Township of Thornbury, PA
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2022-09-20
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 155 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 (Reserved)
- Ch 14 Fire Department
- Ch 20 Historical Preservation Commission
- Ch 25 Intermunicipal Agreements
- Ch 32 Manager
- Ch 37 Official Map
- Ch 41 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 46 Planning Commission
- Ch 50 Tax Collector
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 55 Alarms
- Ch 56 Animals
- Ch 60 (Reserved)
- Ch 64 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 68 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 72 Cable Television
- Ch 75 Communication Amplification System
- Ch 75A Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 76 Fences, Walls and Screens
- Ch 80 Firearms
- Ch 81 Fireworks
- Ch 83 Floodplain Management
- Ch 85 Garbage Dumps and Junkyards
- Ch 89 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 93 Property Maintenance
- Ch 96 Rental Units, Registration and Inspection
- Ch 97 Rental Unit Reports
- Ch 105 Sewers
- Ch 108 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 115 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 116 Stormwater Management
- Ch 117 Storm Sewers
- Ch 120 Taxation
- Ch 124 Transient Retail Merchants
- Ch 129 Trees
- Ch 130 Vegetation, Noxious
- Ch 135 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 141 Vehicles, Motor-Driven
- Ch 147 Waste Management and Recycling
- Ch 150 Water
- Ch 155 Zoning
- Ch 155 Art I Preamble
- § 155-100 Short title.
- § 155-101 Authority and purpose.
- § 155-102 Community development objectives.
- § 155-103 Establishment and scope of controls.
- § 155-104 Interpretation and effective date.
- § 155-105 Conflict.
- § 155-106 Validity and severability.
- § 155-107 Repealer.
- Ch 155 Art II Definitions
- § 155-200 Word usage.
- § 155-201 Definitions of terms.
- Ch 155 Art III Classification of Districts
- § 155-300 Classes of districts.
- § 155-301 Zoning Map.
- § 155-302 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 155-303 District boundary tolerances.
- § 155-304 Federal-, state-, or county-owned property.
- Ch 155 Art IV R-1 - Residential/Agricultural District
- § 155-400 Purpose.
- § 155-401 Uses permitted by right.
- § 155-402 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 155-403 Conditional uses.
- § 155-404 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 155-405 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 155-406 Design standards.
- Ch 155 Art V R-2 - Residential District
- § 155-500 Purpose.
- § 155-501 Uses permitted by right.
- § 155-502 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 155-503 Conditional uses.
- § 155-504 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 155-505 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 155-506 Design standards.
- Ch 155 Art VI CC-R - Country Club Residential District
- § 155-600 Purpose.
- § 155-601 Uses permitted by right.
- § 155-602 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 155-603 Conditional uses.
- § 155-604 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 155-605 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 155-606 Standards for Country Club Residential development.
- § 155-607 Design standards.
- Ch 155 Art VII PRD - Planned Residential District
- § 155-700 Purpose.
- § 155-701 Application of the Comprehensive Plan and the Open Space, Recreation, and Environmental Resources Plan.
- § 155-702 Qualifying conditions.
- § 155-703 Site development considerations.
- § 155-704 Site analysis.
- § 155-705 Permitted uses.
- § 155-706 Density regulations.
- § 155-707 Dwelling unit combination.
- § 155-708 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 155-709 Common open space standards.
- § 155-710 Improvement standards.
- § 155-711 General procedure requirements.
- § 155-712 Application for tentative approval.
- § 155-713 Hearings.
- § 155-714 Action of the Board.
- § 155-715 Status of plan after tentative plan approval.
- § 155-716 Application for final plan approval.
- § 155-717 Enforcement and modification of provisions of the plan.
- Ch 155 Art VIII B - Business District
- § 155-800 Purpose.
- § 155-801 Uses permitted by right.
- § 155-802 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 155-803 Conditional uses.
- § 155-804 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 155-805 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 155-806 Design standards.
- Ch 155 Art IX MP - Multipurpose District
- § 155-900 Purpose.
- § 155-901 Uses permitted by right.
- § 155-902 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 155-903 Conditional uses.
- § 155-904 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 155-905 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 155-906 Design standards.
- Ch 155 Art X MHP - Mobile Home Park Overlay District
- § 155-1000 Mobile Home Park Overlay District.
- Ch 155 Art XI T - Township Overlay District
- § 155-1100 Purpose.
- § 155-1101 Uses permitted by right.
- § 155-1102 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 155-1103 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 155-1104 Design standards.
- Ch 155 Art XII CRD - Cluster Residential Development
- § 155-1200 Intent.
- § 155-1201 Qualifying conditions.
- § 155-1202 Permitted uses.
- § 155-1203 Gross density calculation.
- § 155-1204 Net density and area regulations.
- § 155-1205 Design standards.
- § 155-1206 Permitted uses within common open space areas.
- § 155-1207 Common open space ownership and maintenance standards.
- Ch 155 Art XIII Historic Resources Protection
- § 155-1300 Purpose.
- § 155-1301 Applicability.
- § 155-1302 General regulations.
- § 155-1303 Historic Resources Map.
- § 155-1304 Historic Battlefield Overlay District.
- § 155-1305 Demolition of historic resources.
- § 155-1306 Review of proposed rehabilitation, enlargement, or alteration of buildings, structures, or sites.
- § 155-1307 Development requiring historic resource impact study.
- § 155-1308 Standards for rehabilitation.
- § 155-1309 Use regulations.
- § 155-1310 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 155-1311 Enforcement.
- Ch 155 Art XIV Natural Resource Protections
- § 155-1400 Purpose.
- § 155-1401 Applicability.
- § 155-1402 Floodplains.
- § 155-1403 Riparian buffers.
- § 155-1404 Steep slopes.
- § 155-1405 Wetlands.
- § 155-1406 Woodlands and specimen trees.
- § 155-1407 Topsoil.
- § 155-1408 Building lots.
- § 155-1409 Gross density.
- Ch 155 Art XV General Standards
- § 155-1500 Accessory structures.
- § 155-1501 Commercial storage.
- § 155-1502 Corner lots.
- § 155-1503 Flag lots.
- § 155-1504 Landscaping.
- § 155-1505 Lighting.
- § 155-1506 Residential storage.
- § 155-1507 Roadway access.
- § 155-1508 Irregular-shaped lots.
- Ch 155 Art XVI Supplemental Use Standards
- § 155-1600 Adult-oriented establishments.
- § 155-1601 Agriculture.
- § 155-1602 Agritourism and agritainment.
- § 155-1603 Bed-and-breakfast.
- § 155-1604 Cemetery.
- § 155-1605 Clubs.
- § 155-1606 Communication towers.
- § 155-1607 Consumer fireworks.
- § 155-1608 Day care.
- § 155-1609 Drive-through services.
- § 155-1610 Funeral homes.
- § 155-1611 Gasoline service stations.
- § 155-1612 Home-based business.
- § 155-1613 Indoor recreation and entertainment.
- § 155-1614 Microwave antennas.
- § 155-1615 Non-tower-based wireless communications facilities.
- § 155-1616 Outdoor recreation.
- § 155-1617 Outdoor stadium lighting.
- § 155-1618 Religious facility.
- § 155-1619 Renewable energy systems.
- § 155-1620 Restaurant.
- § 155-1621 School.
- § 155-1622 University.
- § 155-1623 Veterinary clinic and dog day care.
- Ch 155 Art XVII Signs
- § 155-1700 Applicability.
- § 155-1701 Purpose and intent.
- § 155-1702 Definitions.
- § 155-1703 Prohibited signs.
- § 155-1704 Exempt signs.
- § 155-1705 General regulations.
- § 155-1706 Sign type.
- § 155-1707 Billboards.
- § 155-1708 Signs located in residential zoning districts.
- § 155-1709 Signs located in commercial districts.
- § 155-1710 Removal of unsafe, unlawful, or abandoned signs.
- § 155-1711 Permits and applications.
- § 155-1712 Nonconforming signs.
- § 155-1713 Substitution clause.
- § 155-1714 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 155 Art XVIII Off-Street Parking and Loading
- § 155-1800 Purpose and applicability.
- § 155-1801 General standards.
- § 155-1802 Interior circulation.
- § 155-1803 Loading and unloading.
- Ch 155 Art XIX Nonconformance Standards
- § 155-1900 Applicability.
- § 155-1901 Intent.
- § 155-1902 Continuation.
- § 155-1903 Nonconforming uses, buildings, and structures.
- § 155-1904 Nonconforming lots of record.
- § 155-1905 Nonconforming signs.
- § 155-1906 Existing structures subject to floodplain management.
- Ch 155 Art XX Zoning Hearing Board
- § 155-2000 Purpose and jurisdiction.
- § 155-2001 Membership, organization, and expenditures.
- § 155-2002 Hearings.
- § 155-2003 Hearing decisions.
- § 155-2004 Variances.
- § 155-2005 Special exceptions.
- § 155-2006 Time limitation for appeals.
- § 155-2007 Expiration of special exceptions and variances.
- § 155-2008 Stay of proceedings.
- § 155-2009 Appeals to court.
- Ch 155 Art XXI Administration
- § 155-2100 Purpose.
- § 155-2101 Zoning Officer.
- § 155-2102 Zoning permits.
- § 155-2103 Fees.
- § 155-2104 Board of Supervisors jurisdiction.
- § 155-2105 Conditional use process.
- § 155-2106 Municipal liability.
- § 155-2107 Violations, causes of action, and enforcement.
- § 155-2108 Chapter amendments.
- Appendix
- Ch A160 Fees
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Thornbury 10-20-2020 by Ord. No. 2020-2.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Zoning Map
[1]
Editor's Note: This chapter repealed former Ch. 155, Zoning, comprised of Part 1, General Provisions, adopted as Ch. 27 of the 1983 Code, as amended; Part 2, Mobile Homes, adopted as Ch. 14, Part 1, of the 1983 Code, as amended; Part 3, Historic Resources Preservation, adopted 10-20-1999 by Ord. No. 1999-5; Part 4, Scenic Open Space, adopted 3-15-2005 by Ord. No. 2005-4; and Part 5, Wireless Communications Facilities, adopted 1-20-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-4.
