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Township of Falls, PA chevron_right chevron_right Part II, General Legislation chevron_right 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 DistrictAttachment 2 - Table 1A Minimum Lot Requirements for HR DistrictAttachment 3 - Table 2 Lot Requirements for HR and AQ DistrictsAttachment 4 - Table 2A Minimum Lot Requirements for HR-TH DistrictAttachment 5 - Table 3 MHC Manufactured Home Community DistrictAttachment 6 - Table 4 Requirements for HC, NC, SC and CR DistrictsAttachment 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.
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