Township of Towamencin, PA
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2022-07-13
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 153 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 2 Compensation of Board of Supervisors
- Ch 5 Emergency Management Agency
- Ch 7 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 11 Intermunicipal Assistance
- Ch 17 Manager, Township
- Ch 21 Municipal Authorities
- Ch 27 Pension Funds
- Ch 31 Planning Commission
- Ch 35 Tax Collector
- Ch 38 Workers Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 44 Alarms
- Ch 46 Blasting
- Ch 49 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 52 (Reserved)
- Ch 54 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 56 Special Events
- Ch 59 Change of Occupancy
- Ch 61 Collection Bins
- Ch 62 Construction Codes
- Ch 64 Dogs
- Ch 67 Driveways
- Ch 69 (Reserved)
- Ch 72 (Reserved)
- Ch 76 Fees
- Ch 79 Firearms
- Ch 80 Fire Prevention
- Ch 81 Fireworks
- Ch 82 Floodplain Management
- Ch 84 Garbage and Other Solid Waste
- Ch 87 Grading and Excavating
- Ch 90 Insurance; Reimbursement of Costs
- Ch 93 Littering
- Ch 97 Map, Right-Of-Way
- Ch 100 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 103 Noise
- Ch 104 Nuisances
- Ch 107 Parks
- Ch 110 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 113 Picketing
- Ch 116 (Reserved)
- Ch 117 Property Maintenance
- Ch 119 Rental Unit Occupancy
- Ch 124 Sewage Disposal Systems, Individual
- Ch 127 Sewers
- Ch 130 Signs and Posters
- Ch 132 Stormwater Management
- Ch 133 Streets, Curbs and Sidewalks
- Ch 136 Subdivision and Land Development
- Apx 136A Towamencin Township Engineering Standards
- Apx 136B Streetlight Specifications
- Apx 136C Utility Installation and Relocation
- Apx 136D Traffic Signal Construction Specifications
- Ch 139 Swimming Pools
- Ch 143 Taxation
- Ch 147 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 149 Vehicles, Motorized
- Ch 151 Vehicles, Unlicensed, Inoperative or Junk
- Ch 153 Zoning
- Ch 153 Art I Title, Purpose and Jurisdiction
- § 153-100 Short title.
- § 153-101 Title.
- § 153-102 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 153-103 Statement of community development objectives.
- § 153-104 Interpretation.
- § 153-105 Conflicts with other provisions.
- § 153-106 Severability.
- § 153-107 When effective.
- § 153-108 Repealer.
- § 153-109 Uniformity of application.
- § 153-110 Application of regulations.
- Ch 153 Art II Administration and Enforcement
- § 153-200 Appointment of Zoning Officer.
- § 153-201 Administration of chapter.
- § 153-202 Powers and duties of Zoning Officer.
- § 153-203 Interpretation of chapter provisions.
- § 153-204 Permit requirement.
- § 153-205 Permit application.
- § 153-206 Fees.
- § 153-207 Issuance of permits.
- § 153-208 Life of permits.
- § 153-209 Enforcement notice.
- § 153-210 Enforcement jurisdiction.
- § 153-211 Violations and penalties.
- § 153-212 Appeals to Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 153-213 Appeals to court.
- § 153-214 Preliminary opinion.
- Ch 153 Art III Establishment of Districts
- § 153-300 Establishment of districts.
- § 153-301 Classes of districts.
- § 153-302 Official Zoning Map.
- § 153-303 Statements of purpose and intent of districts.
- § 153-304 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 153-305 Federal- and state-owned property.
- § 153-306 Municipal uses.
- Ch 153 Art IV Permitted Land Uses Per District
- § 153-400 Table of Permitted Land Uses by District.
- § 153-401 R-200 Residential Agricultural District.
- § 153-402 R-180 Residential District.
- § 153-403 R-175 Residential District.
- § 153-404 R-125 Residential District.
- § 153-405 R-50 Residential District.
- § 153-406 MH Manufactured Housing District.
- § 153-407 MR Multifamily Residential District.
- § 153-408 MRC Mixed Residential Cluster District.
- § 153-409 (Reserved)
- § 153-410 VC Village Commercial District.
- § 153-411 PBC Planned Business Campus District.
- § 153-412 SC Shopping Center District.
- § 153-413 C Commercial District.
- § 153-414 LI Limited Industrial District.
- § 153-415 IN Institutional District.
- § 153-416 Towamencin Village Overlay District.
- § 153-417 IN-A Institutional District.
- § 153-418 RBP Residential Business and Professional Overlay District.
- § 153-419 ELO Entertainment Lifestyle Overlay District.
- Ch 153 Art V Use Definitions and Regulations
- § 153-500 Applicability of regulations.
- § 153-501 Uses subject to other regulations.
- § 153-502 Use definitions and regulations.
- Ch 153 Art VI General Provisions Applicable to All Districts
- § 153-600 Access to public street.
- § 153-601 Reduction of lot area.
- § 153-602 Modification of front yard requirements.
- § 153-603 Projections into required yards.
- § 153-604 Fences and walls.
- § 153-605 Corner lots and through lots.
- § 153-606 Flag lots.
- § 153-607 Obstructions to vision at intersections.
- § 153-608 Effect of private covenants.
- § 153-609 Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry approval.
- § 153-610 Public utilities.
- § 153-611 Outdoor illumination.
- § 153-612 Nuisance standards.
- § 153-613 Industrial waste and sewage and water supply.
- § 153-614 Soil erosion and sedimentation control.
- § 153-615 Installation of utilities.
- § 153-616 Environmental performance standards.
- § 153-617 Floodplain Conservation District.
- § 153-618 Antennas and satellite dish antennas.
- § 153-619 Setbacks from and restrictions within easements.
- § 153-620 Forestry activities.
- § 153-621 Wireless telecommunications facilities.
- § 153-622 Small wireless facilities within public rights-of-way.
- Ch 153 Art VII Off-Street Parking and Loading
- § 153-700 Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- § 153-701 Exemptions.
- § 153-702 Expansion, alteration or change in use.
- § 153-703 Shared parking for commercial developments.
- § 153-704 Reserved areas.
- § 153-705 Conditional reduction of parking requirements.
- § 153-706 Location of and access to parking areas.
- § 153-707 Off-street loading and unloading requirements.
- § 153-708 Design requirements.
- § 153-709 Shopping cart storage.
- § 153-710 Buffer yard and landscaping requirements.
- § 153-711 Nighttime illumination.
- § 153-712 Uses not listed.
- Ch 153 Art VIII Signs
- § 153-800 Purpose.
- § 153-801 Definitions.
- § 153-802 Engineering design and standards for signs.
- § 153-803 Prohibited signs.
- § 153-804 Signs exempt from sign permit.
- § 153-805 General regulations applicable to all districts.
- § 153-806 Regulations by sign type.
- § 153-807 Removal of signs.
- § 153-808 Sign regulations by district.
- § 153-809 Permit requirements.
- Ch 153 Art IX Nonconformities
- § 153-900 Purpose.
- § 153-901 Continuation.
- § 153-902 Isolated lots.
- § 153-903 Merger of nonconforming lots.
- § 153-904 Cessation of use; abandonment.
- § 153-905 Resumption of nonconforming use.
- § 153-906 Changes in nonconforming use.
- § 153-907 Expansion of nonconforming use or structure.
- § 153-908 Damage or destruction of building; reconstruction.
- § 153-909 Condemnation of building.
- § 153-910 Repair and maintenance.
- § 153-911 Registration of nonconforming uses.
- Ch 153 Art X Conditional Uses
- § 153-1000 Authority to grant conditional uses.
- § 153-1001 Application required.
- § 153-1002 Pending applications; effect of modified ordinances.
- § 153-1003 Site plan requirements.
- § 153-1004 Procedure for conditional use review and action.
- Ch 153 Art XI Zoning Hearing Board
- § 153-1100 Purpose.
- § 153-1101 Establishment of Board; terms of office.
- § 153-1102 Membership; qualifications; vacancies.
- § 153-1103 Quorum.
- § 153-1104 Alternate members.
- § 153-1105 Removal of members.
- § 153-1106 Organization of Board.
- § 153-1107 Powers, duties and jurisdiction.
- § 153-1108 Persons entitled to initiate action before Board.
- § 153-1109 Manner of initiating action before Board.
- § 153-1110 Function of Board: variances and special exceptions.
- § 153-1111 Hearings.
- § 153-1112 Board procedure and considerations.
- § 153-1113 Time limitations.
- § 153-1114 Mediation option.
- § 153-1115 Expiration.
- Ch 153 Art XII Amendments
- § 153-1200 Power of amendment.
- § 153-1201 Applicability of amendments.
- Ch 153 Art XIII Definitions
- § 153-1300 Word usage and interpretation.
- § 153-1301 Definitions.
- Appendix
- Ch A156 Cable Television
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of Towamencin 4-2-1956; amended in its entirety 8-14-1995 by Ord. No. 95-10,
as amended through 4-25-2001 by Ord. No. 01-4. Subsequent amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Change of occupancy — See Ch. 59.
Construction codes — See Ch. 62.
Driveways — See Ch. 67.
Fees — See Ch. 76.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 82.
Grading and excavating — See Ch. 87.
Right-of-Way Map — See Ch. 97.
Mobile home parks — See Ch. 100.
Nuisances — See Ch. 104.
Individual sewage disposal systems — See Ch. 124.
Sewers — See Ch. 127.
Signs and posters — See Ch. 130.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 132.
Streets, curbs and sidewalks — See Ch. 133.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 136.
Swimming pools — See Ch. 139.
