Township of Washington, PA Article III Designation and Boundaries of Zoning Districts

§ 131-9 Establishment of districts.

A. For the purposes of this chapter, the Township is hereby divided into the following districts:

	A	Agricultural District
	WSC	Watershed Conservation District
	R-1	Rural Residential District
	R-2	Suburban Residential District
	HDV	High-Density Residential and Village District with Mobile Home Park Overlay [Amended 9-28-2000 by Ord. No. 2000-4]
	C	Commercial District
	LI	Light Industrial District
	GI	General Industrial District
	Q	Quarry District

B. The location and boundaries of such districts shall be as shown upon the map attached to and hereby made a part of this chapter, which shall be designated the "Zoning Map." Said Zoning Map and all notations, references and other data thereon are incorporated herein by reference thereto and shall be as much a part of this chapter as if the same were fully set forth herein.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is located in the pocket at the end of this volume.

C. Overlay districts.

(1) In addition to those districts established by Subsection A above, the following overlay districts are also established:

	Floodplain Overlay District
	Airport Overlay District

(2) The regulations of such overlay districts shall be in addition to those of the underlying district. The locations and boundaries of these overlay districts are as described within Article XIII and Article XIV of this chapter.

§ 131-10 Interpretation of district boundaries.

A. The boundaries between districts are, unless otherwise indicated, either the center line of streets, lanes, watercourses and rights-of-way of power lines and other utilities or such lines extended or lines parallel thereto. Where the boundaries of a single district are indicated as including directly opposite sides of a street, lane, lake or watercourse or right-of-way of a power line or other public utility for any portion of its length, the district so indicated shall be construed to apply to the entire bed of such street, lane, lake or watercourse or right-of-way of such power line, railroad or other public utility lying within such portion of its length. Where uncertainty exists as to the location of any of said boundaries as shown on the Zoning Map,[1] the following rules shall apply.

(1) Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following the center line of a street, lane, lake or watercourse or right-of-way of a power line, railroad or other public utility, such center line shall be construed to be such boundary.

(2) Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following a lot line or other property line, such lot line or property line shall be construed to be such boundary.

(3) Where a district boundary divides a lot or runs through undivided property, the location of such boundary, unless otherwise specified by figures on the Zoning Map, shall be determined by the use of the scale or noted dimension appearing on said map.

[1] Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is located in the pocket at the end of this volume.

B. The determination of the Township Zoning Officer shall be relied upon as authoritative in the interpretation of the Zoning Map. In the event of a dispute, the procedure for appeal from such determination of the Zoning Officer and the resolution of such appeal shall be as provided for by Article IX of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[2]

[2] Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10901 et seq.

§ 131-11 Federal-, state- or county-owned property.

Whenever federal, state or county property is included in one or more zoning districts, it shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter only insofar as permitted by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.