Borough of Chester Heights, PA Article III Classification of Districts

§ 185-5 Classes of districts.

For the purpose of this chapter, the Borough of Chester Heights is hereby divided into the following classes of districts:

Residence 1-1/2 — R 1-1/2

Residence 1 — R 1

Residence 3/4 — R 3/4

Mobile Home Park — MHP

Residence Apartment — RA

Planned Residential Development — PRD

Planned Retirement Community — PRC

Business — B

Planned Laboratory-Office — PLO

Limited Industrial — LI

Flood Plain — FP

§ 185-6 Zoning Map.

The boundaries of districts shall be shown on the map attached hereto and made a part of this chapter, which map shall be known as the "Zoning Map of Chester Heights Borough." Said map and all notations, references and data shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference into this chapter and shall be as much a part of this chapter as if all were fully described herein.[1]

[1] Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Borough offices.

§ 185-7 District boundaries.

A. The boundaries between districts are, unless otherwise indicated, either the center lines of streets or railroad rights-of-way or such lines extended or lines parallel or perpendicular thereto. Where figures are shown on the Zoning Map between a street and a district boundary line, they indicate that the district boundary line runs parallel to the right-of-way line at a distance therefrom equivalent to the number of feet so indicated.

B. When a district boundary line divides a lot held in a single and separate ownership at the time of the adoption of this chapter, the regulations as to the use in the less restricted district shall extend over the portion of the lot in the more restricted district a distance of not more than 50 feet beyond the district boundary line, provided that in the case of a lot other than a corner lot, the regulations as to use in a less restricted district may extend a distance more than 50 feet beyond the district boundary line when authorized as a special exception by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with § 185-124 of this chapter.

§ 185-8 Federal, state, county or municipally owned property.

Wherever federal-, state-, or county-owned property is included in one or more zoning districts, it shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter only in so far as it is permitted by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Municipal property shall be exempt from all but the setback and land-coverage provisions of this chapter.