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Township of Falls, PA
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 209 Zoning
Chapter 209
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Falls Township
12-2-1975
, effective
12-2-1975
; amended in its entirety
12-18-2018
by
Ord. No. 2018-10
. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Single-Family Detached Dwelling by District
Attachment 2 - Table 1A Minimum Lot Requirements for HR District
Attachment 3 - Table 2 Lot Requirements for HR and AQ Districts
Attachment 4 - Table 2A Minimum Lot Requirements for HR-TH District
Attachment 5 - Table 3 MHC Manufactured Home Community District
Attachment 6 - Table 4 Requirements for HC, NC, SC and CR Districts
Attachment 7 - Table 5 Requirements for FM, LI, HI, PIP, MPM and SL Districts
Article I
Purpose, Scope and Interpretation
§ 209-1
Purpose.
§ 209-2
Scope.
§ 209-3
Interpretation.
Article II
Definitions and Usage
§ 209-4
Word usage.
§ 209-5
Definitions.
Article III
Zoning Districts
§ 209-6
Designation of Districts.
§ 209-7
Zoning Map.
§ 209-8
Interpretation of district boundaries.
§ 209-9
Lots in two districts.
§ 209-10
Districts divided by vacated streets.
Article IV
District Regulations
§ 209-11
Conformity required.
§ 209-12
LR Low-Density Residential District.
§ 209-12.1
OSP Open Space Preservation District.
§ 209-13
LMR Low-Medium Density Residential District.
§ 209-14
MR Medium-Density Residential District.
§ 209-15
MHR Medium-High-Density Residential District.
§ 209-16
HR High-Density Residential District.
§ 209-16.1
HR-TH High-Density Townhouse Residential District.
§ 209-17
AQ Age Qualified District.
§ 209-18
MHC Manufactured Home Community District.
§ 209-19
HD Historical District; historical buildings in other districts.
§ 209-20
NCR Neighborhood Conservation Residential District.
§ 209-20.1
IN Institutional District.
§ 209-21
(Reserved)
§ 209-22
NC Neighborhood Commercial District.
§ 209-23
HC Highway Commercial District.
§ 209-24
SC Shopping Center Commercial District.
§ 209-25
CR Commercial Recreation District.
§ 209-26
FM Farming and Mining District.
§ 209-27
LI Light Industrial District.
§ 209-28
PIP Planned Industrial Park District.
§ 209-29
HI Heavy Industrial District.
§ 209-30
MPM Materials Processing and Manufacturing District.
§ 209-31
(Reserved)
§ 209-32
SL Sanitary Landfill District.
§ 209-32.1
OIP Office Industrial Park District.
§ 209-32.2
RR Resource Recovery District.
§ 209-32.3
HI-A Heavy Industrial A District.
§ 209-32.4
RD Riverfront District.
§ 209-33
Flood hazard areas.
Article V
General Regulations
§ 209-34
Accessory building(s), structure(s) and/or use(s).
§ 209-34.1
Outside storage and display.
§ 209-35
Attached dwellings.
§ 209-36
Existing permits and approvals.
§ 209-37
Fences, walls and sight triangles.
§ 209-38
Grading; clean fill.
§ 209-38.1
Buffers.
§ 209-39
Impact studies.
§ 209-40
Lighting.
§ 209-41
Nonconforming uses, structures, signs or lots.
§ 209-42
Off-street parking and loading.
§ 209-43
Performance standards.
§ 209-43.1
Residential driveways.
§ 209-44
Riverfront uses.
§ 209-45
Signs.
§ 209-46
Swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas.
§ 209-47
Townhouses and other single-family attached dwellings.
§ 209-48
Prohibited use of yards.
§ 209-48.1
Municipal building or use permitted in any district.
§ 209-48.2
Alternative energy systems.
§ 209-48.3
Outdoor dining.
Article VI
Exceptions and Modifications
§ 209-49
Area requirements.
§ 209-50
Special exceptions and conditional uses.
§ 209-50.1
Machines or devices for amusement, entertainment and/or rendition of music.
§ 209-50.2
Wireless communications facilities.
Article VII
Zoning Officer
§ 209-51
Duties.
§ 209-52
Appointment; administrative powers.
§ 209-53
Zoning permits.
§ 209-54
Application for zoning permit.
§ 209-55
Issuance of permit; compliance required.
§ 209-56
Requirement of certificate of occupancy.
§ 209-57
Issuance of certificate of occupancy.
§ 209-58
Fees.
Article VIII
Zoning Hearing Board
§ 209-59
Establishment and membership.
§ 209-60
Organization; employees.
§ 209-61
Hearings.
§ 209-62
Entitlement to initiate action before Board.
§ 209-63
Manner of initiating action before Board.
§ 209-64
Time limitations.
§ 209-65
Notice of hearing.
§ 209-66
Parties to hearing.
§ 209-67
Witnesses.
§ 209-68
Representation of parties.
§ 209-69
Rules of evidence.
§ 209-70
Record of proceedings.
§ 209-71
Impartiality.
§ 209-72
Decisions and findings.
§ 209-73
Copies of decisions.
§ 209-74
Appeals to court authorized.
§ 209-75
Appeals from Zoning Officer.
§ 209-76
Challenge to validity of ordinance or map.
§ 209-77
Variances.
§ 209-78
Special exceptions.
§ 209-79
Decisions on appeals from Zoning Officer.
§ 209-80
Time for appeal to court; procedure.
Article IX
Child Day Care
§ 209-81
Purpose.
§ 209-82
General requirements and specifications.
§ 209-83
Family day-care home.
§ 209-84
Group day-care home.
§ 209-85
Day-care center.
Article X
Amendments; Penalties
§ 209-86
Authority to amend.
§ 209-87
Public hearing prior to amendment.
§ 209-88
Submission of amendment by landowner.
§ 209-89
Submission of amendment to Planning Commission.
§ 209-90
Violations and penalties.
§ 209-91
Additional remedies.