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Township of Upper Allen, PA
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2023-12-20
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 245 Zoning
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 6
Auditor
Ch 9
Authorities, Municipal
Ch 22
Emergency Management Agency
Ch 26
(Reserved)
Ch 44
Manager, Township
Ch 47
Meetings
Ch 51
Park and Recreation Board
Ch 55
Pensions
Ch 58
Planning Commission
Ch 67
Salaries and Compensation
Ch 71
Sewer Advisory Board
Ch 73
Special Fire Police for Mutual Aid
Ch 75
Trusts and Funds
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 83
(Reserved)
Ch 86
(Reserved)
Ch 88
Animals
Ch 92
(Reserved)
Ch 95
(Reserved)
Ch 97
(Reserved)
Ch 112
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 116
Curfew
Ch 127
(Reserved)
Ch 129
Excavation and Fill
Ch 133
Fees
Ch 136
Fire-Damaged Property
Ch 138
Fire Prevention and Protection
Ch 151
(Reserved)
Ch 155
Historic Districts
Ch 157
Hotels, Motels and Inns
Ch 160
Junk and Junkyards
Ch 168
(Reserved)
Ch 175
Parks and Recreation
Ch 178
Pawnbrokers, Junk Dealers and Transient Merchants
Ch 181
Peace and Good Order
Ch 185
(Reserved)
Ch 189
Property Maintenance
Ch 192
(Reserved)
Ch 195
Rental Property, Registration of
Ch 199
Sewage Disposal Systems, On-Lot
Ch 200
Sewers and Sewage Disposal
Ch 204
(Reserved)
Ch 205
Snow and Ice Removal
Ch 210
Solid Waste
Ch 213
Storm Sewers
Ch 214
Stormwater Management
Ch 217
Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 220
Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 223
Taxation
Ch 227
Transient Retail Businesses
Ch 233
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 245
Zoning
Ch 245 Art I
Short Title; Purpose; General Provisions
§ 245-1.1
Short title.
§ 245-1.2
Purposes of enactment.
§ 245-1.3
Conflicting regulations.
§ 245-1.4
Applicability.
§ 245-1.5
Municipality liability.
§ 245-1.6
Community development objectives.
§ 245-1.7
Definitions.
§ 245-1.8
Disclaimer.
§ 245-1.9
Severability.
§ 245-1.10
Repealer.
§ 245-1.11
Effective date.
Ch 245 Art II
Land Use Definitions
§ 245-2.1
Word usage and definitions.
Ch 245 Art III
Designation of Districts
§ 245-3.1
Districts designated.
§ 245-3.2
Purpose of zoning districts.
§ 245-3.3
Zoning Map.
§ 245-3.4
District boundaries.
§ 245-3.5
Interpretation of boundaries.
§ 245-3.6
Use adjustment on district boundaries.
§ 245-3.7
Application of regulations.
§ 245-3.8
Permitted uses by zoning district.
§ 245-3.9
Uses not provided for.
Ch 245 Art IV
Agriculture District (A)
§ 245-4.1
Area of application.
§ 245-4.2
Permitted uses.
§ 245-4.3
Development options, use and lot requirements.
§ 245-4.4
Sign requirements.
§ 245-4.5
Off-street parking requirements.
§ 245-4.6
Agricultural nuisance disclaimer.
Ch 245 Art V
Residential Districts
§ 245-5.1
Area of application.
§ 245-5.2
Permitted uses.
§ 245-5.3
Low-Density Residential (R-1) District.
§ 245-5.4
Medium-Density Residential (R-2) District.
§ 245-5.5
High-Density Residential (R-3) District.
§ 245-5.6
Sign requirements.
§ 245-5.7
Off-street parking requirements.
§ 245-5.8
Agricultural nuisance disclaimer.
Ch 245 Art VI
Commercial, Mixed-Use and Institutional Districts
§ 245-6.1
Area of application.
§ 245-6.2
Permitted uses.
§ 245-6.3
Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) District.
§ 245-6.4
Highway Commercial (C-2) District.
§ 245-6.5
Village (VIL) District.
§ 245-6.6
Professional Office (PO) District.
§ 245-6.7
Institutional (INS) District.
§ 245-6.8
Buffer, screening and landscaping requirements.
§ 245-6.9
Sign requirements.
§ 245-6.10
Off-street parking requirements.
Ch 245 Art VII
Industrial District (IND)
§ 245-7.1
Area of application.
§ 245-7.2
Permitted uses.
§ 245-7.3
Lot requirements.
§ 245-7.4
Building height limitations.
§ 245-7.5
Buffer and screening requirements.
§ 245-7.6
Sign requirements.
§ 245-7.7
Off-street parking requirements.
Ch 245 Art VIII
Planned Residential Development (PRD) Overlay District
§ 245-8.1
Purpose.
§ 245-8.2
Application requirements for Planned Residential Development Overlay District.
§ 245-8.3
General regulations; procedures.
§ 245-8.4
Standards and conditions.
Ch 245 Art IX
Steep Slope Protection (SSP) Overlay District
§ 245-9.1
Purpose.
§ 245-9.2
Boundary definition of district.
§ 245-9.3
Steep Slope Protection Overlay District concept.
§ 245-9.4
Boundary interpretation and appeals procedures.
§ 245-9.5
Land use and development regulations in Steep Slope Protection Overlay District.
§ 245-9.6
Uses permitted within the Steep Slope Protection Overlay District.
Ch 245 Art X
Floodplain Regulations
§ 245-10.0
Preamble.
§ 245-10.1
Short title.
§ 245-10.2
Intent.
§ 245-10.3
Applicability.
§ 245-10.4
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
§ 245-10.5
Severability.
§ 245-10.6
Warning and disclaimer of liability.
§ 245-10.7
Designation of Floodplain Administrator.
§ 245-10.8
Permits required.
§ 245-10.9
Duties and responsibilities of Floodplain Administrator.
§ 245-10.10
Application procedures and requirements.
§ 245-10.11
Review by the Cumberland County Conservation District.
§ 245-10.12
Review of application by others.
§ 245-10.13
Changes.
§ 245-10.14
Placards.
§ 245-10.15
Start of construction.
§ 245-10.16
Enforcement.
§ 245-10.17
Appeals.
§ 245-10.18
Identification of floodplain areas.
§ 245-10.19
Description and special requirements of identified floodplain areas.
§ 245-10.20
Changes in identification of area.
§ 245-10.21
Boundary disputes.
§ 245-10.22
Jurisdictional boundary changes.
§ 245-10.23
General technical provisions.
§ 245-10.24
Elevation and floodproofing requirements.
§ 245-10.25
Design and construction standards.
§ 245-10.26
Development that may endanger human life.
§ 245-10.27
Special requirements for subdivisions and land development.
§ 245-10.28
Special requirements for manufactured/mobile homes.
§ 245-10.29
Special requirements for recreational vehicles.
§ 245-10.30
Activities requiring special permits.
§ 245-10.31
Application requirements for special permits.
§ 245-10.32
Application review procedures.
§ 245-10.33
Special technical requirements.
§ 245-10.34
Existing structures in identified floodplain areas.
§ 245-10.35
Improvements.
§ 245-10.36
Variances.
§ 245-10.37
Variance procedures and conditions.
§ 245-10.38
General definitions.
§ 245-10.39
Specific definitions.
Ch 245 Art XI
Conservation Design Overlay District (CSO)
§ 245-11.1
Purpose.
§ 245-11.2
Area of application.
§ 245-11.3
Development options; use and lot requirements.
§ 245-11.4
Sign requirements.
§ 245-11.5
Off-street parking requirements.
§ 245-11.6
Greenway area standards.
§ 245-11.7
Conservation/greenway area, development area, and density determinations for Options 1 and 2 conservation subdivisions.
§ 245-11.8
General regulations and design standards for conservation subdivisions.
§ 245-11.9
Conservation/greenway area easements.
§ 245-11.10
Ownership and maintenance of conservation and greenway areas and common facilities.
Ch 245 Art XII
Airport Overlay District (AO)
§ 245-12.1
Purpose.
§ 245-12.2
Definitions.
§ 245-12.3
Establishment of airport zones.
§ 245-12.4
Permit applications.
§ 245-12.5
Variance.
§ 245-12.6
Use restrictions.
§ 245-12.7
Preexisting nonconforming uses.
§ 245-12.8
Obstruction marking and lighting.
§ 245-12.9
Enforcement; notice.
Ch 245 Art XIII
Scenic River Corridor Overlay District
§ 245-13.1
Purpose.
§ 245-13.2
Area of application.
Ch 245 Art XIV
Specific Standards for Designated Uses
§ 245-14.1
Specific standards.
§ 245-14.2
Accessory agriculture uses, including the farmhouse, barns, outbuildings and structures.
§ 245-14.3
Accessory apartments.
§ 245-14.4
(Reserved)
§ 245-14.5
Active and low-impact noncommercial recreation areas in conservation and greenway areas in conservation subdivisions.
§ 245-14.6
Adaptive reuse of federally or locally designated historic buildings.
§ 245-14.7
Adult regulated facility.
§ 245-14.8
Agriculture operation.
§ 245-14.9
Agritourism enterprise.
§ 245-14.10
Airports, heliports and helistops.
§ 245-14.11
Animal hospitals; kennels.
§ 245-14.12
Bed-and-breakfast homes and inns.
§ 245-14.13
Boardinghouses.
§ 245-14.14
Camps and campgrounds.
§ 245-14.15
Cemeteries.
§ 245-14.16
Wireless communications facilities.
§ 245-14.17
Confined livestock operations.
§ 245-14.18
Continuing care retirement community.
§ 245-14.19
Convenience stores with or without gas dispensing; gasoline service stations.
§ 245-14.20
Conversion apartments.
§ 245-14.21
Drive-in facilities for permitted uses.
§ 245-14.22
Emergency medical treatment facilities.
§ 245-14.23
Farmers markets.
§ 245-14.24
Golf courses.
§ 245-14.25
Group child-care homes, family child-care homes, child-care centers and older adult living centers.
§ 245-14.26
Group homes and family care facilities.
§ 245-14.27
Group quarters.
§ 245-14.28
Halfway houses.
§ 245-14.29
Honeybee apiaries.
§ 245-14.30
Hospitals and medical labs and clinics.
§ 245-14.31
Junkyards.
§ 245-14.32
Keeping of animals and animal structures.
§ 245-14.33
Keeping of chickens or poultry.
§ 245-14.34
Keeping of exotic wildlife.
§ 245-14.35
Landscaping and garden service, nonretail/retail.
§ 245-14.36
Long-term-care nursing and personal care facilities.
§ 245-14.37
Laundry and dry-cleaning establishments.
§ 245-14.38
Mini storage warehouses.
§ 245-14.39
Mixed uses.
§ 245-14.40
Mobile/manufactured home parks.
§ 245-14.41
Mortuaries or undertaking establishments.
§ 245-14.42
Motels or hotels.
§ 245-14.43
Multifamily dwellings.
§ 245-14.44
Natural production uses.
§ 245-14.45
Nightclubs.
§ 245-14.46
Power-generation facilities.
§ 245-14.47
Private and semipublic outdoor recreation areas.
§ 245-14.48
Professional and other home occupations (other than no-impact home-based businesses).
§ 245-14.49
Professional and other home occupations, no-impact.
§ 245-14.50
Public and nonpublic schools.
§ 245-14.51
Public and semipublic buildings, including churches and similar places of worship, libraries, community activity buildings, cultural facilities, municipal buildings.
§ 245-14.52
Public utility buildings and structures.
§ 245-14.53
Racetracks.
§ 245-14.54
Resorts.
§ 245-14.55
Riding academies and boarding stables.
§ 245-14.56
Sale of agriculture products.
§ 245-14.57
Schools, commercial.
§ 245-14.58
Semitrailer parking lots.
§ 245-14.59
Shopping centers, malls, plazas and large commercial establishments.
§ 245-14.60
Shotgun, rifle, pistol or archery ranges (outdoor).
§ 245-14.61
Single-family attached dwellings.
§ 245-14.62
Solar energy systems, accessory (ASES).
§ 245-14.63
Solid waste processing and/or disposal facilities.
§ 245-14.63.5
Special occasion facilities.
§ 245-14.64
Special occasion homes.
§ 245-14.65
Student housing.
§ 245-14.66
Taverns.
§ 245-14.67
Transportation and trucking terminals.
§ 245-14.68
Vehicle body shops; repair garages.
§ 245-14.69
Vehicle, mobile/manufactured homes or trailer sales lot.
§ 245-14.70
Vehicle washes.
§ 245-14.71
Wholesaling, storage and warehousing.
Ch 245 Art XV
Nonconforming Lots, Uses and Buildings
§ 245-15.1
Continuation of nonconforming uses and buildings.
§ 245-15.2
Existing nonconforming lots of record.
§ 245-15.3
Existing nonconforming uses and buildings.
§ 245-15.4
Change of use.
§ 245-15.5
Abandonment and discontinuance.
§ 245-15.6
Registration.
Ch 245 Art XVI
General Regulations
§ 245-16.1
Application.
§ 245-16.2
General requirements for accessory buildings or structures.
§ 245-16.3
Specific requirements for accessory structures, buildings and uses.
§ 245-16.4
Yard adjustment regulations.
§ 245-16.5
General buffer regulations.
§ 245-16.6
Height adjustments.
§ 245-16.7
Habitable floor area.
§ 245-16.8
Unenclosed storage.
§ 245-16.9
Clear sight triangle, sight distance.
§ 245-16.10
Performance standards for all uses.
§ 245-16.11
Prohibited uses.
§ 245-16.12
Waste and sewage disposal.
§ 245-16.13
Parking and storage of unlicensed, uninspected or inoperable motor vehicles.
§ 245-16.14
Repair of personal motor vehicles.
§ 245-16.15
Temporary construction building or trailer.
§ 245-16.16
Sale of personal vehicles.
Ch 245 Art XVII
Off-Street Parking and Loading
§ 245-17.1
General parking regulations.
§ 245-17.2
Off-street parking requirements.
§ 245-17.3
Location of parking spaces.
§ 245-17.4
Joint parking facilities.
§ 245-17.5
Parking reductions.
§ 245-17.6
Design standards.
§ 245-17.7
Drainage, surfacing and maintenance standards.
§ 245-17.8
Lighting.
§ 245-17.9
Loading and unloading space.
Ch 245 Art XVIII
Signs
§ 245-18.1
Purpose.
§ 245-18.2
Permitted signs.
§ 245-18.3
Number permitted.
§ 245-18.4
Sign area.
§ 245-18.5
Size limitations and restrictions.
§ 245-18.6
Setback requirements.
§ 245-18.7
Height limitation.
§ 245-18.8
Safety and maintenance.
§ 245-18.9
Off-premises advertising signs.
§ 245-18.10
Real estate development signs.
§ 245-18.11
Temporary signs.
§ 245-18.12
Signs permitted in all districts without a permit.
§ 245-18.13
Signs prohibited in all districts.
§ 245-18.14
Permits to build new permanent signs or alter or move existing permanent signs.
§ 245-18.15
Nonconforming signs.
§ 245-18.16
Annual inspections.
§ 245-18.17
Abandoned signs.
§ 245-18.18
Violations and penalties.
§ 245-18.19
Fees.
Ch 245 Art XIX
Administration and Enforcement
§ 245-19.1
Appointment and powers of Zoning Officer.
§ 245-19.2
Duties of the Zoning Officer.
§ 245-19.3
Permits.
§ 245-19.4
Fees.
§ 245-19.5
Records.
§ 245-19.6
Certificate of use.
§ 245-19.7
Appeals and applications.
§ 245-19.8
Interpretation.
§ 245-19.9
Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 245-19.10
Hearings.
§ 245-19.11
Jurisdiction.
§ 245-19.12
Variances.
§ 245-19.13
Special exceptions.
§ 245-19.14
Conditional use.
§ 245-19.15
Referrals to the Upper Allen Township commissions, committees and Engineer.
§ 245-19.16
Parties appellant before the Board.
§ 245-19.17
Time limitations.
§ 245-19.18
Stay of proceedings.
§ 245-19.19
Enactment of Zoning Ordinance amendments.
§ 245-19.20
Procedure for landowner curative amendments.
§ 245-19.21
Procedure for Township curative amendments.
§ 245-19.22
Township and Municipal Authority exemption.
§ 245-19.23
Causes of action.
§ 245-19.24
Enforcement notice.
§ 245-19.25
Enforcement remedies.
Appendix
Ch A250
Fees
Ch A251
Grievance Procedure
Ch A252
Meeting Guidelines
Ch A253
Smoking
Ch A254
Public Records Access Policy
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 245
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township of Upper Allen
12-20-2017
by
Ord. No. 771
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[1]
Amendments indicated where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Zoning Map
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the repeal of former Ch. 245, Zoning, of the 1993 Code, adopted 12-16-2004 by Ord. No. 588, as amended.
Article I
Short Title; Purpose; General Provisions
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§ 245-1.1
Short title.
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§ 245-1.2
Purposes of enactment.
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§ 245-1.3
Conflicting regulations.
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§ 245-1.4
Applicability.
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§ 245-1.5
Municipality liability.
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§ 245-1.6
Community development objectives.
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§ 245-1.7
Definitions.
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§ 245-1.8
Disclaimer.
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§ 245-1.9
Severability.
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§ 245-1.10
Repealer.
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§ 245-1.11
Effective date.
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Article II
Land Use Definitions
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§ 245-2.1
Word usage and definitions.
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Article III
Designation of Districts
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§ 245-3.1
Districts designated.
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§ 245-3.2
Purpose of zoning districts.
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§ 245-3.3
Zoning Map.
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§ 245-3.4
District boundaries.
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§ 245-3.5
Interpretation of boundaries.
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§ 245-3.6
Use adjustment on district boundaries.
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§ 245-3.7
Application of regulations.
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§ 245-3.8
Permitted uses by zoning district.
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§ 245-3.9
Uses not provided for.
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Article IV
Agriculture District (A)
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§ 245-4.1
Area of application.
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§ 245-4.2
Permitted uses.
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§ 245-4.3
Development options, use and lot requirements.
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§ 245-4.4
Sign requirements.
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§ 245-4.5
Off-street parking requirements.
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§ 245-4.6
Agricultural nuisance disclaimer.
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Article V
Residential Districts
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§ 245-5.1
Area of application.
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§ 245-5.2
Permitted uses.
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§ 245-5.3
Low-Density Residential (R-1) District.
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§ 245-5.4
Medium-Density Residential (R-2) District.
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§ 245-5.5
High-Density Residential (R-3) District.
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§ 245-5.6
Sign requirements.
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§ 245-5.7
Off-street parking requirements.
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§ 245-5.8
Agricultural nuisance disclaimer.
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Article VI
Commercial, Mixed-Use and Institutional Districts
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§ 245-6.1
Area of application.
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§ 245-6.2
Permitted uses.
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§ 245-6.3
Neighborhood Commercial (C-1) District.
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§ 245-6.4
Highway Commercial (C-2) District.
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§ 245-6.5
Village (VIL) District.
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§ 245-6.6
Professional Office (PO) District.
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§ 245-6.7
Institutional (INS) District.
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§ 245-6.8
Buffer, screening and landscaping requirements.
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§ 245-6.9
Sign requirements.
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§ 245-6.10
Off-street parking requirements.
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Article VII
Industrial District (IND)
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§ 245-7.1
Area of application.
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§ 245-7.2
Permitted uses.
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§ 245-7.3
Lot requirements.
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§ 245-7.4
Building height limitations.
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§ 245-7.5
Buffer and screening requirements.
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§ 245-7.6
Sign requirements.
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§ 245-7.7
Off-street parking requirements.
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Article VIII
Planned Residential Development (PRD) Overlay District
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§ 245-8.1
Purpose.
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§ 245-8.2
Application requirements for Planned Residential Development Overlay District.
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§ 245-8.3
General regulations; procedures.
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§ 245-8.4
Standards and conditions.
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Article IX
Steep Slope Protection (SSP) Overlay District
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§ 245-9.1
Purpose.
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§ 245-9.2
Boundary definition of district.
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§ 245-9.3
Steep Slope Protection Overlay District concept.
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§ 245-9.4
Boundary interpretation and appeals procedures.
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§ 245-9.5
Land use and development regulations in Steep Slope Protection Overlay District.
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§ 245-9.6
Uses permitted within the Steep Slope Protection Overlay District.
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Article X
Floodplain Regulations
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§ 245-10.0
Preamble.
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§ 245-10.1
Short title.
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§ 245-10.2
Intent.
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§ 245-10.3
Applicability.
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§ 245-10.4
Abrogation and greater restrictions.
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§ 245-10.5
Severability.
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§ 245-10.6
Warning and disclaimer of liability.
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§ 245-10.7
Designation of Floodplain Administrator.
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§ 245-10.8
Permits required.
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§ 245-10.9
Duties and responsibilities of Floodplain Administrator.
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§ 245-10.10
Application procedures and requirements.
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§ 245-10.11
Review by the Cumberland County Conservation District.
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§ 245-10.12
Review of application by others.
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§ 245-10.13
Changes.
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§ 245-10.14
Placards.
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§ 245-10.15
Start of construction.
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§ 245-10.16
Enforcement.
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§ 245-10.17
Appeals.
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§ 245-10.18
Identification of floodplain areas.
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§ 245-10.19
Description and special requirements of identified floodplain areas.
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§ 245-10.20
Changes in identification of area.
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§ 245-10.21
Boundary disputes.
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§ 245-10.22
Jurisdictional boundary changes.
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§ 245-10.23
General technical provisions.
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§ 245-10.24
Elevation and floodproofing requirements.
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§ 245-10.25
Design and construction standards.
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§ 245-10.26
Development that may endanger human life.
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§ 245-10.27
Special requirements for subdivisions and land development.
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§ 245-10.28
Special requirements for manufactured/mobile homes.
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§ 245-10.29
Special requirements for recreational vehicles.
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§ 245-10.30
Activities requiring special permits.
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§ 245-10.31
Application requirements for special permits.
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§ 245-10.32
Application review procedures.
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§ 245-10.33
Special technical requirements.
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§ 245-10.34
Existing structures in identified floodplain areas.
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§ 245-10.35
Improvements.
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§ 245-10.36
Variances.
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§ 245-10.37
Variance procedures and conditions.
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§ 245-10.38
General definitions.
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§ 245-10.39
Specific definitions.
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Article XI
Conservation Design Overlay District (CSO)
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§ 245-11.1
Purpose.
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§ 245-11.2
Area of application.
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§ 245-11.3
Development options; use and lot requirements.
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§ 245-11.4
Sign requirements.
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§ 245-11.5
Off-street parking requirements.
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§ 245-11.6
Greenway area standards.
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§ 245-11.7
Conservation/greenway area, development area, and density determinations for Options 1 and 2 conservation subdivisions.
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§ 245-11.8
General regulations and design standards for conservation subdivisions.
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§ 245-11.9
Conservation/greenway area easements.
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§ 245-11.10
Ownership and maintenance of conservation and greenway areas and common facilities.
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Article XII
Airport Overlay District (AO)
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§ 245-12.1
Purpose.
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§ 245-12.2
Definitions.
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§ 245-12.3
Establishment of airport zones.
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§ 245-12.4
Permit applications.
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§ 245-12.5
Variance.
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§ 245-12.6
Use restrictions.
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§ 245-12.7
Preexisting nonconforming uses.
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§ 245-12.8
Obstruction marking and lighting.
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§ 245-12.9
Enforcement; notice.
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Article XIII
Scenic River Corridor Overlay District
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§ 245-13.1
Purpose.
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§ 245-13.2
Area of application.
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Article XIV
Specific Standards for Designated Uses
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§ 245-14.1
Specific standards.
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§ 245-14.2
Accessory agriculture uses, including the farmhouse, barns, outbuildings and structures.
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§ 245-14.3
Accessory apartments.
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§ 245-14.4
(Reserved)
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§ 245-14.5
Active and low-impact noncommercial recreation areas in conservation and greenway areas in conservation subdivisions.
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§ 245-14.6
Adaptive reuse of federally or locally designated historic buildings.
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§ 245-14.7
Adult regulated facility.
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§ 245-14.8
Agriculture operation.
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§ 245-14.9
Agritourism enterprise.
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§ 245-14.10
Airports, heliports and helistops.
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§ 245-14.11
Animal hospitals; kennels.
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§ 245-14.12
Bed-and-breakfast homes and inns.
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§ 245-14.13
Boardinghouses.
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§ 245-14.14
Camps and campgrounds.
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§ 245-14.15
Cemeteries.
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§ 245-14.16
Wireless communications facilities.
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§ 245-14.17
Confined livestock operations.
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§ 245-14.18
Continuing care retirement community.
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§ 245-14.19
Convenience stores with or without gas dispensing; gasoline service stations.
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§ 245-14.20
Conversion apartments.
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§ 245-14.21
Drive-in facilities for permitted uses.
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§ 245-14.22
Emergency medical treatment facilities.
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§ 245-14.23
Farmers markets.
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§ 245-14.24
Golf courses.
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§ 245-14.25
Group child-care homes, family child-care homes, child-care centers and older adult living centers.
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§ 245-14.26
Group homes and family care facilities.
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§ 245-14.27
Group quarters.
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§ 245-14.28
Halfway houses.
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§ 245-14.29
Honeybee apiaries.
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§ 245-14.30
Hospitals and medical labs and clinics.
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§ 245-14.31
Junkyards.
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§ 245-14.32
Keeping of animals and animal structures.
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§ 245-14.33
Keeping of chickens or poultry.
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§ 245-14.34
Keeping of exotic wildlife.
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§ 245-14.35
Landscaping and garden service, nonretail/retail.
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§ 245-14.36
Long-term-care nursing and personal care facilities.
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§ 245-14.37
Laundry and dry-cleaning establishments.
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§ 245-14.38
Mini storage warehouses.
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§ 245-14.39
Mixed uses.
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§ 245-14.40
Mobile/manufactured home parks.
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§ 245-14.41
Mortuaries or undertaking establishments.
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§ 245-14.42
Motels or hotels.
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§ 245-14.43
Multifamily dwellings.
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§ 245-14.44
Natural production uses.
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§ 245-14.45
Nightclubs.
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§ 245-14.46
Power-generation facilities.
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§ 245-14.47
Private and semipublic outdoor recreation areas.
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§ 245-14.48
Professional and other home occupations (other than no-impact home-based businesses).
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§ 245-14.49
Professional and other home occupations, no-impact.
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§ 245-14.50
Public and nonpublic schools.
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§ 245-14.51
Public and semipublic buildings, including churches and similar places of worship, libraries, community activity buildings, cultural facilities, municipal buildings.
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§ 245-14.52
Public utility buildings and structures.
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§ 245-14.53
Racetracks.
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§ 245-14.54
Resorts.
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§ 245-14.55
Riding academies and boarding stables.
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§ 245-14.56
Sale of agriculture products.
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§ 245-14.57
Schools, commercial.
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§ 245-14.58
Semitrailer parking lots.
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§ 245-14.59
Shopping centers, malls, plazas and large commercial establishments.
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§ 245-14.60
Shotgun, rifle, pistol or archery ranges (outdoor).
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§ 245-14.61
Single-family attached dwellings.
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§ 245-14.62
Solar energy systems, accessory (ASES).
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§ 245-14.63
Solid waste processing and/or disposal facilities.
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§ 245-14.63.5
Special occasion facilities.
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§ 245-14.64
Special occasion homes.
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§ 245-14.65
Student housing.
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§ 245-14.66
Taverns.
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§ 245-14.67
Transportation and trucking terminals.
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§ 245-14.68
Vehicle body shops; repair garages.
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§ 245-14.69
Vehicle, mobile/manufactured homes or trailer sales lot.
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§ 245-14.70
Vehicle washes.
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§ 245-14.71
Wholesaling, storage and warehousing.
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Article XV
Nonconforming Lots, Uses and Buildings
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§ 245-15.1
Continuation of nonconforming uses and buildings.
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§ 245-15.2
Existing nonconforming lots of record.
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§ 245-15.3
Existing nonconforming uses and buildings.
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§ 245-15.4
Change of use.
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§ 245-15.5
Abandonment and discontinuance.
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§ 245-15.6
Registration.
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Article XVI
General Regulations
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§ 245-16.1
Application.
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§ 245-16.2
General requirements for accessory buildings or structures.
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§ 245-16.3
Specific requirements for accessory structures, buildings and uses.
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§ 245-16.4
Yard adjustment regulations.
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§ 245-16.5
General buffer regulations.
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§ 245-16.6
Height adjustments.
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§ 245-16.7
Habitable floor area.
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§ 245-16.8
Unenclosed storage.
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§ 245-16.9
Clear sight triangle, sight distance.
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§ 245-16.10
Performance standards for all uses.
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§ 245-16.11
Prohibited uses.
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§ 245-16.12
Waste and sewage disposal.
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§ 245-16.13
Parking and storage of unlicensed, uninspected or inoperable motor vehicles.
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§ 245-16.14
Repair of personal motor vehicles.
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§ 245-16.15
Temporary construction building or trailer.
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§ 245-16.16
Sale of personal vehicles.
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Article XVII
Off-Street Parking and Loading
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§ 245-17.1
General parking regulations.
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§ 245-17.2
Off-street parking requirements.
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§ 245-17.3
Location of parking spaces.
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§ 245-17.4
Joint parking facilities.
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§ 245-17.5
Parking reductions.
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§ 245-17.6
Design standards.
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§ 245-17.7
Drainage, surfacing and maintenance standards.
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§ 245-17.8
Lighting.
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§ 245-17.9
Loading and unloading space.
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Article XVIII
Signs
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§ 245-18.1
Purpose.
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§ 245-18.2
Permitted signs.
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§ 245-18.3
Number permitted.
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§ 245-18.4
Sign area.
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§ 245-18.5
Size limitations and restrictions.
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§ 245-18.6
Setback requirements.
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§ 245-18.7
Height limitation.
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§ 245-18.8
Safety and maintenance.
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§ 245-18.9
Off-premises advertising signs.
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§ 245-18.10
Real estate development signs.
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§ 245-18.11
Temporary signs.
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§ 245-18.12
Signs permitted in all districts without a permit.
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§ 245-18.13
Signs prohibited in all districts.
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§ 245-18.14
Permits to build new permanent signs or alter or move existing permanent signs.
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§ 245-18.15
Nonconforming signs.
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§ 245-18.16
Annual inspections.
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§ 245-18.17
Abandoned signs.
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§ 245-18.18
Violations and penalties.
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§ 245-18.19
Fees.
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Article XIX
Administration and Enforcement
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§ 245-19.1
Appointment and powers of Zoning Officer.
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§ 245-19.2
Duties of the Zoning Officer.
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§ 245-19.3
Permits.
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§ 245-19.4
Fees.
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§ 245-19.5
Records.
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§ 245-19.6
Certificate of use.
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§ 245-19.7
Appeals and applications.
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§ 245-19.8
Interpretation.
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§ 245-19.9
Zoning Hearing Board.
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§ 245-19.10
Hearings.
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§ 245-19.11
Jurisdiction.
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§ 245-19.12
Variances.
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§ 245-19.13
Special exceptions.
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§ 245-19.14
Conditional use.
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§ 245-19.15
Referrals to the Upper Allen Township commissions, committees and Engineer.
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§ 245-19.16
Parties appellant before the Board.
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§ 245-19.17
Time limitations.
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§ 245-19.18
Stay of proceedings.
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§ 245-19.19
Enactment of Zoning Ordinance amendments.
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§ 245-19.20
Procedure for landowner curative amendments.
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§ 245-19.21
Procedure for Township curative amendments.
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§ 245-19.22
Township and Municipal Authority exemption.
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§ 245-19.23
Causes of action.
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§ 245-19.24
Enforcement notice.
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§ 245-19.25
Enforcement remedies.
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