Township of Whitehall, PA
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2024-03-06
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Chapter 27 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Home Rule Charter
- The Code
- Ch 1 Administration and Government
- Ch 2 Animals
- Ch 3 Bicycles
- Ch 4 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 5 Code Enforcement
- Ch 6 Conduct
- Ch 7 Fire Prevention and Fire Protection
- Ch 8 Emergency Management Agency
- Ch 9 Reserved
- Ch 10 Health and Safety
- Ch 11 Housing
- Ch 12 Libraries
- Ch 13 Licenses, Permits and General Business Regulations
- Ch 14 Reserved
- Ch 15 Motor Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 16 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 17 Reserved
- Ch 18 Sewers and Sewage Disposal; Water Supply
- Ch 19 Reserved
- Ch 20 Solid Waste
- Ch 21 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 22 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 23 Reserved
- Ch 24 Taxation
- Ch 25 Reserved
- Ch 26 Water; Stormwater Management
- Ch 27 Zoning
- Ch 27 Art I Short Title
- § 27-1 Short title.
- Ch 27 Art II Purposes and Interpretation
- § 27-2 Intent.
- § 27-3 Purposes.
- § 27-4 Interpretation.
- § 27-5 Word usage.
- § 27-6 Validity.
- Ch 27 Art III Enforcement and Administration
- § 27-7 Enforcement by Zoning Officer.
- § 27-8 Duties.
- § 27-9 Relief from personal responsibility.
- § 27-10 Right of entry.
- § 27-11 Finances and fees.
- § 27-12 Enforcement notice.
- § 27-13 Causes of action.
- § 27-14 Enforcement remedies.
- § 27-15 Exemptions.
- Ch 27 Art IV Permits
- § 27-16 Type.
- § 27-17 Airport zone permits.
- § 27-18 Building permits.
- § 27-19 Construction in floodplain and floodprone area permits.
- § 27-20 Occupancy permits.
- § 27-21 Temporary occupancy permits.
- § 27-22 Temporary sign permits.
- § 27-23 Use permits.
- § 27-24 Form of application.
- § 27-25 By whom application is made.
- § 27-26 Conditions of permit.
- § 27-27 Action on application.
- § 27-28 Denial and revocation of permits.
- § 27-29 Compliance with permit.
- § 27-30 Duration of permit.
- § 27-31 Records.
- § 27-32 Report.
- Ch 27 Art V Zoning Hearing Board
- § 27-33 Continuation.
- § 27-34 Membership.
- § 27-35 Removal of members.
- § 27-36 Organization.
- § 27-37 Expenditures for service.
- § 27-38 Applications.
- § 27-39 Hearings and decisions.
- § 27-40 Mediation option.
- § 27-41 Jurisdiction.
- § 27-42 Variances.
- § 27-43 Special exceptions.
- § 27-44 Conditional uses.
- § 27-45 Special exception and conditional use submission, review and decision procedures and requirements.
- § 27-46 Reapplication.
- § 27-47 Parties appellant before the Board.
- § 27-48 Time limitations.
- § 27-49 Stay of proceedings.
- § 27-50 Validity of ordinance; substantive questions.
- § 27-51 Procedure to obtain preliminary opinion.
- Ch 27 Art VI Zoning Map and Boundaries
- § 27-52 Zoning Map and Boundaries.
- § 27-53 Overlays.
- § 27-54 Official Zoning Map.
- § 27-55 Lots divided by zoning district boundary line.
- § 27-56 Table of Zoning Map and Boundary Amendments.
- Ch 27 Art VII Definitions and Limitations Uses
- § 27-57 Classifications of uses.
- § 27-58 Accessory uses.
- § 27-59 Conditional uses.
- § 27-60 Nonconforming uses.
- § 27-61 Permitted uses.
- § 27-62 Prohibited uses.
- § 27-63 Similar uses.
- § 27-64 Special exception uses.
- § 27-65 Temporary uses.
- Ch 27 Art VIII Zoning Districts
- § 27-66 Districts.
- § 27-67 Intent of districts.
- Ch 27 Art IX Schedule of Permitted, Accessory, Special Exception and Conditional Uses
- § 27-68 OS-1, Open Space-Residential/Agricultural.
- § 27-69 OS-2, Open Space/Limited Industrial.
- § 27-70 R-1, Very Low Density Residential.
- § 27-71 R-2, Low Density Residential.
- § 27-72 R-3, Low/Medium Density Residential.
- § 27-73 R-3A, Special Care Community Residential.
- § 27-74 R-4, Medium Density Residential.
- § 27-75 R-5, High Density Residential.
- § 27-76 R-5A, High Density Residential Without Apartments.
- § 27-77 R-6, Mobile Home Park.
- § 27-78 C-1, Neighborhood Commercial.
- § 27-79 C-2A, Local Commercial.
- § 27-80 C-2, Regional/Community Commercial.
- § 27-81 I, Industrial.
- § 27-82 Office Park Zone.
- Ch 27 Art X General Provisions
- § 27-83 Application to all Zoning Districts.
- § 27-84 Accessory uses, buildings and structures.
- § 27-85 Antennae, towers and satellite earth station dishes.
- § 27-86 Attached dwellings.
- § 27-87 Automotive and other motor vehicle repair garages, automotive fueling stations, public garages, public parking areas, car washes and minimarts.
- § 27-88 Special regulations for beauty and barber shop as in home occupations.
- § 27-89 Buffer strips and screening.
- § 27-90 Building and structure height.
- § 27-91 Clear site triangle.
- § 27-92 Commercial vehicles.
- § 27-93 Density.
- § 27-94 Emergency accesses.
- § 27-95 Excavations.
- § 27-96 Fences and walls.
- § 27-97 Forestry regulations.
- § 27-98 Front yards.
- § 27-99 Front yard exception.
- § 27-100 Frontage on public streets.
- § 27-101 Highway easement setback restrictions.
- § 27-102 Home occupations.
- § 27-103 Lighting and glare limitations.
- § 27-104 Limitations on use of lot.
- § 27-105 Minimum lot size.
- § 27-106 Nonconforming buildings, structures and lots.
- § 27-107 Obstruction of vision.
- § 27-108 Permanence of yards and open spaces.
- § 27-109 Private garage entrances.
- § 27-110 Roads, driveways and parking areas.
- § 27-111 Recycling.
- § 27-112 Sewer services.
- § 27-113 Solid waste disposal areas.
- § 27-114 Steep slopes.
- § 27-115 Swimming pools.
- § 27-116 Temporary utility trailers and storage containers, job site construction office and sales offices trailers.
- § 27-117 Ultimate right-of-way.
- § 27-118 Wetlands.
- Ch 27 Art XI Conditional Use Provisions
- § 27-119 Introduction.
- § 27-120 Adult entertainment facilities.
- § 27-121 Apartments.
- § 27-122 Bed-and-breakfast facilities.
- § 27-123 Bring your own bottle (BYOB) establishments.
- § 27-124 Conversions to condominiums.
- § 27-125 Heliports.
- § 27-126 Individual mobile homes on individual lots.
- § 27-127 Mobile home parks.
- § 27-128 Nightclubs.
- § 27-129 Oil or petroleum products storage.
- § 27-130 Off-track betting facilities.
- § 27-131 Offices.
- § 27-132 Outdoor recreation facilities.
- § 27-133 Quarry and mining operations.
- § 27-134 Research facilities.
- § 27-135 Rifle, shooting and target ranges.
- § 27-136 Salvage yards.
- § 27-137 Shopping centers.
- § 27-137.1 Short-term rental facilities.
- § 27-138 Single-family attached dwellings.
- § 27-139 Single-family detached and semidetached dwellings.
- § 27-140 Solid waste management.
- § 27-141 Special care community residences.
- § 27-142 Taverns.
- § 27-142.1 Wind turbines/windmills.
- § 27-143 Confined animal feeding operations.
- § 27-143.1 (Reserved)
- § 27-143.2 Adult residential community accessory to an existing assisted living facility.
- Ch 27 Art XII Off-Street Parking and Loading
- § 27-144 New and existing uses.
- § 27-145 Design and construction.
- § 27-146 Off-street parking standards.
- § 27-147 Off-street loading spaces.
- Ch 27 Art XIII Signs
- § 27-148 Permit.
- § 27-149 Duration of sign permits.
- § 27-150 General sign regulations.
- § 27-151 Types of signs.
- § 27-152 Accessory use, name and professional signs.
- § 27-153 Advertising signs or billboards.
- § 27-154 Business signs.
- § 27-155 Freestanding signs.
- § 27-156 Directional signs.
- § 27-157 Identification signs.
- § 27-158 Real estate signs.
- § 27-159 Roof signs.
- § 27-160 Temporary signs.
- § 27-161 Wall signs.
- § 27-162 Nonconforming signs.
- § 27-163 Exemptions.
- § 27-164 Under canopy signs.
- § 27-165 Light emitting diode (LED) and electronic display signs.
- Ch 27 Art XIV Floodplain Districts and Flood-Prone Areas
- § 27-166 Intent.
- § 27-167 Permit required.
- § 27-168 Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- § 27-169 Severability.
- § 27-170 Warning; disclaimer of liability.
- § 27-171 Administration.
- § 27-172 Identification of floodplain areas.
- § 27-173 Technical provisions.
- § 27-174 Prohibited activities.
- § 27-175 Existing structures in identified floodplain areas.
- § 27-176 Variances.
- § 27-177 Definitions.
- § 27-178 through § 27-181. (Reserved)
- Ch 27 Art XV Airport Districts
- § 27-182 Purpose.
- § 27-183 Applicability.
- § 27-184 Airport zones, general.
- § 27-185 Airport zones, specific.
- § 27-186 Height limitations.
- § 27-187 Exceptions.
- § 27-188 Use restrictions.
- § 27-189 Nonconforming uses.
- § 27-190 Airport zone permits.
- § 27-191 Existing uses.
- § 27-192 Variances.
- § 27-193 Notice to Department of Transportation.
- Ch 27 Art XVI Definitions of Words
- § 27-194 Definitions.
- Ch 27 Art XVII Adaptive Reuse
- § 27-195 through § 27-199. (Reserved)
- § 27-199.1 Affordable housing and multifamily housing.
- Appendix
- Ch A28 General Provisions
- Ch A29 Fees
- Legislative Enactments
- Ch A Legislative Enactments
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Whitehall 9-18-1989 by Ord. No. 1651. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
