Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words and phrases shall be construed throughout this chapter to have the meanings indicated in this article. The present tense includes the future; the singular number includes the plural, and the plural includes the singular; the masculine gender includes the feminine and the neuter; the word "used" includes the words "designed, arranged or intended to be used"; the word "occupied" includes the words "designed, or intended to be occupied"; and the word "shall" is always mandatory. The word "Township" means Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania; the term "Supervisors" means the Board of Supervisors of said Township; the term "Planning Commission" means the Planning Commission of said Township; the term "Zoning Ordinance" means Chapter 200, Zoning, of the Code of Upper Uwchlan Township; the term "Township Engineer" shall mean the Township Engineer of said Township.
The removal of the surface of the land through the combined
actions of man and natural processes at a rate which is greater than
would occur from the natural process upon undisturbed land.
The "Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code" of July 31,
1968, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., (Act) No. 247, as amended
by Act 170 of 1988.
The cultivation of the soil, the raising and marketing of
livestock, poultry and dairying, and the marketing of products of
the soil produced on the premises, including, but not by way of limitation,
nursery, horticulture, and forestry, but excluding commercial piggery.
A landowner or developer, as herein defined, who has filed
an application for development, including his heirs, successors and
assigns.
Every application, whether preliminary, tentative or final,
required to be filed and approved prior to start of construction or
development, including but not limited to an application for building
permit, or for the approval of a subdivision plan or plot.
The establishment and maintenance of a suitable vegetative
cover, the application of mulches, mechanical devices such as wood-fiber
blanket or erosion control netting, the erection of dikes or other
structures or barricades to prevent erosion, usually in areas of excavation
or fill, or of severe erosion, where there is a critical hazard to
properties downstream, or a danger of undermining of nearby structures.
The establishment and maintenance of normal vegetative cover
in areas which present no immediate hazard to properties nearby or
downstream.
Property bounded on one side by a street, and on the other
three sides by a street, railroad right-of-way, public park, waterway,
Township line, or any combination thereof.
The Board of Supervisors of Upper Uwchlan Township, Chester
County, Pennsylvania.
A strip of land adjacent to the lot line to establish a visual
separation between incompatible uses.
The person responsible for the erection of the building,
whether such person be the subdivider or otherwise.
The line which establishes the minimum depth of the particular
yard in question, for the particular district, as measured from the
right-of-way line.
The width of a tree trunk, measured six inches from the ground
surface at the point of highest elevation in contact with the trunk
of such tree that is four inches in caliper and smaller. Caliper shall
be measured 12 inches from the ground surface at the point of highest
elevation in contact with the trunk of such tree that is larger than
four inches in caliper.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
The surface of a street available for vehicular traffic.
A separate and subordinate cartway within the right-of-way
of a major street which is parallel to, and connected at controlled
intervals with, the principal cartway, and which serves as the means
of access to abutting lots; a service road.
Any means of maintaining the lining of an outlet channel
impervious to stormwater flow in consideration of the volume and velocity
of the flow, including, but not limited to sodding, plastic or jute
mesh, glass fiber matting, asphalt, concrete, stone rip-rap, etc.
An area of unobstructed vision at street intersections defined
as lines of sight between points at a given distance from the intersection
of the street rights-of-way, cartways, or center lines.
A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water or a combination
of land and water within a development site, designed and intended
for the use or enjoyment of the residents of a development and other
neighborhoods, consisting of landscaped or natural terrain including
lakes and streams. Common open space shall be substantially free of
buildings (but may include such buildings or other improvements as
are in the development plan as finally approved and as are appropriate
for the recreational uses). Common open space shall not include street
rights-of-way, private yards, off-street parking areas or stormwater
detention/retention facilities required for residential or other noncommon
open space functions. The common open space may include recreational
uses such as tennis courts, squash courts, playgrounds, golf courses,
swimming pools or other like uses.
The document adopted in accordance with the provisions of
Act 247, as the Comprehensive Plan for the Township of Upper Uwchlan
by the Board of Supervisors.
Real estate, portions of which are designed for separate
ownership and the remainder of which is designed for common ownership
solely by the owners of those portions created under the Pennsylvania
Uniform Condominium Act of 1980.[1]
A plan for the conservation of the precipitation and soils
meeting the standards established, and revised from time to time,
by the Chester County Soil and Water Conservation District and by
the Natural Resources Conservation Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Any disturbance of the existing surface of the land or the
erection of structures thereon, including the cutting of trees or
clearing of brush; provided, however, that the entering upon premises
for purposes of surveying, staking or the chopping of lines necessary
to obtain data a existing conditions shall not be deemed construction.
A right-of-way exclusively for pedestrian travel across a
block and connecting two streets.
A single access street having access to and from a through
street at one end and terminating at the other end in a paved vehicular
turnaround.
The diameter of a tree at breast height, measured 4.5 feet
from the ground surface at the point of highest elevation in contact
with the trunk of such tree.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
Any landowner, agent of such landowner, tenant with the permission
of such landowner, or equitable owner, who make or causes to be made
a subdivision of land or a land development.
A written contract between an applicant and the Township
specifying the conditions of final approval by the Township.
Minimum standards for the layout by which a subdivision or
land development is developed.
A structure designed to retard surface water runoff for a
period of time sufficient to cause the deposition of sediment and
to retard the velocity and rate of surface flows leaving a site as
a means of preventing erosion.
A channel or ditch and embankment constructed across a sloping
land surface, either on the contour or at predetermined gradient,
to intercept and divert stormwater before it gains sufficient volume
or velocity to scour or cause harmful erosion.
The flow of water or other liquid and the means or structures
for directing such flow, whether surface or subsurface, and whether
natural or artificial.
The upstream watershed area of a drainage basin measured
from a point of discharge in the watercourse.
Any structure or improvement designed, intended or constructed
for the purpose of diverting surface waters from or carrying surface
water off streets, public rights-of-way, or any part of any subdivision
or land development.
A generally circular line, the circumference of which is
determined by the outer reaches of a tree's widest branching points.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
A means of private access serving only two lots which is
completely paved and having a width of 12 feet.
That portion of a lot which is intended for vehicular use
and which is privately owned, whether paved or unpaved.
Man-made activities resulting in the movement of soil or
the stripping of vegetative cover from the earth.
A right-of-way granted, but not necessarily dedicated, for
a private, public or quasi-public purpose.
Planting of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs not
less than five feet in initial height and capable of attaining a height
and width of not less than 10 feet wherein not less than 50% of the
plants shall be evergreen mixed throughout the length of such screen,
so arranged or placed as to divert attention from, or obstruct at
least 85% of an otherwise clear view of, an objectionable or incompatible
use or activity during all seasons of the year. A wall or fence in
combination with the aforementioned plantings may be used as an effective
screen where required for parking and loading areas. The effective
screen shall be in accordance with plans and specifications prepared
by a registered landscape architect and shall be compatible with the
landscaping on the lot and approved by the Zoning Officer.
A professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, duly appointed as the engineer for the Township of
Upper Uwchlan, its Planning Commission or Authority.
The process by which soils, vegetation and man-made materials
on the earth's surface are worn away by action of water, wind, frost,
or a combination of such action by natural forces.
Any earth, sand, gravel, rock or any other material which
is deposited, placed, pushed, dumped, pulled, transported or moved
to a new location and shall include the conditions resulting therefrom.
A unit of incident light stated in lumens per square foot
and measurable with an illuminance meter, AKA "footcandle" or "light
meter."
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
The distance between the highest desired level of water and
the top or flow line of the structure impounding it.
A term used by the lighting industry to describe a lighting
fixture from which no light output is emitted at or above a horizontal
plane drawn through the bottom of the fixture and no more than 10%
of the lamp's light output is emitted at an angle 10° below that
horizontal plane, at all lateral angles around the fixture.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
The elevation, relative to a given datum, of the ground surface
prior to any excavation or fill.
The elevation, relative to a given datum, of the ground surface
after completion of any excavation or fill.
The elevation, relative to a given datum, of the ground surface
proposed to be achieved by excavation or fill.
The changing of the surface of the ground by excavation or
filling, or combination of the two; the act of moving earth.
A plan to scale showing existing and proposed buildings and
other structures, as well as existing and proposed contours at sufficient
intervals to define scale location, depth and gradient, and general
slope of the ground.
Any approved security which may be required of the applicant
by the Township after final acceptance by the Township of installed
improvements.
Any approved security which may be required of the applicant
by the Township as a condition of final plan approval to guarantee
public improvements are installed in accordance with the final plan
and the applicable provisions of this chapter.
A linear plant community dominated by trees and/or shrubs.
Hedgerows often occur along roads, fence lines, property lines, or
between fields, and may occur naturally or be specially planted (e.g.,
as a windbreak).
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
For purposes of determining compliance with the provisions of this chapter or of Chapter 200, Zoning, as applicable, those soil types identified as hydric soils or soils with hydric inclusions by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (formerly known as the "Soil Conservation Service"), and as mapped for the Soil Survey of Chester and Delaware counties, shall be considered hydric soils in Upper Uwchlan Township, including but not limited to the following:
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
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GnA
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Glenville silt loam (0% to 3% slopes)
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GnB
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Glenville silt loam (3% to 8% slopes)
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GnB2
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Glenville silt loam (3% to 8% slopes, moderately
eroded)
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GnC2
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Glenville silt loam (8% to 15% slopes, moderately
eroded)
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WaB2
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Watchung silt loam (3% to 8% slopes, moderately
eroded)
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WoA
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Worsham silt loam (0% to 3% slopes)
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WoB
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Worsham silt loam (3% to 8% slopes)
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WoB2
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Worsham silt loam (3% to 8% slopes, moderately
eroded)
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WsB
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Worsham very stony silt loam (0% to 8% slopes)
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Where site conditions indicate differing location of hydric soils or hydric inclusions, the burden shall be upon the applicant to verify such location(s) to the satisfaction of the Township, otherwise the soil survey information shall be presumed to be accurate. Where tile drainage has been introduced to drain soils defined herein as hydric soils, such areas shall be considered hydric for the purposes of this chapter or Chapter 200, Zoning.
Land that is occupied by principal and accessory structures,
streets, driveways, parking areas and other similar surfaces that
prohibit or slow the percolation of water into the soil.
Grading, paving, curbing, street lights and signs, fire hydrants,
water mains, sanitary sewer mains, including laterals to the street
right-of-way line, storm drains, including all necessary structures,
sidewalks, crosswalks, street trees and monuments.
Minimum standards for the construction of the required improvements
such as streets, curbs, sidewalks, water mains, sewer, drainage, public
utilities and other items required to render the land suitable for
the use proposed.
According to usage:
The improvement of one or more contiguous lots,
tracts of parcels of land for any purpose permitted in this chapter
involving a group of two or more residential or nonresidential buildings,
whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential
building on a lot or lots regardless of the number of occupants or
tenure, or the division or allocation of land or space, whether initially
or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing or prospective
occupants by means of, or for the purpose of, streets, common areas,
leaseholds, building groups or other features.
A division of land into lots for the purpose
of conveying such lots singularly or in groups to any person, partnership
or corporation for the purpose of the erection of buildings by such
person, partnership or corporation.
Any activity that exposes soils, alters topography and/or
alters vegetation, except for removal of hazardous or invasive alien
vegetation. Customary agricultural practices, such as tilling, plowing,
mowing and harvesting, are excluded from the definition of "land disturbance."
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land, including
the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such
option or contract is subject to any condition), a lessee having a
remaining term of not less than 40 years, if he is authorized under
the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner, or other person
having a proprietary interest in land.
According to usage:
When applied to mobile home parks, shall mean
written approval by the Township of Upper Uwchlan, a prerequisite
of which shall be approved by the Department of Health, and compliance
with all applicable regulations of this or other applicable ordinances.
When applied to erection of signs, shall mean
written approval by the Township of Upper Uwchlan, a prerequisite
of which shall be in compliance with all applicable regulations of
this and other applicable ordinances.
[Amended 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 03-06]
A designated parcel, tract or area of land, established by
a plat or otherwise as permitted by law, and to be used to be developed
or built upon as a unit. Such parcel shall be separately described
by metes and bounds, the description of which is recorded in the office
of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County by deed description or
is described by an approved subdivision plan recorded in the office
of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County.
The area of land included within the title lines of a lot.
The following shall not be included when determining the minimum lot
area calculated for development, providing that compliance to the
following shall not be required if the proposed lot is two acres or
more:
Any land lying within the Flood Hazard District as defined within Article XIII of Chapter 200, Zoning.
Area within the title lines set aside as right-of-way
for a street, public or private utilities and all areas of easements,
including but not limited to, storm drainage easements, sewage easements
and easements of access, provided that utility easements serving that
particular lot are not excluded.
Any land containing slopes in excess of 25%.
The distance along a straight line drawn from the midpoint
of the front lot line to the midpoint of the rear lot line.
A property boundary line of any lot held in single and separate
ownership, except that, in the case of any lot abutting a street,
the lot line for such portion of the lot as abuts such street shall
be deemed to be the same as the street line, and shall not be the
center line of the street or any other line within the street lines
even though such may be the property boundary line in a deed.
The distance, in feet, between two opposite side lot lines,
measured at the building setback line.
A lot at the junction of, and abutting on, two or more intersecting
streets, or at the point of abrupt change in direction of a single
street, the interior of which is not greater than 135°.
A lot extending between and having frontage on two generally
parallel streets.
A lot which is surrounded on all sides by one or more lots,
is generally the shape of a flag on a flag pole and has an access
right-of-way to one or more streets.
Lots which are situated between two public streets, but provide
vehicular access solely from the street with the lesser highway functional
classification.
The luminous flux emitted by a lamp or lighting fixture.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
A plan, legally adopted by the Supervisors, of officially
dedicated, ordained, opened, or planned streets, existing parks and
other properties, or those proposed for acquisition by the Township
by condemnation, purchase, dedication or otherwise.
To reduce to the smallest amount or extent possible. "Minimize"
shall not mean complete elimination but shall require that the most
substantial efforts possible under the circumstances have been taken
to reduce the adverse effect(s) of the action required to be minimized.
"Minimize" shall include but not be limited to the requirement that
the placement of dwellings and other structures and the locations
of roads, stormwater management facilities, and other land disturbance
shall be planned and designed to reduce the adverse effect(s) of the
activity in question to the smallest amount possible under the circumstances
consistent with otherwise permitted development.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
An action undertaken to accomplish one or more
of the following:
Avoid and minimize impacts by limiting the degree
or magnitude of the action and its implementation.
Rectify the impact by repairing, rehabilitating
or restoring the impacted environment.
Reduce or eliminate the impact over time by
preservation and maintenance operations during the life of the action.
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy, contained in one unit, or in two or more units designed
to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated
for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for
occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations,
and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home.
A parcel, or contiguous parcels, of land which has been so
designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots
for the placement thereon of mobile homes.
A stone or concrete monument with a flat top at least four
inches in diameter or square, and at least 24 inches in length. The
monument shall be tapered so that the dimensions at the bottom be
at least two inches greater than the top, to minimize movement caused
by frost.
A former agricultural field, pasture, orchard or nursery,
where agricultural use has been abandoned and natural succession has
been allowed to occur, but where most naturally occurring trees are
not larger than six inches dbh.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
Any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation
or organization.
A finally revised working drawing corrected to show all changes
in design, sizes or location which may have been made during actual
construction and represents the actual location of improvements.
A plan prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor showing
the construction details of streets, drains, sewers, bridges, culverts
and other improvements as required by this chapter.
A complete and exact subdivision or development plan or plat, prepared for official recording as required by ordinance or statute, and which includes all information required under § 162-9C of this chapter.
A plan depicting all aspects of a particular land development
as required herein, including all exhibits, drawings, cross sections,
profiles and descriptive text to the degree of detail specified herein
and sufficient to portray the full intent of a developer.
A tentative subdivision or development plan, in less detail than a final plan, which includes all information required under § 162-9B of this chapter.
A plan prepared by an engineer or surveyor registered in
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania showing the vertical section of the
existing and proposed grade along the center line and right-of-way
lines of any proposed street and public improvement.
The copy of the final plan which contains the original endorsements
of the County Planning Commission and the Township and which is intended
to be recorded with the County Recorder of Deeds.
A plan depicting natural features of a site intended to promote design sensitive to the unique natural features of the landscape. The plan shall accompany sketch, preliminary and/or final plan submission, and shall include all information required under § 162-9D of this chapter.
A sketch an prepared at any practical scale, but in no case
smaller than one inch equals 200 feet, showing existing topography
(USGS acceptable) at contour intervals of not more than 10 feet, showing
scaled locations of streets and lots, with sufficient information
for the Planning Commission to orient and locate the tract, to serve
as a basis for preliminary discussion with the subdivider and to show
his intent.
A plan prepared by a registered engineer or surveyor, showing
location, sizes and types of all water, gas and electric lines, all
sanitary sewer mains, profiles and laterals, all storm sewers and
gradients, all street lights, fire hydrants, all service connections,
and all data pertaining to existing or proposed utilities.
[Amended 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 03-06]
The Upper Uwchlan Township Planning Commission, Chester County,
Pennsylvania.
A plantation of deciduous hardwood trees within a street
right-of-way, such trees approved as to type by the Supervisors, and
having a caliper of not less than two inches measured one foot above
the ground.
The final plat, or engineering layout of streets and lot
easements, common open spaces and public grounds, which has been duly
approved by all necessary officials and recorded in the office of
the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County, West Chester, Pennsylvania.
Those facilities which are designed for and available to
the public, which may be offered for dedication, including but not
limited to streets, storm drainage facilities, sidewalks and utilities,
including private stormwater management facilities and other common
amenities, even though not offered for dedication.
Notice published in any newspaper of general circulation
in Upper Uwchlan Township, once each week for two successive weeks,
the first not more than 30 days and the second not less than seven
days, prior to any public hearing required by this chapter; such notice
shall give time and place, and the nature of the matter to be considered.
A parcel of ground in separate (sometimes public) ownership
separating a street from other adjacent properties, or from another
street.
Any replatting or resubdivision of land, limited to changes in lot lines on approved final plan or recorded plan as specified in § 162-8E of this chapter. Other replattings shall be considered as constituting a new subdivision of land. See also "subdivision."
A reservoir, formed from soil or other material, designed
to permanently retain stormwater runoff from a specified amount of
stormwater runoff as defined by this chapter. Retention basins always
contain water and may include man-made ponds and lakes.
An examination of the sketch plan, preliminary plan, and/or
final plan by the Planning Commission and/or the Upper Uwchlan Township
Board of Supervisors to determine compliance with this chapter and
the administrative regulations, design standards and improvement specifications
enacted pursuant thereto.
Land reserved for an easement, street, crosswalk or other
public purpose.
Any area comprised of one or more of the following:
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
The use of plant materials, fencing and/or earthen berms
to aid in the concealment of such features as parking areas and vehicles
with them, and to provide privacy between two or more different land
uses which abut one another.
The silt or small soil particles held or carried in suspension
by water, including that which is thus deposited at a lower level.
A covered watertight settling tank in which raw sewage is
changed into solid, liquid, and gaseous states to facilitate further
treatment and final disposal.
INDIVIDUALThe disposal of sewage from one dwelling unit by use of septic tanks or other safe and healthful means, approved by the Chester County Health Department. Such system shall be totally within the confines of the lot on which the use is located, or shall be located within an easement designated for such purpose on another lot.
CENTRAL/COLDS COMMUNITY COLLECTION AND TREATMENTA sanitary sewage system which carries sewage from individual dischargers by a system of pipes to one or more common treatment and disposal facilities, either on-site or off-site, and approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
PUBLIC SEWAGE SYSTEMAn off-site system for treatment and disposal of sewage in which sewage is conveyed by interceptor to the treatment facility operated by the Downingtown Regional Municipal Authority, and disposed of through means approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
Consists of all pipes, fittings and appurtenances from the
drain outlet of a building to the inlet of the corresponding sewer
riser pipe.
That portion of the sewer lateral which extends vertically
to the ground elevation and terminates at each building.
A tree in a public place or within a street right-of-way
as provided by this chapter.
The required length of roadway visible to the driver of a
passenger vehicle at any given point on the roadway when the view
is obstructed.
[Amended 4-19-2010 by Ord. No. 10-04]
OBJECT SIGHT DISTANCEShall be measured from a point 3.5 feet above the center line of the road surface to a point 0.5 feet above the center line of the road surface.
VEHICLE SIGHT DISTANCEShall be measured from one point 3.5 feet above the center line of a road surface to another point 3.5 feet above the center line of the road surface.
Any structure or part thereof or any device attached to a
building wall or other outdoor surface, which has painted or otherwise
represented thereupon the display or inclusion of any letter, word,
model, banner, pennant, insignia, device, trade flag, symbol, or representation
which is in the nature of, or which is used as, an announcement, direction,
or advertisement for commercial purposes or otherwise to bring the
subject thereof to the attention of the public, or to display, identify
and publicize the name and product or service of any person. A sign
includes a billboard, neon tube, string of lights or similar device
outlining or placed upon any part of a building or lot. For the purpose
of ascertaining whether any sign is no more than the dimensions permitted
by this article, the gross sign area shall be the entire area within
a single continuous perimeter enclosing the extreme limits of such
sign, and in no case passing through or between adjacent elements
of the same. For measurement of gross sign area, such perimeter shall
not include any structural elements lying outside the limits of such
sign and not forming an integral part of the display. In the case
of an open sign, made up of individual letters, figures or designs,
the space between such letters, figures, or designs shall be included.
The total area of both sides of a double-sided sign, including V-type
signs, shall be included in the computation of gross sign area. Signs
which are composed of letters, words, or representations only and
which do not form a square or rectangular pattern shall be considered
to include in gross sign area a square or rectangle as drawn at the
outer limits of the letters, words, or representations. The following
sign types and parameters may also be recognized and regulated by
this chapter:
[Added 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 03-06]
SIGN, ACCESSORY USESigns that identify or advertise home occupations.
SIGN, BUSINESSA sign that announces or directs attention to a business, product, activity, commodity, or service conducted, sold or offered upon the same premises as those upon which the sign is maintained.
SIGN, DIRECTIONALA sign conveying instructions with respect to the premises near or on which it is maintained, such as the entrance and exit of a parking area, a warning sign, a danger sign, and similar information signs.
SIGN, DOUBLE-FACEDA sign with two faces which displays the same message on each face, with each of the sign faces being parallel to one another or separated by an interior angle of no greater than 45°.
SIGN, FREESTANDINGA detached sign which shall include any sign, uprights or braces placed upon or in the ground and not attached to any building (e.g., monument signs, pole signs).
SIGN, IDENTIFICATIONA sign that identifies only the occupant of the premises, the profession or occupation of the occupancy, and/or the name of the building upon which the sign is placed.
SIGN, ILLUMINATEDA nonflashing or nontwinkling sign which has characters, letters, figures, designs, or outlines illuminated by direct or indirect electric lighting or luminous tubes as part of the sign.
SIGN, MONUMENTA low profile freestanding sign. A monument sign shall include a support structure of wood, masonry, or concrete that is incorporated into the overall design of the sign.
SIGN, OFFICIAL TRAFFICSigns erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, or Upper Uwchlan Township, and which are designed to regulate traffic, describe road conditions, or supply directions.
SIGN, OFF-PREMISES DIRECTIONALWhere permitted, any nonilluminated sign located off the immediate premises of the use or activity which it announces, or to which it is directing attention, limited to civic or service clubs, churches, schools, nonprofit organizations, or other public or quasi-public sites or facilities.
SIGN, OFF-PREMISES ADVERTISINGWhere permitted, a sign placed on property other than where the business is located and which indicates the nature of the business for which it is advertising.
SIGNS, OUTDOOR ADVERTISING BILLBOARDA large pole sign intended to display one or more advertisements, whose area is no smaller than 140 square feet nor exceeds 450 square feet and with a maximum height of 25 feet, and which is limited to advertising a business, commodity, service, or entertainment conducted, sold, or offered upon the premises where such sign is located.
SIGN, PORTABLESigns that can either be attached or mounted on wheels or transported by flatbed trailer.
SIGN, PROJECTINGA sign, other than a wall sign, that projects from and is supported by a wall of a building or structure.
SIGN, READERBOARDA sign so designed that the message may be changed by the removal or addition of specially designed letters that attach to the face of the sign.
SIGN, REAL ESTATEA temporary sign indicating the sale, rental, or lease of the premises on which the sign is located.
SIGN, TEMPORARYA sign notifying or advertising a special event, or another effort of short duration, such as festivals, concerts, or exhibits, or work of a temporary contractor.
SIGN, WALLAny sign erected against the wall of any building, or displayed on doors, or displayed with the exposed face thereof in a plane parallel to the face of said wall or door and which sign is mounted at a distance measured perpendicular to said wall not greater than 12 inches.
An interior residential street, including, but not limited
to, cul-de-sac and loop designs, which is designed to provide only
one point of intersection with an existing road.
A lot, tract or parcel of land on which grading, construction
or land development is taking place, or is proposed to take place;
the location of the work.
Any means of establishing permanent vegetation on a slope,
including but not limited to sodding, anchored mulching (wood-fiber
blanket or plastic and jute mesh, straw tack-coated with emulsified
asphalt, etc.), hydroseeding with wood fiber mulch in the slurry,
including application of temporary vegetation.
Those land areas with slopes between 15% and 25%, and as further defined and delineated by Chapter 200, Zoning.
[Added 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 03-06]
Those land areas with slopes of 25% or greater, and as further defined and delineated by Chapter 200, Zoning.
[Added 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 03-06]
A field test conducted to determine the suitability of the
soil for on-site sanitary sewage disposal facilities by measuring
the absorptive capacity of the soil at a given location and depth.
Any tree equal to or exceeding 24 inches dbh or any other
unique or otherwise specifically selected plant or tree which most
typically represents a class or group in terms of shape, form, historical
importance or other characteristics, and which may be designated as
such by the Township.
[Amended 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
The volume of silt or water capable of being impounded in
a sediment basin after deducting the required freeboard.
Any precipitation, but usually rainfall, which is sufficient
to flow on any natural or impervious surface; frequently termed "runoff."
Includes street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway,
lane, alley, viaduct, and any other way used or intended to be used
by vehicular traffic or pedestrians, whether public or private.
The right-of-way, or the dividing line between a lot and
the outside boundary of a public street, road, or highway, legally
open or officially plotted, or between a lot and a privately owned
street, road or way over which the owners or tenants of two or more
lots each held in single and separate ownership have the right-of-way.
A street used primarily as the means of access for through
traffic between residential neighborhoods, major streets, districts
within the Township, and areas immediately adjacent thereto.
A street used primarily as the means of access to abutting
commercial lots.
A street wherein paving and other required improvements exist
and are in accordance with Township standards.
A state or federal highway or thoroughfare for through traffic
between collector streets, neighborhoods and districts within the
Township and other towns, villages and centers of population.
A street used primarily for local traffic as the means of
access to abutting residential lots.
A street wherein paving or other required improvements do
not exist in accordance with Township standards.
Any form or arrangement of building materials erected on
or attached to the ground or in water or land, involving the necessity
of providing proper support, bracing, typing, anchoring or other protection
against the forces of the elements, including, but not limited to,
buildings, sheds, mobile homes, and other similar items, but excluding
fences.
A person who is the registered owner, or authorized agent
of the registered owner, of the land to be subdivided.
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land,
by any means, into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions
of land, including changes in existing lot lines, for the purpose,
whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for
distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer or ownership of building
or lot development. The subdivisions by lease of land for agricultural
purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new
street or easement of access, or any residential dwelling, shall be
exempted.
A subdivision wherein lots abut existing streets of insufficient
width, unimproved streets, or proposed streets.
A subdivision wherein lots abut existing improved streets
of sufficient width and not involving the layout or improvement of
any new street.
Any finished surface or elevation of compacted fill or natural
earth upon which materials of construction are placed.
Clay, sand, gravel, or other natural earth material below
the surface soil and low in organic matter.
Any repair, reconstruction, or improvement of a structure,
the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the fair market value of
the structure either:
A licensed surveyor registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Exterior fixtures and posts which are manufactured to a high
level of design and craftsmanship from material such as (but not limited
to) wrought iron, cast aluminum, brass or copper, and installed to
be consistently used throughout designated areas of Upper Uwchlan
Township, including, for example, locations where promotion of a particular
village character or historical theme is desired.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
Natural and friable loam containing sufficient nitrogen,
phosphorus and potassium to support plant growth and extending in
depth to the extent of penetration of feeder roots of the prevailing
native grasses.
The Township of Upper Uwchlan, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
One or more lots assembled for the purpose of unified development,
including a planned residential development, shopping center, office
or industrial park.
A paved circle or square, terminating a cul-de-sac, with
a minimum 100-foot diameter or side of the square.
Any purpose for which a building or other structure or tract
of land may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained or occupied,
or any activity or occupation carried on, or intended to be carried
on, in a building or other structure or a tract of land.
Sanitary sewer lines, water lines, fire hydrants, street
lights, storm sewer lines, manholes, inlets, catch basins, gas lines,
electric lines/conduits, telephone lines/conduits, cable lines/conduits
and other facilities of the same general character.
[Amended 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 03-06]
Perennial grasses, legumes or other long-lived plant materials,
such as Crown Vetch, Fescues, etc., and Bluegrasses, depending upon
the degree of refinement desired.
Fast-growing grasses, usually annuals, such as rye, oats,
Sudan, or other appropriate cover to prevent erosion until permanent
vegetation can be installed.
That channel on the land surface, or other plainly observable
evidence on the ground, where water flow is visibly definable, but
not necessarily present, as a result of seasonal or ongoing hydrologic
events such as, but not including, runoff, melting, springs, or ponding.
[Amended 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 03-06]
Any area of land which is or may be hazardous to the public
health, safety or welfare as result of any of the following conditions:
HIGH WATER TABLESoil in which the groundwater exists at, or periodically rises to, a level too near the surface of the ground to permit a particular type of construction or installation.
MAN-MADE AREAAreas of land which have been disturbed or changed by grading or filling to such extent that the natural soil conditions no longer prevail.
INDIVIDUALA safe and healthful supply of water, to a single user from a private well located on the lot in which the use is located.
COMMUNITYA system for supplying water from a common source or sources to all dwellings and other buildings within a development. The water supply source may be located on site and/or off site and may be publicly or privately owned.
PUBLICA system for supplying water in sufficient quantities to all dwellings and other buildings within a development, which is administered by a municipality, municipal authority or public utility as defined and regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.
Areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or
groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and
under normal conditions do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically
adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, including swamps, marshes,
bogs, and similar areas.
[Added 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 03-06]
A tree mass or plant community in which tree species are
dominant or codominant. Any area, grove, or stand of mature or largely
mature trees covering an area of 1/4 of an acre or more, or consisting
of more than 10 individual trees larger than 12 inches dbh, shall
be considered a woodland. For the purposes of this chapter, the extent
of any woodland plant community or any part thereof shall be measured
from the outermost dripline of all the trees in the community. "Woodland"
shall include any area where timber has been harvested within the
previous three years and/or woodland disturbance has occurred within
the previous three years which would have met the definition of "woodland"
prior to timbering or disturbance. Woodlands do not include nursery
stock, orchards, or oldfields, except where natural succession has
been allowed to occur and where most naturally occurring trees are
larger than six inches dbh.
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
Any activity which alters the existing structure of a woodland
or hedgerow; alterations include the cutting or removal of canopy
trees, subcanopy trees, understory shrubs and vines, woody and herbaceous
woodland floor species. Also includes any activity which constitutes
a land disturbance (exposes soils, alters topography) within a woodland
or hedgerow. "Woodland disturbance" does not include the selective
cutting or removal of invasive alien trees, shrubs, vines or herbaceous
species, including, but not limited to, Rosa multiflora (multiflora
rose), Eleagnus umbellata (autumn olive), Lonicera japonica (Japanese
honeysuckle), Celastrus orbiculatus (oriental bittersweet), and Polygonum
perfoliatum (mile-a-minute weed).
[Added 6-17-2002 by Ord. No. 02-04]
A working layout and construction plan for all improvements,
at scale not smaller than one inch equals 100 feet, prepared by a
registered engineer or surveyor, including complete information sufficient
in detail to obtain bona fide bids and for construction, including
such as-built corrections after construction as may be applicable.
An open, unoccupied space on the same lot with a building
or other structure or use, open and unobstructed from the ground to
the sky, except for permitted signs and fences.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 68 Pa.C.S.A. § 3101
et seq.
[2]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq.
[3]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "steep
slope" of the 2006 Code, which immediately followed this definition,
was repealed 12-15-2003 by Ord. No. 03-06. See now the definitions
of "slope, precautionary" and "slope, prohibitive."
