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Township of Birmingham, PA
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Part II General Legislation
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Chapter 122 Zoning
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
§ 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.
Article II
Definitions and Word Usage
§ 122-5
Word usage.
§ 122-6
Definitions.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article VI
Residential District-1 (R-1)
§ 122-22
Purpose.
§ 122-23
Use regulations.
§ 122-24
Area and bulk regulations.
§ 122-25
Design standards.
Article 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.
Article 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)
Article 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 of historic resources.
§ 122-36.5
Landscaping and screening.
§ 122-36.6
Minimum building setbacks.
§ 122-36.7
Alterations to historical resources.
§ 122-36.8
Historic resource impact study.
§ 122-36.9
Violations and penalties; enforcement.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article XIA
(Reserved)
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article XIIA
Limitations of Use in All Commercial Districts
§ 122-56.1
Use limitations.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article 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.
Article XXIII
Remedies; Violations and Penalties
§ 122-140
Remedies.
§ 122-141
Violations and penalties.
