Township of Tredyffrin, PA Zoning

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Township of Tredyffrin, PA

Chester County

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Table of Contents

The Charter
Ch C Charter
The Code
Part I: Administrative Legislation
Ch 1 General Provisions
Ch 4 Administration of Government
Ch 9 Authorities, Municipal
Ch 16 Environmental Advisory Council
Ch 23 Intergovernmental Agreements
Ch 30 Library
Ch 35 Parks and Recreation Board
Ch 39 Pensions
Ch 43 Planning Commission
Ch 48 School Crossing Guards
Ch 54 Voting Districts
Part II: General Legislation
Ch 64 Air Pollution
Ch 68 Alarm Systems
Ch 71 Animals
Ch 77 Brush, Grass and Weeds
Ch 80 Building Construction
Ch 83 Buildings, Numbering of
Ch 88 Cable Television
Ch 92 Carnivals and Fairs
Ch 96 Contractors, Registration of
Ch 104 Emergency Communications Systems
Ch 108 Firearms
Ch 111 (Reserved)
Ch 114 (Reserved)
Ch 117 Insurance
Ch 126 Littering
Ch 129 Municipal Claims
Ch 131 Nuisances
Ch 138 Parks and Playgrounds
Ch 141 Peace and Good Order
Ch 143 Peddling and Soliciting
Ch 145 (Reserved)
Ch 149 Property Maintenance
Ch 150 Property Registration for Short-Term Rentals
Ch 151 Property Registration for Student Homes
Ch 156 Quarries
Ch 163 Sewers, Utilities and Sewage Disposal
Ch 165 Single-Use Plastics
Ch 168 Solid Waste
Ch 172 Storm Sewers
Ch 174 Stormwater Management
Ch 177 Streets and Sidewalks
Ch 181 Subdivision and Land Development
Ch 186 Taxation
Ch 195 Vehicles and Traffic
Ch 197 Vehicles, Recreational
Ch 199 Vending Machines
Ch 203 Woodland Conservation
Ch 208 Zoning
Ch 208 Art I Title, Purpose, Interpretation and Conflict
§ 208-1 Title.
§ 208-2 Purposes and community development objectives.
§ 208-3 Interpretation.
§ 208-4 Conflict.
§ 208-5 Validity.
Ch 208 Art II Terminology
§ 208-6 Definitions; word usage.
Ch 208 Art III Classification of Districts
§ 208-7 Classes of districts.
§ 208-8 Zoning Map.
§ 208-9 District boundaries.
§ 208-10 Boundary adjustment.
Ch 208 Art IV RC Rural-Conservation Districts
§ 208-11 Purpose.
§ 208-12 Use regulations.
§ 208-13 Area, bulk and height regulations.
Ch 208 Art V Flood Hazard Districts
§ 208-14 Statutory authorization and purpose.
§ 208-14.1 Identification of floodplain areas.
§ 208-15 District regulations.
§ 208-15.1 Use regulations; technical requirements.
Ch 208 Art VI R-1/2 Residence Districts
§ 208-16 Purpose.
§ 208-17 Use regulations.
§ 208-18 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to dwellings.
§ 208-19 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to nondwelling use.
Ch 208 Art VII R-1 Residence Districts
§ 208-20 Purpose.
§ 208-21 Use regulations.
§ 208-22 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to dwellings.
§ 208-23 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to nondwelling use.
Ch 208 Art VIII R-2 Residence Districts
§ 208-24 Purpose.
§ 208-25 Use regulations.
§ 208-26 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to dwellings.
§ 208-27 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to nondwelling use.
Ch 208 Art IX R-3 Residence Districts
§ 208-28 Purpose.
§ 208-29 Use regulations.
§ 208-30 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to dwellings.
§ 208-31 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to nondwelling use.
Ch 208 Art X R-4 Residence Districts
§ 208-32 Purpose.
§ 208-33 Use regulations.
§ 208-34 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to dwellings within single buildings on single lots.
§ 208-35 Area, bulk, height and special regulations relating to a group or cluster development of dwellings on a single lot.
§ 208-35.1 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to nondwelling use.
Ch 208 Art XI PA Planned Apartment Districts
§ 208-36 Purpose.
§ 208-37 Use regulations.
§ 208-38 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to single-family detached dwellings.
§ 208-38.1 Area, bulk and height regulations relating to multi-family dwellings or group or cluster of dwellings.
Ch 208 Art XII Office and Industrial Districts
§ 208-39 Purpose statements.
§ 208-40 Use regulations.
§ 208-41 Dimensional regulations.
§ 208-42 Design standards.
§ 208-42.1 Site development standards.
§ 208-42.2 Density regulations for residential care facilities for older persons.
§ 208-42.3 Design standards for compatible multifamily dwellings and apartment houses.
Ch 208 Art XIII IO Institutional Overlay Districts
§ 208-43 Purpose.
§ 208-44 Overlay District concept.
§ 208-45 Use regulations.
§ 208-46 Area, bulk, height and buffer regulations.
§ 208-47 Special development regulations.
§ 208-48 (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XIV (Reserved)
§ 208-49 through § 208-53. (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XV (Reserved)
§ 208-54 through § 208-58. (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XVI (Reserved)
§ 208-59 (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XVII Commercial Districts
§ 208-60 Purpose statements.
§ 208-61 Use regulations.
§ 208-62 Dimensional regulations.
§ 208-63 Design standards.
§ 208-64 Site development standards.
§ 208-65 through § 208-67. (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XVIII Town Center Districts
§ 208-68 Purpose.
§ 208-69 Use regulations.
§ 208-70 Area, bulk, height and buffer requirements.
§ 208-71 Zoning bonuses.
§ 208-72 Special development regulations.
§ 208-73 (Reserved)
§ 208-74 (Reserved)
§ 208-75 (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XIX (Reserved)
§ 208-76 through § 208-79. (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XX TD Transit Districts
§ 208-80 Purpose.
§ 208-81 Use regulations.
§ 208-82 Area, bulk, height and buffer regulations.
§ 208-83 Master Plan requirements.
§ 208-83.1 Special development regulations.
Ch 208 Art XXI (Reserved)
§ 208-84 through § 208-88. (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XXII (Reserved)
§ 208-89 through § 208-93. (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XXIII (Reserved)
§ 208-94 through § 208-98. (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XXIV General Provisions
§ 208-99 Nonconforming buildings or uses.
§ 208-100 Nonconforming lots.
§ 208-100.1 Extension or changes of uses authorized by special exception or conditional use.
§ 208-101 Reduction of lot area.
§ 208-102 Special development regulations.
§ 208-102.1 Special development regulations designed to control noise pollution.
§ 208-103 Off-street parking and loading requirements.
§ 208-104 Off-street loading and unloading space.
§ 208-105 Prohibited uses.
§ 208-106 Conversion of dwellings.
§ 208-107 Density averaging provisions.
§ 208-108 Minimum lot sizes and widths with respect to on-lot sewage disposal and water supply.
§ 208-109 Front yard projections and exceptions.
§ 208-110 Side yard projections.
§ 208-111 Rear yard projections.
§ 208-111.1 Yards in corner lots.
§ 208-112 Accessory uses and accessory buildings.
§ 208-113 Building height projections.
§ 208-114 Minimum habitable floor area.
§ 208-115 Cellular towers and equipment.
§ 208-115.1 Amateur radio antennas.
§ 208-116 Heliports and helistops.
§ 208-116.1 Self-storage facilities.
§ 208-117 Conditional uses.
§ 208-118 Steep slope regulations.
§ 208-119 Fences, walls and security gates.
§ 208-120 Home-based businesses.
§ 208-120.1 (Reserved)
§ 208-121 Modification of common open space areas.
§ 208-122 Public transportation shelters.
§ 208-122.1 Student housing.
§ 208-122.1a Short-term rentals.
Ch 208 Art XXIVA Historic Resource Overlay District
§ 208-122.2 Purpose.
§ 208-122.3 Definitions.
§ 208-122.4 Tredyffrin Township Historical Commission.
§ 208-122.5 Applicability.
§ 208-122.6 Permitted uses.
§ 208-122.7 Area and bulk incentives.
§ 208-122.8 Standards for rehabilitation, alteration, or enlargement of conditional use.
§ 208-122.9 Application procedures for conditional use approval.
§ 208-122.10 Demolition of historic resources.
Ch 208 Art XXV Signs
§ 208-123 Purpose and intent.
§ 208-123.1 Signs in general.
§ 208-124 Signs in Residence and Rural-Conservation Districts.
§ 208-125 Signs in R-4 Residence and PA Planned Apartment Districts.
§ 208-126 Signs in C-1 and C-2 Districts.
§ 208-127 Signs in O, LI, and PIP Districts.
§ 208-128 Signs in TD Transit Districts and TCD Town Center Districts.
§ 208-129 (Reserved)
§ 208-130 Signs in unified development area.
§ 208-131 Billboards.
§ 208-132 Nonconforming signs.
§ 208-132.1 Maintenance, cleaning and repair of signs.
§ 208-132.2 Removal of unsafe, unlawful or abandoned signs.
Ch 208 Art XXVI Administration
§ 208-133 Enforcement.
§ 208-134 Requirements for permits.
§ 208-135 Application for permits.
§ 208-136 (Reserved)
§ 208-137 Issuance of permits.
§ 208-138 Permit requirements for absorptive sound barriers.
§ 208-139 Fees.
§ 208-140 (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XXVII Zoning Hearing Board
§ 208-141 Creation of the Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 208-142 Membership of the Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 208-143 Zoning Hearing Board functions and power.
§ 208-144 Organization of the Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 208-145 Appeals to the Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 208-146 Public hearings.
§ 208-147 Notice of public hearings.
§ 208-148 Expiration of special exceptions and variances.
§ 208-149 Zoning appeals to court.
§ 208-150 Standards for review of proposed special exception or variance.
§ 208-151 (Reserved)
Ch 208 Art XXVIII Amendments
§ 208-152 Power of amendment.
§ 208-153 General procedural requirements.
§ 208-154 Notice of public hearing.
§ 208-155 Amendments: unified development area.
Ch 208 Art XXIX Violations, Penalties and Remedies
§ 208-156 Violations.
§ 208-157 Notice of violation.
§ 208-158 Violations and penalties.
§ 208-159 Remedies.
Ch 208 Art XXX Trout Creek Stormwater Overlay District
§ 208-160 Purpose.
§ 208-161 Overlay District concept.
§ 208-162 Use regulations.
§ 208-163 Tract, area, bulk, height and buffer requirements.
§ 208-164 Zoning bonuses.
Disposition List
Ch DL Disposition List

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Chapter 208 Zoning

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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Tredyffrin as Ch. IX, Arts. 1 through 23, of the 1979 General Laws of the Municipality of Tredyffrin. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

Planning Commission — See Ch. 43.

Voting districts — See Ch. 54.

Building construction — See Ch. 80.

Historical District — See Ch. 114.

Quarries — See Ch. 156.

Sewers and sewage disposal — See Ch. 163.

Subdivision and land development — See Ch. 181.

ATTACHMENTS

Attachment 1 - R-4 Residence Districts Area and Bulk Regulations for Dwellings

Attachment 2 - Appendix I - Summary Table - Residential District Bulk and Height Regulations for Dwellings

Attachment 3 - Appendix II - Summary Table - Residential District Bulk and Height Regulations for Nondwelling Uses

Attachment 4 - Appendix III - Summary Table - Institutional Overlay District Bulk and Height Regulations