Borough of Carlisle, PA
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2023-12-14
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 255 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Appeals, Board of
- Ch 8 Auditor
- Ch 10 Authorities
- Ch 15 Administrative Code
- Ch 22 Fire Department
- Ch 24 Firemen's Relief Association
- Ch 27 Fiscal Control
- Ch 31 Insurance
- Ch 38 Intergovernmental Investment of Funds
- Ch 41 Manager, Borough
- Ch 47 Parks and Recreation Board
- Ch 50 Pension Advisory Commission
- Ch 52 Pensions
- Ch 55 Police Department
- Ch 63 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 66 Tax Collection
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 73 Advertising Materials
- Ch 76 Alarm Systems
- Ch 78 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 80 Animals
- Ch 83 Human Relations
- Ch 89 Building Construction
- Ch 90 Cable Communications Systems
- Ch 95 Cemeteries
- Ch 103 Cruising
- Ch 105 Curfew
- Ch 110 Drugs and Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 117 Explosives
- Ch 120 Fees
- Ch 124 Firearms
- Ch 126 Fire Insurance Proceeds
- Ch 128 Fire Prevention and Protection
- Ch 130 Fires, Conduct at
- Ch 132 Fireworks
- Ch 135 Floodplain Management
- Ch 137 Gas Meter and Regulator Siting in Historic Preservation Overlay District
- Ch 155 Municipal Building
- Ch 158 Mobile Food Vending
- Ch 160 Nuisances
- Ch 163 Parades
- Ch 168 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 170 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 175 Plumbing
- Ch 178 Poles and Wires
- Ch 183 Property Maintenance
- Ch 189 Refrigerators and Freezers
- Ch 193 Rental Housing
- Ch 197 Sewers
- Ch 200 Shopping Carts
- Ch 205 Skateboards
- Ch 212 Solid Waste and Recyclables
- Ch 217 Stormwater Management
- Ch 220 Stormwater Management Utility
- Ch 223 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 226 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 231 Taxation
- Ch 237 Transient Retail Businesses
- Ch 239 Trees
- Ch 244 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 247 Vehicles, Occupancy of
- Ch 251 Water
- Ch 255 Zoning
- Ch 255 Art I General Provisions
- § 255-1 Long and short titles.
- § 255-2 Intent and objectives.
- § 255-3 Establishment of controls.
- § 255-4 Types of control.
- § 255-5 Establishment of districts.
- § 255-6 Lot sizes.
- § 255-7 Zoning Map; district boundaries.
- § 255-8 Interpretation.
- § 255-9 Setbacks and buffers across municipal boundaries.
- § 255-10 Municipal uses excepted.
- Ch 255 Art II Definitions and Interpretation
- § 255-11 Word usage.
- § 255-12 Definitions.
- § 255-13 Interpretation of regulations.
- Ch 255 Art III R-1 Low Density Residential District
- § 255-14 Intent.
- § 255-15 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-16 Accessory uses.
- § 255-17 Special exception uses.
- § 255-17.1 Conditional uses.
- § 255-18 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-19 Additional setbacks for dwellings.
- § 255-20 Additional requirements.
- § 255-21 Cluster development option.
- Ch 255 Art IV R-2 Medium Density Residential District
- § 255-22 Intent.
- § 255-23 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-24 Accessory uses.
- § 255-25 Special exception uses.
- § 255-25.1 Conditional uses.
- § 255-26 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-27 Additional setbacks for dwellings.
- § 255-28 Additional requirements.
- § 255-29 Cluster development option.
- Ch 255 Art V R-3 High Density Residential District
- § 255-30 Intent.
- § 255-31 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-32 Accessory uses.
- § 255-33 Special exception uses.
- § 255-34 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-35 Additional setbacks for dwellings.
- § 255-36 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art VI R-4 Town Center Residential District
- § 255-37 Intent.
- § 255-38 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-39 Accessory uses.
- § 255-40 Special exception uses.
- § 255-41 Additional requirements.
- § 255-42 Area and bulk regulations.
- Ch 255 Art VII R-5 Traditional Residential District
- § 255-43 Intent.
- § 255-44 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-45 Accessory uses.
- § 255-46 Special exception uses.
- § 255-47 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-48 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art VIII OR Office Residential District
- § 255-49 Intent.
- § 255-50 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-51 Special exception uses.
- § 255-52 Compatibility of special exception use with adjacent uses.
- § 255-53 Traffic congestion; driveways.
- § 255-54 Signs.
- § 255-55 Buffers.
- § 255-56 Setback for paved areas.
- § 255-57 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-58 Parking.
- Ch 255 Art IX C-1 Central Business District
- § 255-59 Intent.
- § 255-60 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-61 Accessory uses.
- § 255-62 Uses by special exception.
- § 255-63 Conditional uses.
- § 255-64 Prohibited uses.
- § 255-65 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-66 Parking and loading.
- § 255-67 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art X C-2 Shopping Center/Mixed Use District
- § 255-68 Intent.
- § 255-69 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-70 Special exception uses.
- § 255-71 Accessory uses.
- § 255-72 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-73 Access.
- § 255-74 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art XI C-3 General Commercial District
- § 255-75 Intent.
- § 255-76 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-77 Special exception uses.
- § 255-78 Accessory uses.
- § 255-79 Prohibited uses.
- § 255-80 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-81 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art XII C-4 Neighborhood Commercial District
- § 255-82 Intent.
- § 255-83 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-84 Special exception uses.
- § 255-85 Accessory uses.
- § 255-86 Prohibited uses.
- § 255-87 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-88 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art XIII C-5 Entranceway Business District
- § 255-89 Intent.
- § 255-90 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-91 Accessory uses.
- § 255-92 Special exception uses.
- § 255-93 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-94 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art XIV I-1 General Industrial District
- § 255-95 Intent.
- § 255-96 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-97 Accessory uses.
- § 255-98 Special exception uses.
- § 255-99 Conditional uses.
- § 255-100 Prohibited uses.
- § 255-101 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-102 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art XV I-2 Light Industrial District
- § 255-103 Intent.
- § 255-104 Planned industrial developments.
- § 255-105 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-106 Accessory uses.
- § 255-107 Special exception uses and conditional uses.
- § 255-108 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-109 Prohibited uses.
- § 255-110 Standards for approval of planned industrial development.
- § 255-111 Design guidelines.
- § 255-112 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art XVI I-C Industrial Commercial District
- § 255-113 Intent.
- § 255-114 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-115 Accessory uses.
- § 255-116 Prohibited uses.
- § 255-117 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-118 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art XVII UM Urban Mixed Use District
- § 255-119 Intent; applicability.
- § 255-120 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-121 Accessory uses.
- § 255-122 Special exception uses.
- § 255-123 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-124 Setbacks and screening from existing dwellings or residential districts.
- § 255-125 Design guidelines.
- § 255-126 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art XVIII INS Institutional District
- § 255-127 Intent.
- § 255-128 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-129 Accessory uses.
- § 255-130 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-131 Future use of institutional land.
- § 255-132 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art XIX OS Open Space District
- § 255-133 Intent.
- § 255-134 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-135 Accessory uses.
- § 255-136 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 255-137 Additional requirements.
- Ch 255 Art XX FP Floodplain Area (Overlay)
- § 255-138 Intent.
- § 255-139 Establishment of districts.
- § 255-140 Changes in delineation of districts.
- § 255-141 Uses permitted by right.
- § 255-142 Special exception uses.
- § 255-143 Special regulations.
- § 255-144 Liability.
- Ch 255 Art XXI HP Historic Preservation District (Overlay)
- § 255-145 Establishment; relationship to zoning districts.
- § 255-146 Boundaries of area.
- § 255-147 Certification.
- § 255-148 Intent.
- § 255-149 Definitions.
- § 255-150 Board of Historical Architectural Review.
- § 255-151 Responsibilities of Board.
- § 255-152 Counseling by Board; procedures.
- § 255-153 Applications, permits and written authorizations.
- § 255-154 Certificate of appropriateness required.
- § 255-155 Certificate of appropriateness application review by Board.
- § 255-156 Buildings unfit for habitation.
- § 255-157 Review criteria.
- § 255-158 Disapproval by Board.
- § 255-159 Submission of Board's recommendation.
- § 255-160 Review by Borough Council.
- § 255-161 Demolition.
- § 255-162 Disapproval by Borough Council.
- § 255-163 Enforcement.
- § 255-164 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 255 Art XXII APT Airport District (Overlay)
- § 255-165 Definitions.
- § 255-166 Airport surface zones.
- § 255-167 Airport surface zone height limitations.
- § 255-168 Airport zoning requirements.
- § 255-169 Permits and variances; enforcement; notice.
- § 255-170 Relationship to existing districts.
- § 255-171 Appointment of Board of Appeals.
- Ch 255 Art XXIII Supplementary Regulations and Performance Standards
- § 255-172 Intent
- § 255-173 Applicability.
- § 255-174 Nuisances or hazards prohibited.
- § 255-175 Groundwater hazards.
- § 255-176 Setbacks from surface waters.
- § 255-177 Storage of gases, liquids and solids.
- § 255-178 Noise.
- § 255-179 Vibration.
- § 255-180 Air pollution and odors.
- § 255-181 Light, glare and heat.
- § 255-182 Placement of outdoor machinery.
- § 255-183 Radioactivity and electrical disturbances.
- § 255-184 Review to determine compliance with performance standards.
- § 255-185 Removal of topsoil.
- § 255-186 Sight distance.
- § 255-187 Multiple frontage lots.
- § 255-188 Subdivision plan.
- § 255-189 Potential access.
- § 255-190 Height exceptions.
- § 255-191 Design standards for major uses and buffer yards.
- § 255-192 Reduction of front yard setbacks.
- § 255-193 Development over air rights.
- § 255-194 Public water and sewage.
- § 255-195 Traffic impact studies.
- Ch 255 Art XXIV Additional Requirements for Specific Uses
- § 255-196 Compliance required.
- § 255-197 Special exception uses.
- § 255-198 Conditional uses.
- § 255-199 Additional standards for specific permitted uses, conditional uses and special exception uses.
- § 255-200 Additional standards for specific accessory uses.
- Ch 255 Art XXV Off-Street Parking and Loading
- § 255-201 General requirements; size.
- § 255-202 Location of parking for dwellings.
- § 255-203 Location of parking for nonresidential uses.
- § 255-204 Number of required spaces for dwellings.
- § 255-205 Number of required spaces for nonresidential uses.
- § 255-206 Additional parking in certain situations.
- § 255-207 Completion deadline for parking areas.
- § 255-208 Conditional reduction of parking requirements.
- § 255-209 Joint parking lots.
- § 255-210 Design standards.
- § 255-211 Paved area landscaping and screening.
- § 255-212 Paved area setbacks.
- § 255-213 Additional requirements for major uses.
- § 255-214 Storage of commercial vehicles in residential districts.
- § 255-215 Off-street loading.
- Ch 255 Art XXVI Signs
- § 255-216 Sign classifications.
- § 255-217 Applicability.
- § 255-218 Signs prohibited in all districts.
- § 255-219 Signs permitted in residential or institutional districts.
- § 255-220 Signs permitted in commercial districts.
- § 255-221 Signs permitted in industrial districts.
- § 255-221.1 Additional signs permitted in the I-2 and I-C Districts.
- § 255-222 Additional signs permitted in nonresidential districts.
- § 255-223 Signs permitted in all districts.
- § 255-224 Illumination of permitted signs; changeable-message signs; scrolling signs.
- § 255-225 Sign permits.
- § 255-226 Maintenance and repair.
- § 255-227 Removal of nonconforming signs.
- § 255-228 Penalties.
- § 255-229 Variances.
- § 255-230 Nonconforming signs.
- § 255-231 Maximum height of signs.
- § 255-232 Location of signs.
- Ch 255 Art XXVII Nonconformities
- § 255-233 Intent.
- § 255-234 Nonconforming uses.
- § 255-235 Nonconforming lots.
- § 255-236 Nonconforming signs.
- § 255-237 Burden of proof as to nonconformities.
- § 255-238 District changes.
- § 255-239 Nonconforming use of open land.
- Ch 255 Art XXVIII Administration and Enforcement
- § 255-240 Intent.
- § 255-241 Zoning Officer.
- § 255-242 Appeals.
- § 255-243 Enforcement procedures; notice; causes of action; jurisdiction and remedies.
- § 255-244 Permits.
- § 255-245 Fees.
- § 255-246 Amendments.
- § 255-247 Zoning challenges.
- § 255-248 Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 255-249 Expiration of variances and special exceptions.
- § 255-250 Variances.
- § 255-251 Planning Commission.
- § 255-252 Notice of hearings.
- § 255-253 Site plan review.
- § 255-254 Conditional use procedure.
- Ch 255 Art XXIX Official Map
- § 255-255 Authority; applicability.
- § 255-256 Establishment and adoption of Official Map.
- § 255-257 Effect of Official Map.
- § 255-258 Time limitation on acquisition.
- § 255-259 Approximate and specific public lands and features.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Carlisle 6-12-2003 by Ord. No. 1993, approved 6-12-2003. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Board of Appeals — See Ch. 5.
Animals — See Ch. 80.
Building construction — See Ch. 89.
Cemeteries — See Ch. 95.
Fees — See Ch. 120.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 135.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 170.
Plumbing — See Ch. 175.
Poles and wires — See Ch. 178.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 183.
Sewers — See Ch. 197.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 217.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 223.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 226.
Trees — See Ch. 239.
Water — See Ch. 251.
