Township of West Manchester, PA
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2023-02-23
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 150 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Manager, Township
- Ch 7 Agreements
- Ch 9 Appearance Tickets
- Ch 12 Attorneys' Fees and Lien Enforcement Collection
- Ch 13 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 19 Fire Companies
- Ch 20 Fire Department
- Ch 25 Planning Commission
- Ch 29 Retirement Benefits
- Ch 33 Salaries and Compensation
- Ch 36 Tax Collector
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 42 Access Drives
- Ch 45 Alarm Systems
- Ch 55 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 59 Buildings, Dangerous
- Ch 63 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 67 Curfew
- Ch 69 Dogs, Cats and Other Animals
- Ch 71 Fireworks
- Ch 73 Fire Insurance Escrow
- Ch 75 Floodplain Management
- Ch 79 Garage Sales
- Ch 87 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 91 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 95 Plumbing
- Ch 97 Recreational Vehicles and Boats
- Ch 99 Recycling
- Ch 100 Refuse Collection
- Ch 105 Sewage Disposal
- Ch 109 Sewers
- Ch 112 Storm Sewers
- Ch 113 Stormwater Management
- Ch 117 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 121 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 125 Taxation
- Ch 126 Tax Increment Financing District, West Manchester Mall
- Ch 129 Tenant Registration
- Ch 133 Transient Retail Merchants
- Ch 136 Uniform Building Code
- Ch 139 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 143 Vehicles, Junked or Abandoned
- Ch 146 Water
- Ch 150 Zoning
- Ch 150 Art I General Provisions
- § 150-1 Title.
- § 150-2 Purpose.
- § 150-3 Community development objectives.
- Ch 150 Art II Definitions and Word Usage
- § 150-4 Word usage.
- § 150-5 Definitions.
- Ch 150 Art III Zones Established; Boundaries
- § 150-6 Zones enumerated; Zoning Map.
- § 150-7 Determination of zone boundaries.
- Ch 150 Art IV General Use Regulations
- § 150-8 Permitted uses.
- § 150-9 Uses not specifically permitted.
- § 150-10 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 150-11 Uses creating nuisances.
- § 150-12 Floodplains.
- § 150-12.1 Number of principal uses per lot.
- Ch 150 Art V Agricultural Zone (A)
- § 150-13 Purpose.
- § 150-14 Permitted uses.
- § 150-15 Special exception uses.
- § 150-16 (Reserved)
- § 150-17 Lot and area requirements.
- § 150-18 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-19 Minimum lot depth.
- § 150-20 Minimum setbacks; maximum height limitations.
- § 150-21 Maximum lot coverage.
- § 150-22 Erosion control filter strips.
- Ch 150 Art VI Rural Residential Zone (R)
- § 150-23 Purpose.
- § 150-24 Permitted uses.
- § 150-25 Special exception uses.
- § 150-26 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-27 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-28 Minimum lot depth.
- § 150-29 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-30 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-31 Maximum lot coverage.
- Ch 150 Art VII R-1 Residential Zone (R-1)
- § 150-32 Purpose.
- § 150-33 Permitted uses.
- § 150-34 Special exceptions.
- § 150-35 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-36 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-37 Minimum lot depth.
- § 150-38 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-39 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-40 Maximum lot coverage.
- Ch 150 Art VIII R-2 Residential Zone (R-2)
- § 150-41 Purpose.
- § 150-42 Permitted uses.
- § 150-43 Special exception uses.
- § 150-44 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-45 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-46 Minimum lot depth.
- § 150-47 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-48 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-49 Maximum lot coverage.
- Ch 150 Art IX R-3 Residential Zone (R-3)
- § 150-50 Purpose.
- § 150-51 Permitted uses.
- § 150-52 Special exception uses.
- § 150-53 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-54 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-55 Minimum lot depth.
- § 150-56 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-57 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-58 Maximum lot coverage.
- Ch 150 Art X RA Residential Zone (R-4)
- § 150-59 Purpose.
- § 150-60 Permitted uses.
- § 150-61 Special exception uses.
- § 150-62 (Reserved)
- § 150-63 Duplex dwellings.
- § 150-64 Townhouses.
- § 150-65 Multiple-family dwellings.
- § 150-66 Accessory uses.
- § 150-67 (Reserved)
- Ch 150 Art XI R-5 Residential Zone (R-5)
- § 150-68 Purpose.
- § 150-69 Permitted uses.
- § 150-70 Special exception uses.
- § 150-71 Principal buildings with both public sewer and water.
- § 150-72 Principal buildings without public sewer and public water.
- § 150-73 Accessory buildings or structures.
- Ch 150 Art XII R-6 Residential Zone (R-6)
- § 150-74 Purpose.
- § 150-75 Permitted uses.
- § 150-76 Special exception uses.
- § 150-77 Single-family detached dwellings.
- § 150-78 Duplex dwellings.
- § 150-79 Townhouses.
- § 150-80 Accessory buildings or structures.
- § 150-81 (Reserved)
- Ch 150 Art XIII Local Commercial Zone (LC)
- § 150-82 Purpose.
- § 150-83 Permitted uses.
- § 150-84 (Reserved)
- § 150-85 Special exception uses.
- § 150-86 Number of uses.
- § 150-87 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-88 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-89 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-90 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-91 Outdoor storage.
- § 150-92 Off-street loading.
- § 150-93 Off-street parking.
- § 150-94 Signs.
- § 150-95 Maximum lot coverage.
- § 150-96 (Reserved)
- § 150-97 Screening.
- § 150-98 Landscaping.
- § 150-99 Dumpsters.
- Ch 150 Art XIV Highway Commercial Zone (HC)
- § 150-100 Purpose.
- § 150-101 Permitted uses.
- § 150-102 (Reserved)
- § 150-103 Special exception uses.
- § 150-104 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-105 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-106 Minimum lot depth.
- § 150-107 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-108 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-109 Off-street loading.
- § 150-110 Off-street parking.
- § 150-111 Signs.
- § 150-112 Maximum lot coverage.
- § 150-113 Multiple permitted uses.
- § 150-114 Screening.
- § 150-115 Landscaping.
- § 150-116 Dumpsters.
- Ch 150 Art XIVA Mixed-Use Zone (MU)
- § 150-116.1 Purpose.
- § 150-116.2 Permitted uses.
- § 150-116.3 Special exception uses.
- § 150-116.4 Special design and performance criteria.
- § 150-116.5 Off-street loading.
- § 150-116.6 Off-street parking.
- § 150-116.7 Signage.
- § 150-116.8 Landscaping and screening.
- § 150-116.9 Dumpsters.
- § 150-116.10 Vesting of plan and phases.
- Ch 150 Art XV Professional Office Zone (PO)
- § 150-117 Purpose.
- § 150-118 Permitted uses.
- § 150-119 (Reserved)
- § 150-120 Special exception uses.
- § 150-121 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-122 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-123 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-124 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-125 Outdoor storage.
- § 150-126 Off-street loading.
- § 150-127 Off-street parking.
- § 150-128 Signs.
- § 150-129 Maximum lot coverage.
- § 150-130 Multiple permitted uses.
- § 150-131 Screening.
- § 150-132 Landscaping.
- § 150-133 Dumpsters.
- Ch 150 Art XVI Regional Commercial Zones (RC)
- § 150-134 Purpose.
- § 150-135 Permitted uses.
- § 150-136 (Reserved)
- § 150-137 Special exception uses.
- § 150-138 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-139 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-140 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-141 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-142 Maximum lot coverage.
- § 150-142.1 Multiple permitted uses.
- § 150-143 Outdoor storage.
- § 150-144 Off-street loading.
- § 150-145 Off-street parking.
- § 150-146 Signs.
- § 150-147 (Reserved)
- § 150-148 Screening.
- § 150-149 Landscaping.
- § 150-150 Dumpsters.
- Ch 150 Art XVII Industrial Park Zone (I-1)
- § 150-151 Purpose.
- § 150-152 Permitted uses.
- § 150-153 Special exception uses.
- § 150-154 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-155 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-156 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-157 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-158 Maximum lot coverage.
- § 150-158.1 Multiple permitted uses.
- § 150-159 Outdoor storage.
- § 150-160 Off-street loading.
- § 150-161 Off-street parking.
- § 150-162 Outdoor uses.
- § 150-163 Signs.
- § 150-164 (Reserved)
- § 150-165 Screening.
- § 150-166 Landscaping.
- § 150-167 Industrial operations.
- § 150-168 Dumpsters; storage of waste materials.
- Ch 150 Art XVIII Light Industrial Zone (I-2)
- § 150-169 Purpose.
- § 150-170 Permitted uses.
- § 150-171 Special exception uses.
- § 150-172 (Reserved)
- § 150-173 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-174 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-175 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-176 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-177 Outdoor storage.
- § 150-178 Off-street loading.
- § 150-179 Off-street parking.
- § 150-180 Signs.
- § 150-181 Maximum lot coverage.
- § 150-182 Multiple permitted uses.
- § 150-183 Screening.
- § 150-184 Landscaping.
- § 150-185 Industrial operations.
- § 150-186 Storage of waste materials.
- Ch 150 Art XIX General Industrial Zone (I-3)
- § 150-187 Purpose.
- § 150-188 Permitted uses.
- § 150-189 Special exceptions.
- § 150-190 (Reserved)
- § 150-191 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-192 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-193 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-194 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-195 Maximum lot coverage.
- § 150-195.1 Multiple permitted uses.
- § 150-196 Outdoor storage.
- § 150-197 Off-street loading.
- § 150-198 Off-street parking.
- § 150-199 Signs.
- § 150-200 (Reserved)
- § 150-201 Screening.
- § 150-202 Landscaping.
- § 150-203 Industrial operations.
- § 150-204 Storage of waste materials.
- Ch 150 Art XX Open Space Zone (OS)
- § 150-205 Purpose.
- § 150-206 Permitted uses.
- § 150-207 Special exception uses.
- § 150-208 Minimum lot area.
- § 150-209 Minimum lot width.
- § 150-210 Minimum lot depth.
- § 150-211 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 150-212 Maximum permitted height.
- § 150-213 Maximum lot coverage.
- Ch 150 Art XXI Quarry Zone (Q)
- § 150-214 Purpose.
- § 150-215 Permitted uses.
- § 150-215.1 Special exception uses.
- § 150-216 Minimum lot area; minimum lot width.
- § 150-217 Maximum building height.
- § 150-218 Maximum building coverage.
- § 150-219 Maximum lot coverage.
- § 150-220 Required setbacks for all uses except quarrying.
- § 150-221 Operational requirements for quarries.
- § 150-222 Quarry rehabilitation requirements.
- § 150-223 Required quarry application, operation and rehabilitation information.
- Ch 150 Art XXII (Reserved)
- § 150-224 through § 150-228. (Reserved)
- Ch 150 Art XXIIA Open Space Residential-1 Zone (OSR-1)
- § 150-228.1 Purpose.
- § 150-228.2 Permitted uses.
- § 150-228.3 Special exception uses.
- § 150-228.4 (Reserved)
- § 150-228.5 Design requirements for development other than open space development.
- § 150-228.6 Open space residential development criteria.
- Ch 150 Art XXIIB Open Space Residential-2 Zone (OSR-2)
- § 150-228.7 Purpose.
- § 150-228.8 Permitted uses.
- § 150-228.9 Special exception uses.
- § 150-228.10 (Reserved)
- § 150-228.11 Design requirements for development other than open space development.
- § 150-228.12 Open space residential development criteria.
- Ch 150 Art XXIIC Open Space Residential-3 Zone (OSR-3)
- § 150-228.13 Purpose.
- § 150-228.14 Permitted uses.
- § 150-228.15 Special exception uses.
- § 150-228.16 (Reserved)
- § 150-228.17 Design requirements for development other than open space development.
- § 150-228.18 Open space residential development criteria.
- Ch 150 Art XXIII Supplementary Regulations
- § 150-229 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 150-230 Unenclosed storage.
- § 150-231 Driveway requirements for single-family dwellings.
- § 150-232 Access drives.
- § 150-233 Exterior lighting.
- § 150-234 Demolition of structures.
- § 150-235 Minimum habitable floor area.
- § 150-236 Drainage.
- § 150-237 Land subject to flooding.
- § 150-238 Modification of setback requirements; applicability.
- § 150-239 Height limit exceptions.
- § 150-240 Buildings under construction.
- § 150-241 Division of built-on lots.
- § 150-242 Status of subdivision or land development plans.
- § 150-243 Nonconforming lots.
- § 150-243.1 Communications antenna and communications equipment building.
- Ch 150 Art XXIV Off-Street Parking
- § 150-244 Applicability.
- § 150-245 Purpose.
- § 150-246 Site plan approval required.
- § 150-247 Surfacing.
- § 150-248 Location.
- § 150-249 Separation from streets and sidewalks.
- § 150-250 Drainage.
- § 150-251 Minimum space sizes.
- § 150-252 Compact car parking spaces.
- § 150-253 Interior driveway widths.
- § 150-254 Marking of spaces and travel lanes.
- § 150-255 Lighting.
- § 150-256 Access drives.
- § 150-257 Landscaping and screening.
- § 150-258 Speed bumps.
- § 150-259 Parking facilities for the physically handicapped.
- § 150-260 Joint parking lots.
- § 150-261 (Reserved)
- § 150-262 Prohibited uses; temporary uses.
- § 150-263 Schedule of required parking spaces.
- Ch 150 Art XXV Off-Street Loading
- § 150-264 Purpose.
- § 150-265 Site plan approval required.
- § 150-266 Surfacing.
- § 150-267 Location.
- § 150-268 Access drives.
- § 150-269 Separation from streets, sidewalks and parking lots.
- § 150-270 Drainage.
- § 150-271 Minimum loading space sizes.
- § 150-272 Lighting.
- § 150-273 Landscaping and screening.
- § 150-274 Schedule of required off-street loading spaces.
- § 150-275 Modification of requirements.
- Ch 150 Art XXVI Screening and Landscaping
- § 150-276 Ground cover.
- § 150-277 Landscaping.
- § 150-278 Screening.
- § 150-279 (Reserved)
- § 150-280 Selection of plant materials.
- § 150-281 Landscape plan.
- Ch 150 Art XXVII Signs
- § 150-282 General regulations.
- § 150-283 Permitted permanent signs.
- § 150-284 Permitted temporary signs.
- § 150-285 Sign Type T-10.
- § 150-286 Billboards.
- § 150-287 Prohibited signs.
- Ch 150 Art XXVIII Nonconformities
- § 150-288 Continuation.
- § 150-289 Expansion or alteration.
- § 150-290 Substitution or replacement.
- § 150-291 Restoration.
- § 150-292 Abandonment.
- § 150-293 Reversion.
- § 150-294 Zone changes.
- § 150-295 (Reserved)
- Ch 150 Art XXIX Zoning Hearing Board
- § 150-296 Membership; appointment; terms of office.
- § 150-297 Organization.
- § 150-298 Powers and duties.
- § 150-299 Scheduling of applications and appeals.
- § 150-300 Public hearings.
- § 150-301 Variances.
- § 150-302 Special exceptions.
- § 150-303 Parties appellant before the Board.
- § 150-304 Time limitations.
- § 150-305 Stay of proceeding.
- § 150-306 Appeals.
- Ch 150 Art XXX Additional Standards for Special Exceptions and Selected Permitted Uses
- § 150-307 Compliance required.
- § 150-308 Adult regulated facilities.
- § 150-309 Amusement arcades.
- § 150-310 Animal hospitals.
- § 150-311 Automobile filling stations.
- § 150-312 Automobile service and repair facilities.
- § 150-313 Banks and financial institutions.
- § 150-314 Bed-and-breakfasts or tourist homes.
- § 150-315 Billboards.
- § 150-316 Campgrounds.
- § 150-317 Car washes.
- § 150-318 Cemeteries.
- § 150-319 Churches and related uses.
- § 150-320 Private clubs.
- § 150-321 Commercial day-care facilities.
- § 150-322 (Reserved)
- § 150-322.1 Communications antenna and communications equipment building.
- § 150-322.2 Communications tower.
- § 150-323 (Reserved)
- § 150-324 Drive-through and/or fast-food restaurants and caterers.
- § 150-325 Agriculturally related facilities.
- § 150-326 Farm occupations.
- § 150-327 Funeral homes.
- § 150-328 Golf courses.
- § 150-329 Greenhouses and nurseries.
- § 150-330 Group homes.
- § 150-331 Health and recreation clubs.
- § 150-332 Home improvement and building supply stores.
- § 150-333 Hospitals.
- § 150-334 Hotels and related facilities.
- § 150-335 Junkyards.
- § 150-336 Kennels.
- § 150-337 Liquor (state) stores.
- § 150-338 Massage parlors.
- § 150-339 Medical residential campuses.
- § 150-340 Neighborhood convenience stores.
- § 150-341 Nightclubs.
- § 150-342 Noncommercial keeping of livestock.
- § 150-343 Nursing, rest or retirement homes.
- § 150-344 Processing of farm products.
- § 150-345 Public buildings, including firehouses.
- § 150-346 Public utilities.
- § 150-347 Recycling of paper, glass and metal products.
- § 150-348 Restaurants and taverns.
- § 150-349 Riding schools and horse boarding stables.
- § 150-350 Shopping centers in Highway Commercial Zone.
- § 150-351 Shopping centers or malls on two or more contiguous lots.
- § 150-352 Solid waste disposal and processing facilities.
- § 150-353 Truck or motor freight terminals.
- § 150-354 Two-family conversions.
- § 150-355 Vocational and mechanical trade schools.
- § 150-356 Mini-warehousing.
- § 150-357 Lot reductions; integrated developments on multiple lots.
- § 150-357.1 Development in OSR Zones.
- § 150-357.2 Club warehouse stores.
- § 150-357.3 Methadone treatment facility.
- § 150-357.4 Solar energy farm.
- Ch 150 Art XXXI Administration and Enforcement
- § 150-358 Zoning Officer.
- § 150-359 Enforcement.
- § 150-360 Unlawful acts; enforcement notice.
- § 150-361 Violations and penalties.
- § 150-362 Additional remedies.
- Ch 150 Art XXXII Permits
- § 150-363 General regulations.
- § 150-364 Applications.
- § 150-365 Applications for building permits for multifamily/nonresidential development.
- § 150-366 Applications for building permits for uses in commercial or industrial zones.
- § 150-367 Expiration of building permit.
- § 150-368 Display of building permit.
- § 150-369 Temporary use permits.
- § 150-370 Certificates of use and occupancy.
- Ch 150 Art XXXIII Fees
- § 150-371 Fees.
- Ch 150 Art XXXIV Amendments
- § 150-372 Power to amend; initiation of amendment.
- § 150-373 Hearing and enactment procedures.
- § 150-374 Amendments initiated by Township Planning Commission.
- § 150-375 Amendments initiated by Board of Supervisors.
- § 150-376 Amendments initiated by petition from an interested party.
- § 150-377 Curative amendments by landowners.
- § 150-378 Curative amendments by Board of Supervisors.
- § 150-379 Zoning Map amendments.
- Ch 150 Art XXXV (Reserved)
- § 150-380 through § 150-386. (Reserved)
- Ch 150 Art XXXVI Miscellaneous Provisions
- § 150-387 Construal of provisions.
- § 150-388 Repealer.
- § 150-389 Conflicts with other laws; greater restrictions to prevail.
- § 150-390 Municipal exemption.
- Appendix
- Ch A154 (Reserved)
- Ch A155 Plumbing Code Amendments
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township
of West Manchester 1-4-1979 by Ord. No. 79-1; amended in its entirety 3-31-1987 by Ord. No.
87-2. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Planning Commission — See Ch. 25.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 75.
Sewage disposal systems — See Ch. 105.
Sewers — See Ch. 109.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 113.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 117.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 121.
Junked and abandoned vehicles — See Ch. 143.
