Township of Horsham, PA
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2023-12-13
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The Code
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 230 Zoning
- The Charter
- Ch C Charter
- The Code
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 5 Administration of Government
- Ch 10 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 16 Environmental Advisory Board
- Ch 19 Historical Advisory Commission
- Ch 22 Intergovernmental Cooperation
- Ch 27 Library
- Ch 33 Park and Recreation Board
- Ch 36 Personnel Policies
- Ch 38 Planning Commission
- Ch 43 Police Pension Advisory Committee
- Ch 50 Retirement System, Municipal
- Ch 55 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 68 Amusement Devices
- Ch 73 Brush, Grass and Weeds
- Ch 82 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 86 Cable Television
- Ch 90 Construction Code, Uniform
- Ch 98 Emergency Management
- Ch 104 (Reserved)
- Ch 109 Fire Prevention
- Ch 113 Fireworks
- Ch 115 Floodplain Management
- Ch 118 Hotels, Motels and Inns
- Ch 122 Impact Fees
- Ch 127 Insurance
- Ch 142 Nuisances
- Ch 145 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 149 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 153 (Reserved)
- Ch 164 Property Maintenance
- Ch 165 Public Health
- Ch 172 Sewage Facilities Plan
- Ch 176 Sewers
- Ch 178 Sex Offender Residency
- Ch 185 Solid Waste
- Ch 189 Storm Sewers
- Ch 190 Stormwater Management
- Ch 193 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 198 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 204 Taxation
- Ch 208 Tenant Registration
- Ch 217 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 223 Water
- Ch 230 Zoning
- Ch 230 Art I Title, Purpose and Jurisdiction
- § 230-1 Short title; when effective.
- § 230-2 Legislative intent.
- § 230-3 Interpretation.
- § 230-4 Conflict with other provisions.
- Ch 230 Art II Definitions
- § 230-5 Definitions and word usage.
- Ch 230 Art III Classification of Districts
- § 230-6 Establishment of districts.
- § 230-7 Zoning Map.
- § 230-8 Boundaries of districts.
- § 230-9 Federal, state, and municipal owned property.
- Ch 230 Art IV General Provisions
- § 230-10 Applicability of regulations.
- § 230-11 Nonconforming lots.
- § 230-12 Reduction of lot area.
- § 230-13 Fences and walls.
- § 230-14 Obstructions to vision at intersection.
- § 230-15 Accessory uses.
- § 230-16 Height and setback requirements for accessory uses.
- § 230-17 Conversions.
- § 230-18 Provision and use of water.
- § 230-19 Group development.
- § 230-20 Floodlighting.
- § 230-21 Corner lots.
- § 230-22 Home occupations.
- § 230-23 No-impact home-based businesses.
- § 230-24 Day-care centers.
- § 230-24.1 Adult commercial uses.
- § 230-24.2 Convenience store.
- § 230-25 Minimum lot frontage.
- § 230-26 Flag lots.
- § 230-27 Deed restriction and plan restrictions.
- § 230-28 Demolition of historic structures.
- § 230-29 Municipal building.
- § 230-29.1 Wireless communications facilities.
- Ch 230 Art V Performance Standards
- § 230-30 Applicability.
- § 230-31 Landscape regulations.
- § 230-32 Off-street parking and loading generally.
- § 230-33 Special parking regulations.
- § 230-34 Reduction of nonresidential parking facilities.
- § 230-35 Off-street loading.
- § 230-36 Highway frontage and access.
- § 230-37 Parking for the physically disabled.
- § 230-38 Parking area design standards.
- § 230-39 Development requirements for multiple dwellings.
- § 230-40 Procedural requirements for multiple-dwelling development.
- § 230-41 Procedural requirements for industrial, office and nonmanufacturing uses.
- § 230-42 Outdoor storage and waste disposal.
- § 230-43 Electric, diesel, gas or other power.
- § 230-44 Industrial waste or sewage disposal.
- § 230-45 Procedural requirements for commercial and industrial uses.
- § 230-46 Building height in nonresidential districts.
- § 230-47 Major residential development alternative.
- § 230-48 Height of structures.
- § 230-49 Environmental resource protection.
- Ch 230 Art VI R-1 Low-Density Residential District
- § 230-50 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-51 Use regulations.
- § 230-52 Development regulations.
- Ch 230 Art VII R-2 Low-Density Residential District
- § 230-53 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-54 Use regulations.
- § 230-55 Development regulations.
- Ch 230 Art VIII R-2A Low-Density Residential District
- § 230-56 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-57 Use regulations.
- § 230-58 Development regulations.
- Ch 230 Art IX R-3 Low-Density Residential District
- § 230-59 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-60 Use regulations.
- § 230-61 Development regulations.
- § 230-61.1 Open space preservation alternative regulations.
- § 230-61.2 Commercial Transition Community (CTC) regulations.
- Ch 230 Art X R-4 Medium Density Residential District
- § 230-62 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-63 Use regulations.
- § 230-64 Development regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XI R-5 Residential District
- § 230-65 Applicability.
- § 230-66 Use regulations.
- § 230-67 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-68 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XII R-6 Residential District
- § 230-69 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-70 Use regulations.
- § 230-71 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-72 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XIII R-7 Residential District
- § 230-73 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-74 Use regulations.
- § 230-75 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-76 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XIV MHD Mobile Home Development District
- § 230-77 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-78 Use regulations.
- § 230-79 Density.
- § 230-80 Area and height regulations for mobile homes.
- § 230-81 Common open space.
- § 230-82 Off-street parking.
- § 230-83 Supplemental parking.
- § 230-84 Storage areas.
- § 230-85 Mobile home size.
- § 230-86 Public water and sewers.
- Ch 230 Art XV RGCC Residential Golf Course Community District
- § 230-87 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-88 Use regulations.
- § 230-89 Gross tract area.
- § 230-90 Protected open space.
- § 230-91 Golf course requirements.
- § 230-92 Landscaping and buffering requirements.
- § 230-93 Building development regulations.
- § 230-94 Associations.
- § 230-95 Park and recreation area.
- Ch 230 Art XVI MR-1 Mixed Residential-1 District
- § 230-96 Purposes.
- § 230-97 Use regulations.
- § 230-98 Area and development regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XVII MR-2 Mixed Residential-2 District
- § 230-99 Purposes.
- § 230-100 Use regulations.
- § 230-101 Area and development regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XVIII C-1 Shopping Center District
- § 230-102 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-103 Use regulations.
- § 230-104 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-105 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XIX SC-1 Shopping Center District
- § 230-106 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-107 Permitted uses.
- § 230-108 Satellite uses.
- § 230-109 Community-scale shopping centers.
- § 230-110 General shopping center regulations.
- § 230-111 Site development requirements for neighborhood shopping center.
- § 230-112 Standards for evaluation of a community-scale shopping center as a conditional use.
- § 230-113 Site development requirements for community-scale shopping center.
- § 230-114 Regulations for satellite uses.
- § 230-115 Parking and circulation requirements.
- § 230-116 Access regulations.
- § 230-117 Traffic impact study.
- § 230-118 Frontage landscaping requirements.
- § 230-119 Architectural integrity.
- § 230-120 Refuse areas.
- § 230-121 Outdoor display and storage.
- § 230-122 Lighting.
- § 230-123 Signs.
- § 230-124 Procedures for consideration of conditional use.
- Ch 230 Art XX C-2 General Commercial District
- § 230-125 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-126 Use regulations.
- § 230-127 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-128 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XXI GC-2 General Commercial and Highway Commercial District
- § 230-129 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-130 Use regulations.
- § 230-131 Dimensional standards.
- § 230-132 Maximum building dimension.
- § 230-133 Lot line development regulations.
- § 230-134 Access regulations.
- § 230-135 Parking and internal circulation.
- § 230-136 Frontage landscaping requirements.
- § 230-137 Refuse areas.
- § 230-138 Signs.
- § 230-139 Integrated developments.
- § 230-140 Outdoor display and storage.
- § 230-141 Lighting.
- Ch 230 Art XXII C-3 Highway Commercial District
- § 230-142 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-143 Use regulations.
- § 230-144 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-145 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XXIII C-5 Limited Commercial District
- § 230-146 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-147 Use regulations.
- § 230-148 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-149 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XXIV I-1 Industrial District
- § 230-150 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-151 Use regulations.
- § 230-152 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-153 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XXV PI Planned Industrial District
- § 230-154 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-155 Use regulations.
- § 230-156 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-157 Setbacks and buffers.
- § 230-158 Open space provisions.
- § 230-159 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XXVI I-2 Industrial District
- § 230-160 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-161 Use regulations.
- § 230-162 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-163 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XXVII I-3 Industrial District
- § 230-164 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-165 Use regulations.
- § 230-166 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-167 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XXVIII O-1 Office/Nonmanufacturing District
- § 230-168 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-169 Use regulations.
- § 230-170 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-171 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XXIX BC Business Campus District
- § 230-172 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-173 Use regulations.
- § 230-174 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-175 Special regulations.
- Ch 230 Art XXX (Reserved)
- § 230-176 through § 230-190. (Reserved)
- Ch 230 Art XXXI (Reserved)
- § 230-191 through § 230-197. (Reserved)
- Ch 230 Art XXXII Historic Resource Overlay District
- § 230-198 Purposes.
- § 230-199 Definitions.
- § 230-200 Classification of historic resources.
- § 230-201 Establishment of district.
- § 230-202 Demolition of historic structures.
- § 230-203 Historic resource impact study.
- § 230-204 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
- Ch 230 Art XXXIII Signs
- § 230-205 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-206 General sign regulations for all districts.
- § 230-207 Area of signs.
- § 230-208 Signs in residential districts.
- § 230-209 Signs in nonresidential districts.
- § 230-210 Permits; insurance; fees; nonconformiities; removal.
- Ch 230 Art XXXIV Nonconforming Uses
- § 230-211 Use of land.
- § 230-212 Use of buildings.
- § 230-213 Buildings under construction.
- § 230-214 Change of use.
- § 230-215 Discontinued uses.
- § 230-216 Extension of nonconforming use.
- § 230-217 Change or resumption of nonconforming use.
- § 230-218 Destruction of buildings.
- § 230-219 Condemnation of buildings.
- § 230-220 Nonconforming signs.
- § 230-221 Temporary nonconforming use.
- § 230-222 Nonconforming developments in R-2 District.
- Ch 230 Art XXXV Administration
- § 230-223 Zoning Officer designated as enforcing officer.
- § 230-224 Duties and powers of Zoning Officer.
- § 230-225 Issuance of permits.
- § 230-226 Permits required.
- § 230-227 Application for permits.
- § 230-228 Special exceptions.
- § 230-229 Appeals.
- § 230-230 Fees.
- § 230-231 Conditional use procedures.
- Ch 230 Art XXXVI Zoning Hearing Board
- § 230-232 Appointment.
- § 230-233 Powers and duties.
- § 230-234 Burden of proof.
- § 230-235 Standards for special exception or variance.
- § 230-236 Orders.
- § 230-237 Adoption of procedures.
- § 230-238 Meetings.
- § 230-239 Planning Commission review.
- § 230-240 Technical assistance.
- § 230-241 Hearings.
- § 230-242 Expiration of special exceptions and variances.
- § 230-243 Appeals to court.
- Ch 230 Art XXXVII Violations, Penalties and Remedies
- § 230-244 Violations generally.
- § 230-245 Notice of violations.
- § 230-246 Violations and penalties.
- § 230-247 Additional remedies.
- § 230-248 Charges for certificates and statements.
- Ch 230 Art XXXVIII Amendments
- § 230-249 Amendment by governing body.
- § 230-250 Amendment procedure.
- § 230-251 Application for amendment by citizens.
- § 230-252 Application for amendment by citizen groups.
- § 230-253 Referral to Township Planning Commission.
- § 230-254 Citizens' protest.
- § 230-255 Charges for applications.
- § 230-256 Referral to County Planning Commission.
- Ch 230 Art XXXIX Business Park District (BPD)
- § 230-257 Intent.
- § 230-258 Use regulations.
- § 230-259 Dimensional standards.
- § 230-260 Bonus standards.
- § 230-261 Development standards.
- § 230-262 Business Park District - Mixed Use Core Overlay (BPD-MUC).
- § 230-263 through § 230-266. (Reserved)
- § 230-267 Business Park District - Commercial Corridor Overlay (BPD-CC).
- § 230-268 through § 230-271. (Reserved)
- § 230-272 Bonus standards for BPD and BPD-MUC.
- § 230-273 Off-street parking standards and parking garage design standards for Business Park District (BPD) - Business Park District, Mixed-Use Core Overlay (BPD-MUC), and Business Park District-Commercial Core Overlay District (BPD-CC).
- Ch 230 Art XL Age-Qualified Development Overlay District
- § 230-274 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 230-275 Establishment of district.
- § 230-276 Use regulations.
- § 230-277 Development regulations.
- § 230-278 Area and height regulations.
- § 230-279 Recreation requirements.
- § 230-280 Buffer and landscaping requirements.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council
of Horsham Township 11-28-1995 by Ord. No. 1143.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Uniform Construction Code — See Ch. 90.
Impact fees — See Ch. 122.
Property maintenance — See Ch. 164.
Sewers — See Ch. 176.
Stormwater management — See Ch. 190.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 193.
Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 198.
Water — See Ch. 223.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Exhibit A, Register of Historic Places Criteria
Attachment 2 - Schedule of Sign Regulations[1]
Editor’s Note: The Zoning Ordinance
and Zoning Map, as amended, were reenacted 6-13-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-4
“in an effort to conclusively protect the Horsham Township Zoning
Ordinance from procedural challenge.”
