[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the Borough of Darby 10-20-2010 by Ord. No. 751, approved 10-20-2010. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- PART I: ADMINISTRATIVE LEGISLATION
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 3 Auditor
- Ch 4 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 6 Authority, Parking
- Ch 7 Elections
- Ch 8 Fire Companies
- Ch 9 Firemen's Relief Association
- Ch 10 Health Board
- Ch 11 Historical Commission
- Ch 12 Historic Preservation
- Ch 15 Manager, Borough
- Ch 17 (Reserved)
- Ch 19 Officers and Employees
- Ch 22 Planning Commission
- Ch 24 Police Department
- Ch 26 Pensions
- Ch 29 Parks
- Ch 30 Recreation Board
- Ch 31 Records
- Ch 32 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 34 Shade Tree Commission and Shade Tree Regulations
- Ch 35 Social Security
- Ch 37 Tax Collector
- Ch 39 Vacant Property Review Committee
- PART II: GENERAL LEGISLATION
- Ch 42 Alarm Systems
- Ch 42A Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 43 Amusements, Places of
- Ch 45 Animals
- Ch 47 Automobile Graveyards
- Ch 49 Block Parties
- Ch 51 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 53 (Reserved)
- Ch 58 Cemeteries
- Ch 59 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 60 Contractors
- Ch 61 Curfew
- Ch 63 Dancing
- Ch 65 Dogs
- Ch 65A Donation Boxes
- Ch 66 Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 67 Dumps and Dumping
- Ch 69 (Reserved)
- Ch 74 Fire Prevention
- Ch 75 Fire Safety Zones
- Ch 76 Fireworks
- Ch 77 Floodplain Management
- Ch 78 Food-Handling Establishments
- Ch 79 Garbage, Rubbish and Refuse
- Ch 82 Handbills and Posters
- Ch 83 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 84 Hotels, Apartments and Boardinghouses
- Ch 86 Housing Hygiene Standards
- Ch 87 Insurance
- Ch 89 Junk Dealers
- Ch 93 (Reserved)
- Ch 95 Minibikes
- Ch 97 Nuisances
- Ch 99 Obscene Materials and Performances
- Ch 101 Oil-Burning Equipment
- Ch 104 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 106 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 107 (Reserved)
- Ch 109 Poles and Wires
- Ch 110 Property Maintenance
- Ch 113 Refrigerators, Abandoned
- Ch 115 Rodents, Insects and Pests
- Ch 117 Sewers
- Ch 119 Shows and Exhibitions
- Ch 121 Smoke Detectors
- Ch 122 Snow and Ice Removal
- Ch 123 Speed Timing Devices
- Ch 124 Stormwater Management
- Ch 125 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 127 Structures, Dangerous
- Ch 130 Taxation
- Ch 135 Trees
- Ch 137 Trespassing
- Ch 140 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 141 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 149 Weapons
- Ch 153 Zoning
- Ch 153 Art I General Provisions
- § 153-1 Title.
- § 153-2 Purposes.
- § 153-3 Community development objectives.
- § 153-4 Establishment of districts.
- § 153-5 Establishment of controls.
- § 153-6 Zoning Map, district boundary lines, and tolerances.
- § 153-7 Interpretation.
- § 153-8 Municipal liability.
- Ch 153 Art II Terminology
- § 153-9 Word usage.
- § 153-10 Definitions.
- Ch 153 Art III R-1 Residential District
- § 153-11 District purposes.
- § 153-12 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-13 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 153-14 Accessory uses.
- § 153-15 Area and bulk regulations.
- Ch 153 Art IV R-2 Residential District
- § 153-16 District purposes.
- § 153-17 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-18 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 153-19 Accessory uses.
- § 153-20 Area and bulk regulations.
- Ch 153 Art V R-3 Residential District
- § 153-21 District purposes.
- § 153-22 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-23 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 153-24 Accessory uses.
- § 153-25 Area and bulk regulations.
- Ch 153 Art VI R-4 Residential District
- § 153-26 District purposes.
- § 153-27 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-28 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 153-29 Accessory uses.
- § 153-30 Area and bulk regulations.
- Ch 153 Art VII PRD Planned Residential Development Overlay District
- § 153-31 District purposes.
- § 153-32 Administration.
- § 153-33 Conditions of eligibility.
- § 153-34 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-35 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 153-36 Density of land use.
- § 153-37 Dimensions for development.
- § 153-38 Common open space.
- § 153-39 Design standards.
- § 153-40 Tentative approval of PRD.
- § 153-41 Procedure for final approval.
- Ch 153 Art VIII CBD Central Business District
- § 153-42 District purposes.
- § 153-43 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-44 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 153-45 Accessory uses.
- § 153-46 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 153-47 Special development regulations.
- Ch 153 Art IX HC Highway Commercial District
- § 153-48 District purposes.
- § 153-49 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-50 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 153-51 Conditional uses.
- § 153-52 Accessory uses.
- § 153-53 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 153-54 Special development regulations.
- Ch 153 Art X BI Business/Institutional District
- § 153-55 District purposes.
- § 153-56 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-57 Conditional uses.
- § 153-58 Accessory uses.
- § 153-59 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 153-60 Special development regulations.
- Ch 153 Art XI I Institutional District
- § 153-61 District purposes.
- § 153-62 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-63 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 153-64 Accessory uses.
- § 153-65 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 153-66 Development requirements.
- § 153-67 Future use of institutional land.
- Ch 153 Art XII IND Industrial District
- § 153-68 District purposes.
- § 153-69 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-70 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 153-71 Accessory uses.
- § 153-72 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 153-73 Special development regulations.
- Ch 153 Art XIII Transit-Oriented Development Overlay District (TOD)
- § 153-74 Purpose.
- § 153-75 Applicability.
- § 153-76 Conflict with other provisions.
- § 153-77 Review procedure.
- § 153-78 Project layout and use mix.
- § 153-79 Uses permitted by right.
- § 153-80 Conditional uses.
- § 153-81 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 153-82 Dimensional standards.
- § 153-83 Development and design standards.
- § 153-84 Landscaping.
- § 153-85 Development plan/concept plan.
- Ch 153 Art XIV Parking Regulations
- § 153-86 Purpose.
- § 153-87 Applicability.
- § 153-88 Required parking ratios.
- § 153-89 General parking regulations for off-street parking.
- § 153-90 Design regulations.
- § 153-91 Common parking and off-site parking.
- § 153-92 Design of off-street loading facilities.
- § 153-93 Screening and landscaping requirements.
- Ch 153 Art XV Signs
- § 153-94 Purpose.
- § 153-95 Scope and applicability.
- § 153-96 Determination of size of signs.
- § 153-97 Sign restrictions and standards.
- § 153-98 Signs for which a permit is not required (exempt signs).
- § 153-99 Signs for which a permit is required.
- § 153-100 Billboards.
- § 153-101 Nonconforming signs.
- § 153-102 Permits and inspections.
- § 153-103 Amortization.
- Ch 153 Art XVI General Regulations
- § 153-104 Purpose.
- § 153-105 Overall requirements.
- § 153-106 Projections into required yards.
- § 153-107 Visibility at corner lots.
- § 153-108 Accessory structures.
- § 153-109 Decks.
- § 153-110 Fences and walls.
- § 153-111 Private noncommercial swimming pools.
- § 153-112 Lighting.
- § 153-113 Satellite antennas.
- § 153-114 Refuse.
- § 153-115 No-impact home-based businesses.
- § 153-116 Community residence facilities (group- and family-based).
- § 153-117 Screening.
- § 153-118 Landscaping.
- § 153-119 Stormwater management.
- § 153-120 Fire protection.
- § 153-121 Property maintenance.
- § 153-122 Licensing, inspection and eligibility requirements for rental units.
- § 153-123 Compatibility standards for unlisted uses.
- § 153-124 Design standards for new construction and redevelopment.
- Ch 153 Art XVII Procedures and Standards for Special Exceptions
- § 153-125 Purpose.
- § 153-126 General requirements for review of uses permitted by special exception.
- § 153-127 Requirements for special exceptions where specific dimensional standards are not provided.
- § 153-128 Residential conversions.
- § 153-129 Major home occupations.
- § 153-130 Public parking garage, deck or surface parking area.
- § 153-131 Religious use.
- § 153-132 Educational use.
- § 153-133 Hotel or motel.
- § 153-134 Private clubs.
- § 153-135 Private outdoor recreational facilities including swim clubs.
- § 153-136 Adult entertainment uses.
- § 153-137 Gasoline service stations.
- § 153-138 Car washes.
- § 153-139 Multiple drive-through facilities for restaurants or banks.
- § 153-140 Funeral home or mortuary.
- § 153-141 Recycling facilities.
- § 153-142 Family day-care homes.
- Ch 153 Art XVIII Procedures and Standards for Conditional Uses
- § 153-143 Purpose.
- § 153-144 General requirements.
- § 153-145 Procedures and general standards.
- § 153-146 Standards for specific uses.
- Ch 153 Art XIX Performance Standards
- § 153-147 Purpose.
- § 153-148 Administration.
- § 153-149 Performance standards.
- Ch 153 Art XX Administration, Enforcement and Amendments
- § 153-150 Purpose.
- § 153-151 Administration.
- § 153-152 Enforcement.
- § 153-153 Permits and fees.
- § 153-154 Amendments.
- Ch 153 Art XXI Zoning Hearing Board
- § 153-155 Purposes.
- § 153-156 Administration and procedure.
- § 153-157 Powers of Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 153-158 Hearings and decisions.
- § 153-159 Notice of requirements.
- § 153-160 Elements of decisions of Board.
- § 153-161 Standards for Zoning Hearing Board action.
- § 153-162 Standards of proof.
- § 153-163 Expiration of special exceptions and variances.
- § 153-164 Time limitations and stay of proceedings.
- § 153-165 Appeals to court.
- Ch 153 Art XXII Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots
- § 153-166 Purpose.
- § 153-167 Continuation.
- § 153-168 Enlargement.
- § 153-169 Change of use.
- § 153-170 Enclosure.
- § 153-171 Abandonment.
- § 153-172 Reconstruction.
- § 153-173 Repairs and maintenance.
- § 153-174 Displacement.
- § 153-175 Nonconforming lots.
- § 153-176 Reduction of lot area.
- § 153-177 Nonconforming signs.
- § 153-178 Registration of nonconforming uses.
- § 153-179 Ownership.
- § 153-180 Violations.
- APPENDIX
- Ch A156 Police Code of Ethics
- Ch A157 Cable Television Franchise
- DISPOSITION LIST
- Ch DL Disposition List