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Township of Lower Windsor, PA
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2022-08-11
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 470 Zoning
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 24
Fire Company
Ch 40
Officers and Employees
Ch 45
Official Map
Ch 53
Penalties and Enforcement
Ch 59
Pensions
Ch 66
Planning Commission
Ch 87
Salaries and Compensation
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 120
Air Pollution and Open Burning
Ch 127
Alarm Systems
Ch 135
Animals
Ch 150
Buildings, Dangerous
Ch 158
Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 180
Construction Codes
Ch 186
Curfew
Ch 194
Disorderly Conduct
Ch 200
Driveways and Road Connections
Ch 230
Fireworks
Ch 235
Floodplain Management
Ch 257
Junkyards and Junk Dealers
Ch 281
Noise
Ch 292
Parades and Special Events
Ch 300
Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 310
Private Roadways, Maintenance of
Ch 335
Rental Property
Ch 349
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 375
Solid Waste
Ch 400
Stormwater Management
Ch 410
Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 415
Taxation
Ch 430
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 444
Water
Ch 456
Weed Control
Ch 470
Zoning
Ch 470 Art I
Title; Purpose; Objectives
§ 470-1
Short title.
§ 470-2
Purpose.
§ 470-3
Community development objectives.
Ch 470 Art II
Terminology
§ 470-4
Intent.
§ 470-5
General interpretation; word usage.
§ 470-6
Definitions of specific terms.
Ch 470 Art III
District Regulations
§ 470-7
Districts; boundaries.
§ 470-8
Permitted uses.
§ 470-9
All other uses.
§ 470-10
Accessory uses and structures.
§ 470-11
Uses with nuisance effect.
§ 470-12
District density, dimensional criteria and requirements.
§ 470-13
Agricultural District (AG).
§ 470-14
Residential District (R).
§ 470-15
Village District (V).
§ 470-16
Waterfront Recreation District (WR).
§ 470-17
Industrial District (I).
§ 470-18
Restricted Development Overlay (RDO).
§ 470-19
Historic Overlay (HO).
§ 470-20
Conservation by Design Overlay (CBDO).
§ 470-21
Airport District Overlay (ADO).
Ch 470 Art IV
Conservation By Design
§ 470-22
Use requirement.
§ 470-23
General regulations.
§ 470-24
Use regulations.
§ 470-25
District density, dimensional criteria and requirements.
§ 470-26
Design standards.
§ 470-27
Greenway land use and design standards.
§ 470-28
Permanent protection for greenway land.
§ 470-29
Ownership and maintenance of greenway land and common facilities.
Ch 470 Art V
General Provisions
§ 470-30
New uses.
§ 470-31
Accessory uses and structures.
§ 470-32
Unenclosed storage.
§ 470-33
Setback modifications.
§ 470-34
Height modifications.
§ 470-35
Minimum habitable floor area.
§ 470-36
Parking.
§ 470-37
Loading.
§ 470-38
Driveways/access drives.
§ 470-39
Screens and buffers.
§ 470-40
Drainage.
§ 470-41
Illumination.
§ 470-42
Demolition.
§ 470-43
Buildings under construction.
§ 470-44
Division of built-on lots.
§ 470-45
Lots of record.
§ 470-46
Status of subdivision or land development plan.
§ 470-47
Nonconforming lots of record, structures and uses.
§ 470-48
Conservation of stream corridors.
§ 470-49
Water and sewer.
Ch 470 Art VI
Supplementary Use Regulations
§ 470-50
Purpose.
§ 470-51
Requirement of specific standards.
§ 470-52
Accessory garage apartment or rental cottage.
§ 470-53
Adult regulated facility.
§ 470-54
Agricultural equipment/machinery sales and service.
§ 470-55
Agricultural roadside stand, temporary.
§ 470-56
Agricultural roadside stand, permanent.
§ 470-57
Airport; airstrip.
§ 470-58
Animal hospital or veterinary clinic.
§ 470-59
Bed-and-breakfast inn.
§ 470-60
Boardinghouse or rooming house.
§ 470-61
Boat launching facility, boat storage facility, or marina.
§ 470-62
Campground.
§ 470-63
Convalescent home or nursing home.
§ 470-64
Day-care center.
§ 470-65
Domiciliary care home.
§ 470-66
Family day-care home or group day-care home.
§ 470-67
Group home.
§ 470-68
Personal care boarding home.
§ 470-69
Cemetery.
§ 470-70
Club room, club grounds, or meeting hall.
§ 470-71
Commercial recreational facility, indoor.
§ 470-72
Commercial recreational facility, outdoor.
§ 470-73
Communication facilities.
§ 470-74
Convenience store, convenience store dispensing fuel, or vehicle fueling station.
§ 470-75
Cottage industry.
§ 470-76
Crematorium.
§ 470-77
Dwelling, caretaker/watchman.
§ 470-78
Dwelling, group quarters.
§ 470-79
Dwelling, multifamily.
§ 470-80
Dwelling, single-family attached.
§ 470-81
Dwelling, temporary housing for farm workers.
§ 470-82
Dwelling, temporary recreational.
§ 470-83
Drive-in business, drive-through business.
§ 470-84
Eating establishment.
§ 470-85
Family farm support business.
§ 470-86
Farm market.
§ 470-87
Feed and grain mill.
§ 470-88
Forestry.
§ 470-89
Funeral home.
§ 470-90
Greenhouse; horticultural nursery.
§ 470-91
Golf course.
§ 470-92
Halfway house.
§ 470-93
Heavy equipment storage, sales and/or service.
§ 470-94
Home occupation or profession.
§ 470-95
No-impact home occupation or profession.
§ 470-96
Hospital.
§ 470-97
House of worship.
§ 470-98
Industrial activities.
§ 470-99
Industrial park.
§ 470-100
Junkyard or salvage yard.
§ 470-101
Kennel.
§ 470-102
Marine rental, sales and service.
§ 470-103
Medical clinic.
§ 470-104
Mineral extraction or recovery operation.
§ 470-105
Mini storage facility.
§ 470-106
Mobile home park.
§ 470-107
Mobile home sales lot.
§ 470-108
Motel or hotel.
§ 470-109
Multifamily residential conversion.
§ 470-110
Noncommercial keeping of animals.
§ 470-111
Office, professional or business.
§ 470-112
Outdoor shooting range.
§ 470-113
Park.
§ 470-114
Parking garage or parking lot.
§ 470-115
Personal service business.
§ 470-116
Public services office.
§ 470-117
Public utilities.
§ 470-118
Research and development laboratory.
§ 470-119
Research and development park.
§ 470-120
Retail store or shop.
§ 470-121
Riding academy; boarding stable.
§ 470-122
Sawmill operation.
§ 470-123
School, commercial.
§ 470-124
School, public or private.
§ 470-125
Shopping mall, center or plaza.
§ 470-126
Solid waste disposal and/or processing facility; resource recovery facility.
§ 470-127
Stockyard.
§ 470-128
Tavern.
§ 470-129
Truck or motor freight terminal.
§ 470-130
Two-family residential conversion.
§ 470-131
Vehicle sales or rental facility.
§ 470-132
Vehicle repair and service facility.
§ 470-133
Vehicle washing facility.
§ 470-134
Warehouse.
§ 470-135
Wholesale establishment.
§ 470-136
Wholesale vehicle sales terminal.
§ 470-137
Wireless communications towers and antennas.
§ 470-138
Alternative energy systems.
§ 470-139
Sewage pump and haul.
Ch 470 Art VII
Transfer of Development Rights
§ 470-140
Purpose.
§ 470-141
Concept.
§ 470-142
Recognition of transfer of development rights.
§ 470-143
Designation of sending areas and receiving areas.
§ 470-144
Apportionment, determination and severability.
§ 470-145
Transfer of development rights.
§ 470-146
Use of development rights.
§ 470-147
Reservation of Township rights.
Ch 470 Art VIII
Zoning Hearing Board
§ 470-148
General powers and duties.
§ 470-149
Public hearings.
§ 470-150
Variances.
§ 470-151
Special exceptions.
Ch 470 Art IX
Administration and Enactment
§ 470-152
Permits.
§ 470-153
Enforcement; Zoning Officer.
§ 470-154
Amendments.
§ 470-155
Fees.
§ 470-156
Appeals.
§ 470-157
Repealer.
§ 470-158
Interpretation.
§ 470-159
Causes of action.
§ 470-160
Enforcement remedies; violations and penalties.
§ 470-161
Severability.
§ 470-162
When effective.
Disposition List
Ch DL
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Chapter 470
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Lower Windsor
4-10-2003
by
Ord. No. 2003-02
; as amended through
4-12-2012
by
Ord. No. 2012-01
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Figure 1, Part 77 Surface Areas
Attachment 2 - Zoning Map
Attachment 3 - Sketches of Residential Dwelling Types
Attachment 4 - Interior Lots
Attachment 5 - Corner Lots
Attachment 6 - Double or Reverse Frontage Lot
Attachment 7 - Triple Frontage Lots
Article I
Title; Purpose; Objectives
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§ 470-1
Short title.
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§ 470-2
Purpose.
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§ 470-3
Community development objectives.
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Article II
Terminology
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§ 470-4
Intent.
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§ 470-5
General interpretation; word usage.
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§ 470-6
Definitions of specific terms.
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Article III
District Regulations
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§ 470-7
Districts; boundaries.
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§ 470-8
Permitted uses.
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§ 470-9
All other uses.
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§ 470-10
Accessory uses and structures.
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§ 470-11
Uses with nuisance effect.
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§ 470-12
District density, dimensional criteria and requirements.
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§ 470-13
Agricultural District (AG).
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§ 470-14
Residential District (R).
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§ 470-15
Village District (V).
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§ 470-16
Waterfront Recreation District (WR).
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§ 470-17
Industrial District (I).
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§ 470-18
Restricted Development Overlay (RDO).
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§ 470-19
Historic Overlay (HO).
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§ 470-20
Conservation by Design Overlay (CBDO).
chevron_right
§ 470-21
Airport District Overlay (ADO).
chevron_right
Article IV
Conservation By Design
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§ 470-22
Use requirement.
chevron_right
§ 470-23
General regulations.
chevron_right
§ 470-24
Use regulations.
chevron_right
§ 470-25
District density, dimensional criteria and requirements.
chevron_right
§ 470-26
Design standards.
chevron_right
§ 470-27
Greenway land use and design standards.
chevron_right
§ 470-28
Permanent protection for greenway land.
chevron_right
§ 470-29
Ownership and maintenance of greenway land and common facilities.
chevron_right
Article V
General Provisions
chevron_right
§ 470-30
New uses.
chevron_right
§ 470-31
Accessory uses and structures.
chevron_right
§ 470-32
Unenclosed storage.
chevron_right
§ 470-33
Setback modifications.
chevron_right
§ 470-34
Height modifications.
chevron_right
§ 470-35
Minimum habitable floor area.
chevron_right
§ 470-36
Parking.
chevron_right
§ 470-37
Loading.
chevron_right
§ 470-38
Driveways/access drives.
chevron_right
§ 470-39
Screens and buffers.
chevron_right
§ 470-40
Drainage.
chevron_right
§ 470-41
Illumination.
chevron_right
§ 470-42
Demolition.
chevron_right
§ 470-43
Buildings under construction.
chevron_right
§ 470-44
Division of built-on lots.
chevron_right
§ 470-45
Lots of record.
chevron_right
§ 470-46
Status of subdivision or land development plan.
chevron_right
§ 470-47
Nonconforming lots of record, structures and uses.
chevron_right
§ 470-48
Conservation of stream corridors.
chevron_right
§ 470-49
Water and sewer.
chevron_right
Article VI
Supplementary Use Regulations
chevron_right
§ 470-50
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 470-51
Requirement of specific standards.
chevron_right
§ 470-52
Accessory garage apartment or rental cottage.
chevron_right
§ 470-53
Adult regulated facility.
chevron_right
§ 470-54
Agricultural equipment/machinery sales and service.
chevron_right
§ 470-55
Agricultural roadside stand, temporary.
chevron_right
§ 470-56
Agricultural roadside stand, permanent.
chevron_right
§ 470-57
Airport; airstrip.
chevron_right
§ 470-58
Animal hospital or veterinary clinic.
chevron_right
§ 470-59
Bed-and-breakfast inn.
chevron_right
§ 470-60
Boardinghouse or rooming house.
chevron_right
§ 470-61
Boat launching facility, boat storage facility, or marina.
chevron_right
§ 470-62
Campground.
chevron_right
§ 470-63
Convalescent home or nursing home.
chevron_right
§ 470-64
Day-care center.
chevron_right
§ 470-65
Domiciliary care home.
chevron_right
§ 470-66
Family day-care home or group day-care home.
chevron_right
§ 470-67
Group home.
chevron_right
§ 470-68
Personal care boarding home.
chevron_right
§ 470-69
Cemetery.
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§ 470-70
Club room, club grounds, or meeting hall.
chevron_right
§ 470-71
Commercial recreational facility, indoor.
chevron_right
§ 470-72
Commercial recreational facility, outdoor.
chevron_right
§ 470-73
Communication facilities.
chevron_right
§ 470-74
Convenience store, convenience store dispensing fuel, or vehicle fueling station.
chevron_right
§ 470-75
Cottage industry.
chevron_right
§ 470-76
Crematorium.
chevron_right
§ 470-77
Dwelling, caretaker/watchman.
chevron_right
§ 470-78
Dwelling, group quarters.
chevron_right
§ 470-79
Dwelling, multifamily.
chevron_right
§ 470-80
Dwelling, single-family attached.
chevron_right
§ 470-81
Dwelling, temporary housing for farm workers.
chevron_right
§ 470-82
Dwelling, temporary recreational.
chevron_right
§ 470-83
Drive-in business, drive-through business.
chevron_right
§ 470-84
Eating establishment.
chevron_right
§ 470-85
Family farm support business.
chevron_right
§ 470-86
Farm market.
chevron_right
§ 470-87
Feed and grain mill.
chevron_right
§ 470-88
Forestry.
chevron_right
§ 470-89
Funeral home.
chevron_right
§ 470-90
Greenhouse; horticultural nursery.
chevron_right
§ 470-91
Golf course.
chevron_right
§ 470-92
Halfway house.
chevron_right
§ 470-93
Heavy equipment storage, sales and/or service.
chevron_right
§ 470-94
Home occupation or profession.
chevron_right
§ 470-95
No-impact home occupation or profession.
chevron_right
§ 470-96
Hospital.
chevron_right
§ 470-97
House of worship.
chevron_right
§ 470-98
Industrial activities.
chevron_right
§ 470-99
Industrial park.
chevron_right
§ 470-100
Junkyard or salvage yard.
chevron_right
§ 470-101
Kennel.
chevron_right
§ 470-102
Marine rental, sales and service.
chevron_right
§ 470-103
Medical clinic.
chevron_right
§ 470-104
Mineral extraction or recovery operation.
chevron_right
§ 470-105
Mini storage facility.
chevron_right
§ 470-106
Mobile home park.
chevron_right
§ 470-107
Mobile home sales lot.
chevron_right
§ 470-108
Motel or hotel.
chevron_right
§ 470-109
Multifamily residential conversion.
chevron_right
§ 470-110
Noncommercial keeping of animals.
chevron_right
§ 470-111
Office, professional or business.
chevron_right
§ 470-112
Outdoor shooting range.
chevron_right
§ 470-113
Park.
chevron_right
§ 470-114
Parking garage or parking lot.
chevron_right
§ 470-115
Personal service business.
chevron_right
§ 470-116
Public services office.
chevron_right
§ 470-117
Public utilities.
chevron_right
§ 470-118
Research and development laboratory.
chevron_right
§ 470-119
Research and development park.
chevron_right
§ 470-120
Retail store or shop.
chevron_right
§ 470-121
Riding academy; boarding stable.
chevron_right
§ 470-122
Sawmill operation.
chevron_right
§ 470-123
School, commercial.
chevron_right
§ 470-124
School, public or private.
chevron_right
§ 470-125
Shopping mall, center or plaza.
chevron_right
§ 470-126
Solid waste disposal and/or processing facility; resource recovery facility.
chevron_right
§ 470-127
Stockyard.
chevron_right
§ 470-128
Tavern.
chevron_right
§ 470-129
Truck or motor freight terminal.
chevron_right
§ 470-130
Two-family residential conversion.
chevron_right
§ 470-131
Vehicle sales or rental facility.
chevron_right
§ 470-132
Vehicle repair and service facility.
chevron_right
§ 470-133
Vehicle washing facility.
chevron_right
§ 470-134
Warehouse.
chevron_right
§ 470-135
Wholesale establishment.
chevron_right
§ 470-136
Wholesale vehicle sales terminal.
chevron_right
§ 470-137
Wireless communications towers and antennas.
chevron_right
§ 470-138
Alternative energy systems.
chevron_right
§ 470-139
Sewage pump and haul.
chevron_right
Article VII
Transfer of Development Rights
chevron_right
§ 470-140
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 470-141
Concept.
chevron_right
§ 470-142
Recognition of transfer of development rights.
chevron_right
§ 470-143
Designation of sending areas and receiving areas.
chevron_right
§ 470-144
Apportionment, determination and severability.
chevron_right
§ 470-145
Transfer of development rights.
chevron_right
§ 470-146
Use of development rights.
chevron_right
§ 470-147
Reservation of Township rights.
chevron_right
Article VIII
Zoning Hearing Board
chevron_right
§ 470-148
General powers and duties.
chevron_right
§ 470-149
Public hearings.
chevron_right
§ 470-150
Variances.
chevron_right
§ 470-151
Special exceptions.
chevron_right
Article IX
Administration and Enactment
chevron_right
§ 470-152
Permits.
chevron_right
§ 470-153
Enforcement; Zoning Officer.
chevron_right
§ 470-154
Amendments.
chevron_right
§ 470-155
Fees.
chevron_right
§ 470-156
Appeals.
chevron_right
§ 470-157
Repealer.
chevron_right
§ 470-158
Interpretation.
chevron_right
§ 470-159
Causes of action.
chevron_right
§ 470-160
Enforcement remedies; violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 470-161
Severability.
chevron_right
§ 470-162
When effective.
chevron_right