[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Muhlenberg 1-7-1985 by Ord. No. 208, amended in its entirety 8-16-2004 by Ord. No. 396, and as subsequently amended
through 1-19-2009 by Ord. No. 465 (Ch. 154 of the 1982 Code).
Additional amendments noted where applicable.]
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 8 Auditor
- Ch 13 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 20 Board of Commissioners
- Ch 25 Boards, Committees and Commissions
- Ch 31 Finance
- Ch 34 Fire Companies
- Ch 49 Manager
- Ch 56 Officers and Employees
- Ch 63 Pensions
- Ch 66 Police Department
- Ch 75 Records
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 110 Alarm Systems
- Ch 123 Animals
- Ch 130 Bicycles
- Ch 141 Burning, Open
- Ch 150 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 157 Curfew
- Ch 175 Fire Prevention
- Ch 183 Flood Damage Prevention
- Ch 189 Food-Handling Establishments
- Ch 196 Graffiti
- Ch 204 Insurance
- Ch 222 Noise
- Ch 228 Nuisances
- Ch 235 Parks and Recreation
- Ch 241 Pawnshops and Secondhand Shops
- Ch 248 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 253 Peddling, Soliciting and Canvassing
- Ch 257 Plumbers' Standards
- Ch 260 Political Campaign Matter
- Ch 265 Property Maintenance
- Ch 269 Public Gatherings
- Ch 272 Quality of Life Program
- Ch 276 Real Estate
- Ch 280 Rental Property
- Ch 288 Sewers and Sewage Disposal
- Ch 294 Solid Waste
- Ch 297 Stormwater Management
- Ch 303 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 310 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 318 Taxation
- Ch 326 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 340 Water
- Ch 355 Zoning
- Ch 355 Art I General Provisions
- § 355-1 Preamble.
- § 355-2 Short title.
- § 355-3 Purpose.
- § 355-4 Community development objectives.
- § 355-5 Application and interpretation.
- § 355-6 Severability.
- § 355-7 Repealer.
- § 355-8 Exemptions.
- § 355-9 Effective date.
- Ch 355 Art II Definitions
- § 355-10 General interpretation.
- § 355-11 Specific terms.
- Ch 355 Art III Zoning Map and Zoning Districts
- § 355-12 Establishment of zoning districts and overlay districts.
- § 355-13 Official Zoning Map.
- § 355-14 Interpretation of district boundaries.
- § 355-15 Application of district boundaries.
- Ch 355 Art IV Zoning District Regulations
- § 355-16 Statement of intent.
- § 355-17 R-1 Low Density Residential District.
- § 355-18 R-2 Low to Medium Density Residential District.
- § 355-19 R-3 Medium Density Residential District.
- § 355-20 R-4 Medium to High Density Residential District.
- § 355-21 R-5 High Density Residential District.
- § 355-22 C-1 Village District.
- § 355-23 C-2 Shopping Center Commercial District.
- § 355-24 C-3 Highway Commercial District.
- § 355-25 I-1 Limited Industrial District.
- § 355-26 I-2 Heavy Industrial District.
- § 355-27 SA-1 Special Agricultural District.
- Ch 355 Art V Conservation Overlay Districts
- § 355-28 Statement of intent.
- § 355-29 Floodplain Overlay District.
- § 355-30 Wetlands and Hydric Soil Overlay District.
- § 355-31 Steep Slope Overlay District.
- § 355-32 Woodland Protection and Management Overlay District.
- § 355-33 Woodland extraction and replacement.
- § 355-34 Forestry, timber harvesting, tree harvesting and logging.
- § 355-35 Carbonate Geology Overlay District.
- Ch 355 Art VI Special Overlay Districts
- § 355-36 Statement of intent.
- § 355-37 Adaptive Reuse and Redevelopment Overlay District.
- § 355-38 Airport Overlay District.
- § 355-39 Business Route 222 Overlay District.
- § 355-40 Bypass Interchange Overlay District.
- Ch 355 Art VII Residential Land Use and Development Requirements
- § 355-41 Statement of intent.
- § 355-42 Single-family detached residential uses.
- § 355-43 Single-family semidetached residential uses.
- § 355-44 Two-family detached residential uses.
- § 355-45 Multifamily townhouse uses and developments.
- § 355-46 Multifamily townhouse uses and developments with 10 or fewer dwelling units.
- § 355-47 Multifamily townhouse uses and developments with more than 10 dwelling units.
- § 355-48 Multifamily apartment uses and developments.
- § 355-49 Single-family residential cluster developments.
- § 355-50 Group homes.
- § 355-51 Group institutions.
- § 355-52 Convalescent homes and nursing homes.
- § 355-53 Age-qualified or continuing care retirement communities.
- § 355-54 Tourist, bed-and-breakfast, rooming house or boardinghouse.
- § 355-55 Mobile home parks.
- § 355-56 Mixed-use commercial and residential uses.
- § 355-57 Student housing and dormitories.
- Ch 355 Art VIII Nonresidential Land Use and Development Requirements
- § 355-58 Statement of intent.
- § 355-59 Nonresidential performance standards and controls.
- § 355-60 Convenience stores and mini markets.
- § 355-61 Day-care facilities and uses.
- § 355-62 Multiple commercial uses.
- § 355-63 Mini malls, shopping centers and shopping malls.
- § 355-64 Automobile sales and automobile service stations.
- § 355-65 Office and business parks.
- § 355-66 Medical research parks.
- § 355-67 Industrial parks.
- § 355-68 Adult business and entertainment uses.
- § 355-69 Commercial campgrounds.
- § 355-70 Commercial drive-through establishments.
- § 355-71 Commercial water resource uses.
- § 355-72 Veterinary hospitals and animal clinics.
- § 355-73 Kennels.
- § 355-74 Mini warehouse and self-storage facilities.
- § 355-75 Quarrying and mining operations.
- § 355-76 Solid waste disposal and reduction facilities.
- § 355-77 Junkyards and salvage yards.
- § 355-78 Trucking or motor freight terminals.
- § 355-79 Agricultural uses.
- § 355-80 Recreation uses.
- § 355-81 Institutional uses.
- § 355-82 Utilities.
- § 355-83 Wireless communications facilities.
- § 355-84 Municipal and governmental uses.
- § 355-85 Undefined or other land uses.
- § 355-86 Medical marijuana dispensary.
- § 355-87 Medical marijuana grower/processor.
- Ch 355 Art IX Supplementary Regulations
- § 355-88 Statement of intent.
- § 355-89 Access to lots, building and structures.
- § 355-90 Accessory uses and/or structures.
- § 355-91 Residential conversions.
- § 355-92 Home occupation regulations.
- § 355-93 Height exceptions.
- § 355-94 Front yard and lot width exceptions.
- § 355-95 Flag lots or key hole lots.
- § 355-96 Visibility at street intersections.
- § 355-97 Corner lot restrictions and requirements.
- § 355-98 Fences, walls and hedges.
- § 355-99 Projections into yards.
- § 355-100 Development along existing public roads.
- § 355-101 Common open space.
- § 355-102 Landscaping.
- § 355-103 Temporary structures, temporary utility trailers and storage containers, job site construction office, sales office trailers and PODS®.
- § 355-104 Outdoor storage and sales.
- § 355-105 Prohibited uses.
- § 355-106 Hazardous conditions and areas.
- § 355-107 Exterior lighting.
- § 355-108 Swimming pools.
- § 355-109 Renewable energy systems.
- § 355-110 Filling, excavating and grading.
- § 355-111 Blasting and detonation requirements.
- Ch 355 Art X Off-Street Loading and Parking
- § 355-112 Statement of intent.
- § 355-113 General provisions for off-street loading and off-street parking.
- § 355-114 Off-street loading areas.
- § 355-115 Off-street parking areas.
- § 355-116 Driveways, access lanes and fire lanes.
- § 355-117 Highway frontage development and access management requirements.
- Ch 355 Art XI Signs
- § 355-118 Statement of intent.
- § 355-119 General standards and requirements for all signs.
- § 355-120 Summarization chart for categorical sign requirements.
- § 355-121 Requirements for residential uses.
- § 355-122 Requirements for nonresidential uses.
- § 355-123 Off-premises advertising signs or billboards.
- § 355-124 Special use signs, temporary signs and promotional signs.
- § 355-125 Nonconforming signs and abandoned signs.
- § 355-126 Prohibited signs.
- Ch 355 Art XII Nonconformities
- § 355-127 Statement of intent.
- § 355-128 Nonconforming lots of record.
- § 355-129 Nonconforming uses of land.
- § 355-130 Nonconforming buildings and structures.
- § 355-131 Nonconforming uses of buildings or structures.
- § 355-132 Unsafe or unlawful structures.
- § 355-133 Registration of nonconformities.
- § 355-134 Preexisting residential developments.
- Ch 355 Art XIII Administration and Enforcement
- § 355-135 Statement of intent.
- § 355-136 Building permits, zoning permits, certificates of use and occupancy, and other permits.
- § 355-137 Zoning Officer.
- § 355-138 Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 355-139 Public hearings and procedures.
- § 355-140 Zoning variances.
- § 355-141 Special exceptions.
- § 355-142 Conditional uses.
- § 355-143 Amendments.
- § 355-144 Curative amendments.
- § 355-145 Appeals.
- § 355-146 Filing fees and costs.
- § 355-147 Violations, penalties and remedies.
- Ch 355 Art XIV Municipal Enactment
- § 355-148 Municipal adoption by Board of Commissioners.
- § 355-149 When effective.
- Appendix
- Ch A360 Intergovernmental Agreements
- Derivation Table
- Ch DT Derivation Table
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
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