A. 
Certain words used in this chapter shall have the meanings indicated:
(1) 
Words used in the present tense shall include the future; words used in the singular number shall include the plural, and plural shall include the singular, unless the context clearly indicates the contrary;
(2) 
The word "shall" is mandatory and not discretionary; the word "may" is permissive;
(3) 
The word "and" indicates that all connected items, conditions, provisions or events shall apply;
(4) 
The word "or" indicates that the connected items, conditions, provisions or events may apply singly or in any combination;
(5) 
The words "either. . .or" indicate that the connected items, conditions, provisions or events may apply separately but not in any combination; and
(6) 
Any use of gender-specific words ("his," "hers," "him," "her") shall imply both genders.
B. 
In case of any difference of meaning or implication between the text of this article and any caption, illustration or table, the text shall control.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
100-YEAR FLOOD
A flood that, on the average, is likely to occur once every 100 years (i.e., that has 1% chance of occurring each year, although the flood may occur in any year).
ABANDONED PROPERTY
Any real property, including, but not limited to vacant lots, buildings and structures located in the Municipality, that is subject to a mortgage and is either 1) in default of a mortgage for which a mortgagee has obtained a judgment in foreclosure; 2) in default of a mortgage and subject to an application or proceeds for a tax deed or pending tax claim bureau or tax assessor sale for unpaid property taxes; 3) in default of a mortgage and subject to an application or proceedings for a sheriff sale for unpaid claims, debts or obligations; or 4) in default of a mortgage and has been transferred to a mortgagee by deed in lieu of foreclosure, or any similar document. The designation of real property as "abandoned" shall remain in place until such time as the property is sold or transferred to a new owner, the foreclosure action has been dismissed, and any default on the mortgage has been cured.
ABANDONMENT
The plugging of the well and the restoration of any well site as required by this chapter.
ABUTTING
See "adjoining property owner."
ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT
A dwelling unit that is either attached to the principal permitted building or to a permitted accessory building on a lot.
ACCESSORY OUTDOOR DINING AREA
An area with seats and/or tables and decorative accessories, located outdoors of a restaurant, coffee shop, tavern, bar, other food service establishment.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE
A detached, subordinate structure, the use of which is customarily incidental, subordinate to that of the principal structure, which is not used or not intended to be used for living or sleeping by human occupants and located on the same lot as the principal structure.
ACCESSORY USE
A use conducted on the same lot as the principal use of the structure to which it is related; a use that is clearly incidental to, and customarily found in connection with, such principal use.
ACT or ACT 97
The Pennsylvania Solid Waste Management Act of 1980 (P.L. 380, No. 97, July 7, 1980).[1]
ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION PLAN
A plan to create ways for residents to get where they need and want to go - safely, conveniently, and comfortably - without the use of a motor vehicle. Adopted by Resolution No. 19-54, September 10, 2019.
ADDRESS SIGN
A sign or individual lettering numbering that designate the street number and/or street name for identification purposes, as designated by the United States Postal Service.
ADJACENT
See "adjoining property owner."
ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNER
Any real property or properties the border of which is (are) shared in part or in whole with that of the property, or that would be shared in part or in whole with that of the property but for a street, road, or other public thoroughfare separating the properties.
ADVERTISING VEHICLE
Any vehicle and or trailer used as a vehicle to which a sign is affixed in such a manner that the carrying of the sign is used for advertisement or is otherwise not incidental to its primary purpose.
AGRICULTURAL ACTIVITIES
Activities including, but not limited to, livestock and poultry raising; field, row and tree crops; forest and tree products; sale of products produced on the premises; and other customary farm structures. Not included are farm-oriented commercial or industrial activities or operations, such as food or livestock processing plants, holding pens, slaughterhouses, or similar uses which handle products not produced on the immediate premises. Does not include cultivation of marijuana or any use associated with marijuana — see "medical marijuana grower/processor facility."
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY
Any of the following transported or intended to be transported in commerce:
A. 
Agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, floricultural, viticultural or dairy products.
B. 
Livestock and the products of livestock.
C. 
Ranch-raised fur-bearing animals and the products of ranch-raised fur-bearing animals.
D. 
The products of poultry or bee raising.
E. 
Forestry and forestry products.
F. 
Any products raised or produced on farms intended for human consumption and the processed or manufactured products of such products intended for human consumption.
AGRICULTURAL OPERATION
An enterprise that is actively engaged in the commercial production and preparation for market of crops, including livestock and livestock products and in the production, harvesting, and preparation for market or use of agricultural, agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural, and aquacultural crops and commodities. The term includes any enterprise that implements changes in production practices and procedures or types of crops, livestock, livestock products, or commodities produced consistent with practices and procedures that are normally engaged in by farmers or are consistent with technological development within the agricultural industry. Does not include cultivation of marijuana or any use associated with marijuana — see "medical marijuana grower/processor facility."
AGRICULTURAL WASTE
Any poultry and livestock manure, or residual materials in liquid or solid form, generated in the production, and marketing of poultry, livestock, fur-bearing animals and their products, provided such waste is not a hazardous waste. The term includes the residual materials generated in producing, harvesting, and marketing of all agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural and agricultural crops or commodities grown on what are usually recognized and accepted as farms, forests, or other agricultural lands.
AGRICULTURE
Any use of land or structures for farming, dairying, pasturage, agriculture, apiary, horticulture, floriculture, arboriculture, or animal or poultry husbandry. Uses permitted in conjunction with an agriculture use may include barns, stables, corn cribs, silos, kennels and any other use or structure that is clearly related to an agricultural operation. Does not include cultivation of marijuana or any use associated with marijuana — see "medical marijuana grower/processor facility."
AGRICULTURE FARM
See "agriculture."
AIR BED-AND-BREAKFAST (AIRBNB)
See "bed-and-breakfast" and "short-term rental."
ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE (ATV)
Also see "utility terrain vehicle (UTV)." A vehicle with treads, wheels, or both, designed to traverse varied, uneven terrain as well as roads.
ALLEE
An arrangement of street trees whereby a canopy effect is created due to the regular and combined spacing of the trees.
ALLEY
A public or private way permanently reserved as a secondary means of access to an abutting property. A narrow service access to the rear of more-urban buildings, providing service areas, parking access, and utility easements. (Alleys, as they are used by trucks and must accommodate dumpsters, should be paved from building face to building face, with drainage by inverted crown at the center.)
ALLOWABLE DRILLING AREA
The area within the well pad that is approved for wells to be drilled.
ALTERATIONS
As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the exit facilities, or an enlargement, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height, or the moving from one location to another, or any change in use from that of one zoning district classification to another.
ALTERATIONS, STRUCTURAL
Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, or foundations.
AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical device, machine, or apparatus, whatsoever, for the playing of games and amusements, which devices or apparatus are commonly known as "pinball machines," "video games," and "jukeboxes," or upon which games are played, or any device on which music is played after the insertion therein of a coin or other disc, slug or token or for which fees are paid to an attendant.
AMUSEMENT PARK
An establishment existing primarily for entertainment purposes and offering rides and exhibitions for a fee.
AMUSEMENT USE
A theater, stadium, arena, bowling alley, auditorium or related facility for the presentation of musical, theatrical, or sporting events where the number of spectators normally is greater than the number of players.
ANCILLARY CAFETERIA
A restaurant, which is located within a shopping center, industrial park, office center or apartment complex, having a floor area of not more than 3,000 square feet, and intended to primarily serve the employees, patrons or residents of the complex within which it is located.
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
The keeping or raising of livestock, horses and poultry.
ANIMATION OR VIDEO DISPLAY
Changing of a message or background of a sign in a manner or method of display characterized by motion or pictorial imagery, which may or may not include text and depicts action or a special effect to imitate movement, the presentation of pictorials or graphics displayed in a progression of frames which give the illusion of motion, including but not limited to the illusion of moving objects, moving patterns or bands of light, or expanding or contracting shapes. Video display signs include projected images or messages with these characteristics onto buildings or other objects.
ANTENNA
Any system of wires, rods, discs, panels, flat panels, dishes, whips, or other similar devices used for the transmission or reception of wireless signals. An antenna may include an omnidirectional antenna (rod), directional antenna (panel), parabolic antenna (disc) or any other wireless antenna. An antenna shall not include commercial communication towers as defined herein.
APARTMENT
A dwelling unit in a multifamily residential structure or multiuse structure containing three or more dwelling units.
APIARY
A place where bees are kept; a collection of beehives.
APPLICANT
A developer and/or landowner, as hereinafter defined, including heirs, successors, and assigns, who has filed an application for subdivision and/or land development.
APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
Every application, whether preliminary or final, required to be filed and approved prior to the start of construction or development or use, including, but not limited to, an application for zoning approval, for the approval of a subdivision or land development or for the approval of a development plan. Every application for development must include the form designated by the Municipal Manager and all other plans and information required by this Code.
ARCHITECT
An architect registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. See "registered professional."
ARRAY
Any number of electrically connected photovoltaic (PV) modules providing a single electrical output.
ASCE
American Society of Civil Engineers.
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
ASSISTED-LIVING FACILITY
Also see "continuing care facility," "group home," "hospice," "nursing home," "personal care home facility," and "skilled nursing facility." Housing for elderly or disabled people, that provides nursing care, housekeeping, and prepared meals as needed. A system of housing and limited care that is designed for senior citizens who need some assistance with daily activities but do not require care in a nursing home. Including continued care facility, group home, hospice, personal care home facility, skilled nursing facility. The terms shall not include hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, or alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation centers.
ATHLETIC FACILITY
A room or building where people go to play sports or exercise, including a day spa, fitness center, gymnasium, membership club, recreational facility, and sports facility.
BANNER
A sign, with or without characters, letters or illustrations, applied to cloth, paper, fabric or other non-rigid material. A banner is considered a temporary sign.
BANQUET HALL
A room or building for the purpose of hosting a party, banquet, wedding or other reception, or other social event.
BAR
A premises used primarily for the sale or dispensing of liquor by the drink for on-site consumption and where food may be available for consumption on the premises as accessory to the principal use.
BARN
A farm building used for storing grain, hay, or straw or for housing livestock and/or farming equipment.
BASE
The transitional point between the valley floor and the hillside where a steep slope of 25% or greater interfaces with less steeply sloped land below and beyond the SSO (Steep Slope Overlay) boundary.
BASE FLOOD
A flood which has 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (also called the "100-year flood" or "1% annual chance flood").
BASE FLOOD DISCHARGE
The volume of water resulting from a base flood as it passes a given location within a given time, usually expressed in cubic feet per second (cfs).
BASE FLOOD ELEVATION (BFE)
The elevation shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Zones AE, AH, A1-30 that indicates the water surface elevation resulting from a flood that has a 1% or greater chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
BASEMENT
A story partly below ground and having 40% or more of its height below the grade of the adjoining ground.
BASIC GRADE
A reference plane representing the average of the finished ground level adjoining a structure at all its exterior walls.
BED-AND-BREAKFAST
(Also see "Airbnb" and "short-term rental.") An owner-occupied single-family dwelling that contains not more than three guest bedrooms, in which lodging and meals are provided for compensation. Guests are not accommodated for no longer than seven consecutive days.
BOARD
The Zoning Hearing Board of the Municipality of Monroeville.
BREEDING AREA
Any condition which provides the accessory environment for the birth or hatching of vectors.
BREWERY (MICROBREW/TAPROOM/PUBHOUSE/BREWHOUSE)
A limited-production brewery, typically producing specialty beer and often selling its products locally.
BUFFER
The area of land immediately adjacent to any wetland, lake, pond, vernal pond, or stream, measured perpendicular to and horizontally from the delineated edge of the wetland, lake, pond, or vernal pond, or the top-of-bank on both sides of a stream.
BUFFER AREA
For landfill applications, the area within a landfill property or site, generally adjacent to and parallel with the applicant's property line, for a width of 300 feet, either consisting of natural existing vegetation or created by the use of trees, shrubs, fences, and/or other berms, designed to limit the view of and/or sound from the site to adjacent sites or properties.
BUFFERYARD
A portion of the site intended to provide a visual barrier or other protection between adjacent parcels of land.
BUILDABLE AREA
That portion of a zoning lot bounded by the required front, side, and rear yards.
BUILDING
A combination of materials to form a permanent structure having walls and a roof, including all manufactured homes and trailers used for human habitation.
BUILDING FACADE
That portion of any exterior elevation on the building extending from finished grade to top of the parapet, wall, or eaves and the entire width of the building elevation.
BUILDING FOOTPRINT
The ground floor area of any building, excluding residential garages and accessory sheds, measured from the outside of the exterior walls.
BUILDING HEIGHT
The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deckline of mansard roofs and to the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs or the maximum height of any part of the structure, including signage.
BUILDING PERMIT
Written permission issued by the proper municipal authority for the construction, repair, alteration, addition, change in occupancy, install or alter equipment by the Municipality's Building Code.[2]
BUILDING SETBACK
The required minimum horizontal distance between the front yard line and the front edge of a principal structure.
BUILDING-INTEGRATED SYSTEM
A solar photovoltaic system that is constructed as an integral part of a principal or accessory building or structure and where the building-integrated system features maintain a uniform profile or surface of vertical walls, window openings, and roofing. Such a system is used in lieu of a separate mechanical device, replacing or substituting for an architectural or structural component of the building or structure that appends or interrupts the uniform surfaces of walls, window openings and roofing. A building-integrated system may occur within vertical facades, replacing view glass, spandrel glass or other facade material; into semitransparent skylight systems; into roofing systems, replacing traditional roofing materials; or other building or structure envelope systems.
BUILDING-MOUNTED SYSTEM
A solar photovoltaic system attached to any part or type of roof on a building or structure that has an occupancy permit on file with the Municipality and that is either the principal structure or an accessory structure on a recorded parcel. This system also includes any solar-based architectural elements.
BULKY WASTE
All large items of solid waste including but not limited to appliances, furniture, carpeting, and small amounts of lumber, trees, branches or stumps which may require special handling due to their size, shape, or weight.
BUSINESS SERVICES
A service shop or office providing services and sales of office supplies and equipment where the repair and maintenance of equipment is limited and does not include manufacturing or industrial operations.
CALIPER
A diameter measurement taken six inches above the ground for trees up to and including four-inch caliper size and 12 inches above the ground for larger sizes. Caliper of trees is a standard measurement used in the grading of nursery stock.
CANOPY
A freestanding rigid multisided structure covered with fabric, metal or other material and supported by columns or posts embedded in the ground.
CAPON
A rooster that has been castrated before reaching sexual maturity.
CAR RENTAL
See "vehicle leasing."
CARPORT
A shelter for a car consisting of a roof supported on posts, built beside a house. A carport is considered a permanent structure.
CAR WASH
See "vehicle wash."
CASINO
A public room or building where gambling games are played.
CELL
The smallest basic solar electric device which generates electricity when exposed to light.
CELLAR
A portion of a building having 1/2 or more of its height below the average grade of the adjoining ground.
CEMETERY
Land used or intended to be used for the interment of human remains and dedicated for cemetery purposes, including crematories, mausoleums, and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with and within the boundary of such cemetery.
CHICKEN
A common domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) or its young.
CHICKEN RUN
An enclosed area in which chickens are allowed to walk and run about.
CHILD CARE CENTER
Any place, home, or institution which cares for four or more children under the age of 16 years apart from their parents, guardians, or custodians for regular periods of time for compensation; provided, however, that the term "child care center" shall not include or apply to bona fide schools, custody fixed by a court, children raised by blood or marriage within the third degree of the custodial person, or churches and other religious or public institutions caring for children within an institutional building. A "child care center" is not a "no-impact home-based business."
CHILD-ORIENTED BUSINESS
A commercial establishment which, as one of its principal business purposes, serves and/or sells children and their family's food, apparels, goods, services, play and/or entertainment.
CHURCH
A building used for public Christian worship; also see "place of worship."
CIGAR BAR/LOUNGE
An establishment designated for smoking cigars, other tobacco products or accessories purchased on the premises or elsewhere
CLEAN FILL
Uncontaminated, non-water-soluble, nondecomposable inert solid material. The term includes soil, rock, stone, dredged material, used asphalt (except milled asphalt), and brick, block or concrete from construction and demolition activities that is separate from other waste and recognizable as such.
CLEAR SIGHT TRIANGLE
Driveways shall be located and constructed so that a clear sight triangle, as depicted below, is provided. No object, including, without limitation, fences, hedges, trees and other plantings, buildings, structures, walls, signs and motor vehicles, exceeding a height of three feet as measured from the lowest elevation of the center line of any abutting street, shall be temporarily or permanently placed, erected, installed or parked within the clear sight triangle required at the intersection of two streets or the intersection of a driveway with a public street.
CLINIC
See "medical clinic."
CLOSED-LOOP SYSTEM
A system utilized while drilling so that various types of pits are not used, and instead steel bins or closed containers are used to collect all drilling waste.
CLOSURE
The date on which a municipal waste processing or disposal facility permanently ceases to accept waste, and access is limited to activities necessary for post-closure care, maintenance and monitoring.
CLUB
An organization comprised mainly of the residents of the neighborhood in which it is located, the primary purpose of which is the advancement of its members or of the community in education, cultural or civic pursuits and activities. A group of people organized for a common purpose to pursue common goals, interests or activities and usually characterized by certain membership qualifications, payment of fees and dues, regular meetings and a constitution and bylaws.
CLUSTER
A development design technique used in planned residential development that concentrates buildings on a part of the site to allow the remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space, and preservation of environmentally sensitive areas.
CO-LOCATION
The mounting of one or more WCFs, including antennas, on an existing commercial communication tower, or on any structure that already supports at least one commercial communication antenna.
COLLECTIONS OF WATER
Those contained in ditches, pools, ponds, streams, excavations, holes, depressions, open cesspools, privy vaults, fountains, cisterns, tanks, shallow wells, barrels, troughs, urns, cans, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets, roof gutters, tanks of flush closets, reservoirs, vessels, receptacles of any kind or other containers or devices which may hold water.
COMMERCIAL
An activity involving the sales of goods or services carried out for profit.
COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION ANTENNA
A device, including but not limited to panels, microwave dishes and single pole/whip, which is used to collect or transmit television, radio, telephone communications or other wireless signals, situated on a nonresidential site either as a principal structure, external to or attached to the exterior of any other structure. All nontower wireless communications facilities, including but not limited to, antennas and related equipment. Commercial communication antennas shall not include support structures for antennas or any related equipment that is mounted to the ground or at ground level.
COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION TOWER
A structure situated on a nonresidential site that is intended for transmitting or receiving television, radio, telephone communications and any related building and equipment. Any structure that is used for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas, including, but not limited to self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers and monopoles, utility poles and light poles. Distributed antenna system (DAS) hub facilities are considered to be commercial communication towers.
COMMERCIAL COMMUTER LOT
An off-street parking lot designed and intended to provide for the storage, for limited periods of time, of operable passenger vehicles, and available for compensation, or as an accommodation to commuters.
COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment engaged in nonmanufacturing or nonprocessing business, including, but not limited to, stores, markets, office buildings, restaurants, shopping centers and theaters.
COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE
A motor vehicle or combination of motor vehicles used in commerce to transport passengers or property if the motor vehicle:
A. 
Has a gross combination weight rating of 18,000 or more pounds inclusive of a towed unit with a gross vehicle weight rating of more than 10,000 pounds.
B. 
Has a gross vehicle weight rating of 18,000 or more pounds.
C. 
Is designed to transport 16 or more passengers, including the driver.
D. 
Is of any size and is used in the transportation of materials found to be hazardous for the purposes of the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. § 5101 et seq. and which requires the motor vehicle to be placarded under the hazardous materials regulations 49 CFR Chapter 173.
COMMON AREA
That area in a subdivision or planned residential development, including common open space, owned or leased and maintained by an association or other combination of persons for the benefit of the residents of the planned residential development and, if owned under the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act, 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101 et seq., including all common elements designated for the use of all dwelling unit owners.
COMMON OPEN SPACE
A parcel of land integral to a planned residential development and subject to provisions which assure the continued availability and maintenance of such open space for the use and benefit of the residents of the planned development.
COMMONWEALTH
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
COMMUNITY CENTER, PUBLIC
A building or structure and related facilities operated by a governmental agency, the primary function of which is available to the public for civic, educational, philanthropic, recreational or social purposes.
COMMUNITY USE
A school, playground or related recreation facility, public building or public maintenance facility.
COMMUTE
A trip from home to work or work to home.
COMMUTER
One that travels regularly from one place to another.
COMPLETELY DRY SPACE
A space which will remain totally dry during base flooding; the structure is designed and constructed to prevent the passage of water and water vapor.
COMPLETION OF DRILLING, REDRILLING AND REWORKING
The date within 60 days of the completion of the drilling, redrilling or reworking of the well site.
COMPOSTING
A controlled process of degrading organic matter by microorganisms, including but not limited to the following methods: 1) mechanical; 2) ventilated cell; and 3) windrow. The process may be anaerobic or aerobic.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A document consisting of maps, charts and text, prepared in accordance with the Municipalities Planning Code[3] and adopted by the Municipality as a guide for future development.
CONDITIONAL USE
A specific exception to the standard regulations of this chapter which requires approval by the governing body under terms and procedures and with conditions prescribed herein.
CONDOMINIUM
A space defined by walls, floors and ceilings purchased and equipped as a dwelling unit, and including, as part of the purchase, joint ownership with the other condominium owners on the lot of the facilities used in common together with responsibility for maintenance of these common areas.
CONSTRUCTION
The construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, extension, alteration, or relocation of a building or structure, including the placement of mobile homes.
CONSTRUCTION WASTE DUMPSTER
(Also see "dumpster.") A unit designed for the deposit of rubbish at sites related to the cleanout, building, construction, repair, renovation, or demolition of commercial or residential structures. The unit is usually located, on a temporary basis, on property, a driveway, or street abutting the site and is transportable to and from the site for purposes of disposal of its contents by means of a transport vehicle. A construction waste dumpster exceeds 96 gallons in size and shall not exceed 40 cubic yards in size. A construction waste dumpster includes waste disposal bags ("Bagsters®"), regardless of size.
CONSTRUCTION/DEMOLITION WASTE
Solid waste resulting from the construction or demolition of buildings and other structures, including, but not limited to, wood, plaster, metals, asphalt substances, bricks, block, and integrated concrete. The term also includes dredging waste. The term does not include the following if they are separate from other waste and are used as clean fill:
A. 
Uncontaminated dredging waste, soil, rock, stone, gravel, unused brick and block and concrete; and
B. 
Waste from land clearing, grubbing and excavation, including trees, brush, stumps and vegetative materials.
CONTINUING CARE FACILITY
Also see "assisted living facility," "group home," "hospice," "nursing home facility," "personal care home facility," and "skilled nursing facility." As defined in current state licensure requirements, a residential facility or planned residential development designed, operated and maintained for retired adults, which may also include skilled nursing, intermediate care or personal care facilities as defined herein. The terms shall not include hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, or alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation centers.
CONTINUING CARE FACILITY
Also see "assisted living facility," "hospice," "nursing home facility," "personal care home facility," and "skilled nursing facility." Continuing care retirement communities (CCRCs), or multilevel care facilities, provide residents with a lifetime continuum of care. They assure the care recipient independent living as long as possible and provide for nursing assistance if or when it is needed.
CONTRACTOR'S YARD
An establishment storing or offering for sale building supplies, steel supplies, coal, lumber, heavy equipment, feed and grain, and similar goods, but not including the wrecking, salvaging, dismantling or storage of automobiles and similar vehicles.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DISPENSATION FACILITY
Also see "methadone treatment facility" and "substance abuse treatment facility." Any public or private facility that sells, dispenses, distributes, provides and/or administers any controlled substance, as that term is defined in the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 802 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time, including, but not limited to, methadone or suboxone or similar antiopioids, to any person known or believed by such facility or to any employee, agent or individual otherwise connected to such facility, to be physically or psychologically dependent on the use of such controlled substances, for the detoxification treatment or maintenance treatment of such dependency, unless said controlled substance is sold, dispensed, distributed, provided and/or administered for the cure or treatment of an illness, malady or disease other than controlled substance dependency. Such facilities include but are not limited to any facility licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health for such operations.
CONVENIENCE STORE
A store with extended opening hours and in a convenient location, stocking a limited range of household goods and groceries. A small market that carries a limited selection of goods and is open long hours. Convenience stores may sometimes be located in conjunction with a gas station use but only when the gas station use is also allowable in the zoning district.
CONVENTION CENTER
A building or portion thereof designated to accommodate 300 or more people in assembly.
CONVENTIONAL WELL
A conventional gas well, also known as a "traditional well," is a well that produces oil or gas from a conventional geological formation. Conventional geological formations are variable in age, occurring both above and below the Elk Sandstone. While a limited number of such gas wells are capable of producing sufficient quantities of gas without stimulation by hydraulic fracturing, most conventional wells require this stimulation technique due to the reservoir characteristics in Pennsylvania. Stimulation of conventional wells, however, does not typically require the volume of fluids typically required for unconventional wells.
COOP
A small building for housing poultry.
CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION
Publicly or privately operated facilities housing persons awaiting trial or persons serving a sentence after being found guilty of a criminal offense, halfway houses, homes licensed for juvenile offenders or other facilities where individuals are incarcerated or otherwise required to reside pursuant to court order under the supervision of paid staff and personnel.
COUNCIL
The Council of the Municipality of Monroeville.
COUNTY
The County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
The designated planning agency of the County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.
COVERAGE
That percentage of the lot area covered by the building area.
CREMATORIUM
A building fitted with proper appliances for the purpose of the cremation of human and/or animal (pets) remains, and includes everything incidental or ancillary thereto. The heating process that reduces human or animal remains to bone fragments, followed by the processing that reduces bone fragments to unidentifiable dimensions. A crematorium shall only be permitted as an accessory use to a funeral home.
A. 
PRIVATE CREMATIONA cremation procedure during which only one animal's body is present in the cremation unit during the cremation process.
B. 
COMMUNAL CREMATIONA cremation procedure where multiple animals are cremated together without any form of separation. The commingled remains are not returned to the owners.
C. 
PARTITIONED/INDIVIDUAL/SEPARATED CREMATIONA cremation procedure during which more than one pet's body is present in the cremation chamber and the cremated remains of specific pets are to be returned. Due to a number of factors and by virtue of multiple pets being cremated within the same unit at the same time, active commingling of cremated remains will occur.
D. 
COMMINGLINGMixing of cremated animal remains.
CUL-DE-SAC
A street with no outlet, particularly one with a circle for turning around at the end.
CUMULATIVE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
Flood-related damages sustained by a structure on two separate occasions during a ten-year period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event, on average, equals or exceeds 25% of the market value of the structure before the damages occurred.
CURATIVE AMENDMENT
A process, which allows landowners to challenge a municipality's zoning ordinance, on the basis that it does not provide for all uses or for a reasonable share or mix of a specific use or uses and suggest a "cure" as an amendment to the zoning ordinance. Refer to Section 609.1, Procedure for Landowner Curative Amendments, in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[4]
DATA CENTER
A data center or data centre is a building, a dedicated space within a building, or a group of buildings used to house computer systems and associated components, such as telecommunications and storage systems.
DAY CARE
See "child care facility"; a facility, licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, located within a building which is not used as a dwelling unit, for the care of children under the age of 16 for a portion of a twenty-four-hour day.
DAY SPA
A commercial establishment without accommodations, that offers facilities for health and fitness. A resort with invigorating baths, or a place with therapeutic services such as massages, saunas, baths and manicures. Also see "athletic facility," "fitness center," "gymnasium," "membership club," "recreational facility," and "sports facility."
DAYS
Calendar days.
DECIBEL (Db)
A unit for measuring the intensity of a sound/noise and is equal to 10 times the logarithm to the base 10 of the ratio of the measured sound pressure squared to a reference pressure which is 20 micro pascals.
DECK
An outdoor wooden platform enclosed by a low railing; typically, such a platform adjoining a house.
DEMOBILIZATION
Those activities when the drilling has ceased, and the rig equipment and related pad site equipment is dismantled for the purpose of moving off the drill pad site.
DENSITY
The number of dwelling units per acre of site area.
DEP
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania agency responsible for overseeing and administering environmental laws and regulation within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
DEPENDENT DWELLING
An accessory dwelling unit attached to a principal one-family house, installed and intended solely for the use of elderly parents, or other dependent, close relatives ("granny flat").
DERRICK
Any portable framework, tower, mast and/or structure which is required or used in connection with drilling or reworking a well for the production of gas.
DETENTION BASIN
An aboveground stormwater facility that collects and temporarily stores surface runoff and releases it at a controlled rate.
DETENTION TANK
Detention storage located in underground tanks or vaults designed to provide water quantity control through detention of stormwater runoff.
DEVELOPER
Any present or prospective landowner or agent of such landowner who makes or causes to be made a development plan and an application for a planned development.
DEVELOPMENT
Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to the construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, expansion, or alteration of buildings or other structures; the placement of manufactured homes; streets and other paving; utilities; filling, grading and excavation; mining; dredging; drilling operations; storage of equipment or materials; and the subdivision of land.
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The provisions of development of a planned residential development, a planned nonresidential development, a plat of subdivision or land development, including all covenants and provisions relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space and public facilities. The phrase "provisions of the development plan" when used in this chapter shall mean the written and graphic materials referred to in this definition.
DIAMETER AT BREAST HEIGHT (DBH)
Tree DBH is outside bark diameter at breast height. "Breast height" is defined as 4.5 feet above the forest floor on the uphill side of the tree. For the purposes of determining breast height, the forest floor includes the leaf-litter layer that may be present but does not include unincorporated woody debris that may rise above the ground line.
DILAPIDATED
Fallen into partial ruin or decay.
DISPOSAL
Includes the storage, collection, disposal or handling of refuse. The incineration, deposition, injection, dumping, spilling, leaking, or placing of solid waste into or on the land or water in a manner that the solid waste or a constituent of the solid waste enters the environment, is emitted into the air or is discharged to the waters of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
DISPOSAL AREA
The part of the site where disposal is occurring or will occur.
DISPOSAL WELL
A nonproducing gas well used for the storage of wastewater and other fluids.
DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEMS (DAS)
A network of spatially separated antenna sites connected to a common source that provides wireless service within a geographic area or structure. Also see "commercial communication antenna" and "wireless communication facility."
DISTRIBUTION CENTER
An establishment engaged in the receipt, storage, and distribution of goods, products, cargo, and materials, including trans-shipment by boat, rail, air, or motor vehicle.
DISTRIBUTION/PROCESSING FACILITY
A. 
NATURAL GAS COMPRESSOR STATIONA facility designed and constructed to compress natural gas that originates from an oil and gas well of collection of such wells operating as a midstream facility for the 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.
B. 
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANTA facility designed and constructed to remove materials such as ethane, propane, butane and other constituents or similar substances from natural gas to allow the 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.
C. 
GATHERING SYSTEM FACILITYA facility associated with a gathering system or water collection line such as a drip station, vent station, pigging facility, chemical injection station or transfer pump station.
D. 
PRODUCTION FACILITYA facility related to the production of gas which utilizes motors and/or engines.
DISTURBED AREA
Area of the site where vegetation is removed, structures or paving is removed, or excavation occurs.
DOMESTIC PET(S)
Any animal that has been bred and/or raised to live in human habitation. Including but not limited to dogs and cats.
DOMESTIC WASTE or HOUSEHOLD WASTE
Solid waste comprised of garbage and rubbish, which normally originates in the residential private household or apartment house.
DRILLING
Any digging or boring activity of a new well or reworking of an existing well to explore, develop or produce oil, gas or other hydrocarbons, or to inject gas, water or any other fluids or substances into the earth.
DRILLING EQUIPMENT
The derrick, together with all parts of and appurtenances to such structure, every piece of apparatus, machinery or equipment used or erected or maintained for use in connection with drilling.
DRIPLINE
An area directly located under the outer circumference of the tree branches. The outermost edge of a roof including eaves, overhangs and gutters.
DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT
A fast-food restaurant characterized by a limited menu primarily catering to drive-in traffic, and where the food is primarily brought to and consumed within a patron's vehicle. An outdoor seating area may be provided.
DRIVE-IN THEATER
A form of cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, customers can view movies from the privacy and comfort of their cars.
DRIVE-THRU ESTABLISHMENT
Establishment which offers in-car service or take-out service including, but not limited to, financial institutions, food stores, pharmacies, and restaurants, but not drive-in theaters.
DRIVE-THROUGH RESTAURANT
A fast-food restaurant characterized by a limited menu and catering to drive-through traffic, and where the food is primarily brought to and consumed within a patron's vehicle. An outdoor seating area may be provided.
DRIVEWAY
A private area used exclusively for circulation and ingress and egress to a street by the landowner or visitors of the lot. Every entrance or exit used by vehicular traffic to or from properties abutting or connecting to a private or public right-of-way.
DRIVING RANGE
A public or private area operated for the purpose of developing golfing techniques, including miniature golf courses, but excluding golf courses.
DRY CLEANING
The cleansing of fabrics with substantially nonaqueous organic/inorganic solvents.
DUMPSTER (CONSTRUCTION WASTE-TEMPORARY)
A unit designed for the deposit of rubbish at sites related to the cleanout, building, construction, repair, renovation or demolition of commercial or residential structures. The unit is usually located, on a temporary basis, on property, a driveway, or street abutting the site and is transportable to and from the site for purposes of disposal of its contents by means of a transport vehicle. A construction waste dumpster exceeds 96 gallons in size and shall not exceed 40 cubic yards in size. A construction waste dumpster includes waste disposal bags ("Bagsters®"), regardless of size.
DUPLEX
See "two-family house."
DWELLING UNIT
One or more living or sleeping rooms with cooking and sanitary facilities for one person or a single family.
EASEMENT
Authorization by a property owner for the use by another, and for a specified purpose, of any designated part of his property.
EDGE OF WELL PAD
The edge of the disturbed surface area associated with drilling operations.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Also see "school" and "vocational school." A college or university, authorized by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as such to award associate, baccalaureate or higher degrees, including, principal uses for classrooms, libraries, auditoriums, gymnasiums, stadiums, administrative offices, dormitories and dining facilities, maintenance and operating facilities as well as ancillary uses, such as research facilities, retail services and businesses that support student, faculty and staff needs.
EMERGENCY
A condition that 1) constitutes a clear and immediate danger to the health, welfare, or safety of the public, or 2) has caused or is likely to cause facilities in the rights-of-way to be unusable and result in loss of the services provided.
ENGINEER
A professional engineer registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. See "registered professional."
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
An assessment of the impact of a use on the 1) natural environment, i.e., geology, topography, soils, hydrology, vegetation, wildlife, wetlands, and air quality; and 2) the cultural environment, i.e., lot use, utilities, traffic, population, economics, services, historic assets, and general character of the neighborhood.
EROSION
The detachment and movement of soil or rock fragments, or the wearing away of the surface of the land by wind, water, ice, or gravity.
ESCORT
A person who, for consideration, agrees or offers to act as a companion, guide, or date for another person, or who agrees or offers to privately model lingerie or to privately perform a striptease for another person.
ESSENTIALLY DRY SPACE
A space which will remain dry during flooding, except for the passage of some water vapor or minor seepage; the structure is substantially impermeable to the passage of water.
EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION
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 before the effective date of the floodplain management regulations adopted by a community.
EXPANSION TO AN EXISTING MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION
The preparation of additional sites by the construction of facilities for servicing the lots on which the manufactured homes are to be affixed (including the installation of utilities, the construction of streets, and either final site grading or the pouring of concrete pads).
EXPLORATION
Temporary geologic or geophysical activities such as drilling, in context with the definition set forth in this chapter, including seismic surveys related to the search for natural gas or other sub-surface hydrocarbons.
EXTERIOR WOOD BURNING STOVE
A wood-fired boiler, stove, furnace, chimney, patio warmer, or other portable wood-burning device used for outdoor recreation and/or heating.
EXTERMINATION
The control and elimination of vectors by eliminating their harborage places, by removing or making inaccessible materials that may serve as their food, by poisoning, spraying, fumigating, fogging, larviciding, trapping or by any other recognized and legal vector-control elimination methods approved by the local or state authority having such administrative authority.
EXTRACTION OF MINERALS
Any use consisting of the mining and extraction of coal or other minerals.
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation.
FACILITY
Land, structures and other appurtenances or improvements where municipal waste disposal or processing is permitted or takes place. The primary building(s), support structure(s) and associated appurtenances designed, constructed, and maintained to operate a natural gas well pad, compressor station or processing plant.
FACILITY OPERATOR
Any person or entity partnership, company, corporation and its subcontractors and agents who has a desire to install and/or operate a natural gas compressor station.
FACILITY WORK
The construction of, alteration, improvement, upgrade or expansion to a natural gas compressor station or processing plant that results in an increase in the gross floor area of the primary building and the paved area of the pad area which, in combination, totals 2,000 square feet or more. The term "facility work" shall include the initial construction of the facility but shall not include typical maintenance to or operation of an existing facility. Any construction of, alteration, improvement, upgrade or expansion to a facility that results in a less than square foot addition shall not be considered facility work.
FAMILY
Either an individual, or two or more persons related by blood or marriage or adoption, or a group of not more than five persons not so related (not counting servants) occupying a premises and living as a single housekeeping unit distinguished from a group occupying a boardinghouse, lodging home, club, fraternity, or hotel.
FARM
Any lot or group of contiguous lots under single ownership used for agriculture, as defined by this chapter.
FARM ANIMALS
Also see "livestock" Any animal that has been bred and/or raised to live in human habitation, not necessarily as an asset, is dependent on people for food and shelter, and is over 200 pounds, including, but not limited to, cows, miniature cows, pigs, potbelly pigs, goats, Shetland ponies, ostriches, and emus.
FARMERS/GROWERS MARKET
A retail establishment at which fruits, vegetables, breads, eggs, milk, cheese, meat, flowers, and the like are sold by persons who typically grow, harvest, or process such items from their farm or agricultural operation.
FCC
Federal Communications Commission.
FEMA
Federal Emergency Management Agency.
FENCE
A barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to mark a boundary, control access, or prevent escape.
FILL
Earth, gravel, sand or other materials of any composition whatsoever placed or deposited by humans.
FINAL CLOSURE
The date after which no further treatment, maintenance or other action is or will be necessary at a municipal waste processing or disposal facility to ensure compliance with this chapter.
FINANCE, INSURANCE, AND REAL ESTATE OFFICE
Establishments such as banks and savings and loans, credit agencies, investment companies, brokers and dealers of securities and commodities, security and commodity exchanges, insurance agents, lesser, lessees, buyers, sellers, agents and developers of real estate.
FINANCIAL SECURITY
(Refer to SALDO[5] for "guarantee of improvements.") Surety, in a form acceptable to the Municipal Solicitor, in the form of a certified check or irrevocable letter of credit and restrictive or escrow account or set-aside agreement from a federal or commonwealth-chartered lending institution, or a corporate performance bond or a labor-and-material payment bond from a surety company authorized to conduct business in the commonwealth, which may be classified as the following:
A. 
IMPROVEMENT SECURITYA financial security which guarantees the satisfactory completion of improvements required by this chapter.
B. 
MAINTENANCE SECURITYA financial security which guarantees the structural functioning and integrity of improvements required by this chapter for a specified period after their completion and acceptance by the Municipality.
FIRING RANGE
See "gun range."
FITNESS CENTER
A health, recreational, and social facility geared towards exercise, sports, and other physical activities. A fitness center may also accommodate outdoor activities with features such as a running track, swimming pool and sport playing fields. Also see "athletic facility," "day spa," "gymnasium," "membership club," "recreational facility," and "sports facility."
FLAG
Any fabric containing distinctive colors, patterns, or symbols, used as a symbol of the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the local Municipality or nonprofit organizations or any other organization. A flag is not a sign.
FLAG LOT
A parcel of land shaped like a flag, with a narrow strip providing access to a public street or waterway and the bulk of the property containing no frontage. When planned, it is a way to maximize property density without having to install additional streets. Front and side yard requirements do not pertain to the portion of property that connects to the right of way. Front, side and rear yard requirements pertain to the buildable area of the property that does not connect to the right of way. The minimum width of flag is 25 feet. SEE DIAGRAM:
FLOOD
A temporary inundation of normally dry land areas.
FLOOD-FRINGE DISTRICT
That area of the 100-year floodplain not included in the Floodway District. The basis for the outermost boundary of this district shall be the 100-year flood elevations contained in the flood profiles of the Flood Insurance Study.
FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM)
The official map on which the Federal Emergency Management Agency has delineated both the areas of special flood hazards and the risk premium zones applicable to the community.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY
A study prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the National Flood Insurance Program, which includes Flood Insurance Rate Maps.
FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS)
The official report provided by the Federal Emergency Management Agency that includes flood profiles, the Flood Insurance Rate Map, the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map, and the water surface elevation of the base flood.
FLOODPLAIN AREA
A relatively flat or low land area which is subject to partial or complete inundation from an adjoining or nearby stream, river or watercourse; and/or any area subject to the unusual and rapid accumulation of surface waters from any source.
FLOODPLAIN DISTRICT
Floodplain areas for which no detailed flood profiles or elevations are provided, but where a 100-year floodplain boundary has been approximated. Such areas are shown on the Flood Boundary and Floodway Map of the Flood Insurance Study.
FLOODPROOFING
Any 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.
FLOODWAY
The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.
FLOODWAY DISTRICT
That portion of a floodplain delineated for regulation by this chapter which must be reserved to discharge the waters of the 100-year flood without causing more than a one foot rise in flood heights. The areas included in this district are specifically defined on Table 1 through Table 6 of the Flood Insurance Study.
FLOOR AREA
A. 
The number of square feet of the total floor area bounded by the exterior faces of the building ("gross floor area");
B. 
In a dwelling, the sum of the horizontal areas of all rooms used for habitation, but not including cellars, attics, unheated rooms, or rooms without either a skylight or window; or
C. 
In a store, shop, restaurant, club or funeral home, the sum of the horizontal areas of all space to which the customer has access and excluding storage, office, other preparation, or administrative spaces ("net floor area").
FLOOR AREA RATIO (FAR)
The ratio obtained when the gross floor area minus unoccupied basement area is divided by the total lot area.
FLOWBACK
The process of flowing a completed/fractured gas well for the purpose of recovering water and residual sand, or other fluids or substances from the gas stream prior to sending the gas to an outside source.
FOOD PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment in which food is processed or otherwise prepared for eventual human consumption but not consumed on the premises.
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT
An area with seats and/or tables in which prepared food is served for human consumption.
FOOD TRUCK
A mobile kitchen that serves food beverages from an enclosed, self-contained, motorized vehicle or is towed by an operable motorized vehicle.
FORESTER
A person employed as a forester by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, Bureau of Forestry, or a person listed on said Bureau of Forestry's Register of Consulting Foresters as being a graduate of a forestry school accredited by the Society of American Foresters and employed full-time as a private forestry consultant.
FORESTRY
The management of forests and timberlands when practiced in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, through developing, cultivating, harvesting, transporting and selling trees for purposes which does not involve any land development.
FORESTRY ACTIVITIES
The management, cultivating, maintaining, and harvesting of timber from a site. Forestry activities do not include the production or processing of lumber mills or similar activities/uses of timber, whether grown on-site or off-site.
FRACTURE or FRACTURING
The process of injecting water, customized fluids, sand, steam, gas or other agents into a gas well under pressure to improve gas recovery of a rock formation.
FREIGHT TERMINAL
A terminal with the capability of handling a large variety of goods involving various forms of transportation and providing multimodal shipping capabilities, such as rail to truck and truck to air.
FRESHWATER
Any water obtained from a potable water source, such as a hydrant, stream, lake, water well, spring or other source that has not been treated or utilized in commercial or industrial operations. Freshwater does not include exploration and production fluids such as produced water, flowback fluids or reuse water.
FRESHWATER FRACTURE PIT
A pit used for the collection and storage of fresh water for the purpose of fracture stimulation of gas wells.
FRONT YARD
See "yard, front."
FRONT YARD DEPTH
The prescribed minimum open space extending across the entire width of the lot between the front line of building and street right of way.
FRONT YARD LINE
The front yard line bounds the front yard and is parallel to the front lot line or structure.
FRONTAGE
The distance between the intersection of the side lot lines and the front lot line as measured along the front lot line.
FUEL SERVICE AND/OR CHARGING STATION
A building or structure and one or more pump islands/charging stations, each consisting of one or more motor vehicle fuel pumps or charging stations, which may include the sale of food and personal items, oil, antifreeze, gasoline additives, propane, natural gas, small accessory items required for the operation of motor vehicles, including car washing facilities. However, the fuel service and/or charging station shall not include the installation, repair or provision of exhaust systems, electrical systems, transmissions, brakes, radiators, tires, rustproofing, motor vehicle diagnostics, lubrication, major and minor mechanical and/or body repairs or similar services, towing service or motor vehicle rental/leasing.
FUNERAL HOME
A building used for the preparation of the deceased for burial and the display of the deceased and rituals connected therewith before burial or cremation.
GAME OF CHANCE
A game in which the outcome is determined by chance rather than by the skill of its players, such as roulette.
GAME OF SKILL
Any game, contest, or amusement of any description in which the designating element of the outcome is the judgment, skill, or deftness of the participant in the contest and not chance. In a game of skill, outcome is determined mainly by mental or physical skill, rather than by pure chance.
GARBAGE
Solid waste derived from animal, grain, fruit, or vegetable matter that is capable of being decomposed by microorganisms with sufficient rapidity to cause such nuisances as odors, gases, or vectors. Putrescible animal or vegetable waste.
GARDEN APARTMENT
A multiple family residential structure containing three or more dwelling units having a height no greater than three stories.
GAS
Any fluid, either combustible or noncombustible, which is produced in a natural state from the earth, and which maintains a gaseous or rarefied state.
GAS STATION
A premises providing fuel and minor accessories and services to automobiles, but not including major overhaul, spray painting, recapping of tires, or auto wrecking.
GAS WELL
Any well drilled, to be drilled or used for the intended or actual production of natural gas.
GOLF COURSE
A recreational facility, public or private, whose primary purpose is the sport of golf and may include associated accessory uses, including but not limited to driving ranges, putting courses, clubhouse, pro shop, swimming pools, tennis court, and restaurant.
GOVERNING BODY
The Council, Municipality of Monroeville and Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
GRADE
The average level of the finished surface of the ground adjacent to the exterior walls of the building, structure, accessory structure or sign.
A. 
GRADE, EXISTINGThe vertical elevation of the ground prior to excavation or filling.
B. 
GRADE, FINISHEDThe final grade of the site that conforms to the approved plan.
GRANNY FLAT
A part of a house or accessory structure made into self-contained accommodations suitable for an elderly relative.
GRAPHIC ELEMENT
Any display of fabric which moves with the movement of wind, and which may or may not advertise a product, service or entertainment.
GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS
Buildings designed in accordance with the green plans as established by the Pennsylvania Governors Green Government Council established March 25, 1998, and any recommendations, regulations or requirements promulgated hereafter.
GREENHOUSE
A building whose roof and or sides are made largely of glass or other transparent or translucent material and in which the temperature and humidity can be regulated for the cultivation of plants for their subsequent sale.
GROSS FLOOR AREA
See "floor area."
GROSS LEASABLE AREA (GLA)
The total building area for tenant occupancy and exclusive use, including any basements, mezzanines, or upper floors, expressed in square feet and measured from the center line of joint partitions and from outside wall faces. Gross leasable area is that area of a building for which a tenant pays rent.
GROSS SQUARE FOOTAGE
See "floor area."
GROSS SURFACE AREA
In reference to signs, the entire area within a single continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of writing, representation, emblem or figure or similar character, together with any frame or other material or color forming an integral part of the display or used to differentiate sign from the background against which it is placed; excluding necessary supports or uprights upon which such sign is placed. For signs utilizing individual letters or figures or characters mounted directly on the wall or face of a structure, the gross surface area shall be the entire area within a single continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of the writing, representation, or other communication material.
GROUND-MOUNTED SYSTEM
A solar photovoltaic system mounted on a structure, pole or series of poles constructed specifically to support the photovoltaic system and not attached to any other structure.
GROUNDWATER
Water in that portion of the generally recognized hydrologic cycle which occupies the pore spaces and fractures of saturated subsurface materials. Groundwater often supplies wells and springs and is often withdrawn for domestic, agricultural, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial uses.
GROUP HOME
Also see "assisted living facility," "hospice," "nursing home facility," "personal care home facility," and "skilled nursing facility." A home where up to eight unrelated people in need of care, support, or supervision can live together, such as those who are elderly or require special needs. The terms shall not include hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, or alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation centers.
GRUBBING
To clear out underbrush, roots and stumps by digging.
GUN RANGE, INDOOR/OUTDOOR
An indoor and/or outdoor facility used for shooting and/or firing of guns, rifles and other similar weapons on a range(s) to an intended target of any type. An indoor/outdoor facility that may or may not include a clubhouse, but which includes facilities for one or more of the following activities: archers, target shooting, skeet or trap shooting, marksmanship and similar activities.
GYMNASIUM
A building containing space and equipment for various indoor sports activities and usually including spectator accommodations, locker and shower rooms, offices, classrooms, and a swimming pool. Also see "athletic facility," "day spa," "fitness center," "membership club," "recreational facility," and "sports facility."
HAM RADIO
Also known as "amateur radio," is the use of radio frequency spectrum for purposes of noncommercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radio-sport, contesting, and emergency communication.
HARBORAGE
Any place where vectors can live, nest or seek shelter.
HARVEST AREA
The location on the site where timber harvesting occurs.
HAULER or PRIVATE COLLECTOR
Any person, firm, copartnership, association or corporation who has been licensed by the Municipality or its designated representative to collect, transport, and dispose of refuse for a fee as herein prescribed.
HAZARDOUS MATERIAL
Materials or substances as listed by The U.S. EPA having corrosiveness, reactivity and toxicity or other injurious properties, including any of the following materials or substances: acetone, ammonia, benzene, calcium carbide, carbon disulfide, celluloid, chlorine, hydrochloric acid, hydrocyanic acid, magnesium, nitric acid, nitric oxides, petroleum products, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfur, sulfur products, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, and all poisons, flammable gasses and radioactive substances.
HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE
Any of the following materials or substances: acetone, ammonia, benzene, calcium carbide, carbon disulfide, celluloid, chlorine, hydrochloric acid, hydrocyanic acid, magnesium, nitric acid, nitric oxides, petroleum products, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulfur, sulfur products, pesticides, insecticides, fungicides, and all poisons, flammable gasses and radioactive substances.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
Garbage, refuse or sludge from an industrial or other wastewater treatment plant; sludge from a water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility; and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material resulting from municipal, commercial, industrial, institutional, mining or agricultural operations, and from community activities; or combination of the above. The term does not include the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §§ 30.51 through 30.101). The term does not include treatment of sludge from coal mine drainage treatment plants, disposal of which is being carried on under and in compliance with a valid permit issued under the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1 through 691.1001). The term does not include solid or dissolved material in irrigation return flows or industrial discharges which are point sources subject to permits under Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C.A. § 1341), or source, special nuclear or by-product material as defined by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, (42 U.S.C. §§ 2011 through 2284), which, because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may do one of the following:
A. 
Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or increase morbidity in either an individual or total population; or
B. 
Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
HEALTH SPA
Also see "athletic facility," "day spa," "fitness center," "gymnasium," "membership club," "recreational facility," and "sports facility." A commercial recreation and entertainment facility or private club which has as a principal use a gymnasium, swimming pool or other sports facility and which may offer massages, whirlpool baths, steam rooms, saunas or medical facilities as accessory uses to the principal use.
HEAVY EQUIPMENT
Self-propelled, self-powered or pull-type equipment and machinery, including engines, weighing 5,000 pounds or more, primarily employed for construction, industrial, maritime, mining and forestry uses, as such terms are commonly used and understood as a usage of trade. The term "heavy equipment" shall not include motor vehicles requiring registration and certificates of title, or farm machinery, equipment and implements sold or leased pursuant to dealer agreements with suppliers. Heavy-duty vehicles specially designed for executing construction tasks, most frequently, ones involving earthwork operations. They are also known as "construction equipment," "construction plant," "earth movers," "engineering vehicles," or simply "equipment." They usually comprise five equipment systems: implement, traction, structure, power train, control, and information.
HEIGHT
Also see "building height."
A. 
The vertical distance from grade at the front wall of a structure to the highest point of the coping of a flat roof or to the deckline of a mansard roof, or to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for gable, hip or gambrel roofs.
B. 
For the purpose of determining the height limits in the Airport Hazard Overlay Zone set forth in this chapter and shown on the zoning map, the datum shall be mean sea level elevation unless otherwise specified.
HEIGHT OF A COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION TOWER
The vertical distance measured from the ground level, including any base pad, to the highest point on a commercial communication tower, including antennas mounted on the tower and any other appurtenances.
HELIPAD
A place for helicopters to land and take off.
HELIPORT
An area, either at ground level or elevated on a structure, licensed by the federal government or an appropriate state agency, approved for the loading, landing, and takeoff of helicopters and including auxiliary facilities, such as parking, waiting room, fueling, defueling and maintenance equipment.
HELISTOP
The same as "heliport" except that no fueling, defueling, maintenance, repairs or storage of helicopters is permitted.
HIGHEST ADJACENT GRADE
The highest natural elevation of the ground surface prior to construction next to the proposed walls of a structure.
HISTORIC STRUCTURE
A. 
Any structure that is:
(1) 
Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of the Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register;
(2) 
Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district;
(3) 
Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior; or
(4) 
Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either:
(a) 
By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior; or
(b) 
Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.
B. 
A partial list of historic structures in Monroeville include: Old Stone Church, McGinley House, McCully Log House, McGregor Stone Bridge.
HISTORICAL MARKER/PLAQUE/TABLET/SIGN
A marker, plaque, tablet, or sign that memorializes an event, person, building or structure of historical importance.
HOBBY FARM
A farm, as defined herein, located on a tract, which has less than the 10 acres required by this chapter for a farm, but which meets the five-acre minimum acreage requirements for a hobby farm, which is accessory to a single-family dwelling, and which is for the personal use and enjoyment of the residents and does not constitute the principal economic activity of the residents.
HOME OCCUPATION
Any occupation or business use, full-time or part-time, conducted within a dwelling or an accessory structure, or both, by a resident of the property.
HOOKAH LOUNGE
An establishment where patrons may share shisha (flavored tobacco) from a communal hookah. Also see "cigar bar/lounge."
HOSPICE
Also see "assisted living facility," "continuing care facility," "group home," "nursing home facility," "personal care home facility," and "skilled nursing facility." A building or portion thereof, in which terminally ill persons live in order to receive appropriate hospice services, as defined in current Commonwealth of Pennsylvania licensure requirements. The terms shall not include hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, or alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation centers.
HOSPITAL
An institution providing primary health services and medical and or surgical care to persons, primarily inpatients, suffering from illness, disease, injury, deformity and other abnormal physical or mental conditions and including, as an integral part of the institution, related facilities such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, training facilities, medical offices and staff residences, as defined in current Commonwealth of Pennsylvania licensure requirements.
HOTEL
A structure or structures designed for occupancy primarily as the temporary abiding place of individuals who are lodged with or without meals, including auto courts, motels, motor hotels, motor lodges, tourist courts and the like, in which structure or a group or structures:
A. 
There are more than six living or sleeping room units;
B. 
All of the first-floor area devoted to residential use is in living or sleeping units, each with a private bathroom and none with cooking facilities, except for quarters for the resident manager or proprietor;
C. 
The major portion of the floor area is devoted to living quarters, but incidental business may be conducted; or
D. 
There may be meeting rooms, common dining facilities, swimming pools, tennis courts, and similarly ancillary recreational uses, as accessory uses or structures incidental to the hotel operation.
HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY
Also see "senior housing." A multiple-family apartment structure designed for and operated for occupancy by elderly families and individuals, 60 years of age or older, and conforming to all requirements of federal, state or local laws and regulations pertaining to housing for the elderly.
HVAC
Equipment used to heat, cool, or ventilate a structure.
HYDRONIC HEATER
A fuel-burning device that is located outside of the main structure which it is intended to heat and may be equipped with a heat storage unit, and is designed to burn wood to heat water or a water/antifreeze mixture and distribute the heated fluid via piping to the main structure. Also known as an "outdoor wood furnace," "outdoor wood-fired boiler" or "outdoor wood-fired hydronic heater."
IBC
International Building Code.
IDENTIFIED FLOOD PLAIN AREA
This term is an umbrella term that includes all of the areas within which the community has selected to enforce floodplain regulations. It will always include the area identified as the Special Flood Hazard Area on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps and Flood Insurance Study, but may include additional areas identified by the community. See § 359-39 for the specifics on what areas the community has included in the Identified Floodplain Area.
IEBC
International Existing Building Code.
IFC
International Fire Code.
IFGC
International Fuel Gas Code.
IMC
International Mechanical Code.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
Those surfaces which do not absorb water. They consist of all buildings, parking lots, streets, sidewalks, and any areas of concrete or asphalt or nonabsorbent material. In the case of lumberyards, areas of stored lumber constitute impervious surfaces. A surface area, which has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is resistant to infiltration by water. It includes semipervious surfaces such as compacted clayey soils, as well as most conventionally surfaced streets, roofs, sidewalks, parking lots, and other similar surfaces. The Municipal Engineer shall have the final determination as to what constitutes an impervious surface. Net increase of impervious surface refers to the difference between the existing impervious coverage and the total impervious surface proposed.
IMPLEMENTABLE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
A "Multi-Municipal Planning Playbook" between Churchill Borough, Municipality of Monroeville and Wilkins Township. Adopted by Resolution No. 18-16 on March 23, 2018.
INCINERATOR
A device used to burn waste substances and in which all the combustion factors, temperature, retention time, turbulence, and combustion air can be controlled.
INDUSTRIAL CENTER/PARK
An area of land occupied by a group of three or more industrial uses arranged and constructed in accordance with a plan, each use contained on a separate lot having direct access to a public road.
INDUSTRIALIZED HOME
Any structure designed primarily for residential occupancy which is wholly or in substantial part made, fabricated, formed or assembled in manufacturing facilities for installation, or assembly and installation, on the building site; however, for the purposes of this act, that category of housing units defined as mobile homes is excluded from this definition. [Act of May. 11, 1972, P.L. 286, No. 70]
INJECTION WELL
A well-used to place fluid underground into porous geologic formations. These underground formations may range from deep sandstone or limestone to a shallow soil layer. Injected fluids may include water, wastewater, brine (salt water), or water mixed with chemicals. Also see "oil and gas."
INSTITUTIONAL ESTABLISHMENT
An establishment engaged in service, including but not limited to hospitals, nursing home facilities, orphanages, schools and universities.
INTERCONNECTION
The technical and practical link between the solar generator and the grid providing electricity to the greater community.
INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITY
A facility that provides nursing care and related medical or other personal health services to human patients on a planned program of care and administrative management, supervised on a continuous twenty-four-hour basis in an institutional setting, as defined in current state licensure requirements.
INVASIVE
Plants/animals which aggressively spread and displace beneficial vegetation.
IPC
International Plumbing Code.
IPMC
International Property Maintenance Code.
IRC
International Residential Code.
IZC
International Zoning Code.
JOINT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
See "Implementable Comprehensive Plan."
JUNK
Any scrap, waste, reclaimable material or debris, whether or not stored, for sale or in the process of being dismantled, destroyed, processed, salvaged, stored, baled, disposed, or other use or disposition, including, but not limited to, unregistered, inoperable vehicles; tires; vehicle parts; equipment; paper; rugs; metal; glass; household appliances; machinery; and building materials.
JUNKYARD
See "salvage yard."
KENNEL
An establishment where four or more domestic pets that are six months or older are kept, bred, trained or boarded at any one time, whether for profit or not. A kennel is Not a no-impact home-based business and is not an accessory use to a residential dwelling unless specifically permitted by this chapter.
KILOWATT (kW)
A unit of electrical power equal to 1,000 Watts, which constitutes the basic unit of electrical demand. A watt is a metric measurement of power (not energy) and is the rate (not the duration) at which electricity is used. One thousand kW is equal to one megawatt (MW).
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; or
B. 
A subdivision of land;
C. 
"Land development" shall not include:
(1) 
The conversion of an existing single-family detached dwelling or single-family semidetached dwelling into not more than three residential units, unless such units are intended to be a condominium;
(2) 
The addition or conversion of buildings or rides within the confines of an enterprise which would be considered an amusement park. For purposes of this subsection, "amusement park" is defined as a tract or area used principally as a location for permanent amusement. This exclusion shall not apply to newly acquired acreage by an amusement park until initial plans for the expanded area have been approved; and
(3) 
The construction of public infrastructure on behalf of a public entity.
LANDFILL
See "municipal waste landfill."
LANDING AREA
A designated location on land where the harvested timber, including logs, pulpwood, or firewood, is assembled for transportation off site to processing facilities.
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 he is authorized under the lease to exercise the right of the landowner, or other person having a proprietary interest in land.
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
A landscape architect registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. See "registered professional."
LANDSCAPE PLAN
A landscape plan prepared by a landscape architect identifying each tree and shrub by size, type and scientific name, ball and burlap or bare root, and location, together with a planting diagram and such other diagrams or reports necessary to show method of planting, staking and mulching, grass seeding specifications and mixtures and existing trees over six inches in diameter at breast height.
LAUNDROMAT
An establishment providing washing, drying, or dry-cleaning machines on the premises for rental use to the general public.
LED
Light-emitting diode.
LIFT COMPRESSOR
A device that raises the pressure of a compressible fluid (gas) in order to lift gas from the well.
LIGHT MANUFACTURING
The processing and fabrication of certain materials and products where no process involved will produce noise, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard, or noxious emission which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties. Light manufacturing includes, but not limited to, the production of the following goods: home appliances; electrical instruments; office machines; precision instruments; electronic devices; timepieces; jewelry; optical goods; musical instruments; novelties; wood products; printed material; lithographic plates; type composition; machine tools; dies and gauges; ceramics; apparel; lightweight nonferrous metal castings; film processing; light sheet metal products; plastic goods; pharmaceutical goods; and food products; but not animal slaughtering, curing, or rendering of fats.
LIMITED OFFICE
Offices located within a structure having a floor area of less than 4,000 square feet.
LINE COMPRESSOR
A device that raises the pressure of a compressible fluid (gas) in order for the gas to be transported through a pipeline.
LIVE-WORK UNIT
A commercial use, such as a shop, studio, office, cafe, deli, personal service establishment or other place of business, in combination with a dwelling unit or units located above such place of business. A person or persons other than the proprietor of the business may occupy a live-work unit. The dwelling should have the appearance of a townhouse.
LIVESTOCK
Farm animals regarded as an asset.
LOADING BERTH
An off-street loading berth, on the same lot with a building, or contiguous to a group of buildings, for the temporary parking of a commercial vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.
LOCAL RESTAURANT
A restaurant other than a drive-in restaurant having a floor area not greater than 3,000 square feet.
LOCAL RETAIL SHOP
Retail stores and personal service shops which cater to the day to day needs of nearby residents and which can be located in close proximity to residential neighborhoods without an adverse impact from undue vehicular congestion, excessive noise or other objectionable influences. Such shops and stores include drugstores, beauty salons, barbershops, dry-cleaning and laundry pickup facilities having a gross floor area of less than 3,000 square feet, and grocery stores of less than 8,000 square feet of gross floor area.
LOT
A designed parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
LOT AREA
The area contained within the lot lines of the individual parcels of land as shown on a subdivision or land development plan, excluding the area within the street right-of-way or easement for overhead utility lines but including any easements, expressed in terms of acres or square feet.
LOT DEPTH
A mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines.
LOT FRONTAGE
The horizontal distance between the side lot lines measured along the front lot line.
LOT LINE
A line bounding a lot which divides one lot from another or from a street or any other public or private space.
LOT LINE, FRONT
A lot line or lines which separates a lot from a public street or streets.
LOT LINE, REAR
The lot line which is parallel to and most distant from the front lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE
Any lot line other than a front or rear lot line.
LOT OF RECORD
Any lot which individually, or as a part of a subdivision, has been recorded in the Department of Real Estate of Allegheny County or its successor agency.
LOT, CORNER
A lot at the junction of two or more intersecting streets and having frontage on two or more such streets. Lots that abut on more than one street shall provide the required front yard along every public or private street. The remaining yards shall be considered side yards. SEE DIAGRAM:
LOT, INTERIOR
A lot other than a corner lot or through lot. SEE DIAGRAM:
LOT, THROUGH
A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets and which is not a corner lot. SEE DIAGRAM:
LOT, WIDTH OF
The distance between the side lines of the zoning lot measured at the shortest distance at or between the front and rear building lines as determined by the prescribed front and rear yard requirements.
LOT, ZONING
A parcel of land, fronting on a street, which is or may be occupied by a main structure or a unit group of buildings with accessory uses and structures and the open spaces required under this chapter, including easement areas if any, but not including any public or private street or alley.
LOWEST FLOOR
The lowest floor of the lowest fully enclosed area (including basement). 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 area 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 nonelevation design requirements of this chapter.
MAJOR EXCAVATION
Any grading, filling or other operation (other than in connection with a foundation for a structure) involving:
A. 
Strip or other mining of coal or other minerals, excavating of sand or rock and the crushing of rock, drilling for gas or oil, recovery of metal or natural resources and similar operations;
B. 
Material alteration of the ground surface so as to affect streets and recreation sites and other public facilities, or physically affect private property within 1,000 feet of the operation;
C. 
A volume of earth movement exceeding 10,000 cubic yards; or
D. 
A change in ground elevation exceeding 15 feet.
MAJOR HIGHWAY
A public street which serves large volumes of high-speed and long-distance traffic; e.g., parkway, turnpike.
MANUFACTURED HOME
A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis, and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The term includes park trailers, travel trailers, recreational and other similar vehicles, which are placed on a site for more than 180 consecutive days.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK
A parcel of land which has been planned and improved for the placement of two or more manufactured homes for nontransient use.
MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION
A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING
Housing which bears a label, as required by and referred to in the act of November 17, 1982 (P.L. 676, No. 192), known as the "Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Authorization Act,"[6] certifying that it conforms to federal construction and safety standards adopted under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 92-383, 88 Stat. 139). Factory-built, single-family structures that meet the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act (42 U.S.C. § 5401), commonly known as the "HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) Code."
MANUFACTURING
The processing and fabrication of any article, substance or commodity.
MANUFACTURING, LIGHT
Manufacturing, including the production, processing, cleaning, testing and distribution of materials, goods, foodstuffs, and products, which, by the nature of the materials, equipment and process utilized, is to a considerable measure clean, quiet, and free of any objectionable or hazardous element.
MARIJUANA
See "medical marijuana."
MASSAGE PARLOR
See "therapeutic massage facility."
MEAN HEIGHT
The height level between eaves and ridge for gable, hip or gambrel roofs.
MEDICAL CLINIC
Any establishment where human patients are examined and treated on an outpatient basis by doctors or others who are duly licensed to perform medical healing arts. Not a substance abuse treatment facility.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Marijuana for certified medical use as set forth in Pennsylvania Act 16 of 2016.[7]
MEDICAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARY
Use of the premises by a natural person, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity, or any combination thereof, holding a permit from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health, to dispense medical marijuana.
MEDICAL MARIJUANA GROWER/PROCESSOR FACILITY
The use of the premises by a person, including a natural person, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity, or any combination thereof, holding a permit from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health, to grow and/or process Medical Marijuana, with all growing and processing activity to be conducted indoors.
MEDICAL OFFICE
See "office."
MEMBERSHIP CLUB
A chartered, nonprofit organization, the primary purpose of which is the advancement of its members or the community in education, fraternal, cultural, or civic pursuits and activities (maximum of 5,000 square feet). Also see "athletic facility," "day spa," "fitness center," "gymnasium," "recreational facility," and "sports facility."
METHADONE TREATMENT FACILITY
A facility licensed by the Department of Health to use the drug methadone in the treatment, maintenance, or detoxification of persons (Section 621 of the MPC).[8] Also see "substance abuse treatment facility."
MINERAL
Any aggregate or mass of mineral matter, whether or not coherent. The term includes, but is not limited to, limestone and dolomite, sand and gravel, rock and stone, earth, fill, slag, iron ore, zinc ore, vermiculite and clay, anthracite and bituminous coal, coal refuse, peat and crude oil and natural gas.
MINERAL REMOVAL
Any extraction of any mineral for sale or commercial purpose that involves removal of the surface of the earth, or exposure of the mineral or sub-surface of the earth to wind, rain, sun or other elements of nature. The term "mineral" as used in this definition includes, but not by way of limitation, anthracite and bituminous coal, lignite, including mining activities carried out beneath the surface of the earth by means of shafts, tunnels, other underground mine openings, limestone and dolomite, sand, gravel, rock, stone, earth, slag, ore, vermiculite, clay and other mineral resources. Also see "quarry."
MINI WAREHOUSE
See "self-storage." A building consisting of individual self-contained, self-service storage spaces, where each unit is not greater than 500 square feet, and the units are rented for the storage of business and household goods.
MINOR ARTERIAL HIGHWAY
A function classification, established by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), for the grouping or categorizing of roadways according to the character of services they provide as part of an overall highway system. Minor arterials connect with and augment the principle arterial system; more emphasis is placed on land access; they are important to intracommunity continuity; and lower traffic volumes than principal arterials and include Center Road, Haymaker Road, James Street, Monroeville Boulevard, Monroeville Road, Northern Pike, Old William Penn Highway, Pitcairn Road, Stroschein Road, Thompson Run Road and Wilmerding Monroeville Road.
MINOR REPAIR
The replacement of existing work with equivalent materials for the purpose of its routine maintenance and upkeep, but not including the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or bearing support, or the removal or change of any required means of egress, or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the exitway requirements; nor shall minor repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any standpipe, water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas, soil, waste, vent or similar piping, electrical wiring or mechanical or other work affecting public health or general safety.
MISFEASANCE
The fulfillment of a statutorily imposed duty in an unlawful or improper manner.
MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT
A development or redevelopment that blends mutually supportive uses, including, but not limited to, some combination of residential, commercial, cultural, institutional, recreational, medical and public uses.
MOBILE
The capacity of moving freely or easily, but not necessarily in continuous motion.
MOBILE BUILDING
A transportable building intended for permanent occupancy, contained in one or more sections, built on a permanent chassis, which arrives at a site completed 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. The term includes park trailers, travel trailers, recreational and other similar vehicles which are placed on a site for more than 180 consecutive days.
MOBILE HOME
A prefabricated dwelling unit designed for transportation on streets and highways on its own wheels or on a flat bed or other trailers and arriving at the site where it is intended to be occupied as a dwelling complete and ready for occupancy except for connection to utilities and minor or incidental unpacking and assembly operations and constructed so that it may be used with or without a permanent foundation.
MOBILE HOME PARK
A residential development which is to be occupied by two or more mobile homes.
MOBILIZATION
Those activities when the drilling rig and related equipment and personnel arrive at the well site and are conducting activities to rig up or position the rig equipment at the well and prepare for drilling. This includes all activities and services prior to the drill bit being lowered below the rotary table and entering the conductor pipe in an attempt to make hole ("spud in") for the first time at a pad site.
MODULAR HOME
See "industrialized housing" and "manufactured housing."
MODULE
A module is the smallest protected assembly of interconnected PV cells.
MONOPOLE
A WCF or site which consists of a single-pole structure, designed and erected on the ground or on top of a structure, to support communications antennas and connecting appurtenances.
MOSQUE
A Muslim place of worship. Also see "place of worship."
MOTEL
A structure in which lodging is provided for the accommodation of guests, offered to the public for compensation, which contains an office supervised by a person in charge at all hours with a majority of all rooms having direct access to the outside. "Motel" does not include boardinghouse, lodging house, rooming house or personal-care home, or group home.
MPC
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., and as it may be amended.
MUNICIPAL LANDFILL INSPECTOR
Employee(s) of the Municipality of Monroeville, certified by the Department of Environmental Protection, to act as a host municipal inspector of municipal waste landfills and resource recovery facilities with the following authority, including enter onto the property; inspect any records required by the Department of Environmental Protection; collect samples; and conduct inspections in accordance with Department of Environmental Protection regulations.
MUNICIPAL WASTE
Any garbage, refuse, industrial lunchroom or office waste and any other material including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material resulting from operation of residential, municipal, commercial or institutional establishments and from community activities and any sludge not meeting the definition of residual or hazardous waste hereunder from a municipal, commercial or institutional water supply treatment plant, waste water treatment plant, or air pollution control facility.
MUNICIPAL WASTE DISPOSAL OR PROCESSING FACILITY
A waste facility using land for disposing or processing of municipal waste. The facility includes land affected during the lifetime of operations, including, but not limited to, areas where disposal or processing activities actually occur, support facilities, borrow areas, offices, equipment sheds, air and water pollution control and treatment systems, access roads, associated on-site or contiguous collection, transportation and storage facilities, closure and post-closure care and maintenance activities and other activities in which the natural land surface has been disturbed as a result of or incidental to operation of the facility.
MUNICIPAL WASTE LANDFILL
A facility using land for disposing of municipal waste. The facility includes land affected during the lifetime of operations, including but not limited to areas where disposal or processing activities actually occur, support facilities, borrow areas, offices, equipment sheds, air and water pollution control and treatment systems, access roads, associated on-site or contiguous collection, transportation and storage facilities, closure and post closure care and maintenance activities and other activities in which the natural land surface has been disturbed as a result of or incidental to operation of the facility. The term does not include a construction/demolition waste landfill or a facility for the land application of sewage sludge, as more specifically defined in Title 25, Chapter 271.1 of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, or successor agency.
MUNICIPAL WASTE SITE
The area where municipal waste processing or disposal facilities are operated. If the operator has a permit to conduct the activities, and is operating within the boundaries of the permit, the site is equivalent to the permit area.
MUNICIPALITIES PLANNING CODE (MPC)
The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
MUNICIPALITY
The Municipality of Monroeville, a Home Rule Charter Municipality, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
MURAL
Artwork applied to the wall of a building, which covers all or most of the wall that depicts a scene or event of natural, social, cultural or historical significance.
NATIVE VEGETATION
Species of plants that exist in this area prior to European settlement; plants within their pre-European settlement range or zone of potential dispersal.
NATURAL GAS COMPRESSOR STATION
A facility designed and constructed to compress natural gas that originates from an oil and gas well of collection of such wells operating as a midstream facility for the 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. Also see "oil and gas."
NATURAL GAS PROCESSING PLANT
A facility designed and constructed to remove materials such as ethane, propane, butane and other constituents or similar substances from natural gas to allow the 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. Also see "oil and gas."
NATURAL TOPOGRAPHIC POINT
An elevation, present in or produced by nature, undisturbed by man.
NATURALIZED STORMWATER MANAGEMENT BASIN
(Rain garden.) A facility for the temporary storage of stormwater runoff that is landscaped with grasses and native plants and is designed, constructed, and maintained in accordance with recognized best management practice techniques as recommended by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
NATURE PRESERVE
Areas in which human activities are very limited and where the natural environment is protected from man-made changes.
NET METERING AGREEMENT
An agreement with a local electric utility that allows customers to receive a credit for surplus electricity generated by certain renewable energy systems.
NEW CONSTRUCTION
Structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective start date of this floodplain management ordinance and includes any subsequent improvements to such structures. Any construction started after August 1, 1979, and before the effective start date of this floodplain management ordinance is subject to the ordinance in effect at the time the permit was issued, provided the start of construction was within 180 days of permit issuance.
NEW MANUFACTURED HOME PARK OR SUBDIVISION
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.
NFPA
National Fire Protection Association.
NIGHTCLUB
A place of assembly, other than a dwelling unit, including private clubs which may offer food, drink, and entertainment, either live or recorded, and characterized by low light levels and closely packed tables, whether or not the consumption of alcoholic beverages is permitted or allowed on the premises. A nightclub may also operate as a restaurant during all or part of its hours of operation. An adult cabaret shall not be considered a nightclub but shall be considered a sexually oriented business.
NITS
A unit of measure used for lighting expressed as candelas per meter squared.
NO-IMPACT HOME-BASED BUSINESS
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:
A. 
The business activity shall be compatible with the residential use of the property and surrounding residential uses;
B. 
The business shall employ no employees other than family members residing in the dwelling;
C. 
There shall be no display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling or inventory of a substantial nature;
D. 
There shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including, but not limited to, parking or lights;
E. 
The business activity may not use any equipment or process, which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electrical interference, including interference with radio or television reception, which is detectable in the neighborhood;
F. 
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;
G. 
The business activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling and may not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area;
H. 
The business may not involve any illegal activity; and
I. 
The business activity must be conducted within the principal structure.
NONPARTICIPATING LANDOWNER
Any landowner except those on whose property all or a portion of a wind energy facility is located. Any landowner that has not signed a lease agreement with the project owner or developer of a wind energy facility.
NONRESIDENTIAL
When used with reference to a building, structure or use, shall mean designated, intended or used for purposes other than those of a dwelling.
NONTOWER WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (NONTOWER WCF)
All nontower wireless communications facilities, including, but not limited to, antennas and accessory equipment. Nontower WCFs shall not include support structures for antennas or any accessory equipment that is mounted to the ground or at ground level.
NONCONFORMING LOT
A lot 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 reasons of such adoption or amendment.
NONCONFORMING STRUCTURE
A structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed to comply with the applicable use or extent of use provisions in this chapter or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such structure lawfully existed prior to the enactment of this chapter or amendment or prior to the application of this chapter or amendment to its location by reason of annexation. Such nonconforming structures include, but are not limited to, nonconforming signs.
NONCONFORMING USE
A use that lawfully occupied a structure, land or object of natural growth, which is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or an amendment thereto.
NUDITY or A STATE OF NUDITY
The appearance of a human bare buttock, anus, male genitals, female genitals, or female breast.
NURSERY
A. 
A place where young children are cared for during the working day; see "nursery school."
B. 
A place where young plants and trees are grown for sale or for planting elsewhere.
NURSERY SCHOOL
A school designed to provide daytime care or instruction for two or more children of preschool age. See "child care center."
NURSING HOME FACILITY
Also see "assisted living facility," "continuing care facility," "group home," "hospice," "personal care home facility," and "skilled nursing facility." A place of residence for people who suffer from physical or mental disabilities, and who require constant nursing care to perform their daily living activities such as taking a bath, getting dressed and going to the bathroom. An institution for the care of persons who are residents by virtue of requiring specialized care and supervision relating to health, social and/or rehabilitative services. The facility shall be licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as a skilled or intermediate care facility. The terms shall not include hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, or alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation centers. Nursing homes are licensed medical facilities that are inspected and licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. They must meet both state and federal regulations. There is third-party reimbursement (Medicare and Medicaid) for those who qualify based on income.
OBSTRUCTION
A. 
Any 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 flood-prone area, 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 which is placed where the flow of the water might carry the same downstream to cause the damage of life and property.
B. 
Any structure, growth, or other object, including a mobile object, which exceeds a limiting height set forth by this chapter.
OCCUPANT
Any person over one year of age living, sleeping, cooking, or eating in or actually having possession of a dwelling unit or a rooming unit, except that in dwelling units a guest will not be considered an "occupant."
OCCUPIED BUILDING
A dwelling, school, hospital, place of worship, public library or other building used for public or private gathering that is occupied or in use.
ODOROUS MATTER
Any matter or material that produces a response in the normal human nose.
OFFAL
The entrails and internal organs of an animal used as food.
OFFICE
A. 
A room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or government and generally furnished with desks, tables, files and communication equipment.
B. 
A building used primarily for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service, industry or government, or like activity, and may include ancillary services for office workers, such as a restaurant, coffee shop, newspaper or candy stand and child care facilities.
OIL AND GAS
Crude oil, natural gas, methane gas, coal bed methane gas, propane, butane and/or any other liquid hydrocarbons, constituents or similar substances that are produced by drilling and oil or gas well.
OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT
The well site preparation, well site construction, drilling, hydraulic fracturing and/or site restoration associated with and oil and/or gas well of any depth; water and other fluid storage, impoundment located on the same parcel as a well site; and the installation and use of all associated equipment, including tanks, meters and other equipment and structures, whether temporary or permanent. The definition also includes site preparation, construction, installation, maintenance and repair of other activities and equipment associated with the exploration for and production of oil and gas. The definition does not include oil and gas pipelines, compressor stations and natural gas processing plants, impoundments not located on the well site or facilities performing the equivalent functions that operate as midstream facilities that are only authorized as specified by this chapter.
OIL AND GAS PIPELINES
All parts of those physical facilities regulated by the federal, state or local agencies, such as PHMSA, DEP and/or the Federal Regulatory Commission through which oil and/or natural gas moves in transportation, including pipes, valves, other appurtenances attached to pipes, compressor units, metering stations, regulator stations, delivery stations, holders, launcher/receiver stations and fabricated assemblies.
ONE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL
See "single-family residential."
OPERATE
To construct a municipal waste management facility in anticipation of receiving solid waste for the purpose of processing or disposal; to receive, process or dispose of solid waste; to carry on an activity at the facility that is related to the receipt, processing or disposal of waste or otherwise affects land at the facility; to conduct closure and post-closure activities at a facility.
OPERATOR
A. 
The person or municipality that operates a municipal waste processing or disposal facility.
B. 
Any person, partnership, company, corporation and its subcontractors and agents who has interest in real estate for the purpose of exploring or drilling for, producing, or transporting gas or oil.
ORNAMENTAL TREE
Deciduous trees with characteristic flower or foliage color of ornamental/aesthetic value. Ornamental trees are generally smaller, 20 feet to 40 feet at mature height, than canopy/shade trees.
OUTDOOR ADVERTISING STRUCTURE
See "billboard and/or outdoor advertising sign."
OUTDOOR DINING
Use of an adjacent, outside area by a food or beverage establishment for the same eating and drinking activities that occur within the establishment.
OUTDOOR SEATING
See "outdoor dining."
OVERLAY DISTRICT
A zoning overlay district superimposes an additional set of regulations over an existing zoning district, or multiple zoning districts. Zoning overlays, or overlay zoning, are zoning districts applied to specific geographies based on unique, defined criteria, which are in addition to the standards outlined for the underlying base zoning district. Where an overlay regulation conflicts with a base district regulation, the requirements of an overlay district shall supersede those of the base district.
OVERNIGHT
Occurring during the night or lasting throughout the night.
OWNER
Any person, agent, firm or corporation having legal or equitable interest in the property. Any person who alone or jointly or severally with others:
A. 
Shall have legal title to any premises, dwelling or dwelling unit, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof; or
B. 
Shall have charge, care or control of any premises, dwelling or dwelling unit as owner or agent of the owner or an executor, administrator, trustee or guardian of the estate of the owner. Any such person thus representing the actual owner shall be bound to comply with the provisions of this chapter and of the rules and regulations adopted pursuant thereto to the same extent as if he/she were the owner.
PA UCC
Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code.
PARCEL
A. 
A lot or contiguous group of lots in single ownership or under single control and usually considered a unit for the purpose of development.
B. 
A lot, block or other area in which land is held or into which is subdivided but does not include a highway.
PARK
A parcel of ground intended primarily for beautification and aesthetic improvement of the Municipality in general or for active and passive recreational purposes or both.
PARKING BAY
The parking module consisting of one or two rows of parking spaces and the aisle from which motor vehicles enter and leave spaces.
PARKING DEMAND ANALYSIS
The amount of parking that would be used at a particular time, place and price, calculated by a qualified engineer. It is a critical factor in evaluating parking problems and solutions.
PARKING GARAGE
A building that is used exclusively for the parking or storage of currently licensed vehicles, whether the building is a principal or accessory use.
PARKING LOT
Any land area used or intended to be used as an off-street, ground-level open area, usually improved, for the temporary parking of three or more licensed motor vehicles.
PARKING SPACE
A space for the temporary parking of a motor vehicle within a public or private parking area.
PARKS AND RECREATION
A facility operated by a public agency, nonprofit agency, or homeowners' association to provide open space and recreational facilities serving the neighborhood, the community, or the general public.
PARTICIPATING LANDOWNER
A landowner who has signed a lease agreement with the project owner or developer of a wind energy facility.
PASSIVE OPEN SPACE
An area of land used for informal leisure time activities such as picnicking, nature study, bird watching, and nature photography.
PATIO
A paved outside area off of a house or a building that is used as a seating or living space.
PATIO HOME
A house in a suburban setting, part of a unit of several houses attached to each other, typically with shared walls between units, and with exterior maintenance and landscaping provided through an association fee.
PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (PENNDOT)
The Department of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and authorized representatives.
PERMIT
An official document or certificate issued by any federal, state, county or municipal authority having jurisdiction that authorizes performance of a specified activity.
PERMIT AREA
The area of land and water within the boundaries of the permit, which is designated on the permit application maps as approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. The area includes the areas which are or will be affected by the municipal waste processing or disposal facility.
PERMITTED USE
A use by right which is specifically authorized in a particular zoning district.
PERMITTEE and/or LICENSEE
The person to whom a permit is issued a person in whose name a permit and/or license to operate a sexually oriented business has been issued, as well as the individual listed as an application the application for a permit and/or license.
PERSON
An individual, partnership, public or private association or corporation, firm, trust, estate, municipality, governmental unit, public utility or any other legal entity whatsoever, which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.
PERSONAL CARE HOME FACILITY
Also see "assisted living facility," "continuing care facility," group home," "hospice," "nursing home facility," and "skilled nursing facility." A residential premises for ambulatory, persons in which food, shelter, and personal assistance or supervision are provided for a period exceeding 24 consecutive hours for more than four persons who are not relatives of the operator and who require assistance or supervision in such matters as dressing, bathing, diet, or medication prescribed for self-administration but do not require hospitalization or care in a skilled nursing home or intermediate care facility as defined in current Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Licensure requirements. Personal care homes are residential facilities that offer personal care services, assistance and supervision to four or more persons. They are inspected and licensed by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. Sometimes they are advertised as "assisted care," "retirement homes" or "boarding homes." A personal care home must have a license in order to operate in Pennsylvania. There are state licensing regulations that apply to personal care homes. These regulations are aimed at protecting the health, safety and well-being of the residents. There are no federal regulations for personal care homes. There is no third-party reimbursement for personal care homes, but many personal care homes accept residents of low income who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI). The terms shall not include hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, or alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation centers.
PERSONAL EXPRESSION SIGN
Any sign that expresses an opinion, interest or position, not including political signs.
PERSONAL SERVICES
A commercial establishment providing personal services, such as barbershops, beauty shops, day spas, dry cleaning, health clubs, laundering, nail salons, shoe repair and tailor shops and tanning salons. Personal services do not include tattoo parlors.
PET CREMATORIUM
See "crematorium."
PHARMACY
A retail store which primarily sells prescription drugs, patent medicines, and surgical and sickroom supplies.
PHMSA
The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the United States Department of Transportation.
PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV)
A semiconductor-based device that converts light directly into electricity.
PIPELINE
All parts of those physical facilities through which gas, hazardous liquids, fresh water, salt water or chemicals move in transportation, including, but not by way of limitation, pipes, valves and other appurtenances attached to the pipes, whether or not laid in a public or private easement or public or private right-of-way within the Municipality, including, but not by way of limitation, gathering lines, production lines and transmission lines.
PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION
The initiation of any excavation or other disturbance of property for the purpose of installation, construction, maintenance, repair, replacement, modification or removal of a pipeline.
PIPELINE OPERATOR
Any person owning, operating or responsible for operating a pipeline.
PIPELINE PERMIT
A permit for the movement of oil, gas, water, or other products through pipelines issued by the federal, state or local government or other applicable authority.
PLACE OF WORSHIP
A church, synagogue, temple, mosque, or other building used exclusively for public religious worship, including: customary, incidental, educational and social activities in conjunction therewith.
A. 
CHURCHA building used for public Christian worship.
B. 
MOSQUEA Muslim place of worship.
C. 
SYNAGOGUEThe building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction.
D. 
TEMPLEA building devoted to the worship, or regarded as the dwelling place, of a god or gods or other objects of religious reverence.
PLANNED GROUP UNIT
See "planned nonresidential development."
PLANNED NONRESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
A zoning lot on which the development of more than one principal structure, built in accordance with a unified site development plan, which may provide for industrial, recreation, open space, and/or commercial uses, and which is reviewed and approved in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT (PRD)
At least five acres of land, controlled by one landowner, to be developed as a single entity for a number of dwelling units, the development plan for which does not correspond in lot size, bulk or type of buildings, density, lot coverage and required open space to the regulations established in any one residential district of this chapter.
PLANNING AGENCY
The planning commission, planning department, or a planning committee, appointed by Council of the Municipality of Monroeville, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
POLE/PYLON SIGN
A sign, which is detached from a building and supported by no more than two poles or other structural supports, which are architecturally dissimilar to the design of the sign.
POLITICAL SIGN
A temporary sign relating to the election of a person to a public office or a political party or a matter to be voted upon at an election by the public.
POMACE
The dry or pulpy residue of material (such as fruit, seeds, or fish) from which a liquid (such as juice or oil) has been pressed or extracted.
PORCH
An unenclosed extension of a building, adjoining an entrance to a building and usually having a separate roof.
PORTABLE STORAGE UNIT
Portable containers, not affixed to the land, for the purpose of temporarily storing, loading or unloading furniture, clothing, or other personal or household belongings as part of the process of renovation or moving, the relocation of belongings to an off-site commercial storage location, or on-site storage in the aftermath of the property being affected by fire or natural disaster.
POST-CLOSURE
Activities after closure which are necessary to ensure compliance with Title 25 Environmental Protection of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection regulations, including application of final cover, grading, re-vegetation; groundwater, surface water and gas monitoring; erosion control and gas control; leachate treatment; and abatement of pollution or degradation to land, water, air or other natural resources.
POST-FIRM STRUCTURE
A structure for which construction or substantial improvement occurred after December 31, 1974, or on or after the community's initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated August 1, 1979, whichever is later, and, as such, would be required to be compliant with the regulations of the National Flood Insurance Program.
PRACTICABLE ALTERNATIVE
An alternative that is available and capable of being done after taking into consideration cost, existing technology and logistics in light of overall project purposes.
PRE-FIRM STRUCTURE
A structure for which construction or substantial improvement occurred on or before December 31, 1974, or before the community's initial Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) dated August 1, 1979, whichever is later, and, as such, would not be required to be compliant with the regulations of the National Flood Insurance Program.
PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL HIGHWAY
A function classification, established by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), for the grouping and categorizing of roadways according to the character of service they provide as part of an overall highway system. Principal Arterial Highways have high traffic volumes, carry the majority of trips between regional activity centers and communities and provide some access to property.
PRINCIPAL STRUCTURE
A building and or structure in which the main or principal use of the lot on which said building is situated is conducted.
PRINCIPAL USE
The principle, permissible purpose for which land, buildings or structures may be used.
PROCESSING
The technology used for the purpose of reducing the volume or bulk of municipal or residual waste or any technology used to convert part of all of such waste materials for off-site reuse, processing facilities include, but are not limited to, transfer facilities, composting facilities, and resource recovery facilities.
PROJECTING SIGN
A sign attached directly to the primary structure that shall not extend more than three feet from the wall and shall clear the grade by at least 10 feet, or 14 feet six inches above a vehicular accessible area.
PROPERTY OWNER
The person, firm, company, corporation, or individuals who are the owners in fee simple of property, whose name(s) appear last in the Recorder of Allegheny County Tax Assessor's office. For the purpose of this chapter, the "property owner" may also include any individual who is a legal agent of the owner.
PROTECTED STRUCTURE
Any full-time occupied residence, commercial business, school, religious institution or other public building that may be impacted by noise generated from activity associated with oil and gas well development and/or natural gas compressor station or processing plant. This term shall not include any structure:
A. 
Owned by a grantor or lessor who has signed an agreement granting surface rights to drill a well and/or erect and maintain a natural gas compressor station or processing plant; or
B. 
Whose owner (or occupants) has (have) signed a waiver relieving the operator(s) from implementation of the measures established in this chapter for the owner's (occupant's) benefit.
PUBLIC BUILDING
A structure owned or leased and operated by a governmental agency.
PUBLIC DOCUMENT
A document of public interest issued or published by a political body or otherwise connected with public business.
PUBLIC HEARING
A formal hearing held pursuant to public notice by the governing body, board or planning agency, intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action, in accordance with the Municipalities Planning Code.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS
All roads, streets, walkways, sidewalks, gutters, curbs, sewers, waterlines, stormwater management facilities, landscaping, street lighting, traffic control devices and other facilities to be dedicated to or maintained by the Municipality for which plans and specifications must comply with applicable municipal codes.
PUBLIC INTEREST SIGN
A sign on private or public property that displays information pertinent to the safety or legal responsibilities of the public, for example, "warning" and "no trespassing" signs.
PUBLIC MEETING
A forum held pursuant to the notice under 65 Pa.C.S.A Ch. 7, relating to open meetings, known as the "Pennsylvania Sunshine Act."
PUBLIC NOTICE
A notice published once each week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Municipality. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the 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 RECORD or PUBLIC DOCUMENT
A record that a governmental unit is required by law to keep, such as land deeds kept at a county courthouse. Public records are generally open to view by the public.
PUBLIC USE
A lot, building, structure or any combination thereof owned and exclusively occupied by a federal, state or local governmental agency.
PUBLIC UTILITY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
Any administrative building, maintenance building, garage or other structure intended for human occupancy or storage of movable equipment or any part of essential public utility installation, as defined herein, other than the general transmission distribution system provided by public utilities, regulated by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) or any agency, franchisee or authority of the Municipality of Monroeville which is reasonably necessary to furnish adequate service to the general public both inside and outside of the Municipality, including but not limited to long-distance transmission facilities, such as electrical power lines or high-pressure natural gas or petroleum lines, switching facilities, substations, treatment plants, reservoirs, water towers, transmission towers and similar facilities.
PUBLIC UTILITY FACILITY
Building, structures and facilities, including generating and switching stations, poles, lines, pipes, pumping stations, repeaters, antennas, transmitters and receivers, valves, and all buildings and structures relating to the furnishing of utility services, such as electric, gas, telephone, water, sewer and public transit to the public (utility substation). Excluded from this definition are commercial operations, i.e., commercial communication antenna and commercial communication tower, etc.
PYLON SIGN
See "pole sign."
QUADPLEX
Multifamily housing units that are divided into four separate spaces. From the outside, they may just look like one big house.
QUARRY
A place where rock, ore, stone and similar materials are excavated or crushed for sale or for off-tract use. Quarries shall not include gas wells or oil wells. Also see "mineral removal."
REDRILL
Deepening or sidetrack/horizontal drilling of the existing well bore extending more than 150 feet from such well bore.
REWORK
Reentry of an existing well within the existing bore hole or by deepening or sidetrack/horizontal operations (which do not extend more than 150 feet horizontally from the existing well bore) or replacement of well liners or casings.
REAL ESTATE SIGN
A temporary sign indicating the sale, rental or lease of the premises on which the sign is placed.
REAR YARD
See "yard, rear."
RECREATION CLUB
A noncommercial facility operated by and for its members and providing recreational facilities for the use of members and their guests.
RECREATIONAL FACILITY
An area used or intended to be used for sports, or other recreational pursuits, including playing field(s), court(s), playground(s) and spectator area(s). Also see "athletic facility," "day spa," "fitness center," "gymnasium," "membership club," and "sports facility."
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
A vehicle which is:
A. 
Built on a single chassis;
B. 
Not more than 400 square feet, measured at the largest horizontal projections;
C. 
Designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a vehicle; and
D. 
Not designed for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use.
RECYCLING COLLECTION FACILITY
Center for the acceptance of recyclable material from the public by donation, redemption, or purchase. A collection facility may include reverse vending machines, a small recycling collection facility, and a large recycling collection facility.
REFUSE
All solid waste materials which are discarded as useless. All solid wastes except body wastes shall include garbage, ashes and rubbish.
REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL
An individual, licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to perform services or activities required by provisions of this chapter and qualified by training and experience to perform the specific services and/or activities with technical competence.
REGULATORY FLOOD ELEVATION
The base flood elevation (BFE) or estimated flood height as determined using simplified methods plus a freeboard safety factor of 1 1/2 feet.
REHABILITATION CLINIC
See "substance abuse treatment facility."
RELATED EQUIPMENT
Any piece of equipment related to, incidental to, or necessary for, the operation of a Commercial Communication Tower or Commercial Communication Antenna. By way of illustration, not limitation, "related equipment" includes generators and base stations.
RELIGIOUS ESTABLISHMENT
See "place of worship."
REMUNERATION
Something given in exchange for goods or services rendered.
REPETITIVE LOSS
Flood related damages sustained by a structure on two separate occasions during a ten-year period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event, on average, equals or exceeds 25% of the market value of the structure before the damages occurred.
REQUIRED FRONT YARD
See "yard" definitions.
RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT FACILITY
Any establishment, including laboratories, which carries on investigation in the natural, physical or social sciences, and engineering and development as an extension of such investigation, with the possible objective of creating end product, which may include supporting storage and transportation facilities and pilot manufacturing.
RESEARCH LABORATORY
A facility for applied research conducted within an enclosed structure where no good are produced in quantity.
RESIDENTIAL PLAN IDENTIFICATION SIGN
Any sign used to identify the name of a residential development containing no commercial message and located at the principal entrances of such development.
RESIDENTIAL USE
A. 
The use of a building or structure or parts thereof as a dwelling.
B. 
The use of land, buildings or structure for human habitation.
RESIDUAL WASTE
Garbage, refuse, other discarded materials or other waste, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous materials resulting from industrial, mining and agricultural operations; and sludge from an industrial, mining or agricultural water treatment facility, wastewater treatment or air pollution control facility, if it is not hazardous. The term does not include the Coal Refuse Disposal Control Act (52 P.S. §§ 30.51 through 30.101). The term does not include treatment sludge from coal mine drainage treatment plants, disposal of which is being carried on under and in compliance with a valid permit issued under the Clean Streams Law (35 P.S. §§ 691.1 through 691.1001).
RESTAURANT
An establishment where food and drink are prepared, served and consumed primarily within the principal building. Also see "retail food restaurant."
RETAIL FOOD RESTAURANT
A fixed small retail facility in which food or drink is offered or prepared primarily for retail sale where no consumption takes place inside the establishment. Such facilities may include take-out pizza shops, delicatessen, and ice cream stands. Also see "restaurant."
RETAIL SALES
Establishment engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.
RETAIL SALES, OUTDOOR
The display and sale of products and services primarily outside of a building or structure, including vehicles, garden supplies, nursery, food and beverages, boats and aircraft, farm equipment, motor homes, burial monuments, building and landscape materials and lumberyards.
RETAINING WALL
A structure that holds or retains soil behind it, and is usually under four feet in height.
RETENTION POND
A basin that has a permanent pool of water throughout the year. A wet pond also may be called a "wet basin."
REVOLVING SIGN
A sign which revolves in a circular motion rather than remaining stationary on its supporting structure.
RIDGELINE
The portion of a hillside that forms the horizon where a steep slope of 25% or greater interfaces with less steeply sloped land above and beyond the SSO, Steep Slope Overlay boundary.
RIFLE RANGE
See "gun range"
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Land reserved or dedicated for use as a street, pedestrianway, or other means of public or private transportation; or for an electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer, or other special use. A right-of-way includes the entire area reserved or dedicated for the use.
ROOF SIGN
Any sign erected and constructed wholly on the roof of a building, supported by the roof structure.
RUBBISH
All nonputrescible municipal waste except garbage and other decomposable matter. This category includes but it is not limited to ashes, bedding, cardboard, cans, crockery, glass, paper, metal, plant growth and wood and yard cleanings.
SALVAGE YARD
The dismantling or wrecking of used motor vehicles, trucks, trailers, farm equipment or mobile homes, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled or partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts, or any other salvageable materials.
SANDWICH BOARD
A movable sign consisting of two faces connected and hinged at the top.
SCAVENGING
The unauthorized and uncontrolled removal of material placed for collection or from a solid waste processing or disposal facility.
SCHOOL
Also see "educational institution" and "vocational school." A public or private establishment approved by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to provide formal academic and/or vocational education at the kindergarten, elementary and secondary levels.
SCREENING
Screening relative to this chapter shall mean a fence, evergreen hedge or wall at least six feet high, provided in such a way that it will block a line of sight. The screening may consist of either one or several rows of bushes or trees or of a constructed fence or wall.
SEAT
A fixed seat in a theater, auditorium or meeting room, or 24 linear inches of an installed bench or pew, or in the absence of these, six square feet of floor space in the seating area.
SECURITY ILLUMINATION
Level of illumination in prescribed areas of 0.5 footcandles.
SELF STORAGE
Also see "mini warehouse." A building consisting of individual self-contained, self-service storage spaces, where each unit is not greater than 500 square feet, and the units are rented for the storage of business and household goods.
SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRY
See "laundromat."
SEMINUDE
A state of dress in which clothing covers no more than the genitals, pubic region, and areola of the female breast, as well as portions of the body covered by supporting straps or devices.
SENIOR HOUSING
Also see "housing for the elderly." Housing that is suitable for the needs of an aging population. It ranges from independent living to twenty-four-hour care. In senior housing there is an emphasis on safety, accessibility, adaptability, and longevity that many conventional housing options may lack.
SETBACK
The required minimum horizontal distance between a property line and the edge of a principal structure, as per this chapter.
SEWAGE TREATMENT RESIDUAL
Any coarse screenings, grit and dewatered or air-dried sludge from sewage treatment plants and pumping from septic tanks or seepage which are a municipal solid waste and require proper disposal under Act 97.
SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS
A business that is part of the sex industry, such as an adult bookstore, adult video store, adult cabaret, adult motel, adult motion-picture theater, adult theater, escort agency, nude model studio, or sexual encounter center.
A. 
ADULT ARCADEAny place to which the public is permitted or invited wherein coin-operated or slug-operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion-picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one time, and where the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by the depicting or describing of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
B. 
ADULT BOOKSTORE or ADULT VIDEO STOREA commercial establishment which, as one of its principal business purposes, offers for sale or rental for any form of consideration any one or more of the following:
(1) 
Books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion pictures, videocassettes or video reproductions, slides, or other visual representations which depict or describe specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; or
(2) 
Instruments, devices, or paraphernalia, which are designed for use in connection with specified sexual activities.
(3) 
A commercial establishment may have other principal business purposes that do not involve the offering for sale or rental of material depicting or describing specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas and still be categorized as adult bookstore or adult video store. Such other business purposes will not serve to exempt such commercial establishment from being categorized as an adult bookstore or adult video store so long as one of its principal business purposes is the offering for sale or rental for consideration the specified materials which depict or describe specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
C. 
ADULT CABARETA nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial establishment, which regularly features:
(1) 
Persons who appear in the nude or in a partial state of nudity; or
(2) 
Live performances which are characterized by the exposure of specified anatomical areas, or specified anatomical areas.
D. 
ADULT MOTELA hotel, motel, or similar commercial establishment which:
(1) 
Offers accommodations to the public for any form of consideration and provides patrons with closed-circuit television transmissions, films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides, or other photographic reproductions which are characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas; and has a sign visible from the public right-of-way which advertises the availability of this adult type of photographic reproductions; or
(2) 
Offers any single sleeping room for rent, four or more times in one calendar day during five or more calendar days in any continuous thirty-day time period.
E. 
ADULT MOTION-PICTURE THEATERA commercial establishment where, for any form of consideration, films, motion pictures, videocassettes, slides, or similar photographic reproductions are regularly shown which are characterized by the depiction or description of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
F. 
ADULT THEATERA theater, concert hall, auditorium, or similar commercial establishment which regularly features persons who appear in a state of nudity or live performances which are characterized by the exposure of specified anatomical areas or specified sexual activities.
G. 
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.
H. 
NUDE MODEL STUDIOAny place where a person who appears in a state of nudity or displays specified anatomical areas is provided to be observed, sketched, drawn, painted, sculptured, photographed, or similarly depicted by other persons who pay money or any form of consideration.
I. 
SEXUAL ENCOUNTER CENTERA business or commercial enterprise that, as one of its primary business purposes, offers for any form of consideration:
(1) 
Physical contact in the form of wrestling or tumbling between persons; or
(2) 
Activities between male and female persons and/or persons of the same sex when one or more of the persons is/are in a state of nudity or seminude.
SHARED PARKING
Off-street parking that two or more landowners or tenants share.
SHIPPING CONTAINER
See "portable storage unit."
SHOPPING CENTER
A group of commercial establishments, which is planned, developed, owned, and managed as a unit, related in its location, size and type of shops to the trade area that the unit serves.
SHORT-TERM RENTAL
Also see "bed-and-breakfast," and "air bed-and-breakfast." A residential dwelling unit that is rented wholly or partially for a fee for a period of less than 30 continuous days and does not include a hotel or a bed-and-breakfast establishment or a bed-and-breakfast homestay.
SHRUB
A woody plant, usually with multiple stems, each of which has a diameter at breast height (dbh) of less than three inches. Shrubs are generally less than 20 feet tall at maturity.
SIDE YARD
See "yard, side."
SIDEWALK
A walk for pedestrians (often alongside a road) constructed to the standards set forth in this chapter. Reference the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO)[9] for specific standards and details.
SIDEWALK STANDARDS AND SPECIFICATIONS
The standards and specifications for the construction, reconstruction or repair of sidewalks contained in and hereby made a part of this chapter. Reference the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO)[10] for specific standards and details.
SIGN
Any device, fixture, placard, or structure that uses any color, form of graphic, illumination, logos, symbol, or writing to identify and communicate, announce the purpose of, or identify the purpose of a person or entity, or to communicate information of any kind to the public.
A. 
ADDRESS SIGNA sign or individual lettering numbering that designate the street number and/or street name for identification purposes, as designated by the United States Postal Service.
B. 
ADVERTISING VEHICLEAny vehicle and or trailer used as a vehicle to which a sign is affixed in such a manner that the carrying of the sign is used for advertisement or is otherwise not incidental to its primary purpose.
C. 
AWNING SIGNAny sign painted on or applied to a structure made of cloth, canvas, metal or similar material, which is affixed to a building and projects from it.
D. 
BANNERA temporary sign with or without characters, letters or illustrations applied to cloth, paper, fabric or other nonrigid material.
E. 
BILLBOARD AND/OR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING SIGNA sign displaying changeable advertising copy, which pertains to a business, organization, event, person, place, service or product not principally located or sold on the premises upon which said sign is located.
F. 
CANOPYA freestanding, rigid multisided structure covered with fabric, metal or other material and supported by columns or posts embedded in the ground.
G. 
CIVIC EVENT SIGN, OFF-PREMISESA noncommercial temporary sign posted off-premises to promote and advertise an activity sponsored by the Municipality, school district, church, public agency, civic or charitable association or other similar noncommercial organization.
H. 
CIVIC EVENT SIGN, ON-PREMISESA noncommercial temporary sign, posted to promote and advertise an activity sponsored by the Municipality, school district, church, public agency, civic or charitable association or other similar noncommercial organization on the premises where the event is to be held.
I. 
COPYThose letters, numerals, figures, symbols, logos and graphic elements comprising the content or message of a sign, excluding numerals identifying a street address only.
J. 
DEVELOPMENT SIGNA temporary sign indicating that the premises is in the process of subdivision or development which provides the name or names of principal contractors, architects, lending institutions, artisans or parties responsible for the development of the site where the sign is placed.
K. 
DIRECTIONAL SIGN, OFF-PREMISESA sign that directs or instructs vehicular or pedestrian traffic off the premises relative to the parking area, entrances and exits. Such sign shall contain no advertising other than the business name or logo.
L. 
DIRECTIONAL SIGN, ON-PREMISESAn on-premises sign designed to guide vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic by using such words as "entrance," "exit," "parking," "one-way," or similar direction or instruction, but not including any advertising message.
M. 
DIRECTORY SIGNA sign which identifies multiple uses in a planned nonresidential development, shopping center or multitenant development on a single sign; may be used for shopping centers, industrial park or business campuses, and similar large complexes which have a variety of tenants and/or uses.
N. 
DOUBLE-FACED SIGNA sign with two faces of equal sign area, which are back-to-back.
O. 
ELECTRONIC MESSAGE CENTERA secondary sign, with a black background or face that includes provisions for changeable copy, PENNDOT-approved color and footcandle illumination, advertising an on-site product, service, activity, a public service message and/or time and temperature.
P. 
FREE STANDING SIGNA sign principally supported by a structure affixed to the ground, and not supported by a building, including signs supported by one or more, awnings, columns, poles or braces placed in or upon the ground.
Q. 
GROUND SIGNA freestanding sign with no visible support. See "monument sign."
R. 
HISTORICAL MARKER/PLAQUE/TABLET/SIGNA marker, plaque, tablet, or sign that memorializes an event, person, building or structure of historical importance.
S. 
ILLUMINATED SIGNA nonflashing or nontwinkling sign which has letters, figures, designs or outlines illuminated by an internal or external lighting source as part of the sign.
T. 
MANUAL MESSAGE CENTERA type of sign where a person must manually change the message in the message center.
U. 
MEMORIAL SIGNA memorial plaque or tablet, to include grave markers or other remembrances of persons or events, which is not for commercial or advertising purposes.
V. 
MONUMENT SIGNA freestanding sign supported primarily by an internal structural framework or integral structural framework or integrated into landscaping or other solid structural features other than support poles.
W. 
MOVABLE SIGNAny temporary sign not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure, or a sign designed to be transported, including, but not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels and signs converted to A- or T-frames. This definition does not include sandwich board signs.
X. 
MURALArtwork applied to the wall of a building, which covers all or most of the wall that depicts a scene or event of natural, social, cultural, or historical significance.
Y. 
NAMEPLATE SIGNA sign not internally illuminated which identifies the name and/or address of the occupant of the premises or a name of the building.
Z. 
NEON SIGNAny sign composed of glass tubing containing a large proportion of neon gas. A neon sign may be a wall sign, a projecting sign or a window sign.
AA. 
NONCONFORMING SIGNAny sign that does not conform to the requirements of this chapter and was legally erected prior to adoption of this chapter.
BB. 
PENNANTAny lightweight plastic, fabric or other material, whether or not containing a message of any kind, suspended from a rope, wire or string, usually in a series and designed to move in the wind. A pennant is considered a temporary sign.
CC. 
PERSONAL EXPRESSION SIGNAny sign that expresses an opinion, interest or position, not including political signs.
DD. 
POLE/PYLON SIGNA sign, which is detached from a building and supported by no more than two poles or other structural supports, which are architecturally dissimilar to the design of the sign.
EE. 
POLITICAL SIGNA temporary sign relating to the election of a person to a public office or a political party or a matter to be voted upon at an election by the public.
FF. 
PROJECTING SIGNA sign attached directly to the primary structure that shall not extend more than three feet from the wall and shall clear the grade by at least 10 feet or 14 feet six inches above a vehicular accessible area.
GG. 
PUBLIC INTEREST SIGNA sign on private or public property that displays information pertinent to the safety or legal responsibilities of the public; for example, "warning" and "no trespassing" signs.
HH. 
PYLON SIGNSee "pole sign."
II. 
REAL ESTATE SIGNA temporary sign indicating the sale, rental or lease of the premises on which the sign is placed.
JJ. 
RESIDENTIAL PLAN IDENTIFICATION SIGNAny sign used to identify the name of a residential development containing no commercial message and located at the principal entrances of such development.
KK. 
REVOLVING SIGNA sign which revolves in a circular motion rather than remaining stationary on its supporting structure.
LL. 
ROOF SIGNAny sign erected and constructed wholly on the roof of a building, supported by the roof structure.
MM. 
SANDWICH BOARDA temporary movable sign consisting of two faces connected and hinged at the top.
NN. 
TEMPORARY EVENT DISPLAYA temporary movable display such as an inflatable balloon, character, tent or vehicle.
OO. 
TEMPORARY SIGNA sign, which advertises community or civic projects, construction projects, real estate for sale or lease or other special events on a temporary basis. To include, but not be limited to banners, pennants, sandwich boards, pole spinners, yard sale signs, etc. A temporary sign is any sign not permanently attached to the ground, wall or building, that is intended to be displayed for a short and limited period of time. Temporary signs are typically constructed from pliable, nonrigid material (paper, cardboard, canvass, vinyl, etc.), but can also be fabricated from plywood or plastic.
PP. 
THREE-DIMENSIONAL SIGNA sign having length, width and depth and including spheres. A rectangular or square sign with a thickness of less than 12 inches is not considered a three-dimensional sign.
QQ. 
WALL SIGNA sign attached to and erected parallel to the face of an outside wall of a building, projecting outward not more than 12 inches from the wall of the building, including a marquee.
RR. 
WINDOW SIGNAny sign, logo, picture, symbol or combination thereof, designed to communicate information about an activity, business, commodity, event, sale or service that is placed inside a window or upon the windowpanes or glass and is visible from the exterior of the window.
SS. 
YARD SALE SIGNA temporary sign advertising a yard or garage sale.
SIGN COPY
Those letters, numerals, figures, symbols, logos and graphic elements comprising the content or message of a sign, excluding numerals identifying a street address only.
SIGN FACE
The entire area on which graphic or written materials or information is placed for viewing in a single direction, not including structural supports, architectural features of a building, or sign structure, nonstructural or decorative trim.
SIGN HEIGHT
The distance from the highest portion of the sign, including all structural elements, to grade.
SIGN STRUCTURE
A supporting structure erected and used for the purpose of a sign, situated on any premises where a sign may be located. This definition shall not include a building, fence, wall or earthen berm.
SIGNIFICANT STAND OF TREES
An aggregation of trees occupying a specific area and sufficiently uniform in species composition, size, age, arrangement, and condition as to be distinguished from the forest or other growth on adjoining areas.
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE
A detached structure having accommodations for and occupied by not more than one family.
SITE
Any plot or parcel of land. The area where municipal waste processing or disposal facilities are operated. If the operator has a permit to conduct the activities, and is operating within the boundaries of the permit, the site is equivalent to the permit area.
SITE PLAN
A plan prepared by a surveyor, engineer, landscape architect or architect for a zoning approval which includes all requirements set forth in this chapter.
SKID TRAIL
The trail, path, temporary roadway, or any other unencumbered route, utilized by the timber harvesting operator to move felled trees form the harvest area to the landing area.
SKIDDING
The process of dragging trees on the ground, by any means necessary, from the harvest area to the landing area.
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
Also see "assisted living facility," "continuing care facility," "group home," "hospice," "nursing home facility," and "personal care home facility." A facility which provides nursing care and related medical or other health services for a period of 24 hours or more for two or more individuals not in need of hospitalization but who, because of age, illness, or other infirmity, require high-intensity comprehensive planned nursing care, as defined in current state licensure requirements. The terms shall not include hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, or alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation centers.
SLASH
The woody debris left on the land after timber harvesting, including logs, chunks, bark, branches, uprooted stumps, and broken or uprooted trees or shrubs.
SLOPE
Inclination of land expressed as a percentage and derived by dividing the vertical elevation change by the horizontal distance.
SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY
An electric generating facility, with the purpose of electricity supply, consisting of one or more solar panels and other ancillary associated buildings and structures, including substations, meteorological towers, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines, and other appurtenant structures and facilities.
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) RELATED EQUIPMENT
Items including a solar photovoltaic cell, panel or array, lines, mounting brackets, framing and foundations used for or intended to be used for collection of solar energy.
SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM
A solar collection system consisting of one or more building and or ground mounted systems, solar photovoltaic cells, panels or arrays and solar related equipment that rely upon solar radiation as an energy source for the collection, inversion, storage and distribution of solar energy generation. A solar PV system is a generation system with a name plate capacity of not greater than 50 kilowatts if installed at a residential service, or not larger than 3,000 kilowatts at other customer service locations, and do not produce excess on-site energy greater than currently permitted by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission guidelines.
SOLAR-BASED ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENT
Structural/architectural element that provides protection from weather that includes awnings, canopies, porches or sunshades and that is constructed with the primary covering consisting of solar PV modules and may or may not include additional solar PV related equipment.
SOLID WASTE
Waste, including, but not limited to, municipal, residual or hazardous wastes, including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous materials.
SOUND-LEVEL METER
An instrument standardized by the American Standards Association for measurement of intensity of sound.
SPECIAL EXCEPTION
A use permitted in a particular zoning district pursuant to the provisions of § 359-142.
SPECIAL FLOOD HAZARD AREA (SFHA)
An area in the floodplain subject to a 1% or greater chance of flooding in any given year. It is shown on the FIRM as Zone A, AO, A1-A30, AE, A99, or, AH.
SPECIFIED ANATOMICAL AREAS
The male genitals in a state of sexual arousal and/or the vulva or more intimate parts of the female genitals.
SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES
Includes any of the following:
A. 
The fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals, pubic region, buttocks, anus, or female breasts;
B. 
Sex acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, including intercourse, oral copulation, or sodomy;
C. 
Masturbation, actual or simulated; or
D. 
Excretory functions as part of or in connection with any of the activities set forth in Subsections A through C of this definition above.
SPORTS FACILITY
Enclosed areas of sports pavilions, stadiums, gymnasiums, health spas, boxing arenas, swimming pools, roller and ice rinks, billiard halls, bowling alleys, and other similar places where members of the general public assemble to engage in physical exercise, participate in athletic competition, or witness sporting events. Also see "athletic facility," "day spa," "fitness center," "gymnasium," "membership club," and "recreational facility."
STABLE
Any accessory building in which horses are kept for riding, driving, stabling for private use and not for hire or sale.
START OF CONSTRUCTION
For floodplain management purposes, "start of construction" includes substantial improvement and other proposed new development and means the date the permit was issued, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days after the date of the permit and shall be completed within 12 months after the date of issuance of the permit unless a time extension is granted in writing by the Floodplain Administrator. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the stage of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and walkways; nor does it include excavation for a basement, footings; piers, or foundations or the erection of temporary forms; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure. For a substantial improvement, the actual start of construction means the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor, or other structural part of a building, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the building.
STEALTH TECHNOLOGY
Camouflaging methods applied to wireless communications towers, antennas, and other facilities, not necessarily related to wireless communications facilities, which render them more visually appealing or blend the proposed facility into the existing structure or visual backdrop in such a manner as to render it minimally visible to the casual observer. Such methods include, but are not limited to, architecturally screened roof-mounted antennas, building-mounted antennas painted to match the existing structure and facilities constructed to resemble trees, shrubs, and light poles.
STEEP SLOPE
Land area where the inclination of the land's surface from the horizontal plane is 15% or greater. Man-made slopes shall not be considered steep slopes.
STOOP
A flat area at the front door of a house, often with steps below.
STORAGE (TEMPORARY)
See "portable storage unit."
STORY
That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.
STORY
That portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and the lower surface of the floor or roof next above.
STREAM
See "watercourse."
STREET
A right-of-way intended primarily for vehicular traffic and usually providing for utilities and pedestrian travel. A street may be designated by other appropriate names such as "highway," "thoroughfare," "boulevard," "parkway," "road," "avenue," "drive," "lane," or "place."
STREET, ARTERIAL
Streets which are used primarily for through, fast traffic at high volumes.
A. 
MINOR ARTERIALSInterconnects with and augments principal arterials; accommodates trips of moderate length; distributes travel to areas smaller than identified with higher systems; places emphasis on land access and offers lower traffic mobility; and spacing is normally not more than one mile (e.g., Center Road, Haymaker Road, James Street, Monroeville Boulevard, Monroeville Road, Northern Pike, Old William Penn Highway, Pitcairn Road, Stroschein Road, Thompson Run Road, Wilmerding-Monroeville Road).
B. 
PRINCIPAL ARTERIALSServes major centers of activity and carries high proportion of area travel even though it constitutes a relatively small percentage of the total roadway network; integrates both internally and between major rural connections; carries most trips entering and leaving the area and serves intra-area travel; provides continuity for rural arterials; and spacing is related to trip-end density characteristics (e.g., Broadway Boulevard/Route 130, Golden Mile Highway/Route 286, Mosside Boulevard/Route 48, William Penn Highway/Route 22).
STREET, COLLECTOR
A street that provides both land access services and traffic circulation; distributes trips from arterials through residential neighborhoods to ultimate destination; and collects traffic from local streets and channels it to arterials.
STREET, LOCAL
A street primarily for providing access to residential, commercial or other abutting property.
STREET, PAPER
A street that has never been built shown on an approved plan, subdivision plat, tax map or official map.
STREETSCAPE
The space formed by buildings located close to the street, which is embellished with such features as sidewalks, street trees, streetlights, curbs, on-street parking, benches, and waste receptacles and cartways.
STREETSCAPE PLAN
A plan adopted by the Municipality of Monroeville by Resolution No. 03-63 on July 8, 2003, for the beautification of the Route 22 Business Corridor.
STRUCTURE
Any man-made assembly, including mobile objects, having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land, including buildings, billboards, carports, cranes, earth formation, overhead transmission lines, porches, patios, smokestacks and other building features, but not including sidewalks and driveways. A walled and roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home.
STUDIO
A. 
The workshop of an artist, sculptor, photographer, or craftsperson;
B. 
A place for radio or television production; and
C. 
A place where movies are produced.
STUDIO APARTMENT
A one-bedroom efficiency dwelling used as a single housekeeping unit, containing complete kitchen, bathroom and toilet facilities.
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 division 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 devisees, transfer or 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, easement or access or any residential dwelling shall be exempted.
SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (SALDO)
The Municipality of Monroeville Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance; Ordinance No. 2525, adopted November 9, 2011.[11]
SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT FACILITY
Also see "methadone treatment facility." An establishment where medical or psychotherapeutic treatment for dependency on psychoactive substances such as alcohol, prescription drugs, and street drugs such as cannabis, cocaine, heroin or amphetamines occurs.
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
Damage from any cause sustained by a structure, whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged conditions would equal or exceeds 50% or more of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL ENLARGEMENT OF A SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS
The increase in floor areas occupied by the business by more than 25%, as the floor areas exist on the date of enactment of this chapter.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
A. 
Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, of which the cost equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure before the start of construction of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage (or repetitive loss when a repetitive loss provision is used) regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of state or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the local code enforcement official and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions.
B. 
Historic structures undergoing repair or rehabilitation that would constitute a substantial improvement, as defined in this chapter, must comply with all ordinance requirements that do not preclude the structure's continued designation as a historic structure. Documentation that a specific ordinance requirement will cause removal of the structure from the National Register of Historic Places or the State Inventory of Historic places must be obtained from the Secretary of the Interior or the State Historic Preservation Officer. Any exemption from ordinance requirements will be the minimum necessary to preserve the historic character and design of the structure.
SUBSTANTIALLY CHANGE or SUBSTANTIAL CHANGE
A modification to an existing wireless communications facility substantially changes the physical dimensions of a tower or base station if it meets any of the following criteria:
A. 
For communications tower outside the public rights-of-way, it increases the height of the facility by more than 10%, or by the height of one additional antenna array with separation from the nearest existing antenna, not to exceed 20 feet, whichever is greater; for communications towers in the rights-of-way, it increases the height of the facility by more than 10% or 10 feet, whichever is greater;
B. 
For communications tower outside the public rights-of-way, it protrudes from the edge of the WCF by more than 20 feet, or more than the width of the tower structures are the level off the appurtenance, whichever is greater; for those communications tower in the public rights-of-way, it protrudes from the edge of the structure by more than six feet;
C. 
It involves installation of more than the standard number of new equipment cabinets for the technology involved, but not to exceed four cabinets;
D. 
It entails any excavation of deployment outside the current site of the communications tower; or
E. 
It does not comply with conditions associated with prior approval of construction or modification of the communications tower unless the noncompliance is due to an increase in height, increase in width, or addition of cabinets.
SURVEYOR
A surveyor registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
SWIMMING POOL
A container of water over 24 inches in depth, which is used, or intended to be used, for swimming or recreational bathing. This definition includes in-ground, aboveground, and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs and spas. As herein defined the term "swimming pool" shall be deemed to be a structure.
SYNAGOGUE
The building where a Jewish assembly or congregation meets for religious worship and instruction. Also see "place of worship."
TANDEM
A group of two or more things arranged one behind the other or used or acting in conjunction.
TANNING SALON
A commercial establishment that offers facilities for the browning of skin, when exposed to the sun or some other ultraviolet light source.
TATTOO PARLOR/BODY PIERCING STUDIO
An establishment whose principal business activity, either in terms of operation or as held out to the public, is the practice of one or more of the following: placing of designs, letters, figures, symbols or other marks upon or under the skin of any person, using ink or other substances that result in the permanent coloration of the skin by means of the use of needles or other instruments designed to contact or puncture the skin; and/or the creation of an opening in the body of a person for the purpose of inserting jewelry or other decoration.
TELEPHONE POLE
See "utility pole."
TEMPLE
A building devoted to the worship, or regarded as the dwelling place, of a god or gods or other objects of religious reverence. Also see "place of worship."
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE
A structure without any foundation or footings that is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was created has ceased.
TEMPORARY USE
A use established for a limited duration with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period.
THEATER
A building or part of a building devoted to showing motion pictures or for dramatic, dance, musical, or other live performances.
THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE FACILITY
A facility that employs professional massage therapists to perform professional massage therapy intended to improve the health and wellness of persons and not including any activity or service that could be defined as a sexually oriented business. Also see "massage parlor."
THOROUGHFARE
A road or street that leads, at each end, into another street.
TIMBER HARVESTING or LOGGING
The cutting down and removal of trees and logs to be converted to any forest product or for sale to others or for other purposes. "Timber harvesting" shall not include the removal of dead or diseased trees or a homeowner cutting on his own property for his own use.
TIMBER HARVESTING/LOGGING OPERATOR
Any individual, partnership, company, firm, association or corporation engaged in timber harvesting, including agents, subcontractors, and employees thereof.
TINY HOME
A dwelling unit placed on a property for occupancy as either a principal or accessory dwelling unit with a habitable floor area between 150 square feet and 400 square feet constructed with a foundation or on wheels. Tiny houses are regulated by 2018 International Residential Code, Appendix Q, "Tiny Houses."
TOP
The upper portion of a felled tree that is unmarketable because of small size, taper, or defect.
TOPOGRAPHIC RELIEF
The vertical distance between the highest natural topographic point on the proposed disposal area and the lowest natural topographic point on the proposed disposal area (i.e., the difference in elevation of the highest natural point and the lowest natural point).
TOPSOIL
The upper, outermost layer of soil, usually the top two inches (5.1 cm) to eight inches (20 cm). It has the highest concentration of organic matter and microorganisms and is where most of the Earth's biological soil activity occurs.
TOWER-BASED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (TOWER-BASED WCF)
Any structure that is used for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas, including, but not limited to, self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers and monopoles, utility poles and light poles, but excluding structures used for co-location of nontower WCFs. DAS hub facilities are considered to be tower-based WCFs.
TOWNHOUSE
A row of three or more attached, one-family dwellings, separated by vertical party or lot-line walls, and each having private entrances.
TRACKING SYSTEM
A number of photovoltaic modules mounted such that they track the movement of the sun across the sky to maximize energy production, either with a single-axis or dual-axis mechanism.
TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP OR CONTROL OF A SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESS
Includes any of the following:
A. 
The sale, lease, or sublease of the business;
B. 
The transfer of securities which constitute a controlling interest in the business, whether by sale, exchange, or similar means; or
C. 
The establishment of a trust, gift, or other similar legal device which transfers the ownership or control of the business, except for transfer by bequest or other operation of law upon the death of the person possessing the ownership or control.
TRANSFER STATION
Any supplemental transportation facility used as an adjunct to solid waste route collection vehicles.
TRANSIENT ROOMER
Not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory.
TRANSITION AREA
An area that acts as a buffer between two land uses of different intensity and capabilities.
TREE
A woody perennial plant, typically having a single stem or trunk growing to a considerable height and bearing lateral branches at some distance from the ground.
TRIPLEX
A building that is divided into three living units or residences, usually having separate entrances.
TRUCK
A vehicle registered gross or combination weight in pounds, 17,001 pounds or more as provided by the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code, 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 101 et seq.
TRUCK TERMINAL
Land and buildings used primarily for the storage and maintenance of trucks and/or trailers and/or to transfer freight from one truck and/or trailer to another. The terminal shall not be used for storage of freight. The terminal may include storage areas for trucks, and buildings for the repair of trucks associated with the terminal.
TWO-FAMILY HOME
A detached structure having accommodations for and occupied by not more than two families.
UNCONVENTIONAL WELL
A well that is drilled into an unconventional formation, which is defined as a geological shale formation below the base of the Elk Sandstone or its geologic equivalent, such as Marcellus, Utica, Mandata, Huron, Rhinestreet or Upper Devonian, where natural gas generally cannot be produced except by horizontal or vertical well bores stimulated by hydraulic fracturing.
UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE (UCC)
The statewide building code adopted by The Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1999 applicable to new construction in all municipalities whether administered by the Municipality, a third party or the Department of Labor and Industry. Applicable to residential and buildings, the (UCC) adopted the International Residential Code (IRC) and the International Building Code (IBC), by reference, as the construction standard applicable with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. For coordination purposes, references to the above are made specifically to various sections of the IRC and the IBC.
UNREGULATED YARD AREA
Area not within a building and not in a defined setback or yard area.
USE
The purpose, for which land, building or a structure is arranged, designed or intended, or for which land, building or a structure is or may be occupied or maintained.
USE, CHANGE OF
The change within the classified use of a structure or premises.
USE, NONCONFORMING
A use that lawfully occupied a structure, land or object of natural growth, which is inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or an amendment thereto.
UTILITY POLE
A column or post used to support overhead power lines and various other public utilities, such as electrical cable, fiber optic cable, and related equipment such as transformers and street lights.
UTILITY TERRAIN VEHICLE (UTV)
Also see "all terrain vehicle (ATV)." Any motor vehicle, able to seat passengers side by side, and built with storage space, commonly used to haul equipment and supplies in locations that make using a truck impractical or impossible. Any motor vehicle with four or more low-pressure tires designed for off-highway use having bench or bucket seating for each occupant and a steering wheel for control.
VACANT PROPERTY
Any building or structure that is not legally occupied and is not currently being offered for sale, rent or lease, evidence by a sign posted on the property, and/or listed on an electronic database accessible by the Municipality. In lieu of a sign located on the property, a licensed realtor may submit written confirmation that the subject property is listed for sale, rent or lease. This definition shall not apply to properties where owners or occupants are temporarily absent by reason of extended vacation, part-time seasonal residence, illness, temporary employment for a period in excess of 90 days, but intend to return to such property, and have notified the Municipality of their intentions.
VARIANCE
An authorization to vary slightly from the strict interpretation of the standards of this chapter, which may be granted by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the law. Also, a grant of relief by a community from the terms of a floodplain management regulation.
VECTOR
A rodent, arthropod or insect capable of transmitting a disease or infection. Vectors shall include but not be limited to rats, mosquitoes, cockroaches, flies, and ticks.
VECTORPROOFING
A form of construction to prevent the ingress or egress of vectors to or from a given space or building or gaining access to food, water, or harborage. This term shall include but not be limited to ratproofing, flyproofing and mosquitoproofing.
VEHICLE LEASING/RENTAL OR SALES
The leasing, rental and/or sales of automobiles, mobile homes, trucks, recreational vehicles, farm equipment or similar motor vehicles, which may also include the servicing and maintenance of such vehicles when conducted within a fully enclosed structure.
VEHICLE REPAIR SERVICE GARAGE
A building or structure where the exclusive services performed or executed on motor vehicles for compensation shall include the installation, repair or provision of exhaust systems, electrical systems, transmission, brakes, radiators, tires, rust proofing, motor vehicle diagnostics, lubrication, major and minor mechanical and/or body repairs or similar services, and in conjunction with which there may be a towing service, a motor vehicle fuel service and/or charging station or a motor vehicle rental/leasing as an accessory use.
VEHICLE REPAIR SERVICE GARAGE
Any building, premises, and land in which or upon which a business, service, or industry performs or renders a service involving the maintenance, servicing, repair, or painting of vehicles, not including commercial motor vehicle repair.
VEHICLE SALES AREA
The leasing, rental and/or sales of automobiles, mobile homes, trucks, recreational vehicles, or farm equipment on a predominately open lot where no repair work except that which is minor and incidental to the sale of vehicles is performed.
VEHICLE SALESROOM
The leasing, rental and/or sales of automobiles, mobile homes, trucks, recreational vehicles, or farm equipment within an enclosed structure, which may also include the servicing and maintenance of such vehicles when conducted within a fully enclosed structure.
VEHICLE SERVICES
See "vehicle repair service garage."
VEHICLE WASH, AUTOMATIC
A structure containing facilities for washing vehicles and automatic or semiautomatic application of cleaner, brushes, rinse water and heat for drying.
VEHICLE WASH, SELF-SERVE
Any commercial building, premises, or portions thereof used for washing vehicles.
VERNAL POND
An isolated, contained basin depression that holds water for at least two months in the spring and summer, critical to several amphibian, reptile and invertebrate species. It also provides important storage for stormwater runoff and spring snowmelt that would otherwise contribute to downstream flooding. A vernal pond is typically no bigger than 300 feet long and 120 feet wide, and is often much smaller.
VETERINARY HOSPITAL
A place where animals are given medical and/or surgical care and the boarding of animals is limited to short-term care incidental to the hospital use.
VIEWING BOOTHS
Booths, stalls, partitioned portions of a room, rooms or other enclosures which are available for viewing:
A. 
Films, movies, videos, or visual reproductions of any kind depicting or describing specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas.
B. 
Persons who appear in a state of nudity or seminudity or who offer performances or presentations characterized by the exposure of specified anatomical areas or by specified sexual activities.
VIOLATION
For floodplain management purposes, "violation" means the failure of a structure or other development to be fully compliant with the community's floodplain management regulations. A structure or other development without the elevation certificate, other certifications, or other evidence of compliance required in 44 CFR § 60.3(b)(5), (c)(4), (c)(10), (d)(3), (e)(2), (e)(4), or (e)(5) is presumed to be in violation until such time as that documentation is provided.
VIOLATION, NOTICE OF
The legal notice issued to a property owner by the Zoning Officer, informing said property owner of any violation of the provisions of this chapter.
VOCATIONAL SCHOOL
Also see "educational institution" and "school." A secondary or higher education facility primarily teaching usable skills that prepare students for jobs in a trade and meeting the state requirements as a vocational facility.
WAREHOUSING, PRIVATE
A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials by the owner of the goods or operated for a specific establishment or group of establishments in a particular industrial or economic field.
WAREHOUSING, PUBLIC
A building used primarily for the storage of goods and materials and available to the public for a fee.
WATER BODY
Any natural or man-made pond, lake or stream. This shall not include any pond or facility designed and constructed solely to contain stormwater.
WATER IMPOUNDMENT - FRESH
A lined depression excavation pit or facility situated in or upon the ground, whether natural or artificial, used to store fresh water.
WATER IMPOUNDMENT - WASTE
A lined depression excavation pit or facility situated in or upon the ground, whether natural or artificial, used to store wastewater fluid, including but not limited to brine, fracturing fluid, produced water, recycled water, impaired water, flowback water or any other fluid that does not satisfy the definition of "fresh water."
WATERCOURSE
Any channel of conveyance of surface water having a defined bed and banks, whether natural or artificial, with perennial, intermittent or seasonal flow.
WBCA
The Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act (53 P.S. § 11702.1 et seq.), as amended.
WELL
A bore hole drilled or being drilled for the purpose of or to be used for producing, extracting or injecting any gas, petroleum or other liquid related to oil or gas production or storage, including brine disposal, but excluding bore holes drilled to produce potable water to be used as such.
WELL OPERATOR or OPERATOR
Any person or entity partnership, company, corporation and its subcontractors and agents who has an interest in real estate for the purpose of exploring or drilling for, producing, or transporting oil or gas. It is also the person or entity designated as the operator on the applicable permit application or well/facility registration.
WELL SITE
The area of surface operations surrounding the surface location of a well or wells. The site can include facilities, structures, materials, water containment devices and equipment, whether permanent or temporary, necessary for or incidental to the preparation, construction, drilling, production or operation of an oil or gas well, including the access road.
WETLAND
Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, including swamps, marshes, bogs, fens, and similar areas.
WIND ENERGY FACILITY
An electric generating facility, whose main purpose is to supply electricity, consisting of one or more windmills and other accessory structures and buildings, including substations, meteorological towers, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines and other appurtenant structures and facilities.
WINDMILL
A wind energy conversion system that converts wind energy into electricity using a wind turbine generator, and includes the nacelle rotor as well as the tower and pad transformer, if any.
WIRELESS
Transmissions through the airwaves, including, but not limited to, infrared line-of-sight, cellular, PCS, microwave, satellite, or radio signals.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY (WCF)
The antennas, nodes, control boxes, towers, poles, conduits, ducts, pedestals, electronics and other equipment used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, distributing, providing, or accommodating wireless communications services for the purpose of telecommunications.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT
A structure and/or equipment intended to support wireless communication facilities (WCF). Not included are antennas and supportive structures for private, noncommercial, and amateur purposes, including, but not limited to, ham radios, citizens band radios, Wi-Fi networks, and other similar facilities installed by property owners for their private use.
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY APPLICANT (WCF APPLICANT)
Any person that applies for a wireless communication facility building permit, zoning approval and/or permission to use the public right-of-way (ROW) or other Municipality-owned land or property.
WIRELESS SUPPORT STRUCTURE
A freestanding structure, such as a tower-based wireless communications facility or any other support structure that could support the placement or installation of a wireless communications facility if approved by the Municipality.
WOODLAND
A plant community composed predominantly of healthy trees, with a caliper measurement of three inches or more, and other woody vegetation, well-stocked and growing more or less closely together.
YARD
An open space on a lot, unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground to the sky, not occupied by structure or used for parking or storage, except as otherwise provided, and not including any portion of a street or alley.
A. 
YARD, FRONTA yard across the full width of the lot, extending laterally between the side lot lines and from the front line of the structure at the first-floor level to the front line of the lot. Lots that front on more than one street shall provide the minimum front yard setback from all streets.
B. 
YARD, REARA yard across the full width of the lot, measured in depth from the rear property line of the lot to the nearest point of the principal structure of the lot. The rear yard is typically opposite the front yard; however, lots shall only provide one rear yard regardless of the number of front yards. Lots that abut on more than one street shall provide the required front yard along every public or private street. The remaining yards shall be considered side yard.
C. 
YARD, SIDEThe prescribed minimum open space between the front yard line and the rear yard line measured perpendicularly from the side lot line. Any lot line, not a rear lot line or a front lot line shall be deemed as a side lot line.
ZONING APPROVAL
Approval under the provisions of this chapter certifying that an application for development or application for zoning approval for occupancy and use has fulfilled the requirements of this chapter.
ZONING HEARING BOARD (ZHB)
See "board."
ZONING OCCUPANCY CERTIFICATE
A document issued by the Zoning Officer upon completion of the construction of a structure, or change in use of structure or parcel of land, or change of occupancy of structure, that indicates the use and structure is in compliance with the ordinances of the municipality having jurisdiction over the location of such use or structure, that all conditions attached to the granting of the zoning occupancy certificate have been met, and that the structure and land may be occupied and used for the purposes set forth in the zoning permit.
ZONING OFFICER
The person appointed in accordance with the Monroeville Home Rule Charter. The Zoning Officer shall be the Zoning Officer as required by the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq. The Zoning Officer shall have all the powers and be subject to the provisions as set forth in the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., with respect to Zoning Officers.
ZONING PERMIT
A document issued by the Zoning Officer stating that a proposed use or development will comply with this chapter and authorizing the applicant to proceed to obtain all required building permits.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 6018.101 et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 162, Building Construction.
[3]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
[4]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10609.1.
[5]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 324, Subdivision and Land Development.
[6]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 1656.1 et seq.
[7]
Editor's Note: See 35 P.S. § 10231.101 et seq.
[8]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10621.
[9]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 324, Subdivision and Land Development.
[10]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 324, Subdivision and Land Development.
[11]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 324, Subdivision and Land Development.
Notwithstanding any definition or any other provision of this chapter, no definition or other provision of this chapter shall be construed, applied or interpreted in a fashion which violates the Federal Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq., and as interpreted by any court of competent and binding jurisdiction.