For the purposes of this chapter, the Township of Falls is hereby
divided into 26 classes of districts, each type being of such number,
shape, kind, area and of such common unity, purpose and adaptability
of use as are deemed to be suitable to carry out the objectives of
the Comprehensive Plan for Falls Township. Every parcel of land and
every building or other structure in the Township, except as otherwise
provided by law or by ordinance, shall be subject to the regulations,
restrictions and requirements specified for the district in which
it is located.
OSP Open Space Preservation
NCR Neighborhood Conservation Residential
IN Institutional
LR Low-Density Residential
LMR Low-Medium Density Residential
MR Medium-Density Residential
MHR Medium-High-Density Residential
HR High-Density Residential
HR-TH High-Density Townhouse Residential
AQ Age Qualified
MHC Manufactured Home Community
HD Historical
HC Highway Commercial
SC Shopping Center Commercial
NC Neighborhood Commercial
CR Commercial Recreation
FM Farming and Mining
LI Light Industrial
HI Heavy Industrial
PIP Planned Industrial Park
MPM Materials Processing and Manufacturing
SL Sanitary Landfill
OIP Office Industrial Park
RR Resource Recovery
HI-A Heavy Industrial A District
RD Riverfront
The boundaries of said districts shall be shown on the map attached
to and made part of this chapter, which map shall be known as the
"Zoning Map of the Township of Falls." Said map and all notations,
references and data shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference
into this chapter and shall be as much a part of this chapter as if
all were fully described herein.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the
districts as indicated on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall
apply:
A. Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately coinciding
with the center lines, of streets, highways or railroad lines, such
center lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B. Where district boundaries are so indicated that they shall approximately
coincide with lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be said
boundaries.
C. Where district boundaries are so indicated that they are approximately
parallel to center lines of streets or highways, such district boundaries
shall be construed as being parallel thereto and at such distance
therefrom as indicated on the Zoning Map, measured from the street
right-of-way line even if the center line of that street is used for
the location of zoning district line.
D. The exact location of any disputed zoning district boundary line
shall be determined by the Zoning Hearing Board.
E. The zoning standards, controls and designations apply to every structure,
lot and use within each district, and the district lines extend vertically
on both directions from ground level.
Where a district boundary line divides a lot held in single
and separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter and said
boundary line divides the lot other than by following a stream or
street, the use regulations applicable to either district may be extended
not more than 50 feet into the adjacent district. A use permitted
in the zoning district so extended shall thereafter be a permitted
use in the extended area. A zoning district line, however, shall be
altered only once by utilizing this section of the chapter. Afterwards,
the lot shall be governed by the regulations of the zoning district
in which it is located after the zoning district boundary line adjustment.
Where a vacated street is bounded on either side by a different
zoning district, the former center line of the vacated right-of-way
shall be considered the zoning district boundary line.