fences and walls.
- § 155-3.8 Regulations for specific buildings.
- § 155-3.9 Architecture standards.
- § 155-3.10 Landscape standards.
- § 155-3.11 Ambience standards.
- § 155-3.12 Sporting and physical recreation areas.
- § 155-3.13 Zoning relief.
- § 155-3.14 Service and trash area standards.
- Ch 155 Art IV District Specific Standards
- § 155-4.1 LDR Residential Districts.
- § 155-4.2 MDR Residential Districts.
- § 155-4.3 Commercial Center NC, VC and TC Districts.
- § 155-4.4 Institutional districts.
- § 155-4.5 LI Light Industrial District.
- Ch 155 Art V Uses
- § 155-5.1 Permitted uses.
- § 155-5.2 Use regulations, general.
- § 155-5.3 Interpretation of uses.
- § 155-5.4 Nonconforming uses.
- § 155-5.5 Temporary structures.
- § 155-5.6 Prohibited uses.
- § 155-5.7 Zoning permits.
- Ch 155 Art VI Special Districts
- § 155-6.1 MC Medical Center District.
- § 155-6.2 BMMD Bryn Mawr Medical District.
- § 155-6.3 RHR Rock Hill Road District.
- § 155-6.4 BMV Bryn Mawr Village District.
- § 155-6.5 CAD City Avenue Districts.
- § 155-6.6 CAD-RCA City Avenue District - Regional Center Area.
- § 155-6.7 CAD-BCR City Avenue District - Bala Cynwyd Retail District.
- § 155-6.8 CAD-BV City Avenue District - Bala Village.
- Ch 155 Art VII Conservation and Preservation Overlays
- § 155-7.1 HROD Historic Resources Overlay District.
- § 155-7.2 OSOD Open Space Overlay District.
- § 155-7.3 Floodplain Overlay District.
- § 155-7.4 Steep Slopes Overlay District.
- § 155-7.5 Wooded Lot Overlay District.
- Ch 155 Art VIII Parking Standards
- § 155-8.1 Minimum required parking.
- § 155-8.2 Parking reductions.
- § 155-8.3 Reserve parking.
- § 155-8.4 Parking location.
- § 155-8.5 Parking access.
- § 155-8.6 Off-street parking layout and design.
- § 155-8.7 Loading, unloading and queuing.
- § 155-8.8 Bicycle parking requirements.
- Ch 155 Art IX Sign Standards
- § 155-9.1 Applicability.
- § 155-9.2 Legislative intent.
- § 155-9.3 General regulations.
- § 155-9.4 Sign regulations by type.
- § 155-9.5 Permit exempt signs.
- § 155-9.6 Prohibited signs.
- § 155-9.7 Nonconforming signs; signs on nonconforming use premises.
- § 155-9.8 District specific signs.
- Ch 155 Art X Supplemental Use Regulations and Nonconformities
- § 155-10.1 Accessory use regulations.
- § 155-10.2 Alternative housing options for elderly.
- § 155-10.3 Shared residences for elderly or disabled.
- § 155-10.4 Conversion of building to adult day-care.
- § 155-10.5 Medical marijuana dispensary.
- § 155-10.6 Medical marijuana processing.
- § 155-10.7 Mandated emergency service.
- § 155-10.8 Conversion of building to emergency mandated service.
- § 155-10.9 Antennas.
- § 155-10.10 Wireless communication facilities.
- § 155-10.11 Vehicle lifts.
- § 155-10.12 Nonconformities.
- § 155-10.13 Moderate-income housing.
- § 155-10.14 Federal firearms licensee (FFL).
- Ch 155 Art XI Process and Procedures
- § 155-11.1 Zoning administration.
- § 155-11.2 Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 155-11.3 Zoning amendments.
- § 155-11.4 Zoning enforcement; penalties; remedies; charges.
- Appendix
- Ch A161 Agreements and Contracts
- Ch A162 (Reserved)
- Ch A163 Building Line Ordinances
- Ch A164 Civil Service Commission: Rules and Regulations
- Ch A165 Curb Ordinances
- Ch A166 Electrical Examining Board: Rules and Regulations
- Ch A167 Fees
- Ch A168 Park Rules and Regulations
- Ch A169 Police Department: Code of Discipline
- Ch A170 Sidewalk Ordinances
- Ch A171 Street Ordinances
- Ch A172 Zoning Hearing Board: Rules
- Ch A173 Security Regulations
- Ch A174 Fire Lanes
- Ch A175 Code of Ethics
- Ch A176 (Reserved)
- Ch A177 Planting Materials and Specifications
- Ch A178 Wastewater Control Regulations
- Ch A179 Administrative Appeals
- Ch A180 Historic Resource Inventory
- Ch A181 Human Relations Commission: Rules and Regulations
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List