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Township of Penn Forest, PA
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 240 Zoning
Chapter 240
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Penn Forest
12-5-2011
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Table 306-B-1 Uses Allowed in Each Zoning District
Attachment 2 - Dimensional Requirements in Each District and Site Capacity
Attachment 3 - Exhibit C
Article I
Title; Enactment; Severability
§ 240-1
Title.
§ 240-2
Short title.
§ 240-3
Severability.
§ 240-4
Procedural defects in enactment.
§ 240-5
Repealer.
§ 240-6
Enactment.
Article II
Administration
§ 240-7
Applicability.
§ 240-8
Purposes and community development objectives.
§ 240-9
Permits and certificates.
§ 240-10
General procedure for permits.
§ 240-11
Interpretation and uses not regulated.
§ 240-12
Enforcement; violations and penalties.
§ 240-13
Fees.
§ 240-14
Amendments to chapter.
§ 240-15
Curative amendments.
§ 240-16
Zoning Officer.
§ 240-17
Zoning Hearing Board actions and variances.
§ 240-18
Zoning Hearing Board hearings and decisions.
§ 240-19
Appeals to court.
§ 240-20
Limited public utility exemptions.
§ 240-21
Township and municipal authority exemption.
§ 240-22
Special exception use process.
§ 240-23
Conditional use process.
§ 240-24
Liability.
Article III
Terminology
§ 240-25
Word usage.
§ 240-26
Definitions.
Article IV
Districts
§ 240-27
Designation of districts and purposes.
§ 240-28
Application of district regulations.
§ 240-29
Zoning Map.
§ 240-30
District boundaries.
§ 240-31
Setbacks across municipal boundaries.
§ 240-32
Table of allowed uses in each zoning district.
§ 240-33
Dimensional requirements in each district and site capacity.
§ 240-34
Wetlands and floodplains.
§ 240-35
Septic systems.
§ 240-36
Steep slopes.
§ 240-37
Age-restricted residential development.
§ 240-38
Additional requirements for planned residential development (PRD).
§ 240-39
Conservation subdivision design.
§ 240-40
Development along waterways, lakes and ponds.
§ 240-40.1
Apartments on the second and/or third floor of a commercial use.
§ 240-40.2
DC Data Center Overlay District.
Article V
Additional Requirements for Specific Uses
§ 240-41
Applicability.
§ 240-42
Additional requirements for specific principal uses.
§ 240-43
Additional requirements for accessory uses.
Article VI
Environmentally Sensitive Areas
§ 240-44
Erosion control.
§ 240-45
Nuisances and hazards to public safety.
§ 240-46
Wetlands and steep slopes.
§ 240-47
FP Floodplain District (flood-prone areas).
§ 240-48
Control of light and glare.
§ 240-48.1
Woodland protection and replacement.
Article VII
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 240-49
Required number of off-street parking spaces.
§ 240-50
General regulations for off-street parking.
§ 240-51
Design standards for off-street parking.
§ 240-52
Off-street loading.
§ 240-53
Fire lanes and access.
Article VIII
Signs
§ 240-54
Purposes and applicability.
§ 240-55
Definitions.
§ 240-56
Sign procedures.
§ 240-57
General sign requirements.
§ 240-58
Signs for principal nonresidential uses.
§ 240-59
Off-premises signs (includes billboards).
§ 240-60
Removal of signs.
Article IX
General Regulations
§ 240-61
Frontage onto improved streets; number of uses or buildings; minimum size of dwellings.
§ 240-62
Height exceptions.
§ 240-63
Special lot and yard requirements, sight distance and buffer yards.
§ 240-64
Landscaping.
§ 240-65
Nonconformities.
§ 240-66
Dumpster screening and location.
§ 240-67
Performance standards.
§ 240-68
Impact assessments and studies.
