This chapter shall not apply to any existing building or extension
thereof presently used by a public service corporation if upon petition
of the corporation of the Public Utility Commission shall, after a
public hearing, decide that the present use of the building in question
is reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare of the public.
The lot or yard requirements for any new building or use shall
not include any part of a lot that is required by any other building
or use to comply with the requirements of this chapter. No required
lot or area shall include any property, the ownership of which has
been transferred subsequent to the effective date of this chapter,
if such property was a part of the area required for compliance with
the dimensional requirements applicable to the lot from which such
transfer was made.
Where a minimum lot area is specified, no primary building or use shall be erected or established on any lot of lesser size than as specified in §
205-16 and applicable zoning district, except as specified in Article
XXVIII, Nonconformities.
[Amended 6-17-2021 by Ord. No. 2021-08]
A private garage or other accessory building which is not an
integral structural part of a main building may be located in the
required side and/or rear yard but not less than five feet from any
property line. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit
the erection of a common or joint garage which is not an integral
structural part of a main building on adjoining lots.
No portion of a building or structure including porches, decks, patios and terraces shall be built within the required minimum front, side or rear yards, except as permitted in §§
205-16 and
205-133.
[Amended 11-10-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-17]
A. Chimney
flues, columns, sills, cornices, gutters and similar features, excluding
fire escapes, may project into the required front yard not more than
two feet.
B. Chimney
flues, fire escapes, columns, sills, cornices, gutters and similar
features may project into required side or rear yards up to 1/3 of
the width of the projection, but not more than four feet in any case.
C. Driveways
shall be permitted in front, side and rear yards.
D. The provisions of §
205-132 shall not apply to hedges less than seven feet above the natural grade.
E. Porches,
decks, patios and terraces may project into the required setback from
a private street but shall be no closer than 13 feet from the curbline.
[Amended 12-15-2016 by Ord. No. 2016-05; amended 9-18-2003 by Ord. No. 2003-18]
A. Height.
(1) The height of fences for residential uses shall be no more than six feet in a rear or side yard or in a special setback. The maximum permitted height of any fence in the front yard for a residential use shall be four feet except as provided in Subsection
B(3). These height requirements shall apply except where this chapter or other ordinances, statutes, or other regulations require a greater height.
(2) The height of fences for nonresidential uses shall be no more than eight feet, except where this chapter or other ordinances, statutes, or other regulations require a greater height and in accordance with Subsection
C.
(3) Required
fences for tennis, baseball, or softball backstops and similar fences
for similar recreational facilities shall be exempt from the regulations
of this section; provided, that such recreational fences are not closer
than 50 feet to any abutting residential property.
B. Location.
(1) Authorized
fences may be erected in side yards, rear yards or other portions
of a lot behind the front building setback line.
(2) In
residential and commercial districts, stockade, board-on-board, or
other type fencing which have no openings, holes, or gaps larger than
four inches in dimension shall be located in the rear and side yards
only.
(3) Where
a property fronts on more than one street, a fence otherwise satisfying
this chapter may be erected in the front yard which is not the yard
in which the front of the dwelling faces; provided, that the height
of this fence will be no more than six feet. Any fence shall not obstruct
the public sidewalk, encroach within the public right-of-way and shall
not obstruct sight distance or sight triangles as otherwise defined
or restricted by this Chapter.
C. No electrified
fences, barbed wire fence, or razor wire fences shall be erected maintained
with the following exceptions:
(1) Barbed
wire fences used on farms for restraint of livestock.
(2) Barbed
wire additions, not exceeding one foot, shall be permitted to the
top of fence for security purposes for industrial uses.
The height of buildings is regulated to prevent loss of life or excessive property damage through the inability of fire equipment to reach upper stories or roofs. Therefore, no building shall exceed the maximum building heights specified in Article
IV and applicable zoning districts, except church spires, belfries, silos, water towers, solar energy systems, antennas, television towers, masts, aerials, flagpoles or other structures necessary for providing water, electricity, heat, cooling, radio or similar facilities, provided that they are not used for human occupancy and are set back 1.5 times their height (from ground level to the top of the structure) from any property lines.
Whenever land is hereafter subdivided into two or more lots
or parcels for the purpose of transfer, sale, or improvement, the
following regulations shall apply, notwithstanding the district regulations
of this chapter:
A. In all
sections of the Township which are not served by sanitary sewers nor
by a public water supply, either existing or officially authorized
to be installed, residential lots shall have a minimum frontage and
average width of 100 feet and a minimum area of 20,000 square feet
for each dwelling unit.
B. In all
sections of the Township which are not served by sanitary sewers,
either existing or officially authorized to be installed, but served
by public water supply, either existing or officially authorized to
be installed, residential lots shall have a minimum frontage and average
width of 75 feet and a minimum area of 10,000 square feet for each
dwelling unit.