A.
As used in this chapter, words in the singular include
the plural and those in the plural include the singular. The word
"person" includes a corporation, unincorporated association, and a
partnership, as well as an individual. The word "building" includes
structure and shall be construed as if followed by the phrase "or
part thereof." The word "watercourse" includes channel, creek, ditch,
drain, dry run, swale, spring and stream. The words "may" and "should"
are permissive; the words "shall," "will" and "must" are mandatory.
B.
The phrases "shall be approved by" and "shall be submitted
for approval," et al., are not to be construed to imply mandatory
approval by an agency or governing body.
C.
APPLICANT
APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
APPROVAL
BLOCK
BUILDING SETBACK LINE
CARTWAY
CORNER LOT
CROSSWALK
DEDICATION
DEVELOPER
DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
DRIVEWAY
EASEMENT
EXISTING TREE
IMPROVEMENT
INDUSTRIAL PARK
LAND DEVELOPMENT
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
LANDOWNER
LOT[1]
(1)
(2)
(3)
LOT AREA
LOT LOCATION PLAN
MOBILE HOME
MOBILE HOME LOT
MOBILE HOME PARK
MULTIPLE-FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
OWNER
PAPER STREET
PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
PLANNING COMMISSION
PLAT
PRELIMINARY PLAN
PUBLIC GROUNDS
PUBLIC NOTICE
RECORD PLAN
REVIEW
RIGHT-OF-WAY
SHADE TREE
SIGHT DISTANCE
STREAM
STREET
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
STREET TREE
SUBDIVIDER
SUBDIVISION
TOWNSHIP
TOWNSHIP STANDARDS
TOWNSHIP ENGINEER
TRACT
TREE DRIPLINE
TREE PROTECTION ZONE
TREE ROW
ULTIMATE RIGHT-OF-WAY
WATERCOURSE
(1)
(2)
WOODLANDS
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated:
A landowner or developer, as hereinafter defined, who has
filed an application for development, including his heirs, successors
and assigns.
Every application for which any required fees have been paid,
whether preliminary or final, which is required to be filed and approved
prior to start of construction or development including, but not limited
to, an application for a building permit, for the approval of a subdivision
plat or plan for the approval of a development plan.
The official sanction of plans or documents by the Township
Board of Supervisors.
A tract of land or a lot or group of lots, bounded by streets,
public parks or parkways or other public land, railroad right-of-way,
watercourse, subdivided land, or a boundary of the Township.
The line within a lot of property defining the minimum required
distance between the principal building and an adjacent right-of-way
or lot line.
The portion of a street designated for vehicular use.
Any lot that abuts two intersecting streets or abuts, for
a length of more than 30 feet, the concave side of a curved street
if such curved street has a center line radius of less than 300 feet.
A sidewalk or pathway located in a right-of-way, or pedestrian
easement, municipally or privately owned, at least 20 feet in width,
which cuts across a block or furnishes access for pedestrians to adjacent
streets or properties.
A grant of land for public use, made by the owner.
Any landowner, agent of such landowner or tenant with the
permission of such landowner, who makes or causes to be made a subdivision
of land or a land development. The words "subdivider" and "builder"
are construed to mean the same as "developer" when used herein.
Any land development that, because of its character, magnitude
or location, will have substantial effect upon the health, safety
or welfare of citizens in more than one of the NazCOG (Nazareth Area
Council of Governments) municipalities.
[Added 1-9-2024 by Ord. No. 24-01]
The provisions for development of a planned residential development,
including a plat of subdivision or land development, all covenants
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" shall mean the written and graphic materials
referred to in this definition.
A minor vehicular access between a street and a parking area
or garage within a lot or property.
A right to land generally established on a plan or in a deed
to permit the use of land by the public, a corporation, or particular
persons for specified uses, not inconsistent with the general property
rights of the owner.
Any live deciduous tree with a trunk of four inches or more
in diameter when measured at 4.5 feet above the ground and not otherwise
classified and regulated as a shade tree or street tree as defined
in this chapter.
Survey monuments, grading, paving, curbing, structures of
any type, street lights and signs, wells, fire hydrants, water mains,
sanitary sewers, septic tanks, storm drains, sidewalks, crosswalks,
street shade trees, underground gas mains, electric and telephone
circuits.
One or more industrial plants on a single parcel of land,
or on separate parcels contiguously arranged, to form a planned development
of industrial sites, industrial building or buildings.
A subdivision of land.
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous
lots, tracts or parcels of land for any purpose involving a group
of two or more buildings, or a division or allocation of land or space
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.
Any alteration of the existing topography on
a single nonresidential lot, tract or parcel of land that alters the
drainage characteristics of an adjoining land parcel(s) or publicly
held right-of-way by increasing the rate of surface water runoff by
more than 10%.
Any nonresidential development of land.
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 rights of the landowner,
or any other person having a proprietary interest in the land.
One of the following:
A lot of record existing at the effective date
of this chapter.
A tract or parcel of land, either unsubdivided
or consisting of two or more contiguous lots of record, located within
a single block, which, on the effective date of this chapter or any
applicable amendment thereto, was in single ownership.
Sublot. A lot shown on an approved subdivision
plan that is not large enough for building or land development by
itself without merging with adjacent land.
The total projected horizontal area of a lot, but excluding
space within all dedicated or recognized Township streets or rights-of-way,
and within all permanent drainage easements, or within a floodway
or a flood fringe, but including the areas of all other easements.
A plan prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor showing
lot lines and areas, right-of-way lines, easements, deed restrictions
and any other relevant information pertaining to which land development
abuts existing dedicated streets.
A transportable dwelling, office, or place of assembly contained
in one unit, or in two units, designed to be joined into one integral
unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives
at the site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and
incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so that
it may be used without a permanent foundation.
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home, which is leased by the
park owner to the occupants of the mobile home erected on the lot.
A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned
and improved for the placement of mobile homes for nontransient use,
consisting of two or more mobile home lots.
One or more multiple-family dwelling buildings planned as
a unit.
Same as "landowner," which words may be used interchangeably.
A platted street shown on a development plan.
A contiguous area of land controlled by a 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 dwelling density, land use, lot coverage and required open space to regulations established in any one residential district created, from time to time, under the provisions of Chapter 185, Zoning.
The Hanover Township Planning Commission.
The map or plan of a subdivision or land development, whether
preliminary or for record.
A plan prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor showing
existing features and topography of the land and proposed street and
lot layout within and adjacent to a subdivision. A type of development
plan for specific application.
Includes parks, playgrounds and other open space, for active
or passive public use; and sites for schools, sewage treatment, refuse
disposal and other publicly owned or operated facilities.
Notice published once each week for two successive 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 be not more than 30 days or less than seven days from the date
of the hearing.[2]
A plan prepared for recording by a registered engineer or
surveyor showing right-of-way lines, easements, lot lines and areas,
and any other relevant information pertaining to the streets or lot
layout of a subdivision, for construction in conformance with an approved
preliminary plan and Township standards and specifications. A type
of development plan for specific application.
The official examination of plans of subdivisions as required
by law by appropriate agencies, commissions, and bodies, and authenticated
by the signature of an authorized representative.
The total width of any land reserved or dedicated as a street,
walkway or for other public or semipublic purposes.
Any deciduous tree as specified on a shade tree list which
is approved, from time to time, by resolution of the Board of Supervisors
(or any tree which is otherwise approved by the Board of Supervisors)
and is located within:
The distance of unobstructed view along the center line of
a street from the height of five feet to the farthest visible point
four inches above the street surface.
A continuing current or flow of water.
A strip of land including the entire right-of-way (not limited
to the cartway or traveled portion). "Street" includes street, avenue,
boulevard, road, highway, freeway, parkway, lane, alley, viaduct and
any other ways used or intended to be used by vehicular traffic and
pedestrians, whether public or private. A street includes any publicly
used cartway so shown on the Official Township Map.
ALLEY- A minor way which is used primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
ARTERIAL STREETA street or road which is so designated by the Township Engineer or designated on the Township of Hanover Official Map and which has a minimum right-of-way width of 100 feet and minimum paving width of 38 feet and is designed to carry traffic to and from local and collector streets.
COLLECTOR STREET- A street or road designed to carry vehicular traffic between one or more residential or nonresidential areas and arterial streets and highways, or from one part of a municipality to another part of that same municipality.
CUL-DE-SAC- A dead-end street, terminating in a vehicular turnaround area.
LOCAL STREET- A street or road designed to carry vehicular traffic from one or more individual residential or nonresidential units to or from a collector street.
SERVICE ROAD- A street or road generally paralleling and abutting major streets to provide access to adjacent property, so that each adjacent lot will not have direct access to the major street.
STUB STREET- A street or road extending from within a subdivision and terminating with no permanent vehicular turnaround. Stub streets are provided to permit adjacent undeveloped parcels of land to be developed later with an adequate connecting street system.
EXPRESSWAY- S.R. 0022 and any of its associated access and egress ramps.
Any shade tree located within the right-of-way of any public
street or adjacent thereto in a planting easement, or that part of
any tree, shrub or other woody plant which extends within the right-of-way
of any public street.
Same as "developer," which words may be used interchangeably.
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land
by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions
of land, including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose,
whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for
distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building
or lot development; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease
of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres,
not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential
dwelling, shall be exempted.
The Township of Hanover in Northampton County, Pennsylvania,
as governed and represented by the Board of Supervisors of Hanover
Township.
The standards and specifications adopted and amended by Hanover
Township, Northampton County, describing specifications for constructing
and maintaining site improvements such as roads, curbs, sidewalks,
street trees, planting screens and other improvements.
The Engineer for the Township of Hanover, Northampton County.
A parcel of land, the dimensions and extent of which are
determined by the latest official records or by the latest approved
recorded map of a subdivision of which the tract is a part. A tract
may include lands covered by more than one legal description.
The line on the ground marking the horizontal limit of the
branches of the tree.
An area around the trunk of a tree in which construction
activity shall be restricted. The tree protection zone shall extend
20 feet from the center of the trunk of the tree, or the distance
from the trunk to dripline, whichever is greater. Where there is a
group of trees or woodland, the tree protection zone shall be the
aggregate of the protection zones for the individual trees.
A line of existing trees at least 100 feet in length containing
at least four existing trees as located by the center of their trunks.
The expected future right-of-way width computed from the
center line of an established right-of-way shown on the Street and
Road Map for Hanover Township, adopted by the Township Board of Supervisors
as a part of the Official Map of Hanover Township, which map may be
examined at the office of the Township Secretary-Treasurer.
A natural or artificial channel where water would or does
flow.
WATERCOURSE, INTERCEPTOR- Any watercourse receiving stormwaters from an upstream watershed of over 40 acres in size.
WATERCOURSE, COLLECTOR- Any watercourse receiving stormwater from an upstream watershed of 40 acres or less.
A parcel of land and/or portion of a lot that is covered
with existing trees, as determined by the limit of their driplines,
and meeting or exceeding the following area and density of trees:
