Township of Lower Gwynedd, PA
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2023-07-25
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The Code
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Part Twelve: Planning and Zoning Code
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Title Four: Subdivision and Land Development Regulations; Stormwater Management
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Chapter 1230 Subdivision and Land Development
- Adopting Ordinance
- Ch AO Ordinance No. 263
- Comparative Section Table
- Ch CST Comparative Section Table
- The Code
- Part Two: Administrative Code
- Title Two: General Provisions
- Ch 202 Codified Ordinances
- Ch 204 Official Standards
- Ch 206 Lines and Boundaries
- Ch 208 General Fee Schedule
- Ch 210 Agreements
- Title Four: Legislation
- Ch 220 Board of Supervisors
- Ch 221 Salaries and Compensation of Supervisors
- Ch 222 Ordinances and Resolutions
- Title Six: Administration
- Ch 230 Township Manager
- Ch 232 Township Solicitor
- Ch 234 Township Treasurer
- Ch 236 Township Secretary
- Ch 238 Township Auditors
- Ch 240 Tax Collector
- Ch 242 Township Engineer
- Ch 244 Township Police
- Ch 246 Township Roadmaster
- Ch 248 Township Code Official
- Title Eight: Authorities, Boards and Commissions
- Ch 270 Authorities
- Ch 272 Planning Commission
- Ch 274 Zoning Hearing Board
- Ch 276 Park and Recreation Board
- Ch 278 Board of Plumbing Examiners
- Ch 280 Environmental Advisory Council
- Ch 282 Historical Advisory Committee
- Ch 284 Human Relations Commission
- Title Ten: Employment Provisions
- Ch 290 Employees Generally
- Ch 292 Police Pension Fund
- Ch 294 Fire and Ambulance Services
- Part Four: Traffic Code
- Ch 410 General Provisions
- Ch 420 Commercial and Heavy Vehicles
- Ch 456 Operation Generally
- Ch 457 Speed Limits
- Ch 458 Stop Signs
- Ch 459 One-Way Streets
- Ch 460 Parking
- Ch 461 Traffic Control Signage
- Part Six: General Offenses Code
- Ch 610 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- Ch 612 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 620 Animals
- Ch 630 Fireworks
- Ch 650 Brush, Weeds and Grass
- Ch 660 Safety, Sanitation and Health
- Ch 680 Hunting Prohibition on Township Property
- Part Eight: Business Regulation and Taxation Code
- Title Two: Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- Ch 810 General Code Penalty
- Title Four: Business Regulation
- Ch 824 Community Antenna Television Systems
- Ch 836 Insurance Companies
- Ch 850 Peddling, Soliciting and Transient Sales
- Ch 856 Solid Waste Haulers
- Title Six: Taxation
- Ch 882 Local Services Tax
- Ch 884 Realty Transfer Tax
- Ch 886 Business Privilege Tax
- Ch 888 Mercantile License Tax
- Ch 890 Earned Income Tax
- Ch 892 Local Taxpayers Bill of Rights
- Ch 894 Volunteer Service Tax Credits
- Part Ten: Streets, Utilities and Public Services Code
- Title Two: Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- Ch 1020 General Code Penalty
- Title Four: Street and Sidewalk Areas
- Ch 1040 Streets
- Ch 1042 Sidewalks
- Ch 1044 Driveways
- Ch 1046 Historic Markers Program
- Title Five: Streetlighting Districts
- Ch 1050 Streetlighting Districts
- Title Six: Utilities
- Ch 1060 Sewers Generally
- Ch 1062 Sewer Rates and Charges
- Ch 1064 On-Lot Sewage Disposal Facilities
- Ch 1065 Grinder Pumps
- Ch 1066 Water
- Title Eight: Other Public Services
- Ch 1080 Library
- Ch 1082 Solid Waste Management
- Ch 1084 Municipal Waste Collection and Recycling
- Ch 1086 Township-Designated Trash Hauler
- Part Twelve: Planning and Zoning Code
- Title Two: Planning
- Ch 1220 Planning Commission
- Ch 1222 Comprehensive Plan
- Title Four: Subdivision and Land Development Regulations; Stormwater Management
- Ch 1230 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 1230 Art I Title; Purpose; Jurisdiction
- § 1230.01 Title.
- § 1230.02 Purpose.
- § 1230.03 Interpretation.
- § 1230.04 Scope and applicability.
- Ch 1230 Art II Word Usage; Definitions
- § 1230.05 Word usage.
- § 1230.06 Terms defined.
- Ch 1230 Art III Application Procedures; Effect of Approval
- § 1230.07 Application and review procedures.
- § 1230.08 Resubdivision procedures.
- § 1230.09 Request for waiver.
- § 1230.10 Effect of approval.
- Ch 1230 Art IV Sketch Plans
- § 1230.11 Purpose.
- § 1230.12 Procedure.
- § 1230.13 Required supporting information.
- Ch 1230 Art V Preliminary Plans for Major Subdivisions and Land Developments
- § 1230.14 Purpose.
- § 1230.15 Procedure.
- § 1230.16 Required information.
- Ch 1230 Art VI Final Plans for Major Subdivisions and Land Developments
- § 1230.17 Purpose.
- § 1230.18 Procedure.
- § 1230.19 Required information.
- § 1230.20 Acknowledgments.
- § 1230.21 Recording required; record plan.
- Ch 1230 Art VII Final Plans for Minor Subdivisions
- § 1230.22 Purpose.
- § 1230.23 Procedure.
- § 1230.24 Minor plan submissions.
- § 1230.25 Acknowledgements.
- § 1230.26 Recording required; record plan.
- Ch 1230 Art VIII Design Standards
- § 1230.27 Applicability of standards.
- § 1230.28 General standards.
- § 1230.29 Lots.
- § 1230.30 Easements.
- § 1230.31 Clearing and grading.
- § 1230.32 Stormwater management.
- § 1230.33 Erosion and sediment control.
- § 1230.34 General provisions for streets.
- § 1230.35 Stub streets.
- § 1230.36 Cul-de-sac streets.
- § 1230.37 Types of streets and roads, design guidelines.
- § 1230.38 Driveways.
- § 1230.39 Intersections.
- § 1230.40 Traffic/impact study required.
- § 1230.41 Landscaping.
- § 1230.42 Required plantings.
- § 1230.43 Native planting standards.
- § 1230.44 Street signs.
- § 1230.45 Pedestrian trails and sidewalks.
- § 1230.46 Automobile parking facilities.
- § 1230.47 Off-street loading facilities.
- § 1230.48 Natural resource protection standards.
- § 1230.49 Buffer yards.
- § 1230.50 Mobile home parks.
- § 1230.51 Recreation areas and community facilities.
- § 1230.52 Nonresidential developments.
- § 1230.53 Standards for park and recreation areas; fee in lieu of dedication.
- Ch 1230 Art IX Required Improvements and Specifications
- § 1230.54 Purpose.
- § 1230.55 Compliance required.
- § 1230.56 Revision of plans.
- § 1230.57 Maintenance requirements.
- § 1230.58 Streetlights.
- § 1230.59 Monuments.
- § 1230.60 Sidewalks; driveway aprons.
- § 1230.61 Curbs.
- § 1230.62 Public water supply.
- § 1230.63 Public sanitary sewers.
- § 1230.64 Private sewage disposal systems.
- § 1230.65 Public utilities.
- § 1230.66 Final grading and seeding.
- § 1230.67 Planting.
- § 1230.68 Off-street parking areas and off-street loading areas.
- § 1230.69 Tree protection.
- Ch 1230 Art X Contracts, Fees and Contributions
- § 1230.70 Completion of improvements or guarantees.
- § 1230.71 Certification of approval.
- § 1230.72 Acceptable security.
- § 1230.73 Amount of security.
- § 1230.74 Increases in amount of security.
- § 1230.75 Completion in stages.
- § 1230.76 Releases of escrow.
- § 1230.77 Retention of funds.
- § 1230.78 Acceptance of streets and other improvements.
- § 1230.79 Maintenance guarantee.
- § 1230.80 Public utilities and municipal authorities.
- § 1230.81 Final release from improvement bond.
- § 1230.82 Reimbursement of inspection expenses.
- § 1230.83 Remedies to effect completion of improvements.
- § 1230.84 Improvement contract.
- § 1230.85 Fees.
- § 1230.86 Capital improvement fund contributions.
- § 1230.87 Payment of contributions.
- Ch 1230 Art XI (Reserved)
- Ch 1232 (Reserved)
- Ch 1234 (Reserved)
- Ch 1236 Recreation Impact Fees
- Ch 1238 (Reserved)
- Ch 1240 (Reserved)
- Ch 1241 Stormwater Management
- Ch 1242 (Reserved)
- Title Six: Zoning
- Ch 1250 Short Title; Statement of Community Intent; Interpretation; Conflict of Laws; Definitions
- Ch 1252 Zoning Hearing Board
- Ch 1254 Districts Generally and Zoning Map
- Ch 1255 AA Residential District
- Ch 1256 AA-1 Residential District
- Ch 1257 A Residential District
- Ch 1258 A-1 Residential District
- Ch 1259 A-2 Residential District
- Ch 1260 B Residential District
- Ch 1262 C Residential District
- Ch 1264 Cd Cluster Development Residential District
- Ch 1266 CD-1 Cluster Development Residential District
- Ch 1267 Mr Mixed Residential Development District
- Ch 1268 E Residential District
- Ch 1269 E-1 Residential District
- Ch 1269A E-2 Residential District
- Ch 1270 MD Municipal District
- Ch 1271 Lower Pike Overlay District
- Ch 1272 MF-1 Multifamily Residential District
- Ch 1274 (Reserved)
- Ch 1276 MF-3 Multifamily Residential District
- Ch 1278 MF-3-A Multifamily Residential District
- Ch 1279 MF-3-B Multifamily Residential District
- Ch 1280 D Business District
- Ch 1282 D-1 Special Use District
- Ch 1284 D-2 Planned Business District
- Ch 1285 D-3 Special Business District
- Ch 1286 D-4 Special Business District
- Ch 1287 F Industrial District
- Ch 1288 F-1 Limited Industrial District
- Ch 1289 Po Professional Office District
- Ch 1289.1 PO-2 Professional Office District
- Ch 1290 Fp Floodplain Conservation District
- Ch 1291 MT Mass Transit Overlay District
- Ch 1292 Signs
- Ch 1294 Off-Street Parking and Loading
- Ch 1295 Wireless Telecommunications Towers, Antennas and Overlay District
- Ch 1296 Nonconforming Uses
- Ch 1298 General Provisions
- Ch 1299 Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- Title 8: Traffic Impact Fee
- Ch 1320 Traffic Impact Fee
- Part Fourteen: Building, Housing and Fire Prevention Code
- Title Two: Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
- Ch 1420 General Code Penalty
- Title Four: Building Standards
- Ch 1440 Adoption of Uniform Construction Code Standards
- Ch 1444 Plumbing Code
- Ch 1448 Electrical Code
- Ch 1450 Property Maintenance
- Ch 1452 Property Maintenance Code
- Title Six: Miscellaneous Building Regulations
- Ch 1460 Alarm Systems
- Ch 1464 Excavations
- Ch 1468 Numbering of Houses and Buildings
- Ch 1472 Swimming Pools
- Ch 1474 Topsoil Removal
- Ch 1478 Licensing of Contractors
- Part Sixteen: (Reserved)
- Title Two: (Reserved)
- Ch 1610 (Reserved)
- Ch 1620 (Reserved)
- Ch 1630 (Reserved)
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Lower Gwynedd 6-24-2008 by Ord. No. 458.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
STATUTORY REFERENCES
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code — See
53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
GENERAL REFERENCES
Fees — See Ch. 208.
Streets — See Ch. 1040.
Sidewalks — See Ch. 1042.
Driveways — See Ch. 1044.
Streetlighting districts — See Ch. 1050.
Sewers generally — See Ch. 1060.
On-lot sewage disposal facilities — See Ch. 1064
Water — See Ch. 1066.
Comprehensive Plan — See Ch. 1222.
Recreation impact fees — See Ch. 1236.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 1241.
Uniform construction code standards — See Ch. 1440.
Plumbing and drainage code — See Ch. 1444.
Electrical code — See Ch. 1448.
Excavations — See Ch. 1464.
Topsoil removal — See Ch. 1474.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed
former Ch. 1230, General Provisions and Definitions, adopted 1-18-1960
by Ord. No. 40, as amended.
