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Township of Birmingham, PA
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2023-07-10
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 122 Zoning
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1
General Provisions
Ch 7
Investment Trust
Ch 14
Pensions
Ch 17
Planning Commission
Ch 20
Recreation, Parks and Open Space Committee
Ch 22
Risk Management
Ch 27
Salaries and Compensation
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 39
Adult Entertainment Businesses
Ch 41
Alarm Systems
Ch 42
Alcoholic Beverages
Ch 47
Construction Codes, Uniform
Ch 48
Existing Buildings Standards
Ch 49
Burning, Outdoor
Ch 52
Energy Conservation
Ch 53
Erosion and Sediment Control
Ch 54
Electrical Standards
Ch 54A
Fees
Ch 55
Firearms
Ch 56
Fireworks
Ch 57
Fire Prevention
Ch 58
Fuel Gas
Ch 59
Hazardous Materials
Ch 61
Historic Districts
Ch 66
Littering
Ch 68
Mechanical Standards
Ch 72
Noise Control
Ch 73
Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zone
Ch 75
Residential Standards
Ch 79
(Reserved)
Ch 82
Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 85
Plumbing Standards
Ch 88
Property Maintenance
Ch 94
Sewers
Ch 96
Small Wireless Facilities
Ch 97
Solid Waste
Ch 101
Stormwater Management
Ch 103
Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 104
Swimming Pools
Ch 105
Heliports, Helistops, Amateur Built Aircraft and Ultralight Airplanes
Ch 109
Taxation
Ch 115
Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 122
Zoning
Ch 122 Art I
General Provisions
§ 122-1
Title.
§ 122-2
Purpose.
§ 122-3
Community development objectives.
§ 122-4
Interpretation of provisions.
§ 122-4.1
Tables of Uses and Area and Bulk Regulations.
Ch 122 Art II
Definitions and Word Usage
§ 122-5
Word usage.
§ 122-6
Definitions.
Ch 122 Art III
Establishment of Districts
§ 122-7
Classes of districts.
§ 122-8
Zoning Maps.
§ 122-8.1
Cultural Resources Map and Cultural Resources Plan Inventory.
§ 122-9
District boundaries.
§ 122-10
Districts of annexed areas.
§ 122-11
Federal- , state- , county- , or municipally owned property.
Ch 122 Art IV
Residential-Agricultural District (R-A)
§ 122-12
Purpose.
§ 122-13
Use regulations.
§ 122-14
Area and bulk regulations.
§ 122-15
Design standards.
§ 122-16
Standards for farmside village development.
Ch 122 Art V
Agricultural-Residential Transition District (A-RT)
§ 122-17
Purpose.
§ 122-18
Use regulations.
§ 122-19
Area and bulk regulations.
§ 122-20
Design standards.
§ 122-21
Standards for farmstead transition development.
Ch 122 Art VI
Residential District-1 (R-1)
§ 122-22
Purpose.
§ 122-23
Use regulations.
§ 122-24
Area and bulk regulations.
§ 122-25
Design standards.
Ch 122 Art VII
Residential District-2 (R-2)
§ 122-26
Purpose.
§ 122-27
Use regulations.
§ 122-28
Area and bulk regulations; residential uses.
§ 122-29
Area and bulk regulations; nonresidential uses.
§ 122-30
Design standards.
Ch 122 Art VIII
Historic District (H)
§ 122-31
Purpose.
§ 122-32
Zoning Map Overlay.
§ 122-33
Use regulations.
§ 122-34
Area and bulk regulations.
§ 122-35
Design standards.
§ 122-36
(Reserved)
Ch 122 Art VIIIA
Historic Preservation
§ 122-36.1
Purpose; statutory authority.
§ 122-36.2
Classification of historic resources; adoption of Historic Resource Inventory; changes to Inventory.
§ 122-36.3
Historical Commission.
§ 122-36.4
Demolition, alteration or modification of historic resources.
§ 122-36.5
Violations and penalties; enforcement.
§ 122-36.6
Landscaping and screening.
§ 122-36.7
Changes to historical resources.
§ 122-36.8
Historic resource impact study.
Ch 122 Art IX
Eleemosynary-Institutional District (E-I)
§ 122-37
Purpose.
§ 122-38
Use regulations.
§ 122-39
Area and bulk regulations; residential uses.
§ 122-40
Area and bulk regulations; nonresidential uses.
§ 122-41
Design standards.
Ch 122 Art X
Highway-Commercial District (C-1)
§ 122-42
Purpose.
§ 122-43
Prerequisites for review.
§ 122-44
Use regulations.
§ 122-45
Area and bulk regulations.
§ 122-46
Design standards.
Ch 122 Art XI
Heavy-Commercial District (C-2)
§ 122-47
Purpose.
§ 122-48
Prerequisites for review.
§ 122-49
Use regulations.
§ 122-50
Area and bulk regulations.
§ 122-51
Design standards.
Ch 122 Art XIA
(Reserved)
Ch 122 Art XIB
Limited Highway-Commercial District (C-2A)
§ 122-51.6
Purpose.
§ 122-51.7
Prerequisites for review.
§ 122-51.8
Use regulations.
§ 122-51.9
Area and bulk regulations.
§ 122-51.10
Design standards.
§ 122-51.11
Man-made slope controls.
Ch 122 Art XII
Historic-Commercial District (C-H)
§ 122-52
Purpose.
§ 122-53
Prerequisites for review.
§ 122-54
Use regulations.
§ 122-55
Area and bulk regulations.
§ 122-56
Design standards.
Ch 122 Art XIIA
Limitations of Use in All Commercial Districts
§ 122-56.1
Use limitations.
Ch 122 Art XIII
Floodplain Regulations
§ 122-57
Statutory authorization.
§ 122-58
General provisions.
§ 122-59
Administration.
§ 122-60
Identification of floodplain areas.
§ 122-61
Technical provisions.
§ 122-62
Activities prohibited.
§ 122-62.1
Existing structures in identified floodplain areas.
§ 122-62.2
Variances.
§ 122-62.3
Definitions.
Ch 122 Art XIV
Planned Residential Development
§ 122-63
Purposes.
§ 122-64
Definitions.
§ 122-65
Conditions for planned residential development.
§ 122-66
Permitted uses.
§ 122-67
Development standards.
§ 122-68
Development in stages.
§ 122-69
Contents of application.
§ 122-70
Submission and review procedures.
§ 122-71
Administration.
Ch 122 Art XV
Transferable Development Rights
§ 122-72
Purposes.
§ 122-73
Recognition.
§ 122-74
Apportionment.
§ 122-75
Transfer and use.
§ 122-76
Distribution and transfer for less than entire tax parcel.
§ 122-77
Restriction of land after transfer.
§ 122-78
Subdivision of land eligible for development rights which have not been transferred.
§ 122-79
Taxation.
Ch 122 Art XVI
Lot Averaging and Cluster Development
§ 122-80
Purposes.
§ 122-81
Eligibility.
§ 122-82
Area and bulk regulations.
§ 122-83
Lot averaging controls.
§ 122-84
Cluster development controls.
§ 122-85
Common open space in cluster developments.
Ch 122 Art XVII
Signs
§ 122-86
Statement of intent.
§ 122-87
Definitions.
§ 122-88
General sign regulations.
§ 122-89
Signs in noncommercial districts.
§ 122-90
Signs in commercial districts.
§ 122-90.1
Exempt signs.
§ 122-90.2
Removal of unsafe, unlawful or abandoned signs.
§ 122-90.3
Violations and penalties.
§ 122-90.4
Temporary sign regulations.
Ch 122 Art XVIII
General Regulations
§ 122-91
Visibility at intersections.
§ 122-92
Projections into required yards.
§ 122-93
Farm regulations.
§ 122-94
Sale of farm products.
§ 122-95
Exception to height restrictions.
§ 122-96
Stripping of topsoil; excavation of clay, sand, gravel or rock.
§ 122-97
Slope controls.
§ 122-97.1
Riparian buffer protections.
§ 122-98
Reduction of lot.
§ 122-99
Physical performance requirements.
§ 122-100
Swimming pool regulations.
§ 122-101
Keeping of animals other than customary household pets.
§ 122-102
Design standards.
§ 122-102.1
Temporary construction and sales offices.
§ 122-103
Home occupation regulations.
§ 122-103.1
Bed-and-breakfast.
§ 122-104
Day-care facilities.
§ 122-105
Wireless communications facilities.
§ 122-105.1
Antennas other than for cellular communications.
§ 122-105.2
Other antennas.
§ 122-105.3
General regulations for antennas.
§ 122-105.4
Cemeteries.
§ 122-105.5
Mineral extraction regulations.
§ 122-105.6
Forestry regulations.
§ 122-105.7
Fences and walls.
§ 122-105.8
Alternative energy system regulations.
Ch 122 Art XIX
Nonconforming Uses, Structures, Lots and Signs
§ 122-106
Applicability.
§ 122-107
Nonconforming uses.
§ 122-108
Nonconforming structures.
§ 122-109
Nonconforming lots.
§ 122-110
Nonconforming signs.
§ 122-111
Registration of nonconformities.
Ch 122 Art XX
Administration
§ 122-112
Applicability; conformance required.
§ 122-113
Administration.
§ 122-114
Enforcement.
§ 122-115
Zoning permits.
§ 122-116
Application for zoning permits.
§ 122-117
Issuance of permits.
§ 122-118
Schedule of fees.
§ 122-119
Conditional uses.
§ 122-120
Certificates of appropriateness.
Ch 122 Art XXI
Zoning Hearing Board
§ 122-121
Appointment; vacancy; removal; alternate members.
§ 122-122
Organization of Board.
§ 122-123
Expenditures for services.
§ 122-124
Hearings.
§ 122-125
Jurisdiction.
§ 122-126
Applicability of judicial remedies.
§ 122-127
Variances.
§ 122-128
Special exception plans, procedures and conditions.
§ 122-129
Parties appellant before the board.
§ 122-130
Time limitations.
§ 122-131
Stay of proceedings.
§ 122-132
Challenge to validity of ordinance; substantive questions.
§ 122-133
Procedure to obtain preliminary opinion.
Ch 122 Art XXII
Amendments
§ 122-134
Power of amendment.
§ 122-135
(Reserved)
§ 122-136
Enactment of amendments.
§ 122-137
Procedure for landowner curative amendments.
§ 122-138
Procedure upon municipal curative amendments.
§ 122-139
Publication, advertisement and availability of ordinances.
Ch 122 Art XXIII
Remedies; Violations and Penalties
§ 122-140
Remedies.
§ 122-141
Violations and penalties.
Appendix
Ch A126
Cable Franchises
Ch A127
Historic District Design Guidelines
Disposition List
Ch DL
Disposition List
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Chapter 122
Zoning
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Birmingham
3-2-1978
by
Ord. No. 78-02
. Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Zoning and Overlay Maps
Attachment 2 - Appendix A, Table of Uses
Attachment 3 - Appendix B, Table of Area and Bulk Regulations
Article I
General Provisions
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§ 122-1
Title.
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§ 122-2
Purpose.
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§ 122-3
Community development objectives.
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§ 122-4
Interpretation of provisions.
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§ 122-4.1
Tables of Uses and Area and Bulk Regulations.
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Article II
Definitions and Word Usage
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§ 122-5
Word usage.
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§ 122-6
Definitions.
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Article III
Establishment of Districts
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§ 122-7
Classes of districts.
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§ 122-8
Zoning Maps.
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§ 122-8.1
Cultural Resources Map and Cultural Resources Plan Inventory.
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§ 122-9
District boundaries.
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§ 122-10
Districts of annexed areas.
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§ 122-11
Federal- , state- , county- , or municipally owned property.
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Article IV
Residential-Agricultural District (R-A)
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§ 122-12
Purpose.
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§ 122-13
Use regulations.
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§ 122-14
Area and bulk regulations.
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§ 122-15
Design standards.
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§ 122-16
Standards for farmside village development.
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Article V
Agricultural-Residential Transition District (A-RT)
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§ 122-17
Purpose.
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§ 122-18
Use regulations.
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§ 122-19
Area and bulk regulations.
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§ 122-20
Design standards.
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§ 122-21
Standards for farmstead transition development.
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Article VI
Residential District-1 (R-1)
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§ 122-22
Purpose.
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§ 122-23
Use regulations.
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§ 122-24
Area and bulk regulations.
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§ 122-25
Design standards.
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Article VII
Residential District-2 (R-2)
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§ 122-26
Purpose.
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§ 122-27
Use regulations.
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§ 122-28
Area and bulk regulations; residential uses.
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§ 122-29
Area and bulk regulations; nonresidential uses.
chevron_right
§ 122-30
Design standards.
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Article VIII
Historic District (H)
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§ 122-31
Purpose.
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§ 122-32
Zoning Map Overlay.
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§ 122-33
Use regulations.
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§ 122-34
Area and bulk regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-35
Design standards.
chevron_right
§ 122-36
(Reserved)
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Article VIIIA
Historic Preservation
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§ 122-36.1
Purpose; statutory authority.
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§ 122-36.2
Classification of historic resources; adoption of Historic Resource Inventory; changes to Inventory.
chevron_right
§ 122-36.3
Historical Commission.
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§ 122-36.4
Demolition, alteration or modification of historic resources.
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§ 122-36.5
Violations and penalties; enforcement.
chevron_right
§ 122-36.6
Landscaping and screening.
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§ 122-36.7
Changes to historical resources.
chevron_right
§ 122-36.8
Historic resource impact study.
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Article IX
Eleemosynary-Institutional District (E-I)
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§ 122-37
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 122-38
Use regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-39
Area and bulk regulations; residential uses.
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§ 122-40
Area and bulk regulations; nonresidential uses.
chevron_right
§ 122-41
Design standards.
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Article X
Highway-Commercial District (C-1)
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§ 122-42
Purpose.
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§ 122-43
Prerequisites for review.
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§ 122-44
Use regulations.
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§ 122-45
Area and bulk regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-46
Design standards.
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Article XI
Heavy-Commercial District (C-2)
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§ 122-47
Purpose.
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§ 122-48
Prerequisites for review.
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§ 122-49
Use regulations.
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§ 122-50
Area and bulk regulations.
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§ 122-51
Design standards.
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Article XIA
(Reserved)
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Article XIB
Limited Highway-Commercial District (C-2A)
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§ 122-51.6
Purpose.
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§ 122-51.7
Prerequisites for review.
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§ 122-51.8
Use regulations.
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§ 122-51.9
Area and bulk regulations.
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§ 122-51.10
Design standards.
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§ 122-51.11
Man-made slope controls.
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Article XII
Historic-Commercial District (C-H)
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§ 122-52
Purpose.
chevron_right
§ 122-53
Prerequisites for review.
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§ 122-54
Use regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-55
Area and bulk regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-56
Design standards.
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Article XIIA
Limitations of Use in All Commercial Districts
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§ 122-56.1
Use limitations.
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Article XIII
Floodplain Regulations
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§ 122-57
Statutory authorization.
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§ 122-58
General provisions.
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§ 122-59
Administration.
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§ 122-60
Identification of floodplain areas.
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§ 122-61
Technical provisions.
chevron_right
§ 122-62
Activities prohibited.
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§ 122-62.1
Existing structures in identified floodplain areas.
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§ 122-62.2
Variances.
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§ 122-62.3
Definitions.
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Article XIV
Planned Residential Development
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§ 122-63
Purposes.
chevron_right
§ 122-64
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 122-65
Conditions for planned residential development.
chevron_right
§ 122-66
Permitted uses.
chevron_right
§ 122-67
Development standards.
chevron_right
§ 122-68
Development in stages.
chevron_right
§ 122-69
Contents of application.
chevron_right
§ 122-70
Submission and review procedures.
chevron_right
§ 122-71
Administration.
chevron_right
Article XV
Transferable Development Rights
chevron_right
§ 122-72
Purposes.
chevron_right
§ 122-73
Recognition.
chevron_right
§ 122-74
Apportionment.
chevron_right
§ 122-75
Transfer and use.
chevron_right
§ 122-76
Distribution and transfer for less than entire tax parcel.
chevron_right
§ 122-77
Restriction of land after transfer.
chevron_right
§ 122-78
Subdivision of land eligible for development rights which have not been transferred.
chevron_right
§ 122-79
Taxation.
chevron_right
Article XVI
Lot Averaging and Cluster Development
chevron_right
§ 122-80
Purposes.
chevron_right
§ 122-81
Eligibility.
chevron_right
§ 122-82
Area and bulk regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-83
Lot averaging controls.
chevron_right
§ 122-84
Cluster development controls.
chevron_right
§ 122-85
Common open space in cluster developments.
chevron_right
Article XVII
Signs
chevron_right
§ 122-86
Statement of intent.
chevron_right
§ 122-87
Definitions.
chevron_right
§ 122-88
General sign regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-89
Signs in noncommercial districts.
chevron_right
§ 122-90
Signs in commercial districts.
chevron_right
§ 122-90.1
Exempt signs.
chevron_right
§ 122-90.2
Removal of unsafe, unlawful or abandoned signs.
chevron_right
§ 122-90.3
Violations and penalties.
chevron_right
§ 122-90.4
Temporary sign regulations.
chevron_right
Article XVIII
General Regulations
chevron_right
§ 122-91
Visibility at intersections.
chevron_right
§ 122-92
Projections into required yards.
chevron_right
§ 122-93
Farm regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-94
Sale of farm products.
chevron_right
§ 122-95
Exception to height restrictions.
chevron_right
§ 122-96
Stripping of topsoil; excavation of clay, sand, gravel or rock.
chevron_right
§ 122-97
Slope controls.
chevron_right
§ 122-97.1
Riparian buffer protections.
chevron_right
§ 122-98
Reduction of lot.
chevron_right
§ 122-99
Physical performance requirements.
chevron_right
§ 122-100
Swimming pool regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-101
Keeping of animals other than customary household pets.
chevron_right
§ 122-102
Design standards.
chevron_right
§ 122-102.1
Temporary construction and sales offices.
chevron_right
§ 122-103
Home occupation regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-103.1
Bed-and-breakfast.
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§ 122-104
Day-care facilities.
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§ 122-105
Wireless communications facilities.
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§ 122-105.1
Antennas other than for cellular communications.
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§ 122-105.2
Other antennas.
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§ 122-105.3
General regulations for antennas.
chevron_right
§ 122-105.4
Cemeteries.
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§ 122-105.5
Mineral extraction regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-105.6
Forestry regulations.
chevron_right
§ 122-105.7
Fences and walls.
chevron_right
§ 122-105.8
Alternative energy system regulations.
chevron_right
Article XIX
Nonconforming Uses, Structures, Lots and Signs
chevron_right
§ 122-106
Applicability.
chevron_right
§ 122-107
Nonconforming uses.
chevron_right
§ 122-108
Nonconforming structures.
chevron_right
§ 122-109
Nonconforming lots.
chevron_right
§ 122-110
Nonconforming signs.
chevron_right
§ 122-111
Registration of nonconformities.
chevron_right
Article XX
Administration
chevron_right
§ 122-112
Applicability; conformance required.
chevron_right
§ 122-113
Administration.
chevron_right
§ 122-114
Enforcement.
chevron_right
§ 122-115
Zoning permits.
chevron_right
§ 122-116
Application for zoning permits.
chevron_right
§ 122-117
Issuance of permits.
chevron_right
§ 122-118
Schedule of fees.
chevron_right
§ 122-119
Conditional uses.
chevron_right
§ 122-120
Certificates of appropriateness.
chevron_right
Article XXI
Zoning Hearing Board
chevron_right
§ 122-121
Appointment; vacancy; removal; alternate members.
chevron_right
§ 122-122
Organization of Board.
chevron_right
§ 122-123
Expenditures for services.
chevron_right
§ 122-124
Hearings.
chevron_right
§ 122-125
Jurisdiction.
chevron_right
§ 122-126
Applicability of judicial remedies.
chevron_right
§ 122-127
Variances.
chevron_right
§ 122-128
Special exception plans, procedures and conditions.
chevron_right
§ 122-129
Parties appellant before the board.
chevron_right
§ 122-130
Time limitations.
chevron_right
§ 122-131
Stay of proceedings.
chevron_right
§ 122-132
Challenge to validity of ordinance; substantive questions.
chevron_right
§ 122-133
Procedure to obtain preliminary opinion.
chevron_right
Article XXII
Amendments
chevron_right
§ 122-134
Power of amendment.
chevron_right
§ 122-135
(Reserved)
chevron_right
§ 122-136
Enactment of amendments.
chevron_right
§ 122-137
Procedure for landowner curative amendments.
chevron_right
§ 122-138
Procedure upon municipal curative amendments.
chevron_right
§ 122-139
Publication, advertisement and availability of ordinances.
chevron_right
Article XXIII
Remedies; Violations and Penalties
chevron_right
§ 122-140
Remedies.
chevron_right
§ 122-141
Violations and penalties.
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