[Ord. No. 247-2018, 9/17/2018]
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the words and phrases listed in this Part shall be construed throughout this Chapter to have the meanings indicated herein. The present tense includes the future; the singular number includes the plural, and the plural the singular; the masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter; the word "used" includes the words "designed, arranged, or intended to be used"; the word "person" includes any individual, partnership, firm, association, corporation, or organization; the word "occupied" includes the words "designed or intended to be occupied"; the word "may" is permissive; and the word "shall" or "must" is always mandatory. The word "Borough" means Honey Brook Borough, Chester County, Pennsylvania; the term "Council" means the Honey Brook Borough Council unless specifically indicated otherwise; the term "Zoning Hearing Board" means the Zoning Hearing Board of Honey Brook Borough; and the term "Planning Commission" means the Planning Commission of Honey Brook Borough. The term "this Chapter" means this Honey Brook Borough Zoning Ordinance. When terms, phrases or words are not defined, they shall have their ordinarily accepted meanings or such as the context may imply.
[Ord. No. 247-2018, 9/17/2018]
ABANDON OR ABANDONMENT
the relinquishment of a use without intention to resume the said use as established under Part 11, Nonconforming Use Regulations.
ABUT
"next to" or "adjacent to" and includes the words "directly across from streets, natural features and rights-of-way."
ACCESSORY DWELLING
a single dwelling unit, secondary to the principal dwelling unit on a lot or parcel, for one family. Accessory dwellings are divided into the following three types for the purposes of regulation herein:
1. 
Secondary dwelling
2. 
Supplemental dwelling unit (which includes accessory apartments)
3. 
Elder Cottage Housing Opportunity (ECHO)
ACCESSORY USE, STRUCTURE, OR BUILDING
a use, structure, or building on the same lot with, and of a nature customarily incidental and subordinate to, the principal use, structure, or building.
ACCESS(WAY)
a drive, which may be paved, providing vehicular ingress, egress, and/or circulation from a street to a parking lot or other areas across a buffer, sidewalk, or other path.
ADAPTIVE REUSE
the development of a new use for a building originally designed or used for another purpose.
AGRICULTURE
for purposes of this Chapter, agriculture shall include any of the following uses:
1. 
Crop farming- the raising, harvesting and selling of crops, including grains, vegetables and fruits, and all structures and activities customarily associated with the activity.
2. 
Nursery (horticulture) - the outdoor raising of plants, shrubs and trees for transplantation and for sale off the lot where the nursery is located.
3. 
Greenhouse - a structure used for the indoor raising of plants, shrubs, flowers and trees for transplantation and for sale off the lot where the greenhouse is located.
4. 
Animal husbandry - the raising and keeping of livestock, poultry, fur- bearing animals, bees, or similar activities, for any commercial purpose, and all structures associated with any of these activities. The keeping of livestock or poultry as farm pets or for domestic purposes pursuant to the regulations of this Chapter shall not be construed as animal husbandry.
Rendering, defined as the melting of fat from bone or other animal parts, is a use specifically excluded from agriculture.
ALLEY
a minor way, which may or may not be legally dedicated, and is used primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a street.
ALTERATIONS
include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. 
All incidental changes or replacements in the nonstructural parts of a building or other structure.
2. 
Minor changes or replacements in the structural parts of a building or other structure, such as the following examples:
a. 
Alteration of interior partitions to improve livability in nonconforming residential buildings, provided that no additional dwelling units are created thereby.
b. 
Alteration of interior partitions in all other types of buildings or other structures.
c. 
Making windows or doors in exterior walls.
d. 
As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement in the load-bearing and non-load-bearing structural members, resulting in the extension of any side or an increase in height.
3. 
The moving of a building or structure from one location or position to another.
ANIMAL HOSPITAL
a place where animals or pets are given medical or surgical treatment and the boarding of animals is limited to short-term care incidental to the hospital use.
ANIMAL SHELTER
the keeping of more than five (5) dogs or more than ten (10) cats, or a combination of dogs and cats equaling more than seven (7) animals, which are lost, strays, unwanted, unlicensed or unowned, whether or not the shelter is for the purpose of eventual adoption of the animals or whether the shelter is run as a for-profit or non-profit operation, but not intended for the breeding of animals. Animal shelters shall include animal rescue shelters or wildlife rehabilitation centers.
APPLICANT
a landowner or developer who has filed an application for subdivision or land development or for any zoning or building permit that will result in land disturbance, including his heirs, successors and assigns or the equitable owner of property with the owner's permission. Applicants must either be the legal or beneficial owner or owners of land subject to the application, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such option or contract is subject to any condition), a lessee if he is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner, or other person having a proprietary interest in land.
APPURTENANCES
the visible, functional, or ornamental objects accessory to and part of buildings or structures.
AREA PROPOSED FOR TIMBER HARVESTING
any area of a property proposed for timber harvesting subject to earth disturbance activities including tree harvesting, the construction of skid trails and roads, logging roads, log landing areas and other similar logging or silvicultural practices.
ARTERIAL STREET
see "street."
ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY
housing consisting of private accommodations, including a bedroom, kitchenette and locking bathroom for persons who require assistance or supervision with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, or both. Assisted living facilities offer skilled nursing if needed. Such facilities are licensed under 55 Pa. Code, Chapter 2800 by the Office of Long-Term Living.
AUTO SERVICE STATION
any area of land, including structures thereon, or any building or part thereof, that is used for the sale of motor vehicle fuel or accessories, and which may or may not include facilities for lubricating, washing, or otherwise servicing motor vehicles, but which shall not include painting or body and fender repairs, or the storage for sale of new or used motor vehicles.
AUTOMOBILE SALES, SERVICE, AND REPAIR
buildings and land, the principal use of which is the sales, service, repair or rebuilding of automobiles, recreational vehicles, or light trucks, including as a permissible accessory use the leasing or renting of autos, recreational vehicles, utility trailers, and light trucks.
BANKING OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION
any building wherein the primary occupation or use is concerned with such businesses as banking, savings and loan associations, credit unions, loan companies, mortgage companies, or investment companies, without drive-through service. (For banking or financial institutions with drive-through service, see "drive-through service".)
BASEMENT
any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides. A basement shall constitute a building story if more than 33 & 1/3 percent of the perimeter walls have five (5) feet or more of the walls above-grade and if the net area of door and window openings in the exterior walls is at least equal to ten (10) percent of the enclosed floor area. See also the definition of "story."
BED AND BREAKFAST ESTABLISHMENT
a residential structure occupied by a resident innkeeper for the temporary lodging of guests for compensation and for providing those guests such lodging services as maid service and accessory eating and drinking facilities limited to the serving of breakfast and/or afternoon tea.
BERM
an earthen embankment that serves purposes such as retaining/detaining the flow of surface water runoff, preventing soil erosion, or used to aid in visual screening of incompatible land uses, most often by supporting plant materials.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP)
activities, facilities, measures, planning or procedures used to minimize accelerated erosion and sedimentation and manage stormwater to protect, maintain, reclaim, and restore the quality of waters and the existing and designated uses of waters within the Commonwealth before, during, and after earth disturbance activities.
BILLBOARD
see "off-premises advertising sign" within definition of "sign."
BLOCK
property bounded on one side by a street and on the other three sides by a street, railroad right-of-way, public park, waterway, Borough line or any combination thereof.
BOARDING/ROOMING HOUSE
a building used for the housing of roomers, boarders, or lodgers including dormitories or buildings of charitable, educational, or philanthropic use.
BUILDING
any structure having a roof and enclosed walls, which is used for shelter, housing, or enclosure of persons, animals or property, affixed to the land, including mobile or manufactured homes.
BUILDING, AGRICULTURAL
a structure utilized to store farm implements, hay, feed, grain or other agricultural or horticultural products or to house poultry, livestock or other farm animals and milk house. The term includes a carriage house for the purpose of housing horses and storing buggies. The term shall not include habitable space or spaces in which agricultural products are processed, treated or packaged and shall not be construed to mean a place of occupancy by the general public.
BUILDING COVERAGE
the ratio of the total ground floor area of all buildings on a lot to the total lot area of the lot on which they are located. Total ground floor area shall be measured from the outside face of outside walls.
BUILDING HEIGHT
a building's vertical measurement from the mean level of the ground surrounding the building to:
1. 
The highest point of the roof, in the case of a flat roof.
2. 
The mean height between eaves and ridge, in the case of a pitched roof.
3. 
The highest point on any structure which rises wholly or partly above the roof line, and whose area equals or exceeds twenty (20) percent of the ground floor area of the building which supports it. However, if a parapet wall is used to screen rooftop structures, and if there is a flat or relatively flat roof, the building height shall be measured from the highest point of the flat roof, excluding the height of the parapet. The building height shall not include chimneys, spires, towers, elevator and other unoccupied utility penthouses, tanks, and similar projections.
BUILDING PERMIT
an approval statement signed by the Zoning Officer authorizing the construction, alteration, reconstruction, restoration, demolition or razing of all or a part of any building, or land preparation in conjunction with same, within the Borough.
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL
a building in which is conducted, designed to be conducted or intended to be conducted, the primary use of the lot on which it is located.
BUILDING SETBACK LINE
an established line within a property defining the minimum required distance between any building to be erected and the adjacent right-of-way line of the street on which it fronts, to provide the minimum front yard dimension specified in this Chapter. In the case of an existing interior lot not fronting on a street for its entire width, the building setback line shall be a line parallel to the street right-of-way measured from the front lot line nearest the street, defining the minimum distance in which no building may be constructed.
BULK REGULATIONS
standards that control the height, density, intensity, building and/or impervious coverage, and location of buildings and structures, i.e., setbacks or yard requirements.
BUS STATION
a principal use on a lot, and associated structures, on which the operator provides mass transit service to the public to include, ticket sales, transfers, short-term parking, and transit vehicle repair, and including accessory uses such as a food stand.
CALIPER
the diameter of an unplanted or replacement tree measured at six (6) inches above the ground or, if the diameter measured at six (6) inches above the ground is greater than four (4) inches, then the diameter shall be measured at twelve (12) inches above the ground.
CAR WASH FACILITY
a building, or portion thereof, where automobiles are commercially cleaned or cleaned by the operator through self-service provisions enabled through coins or tokens.
CARTWAY
the portion of a street or right-of-way, paved or unpaved, customarily used by vehicles in the regular course of travel over the street.
CAVITY TREE
a tree with cavities in which birds, mammals, or insects such as bees may nest (also called den tree).
CEMETERY
a burial place or graveyard, including a mausoleum, crematory, or columbarium, in which human or animal remains are buried. A cemetery may be operated, in accordance with the terms of this Chapter, as a principal use or as a use accessory to agriculture, a church, or a dwelling. The interment or scattering of remains of properly cremated humans is not regulated by this Chapter.
CHANGE OF USE
a change in a building heretofore existing to a new use which imposes other special provisions of law as outlined in this and other applicable ordinances and regulations.
CHURCH OR SIMILAR PLACE OF WORSHIP
a nonprofit use of land or a building or group of buildings, including customary accessory buildings, designed or intended for public worship by twelve (12) or more persons at a time. Places used for worship by fewer than twelve (12) persons at a time are not regulated by this Chapter. For the purpose of this Chapter, "place of worship" includes churches, chapels, cathedrals, synagogues, temples, mosques, and similar designations as well as convent, or monastery, and a maximum of one dwelling unit to house full-time religious leaders and their relatives.
CIVIC SPACES
public areas of access within a development, including the following:
1. 
Park  —  public natural preserve available for unstructured recreation.
2. 
Green  —  public space designed for unstructured recreation and community gatherings which is spatially defined at least in part by landscaping and in part by buildings; it includes paths, lawns, and trees.
3. 
Square  —  public space designed for unstructured recreation and community gatherings which is spatially defined by buildings and includes paths, lawns, and trees.
4. 
Playground  —  public space set aside for organized recreation and play; it contains recreational furniture and equipment approved by the Borough and/or playing fields.
CLEAR CUT METHOD
a sustainable forest regeneration method of timber harvesting that removes all the trees in a multi-acre area in a single cut to mimic the creation of openings in the forest by natural disturbance.
CLEAR SIGHT TRIANGLE
an area of unobstructed vision at street intersections defined by lines of sight between points at a given distance from the intersection of the street rights-of-way, cartways, or center lines.
CLUB OR LODGE (FOR FRATERNAL OR SOCIAL PURPOSES)
a building for use by an organization, comprised of members and their guests, intended for meetings, recreation, and administrative purposes not conducted for profit. The definition of club shall include, but not be limited to, service and political organizations, labor unions, and social and athletic clubs.
COMMERCIAL
a use of land, or improvements thereon, for the purpose of engaging in retail, wholesale or service activities for profit.
COMMERCIAL-RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION
a commercial-residential conversion shall be the dividing of existing commercial buildings, such as inns or hotels, into two or more dwelling units with no more than three bedrooms per unit, with the resulting units having independent kitchen, bath, and sleeping facilities. The intent is to provide an alternative use for structurally sound, larger, older buildings which may no longer be economically viable as a single commercial use and which can provide an additional living option for today's smaller family size.
COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
a motor vehicle licensed by the Commonwealth in a class other than Class I or Class II.
COMMUNITY CENTER
a building used for recreational, social, educational, and cultural activities, open to the public or a designated part of the public, usually owned and operated by the public or nonprofit group or agency.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
the official public document of current adoption consisting of maps, charts, and textual matter, that constitutes a policy guide to decisions about the physical, social, and economic development of the Honey Brook community; the Honey Brook Township and Borough Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan, as adopted in 2015 and amended from time to time.
CONSERVATION EASEMENT
a legal agreement between a property owner and an appropriate conservation organization or governmental entity, through which the property owner establishes certain use restrictions over all or portions of the property for conservation purposes.
CONSTRUCTION
the construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, extension, expansion, alteration, or relocation of a building or structure, including the placement of a mobile home.
CONTINUING CARE DEVELOPMENT
See Life Plan Community.
CONTRACTING SHOP
A commercial use involving offices and/or supply shops providing services and supplies relating to building, including cement, lumber, heating, masonry, roofing, painting, and similar uses.
CONVENIENCE STORE
a retail use structure and associated facilities providing convenience items and services to the general public, including but not limited to the sale of food, beverages, personal care items, automotive lubricants, and similar items, and automatic teller machine banking facility. Fuel dispensing stations proposed with a convenience store shall be separately regulated. See "Fuel dispensing station".
CONVERSION
An alteration of a building, structure, or land by change of use, theretofore existing, to a new use which imposes other special provisions of a law governing building construction, equipment, exits, or zoning regulations.
CORNER LOT
see "lot, corner."
CREMATORIUM
a use, licensed by the Commonwealth, characterized by a building or structure containing a furnace for cremating human remains. Where permitted under the terms of this Chapter, a crematorium may be a principal use or an accessory use associated with the operation of a funeral home.
CUL-DE-SAC STREET
a local street intersecting another street at one end and terminated at the other end by a permanent vehicular turnaround.
DAY CARE FACILITY
a facility providing supervision of minors or special needs adults by individuals other than family members for which a fee may or may not be charged. A day care facility shall not provide overnight accommodations. A day care facility shall not be a school as defined by this Chapter, except as noted herein.
1. 
Adult day care —  a use providing supervised care and assistance primarily to persons who are intellectually disabled, elderly, and/or physically challenged who need such daily assistance because of their limited physical abilities, dementia, or intellectual disability. This use shall not include persons who need oversight because of behavior that is criminal or violent.
2. 
Child day care —  a use involving the supervised care of seven or more children under age sixteen (16) outside of the children's own home primarily for periods of less than eighteen (18) hours during the average day. This use may also include educational programs that are supplementary to state-required education, including a nursery school. Such use shall comply with all applicable Federal and State laws. The care of children by their own relatives is permitted without regulation by this Chapter.
3. 
Family day care —  a type of day-care use that provides care for four, five, or six children at one time, in addition to children who are relatives of the caregiver, when permitted by special exception as a limited impact home occupation.
DEMOLITION
the razing or destruction, whether entirely or in significant part, of a building, structure, site, or object. Demolition includes the removal of any building, structure, or object from its site, or the removal or destruction of the facade or surface.
DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT
as applied to Class I or Class II Historic Resources, the leaving open or vulnerable to vandalism or the absence of routine maintenance or repair, including the extermination of wood destroying insects, leading to structural weakness, decay, or deterioration of the resource, resulting in a detrimental effect on its stability, or structural integrity, and thereby compromising its viability for reuse. Demolition by neglect includes ordinary negligence or willful neglect, by the owner or any party in possession thereof, which results in deterioration of exterior features as to create a hazardous or unsafe condition, deterioration of exterior walls, roofs, chimneys, or windows, the lack of adequate waterproofing, or deterioration of foundations which could result in permanent damage.
DENSITY
the lot or tract area as defined by this Chapter divided by the total number of dwellings to be housed thereon, expressed in dwelling units (DU) per acre.
DETACHED
used to describe a freestanding structure which has yards on all sides.
DEVELOPMENT
any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate including, but not limited to, the construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, expansion, or alteration of buildings or other structures; the placement of mobile homes; streets and other paving, utilities; filling, grading, and excavation; mining, dredging; drilling operations; storage of equipment or materials; and the subdivision of land.
DIAMETER LIMIT CUTTING
the harvest of all saleable trees above a certain diameter.
DISCONTINUANCE
the cessation of the use of property evident from the continuous lack of maintenance or occupancy.
DRAINAGE
the movement of water from an area by stream or sheet flow, and removal of excess water from soil by downward flow.
DRIVE-THROUGH SERVICE
a restaurant, bank, drug store or other use that provides service to customers who remain seated in automobiles where customers are served either through an exterior window in the establishment, or directly to parked automobiles on the premises.
DRIVEWAY
a privately owned, constructed and maintained vehicular access from a street or access drive to only one or two dwelling units or commercial, institutional, agricultural, or industrial principal uses.
DWELLING UNIT
a single habitable living unit occupied by only one family, as defined in this Part. Each dwelling unit shall have its own toilet, bath or shower, sink, sleeping area, stove, oven, and refrigerator, and separate access to the outside or to a common hallway or balcony that connects to outside access at ground level. No dwelling unit shall include: (i) a separate living area that is completely separated by interior walls so as to prevent interior access from the remainder of the living area, or (ii) a second kitchen, unless specifically permitted by this Chapter. Types of Dwelling units are as follows:
1. 
Single-family detached dwelling —  one dwelling unit occupied by one family and which has yards on all sides, is not attached to any other principal building and which is located on one lot.
a. 
The term "single-family detached dwelling" shall be deemed to include a "sectional or modular home" which is designed for transportation after fabrication in one (1) or more units and constructed so that it must be assembled on a permanent perimeter foundation and which complies with the Borough Building Code [Chapter 5, Part 1].
b. 
Mobile (manufactured) home —
i. 
A type of single-family detached dwelling intended for permanent occupancy and contained in one (1) unit or in two (2) units designed to be joined into one integral unit, which is transportable and capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations and is constructed so as to be used without a conventional perimeter foundation. The terms "mobile home" and "manufactured home" have the same meaning.
ii. 
As opposed to a "sectional home," a "mobile/manufactured home" does not rest on a permanent perimeter foundation and under federal law is not required to meet the Borough Building Code [Chapter 4].
c. 
A group home, as defined by this Chapter, shall be deemed a single- family detached dwelling.
2. 
Two-family dwelling (duplex or twin) —  A building designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence, containing two (2) dwelling units. A two-family dwelling may be either a duplex with two (2) principal dwellings on separate floors occupying a common yard or may be a twin with two (2) dwellings separated by a vertical common or party wall, with each individual dwelling having yards on all but the party wall side.
3. 
Multi-family —  a residential building containing three (3) or more dwelling units, including but not limited to four-family dwelling (fourplex/quadraplex), townhouse (single-family attached), and apartment buildings:
a. 
Four-family dwelling (fourplex/quadraplex) —  a building containing four (4) dwelling units, each of which has independent outside access, two (2) nonparallel walls in common with adjacent dwelling units, and open space on two (2) nonparallel sides.
b. 
Townhouse dwelling —  a single-family attached dwelling unit with one (1) dwelling unit from ground to roof, two (2) points of independent outside access, at least two other dwellings built in conjunction herewith and any portion of one (1) or two (2) unpierced vertical fire-resistant party walls common with an adjoining dwelling, and having yards on at least two (2) sides. Townhouses may be attached back-to-back or side-by-side.
c. 
Apartment dwelling —  a building or group of buildings all of which are owned by the same individual or entity, on a lot with four (4) or more dwelling units used specifically for residential purposes and originally constructed as such.
EARTH DISTURBANCE ACTIVITY
a construction or other human activity which disturbs the surface of the land, including land clearing and grubbing, grading, excavations, embankments, land development, agricultural plowing and tilling, operation of animal heavy use areas, timber harvesting activities, road maintenance activities, oil and gas activities, well drilling, mineral extraction, and the moving, depositing, stockpiling, or storing of soil, rock, or earth materials.
EASEMENT
a permanent right-of-way granted for limited use of private land, for a private, public or quasi-public purpose (e.g., utility, drainage, public access, conservation).
ECOSYSTEM
a natural unit comprising living organisms and their interactions with their environment, including the circulation, transformation, and accumulation of energy and matter.
EDUCATIONAL USE
use of land or building(s) for the establishment and maintenance of a public or private college, commercial or non-profit, secondary or elementary school, or other educational institution for the primary purpose of instruction and learning. A public or private non-profit school shall be defined as an educational use that is not conducted as a gainful business. A commercial school shall be defined as an education use conducted for-profit as a gainful business.
EFFECTIVE VISUAL OR NATURAL SCREEN
A wall, fence, plantings, earth works, or combinations thereof, which are arranged or placed so as to divert attention from, or obstruct at least 50% of an otherwise clear view of a use or activity during all seasons of the year, as outlined by this Chapter.
ELDER COTTAGE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY (ECHO) DWELLING
an accessory dwelling unit placed on a property for temporary occupancy by an elderly, handicapped, or disabled individual (or caregiver to same) related to the occupants of the principal dwelling by blood, marriage, or adoption.
EMERGENCY SERVICES STATION
a building for the housing of emergency medical, fire or police equipment and for related activities. A membership club may be included. This may include housing for emergency personnel while on call.
ENLARGEMENT OR EXPANSION
an addition to the floor area of an existing building, an increase in the size of a structure or an increase in that portion of a tract or lot occupied by an existing use.
ERECTION OR CONSTRUCTION
any or all work necessary for the erection or construction of any building or structure from a combination of materials which form safe and stable structures.
EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL (E&S) PERMIT
an E&S permit required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) for earth disturbance activities, including a timber harvesting operation that involves twenty-five (25) acres or more of earth disturbance activity. PADEP may delegate responsibility for issuance of an erosion and sediment control permit to the Chester County Conservation District.
EROSION AND SEDIMENTATION CONTROL (E&S) PLAN
a site specific plan consisting of both drawings and a narrative that identifies Best Management Practices (BMPs) to minimize accelerated erosion and sedimentation before, during and after earth disturbance activities. Such plan is required by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) for timber harvesting operations which propose to disturb more than five thousand (5,000) square feet. PADEP may delegate responsibility for review and approval of an erosion and sediment control plan to the Chester County Conservation District.
ESSENTIAL UTILITIES
includes sewerage, water, gas and electric lines, and related appurtenances used to serve development within the Borough, but not including cross- country transmission lines or other utilities not required to serve the Borough.
EV
EV, or Exceptional Value, referring to a Special Protection Waters designation issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for a watercourse or portion thereof.
EXTERIOR ALTERATION
the alteration of exterior features which can be seen from a public street.
FAMILY
1. 
A single person occupying a dwelling unit.
2. 
Two (2) or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption occupying a dwelling unit and maintaining it as a functional common household.
3. 
A group home providing non-transient lodging for unrelated persons with special needs requiring special care, functioning as a single household unit and providing habilitative services in accordance with Chapter 5310, "Community Residential Services for the Mentally Ill," of the Pennsylvania Code, Title 55, or any other State and Federal program pertaining to the housing for developmentally disabled individuals as regulated by the Federal Fair Housing Amendments Act.
4. 
Not more than four (4) unrelated persons occupying a dwelling unit, living together as a single household unit, excluding a rooming or boarding house, fraternity house, dormitory, or transitional housing.
FELLING
the act of cutting a standing tree so that it falls to the ground.
FENCE OR WALL
Any freestanding and uninhabited structure consisting of wood, glass, metal, plastic, wire, wire mesh, masonry, or vegetation, singly or in combination with other materials, two feet or higher, erected to secure or divide a property from another, or part of a property from the remaining part, to ensure privacy, to protect the property so defined, and/or to enclose all or part of the property.
FILL
material, exclusive of structures, placed or deposited so as to form an embankment or raise the surface elevation of the land.
FLAG POLE
a flagstaff designed and solely intended for the patriotic display of the flag of the United States of America, or its armed forces, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or any political subdivision thereof, or the flag of a group or organization, or combination thereof, and for no other purpose. A flag pole shall not include a standard antenna, a standard antenna support structure, a commercial communications antenna support structure, tower, antenna, or any other structure designed, intended, or capable of supporting any other use or purpose.
FLOOD PLAIN, 100-YEAR
floodplain area that has a 1-percent chance of occurring in any given year, or more simply, the 1% annual chance flood.
FLOOR AREA
the sum of the area of the several floors of a building or buildings measured from the face of the exterior walls or from center lines of walls separating two (2) buildings. In particular, floor area includes, but is not limited to, the following:
1. 
Basement space, if it meets the requirement of a building story.
2. 
Elevator shafts, stairwells, and attic space (but only where a floor has been laid) providing structural headroom of six (6) feet or more.
3. 
Roofed terraces, exterior balconies, breezeways, or porches, provided that over fifty (50) percent of the perimeter of these is enclosed.
4. 
Any other floor space used for dwelling purposes, no matter where located within the building.
FLOOR AREA RATIO
the total floor area of a building on a given lot, divided by the area of that lot. (For example, a building containing 15,000 square feet of floor area on a given lot of 10,000 square feet of lot area has a floor area ratio of 1.5).
FOOTCANDLE
a unit of light intensity stated in lumens per square foot and measurable with an illuminant meter, aka light meter.
FOREST
any area defined as "woodland" herein or depicted as woodland on the Biological Resources Map of the 2015 Honey Brook Township and Borough Multi-Municipal Plan.
FOREST CANOPY
the extent of the uppermost leaf cover formed within any woodland or forest by the crowns of trees.
FOREST CANOPY TREES
the individual trees which collectively form the forest canopy.
FORESTRY
the management of forests or woodlands when practiced in accordance with accepted silvicultural practices, through developing, cultivating, harvesting, transporting and selling trees for commercial purposes, which does not involve any land development, and which maintains the health and sustainability of forested land. Forestry shall include Timber Harvesting. A woodland disturbance resulting in the conversion of land for the growing of crops or raising of livestock shall not be considered forestry but meets the definition of Timber Harvesting.
FOREST BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE
universally accepted activities that have positive effects or minimize negative effects on the forest ecosystem. (See Best Management Practices for Pennsylvania Forests, Penn State College of Agriculture.)
FOREST STEWARDSHIP ACTIVITIES PLAN
a plan submitted in conformance with the provisions set forth in Section 27-1028 of this Chapter which states a landowner's goals for his or her woodland, documents the forest's present condition, lists recommendations, and describes the desired forest condition, or how the forest should look in the future. It should also consider the types and sizes of trees, wildlife habitat, transportation layout, recreational opportunities, and financial returns. (For more information, see Forest Stewardship, Planning Your Forest's Future, Penn State Cooperative Extension, College of Agricultural Sciences, 2013.)
FRONTAGE
the length of a front lot line coinciding with a street line.
FUEL DISPENSING STATION/GASOLINE STATION
a portion of a building site dedicated to the retail sale of motor vehicle fuel as part of a convenience store, or as part of a supermarket or shopping center use, with sufficient land area for adequate vehicular circulation and the delivery of bulk fuels by heavy trucks.
FULL CUTOFF
attribute of a lighting fixture from which no light is emitted at or above a horizontal plane drawn through the bottom of the fixture and no more than 10% of the lamp's intensity is emitted at or above an angle 10° below that horizontal plane, at all lateral angles around the fixture.
FULLY SHIELDED
attribute of a lighting fixture provided with internal and/or external shields and louvers to prevent brightness from lamps, reflectors, refractors and lenses from causing glare at normal viewing angles.
FUNERAL HOME
an establishment approved by the Pennsylvania Board of Funeral Directors wherein a licensed funeral director conducts the professional practice of funeral directing, including the preparation, care, viewing, and funeral services for deceased humans. A funeral home shall not include a cemetery, columbarium, mausoleum, or entombment.
GARAGE, PRIVATE
an accessory structure or part of a principal building used for the storage of motor vehicles owned and used by the owner or tenant of the premises, and for the storage of not more than two motor vehicles owned and used by persons other than the owner or tenant of the premises.
GARAGE, PARKING
a building or portion thereof which is available to the general public, designed or used for the storage of motor vehicles, but which is not used for the repair or maintenance of motor vehicles.
GARAGE OR YARD SALE
the accessory use for the temporary display and sale of common household goods and craft items on a residentially used property.
GARBAGE
solid waste resulting from animal, grain, fruit, or vegetable matter used or intended for use as food.
GEOTHERMAL ENERGY SYSTEM
an energy generating system that uses the Earth's thermal properties, in conjunction with electricity, to provide for the heating and cooling of buildings.
GLARE
a sensation of brightness within the visual field which causes annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance, visibility, and/or the ability to focus the eye, so as to jeopardize health, safety, or welfare.
GRADE
the elevation of finished ground or paving which adjoins a building or structure.
GROSS LEASABLE AREA (GLA)
that floor area within a building, on all floors of such building which are used for or related to a business establishment or a use conducted within the building, including all private lavatories, corridors, storage areas and other areas used to keep stock and inventory, but excluding the following public or common areas: elevator shafts, stairwells, first floor lobby, public lobbies, common mall areas, public lavatories, storage area in the basement, and an room or area dedicated to the heating plant, air conditioning equipment or other utility areas necessary for the operation of the building.
GROUNDWATER RECHARGE
the replenishment of water, contained in interconnected pores located below the water table in an aquifer, from the infiltration of precipitation, streams, lakes, or other water sources.
GROUP HOME
A group home consists of a maximum of five unrelated persons occupying a dwelling unit if said occupants are handicapped persons as defined in Title VIII of the Civil Rights Acts of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988. Such unrelated individuals shall have the right to occupy a dwelling unit in the same manner and to the same extent as any family as defined in this chapter. In any case where an applicant seeking a zoning permit for a group home requests a reasonable accommodation pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Fair Housing Act, a written application shall be filed with the Zoning Office who is hereby empowered to grant such accommodation subject to the provisions of the Federal Fair Housing Act.
GROUP SELECTION METHOD
a method of regenerating an uneven-aged stand that removes trees in a number of 0.1- to 1-acre areas to create openings in the forest canopy. The larger the opening, the more likely that regeneration of sun-loving (shade intolerant) species will develop and persist in the openings.
HABITABLE SPACE
a space in a building designed for living, sleeping, eating, and/or cooking.
HAUL ROAD
A road designed for use by trucks to transport harvested timber from the log landing to a public road.
HAZARDOUS WASTE
garbage, refuse, or sludge from an industrial or other waste water treatment plant; sludge from a water supply treatment plant or air pollution control facility; and other discarded material, including solid, liquid, semisolid, or contained gaseous material resulting from municipal, commercial, industrial, institutional, mining, or agricultural operations, and from community activities, or a combination of the above, which, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may do one of the following:
1. 
Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or increase in morbidity in either an individual or the total population.
2. 
Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.
HERBACEOUS
Pertaining to nonwoody vegetation, such as grasses and wildflowers.
HISTORIC INN
A structure that is at least fifty (50) years old and considered a Honey Brook Borough historic landmark, which offers short-term overnight lodging and meals to the general public for compensation and where the owner is actively involved in daily operations, sometimes living on site. Such inns could include restaurants serving at least one meal in addition to breakfast, as well as providing overnight lodging accommodations. Such restaurants may include full-service and could be open to the general public. Limited social functions such as receptions and private parties, with or without food service may also be provided. Room numbers tend to range from six (6) to thirty (30).
HISTORIC STRUCTURE
any structure that is:
1. 
Listed individually in the National Register of Historic Places (a listing maintained by the Department of Interior) or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as meeting the requirements for individual listing on the National Register.
2. 
Certified or preliminarily determined by the Secretary of the Interior as contributing to the historical significance of a registered historic district or a district preliminarily determined by the Secretary to qualify as a registered historic district.
3. 
Individually listed on a state inventory of historic places in states with historic preservation programs which have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior.
4. 
Individually listed on a local inventory of historic places in communities with historic preservation programs that have been certified either:
a. 
By an approved state program as determined by the Secretary of the Interior.
b. 
Directly by the Secretary of the Interior in states without approved programs.
c. 
By the appropriate local authority, Council, or other local advisory authority.
HISTORICAL COMMISSION
The Honey Brook Borough Historical Commission appointed to administer the Historic Resources provisions of this Ordinance.
HOME OCCUPATION
an activity conducted for profit by persons residing on the premises that is clearly secondary to the existing residential or agricultural use of the property. Home occupations are further divided into the following two types for the purposes of regulation herein:
1. 
No-impact home occupation
2. 
Limited impact home occupation
HONEY BROOK COMMUNITY
the combined area of Honey Brook Township and Honey Brook Borough as described in the 2015 Honey Brook Borough and Borough Multi-municipal Comprehensive Plan.
HOTEL, MOTEL, INN
a building or group of two or more buildings located on a lot held in single and separate ownership, designed, intended, and used principally for providing sleeping accommodations to the transient public in rooms or suites which may include a kitchen facility, and which are provided with a daily maid service. The following ancillary facilities may be provided as an integral part of a hotel, motel, or inn; provided, however, that no gambling or electronic gambling devices shall be permitted; restaurant, meeting rooms, banquet facilities, and shops for the sale of books, papers, magazines, clothing and sundries to guests; recreation facilities for use only by registered guests, such as a swimming pool, exercise area or room; and similar ancillary facilities commonly accessory to a hotel, motel, or inn.
HQ
HQ, or High Quality, referring to a Special Protection Waters designation issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, for a watercourse or portion thereof.
IDENTIFIED FLOODPLAIN AREA
the floodplain area specifically identified in this Chapter as being inundated by the 1% chance annual flood.
ILLUMINANCE
the quantity of light measured in footcandles or lux.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE
a surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it prevents or is resistant to infiltration of water, including but not limited to: structures such as roofs, buildings, storage sheds; other solid, paved or concrete areas such as streets, driveways, sidewalks, parking lots, patios, tennis or other paved courts; or athletic playfields comprised of synthetic turf materials.
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE RATIO
The impervious surface ratio is a measure of the intensity of use of a piece of land. It is measured by dividing the total area of all impervious surfaces within the site by the gross tract area.
IMPROVEMENT
an appurtenance developed by human design including, but not limited to, buildings, structures, objects, landscape features, and manufactured units, including by way of example mobile homes, boats, docks, carports, storage buildings, utilities, and driveways.
KENNEL
The use of land, building or structure for the purpose of breeding, training, or grooming customary household pets for compensation, or the maintenance of more than five (5) dogs that are more than six (6) months old. For regulatory purposes, "kennel" shall also include nonprofit animal shelters and boarding kennels. For the purposes of this Chapter, a kennel will be considered commercial or non-commercial if the number of dogs meets the definition of a commercial or non-commercial kennel under the Pennsylvania Dog Law and the regulations thereunder.
LAND DEVELOPMENT
any of the following activities:
1. 
The improvement of one (1) lot or two (2) or more contiguous lots, tracts or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
a. 
A group of two (2) or more residential or nonresidential buildings, whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single nonresidential building on a lot or lots regardless of the number of occupants.
b. 
The division or allocation of space, whether initially or cumulatively, between or among two (2) or more existing or prospective occupants by means of, or for the purpose of, streets, common areas, leaseholds, condominiums, building groups or other features.
2. 
A subdivision of land.
3. 
The definition of land development shall not include the following activities:
a. 
The conversion of an existing single-family detached dwelling or single-family semidetached dwelling into not more than three (3) residential units, unless such units are intended to be a condominium.
b. 
The addition of an accessory building, including farm buildings, on a lot or lots subordinate to an existing principal building.
LAND DISTURBANCE
any activity which exposes soils, alters topography, and/or alters vegetation. A timber harvesting operation conducted in accordance with the provisions of Section 27-1028 shall not be separately regulated as a land disturbance. In addition, the following activities shall not be regulated as land disturbance but shall nevertheless be undertaken in a manner such that disturbed areas shall be stabilized with suitable vegetation and shall not be left bare:
1. 
Customary agricultural practices such as tilling, plowing, mowing, and harvesting;
2. 
Customary landscaping practices such as mowing, planting, trimming;
3. 
Removal of hazardous or invasive vegetation.
Notwithstanding the above, clearing of woodlands, where proposed to prepare soil for the production of crops, may meet the definition of "timber harvesting".
LANDOWNER
the legal or beneficial owner or owners of land, including for purposes of this Chapter the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such option or contract is subject to any condition), a lessee if he is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner, or other person having a proprietary interest in land.
LANDSCAPING
the planting of turf-grass or other appropriate ground cover in all open areas of the lot, and in addition, the planting of evergreen and deciduous trees, and shrubs, including the maintenance thereof, for the control of erosion, retention of precipitation, protection against the elements, promotion of human comfort, and otherwise protecting the public health, safety, and welfare.
LAUNDROMAT
a commercial premises equipped with individual clothes washing and/or drying machines for the use of customers.
LIFE PLAN COMMUNITY
a residential complex designed and operated for mature adults, which meets the definition of "housing for older persons" as set forth in the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, as amended, (42 U.S.C. Section 3601 et seq.) that allows residents to age in place by including independent living, assisted living, personal care, and skilled nursing facilities. A life plan community shall consist of at least two of the following three components: a skilled care or skilled nursing facility licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; an assisted living facility licensed or not by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; and independent living housing units requiring no state-issued license. With the exception of those of any age suffering from senile dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a continuing care development shall not include any facility providing housing, custodial, treatment, habilitative or rehabilitative services to those afflicted with drug or alcohol addiction or dependence, mental illness or emotional illness or for those detained for, charged with, or convicted of any act punishable under any State or Federal penal statute or detained, adjudicated delinquent or dependent under any juvenile code.
LIMITED IMPACT HOME OCCUPATION
see "Home occupation".
LITTER
the uppermost layer of the forest floor consisting chiefly of decaying organic matter.
LIVESTOCK
horses, cattle, sheep, or other large domestic animals kept or raised for agricultural purposes.
LIVE-WORK UNIT
a structure that consists of a principal retail or commercial (i.e., neither a home occupation nor a non-residential) use, where clients or customers are served, that is located in the front of the structure's first floor, or in its entire first floor. The remaining space is comprised of a single residential unit that is intended to be occupied by the retail or commercial business operator. Live-work units may be attached to each other.
LOADING SPACE
a space, accessible form a street or accessway, in a building or on a lot, for the temporary use of vehicles, while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.
LOG LANDING
the area at the end of a skid road where harvested timber is stored or prepared for transport from the woodlot.
LOP
cutting tops and slash into smaller pieces to allow the material to settle close to the ground.
LOT
a designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.
LOT AREA OR TRACT AREA, GROSS
the area of land contained within the limits of the property lines bounding a lot, as shown on a deed, survey, plot, subdivision or land development plan, excluding any portion of a lot included in street and railroad rights-of-way.
LOT AREA, MINIMUM
the minimum area of lot or tract formed by property lines required by the Zoning Ordinance for any specified use.
LOT AREA, NET
the gross area of the lot, but excluding all of the following conditions or features:
1. 
Any area within an easement established for gas, oil, natural gas, electric, or communications transmission facilities, whether below or above ground, that do not exclusively serve the lot traversed.
2. 
Any area within an easement or right-of-way established for a driveway that does not serve the lot traversed.
3. 
Any area within an easement established for water supply or wastewater facilities that do not serve the lot.
4. 
Any area of prohibitive slope regulated by the Steep Slope Conservation regulations of § 27-804.
5. 
Any area lying within the Flood Hazard District and regulated by § 27-802.
6. 
Any area regulated by the Riparian Buffer Conservation Regulations of § 27-805.
7. 
Any area designated as a wetland, lake or pond, except where such area already is excluded under subparagraph 6 above.
8. 
Any accessway or right-of-way connecting a flag lot to a street, except where the access strip is of sufficient size to comply with the area and bulk requirements for a separate lot in the applicable zoning district
In addition, the lot area shall be contiguous and shall not be divided completely by any of the above-cited features, with the exception of easements described in subparagraphs 1 and 3 above that are for underground facilities. Unless otherwise indicated, all references to "minimum lot area" as required for each zoning district shall reference this definition.
LOT, CORNER
a lot bounded by two (2) or more intersecting streets, or at the point of abrupt change in direction of a single street, the interior angle of which is not greater than one hundred thirty-five (135) degrees.
LOT COVERAGE
the percentage of the lot area that is fully covered by impervious surfaces.
LOT DEPTH
the distance along a straight line drawn from the midpoint of the front lot line to the midpoint of the rear lot line.
LOT, DOUBLE-FRONTAGE
a lot extending between and having frontage on two (2) generally parallel streets.
LOT, FLAG OR FLAG-SHAPED
a lot which does not adjoin a street but is connected thereto by an access strip of required minimum width.
LOT, INTERIOR
a lot other than a corner lot whose sides do not abut a street.
LOT, LANDLOCKED
a lot which is surrounded on all sides by one or more lots and does not have a street connection or does not abut a street.
LOT LINE
any property boundary or a lot line dividing one lot from another or from a street or any public space, except that, in the case of any lot abutting a street deemed to be the same as the street line, the lot line shall not be the center line of the street, or any other line within the street line even though such may be on the property boundary line in a deed. Any lot line neither a rear lot line nor a front lot line shall be deemed a side lot line.
LOT LINE, FRONT
the lot line abutting any street and coinciding with any street right- of-way line. In the case of a corner lot, each street on which the corner lot abuts shall be considered a front lot line.
LOT LINE, REAR
a lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line; if the rear lot line is less than ten (10) feet in length, or if the lot forms a point at the rear, the rear lot line shall be deemed to be a line ten (10) feet in length within the lot, parallel to and at the maximum distance from the front lot line. In the case of a corner lot, any lot line that is not a front lot line nor a side lot line.
LOT LINE, SIDE
any lot line not a front or rear lot line; in the case of a corner lot, any lot line that intersects a front lot line shall be considered a side lot line.
LOT, MOBILE HOME
a parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erection thereon of a single mobile home.
LOT, NONCONFORMING
a lot which does not conform to the minimum width, depth, or area dimensions specified for the district where such lot is situated but was lawfully in existence at the time of enactment of this Chapter or a prior zoning ordinance, or is legally established through the granting of a variance by the Zoning Hearing Board.
LOT, PARENT
a lot of record that exists at the time of application for approval of a particular subdivision and from which one or more new lots are proposed to be created.
LOT, REVERSE FRONTAGE
a lot extending between and having frontage on an arterial or collector street and a local street, with vehicular access solely from the local street.
LOT WIDTH
the horizontal distance, in feet, between side lot lines, or between the side lot line and the front lot line in the case of a corner lot, measured at either the building setback line or the street line, and parallel to the street line.
LOWEST FLOOR
the lowest floor of the lowest enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant enclosure, usable solely for parking of vehicles, building access, or storage in an area other than a basement area is not considered a building's lowest floor, provided that such enclosure is not built so as to render the structure in violation of the applicable non-elevation design requirements of this Chapter.
LUMEN
Unit used to express the light output of a lamp or fixture. The number of lumens striking a square foot of task area determine the footcandle level (lumens per square foot).
LUX
A unit of light intensity stated in lumens per square meter. There are approximately 10.7 lux per footcandle.
MANUFACTURING
establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products, including the assembling of component parts, creation of products, and blending of materials, such as lubricating oils, plastics, resins, or liquid.
MEDICAL CLINIC
an office or clinic for the practice of medicine and treatment of persons as outpatients by physicians or licensed medical specialists as a group for medical, dental, or eye care, and any laboratories incidental thereto.
MICRO-TURBINE PANELS
panels with rotors with diameter one foot or less, meant for areas with low-to-moderate wind speeds.
MINIMUM BUILDABLE AREA
the area of a lot that has no development restrictions. The minimum buildable area shall not include the area of any required setbacks (except driveways and parking areas which cross yards), buffer yards, and natural resources.
MINING
see "quarrying."
MINI-WAREHOUSE (SELF-STORAGE UNITS)
storage units provided for lease to the public for the purpose of storage of personal property generally stored in residential structures and in which each storage unit has direct access from the outside.
MIXED USE
the use of a building or lot for two or more principal uses.
MOBILE (MANUFACTURED) HOME PARK
a parcel or contiguous parcels of land which have been so designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots for the placements thereon of mobile homes for non-transient use.
MOBILE (MANUFACTURED) HOME SUBDIVISION
a parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more lots, for rent or sale, for the placement thereon of mobile homes or manufactured homes.
MUNICIPAL USE
any building, structure, facility, complex, area, or use, provided, constructed, or maintained by the municipal government of the borough and its authorities.
MUNICIPALITIES PLANNING CODE (MPC)
the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 § 10101 et seq., as amended. Also known as "Act 247."
NATIVE PLANTS
plants that are indigenous and original to the specific area or region (the Delaware Valley) and are most appropriate for planting as a result of their adaptation to regional environmental conditions including climate, soils, topography, winds, precipitation, wildlife and other living organisms.
NATURAL REGENERATION
the replacement of one forest stand by another through natural seeding or sprouting.
NO-IMPACT HOME OCCUPATION
see "Home occupation".
NONCONFORMING SIGN
any sign legally existing at the effective date of this Chapter that does not conform in use, location, height, or size to the sign regulations of Part 9, "General Regulations."
NONRESIDENTIAL
a use of land, or improvements thereto, for uses other than those for residential purposes, including, but not limited to, commercial, industrial, and institutional.
NOXIOUS VEGETATION
plant material that is undesirable or offensive due to unsightliness, threats to health, or prolific and uncontrollable growth. For purposes of this Chapter, noxious vegetation shall include, but not be limited to, ragweed, multiflora rose, Canada thistle, Japanese honeysuckle, oriental bittersweet, and other such vegetation as shall be determined by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.
NURSERY
land or greenhouses used to raise flowers, shrubs, trees, and/or other plants for commercial purposes.
OBSTRUCTION
any wall, dam, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, projection, excavation, channel, rectification, culvert, building, fence, stockpile, refuse, fill, structure, or matter in, along, across, or projecting into any channel, watercourse, or flood-prone area, which may impede, retard, or change the direction of the flow of water either in itself or by catching or collecting debris carried by such water, or which is placed where the flow of the water might carry the same downstream to the damage of life and property.
OFFICE
a use that involves administrative, clerical, financial, governmental, or professional operations and operations of a similar character. This use shall include neither retail nor industrial uses, but may include business offices, medical or dental offices, clinics or laboratories, photographic studios, and/or television or radio broadcasting studios.
OLDFIELD
an area undergoing natural succession characterized by the presence of herbs, shrubs, and small trees (seedlings) whose branches do not form a complete or nearly complete aerial canopy.
OPEN SPACE, COMMON
land or an area of water or a combination of land and water legally preserved in perpetuity and intended for the use and enjoyment of the residents of a development.
1. 
Common open space shall be free of buildings, except for recreational and utility buildings specifically approved by the Council as part of an initial development plan.
2. 
Common open space shall not include street rights-of-way, private streets, any yard or other area required to meet a requirement for an individual building lot or off-street parking areas except for parking areas clearly needed to serve the permitted uses within the open space area.
3. 
Common open space may include both active and passive recreational uses such as tennis courts, basketball courts, play equipment, golf courses and putting greens, swimming pools, trails, exercise stations, or other similar uses that do not primarily involve buildings.
OPEN SPACE, RESTRICTED
a parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination of land and water, within a subdivision or land development, set aside, designed and managed for the protection of open space features, including but not limited to farmland, scenic views, historic resources, natural areas and recreational areas, subject to an approved Open Space Management Plan.
OUTDOOR CAFÉ
an outdoor patio area of an associated restaurant or tavern used for the express purpose of furnishing food and beverages to the public to be consumed on the premises, and directly abutting and on the same lot as the principal building in which the associated restaurant or tavern, licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board pursuant to the regulations of the said Board (40 Pa.Code § 7.21 et seq. or successor regulations) to conduct business on the above-mentioned premises, is located.
OUTDOOR FARMERS MARKET
the temporary and seasonal establishment within a defined open area of booths and portable enclosures, defined as temporary structures, specifically designed and intended for display and retail sale of "home-grown" or "home-made" food, flowers, plants, non-alchoholic beverages, clothing, crafts, dry goods, holiday decorations, and other merchandise, and offered to local residents on a one-day per week basis.
PA DEP
the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
PA DOT
the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, also known as "PennDOT," or its successor, and its subparts.
PARKING SPACE
a space located off the public right-of-way designed and designated for parking a single motor vehicle.
PARKING SPACE, ALL-WEATHER
a parking space surfaced to whatever extent necessary to permit reasonable use under all conditions of weather.
PAVED
areas, excluding buildings, surfaced with concrete, paving brick, bituminous, or other such material, to create a dustless, all-weather surface.
PERMITTED BY-RIGHT USE
see "use, permitted by-right."
PERSONS
individuals, corporations, companies, associations, joint stock companies, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and other entities established pursuant to statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; provided, that "person" does not include or apply to the Borough or to any department or agency of the Borough.
PERSONAL CARE HOME
a single-family detached dwelling designed to provide a safe, humane, comfortable and supportive residential setting for eight (8) or more adults who do not require the services in or of a licensed skilled nursing facility, but who do require some assistance or supervision with activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, or both. Personal care homes are licensed by the PA Department of Welfare.
PERSONAL SERVICE SHOP
an establishment that provides a service oriented to personal needs of the general public and which does not involve primarily retail or wholesale sales or services to businesses. Personal services include barber and beauty shops, photography studios, shoe repair shops, household appliance repair shops, and other similar establishments, but shall not include any adult uses.
PHILANTHROPIC USE
a private or public organization that is organized and operated for the purpose of providing a service without profit. Such use shall include, for example, an institution or foundation that distributes grants or services to other agencies. The nonprofit status of the organization shall be based on its recognition as such by the Internal Revenue Service.
PLANNED MIXED USE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT
any combination of two or more principal uses on a single lot or tract within the MUC - Mixed Use Commercial District, whether individually permitted by right special exception, or conditional use, and including shopping center, live-work units, commercial or office uses with apartments on upper floors, but excluding mobile home park. Such uses are planned and designed as a complex of related structures, common areas, unifying architecture and site design, and circulation patterns, and designed, constructed, or managed as a total entity with customer, employee, and/or resident parking provided on-site and with provision for delivery of goods separate from customer access.
PLANNED MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
any combination of two or more residential dwelling unit types and accessory uses on a single lot or tract within the MUR - Mixed Use Residential District. A planned mixed use residential development may also include non-residential uses, subject to the applicable provisions of this Chapter. A planned mixed use residential development is planned and designed as a unified development of related structures and amenities, common open space, and vehicular and pedestrian circulation patterns.
PLANTING SCREEN
a combination of deciduous (leaf-shedding) and evergreen plantings intended to provide an effective screen throughout the year. See also, "effective screen."
PORTABLE TOILET
a non-flushing toilet that retains and chemically treats sewage in a retaining tank and is constructed to facilitate ultimate disposal of the sewage at another site.
PRINCIPALLY ABOVE GROUND
where at least fifty-one (51) percent of the actual cash value of a structure, less land value, is above ground.
PROFESSIONAL FORESTER
A forester meeting one of the following requirements:
1. 
Possessing at least two (2) years of technical forestry experience and an associate's degree in forest technology, forestry, forest management, forest ecosystem management, urban forestry, forest science, agroforestry, or similar course of study.
2. 
Possessing a bachelor's or master's degree in forest technology, forestry, forest management, forest ecosystem management, urban forestry, forest science, agroforestry, or similar course of study.
3. 
Possessing a bachelor's or master's degree in wildlife biology, botany, or plant ecology.
PROHIBITIVE SLOPES
Those areas of land where the grade is greater than twenty-five (25) percent. Slopes shall be measured as the change in elevation over the horizontal distance between consecutive contour lines and expressed as a percent. For the purpose of application of these regulations, slope shall be measured over three (3) or more two (2) foot contour intervals [six (6) cumulative vertical feet of slope]. All slope measurements shall be based on contour intervals determined by detailed topographical survey using aerial photogrammetry or actual field survey.
PUBLIC ESTABLISHMENT
includes all outdoor places owned by or open to the general public and all buildings and enclosed places owned by or open to the general public, including such places of entertainment, taverns, restaurants, clubs, theaters, dance halls, banquet halls, party rooms or halls limited to specific members, whether open to the public or to patrons invited to attend, whether or not an admission charge is levied.
PUBLIC HEARING
a formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the Council or Zoning Hearing Board, intended to inform and obtain public comment prior to taking action.
PUBLIC NOTICE
notice published once each week for two (2) successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. Such notice shall state the time and place of any hearing or meeting and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing or meeting. The first publication shall not be more than thirty (30) days and the second publication shall not be less than seven (7) days prior to the date of the hearing or meeting.
PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY
electric substations, pumping stations, telephone exchanges, repeater stations, and other facilities, public service facility equipment and structures necessary for conducting a service by a government or a public utility.
PUBLIC SERVICE FACILITY EQUIPMENT
telephone, electric and cable television lines, poles, equipment and structures; water or gas pipes, mains, valves or structures; sewer pipes, valves or structures, and other related apparatus necessary for conducting a service by a government or a public utility.
PUBLIC SEWAGE FACILITY
a sewage facility operated by the Northwestern Chester County Municipal Authority or its successors.
PUBLIC TASTING
wine sampling by the general public.
PUBLIC USE
any building, structure, facility, complex, or area used by the general public or which provides a service to the public, whether constructed by a state, county, or municipal government agency, or any private individual, partnership, association, or corporation.
PUBLIC UTILITY BUILDING
a building owned and operated by any utility authorized to operate a public utility facility, as that term is defined herein.
PUBLIC UTILITY FACILITY
a facility owned and operated by an electric company, water company, sewage disposal company, telephone company, cable television company, gas company, pipe line company or similar legal entity owning or operating equipment or facilities for transmitting, distributing or conveying natural gas, electricity or steam for the production of light, heat or power through and outside the Borough to or for the public for compensation; pumping, distributing or furnishing water to or for the public for compensation; transporting passengers or property as a common carrier; transporting or conveying natural gas, crude oil, gasoline or petroleum products, materials for refrigeration, oxygen or nitrogen or other fluid substance, by underground pipeline or conduit, for the public for compensation; conveying or transmitting messages or communications by telephone or telegraph for the public for compensation, except as herein otherwise excluded; and sewage collection, treatment or disposal for the public for compensation; provided, however, that such facility shall not include a sewage treatment plant, power generation plant for the production of natural gas, electricity, steam or any similar facilities, buildings or structures designed and intended to produce or generate any such products or services, or administrative offices of such entity, whether publicly or privately owned. The term also does not include any facility of a person, corporation or other legal entity not otherwise a public utility, who or which furnishes service only to himself or itself; any facility of a person, corporation or other legal entity who or which furnishes mobile domestic cellular radio telecommunications service; any cooperative association which furnishes service only to its stockholders or members on a nonprofit basis; any producer of natural gas not engaged in distributing such gas directly to the public for compensation; any building or facility owner/operators who hold ownership over and manage the internal distribution system serving such building or facility and who supply electric power and other related electric power services to occupants of the building or facility. Provided, however, that in any instance where the use regulations of a particular zoning district do not permit a public utility building, the provisions of § 619 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 § 10619, shall apply. Provided, further, that "essential utilities," as defined in this Section, shall be permitted in all zoning districts.
PUBLIC WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM
a system which is owned by a public utility or municipality which has at least fifteen (15) service connections or regularly serves an average of at least twenty-five (25) individuals daily for at least sixty (60) days per year. The term includes: (a) any collection, treatment, storage, and distribution facilities that are under the control of the operator and used in connection with the system; (b) collection or pretreatment storage facilities not under control of the operator but which are used in connection with the system; (c) a system which provides water for bottling or bulk hauling for human consumption.
RECONSTRUCTION
any or all work needed to remake or rebuild all or a part of any building to a sound condition, but not necessarily of original materials.
RECREATION, ACTIVE
those recreational uses which require physical alteration to the area in which they are performed. Such areas are intensively used and include, but are not limited to playgrounds, ball courts and swimming pools, excluding amusement parks.
RECREATION FACILITY, INCLUDING HEALTH CLUB
a gainful activity or business, open to the public for the purpose of public recreation or entertainment including, but not limited to, bowling alleys, motion picture theaters, health clubs, driving ranges, and miniature golf courses.
RECREATION, PASSIVE
recreational pursuits which can be carried out with little alteration or disruption in the area in which they are performed. Such uses include, but are not limited to, hiking, biking, and picnicking.
RECREATION, PUBLICLY OWNED
land and/or facilities that are owned by a government agency or the Borough and are available for use by the general public for noncommercial leisure and recreation.
RECREATIONAL USE, INDOOR
the use of a building or part thereof for indoor entertainment or sports, which may be operated as a commercial venture, such as bowling, pinball and video games, pool tables, movie theaters, playhouses, tennis, racquetball, squash, indoor basketball, indoor swimming, or similar indoor uses, but excluding target shooting or any other activities that create loud noises or may be dangerous or disturbing to surrounding residents.
RECREATIONAL USE, OUTDOOR
an outdoor facility and associated structures designed and equipped for the conduct of sports and leisure time activities, which may be operated as a commercial venture, including swimming, tennis and other court games, baseball and other field sports, playground and other similar outdoor activities, but excluding amusement parks, go-cart tracks, shooting ranges and other activities which generate noise objectionable to a residential environment.
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE
a vehicle, boat, boat trailer, or other piece of equipment, whether self-powered or designed to be pulled or carried, intended only for leisure time or recreational use and which is (i) built on a single chassis; (ii) not more than 400 square feet, measured at the largest horizontal projections; (iii) designed to be self- propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck; and (iv) not designed for use as a permanent dwelling, storage facility, animal shelter, or accessory building but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel, or seasonal use. Recreational vehicles or units include snowmobiles, minibikes, all-terrain vehicles, go-carts, boat trailers, travel trailers, truck-mounted campers, motor homes, folding tent campers, boats, autos, buses or trucks adapted for vacation use, and other vehicles not suitable for daily conventional family transportation.
RECYCLING CENTER
a business that accumulates material such as paper, glass, aluminum, and plastic that is no longer useful for its original purpose. The materials are then transported off the premises to be manufactured into a new product. A place for the collection and storage of materials suitable for recycling into usable products of the like, kind and quality of the materials collected.
REFUSE
man-made debris, including tires, oil cans, equipment parts, and other rubbish.
REGENERATION METHOD
a cutting method designed to promote and enhance natural establishment of trees. Even-aged stands are perpetuated by seed tree, shelterwood and clearcutting methods. Uneven-aged stands are perpetuated by selecting individual or small groups of trees for removal. Five requirements must be considered prior to making a regeneration cut:
1. 
Abundant advanced regeneration (seedlings and sprouts) should be present on the forest floor, or there should be ample seed in the forest floor litter that can germinate after the overstory is removed;
2. 
Seedlings and sprouts should be well-distributed;
3. 
They should be desirable species;
4. 
Vegetation that will inhibit the growth and development of seedlings and sprouts should be controlled;
5. 
Seedlings and sprouts should be protected from over-browsing by white-tailed deer.
RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEM
An energy system which makes use of recurring natural resources or by-products to produce energy without consuming non-renewable resources nor causing significant disturbance to natural systems. Renewable energy systems include, but are not limited to: geothermal, solar, and wind energy systems; as well as manure digesters and outdoor wood-fired boilers (OWBs). Such systems are usually independent of the primary utility supplied energy system but may be connected thereto.
RENTAL UNIT, COMMERCIAL OR INSTITUTIONAL
for the purposes of this Chapter, an individual space offered for rent or lease within a motel, hotel, rooming house, tourist home, institutional home, dormitory, or in a professional or commercial office building.
REPAIR OR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE
any or all work involving the replacement of existing construction, work, or features with the same material for the purpose of maintenance and upkeep only, but not including any addition, removal, change, or modification in any construction or existing features.
RESIDENTIAL
a use of land, or improvements thereto, for a home, abode, or place where an individual is actually living at a specific point in time.
RESTAURANT
the following types of restaurants are addressed by this Chapter:
1. 
Restaurant —  an establishment that sells ready-to-eat meals to the public which are clearly primarily consumed within the building or the place of business, and where waiters and/or waitresses serve the clear majority of non-buffet food and beverages is served to patrons while the customers are seated. Unless otherwise stated, such restaurant shall not include a drive-through lane.
2. 
Restaurant with take-out service —  a restaurant that also involves accessory service to customers who consume the food off-premises. Unless otherwise stated, such restaurant shall not include drive-through service.
3. 
Fast-food restaurant —  a restaurant that sells ready-to-eat meals to the public and which does not meet the definition of a "restaurant" in paragraph 1, above. This use typically involves customers making orders at an inside window or service area or cafeteria line, with the food consumed either at seating areas within the building or off the premises, and which typically involves customers eating the food outside of the building relatively frequently.
4. 
Restaurant with drive-through service —  a restaurant that includes service to customers remaining seated in automobiles, either through an exterior window or service area or through service to parked automobiles.
5. 
Food stand —  a place (including, but not limited to, a snack bar, dairy bar, or hamburger or hot dog stand) where customers are served ready-to-eat food at an exterior window or service area and where no inside seating facilities are provided and/or which primarily involves the off-site delivery of meals to the homes or businesses of customers.
RESTORATION
any or all work connected with the returning to or restoring of a building or a part of any building to its original condition through the use of original or nearly original materials.
RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT
a use in which merchandise is sold or rented to the general public, but not including the following: adult movie theater; adult bookstore; manufacturing; tavern; car wash; auto/truck fuel sales; auto/truck/boat or other motor vehicle sales, service, or repair; convenience store; or any restaurant. The term includes retail uses whose merchandise sales of consumable fresh foods, prepared foods, and dry food ingredients total less than twenty (20) percent of the store's total gross annual sales.
RIGHT-OF-WAY OR ROW
the surface of and space above and below any real property in the Borough in which the Borough or Commonwealth has a regulatory interest, or interest as a trustee for the public, as such interests now or hereafter exist, including, but not limited to, all streets, highways, avenues, roads, alleys, sidewalks, tunnels, viaducts, bridges, skyways, or any other public place, area, or property under the control of the Borough or Commonwealth, and any unrestricted Borough or Commonwealth owned easements established, dedicated, platted, improved or devoted for utility purposes, but excluding lands other than streets that are owned by the Borough or Commonwealth. The phrase "in the right(s) of way" means in, on, over, along, above and/or under the right(s)-of-way.
RIPARIAN
belonging or related to the bank of a water body.
RIPARIAN BUFFER
a vegetated area, including trees, shrubs, and herbaceous vegetation, adjacent to a water body.
RIPARIAN FOREST BUFFER
a riparian buffer that consists predominantly of native trees, shrubs and/or herbaceous plants that provide a minimum of sixty (60) percent uniform canopy coverage.
SCHOOL, PUBLIC
an educational use primarily for persons between the ages of five (5) and nineteen (19), operated by the Twin Valley School District or its lawful successors, including public elementary/middle or secondary school; or similar educational facility for academic instruction, but excluding: (A) private vocational or similar adult trade school or training center; (B) therapeutic, rehabilitative, or correctional institution; and (C) any residential facility or use.
SCHOOL, PRIVATE
an educational use primarily for persons between the ages of five (5) and nineteen (19), properly certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including college; public elementary/middle or secondary school; or similar educational facility for academic instruction, but excluding: (A) private vocational or similar adult trade school or training center; (B) therapeutic, rehabilitative, or correctional institution; and (C) any residential facility or use.
SCHOOL, TRADE
a facility that is primarily intended for education of a work-related skill or craft or a hobby, and that does not primarily provide state-required education to persons under age eighteen (18); may include, e.g., dancing school, martial arts school, or ceramics school.
SEASONALLY WET
refers to wetlands that have water at or near the surface only during periods of abundant rainfall or snow melt.
SECONDARY DWELLING
a self-contained dwelling unit, resulting from the conversion of or addition to an existing single-family detached dwelling into two units. An accessory dwelling shall be complete with kitchen and bath facilities and have direct access to the outdoors or to a hall from which there is direct access to the outdoors.
SEED TREE
a tree left standing for the sole or primary purpose of providing seed.
SELECTION CUT
A method of regenerating an uneven-aged stand in which trees singly or in small groups are removed for the purpose of regeneration. A well-designed selection cut removes trees of lesser quality and trees in all diameter classes along with merchantable and mature, high-quality timber.
SELECTIVE CUTTING
the removal of high-quality trees singly or in small groups based on a minimum diameter limit. Selective cutting often equates to high-grading and can compromise the quality of the future stand.
SEWAGE
any substance that contains any of the waste products or excrementitious matter or other discharge from the bodies of human beings or animals and laundry, bathroom, and kitchen waste water.
SHELTERWOOD METHOD
a sustainable forest regeneration method of timber harvesting that leaves a large number of trees standing long enough to establish and protect "advanced regeneration" sites until the seedlings and saplings are well established. After regeneration is well established, the sheltering trees are harvested, permitting the advanced regeneration to occupy the site fully.
SHOPPING CENTER
a mixed use commercial development containing three (3) or more retail uses located in one building or on a single lot and preplanned and designed as a complex of related structures and circulation patterns. Such criteria shall also apply to any single proposed retail use more than 20,000 square feet in gross floor area.
SIDE YARD
see "yard, side."
SIDE YARD LINE
see "yard line."
SIGHT DISTANCE
The maximum extent of unobstructed vision (in a vertical or horizontal plane) along a street from a vehicle located at any given point on the street.
SIGN
any permanent or temporary device, structure, fixture, painting, emblem, or visual that includes any letter, word, number, symbol, graphic, color, or illumination for the purpose of communicating a message. This includes, but is not limited to, signs that are an advertisement, announcement, visual communication, or direction, or those that are designed to attract the attention of the public. National flags, flags of political subdivisions, or symbolic flags of any business or institution, or cornerstones built into a wall of a building shall not be considered as signs for the purpose of this Chapter.
1. 
Abandoned sign — a sign erected on or related to the use of a business, service, owner product, or property, which becomes vacant and unoccupied for a period of three months or more, or any sign which relates to a time, event, or purpose which is past.
2. 
Awning sign — a sign that is part of or attached to an awning or other fabric, plastic, or structural protective cover over a door, entrance, window, or outdoor service area. An awning without lettering or other advertising shall not be regulated as a sign.
3. 
Banner — a temporary sign having characters, symbols, design, or letters applied to paper, plastic, fabric, or similar flexible materials which are durable and weather resistant.
4. 
Changeable Copy Sign —  a sign or portion thereof on which the copy or symbols change through the manual placement of letters or symbols on a panel mounted in or on a track system.
5. 
Construction/Development Sign —  a temporary sign intended to display the name of the project and/or the contractor, architect, engineer, financier, or similar information pertaining to the project.
6. 
Digital Display —  the portion of a sign message made up of internally illuminated components capable of changing the message periodically. Digital displays may include but are not limited to LCD, LED, or plasma displays.
7. 
Directional sign —  a sign indicating direction, entry or exit, loading or service area, fire lanes, parking, no trespassing, or similar information for pedestrian or vehicular traffic into, out of, or within a site.
8. 
Directory sign —  a sign identifying two or more persons, agencies or establishments located in a place or location common to those entities.
9. 
Double-faced sign —  a sign which displays a message, information, or advertising on both faces, and sides, of the sign.
10. 
Electronic changeable face sign —  a sign or portion thereof which can be electronically changed or rearranged without altering the face of the surface of the sign. This shall also include time and/or temperature messages.
11. 
Freestanding sign —  a sign supported by structures or supports that are placed on or anchored in the ground, and are independent from any building or structure.
12. 
Ground sign — a type of permanent freestanding sign located directly on, and affixed to, a base structure. Ground signs are also known as monument signs.
13. 
Hanging sign —  a sign which hangs by chain rope or similar means from the cornice of a roofline of a building, frequently from a porch over an entranceway.
14. 
Identification sign —  a sign identifying a rural occupation, home occupation or identifying the use of a property with a name and/or logo, but has no advertisement.
15. 
Illuminated sign, direct —  a sign which is designed to be illuminated by artificial light from a source adjacent to or outside of the sign in such a manner that the source of the light is not directly visible from the street or any other intended vantage point of the sign.
16. 
Illuminated sign, indirect —  a sign which is designed to be illuminated by light from within the sign rather than a source adjacent to or outside of the sign.
17. 
Marquee or canopy sign —  any building-mounted sign attached to a marquee or canopy for the purpose of advertising a use, event, product, film, or production. Marquee or canopy signs have no relationship to the roof structure of a building.
18. 
Menu board —  a building-mounted sign that only displays types and/or prices of food and/or beverage offered for sale. Such signs include, but are not limited to, a bill of fare or a price list.
19. 
Nameplate sign —  a sign indicating only the name and/or address of a person or persons residing on, or legally occupying, the premises.
20. 
Official sign —  a sign erected by the State, County, Borough, or other legally constituted governmental body.
21. 
Off-premises advertising sign (billboard) —  any outdoor sign, display, figure, painting, drawing, message, billboard or any other thing which is designed, intended or used to advertise or inform, but does not include on-premises signs advertising or identifying activities conducted on or products sold on the property upon which they are located.
22. 
Off-premises directional sign —  a sign which is used to direct the attention of patrons, members, or an audience to an object, product, service, place, activity, person, institution, organization, or business that is primarily offered or located at a location other than the lot upon which the sign is located.
23. 
On-premises business sign —  a sign directing attention to a business, commodity, or service conducted, sold, or offered on the same premises as which the sign is located. An on-premises sign includes those that identify or advertise the home occupations.
24. 
Political sign —  a temporary sign pertaining to political views, an individual seeking election or appointment to a public office, or a forthcoming public election or referendum.
25. 
Portable sign —  a sign which is self-supporting without being firmly embedded in the ground or designed to be movable, including, but not limited to, signs mounted on wheels, menu and sandwich board signs, sidewalk A-frame signs, hot air or gas filled balloons, or signs affixed to vehicles denoting a business-related activity.
26. 
Public services sign —  a sign which advertises availability of rest rooms, telephone, meeting times of service organizations or other similar public conveniences.
27. 
Real estate sign —  a temporary sign pertaining to the sale, lease, or rental of the property on which the sign is located.
28. 
Traffic sign —  signs erected by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation or the Borough which are designed to regulate traffic, describe road conditions, supply directions, or provide information.
29. 
Temporary sign —  a sign constructed of paper, cloth, canvas, wood, metal or any lightweight material intended to be displayed for a short period of time, as stipulated in Part 9, but normally less than thirty (30) days.
30. 
Vehicular sign —  a sign affixed to, or painted on, a vehicle, trailer, wagon, or similar device used primarily as a stationary advertisement for the business or property on which the vehicle sits.
31. 
Wall sign, flat —  a sign suspended from, painted on, posted on, or mounted parallel to a wall or other vertical building surface. Wall signs shall not extend more than six inches beyond the edge of a wall or other surface to which they are mounted, otherwise they shall be defined as a projecting sign.
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Wall sign, projecting —  a building-mounted, double-sided sign typically affixed perpendicular to a building's wall. Projecting wall signs, also known as blade signs, do not include canopy, awning, or marquee signs.
33. 
Wall-signable area —  a continuous rectangular area on the wall of a building.
34. 
Window sign —  a temporary sign attached to or affixed to the interior of a window or door, or a permanent sign which is readily visible and can be read from the exterior through a window or door from a distance of twenty (20) feet therefrom. Such sign shall not be internally illuminated.
SIGN AREA
the sign facing, including any border, framing, or decorative attachments. In the case of freestanding letters, it shall be the area contained between the highest and lowest points of any letters, and the extremity points of the first and last letters.
SIGN HEIGHT
the distance from the existing ground elevation at the base of the sign, to the highest point of the sign structure. Where there is a sidewalk, the height shall be measured from the elevation of the sidewalk.
SILVICULTURE
the art, science, and practice of establishing, tending, and reproducing forest stands.
SINGLE TREE SELECTION
a method of regenerating an uneven-aged stand that removes individually selected trees throughout all diameter classes, creating small gaps in the canopy to facilitate regeneration.
SINGLE AND SEPARATE OWNERSHIP
the ownership of property by any person, which ownership is separate and distinct from that of any adjoining property.
SITE ALTERATION
includes regrading the existing topography; filling lakes, ponds, marshes, or floodplains; clearing vegetation; or altering watercourses.
SITE RESTORATION
measures taken following completion of land disturbance activities which will stabilize the land surface and minimize exposure to possible erosion or sedimentation.
SKID
drag logs by lifting one end off the ground to reduce resistance.
SKID ROAD
a road designed for frequent use by skidding equipment. Skid roads typically incorporate water-control structures.
SKID TRAIL
a trail requiring less construction than a skid road because it is used less-frequently by skidding equipment.
SKILLED NURSING FACILITY
a licensed health-care institution meeting federal criteria for Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement for nursing care, which includes supervised care of every patient by a physician and at least one registered nurse, the maintenance of records concerning the care and condition of every patient, and the availability of twenty-four (24) hour nursing care.
SLASH
woody debris left in the woods after logging, including logs, chunks, bark, branches, uprooted stumps, and broken or uprooted trees or shrubs.
SOLAR ENERGY
energy which has been converted, through the use of a solar energy system, from sun- light into usable electricity or to heat air, water, or other fluids for use in hot water or space heating, or other applications.
SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM
an energy conversion system, including appurtenances, which converts solar energy to a usable form of energy to meet all or part of the energy or heating requirements of the on-site user, or which is to be sold to a utility company to be used by others, or sold directly to other users. Particular types of solar energy systems include, but are not limited to:
1. 
Photovoltaic (PV) collectors, which convert solar energy into electricity;
2. 
Solar thermal collectors, which are designed to use solar energy to heat air, water, or other fluids for use in hot water or space heating, or other applications.
SOLID WASTE
all refuse including garbage and trash, and all solid material which is putrescible and originating from the preparation, cooking and consumption of food and market produce.
STACK
any vertical structure enclosing a flue or flues that carry off smoke or exhaust from a furnace or other fuel-burning device, especially that part of a structure extending above a roof.
STAND
a grouping of vegetation sufficiently uniform in species composition, age, and condition to be distinguished from surrounding vegetation types and managed as a single unit.
START OF CONSTRUCTION (INCLUDING "SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT")
the date of issuance of a building permit, provided the actual start of construction, repair, reconstruction, placement, or other improvement was within 180 days of the permit date. The actual start means either the first placement of permanent construction of a structure on a site, such as the pouring of slab or footings, the installation of piles, the construction of columns, or any work beyond the state of excavation; or the placement of a manufactured home on a foundation. Permanent construction does not include land preparation, such as clearing, grading, and filling; nor does it include the installation of streets and/or walkways; nor does it include the installation on the property of accessory buildings, such as garages or sheds not occupied as dwelling units or not part of the main structure.
STEALTH TECHNOLOGY
camouflaging methods applied to tower-based wireless communications facilities, antennae and other facilities which render them more visually appealing or blend the proposed facility into the existing structure or visual backdrop in such a manner as to render it minimally visible to the casual observer. Such methods include, but are not limited to, architecturally screened roof-mounted antennae, building-mounted antennae painted to match the existing structure and facilities constructed to resemble trees, shrubs, flag poles and light poles.
STEEPLE
a tall tapering structure narrowing to a point at the top that is located on the roof of or is a part of the superstructure of a church or other place of worship.
STORAGE
the keeping of man-made materials for future deposition for a continuous period greater than eight (8) hours. Excluded from this definition are the following:
1. 
Equipment, vehicles and materials which are used in connection with a construction project during the period of construction.
2. 
The unloading or loading of vehicles parked against a building where all activity occurs within the building.
STORAGE, OUTDOOR
the storage of all man-made materials as defined above, in an outside or unenclosed area, inclusive of material covered by tarps, tents, canopies, or other similar structure.
STORAGE SHED
a self-contained accessory structure to be used solely for the purpose of enclosing, protecting and/or securing objects used in the normal operation and/or maintenance associated with the principal use of the property. No vehicle or previously functioning vehicle including, but not limited to, a recreational vehicle, camping trailer, truck trailer, mobile home, or bus, and no part of a vehicle body shall be used as a storage shed.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT FACILITY
any feature, natural or man-made, that, due to its condition, design, or construction, conveys, stores, or otherwise affects stormwater runoff quality, rate, or quantity. Typical stormwater management facilities include, but are not limited to, detention and retention basins, open channels, storm sewers, pipes, and infiltration facilities.
STORY AND HALF-STORY
that portion of a building, included between the surface of any floor and the ceiling next above it that is routinely accessible by humans and has an internal height of not less than six and one half (6.5) feet shall be considered a full story. Any such portion of a floor of a building having an internal height of less than six and one half (6.5) feet shall be considered a half story. In addition, if more than thirty-three (33) percent of the perimeter walls around the ground level are below grade, then such ground level shall not be considered to be a story. See also the definition of "basement."
STREET
a right-of-way intended for general public use to provide means of approach for vehicles and pedestrians. The word "street" includes the words "road," "highway," "thoroughfare," and "way." Streets shall be further classified as:
1. 
Arterial street —  a street serving a large volume of comparatively high-speed and long-distance traffic and providing a high degree of mobility, including all facilities classified as main and secondary highways by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. U.S. Rt. 322 is the only street classified as an arterial in the Borough.
2. 
Collector street —  a street designed and located to provide means to drain traffic off local streets and to provide access for through traffic between residential neighborhoods and districts within the Borough to major streets and/or a street used for access to nonresidential properties, e.g., commercial, industrial, professional.
a. 
Major  —  a collector serving moderate levels of traffic, providing a mix of access and mobility, and linking neighborhoods.
b. 
Minor  —  a collector serving lower amounts of traffic, providing relatively more access than mobility, and serving as a major road through identifiable neighborhoods.
3. 
Local street —  a street intended to serve and provide access to the properties abutting thereon and not connecting with other streets in such a manner as to encourage through traffic.
4. 
Private street —  a street that has not been dedicated nor is intended to be dedicated to the Borough.
STREET, CENTER LINE
the center line of a street which is at an equal distance from both right-of-way lines.
STREET (RIGHT-OF-WAY) LINE
the dividing line between a lot and the outside boundary or right-of-way line of a public street, road, or highway legally open or officially platted, or between a lot and the outside boundary of the right-of-way of a privately owned street, road, or way over which the owners or tenants of two or more lots, each held in single and separate ownership, have the right-of-way.
STREET, PRIVATE
a local street, serving only abutting lots, that is not offered or required to be offered for dedication to the Borough.
STREET, PUBLIC
a public thoroughfare which has been dedicated and deeded to the Borough and which affords the principal means of access to the abutting property.
STREET FURNITURE
the benches, waste cans, bicycle racks, public art, and other structures that help to make the street a public, more welcoming, and usable space.
STREET LINE
the dividing line between a lot and the outside boundary or right-of-way line of a public street legally open, or between a lot and a private street over which the owners or tenants of two or more lots each held in single and separate ownership have the right-of-way.
STREET TREE
a native species tree, primarily of the deciduous variety, planted to produce shade and to provide visual variety to the streetscape.
STRUCTURAL ALTERATION
any change in or addition to the supporting or structural members of a building or other structure, such as the bearing walls, partitions, columns, beams, or girders, or any change which could convert an existing building or other structure into a different structure, or adapt it to a different use, or which in the case of a nonconforming building or other structure would prolong the life of such building or other structure.
STRUCTURAL UNIT
one or more buildings enclosed by continuous exterior walls and a continuous roof.
STRUCTURE
any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on land or water or on land and water, whether or not affixed to the land. The term "structure" shall include, but not be limited to, buildings, fences, flagpoles, garages, mobile (manufactured) homes, porches, sheds, signs, silos, solar energy collectors, swimming pools, tanks, towers, walls, water towers, windmills, and similar constructions. "Structure" shall be interpreted as including the words "or part thereof," and shall include any walled or roofed building, including a gas or liquid storage tank, that is principally above ground.
STRUCTURE, NONCONFORMING
a structure or part of a structure which does not comply with the applicable dimensional regulations, including those relating to density, impervious surfaces, building coverage, building height, and setbacks in this Chapter or amendments theretofore or hereafter enacted, where such structure was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of said Ordinance or amendment, or prior to the application of said Ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation. Such structures include, but are not limited to, buildings, fences, and swimming pools.
STRUCTURE, TEMPORARY
a structure without foundation or footings which is removed when the designated time period, activity, or use for which the temporary structure was erected has ceased.
STUDIO
the working place of a painter, sculptor or photographer. A place for the study of art, including dancing, singing, acting and music.
SUBDIVISION
the division of a single lot, tract, or parcel of land into two (2) or more lots, tracts, or parcels of land, for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership, or building or lot development. The subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than ten (10) acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempted from this definition.
SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (SALDO)
the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22] of Honey Brook Borough, as adopted and amended from time to time.
SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
damage of any origin sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed fifty (50) percent of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.
SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT
any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds fifty (50) percent of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred "substantial damage" or "repetitive loss" regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not include either:
1. 
Any project for improvement of a structure to correct existing violations of State or local health, sanitary, or safety code specifications which have been identified by the Zoning Officer and which are the minimum necessary to assure safe living conditions.
2. 
Any alteration of a "historic structure" provided that the alteration will not preclude the structure's continued designation as a "historic structure."
SUPPLEMENTAL DWELLING UNIT
a self-contained accessory residential dwelling unit resulting from the conversion of, or addition to, a portion of an existing single-family detached residence or within an accessory building on the same lot as the principal dwelling. The accessory unit is complete with separate kitchen and bath facilities and bedroom(s), is on the same lot as the principal dwelling, and is subordinate to the original principal dwelling in terms of size and function.
SURFACE RUNOFF
that part of the precipitation that passes over the surface of the soil.
SWIMMING POOL
an enclosure designed to be filled with water, permanently constructed or portable, with sides having a depth of more than twenty-four (24) inches below the level of the immediate surrounding grade, or an above surface pool having a depth of more than twenty-four (24) inches, designed, used, and maintained for swimming and recreation.
TAVERN OR DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT
any inn, tavern, restaurant, club or lodge in which alcoholic beverages are consumed on the premises.
TEMPORARY STRUCTURE
see "structure, temporary."
TENT (SIDEWALK) SALE
a temporary use accessory to a lawful commercial or industrial use or a rural occupation.
TIMBER HARVESTING OPERATOR
an individual, partnership, company, firm, association, or corporation engaged in timber harvesting, including the agents, subcontractors, and employees thereof.
TIMBER HARVESTING
the cutting, uprooting or removal of more than twenty (20) trees of twelve (12) inches or greater DBH from any area of woodland, whether accomplished in a single operation or in more than one operation over three (3) or fewer years. The removal of trees pursuant to an approved subdivision or land development plan or landscape plan, the removal of dead or diseased trees, or invasive vegetation, and the cutting or removal of trees as part of a Christmas tree farming or nursery operation shall not be considered Timber Harvesting.
TIMBER HARVESTING PLAN
a plan submitted in conformance with the provisions set forth in Subsection 27-1028 which describes, by means of text and maps, proposed actions involving the removal of trees from a tract of land. Such plan shall have been prepared by a Professional Forester.
TOTAL AREA, OR TOTAL OR GROSS TRACT OR LOT AREA
for the purposes of this Chapter, the amount of land contained within the limits of the property lines bounding that area.
TRACT
an area of land, parcel, or property which is the subject of a development application.
TRACT AREA, GROSS
the tract area.
TRACT AREA, NET
the gross area of the tract, but excluding all of the following conditions or features:
1. 
Any area within an easement established for gas, oil, natural gas, electric, or communications transmission facilities, whether below or above ground, that do not exclusively serve the tract traversed.
2. 
Any area within an easement or right-of-way established for a driveway that does not serve the tract traversed.
3. 
Any area within an easement established for water supply or wastewater facilities that do not serve the tract.
4. 
Any area of prohibitive slope as regulated by the Steep Slope Conservation Regulations in § 27-804.
5. 
Any area overlaid by the Flood Hazard District as regulated by § 27-802.
6. 
Any area overlaid by the Riparian Buffer Conservation Regulations, as regulated by § 27-805.
7. 
Any area designated as a wetland, lake or pond, except where such area already is excluded under subparagraph 6 above.
In addition, the tract area shall be contiguous and shall not be divided completely by any of the above-cited features, with the exception of easements described in subparagraphs 1 and 3 above that are for underground facilities.
TRAIL
a right-of-way containing a marked or beaten path, either paved or unpaved, for pedestrians, equestrian or bicycle use.
TRAILER
a drawn vehicle, not self-propelled, which is permitted on the highways when properly licensed.
TRANSFERABLE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, OR TRANSFER OF DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS (TDR)
the attaching of development rights to specified lands which the Borough desires to be kept undeveloped, but permitting those rights to be severed from those lands and held by the purchaser or transferred so that the development potential which they represent may occur on other lands where more intensive development is deemed to be appropriate.
1. 
TDR sending area  —  the zoning district in which development rights may be severed from a lot and subsequently reserved, donated, or sold for use in the TDR receiving area. For the purposes of this Chapter, the A - Agricultural District and RC — Resource Conservation District.
2. 
TDR receiving area  —  the zoning districts in which an interested party may apply development rights, upon approval under the provisions of this Chapter, to a subdivision or land development proposal. For the purposes of this Chapter, the MUR - Mixed Use Residential District, the MUC — Mixed Use Commercial District, and the BI — Business Industrial District.
TREE CANOPY
The extent of coverage of the uppermost layers of leaves on a tree.
TREE PROTECTION ZONE
An area that is radial to the trunk of a tree, in which no construction activity, fill, grading or the storage of materials shall occur. The tree protection zone shall be fifteen (15) feet from the trunk of the tree to be retained or the distance from the trunk of the tree to two (2) feet beyond the drip line, whichever is greater. Where there is a group of trees or woodlands, the tree protection zone shall be the aggregate of the protection zones for the individual trees.
UNDERSTORY
the smaller vegetation (shrubs, seedlings, saplings, small trees) within a forest stand, occupying the vertical zone between the overstory and the herbaceous plants of the forest floor.
UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION CODE (UCC)
the Statewide building code adopted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1999 applicable to new construction in all municipalities whether administered by the municipality, a third party or the Department of Labor and Industry. Applicable to residential and commercial buildings, the Code adopted the International Residential Code (IRC) and the International Building Code (IBC), by reference, as the construction standard applicable with the Commonwealth floodplain construction. For coordination purposes, references to the above are made specifically to various sections of the IRC and the IBC.
UPPER FLOOR DWELLING UNIT
one or more rooms within a building constituting an independent, self-contained dwelling unit containing separate kitchen and bath facilities for one family, physically separated from any other dwelling units, and located on the second floor or higher above either a separate commercial or institutional use located in the same structure.
USE
any purpose for which a building or other structure or tract of land may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained, or occupied, or any activity or occupation carried on, or intended to be carried on, in a building or other structure or on a tract of land.
USE, ACCESSORY
a use subordinate to the principal use of land or a building on a lot and customarily incidental thereto.
USE AND OCCUPANCY PERMIT
a permit issued by the Zoning Officer prior to the lawfully permitted use or change in use of any structure, building or the land thereon, in accordance with the terms of this Chapter.
USE, MUNICIPAL
a use conducted by Honey Brook Borough or an authority of which the Borough is a member; this use does not include a school.
USE, NONCONFORMING
a use which does not comply with the applicable use provisions of this Chapter, but which was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this Chapter or a prior zoning ordinance.
USE, PRINCIPAL
the single dominant use or single main use on a lot.
VEHICLE, COMMERCIAL
a single-bodied motor vehicle exceeding a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) of 26,001 pounds or having more than one rear axle; a trailer, tanker or other device a GVWR of 10,000 pounds or greater and designed to be towed behind a commercial vehicle.
VETERINARY CLINIC
a medical facility specializing in the treatment of injury or disease afflicting animals, especially domestic animals and household pets, and the boarding of animals is limited to short-term care incidental to the hospital use. Such use may accommodate the boarding of animals that are not patients. Such use may not accommodate the breeding of animals.
WALKWAY, PUBLIC
any place designed or maintained for public pedestrian use, without regard to ownership.
WALL, OUTDOOR
a man-made barrier constructed principally of masonry, concrete, cinder block, or similar materials shall be considered a wall. The term "wall" does not regulate engineering retaining walls, which are permitted uses as needed in all districts.
WAREHOUSE
a building used for the temporary storage of goods and materials, generally for subsequent distribution to other locations and not involving retail activities.
WATER BODY
any natural or man-made pond, lake, wetland, impoundment, or watercourse. This shall not include any pond or facility designed and constructed solely to contain stormwater, or a swimming pool.
WATERCOURSE
any channel of conveyance of surface water having a defined bed and banks, such as a stream, river, brook, or creek, whether natural or artificial, with perennial, intermittent or seasonal flow. This shall not include any channel or ditch designed and constructed solely to carry stormwater.
WETLAND OR WETLANDS
those areas inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances, do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, including swamps, marshes, bogs, ponds, lakes, and similar areas. Wetlands shall include any area so delineated by the National Wetlands Inventory of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and all lands regulated as wetlands by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP) or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACE). In the event there is a conflict between the definitions of these agencies, the more restrictive definition that defines the wetlands most expansively shall apply.
WIND ENERGY SYSTEM
an energy conversion system, typically consisting of a wind turbine, a tower, blades and associated controls and appurtenances (including electrical infrastructure and transmission lines), that convert wind energy to a usable form of energy to meet all or part of the energy requirements of the on-site user, and/or which is to be sold to a utility company to be used by others, and/or sold directly to other users. Wind Energy Systems include windmills where the energy is used directly and not converted into electricity.
WIND ENERGY SYSTEM HEIGHT
the distance measured from the ground surface of the wind energy system tower base to the highest point of the extended blade tip or the highest point of the wind energy system.
WOODLAND
a plant community covering an area of one (1) acre or more, in which tree species are dominant or co-dominant and the branches of the trees form a complete, or nearly complete aerial canopy. The extent of any woodland plant community or any part thereof shall be measured from the outermost drip line of all the trees in such plant community. Woodland shall include any area where timber has been harvested within the previous three (3) years and/or woodland disturbance has occurred within the previous three (3) years which would have met the definition of woodland prior to timbering or disturbance. Woodlands do not include orchards or old fields. A woodland may also be termed a "forest."
WOODLAND DISTURBANCE
1. 
Any activity which alters the existing structure of a woodland or hedgerow. Alterations include the cutting or removal of canopy trees, subcanopy trees, understory shrubs and vines, woody and herbaceous woodland floor species as well as the removal of humus or duff from the ground;
2. 
Any activity which constitutes a Land Disturbance (exposes soils, alters topography) within a woodland or hedgerow;
3. 
Woodland disturbance does not include the following:
a. 
Removal of vegetation which creates hazardous condition(s); nor
b. 
Selective cutting or removal of invasive vegetation. Where woodland disturbance is regulated as timber harvesting, such operation shall not be separately regulated as woodland disturbance."
WOLF TREE
a large branchy tree that occupies more space in the forest than similar trees of the same diameter. Wolf trees may have high wildlife and aesthetic value but little, if any, timber value.
WORKFORCE HOUSING
generally, housing that is affordable to working households that do not qualify for publicly subsidized housing, but that cannot afford appropriate market-rate housing in their community. Specifically, workforce housing is that which is affordable to working households between 81% and 120% of area medium income. Using Honey Brook Township's median household income from the 2012-2016 ACS Estimates of $60,490, the range would be between $48,392 and $72,588.
YARD
an open space on the same lot with a building or group of buildings measured from specified lot lines which restricts the locations of buildings and structures and which is required to be unoccupied and unobstructed from the ground upward, except as herein permitted.
YARD, FRONT
an area between and parallel to the building setback line and the street line from which the lot has access or which abuts the lot, and extending the entire width of the lot along the front lot line at a specified distance from such front lot line. Also see, "building setback line." In the case of a corner lot, see "corner lot."
YARD LINE
a line drawn parallel to the corresponding lot line at a distance specified for the required depth of yard in each respective case.
YARD, REAR
an area extending the entire width of the lot along the rear lot line at a specified distance from such rear lot line.
YARD, SIDE
a yard extending from the front yard to the rear yard measured parallel to each side lot line.
ZONING HEARING BOARD
the Zoning Hearing Board of Honey Brook Borough, Chester County, PA.
ZONING MAP
a map of Honey Brook Borough indicating the location of boundaries for each zoning district.
ZONING ORDINANCE
the Zoning Ordinance of Honey Brook Borough, as adopted and amended from time to time. For the purposes of this Chapter, the words "this Chapter" shall refer to the Zoning Ordinance of Honey Brook Borough, as adopted and amended from time to time.