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Township of Falls, PA
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2021-08-16
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 209 Zoning
Part I, Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 5
Arts and Culture Commission
Ch 9
(Reserved)
Ch 15
Checks, Signing of
Ch 19
Code Enforcement Officer
Ch 21
Community and Economic Development Commission
Ch 22
Historic Preservation Commission
Ch 24
Environmental Advisory Council
Ch 28
(Reserved)
Ch 35
Historical Architectural Review, Board of
Ch 51
Manager, Township
Ch 52
(Reserved)
Ch 58
(Reserved)
Ch 65
Park and Recreation Board
Ch 69
Planning Commission
Ch 72
Police Pension Fund
Ch 74
Retirement
Ch 77
Salaries and Compensation
Ch 79
Shade Tree Commission
Ch 81
(Reserved)
Ch 83
Tax Collector
Ch 85
(Reserved)
Part II, General Legislation
Ch 92
Alarm Systems
Ch 96
Amusements and Special Events
Ch 101
Bicycles
Ch 105
(Reserved)
Ch 109
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 111
Curfew for Unauthorized Absences From School
Ch 112
Curfew
Ch 113
Graffiti
Ch 116
Dogs and Other Animals
Ch 120
Dumping and Littering
Ch 122
Earth Disturbance, Drainage and Erosion Control
Ch 125
Excavations, Fencing of
Ch 128
Fire Insurance Claims
Ch 129
(Reserved)
Ch 131
Floodplain Management
Ch 133
Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
Ch 137
Hotels and Motels
Ch 138
Housing and Building Standards
Ch 139
Hazardous Substances
Ch 140
Industrial Accidents
Ch 141
Junkyards and Junk Dealers
Ch 142
Yard Sales
Ch 145
Licensed Businesses
Ch 146
Contractor Responsibility Certification
Ch 148
(Reserved)
Ch 150
Manufactured Homes and Communities
Ch 153
Massage Establishments
Ch 155
Noise
Ch 156
Noxious Odors
Ch 157
Noxious Plants and Weeds
Ch 159
Nuisances
Ch 162
Numbering of Buildings
Ch 166
Obscene Materials
Ch 168
Parks
Ch 169
Pawnbrokers and Dealers in Precious Metals and Secondhand Goods
Ch 170
Peace and Good Order
Ch 172
Smoking
Ch 173
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 177
(Reserved)
Ch 180
Recycling
Ch 181
Recycling, Commercial
Ch 182
Rights-Of-Way
Ch 184
Sewers and Water
Ch 186
(Reserved)
Ch 187
Stormwater Management
Ch 188
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 189
Driveways
Ch 191
Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 192
Sale of Residential Property
Ch 193
(Reserved)
Ch 194
Swimming Pools
Ch 198
Taxation
Ch 199
Tree Protection Standards
Ch 203
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 204
Warrantless Arrests
Ch 205
Wastewater System Contributions
Ch 206
Wreckers
Ch 209
Zoning
Ch 209 Art I
Purpose, Scope and Interpretation
§ 209-1
Purpose.
§ 209-2
Scope.
§ 209-3
Interpretation.
Ch 209 Art II
Definitions and Usage
§ 209-4
Word usage.
§ 209-5
Definitions.
Ch 209 Art 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.
Ch 209 Art 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.
Ch 209 Art 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.
Ch 209 Art 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.
Ch 209 Art 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.
Ch 209 Art 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.
Ch 209 Art 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.
Ch 209 Art 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.
Appendix
Ch A214
Cable Television Franchise
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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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
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§ 209-1
Purpose.
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§ 209-2
Scope.
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§ 209-3
Interpretation.
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Article II
Definitions and Usage
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§ 209-4
Word usage.
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§ 209-5
Definitions.
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Article III
Zoning Districts
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§ 209-6
Designation of Districts.
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§ 209-7
Zoning Map.
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§ 209-8
Interpretation of district boundaries.
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§ 209-9
Lots in two districts.
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§ 209-10
Districts divided by vacated streets.
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Article IV
District Regulations
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§ 209-11
Conformity required.
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§ 209-12
LR Low-Density Residential District.
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§ 209-12.1
OSP Open Space Preservation District.
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§ 209-13
LMR Low-Medium Density Residential District.
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§ 209-14
MR Medium-Density Residential District.
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§ 209-15
MHR Medium-High-Density Residential District.
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§ 209-16
HR High-Density Residential District.
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§ 209-16.1
HR-TH High-Density Townhouse Residential District.
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§ 209-17
AQ Age Qualified District.
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§ 209-18
MHC Manufactured Home Community District.
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§ 209-19
HD Historical District; historical buildings in other districts.
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§ 209-20
NCR Neighborhood Conservation Residential District.
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§ 209-20.1
IN Institutional District.
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§ 209-21
(Reserved)
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§ 209-22
NC Neighborhood Commercial District.
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§ 209-23
HC Highway Commercial District.
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§ 209-24
SC Shopping Center Commercial District.
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§ 209-25
CR Commercial Recreation District.
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§ 209-26
FM Farming and Mining District.
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§ 209-27
LI Light Industrial District.
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§ 209-28
PIP Planned Industrial Park District.
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§ 209-29
HI Heavy Industrial District.
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§ 209-30
MPM Materials Processing and Manufacturing District.
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§ 209-31
(Reserved)
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§ 209-32
SL Sanitary Landfill District.
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§ 209-32.1
OIP Office Industrial Park District.
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§ 209-32.2
RR Resource Recovery District.
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§ 209-32.3
HI-A Heavy Industrial A District.
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§ 209-32.4
RD Riverfront District.
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§ 209-33
Flood hazard areas.
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Article V
General Regulations
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§ 209-34
Accessory building(s), structure(s) and/or use(s).
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§ 209-34.1
Outside storage and display.
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§ 209-35
Attached dwellings.
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§ 209-36
Existing permits and approvals.
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§ 209-37
Fences, walls and sight triangles.
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§ 209-38
Grading; clean fill.
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§ 209-38.1
Buffers.
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§ 209-39
Impact studies.
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§ 209-40
Lighting.
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§ 209-41
Nonconforming uses, structures, signs or lots.
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§ 209-42
Off-street parking and loading.
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§ 209-43
Performance standards.
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§ 209-43.1
Residential driveways.
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§ 209-44
Riverfront uses.
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§ 209-45
Signs.
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§ 209-46
Swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas.
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§ 209-47
Townhouses and other single-family attached dwellings.
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§ 209-48
Prohibited use of yards.
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§ 209-48.1
Municipal building or use permitted in any district.
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§ 209-48.2
Alternative energy systems.
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§ 209-48.3
Outdoor dining.
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Article VI
Exceptions and Modifications
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§ 209-49
Area requirements.
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§ 209-50
Special exceptions and conditional uses.
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§ 209-50.1
Machines or devices for amusement, entertainment and/or rendition of music.
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§ 209-50.2
Wireless communications facilities.
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Article VII
Zoning Officer
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§ 209-51
Duties.
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§ 209-52
Appointment; administrative powers.
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§ 209-53
Zoning permits.
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§ 209-54
Application for zoning permit.
chevron_right
§ 209-55
Issuance of permit; compliance required.
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§ 209-56
Requirement of certificate of occupancy.
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§ 209-57
Issuance of certificate of occupancy.
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§ 209-58
Fees.
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Article VIII
Zoning Hearing Board
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§ 209-59
Establishment and membership.
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§ 209-60
Organization; employees.
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§ 209-61
Hearings.
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§ 209-62
Entitlement to initiate action before Board.
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§ 209-63
Manner of initiating action before Board.
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§ 209-64
Time limitations.
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§ 209-65
Notice of hearing.
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§ 209-66
Parties to hearing.
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§ 209-67
Witnesses.
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§ 209-68
Representation of parties.
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§ 209-69
Rules of evidence.
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§ 209-70
Record of proceedings.
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§ 209-71
Impartiality.
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§ 209-72
Decisions and findings.
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§ 209-73
Copies of decisions.
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§ 209-74
Appeals to court authorized.
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§ 209-75
Appeals from Zoning Officer.
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§ 209-76
Challenge to validity of ordinance or map.
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§ 209-77
Variances.
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§ 209-78
Special exceptions.
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§ 209-79
Decisions on appeals from Zoning Officer.
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§ 209-80
Time for appeal to court; procedure.
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Article IX
Child Day Care
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§ 209-81
Purpose.
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§ 209-82
General requirements and specifications.
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§ 209-83
Family day-care home.
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§ 209-84
Group day-care home.
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§ 209-85
Day-care center.
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Article X
Amendments; Penalties
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§ 209-86
Authority to amend.
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§ 209-87
Public hearing prior to amendment.
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§ 209-88
Submission of amendment by landowner.
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§ 209-89
Submission of amendment to Planning Commission.
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§ 209-90
Violations and penalties.
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§ 209-91
Additional remedies.
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