Township of Washington, PA
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2021-05-27
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 131 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 5 Fire Department
- Ch 7 Intergovernmental Agreements
- Ch 9 Municipal Authority
- Ch 11 Pension and Retirement
- Ch 15 (Reserved)
- Ch 17 Property, Sale of
- Ch 21 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 23 Township Manager
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 29 Agricultural Security Area
- Ch 33 Amusements
- Ch 38 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 39 Emergency Services Fees Reimbursement
- Ch 41 (Reserved)
- Ch 44 Collection of Fees
- Ch 45 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 47 Driveways
- Ch 50 (Reserved)
- Ch 51 Fires, Open
- Ch 58 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 59 Floodplain Management
- Ch 70 Mobile Home Parks
- Ch 72 Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization
- Ch 73 Noise
- Ch 76 Parks, Recreation Areas and Open Spaces
- Ch 79 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 85 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 88 Property Maintenance
- Ch 89 Removal, Repair or Security of Damaged Buildings
- Ch 91 Rental Property
- Ch 95 Sewers
- Ch 97 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Ch 99 Stormwater Management
- Ch 101 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 107 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 113 (Reserved)
- Ch 119 Taxation
- Ch 122 Traffic Impact Fees
- Ch 125 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 129 Water
- Ch 131 Zoning
- Ch 131 Art I General Provisions
- § 131-1 Title.
- § 131-2 Purpose; objectives.
- § 131-3 Standards to be minimum requirements.
- § 131-4 Effect on existing provisions; greater restrictions to prevail.
- § 131-5 Nonliability of Township.
- Ch 131 Art II Definitions and Word Usage
- § 131-6 Word usage.
- § 131-7 Definitions.
- § 131-8 Terms adopted by reference.
- Ch 131 Art III Designation and Boundaries of Zoning Districts
- § 131-9 Establishment of districts.
- § 131-10 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 131-11 Federal-, state- or county-owned property.
- Ch 131 Art IV A Agricultural District
- § 131-12 Purpose.
- § 131-13 Prime agricultural soils and prime farmland.
- § 131-14 Permitted uses.
- § 131-15 Alternatives for development.
- Ch 131 Art V WSC Watershed Conservation District
- § 131-16 Purpose.
- § 131-17 Permitted uses.
- § 131-18 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 131-19 Design requirements.
- Ch 131 Art VI R-1 Rural Residential District
- § 131-20 Purpose.
- § 131-21 Permitted uses.
- § 131-22 Area and bulk regulations.
- Ch 131 Art VII R-2 Suburban Residential District
- § 131-23 Purpose.
- § 131-24 Permitted uses.
- § 131-25 Area and bulk regulations.
- Ch 131 Art VIII HDV High-Density Residential and Village District
- § 131-26 Purposes; general design regulations.
- § 131-27 Permitted uses.
- § 131-28 Area and bulk regulations; design standards.
- § 131-29 Permanent greenway protection through conservation easements; density bonuses; ownership and maintenance; modifications.
- Ch 131 Art IX C Commercial District
- § 131-30 Purpose.
- § 131-31 Permitted uses.
- § 131-32 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 131-33 Design requirements.
- § 131-34 Additional requirements for shopping centers.
- Ch 131 Art X LI Light Industrial District
- § 131-35 Purpose.
- § 131-36 Permitted uses.
- § 131-37 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 131-38 Design requirements.
- Ch 131 Art XI GI General Industrial District
- § 131-39 Purpose.
- § 131-40 Permitted uses.
- § 131-41 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 131-42 Design requirements.
- Ch 131 Art XII Q Quarry District
- § 131-43 Purpose.
- § 131-44 Use regulations.
- § 131-45 Dispute committee.
- Ch 131 Art XIII Floodplain Overlay District
- § 131-46 Purpose.
- § 131-47 Establishment of district; boundaries.
- § 131-48 Permitted uses.
- § 131-49 Prohibited uses.
- § 131-50 Additional uses.
- § 131-51 through § 131-58. (Reserved)
- Ch 131 Art XIV Airport Overlay District
- § 131-59 Purpose.
- § 131-60 Establishment of airport surface zones.
- § 131-61 Height limitations.
- § 131-62 General requirements.
- § 131-63 Permits required.
- § 131-64 Variances.
- § 131-65 Enforcement.
- § 131-66 Acquisition of air rights.
- § 131-67 More stringent requirements to prevail.
- Ch 131 Art XV Supplementary Regulations
- § 131-68 Applicability.
- § 131-69 Additional regulations for all districts.
- § 131-70 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 131-71 Yard sales.
- § 131-72 Farm regulations.
- § 131-73 Additional regulations for multifamily dwellings.
- § 131-74 Sanitary landfills, incinerators, solid waste management facilities and transfer stations.
- § 131-75 Barn conversions.
- § 131-76 Mobile home parks.
- § 131-77 Parking and loading areas.
- § 131-78 Signs.
- § 131-79 Performance standards.
- § 131-80 Slopes.
- § 131-81 Flag lots.
- Ch 131 Art XVI (RESERVED)
- § 131-82 (Reserved)
- § 131-83 (Reserved)
- § 131-84 (Reserved)
- § 131-85 (Reserved)
- § 131-86 (Reserved)
- § 131-87 (Reserved)
- Ch 131 Art XVII Nonconforming Lots, Uses, Structures and Buildings
- § 131-88 Continuance of nonconformities.
- § 131-89 Nonconforming lots of record.
- § 131-90 Nonconforming uses of land.
- § 131-91 Nonconforming structures and buildings.
- § 131-92 Nonconforming uses of structures and buildings.
- § 131-93 Unsafe or unlawful structures or buildings.
- § 131-94 Use permitted as special exception to be considered conforming.
- Ch 131 Art XVIIA Administration and Enforcement
- § 131-95 Zoning Officer.
- § 131-96 Building permits.
- § 131-97 Certificate of use and occupancy.
- § 131-98 Sign permits.
- § 131-99 Private airport permit and helipad permit.
- § 131-100 Conditional uses.
- § 131-101 Schedule of fees.
- § 131-102 Amendments.
- Ch 131 Art XVIII Zoning Hearing Board
- § 131-103 Creation; appointments; terms of office; removal; vacancies; compensation; organization; meetings; records.
- § 131-104 Hearings.
- § 131-105 Powers and duties.
- § 131-106 Applications and appeals.
- § 131-107 Mediation option.
- Ch 131 Art XIX Appeals, Remedies and Penalties
- § 131-108 Appeals proceedings.
- § 131-109 Remedies.
- § 131-110 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 131 Art XX Environmental Performance Standards
- § 131-111 Purpose.
- § 131-112 Applicability.
- § 131-113 Area, bulk and layout.
- Ch 131 Art XXI Communications Antennas, Communications Equipment Buildings and Communications Towers
- § 131-114 Communications antennas and communications equipment buildings.
- § 131-115 Communications towers where permitted by right.
- § 131-116 Communications towers where permitted by special exception.
- Ch 131 Art XXII Kennels
- § 131-117 Kennels.
- Ch 131 Art XXIII Planned Residential Development
- § 131-118 Planned residential development.
- § 131-119 Permitted uses.
- § 131-120 Submission and review procedures.
- § 131-121 Development requirements.
- § 131-122 Area and bulk regulations.
- § 131-123 Off-street parking requirements.
- § 131-124 Open space and recreation.
- § 131-125 Landscaping regulations.
- § 131-126 Design criteria specific to PRD.
- § 131-127 General regulations.
- § 131-128 Conflicts with other ordinances.
- § 131-129 (Reserved)
- Ch 131 Art XXIV (Reserved)
- § 131-130 through § 131-134. (Reserved)
- Appendix
- Ch A136 Cable Television Franchise
- Ch A137 Fees
- Ch A138 Public Records
- Ch A139 Uniform Construction Code Board of Appeals
- Ch A140 Supervisors' Meeting Code of Conduct
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Washington 8-25-1982 by Ord. No. 1982-1; amended in its entirety 4-29-1993 by Ord. No.
1993-4[1]. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Environmental Advisory Council — See Ch. 4.
Agricultural security area — See Ch. 29.
Collection of fees — See Ch. 44.
Uniform construction codes — See Ch. 45.
Driveways — See Ch. 47.
Mobile home parks — See Ch. 70.
Rental property — See Ch. 91.
Sexually oriented businesses — See Ch. 97.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 99.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 101.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 107.
Traffic impact fees — See Ch. 122.
Fees — See Ch. A137.
