Borough of Adamstown, PA
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 320 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 26 Fire Company
- Ch 31 Firemen's Relief Association
- Ch 54 Pensions
- Ch 60 Planning Commission
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 85 Animals
- Ch 97 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 109 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 114 Curfew
- Ch 133 Firearms
- Ch 140 Floodplain Management
- Ch 173 Municipal Claims and Liens
- Ch 181 Nuisances
- Ch 190 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 196 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 202 Property Maintenance
- Ch 220 Rental Property
- Ch 226 Roller Skates and Pedalcycles
- Ch 237 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 243 Solid Waste
- Ch 251 Stormwater Management
- Ch 257 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 265 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 274 Taxation
- Ch 290 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 297 Vehicles, Off-Road
- Ch 304 Water
- Ch 320 Zoning
- Ch 320 Art I Title, Purpose, Interpretation
- § 320-1 Title.
- § 320-2 Purpose.
- § 320-3 Community development objectives.
- § 320-4 Interpretation.
- § 320-5 Scope.
- Ch 320 Art II Definition of Terms
- § 320-6 Rules of interpretation.
- § 320-7 Terms defined.
- Ch 320 Art III Establishment of Zoning Districts and Map
- § 320-8 List of districts.
- § 320-9 Official Zoning Map.
- § 320-10 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 320-11 Use adjustment on district boundaries.
- Ch 320 Art IV Conformance Required
- § 320-12 Application of district regulations.
- § 320-13 Uses not provided for.
- Ch 320 Art V District Regulations
- § 320-14 Conservation (CONS) District.
- § 320-15 Woodland (W) District.
- § 320-16 Low Density Residential (R-1) District.
- § 320-17 Medium Density Residential (R-2) District.
- § 320-18 Main Street Residential (R-3) District.
- § 320-19 Mixed Use (MU) District.
- § 320-20 Highway Commercial (HC) District.
- § 320-21 Industrial (I) District.
- § 320-22 Institutional (INS) District.
- Ch 320 Art VI Supplementary District Regulations
- § 320-23 Applicability.
- § 320-24 Erection of more than one principal structure on lot.
- § 320-25 Required street access.
- § 320-26 Exceptions to height regulations.
- § 320-27 Front-yard exception.
- § 320-28 General lot and yard requirements.
- § 320-29 Minimum habitable floor area.
- § 320-30 Visibility at intersections.
- § 320-31 Landscaping and screening.
- § 320-32 Outdoor storage.
- § 320-33 Temporary structures for dwelling purposes.
- § 320-34 Accessory uses.
- § 320-35 Accessory buildings and structures.
- § 320-36 Fences, walls or hedges.
- § 320-37 Landscaping (retaining) walls.
- § 320-38 Private outdoor swimming pools, spas and whirlpools.
- § 320-39 Ornamental ponds and wading pools.
- § 320-40 Man-made ponds, dams and impoundments.
- § 320-41 Tennis courts and other recreational accessory structures.
- § 320-42 Hitching posts.
- § 320-43 Phone booths, automatic bank teller machines and similar structures.
- § 320-44 Satellite dish antennas.
- § 320-45 Personal ham/amateur radio antennas and towers.
- § 320-46 Refuse collection (dumpster) stations.
- § 320-47 Animals and animal shelters.
- § 320-48 Water supply and sewerage facilities required.
- § 320-49 Nuisances prohibited (general).
- § 320-50 Slope control regulations.
- § 320-51 Public utility corporations.
- § 320-52 Mobile homes.
- § 320-53 Forestry activities.
- § 320-54 Demolition of historic resources.
- Ch 320 Art VII Criteria for Special Exceptions, Conditional Uses and Other Selected Uses
- § 320-55 General description.
- § 320-56 Procedure.
- § 320-57 Plan requirements.
- § 320-58 General standards for all special exception and conditional use applications.
- § 320-59 Criteria for specific land uses.
- § 320-60 Bed-and-breakfast inns.
- § 320-61 Billboards.
- § 320-62 Communications antenna mounted on existing structure.
- § 320-63 Communications towers.
- § 320-64 Home day care and day-care centers.
- § 320-65 Home occupations.
- § 320-66 Lot averaging standards.
- § 320-67 Mobile home parks.
- § 320-68 No-impact home-based businesses.
- § 320-69 Planned unit residential developments.
- § 320-70 Semidetached buildings in Industrial and Highway Commercial Districts.
- § 320-71 Alternative energy sources.
- Ch 320 Art VIII Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
- § 320-72 General intent and application.
- § 320-73 Design requirements for parking facilities.
- § 320-74 Minimum parking requirements.
- § 320-75 Handicapped parking.
- § 320-76 Off-street loading requirements.
- § 320-77 Parking and storage of vehicles.
- § 320-78 Approval of parking and loading plans.
- § 320-79 Parking area reservation.
- Ch 320 Art IX Sign Regulations
- § 320-80 Applicability.
- § 320-81 Signs exempt from regulation.
- § 320-82 Signs allowed with and without permits.
- § 320-83 Permits required.
- § 320-84 Use, location and size regulations.
- § 320-85 General sign regulations.
- § 320-86 Nonconforming signs.
- § 320-87 General sign regulations pertaining to adult entertainment establishments.
- Ch 320 Art X Nonconformities – Lots, Uses and Structures
- § 320-88 Intent.
- § 320-89 Nonconforming lots of record.
- § 320-90 Nonconforming uses of land (or land with minor structures only).
- § 320-91 Dimensionally nonconforming structures.
- § 320-92 Nonconforming uses of structures or of structures and premises in combination.
- § 320-93 Repairs and maintenance.
- § 320-94 Uses under special exception or conditional use provisions not nonconforming uses.
- § 320-95 Nonconforming uses, activities, construction and other development in floodplains.
- Ch 320 Art XI Administration and Enforcement; Zoning Permits and Certificates of Zoning Compliance
- § 320-96 Administration and enforcement.
- § 320-97 Zoning permits required.
- § 320-98 Application for zoning permit.
- § 320-99 Certificates of zoning compliance.
- § 320-100 Temporary use permits.
- § 320-101 Limits on authorization.
- Ch 320 Art XII Zoning Hearing Board and Other Administrative Procedures
- § 320-102 Zoning Hearing Board creation and appointments.
- § 320-103 Organization of Board.
- § 320-104 Expenditures for services.
- § 320-105 Hearings of Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 320-106 Jurisdiction.
- § 320-107 Variances.
- § 320-108 Special exceptions.
- § 320-109 Conditional uses.
- § 320-110 Expiration or revocation of decisions of Zoning Hearing Board or Borough Council.
- § 320-111 Appeals.
- Ch 320 Art XIII Violations and Remedies
- § 320-112 Enforcement notice.
- § 320-113 Right of entry.
- Ch 320 Art XIV Amendments
- § 320-114 Power of amendment.
- § 320-115 Enactment of zoning ordinance amendments.
- Ch 320 Art XV Legal Provisions
- § 320-116 Repeals and continuation of prior regulations.
- § 320-117 Validity and severance.
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council of the Borough of
Adamstown 8-4-2009 by Ord. No.
352. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Planning Commission — See Ch. 60.
Numbering of buildings — See Ch. 97.
Construction codes — See Ch. 109.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 140.
Sewers — See Ch. 237.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 251.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 257.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 265.
Water — See Ch. 304.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Zoning Map
