Borough of Schwenksville, PA
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Part II, General Legislation
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Chapter 176 Zoning
- Part I, Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Auditors
- Ch 5 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 10 Drug Task Force
- Ch 13 Fire Company
- Ch 17 Local Government Investment Trust
- Ch 21 Manager
- Ch 23 Park and Recreation Board
- Ch 25 Pensions and Retirement
- Ch 29 Planning Agencies
- Part II, General Legislation
- Ch 41 Alarm Devices
- Ch 45 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 49 Animals
- Ch 55 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 59 Burning, Open
- Ch 63 Certification Fees
- Ch 67 Claims, Municipal
- Ch 71 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 75 Curfew
- Ch 86 Firearms and Fireworks
- Ch 90 Fire Prevention
- Ch 102 Parades and Public Assemblies
- Ch 106 Parks and Recreation Areas
- Ch 110 Peace and Good Order
- Ch 114 Peddlers, Solicitors and Other Direct Sellers
- Ch 118 Poles and Wires
- Ch 121 Property Maintenance
- Ch 124 Rental Registration
- Ch 128 Sewers
- Ch 133 Skateboards, Skates and Scooters
- Ch 138 Solid Waste
- Ch 140 Stormwater Management
- Ch 143 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 147 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 151 Taxation
- Ch 155 Trees
- Ch 159 Vehicles, Abandoned
- Ch 163 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 169 Water
- Ch 173 Weeds
- Ch 176 Zoning
- Ch 176 Art I General Provisions
- § 176-100 Short title.
- § 176-101 Effective date.
- § 176-102 Objectives.
- § 176-103 Purpose.
- § 176-104 Interpretation.
- § 176-105 Construal of provisions.
- § 176-106 Borough and municipal authority exemption.
- § 176-107 Repealer.
- Ch 176 Art II Definitions
- § 176-200 Word usage.
- § 176-201 Definitions.
- Ch 176 Art III Use Regulations
- § 176-300 Regulation of uses.
- § 176-301 Purpose.
- § 176-302 Applicability and interpretation.
- § 176-303 Permitted uses.
- § 176-304 Legal status of uses.
- § 176-305 Categories of permitted uses.
- Ch 176 Art IV Establishment of Districts
- § 176-400 Zoning Districts.
- § 176-401 Overlay Districts.
- § 176-402 Zoning Map.
- § 176-403 District boundaries.
- § 176-404 Federal- and state-owned property.
- Ch 176 Art V R-1 Residential District
- § 176-500 Applicability.
- § 176-501 Permitted uses.
- § 176-502 Dimensional standards.
- Ch 176 Art VI R-2 Residential District
- § 176-600 Applicability.
- § 176-601 Use regulations.
- § 176-602 Dimensional standards.
- Ch 176 Art VII GA Garden Apartment District
- § 176-700 Purpose.
- § 176-701 Applicability.
- § 176-702 Permitted uses.
- § 176-703 Dimensional standards.
- § 176-704 Development regulations.
- Ch 176 Art VIII TH Townhouse District
- § 176-800 Applicability.
- § 176-801 Permitted uses.
- § 176-802 Density and dimensional standards.
- § 176-803 Utility standards.
- § 176-804 Circulation and parking standards.
- § 176-805 Open space requirements.
- Ch 176 Art IX RC Retirement Community District
- § 176-900 Applicability.
- § 176-901 Permitted uses.
- § 176-902 Density and dimensional standards.
- Ch 176 Art X C Commercial District
- § 176-1000 Applicability.
- § 176-1001 Use regulations.
- § 176-1002 Dimensional standards.
- § 176-1003 Development standards.
- § 176-1004 Downtown parking facilities and access.
- § 176-1005 Conditional use requirements.
- § 176-1006 Conditional use requirements for increase of footprint of or removal of existing buildings; construction of new principal buildings.
- Ch 176 Art XI VC-1 Village Commercial District
- § 176-1100 Purpose.
- § 176-1101 Permitted uses.
- § 176-1102 Dimensional standards.
- § 176-1103 Design requirements and standards.
- § 176-1104 Conditional use requirements.
- § 176-1105 Conditional use requirements for increase of footprint of or removal of existing buildings; construction of new principal buildings.
- § 176-1106 Streetscaping and green standards.
- Ch 176 Art XII VC-2 Village Commercial District
- § 176-1200 Purpose.
- § 176-1201 Permitted uses.
- § 176-1202 Dimensional standards.
- § 176-1203 Design standards and requirements.
- § 176-1204 Conditional use requirements.
- § 176-1205 Conditional use requirements for increase of footprint of or removal of existing buildings; construction of new principal buildings.
- § 176-1206 Streetscaping and green standards.
- Ch 176 Art XIII In Institutional District
- § 176-1300 Purpose.
- § 176-1301 Applicability.
- § 176-1302 Use regulations.
- § 176-1303 Dimensional standards.
- Ch 176 Art XIV Exterior Lighting
- § 176-1400 Purpose.
- § 176-1401 Applicability.
- § 176-1402 Definitions.
- § 176-1403 Criteria.
- § 176-1404 Fixture placement in residential developments.
- § 176-1405 Plan submission.
- § 176-1406 Post-installation inspection.
- § 176-1407 Compliance monitoring.
- § 176-1408 Streetlight dedication.
- Ch 176 Art XV FP Floodplain District
- § 176-1500 Statutory authorization.
- § 176-1501 Intent.
- § 176-1502 Applicability.
- § 176-1503 Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- § 176-1504 Severability.
- § 176-1505 Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- § 176-1506 Definition of terms.
- § 176-1507 Specific definitions.
- § 176-1508 Identification of floodplain areas.
- § 176-1509 Description and special requirements of Floodplain Conservation District.
- § 176-1510 Changes in identification of area.
- § 176-1511 Boundary disputes.
- § 176-1512 Corporate boundary changes.
- § 176-1513 Uses permitted by right in Floodplain Conservation District.
- § 176-1514 Uses prohibited in Floodplain Conservation District.
- § 176-1515 Nonconforming structures and uses in Floodplain District.
- § 176-1516 Improvements to existing structures in Floodplain Conservation District.
- § 176-1517 Variance; generally.
- § 176-1518 Variance procedures and conditions.
- § 176-1519 Special requirements for subdivisions.
- § 176-1520 Special requirements for manufactured homes.
- § 176-1521 Special requirements for recreational vehicles.
- § 176-1522 Variance conditions.
- § 176-1523 Technical provisions in event of variance being granted.
- § 176-1524 Elevation and floodproofing requirements.
- § 176-1525 Special technical requirements for development which may endanger human life.
- § 176-1526 Design and construction standards.
- § 176-1527 Activities requiring special permits.
- § 176-1528 Application requirements for special permits.
- § 176-1529 Application review procedures.
- § 176-1530 Special technical requirements.
- § 176-1531 Designation of Floodplain Administrator.
- § 176-1532 Permits required.
- § 176-1533 Duties and responsibilities of Floodplain Administrator.
- § 176-1534 Application procedures and requirements.
- § 176-1535 Review by County Conservation District.
- § 176-1536 Review of application by others.
- § 176-1537 Changes.
- § 176-1538 Placards.
- § 176-1539 Start of construction.
- § 176-1540 Enforcement.
- § 176-1541 Appeals.
- Ch 176 Art XVI Natural Resource Protection Standards
- § 176-1600 Legislative intent.
- § 176-1601 Applicability.
- § 176-1602 Steep Slopes Conservation District.
- § 176-1603 Woodlands.
- § 176-1604 Riparian Corridor Conservation District.
- § 176-1605 Overlapping resources.
- Ch 176 Art XVII Off-Street Parking and Loading
- § 176-1700 Required off-street parking facilities.
- § 176-1701 Modification of requirements through shared parking.
- § 176-1702 Parking design requirements for all nonresidential zoning districts.
- § 176-1703 Reduction of facilities.
- § 176-1704 Off-street loading and unloading facilities required.
- § 176-1705 Dimensions and composition.
- § 176-1706 Parking requirements for Main Street Business District incentivized uses.
- Ch 176 Art XVIII Signs
- § 176-1800 Applicability.
- § 176-1801 Purpose and intent.
- § 176-1802 Definitions.
- § 176-1803 Prohibited signs.
- § 176-1804 Signs exempt from permit requirements.
- § 176-1805 General regulations for all signs.
- § 176-1806 Regulations by sign type: permanent signs.
- § 176-1807 Regulations by sign type: limited duration signs.
- § 176-1808 Regulations by sign type: temporary signs.
- § 176-1809 Regulations by sign type: portable signs.
- § 176-1810 Signs in residential districts.
- § 176-1811 Signs in institutional districts.
- § 176-1812 Signs in Village Commercial Districts.
- § 176-1813 Signs in general commercial and industrial districts.
- § 176-1814 Removal of unsafe, unlawful, or abandoned signs.
- § 176-1815 Permits and applications.
- § 176-1816 Nonconforming signs.
- § 176-1817 Signs on premises of legally nonconforming uses.
- § 176-1818 Substitution clause.
- § 176-1819 Violations.
- Ch 176 Art XIX Nonconforming Uses
- § 176-1900 Nonconforming status.
- § 176-1901 Nonconforming classifications.
- § 176-1902 Continuation.
- § 176-1903 Changes.
- § 176-1904 Discontinuance.
- § 176-1905 Extension or expansion of nonconforming structures and uses.
- § 176-1906 Reconstruction.
- § 176-1907 Nonconforming yards.
- § 176-1908 Nonconforming signs.
- Ch 176 Art XX Supplementary Regulations
- § 176-2000 Effect of private covenants.
- § 176-2001 Reduction of lot area.
- § 176-2002 Obstructions of vision at intersections.
- § 176-2003 (Reserved)
- § 176-2004 Conversions.
- § 176-2005 Access to public streets.
- § 176-2006 Public utilities.
- § 176-2007 Projections into required yards.
- § 176-2008 Management of common land areas.
- § 176-2009 (Reserved)
- § 176-2010 Removal of topsoil.
- § 176-2011 Conformance with other regulations.
- § 176-2012 Driveways.
- § 176-2013 Living space.
- § 176-2014 Wireless telecommunications systems.
- § 176-2015 Transportation impact studies.
- Ch 176 Art XXI Administration
- § 176-2100 Appointment and qualifications of Zoning Officer.
- § 176-2101 Powers and duties.
- § 176-2102 Permits.
- § 176-2103 Application for permit; certificate of approval.
- § 176-2104 Period of validity of permit.
- § 176-2105 Certificate of occupancy.
- § 176-2106 Appeals from decisions of Zoning Officer.
- § 176-2107 Fees.
- Ch 176 Art XXII Zoning Hearing Board
- § 176-2200 Appointment and qualifications.
- § 176-2201 Membership; terms of office; vacancies.
- § 176-2202 Organization; conduct of business; records to be kept.
- § 176-2203 Conduct of hearings.
- § 176-2204 Appeals from decision of Zoning Officer.
- § 176-2205 Challenges to validity of regulations.
- § 176-2206 Requests for variances.
- § 176-2207 Requests for special exceptions.
- § 176-2208 Requests for reasonable accommodations.
- § 176-2209 Time limits on variances and special exceptions.
- § 176-2210 Appeals from decisions of Board.
- Ch 176 Art XXIII Enforcement
- § 176-2300 Violations.
- § 176-2301 Enforcement notice.
- § 176-2302 Civil penalties.
- § 176-2303 Fee schedule.
- § 176-2304 Remedies cumulative.
- Ch 176 Art XXIV Amendments
- § 176-2400 Amendment by Borough Council.
- § 176-2401 Public hearing; notice.
- § 176-2402 Application for amendment.
- § 176-2403 Amendment by citizens' petition.
- § 176-2404 Referral to Planning Commission.
- § 176-2405 Citizens' protest against amendments.
- Ch 176 Art XXV REC Recreational District
- § 176-2500 Purpose.
- § 176-2501 Applicability.
- § 176-2502 Permitted uses.
- § 176-2503 Development regulations.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Schwenksville 12-12-2019 by Ord. No. 399.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment 1 - Zoning Map
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also repealed former Ch. 176,
Zoning, adopted 6-10-1993 by Ord. No. 258, as amended.
