For the purpose of this chapter, certain terms
and words used herein shall be interpreted or defined as follows:
A. Words used in the present tense shall include the
future.
B. Words used in the singular number shall include the
plural.
C. Words used in the plural number shall include the
singular.
D. The word "person" includes a corporation as well as
an individual or an association of individuals.
E. The words "shall" and "will" are always mandatory.
F. The word "may" is permissive when approved as a variance.
Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following
words or phrases shall, for the purpose of this chapter, have the
meanings herein indicated and shall be literally applied by the Township
of Brighton staff, members of the Planning Commission, Zoning Hearing
Board, consultants and by the Board of Supervisors.
ALLEY
A public thoroughfare which affords only a secondary means
of access to abutting property and is not intended for general traffic
circulation.
AMUSEMENT PARK
A tract of land or an area used principally as the location
for permanent amusement structure or rides.
APPLICANT
A landowner or developer, as hereinafter defined, who has
filed an application for development, including his heirs, successors
and assigns.
APPLICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT
Every application, whether preliminary, tentative or final,
required to be filed and approved prior to start of construction or
development, including but not limited to an application for a building
permit, for the approval of a subdivision plat or plan or for the
approval of a development plan.
AS-BUILT PLANS
Plans, profiles, cross sections and construction details
showing the exact final location, elevation, grade, size and material
used in the construction of all facilities installed, to the same
scale as the approved construction drawings.
AVAILABLE SEWER
A municipal sewer is considered available if:
A.
Connection is recommended and/or required by
the regulations of the Township of Brighton or any Authority incorporated
by the Township;
B.
Connection is recommended and/or required by
the regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection
pursuant to the Pennsylvania Sewage Facilities Act ; or
C.
An existing municipal sewer line, with sufficient
capacity, is located within 1,000 feet of the nearest point of a subdivision.
BLOCK
An area bounded by streets.
BMP (BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICE)
Activities, facilities, designs, measures or procedures used
to manage stormwater impacts from regulated earth disturbance activities,
to meet state water quality requirements, to promote groundwater recharge
and to otherwise meet the purposes of this chapter.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
BOARD
The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Brighton, Beaver
County, Pennsylvania.
BUFFER YARD
Open space which includes landscaped areas, fences, walls,
berms, or a combination thereof used to physically separate or screen
one use or property from another.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
BUILDING OR STRUCTURE
Anything constructed or erected with a fixed or permanent
location on the ground or attached to something having a fixed location
on the ground, including but not limited to mobile or modular homes,
signs, billboards, barns, silos, stables and sheds.
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
BUILDING, FRONT LINE OF
The line of that face of the building nearest the front line
of the lot. This face includes sun parlors and covered porches, whether
enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include steps or patios.
BUILDING LINE
A line located on the lot at a fixed distance from the street
right-of-way line and interpreted as being the nearest point that
a building may be constructed to the street right-of-way line. The
building line shall limit the location of porches, decks and similar
construction, steps excepted, to the face of the building.
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
CARTWAY
That portion of the street right-of-way surfaced for vehicular
use. Width is determined from face of curb to face of curb or from
one edge of driving surface to the other edge of driving surface.
CLEAR SIGHT TRIANGLE
The triangular area formed by two intersecting street center
lines and a line interconnecting points established on each center
line, 75 feet from their point of intersection. This entire area is
to remain clear of obstructions to sight above a plane established
3 1/2 feet in elevation from grade level at the intersection
of the street center line.
CLUSTER DESIGN OR DEVELOPMENT
A subdivision in which individual lots are designated in
somewhat tighter arrangements than a conventional subdivision with
a significant percentage of the total plot or parcel being dedicated
and held as common open space.
COMMON OPEN SPACE
A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water or a combination
of land and water within a development site, designed and intended
for the common use of the residents of a planned residential development
or mobile or modular home park. Common open space may be of two types:
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
A.
IMPROVEDLand area of a site containing recreational structures and facilities, as long as the total impervious surfaces in the area (paved bike paths, tennis or basketball courts, roofs, etc.) constitute no more than 5% of the improved common open space.
B.
UNIMPROVEDLand area of a site void of buildings, structures, parking areas and street rights-of-way.
CONTOUR
A line which joins all points of equal elevation on the ground.
CONVENTIONAL SUBDIVISION
A subdivision in which all or most of a plot or parcel is
divided into lots and streets with little or no area reserved as common
open space. (See "cluster design or development.")
CORNER LOT
A lot at the point of intersection of and abutting on two
or more intersecting streets or other public spaces, the angle of
intersection being not more than 135°.
COVENANT
An obligation defined by law or agreement, the violation
of which can be restrained by court action. These are usually stated
in the deed.
CUL-DE-SAC STREET
A street or road with one end open to traffic and pedestrian
access and permanently terminated at the other end by a vehicular
turnaround.
A.
CUL-DE-SACThe vehicular turnaround at the end of a cul-de-sac street
DEP
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
DEVELOPER
A person that seeks to undertake any regulated earth disturbance
activities at a project site in the Township.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
DEVELOPMENT
See "earth disturbance activity." The term includes redevelopment.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT
Any land development that, because of its character, magnitude
or location, will have substantial effect upon the health, safety,
or welfare of citizens in more than one municipality.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
DEVELOPMENT PLAN
The provisions for development of land, including a plat
of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of
development, streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space
and public utilities. The phrase "provisions of the development plan,"
when used in this chapter, shall mean the written and graphic materials
referred to in this definition.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
DISTRICT OR ZONING DISTRICT
An area constituted by or pursuant to Chapter
195 of the Brighton Township Code of Ordinances, and delineated by text and map as to location, extent, nature and contents.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
DRIVEWAY, COMMON
An improved vehicular access facility serving a maximum of
two parcels or lots which may be under separate or common ownership
which connects the parcels and provides access to a public street.
All subdivisions proposing to create a common driveway shall submit
a common driveway maintenance agreement for approval prior to plan
approval. Said maintenance agreement shall be recorded with the plat.
DRIVEWAY, MULTI
An improved vehicular access facility serving three or more parcels or lots shall be considered a private street and shall comply with the design and construction requirements for a private street. (See "street, private.") All subdivisions proposing to create a multi driveway shall submit a multi driveway maintenance agreement for approval prior to plan approval and comply with the requirements of §
180-65, Performance requirements, §
180-66, Performance guaranties, and §
180-67, Procedure for release from improvement bond; fees.
DRIVEWAY, PRIVATE
An improved vehicular access facility serving only one parcel
or lot which connects and provides access to a public street but which
does not provide access to any other lot or parcel under separate
ownership.
EARTH DISTURBANCE ACTIVITY
A construction or other human activity which disturbs the
surface of the land, including, but not limited to, clearing and grubbing,
grading, excavations, embankments, road maintenance, building construction
and the moving, depositing, stockpiling, or storing of soil, rock
or earth materials.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
EASEMENT
A grant or dedication to the general public, a corporation
or a certain person, by a property owner or developer of a right-of-way
or parcel of land for a specific purpose or use.
ELEVATION
A point or series of points (see contours) which are a known
vertical distance above or below a predetermined elevation datum.
All elevations used shall be based on United State Geological Survey
Datum.
FEES-IN-LIEU-OF-DEDICATION
Fees authorized by the Municipalities Planning Code for recreation
land and facilities in lieu of the provision of public open space.
[Added 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 146]
FORM 408
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Form 408, latest
publications and bulletins.
GRADE, ESTABLISHED
The elevation of the center line of the streets as officially
approved by the Township.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
GRADE, FINISHED
The completed surfaces of lawns, walks and roads brought
to grades as shown on official plans or designs relating thereto.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
HOMEOWNERS' ASSOCIATION
An organization of property owners of lots in individual
residential developments responsible for the maintenance of common
open space in each plan and the payment of taxes on that land classified
as commonly owned open space.
IMPROVEMENTS
Those physical changes to the land necessary to produce usable
and desirable lots from raw acreage, including but not limited to
grading, paving, curb, gutter, stormwater sewers, individual sanitary
sewage system, improvements to existing watercourses, sidewalks, crosswalks,
street signs, monuments, water supply and water distribution systems
and facilities, sanitary sewers, sanitary sewerage collection systems
and sanitary sewage treatment plant facilities.
INSPECTOR
An authorized representative of the Township Board of Supervisors
assigned to make any or all on-site inspection of work performed and
materials furnished by the developer or his agents.
INTERIOR DRIVE
Includes all drives located within the boundary lines of
any mobile home park development which are designed for access to
any mobile home lots, service buildings or facilities which are considered
a part of the mobile home park, but not dedicated to public use nor
accepted as part of the Township highway system.
[Added 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 100]
INTERIOR WALK
A right-of-way for pedestrian use extending from a street
into a block or across a block to another street. Such right-of-way
shall have a minimum width of 10 feet.
LAND DEVELOPMENT
Any of the following activities:
[Amended 2-10-2003 by Ord. No. 128]
A.
The improvement of one lot or two or more contiguous
lots, tracts or parcels of land for any purpose involving:
(1)
A group of two or more residential or nonresidential
buildings, whether proposed initially or cumulatively, or a single
nonresidential building on a lot or lots regardless of the number
of occupants or tenure; or
(2)
The division or allocation of land or space,
whether initially or cumulatively, between or among two or more existing
or prospective occupants by means of, or for the purpose of streets,
common areas, leaseholds, condominiums, building groups or other features.
C.
Development in accordance with §
180-5.
LEVEL OF SERVICE
The minimum standard for developed and undeveloped recreation
land established by an analysis of existing conditions relative to
recreational land use.
[Added 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 146]
LOT
Land occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory
buildings or by a dwelling group and its accessory buildings, together
with such open spaces as are required under the provisions of this
part, having not less than the minimum area and width required by
this part for a lot in the district in which such land is situated
and having its principal frontage on a public street or on such other
approved means of access.
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
LOT AREA
The area of a horizontal plane measured at grade and bounded
by the front, side and rear lot lines.
LOT DEPTH
The average horizontal distance between the front and rear
lot lines.
LOT, FLAG
A tract, parcel or area of land abutting and located to the
rear or behind another tract, parcel or area of land and is connected
to a public or private street by a contiguous area of land that is
a part of said lot that has a minimum width of 25 feet for its total
length and is for the express purpose of providing vehicular egress,
ingress and utility access to said tract, parcel or area of land.
The area of the flag portion of the lot shall not be used in computing
the minimum lot area required by the Brighton Township Zoning Ordinance.
Lot width at the building line shall comply with the requirements
of the Brighton Township Zoning Ordinance.
LOT LINES
The lines bounding a lot, as defined herein.
LOT WIDTH
The horizontal distance across the lot between the side lot
lines, measured at the building line.
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
MOBILE HOME
A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent
occupancy, contained in one unit or in two or more units designed
to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated
for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for
occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations
and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.
[Added 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 100]
MOBILE HOME LOT
A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the
necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for
the erection thereon of a single mobile home.
[Added 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 100]
MOBILE OR MODULAR HOME PARK
A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which have been so
designated and improved that they contain two or more mobile home
lots for the placement thereon of mobile or modular homes.
[Added 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 100; amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No.
120]
MOBILE HOME STAND
That part of the mobile home lot which has been improved
and reserved for the placement of the mobile home.
[Added 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 100]
MODIFICATION
When the subdivider can show that a provision of this part
would cause unnecessary hardship if strictly adhered to and where,
because of topographical or other conditions peculiar to the site
and in the opinion of the Planning Commission, a modification may
be made without destroying the intent of such provision, the Planning
Commission may recommend and the Board of Supervisors may authorize
relief from the strict application of this provision. Any relief thus
authorized shall be entered in the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
along with the reasons which justify the modification.
MODULAR OR MANUFACTURED HOME
Two portable modular or sectional units designed and built
to be towed on their own separate chassis and permanently combined
on site to form a single immobile dwelling unit and having a minimum
of 900 square feet of habitable floor area. It shall be regarded as
a single-family detached dwelling, but may be located in a mobile
or modular home park at the discretion of the owner.
[Added 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 100; amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No.
120]
MONUMENT
A permanent marker constructed of concrete or metal and placed
in the ground by survey, to establish the legal right-of-way line
of streets. Each monument shall be constructed and placed as specified
herein this part.
NPDES
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System, the federal
government's system for issuance of permits under the Clean Water
Act, which is delegated to DEP in Pennsylvania.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
OFF-SITE SEWER SERVICE
A sanitary sewage collection system approved by the Township
in which sewage is carried from individual lots or dwelling units
by a system of pipes to a central treatment and disposal plant which
may be publicly or privately owned and operated.
OFF-SITE WATER SERVICE
A potable water distribution system approved by the Township
in which water is carried to individual lots or dwelling units by
a system of pipes from a central water source, located beyond the
limits of the lot being serviced, which may be publicly or privately
owned and operated. Applicants for subdivision and land development
approval shall be required to connect to a public water distribution
system unless lots are to be served by private wells.
ON-SITE SEWER SERVICE
A single system of piping, tanks or other facilities approved
by the Township serving only a single lot and disposing of sewage
in whole or in part into the soil.
ON-SITE WATER SERVICE
A single system of piping, tanks or other facilities serving
only a single lot and obtaining the water either in whole or in part
from a primary source located within the limits of the lot being served.
OPEN SPACE
An unoccupied space open to the sky on the same lot with
the building or structure.
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
OWNER
Any person, agent, operator, firm or corporation having a
legal or equitable interest in the property; or recorded in the official
records of the state, county, or municipality as holding title to
the property; or otherwise having control of the property, including
the guardian of the estate of any such person, and the executor or
administrator of the estate of such person if ordered to take possession
of real property by a court.
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
PARKING SPACE
Each parking space shall consist of not less than an average of 270 square feet of useable area for each motor vehicle, including the interior driveways and driveways connecting the garage or parking space with a street or alley. Parking spaces must comply with the requirements of Figure SD-15 in Chapter
180. Notwithstanding the above, all parking spaces shall be ample in size for the vehicles' intended use. Parking spaces shall not be less than 10 feet wide and 20 feet long. Exterior parking spaces and the approaches thereto for residential uses of more than four spaces per lot shall be paved. For all other uses, the required parking spaces shall be paved with asphalt, concrete, or a material approved by the Township Engineer.
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120; 3-8-2004 by Ord. No.
134]
PATIO
An outside surfaced area having no roof and no more than
three sides walled or fenced.
PLANNING COMMISSION
The duly constituted Planning Commission of the Township
of Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
PLAT
A map, plan or layout of a subdivision indicating the location
and boundaries of individual properties.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
PLAT, FINAL
A complete and exact subdivision plat, prepared for official
recording as required by statute, to define property rights and proposed
streets and other improvements.
PLAT, PRELIMINARY
A tentative subdivision plat, in lesser detail than a final
plat, showing approximate locations of proposed streets and lot layouts
on a topographic map as a basis for consideration prior to preparation
of a final plat.
POINT SOURCE
Any discernible, confined and discrete conveyance, including,
but not limited to, any pipe, ditch, channel, tunnel, or conduit from
which stormwater is or may be discharged, as defined in state regulations
at 25 Pa., Code § 92.1.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
PORCH (COVERED DECK)
A roofed-over structure projecting from the front, side or
rear wall of a building. For the purpose of this part, a porch or
covered deck is considered a part of the principal building and is
not permitted to extend into any required yards.
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
PREMISES
Any lot, parcel or tract of land and any building constructed
thereon.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANTS
Persons who provide expert or professional advice, including,
but not limited to, architects, attorneys, Township Solicitor, certified
public accountants, engineers, Township Engineers, geologists, land
surveyors, landscape architects or planners.
[Added 9-9-2013 by Ord.
No. 184]
PROJECT SITE
The specific area of land where any regulated earth disturbance
activities in the municipality are planned, conducted or maintained.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
PUBLIC HEARING
A formal meeting open to the general public held pursuant
to property public notice by the governing body or planning agency,
intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action
in accordance with this part.
PUBLIC MEETING
A forum held pursuant to notice under the Act of July 3,
1986 (P.L. 388, No. 84), known as the "Sunshine Act."
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice published once each week for two successive weeks
in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. Such notice
shall state the time and place of the hearing and the particular nature
of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication
shall be not more than 30 days or fewer than seven days from the date
of the hearing.
PUBLIC RECREATION LAND
Any parcel or area of land set aside, dedicated, designated, or reserved for public use as required by §
180-64.1. This land shall meet the minimum standards set forth in §
180-64.1C.
[Added 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 146]
RECREATION PLAN
The Brighton Township Public Recreation Land and Facilities
Plan adopted July 11, 2005.
[Added 12-12-2005 by Ord. No. 146]
REDEVELOPMENT
Earth disturbance activities on land which has previously
been disturbed or developed.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
REGULATED EARTH DISTURBANCE ACTIVITY
Earth disturbance activity one acre or more with a point
source discharge to surface water or the municipality's storm sewer
system, or five acres or more regardless of the planned runoff. This
includes earth disturbance on any portion of, part, or during any
stage of, a larger common plan of development. This only includes
road maintenance activities involving 25 acres or more of earth disturbance.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
REVERSE FRONTAGE LOT
A lot extending between and having frontage on a major traffic
street and a local street and with vehicular access solely from the
latter.
RESERVE STRIP
A strip of land adjacent to a street intended to control
access to the street from an adjacent property.
RIGHT-OF-WAY
Land reserved for use as a street, alley, interior walk or
other public purpose.
RIGHT-OF-WAY LINE
A set of two parallel lines which denote an area of land
between them used for public access.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
SAFE STOPPING SIGHT DISTANCE
The maximum extent of unobstructed vision (on a horizontal
or vertical curve) along a street from a vehicle located at any given
point along the street. The safe stopping sight distance for the vertical
curves on roadway pavement shall be calculated with an eye height
of 3.5 feet and a height of object 2.0 feet.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
SEPARATE STORM SEWER SYSTEM
A conveyance or system of conveyances (including roads with
drainage systems, municipal streets, catch basins, curbs, gutters,
ditches, man-made channels or storm drains) primarily used for collecting
and conveying stormwater runoff.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
SERVICE OR RECREATION BUILDING
A structure housing operational offices, park maintenance
facilities, recreational facilities, rest rooms and laundry facilities
or any other structure or facility necessary for the health, safety
and convenience of the residents of the mobile home park built to
conform with the requirements of this part and all other laws governing
their construction and operation.
[Added 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 100]
STATE WATER QUALITY REQUIREMENTS
As defined under state regulations, protection of designated
and existing uses (see 25 Pa. Code Chapters 93 and 96), including:
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
A.
Each stream segment in Pennsylvania has a designated
use, such as cold water fishery or potable water supply, which are
listed in Chapter 93. These uses must be protected and maintained
under state regulations.
B.
"Existing uses" are those attained as of November
1975, regardless whether they have been designated in Chapter 93.
Regulated earth disturbance activities must be designed to protect
and maintain existing uses and maintain the level of water quality
necessary to protect those uses in all streams and to protect and
maintain water quality in special protection streams.
C.
Water quality involves the chemical, biological
and physical characteristics of surface water bodies. After regulated
earth disturbance activities are complete, these characteristics can
be impacted by addition of pollutants such as sediment and changes
in habitat through increased flow volumes and/or rates as a result
of changes in land surface area from those activities. Therefore,
permanent discharges to surface water must be managed to protect the
stream bank, streambed and structural integrity of the waterway to
prevent these impacts.
STORMWATER
The surface runoff generated by precipitation reaching the
ground surface.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
STREET
A public way which affords principal means of access to abutting
properties.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
STREET CLASSIFICATIONS
The following street classifications shall apply to all existing
streets located in the Township of Brighton and shall be applied as
defined in the Comprehensive Plan for the Township of Brighton, Beaver
County, Pennsylvania, 1999.
[Amended 2-10-2003 by Ord. No. 128]
A.
EXPRESSWAYThis class of highway facility is devoted entirely to the task of moving large volumes of traffic and performs little or no land services function. It is generally characterized by some degree of access control. Normally, this classification should be reserved for multilane, divided roadways with few, if any, grade intersection.
B.
ARTERIALArterials accommodate intercommunity traffic flow and afford connections to other communities or secondary regional traffic generators with direct access to adjoining property being a secondary function. The average length of trip of such highway normally exceeds three miles.
C.
COLLECTORThese roads serve to funnel traffic onto arterials and to provide linkage on an intercommunity basis. Providing access to properties abutting a collector street is likewise a secondary function. The primary function of a collector street is to accept the traffic generated on local streets with which they may be interlinked.
D.
LOCALSuch roadways are intended primarily to serve properties fronting on their right-of-way. These roads generally do not carry major traffic volumes since their function is to serve that traffic generated from the residential properties.
STREET, PRIVATE
A street, including the entire private right-of-way, which is privately owned and maintained through private agreement and which is intended for private use. A private street which provides access to three or more lots or parcels which do not have access to a public street shall be considered as access to a public street. (See also "driveway, private," "driveway, common" and "driveway, multi.") Design standards for private streets shall comply with the requirements of Article
V herein and improvements shall comply with the standards of Article
VI herein. Performance standards in §
180-65, performance guaranties in §
180-66 and the release from improvement bond in §
180-67 shall apply to all developments proposing to install a private street.
STREET, PUBLIC
A street, including the entire public right-of-way, which
has been dedicated to and accepted by the Township or which has been
devoted to public use by legal mapping, use or other means.
STRUCTURE
Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location
on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land.
SUBDIVISION
The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land
by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels or other divisions
of land including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose, whether
immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution
to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building or lot development,
provided, however, that the subdivision by lease of land for agricultural
purposes into parcels of more than ten acres, not involving any new
street or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be
exempted.
[Amended 2-10-2003 by Ord. No. 128]
SUBSTANTIALLY COMPLETED
When, in the judgment of the Township Engineer, at least 90% (based on the cost of the required improvements for which financial security was posted pursuant to §
180-66 of this part) of those improvements required as a condition for final approval have been completed in accordance with the approved plan, so that the project will be able to be used, occupied or operated for its intended use.
SURFACE WATER OF THE COMMONWEALTH
Any and all rivers, stream, creeks, rivulets, impoundments,
ditches, watercourses, storm sewers, lakes, dammed water, wetlands,
ponds, springs, and all other bodies or channels of conveyance of
surface water, or parts thereof, whether natural or artificial, within
or on the boundaries of this Commonwealth.
[Added 3-8-2004 by Ord. No. 134]
TOPOGRAPHIC MAP
A map showing ground elevations by contour lines and the
location of important, natural and man-made features.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Brighton, Beaver County, Pennsylvania.
TOWNSHIP ENGINEER
A professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, duly appointed as the Engineer for the Township of
Brighton or its Planning Commission.
WATERCOURSE
Includes all existing channels, creeks, ditches, drains,
dry runs, springs and streams, also all proposed channels, ditches,
drains and drainage facilities.
WETLANDS
Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water
or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support,
and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation
typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions as defined
and regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (COE) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental
Protection (DEP).
YARD
An unoccupied space open to the sky, on the same lot with
a building or structure. No portion of any principal or accessory
structure, as defined, shall project into any required yard except
as otherwise provided.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
YARD, FRONT
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with a main building,
extending the full width of the lot and situated between the street
right-of-way line and the front line of the building projected to
the side lines of the lot. The depth of the front yard shall be measured
between the front line of the building and the street right-of-way
line.
[Added 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
YARD, REAR
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with a main building,
extending the full width of the lot and situated between the rear
line of the lot and the rear line of the building projected to the
side lines of the lot.
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
YARD, SIDE
An open unoccupied space on the same lot with the building
situated between the building and the side line of the lot and extending
from the front yard to the rear yard. Any lot line not a rear line
or a front line shall be deemed a side line.
[Amended 11-13-2001 by Ord. No. 120]
ZONING
A legal and administrative process whereby a municipality
divides its territory into districts and applies to each district
a number of regulations to control the use of land, the height and
bulk of buildings and the area of ground built upon.
ZONING OFFICER
The individual authorized by the Township of Brighton to
be the administrator of the daily application of the provisions contained
in the Zoning Ordinance. The Zoning Officer shall hold no elective
office and shall have a working knowledge of zoning and meet the qualifications
established for the position by the Board of Supervisors.
ZONING ORDINANCE
The officially adopted Zoning Ordinance of Brighton Township
and all subsequent amendments thereto.