B.Â
Each parcel of land and every building or other structure
in the Township, except as otherwise provided by law or by this chapter,
shall be subject to the provisions specified for the district in which
it is located.
C.Â
Every building or other structure may be erected or
used and each parcel of land may be used or occupied only for the
uses permitted by right and the uses permitted by conditional use
and special exception in the zoning district in which the building
or lot is located unless otherwise allowed by this chapter. No other
use shall be permitted unless the Township's elected officials approve
an amendment to this chapter.
A.Â
For the purposes of this chapter, the Township is
divided into 13 primary zoning districts, as follows:
[Amended 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-01]
District Number
|
District Title
| |
---|---|---|
RA
|
Rural Agriculture District
| |
R80
|
Open Space Residential District
| |
R40
|
Rural Suburban Residential District
| |
R20
|
Suburban Residential District
| |
R12
|
Semi-Urban Residential District
| |
MH
|
Mobile Home District
| |
UR
|
Urban Residential District
| |
VC
|
Village Center District
| |
GB1
|
General Business Commercial District
| |
GB2
|
Limited General Business Commercial District
| |
LI
|
Light Industrial District
| |
O&L
|
Office and Laboratory District
| |
LM
|
Light Manufacturing
|
B.Â
Because the Township contains special environmentally
sensitive areas that are subject to special regulations, the Township
also hereby establishes three secondary districts or overlay districts
that may fall into portions of the primary districts listed above.
These secondary districts are listed as follows:
[Amended 4-6-2006 by Ord. No. 2005-01]
District Number
|
District Title
| |
---|---|---|
FP
|
Floodplain Areas
| |
CG
|
Carbonate Geology Areas
| |
WP
|
Watershed Protection Areas
|
[Amended 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-01]
B.Â
(Reserved)
C.Â
Changes of any nature to the Zoning Map shall be made
in conformity with the amendment procedures set forth in this chapter.
D.Â
Regardless of the existence of purported copies of
the Zoning Map which may from time to time be made or published, the
Zoning Map shall be located in the Township Building and shall be
the final authority on boundaries and districts. The Zoning Officer
shall have a certified copy of the map for official use.
[Amended 4-19-2006 by Ord. No. 2006-01]
The following rules shall apply when uncertainty
exists about primary district boundaries shown on the Zoning Map:
A.Â
Boundaries drawn approximately following the center
lines of streams, drainageways, streets, alleys, railroads or other
rights-of-way shall be construed to follow such center lines.
B.Â
Boundaries approximately following lot lines shall
be construed as following such lot lines.
C.Â
Boundaries drawn approximately following the center
lines of streams shall be construed to follow such center lines and,
in the event of change in the center line, shall be construed as moving
with the actual center line.
D.Â
Distances not specifically indicated on the Zoning
Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
F.Â
Appeals of interpretation of boundaries can be made
to the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the appeal procedures
of this chapter.
The following rules shall apply for the delineation
and interpretation of secondary district boundaries as shown on the
Zoning Map or described in this chapter:
A.Â
Limits of the district, if not specifically delineated
on the map, shall be scaled with the use of the map for a preliminary
determination of the boundary.
B.Â
No final determination of the boundary shall, however,
be made for a property based upon the Zoning Map. The final determination
of the boundary limits shall be established during the site plan,
subdivision and/or land development review and approval process for
a particular property.
C.Â
In case of a dispute, the Zoning Officer shall determine
the district location.