A.
Definitions are included in order to facilitate the interpretation
of this chapter for the public, administrative purposes and the carrying
out of duties by appropriate officers, the Zoning Hearing Board, and
the Board of Supervisors.
B.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following shall, for the purpose
of this chapter, have the meanings herein indicated:
(1)
Words used in the present tense include the future tense.
(2)
The word "person" includes a profit or nonprofit corporation,
company, firm, association, partnership, trust, individual, LLC, LLP,
or other entity. See the definition of "persons."
(3)
The words "used" or "occupied" as applied to any land or building
include the words "intended," "arranged" or "designated" to be used
or occupied.
(4)
The word "building" includes "structure."
(5)
The word "lot" includes "plot" or "parcel."
(6)
The word "shall" is always mandatory.
(7)
The word "may" is always permissive.
C.
Any word or term not defined herein shall be used with a meaning
of standard language, meaning found in a standard unabridged dictionary,
or a meaning found in a relevant court case.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words, terms,
and phrases shall have the meanings herein indicated:
A graphic which has not identified or advertised a current
business, service, owner, product, or activity for a period of at
least 180 days, in the case of off-premises signs or at least 360
days in the case of on-premises signs.
A graphic displayed above the peak or parapet of a building.
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A permitted building, which is incidental and subordinate
to the principal building, and on the same lot as the principal building.
A permitted use, which is incidental, customarily associated
with and subordinate to the principal use, and on the same lot as
the principal use.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06; 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
An area(s) of a site or lot generally flat, dry, and clear
of any trees or other vegetation other than grass and suitable for
active recreation, such as baseball, football, soccer, tennis, or
basketball.
An individual tenant, business, or other establishment.
A sign that designates the street number and/or street name
for identification purposes, as designated by the United States Postal
Service (also known as "nameplate sign").
A residential community in which 100% of the dwellings shall
be permanently occupied by at least one person who shall be 55 years
of age or older, and further, providing that no person under the age
of 19 shall occupy a dwelling for more than three months in a calendar
year. Such development may also provide the following facilities and
services for the exclusive use of the residents: physical therapy
facilities, clubhouse, auditorium, recreation facilities and other
ancillary personal services deemed to be appropriate by the Board
of Supervisors, in accordance with the Federal Fair Housing Act, as
amended.
Deposits of unconsolidated materials, such as gravel, sand,
silt, clay, and various mixtures of these, deposited by running water.
Any change in appearance or rearrangement in the supporting
members of an existing building, such as exterior appearance and color,
bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, building material or interior
partitions, as well as any change in doors, windows, or means of ingress
or egress; or an enlargement to, or diminution of, a building or structure,
whether horizontally or vertically, or the moving of a building or
structure from one location to another.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06; 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
A graphic depicting action with motion, flashing light, or
color changes through electrical or mechanical means.
Switches, wiring, cabling, power sources, shelters or cabinets
associated with an antenna, located at the same fixed location as
the antenna, and when collocated on a structure, is mounted, or installed
at the same time as such antenna.
Any projection, except signs, which is not intended for occupancy
and which extends beyond the face of an exterior wall of a building,
such as relief, cornice, column, change of building material, window,
or door opening.
Any land area for which an occupancy permit has been issued
and which, within the specifications of this chapter, is approved
for burial.
That portion of the gross buildable site area remaining after
subtracting the partly unusable land areas. It is the area on which
the common open space requirement is calculated.
A premises, licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
in which food, shelter, assisted living services, assistance or supervision
and supplemental health care services are provided for a period exceeding
24 hours for four or more adults who are not relatives of the operator,
who require assistance or supervision in matters such as dressing,
bathing, diet, financial management, evacuation from the residence
in the event of an emergency or medication prescribed for self-administration.
A cloth, plastic, or other covering that either is permanently
attached to a building or can be raised or retracted to a position
against the building when not in use.
Any sign painted on, or applied to, an awning.
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A graphic made of any cloth, bunting, plastic, paper, or
similar nonrigid material attached to any structure, staff, pole,
rope, wire, or framing. It is anchored on two or more edges or at
all four corners and secured or mounted to allow motion caused by
the atmosphere. Banners are temporary in nature and do not include
flags.
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A structure or equipment at a fixed location that enables
FCC-licensed or authorized wireless communications between user equipment
and a communications network. The term does not encompass a tower
as defined herein or any equipment associated with a tower. A base
station includes, without limitation:
Equipment associated with wireless communications services,
such as private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as
unlicensed wireless services and fixed wireless services, such as
microwave backhaul.
Radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable,
regular and backup power supplies, and comparable equipment, regardless
of technological configuration [including distributed antenna systems
(DAS) and small-cell networks].
Any structure other than a tower that, at the time the relevant
application is filed with the jurisdiction under this chapter, supports
or houses equipment described in this chapter that has been reviewed
and approved under the applicable zoning or siting process, or under
another state or local regulatory review process, even if the structure
was not built for the sole or primary purpose of providing that support.
Any area of a building having its floor subgrade (below ground
level) on all sides. (See also "cellar.")
Any source of electric light, whether portable or fixed,
the primary purpose of which is to cast a concentrated beam of light
generally skyward as a means of attracting attention to its location
rather than illuminate any particular sign, structure, or other object.
Structural devices or other methods that temporarily store
or treat stormwater runoff and other water sources to reduce flooding,
remove pollutants, provide for infiltration, and offer environmental
amenities.
See "off-premises sign."
A body granted jurisdiction under a land use ordinance or under this chapter, § 370-1107, to render final adjudications.
A rooming house in which food service is provided or shared
cooking facilities are provided for the residents of the facility
only.
Land area planted with trees, shrubs, ground cover, or a
combination of landscape materials, used to separate a street from
another land use or to separate one land use from another land use;
or to shield or block lights, noise, or other nuisances. A buffer
need not necessarily be adjacent to a street or to a property line
but may be necessary anywhere on the land area if the provisions of
this chapter so require.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
Any structure having a roof supported by columns, piers,
or walls, including tents, lunch wagons, trailers, dining cars, mobile
or manufactured homes, or other structures on wheels, or having other
supports, and any unroofed platform, terrace or porch having a vertical
face higher than three feet above the level of the ground from which
the building is measured. A building may include more than one dwelling
unit.
The aggregate of the maximum horizontal cross section areas,
excluding cornices, unroofed porches, paved terraces, steps, eaves,
and gutters of all buildings on a lot.
The ratio of the horizontal area, measured from the exterior
surface of the exterior walls of the ground floor, of all principal
and accessory buildings on a lot to the total lot area.
That portion of a lot in which buildings or structures may
be erected, as determined by the minimum required front, side, and
rear yard setbacks.
The exterior portion of a building exposed to public view.
The vertical dimension measured from the average elevation
of the finished grade at the perimeter of the building to the highest
point of the roof or perimeter walls, whichever is higher. Where buildings
have gable or hip roofs, the highest point shall be considered to
be at half the distance between the highest ridge and the lowest eave
line.
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Building Height
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The vertical dimension measured from the average ground elevation
of the building to the highest point of the solar panel(s) or other
structural components of the solar energy facilities.
The line parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom
equal to the depth of the front yard or setback required for the district
in which the lot is located, to be measured from the street line;
the setback line.
The minimum distance between buildings. The building space
shall be measured from the outermost wall or projections, excluding
ornamental features, cornices, and gutters, to the nearest outermost
wall or projection on another building.
Building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot
on which it is situated, and not considered an accessory building.
A structure other than an awning made of fabric, metal, or
other material that is supported by columns or posts affixed to the
ground and may also be connected to a building.
Any sign that is part of or attached to a canopy.
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Actual improved or unimproved traveling surface commonly understood as that area set aside for the passage of motor vehicles. Edge of cartway where no curb exists shall be defined as curbline. Cartway widths and classifications shall be those specified in Chapter 305, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as amended.
A space having 1/2 or more of its floor-to-ceiling height
above the average level of the finished grade of the adjoining ground
and with a floor-to-ceiling height of not less than 6.5 feet. (See
also "basement.")
A graphic on which message copy can be changed through the
use of attachable letters, symbols, numerals, or graphics, or through
the use of electronic switching of lamps or other illuminated devices.
This includes public service information, such as time and temperature
displays or any sign which features automatic or manual switching
or changing of its message content. This type of sign does not include
an electronic message center. The two types of changeable copy signs
are manual changeable copy signs and electronic changeable copy signs,
which include: tri-vision boards, message center signs, and digital
displays.
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A graphic consisting of fabricated or formed three-dimensional
letters individually applied to a wall which may include a light source.
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The distance above the walkway, or other surface if specified,
to the bottom edge of a sign. This term can also refer to a horizontal
distance between two objects.
The mounting of one or more wireless communications facilities,
including antennas, on a pre-existing structure, or modifying a structure
for the purpose of mounting or installing a wireless communications
facility on that structure.
[Amended 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
A structure of vaults lined with recesses for the storage
of cinerary urns containing ashes of the dead.
A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination
of land and water within a development site and designed and intended
for the common use or enjoyment of residents of a development, not
including streets, off-street parking areas, and areas set aside for
public facilities.
Designated parking areas for more than five vehicles located
and intended for unrestricted public use for residents and patrons
and which shall be required to conform to all ordinance requirements.
A nonpermanent sign intended to advertise a nonprofit community
or civic event.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
Organic waste and natural materials that are capable of undergoing
composting.
The process by which organic solid waste is biologically
decomposed under controlled anaerobic or aerobic conditions.
The Warrington Township Comprehensive Plan and Act 537 Sewage
Facilities Plan Update, as amended, pursuant to and meeting the requirements
of the PaMPC, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., and §§ 10301
through 10303.
A use permitted in a particular zoning district in accordance with specific standards set forth in this chapter and pursuant to the provisions of Article VI of the PaMPC, as amended. Conditional uses are allowed or denied by the Board of Supervisors, after recommendations by the Planning Commission.
A building, or group of buildings, in which dwelling units,
offices, or floor area is owned individually and the structure, common
areas, and facilities are owned by all the owners on a proportional,
undivided basis. It is an ownership arrangement, not a land use; therefore
it is allowed in any district and under the same restrictions as the
land uses that it comprises. A condominium shall not negate lot or
other requirements intended to provide adequate land, air, and privacy.
A condominium is a dwelling unit which has all of the following
characteristics: all or a portion of the exterior open space and any
interior spaces are owned and maintained in accordance with the Pennsylvania
Uniform Condominium Act 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3103 et seq., and
in accordance with the provisions for open space, roads or other development
features as specified in this chapter and the Subdivision and Land
Development Regulations.[1]
The community association that administers and maintains
the common property and common elements of a condominium.
An age-restricted development, approved by the applicable
state agency, which provides a continuum of accommodations and care,
from independent living to long-term bed care.
Any sound of short duration, with an abrupt onset and rapid
decay with a recurrence greater than one time in any fifteen-second
interval.
A steady sound sensation characterized by its singleness
of tone.
Any sound which is steady state, fluctuating or intermittent
with a recurrence greater than one time in any fifteen-second interval.
A structure which houses a crematory furnace for the incineration
of the dead.
A residential street with one end open for vehicular and
pedestrian access and the other end terminating in a circular vehicular
turnaround.
Final adjudication of any board or other body granted jurisdiction
under any land use ordinance or this chapter, either by reason of
the grant of exclusive jurisdiction or by reason of appeals from determinations.
All decisions shall be appealable to the Court of Common Pleas of
Bucks County.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06; 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
Care provided to those with varying degrees of dementia or
Alzheimer's disease; features services and amenities designed to enhance
the residents' quality of life and create a sense of safety and security;
creates a structured environment that has set schedules and routines
to lessen stress, safety features to ensure the health of a resident,
and programs designed to cultivate cognitive skills.
To completely remove a building or a structure or a portion
of a building or structure.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
Placement, construction, or modification of a wireless service
facility.
An impoundment designed to collect and retard stormwater
runoff by temporarily storing the runoff and releasing it at a predetermined
rate. Detention basins are designed to drain completely soon after
a rainfall event and become dry until the next rainfall event.
Any landowner, equitable owner, agent of such landowner,
or tenant with the permission of such landowner who makes or causes
to be made an application for a land use under this chapter.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
Includes all land development, including the construction,
reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or
enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill, or
land disturbance (including forest removal); or any use or extension
of the use of land. (See also "land development.")
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
The map or plan and related reports or documents for development
of a parcel of land, including a plot of subdivision, all covenants
related to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures,
intensity of use or density of development, streets, ways and parking
facilities, common open space, and public facilities.
The portion of a graphic message made up of internally illuminated
components capable of changing the message periodically. Digital displays
may include but are not limited to light emitting diodes (LED), liquid
crystal display (LCD), or plasma displays.
Any graphic which is designed and erected solely for the
purpose of vehicular traffic or pedestrian direction and which is
placed on the property to which or on which the public is directed.
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A freestanding graphic used to advertise businesses that
occupy a shopping center or complex with multiple tenants (also known
as a "multitenant sign").
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Network of spatially separated antenna sites connected to
a common source that provides wireless service within a geographic
area or structure and consists of:
Remote communications or antenna nodes deployed throughout a
desired coverage area, including at least one antenna for transmission
and receptions;
A high-capacity signal transport medium that is connected to
a central communications hub site; and
Radio transceivers located at the hub site to process and control
the communications signals transmitted and received through the antennas
to provide wireless or mobile service within a geographic area or
structure.
Any ditch, swale, pipe, culvert, storm sewer, designed, intended,
or constructed for the purpose of diverting surface water from, or
carrying surface waters off streets, public rights-of-way, parks,
recreational areas, or any part of any subdivision or land development.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
A vehicular accessway connecting to a street, road, or highway.
All driveway areas within the legal right-of-way shall be paved with
bituminous or concrete materials conforming to Township standards.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
FOUR-FAMILY SEMIDETACHEDFour dwelling units (DU) accommodating four families, a combination of both the single-family semidetached (twin) and the two-family detached (duplex) structures.
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Four-Family Semidetached
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MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGA building having three or more dwelling units which may have either a common or independent outside access. Units may be arranged horizontally one above the other or vertically separated by party walls. It is the intention to include within this definition of "multifamily dwelling" all recognized architectural types or structures accommodating three or more dwelling units in the same building, whether the individual units are for lease or sale.
MULTIPLEXA single-family attached unit with independent outside access. Units must be arranged in a variety of configurations: side by side, back-to-back, or vertically.
SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHEDA single dwelling accommodating one family on an individual lot with private yards on all four sides of the house.
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Single-Family Detached
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SINGLE-FAMILY ZERO LOT LINEA dwelling unit accommodating a single-family dwelling constructed in the side yard on or near the side property line with one side yard and one wall which shall not be a party wall to the adjacent dwelling which shall be of the same type.
TOWNHOUSEA single-family dwelling unit (DU) from ground to roof, in a row of at least three such units in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside and having an individual and/or common yard area.
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Townhouse
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TWO-FAMILY DETACHED (DUPLEX)A single-family attached dwelling unit accommodating two families with one dwelling unit located above another dwelling unit. The dwelling units share a common lot area which is the sum of the required lot areas of all dwelling units within the building. There shall be no more than two dwelling units per structure and each unit shall have individual outside access.
TWO-FAMILY SEMIDETACHED (TWIN)Two dwelling units (DU) accommodating two families which are attached side by side through the use of a common party wall and having one side yard adjacent to each dwelling unit.
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Two-Family Semidetached (Twin)
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One or more rooms, designed, occupied, or intended for occupancy
as separate living quarters, with full cooking, sleeping, and full
sanitary facilities provided within the dwelling unit for the exclusive
use of a single family maintaining a household.
A grant of the specified use of a parcel of land or a portion
thereof by the property owner to a person, the public, or a corporation.
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Easement Areas
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The lowest horizontal line of a sloping or flat roof. The
line or border where the roof of a building meets the wall.
A battery charging station equipment with an associated parking
space that has as its primary purpose the transfer of electric energy
(by conductive or inductive means) to a battery or other energy storage
device in an electric vehicle, and that is publicly owned and publicly
available (e.g., Park and Ride parking, public library parking lot,
on-street parking), or privately owned and publicly available (e.g.,
shopping center parking, nonreserved parking in multifamily parking
lots).
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
Inclusive of all of the components for electric vehicle charging
stations, including: the conductors; the ungrounded, grounded, and
equipment grounding conductors; electric vehicle connectors; attachment
plugs, and all other fittings, devices, power outlets, or apparatus
installed specifically for the purpose of delivering energy from the
grid to an electric vehicle.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
A graphic, or portion thereof, that displays animated images,
moving video images, graphics, or scrolling messages, electronic images,
static images, static graphics, or static pictures, with or without
textual information. EMS are capable of change or alteration by electronic
means on a fixed display screen composed of a series of lights including
LEDs, LCD, digital light processing (DLP), plasma, fiber-optics, light
bulbs, or other illumination devices within the area where the message
is displayed. EMS include computer programmable, microprocessor controlled
electronic or digital displays. EMS include signs that utilize technology
not listed in this definition and shall include similar technology
which may be developed in the future, or the use of which may become
widespread in the future.
Notice given by a municipality through the internet of the
time and place of a public hearing and the particular nature of the
matter to be considered at the hearing.
A condition that:
A source of energy generated from technology advancements
in renewable energy sources, other than solar, water, wind, or geothermal
sources, including but not limited to hydrogen fuel cells, biomass,
or low-head hydro capable of providing energy and utility provisions
to a permitted use.
A private facility capable of converting emerging energy
sources into a viable energy source and utility provisions for a permitted
use.
A person who is employed or is engaged in gainful activity.
This term is utilized in parking standards of this chapter as a measure
of the number of parking spaces required. It shall refer to the maximum
number of employees on duty at any time, at a place of business, whether
the employees are full- or part-time, paid or unpaid. If shifts are
involved and two shifts overlap, it refers to the total of both shifts.
Those portions of a site, excluding resource protection areas,
which are environmentally sensitive, but the degree of sensitivity
will be dependent upon location, type of project, alternative and
mitigating protection methods, and similar parameters related to a
specific site or project. Sensitive areas which must be recognized,
evaluated, and addressed include:
Evaluation and regulation of sensitive areas shall be in accordance with criteria presented in Chapter 305, Subdivision and Land Development.
To build, construct, attach, hang, suspend, affix, alter,
structurally repair, remove, relocate, demolish, or renew.
The erection, construction, alteration, or maintenance, by
public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies, of underground
or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or distribution
systems, collection, communication, supply or disposal systems and
their essential buildings, excluding communications towers and communications
antennas, as defined herein.
A business, generally at a single physical location, where
transactions occur, or services or industrial operations are performed.
A place where an activity occurs. Something designed, built,
installed, etc., to serve a specific function affording a convenience
or service; transportation facilities; educational facilities; a new
research facility.
The entity or entities having a financial interest in the
alternative and/or emerging energy facility, including their successors
and assigns.
Any number of individuals living together as a single nonprofit
housekeeping unit and doing their cooking on the premises using a
single cooking facility. A "single nonprofit housekeeping unit" is
defined as common use and access to all living and eating areas, bathrooms,
food preparation and serving areas, the sharing of rent, utilities,
and other household expenses. The definition of "family" shall not
apply to occupants of a club, society, fraternity, sorority, association,
lodge, federation, residential club, rooming house, short-term rentals,
or life organization. The definition of "family" shall also not apply
to any group of individuals who are in a group living arrangement
as a result of a criminal offense or court appointment.
Any building located on three acres or more of land and used
for any agricultural use, including but not limited to the storage
of agricultural equipment or farm produce, or housing livestock or
poultry. The term "farm building" shall not include dwellings.
See "wall sign."
Federal Communications Commission.
A graphic made of fabric attached to a pole on one side;
lightweight, flexible materials, consisting of a long, narrow, vertical
strip attached to a pole, with or without a logo or advertising message
printed or painted on them and typically designed to move in the wind.
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A structure that encloses an area or separates two or more
areas, usually constructed from wood or metal posts that are connected
by boards, wire, rails or netting. A fence does not have a solid foundation
along its entire length.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06; amended 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
A type of illumination comprised of either:
"Consumer fireworks," as that term is defined in the Pennsylvania
Fireworks Law, 35 P.S. § 1271,[2] as the following: any combustible or explosive composition
or any substance or combination of substances intended to produce
visible and/or audible effects by combustion and which is suitable
for use by the public, that complies with the construction, performance,
composition and labeling requirements promulgated by the Consumer
Products Safety Commission in 16 CFR (relating to commercial practices)
or any successor regulation and which complies with the provisions
for "consumer fireworks" as defined in the American Pyrotechnics Association
(APA) Standard 87-1, or any successor standard. The term does not
include devices such as ground and hand-held sparkling devices, novelties
and toy caps in APA Standard 87-1, the sale, possession and use of
which shall be permitted at all times throughout this commonwealth.
Any graphic printed or painted on cloth, plastic or other
like material with distinctive colors, patterns or symbols, attached
to a pole or staff and anchored along one edge or supported or anchored
at only two corners.
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A graphic whose artificial illumination is not kept constant
in intensity at all times when in use and which exhibits changes in
light, color, direction, or animation. This definition does not include
message center or digital display signs that meet the requirements
set forth herein.
Any areas of the Township classified as special flood hazard
areas (SFHAs) in the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) and the accompanying
Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), dated March 16, 2015, and issued
by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), or the most recent
revision thereof, including all digital data developed as part of
the Flood Insurance Study; and
Any community identified flood hazard areas as identified in Warrington Code Chapter 181.
An area or areas of special restriction in addition to those
of existing zoning based on the flood hazard areas delineated by the
100-year floodplain line and/or elevations, as established in the
Flood Insurance Study (FIS) for the Township prepared by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance Administration (FEMA/FIA),
and dated March 16, 2015, or the more recent revision thereof.
Areas subject to periodic flooding and listed in the Soil
Survey of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
most recent edition, as being "in the flood plain" or subject to "flooding."
The sum of the areas of the several floors of a building
or structure, including areas used for human occupancy or required
for the conduct of the business or use and cellars and basements,
attics and penthouses, covered porches and decks as measured from
the exterior face of the walls. It does not include open porches or
decks, attics not used for human occupancy or storage nor any floor
space in an accessory building.
The gross floor area of all buildings on a lot divided by
the total lot area. Also defined as the maximum square foot amount
of total floor area permitted for each square foot of lot area given
as percentage.
A unit of incident light (on a surface) stated in lumens
per square foot and measurable with an illuminance meter, also known
as "footcandle" or "light meter." One footcandle is equal to one lumen
per square foot.
A unit of emitted light (from a surface) stated in lumens
per square foot and measurable with an illuminance meter, also known
as "footcandle" or "light meter." One foot-lambert is equal to one
lumen per square foot.
Woodland comprising:
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
A graphic permanently supported by upright(s), which is permanently
anchored into the ground. Such sign may be a pole sign or a monument
sign.
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A machine at a fueling station that is used to pump gasoline
or diesel into vehicles or other permitted receptacles allowed by
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The dispenser shall be sized where
only one vehicle on each side is allowed, but more than one hose with
different types of gasoline or diesel fuels are allowed on each side
of the dispenser.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
GARAGE, PRIVATEA building accessory to or an integral part of a single-family or two-family dwelling for the parking of one or more motor vehicles owned and used by the owner or tenant or a member of the household.
GARAGE, PUBLICA building, other than a private or a storage garage, one or more stories in height, used for the parking of motor vehicles.
GARAGE, STORAGEA building, not a private or public garage, one story in height, used solely for the storage of motor vehicles (not trucks) but not for the sale, service or repair of motor vehicles.
Parking spaces within a private garage do not count toward on-site
parking requirements.
A freestanding, open-air structure constructed for the purpose
of shielding service station islands from the elements.
Any graphic that is part of, or attached to, the vertical
sides of the gas station canopy roof structure. For the purposes of
this chapter, gas station canopy signs shall be considered wall signs.
Energy generated due to variations in the subsurface temperature
of soil, and/or use of hot springs, groundwater or surface water temperature
gradients. There are two basic types of geothermal systems, closed-loop,
and open-loop. Closed-loop systems that take advantage of soil temperature
gradients can be either horizontal or vertical and utilize piping
buried at different depths in the earth's soil. Open-loop systems
utilize either groundwater (well) or surface water (lake/stream) as
the heat exchange medium, taking advantage of water temperature gradients
in the earth or in bodies of surface water. Open-loop systems are
strictly prohibited in Warrington Township.
A passive or mechanical energy generation facility, whose
main purpose is to convert geothermal energy into thermal energy to
a permitted use. Such facilities may use closed-loop piping, heat
exchangers, and mechanical infrastructure and related appurtenant
facilities.
Any graphic for the control of traffic or for identification
purposes, street signs, warning signs, railroad crossing signs, and
signs of public service companies indicating danger or construction,
which are erected by or at the order of a public officer, employee,
or agent thereof, in the discharge of official duties.
An image or object which is intended to convey a message
or information.
That portion of the gross site area remaining after subtracting
the reserved land (RL) areas and the totally unusable land (TUL) areas.
It is the area on which density calculations are based.
The total floor area designed for tenant occupancy and exclusive
use, including easements, mezzanines, and upper floors, if any, expressed
in square feet and measured from the center of joining partitions
and from outside wall faces. It is all of the area on which tenants
pay rent and may include public or common areas, such as public toilets,
corridors or stairwells, elevator lobbies or enclosed mall spaces.
The total area of a lot or parcel of land prior to deduction
for the areas where building is restricted by easement, open space,
hazards, resource protection areas, and environmentally sensitive
areas, such as wetlands.
A sign using a three-dimensional message, logo, etc., which
is lit in such a way as to produce a halo effect (also known as "back-lit
illumination").
An administrative proceeding conducted by a board according to Article IX of the PaMPC.
A landing area or platform for helicopters.
Graphics or displays including lighting which are a nonpermanent
installation celebrating national, state, and local holidays, religious
or cultural holidays, or other holiday seasons (also known as "seasonal
decorations").
A community association, other than a condominium association,
that is organized in a development in which individual owners share
common interests and responsibilities for costs and upkeep of common
open space or facilities.
A graphic supported or held by a person who may wear a costume.
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A soil that formed under conditions of saturation, flooding,
or ponding long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic
conditions in the upper part (United States Department of Agriculture,
Natural Resources Conservation Service).
A graphic with electrical equipment installed for illumination,
either internally illuminated through its sign face by a light source
contained inside the sign or externally illuminated by a light source
aimed at its surface.
A source of any artificial or reflected light, either directly
from a source of light incorporated in, or indirectly, from an artificial
source.
Artificial light, located away from the sign, which lights
the sign, the source of which may or may not be visible to persons
viewing the sign from any street, sidewalk, or adjacent property.
A light source that is concealed or contained within the
sign and becomes visible in darkness through a translucent surface.
Message center signs, digital displays, and signs incorporating neon
lighting shall not be considered internal illumination for the purposes
of this chapter.
Any area(s) with surface considered to be impervious or nonpervious,
such as buildings, walks, roads, parking spaces, loading areas, etc.
A surface that limits the infiltration of water into the
ground. Impervious surfaces include but are not limited to streets,
sidewalks, pavement, roofs, or driveway areas. Any surface areas constructed
with pavers, gravel, or crushed stone shall be regarded as impervious
surfaces. In addition, other areas determined by the Township Engineer
to be impervious within the meaning of this definition will also be
classified as impervious.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
The percentage of a property covered by impervious surfaces.
It is calculated by dividing the total impervious coverage on a parcel
of land by the gross site area and multiplying by 100%.
Any permanent structure that becomes part of, is placed upon,
or is affixed to real estate.
A graphic that displays general site information, instructions,
directives, or restrictions that are primarily oriented to pedestrians
and motor vehicle operators who have entered a property from a public
street. These signs shall not contain any commercial advertising.
Graphics displayed in the window displaying information such
as the business' hours of operation, credit institutions accepted,
commercial and civic affiliations, and similar information. These
signs shall be informational only and shall not contain a commercial
message.
A space within a structure covered by a roof and enclosed
within four permanent walls.
A graphic that is an air-inflated object, which may be of
various shapes, made of flexible fabric, resting on the ground or
structure, and equipped with a portable blower motor that provides
a constant flow of air into the device. Lighter than air gases or
hot air may also be used for inflation.
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An electronic or animated graphic that reacts to the behavior
or electronic signals of motor vehicle drivers or pedestrians.
Any graphic, except a window sign, placed within a building regardless of whether its message is visible to the exterior of the building. Except for such window signs, interior signs are not regulated by the provisions of Article VII, Signs.
Any lot, land, parcel, building, or structure, or part thereof,
used for the storage, collection, processing, purchase, sale, salvage,
or disposal of junk.
Clearing land of brush, stubble, scrub, trees, grass, stumps,
roots, or vegetative or other material by physical, mechanical, chemical,
or other means from a plot of land. This does not mean mowing, landscape
maintenance or pruning consistent with accepted horticultural and
arboricultural practices which does not impair the health or survival
of the trees and associated vegetation.
Any of the following activities:
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts
or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
A group of two or more residential or nonresidential buildings,
whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential
building on a lot or lots regardless of the number of occupants or
tenure; or
The division of allocation of land or space, whether initially
or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing or prospective
occupants by means of, or for the purpose of streets, common areas,
leaseholds, condominiums, building groups or other features.
Includes development of parking lots.
A subdivision of land.
Land development does not include development which involves:
The conversion of an existing single-family detached dwelling
or single-family semidetached dwelling into not more than three residential
units, unless such units are intended to be a condominium;
The addition of an accessory building, including a farm building,
on a lot or lots incidental and subordinate to an existing principal
building; or
The addition or conversion of buildings or rides within the
confines of an enterprise which would be considered an amusement park.
For the purposes of this subsection, an "amusement park" is defined
as a tract or area used principally as a location for permanent amusement
structures or rides. This exclusion shall not apply to newly acquired
acreage by an amusement park until initial plans for the expanded
area have been approved by the proper authorities.
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land including
the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such
option or contract is subject to any condition), a lessee if they
are authorized under the lease to exercise rights of the landowner,
or other person having a proprietary interest in land.
A temporary on-premises graphic placed in the front yard
of a residential use.
A nonpermanent graphic that is displayed on private property
for not more than 30 days, but not intended to be displayed for an
indefinite period.
A space occupied by a combination of a dwelling unit and
business, such as a workshop, retail shop or office that may include
the sale of retail items produced on the site, that is open to the
public for retail trade or personal or professional services.
Any member of the bovine, equine, porcine, poultry and ruminant
species, including, but not limited to, confined domesticated hares,
rabbits, horses, ponies, cows, pigs, steer, sheep, goats, and chickens.
A space, accessible from a street or way, in a building or
on a lot, for the temporary use of vehicles while loading or unloading
merchandise or materials.
A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by
a plat, subdivision or as otherwise permitted by law, and to be separately
owned, used, developed, or built upon as a unit (PaMPC).
Any boundary line of a lot; a property line.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
A lot or parcel of land abutting on two or more streets at
their intersection or on two parts of the same street forming an interior
angle less than 135°. Corner lots shall have two front yards,
a side yard, and a rear yard.
See "lot, improved."
See "lot, through."
A lot consisting of a flag and a staff, both held in fee
simple, which does not meet minimum frontage requirements.
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Flag Lot
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A lot with buildings or structures.
A lot other than a corner lot.
An undeveloped, substandard lot held in single and separate
ownership from surrounding property and not meeting area or bulk or
dimensional requirements for the zone in which it is located.
A through lot with frontage on two parallel streets with
vehicular access restricted to only one of the streets.
A lot that fronts on two parallel streets or that fronts
on two streets that do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.
Through lots must have two front yards and two side yards.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
The distance measured between the side lot lines at the required
front building setback line. In a case where there is only one side
lot line, lot width shall be measured between such side lot line and
the opposite rear lot line or street line.
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Lot Width
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The total area within the lot lines excluding the ultimate
right-of-way.
Deeded lot area remaining after subtracting street line and
resource protection areas from the gross lot area.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
The lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including cellar
and basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable
solely for parking of vehicles, building access or storage in an area
other than a basement area, is not considered a building's lowest
floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the
structure in violation of the applicable nonelevation design requirements
of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations.
Notice by first class mail of the time and place of a public
hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at
the hearing.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land or part thereof
into three or more lots, tracts or parcels of land which will require
improvements for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of transfer
of ownership or of building development. Division of land for agricultural
purposes shall be exempted for parcels of more than 10 acres not involving
new streets or easements of access.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
The Township Manager appointed as such by the Township Board
of Supervisors.
A residential building which may accommodate no more than
six attached dwelling units and does not exceed 35 feet in height
and in which most units have independent outside access. The building
reflects a colonial estate building with a peaked roof and dormers.
Any sign attached to a covered structure projecting from
and supported by a building with independent roof and drainage provisions
and which is erected over a doorway or doorways as protection against
the weather.
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A building with place for entombment of bodies of the dead
above ground.
A graphic having parts that physically move rather than merely
appear to move as might be found in a digital display. The physical
movement may be activated electronically or by another means but shall
not include wind-activated movement such as is used for banners or
flags. Mechanical movement signs do not include digital signs that
have changeable, programmable displays.
Pennsylvania Act 16 of 2016, 35 P.S. § 1023.101
et seq., which regulates medical marijuana facilities.
An authorization issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Department of Health to a medical marijuana dispensary or a medical
marijuana grower/processor to conduct activities under the Medical
Marijuana Act.
A memorial plaque or tablet, including grave markers or other
remembrances of persons or events, which is not used for a commercial
message.
A permanent graphic for displaying the bill of fare available
at a restaurant or other use serving food or beverages.
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The spreading of one message across more than one sign structure.
A building intended to contain two or more land use types,
including multifamily dwellings, retail, light manufacturing, and
office uses.
A large tract of land to be developed in a planned, orderly
manner. It is designed to encourage and support a mix of land use
types.
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy, contained in one unit, or in two or more units designed
to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated
for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for
occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations,
and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.
The terms "mobile home" and "manufactured home" shall be synonymous
in this chapter.
A parcel of land, which has been planned and improved for
the placement of mobile or manufactured homes, consisting of two or
more mobile or manufactured home sites.
A parcel of land in a mobile or manufactured home park, improved
with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary
for the erection thereon of a single mobile or manufactured home,
which is leased by the park owner to the occupants of the mobile or
manufactured home erected on the lot.
A structure intended for residential use and manufactured
off-site in accordance with the local or state code.
A low-profile freestanding graphic mounted permanently to
and directly on the ground, with no separation between the base of
the sign and the ground, having or appearing to have a solid and opaque
base, and designed to be viewed at a height of six feet.
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A dwelling unit contained within an owner-occupied, single-family
residence, subordinate in size to the principal dwelling, for which
no rent or other fee is chargeable, and which is used exclusively
as living quarters by a person or persons related by birth, marriage,
or determined by law (adoption, fostering, or guardianship) to the
owner(s).
A professional engineer licensed as such by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, duly appointed as the Engineer of Warrington Township.
A large picture/image (including but not limited to painted
art) which is painted, constructed, or affixed directly onto a vertical
building wall, which may or may not contain text, logos, and/or symbols.
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A graphic illuminated by a neon tube, or other visible light-emanating
gas tube, that is bent to form letters, symbols, or other graphics.
A lot, the area, dimension, or bulk requirements of which
were lawful prior to the adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance,
but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district
in which it is located by reason of such adoption or amendment.
A graphic that was legally erected and maintained at the
effective date of this chapter, or amendment thereto, that does not
comply with sign regulations of the district in which it is located.
A structure or part of a structure that does not comply with
the applicable use, or extent of use, provisions in this chapter or
amendments heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such structure lawfully
existed prior to the enactment of this chapter or amendment to the
application of this chapter or amendment to its location (PaMPC).
Such nonconforming structures include, but are not limited to, nonconforming
signs.
A structure that does not conform to a dimensional regulation
prescribed by this chapter for the district in which it is located
or to regulations for signs, off-street parking, off-street loading,
or accessory buildings, but which structure or dimensional regulation
was in existence at the time of the effective date of this chapter
or amendment and was lawful at the time it was established.
A use of a building that does not conform to a use regulation prescribed by this chapter or amendment for the district in which it is located, but which was in existence at the effective date of this chapter or amendment, was lawful at the time it was established, and is duly recorded under the provisions of § 370-801.
All nontower wireless communications facilities, including
but not limited to, antennae and related equipment. Nontower WCF shall
not include support structures for antenna and related equipment.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
A building located on a parcel of land with an occupancy
permit in accordance with the regulations of this chapter and the
general laws of the Township.
A graphic directing attention to a business, person, commodity,
or service not sold or located upon the premises where the sign is
located; includes signs erected or maintained for the purpose of providing
copy area of advertising messages for business, rent or lease.
A map adopted by ordinance pursuant to Article IV of the PaMPC.
Official highway route number graphics, street name signs,
directional signs and other traffic signs erected and maintained on
public highways and roads in the interest of public safety or for
the regulation of traffic. All official traffic signs in a public
right-of-way should go through a traffic study, meet the warrants
and PennDOT criteria.
A graphic which carries only messages strictly incidental
to a lawful use of the premises on which it is located. Such signs
may include, but not be limited to, messages indicating the business
transacted, services rendered, goods sold or produced on the premises,
name of the business, and name of the person, firm or corporation
occupying the premises.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
Land used for recreation, resource protection, amenities, buffers,
or transition areas which is freely accessible to all residents. It
is land protected by the provisions of this chapter and the Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance[4] to ensure that it remains in such uses. Open space shall
be a parcel or parcels of land, or an area of water, or a combination
of land and water on a site which are logically interrelated, interconnected
and designed for the stated use. Open space does not include streets
or rights-of-way, required yards or lot areas or parking areas, except
for parking areas designated for access to open space. Open space
shall be substantially free of structures but may contain such improvements
as finally approved as appropriate for the recreation of the residents
in the development. Open space may include environmentally sensitive
areas, unless otherwise noted below.
Open space shall consist of two types, common and active open
space:
COMMON OPEN SPACE (COS)All open space, except active open space.
ACTIVE OPEN SPACE (AOS)A parcel of land, which is generally flat, dry, and clear of any vegetation other than grass, and which is suitable as an active recreation area. The recreation facilities and design of open space shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Supervisors.
DEED-RESTRICTED OPEN SPACERequired open space which is contained within the deeded lot areas of individual residential lots. Deed-restricted open space shall not be used to calculate the minimum lot areas required by Township ordinances; shall not be used as part of the required front, side, or rear yards; and shall be kept free of all structures which would limit or preclude the use or access of the open space areas, except for those structures or other facilities associated with storm drainage or other utilities.
DEDICATED OPEN SPACEAn area or areas dedicated in fee simple to the Township for use by all residents under the provisions of § 503(11) of the PaMPC.
DEVELOPMENT OWNERSHIP OF COMMON OPEN SPACEAreas set aside for open space use and governed by the establishment of an organization of development residents for the ownership and administration of the area.
The Warrington Township Zoning Ordinance, as amended.
Graphics with a message that directs attention to a specific
business, product, service, event, activity, or other commercial or
noncommercial activity, or contain a message about something that
is not sold, produced, manufactured, furnished, or conducted on the
premises where the sign is located. This sign is subject to the control
of advertising devices under the Outdoor Advertising Control Act of
1971, 36 P.S. § 2718.101 et seq. and 67 Pa. Code, Chapter
445. The Act and its corresponding regulations were promulgated pursuant
to the Federal Highway Beautification Act of 1965 which requires Pennsylvania
to develop and maintain standards of compliance for certain signs
and to remove illegal signs identified by routine surveillance.
An area within a zoning district where different zoning provisions
may apply than are in general effect for that zoning district. Overlay
districts may be for any of those purposes set forth in § 605
of the PaMPC, 53 P.S. § 10605.
An individual, firm, association, syndicate, partnership,
or corporation having sufficient proprietary interest or ownership,
or exercising control of a designated lot, parcel, tract, or area
of land established by a plat, subdivision, or as otherwise permitted
by law, and to be separately owned, used, developed, or built upon.
A non-load-supporting wall around the perimeter of the roof
and extending above the surface of the roof.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
A length of parking stalls measured along the narrow dimension
of each stall.
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Parking Bay
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A portion of the required parking area held in reserve for
future parking expansion.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
The area defined by paint stripes or some other means of
delineation which is meant solely for the occupancy by a motor vehicle.
A common wall on an interior lot line used between two buildings.
An area(s) of a site or lot designated for less energetic
activities, such as woodland walks, nature study, fishing, and picnicking.
Passive recreation areas may be steeply sloped, heavily vegetated,
wet, or contain ponds or lakeshores.
A triangular or irregular piece of fabric or other material,
commonly attached in strings or strands, or supported on small poles
intended to flap in the wind.
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An outdoor yard structure consisting of columns or posts
supporting an open roof of girders and cross rafters which is used
to provide shade and may also be used as framework for climbing plants
and vines.
A graphic attached or affixed to a building, window, or structure,
or to the ground in a manner that enables the sign to resist environmental
loads, such as wind, and that precludes ready removal or movement
of the sign and whose intended use appears to be indefinite.
A premises, licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
in which food, shelter, and personal assistance or supervision are
provided for a period exceeding 24 hours, for four or more adults
who are not relatives of the operator, who do not require the services
in or of a licensed long-term care facility, but who do require assistance
or supervision in activities of daily living or instrumental activities
of daily living.
An on-premises graphic that expresses an opinion, interest,
position, or other noncommercial message.
Individuals, corporations, companies, associations, joint-stock
companies, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations
and other entities established pursuant to the statutes of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, provided that "person" does not include or apply
to the Township or to any department or agency of the Township.
A banner suspended above a public sidewalk and attached to
a single street pole by one or two perpendicular arms.
A freestanding sign that is permanently supported in a fixed
location by a structure of one or more poles, posts, uprights, or
braces from the ground and not supported by a building or base structure.
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A hard-surfaced area that surrounds a swimming pool on one
or more sides.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
A structure associated with a swimming pool that provides
changing and sanitary facilities for use and connection of the pool.
A pool house may contain storage for related swimming pool supplies.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
A graphic not permanently attached to the ground or a building
or designed to be permanently attached to the ground, a pole, or a
building. Portable signs shall not be on wheels.
[Amended 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
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Any type of domestic or wild fowl, including chickens, quails,
pheasants, ducks, emu, ostriches, turkeys, and pigeons.
A separate lot or tax parcel with individual frontage abutting
the street line. A premises may include more than one occupant as
in an office complex or shopping center.
When used in connection with natural and historic resources,
shall include means to conserve and safeguard these resources from
wasteful or destructive use, but shall not be interpreted to authorize
the unreasonable restriction of forestry, mining, or other lawful
use of natural resources.
Soils classified as land capability units I, II, III and
IV in the Soil Survey of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 2002, or the
latest version.
A permitted building on a lot that is the primary, main building.
The permitted use of the principal building, or the permitted
primary activity, on a lot.
[Amended 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
A building and related facilities owned or operated by persons,
a corporation, association, or a group of individuals established
for the fraternal, social, educational, recreational or cultural enrichment
of its members and not primarily for profit and whose members pay
dues and meet certain prescribed qualifications for membership.
A graphic indicating a street or drive which is not publicly
owned and maintained and used only for access by the occupants of
the development and their guests.[5]
Persons who provide expert or professional advice, including,
but not limited to, architects, attorneys, certified public accountants,
engineers, geologists, land surveyors, landscape architects or planners.
A graphic, other than a wall sign, which is attached to and
projects more than 18 inches from a wall of a building and is perpendicular
to the building's facade.
A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the governing
body or planning agency, intended to inform and obtain public comment,
prior to taking action in accordance with the PaMPC.
A forum held pursuant to notice under 65 Pa.C.S.A., Chapter 7 (relating to open meetings and other meeting requirements as set forth in the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance).
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
Shall have the meaning assigned to such term in PaMPC.
Advertising the availability of restrooms, telephone, or
similar public convenience.
[Amended 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
A private or municipal corporation organized and existing
for the distribution and sale of water, electricity, gas, or the collection
and disposal of sanitary waste or sewage in accordance with the law
of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or other appropriate governing
body.[6]
A vehicular type of unit primarily designed as temporary
living quarters for recreational camping or travel use, which either
has its own power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle, including
a travel trailer, camping trailer, truck camper and motor home.
A graphic containing any material or device which has the
effect of intensifying reflected light.
Any method, process, or substance whose supply is rejuvenated
through natural processes and, subject to those natural process, remains
relatively constant, including, but not limited to, biomass conversion,
geothermal energy, solar and wind energy, and hydroelectric energy
and excluding those sources of energy used in the fission and fusion
processes.
Any letter, review, study, memorandum, compilation, or similar
writing made by any board, official body, officer, or consultant other
than a solicitor to any other body, board, officer, or consultant
for the purpose of assisting the recipient of such report in the rendering
of any decision or determination. All reports shall be deemed recommendatory
and advisory only and shall not be binding upon the recipient, board,
officer, body, or agency, nor shall any appeal lie therefrom. Any
report used, received, or considered by the body, board, officer,
or agency rendering a determination or decision shall be made available
for inspection to the applicant and all other parties to any proceeding
upon request, and copies thereof shall be provided at cost of reproduction.
That portion of the gross site area consisting of existing road and utility rights-of-way and easements; all ultimate rights-of-way for existing streets as specified in Chapter 305, SALDO, of the Code of the Township of Warrington, and/or all future street rightsof-way and other land reserved by virtue of the Official Township Map, when adopted; and all land shown on previously recorded subdivision and/or development plans as reserved from development for use as open space or resource protection. See § 370-504 in Article V, Natural Resources.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06; 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
That portion of the gross site area which contains certain natural
resources subject to environmental limitations which must be protected.
This land includes areas of a site which are either totally or partially
unusable land as a result of the existence of certain environmental
features and includes such areas follows:
Type I streams and water bodies, as well as wetlands shall represent
totally unusable lands which cannot be developed because of the existence
of natural resources, which must be fully protected, and which are
regulated by state or federal statutes. Steep slopes and forest areas
represent partially unusable lands.
The sale of goods or merchandise to the general public for
personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental
to the sale of such goods.
A structure in which stormwater is stored and not released
during the storm event. Retention basins are designed for infiltration
purposes and do not have an outlet. The retention basin must infiltrate
stored water in four days or less.
An examination of a plan to determine compliance with this chapter, Chapter 370, Zoning, and other pertinent requirements.
A sign which revolves in a circular motion, rather than remaining
stationary on its supporting structure.
The surface of and space above and below any real property
in the Township in which the Township has a regulatory interest, or
interest as a trustee for the public, as such interests now or hereafter
exist, including, but not limited to, all streets, highways, avenues,
roads, alleys, sidewalks, tunnels, viaducts, bridges, skyways, or
any other public place, area or property under the control of the
Township, and any unrestricted public or utility easements established,
dedicated, platted, improved or devoted for utility purposes, but
excluding lands other than streets that are owned by the Township.
The phrase "in the right(s)-of-way" means in, on, over, along, above
and/or under the right(s)-of-way. For the purpose of this chapter,
ROW shall include bridges, streets and roads owned by Bucks County,
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and any other Pennsylvania state
agencies.
The present legal right-of-way as established by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania or other appropriate governing body and currently
is existence.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
The legal street; the area or public way owned or required
to be dedicated to the Township at the time of subdivision by dedication
to provide adequate width for future street improvements. That line
from which all future property setbacks are measured as shown and
described on the Township Street Classification Map in Appendix B
of the SALDO.[7]
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06; 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
The dividing line between a lot and the ultimate right-of-way
of a street or road or utility. See "street line."
[Amended 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
Public policy or law designed to protect farmers against
municipal (or other local governmental) regulations, private nuisance
suits, and unnecessary constraints on essential agricultural management
practices, if these practices are consistent with federal and state
law and are not a threat to public health and safety.
Vegetative areas located adjacent to rivers, creeks, lakes,
springs, wetlands, or coulees that are a transition zone between the
upland and aquatic ecosystems.
A vegetated area or a buffer strip adjacent to a riparian
area, that helps to shade and protect the stream from the impact of
activities conducted on adjacent land uses.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
The uppermost line of the roof of a building or, in the case
of an extended facade or parapet, the uppermost height of said facade
or parapet.
A graphic erected upon the roof or parapet of a building,
the entire face of which is situated above the eaves or highest architectural
point of the building to which it is attached, and which is wholly
or partially supported by said building.
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Any habitable room or group of rooms forming a single habitable
unit, used or intended to be used for living and sleeping but not
for cooking or eating.
See "Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance."
A type of freestanding, portable, temporary graphic consisting
of two faces connected and hinged at the top and whose message is
targeted to pedestrians (also known as an "A-frame sign").
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Any public, parochial, or private educational institution
from preschool to secondary school under the supervision of a state
or lawfully constituted ecclesiastical governing body and with standards
of instruction meeting the requirements of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
but excluding privately operated schools of trade, avocation, or business.
A method of visually shielding or buffering one abutting
or nearby structure or use from another by fencing, walls, berms,
or densely planted vegetation.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
Predominately evergreen landscape planting intended to provide
a visual separation between abutting properties. A screen buffer is
intended to be an impenetrable visual screen.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
An on-premises graphic regulating the use of the premises,
such as a "no trespassing," "no hunting," or "no soliciting" sign
(also known as "warning sign").
A community that houses population over the age of 55 and
provides appropriate safety features for the residents as well as
ancillary health care, recreational and community facilities as an
integral part of the community.
The area from the property line and the setback line in which
no buildings or structures are permitted except as specifically allowed
herein.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
Minimum distance from the front, side and rear property lines
as determined by the standards in the applicable zoning district.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
PUBLIC SEWERA sewer system owned and/or operated by the Bucks County Water and Sewer Authority in which sewage is collected from buildings from more than one lot and/or dwelling unit and conveyed to a sewage treatment disposal system. It may also be referred to as "off-lot" or "off-site" sewer.
PRIVATE SEWERAn on-lot disposal system providing for disposal of effluent from only one building or a group of buildings on a single lot.
An accessory residential structure that is no larger than
192 square feet and no taller than 10 feet. Sheds may never be erected
within an easement.
The description of a luminaire from which no direct glare
is visible at normal viewing angles, by virtue of its being properly
aimed, oriented, and located and properly fitted with such devices
as shields, barn doors, baffles, louvers, skirts, or visors.
Transient use of a furnished residential dwelling for a period
of 31 days or less per calendar year where residential uses are permitted
upon issuance of an annual zoning permit.
A triangular area of unobstructed vision established at street
and commercial driveway intersections in which nothing is erected,
placed, planted, or allowed to grow in such a manner as to limit or
obstruct the sight distance of motorists entering or leaving the intersection.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
Any graphic display attached, painted, or represented directly
or indirectly on a structure or other surface that shall display or
include any letter, word, insignia, flag, or representation used as
or which is in the nature of an advertisement, announcement, visual
communication or direction or which is designed to attract the eye
or bring the subject to the attention of the public.
The total dimensions of a graphic surface used to display information, messages, advertising, logos, or symbols. Sign area is determined as per § 370-704C.
The entire area of a graphic on which copy can be placed,
including framing, border, and trim, but not including structural
supports.
The actual area of the graphic copy applied to any background.
The area of a sign is computed by straight lines drawn tangent to
copy extremities encompassing individual letters, words, or graphic
elements.
The part of the graphic that is or can be used for the sign
area. The sign area may be smaller than the sign face.
The vertical dimension of a graphic as measured using the standards in § 370-704D.
Poles, posts, walls, frames, brackets, or other supports
holding a graphic in place.
Any plot or parcel of land or combination of contiguous lots
or parcels of land subject to land development.
A triangular shaped portion of land established at street
intersections in which nothing is erected, placed, planted or allowed
to grow in such a manner as to limit or obstruct the sight distance
of motorists entering or leaving the intersection.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
For towers other than towers in the public ROW, the current
boundaries of the leased or owned property surrounding the tower and
any access or utility easements currently related to the site, and,
for other eligible support structures, that area in proximity to the
structure and to other transmission equipment already deployed on
the ground which is further restricted.
High-level medical care provided by trained individuals,
such as registered nurses (RNs) and physical, speech, and occupational
therapists. Services can be necessary over the short term for rehabilitation
from an illness or injury or required over the long term for patients
who need care on a frequent or around-the-clock basis due to a chronic
medical condition. Examples of skilled nursing services include, but
are not limited to, wound care, intravenous (IV) therapy, injections,
physical therapy, dementia/memory care, and monitoring of vital signs
and medical equipment.
The face of an embankment or cut section; any ground whose
surface makes an angle with the plane of the horizon. Slopes are usually
expressed in a percentage based upon vertical distance in feet per
100 feet of horizontal distance.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
A building or structure which reflects the size and mass
of traditional Bucks County historic buildings. Small-scale buildings
and structures shall not exceed 10,000 square feet and a height of
35 feet and shall fit within the context of surrounding structures.
A wireless communications facility that meets each of the
following criteria:
[Amended 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
The wireless communications facility.
Is mounted on a wireless support structure that is 50 feet or
less in height, or
Is mounted on a wireless support structure that is no more than
10% taller than other adjacent structures, or
Does not extend an existing wireless support structure to a
height of more than 50 feet or by more than 10% above its preexisting
height, whichever is greater; and
Each antenna associated with the deployment (excluding the associated
equipment) is no more than three cubic feet in volume; and
All wireless equipment associated with the wireless communications
facility (excluding antennas) are cumulatively no more than 28 cubic
feet in volume.
The wireless communications facility does not require antenna structure registration under 47 CFR Part 17;
The wireless communications facility is not located on tribal
lands, as defined under 36 CFR 800.16(x); and
The wireless communications facility does not result in human
exposure to radiofrequency radiation in excess of the applicable safety
standards specified in 47 CFR 1.1307(b).
Any graphic tacked, nailed, posted, pasted, glued, or otherwise
attached to or on a tree, streetlight, street sign, or utility pole
or painted or drawn on a rock or other natural feature, or placed
on any public property or in the street line or on any private property
without the permission of the property owner.
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Mixed perimeter landscape planting intended to provide an
informal separation between abutting properties.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
Energy that is derived from the sun and typically involves
the use of photovoltaic (PV) panels to directly convert sunlight to
electrical energy, flat-panel thermal collectors used for hot water,
space heaters, swimming pools and greenhouses, and high-intensity
mirror collection systems for heating of fluids to temperatures sufficient
to power steam electric-generating facilities. Mirror solar collection
systems are specifically prohibited from use in Warrington Township.
A passive or mechanical energy generation facility whose
main purpose is to convert solar (sun) energy into electrical or thermal
energy to a permitted use. Such facilities may use PV or thermal collectors
and include mechanical or electrical infrastructure and related appurtenant
facilities.
The portion of a site with a gradient in excess of 15%, excluding
man-made slopes. Man-made slopes such as cuts and fills resulting
from grading shall not be included as part of the steep slopes area.
The exterior facade of a building housing a commercial use
visible from a street, sidewalk, or other pedestrianway accessible
to the public and containing the primary entrance to the commercial
establishment.
A stormwater management facility classified as follows:
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
DETENTION BASINEither an aboveground or subsurface stormwater management facility that is intended to temporarily store stormwater runoff and release the stormwater at a reduced rate until the basin has completely drained.
RETENTION BASINAn aboveground stormwater management facility that is intended to maintain a permanent pond and has additional capacity to temporarily store stormwater runoff and release the stormwater at a reduced rate until the water level reaches the permanent pool elevation.
INFILTRATION BASINEither an above ground or subsurface stormwater management facility that is intended to infiltrate all or some of the runoff entering the facility into the ground.
A system or facility designed to manage stormwater runoff
to provide reductions in the peak rate and volume of runoff leaving
the site and/or improve water quality of the runoff leaving the site
by reducing pollutants such as sediment and nutrients. The Pennsylvania
Best Management Practices Manual provides guidelines and recommendations
for designing and maintaining various types of stormwater management
facilities.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
The part of a building located between a floor and the floor
or roof above. The first story of a building is the lowest story having
75% or more of its wall area above grade level.
Any stream, channel, or stream protection area for conveyance
of surface water, whether natural or artificial, with perennial or
intermittent flow. Streams shall be classified as follows:
TYPE IArea along a water conveyance facility supported by stormwater runoff from a watershed area of 50 acres or more. The width of each stream shall be determined by the more extensive limits of the following:
Floodplain: 100-year flood line and/or elevations as delineated
in the Flood Insurance Study for Warrington Township, as prepared
by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development/Federal Insurance
Administration, and as identified by the up-to-date Flood Insurance
Rate Maps (FIRMs) dated March 16, 2015, issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), or the most recent revision, thereof.
Alluvial soils.
Calculated flood limit: line and/or elevations as established
by analysis of the drainage areas using approved USDA Soil Conservation
Service or U.S. Corps of Engineers methods for 100-year frequency
storm event and as identified by the up-to-date Flood Insurance Rate
Maps (FIRMs) dated March 16, 2015, issued by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA), or the most recent revision, thereof.
TYPE IIArea along a water conveyance facility supported by stormwater runoff from a watershed area of less than 50 acres. The width of each stream shall be determined by the more extensive limits of the following:
Alluvial soils.
Calculated flood limits: line and/or elevation as established
by analysis of the drainage area using approved USDA Soil Conservation
Service or U.S. Corps of Engineer's methods for a 100-year storm event
and as identified by the up-to-date Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs)
dated March 16, 2015, issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA), or the most recent revision, thereof.
A display made of lightweight, flexible materials, consisting
of long, narrow, wavy strips hung individually or in a series, with
or without a logo or advertising message printed or painted on them
and typically designed to move in the wind.
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The side or sides of a lot abutting on a public street or
street line.
The dividing line between a lot and the ultimate right-of-way.
See "right-ofway line."
[Amended 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
A street that has never been built or opened but is shown
on an approved plan, subdivision plat, tax map, or official map.
A street that has not been improved to the standards of the
Township or PennDOT or has not been accepted by the Township or other
governmental entity.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
A vehicular way which is built to Township standards by a
developer or federal, state, county, or Township government or governmental
agency and dedicated to the Township.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
Any change in or addition to the supporting or structural
members of a building, such as the bearing walls, partitions, columns,
beams, girders or enclosing porches or any change which would convert
an existing building into a different structure or adapt it to a different
use or which in the case of a nonconforming use would prolong the
life of such use.
A combination of materials constructed or erected in a deliberate
manner on or under the ground, attached to something having a permanent
location on or under the ground, or any man-made object having an
ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water. A structure
does not include physical improvements that are flush with the ground,
such as sidewalks and driveways.
The workroom of an artist, photographer, architect, designer,
or craftsman.
The current Warrington Township Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance, as amended.[8]
A modification that alters the physical dimensions of an
eligible support structure if it meets any of the following criteria:
For wireless support structures other than wireless support
structures in the public ROW, it increases the height of the existing
wireless support structure by more than 10% or by the height of one
additional antenna array with separation from the nearest existing
antenna not to exceed 20 feet, whichever is greater; for other eligible
support structures, it increases the height of the structure by more
than 10% or more than 10 feet, whichever is greater;
For towers other than towers in the public ROW, it involves
adding an appurtenance to the body of the tower that would protrude
from the edge of the tower more than 20 feet, or more than the width
of the tower structure at the level of the appurtenance, whichever
is greater; for other eligible support structures, it involves adding
an appurtenance to the body of the structure that would protrude from
the edge of the structure by more than six feet;
For any eligible support structure, it involves installation
of more than the standard number of new equipment cabinets for the
technology involved, but not to exceed four cabinets; or, for towers
in the public ROW and base stations, it involves installation of any
new equipment cabinets on the ground if there are no preexisting ground
cabinets associated with the structure, or else involves installation
of ground cabinets that are more than 10% larger in height or overall
volume than any other ground cabinets associated with the structure;
It entails any excavation or deployment outside the current
site;
It would defeat the concealment elements of the eligible support
structure; or
It does not comply with conditions associated with the siting
approval of the construction or modification of the eligible support
structure or base station equipment; provided, however, that this
limitation does not apply to any modification that is noncompliant
only in a manner that would not exceed the thresholds identified in
this definition.
A structure consisting of strips of wood or metal crossed
and fastened together with square or diamond-shaped spaces left between,
used as a screen or fence or as a support for climbing plants.
A nonpermanent graphic constructed and intended for short-term
use bearing a message which is displayed before, during and after
an event, to which the sign relates, and which is to take place at
a time and place to be determined or specified on the sign. This includes
real estate "for sale signs," other "for sale signs," "garage sale
signs," political advertising signs for a specific election and similar
signs.
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A display containing illuminated or reflective numerals switching
alternatively to show the time and temperature.
Any structure built for the sole or primary purpose of supporting
any FCC-licensed or -authorized antennas and their associated facilities,
including structures that are constructed for wireless communications
services, including, but not limited to, private, broadcast, and public
safety services, as well as unlicensed wireless services and fixed
wireless services, such as microwave backhaul, and the associated
site.
A tower and its supporting antennas, including, but not limited
to, self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers, and monopoles. Distributed
antenna system hub facilities are considered to be tower-based WCFs.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
Primarily a multifamily building with limited or accessory
nonresidential uses, such as office or retail space, typically on
the first floor, that is accessible to the public as well as tenants
of the building.
A type of residential development, planned and consisting
of a mixture of varying townhouse dwelling types (from ground to roof)
to promote flexible and diverse design standards for townhouse development.
Warrington Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
A professional engineer registered by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania designated by the Supervisors to perform the duties of
a Township Engineer.
Space along all Type I streams, Type I water bodies, natural
watercourses, all wetlands, and any floodplains thereof, along with
associated alluvial soils which serve to protect the water resource
from the impacts of development. A setback of 100 feet parallel to
a Type I stream where no building is permitted, and minimal land disturbance
is allowed.
Apparatus that facilitates transmission for any FCC-licensed
or -authorized wireless communication service, including, but not
limited to, radio transceivers, antennas, coaxial or fiber-optic cable,
and regular and backup power supply. The term includes equipment associated
with wireless communications services, including, but not limited
to, private, broadcast, and public safety services, as well as unlicensed
wireless services and fixed wireless services, such as microwave backhaul.
An outdoor graphic with a slatted face that allows three
different copy messages to revolve at intermittent intervals.
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An area in which all utility installations are required to
be installed underground on a non-discriminatory basis.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
A wall graphic located on the second floor or higher and
below the eaves of the roof.
Any activity, occupation, business, or operation carried
on or intended to be carried on in a building or other structure or
on a parcel of land.
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
Those services rendered by public utility corporations, municipalities,
or municipal authorities, including but not limited to electricity,
gas, telephone, television, water, and sewerage, including the appurtenances
used in connection with the supplying of such services (buildings,
wires, pipes, poles, and the like).
A building or structure and its equipment used for the transmission
and exchange of telephone, gas, electricity, sewer, and water facilities;
provided, however, that in a residential district, these shall not
include business facilities, generating facilities, the storage of
materials, trucks or repair facilities or the housing of repair crews.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
Any vehicle or trailer which is not customarily used to transport persons and property for the business it advertises, which is parked on a public right-of-way or on public or private property so as to be visible from a public right-of-way which has attached thereto or located thereon any sign or advertising device for the primary purpose of providing advertisement of products or directing people to a business or activity located on the same or another property. Such vehicular signs shall be permitted only as allowed in Article VII of this chapter of the Code of the Township of Warrington, as amended from time to time.
A graphic displayed on a vending machine indicating the name
of the product being sold and/or the price of such product.
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A single-family detached dwelling on an individual lot with
private yards on all sides of the house. A village house is typically
located on a smaller lot with the structure placed close to the street.
A village house is further distinguished by certain plantings and
architectural treatments.
A structure that encloses an area, generally made out of
masonry or stone, that has a solid foundation along its entire length.
[Added 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06]
A graphic which is attached to, displayed on, or painted
on parallel to any exterior wall of a building or structure. Also
includes signs affixed to architectural projections, canopies, or
marquees which project from a building facade, provided that the copy
area of such sign remains parallel to the building facade. A sign
installed on a false or mansard roof is also considered a wall sign
(also known as "parallel," "wall," "channel letter" or "band" sign).
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Body of water, either natural or artificial, such as a lake,
pond, etc., which retains surface water year round and has a normal
water level in excess of six inches in depth. Water bodies shall consist
of the following types:
TYPE IWater body with one acre or more of standing water. The limit of this water body as regulated by this chapter shall be the top of bank, or a minimum horizontal dimension of five feet from the maximum water surface elevation.
TYPE IIWater body with less than one acre of standing water as defined above.
Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water
or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support,
and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands
generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. Wetland
areas demonstrate hydric characteristics of soils, vegetation, and/or
water table as specified by the United States Army Corps of Engineers
and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Wetlands
shall be of two types:
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06]
CONNECTED WETLANDSShall be those which are adjacent to or in close proximity to Type I or Type II streams, or have a common surface therewith, such that they drain into such streams at any time.
GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED WETLANDSShall be those which are not adjacent to or in close proximity to streams and therefore do not ultimately drain into navigable or tidal waters.
A mechanical energy or electric-generating facility whose
main purpose is to convert wind to mechanical energy or supply electricity
to a permitted use. Such facilities may include windmills, wind turbines,
blades, spirals, helixes, and accessory structures, which may also
include buildings, pumping stations, grinders, substations, electrical
infrastructure, transmission lines and other appurtenant facilities.
Use of such facilities shall be restricted to the RA District and
with a minimum lot size of three acres.
A type of freestanding, portable, temporary, two-sided graphic
joined to a weighted base by springs which allows it to flex in the
wind. Commonly placed on a sidewalk.
A wind energy conversion system that converts wind energy
into electricity through the use of a generator, which may include
a nacelle, rotor, tower, transformer pad, and supporting energy and
transmission apparatus.
A wind energy conversion system that converts wind energy
into mechanical work, which may include a tower, rotor, gears, shafts,
axles and supporting mechanical energy conversion devices. Windmills
may be of the horizontal or vertical type.
The distance measured from the surface of the tower foundation
to the highest point of the windmill rotor plane for vertical windmills,
and the distance from the surface of the tower foundation to the highest
point of the vertical shaft hub supporting the rotor for horizontal
windmills.
A graphic applied, painted, affixed to or within 12 inches
of the interior surface of a window with its message facing the outside
of the building, and easily seen from the outside of said window surface.
Customary displays of merchandise or objects and material without
lettering behind a store window are not considered signs.
Any equipment serving or being used in conjunction with a
wireless communications facility or wireless support structure. The
term "accessory equipment" includes but is not limited to utility
or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries,
cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage sheds, shelters,
or similar structures.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
An apparatus designed for the purpose of emitting radiofrequency
(RF) radiations, to be operated or operating from a fixed location
pursuant to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authorization,
for the provision of receiving and transmitting wireless signals and
any commingled information services.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
The antennas, nodes, control boxes, towers, poles, conduits,
ducts, pedestals, electronics and other equipment used for the purpose
of transmitting, receiving, distributing, providing, or accommodating
wireless communications services.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
For the purposes of wireless communications, any man-made
object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or
water, whether or not affixed to the land, upon or to which wireless
communications facilities may be attached, approved by the Township.
Examples include, but are not limited to, monopoles, towers, building
or other existing or proposed structure. A wireless support structure
does not include a utility pole.
[Added 1-10-2023 by Ord.
No. 2023-O-2]
An alternative energy facility designed to burn wood or other
organic fuels, which transfers heated air or liquid through a piping
or ventilation system to a principal use. All such systems are generally
contained within an accessory structure that is not intended for habitation
by humans or animals. An outdoor wood-fired boiler may also be an
outdoor wood-fired furnace, outdoor wood-burning appliance, outdoor
hydraulic heater and/or hot-water stove. All such facilities shall
be prohibited as an alternative or emerging energy facility.
The following types of yards are hereby established:
[Amended 4-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-O-06; 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2]
FRONT YARDAll areas which abut streets are front yards, except, in the case of a reverse frontage lot, the yard facing the street from which vehicular access is not permitted, shall not be considered a front yard but a rear yard. The area of land, across the full width of the lot, extending from the street line to the nearest structure of the lot, exclusive of steps, overhanging eaves, gutters, or cornices.
SIDE YARDThe area of land extending from the required front yard to the required back yard, except as provided for accessory buildings, extending from the side line of the lot to the nearest structure on the lot, exclusive of steps, overhanging eaves, gutters, or cornices. The width of the side yard shall be measured at right angles to the side line of the lot.
REAR YARDThe area of land, the full width of the lot except as provided for sheds, extending from the rear line of the lot to the nearest structure on the lot, exclusive of steps, overhanging eaves, gutters, or cornices. The depth of the rear yard shall be measured at right angles to the rear line of the lot or if the lot is not rectangular, then in the general direction of the side yard line.
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Figure 10
Yard
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[2]
Editor's Note: See now 3 Pa.C.S.A. § 1101.
[3]
Editor's Note: See 62 P.S. §§ 901 through 1080.
[5]
Editor's Note: The definition of "private parking areas" that
immediately followed this definition was repealed 4-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 2022-O-06.
[6]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "public utilities
operating facilities," which immediately followed, was repealed 1-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-O-2.
