[Ord. No. 4-2022, 6/9/2022]
Words and phrases in this chapter shall be used in their ordinary
context unless such word or phrase is specifically defined in this
Part.
[Ord. No. 4-2022, 6/9/2022]
In this chapter, when not inconsistent with the context:
1.
Words in the present tense imply also the future tense.
2.
The singular includes the plural.
3.
The male gender includes the female gender.
4.
The term "shall" or "must" is always mandatory.
5.
The word's "used" and "occupied" shall be construed to include
the words "or intended, arranged or designed to be used or to be occupied,
or offered for occupancy."
6.
The term "such as" shall be considered as introducing a typical or
illustrative designation of items and shall not be interpreted as
constituting a complete list.
7.
The words "person" and "owner" shall be deemed to include a corporation,
unincorporated association and a partnership or other legal entity,
as well as an individual.
8.
The words "building" and "structure" shall be construed as if followed
by the phrase "or part thereof."
10.
If a term is defined in this chapter and is defined differently in
other chapters of the Township Code, the definition of the term in
this chapter shall be used as defined in this chapter.
[Ord. No. 4-2022, 6/9/2022]
The following words and phrases shall have the particular meaning
assigned by this section where used in this chapter.
A driveway leading from an area designated for parking to
a street and/or loading area for any nonresidential use.
A private use or structure, located on the same lot with
the principal use or structure, that is subordinate and incidental
to the principal structure or use of the property and which may occupy
a separate structure and/or area on or in the ground, including but
not limited to storage sheds or other storage structures, off-street
parking, signs, off-street loading, gazebos, children's playhouses,
greenhouses for personal use, garages, swimming pools, detached decks,
fences, carports, and similar structures. Said structures must be
owned by the same person(s) as the property owner.
An adult arcade, adult bookstore or novelty store, adult
theater, adult entertainment, escort agency, or any other business
establishment offering adult entertainment, as defined herein.
ADULT ARCADEAny place where the public is permitted wherein coin-operated or electronically or mechanically controlled still or motion-picture machines or projectors are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons at any one time and where the images displayed are sexually explicit or depict nudity or sexual conduct.
ADULT BOOKSTORE or NOVELTY STOREAn establishment having a substantial or significant portion of its stock-in-trade, including but not limited to movies, books, magazines, photographs, and/or other periodicals, which is distinguished or characterized by its emphasis on matters depicting or relating to nudity or sexual conduct.
ADULT THEATERA theater, bar, party room, conference center, restaurant, nightclub, auditorium, recreation center, indoor amusement center or similar commercial establishment which, as one of its principal business purposes, offers adult entertainment
ADULT ENTERTAINMENTMovies, videos, still or motion pictures, photographs, books, magazines, musical or dance performances that are sexually explicit or depict nudity or sexual conduct.
ESCORT AGENCYA person or business association who furnishes, offers to furnish, or advertises to furnish escorts as one of its primary business purposes for a fee, tip, or other consideration.
A man-made or naturally occurring body of water on a site
used for agricultural activities.
A covered building or structure used for the storage of equipment
and materials used in activities related to agricultural production.
The use of land for agricultural purposes, including farming,
dairying, pasturage, agriculture, horticulture, floriculture, beekeeping,
kennels, arboriculture, animal and/or poultry husbandry. Accessory
uses permitted in conjunction with agriculture may include barns,
stables, corn cribs, silos and other uses or structures that are clearly
related to an agricultural operation.
A totally enclosed building that is equipped for practice
of shooting, including archery, where no activity associated with
shooting is conducted outside of building.
An establishment conducted, in whole or in part, outside
of a building where said establishment is equipped for the practice
of shooting, including archery.
A business establishment used by an artist, photographer,
or artisan or musician for a gallery and/or to teach workshops and/or
private lessons.
A facility where manufactured parts delivered to the premises
are assembled into a finished product, and then shipped off premises
for distribution.
A facility in which finished materials are transported to
the site, assembled and/or packaged for sale, and transported off
the site to other retail establishments.
A use of a structure, or a portion thereof, containing facilities
for washing, cleaning, and/or polishing the interior or exterior of
vehicles.
A business establishment specializing in the rental and/or
leasing of automobiles and trucks.
A building, or part thereof, used for the servicing and repair
of motor vehicles, including engine overhaul, body work, and recapping/retreading
of tires and where all storage of parts and dismantled vehicles and
all repair work are conducted entirely inside a completely enclosed
building.
A business establishment used for the display and/or sales
of automobiles, noncommercial trucks, motorcycles, motor homes, recreational
vehicles and/or boats under 26,000 pounds gross vehicle weight (GVW),
but not including any heavy equipment or any other vehicle or equipment
which is not classified as a "motor vehicle" under the Pennsylvania
Motor Vehicle Code. Such use may also include the servicing or repair
of the brand of vehicles sold at the establishment.
A business establishment which provides for one or more of
the following activities.
The servicing of motor vehicles and operations incidental thereto
and limited to one or more of the following activities: the retail
sale of petroleum products, retail sales and installation of automobile
accessories, automobile washing by hand, waxing and polishing of automobiles,
tire changing and repairing (excluding recapping), battery service,
changing and replacement, excluding repair and rebuilding, radiator
cleaning and flushing, excluding steam cleaning and repair, installation
of accessories, and state inspection.
The following operations, if conducted with a completely enclosed
building: lubrication of vehicle, replacement of exhaust systems,
brake servicing, limited to servicing and replacement of brake cylinders,
lines and brake shoes, wheel balancing, the testing, adjusting and
replacement of servicing of carburetors, filters, generators, points,
rotors, spark plugs, voltage regulators, water and fuel pumps, water
hose and wiring, provided the major repairs authorized in "automobile
repair garage" shall not be permitted.
A business establishment specializing of baked goods through
preparing, cooking, and baking, intended for off-premises distribution
or sale.
A retail establishment that sells baked goods, including
the baking of goods when prepared for retail sales is on premises
only and not for distribution to another retail outlet.
A business establishment specializing in financial services
including, but not limited to, savings-and-loans, credit agencies,
investment companies, brokers and dealers of securities and commodities,
security and commodity exchanges, insurance agents, lessors, lessees,
buyers, sellers, agents and developers of real estate.
A portion of a building partly or completely below grade.
It shall be considered a building story if more than 50% of its clear
height is above the average level of the adjoining ground.
An owner-occupied single-family detached dwelling in which
a maximum of 10 rooms, all without cooking facilities, are rented
to guests on, a daily basis in which breakfast may be served to the
guests by the proprietor of the facility.
A business establishment which specializes in the sale of
materials that can be used to construct structures and dwellings.
This establishment may include show rooms and detached storage structures.
A development which contains a number of separate office
buildings, accessory uses and open space which are all designed, planned,
constructed and maintained on a coordinated basis.
A licensed gaming facility as authorized by the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania pursuant to 4 Pa. C.S.A. Part II, the "Pennsylvania
Race Horse Development and Gaming Act" (the Act).
A lot used for, or intended to be used for, the burial of
human and/or domesticated animals, including but not limited to columbarium,
mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with the cemetery
and within its boundaries.
An area of land, building or facility used for the keeping,
nurturing and management of animals, including breeding, pasturing,
ranching and selling.
A driveway providing frontage for a dwelling, units in a
cluster development or master planned development which is part of
the common open space.
A facility used for the temporary housing and feeding of
livestock for slaughter or shipping.
A facility consisting of the equipment and structures (communications
towers, antennas, telecommunications equipment building) involved
in the reception and/or transmission of communication signals such
as cell towers, microwave towers, ham radios and etc. Communication
facilities shall not be considered public or essential services.
A use permitted only in a particular zoning district pursuant
to the provisions of this chapter.
A facility that is used by a professional contractor for
conducting business affairs and which does not include the storage
of materials.
An establishment that provides construction, remodeling,
home improvements, land development and related services on a contractual
basis, but involves the outdoor/indoor storage of all or part of the
materials, equipment or vehicles used in the business.
A facility licensed to operate by the Pennsylvania Department
of Public Welfare providing care for less than 24 consecutive hours
for three or more adults who are not relative to the operator and
who, because of physical, or mental infirmity, require assistance
to meet personal needs, but who do not require nursing.
A facility licensed to operate by the Pennsylvania Department
of Public Welfare providing care, supervision and/or instruction for
six or more children for a period of less than 24 hours.
A facility, licensed or approved by the commonwealth, as
required by the laws of the commonwealth, located within a dwelling
in which the operator resides, for the care on a daily basis, during
part of a twenty-four-hour period, of not more than six children under
16 years of age, including care provided to children who are relatives
of the provider, where such use shall be secondary to the use of the
dwelling for living purposes and shall meet all applicable requirements
for a home occupation.
A business establishment primarily engaged in undertaking
the transportation of goods for compensation but does not include
truck terminals.
A business establishment approved by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board which is primarily devoted to the
serving of alcoholic beverages on-site and which may also provide
food services incidental to the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
A dwelling unit in a building containing three or more dwelling
units sharing two vertical party walls, except that the end units
have a single party wall.
A change in residential use form one single-family dwelling
to two or three dwelling units in the same building.
A freestanding dwelling unit which has no common or party
walls with other units.
A dwelling unit having one party wall in common with a similar
dwelling unit.
A freestanding dwelling unit in a building containing two
dwelling units with one dwelling unit arranged over the other dwelling
unit.
A building or part of a building including cooking, living
and sanitary facilities designed and intended for occupancy by one
person or family. A travel trailer occupied less than 180 days, boarding
or rooming house, convalescent home, skilled nursing home, life care
facility, fraternity or sorority house, hotel, motel, inn, bed-and-breakfast
home, lodge or other similar use shall not constitute a dwelling unit.
The right to use or reserve the property of another for a
specified purpose.
The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by
public utilities, municipal departments or commissions, including
buildings, necessary for furnishing adequate services for public health,
safety or general welfare. (Shall not include private, nonpublic communication
and related facilities.)
For flood damage prevention purposes, the failure of a structure
or other development to be fully compliant with the Township's
floodplain management regulations. A structure or other development
without the elevation certificate, other certifications, or other
evidence of compliance required in 44 CFR (Code of Federal Regulations)
60.3(b)(5), (c)(4), (c)(10), (d)(3), (e)(2), or (e)(5) is presumed
to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided.
A business establishment that produces, prepares, processes,
cans and/or packages food products to be temporarily stored and then
shipped for human consumption.
Managing and using, for human benefit, forestlands and natural
resources that occur on and in association with forestlands, including
trees, other plants, animals, soil and water. This term includes,
but is not limited to, the planting, cultivating, harvesting, transporting
and selling of trees for commercial purposes which does not involve
any land development.
A facility in which metal castings are produced by melting
substances into a liquid, put into forms and cooled and temporarily
stored.
A business establishment licensed by the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania that contains a suitable storage room for the deceased
and may include embalming facilities and rooms for the display and
burial ceremonies of the deceased but excludes a crematory.
A facility used for the practice of breeding, raising and
skinning of animals for their fur.
A business establishment that specializes in retail sales
of gardening and landscaping materials, tools, equipment and other
similar merchandise, such as plants, soil, hardscape, and any other
landscaping and/or gardening accessories.
A tract of land laid out for playing the game of golf and
improved with tees, greens, fairways, hazards and at least nine holes.
A golf course may include a clubhouse, a shelter and a driving range.
PRIVATEA golf course, as defined by this chapter, which is owned by a private entity and which is only available for use by members of facility.
PUBLICA golf course, as defined by this chapter, which is owned and maintained by the municipality or another public or nonprofit organization and which may be used by the public without the requirement of a membership.
A building or portion thereof which is dedicated to a governing
body, whether it be used by Township, Washington County, the commonwealth,
etc.
A building or facilities, operated by a governmental agency,
where governmental administrative activities are conducted, or social
or educational services are provided to the public. Such uses shall
include, but are not limited to, a municipal building, post office,
community center, or similar use or facility, excluding a school or
recreational facility.
A retail business establishment primarily selling prepackaged
and perishable food as well as other convenience and household goods.
An establishment that provides room and board in a family
environment to a person who receive supervised care limited to health,
social, rehabilitative or housing services. Such facilities may include
child and adult services for individuals not in need of hospitalization
or incarceration, but who because of age, convalescence, infirmity,
disability or related circumstances require such care. Group residential
facilities shall include boarding homes for children, residential
child-care facilities, maternity, homes, personal care homes for adults
and similar uses licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Public
Welfare, provided the scope of all such operations shall be in conformance
with the regulations of this chapter. Group residential facilities
shall not include institutional facilities, child day-care centers,
day care/family homes and similar uses.
An area of land or water or a structural surface which is
designed, used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff
of helicopters, and any appurtenant areas which are designed to be
used for helicopter support facilities, such as maintenance, refueling
and parking.
An activity, intended to be financially gainful, conducted
within a dwelling unit, the conduct of which is clearly incidental
and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit. Unlike a no-impact
home-based business, home occupations provide opportunity for on-site
customers and, therefore, also permit restricted signage opportunity.
HOME OCCUPATION (CATEGORY ONE)An in-home office established for the purpose of conducting professional and business activities of a limited scope that do not involve any direct retail or wholesale sales, or the handling or conducting of physical, services for others at the home site. Category One home occupations shall be confined to typing, drafting, bookkeeping, processing and transfer of information and similar functions. Activities shall be limited to members of the family residence on the premises. No more than 10% of the gross living area shall be used in conjunction with the business. There shall be no external visual appearance of the occupation, and no noise or nuisance shall be produced by business activities beyond the structure. There shall be no signs identifying the business and the business activities shall produce no related traffic volumes or parking demand beyond the normal residential use at the site.
HOME OCCUPATION (CATEGORY TWO)An accessory use of a service or product oriented character, conducted in conjunction with a single-family dwelling unit by the residents thereof, which is clearly subordinate to the use of the dwelling for living purposes, and does not change the character thereof, or have exterior evidence of such subordinate use other than a small announcement sign, and in connection therewith, there is not involved the exterior keeping of, or exhibition of, stock-in-trade. In the pursuit of such activities, all operations shall be free of any procedures which could be construed as adversely influencing surrounding residential uses because of noise, vibration, smoke, electrical interference, odor or similar conditions.
A business or commercial activity administered or conducted
as an accessory use which is clearly secondary to the use as a residential
dwelling and which involves no customer, client or patient traffic,
whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, delivery or removal functions
to or from the premises, in excess of those normally associated with
residential use. The business or commercial activity must satisfy
the following requirements.
The business activity shall be compatible with the residential
use of the property and surrounding residential area.
The business shall employ no employees other than family members
residing in the dwelling.
There shall be no display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling
or inventory of a substantial nature.
There shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including
but not limited to, parking, signs or lights.
The business activity may not use any equipment or process which
creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electronic
interference, including interference with radio or television reception,
which is detectable in the neighborhood.
The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage
discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally associated with
residential use in the neighborhood.
The business may not involve any illegal activity.
An institution providing medical care and treatment for ill
and/or injured humans that includes overnight stay and related medical
teaching facilities.
A building used primarily for providing more than 10 transient
lodging accommodations on a daily rate basis to the general public
in which the lodging rooms provide no cooking facilities.
Any indoor business establishment where entertainment, either
passive or active, is provided for the pleasure of its patrons, either
independent or in conjunction with another use. Such entertainment
includes but is not limited to theaters, live entertainment, etc.
A use in which three or more animals other than livestock,
horses or poultry are kept, boarded, raised, bred, groomed, or trained,
for a fee.
Any site licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection (PA DEP) for the disposal of solid waste, other than hazardous
waste, as defined and regulated by federal statute.
A public enterprise for the use but not the routine sale
of literary, music, artistic, or reference materials.
A membership organization that the members pay annual dues,
and that holds meetings, and which may maintain dining facilities,
and where alcoholic beverages may be sold or served to members and
their guests, provided such service has been properly licensed by
the commonwealth and is otherwise in full compliance with other applicable
local, state and federal laws. The organization may also host entertainment,
social, athletic, recreational, or educational events.
A designated parcel, tract or area of land or water established
by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law.
The lowest floor of the lowest fully enclosed area (including
the basement) of a structure or building. An unfinished, flood-resistant
partially enclosed area, used solely for parking of vehicles, building
access, and incidental storage, in an area other than a basement,
is not considered the lowest floor of a building, provided that such
space is not designed and built so that the structure is in violation
of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of this chapter.
A facility in which the mechanical or chemical transformation
of materials or substance into new products takes place, including
the assembling of component parts, the manufacturing of products,
and the blending of materials, such as lubricating oils, plastics,
resins, or liquors.
The processing, handling or fabrication of materials and
products where no processes are involved that will produce noise,
vibration, air pollution, fire hazard, noxious emission, high traffic
volumes or other factors which will disturb or endanger neighboring
properties.
An enclosed facility used for the temporary storage of manure
for agricultural use.
A facility operated by one or more physicians, practitioners
or other licensed health care professionals for the examination and
treatment of patients with medical problems on an out patient basis.
The medical services of the facility shall require a stay of less
than 24 hours.
A facility designed and constructed to compress natural gas
that originates from an oil and gas well or collection of such wells
operating as a midstream facility for delivery of oil and gas to a
transmission pipeline, distribution pipeline, natural gas processing
plant or underground storage field, including one or more natural
gas compressors, associated buildings, pipes, valves, tanks and other
equipment.
A facility designed and constructed to remove materials such
as ethane, propane, butane, and other constituents or similar substances
from natural gas to allow such natural gas to be of such quality as
is required or appropriate for transmission or distribution to commercial
markets but not including facilities or equipment that are/is designed
and constructed primarily to remove water, water vapor, oil or naturally
occurring liquids from natural gas.
A building or group of buildings in an indoor, controlled-access
compound that contains varying sizes of individual, compartmentalized
and controlled-access stalls or lockers for the dead storage of customer's
goods or wares. No sales, service or repair activities other than
the rental of dead storage units is permitted on the premises.
A building or group of buildings in an outdoor, controlled-access
compound that contains varying sizes of individual, compartmentalized
and controlled-access stalls or lockers for the dead storage of a
customer's goods or wares. No sales, service or repair activities
other than the rental of dead storage units is permitted on the premises.
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.
For the purposes of this chapter, mobile homes shall be required to
meet any applicable regulations of the Floodplain Overlay, as indicated
for a manufactured home. Under no circumstances shall a park trailer,
travel trailer, recreational and other similar type vehicle be permitted
to be placed on a mobile home lot, or within a mobile home park, and
used as a permanent place of residency.
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home.
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which has been so
designated and improved that contains two or more mobile home lots
for the placement thereon of a single mobile home.
A facility in which premanufactured mobile homes are on display
and which materials used to assemble mobile homes are stored on-site.
A dwelling unit in a building in which dwelling units share
vertical and horizontal party walls with other dwelling units.
Any building or use owned or operated by the Township or
by an authority created by the Township or under contract to the Township
which shall include, but not be limited to, facilities operated by
or for administration, police, recreation, and public works uses.
A facility for the public display of items, materials, or
information that is related to some historic, educational, cultural,
entertainment, or scientific purpose or a building whose structure
itself is of historic, architectural or cultural significance and
whose interpretation relates primarily to the building's architectural,
furnishings, and history. This term includes related accessory uses
(e.g., restaurant, gift shop, etc.) so long as these remain incidental
to the primary museum use.
The net acreage/area of a lot which is used for calculating
the maximum density permitted which is determined by utilizing the
various effective capacity ratings as they may apply to any land constraints
existing on the lot.
Structures for which the start of construction as herein
defined commenced on or after the effective date of this chapter.
This term does not apply to any work on a structure existing before
the effective date of this chapter.
A manufactured home park or subdivision for which the construction
of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes
are to be affixed (including, at a minimum, the installation of utilities,
the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the
pouring of concrete pads) is completed on or after the effective date
of floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.
A lot the area or dimension of which was lawful prior to
the adoption or amendment of this chapter, 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 structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed
to comply with the applicable use, lot coverage, dimensional and other
provisions or extent of use provisions of this chapter, where such
structure lawfully existed prior to the enactment of this chapter.
Such nonconforming, structures include but are not limited to nonconforming
signs.
A use, whether of land, building or structure, which does
not comply with the applicable provisions of this chapter or amendment
heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such use was lawfully in existence
prior to the enactment of this chapter or amendment.
Any wild animal, reptile, insect, or fowl which is not naturally
tame or gentle but is of a wild nature or disposition and which, because
of its size, vicious nature, or other characteristic, may constitute
a danger to human life or property if improperly handled.
A retail business establishment whose principal activity
is the selling of plants grown on the site and which may have outside
storage, growing or display of plants and merchandise.
A use, other than a health practitioners office, in which
the affairs of a business, profession, or service are conducted including
administration, record keeping, consulting, clerical work and similar
functions, but not including manufacturing, fabrication, production,
processing, assembling, cleaning, testing, repair or storage of goods
or products, or the sale of goods or products which are physically
located on the premises.
The oil and gas drill site shall consist of the area occupied
by the facilities, structures and equipment necessary for or incidental
to the drilling, production or operation of an oil or gas well.
A facility in which the research, development, and testing
within laboratories occur, which does not include mass manufacturing,
fabricating, processing, or sale of products.
A completely enclosed structure used to incinerate materials
used to heat air and water for the principal structure on a lot.
A space other than a truck terminal, area for car/camper
sales, street, alley or access drive used for the temporary parking
of vehicles, including the maneuvering isles and all areas containing
required parking landscaping.
INDOORIndoor facilities for leisure time activities that are provided as a business pursuit, including facilities open to the public and those requiring membership, and including but not limited to swimming pools, lodges, fraternal organizations, bowling alleys, indoor skating facilities and similar uses and activities.
OUTDOOROutdoor facilities for leisure time activities that are provided as a business pursuit, including outdoor facilities open to the public and those requiring membership, and including but not limited to swimming pools, tennis courts, riding stables, drive-in theaters, golf courses and similar uses and activities.
Developed or undeveloped open spaces and/or structures and
facilities which are provided by individuals or private organizations
for the use of specified individuals or groups of individuals sharing
common relationships or associations for the purposes of play, amusement,
or relaxation. Such uses may include sports facilities, parks, assembly
buildings, passive areas, gardens and related amenities and activities.
Area between landscaping that is used to obstruct the view
of an adjacent building or structure.
A business in which services are offered to an individual
relating to the hygiene or appearance of an individual such as, but
not limited to, barbershops, hair salons, manicurists, acupuncturists,
massage therapy, health spas, weight loss centers, tanning salons,
hair replacement or removal facilities, and the like.
A business establishment which primarily sells prescription
drugs, patent medicines and legal surgical, medicinal and sickroom
supplies, as well as packaged food and common household necessities.
A facility that is designed for the assembly or meeting of
persons for religious, civic, political, educational, or social purposes,
not including club, lodge, or fraternal organization as defined herein
and not under the ownership of a governmental agency, and where recreation,
amusement, or dining may occur as accessory activities.
A tract of land developed as a unit under single ownership
or unified control, which includes one or more principal buildings
or uses and is processed under the planned residential development
standards of this chapter. This development may allow design flexibility
from traditional district regulations (such as side yards, setbacks,
and height limitations) or land use restrictions (such as prohibitions
a gained mixed-use land uses within a development).
A facility for the reproduction, collation and/or binding
of printed materials and/or the custom reproduction of written or
graphic materials on a custom order basis for individuals or businesses.
Typical processes include, but are not limited to, film processing,
photocopying, oversized plotting, screen printing, offset printing,
and book binding.
Any governmental (whether federal, state, county or local),
quasi-governmental, or private institution or facility engaged in
the act confining, housing or holding inmates accused or convicted
of criminal activity, assigned and/or committed by any court and who
are housed, held or confined in lawful custody, including, but not
limited to, the detention, treatment, rehabilitation or execution
of offenders through a program involving penal custody, parole and
probation.
A structure for the indoor raising of plants, shrubs and
other vegetation on a lot, accessory to the principal use of said
lot.
A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the Township
Board of Supervisors, Township Zoning Hearing Board or Township Planning
Committee, intended to inform and obtain public comment.
A notice made pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, as amended.[1]
Space that belongs to all including streets, rights-of-way,
parks, green spaces and other outdoor places that require no key to
access them and are available, without charge for everyone to use.
Developed or undeveloped open spaces and/or structures and
facilities provided by a government body for public use for purposes
of play, amusement or relaxation. Such uses may include sports facilities,
parks, assembly buildings, passive areas, gardens and related amenities
and activities.
An accessory use or structure located on a private property
which is not open to public use, such as a swimming pool, tennis court,
etc.
An area of land reserved for public or private hunting of
wildlife, fishing, and accessory structures in support of those activities.
A facility devoted to research, design, laboratory work and/or
experimentation and any processing and fabrication incidental thereto,
provided no materials or finished products shall be manufactured,
processed of fabricated on the premises for sale except such as are
incidental to said laboratory research, design and/or experimentation
conducted on said premises.
An establishment where customers may place their food and/or
beverage orders at a counter or table inside the facility or from
the customer's vehicle outside the facility by use of drive-through
service and/or take-out food service, including drive-in service,
where food is principally brought to vehicle.
An establishment that provides service where food and/or
beverages are ordered, served, and consumed by the customer normally
while seated at a table, booth, or counter.
A portion of a principal building or structure designated
as eating quarters for employees who work within the building or structure.
A business establishment selling merchandise for daily consumption
and purchase, such as packaged food, drugs, and common household necessities.
This establishment may contain a pharmacy within the premises.
A business establishment selling a wide variety of comparison
goods, such as apparel, furniture, household, and electrical/household
appliances, hardware, sporting goods, computers and specialty merchandise
such as jewelry, stationary, antiques and gift items, but does not
include the retail sales of building materials, garden supplies, automobiles
and other vehicles, fuel, automotive parts, liquor and wine.
An establishment that includes a boarding stable, and where
instruction in riding, jumping and showing is offered for a fee and
where horses may be hired for riding.
An area of publicly or privately owned land encumbered by
reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription, or condemnation
that is occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, walkway,
railroad, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water line,
sanitary or storm sewer line, and other similar uses. Generally, this
definition also includes the right of one to pass over the property
of another and is, at times, synonymous with the term "easement."
Stands offering for sale agricultural products grown on the
premises.
A devise incorporating a reflective surface which is in the
shape of a shallow dish, spherical dish, cone, horn or cornucopia.
Such devise shall be used to receive and/or transmit radio or electromagnetic
waves between terrestrially and/or orbital based uses. This definition
shall include, but shall not be limited to, what are commonly referred
to as "satellite earth stations," "TVRO (television reception only
satellite dish antenna)," and "satellite microwave antennas."
A satellite dish located on a private property, only serving
the occupants of that property.
A facility that provides on-site instruction of a state-approved
curriculum including but not limited to elementary, secondary and
postsecondary education.
The entire area of messaging within a single continuous perimeter,
and a single plane, in a composition of adjacent squares, triangles,
circles or rectangles, whichever most closely encloses the extreme
limits of the message, background and trim. Multiple sign areas on
a single support structure system shall be considered one sign. Any
supportive frame, bracing or sign base members having no advertising
value of a sign shall not be included in the sign are calculations.
The sign area shall be computed as follows.
Single-faced sign: one face counted.
Double-faced sign: one face counted if both sign areas are identical;
two faces counted if each face is not identical excluding wayfinding
and directional signs.
"V" sign with an internal angle of 45° or greater: two faces
counted. If internal angle is less than 45°, the sign shall be
considered a double-faced sign.
Three-dimensional sign: projected to single flat planes, all
visible sign areas counted.
The dimension from the top of the sign including its support
structure to where it meets the ground, unless otherwise specified
in this chapter.
The outside line forming the boundary of a plot of land.
Any device or contraption related to the collection, storage
and distribution of solar energy for space heating, cooling, water
heating or power generation.
The permission or approval or a land use activity, expressly
granted by the Zoning Hearing Board, after formal application, in
situations where provision therefore is made by the terms of this
chapter.
The accessory outdoor storing and displaying of merchandise,
equipment, and other materials that are for sale or support the principal
use of the lot.
A commercial establishment storing or offering for sale building
supplies, coal, heavy equipment, feed and grain, and similar goods.
Supply yards shall not include the wrecking, salvaging, dismantling
or storage of automobiles and similar vehicles.
Any transmission lines, substations, telephone or telegraph
lines or any other conduit designed for the transmission of information.
An area of land dedicated to transportation uses, such as storage
and maintenance garages and passenger shelters and structures.
A building or area in which freight brought by truck is assembled
and/or stored for routing or reshipment which may include storage
areas, parking areas, service facilities and wash facilities for trucks.
Any building, lot, parcel of land or premises used for offices
and storage, servicing and maintenance of equipment, testing and development
of materials and equipment, and including communications facilities
and associated equipment in the conduct of public utility servicing.
An establishment that provides medical care/treatment, and
prevention of diseases and injuries of domestic animals and/or pets.
Said facility should employ more than three veterinarians, and which
allows for overnight stay of animal patients during treatment process
if deemed necessary by licensed veterinarian.
The act of not meeting specific conditions or requirements
of this chapter (i.e., noncompliance).
A building or structure used for the storage and handling
of goods, materials, freight, or merchandise awaiting sale on another
lot or location, but not including the maintenance or fueling of commercial
vehicles. Warehousing which does not constitute in excess of 30% of
the total floor area of the retail establishment shall be excluded
from this definition.
A facility for the collection and/or processing of recyclable
materials.
A business establishment specializing in the selling and/or
distributing of merchandise to retailers, to industrial, commercial,
institutional, or professional business users or to other wholesalers,
or acting as agents or brokers and buying merchandise for/or selling
merchandise to such individuals or companies.
Any windmill, wind turbine, or similar device, including
its associated equipment, cables and electrical components, which
converts wind power to mechanical or electrical energy.
A notice personally delivered or mailed by regular mail stating
the time, date and place of an event and the particular nature of
matters to be considered.
The area designated as such on the Township Zoning Map or
otherwise noted where provisions that may be more and/or less restrictive
than the base zoning district requirements for the applicable lot
or portion thereof.
The map(s) collectively delineating the zoning districts and zoning overlays of the Township, together with all amendment and as codified as Chapter 27 of the Township of Canton Code of Ordinances.
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
