Township of Bern, PA
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2023-05-02
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Part II: General Legislation
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Chapter 184 Zoning
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 6 Authorities, Municipal
- Ch 8 Code Enforcement
- Ch 10 Council of Governments
- Ch 13 Emergency Management
- Ch 15 Fire Company
- Ch 19 Intermunicipal Agreements
- Ch 24 Officers and Employees
- Ch 26 Official Map
- Ch 28 Pensions
- Ch 31 Police Department
- Ch 35 Recreation Board
- Ch 38 Salaries and Compensation
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 46 Alarm Systems
- Ch 50 Animals
- Ch 53 Assemblies, Mass Public
- Ch 57 (Reserved)
- Ch 61 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 63 Burning, Outdoor
- Ch 66 Cable Television
- Ch 68 Construction Codes, Uniform
- Ch 71 Curfew
- Ch 81 Fees
- Ch 85 Fire Prevention
- Ch 89 Floodplain Management
- Ch 98 Hazardous Materials
- Ch 106 Insurance
- Ch 108 (Reserved)
- Ch 114 Nuisances
- Ch 121 Peddling, Soliciting and Transient Business
- Ch 124 Property Maintenance
- Ch 128 (Reserved)
- Ch 131 Records
- Ch 138 Sewers
- Ch 143 Solid Waste, Municipal
- Ch 146 Storage, Outdoor
- Ch 149 Stormwater Management
- Ch 151 Streetlighting
- Ch 152 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 154 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 158 Taxation
- Ch 162 Tenant Registration
- Ch 165 Short-Term Rental Registration
- Ch 170 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 171 Adopt-A-Road Program
- Ch 173 Vehicles, Engine-Powered
- Ch 178 Water
- Ch 180 Wells
- Ch 184 Zoning
- Ch 184 Art I Statement of Community Development Objectives
- § 184-1 Objectives.
- § 184-2 Interpretation of provisions.
- § 184-3 Applicability.
- Ch 184 Art II Definitions
- § 184-4 General.
- § 184-5 Specific terms.
- Ch 184 Art III Zoning Districts
- § 184-6 Classes of zoning districts.
- § 184-7 Official Zoning Map.
- § 184-8 District boundaries; rules for interpretation.
- § 184-9 Application of district regulations.
- Ch 184 Art IV RR Rural Residential District
- § 184-10 Purpose.
- § 184-11 Applicability.
- § 184-12 Permitted uses.
- § 184-12.1 Use permitted by condition.
- § 184-13 Lot area.
- § 184-14 Yards.
- § 184-15 Height.
- § 184-16 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-17 Coverage.
- § 184-18 Special design requirements.
- Ch 184 Art V SR Suburban Residential District
- § 184-19 Purpose.
- § 184-20 Applicability.
- § 184-21 Permitted uses.
- § 184-22 Lot area.
- § 184-23 Yards.
- § 184-24 Height.
- § 184-25 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-26 Coverage.
- § 184-27 Special design requirements.
- Ch 184 Art VI UR Urban Residential District
- § 184-28 Purpose.
- § 184-29 Applicability.
- § 184-30 Permitted uses.
- § 184-31 Use permitted by condition.
- § 184-32 Lot area and density.
- § 184-33 Height.
- § 184-34 Coverage.
- § 184-35 Special design requirements.
- Ch 184 Art VII URMD Urban Residential Moderate-Density District
- § 184-36 Purpose.
- § 184-37 Permitted uses.
- § 184-38 Lot area and density.
- § 184-39 Gross density.
- § 184-40 Cluster zoning.
- § 184-41 Height.
- § 184-42 Coverage.
- § 184-43 Special design requirements.
- Ch 184 Art VIII LI Limited Industrial District
- § 184-44 Purpose.
- § 184-45 Applicability.
- § 184-46 Permitted uses.
- § 184-47 Lot area.
- § 184-48 Yards.
- § 184-49 Height.
- § 184-50 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-51 Coverage.
- § 184-52 Special design requirements.
- § 184-53 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art IX GI General Industrial District
- § 184-54 Purpose.
- § 184-55 Applicability.
- § 184-56 Permitted uses.
- § 184-57 Lot area.
- § 184-58 Yards.
- § 184-59 Height.
- § 184-60 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-61 Coverage.
- § 184-62 Special design requirements.
- § 184-63 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art X OR Office/Research District
- § 184-64 Purpose.
- § 184-65 Applicability.
- § 184-66 Permitted uses.
- § 184-66.1 Conditional uses.
- § 184-67 Lot area.
- § 184-68 Yards.
- § 184-69 Height.
- § 184-70 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-71 Coverage.
- § 184-72 Special design requirements.
- § 184-73 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art XI SC Shopping Center District
- § 184-74 Purpose.
- § 184-75 Applicability.
- § 184-76 Permitted uses.
- § 184-77 Lot area.
- § 184-78 Yards.
- § 184-79 Height.
- § 184-80 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-81 Coverage.
- § 184-82 Special design requirements.
- § 184-83 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art XII HC Highway Commercial District
- § 184-84 Purpose.
- § 184-85 Applicability.
- § 184-86 Permitted uses.
- § 184-87 Lot area.
- § 184-88 Yards.
- § 184-89 Height.
- § 184-90 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-91 Coverage.
- § 184-92 Special design and uniform standards for highway commercial developments.
- § 184-93 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art XIII NC Neighborhood Commercial District
- § 184-94 Purpose.
- § 184-95 Applicability.
- § 184-96 Permitted uses.
- § 184-97 Lot area.
- § 184-98 Yards.
- § 184-99 Height.
- § 184-100 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-101 Coverage.
- § 184-102 Special design requirements.
- § 184-103 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art XIV AB Agricultural/Business District
- § 184-104 Purpose.
- § 184-105 Applicability.
- § 184-106 Permitted uses.
- § 184-107 Lot area.
- § 184-108 Yards.
- § 184-109 Height.
- § 184-110 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-111 Coverage.
- § 184-112 Special design requirements.
- § 184-113 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art XV IR Institutional/Recreational District
- § 184-114 Purpose.
- § 184-115 Applicability.
- § 184-116 Permitted uses.
- § 184-117 Lot area.
- § 184-118 Yards.
- § 184-119 Height.
- § 184-120 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-121 Coverage.
- § 184-122 Special design requirements.
- § 184-123 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art XVI ASU Airport Special Use District
- § 184-124 Applicability.
- § 184-125 Permitted uses.
- § 184-126 Lot area.
- § 184-127 Yards.
- § 184-128 Height.
- § 184-129 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-130 Lot coverage.
- § 184-131 Special design requirements.
- § 184-132 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art XVIA OD183 Route 183 Overlay District
- § 184-132.1 Applicability.
- § 184-132.2 Applicable standards.
- § 184-132.3 Special design requirements.
- § 184-132.4 Conditional uses.
- Ch 184 Art XVIB Wind Energy Systems Overlay District
- § 184-132.5 Definitions.
- § 184-132.6 Purpose.
- § 184-132.7 Systems permitted in applicable zoning districts.
- § 184-132.8 Meeting of conditions required.
- § 184-132.9 Violations and penalties.
- Ch 184 Art XVIC POB Planned Office/Business District
- § 184-132.10 Purpose.
- § 184-132.11 Applicability.
- § 184-132.12 Permitted uses.
- § 184-132.13 Conditional uses.
- § 184-132.14 Lot area.
- § 184-132.15 Yards.
- § 184-132.16 Height.
- § 184-132.17 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-132.18 Coverage.
- § 184-132.19 Special design requirements.
- § 184-132.20 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art XVID Special Events Overlay District
- § 184-132.21 Purpose.
- § 184-132.22 Definitions.
- § 184-132.23 Applicable zoning districts.
- § 184-132.24 Conditions.
- § 184-132.25 Special events permit.
- Ch 184 Art XVIE Solar Electric Energy Systems Overlay District
- § 184-132.26 Definitions.
- § 184-132.27 Purpose.
- § 184-132.28 Applicable zoning districts.
- § 184-132.29 Conditions.
- Ch 184 Art XVIF Town Center Overlay District
- § 184-132.30 Purpose.
- § 184-132.31 Definitions.
- § 184-132.32 Applicable zoning districts.
- § 184-132.33 Applicable standards.
- § 184-132.34 Permitted uses.
- § 184-132.35 Conditions.
- Ch 184 Art XVIG Light Commercial District
- § 184-132.36 Purpose.
- § 184-132.37 Applicability.
- § 184-132.38 Permitted uses.
- § 184-132.39 Conditional uses.
- § 184-132.40 Lot area.
- § 184-132.41 Yards.
- § 184-132.42 Height.
- § 184-132.43 Lot dimensions.
- § 184-132.44 Coverage.
- § 184-132.45 Special design requirements.
- § 184-132.46 Performance standards.
- Ch 184 Art XVII Sign Regulations
- § 184-133 Applicability.
- § 184-134 Definitions.
- § 184-135 Signs exempt from permit requirements.
- § 184-136 Nonconforming signs.
- § 184-137 Permit requirements.
- § 184-138 Area of sign.
- § 184-139 Illumination.
- § 184-140 Interference with traffic and safety.
- § 184-141 General sign restrictions.
- § 184-142 Off-premises signs permitted.
- § 184-143 Additional permitted signs.
- Ch 184 Art XVIII General Regulations
- § 184-144 Access to structure.
- § 184-145 Erection of more than one principal structure on a lot.
- § 184-146 Residential accessory buildings, structures and uses.
- § 184-147 Nonresidential accessory buildings, structures and uses.
- § 184-148 Landscaping.
- § 184-149 Lighting.
- § 184-150 Agricultural use regulations.
- § 184-151 Recreational use regulations.
- § 184-152 Design standards for office/research, commercial, industrial and institutional/recreational uses.
- § 184-153 Environmental performance standards for commercial and industrial districts.
- § 184-153.1 Uses permitted by condition.
- § 184-154 Prohibited uses.
- § 184-155 Loading area.
- § 184-156 Off-street parking.
- § 184-157 Driveways.
- § 184-158 Storing and parking of tractor trailer trucks or trailers.
- § 184-159 Highway frontage development for nonresidential and nonagricultural uses.
- § 184-160 Signs.
- § 184-161 Home occupation regulations.
- § 184-162 Front yard exceptions.
- § 184-163 Fences, walls and hedges.
- § 184-164 Corner lot restrictions.
- § 184-165 Projections into yards.
- § 184-166 Accessory building setback exceptions.
- § 184-167 Height exceptions.
- § 184-168 Conduct of agricultural activities.
- § 184-169 Slope controls.
- § 184-170 Removal of natural resources.
- § 184-171 Floodplain controls and riparian buffer zones.
- § 184-172 Outdoor storage.
- § 184-173 Mobile home foundation requirements.
- § 184-174 Environmental assessment statement.
- § 184-175 Procedures for development of land for purposes other than agriculture.
- § 184-176 Parking of nonmotorized trailers.
- § 184-177 Safety screens.
- § 184-177.1 Wireless communications facilities.
- § 184-177.2 Communications towers.
- § 184-177.3 Historic Resource Impact Study and mitigation.
- § 184-177.4 Demolition by neglect.
- Ch 184 Art XIX Nonconforming Lots, Uses, Structures and Buildings
- § 184-178 Statement of intent.
- § 184-179 Nonconforming lots of record.
- § 184-180 Registration.
- § 184-181 Abandonment.
- § 184-182 Change.
- § 184-183 Expansion.
- § 184-184 Movement and replacement.
- § 184-185 Damage or destruction.
- § 184-186 Limit on expansion.
- § 184-187 General.
- Ch 184 Art XX Zoning Hearing Board
- § 184-188 Creation and organization.
- § 184-189 Hearings.
- § 184-190 Mediation option.
- § 184-191 Jurisdiction.
- § 184-192 Applicability of judicial remedies.
- § 184-193 Zoning Hearing Board functions; variances.
- § 184-194 Township Supervisors' functions; conditional uses.
- § 184-195 Procedures for application to the Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 184-196 Expiration of special exceptions and variances.
- § 184-197 Review of applications for special exceptions and variances by Planning Commission and Supervisors.
- § 184-198 Time limitations.
- Ch 184 Art XXI Administration and Enforcement
- § 184-199 Zoning Officer.
- § 184-200 Zoning and/or building permits.
- § 184-201 Certificate of use and occupancy.
- § 184-202 Schedule of fees, charges and expenses.
- § 184-203 Enactment of Zoning Ordinance amendments.
- § 184-204 Landowner curative amendments.
- § 184-205 (Reserved)
- § 184-206 Township curative amendments.
- § 184-207 Enforcement notice.
- § 184-208 Causes of action.
- § 184-209 Enforcement remedies.
- § 184-210 Conditional use procedures.
- § 184-211 Zoning appeals.
- § 184-212 Sign permits.
- § 184-213 Certificate of intention to continue a nonconforming use.
- Ch 184 Art XXII Miscellaneous
- § 184-214 Public utilities corporation exempted.
- § 184-215 Repeal of conflicting ordinances.
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors
of the Township of Bern 12-2-1991 by Ord. No. 122. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Code enforcement — See Ch. 8.
Official Map — See Ch. 26.
Floodplain management — See Ch. 89.
Nuisances — See Ch. 114.
Sewers — See Ch. 138.
Outdoor storage — See Ch. 146.
Subdivision of land — See Ch. 154.
Wells — See Ch. 180.
ATTACHMENTS
184a Development Control Summary
