A. 
Accessory uses. An accessory use, which is customarily incidental and subordinate to a principal use or building and located on the same lot as the principal use or building, is permitted in all zones. Such use shall comply with all the requirements of this chapter, including special exception and conditional use provisions, if applicable.
B. 
Attached structures. A permanent-roofed accessory structure attached to the principal building is considered a part of the principal building for all regulatory purposes.
C. 
Nonattached structures. An accessory structure standing apart from the principal structure is permitted between the rear wall of the principal structure and the side or rear setback line.
(1) 
Utility sheds may be located within a required side or rear setback area but shall not be located closer than three feet to any side or rear property line. Utility sheds shall not be located in any front yard area. A building permit shall be required prior to erection or placement of a utility shed.
[Amended 12-10-2002 by Ord. No. 1-2002]
(2) 
No apartment(s) or living quarters shall be located in an accessory structure.
(3) 
Farm produce stands may be placed in a front yard or front setback area but shall not be placed within a street right-of-way or be located so as to impair the vision of motorists on or along any roadway, access drive, driveway or private residential lane. Such stands must be removed when products are no longer on sale. (See § 240-33.)
(4) 
Other than as listed above, for all other requirements, a nonattached structure is considered the same as a principal building.
D. 
Fences and walls. No fence or wall (except a retaining wall or a wall of a building permitted under the terms of this chapter) shall be erected to a height of more than four feet in a front yard area and more than six feet in any other yard area. Lighting fixtures, nameplates, mailboxes, and similar attachments to walls and fences are exempted from the height restrictions of this section (§ 240-13). The above fencing height restrictions apply universally, except as modified in Articles VI and VIII of this chapter.
(1) 
Fences may be located up to but shall not be located on the lot line.
(2) 
No fencing may be erected which inhibits sight distance at a street intersection.
(3) 
In the case of a fence or wall erected adjacent to a driveway, access drive, or private residential lane in any zone, the maximum height of such fence or wall or portion thereof shall be such that adequate sight distance between the driveway, access drive, or private residential lane and the street or road is provided.
E. 
Satellite dish antennas. Television receiver dishes and similar apparatus, regardless of configuration, are subject to the following constraints:
(1) 
Such devices shall not be placed in any required setback area.
(2) 
Such devices must be located to the rear of the dwelling unit on any residential lot. However, such devices may be mounted on a roof if the device is 24 inches or less in diameter and will not exceed an overall height of three feet above the highest point of the roof on which mounted.
(3) 
No ground-mounted dish antenna shall exceed an overall height of 18 feet above the ground or an overall diameter of 12 feet.
(4) 
No more than one dish antenna is permitted per lot.
(5) 
Such devices must be appropriately screened or fenced so as not to be an eyesore to neighboring properties.
F. 
Ornamental ponds, water gardens and wading pools. Ornamental ponds, water gardens and wading pools shall be permitted in any zone, subject to the following:
[Added 12-10-2002 by Ord. No. 1-2002]
(1) 
All such ponds, gardens and pools shall comply with all accessory use, setback and dimensional regulations.
(2) 
No such pond, garden or pool shall have a length or diameter exceeding 15 feet or a maximum depth exceeding two feet.
(3) 
All such ponds, gardens and pools shall be maintained so as to not to create odor or the harboring or breeding of insects.
(4) 
No such pond, garden or pool shall be used for the hatching or sale of fish or other species.
G. 
No-impact home-based business. A business or commercial activity meeting the definition of “no-impact home-based business,” as set forth in this chapter, must satisfy the following requirements to be permitted:
[Added 12-10-2002 by Ord. No. 1-2002]
(1) 
The business activity shall be compatible with the residential use of the property and surrounding residential uses.
(2) 
The business shall employ no employees other than family members residing in the dwelling.
(3) 
There shall be no display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling or inventory of a substantial nature.
(4) 
There shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including but not limited to parking, signs or lights.
(5) 
The business activity may not use any equipment or process which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical interference, including interference with radio or television reception, which is detectable in the neighborhood.
(6) 
The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage discharge in volume or type which is not normally associated with residential use in the neighborhood.
(7) 
The business activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling and may not occupy more than 25% of the habitable floor area.
(8) 
The business may not involve any illegal activity.
A. 
Enclosure. Every outdoor swimming pool must conform to all applicable requirements of state law and, in addition, must be completely surrounded by a fence or wall not less than four feet in height, which shall be so constructed as not to have openings, holes or gaps larger than six inches in any dimension. All gates or doors opening through such enclosure shall be equipped with a self-closing and self-latching device for keeping the gate or door securely closed at all times when not in actual use, except that the door of any dwelling which forms a part of the enclosure need not be so equipped. In the event that any permanent outdoor swimming pool has a part or all of its water-containing wall or barrier above the level of the adjoining ground, if such wall or barrier is less than four feet or is accessible by open stairs or ladders, said wall or barrier shall not be construed to satisfy fencing requirements, and a separate fence meeting the aforementioned height and enclosure requirements must be provided. In said instances, the fence may be affixed to or upon the water-containing wall or barrier of the pool or may be entirely separate from it so long as all other requirements of this section are met.
B. 
Setbacks. All swimming pools shall be set back a minimum of 10 feet from all lot lines and shall only be permitted to be located to the rear of the front wall of the principal building.
C. 
A building permit shall be required prior to erection of a swimming pool.
[Added 12-10-2002 by Ord. No. 1-2002]
A. 
Vehicle storage:
(1) 
Except as provided in § 204-85 of this chapter, in all zones, dismantled or partially dismantled or abandoned automobiles, tractors, recreational vehicles, trailers, and trucks must be parked or stored within an enclosed building.
(2) 
In all zones, any vehicle which exceeds eight feet in height and/or exceeds 21 feet in length, when not placed within an enclosed building, shall be placed between the front wall of the principal building and the rear setback line. Such vehicles may not be placed within a side setback area.
(3) 
In all instances not involving the storage and/or sale of vehicles as a part of an industrial or commercial enterprise, vehicles must be stored only on lots improved with a dwelling unit occupied by the owner of the vehicle.
B. 
Outdoor stockpiling. In a Single-Family Residential Zone, tire stockpiles, metal pipes, automobile parts, and similar objects and materials must be stored in a garage or an enclosed storage structure. In a Mixed-Use Zone, such materials may be stored outdoors as long as no hazards or potential health problems result and said materials are stored in a side or rear yard area outside of required setbacks. In all other zones, such items must be stored in a garage or an enclosed storage structure or must be completely fenced and screened from the view of neighboring properties. All such storage must be accessory to an existing principal building, except as provided in § 240-85 of this chapter.
C. 
Trash or junk. Except as provided in § 240-85, the accumulation of trash or junk out-of-doors for a period in excess of 15 days is prohibited in all zones.
D. 
Front yard. In all zones, no outdoor stockpiling of any material or outdoor storage of trash is permitted between the front wall of the principal building and the street line.
A. 
Front setbacks of buildings on built-up streets. Where at least two buildings are fronting on the same side of a street as the lot in question, within the same block as the lot in question, set back a lesser distance than required, and not more than 100 feet from the lot in question, the average of the lesser setbacks shall become the required minimum front setback for the lot.
B. 
Front setbacks from major thoroughfares. Except as otherwise provided in this section, for the purpose of protecting residential uses from adverse influences of traffic and for the purpose of protecting major thoroughfares for their traffic functions, buildings (including residential and nonresidential buildings) along these thoroughfares must be set back at least 50 feet from the right-of-way line of the thoroughfare. Major thoroughfares are or will be any arterial streets and collector streets specified in the Borough Comprehensive Plan.
C. 
Sight distance.
(1) 
Proper sight lines must be maintained at all street intersections. At corner lots, measured along the center line of the street, there must be a clear sight triangle with sides as follows:
Street
Clear Sight Triangle Side
(feet)
All streets, excluding alleys
75
(2) 
No building or construction is permitted within such triangles. However, obstructions or plantings less than three feet in height, as measured from the grade of the roadway, shall be permitted. If not obstructing the view of traffic, posts, columns and trees shall be permitted.
D. 
Setback on corner lots. In the case of corner lots, two front setbacks shall be provided (the second of which will exist in lieu of the one side setback).
E. 
Setback on reverse-frontage or double-frontage lots. In the case of reverse-frontage or double-frontage lots, two front setbacks and two side setbacks shall be provided.
F. 
Accessory or appurtenant structures. The setback regulations do not apply to:
(1) 
School bus shelters (so long as not an obstacle to sight distance); telephone booths; cornices, eaves, chimneys, steps, awnings, and marquees; unenclosed and uncovered porches and unenclosed and uncovered patios, so long as they are at grade level; and articles of decoration and ornamentation.
(2) 
Open fire escapes.
(3) 
Utility sheds, which must conform to regulations contained in § 240-13B.
(4) 
Fences and walls, which must conform to regulations contained in § 240-13C.
(5) 
The above exclusions [Subsection F(1) through (4)] do not apply to canopies over gasoline pumps.
The height regulations do not apply to the following projections and structures, provided that the height of any such projection or structure above its base, or the average grade level if self-supporting, shall not be greater than the shortest distance measured along a horizontal plane from such base to any lot line:
A. 
Structures such as chimneys, water towers, standpipes, flagpoles, television antennas or radio towers.
B. 
Structures on buildings, such as clock towers, cupolas, water tanks, and other technical appurtenances, if such structures, at any level, do not cover more than 25% of the roof on which they are located.
C. 
Parapet walls or cornices solely for ornamental purposes if not in excess of five feet in height.
D. 
Farm buildings.
E. 
Solar collectors shall be exempt from height requirements so long as the collectors and related parts of the solar energy system do not extend more than three feet above the roof of the building upon which the solar system is mounted.
All dwelling units must conform to the minimum habitable floor area as follows:
A. 
Single-family dwellings: 700 square feet per dwelling unit.
B. 
Multifamily dwellings, two-family dwellings, and conversions: 500 square feet per dwelling unit.
A. 
General regulations for all signs.
(1) 
Determination of size. The size of the sign shall refer to the area of the sign facing, including any border framing or decorative attachments. In the case of open signs made up of letters, figures and designs, the space between such letters, figures and designs shall be included. Where a sign has two or more faces, the area of all faces shall be included in determining the area of the sign, except that, where two such faces are placed back to back and at no point more than three feet from one another, the area of the sign shall be taken as the area of one face if the two faces are of equal area or as the area of the larger face if the two faces are of unequal size.
(2) 
Location/projection of signs.
(a) 
Signs must be located so that they do not interfere with any clear sight triangle, as defined by this chapter.
(b) 
For all uses, an advertising sign and a business sign must be at least 60 feet apart, and no sign exceeding 30 square feet in area may be located within 75 feet of a Single-Family Residential Zone.
(c) 
An attached sign may be permitted to be located over a sidewalk in a Village Center Zone if said sign is no larger than 12 square feet, the lowest part of the sign is a minimum height of eight feet above the sidewalk, and the sign is illuminated only by indirect lighting. For all other signs in all zones, no sign shall project over or be located on a public sidewalk or over a public street unless specifically authorized by other Borough or state regulations.
(d) 
No sign shall project more than 35 feet above the ground.
(3) 
Illumination of signs.
(a) 
Flashing, rotating and intermittent lights are not permitted.
(b) 
Signs permitted in a Single-Family Residential Zone shall be illuminated only by indirect lighting and shall not be illuminated between the hours of 11:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.
(c) 
A sign may be illuminated only if the lighting is so screened that it is not directed or reflected toward any residence within 100 feet and does not obstruct the vision of motorists.
(d) 
Signs which are illuminated in the colors red, green, or amber, either by colored bulbs or tubing, or in high reflection by the use of special preparations such as fluorescent paint or glass, may not be located within a radius of 100 feet of a highway traffic light or similar safety device or from the center of any street intersection.
(4) 
Signs painted on buildings. Advertising painted upon, or displayed upon, a barn or other building or structure shall be regarded as an advertising sign, and the regulations pertaining thereto shall apply.
(5) 
Signs within a building. Nothing in these regulations shall be construed as prohibiting signs intended for viewing principally from within a building or signs temporarily attached to the inside face of a display window, announcing a sale or similar feature, provided that the latter shall not occupy more than 33 1/3% of the total display window area and/or glass entry and exit doors. Such signs shall be permitted in addition to any of the specific sign types designated on the charts to follow.
(6) 
Construction and maintenance. Signs must be constructed of durable materials, maintained in good condition, and not allowed to become dilapidated.
(7) 
Termination of enterprise. Upon termination or abandonment of a commercial or industrial use, all signs pertaining to the enterprise must be removed.
(8) 
Nonconforming uses. Any nonconforming use may construct a sign(s) in accordance with the provisions of this § 240-19 as if said use were located in a zone in which the use were permitted.
B. 
Permitted permanent signs. Only the types of permanent signs listed on Chart A, which follows,[1] shall be permitted throughout the Borough. Permanent signs must conform to the standards set forth in Chart A as well as satisfy the general regulations of Subsection A. Building permits shall be required for all permanent signs.
[1]
Editor's Note: Chart A is included at the end of this chapter.
C. 
Permitted temporary signs. Only the types of temporary signs listed on Chart B, which follows,[2] are permitted throughout the Borough. Temporary signs must conform to the standards set forth in Chart B as well as satisfy the general regulations of Subsection A.
[2]
Editor's Note: Chart B is included at the end of this chapter.
D. 
Advertising signs. Advertising signs shall be permitted in a Village Center or Mixed-Use Zone, subject to the provisions of Subsection A and the following criteria:
(1) 
Only one advertising sign per lot shall be permitted.
(2) 
No advertising sign shall exceed an overall size of 150 square feet nor exceed 35 feet in height.
(3) 
No advertising sign shall be located within 200 feet of another advertising sign.
(4) 
All advertising signs shall be subject to minimum building setbacks from all property lines and street right-of-way lines.
(5) 
No advertising sign shall obstruct the vision of motorists or adjoining commercial or industrial uses which depend upon visibility for identification.
E. 
Portable signs. Portable signs shall be permitted in the General Residential and Mixed-Use Zones, subject to the following requirements:
(1) 
A sign permit must be obtained from the Borough Zoning Officer.
(2) 
The sign may be illuminated only by indirect lighting.
(3) 
The placement of such signs shall not interfere with traffic or sight distance at street intersections or access to a public right-of-way.
A. 
Size of parking space. The parking space must have an area of not less than 200 square feet, exclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant to the space and giving access to it. Where five or more parking spaces are required, the total parking area, including passageways and driveways, must average 300 square feet per required parking space.
B. 
Spaces required.
(1) 
Off-street parking spaces must be provided for each building erected or enlarged in accordance with the following schedule:
Type of Use
Minimum of One Parking Space for Each
All dwelling units
1/2 dwelling unit, i.e., 2 spaces per dwelling unit
Rooming house
Bedroom
Hotel, motel, tourist home
Guest sleeping room
Office building
300 square feet of gross floor area
Retail store or shop
200 square feet of gross floor area
Restaurant, BYOB establishment, tavern
4 seats, plus 1 for each employee on the largest shift
Bowling alley, billiard room
1/2 lane, i.e., 2 spaces per lane or table
Other recreational establishments
100 square feet of gross floor area
Automobile repair, service station
400 square feet of gross floor area and ground area devoted to repair and service facilities
Other commercial buildings
400 square feet of gross floor area
Hospital, sanitarium
1/2 bed, i.e., 2 spaces per bed
Auditorium, church, theater and other such places of public assembly
200 square feet of gross floor area but not less than 1 space per each 4 seats
Industrial and heavy commercial establishments
1 1/2 employees on the major shift, but at least 1 space for each 5,000 square feet of gross floor area
Funeral home
100 square feet of gross floor area
Clubs, lodges and other similar places
100 square feet of gross floor area
Shopping center, shopping mall, shopping plaza
200 square feet of gross leasable floor area
Schools
Staff member, plus 1 space per classroom in an elementary or junior high school and 1 space per 5 students of projected building capacity in a senior high school or college.
Outdoor sales, vehicle sales
20% of sales area to be reserved for customer parking
(2) 
In the case of an addition to or enlargement of a building existing on the date of adoption of this chapter, parking spaces must be provided to the extent to which the required spaces of the altered or enlarged building exceed those applicable to the original building or use.
C. 
Location. The parking area must be on the same premises for all residential uses and on the same or nearby premises for all other uses. If on nearby premises:
(1) 
The nearest point of the parking lot shall be not further than the following distances to the nearest point of the property served: 200 feet in the case of a commercial use and 300 feet in the case of an industrial or any other nonresidential use.
(2) 
When parking spaces for a use are located off-site, as noted in Subsection C(1) above, parking spaces must be allocated as specified in Subsection B of this section exclusively for the use that said spaces are intended to serve.
(3) 
In all zones, parking areas must be a minimum of three feet from any property line.
D. 
Layout. Parking areas must be arranged so there will be no need for motorists to back over public rights-of-way, except in the case of single-family residential uses located on local streets.
E. 
Parking area adjacent to street. For multifamily and nonresidential uses where a parking area or other area open to movement of vehicles abuts the right-of-way of a public street, sidewalk or walkway, a pipe railing, post-and-chain barricade, raised curbs or equally effective devices satisfactory to the Borough Engineer must line the public right-of-way, sidewalk or walkway, except at access points, so that parked vehicles will not extend into the street right-of-way, sidewalk or walkway.
F. 
Paving. For all uses, required parking areas shall be paved with concrete or bituminous paving material or other material of a sort acceptable to the Borough Engineer.
G. 
Drainage. All parking areas and lots shall be drained so as to prevent damage to other properties or public streets. All parking lots and areas shall be designed to prevent the collection of standing water on any portion of the parking lot surface.
H. 
Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided if the parking lot is to be used at night. Such lighting shall be arranged so as not to reflect or glare on adjoining properties or streets.
I. 
Marking of parking spaces. Each parking space for a multifamily, commercial, institutional or industrial use in a parking area or lot shall be clearly marked by a permanent, durable, contrasting material.
A. 
Spaces required.
(1) 
Any building erected, converted or enlarged for any nonresidential use shall provide adequate off-street areas for loading and unloading of vehicles. Such areas shall be provided in addition to, and independent of, any parking area requirements.
(2) 
Off-street loading spaces must be provided in accordance with the following schedule:
Type of Use
Number of Loading Spaces
Commercial
1 space for a gross floor area of 5,000 to 25,000 square feet and 1 additional space for each 40,000 square feet of gross floor area in excess of the first 25,000 square feet
Office, financial institution, theater, auditorium, hotel, hospital or other institution, bowling alley or other indoor recreational establishment
1 space for a gross floor area of 10,000 to 100,000 square feet and 1 additional space for each 100,000 square feet in excess of the first 100,000 square feet
Industry or manufacturing
1 space for a gross floor area of 2,000 to 25,000 square feet and 1 additional space for each 20,000 square feet of gross floor area in excess of the first 25,000 square feet
Wholesale, storage or warehousing (excludes mini-storage facilities for which no loading spaces are required)
1 space per establishment and 1 additional space for each 40,000 square feet in excess of the first 10,000 square feet
B. 
Size. The following table lists required minimum loading space sizes:
Use
Length
(feet)
Width
(feet)
Height if Covered or Obstructed
(feet)
Industrial, wholesale and storage uses
60
12
15
All other uses
40
12
15
C. 
Surfacing. All loading areas must be surfaced with a bituminous or concrete paving material.
D. 
Location. The loading area must be arranged so that there will be no need for vehicles to back over public rights-of-way or cause the stacking of vehicles upon a public street. No loading area shall be located between the front wall of a principal building and the street line. Where possible, off-street loading facilities shall be located on the side of a building which does not face adjoining land in a Single-Family Residential Zone.
E. 
Drainage. All loading areas shall be drained so as to prevent damage to other properties or public streets. All loading spaces shall be designed to prevent the collection of standing water on any portion of the loading area surface.
F. 
Lighting. Adequate lighting shall be provided if the loading area is to be used at night. Such lighting shall be arranged so as not to reflect or glare on adjoining properties or streets.
A. 
General provisions.
(1) 
Where an industrial or commercial use in any zone abuts a Single-Family or General Residential Zone or residential use, except for street frontage, a fence, hedge, or screen acceptable to the Borough is required to be erected to screen from view (of the residential zone or use) any industrial or commercial uses.
(2) 
Where a vegetative screen is used, such screen planting shall be approved by the Borough and shall consist of evergreen plantings of a minimum height of three feet when planted. Such plants shall achieve a minimum mature height of six feet. Vegetative screens shall receive continuing maintenance, which shall include the replacement of any dead or diseased plantings.
B. 
The space, i.e., buffer yard, along the side lot line in a Mixed-Use Zone abutting a Single-Family or General Residential Zone for 25 feet in depth may not be used for commercial operations. This area must be naturally landscaped and maintained.
C. 
Where an outdoor recreation use, other than a golf course, adjoins a Single-Family Residential Zone or residential use, fencing must be constructed and/or trees and shrubs must be planted on the site of that use so as to form an effective visual barrier between the use and neighboring properties.
No building may be erected, structurally altered or relocated on land which is not adequately drained at all times.
A. 
Lot drainage. Lots shall be laid out and graded to provide positive drainage away from proposed and existing buildings and on-site sewage disposal facilities and to prevent the collection of stormwater in pools. Topsoil shall be preserved and redistributed as cover and shall be suitably planted with perennial grasses or ground cover.
B. 
Nearby existing facilities. Where adequate existing storm sewers are readily accessible, the developer must connect his stormwater facilities to these existing storm sewers.
C. 
Open drainageways. When open drainageways are used for the disposal of stormwater, the Borough Engineer shall review the design of such open drainageways in relation to the following:
(1) 
Safety. Steep banks and deep pools shall be avoided.
(2) 
Erosion. Adequate measures shall be taken, such as seeding, sodding, paving, or other measures, as necessary to prevent the erosion of banks and the scouring of the channel.
(3) 
Stagnation. Design of open drainageways shall not create stagnant pools. Whenever the evidence available to the Borough indicates that natural surface drainage is inadequate, the developer shall install storm sewers, culverts and related facilities, as necessary, to:
(a) 
Permit the unimpeded flow of natural watercourses.
(b) 
Ensure the drainage of all low points along the line of streets.
(c) 
Intercept stormwater runoff along streets at intervals reasonably related to the extent and grade of the area drained.
(d) 
Provide adequate drainage away from on-site sewage disposal facilities.
D. 
Drainage upon adjacent properties. In the design of storm drainage facilities, consideration must be given to preventing excess runoff onto adjacent developed or undeveloped properties. In no case may a change be made in the existing topography which would:
(1) 
Result in increasing any portion of the slope steeper than one foot of vertical measurement for three feet of horizontal measurement for fills, or one foot of vertical measurement for two feet of horizontal measurement for cuts, within a distance of 20 feet from the property line, unless an adequate retaining wall or other structure is provided; or
(2) 
Result in a slope which exceeds the normal angle of slippage of the material involved. All slopes must be protected against erosion.
E. 
Drainage onto streets. In order to minimize improper surface water drainage upon streets, each building erected, structurally altered, or relocated, and its driveway or access drive, must be at a grade in satisfactory relationship:
(1) 
With the established street grade; or
(2) 
With the existing street grade where none is established.
F. 
Obstruction to drainage prohibited. The damming, filling, or otherwise interfering with the natural flow of a surface watercourse is not permitted without approval of the Borough Council and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
G. 
Drainage facilities. Storm drainage facilities shall be designed to convey the flow of stormwater runoff in a safe and efficient manner. Plans shall be subject to the approval of the Borough Council upon recommendation of the Borough Engineer. Drainage plans shall be consistent with local and regional drainage plans.
A. 
Width. Within 10 feet of the street right-of-way, driveways may not exceed 20 feet in width, except where the driveway flares to intersect the street, at a point which shall be no greater than four feet from the roadway, at which point the driveway may be a maximum of 28 feet in width. All driveways shall be no less than 10 feet in width at any point.
B. 
Number. The number of driveways may not exceed two per lot on any one street frontage. The Zoning Hearing Board may grant permission by special exception for additional driveways where required to meet exceptional circumstances and where frontage of unusual length exists.
C. 
Offsets. No part of a driveway may enter a public street:
(1) 
Within 40 feet of the street right-of-way line of any intersecting street.
(2) 
Within five feet of a fire hydrant.
(3) 
Within 25 feet of another driveway on the same property.
(4) 
Within three feet of an adjoining property line.
D. 
Sight distances. A driveway must be located in safe relationship to sight distance and barriers to vision.
E. 
Slope. The driveway may not exceed a slope of 10% within 25 feet of the street right-of-way line of the street that the driveway intersects.
F. 
Cuts. Where a driveway enters a bank through a cut, unless a retaining wall is used, the shoulders of the cut may not exceed 50% in slope within 25 feet of the point at which the drive intersects the street right-of-way. The height of the bank must not exceed three feet within 10 feet of the roadway.
G. 
Location. All lots must have a separate driveway located on the lot which that drive serves, i.e., one driveway may not serve more than one lot, except for preexisting, land-locked lots of record.
H. 
Paving. Except for driveways serving a lot on which the principal use is agricultural, the portion of a driveway within a street right-of-way, and for a distance of 25 feet beyond that right-of-way, shall be paved with a concrete or bituminous paving material, unless another suitable paving material is approved by the Borough.
A. 
Width. Access drives shall have a twenty-four-foot right-of-way. The minimum pavement width for access drives shall be 24 feet (two twelve-foot traffic lanes).
B. 
Number. The number of access drives may not exceed one per lot on any one street frontage. The Zoning Hearing Board may grant permission by special exception for additional access drives where required to meet exceptional circumstances and where frontage of unusual length exists.
C. 
Location and design. Access drives shall have the following characteristics:
(1) 
The vertical and horizontal alignments of access drives shall conform to the specifications for minor (local) streets as stated in Article V of Chapter 205, Subdivision and Land Development.
(2) 
No part of any access drive shall be located closer than three feet to a property line.
(3) 
At its intersection with a street, no part of any access drive shall be nearer than 50 feet to the right-of-way line of any intersecting street.
D. 
Paving. All access drives shall be paved for their entire length with concrete or a bituminous paving material or other material acceptable to the Borough Engineer. The minimum specifications shall be an eight-inch-thick compacted, crushed aggregate base and three inches of bituminous concrete or other paving material; however, if special conditions warrant, the Borough may require more-stringent provisions.
Where a use involves exterior lighting, the lighting must be so located and shielded that no objectionable illumination or glare is cast upon adjoining properties or obstructs the vision of motorists.
Demolition of any structure must be completed within 12 months of the issuance of a permit. Completion consists of tearing the structure down to grade, filling any resulting cavity to grade and removing all resulting debris from the lot. A structure may be partly demolished only if a structure remains and the demolition of the part is completed as required in the previous sentence. All evidence of the structure which was demolished must be removed from the exterior surfaces of the remaining structure.
A building, the foundation of which was completed before the effective date of this chapter, may be constructed without being bound by the requirements of this chapter, provided that the construction is completed within one year after the effective date of this chapter. In like manner, a building, the foundation of which was completed before an amendment, may be constructed if the construction is completed within one year after the amendment.
No lot may be formed from part of a lot occupied by a building unless each newly created lot will meet all the applicable provisions of this chapter and Chapter 205, Subdivision and Land Development.
On a lot held in single and separate ownership on the effective date of this chapter or any amendment thereto, which does not fulfill the regulations for the minimum lot area and/or lot width for the zone in which it is located, a building may be erected, altered and used and the lot may be used for a conforming (permitted) use, provided that the setback requirements are not less than the minimum specified herein for the zone in which the lot is located.
A. 
Continuance.
(1) 
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the lawful use of land or buildings existing at the date of the adoption of this chapter may be continued, although such use of land or building does not conform to the use regulations specified by this chapter for the zone in which such land or building is located.
(2) 
Any nonconforming lot or structure lawfully existing at the date of adoption of this chapter may be continued.
B. 
Expansion/alteration.
(1) 
Upon application for a special exception and in accordance with the provisions of §§ 240-40 and 240-70, the Zoning Hearing Board may approve the expansion of a use of land or building which is not in conformance with the provisions of this chapter.
(2) 
Any alteration that will reduce the extent of a nonconformity shall not require special exception approval.
C. 
Replacement. A nonconforming building or structure may be replaced only in conformance with the provisions of this chapter. This includes but is not limited to the removal of mobile or modular buildings or structures. If such a nonconforming building or structure is removed, it cannot be replaced unless it conforms with all requirements of this chapter.
D. 
Restoration. If any nonconformity is destroyed in whole or in part by reason of windstorm, fire, explosion or other act of God or a public enemy, said nonconformity may be restored to the extent of the nonconformity prior to destruction, provided that restoration is begun within one year following said destruction. Nothing in this chapter shall prevent the strengthening or restoring to a safe condition of any wall, floor or roof which has been declared unsafe.
E. 
Discontinuance or abandonment. A nonconforming use shall be deemed to be discontinued or abandoned when there occurs a cessation of any such use or activity by an apparent act or failure to act on the part of the tenant or owner to reinstate such use within a period of six months from the date of cessation or discontinuance. Such use shall not thereafter be reinstated and the structure shall not be reoccupied except in conformance with this chapter.
F. 
Reversion. No nonconformity shall, if once changed to conform to the regulations of this chapter, be changed back again to a nonconformity.
G. 
Zone changes. Whenever the boundaries of a zone shall be changed so as to transfer an area from one zone to another zone of a different classification, the foregoing provisions shall also apply to any nonconforming uses or dimensional nonconformities existing therein or created thereby.
H. 
Identification and registration. Nonconforming uses and nonconforming structures may be identified and registered by the Zoning Officer.
A. 
From the time an application for approval of a subdivision or land development plan, whether preliminary or final, is duly filed as provided in Chapter 205, Subdivision and Land Development, and while such application is pending approval or disapproval, no change or amendment of this chapter shall affect the decision on such application adversely to the applicant, and the applicant shall be entitled to a decision in accordance with the provisions of the Zoning Ordinance as it stood at the time the application was duly filed. In addition, when a preliminary application has been duly approved, the applicant shall be entitled to final approval in accordance with the terms of the approved preliminary application as hereinafter provided. However, if an application is properly and finally denied, any subsequent application shall be subject to the intervening changes in this chapter.
B. 
When a preliminary or final subdivision or land development plan has been approved or approved subject to conditions acceptable to the application, no subsequent enactment or amendment in this chapter or the plan shall be applied to affect adversely the right of the applicant to commence and to complete any aspect of the approved development in accordance with the terms of such approval within five years from such approval. Where final approval is preceded by preliminary approval, the five-year period shall be counted from the date of the preliminary approval.
The sale at retail of agricultural products is permitted in any zone on the property where they were produced so long as the sale of such products is clearly accessory to the principal use on that property. (See § 240-13.)
A lot must abut by its full required frontage (minimum lot width, as defined in § 240-6 of this chapter, measured at the street right-of-way line) on a dedicated public street, except as otherwise provided in § 240-74 of this chapter and in Chapter 205, Subdivision and Land Development.
No newspaper sales machines, vending machines, or any type of display unit may be placed on a public sidewalk or between the sidewalk and curb.
A. 
Residential uses. Composting is permitted on individual residential lots for the purpose of fertilization of soil and gardens. Such composting shall utilize materials generated and used exclusively on the same lot as the residential use.
B. 
Agricultural uses. Composting is permitted in conjunction with agricultural uses. Such composting may utilize materials generated on-site or off-site for agricultural purposes at the lot where utilized.
C. 
Commercial uses, such as but not limited to greenhouses and horticultural nurseries. Such uses may utilize and/or sell composted materials generated on-site or off-site so long as the sale, processing, and storage of such substances is clearly accessory to the principal use.
D. 
Industrial uses. When composting is the principal use on a lot, or whenever composting is accessory to or a part of any solid waste processing facility, it shall be considered as solid waste processing and shall be regulated as such. See § 240-98.
E. 
Other regulations and health hazards. All composing operations must comply with all applicable local, state, and federal regulations and shall not create a health hazard by attracting vectors or by otherwise creating unsanitary conditions.