For purposes of this chapter, certain words shall be interpreted as follows:
A. 
Words used in the present tense include the future.
B. 
The singular number includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.
C. 
The phrase "used for" includes "arranged for," "designed for," "intended for," "maintained for," and "occupied for."
D. 
The word "person" includes an individual, corporation, partnership, incorporated association, or any other similar legal entity.
E. 
The words "include" or "including" shall not limit the term to the specified examples, but are intended to extend the meaning to all other instances of like kind and character.
F. 
The word "building" shall always be construed as if followed by the words "or part thereof."
G. 
The word "may" is permissive, and the words "shall" and "will" are always mandatory.
H. 
The words: "he" or "she" or "they" are to be used interchangeably with the word person.
I. 
The word "street" includes road, highway, avenue, boulevard, or expressway.
J. 
The word "stream" includes watercourse, creek or river, and, where referenced, a seasonal or intermittent stream.
K. 
Unless otherwise specified, the words "day" or "days" or "business days" shall mean days when the municipal administration offices are open for regular business, which therefore excludes municipally recognized holidays.
L. 
The names of organizations including government agencies shall be construed to include their successors.
ACCELERATED SOIL EROSION
The removal of the surface of the land through the combination of earthwork activities and natural processes at a rate greater than would occur from natural processes upon undisturbed land alone.
ACCELERATION LANE
The portion of a roadway adjoining the traffic lane constructed for the purpose of enabling a vehicle entering a roadway to increase its speed to a rate at which it can safely merge with traffic.
ACCEPTED ENGINEERING PRACTICE
That which conforms to accepted principles, tests or standards of nationally recognized technical, scientific, and/or engineering authorities.
ACCESS STRIP
A piece of land which provides physical access to and legal road frontage for a lot, but which does not comply with the minimum lot width regulations of the Zoning Ordinance. Access strips provide access to "flag," "rear," or "interior" lots. The area of an access strip shall not be included in the minimum lot area under the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance.
ACT 247
See "Municipalities Planning Code."
AISLE
The traveled way by which cars enter and depart parking spaces.
ALLEY
A public or privately owned right-of-way on which no new dwellings, stores or other principal buildings are intended to front, serving as the secondary means of access to two or more properties.
ANCHORING
The fastening of a mobile home to its mobile home stand in order to prevent upset or damage due to wind, erosion, flooding or other natural forces.
APPLICANT
A landowner, developer or equitable owner who has filed an application for approval of subdivision, land development plan, variance, or special exception, including their heirs, successors, agents and assigns. The term also includes builder and/or other persons responsible for the plans and construction of buildings or other improvements on any parcel of land.
APPLICATION DATE
The date of the day when an application for development is filed with East Greenville Borough in accordance with submission requirements outlined in Article III. This date is not necessarily the date when the ninety-day plan review period begins.
APPLICATION FOR SUBDIVISION OR LAND DEVELOPMENT
Every application, whether preliminary or final, required to be filed and approved prior to start of construction or development, including but not limited to an application for a building permit, for the approval of a subdivision plan, or for the approval of a development plan.
AUTHORITY
A public organization created pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipality Authorities Act of 1945 (P.L. 382, No. 164).
BERM
An artificial ridge or embankment, usually made of compacted soil, separating areas in a vertical way. Berms are designed to slow, pond, or filter runoff; divert runoff on a construction site to a sediment trap/basin; and/or ensure clean upland runoff does not move into disturbed areas.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES or BMP
Activities, facilities, measures, or procedures used to manage the volume, rate and water quality of stormwater runoff as prescribed in the Pennsylvania Stormwater Best Management Practices Manual.
BIORETENTION
A regenerative upland-based water quality and quantity control practice that uses the physical, biological and chemical properties of plants, microbes and soils to remove pollutants from stormwater runoff.
BLOCK
A tract of land, being a lot or a group of lots, bounded by streets, public parks, railroad rights-of-way, watercourses, boundary lines of the Borough or by any combination thereof on all sides.
BOND
Any form of surety bond in an amount and form satisfactory to East Greenville Borough Council. All bonds shall be approved by East Greenville Borough Council whenever a bond is required by ordinance or regulations.
BUFFER
An area designed and functioning to separate the elements and uses of land which abut it and to ease the transition between them. Unless otherwise specified, "buffer" may be included as part of the required setbacks and yard areas.
BUILDER
See "applicant."
BUILDING ENVELOPE
The area of a lot within which a principal building may be erected. This area is defined by the limits of the minimum front, side, and rear yard areas, and encompasses the area of the lot not found in the yard areas, legal rights-of-way, or other areas defined in the Zoning Ordinance.
CALIPER
Tree trunk diameter measured in inches at a height specified according to the plant type as specified by American Hort's American Standard for Nursery Stock (ASNS), current edition, as amended.
CANOPY
The upper and outermost part of a tree created by the tree's crown and shall mean, in the case of contiguous trees, the upper and outermost parts of the trees' crowns.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN
A plan setting forth, by category of public facility, those public improvements and that portion of their costs that is attributable to servicing new development within a designated service area for such public facilities over a specified period of years.
CARTWAY
The paved portion of a street, alley, or highway designed for vehicular traffic (this does not include paved shoulders).
COMMON OPEN SPACE
A parcel or parcels of land, an area of water or a combination of land and water within a development site designed and intended for the use and enjoyment of East Greenville Borough residents or occupants of the development or community or for the protection of natural or historic resources, not including streets, off-street parking areas and areas set aside for public facilities. Common open space shall not be part of individual residential lots, and shall be substantially free of structures but may contain recreational facilities (including tennis courts, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools or other like uses) for park users or historic buildings as are shown in the approved development plan.
CONCURRENCY
The requirement that development applications demonstrate that adequate public services be available at prescribed levels of service concurrent with the impact or occupancy of the developed property.
CONDOMINIUMS
Real estate, portions of which are designated for separate ownership and the remainder of which is designated for common ownership solely by the owners of those portions, created under the Pennsylvania Unit Property Act of July 3, 1963, or the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301 et seq., as amended from time to time.
CONSERVATION DISTRICT
The Montgomery County Conservation District. A conservation district, as defined in Section 3(c) of the Conservation District Law [3 P.S. § 851(c)], which has the authority under a delegation agreement executed with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to administer and enforce all or a portion of the erosion and sediment control program in their county.
CONSTRUCTION
The construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, extension, expansion, alteration, or relocation of a building or structure, including the placement of mobile homes, as well as the placement of prefabricated or premanufactured structures.
CONTIGUOUS
Properties sharing a common boundary. Properties on opposite sides of a public right-of-way shall not be considered contiguous.
COVERAGE, CANOPY
The horizontal area or spread of a tree's limbs and foliage.
COVERAGE, GROUND
The horizontal area or spread of the foliage of a plant other than tree canopy coverage, which shall be used in measuring coverage of shrubs, grasses and herbaceous perennials and annuals.
CROSSWALK
An improved right-of-way for pedestrian travel across a street connecting two blocks.
CUL-DE-SAC
A local street with only one outlet and having an appropriate terminus for the safe and convenient reversal of traffic.
CULVERT
A pipe, conduit or similar structure, including appurtenant works, not incorporated in a closed storm sewer system, which carries drainage water under a driveway, roadway, or other paved area.
CURBLINE
A line formed by the face of the existing curb or in its absence, the outer edge of the shoulder, along which a curb would be otherwise located.
CUT
An excavation; the difference between a point on the original ground and a designated point of lower elevation on the final grade. Also, the material removed in an excavation.
DESIGN STORM
The magnitude and temporal distribution of precipitation from a storm event measured in probability of occurrence (e.g., a five-year storm) and duration (e.g., 24 hours), used in the design and evaluation of stormwater management systems.
DEVELOPER
See "applicant."
DEVELOPMENT
Any human-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including, but not limited to, buildings or other structures, streets and other paving, utilities, mining, dredging, filling, grading, excavation, or drilling operations.
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The provisions for development, including a planned residential development, a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space and public facilities. The phrase "provisions of the development plan" shall mean the written and graphic materials referred to in this definition.
DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT or DBH
Tree trunk diameter measured at 4.5 feet above the ground.
DISTURBED AREA
An unstabilized land area where vegetation has been removed and soil has been exposed, graded, or removed.
DRAINAGE STRUCTURES
The human-made features of land that are specifically designed to store or carry surface water runoff.
DRIVEWAY
Every entrance or exit used by vehicular traffic to or from properties abutting a Borough, county, or state road. The term includes proposed private streets, lanes, alleys, courts, and other ways.
DWELLING UNIT
One or more rooms with cooking and sanitary facilities provided solely for the living purposes of one family.
EARTH DISTURBANCE
A construction or other human activity which alters the surface of the land, including, but not limited to, clearing and grubbing; grading; excavations; embankments; road maintenance; building construction; or the moving, depositing, stockpiling, or storing of soil, rock, or earth materials, excluding agricultural activities.
EASEMENT
A vested or acquired legal right to use land other than as a tenant, for a specific purpose, such right being held by someone other than the owner who holds title to the land.
ELEVATION
A vertical distance above or below a fixed reference level; or a flat scale drawing of the front, rear, or side of a building.
ENGINEER
A professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and competent in the profession as established under the Pennsylvania Engineer, Land Surveyor, and Geologist Registration Act.[1]
ESCROW
A deposit of cash with East Greenville Borough or escrow agent to secure the promise to perform some future act.
EXCAVATION
Any act by which natural materials are dug into, cut, quarried, uncovered, removed, displaced, relocated, or bulldozed, as well as the conditions resulting from such activities.
FAMILY
Any number of individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit and doing their cooking on the premises, when said individuals are related by blood, marriage or adoption, including any number of foster children under the care of the same; or no more than five unrelated individuals living together as a single, nonprofit housekeeping unit and doing their cooking on the premises, except when an application for a special exception to enable a greater number of unrelated individuals to occupy a dwelling unit is reviewed and approved by the Zoning Hearing Board, as provided for in this chapter. (This definition shall not apply to the occupants of a club, fraternity house, lodge, residential club, boardinghouse, group home or rooming house.)
FLOOD-RELATED TERMS
A. 
BASE FLOODA flood having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year. This is the regulatory standard also referred to as the "100-year flood."
B. 
BASE FLOOD ELEVATIONThe elevation of surface water resulting from a flood that has a 1% chance of equaling or exceeding that level in any given year. The BFE is shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for zones AE, AH, A1-A30, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/A1-A30, AR/AH, AR/AO, V1-V30 and VE.
C. 
FEMAFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), an agency within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The federal agency under which the National Flood Insurance Program is administered. FEMA is charged with responding to Presidentially declared disasters.
D. 
(1) 
A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of two or more acres of normally dry land area or of two or more properties (at least one of which is the policyholder's property) from:
(a) 
Overflow of inland or tidal waters; or
(b) 
Unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source; or
(c) 
Mudslides (i.e., mudflows) which are proximately caused by flooding and are akin to a river of liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path of the current; or
(d) 
Collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or similar body of water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels that result in a flood as defined above.
(2) 
A flood inundates a floodplain. Most floods fall into three major categories: riverine flooding, coastal flooding, and shallow flooding. Alluvial fan flooding is another type of flooding more common in the mountainous western states.
E. 
FLOOD HAZARD BOUNDARY MAP (FHBM)Official map of a community issued by FEMA, where the boundaries of the flood, mudflow and related erosion areas having special hazards have been designated.
F. 
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)Official map of a community on which FEMA has delineated the Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs), the base flood elevations (BFEs) and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
G. 
FLOODPLAINAny land area susceptible to being inundated by floodwaters from any source.
H. 
(1) 
The operation of an overall program of corrective and preventive measures for reducing flood damage, including but not limited to, emergency preparedness plans, flood-control works and floodplain management regulations.
(2) 
Floodplain management is a decision-making process that aims to achieve the wise use of the nation's floodplains. "Wise use" means both reduced flood losses and protection of the natural resources and function of floodplains.
I. 
FLOODPROOFINGAny combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments to structures which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures and their contents.
J. 
FLOODWAYThe channel of a river, stream, or other watercourse and the adjacent land area required to carry and discharge a flood of the 100-year magnitude.
K. 
NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM (NFIP)The program of flood insurance coverage and floodplain management administered under the Act and applicable federal regulations promulgated in Title 44 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Subchapter B.
L. 
OBSTRUCTIONAny wall, dam, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, projection, excavation, channel, rectification, culvert, building, fence, stockpile, refuse, fill, structure or matter in, along, across or projecting into any channel, watercourse or designated floodplain district which may impede, retard or change the direction of the flow of water, either in itself or by catching or collecting debris carried by such water, or is placed where the flow of the water might carry the same downstream to damage property or threaten lives.
M. 
YEAR FLOODD — See "base flood."
N. 
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA (SFHA)An area having special flood, mudflow or flood-related erosion hazards and shown on a Flood Hazard Boundary Map (FHBM) or a Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) Zone A, AO, A1-A30, AE, A99, AH, AR, AR/A, AR/AE, AR/AH, AR/AO, AR/A1-A30, V1-V30, VE or V. The SFHA is the area where the National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP's) floodplain management regulations must be enforced and the area where the mandatory purchase of flood insurance applies. For the purpose of determining community rating system (CRS) premium discounts, all AR and A99 zones are treated as non-SFHAs.
O. 
SUBSTANTIALLY IMPROVED BUILDINGAny repair reconstruction, or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure either before the improvement or repair is started or, if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. For the purposes of this definition, substantial improvement is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of the building commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure. The term does not, however, include either:
(1) 
Any project for improvement of a structure to comply with existing state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which are solely necessary to assure safe living conditions; or
(2) 
Any alteration of a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places or the Pennsylvania Inventory of Historic Places.
FOOTCANDLE
Unit of light intensity stated in lumens per square foot and measurable with an illuminance meter, a.k.a. light meter.
FOOTLAMBERT
A unit of emitted light (from a surface) stated in lumens per square foot and measurable with a light meter. One footlambert is equal to one lumen per square foot.
FRONTAGE
That side of a lot abutting on a street or right-of-way and ordinarily regarded as the front of the lot.
FULL CUTOFF
Attribute of a lighting fixture from which no light is emitted at or above a horizontal plane drawn through the bottom of the fixture and no more than 10% of the lamp's intensity is emitted at or above an angle 10° below that horizontal plane, at all lateral angles around the fixture.
FULLY SHIELDED
Attribute of a lighting fixture provided with internal and/or external shields and louvers to prevent brightness from lamps, reflectors, refractors and lenses from causing glare at normal viewing angles.
GLARE
Excessive brightness in the field of view that is sufficiently greater than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted to cause annoyance or loss in visual performance and visibility, so as to jeopardize health, safety or welfare.
GRADE
The elevation or slope of a street, parcel of land, utility lines, drainageways, etc., specified in percent (%) and shown on plans as required herein.
GROUND COVER
Low-growing plant materials planted in a manner to provide continuous plant cover of the ground surface. Nonplant ground cover may include bark or wood chips, gravel, and stone, provided that such material is maintained as a continuous pervious cover.
GUARANTEE, MAINTENANCE
Financial security that is required from the developer by East Greenville Borough to guarantee the structural integrity and functioning of improvements following final acceptance of dedication by East Greenville Borough of improvements installed by the developer. Such financial security may include irrevocable letters of credit, cash escrows or a surety bond with a bonding company or commonwealth or federally chartered financial institution as further specified in this chapter.
GUARANTEE, PERFORMANCE
Financial security that is required from the developer by East Greenville Borough as a condition to final approval of a subdivision or land development plan to guarantee that the improvements shown on the plan are installed and completed in accordance with the plan and applicable provisions of this chapter. Such financial security may include irrevocable letters of credit, cash escrows or a surety bond with a bonding company or commonwealth or federally chartered financial institution as further specified in this chapter.
HEAT ISLAND
According to the United State Environmental Protection Agency, heat islands are urbanized areas that experience higher temperatures than outlying areas. Structures such as buildings, roads, and other infrastructure absorb and re-emit the sun's heat more than natural landscapes such as forests and water bodies. Urban areas, where these structures are highly concentrated and greenery is limited, become "islands" of higher temperatures relative to outlying areas. Daytime temperatures in urban areas are about 1° to 7° F. higher than temperatures in outlying areas and nighttime temperatures are about 2° to 5° F. higher.
HEIGHT OF BUILDING
A building's vertical measurement from the mean level of ground surrounding the building to a point midway between the highest and lowest points of the roof, provided that chimneys, spires, towers, elevator penthouses, antennas, tanks and similar projections shall comply with the provisions of Chapter 95, Zoning, § 95-162.
HITCH
A device which is part of the frame or attaches to the frame of a mobile home and connects it to a power source for the purpose of transporting the unit.
HYDRIC SOILS
A soil that is saturated, flooded, or ponded long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions. Hydric soil that is in areas having indicators of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology is wetland soil.
HYDROLOGIC SOIL GROUP
Infiltration rates of soils vary widely and are affected by subsurface permeability as well as surface intake rates. Soils are classified into four HSGs (A, B, C, and D) according to their minimum infiltration rate, which is obtained for bare soil after prolonged wetting. The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture defines the four groups and provides a list of most of the soils in the United States and their group classification. The soils in the area of the development site may be identified from a soil survey report that can be obtained from local NRCS offices or conservation district offices. Soils become less pervious as the HGS varies from A to D.
ILLUMINANCE
Quantity of light, measured in footcandles.
IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE
The land area covered by buildings and paved surfaces which do not permit water to penetrate into the soil. Buildings, parking, driveways, walks, courts, pools (swimming and ornamental) and patios are included unless constructed of pervious or porous materials, as determined by the Borough.
IMPOUNDMENT
A body of water, such as a pond, lake, dam, retention or detention basin designed to manage stormwater runoff by retaining it at a controlled rate.
IMPROVEMENT
The physical additions, installations, and/or changes necessary, desirable or proposed to render land suitable for the use or uses intended, including streets, curbs, sidewalks, landscaping, utilities, and drainage facilities.
IMPROVEMENTS, ON-SITE
Improvements, including but not limited to those contained in the definition of "improvements," that are constructed on the applicant's property or along the road frontage of the tract being developed up to the center line of the road.
IMPROVEMENTS, PUBLIC
Improvements, including but not limited to those contained in the definition of "improvement," that are intended for dedication to East Greenville Borough, or other municipal body or authority, either in fee or in easement.
INFILL DEVELOPMENT
Development that takes place within existing communities, making maximum use of the existing infrastructure instead of building on undeveloped land.
INTERIOR LANDSCAPING
See "parking lot island."
LAND DEVELOPMENT
Any of the following activities:
A. 
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous lots, tracts, or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
(1) 
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
(2) 
The division or 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.
B. 
A subdivision of land.
C. 
Development in accordance with Section 503(1.1) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
LANDOWNER
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 the rights of the landowner, or other person having a proprietary interest in land.
LEVEL OF SERVICE
Level of service, as described in the Highway Capacity Manual, indicates how well traffic moves on a particular highway facility or through a specific intersection. There are six levels of servicing, ranging from A through F. Level of Service A indicates generally free movement. Level of Service F represents maximum capacity of the facility. Level F indicates congestion. Level of Service C is considered the design level of service, representing a stable traffic flow and a relatively satisfactory travel speed.
LIGHT TRESPASS
Light emitted by a lighting fixture or installation which is cast beyond the boundaries of the property on which the lighting installation is sited.
LOT
A designated tract, parcel, or unit of land held by a landowner and/or intended for use, development, lease, or transfer of ownership and for which a deed description is recorded or is intended to be recorded at the Office of the Recorder of Deeds for Montgomery County.
LOT AREA, GROSS
The area of land contained with the property lines of a parcel, tract or lot as described in the deed or as shown on an approved subdivision plan.
LOT AREA, NET
A. 
The gross lot area, excluding the following areas:
(1) 
Any area within the street ultimate right-of-way; or within any other ultimate right-of-way, whether public or private, that provides, or is intended to provide, access to more than one lot by way of vehicular and/or pedestrian circulation.
(2) 
Any area, easement or right-of-way to be used for emergency access, drives or fire lanes.
B. 
The net lot area shall be used to determine the area, bulk, coverage, dimensional, and density requirements as provided in Chapter 95, Zoning.
LOT LINE
A property boundary line of any lot held in single and separate ownership, except that in the case of any lot abutting a street, the lot line for such portion of the lot as abuts the street shall be deemed to be the same as the street line and shall not be the center line of the street or any other line within the street line even though such may be the property boundary line.
LOT WIDTH
The distance measured between lot lines, other than the front and rear lot lines, at the minimum front yard setback line.
LOT, CORNER
A lot having contiguous frontage on two or more intersecting roads. The yard setback for each road frontage shall be the front yard setback for the district in which the lot is located. One of the other two sides shall have a rear yard setback and the other shall be the side yard.
LOT, FLAG
A lot which conforms in all respects to the dimensional requirements of the zoning district in which it is located, except that the only road frontage and access is limited to an access strip.
LOT, LANDLOCKED OR INTERIOR
A designated parcel, tract, or area of land lawfully assigned a separate tax parcel identification number by the Montgomery County Board of Assessment office that does not have frontage on a street or alley.
LOT, REAR
See "lot, flag."
LOT, REVERSE
Lotting which extends between two streets of differing classifications, with vehicular access provided from the lesser street, in order to promote traffic flow and safety on the greater street.
LUMEN
The light-output rating of a lamp (light bulb), as used in the context of this chapter.
MAJOR INTERSECTION
Any intersection where traffic generated by the proposal will involve 3,000 or more average daily trips or 1,500 vehicles per day and/or any other intersection involving an arterial road. Where doubt exists, the applicant's traffic engineer shall seek guidance from the Borough Engineer prior to the submission of the traffic impact study.
MOBILE HOME LOT
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erections thereon of a single mobile home.
MOBILE HOME or MANUFACTURED HOUSING
A single-family detached dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, which may not meet local building codes but does meet the standards of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, as indicated by the structural engineering bulletin(s) provided to the Borough Council by the applicant. It shall be contained in one unit (called a "single-wide") or in two or more units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing (called a "double-wide"), 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 with or without a permanent foundation, including any roofed addition such as extra rooms, covered patios, porches, etc.
MOBILE HOME PARK
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which has been so designated and improved that it contains two or more lots, improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the placement thereon of mobile homes.
MONUMENT
A tapered, permanent survey reference point of stone or concrete having a flat top at least four inches on each side and a length of at least 24 inches, embedded vertically into the ground.
NATIVE PLANT
For the purposes of East Greenville Borough, a native plant species that occurred in the mid-Atlantic Piedmont Region (Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia) prior to European settlement. The native status of plants may be confirmed through the www.plants.usda.gov web site, using the Native Status Maps for each species. For purposes of this chapter, "native plant" shall include native shade tree, native street tree, native shrub, native groundcover, native grasses and native perennial.
NATURAL FEATURE
A component of a landscape existing or maintained as part of the natural environment and having ecological value in contributing beneficially to, among other things, air and water quality, erosion control, groundwater recharge, noise abatement, visual amenities, growth of wildlife, human recreation, reduction of climatic stress and energy costs.
OPEN SPACE
Public or private lands designated for the use and enjoyment of residents of a development and/or the general public, incorporating natural features such as woodlands, streams, or meadows, and including state, county or East Greenville Borough parks, trails, and other recreational facilities. Also includes common open space, as defined above, and other private lands which are available for the use of East Greenville residents (i.e., through access easements). (See "common open space.")
PARK
Any publicly owned area which is predominantly open space and is used principally for active or passive recreation.
PARKING DRIVE AISLE (or DRIVE AISLE)
The interior cartway used or intended for vehicular circulation within and around a parking lot, from which access to a parking space or stall is taken.
PARKING LOT
Any area which is used for the storage of motor or other vehicles. The terms "parking lot," "parking area," and "parking" are interchangeable. "Parking" includes the driveway which provides direct access to the parking spaces.
PARKING LOT ISLAND or PLANTING ISLAND
Any area of ground with improved soil between parking spaces or at the end of parking rows within the interior of a parking lot designed to screen surface parking, help to control traffic flow, and perform environmental services including shading, and infiltration and treatment of stormwater.
PARKING LOT PLANTING STRIP
A pervious, linear area of ground within the boundary of a parking lot which separates parking spaces along their shorter linear dimensions, running parallel to parking drive aisles from which parking spaces take direct access, designed to screen surface parking, help to control traffic flow, and perform environmental services including shading, and infiltration and treatment of stormwater.
PATHWAY
A designated land corridor, located outside the public street right-of-way or the equivalent right-of-way of a private street, containing a route designed for nonmotorized travel that connects local facilities, neighborhoods, commercial districts, etc., to a larger trail or sidewalk network. Sidewalks are not considered pathways.
PEAK DISCHARGE
The maximum rate of flow of stormwater runoff at a given point and time resulting from a particular magnitude storm.
PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPALITIES PLANNING CODE
The Municipalities Planning Code, originally enacted as Act 247 of 1968, which establishes the basic authority for the exercise of municipal land use controls in Pennsylvania. All subsequent amendments are included. Abbreviated as "MPC" or "Act 247."
PERIMETER LANDSCAPE STRIP
A landscaped area of ground that separates the vehicular use area from other structures on the lot, adjacent properties, a public right-of-way, or any other nonparking use of a lot. Its purpose is to buffer and screen parking and can serve as a bioretention area.
PLAN
A graphic representation of a proposal for subdivision and/or land development, including necessary written notes.
PLANTING SOILS
Soils amended for improved drainage and biologic function, as well as to support plants that are adapted to both wet and dry conditions. These soils are used for planting areas not to be used as bioretention areas.
PLAT
The map or plan of a subdivision or land development, whether sketch, preliminary, or final.
POROUS PAVING
Any suitable paving material that permits full or partial absorption of stormwater into the underlying soil layer.
PRINCIPAL BUILDING
A building which is considered the principal use of the lot on which it is located.
PRINCIPAL USE
The single dominant use or single main use on a lot.
PROJECT BOUNDARY
The edge of all project activity, whether more than or less than the property or tract boundary.
PROPERTY LINE
A recorded boundary of a lot.
PUBLIC HEARING
A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the governing body, planning commission, or other municipal agency, intended to inform and obtain testimony and public comment, prior to taking action in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended.
PUBLIC MEETING
A forum held pursuant to public notice under the Act of July 3, 1986 (P.L. 388, No. 84),[2] known as the "Sunshine Act." It includes any prearranged gathering of an agency which is attended or participated in by a quorum of the members of the agency, held for the purpose of deliberating agency business or taking official action.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not be less than seven days from the date of the hearing.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Transportation service for the general public provided by a common carrier of passengers generally on a regular route basis or a private operator offering service to the public.
QUEUE ANALYSIS
This procedure includes the average queue and maximum queue of vehicles which will be observed in each traffic stream and intersection approach, measured in both feet and vehicles. Various statistical and/or computer models may be applied.
RAIN GARDEN
An area of ground which is a shallow depression designed to clean, detain, and infiltrate stormwater runoff primarily with adapted native plants set within bioretention soils, usually have a simple inflow where rainwater enters the garden, and an aboveground overflow where excess water exits. It is a stormwater management BMP which is typically a smaller system than other bioretention facilities. However, operation and maintenance is critical to proper performance. The size, capacity and location of rain gardens should be based on runoff source (parking lot, roofs, downspout, lawns, etc.) and the ability to capture rainwater.
RESERVE STRIP
A parcel of land whose primary function is to separate a street from adjacent properties, while not being used or capable of being used as a building lot, open space, or recreation area.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied at some future date by roads, railroads, transmission lines, pathways, oil and gas pipelines, water lines, sewer lines, and other similar facilities.
RIPARIAN CORRIDOR
Forested or vegetated lands along both sides of a stream, wetland or water body.
SEDIMENT
Soils or other materials transported by surface water as a product of erosion.
SEWAGE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER
A licensed employee of the Montgomery County Health Department who issues permits, reviews permit applications and sewage facilities planning modules, and conducts inspections and investigations necessary to implement the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act and regulations promulgated under it.
SEWAGE FACILITIES PLAN
A comprehensive plan for the provision of adequate sewage facilities as adopted by East Greenville Borough and approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection under the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act (Act 537).
SIGHT DISTANCE, STOPPING
The distance of unobstructed view along the center line of a street from the driver's eye-height of 3 1/2 feet above the pavement surface to the furthest visible point, or as otherwise defined in the most current edition of PennDOT Publication No. 13M: Design Manual, Part 2: Highway Design.
SIGHT TRIANGLE
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.
SOIL SURVEY
The Montgomery County Soil Survey, latest edition, prepared by the Nature Resources Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
STORMWATER
The surface runoff generated by precipitation, snow or ice melt, reaching the ground surface.
STORMWATER BASIN
A structure which provides for the storage and controlled release of stormwater runoff during and after a storm. Also referred to as a "sediment basin," "retention basin" or "detention basin."
A. 
WET BASINAn impoundment basin designed to retain stormwater runoff within a permanent pool of water or existing pond.
B. 
DRY BASINA naturalized impoundment basin designed to retard stormwater runoff by temporarily storing the runoff and releasing it at a predetermined rate.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITY
Any structure, natural or human-made, that, due to its condition, design, or construction, conveys, stores, or otherwise, affects stormwater runoff. Typical stormwater management facilities include, but are not limited to, detention and retention basins, open channels, storm sewers, pipes, and infiltration structures.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT SITE PLAN
The plan prepared by the developer or their representative indicating how stormwater runoff will be managed at the development site in accordance with this chapter.
STORMWATER RUNOFF
Water from rainfall or melting snow in a watershed in excess of the natural absorbency of that watershed, which flows over the ground surface to collect in streams and channels.
STREET or ROAD
Any right-of-way which serves to access and provide for transportation between multiple properties, whether under public or private ownership, and used or intended to be used by vehicular traffic and pedestrians, and which may also be used to provide space for sewer, other utilities and sidewalks, including street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, parkway, lane, alley, viaduct, or other similar facilities. Categories of streets are further defined in § 85-51.
STREET RIGHTS-OF-WAY
Rights-of-way for street purposes are defined as follows:
A. 
LEGAL RIGHT-OF-WAYThe total width of any land dedicated as a street as reflected on a recorded subdivision plat, boundary plat or dedication plat.
B. 
ULTIMATE RIGHT-OF-WAYThe total width of any land which is projected as necessary for adequate handling of anticipated maximum traffic volumes, determined by the street's function, in accordance with street classifications contained in this chapter, and outlined in the Upper Perkiomen Valley Regional Comprehensive Plan. The ultimate right-of-way becomes the legal right-of-way when it has been offered for dedication and accepted by East Greenville Borough.
C. 
EQUIVALENT RIGHT-OF-WAYA street right-of-way required to be reserved where private streets are permitted. The width shall be determined by the street's function, in accordance with street classifications contained in this Chapter and outlined in the Upper Perkiomen Valley Regional Comprehensive Plan.
STRUCTURAL SOILS
A soil medium that can be compacted to support pavement and installation requirements while accommodating tree root growth. It is a mixture of gap-graded gravels made of crushed stone, clay loam, and a hydrogel stabilizing agent to keep the mixture from separating.
STRUCTURE
A. 
Any human-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land.
B. 
Any form or arrangement of building materials involving or providing proper support, bracing, tying, anchoring or other protection against the forces of the elements.
STUDY AREA
An area extending from the proposed development or land subdivision approximately one mile along the adjacent roadways in all directions from all access points or the first major intersection along these roadways. Where doubt exists, the applicant's traffic engineer shall seek guidance from the Borough Engineer prior to the submission of the transportation impact study.
SUBDIVISION
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions of land, including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to heirs or devisers, transfer of ownership or building or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempted.
SURVEYOR
A licensed land surveyor, registered as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and competent in profession as established under the Pennsylvania Engineer, Land Surveyor, and Geologist Registration Act.[3]
TOPSOIL
The original upper layer of soil material which is usually darker and more fertile than subsoil, which is screened of stones, roots, construction debris, and contains a substantial percentage of organic material.
TRACT
A large property consisting of one legal parcel usually to be subdivided into several smaller parcels.
TRAIL
A designated land corridor containing an improved route designed for nonmotorized travel that provides recreational, aesthetic, alternate transportation, or educational opportunities. Sidewalks are not considered trails though they can serve as trail connections.
TRANSPORTATION IMPACT STUDY
A technical evaluation of the traffic impacts associated with a proposed subdivision or land development. Criteria for a transportation impact study are contained in § 85-122.
TREE, CANOPY
Any tree that, when mature, typically forms the overstory, or uppermost layer of branches and foliage, in a woodland or forest, and/or any large, deciduous shade tree generally reaching at least 40 feet in height at maturity.
TREE, MATURE
Any tree of three inches DBH or greater, whether standing alone or in a tree mass or woodlands. See also "diameter at breast height (DBH)."
TREE, SPECIMEN
Any tree with a caliper that is 75% or more of the record tree of the same species in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
TREE, STREET
Any tree located within the ultimate right-of-way of any street or highway in East Greenville.
TREE, UNDERSTORY
Any tree or trees that, when mature, attain a height lesser than canopy trees. In an existing wooded setting, this may include seedlings, saplings and other small trees.
TRIP
A single or one-way vehicle movement to or from a property or study area. Trips can be added together to calculate the total number of vehicles expected to enter or leave a specific land use or site over a designated period of time.
TRIP GENERATION RATES
The total count of trips to and from the subject development per unit of land use as measured by parameters such as dwelling units, acres, or square footage.
VEHICULAR USE AREAS (VUAs)
Any areas of a lot not located within any enclosed or partially enclosed structure which are used by or intended for motor vehicles, including but not limited to the following: accessory or non-accessory parking spaces for the storage of automobiles, trucks or other motor vehicles; parking drive aisles; loading zones and service areas; emergency or fire zones or lanes; access drives and driveways; and paved areas painted or striped in such a manner as to indicate that they are not intended for parking or standing but are otherwise at grade with other areas designed for or used by motor vehicles.
VERGE
A strip separating the passable area of a sidewalk from the curb, and consisting of grass, landscaping, street furniture, or decorative paving.
VISUAL SCREEN
A barrier for the purpose of limiting or obscuring a view; generally comprised of vegetation, structures, or earthworks suitable for the purpose.
VOLUME/CAPACITY ANALYSIS
This procedure compares the volume of a roadway or intersection approach to its capacity (maximum number of vehicles that can pass a given point during a given time period.) The procedures described in the Highway Capacity Manual, latest edition, Highway Research Board Special Report 209, shall be followed.
WARRANTS FOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL INSTALLATION
This is a series of warrants which detail the minimum traffic or pedestrian volumes or other criteria necessary for the installation of a traffic signal. These warrants are contained in PennDOT Publication 46, Traffic Engineering Manual.
WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
A system designed to transmit water from a source to users, in compliance with the requirements of the appropriate state agencies and the local authorities. Includes the following definitions:
A. 
WATER FACILITIES, PUBLICA water distribution system serving all or a portion of East Greenville Borough and operated by the Borough, or other public utility regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
B. 
WATER FACILITIES, COMMONA water distribution system serving a single neighborhood or development.
WATERCOURSE
A channel or conveyance of surface water, such as a stream or creek, having defined bed and banks, whether natural or artificial, with perennial or intermittent flow.
WETLANDS
Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface- 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; includes swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas. Development in wetlands is regulated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Identification of wetlands should be based upon the "1987 Corps of Engineers Wetlands Delineation Manual."
WOODLANDS
One-fourth acre or more of wooded land where the largest trees measure at least six inches diameter at breast height (dbh). The woodland shall be measured from the dripline of the outer trees. Woodlands are also a grove of trees forming one canopy where 10 or more trees measure at least 10 inches dbh.
YARD
The area(s) of a lot which must remain free of buildings or other structures and may be used as lawn or planted area, parking, or driveway space, in compliance with the provisions of this chapter and Chapter 95, Zoning. A yard is measured at right angles from the right-of-way or lot line to the nearest building wall. Yard is further defined as follows:
A. 
YARD, FRONTThe space extending across the full width of a lot, for a depth equal to the minimum front yard setback distance required by the specific regulations of Chapter 95, Zoning, measured perpendicular from the street right-of-way line, unless stated otherwise, toward the center of the lot.
B. 
YARD, REARThe space extending across the full width of a lot for a depth equal to the minimum rear yard setback distance required by the specific regulations of the Chapter 95, Zoning, measured perpendicular from the rear lot line to the center of the lot.
C. 
YARD, SIDEA space extending from the front yard to the rear yard for a depth equal to the minimum side yard setback distance required by the specific regulations of Chapter 95, Zoning, measured perpendicular from the side lot line toward the center of the lot. However, corner lots shall be regarded as having two front yards for the frontage along a street. Therefore the setback for a side yard with street frontage shall be the same as the front yard setback for the district in which the property is located.
YARD LINE
A line which locates and delineates the minimum yard setback requirements, measured from the appropriate property lines.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 63 P.S. § 148 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 65 Pa.C.S.A. § 701 et seq.
[3]
Editor's Note: See 63 P.S. § 148 et seq.
AASHTO — American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials
ADA — Americans with Disabilities Act
ASNS — AmericanHort's American Standard for Nursery Stock
ASTM — American Society for Testing Materials
IESNA — Illuminating Engineering Society of North America
ITE — Institute of Transportation Engineers
PA DEP — Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
PennDOT — Pennsylvania Department of Transportation
NRCS — Natural Resources Conservation Service
MCCD — Montgomery County Conservation District
MCPC — Montgomery County Planning Commission
OPH — Montgomery County Office of Public Health
UMJA — Upper Montgomery Joint Authority
USGS — United States Geological Survey