The Township is divided into the districts set
forth by this chapter and as shown by the district boundaries on the
Official Zoning District Map. The districts are:
A-1
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Agricultural District
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R-1
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Single-Family Residential District
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R-2
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Multifamily Residential District
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C-1
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General Commercial District
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C-2
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Convenience Commercial District
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M-1
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Manufacturing District
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Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries
of districts as shown on the Official Zoning District Map, the following
rules shall apply:
A. Boundaries indicated as appearing to follow the center
lines of streets, highways or alleys shall be construed to follow
such center lines.
B. Boundaries indicated as appearing to follow platted
lot lines shall be construed as following such lot lines.
C. Boundaries indicated as appearing to follow municipal
limits shall be construed as following municipal limits.
D. Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall
be construed to be midway between the main tracks.
E. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the
center lines of streams, rivers or other bodies of water shall be
construed to follow center lines and, in the event of change in the
location of streams, rivers and other bodies of water, shall be construed
as moving with the actual body of water and following the center line.
F. Distances not specifically indicated on the Official
Zoning District Map shall be determined by the scale of the map.
Any person aggrieved by the interpretation of the Official Zoning District Map by the Zoning Officer or his authorized representative concerning the location of the district boundaries may appeal to the Zoning Hearing Board, and, pursuant to the procedure outlined in Article
VII for appeals, the Zoning Hearing Board shall determine the location of the district boundary.
[Amended 12-17-2012 by Ord. No. 869]
Regulations pertaining to oil and gas drilling and operations, including but not limited to zoning regulations and restrictions, are located in Chapter
204 of the Code of Butler Township, under the title "Natural Gas and Oil Extraction."