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Township of Wolf, PA
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2023-12-11
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Chapter 27 Zoning
Ch AO
Adoption Ordinance
Ch FEE
Fees
The Code
Ch 1
Administration and Government
Ch 2
(Reserved)
Ch 3
(Reserved)
Ch 4
(Reserved)
Ch 5
Code Enforcement
Ch 6
Conduct
Ch 7
Fire Prevention and Fire Protection
Ch 8
(Reserved)
Ch 9
(Reserved)
Ch 10
Health and Safety
Ch 11
Housing
Ch 12
(Reserved)
Ch 13
Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations
Ch 14
(Reserved)
Ch 15
Motor Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 16
Parks and Recreation
Ch 17
Real Estate Registry
Ch 18
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 19
(Reserved)
Ch 20
Solid Waste
Ch 21
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 22
Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 23
Stormwater Management
Ch 24
Taxation; Special
Ch 25
(Reserved)
Ch 26
Water
Ch 27
Zoning
Ch 27 Pt 1
TITLE, AUTHORITY, AND PURPOSE
§ 27-101
Short Title.
§ 27-102
Authority.
§ 27-103
General Purposes.
§ 27-104
Community Development Objectives.
§ 27-105
Disclaimer of Municipal Liability.
Ch 27 Pt 2
DESIGNATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS
§ 27-201
Designation of Districts.
§ 27-202
District Purpose Statements.
§ 27-203
Zoning Map.
§ 27-204
Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries.
§ 27-205
Floodplain District Boundary Changes.
Ch 27 Pt 3
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
§ 27-301
Application of District Regulations.
§ 27-302
Use Regulations and Dimensional Requirements.
§ 27-303
A-R Agricultural-Rural District.
§ 27-304
R-S Residential-Suburban District.
§ 27-305
R-U Residential-Urban District.
§ 27-306
C General Commercial District.
§ 27-307
I Industrial District.
§ 27-308
FF and FP Flood Fringe and General Floodplain District. (Overlying District)
§ 27-309
FW Floodway District.
Ch 27 Pt 4
SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS
§ 27-401
Purpose and Applicability.
§ 27-402
Uses Not Provided For.
§ 27-403
Principal Uses.
§ 27-404
Dwelling Units.
§ 27-405
Conversion Apartments.
§ 27-406
Mobile Homes on Individual Lots.
§ 27-407
Single-Family Attached Dwellings.
§ 27-408
Multi-family Dwellings.
§ 27-409
Multi-family Housing Developments.
§ 27-410
Mobile Home Parks.
§ 27-411
Boarding or Rooming Homes.
§ 27-412
Group Homes or Institutional Residences.
§ 27-413
Personal Care or Nursing Homes.
§ 27-414
Day Care Centers.
§ 27-414.1
Family Day Care Homes and Group Day Care Homes.
§ 27-415
Retail Establishments.
§ 27-416
Bed and Breakfast Establishments.
§ 27-417
Kennels.
§ 27-418
Automotive Service Stations and/or Repair Shops.
§ 27-419
Public Entertainment Facilities.
§ 27-420
Adult Entertainment Establishments.
§ 27-421
Light Industrial or Manufacturing Uses.
§ 27-422
Contractor’s Shops and Yards.
§ 27-423
Extraction Operations.
§ 27-424
Municipal or Residual Waste Landfills.
§ 27-425
Agricultural Uses.
§ 27-426
Camps, Cabins and Vacation Homes.
§ 27-427
Campgrounds or Recreational Vehicle Parks.
§ 27-428
Parks, Playgrounds or Recreation Areas.
§ 27-429
Temporary Uses and Structures (See Also §27-430).
§ 27-430
Temporary Uses in Floodplain Areas.
§ 27-431
Docks, Piers and Other Water-related Uses.
§ 27-432
Windmills.
§ 27-433
Wind Energy Facility.
§ 27-434
No-Impact Home-Based Business.
§ 27-435
Hotels, Motels and Transient Lodging Facilities.
§ 27-436
Hazardous Materials Operation.
§ 27-437
Neighborhood Commercial Activities.
§ 27-438
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries.
§ 27-439
Medical Marijuana Growers/Processors.
§ 27-440
Cemetery.
§ 27-441
Waste and Air Polluting Facilities.
§ 27-442
Solar Energy Facilities (SEF).
Ch 27 Pt 5
SUPPLEMENTARY LOT REGULATIONS
§ 27-501
Purpose.
§ 27-502
General Lot Requirements.
§ 27-503
Yard Requirements.
§ 27-504
Height Regulations.
§ 27-505
Miscellaneous Provisions.
§ 27-506
Buffer Yards.
§ 27-507
Screen Planting.
§ 27-508
Property Trees.
Ch 27 Pt 6
ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS
§ 27-601
Accessory Residential Uses.
§ 27-602
On-lot Storage. (See also §§27-603 and 27-604.)
§ 27-603
Temporary Storage Structures.
§ 27-604
Accessory Storage Trailers.
§ 27-605
Utility Sheds.
§ 27-606
Roadside Stands.
§ 27-607
Swimming Pools.
§ 27-608
Essential Utility Distribution Services.
§ 27-609
Home Occupations.
§ 27-610
Exterior Antennas.
§ 27-611
Windmills.
Ch 27 Pt 7
RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS
§ 27-701
Residential Cluster Developments.
Ch 27 Pt 8
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
§ 27-801
Planned Residential Developments.
Ch 27 Pt 9
SUPPLEMENTARY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
§ 27-901
General Provisions.
§ 27-902
Identification of Floodplain Areas.
§ 27-903
Flood Damage Control Provisions.
§ 27-904
Existing Structures in Identified Floodplain Areas.
§ 27-905
Variances.
Ch 27 Pt 10
SIGN REGULATIONS
§ 27-1001
Types of Signs.
§ 27-1002
General Sign Regulations.
§ 27-1003
Signs in the A-R Agricultural-Rural and R-S Residential-Suburban Districts.
§ 27-1004
Signs in the R-U Residential-Urban District.
§ 27-1005
Signs in the C General Commercial and I Industrial Districts.
§ 27-1006
Signs in the FF Flood Fringe and FP General Floodplain Districts.
§ 27-1007
Signs in the FW Floodway District.
Ch 27 Pt 11
OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND ACCESS DRIVEWAYS
§ 27-1101
Off-Street Parking Requirements.
§ 27-1102
Off-Street Loading Requirements.
§ 27-1103
Driveways and Access Drives.
Ch 27 Pt 12
NONCONFORMITIES
§ 27-1201
Nonconforming Uses and Structures.
§ 27-1202
Nonconforming Lots.
Ch 27 Pt 13
ZONING HEARING BOARD
§ 27-1301
Organization and Procedure.
§ 27-1302
Powers and Duties.
§ 27-1303
Hearing Procedures.
Ch 27 Pt 14
AMENDMENTS AND CONDITIONAL USES
§ 27-1401
Amendments to Zoning Ordinance or Map.
§ 27-1402
Conditional Uses.
Ch 27 Pt 15
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
§ 27-1501
Duties of the Zoning Officer.
§ 27-1502
General Procedure for Zoning Permit Application.
§ 27-1503
Zoning Permits.
§ 27-1504
Driveway Permits.
§ 27-1505
Violations and Enforcement.
§ 27-1506
Fees.
Ch 27 Pt 16
DEFINITIONS
§ 27-1601
Interpretations.
§ 27-1602
Definitions.
Ch 27 Pt 17
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND ENACTMENT
§ 27-1701
Interpretation, Purpose and Conflict.
Ch 27 Pt 18
OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
§ 27-1801
Purpose.
§ 27-1802
Definitions.
§ 27-1803
Zoning Classifications.
§ 27-1804
Applicability.
§ 27-1805
Permit Requirement.
Appendix
Apx A
Annexation of Territory
Apx B
Bond Issues and Loans
Apx C
Franchises and Services
Apx D
Governmental and Intergovernmental Affairs
Apx E
Plan Approval
Apx F
Public Property
Apx G
Sewers
Apx H
Streets and Sidewalks
Apx I
Water
Apx J
Zoning; Prior Ordinances
Disposition Lists
Ch KR
Table of the Disposition of Significant Resolutions
Ch KO
Table of Disposition of Ordinances
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Chapter 27
Zoning
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Appendix A, Variance Procedure
Attachment 2 - Appendix B, Procedure for Amending the Zoning Ordinance
Attachment 3 - Appendix C, Conditional Use Procedure
Attachment 4 - Appendix D, Zoning Map Amendments
Attachment 5 - Appendix E, Tables of Uses and Structures
PART 1
TITLE, AUTHORITY, AND PURPOSE
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§ 27-101
Short Title.
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§ 27-102
Authority.
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§ 27-103
General Purposes.
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§ 27-104
Community Development Objectives.
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§ 27-105
Disclaimer of Municipal Liability.
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PART 2
DESIGNATION OF ZONING DISTRICTS
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§ 27-201
Designation of Districts.
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§ 27-202
District Purpose Statements.
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§ 27-203
Zoning Map.
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§ 27-204
Interpretation of Zoning District Boundaries.
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§ 27-205
Floodplain District Boundary Changes.
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PART 3
DISTRICT REGULATIONS
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§ 27-301
Application of District Regulations.
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§ 27-302
Use Regulations and Dimensional Requirements.
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§ 27-303
A-R Agricultural-Rural District.
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§ 27-304
R-S Residential-Suburban District.
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§ 27-305
R-U Residential-Urban District.
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§ 27-306
C General Commercial District.
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§ 27-307
I Industrial District.
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§ 27-308
FF and FP Flood Fringe and General Floodplain District. (Overlying District)
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§ 27-309
FW Floodway District.
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PART 4
SUPPLEMENTARY USE REGULATIONS
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§ 27-401
Purpose and Applicability.
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§ 27-402
Uses Not Provided For.
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§ 27-403
Principal Uses.
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§ 27-404
Dwelling Units.
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§ 27-405
Conversion Apartments.
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§ 27-406
Mobile Homes on Individual Lots.
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§ 27-407
Single-Family Attached Dwellings.
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§ 27-408
Multi-family Dwellings.
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§ 27-409
Multi-family Housing Developments.
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§ 27-410
Mobile Home Parks.
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§ 27-411
Boarding or Rooming Homes.
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§ 27-412
Group Homes or Institutional Residences.
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§ 27-413
Personal Care or Nursing Homes.
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§ 27-414
Day Care Centers.
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§ 27-414.1
Family Day Care Homes and Group Day Care Homes.
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§ 27-415
Retail Establishments.
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§ 27-416
Bed and Breakfast Establishments.
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§ 27-417
Kennels.
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§ 27-418
Automotive Service Stations and/or Repair Shops.
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§ 27-419
Public Entertainment Facilities.
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§ 27-420
Adult Entertainment Establishments.
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§ 27-421
Light Industrial or Manufacturing Uses.
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§ 27-422
Contractor’s Shops and Yards.
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§ 27-423
Extraction Operations.
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§ 27-424
Municipal or Residual Waste Landfills.
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§ 27-425
Agricultural Uses.
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§ 27-426
Camps, Cabins and Vacation Homes.
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§ 27-427
Campgrounds or Recreational Vehicle Parks.
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§ 27-428
Parks, Playgrounds or Recreation Areas.
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§ 27-429
Temporary Uses and Structures (See Also §27-430).
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§ 27-430
Temporary Uses in Floodplain Areas.
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§ 27-431
Docks, Piers and Other Water-related Uses.
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§ 27-432
Windmills.
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§ 27-433
Wind Energy Facility.
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§ 27-434
No-Impact Home-Based Business.
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§ 27-435
Hotels, Motels and Transient Lodging Facilities.
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§ 27-436
Hazardous Materials Operation.
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§ 27-437
Neighborhood Commercial Activities.
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§ 27-438
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries.
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§ 27-439
Medical Marijuana Growers/Processors.
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§ 27-440
Cemetery.
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§ 27-441
Waste and Air Polluting Facilities.
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§ 27-442
Solar Energy Facilities (SEF).
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PART 5
SUPPLEMENTARY LOT REGULATIONS
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§ 27-501
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 27-502
General Lot Requirements.
chevron_right
§ 27-503
Yard Requirements.
chevron_right
§ 27-504
Height Regulations.
chevron_right
§ 27-505
Miscellaneous Provisions.
chevron_right
§ 27-506
Buffer Yards.
chevron_right
§ 27-507
Screen Planting.
chevron_right
§ 27-508
Property Trees.
chevron_right
PART 6
ACCESSORY USE REGULATIONS
chevron_right
§ 27-601
Accessory Residential Uses.
chevron_right
§ 27-602
On-lot Storage. (See also §§27-603 and 27-604.)
chevron_right
§ 27-603
Temporary Storage Structures.
chevron_right
§ 27-604
Accessory Storage Trailers.
chevron_right
§ 27-605
Utility Sheds.
chevron_right
§ 27-606
Roadside Stands.
chevron_right
§ 27-607
Swimming Pools.
chevron_right
§ 27-608
Essential Utility Distribution Services.
chevron_right
§ 27-609
Home Occupations.
chevron_right
§ 27-610
Exterior Antennas.
chevron_right
§ 27-611
Windmills.
chevron_right
PART 7
RESIDENTIAL CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS
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§ 27-701
Residential Cluster Developments.
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PART 8
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
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§ 27-801
Planned Residential Developments.
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PART 9
SUPPLEMENTARY FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT REGULATIONS
chevron_right
§ 27-901
General Provisions.
chevron_right
§ 27-902
Identification of Floodplain Areas.
chevron_right
§ 27-903
Flood Damage Control Provisions.
chevron_right
§ 27-904
Existing Structures in Identified Floodplain Areas.
chevron_right
§ 27-905
Variances.
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PART 10
SIGN REGULATIONS
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§ 27-1001
Types of Signs.
chevron_right
§ 27-1002
General Sign Regulations.
chevron_right
§ 27-1003
Signs in the A-R Agricultural-Rural and R-S Residential-Suburban Districts.
chevron_right
§ 27-1004
Signs in the R-U Residential-Urban District.
chevron_right
§ 27-1005
Signs in the C General Commercial and I Industrial Districts.
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§ 27-1006
Signs in the FF Flood Fringe and FP General Floodplain Districts.
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§ 27-1007
Signs in the FW Floodway District.
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PART 11
OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND ACCESS DRIVEWAYS
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§ 27-1101
Off-Street Parking Requirements.
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§ 27-1102
Off-Street Loading Requirements.
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§ 27-1103
Driveways and Access Drives.
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PART 12
NONCONFORMITIES
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§ 27-1201
Nonconforming Uses and Structures.
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§ 27-1202
Nonconforming Lots.
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PART 13
ZONING HEARING BOARD
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§ 27-1301
Organization and Procedure.
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§ 27-1302
Powers and Duties.
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§ 27-1303
Hearing Procedures.
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PART 14
AMENDMENTS AND CONDITIONAL USES
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§ 27-1401
Amendments to Zoning Ordinance or Map.
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§ 27-1402
Conditional Uses.
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PART 15
ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
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§ 27-1501
Duties of the Zoning Officer.
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§ 27-1502
General Procedure for Zoning Permit Application.
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§ 27-1503
Zoning Permits.
chevron_right
§ 27-1504
Driveway Permits.
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§ 27-1505
Violations and Enforcement.
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§ 27-1506
Fees.
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PART 16
DEFINITIONS
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§ 27-1601
Interpretations.
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§ 27-1602
Definitions.
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PART 17
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND ENACTMENT
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§ 27-1701
Interpretation, Purpose and Conflict.
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PART 18
OIL AND GAS EXPLORATION
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§ 27-1801
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 27-1802
Definitions.
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§ 27-1803
Zoning Classifications.
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§ 27-1804
Applicability.
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§ 27-1805
Permit Requirement.
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