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ZONING ORDINANCE

RUTLAND TOWNSHIP

TIOGA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

The preparation of this remrt was financed i n par t through a planning grant from the Department of Ckmnunity Affairs under the provisions of A c t 21A approved June 26, 1974, as administered by t h e Bureau of Planning, Pennsylvania Department of Camunity Affairs

P r e p a r e d f o r :

RUTLAND TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS a n d

RUTLAND TOWNSHIP PLLYNING COMhlISSION

P r e p a r e d b y :

MULLIN ALW LONERGAY ASSOCIATES, I N C .

P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a .

ZONING ORDINANCE

RUTLAND TOWNSHIP

TIOGA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

The preparation of this reprt was financed i n par t through a planning grant from the Department of Camunity Affairs under the provisions of A c t 21A approved June 26, 1974, a s administered by the Bureau of Planning, Pennsylvania Department of Cormrunity Affairs.

P r e p a r e d f o r :

RUTLAiUD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS and

RUTLAiUD TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION

P r e p a r e d by :

MULLIN A N 3 LONERGAS ASSOCIATES, I N C . P h i l a d e l p h i a , P a .

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

ARTICLE I S e c t i o n 1 0 0 S e c t i o n 1 0 1 S e c t i o n 1 0 2 S e c t i o n 1 0 3 S e c t i o n 1 0 4 S e c t i o n 1 0 5 Sec t ion 1 0 6

ARTICLE I1 Sec t ion 200 S e c t i o n 2 0 1

ARTiCLE 111 S e c t i o n 300 S e c t i o n 3 0 1 S e c t i o n 3 0 2 S e c t i o n 303 Sec t ion 304

Sec t ion 305

ARTICLE I V S e c t i o n 400 S e c t i o n 4 0 1 S e c t i o n 4 0 2

ARTICLZ v Sec t ion 500 S e c t i o n 5 0 1 S e c t i o n 5 0 2 Sec t ion 503 Sec t ion 5 0 4 Sec t ion 5 0 5 Sect ioE 506 S e c t i o n 507 S s c t i o n 508 S e c t i o n 309 Sec t ion 510 Sec t ion 511

GENERAL PROVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . T i t l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S h o r t T i t l e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I n t e r p r e t a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A p p l i c a t i o n o r Regula t ions . . . . . . . . Development Ob jec t ives . . . . . . . . . . E f f e c t i v e Date. . . . . . . . . . . . . . DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Word Usage. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D e f i n i t i o n of Terms . . . . . . . . . . . AGRICULTURAL XSIDENTIAAL DISTRICT . . . . Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Designat ion of D i s t r i c t . . . . . . . . . Permi t t ed Uses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . S p e c i a l Exception Uses. . . . . . . . . . L o t A r e a , Width, Yard, Bu i ld ing Height and Coverage Regula t ions . . . . . . . . . O f f - s t r e e t Parking, Loading and Unloading Regula t ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N A T U m HAZARD AREAS. . . . . . . . . . . Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Flood Prone Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . Steep S l o p e s and S l i d e Hazard Areas . . . S UPPLEL%NT-AL RE G'JLAT I O N S . . . . . . . . . Height 3zegulations Except ions . . . . . . Yard Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . L o t Area Xeasurements, Deep L o t s . . . . . Reduction i n L o t Area . . . . . . . . . . ?ences o r Hedges. . . . . . . . . . . . . S t r u c t u r e cn Small Lot of Record. . . . . C l e a r SiGht T r i a n g l e 3 e q u i r e n e n t s . . . . Aidditional Dwellings. . . . . . . . . . . E s s e n t i a l Se rv ice I n s t a l l a t i o c s . . . . . General S to rage . . . . . . . . . . . . . Junk Yards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S a n i t a r y L a n d f i l l . . . . . . . . . . . .

ARTICLE V I S e c t i o n 600 S e c t i o n 6 0 1 S e c t i o n 6 0 2 S e c t i o n 6 0 3 S e c t i o n 604 S e c t i o n 6 0 5 S e c t i o n 6 0 6 S e c t i o n 607 S e c t i o n 6 0 8 S e c t i o n 6 0 9

Sec t ion 610

ARTICLE V I 1 S e c t i o n 700 S e c t i o n 7 0 1

ARTICLE V I 1 1 S e c t i o n 8 0 0 S e c t i o n 8 0 1 S e c t i o n 8 0 2 S e c t i o n 803 S e c t i o n 804 S e c t i o n 8 0 5 S e c t i o n 8 0 6

ARTICLE IX S e c t i o n 9 0 0 S e c t i o n 9 0 1 S e c t i o n 9 0 2

ARTICLE X

ARTICLE X I

ARTICLE X I I

ARTICLE X I 1 1

ARTICLE: X I V

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S

(Continued)

NONCONFORMING USES. . . . . . . . . . . . . D e f i n i t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Permit ted C o n t i n u a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . A l t e r a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Extens ion o r Ex2ansion. . . . . . . . . . . Changes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R e s t o ra t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Abandonment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Nonconforming L o t s of Records . . . . . . . Unsafe S t r u c t u r e . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C o n s t r u c t i o n ApDroved P r i o r t o Legal Enactment of Ordinance. . . . . . . . . . . R e g i s t r a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADOPTION L Y 3 h i ? N D i P E N T . . . . . . . . . . . Amendment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adoption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Z O N I W G HEASING BOARD. . . . . . . . . . . . Creat ion and Appointment. . . . . . . . . . Removal of Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . Organization of Zoning Eearing Board. . . . Powers and Dut ies . . . . . . . . . . . . . Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T i m e L i m i t a t i o n s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Appeals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ADNINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Zoning O f f i c e r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . P e m i t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I n s p e c t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SErnBABILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

UT D CCINFLICT.

R S Y S D I E S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PENALTIES

REPEALER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

A R T I C L E I G E N E R A L PROVISIONS

S e c t i o n 1 0 0 T I T L E

An O r d i n a n c e p e r m i t t i n g , p r o h i b i t i n g , r e g u l a t i n g , r e s t r i c t i n g a n d d e t e r m i n i n g t h e u s e s o f l a n d , w a t e r c o u r s e s a n d o t h e r b o d i e s o f w a t e r ; t h e s i z e , h e i g h t , b u l k , l o c a t i o n , e r e c t i o n , c o n - s t r u c t i o n , r e p a i r , m a i n t e n a n c e , a l t e r a t i o n , r a z i n g , r e m o v a l a n d u s e o f s t r u c t u r e s ; t h e a r e a s a n d d i m e n s i o n s o f l a n d a n d b o d i e s o f w a t e r t o b e o c c u p i e d by u s e s a n d s t r u c t u r e s as w e l l a s c o u r t s , y a r d s a n d o t h e r o p e n s p a c e s a n d d i s t a n c e s t o b e l e f t u n o c c u p i e d b y u s e s a n d s t r u c t u r e s ; t h e d e n s i t y o f p o p u l a t i o n a n d i n t e n s i t y o f u s e ; a n d p r o v i d i n g f o r t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n o f s u c h O r d i n a n c e .

S e c t i o n 1 0 1 SHORT T I T L E

T h i s O r d i n a n c e s h a l l b e known a n d may b e c i t e d a s t h e ' ' I i u t l a n d T o w n s h i p Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e . "

S e c t i o n 1 0 2 P U R P O S E

T h i s O r d i n a n c e i s e n a c t e d f o r t h e f o l l o w i n g p u r p o s e s :

A . T o p r o m o t e , p r o t e c t a n d f a c i l i t a t e o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h , s a f e t y , m o r a l s , g e n e r a l w e l f a r e , c o o r d i n a t e d a n d p r a c t i c a l c o m m u n i t y d e v e l o p m e n t , p r o p e r d e n s i t y of p o p u l a t i o n , c i v i l d e f e n s e , d i s a s t e r e v a c u a t i o n , a i r p o r t s , a n d N a t i o n a l d e f e n s e f a c i l i t i e s ; a n d t h e p r o v i s i o n o f a d e q u a t e l i g h t a n d a i r , p o l i c e p r o - t e c t i o n , v e h i c l e p a r k i n g a n d l o a d i n g s p a c e , t r a n s ? o r t a t i o n , w a t e r , s e w e r a g e , s c h o o l s , p u b l i c g r o u n d s a n d o t h e r p u b l i c r e q u i r e m e n t s , a s w e l l as

5. T o p r e v e n t o n e o r m o r e o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : o v e r c r o w d i n g o f l a n d , b l i g h t , d a n g e r a n d c o n g e s t i o n i n t r a v e l a n d t r a n s - p o r t a t i o n , l o s s o f h e a l t h , l i f e o r p r o p e r t y f r o m f i r e , f l o o d , p a n i c o r o t h e r d a n g e r s .

S e c t i o n 1 0 3 I NT E R P R E T.4T I O N

I n i n t e r p r e t i n g a n d a p p l y i n g t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s O r d i n a n c e , t h e y s h a l l b e h e l d t o b e t h e minimum r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r t h e p r o m o t i o n o f h e a l t h , s a f e t y , m o r a l s , a n d t h e g e n e r a l w e l f a r e o f R u t l a n d T o w n s h i p a n d i t s c i t i z e n s . I t i s n o t i n t e n d e d b y t h i s O r d i n a n c e t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h a b r o g a t e o r a n n u l a n y r u l e s o r r e g u l a t i o n s p r e v i o u s l y a d o p t e d o r p e r m i t s p r e v i o u s l y i s s u e d b y t h e T o w n s h i p w h i c h a r e n o t in c o n f l i c t w i t h a n y p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s O r d i n a n c e , n o r i s i t i n t e n d e d b y t h i s O r d i n a n c e t o

i n t e r f e r e w i t h o r a b r o g a t e o r a n n u l a n y e a s e m e n t s , c o v e n a n t s , b u i l d i n g r e s t r i c t i o n s , o r o t h e r a g r e e m e n t s b e t w e e n p a r t i e s ; p r o v i d e d , h o w e v e r , t h a t w h e r e t h i s O r d i n a n c e i m p o s e s a g r e a t e r r e s t r i c t i o n u p o n t h e u s e o f t h e b u i l d i n g s o r p r e m i s e s o r u p o n t h e h e i g h t o f t h e b u i l d i n g , o r r e q . u i r e s a l a r g e r o p e n s p a c e t h a n i s i m p o s e d o r r e q u i r e d b y s u c h o r d i n a n c e , r u l e s , r e g u l a t i o n s o r p e r m i t s , o r b y e a s e m e n t s , c o v e n a n t s , b u i l d i n g r e s t r i c t i o n s o r a g r e e m e n t s , t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s O r d i n a n c e s h a l l c o n t r o l .

S e c t i o n 1 0 4 A P P L I C A T I ON O R R E G U LAT I O N S

A . Use o f p r o p e r t y :

No b u i l d i n g o r l a n d s h a l l h e r e a f t e r b e u s e d o r o c c u p i e d a n d n o b u i l d i n g o r p a r t t h e r e o f s h a l l b e e r e c t e d , m o v e d , o r a l t e r e d u n l e s s i n c o r ? f o r m i t y w i t h t h e r e g u l a t i o n s h e r e i n s p e c i f i e d .

B . R e s t r i c t i o n s :

1 . No b u i l d i n g s h a l l h e r e a f t e r b e e r e c t e d o r a l t e r e d : a . To e x c e e d t h e h e i g h t ; b . T o a c c o m m o d a t e a g r e a t e r number o f f a m i l i e s ; c . To o c c u p y a g r e a t e r p e r c e n t a g e o f l o t a r e a ; d . To h a v e n a r r o w e r o r s m a l l e r r e a r y a r d s , f r o n t y a r d s ,

o r s i d e y a r d s t h a n a r e s p e c i f i e d h e r e i n . e . To b e o n a s i t e t h a t h a s e x p e r i e n c e d p e r i o d i c f l o o d i n g .

2 . No p a r t o f a y a r d o r o t h e r o p e n s p a c e r e q u i r e d a b o u t any b u i l d i n g f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f c o m p l y i n g w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s O r d i n a n c e s h a l l b e i n c l u d e d as a p a r t o f a y a r d o r o t h e r o p e n s p a c e s i m i l a r l y r e q u i r e d f o r a n o t h e r b u i l d i n g .

p r o p o s e d b u i l d i n g o r e x t e n s i o n t h e r e o f u s e d o r t o b e u s e d b y p u b l i c u t i l i t y c o r p o r a t i o n s , o f t h e c o r p o r a t i o n , t h e P u b l i c U t i l i t y C o m m i s s i o n s h a l l , a f t e r a p u b l i c h e a r i n g , d e c i d e t h a t t h e p r e s e n t o r p r o p o s e d s i t u a t i o n o f t h e b u i l d i n g i n q u e s t i o n i s r e a s o n a b l y n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e c o n v e n i e n c e o r w e l f a r e o f t h e p u b l i c .

3 . T h i s O r d i n a n c e s h a l l n o t a p p l y t o a n y e x i s t i n g o r

i f u p o n p e t i t i o n

S e c t i o n 1 0 5 D E V E L O Phl E Y T O E3 J E C T I V E S

Upon e n a c t m e n t o f t h i s g u i d e d i n d e c i s i o n s r e l a t e d h e r e t o t o t h e g o a l s a n d o b j e c t i v e s p r e s e n t e d i n t h e C o m p r e h e n s i v e T l a n f o r t h e Mid T i o g a R i v e r V a l l e y J o i n t b l u n i c i p a l P l a n n i n g C o m m i s s i o n or' w h i c h R u t l a n d T o w n s h i p i s a p a r t . T h e y a r e a s f o l l o w s :

a . P r e s e r v e t h e a r e a n o r t h w e s t o f B a i l e y C r e e k f o r o p e n s p a c e

z o n i n g o r d i n a n c e t h e t o w n s h i p s h a l l b e

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P r e s e r v e a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d .

S e e k t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f a f i r e a n d a m b u l a n c e s t a t i o n i n t h e T o w n s h i p .

P r o t e c t f l o o d p l a i n a r e a s b y s t r i c t e n f o r c e m e n t o f d e v e l o p - men t c o n t r o l s c o n s i s t e n t w i t h F e d e r a l F l o o d I n s u r a n c e R e g u l a t i o n s .

P r o v i d e r e c r e a t i o n a l a r e a s f o r v a r i o u s a g e g r o u p i n t e r e s t s .

S e c t i o n 1 0 6 E F F E C T I V E D A T E

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ARTICLE I 1 D EF I N TT IONS

S e c t i o n 2 0 0 W R D USAGE

F o r t h e p u r p o s e o f t h i s O r d i n a n c e , t h e t e r m s a n d w o r d s h e r e i n s h a l l b e i n t e r p r e t e d a s follows u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e e x p r e s s l y s t a t e d :

-4. Words i n t h e p r e s e n t t e n s e s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e f u t u r e t e n s e .

B . T h e w o r d s " p e r s o n " , ' 7 0 w n e r t v , o r " d e v e l o p e r " i n c l u d e s a p r o f i t o r n o n p r o f i t c o r p o r a t i o n , c o m p a n y , p a r t n e r s h i p , a s s o c i a t i o n o r i n d i v i d u a l .

C . Words u s e d i n t h e s i n g u l a r s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e p l u r a l ; w o r d s u s e d i n t h e p l u r a l s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e s i n g u l a r ,

b u i l d i n g i n c l u d e t h e w o r d s i n t e n d e d , a r r a n g e d o r d e s i g n e d t o b e u s e d o r o c c u p i e d .

D . The w o r d s " u s e d " o r " o c c u p i e d " a s a p p l i e d t o any l a n d o r

E . T h e w o r d " b u i l d i n g " i n c l u d e s s t r u c t u r e .

G . T h e w o r d s " s h a l l 1 ' a n d " w i l l 1 ' a r e a l w a y s m a n d a t o r y .

H . The w o r d i s p e r m i s s i v e .

S e c t i o n 2 0 1 D E F I N I T I O Z J OF TERMS

U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e e x p r e s s l y s t a t e d , f o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h i s O r d i n a n c e , t h e f o l l o w i n g w o r d s , t e rms a n d p h r a s e s s h a l l have t h e m e a n i n g h e r e i n i n d i c a t e d :

1 . ACCESSORY S U I L D I N G : .A s u b o r d i n a t e b u i l d i n g o r 2 p o r t i o n o f t h e m a i n b u i l d i n g on a l o t , t h e u s e o f which i s C U S - t o n a r i l y i n c i d e n t a l t o t h a t o f t h e s a i n o r p r i n c i ? a l b u i l d i n g .

2 . ACCESSORY USE: X u s e o n t h e s a n s lot w i t h , a n d 05 a n a t u r e c u s t o m a r i l y i n c i d e n t a l a n d s u b o r d i n a t e t o t h e p r i n c i p a l u s e ; a n d n o t o c c u p y i n g ino re t h a n f o r t y ( 4 0 1 p e r c e n t o f t h e n e t f l o o r a r e a o f a n y o n e f l o o r i n :he p r i n c i p a l s t r u c t u r e o r n o t m o r e t h a n t e n (10) p e r c e n t o f t h e l o t a r e a .

3 . ALTERATIONS: A s a p p l i e d t o a b u i l d i n g , m e a n s a c 'aange o r r e a r r a n g e m e n t i n t h e s t r u c t u r a l p a r t s o r i n t h e c k i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s , o r a n e n l a r g e m e n t , w h e t h e r b y e x t e n d i n g on a s i d e o r b y i n c r e a s i n g h e i g h t , o r t h e paving f r o m o n e l o c a t i o n o r p o s i t i o n t o a n o t h e r . S t r u c t u r a l a l t e r a t i o n s s k a l l i n c l u d e

a n y c h a n g e i n t h e s u p p o r t i n g m e m b e r s o f a b u i l d i n g , s u c h a s b e a r i n g w a l l s , c o l u m n s , S e a m s o r g i r d e r s .

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4. A N I M A L HOSPIT.4L: X b u i l d i n g u s e d f o r t h e t r e a t m e n t , h o u s i n g o r b o a r d i n g o f small d o m e s t i c a n i m a l s s u c h a s d o g s , c a t s , r a b b i t s , a n d b i r d s o r f o w l b y a v e t e r - i n a r i a n .

5 . AREA, B U I L D I N G : T h e t o t a l o f a r e a s t a k e n o n a h o r i z o n - t a l p l a n e a t t h e m a i n g r a d e l e v e l o f t h e p r i n c i p a l b u i l d - i n g a n d a l l a c c e s s o r y b u i l d i n g s , e x c l u s i v e o f u n c o v e r e d p o r c h e s , p a t i o s , t e r r a c e s a n a s t e p s .

6 . A R E A , LOT: T h e a r e a o f a h o r i z o n t a l p l a n e b o u n d e d b y t h e f r o n t , r e a r a n d s i d e l i n e s .

7 . B I L L B O A R D : A s i g n o t h e r t h a n o n e i n d i c a t i n g a b u s i n e s s c o n d u c t e d o n t h e p r e m i s e s ; a s i g n u p o n w h i c h a d v e r t i s i n g m a t t e r o f a n y c h a r a c t e r i s p r i n t e d , p o s t e d , o r l e t t e r e d ; a n d i t may b e e i t h e r f r e e s t a n d i n g o r a t t a c h e d t o a s u r - f a c e o f a b u i l d i n g o r o t h e r s t r u c t u r e .

8 . B O A R D I N G HOUSE: Any d w e l l i n g i n w h i c h m o r e t h a n t h r e e ( 3 )

A r o o m i n g h o u s e o r p e r s o n s e i t h e r i n d i v i d u a l l y o r a s f a m i l i e s a r e h o u s e d o r l o d g e d f o r h i r e w i t h o r w i t h o u t meals . a f u r n i s h e d room h o u s e s h a l l b e d e e m e d a S o a r d i n g h o u s e .

9 . B U I L D I N G : Any s t r u c t u r e b u i l t f o r s u p p o r t , s h e l t e r o r e n c l o s u r e o f p e r s o n s , a n i m a l s o r c h a t t e l s o f a n y k i n d a n d w h i c h i s p e r m a n e n t l y a f f i x e d t o t h e l a n d . T h e w o r d " b u i l d i n g " i n c l u d e s s t r u c t u r e a n d s h a l l b e c o n s t r u e d a s i f f o l l o w e d b y t h e p h r a s e , " o r ? a r t t h e r e o f . "

1 0 . B U I L D I X G , F R O N T L I N E O F : The l i n e o f t h a t f a c e o f t h e b u i l d - i n g n e a r e s t c h e f r o ' n t l i n e o f t h e l o t . T h i s f a c e i n c l u d e s s u n p a r l o r s a n d c o v e r e d p o r c h e s w h e t h e r e n c l o s e d o r u n e n - c l o s e d b u t d o e s n o t i n c l u d e s t e p s o r p a t i o s .

11. B U I L D I N G , H E I G H T O F : T h e v e r t i c a l d i s t a n c e m e a s n r e d f r o m t h e a v e r a g e e l e v a t i o n o f t h e proposzd f i n i s h e d g r a d e a t t h e f r o n t o f t h e b u i l d i n g t o . t h e h i g h e s t p o i n t o f t h e r o o f f o r f l a t r o o l s , t o t h e d e c k l i n e o f n a n s a r d r o o f s a n d t o t h e mean h e i g h t b e t w e e n e a v e s a n d r i d g e f o r g a b l e , h i p a n d g a m b r e l r o o f s .

1 2 . B U I L D I N G L I N E : An i m a g i n a r y l i n e l o c a t e d o n t h e l o t a t a f i x e d d i s t a n c e f r o m t h e r o a d r i g h t - o f - w a y l i n e a n d i n t e r - p r e t e d as b e i n g t h e n e a r e s t p o i n t t h a t a b u i l d i n g may b e c o n s t r u c t e d t o t h e r o a d r i g h t - o f - w a y . T h e b u i l d i n g l i n e s h a l l l i m i t t h e l o c a t i o n o f p o r c h e s , p a t i o s a n d s i m i l a r c o n s t r u c t i o n , s t e p s e x c e p t e d , t o t h e f a c e o f t h i s l i n e .

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1 3 . B U I L D I N G , M A I N : A b u i l d i n g i n w h i c h i s c o n d u c t e d t h e p r i n c i p a l u s e o f t h e l o t o n w h i c h i t i s l o c a t e d .

1 4 . CAMPGROUND: Any p a r k , t o u r i s t p a r k , t o u r i s t c o u r t , c a m p , c a m p s i t e , c o u r t , s i t e , l o t , p a r c e l o r t r a c t o f l a n d u p o n w h i c h o n e o r m o r e c a m p s , c o t t a g e s o r c a b i n s a r e l o c a t e d o r w h e r e t h e l a n d i s m a i n t a i n e d t o a c c o m m o d a t e t e n t s , t r a i l e r s o r t r a i l e r c o a c h e s a n d w h e r e t h e l a n d i s s a i n - t a i n e d f o r t h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n o f t r a n s i e n t s b y t h e d a y , week o r m o n t h w h e t h e r a c h a r g e i s inade o r n o t . T h e camp- g r o u n d s h a l l i n c l u d e a l l b u i l d i n g s u s e d o r i n t e n d e d f o r u s e a s p a r t o f t h e e q u i p m e n t t h e r e o f , w h e t h e r a c h a r g e i s made f o r t h e u s e o f t h e c a m p g r o u n d a n d i t s f a c i l i t i e s o r n o t .

1 5 . C L E A R SIGHT T R X I N G L E : T h e t r i a n g l e a r e a f o r m e d b y two i n t e r s e c t i n g r o a d c e n t e r l i n e s a n d a l i n e i n t e r c o n n e c t i n g p o i n t s e s t a b l i s h e d o n e a c h c e n t e r l i n e , o n e h u n d r e d ( 1 0 0 ) f e e t f r o m t h e i r p o i n t o f i n t e r s e c t i o n . T h i s e n t i r e a r e a i s t o r e m a i n c l e a r o f o b s t r u c t i o n s t o s i g h t a b o v e a p l a i n e s t a b l i s h e d t h r e e a n d o n e - h a l f ( 3 % ) f e e t i n e l e v a t i o n f r o m g r a d e l e v e l a t t h e i n t e r s e c t i o n o f t h e r o a d c e n t e r l i n e .

1 6 . C O N D I T I O N A L USE: A u s e w h i c h i s n o t a p p r o p r i a t e t o t h e Town- s h i p as a w h o l e , b u t w h i c h n a y b e s u i t a b l e i n c e r t a i n l o c a - t i o n s w i t h i n t h e T o w n s h i p o n l y when s p e c i f i c c o n d i t i o n s a n d f a c t o r s p r e s c r i b e d f o r s u c h c a s e s w i t h i n t h i s O r d i n a n c e a r e p r e s e n t .

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1 7 . D U M P : A l o t o r l a n d or p a r t t h e r e o f u s e d p r i m a r i l y f o r t h e d i s p o s a l b y a b a n d o n n e n t , d u m p i n g , b u r i a l , b u r n i n g . o r o t h e r m e a n s a n d for w h a t e v e r p u r p o s e , o f g a r b a g e , s e w a g e , t r a s h , r e f u s e , j u n k , d i s c a r d e d m a c h i n e r y , v e h i c l e s o r p a r t t h e r e o f o r w a s t e m a t e r i a l o f a n y k i n d .

1 8 . D W E L L I N G ; .A b u i l d i n g d e s i g n e d o r u s e d a s t h e l i v i n g q u a r t e r s f o r o n e (I) o r m o r e C a n i l i e s . The t e r n s " d w e l l i n s " , "On..- f a m i l y d w e l l i n g s " , " n u l t i p l e d w e l ; i n g f ' , " t w o - f a m i l y d w e l l i n g " , o r " d w e l l i n g g r o u p t ' shall n o t b e d e e n e d t o i x c l u a e a u t o m o - b i l e c o u r t , r o o m i n g h o u s e , t o u r i s t nome or h o t e l .

1 3 . DWELL I N G TYTE:

( a ) XESIDENTIAL CONVERSION UNIT: To b e c o n s i d e r e d a c o n v e r s i o n , a n y p r o p o s e d a l t e r a t i o n mus t b e c o n - f i n e d t o t h e i n t e r i o r o f a n a l r e a d y e x i s t i n g s t r u c t u r a l s h e l l . Any p r o p o s a l t o e x t e n d t h e s i d e s o r i n c r e a s e t h e h e i g h t o f a n e x i s t i n g s t r u c t u r e s h a l l n o t b e c o n s i d e r e d a c o n v e r s i o n a n d s h a l l b e r e q u i r e d t o m e e t t h e a p p r o p r i a t e p r o v i s i o n s e s t a b - l i s h e d f o r t h a t p a r t i c u l a r u s e .

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SINGLE-FAMILY DETACHED: A d w e l l i n g u n i t accommo- d a t i n g a s i n g l e - f a m i l y a n d h a v i n g two ( 2 ) s i d e y a r d s , i n c l u d i n g a m o b i l e home .

SIXGLE-FANILY SEMI-DET.4CHED: Two ( 2 ) d w e l l i n g u n i t s a c c o m m o d a t i n g t w o ( 7 ) f a m i l i e s w h i c h a r e a t t a c h e d s i d e b y s i d e t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f a p a r t y w a l l , a n d h a v i n g o n e (1) s i d e y a r d a d j a c e n t t o e a c h d w e l l i n g u n i t .

T W O - F A M I L Y DETACHED: T w o ( 2 ) d w e l l i n g u n i t s accommo- d a t i n g t w o ( 2 ) f a m i l i e s w h i c h a r e l o c a t e d o n e o v e r t h e o t h e r , a n d h a v i n g t w o ( 2 ) s i d e y a r d s .

TWO-F.I\MILY SEXI-DET:4CHED: F o u r (4) d w e l l i n g u n i t s a c c o m m o d a t i n g f o u r (4) f a m i l i e s , t w o ( 2 ) u n i t s o f w h i c h a r e l o c a t e d d i r e c t l y o v e r t h e o t h e r two ( 2 ) u n i t s . A c o m b i n a t i o n o f b o t h t h e s i n g l e - f a n i l y s e m i - d e t a c h e d a n d t h e t w o - f a m i l y d e t a c h e d s t r u c t u r e s .

TOWNHOUSE (ROW DWELLING): T h r e e ( 5 ) o r m o r e d w e l l - i n g u n i t s a c c o m m o d a t i n g t h r e e ( 3 ) o r m o r e f z m i l i e s w h i c h a r e a t t a c h e d s i d e b y s i d e t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f coinmon p a r t y w a l l s a n d w h i c h may h a v e s i d e y a r d s a d j a c e n t t o e a c h e n d u n i t . E a c h d w e l l i n g u n i t i s g e n e r a l l y t w o ( 2 ) s t o r i e s i n h e i g h t , b u t may c o n - c e i v a b l y S e e i t h e r o n e (1) s t o r y o r t h r e e ( 3 ) s t o r i e s in h e i g h t .

N U L T I P L E D W E L L I Y G : T h r e e ( 3 ) o r m o r e d w e l l i n g u n i t s a c c o m m o d a t i n g t h r e e ( 5 ) o r m o r 3 f a m i l i e s w h i c h a r e l o c a t e d o n e o v e r t h e o t h e r a n d w h i c h , when 3 o r e t h a n t h r e e ( 3 ) u n i t s a r e u t i l i z e d , a r e a t t a c h e d s i d e b y s i d e t h r o u g h t h e u s e o f common p a r t y w a l l s , a n d w h i c h may 'nave s i d e y a r d s a d j a c e n t ;o e a c h f i r s t s ~ a r y e n d u n i t . E a c h d w e l l i n g u n i t ~ e i n g a c c t s s i b l e b y 2 comnon s t a i r w e l l .

7 .

D W E L L I Y G U N I T : .Any b u i l d i n g o r p o z t i o n t h e r e o f x ' n i c h i s d t s i p e d a n d u s e d e x c l u s i v e f o r r e s i d e n t i a l p u r p o s e s o f o n e f a m i l y , a n d i n c l u d e s c o m p l e t e k i t c h e n a n d b a s h r o o n f a c i l i t i e s .

ESSEYTI-I\L SERVICE INSTALLATIONS: T h e c o n s t r u c t i o n , a l t e r - a t i o n o r m a i n t e n a n c e b y p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s o r m u n i t i 2 a l d e p a r t m e n t or c o m m i s s i o n s o f u n d e r g r o u n d o r o v e r h e a d g a s , c a b l e TV: e l e c t r i c a l , t e l e p h o n e t r a n s m i s s i o n o r d i s t r i b u t i a n s y s t e m s , i n c l u d i n g p o l e s , w i r e s , n a i n s , d r a i n s , s e w e r s , p i p e s , c o n -

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d u i t s , c a b l e s , t o w e r s , f i r e a l a r m b o x e s , t r a f f i c s i g n a l s , h y d r a n t s a n d s i m i l a r e q u i p m e n t a n d a c c e s s o r i e s i n c o n n e c - t i o n t h e r e w i t h , b u t n o t i n c l u d i n g b u i l d i n g s , r e a s o n a b l y n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e f u r n i s h i n g o f a d e q u a t e s e r v i c e b y s u c h p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s o r m u n i c i p a l d e p a r t m e n t s o r c o m m i s s i o n s o r f o r t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h o r s a f e t y o r g e n e r a l w e l f a r e .

2 2 . F A M I L Y : One (1) o r m o r e p e r s o n s Twho l i v e t o g e t h e r i n o n e (1) d w e l l i n g u n i t a n d m a i n t a i n a common h o u s e h o l d . Nay c o n s i s t o f a s i n g l e p e r s o n o r o f two ( 2 ) o r m o r e p e r s o n s , w h e t h e r or n o t r e l a t e d b y b l o o d , m a r r i a g e o r a d o p t i o n . May a l s o i n c l u d e d o m e s t i c s e r v a n t s a n d g r a t u - i t o u s g u e s t s .

2 3 . F:4RM: Any p a r c e l o f l a n d c o n t a i n i n g t e n (10) o r m o r e a c r e s , w h i c h i s u s e d f o r g a i n i n t h e r a i s i n g o r ' a g r i - c u l t u r a l p r o d u c t s , l i v e s t o c k , p o u l t r y a n d d a i r y - p r o - d u c t s . I t i n c l u d e s n e c e s s a r y f a r m s t r u c t u r e s w i t h i n t h e p r e s c r i b e d l i m i t s a n d t h e s t o r a g e o f e q u i p m e n t u s e d . I t e x c l u d e s t h e r a i s i n g o f f u r - b e a r i n g a n i m a l s , r i d i n g a c a d e m i e s , l i v e r y o r b o a r d i n g s t a b l e s a n d d o g k e n n e l s .

2 1 . F R O N T Y A R D : S e e " Y a r d , F r o n t " .

2 5 . . G A R A G E , P R I V A T E : An e n c l o s e d o r c o v e r e d s p a c e f o r t h e s t o r a g e o f o n e (1) o r m o r e m o t o r v e h i c l e s , p r o v i d e d t h a t n o b u s i n e s s , o c c u p a t i o n o r s e r v i c e i s c o n d u c t e d f o r p r o f i t t h e r e i n n o r s p a c e t h e r e i n f o r m o r e t h a n o n e (1) c a r i s l e a s e d t o a n o n r e s i d e n t o f t h e p r e m i s e s .

2 6 . GAS STATION: Any p r e m i s e s u s e d f o r s u p p l y i n g g a s o o i l , m i n o r a c c e s s o r i e s a n d s e r v i c e f o r a u t o m o b i l e s r e t a i l d i r e c t t o t h e m o t o r i s t c o n s u m e r , i n c l u d i n g m a k i n g o f mino=. r e ? a i r s , b u t n o t i n c l u d i n g m a j o r r s u c h a s s p r a y p a i n t i n g ; b o d y , f e n d e r , c l u t c h , t r a n d i f f e r e n t i a l , a x l e , s p r i n g a;ld f r z m e r e p a i r s ; a a j o h a u l i n g o f e n g i n e r e q u i r i n g ~ e m o v s l t h e r e f r o m o f c h e a d o r c z a n k t a s e p a n ; r e p a i r s o f r a d i a t o r r e q u i r i r e m o v a l t h e r e o f ; c o m p l e t e r e c a p 2 i n g o r r e t r e a d i n g

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t h e , e ? a i r s , s n i s s i o n , r o v e r - y l i n d e r n g o f t i r e s .

2 7 . G O V E R Y I N G B O D Y : T h e 3 0 a r d o f T o w n s h i p S u p e r v i s o r s .

2 3 . H E I G H T : S e e S u i l d i n g , H e i g h t o f " .

2 9 . HO>lE O C C U P A T I O N : Any u s e c u s t o m a r i l y c o n d u c t ' e d e n t i r e l y w i t h i n a d w e l l i n g o r i n a b u i l d i n g a c c e s s o r y t h e r e t o a n d c a r r i e d o n b y t h e i n h a b i t a n t s r e s i d i n g t h e r e i n , p r o v i d i n g

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t h a t t h e u s e i s c l e a r l y i n c i d e n t a l a n d s e c o n d a r y t o t h e u s e o f t h e d w e l l i n g f o r d w e l l i n g p u r p o s e s , t h e e x t e r i o r a p p e a r a n c e o f t h e s t r u c t u r e o r p r e m i s e s i s c o n s t r u c t e d a n d m a i n t a i n e d a s a r e s i d e n t a l d w e l l i n g , a n d n o g o o d s a r e p u b l i c l y d i s p l a y e d o n t h e p r e m i s e s o t h e r t h a n s i g n s a s p r o v i d e d h e r e i n ; i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o t h e f o l l o w - i n g o c c u p a t i o n s : t h e p r o f e s s i o n a l p r a c t i c e o f m e d i c i n e , d e n t i s t r y , a r c h i t e c t u r e , l a w a n d e n g i n e e r i n g ; a r t i s t s , b e a u t i c i a n s , b a r b e r s a n d v e t e r i n a r i a n s , e x c l u d i n g s t a b l e s o r k e n n e l s ; a n d d o e s n o t p e r m i t t h e e m p l o y m e n t o f m o r e t h a n two ( 2 ) p e r s o n s n o t l i v i n g o n t h e p r e m i s e s .

3 0 . HOSPITAL: U n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d , t h e t e r m " h o s p i t a l " s h a l l b e d e e m e d t o i n c l u d e s a n i t a r i u m , s a n a t o r i u m , p r e - v e n t o r i u m , c l i n i c , r e s t h o n e , n u r s i n g h o m e , c o n v a l e s c e n t home a n d a n y o t h e r p l a c e f o r t h e d i a g n o s i s , t r e a t m e n t o r c t h e r c a r e o f a l i m e n t s , a n d s h a l l b e d e e m e d t o b e l i m i t e d t o p l a c e s f o r t h e d i a g n o s i s , t r e a t m e n t o r o t h e r c a r e o f human a l i m e n t s .

3 1 . J U N K : Any w o r n , c a s t - o f f o r d i s c a r d e d a r t i c l e o r m a t e r i a l w h i c h i s r e a d y f o r d e s t r u c t i o n o r w h i c h h a s b e e n c o l l e c t e d o r s t o r e d f o r s a l e , r e s a l e , s a l v a g e o r c o n v e r s i o n t o some o t h e r u s e . Any s u c h a r t i c l e o r m a t e r i a l w h i c h , u n a l t e r e d , n o t n e e d e d t o b e d i s a s s e m b l e d o r u n f a s t e n e d f r o m , o r u n - c h a n g e d a n d w i t h o u t f u r t h e r r e c o n d i t i o n i n g c a n b e u s e d f o r i t s o r i g i n a l p u r p o s e a s r e a d i l y a s when new s h a l l n o t b e c o n s i d e r e d j u n k .

3 2 . J U N K Y A R D : T h e u s e o f m o r e t h a n o n e h u n d r e d ( 1 0 0 ) s q u a r e f e e t o f t h e a r e a o f a n y l o t f o r t h e s t o r a g e , k e e p i n g o r a b a n d o n m e n t o f j u n k , i n c l u d i n g s c r a p m a t e r i a l f r o m t h e d i s m a n t l i n g , d e m o l i t i o n o r a b a n d o n m e n t o f a u t o m o b i l e s o r o t h e r v e h i c l e s o r m a c h i n e r y o r p a r t s t h e r e o f . A " J u n k - y a r d " s h a l l i n c l u d e a n a u t o m o b i l e g r a v e y a r d o r m o t o r v e h i c l e g r a v e y a r d .

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3 4 . L I N E , R O A D R I G H T - O F - W A Y : The d i v i d i n g l i n e b e t w e e n t h e r o a d , r i g h t - o f - w a y a n d t h e l o t .

3 3 . L O A D I N G SPACE O R UNIT: An o f f - s t r e e t s p a c e o r b e r t h o n t h e saxe l o t w i t h a b u i l d i n g o r c o n t i g u o u s t o a g r o u p o f b u i l d i n g s , f o r t h e t e m p o r a r y s t o p p i n g o f c o m m e r c i a l v e h i c l e s w h i l e l o a d i n g o r u n l o a d i n g m e r c h a n d i s e o r m a t e r i a l s a n d w h i c h a b u t s u p o n a n a l l e y , s t r e e t o r o t h e r a p p r o p r i a t e means o f a c c e s s , a n d w h i c h i s n o t l e s s t h a n t w e l v e ( 1 2 ) f e e t w i d e , f o r t y - f i v e (45) f e e t i n l e n g t h a n d f o u r t e e n (14) f e e t i n h e i g h t .

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L O T : Land o c c u p i e d o r t o b e o c c u p i e d b y a b u i l d i n g a n d i t s a c c e s s o r y b u i l d i n g s , o r b y a d w e l l i n g g r o u p a n d i t s a c c e s s o r y b u i l d i n g s , t o g e t h e r w i t h s u c h o p e n s p a c e s a s a r e r e q u i r e d u n d e r t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s O r d i n a n c e , h a v i n g n o t l e s s t h a n t h e minimum a r e a a n d w i d t h r e q u i r e d b y t h i s O r d i n a n c e , a n d h a v i n g i t s p r i n c i p a l f r o n t a g e o n a r o a d o r o n s u c h o t h e r m e a n s o f a c c e s s a s may b e d e t e r - m i n e d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e ?revisions o f t h e law t o b e a d e q u a t e a s a c o n d i t i o n o f t h e i s s u a n c e o f a z o n i n g p e r m i t f o r a b u i l d i n g o n s u c h l a n d .

LOT A R E A : T h e a r e a o f a h o r i z o n t a l p l a n e b o u n d e d b y t h e f r o n t , r e a r a n d s i d e l i n e s .

LOT, C O R N E R : S e e " C o r n e r L o t " .

L O T D E P T H : T h e a v e r a g e h o r i z o n t a l d i s t a n c e b 2 t w e e n t h e f r o n t l o t l i n e a n d t h e r e a r l o t l i n e .

L O T , INTERIOR: A l o t o t h e r t h a n a c o r n e r l o t .

LOT LINES: T h e l i n e s b o u n d i n g a l o t a s d e f i n e d h e r e i n .

L O T N I D T H : T h e a v e r a g e h o r i t o n t a l d i s t a n c e b e t w e e n t h e s i d e l o t l i n e s , m e a s u r e d p a r a l l e l t o t h e f r o n t l o t l i n e .

YOBILE H O M E : A t r a n s p o r t a b l e , s i n g l e - f a m i l y d w e l l i n g , w h i c h may b e t o w e d o n i t s own r u n n i n g g e a r , a n d w h i c h may b e t e m p o r a r i l y o r p e r m a n e n t l y a r ' f i x e d t o r e a l e s t a t e , u s e d f o r n o n t r a n s i e n t r e s i d e n t i a l p u r p o s e s , a n d c o n - s t r u c t e d w i t h t h e s a m e , o r s i n i l a r , e l e c t r i c a l , p l u m b i n g a n d s a n i t a r y f a c i l i t i e s a s i a n o b i l e h o u s i n g ; a n d h a v i n g a minimum o f f i v e h ' u n d r e d ( 3 0 0 ) s q u a r e f e e t o f h a b i t a b l e f l o o r a r e a .

Y O B I L E HOME C O U R T O R P A R K : .A t r a c t o f l a n d u n d e r s i n g l e o w n e r s h i p w h i c h h a s b e e n 2 l a n n e d and i m p r o v e d f o r t h e ? l a c e m e n t o f m o b i l e homes f o r n o n t r a n s i e n t u s e , c o n s i s t - i n g o f two ( 2 ) o r inore m o b i l e horn? l o t s , e x c e p t w h e r e u s e d a s a home b y o t h e r s e r n p l o y e d o n a farm.

M C D U L X R O R SECTIONAL H O M E : ? o r t a b l e u n i t ( s ) d e s i g n e d , a n d b u i l t t o b e t o w e d on t h e i r own s e p a r a t e c h a s s i s a n d p e r m a n e n t l y c o m b i n e d o n s i t e t o f o r m a s i n g l e i m m o b i l e d w e l l i n g u n i t , a n d h a v i n g a n i n i n u m o f n i n e h u n d r e d ( 9 0 0 ) s q u a r e f e e t o f h a b i t a b l e f l o o r a r 2 a , s h a l l b e r e g a r d e d a s a s i n g l e - f a m i l y d e t a c h e d d w e l l i n g , b u t n a y b e l o c a t e d i n a m o b i l e home p a r k a t t h e d i s c r e t i o n o f t h e o w n e r .

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O P E N SPACE: An u n o c c u p i e d s p a c e o p e n t o t h e s k y o n t h e same l o t w i t h t h e b u i l d i n g .

O W N E R : T h e d u l y a u t h o r i z e d a g e n t , a t t o r n e y , p u r c h a s e r , d e v i s e e , f i d u c i a r y o r a n y p e r s o n h a v i n g v e s t e d o r e q u i t - a b l e i n t e r e s t i n t h e l o t i n q u e s t i o n .

P . \ R K I N G L O T : An o f f - s t r e e t s p a c e m e a s u r i n g n o t l e s s t h a n t e n ( 1 0 ) f e e t b y t w e n t y ( 2 0 ) f e e t , w h e t h e r i n s i d e o r o u t - s i d e o f a s t r u c t u r e , f o r t h e t e m p o r a r y s t a n d i n g o f a u t o m o - t i v e v e h i c l e s t o b e u s e d e x c l u s i v e l y a s a p a r k i n g s t a l l f o r o n e (1) a u t o m o t i v e v e h i c l e . S u c h s p a c e s h a l l b e e x c l u - s i v e o f a l l a r e a n e c e s s a r y t o g a i n a c c e s s t o s a i d p a r k i n g s p a c e i n c l u d i n g t o w i n g a r e a s , a c c e s s a i s l e s , f i r e l a n e s , a n d a c c e s s d r i v e s w i t h i n t h e r o a d r i g h t - o f - w a y .

PLAT: A map, p l a n o r l a y o u t , w h e t h e r p r e l i m i n a r y o r f i n a l , s h o w i n g t h e s u b d i v i s i o n o f l a n d i n t o l o t s , b l o c k s , s t r e e t s o r o t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h A c t 2 4 7 (as amended b y A c t 93), t h e P e n n s y l v a n i a M u n i c i p a l i t i e s P l a n n i n g Code a n d t h e s e r e g u l a t i o n s .

P O R C H : A r o o f e d o v e r s t r u c t u r e p r o j e c t i n g f ro in t h e f r o n t , s i d e o r r e a r w a l i o f a b u i l d i n g . For t h e p u r p o s e o f t h e Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e , a p o r c h i s c o n s i d e r e d a p a r t o f t h e p r i n c i p a l b u i l d i n g a n d i s n o t p e r m i t t e d t o e x t e n t i n t o a n y r e q u i r e d y a r d s .

P R E M I S E S : Any l o t , p a r c e l o r t r a c t o f l a n d a n d a n y b u i l d - i n g c o n s t r u c t e d t h e r e o n .

P R I N C I P A L U S E : T h e m a j o r d o m i n a n t u s e o f t h e l o t o n w h i c h i t i s l o c a t e d .

P R I V - A T E S E W E R SYSTE4!:- An i n d i v i d u a l o n - l o t s t w e r a g e s y s t e m (i-e. i n d i v i d u a l p a c k a g e p l a n t o r s e p t i c s y s t e m ) .

? , P I V A T E NXTER SUTPLY: An i n d i v i d u z l o n - l o ? w a t e r s u ? p l y .

P U B L I C SEWER SYSTEM: Used i n t e r n s o f b e i n g a v a i l a j l e t o t h e l o t s w i t h i n t h e s u b d i v i s i o n o n a j o i n t b a s i s f r o m o f f - l o t s o u r c e s .

PUSLIC WATER S U P P L Y : Used i n t e r n s o f b e i n g a v a i l a b l e t o t h e l o t s w i t h i n t h e s i b d i v i s i o n o n a j o i n r b a s i s f r o m o f f - l o t s o u r c e s .

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P U B L I C H E A R I X G : A m e e t i n g o p e n t o t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c h e l d p u r s u a n t t o p r o p e r " p u b l i c n o t i c e . "

P U B L I C N O T I C E : N o t i c e p u b l i s h e d o n c e e a c h week f o r t w o s u c c e s s i v e w e e k s i n a n e w s p a p e r o f g e n e r a l c i r c u l a t i o n i n t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y . S u c h n o t i c e s h a l l s t a t e t h e t i m e a n d p l a c e o f t h e n e a r i n g a n d t h e p a r t i c u l a r n a t u r e o f t h e m a t t e r t o b e c o n s i d e r e d a t t h e h e a r i n g . T h e f i r s t p u b l i - c a t i o n s h a l l b e n o t m o r e t h a n t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) d a y s o r l e s s t h a n f o u r t e e n ( 1 4 ) d a y s from t h e d a t e o f t h e h e a r i n g .

P U B L I C R I G H T - O F - W A Y : Land r e s e r v e d f o r u s e a s a s t r e e t , a l l e y , i n t e r i o r w a l k o r f o r o t h e r p u b l i c p u r p o s e s .

P U B L I C USES, A P P R O P R I A T E : I n c l u d e s p u b l i c a n d semi - p u b l i c u s e s o f a w e l f z r e a n d e d u c a t i o n a l n a t u r e , s u c h a s h o s p i t a l s , n u r s i n g h o m e s , s c h o o l s , p a r k s , c h u r c h e s , c e m e t e r i e s , c i v i c c e n t e r s , h i s t o r i c a l r e s t o r a t i o n s , f i r e s t a t i o n s , m u n i c i p a l b u i l d i n g s , e s s e n t i a l p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s t h a t r e q u i r e e n c l o s u r e w i t h i n a b u i l d i n g ; a i r p o r t s , f r a - t e r n a l c l u b s a n d h o m e s ; a n d n o n p r o f i t r e c r e a t i o n a l f a c i l - i t i e s .

R O A D : A p u b l i c way w h i c h a f f o r d s p r . i n c i p a 1 m e a n s o f a c c e s s t o a b u t t i n g p r o p e r t i e s .

SANITARY L A N D F I L L : A l o t o r p a r c e l o r p a r c t h e r e o f u s e d p r i m a r i l y f o r t h e d i s p o s a l o f g a r b a g e , r e f u s e a n d o t h e r d i s c a r d e d m a t e r i a l s i n c l u d i n g , b u t n o t l i n i t e d t o , s o l i d a n d l i q u i d w a s t e m a t e r i a l s r e s u l t i n 2 f r o m i n d u s t r i a l , c o m m e r c i a l , a g r i c u l t u r a l a n d r e s i d e n t i a l a c t i v i t i e s . T h e o p e r a t i o n o f a s a n i t a r y l a n d f i l l n o r m a l l y c o n s i s t s o f ( a ) d e p o s i t i a g t h e d i s c a r d e d m a t e r i a l i n a p l a n n e d c o n t r o l l e d m a n n e r , ( b ) c o m p a c t i n g t h e d i s c a r d e d m a t e r i a l i n t h i n l a y e r s t o r e d u c e i t s v o l u m e , ( c ) c o v e r i n g t h e d i s c a r d e d m a t e r i a l w i t h a l a y e r o f e a r t h , a n d ( 0 ) c o m p a c t i n g t h e e a r t h c o v e r .

S.l\\VMILLS O R P L A N Y I Y G YILLS: Mi l l s i n t e n d e d f o r t h e p r i m a r y p r o c e s s i n g o f t i a b e r o r s a x . l o g s i n t o l u m b e r a n d s h a l l e x c l u d e a n y s e c o n d a r y p r o c e s s i n g o f t n e l u m b e r t h u s p r o d u c e d .

SCREEY P L X N T I Y G : A v e g e t a t i v e m a t e r i a l o f s u f f i c i e n t h e i g h t a n d d e n s i t y t g c o n c e a l f r o m t h e v i e w o f p r o p e r t y o w n e r s i n a d j o i n i n g r e s i d e n t i a l d i s c r i c t s t h e s t r u c t u r e s a n d u s e s o n t h e p r e m i s e s o n w h i c h t h e s c r e e n p l a n t i n g i s l o c a t e d .

SERVICE STATION: S e e "Gas S t a t i o n " .

SERVICES, ESSEYTIXL: S e e " E s s e n t i a l S e r v i c e I n s t a l l a t i o n " . I

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SIGN: Any s u r f a c e , f a b r i c d e v i c e o r s t r u c t u r e b e a r i n g l e t t e r e d , p i c t o r i a l o r s c u p l t u r e d m a t t e r i n t e n d e d , d e s i g n e d , o r u s e d t o c o n v e y i n f o r m a t i o n v i s u a l l y a n d e x p o s e d t o p u b - l i c v i e w , w h i c h d i r e c t s a t t e n t i o n t o a n o b j e c t , p r o d u c t , . p l a c e , a c t i v i t y , p e r s o n , i n s t i t u t i o n , o r g a n i z a t i o n , o r b u s i - n e s s . T h e t e r m " s i g n " d o e s n o t a p p l y t o a f l a g , emblem or i n s i g n i a o f a n a t i o n , p o l i t i c a l u n i t , s c h o o l o r r e l i g i o u s g r o u p .

SIGX, GROSS SURFACE A R E A O F : The e n t i r e a r e a w i t h i n a s i n g l e c o n t i n u o u s p e r i m e t e r e n c l o s i n g t h e e x t r e m e l i m i t s o f s u c h s i g n . A l l s i g n s s h a l l b e l i m i t e d t o n o t m o r e t h a n two f a c e s . A l l a r e a l i m i t a t i o n s s h a l l b e c o m p u t e d i n s q u a r e f e e t . E z c h f a c e o f a d o u b l e - f a c e s i g n may e q u a l t h e max- mum s i z e p e r m i t t e d f o r t h e p a r t i c u l a r t y p e o f s i g n . When i n d i v i d u a l l e t t e r s a r e u s e d s e p a r a t e l y o n t h e s u r f a c e o f a b u i l d i n g w a l l , t h e s p a c e s b e t w e e n s a i d l e t t e r s s h a l l b e i n c l u d e d i n c o m p u t i n g t h e a r e a o f t h e s i g n .

STRUCTURE: Any man made o b j e c t h a v i n g a n a s c e r t a i n a b l e s t a t i o n a r y l o c a t i o n o n o r i n l a n d o r w a t e r , w h e t h e r o r n o t a f f i x e d t o t h e l a n d , a n d i n c l u d e s among o t h e r t h i n g s b u i l d i n g s , s t a d i u m s , p l a t f o r m s , r a d i o t o w e r s , s h e d s , s t o r a g e b i n s , f e n c e s a n d d i s p l a y s i g n s .

T R A C T : An a r e a o f l a n d i d e n t i f i e d a s a s i n g l e p l o t h a v i n g i t s own s e p a r a t e d e e d d e s c r i p t i o n o n r e c o r d a r t h e C o u n t y R e g i s t e r a n d R e c o r d e r ' s O f f i c e .

T R A I L E R : Any v e h i c l e o r s t r u c t u r e d e s i g n e d a n d c o n s t r u c t e d i n s u c h n a n n e r as w i l l p e r n i t o c c u p a n c y t h e r e o f as s l e e p - i n g q u a r t e r s f o r o n e o r more p e r s o n s o r t h e c o n d u c t o f a n y b u s i n e s s o r p r o f e s s i o n , o c c u p a t i o n o r t r a d e ( o r u s e a s a s e l l i n g o r a d v e r t i s i n g d e v i c e ) ar ,d s o d e s i g n e d t h a t i t i s , o r may b e m o u n t e d or: w h e e l s a n d u s e d a s a con1ieg.ance o n h i g h w a y s , r o a d s 2nd s t r e e t s , p r o p e l l e d or d r a w n 5 y i t s own o r o t h e r m o t i v e p o w e r , excepting 2 d e v i c e u s e d e x t l u s i v e t y u p o n s t z t i o n a r y r a i l s or t r a c k s . T r a i l e r s may n o t b e p e r m a n e n : r e s i d e n c e s . TYAILE3 C 0 A C : I : S e e T r a i l e r .

T R A V E L T R A I L E R : S e e T r a i l e r .

T R A V E L T R A I L E R P.\RK: Any p a r k , t r a i l e r p a r k , t r a i l e r c o u r t , c o u r t , c a n p , s i z e , l o t , p a r c e l or t r a c t o f l a n d d e s i g n e d , s a i n t a i n e d o r i n t e n d e d f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f s u p p l y i n g a l o c a - t i o n o r a c c o m n o d a t i o n s f o r a n y t r a i l e r c o a c h o r t r a i l e r c o a c h e s a n d u p o n w h i c h a n y t r a i l e r c o a c h o r t r a i l e r c o a c h e s a r e p a r k e d a n d s h a l l i n c l u d e a l l b u i l d i n g s u s e d o r i n t e n d e d f o r u s e a s p a r t o f t h e e q u i p m e n t t h e r e o f , w h e t h e r a c h a r g e i s made f o r t h e u s e o f t h e t r a v e l t r a i l e r p a r k a n d i t s f a c i l - i t i e s o r n o t " T r a v e l T r a i l e r P a r k " s h a l l n o t i n c l u d e a u t o m o - b i l e o r t r a i l e r s a l e s lots o n w h i c h u n o c c u p i e d t r a i l e r s a r e p a r k e d f o r t h e p u r p o s e s o f i n s p e c t i o n a n d s a l e .

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7 5 . USE: T h e s p e c i f i c p u r p o s e f o r w h i c h l a n d o r a b u i l d i n g i s d e s i g n e d , a r r a n g e d , i n t e n d e d o r f o r w h i c h i t i s o r may b e o c c u p i e d o r m a i n t a i n e d . T h e t e r m " p e r m i t t e d u s e " o r i t s e q u i v a l e n t s h a l l n o t b e deemed t o i n c l u d e a n y n o n c o n f o r m i n g u s e .

7 6 . USE, !4IXED: T h e o c c u p a n c y o f a b u i l d i n g o r o f a l o t f o r m o r e t h a n o n e (1) u s e , s u c h a s : b o t h a b u s i n e s s a n d a r e s i d e n t i a l u s e ; b o t h a n i n d u s t r i a l a n d a r e s i d e n t i a l u s e , e t c .

7 7 . V X Z I . L \ N C E : T h e p e r m i s s i o n g r a n t e d b y t h e Z o n i n g H e a r i n g B o a r d , f o l l o w i n g a p u b l i c h e a r i n g t h a t h a s b e e n p r o p e r l y a d v e r t i s e d a s r e q u i r e d b y t h i s O r d i n a n c e , f o r a n a d j u s t - m e n t t o some r e g u l a t i o n w h i c h i f s t r i c t l y a d h e r e d t o w o u l d r e s u l t i n a n u n n e c e s s a r y h a r d s h i p , a n d w h e r e t h e p e r m i s s i o n g r a n t e d w o u l d n o t 5 e c o n t r a r y t o t h e p u b l i c i n t e r e s t , a n d w o u l d m a i n t a i n t h e s p i r i t a n d o r i g i n a l i n t e n t o f t h e O r d i n a n c e .

7 8 . Y A R D : An u n o c c u p i e d s p a c e o p e n t o t h e s k y , o n t h e same l o t w i t h a b u i l d i n g o r s t r u c t u r e .

( a ) Y.?IRD, FRONT: An o p e n u n o c c u p i e d s p a c e o n t h e same l o t w i t h a m a i n b u i l d i n g , e x t e n d i n g t h e f u l l w i d t h o f t h e l o t a n d s i t u a t e d b e t w e e n t h e s t r e e t r i g h t - o f - w a y l i n e a n d t h e f r o n t l i n e o f t h e b u i l d i n g p r o - j e c t e d t o t h e s i d e l i n e s o f t h e l o t . T h e d e p t h o f t h e f r o n t y a r d s h a l l b e m e a s u r e d b e t w e e n t h e f r o n t l i n e o f t h e b u i l d i n g a n d t h e s t r e e t r i g h t - o f - w a y l i n e . C o v e r e d p o r c h e s w h e t h e r e n c l o s e d o r u n e n c l o s e d , s h a l l b e c o n s i d e r e d as p a r t o f t h e m a i n b u i l d i n g a n d s h a l l n o t p r o j e c t i n t o a r e q u i r e d f r o n t y a r d .

( b ) Y A R D , R E A R : An o p e n u n o c c u p i e d s p a c e o n t h e same l o t w i t h a m a i n b u i l d i n g , e x t e n d i n g t h e f u l l w i d t h o f t h e l o t a n d s i t u a t e d b e t w e e n t h e r e a r l i n e o f t h e l o t a n d t h e r e a r l i n e o f t h e b u i l d i n g p r a j e c t e d t o t h e s i d e l i n e s o f t h e l o t a n d t h e r z a r l i n e o f t h e b u i l d i n g . X b u i l d i n g s h a l l n o t e x t e n d i n t o t h e r e q u i r e d r e a r y a r d .

( c ) Y.I\RD, S I D E : An o p e n u n o c c u p i e d s p a c e o n t h e same l o t w i t h t h e b u i l d i n g s i t u a t e d b e t w e e n t h e b u i l d i n g a n d t h e s i d e l i n e o f t h e l o t a n d e x t e n d i n g from t h e f r o n t y a r d t o t h e r e a r y a r d . Any l o t l i n e n o t a r e a r l i n e o r a f r o n t l i n e s h a l l b e deemed a s i d e l i n e . A b u i l d - i n g s h a l l n o t e x t e n d i n t o t h e r e q u i r e d s i d e y a r d s .

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7 9 . Z O N I N G H E A R I N G B O A R D : The Z o n i n g H e a r i n g B o a r d o f R u t l a n d T o w n s h i p a s d u l y c o n s t i t u t e d b y a n d e s t a b l i s h e d p u r s u a n t t o t h i s O r d i n a n c e .

8 0 . Z O N I N G O F F I C E R : T h e i n d i v i d u a l a u t h o r i z e d b y t h e R u t l a n d T o w n s h i p S u p e r v i s o r s t o b e t h e a d m i n i s t r a t o r o f t h e d a i l y a p p l i c a t i o n o f t h e p r o v i s i o n s c o n t a i n e d i n t h i s Z o n i n g O r d i n a n c e .

8 1 . Z O N I N G P E R M I T : A s t a t e m e n t s i g n e d b y t h e Z o n i n g O f f i c e r i n d i c a t i n g t h a t t h e a p p l i c a t i o n f o r p e r m i s s i o n t o c o n s t r u c t , a l t e r o r a d d i s a p p r o v e d a n d i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e r e q u i r e - m e n t s o f t h e t e r m s o f t h i s O r d i n a n c e .

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ARTICLE I11 AGRICULTURAL RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Sec t ion 300 PURPOSE

The purpose of t h e A g r i c u l t u r a l R e s i d e n t i a l D i s t r i c t i s t o provide for development of t h e b roades t p o s s i b l e range of compat ib le uses i n an o r d e r l y manner; 1) Allowing more i n t e n s i v e development and h ighe r popula t ion d e n s i t i e s i n t h o s e a r e a s where p u b l i c services a re o r w i l l be most r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e , ( 2 ) Nain ta in ing low Fopula t ion 2 e n s i t i e s i n those a r e a s i n which p u b l i c services are n o t o r w i l l not %e r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e , and ( 3 ) X e s t r i c t i n g development i n t h o s e a r e a s which, due t o n a t u r a l c o n d i t i o n s , p r e s e n t a d i r e c t t h r e a t t o t h e h e a l t h and s a f e t y of persons and p r o p e r t y .

Sec t ior , 3 0 1 DESIGNATION O F D I S T R I C T

For t h e purposes of t h i s Ordinance t h e Townshi;? of Rutland Tioga County, Pennsylvania , i s hereby des igna ted a s an A g r i c u l t u r a l R e s i d e n t i a l D i s t r i c t . Section 3 0 2 PEXVITTED USES

A l o t o r p a r c e l may be used and a b u i l d i n g o r s t r u c t u r e may be e r e c t e d and used f o r any of t h e fo l lowinc j purposes: A. P r i n c i p a l c s e s :

S i n q l e - f a d l y de tached dwel l ings inc lud ing i n d i v i d u a l I.

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mobile homes. A g r i c u l t u r a l uses inc lud ing h o r t i c u l t u r e , d a i r y i n g , animal husbandry, pas tu raqe , o rcha rds , f o r e s t r y , p l a n t n u r s e r i e s , and t h e i r a s s o c i a t e d suppor t f a c i l i t i e s . Parks , playgrounzs and o t h e r noncommercial r e c r e a t i o n a l uses . Educa t iona l and r e l i g i o u s uses . Municipal and c i v i c b u i l d i n g s , l i b r a x i e s , museums, f i r e afid p o l i c e s t a t i o n s . Eone garcening . P r i v a t e c l u b s , lodges, r e c r e a t i o n a l b u i l d i n g s o r 2 r o p e r t i e s . Eorne occupat ions m d . pro f2ss ionz l o f f i c e s a s a s u b s i d i a r y and subord ina te u s e t o r e s i d e n t i a l u n i t s provided: a. O f f i c i a l r e s i2ences s h a l l b e n a i n t a i n e d by t h e

occupant who may b e an owEer, a r e n t e r o r a

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lessee; The s u b s i d i a r y use s h a l l be loca t2d i n t h e p r i n c i p a l dwe l l ing b u i l d i n g ; The s u b s i d i a r y use s h a l l no t occupy more than 4 0 p e r c e n t of t h e ground f l o o r area of t h e p r i n c i p a l <wel l ing bu i ld ing ; There s h a l l be a minimum of t h r e e o f f - s t r e e t park spaces i n a d d i t i o n t o those r equ i r ed under t h e p rov i s ions of t h i s Ordinance;

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e. N o t more than t w o nonres iden t s s h a l l b e employed

f . U s e of an accessory b u i l d i n g f o r p u q o s e s r e l a t e d on t h e premises; and

t o t h e home occupat ion o r p r o f e s s i o n a l o f f i c e , shall be l i m i t e d t o t h e t o t a l ground f l o o r arsa of t h e accessory b u i l d i n g .

9 . Xobile home park subject t o Tioga County Xobile Home Park Ordinance.

LMinimum l o t requirements:

The mininun l o t a r e a , l o t width and yard r e g u l a t i o n s and maximum b u i l d i n g h e i g h t and lot coverage requirements s p e c i f i e d i n Sec t ion 3 0 4 f o r a s inqle- fami ly detached dwel l ing s h a l l be t h e minimum requirements f o r a l l pe rmi t t ed uses s p e c i f i e d i n t h i s S e c t i o n .

Accessory u s e s :

The fo l lowing accessory uses are Fermi t ted f o r t h o s e 2e rmi t t ed and s p e c i a l except ion uses approved under t h i s Ordinance:

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P r i v a t e garages o r parlcir.9 a r e a s . Other accessory u s e s cus tomar i ly i n c i d e n t a l t o a permi t ted p r i n c i p a l use . Signs as h e r e a f t e r provided a r e permi t ted : a .

b .

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Temporary s i g n s a d v e r t i s i n g t h e s a l e , r e n t a l o r development of p rope r ty ; temporary s i g n s i n d i c a t i n g t h e l o c a t i o n and d i r e c t i o n of premises and n o t exceeding f o u r square f e e t i n a r e a ; temporary s i g n s e r e c t e d by churches , schools , c i v i c o r g a n i z a t i o n s o r o t h e r s i i n i l a r i n s t i t u t i o n s provided t h e a r e a of t h e s i q n does no t exceed 1 2 square f e e t . A11 temporary s i g n s s h a l l n o t be d i sp laye2 more than 9 0 consecut ive days. Permanent announceaent s i g n s Zes iqna t ing p r o f e s s i o n a l o f f i c e s and home occupat ion such a s t h o s e of a b e a u t i c i a n , a t t o r n e y , enqineer , a r c h i t e c t and s e a m - stress, s r c v i d i n g such siqis do n o t exceed. n ine scuare f e e t . Permanently i l lumina tsd . s igns des ignac ing t h e name af t h e occupant, che s c x e e t zaine and nouse nuriber may be a t t a c h e 2 t o the s u r f a c e of t h e s t r u c t u r s i f t h e l e t t e r s and numbers a r e noc i n excess of t h r e e inches i n h e i g h t . Perinanent s i g n s e r e c t e d by churches, schools and o t h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s providsd t h a t t h e a r e a of t h e s i g n does r,ot exceed 1 2 scuare f e e t ; 'de l i g h t sources must be w i t h i n t h e s i g n back o r s i d e s , b u t e n t i r e l y w i t h i n t h e cover g l a s s . The zrea of t h e s ign s h a l l i n c l u d e t h e supporz m a t e r i a l from t h e bottom of t h e s i g n t o o r beyond t h e top of t h e s ign .

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Permanent s i g n s f o r commercial and i n d u s t r i a l uses provided t h a t t h e area of t h e s i g n does n o t exceed 64 squa re f e e t . S t ree t o r road s i g n s a r e pe rmi t t ed a t a h e i g h t of n o t less tilan seven f e e t above t h e t o p l e v e l of t h e cu rb ; t h e y may have a r e f l e c t i v e s u r f a c e . Perinanent s i p s s h a l l b e regarded a s s t r u c t u r e s w i t h i n t h e ineaning of t h i s Ordinance. Permanent s i g n s shall be l o c a t e d a t a minimum d i s t a n c e of t e n f e e t from t h e s t reet o r road right-of-way i f no s idewalk e x i s t s and fou r f e e t from t h e i n s i z e edge of t h e s idewalk , s idewalk e x i s t s . s u r f a c e , b u t may no t be i l l u m i n a t e d from t h e f r o n t

i f such a These s i s n s nay have a r e f l e c t i v e

o r t h e r e a r . The bottommost p a r t of any s i g n s h a l l n o t exceed the h e i g h t of two fee t above ground grade i f not a t t a c h e d t o a s t r u c t u r e . No s i g n , pernanent o r temporary, s h a l l be i n s t a l l e d i n t h e c l e a r s i g h t t r i a n g l e if it is in c o n f l i c t wi th t h e c l s a r s i g h t l i n e and c l e a r s i g h t t r i a n g l e requirements . I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e o t h e r requirements of t h i s Sec t ion , every s i g n r e f e r r e d t o h e r e i n inust be cons t ruc t ed of 2u rab le m a t e r i a l s , kep t i n r e p a i z and not allowed t o become d i l aDida ted . when t h e c i r cuns t ances l e a d i n g t o i t s e r e c t i o n no

Each s i p . s h a l l be removed

l o n q e r a p p l y .

The fo l lowing u s e s a r e s e r m i t t e d a s S p e c i a l Exceptions upon a??roval by t h e Zoning Eiearing Board, s u b j e c t t o t h e r e s u l a t i o n s an2 procedurss of this Ordinance.

. A . P r i n c i p l uses: 1. Sinqle-2ani ly seni-detacked d w e l l i i ~ g s ; two-Zanily

detached. dwelli-.?Gs ; two-family semi-detached 2wellin2.s; tcwnhauses; anC garden a2zrtments. Nursir,g homes, c l i n i c s , h o s p i t a l s , s a n i t a z i c n s and f u n e r a l homes axe 2ermi t ted a s s 2 e c i a l except ions when the Zoninq Sea r in5 aoard ?in& a 2 t e r a p b l i c hea r ing t h a t such u s e s w i l l n o t c r e a t e hazardous c o n d i t i o n s and w i l l meet t h e fo l lowing requirements: a . The lot c o n t a i n s a n i n i m m f r o n t a g e of 1 5 0 f e e t

an2 an a r e a of one a c r e ( 3 3 , 5 6 0 square f e e t ) . b . The a r c h i t e c t u r e of tkle s t r u c t u r e is i n keeping

wi th t h e gene ra l r e s i d e n t i a l c h a r a c t e r of t h e

2 .

neiqnborhoo2. O f f - l o t sewer s e r v i c e and o f f - l o t water service c . a r e 2rovided.

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3 . R e t a i l sales f o r l o c a l o r neighborhood needs t o b e l i m i t e d t o t h e fo l lowing when such bus iness is conducted e n t i r e l y w i t h i n a b u i l d i n s . a .

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The-sale of baked goods and pas t r i e s , candy and c o n f e c t i o n e r i e s , d a i r y products and ice cream, g r o c e r i e s , meats, f r u i t and vegetab les . The s a l e of books, magazines, newspapers, tobacco, drugs , g i f t s and s t a t i o n e r y . Res t au ran t s , motels and h o t e l s . Se rv ice e s t ab l i shmen t s i nc lud ing ba rbe r shops, c l ean ing shops, s e l f - s e r v i c e l a u n d r i e s , shoe r e p a i r and florist shops. General merchandise and r e t a i l s t o r e s , i nc iud ing v a r i e t y s t o r e s , s p o r t i n g 50ods and drug s t o r e s . Apparel and a c c e s s o r i e s s t o r e s . F u r n i t u r e , home f u r n i s h i n g s , household a;?pl iance, hardware, p a i n t aEd g l a s s s t o r e s . G i f t , camera, n u s i c , cosmetic , hobby, j ewe l ry , l e a t h e r and luggacje shops. F i n a n c i a l i n s t i t u c i o n s and p r o f e s s i o n a l o f f i c e s . Medical, v e t e r i n a r y and d e n t a l o f f i c e s , l a b o r a t o r i e s , c l i n i c s and h o s p i t a l s . F r a t e r n a l c l u b s , lodges , and s o c i a l and r e c r e a t i o n c lubs . E s s e n t i a l s e r v i c e i n s t a l l a t i o n s . Automobile, t r u c k and bus s e r v i c e s t a t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g r e p a i r i n g , s a l e s and washing u s e s . Warehouses, d i s t r i b u t i o n centers , and t r u c k and bus t e rmina l s . Mobile homes sales . R e t a i l e s t ab l i shmen t s provie ing 9 r ina r i ly d r i v e - i n o r in-car service. Outdoor and indoor commercial r e c r e a t i o n an2 e n t e r t a i n - ment cses s r o v i d i n g r e c r e a t i o n and en ter ta in inent with- i n conformicy wich gene ra l community scandards . Any p roduc t i sn , manufactur ing, assembly, p rocess ing , c l ean ing , r e s e a r c h and t e s t i n g , r e p a i r s t c r a g e o r d i s t r i b u c i o n of m a t e r i a l s , cjoods, foods tu2 f s and ocher produccs and wnolssale d i s t z i b u t i o n and s t o r a q e u s e s s u b j e c t t o com2liance with t h e f o l l o w i q oer- formar,ce s t a ~ d a r d s and/or a f i n d i n g , based on evidence prssenceci, by t h e Zoning Eearincj 30ard thac said use w i l l comply x i t h s a i d stan6arZ.s. (1) i n d u s t r i a l a c t i v i t i e s shall be such t h a t they:

emit no obnoxious, t o x i c o r c o r r o s i v e d u s t , d i r t , 2 ly a s h , fumes, vapors o r gases which can cause any damage t o nunan h e a l t h , t o animals o r v e q e t a t i o n o r t o o t h e r forms of propercy, o r which can cause any s o i l i n g o r s t a i n i n g of persons o r proper ty a t any p o i n t beyond t h e l o t l i n e s of t h e use c r e a t i n g t h e emission, d i scha rge no sinoke of a cons i s t ency which will r e s t r i c t the ;;assage of sunl ic jnt ; ernit any odor p r e c e p t i b l e a t

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t h e l o t boundaries on a r e g u l a r b a s i s , produce no p h y s i c a l v i b r a t i o n s p r e c e p t i b l e a t o r beyond t h e l o t boundar ies ; produce no e lec t romagnet ic r a d i a c i o n c r r a d i o a c t i v e emission i n j u r i o u s t o human be ings , animals o r vege ta t ion ( e l e c t r o m q n e t i c r a d i a t i o n o r r a d i o a c t i v e emiss ions s h a l l no t b e of an i n t e n s i t y t h a t i n t e r l e r e s w i t % t h e use or’ any o t h e r p r o c e r t y ) ; d i s c h a r g e of any un- t r e a t e d p o t e n t i a l l y dangerous e f f l u e n t from p l a n t o p e r a t i o n s i n t o l o c a l s u r f a c e o r sub- s u r f a c e d ra inage c o u r s e s .

( 2 ) A l l outdoor f a c i l r t i s s f o r f u e l , raw m a t e r i a l s and products ; and a l l f u e l , raw m a t e r i a l and products s t o r e d ou tdoor s , s h a l l be enclosed by an approved s a f e t y fence and v i s u a l s c reen and s h a l l conform t o a l l yard requirements imposed. upon t h e main b u i l d i n g .

( 3 ) N o m a t e r i a l s s h a l l be depos i t ed u;?on a l o t i n such form o r manner t h a t they may be t r a n s f e r r e d off t h e l o t by n a t u r a l causes o r f o r c e s , nor s h a l l any subs tance xh ich can contaminate a s t r eam o r watercourse o r o the r - w i s e render such s t r eam o r watercourse undes i r zb le a s a source of w a t c supply o r r e c r e a t i o n , o r which w i l l d e s t r o y a q u a t i c l i f e , be allowed t o e n t e r any s i rean o r watercourse by e i t h e r d i r e c t ( s u r f a c e run-055) o r i n d i r e c t (sub- s u r f a c e dra inage) ineans.

(4) A l l i na t e r i a l s o r wastss which mighc cause fumes o r d u s t c r which c o n s t i t u t e a f i r e hazard o r which nay b s e d i b l e o r o thenq i se a t t r a c t i v e t o r o e e r ? ~ s . - o r i n s e c t s s h a l l 52 s t o r e d outdoors only ir enclosed. i n con ta ine r s which a r e adequate t o e l i n i n a t e such hazards .

Sec t ion 3 0 4 LOT AREA, WIDTH, Y>-2D, 3 U I I ; D I X G EZiC-ET X i D

The minimum l o t a r e a , ininirriunl l o t w i Z = h , zinhuxn Z Z ~ E = yard , minimum s i d e yard , mininum r e a x yaz6, rilaxizm. building h e i g h t and maxixun l o t coverace f o r each ~ e r m i f t s i l and s p e c i a i except ion use s h a l l be chose sec f o r t h i n t h e schedule appear icg i n t h i s Ordinance and. t i t l e d “S!inimum L o t Area, Lot Widczi- and Yard Require- ments, and Xaxinun Building Height and. L o t Coverage Xequirements”.

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era1 Regula t ions O f f - s t r e e t gark ing , l o a d i n g and unloading f a c i l i t i e s s h a l l b e provided t o l e s s e n conges t ion i n t h e s t reets . The f a c i l i t i e s r e q u i r e 2 h e r e i n s h a l l be a v a i l a b l e throughout t h e hours or' o p e r a t i o n of t h e p a r t i c u l a r b u s i n e s s o r use f o r which such f a c i l i t i e s are provided. As used h e r e i n , t h e tern "pa rk ing space" i n c l u d e s ei'her covered garage space o r uncovered park ing lot space l o c a t e d o f f t h e p u b l i c riqht-of-way. X I 1 park ing spaces s h a l l b e ample i n s i z e f o r t h e v e h i c l e s f o r which use i s in t ended . space p e r v e h i c l e s h a l l b e n o t less t h a n t e n (10) f e e t wide and twenty ( 2 0 ) f e e t l ong . Outdoor pa rk ing spaces , and t h e approaches t h e r e t o , s h a l l be paved, o r covered w i t h q r a v e l o r c i n d e r s . shall b e desned t o be ? a r t of t h e open s2ace of t h e l o t on which it i s l o c a t e d . A garage o r c a r ? o r t may be l o c a t e d wholly o r p a r t l y i n s i d e t h e w a l l s of t h e p r i n c i p a l b u i l d i n g , o r a t t a c h e d t o t h e o u t e r w a l l s . I f s e p a r a t e d from t h e p r i n c i p a l b u i l d i n g , t h e gazage s h a l l conforin t o a l l accesso ry b u i l d i n g r e q u i r e - ments. The garage may b e c o n s t r u c t e d under a yard o r c o u r t . The space above a n underground ga rage s h a l l be deemed t o be p a r t of t h e open space of t h e lot on which it is l o c a t e d . Park ing s2aces may be located. O R a l o t o the r than t h a t c o n t a i n i n g t h e p r i n c i p a l u s e w i t h t h e approval of t h e Zoning Bearing 3oard. Su r fac ing : f o r proper Crainage an2 s h a l l be su r faced so a s t o p rov ide a d u r a b l e and L u s t l e s s s u r f a c e , g r a v e l , c o n c r e t e o r bi tuminous c o n c r e t e s u r f a c e , and s h a l l b e so a r ranged a s t o provi2e f o r o r d e r l y and s a f e park ing and s t o r a g e of v e h i c l e s . L i g h t i n s : s t reet park ing a r e a s h z l l be so a r r a n s e d as t o rePlect t h e l i g h t away from ae jo in inc j p r s m i s e s and p - & l i c r ight-of-way. There s h a l l be adequate p r o v i s i z n for i n g r e s s and egress c3 a l l 2ark ing and l o a e i n g spaces SesigEeci f o r u se by employees, customers , Z e l i v e r y services, sales people and/or t h e q e n e r a l p u b l i c . a r e a does not abu t on a p u b l i c r ight-of-way, o r p r i v a t e a l l e y o r easement of access, t he re s h a l l be 9rovided an access Z,=iv= p e r l a n e of t r a f f i c n o t l e s s t h a n twelve ( 1 2 ) f e e t i n wid th per l a n e of t r z f f i c ; and n o t less t h a t eiGhteen ( 1 8 ) f e e t i n wid th i n a l l cdses where t h e access i s t o s t o r a g e areas o r l oad ing and unloading spaces r e q u i r e d hereun2er.

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B. Parking f a c i l i t i e s r equ i r ed :

Any s t r u c t u r e o r b u i l d i n g h e r z a f t e r e r e c t e d , conver ted , o r en larged f o r any of t h e fo l lowing u s e s , o r any open a r e a h e r e a f t e r used f o r commercial purToses, s h a l l be provided wi th not less than the minimum s?aces, a s se t f o r t h below, which s?aces s h a l l be r e a d i l y a c c e s s i b l e to t h e uses served thereby . F r a c t i o n a l numbers of park ing spaces s h a l l be increased t o t h e nex t whole number. 1. R e s i d e n t i a l park ing:

a. A l l r e s i d e n t i a l units. s h a l l b e provided wi th - two ( 2 ) o f f - s t r e e t parking spaces p e r dwe l l ing u n i t .

b. R e s i d e n t i a l conversion units s h a l l be provided wi th a minimuii of one (1) park ing space p e r dwel l ing uiit. The r equ i r ed park ing s h a l l no t be located. between t h e s t r e e t r ight-of-way l i n e and t h e f r o n t b u i l d i n g l i n e .

c. Boarding o r rooming houses, h o t e l s , mo te l s , and t o u r i s t houses . At l e a s t one (I) park ing space for each g u e s t room. I f a r e s t a u r a n t i n con- n e c t i o n w i t h t h e above i s open t o t h e p u b l i c , t h e o f f - s t r e e t park ing f a c i l i t i e s s h a l l n o t be less than t h o s e r e q u i r e d f o r r e s t a u r a n t s , i n a d d i t i o n t o those r equ i r ed f o r gues t rooms.

2 . C o m e r c i a l pzrk ing: a . Thea te r s , audi tor iums, chllrches, S C ~ O O ~ S , s tadiums

or any o t h e r p l ace of p u b l i c o r p r i v a t e asse-mbly. A t l e a s t or,e (1) parkifig space f o r each t h r e e ( 3 ) s e a t s provided f o r pub l i c o r p r i v a t e assembly.

b. 2 e t a i l s t o r t s and o t h e r g l a c e s for trade o r bus iness . One (1) v e h i c l e space f o r each two hundred ( 2 0 0 ) square f e e t of floor a r e a f o r

parlcing ssace f o r eacn one hundred (100) scpa re f e e t or' floor a r e a f o r p u b l i c use .

taprooins, t a v e r n s and n i g h t c lu5s . One (1) v e h i c l e space f o r each f i f t y ( 5 0 ) square f z e t of floor a r e a f o r ? u b l i c u s e .

each a l l e y .

f o r each two h u ~ d r e d ( 2 0 0 ) square f s e t of f l o o r a r e a , o r f r a c t i o n t h e r e o f .

s t a t i o n s . At l e a s t one (1) park ing space f o r each two hundred ( 2 0 0 ) square f e e t of f l o o r a r e a , o r f r a c t i o n t h e r e o f , devote6 t o r e p a i r o r s e r v i c e

p u b l i c us2. c. Food n a r k e t s and grocery s t o r e s . One (1) v e n i c l e

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e . Bowling a i i e y . Five ( 5 ) v e h i c l e s2aces for

f. O f f i c e b u i l e i n g . At l e a s t one (1) park ing sgace

g . Pub l i c garages , automobile. and g a s o l i n e s e r v i c e

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f a c i l i t i e s , and one ( I ) space f o r each employee on the l a r g e s t s h i f t . Th i s s h a l l b e i n a d d i t i o n t o the space a l l o c a t e d for t h e n o m a 1 s t o r a g e of motor v e h i c l e s . No park ing s h a l l be pe rmi t t ed on t h e p u b l i c r ights-of-way. Hosp i t a l s and s a n i t a r i u m s . A t l e a s t one (I) parking space f o r each t h r e e ( 3 ) beds. Such spaces s h a l l be i n a d d i t i o n t o those necessary f o r d o c t o r s , a d m i n i s t r a t i v e personnel and o t h e r r e g u l a r employees. One (1) parking space s h a l l be provided f o r each employee on the l a r q e s t s h i f t . Other commercial b u i l d i n g s . At l e a s t one (1) parking space f o r each f o u r hundred ( 4 0 0 ) square fee t of f l o o r a r e a , o r f r a c t i o n t h e r e o f , except when o the rwise au tho r i zed a s a Spec ia l Exception c o n s i s t e n t w i th t h e p r i n c i p a l s se t f o r t h h e r e i n f o r comparable b u i l d i n g s . Drive-in d a i r y and r e s t a u r a n t s . Provis ions f o r parking f o r d r ive - in f a c i l i t i e s must m e e t w i th t h e approval of t h e Tlanning Comnission and no parking on t h e p u b l i c right-of-way s h a l l be pe rmi t t ed . Dance h a l l s , r o l l e r r i n k s , clubs, lodqes and o t h e r s i m i l a r p l a c e s . A t l e a s t one (1) parking space f o r each two hundred ( 2 0 0 ) square f e e t of f l o o r a r e a . Swi.minc; pool. ~t l e a s t one (1) parking space f o r each t h r e e ( 3 ) persons f o r whom f z c i l i t i e s f o r d r e s s i n s a r e provided; o r a t l e a s t one (1) parking space f o r every twelve ( 1 2 ) square f e e t or' water surface, i nc lud ing a r e a s for swi.ming, wading and d i v i z g , whichever requiretTent i s t h e c p e a t e r . Open a r e a s used for c o m e r c i a l pur-,oses: (1) Golf d r i v i n g range. A t l e a s t one (1) parking

( 2 ) X in ia tu re golf. At l e a s t one (i) parking spa

( 3 ) Ofher open a r s a s . A t 1 e z s t cne P . (1) park ing

space for each t e e provided.

for each h o l e 2roviZed.

sDace f c r each two thouszn?. 11ve hundrsC ( 2 . 5 0 0 ) - , square ~ e e s or' a r e a o r f r a c t i o n t h e r e o f .

Nor tua r i s s , f i iners l homes and undartaking es tab- l i shments . At l z a s t one (1) ?ark in$ space f o r each one hundred ( 1 0 0 ) square f e e t o r r i o o r a r e a for p h l i c u s e . Such space s h a i l be i n a d d i t i o n t o : ( a ) cnployee 2 a r k i x s needs; +nd (b) a s e r v i c e a r e a f o r mobile eq i i sment , such a s hea r ses and

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ambulances. Home Occupations. At l e a s t one (I) for t h e r e s i s e n t , one (1) f o r each nonras ident employee

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C.

3. I n d u s t r i a l parking: These r e g u l a t i o n s s h a l l apply t o i n d u s t r i a l expansion and i n d u s t r i a l i n s t a l l a t i o n s e r e c t e d a f t e r t h e e f f e c t i v e d a t e of t h i s Ordinance. O f f - s t r e e t park ing s h a l l be provided on t h e premises i n accordance wi th t h e fo l lowing schedule : a . I n d u s t r i a l and manufacturing e s t a b l i s h m e n t s : One

(1) v e h i c l e parking sgace f o r each two ( 2 ) employees on t h e combined major and next l a r g e s t s h i f t .

b. Truck t e r n i n a l s and wholesale warehouses: One (1) park ing space f o r each two ( 2 ) employees on t h e combined major and next l a r g e s t s h i f t .

c . V i s i t o r s ana salesmen: Space s h a l l be provided i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e above park ing requirements according t o s p e c i f i c needs.

Loading and unloading space:

1. In a d d i t i o n t o t h e o f f - s t r e e t parlcing space r equ i r ed above, any b u i l d i n g e r e c t e d , coflverted o r enlarged f o r commercial , o f f i c e b u i l d i n g , manufzctur ing, wholesale , h o s p i t a l o r s i m i l a r u ses , s h a l l p r ~ v i d e adequate o f f - s t ree t a r e a s f o r l oad ing and unloading of v e h i c l e s . The minimum s i ze load ing space s h a l l be f i f t y ( 5 0 ) f e e t i n depth, twelve ( 1 2 ) f e e t i n width, w i t h , a r ? overhead c l e a r a n c e o f f o u r t e e n ( 1 4 ) f e e t .

2 . A l l commercial and i n d u s t r i a l e s t ab l i shmen t s s h a l l provide load ing and unloading and commercial v e h i c l e s t o r a g e space adequate f o r t h e i r needs. T h i s r equ i r ed

requirements f o r pa t ron and employee park ing . a . I n no c a s e where a b u i l d i n g i s erect&, converted

or en larged f o r commercial, nanufac tu r ing o r bus iness pur?oses s h a l l t h e p u b l i c r ishts-of-way be u s e 2 f o r loading o r unloading o r materials.

. space w i l l be provided I n a d d i t i o n t o e s t a b l i s h e d

D. Access t o o f f - s t r e e t parking and loading a r e a s : Access t o an6 from o f f - s t r i e t park ing , loa2ing ane v e h i c l e service a r e a s a long pub l i c rights-cf-way s h a l l c o ~ l s i s t of well defined. s e p a r a t e o r ccrrncn en t r ances and e x i t s and s n a l l comply w i t h t h e fo l lowing pzovis ions: 1. Access driyres s h a l l c o t oDen any gubl ic right-of-way:

a . Within e i g h t y ( 8 0 ) f e e t of t h e c e a r e s t riGht-of-way l i n e of any i n t e r s e c t i n g pub l i c striet o r highway.

E. Parking and load ing ares, s2"Aac.l~: A l l n o n r e s i d e n t i a l 2ark ing and loac?ixg a r e a s and p a r a l l e l c i r c u l a t i o n and s e r v i c e l a n e s s h a l l be s e p a r a t e d from t h e paving edge or' a p u l i c thoroughfare o r a d j o i n i n g proper ty l i n e by s. p l a n t i n g s t r i p a t l e a s t twenty ( 2 0 ) f e e t i n depth, un less a d j o i n i n g owners mutually ag ree t o common f a c i l i t i e s s u b j e c t t o g r e a t e r se tbacks a s may be r e q u i r e d by the Zoning Hearing Board.

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S e c t i o n 430 ?U32OSZ

The 2 u r p s e of this .\zticls is ta 2;rotect Tersons and ;rcDerty from azCu2 and Ennecessary ex2csure t=, i l a tu ra l c o n d i t i o n s and l o c a t i o n s which w i l i result i?- t h r o a t s t~ t h e i z h s z 1 t h are safe ty , and 2amag;e and/or d e s t r u c t i o n .

?.To b u i l d i n g o r s r r u c t u r e s s h a l l be b u i l t nor f i l l material p l a c e d i n a n y area found o r d e s i g n a t e d n e r e a f t e r a s Flood Prone except as a S p e c i a l Except ion s u b j e c t t o t h e r equ i r emen t s of t h i s Ordinance and approval o f t h e Zoning Hear ing Board. A l l new c o n s t r u c t i o n x i t h i n t h e f l o o d hazard area shzll comply TTizh r h e nos; c u r r e n t Federal Insu rance Admin i s t r a t ion r z g u l e t i o n s .

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S e c t i o n 4 0 2 STEEP SLOPES AND SLIDE XAZASD AREAS

N o a r e a having a s l o p e i n excess of 2 5 p e r c e n t f o r 1 0 0 f e e t h o r i z o n t a l measured a c r o s s t h e s l o p e , nor any a r e a i d e n t i f i e d by t h e U . S . S o i l Conserva t ion Service's So i l s Maps f o r Tioga County (unpubl i shed d a t a a t p r e s e n t ) a s be ing s l i d e prone s h a l l be used f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of any b u i l d i n g o r s t r u c t u r e except a f t e r appcoval a s a S p e c i a l Except ion by t h e Zoning H e a r i ~ g Boare, s u b j e c t t o t h e r equ i r emen t s of t h i s Ordinance.

A . D e l i n e a t i o n : De l inea t ion of s t e e p s l o p e and s l i d e hazard areas shall be t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y of t h e landowner, c e r t i f i e d by a p r o f e s s i o n a l e n g i n e e r , upon a g e n e r a l f i n d i n g t h a t s a i d areas may e x i s t on t h e s i t e by t h e Zoning O f f i c e r .

5. I f u s e of s t e e p s l o p e and s l i d e hazard a r e a s is r e q u e s t e d , p l a n s s h a l l be p repa red and p r e s e n t e d which demonst ra te a p p r o p r i a t e d e s i g n c o n s i d e r a t i o n s t o p rec lude any p o t e n t i a l damage t o t h e proposed use ar?d which have been c e r t i f i e d by a p r o f e s s i o n a l e n g i n e e r .

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ARTICLE V SUPPLEMENTAL RE GU'LXT IONS

The p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s Zoning Ordinance s h a l l be s u b j e c t t o such e x c e p t i o n s , a d d i t i o n s o r m o d i f i c a t i o n s as h e r e i n provided by t h e f o l l o w i n g supplemencal r e g u l a t i o n s .

S e c t i o n 5 0 0 HEIGHT XEGULATIONS ZXCEPTIONS

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D.

P u b l i c , semi-publ ic o r p u b l i c services b u i l d i n g , h o s p i t a l s , p u b l i c i n s t i t u t i o n s o r s c h o o l s when 2 e r m i t t e d i n a d i s t r i c t , m y be e r e c t e d t o a h e i g n t n o t exceeding f i f t y ( 3 0 ) f e e t , an2 churches o r t e n p l e s may b e e r e c t e d t o a h e i g h t n o t exceeding f i f t y ( 5 0 ) f e e t i f t h e b u i l d i n g i s s e t back from each ya rd l i n e a t l e a s t twc ( 2 ) f ee t f o r each addi - t i o n a l , one (1) f o o t of b u i l d i n g h e i g h t above t h e h e i g h t l i m i t , o t h e r d i s e provided i n t he d i s t r i c t i n which the b u i l d i n g i s l o c a t e d .

S p e c i a l i n d u s t r i a l s t r u c t u r e s such a s c o o l i n g towers , e l e v a t o r bu lkheads , f i r e t owers , t a n k s , water towers which r e q u i r e a g r e a t e r h e i g h t t h a n provided i n t h e d i s t r i c t may be erected t o a g r e a t e r h e i g h t t h a n p e m i t t e d p rov id ing : 1. The s t r t lc ture s h a l l n o t occupy more t h a n twenty- f ive

( 2 5 ) p e r c e n t o f t h e l o t area; and 2 . The ya rd r equ i r emen t s of t h e d i s t r i c t i n which t h e

s t r u c t u r e i s e r e c t e d s h a l l be i n c r e a s e d by two ( 2 ) f e e t f o r each f o o t of heiqhk o v e r t h e maximum h e i g h t pelrmitted.

A g r i c u l t r u a l u ses i n c l u d i n g b a r n s , s i l o s e t c .

The h e i g h t l i n i t a t i o n s of t h i s Zoning Ordinance s h a l l n o t a p p l y t o f l a g p o l e s , church s p i r e s , b e l f r i e s , s i l o s , chixtmeys o r an tennas .

A . A l l y a r d s r e c u i r z d t o be provided under c h i s Zonixg Ordinance s h a l l be open t o t h e s k y and unobs tzuc tsd by any b u i l 2 i n g o r s t r u c t u r e excepc f o r a c c e s s o r y S u i l 6 i n g s i n t h e r e a r ya rd and f e n c e s .

3. The fo i lowinq nay p r o j e c t i n t g t h e r e q u i r e d yz rds as e s t a b l i s h e d i n t h i s ZoninG Ordinance: 1. Ste?s and s t o o p s n o t exceeding Ydenty-four ( 2 4 )

2 . Open o r l a t t i c s enc losed T E = e s c a p e s , f i r e p r o o f - 1

s q u a r e f e e t .

o u t s i d e s t a i r d a y s and b a l c o n i e s o p e n h g upon r i r e towers and t h e o r d i n a r y p r o j e c t i o n of chimneys and f l u e s i n t o t h e s i d e o r r e a r ya rd n o t exceediag t h r e e and one-half ( 3 . 5 ) f ee t i n wid th and p l aced s o as t o o b s t r u c t l i g h t o r v e n t i l a t i o n .

r .

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C.

3 . S i l l s , eaves , b e l t c o u r s e s , c o r n i c e s and ornamental f e a t u r e s n o t exceeding two ( 2 ) f e e t i n wid th .

4. P a t i o s .

I r r e g u l a r lots: Where any main w a l l of a s t r u c t u r e l o c a t e d on a n i r r e g u - l a r l y shaped l o t 5oes n o t 2 a r a l l e l t h e l o t l i n e which t h e w a l l f a c e s , t h e ya rd o r minimum d i s t a n c e t o t h e lot l i n e a t every p i n t s h a l l be a t l ea s t equal t o t h e minimum

dimension required f o r t h e yard o r d i s t a n c e t o t h e l o t l i n e .

S e c t i o n 5 0 2 LOT .LWX LWSUFEY3NTS, DEEP LOTS

A . Deep l o t s : For purposes of measuring l o t area on e x c e p t i o n a l l y deep l o t s , on ly t h e p a r t of t h e dep th which is less t h a n f o u r (4) t i m e s t h e average width of t h e l o t may be u t i l i z e d i n c a l c u l a t i o n s .

S e c t i o n 503 R E D U C T I O N I N LOT AREA

N o lot a r e a though it may c o n s i s t o f one (1) o r more a d j a c e n t l o t s of r e c o r d , shall b 2 reduced i n a r e a so t h a t t h e yard l o t a r e a per f ami ly , l o t w id th , b u i l d i n g a r e a o r o t h e r requi rements of t h i s Ordinance a r e n o t main ta ined , p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s excepted.

S e c t i o n 504 FEXCSS OR HEDGZS

S u b j e c t t o t h e fo l lowing c o n d i t i o n s , f m c e s nay be e r e c t e d along t h e boundar ies of a l o t :

A . On any c g r n e r l o t , no wall, fence, s i g n o r o t h s r s t r u c t u r e s h a l l be e r e c t e d o r a l t e r e d , and no hedge, t ree , shrub o r o t h e r growth s h a l l be p e r n i t t e d which may cause danger t o t r a f f i c on a s t r ee t 5 y obscur ing t h e view.

3 . No s o l i d hedge o r Growth s h a l l be p l a n t e 2 o r p e r m i t t e d t o grow 'nigher t h a n t h r e e ( 3 ) p r o p e r t y i i n e o r s t r e e t r iqht-of-way l i n e between t h e f r o n t o r side street , so t h a t t h e s i g h t d i s c a n c e z'rom any a d j a c e n t dr iveway a n t o a p u b l i c highway o r sidewalk i s

f e e t ir? h e i g h t on any

- r e s t r i c t e d .

S e c t i o n 5 0 5 . . S T X C T U R S ON S:.wLL L O T O F RECORD

xo twi ths t and ing t h e l i m of t h i s Ordinance, t h e s t r u c t u r e on any lot of of s a l e and c o n t a i n i n g , Ordinance, an area o r a Or2inance. I n no case

. i t a t i o n s imposed by ar,y o t h e r ?revisions Zoning O f f i c e r xay pe-mit e r e c t i o n of a

r e c o r d seDara t e ly owned or uneer c o n t z a c t a t t h e t&e of t&e ?assage of t h i s

I width smaller than t h a t r e q x i r e d i n t h i s s h a l l any s t r u c t u r e be p e r m i t t e d w i t h i n

f i v e ( 5 ) f e e t of a l o t l i ne .

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S e c t i o n 5 0 6 CLEAR S I G H T TRIANGLE REQUIREMENTS

I n o r d e r t o p reven t t h e c r e a t i o n of a t r a f f i c hazard by l i m i t i n g v i s i b i l i t y a t a s t ree t i n t e r s e c t i o n , b u i l d i n g , e a r t h e n bank o r v e g e t a t i o n exceeding t h r e e and one- h a l f ( 3 . 5 ) f e e t i n h e i g h t above t h e f i n i s h e d paved a r e a a t t h e c e n t e r of t h e roadway s h a l l be al lowed w i t h i n t h e c l e a r s i g h t t r i a n g l e on c o r n e r l o t s .

no s t r u c t u r e ,

S e c t i o n 5 0 7 A D D I T I O N A L DWELLINGS

A . X e s i d e n t i a l u s e s : A d d i t i o n a l r e s i d e n t i a l s t r u c t u r e s lmay be e r e c t e d on a l a r g e t r a c t if a minimum land a r e a of one ( 1 ) a c r e p e r s t r u c t u r e i s a v a i l a b l e and i f s a i d l and a r e a i s d e f i n a b l e and a l o g i - ca l p a r c e l f o r each such s t r u c t u r e . g r o s s d e n s i t y on such a l a r g e t r a c t exceed one dwe l l ing u n i t p e r acre .

I n no case s h a l l t h e

B. N o n r e s i d e n t i a l u s e s : Where a l o t o r t r a c t i s used f o r a n o n r e s i d e n t i a l p r p o s e , more than one (1) p r i n c i p a l b u i l d i n g may be l o c a t e d upon t h e l o t o r t r a c t , b u t o n l y when such b u i l d i n g s conform t o a l l open space and yard requi rements around t h e l o t for t h e d i s t r i c t i n which t h e l o t o r t r a c t i s l o c a t e d .

S s c t i o n 50 8 ESSENTIAL S Z R V I C S INST,ALWTIONS

E s s e n t i a l s e r v i c e i n s t a l l a t i o n s a s d e f i n c d i n t h i s Orzinance, s h a l l be permi t ted s u b j e c t t o r e s t r i c t i o n s recommended by t h e Planning Conmission and approved by t h e 3oard of Supe rv i so r s w i t n r e s p e c t t o u s e , d e s i g n , yard a r e a , s e tback and h e i g h t .

S s c t i o n 509 GZNE3AL STORAGE

No l o t o r premises s h a l l be used as a s t o r a g e a r e a f o r junk ax tomobi les , a p s l i m c e s o r t h e s t o r a g e of c o l l e c t i o n of any o t h e r misca l l aneaus i t e m s . A l s o , no lot o r p r e n i s e s shall 3e used a s a garbage dump o r a dead a n i m l r s n d e r i z g s l a n t n o r nay r t l j b i s h o r misce l laneous r e fusa b e s t :3r~d i n t h e open where t h e same T L Z ~ be cons t rued as a menace t o t h e p u b l i c k e a l t h or s a f e t y .

S e c t i o n 510 Z2TK Y . W S

-1-11 junk ya rds e x i s t i n g a t t i e e f f e c t i v e d a t e of t h i s Ordinance, w i t h i n one (1) yea r t h e r e a f t e r , and a l l new junk y a r d s , whcre ?e ,n i t t ed , s h a l l comply w i t h t h e fo l lowing z r o v i s i o n s :

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A .

B.

C.

D .

E.

N o junk material, a p p u r t e n a n t s t r u c t u r e , o r o t h e r enc losu re s h a l l b e s t o r e d o r p l aced w i t h i n f i f t y (SO) f e e t of any a d j o i n i n g p r o p e r t y o r p u b l i c r ight-of-way and such s e t b a c k area s h a l l be k e p t f r e e of w e e d s and scrub-growth u n l e s s t h e a d j o i n i n g p r o p e r t y is wooded.

Any junk ya rd s h a l l be comple te ly enc losed w i t h a v i s u a l s c r e e n of eve rg reen o r eve rg reen t y p e hedge where p r a c t i c a l , o r a maintenance f r e e shadow fenc ing nay be s u b s t i t u t e d , o r t ree-row of a v a r i e t y and s i z e a t t h e t i m e o f p l a n t i n g t h a t such w i l l a t t a i n a h e i g h t of e i g h t ( 8 ) f e e t w i t h i n t h r e e ( 3 ) y e a r s t h e r e a f t e r and main ta ined i n a sound and a t t r a c t i v e manner.

All junk s h a l l b e s t o r e d o r a r r anged so as t o perrnit access by f i r e f i g h t i n g equipment and t o p r e v e n t t h e accumula t ion of w a t e r , and wi th no junk p i l e d t o a h e i g h t of more t h a n s i x ( 5 ) f e e t .

No o i l , g r e a s e , t i r e s , g a s o l i n e o r o t h e r s i m i l a r i na t e r i a l s h a l l be burned a t any t i m e , and a l l o t h e r bu rn ing s h a l l be a t t e n d e d and c o n t r o l l e d a t all t i m e s .

Any judc yard s h a l l be main ta ined i n such a manner a s t o cause no p u b l i c o r p r i v a t e nuisance , no r t o cause any o f f e n s i v e o r r?oxious sounds o r odor s , n o r t o cause t h e b reed ing o r ha rbor ing of r a t s , f l i e s o r o t h e r v e c t o r s .

Sec t ion 511 SANITAXY LAYDFILL

S a n i t a r y l a n d f i l l s , where a u t h o r i z e d as a c o n d i t i o n a l u se , s h a l l be r e g u l a t e d by t h e a p p l i c a b l e laws of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources .

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ARTICLE VI NONCONFORMING USES

S e c t i o n 6 0 0 DEFINITION

A . "Nonconforming u s e " , means a u s e , whether of l a n d o r of s t r u c t u r e , which does n o t comply w i t h t h e a p p l i c a b l e u s e p r o v i s i o n s i n a zoning o r d i n a n c e o r amendment h e r e t o f o r e o r h e r e a f t e r e n a c t e d , where such u s e w a s l a w f u l l y i n e x i s t e n c e p r i o r t o t n e enactment or' such o r d i n a n c e o r amendment or p r i o r t o the a p p l i c a t i o n of such o r d i n a n c e o r amenment t o i ts l o c a t i o n by r e a s o n of annexa t ion .

B . "Nonconforming s t r u c t u r e " , means a s t r u c t u r e o r p a r t of a s t r u c t u r e m a n i f e s t l y n o t des igned t o comply w i t h t h e a p p l i c a b l e u s e p r o v i s i o n s i n a zoning o rd inance o r amendment h e r e t o f o r e o r h e r e a f t e r e n a c t d , where such s t r u c t u r e l a w f u l l y e x i s t e d p r i o r t o t h e enactment of such o rd inance o r amendment o r p r i o r t o t h e a p p l i c a t i o n of such o rd inance o r amendment t o i t s l o c a t i o n by r e a s o n s of annexa t ion . Such nonconforming s t z u c t u r e s i n c l u d e , b u t a r e n o t l i m i t e d t o , nonconforming s i g n s .

S e c t i o n 6 0 1 PEXYITTED CONTINUATION

A nonconforming use may c o n t i n u e ; be bought o r s o l d , a l t e r e d , r e s t o r e d or extEqded s u S j e c t t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s A r t i c l e even though such use does n o t conform t o t h e regu- l a t i o n s e s t a b l i s h e d i n t h i s Ordinance for t h a t u se .

S e c t i o n 6 0 2 ALTERqTi0X.S

A.

3 .

C .

A nonconforning b u i l d i n g o r s t r u c t u r e may be a l t e r e d o r i q r o v e d w i t h i n t h e c o n f i n e s of t h e e x i s t i n g b u i l e i n g s .

A nonconforzing b u i l d i n g o r s t r u c t u r e may be a l t e r e c ,

p e r c i n t of S ie f a i r market v a l u e of +,e bu i l i i i ng 3r s t r u c t x r e , b u t n o t exceeding one huncired ( 1 0 0 ) p e r c e n t o f t3.e f a i r mazket v a l u e as dsterz ined. by tne Tioga County Assessor iz a3groved as a S p e c i a l Zxcept ion by t h e Zoning Eear ing 30ard .

inproved o r r e c o n s t r u c t e d i n excess of f i f " . L-(' ( 5 0 )

. C

A nonconforning b u i l d i n g o r s t r u c t u r e may be a l t e r e d t o t n e e x t e n t necessa ry i f such a l t e r a t i o n is i n t e n d e d and w i l l r e s u l t i n t h e 5 u i l d i n g o r s t r u c t u r e s conve r s ion t o a conforming u s e .

S e c t i o n 5 0 3 EXTENSION OR EXP-LYSION

A nonconforming use may be extended upon approva l a s a S p e c i a l Zxceptior! by t h e Zonins Bear ing Board s u b j e c t t o and provided t h e fo l lowing :

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A .

B.

C .

D.

E.

The e x t e n s i o n does n o t encroach upon the f r o n t , s i d e and rear yard r e q u i r m e n t s and t h e maximum b u i l d i n g h e i g h t r equ i r emen t s o f t h i s Ordinance.

The e x t e n s i o n i s f o r t h e purpose o f ex9anding the nonconforming u s e i n e x i s t e n c e a t t h e t h e of t h e adop t ion of t h i s Zoning Ordinance.

S u c h e x t e n s i o n does n o t r e s u l t i n an i n c r e a s e i n t o t a l floor area, o r l o t u s e area o r nore t h a n one nundred ( 1 0 0 ) p e r c e n t of t h e o r i g i n a l f l o o r area or l o t area.

Adequate p a r k i n g c a n be provided i n conformance wi th t h i s Ordinance t o serve b o t h t h e o r i c i n a l p l u s expanded use .

Such expansion does n o t p r e s e n t a t h r e a t t o t h e h e a l t h o r s a f e t y of t h e community o r i t s r a s i d s n t s .

S e c t i o n 604 C X W G E S

No nonconforming b u i l d i n g , s t r u c t u r e o r u s e s h a l l b e changed t o a n o t h e r t y p e of nonconforming use , e x c e 9 t as a S p e c i a l Except ion under t h e p r o v i s i o n o f t h i s Ordinance.

S e c t i o n 6 0 5 P.ESTORATI0N.S

A . A b u i l d i n g which i s damaged by f i r e , e x p l o s i o n , f l o o d o r o t h e r c a s u a l t y t o the e x t e n t o f s e v e n t y - f i v e ( 7 5 ) p e r c e n t o r more of i t s v a l u e ( e x c l u s i v e o f walls below g rade ) a t t h e da t e of t h e danage as de te rmine2 by f a i r marlcet v a l u e of t h e b u i l d i n g , and which Zoes n o t coinply w i t h t h e u s e , area o r h e i g h t r e g u l a t i o n s of t h i s Ordinance, s h a l l n o t b2 r e s t o r e 2 excep t i n confo r r . i t y with t h e r e g u l a t i o n s of t h i s Orciinance.

3. A lawfill nonconforxinG b u i l d i n g d e s t r o y e d t o - . t h z e x t e n t of l e s s t h a n sevencl1-5ive ( 7 5 ) 7 e r c e n t 5 y z i r e , exp los ion , f l o o 2 o r other c a s u a l t y o r l e g a l l y c ~ n d e - w ~ e d , may b e recons*ruc ted and c sed f o r the s a m e nonconfor-ning use , provided t ha t ( a ) t h e r e c o n s c r u c t a d b ~ i l d i n q s h a i i n o t excesd i n n e i g h t , area o r volcLve, t h e b u i l C i z g d e s t r o y e d o r conse-med and ( b ) b u i i z i n g r s c o n s t r u c c i o n s h a l l be commenced w i t h i n one (1) y e a r from t h e d a t e t h e b u i l d i n g w a s d e s t r o y e d o r coneemqed ar?d s h a l l be carr ied on w i t h o u t i n t e r r u p t i o n .

S e c t i o n 6 0 6 - I S A N D O N P ? ? h i

A . T h e nonconforming use of a b u i l d i n g o r l a n d which has been abandoned s h a l l n o t t h e r e a f t e r b e r e t u r n e d t o sucb Ron- conforming use , u n l e s s approved as a S p e c i a l Except ion under the p r o v i s i o n s of this Ordinance. A nonconforming use s h a l l b e cons ide red abandoned when one (I) of t h e fo l lowing c o n d i t i o n s e x i s t s :

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1.

2 .

When t h e i n t e n t of the owner t o d i s c o n t i n u e a e use i s a p p a r e n t . When t h e c h a r a c t e r i s t i c equipment and f u r n i s h i n g s of t h e nonconfirming use have been removed from t h e premises and have n o t been r e p l a c e d by s i r n i l a r equipment w i t h i n s i x ( 5 ) months u n l e s s o t h e r f a c t s show i n t e n t i o n t o resume t h e nonconforming u s e . When a nonconforming use has been d i s c o n t i n u e d f o r a pe r iod of one (1) y e a r . When it has been r e p l a c e d by a conforming u s e . When it has been changed t o a use 2 e r m i t t e d as a S p e c i a l Except ion by t h e Zoning Hearing 30ard .

3.

4 . 5 .

B. Any nonconforming u s e of a s i g n o r b i l l b o a r d which i s d i scon t inued o r n o t used f o r s i x ( 6 ) months s h a l l n o t be resumed: and i f any s i g n o r b i l l b o a r d is renoved, i t s h a l l n o t be r e c o n s t r u c t e d .

S e c t i o n 6 0 7

A .

iSONCOMFO%!YING LOTS OF RECORD

A s ing le - f ami ly house and customary accesso ry b u i l d i n g s nay be erect& on any apgroved l o t of r eco rd i n e x i s t e n c e on t h e e f f e c t i v e date of t h i s Ordinance.

B. This p r o v i s i o n s h a l l a;?ply even though such lot fails t o meet the a p p l i c a b l e requi rements of s i d e , f ro r i t o r r e a r yards o r t h e minimum lot a r e a r equ i r emen t s .

S e c t i o n 6 0 8 UNSAr’E STXUCTURE

Nothing i n t h i s O r d i n a x e s h a l l p reven t t h e s t r e n g t h e n i n g o r r e s t o r i n g t o a s a f e c o n d i t i o n of any p o r t i o n of a b u i l d i n g dec la red u n s a f e by a proper a u t s o r i t y .

S e c t i o n 6 0 9 . CONSTRUCTION APPROVED ? f l I O R TO LEGAL ENACTXZNT OF OFCJIXXSCS

Xoth ins hzre i2 con ta ined s h a l l r e q u i r e aay change i n ?lans, c o n s t z u c t i o n oz 2,esignated use of a 3 u i l Z i n g o r s t z u c t - ~ - e for wnich a ?erni t has Seen i s s u e d a d t h e c ~ n s t r u c t i o n of which s h a l l have d i l i s e n t l y Froceedze w i t h i n s i x ( 6 ) months or’ Lke dace of such pernit.

S e c t i o n 610 R E G I S T m T I O N

The Zoning O f f i c e r s h a l l p r e s a r e a l i s t r e q i s t e r i n g a l l no=- conforming uses e x i s t i n g a t t h e t i m e of t he l e g a l enactment of t h i s Ordinance. Sa id l i s t s h a l l i n c l u d e a g e n e r a l des- c r i p t i o n of t h e n a t u r e and e x t e n t of t h e nonconformity and may incl t ide photographs as documentat ion. F u r t h e r , s a i d l i s t s h a l l be main ta ined for g u b l i c use and in fo rma t ion .

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ARTICLE V I 1 ADOPTION XND LWNDMEXT

S e c t i o n 7 0 0 ADOPTION

T h i s Zoning Ordinance i s adopted i n compliance w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s of A r t i c l e V I , S e c t i o n 6 0 7 and 6 0 8 of A c t 2 4 7 , as amended, known and c i ted as t h e "E'ennsylvania X u n i c i ; ? a l i t i e s P lanning Code".

S e c t i o n 7 0 1 .UIENDF?3NT

T h i s Zoning Ordinance may 5e anended from t ine t o t i m e as deemed n e c e s s a r y f o r t h e p u b l i c w e l f a r e o r convenience , i n compliance w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s of A r t i c l e V I , Secc ion 6 0 9 and S e c t i o n 6 0 9 . 1 of A c t 2 4 7 , as amended, known and c i t e d as t h e "?ennsylvania M u n i c i p a l i t i e s P lanning Code".

A . Enactinent of anendinent: An anendment t o t h i s Ordinance may %e i n i t i a t e d by t h e Boar2 o f S u p e r v i s o r s o r t h e P lann ing Commission. v o t i n g on t h e enactment of a n amendment, t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s s h a l l ho ld a p u b l i c h e a r i n g t h e r e o n , pu r suan t t o p u b l i c n o t i c e . I n t h e case of an amendnent p re2a red by o t h e r t h a n t h e P lanning Coirmission, t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s s h a l l submit s a i 2 anenhe-n-t t o t h e P lanning Commission f o r recomnendat ions, a t l e a s t t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) days p r i o r t o t h e p u b l i c h e a r i n g . I f , a f t e r any p u b l i c h e a r i n g h e l d upon an anen&.nent, t h e propose2 amendment i s r e v i s e d , o r f u r t h e r r e v i s e d , t o i n c l u d e lanc! n o t p r e v i o u s l y a f f e c t e d by i t , t h e Board o f S u p e r v i s o r s s h a l l ho ld a n o t h e r p u b l i c h e a r i n g , p u r s u a n t t o p ~ l i c n o t i c e , b e f o r e Groceeding t o v o t e or; che amerdnent. T h i r t y ( 3 0 ) days p r i o r t o t he p u b l i c h e a r i n g h e l d by t h e Soard of S u p e r v i s o r s , ?ne Towcshi;o P lann ing Commission s h a l l submit t h e proposed amendment t o t h e Tioga County- P lann ing Corrnission f o r recormendat ions .

Before

3. Procedure U ~ O R c u r a t i v e amezdiient: X landowner who d e s i r e s t o c h a l l e n g e OR s & s t a n t i v e grou-.ds the v a l i d i t y 05 t h i s Grdha-rlce, o r axy p r o v i s i o n hereor ' , which s r o h i b i t s o r rss t r ic ts the u s e o r &evelop- n e n t of l a n d ir, wnich ne has an i n t e r e s t may s u b m i t a c u r a t i v e anenckent t o t h e 3oard. of S u p e r v i s o r s w i t h a w r i t t e n r e q u e s t t h a t his c h a l l e n g e and pro9oszd anendment o r amendments b e hea rd and deci i led i n t h e mailner prescribed by A c t 2 4 7 , t h e "3ennsylvania X u n i c i F a l i t i e s P ianning Code" and f u r t h e r d e z i n s d a s fo l lows :

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iedure for f i l i n g f o r c u r a t i v e a z e n h e n t : The lan2owner s h a l l rnalce a w r i t t e n r e q u e s t to t h e Soa r6 or' S u p e r v i s o r s t h a t I t 'no12 a h e a r i n g on his c h a l l e n g e . The r e q u e s t s h a l l con tz ln a s h o r t s t a t z m e n t r easonab ly Informizs t h e 3oazd of S u p e r v i s o r s of <?e m a t t e r s t h a t a r e In i s s u e acd t h e g.roun2.s for t h e c h a l l e n 5 e . Such r i q u e s t nay 5e s - d m i t t e d a t axy t i n e jut i 2 a n a p p l i c z t i o n for a ?e,mit o r a ? p r a v z l is den ied under t h i s Ordinance . . t h e r o q c e s t s h a l l b e made n o t l a t e r cnzn t h i r t : ~ ( 3 0 ) d a ~ ~ s a2tz.r n o t i z i c a t i o n cr' such d e n i a l . I n s i x h case, il t h e landcwner e l s c t s t o inaka t he rec_uest t o

t i m e l y , t h e t i ne w i t h i n which h e nay s e e k review of t h e C e r \ , i a l of t h e pe rmi t o r zporoval on "Lie other issues shzll z o t beg ix ta r c n uti1 t h e res_uest i s f i n a l l y dis-,ose2 cf. The r e q u e s t s h a l l be accom2anle2 .Sy 2 lzns an2 o t h e r m a t e r i a l s d e s c r i k i n g the cs2 or tevelo9rnent proFosed 5y =Be lazdowner. m a t e r i a l nzy be ger ,eral in n a t x r s , b u t shGuld p r o v i d e a s u f f i c i e n t base f o r e v a l u z t i n 5 the c h a l l e n g e .

t h e Board of Supervisors and t h e re-es- c '3 '

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i c heazir.5: Upon p e t i t i o n the 3oard or' Su?e rv i so r s s h a l l h o l 2 a h e a z i z s the reon wizhin sixty (60) Cays

A-c l e z s t thirty (30) 2ays srior t o t h e h e a r i n g t h e aoard of Supe rv i so r s sna l l refer t h e proposed anend inent t o the Townshi, Planning Cormissicr! an< t h e T i Cocnty Planning Cornissirin for reccnrnsndations .

of t h e f i l i n g of the r e q e s t . .

sarties.

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e. The t h e

The p a r t i e s have t h e r i g h t t o be r e p r e s e n t e d by counse l and s h a l l be a f f o r d e d the o p p o r t u n i t y t o respond and p r e s e n t ev idence and argument and cross-examine adve r se w i t n e s s e s on a l l r e l e v a n t i s s u e s . Formal r u l e s of ev idence s h a l l n o t apoly b u t i r r e l e v a n t , immaterial o r unduly r e p e t i t i o u s ev idence nay be excluded. The Board of Supe rv i so r s s h a l l keep a s t enograph ic r e c o r d of t h e proceedings and a t r a n s c r i p t of t h e 2roceedings as w e l l as c o p i e s of g r a p n i c o r w r i t t e n material r e c e i v e d i n evidence s h a l l be made a v a i l a b l e t o any p a r t y a t c o s t . The Board of Supe rv i so r s s h a l l n o t communicate, d i r e c t l y o r i n d i r e c t l y , w i t h any p a r t y o r h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s i n con- n e c t i o n wi th any i s s u e involved except upon n o t i c e and o p p o r t u n i t y f o r a l l p a r t i e s t o p a r t i c i p a t e ; s h a l l n o t tal<= n o t i c e of any communication, r e p o r t s , s t a f f memoranda, o r o t h e r mater ia ls u n l e s s t h e p a r t i e s a re a f f o r d e d an o p p o r t u n i t y t o c o n t e s t t h e material so n o t i c e d ; an6 s h a l l n o t i n s p e c t t n e s i t e o r i t s sur roundings a f t e r t h e commencement of h e a r i n g s w i t h any p a r t y o r h i s r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s u n l e s s a l l p a r t i e s a re g i v e 2 an o p p o r t u n i t y t o b e p r e s e n t .

h e a r i n g may be postpoRed o r con t inued a t r e q u e s t of t h e lsndowner o r by mutual

consent of t h e p a r t i e s . Procedure f o r r e n d e r i n g formal a c t i o n : Upon complet ion of . the h e a r i n g t h e 3oard of S q e r v i s o r s s h a l l r ende r a d e c i s i o n and comnunicate s a i d Zec i s ion t o a l l p a r t i e s w i t h i n t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) &ys. a. Approval of t he anendment s h a l l be s r a n t e d by

f o m a l a f f i r a a t i v e voce a t a r e g u l a r o r ssecial n e e t i n g of t h e Board 02 Towcshir, Su2erv isozs .

den:& when: 3. The landowner ' s r z q u e s t s h a l l be considered.

The 3oard of Supe rv i so r s r , o t i f i = s t h e landowner t h a t it w i l l n o t a2opt -L;e amendment. The Board of S u F e r T i s o r s adogts ano the r mendnen t Lthich i s unzcceptab le t o t h e landowner. The Board of Supe rv i so r s f a i l s t o ac t on t h e landowner ' s r e q u e s t w i t h i n t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) days or' t h e c l o s e of t h e l a s t hea r ing , u n l e s s t h e t i m e is exter,ded by mutual consent of t h e landowner and. 3oard of Superv i so r s .

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( 4 ) Appeal: Any a c t i o n t aken o r d e c i s i o n r ende red under t h i s Article may be appea led by any p a r t i e s aggr i eved by s a i d a c t i o n o r d e c i s i o n under t h e p r o v i s i o n s and procedures provided i n A c t 2 4 7 .

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ARTICLE VI11 Z O N I N G HEARING BOARD

S e c t i o n 8 0 0 C E A T I O N AYD APPOINT,tLENT

A Zoning Hearing Board i s hereby c r e a t e d . Board s h a l l c o n s i s t o f t h r e e r e s i d e n t s of t h e Township appoin ted by t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s . t h r e e y e a r s a f t e r e x ~ i r a t i o n or' t h e i n i t i a l t e r n ; t e r n s h a l l be so f i x e d t h a t t h e t e rn of o f f i c e of one member s h a l l e x p i r e each y e a r . t h e Board of Supe rv i so r s of any vacanc ie s which o c c u r . ment t o f i l l vacanc ie s s h a l l be on ly f o r t h e unexpired ;?or t ion of t h e term. o t h e r o f f i c e i n t h e Township, except t h a t no more t h z n one member of t h e Zoning Hearing Board m a y a l s o be a member of t h e P lanning Commission.

The membership of s a i d

The i r te-ms of o f f i c e s h a l l be s a i d i n i t i a l

The Zoning Zearing Board shall promptly n o t i f y Appoint-

Members of t h e Zoning Hearing Board s h a l l ho ld no

S e c t i o n 8 0 1 REMOVAL O F L E D ~ B E ~ S

Any Zoning Eiearing 3oard member may be removed f o r melfeasance o r nonfeasance i n o f f i c e or for other j u s t cause by a m a j o r i t y v o t e of t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s which appoin ted t h e member, t h e member has r e c e i v e d 1 5 d a y s ' advance n o t i c e of t h e i n t e n t t o t a k e such vo te . vo te i f t h e me.nber shall r e q u e s t it i n w r i t i n g .

t aken a f t e r

A h e a r i n g s h a l l be h e l d i n connec t ion w i t h t h s

S e c t i o n 8 0 2 OXGANIZATION O F Z O N I N G HSARING BOA-XD

The Zoning Eear ing Board s h a l l e l e c t from i t s own me-nbership i t s o f f i c e r s , who s h a l l serve annual t e r m s a s s u c h and mzy succeed themselves . For t h e conduct of any hearing and t h e t a k i n g of any a c t i o n , a quoruin s h a l l be n o t less tnan a m a j o r i t y of a l l members of t he Zoning Hearing 3oard , bcit t h e Zoning Hearing Board nay a p p o i z t a h e a r i n g o f f i c e r f rcn i t s own membership t o conduct any h e a r i n g on i t s b e h a l f , and t h e p a r t i e s may waive f u r t h e r a c t i o n by t h e Zoning Hearing 3oarC a s provided i n k t i c l e I:<, S e c t i o n 9 0 8 of tns "2ennsylvania X u n i c i p a l i t i e s Planning Code", Act 2 4 7 , a s amended. The Zcnins Hearing Board may nake, a l t e r and r e s c i n d rules and f o r a s f o r i t s proceZ,ure, c o r , s i s t e n t x i t h o rd inances of t h e Township and laws of t h e Commonwealth of 2ennsylvania . Zoninq a e a r i n g Board shall kee? fzll p u b l i c r e c o r z s cf i t s b u s i n e s s , and s h a l l submit a r i p o r t of i t s a c t i v i t i e s t o t h e 3oard of Suse-rvisors or?ce a y e a r .

The

S e c t i o n 8 0 3 ? O W E S X i D DL'TIZS

A. The Zoning Hearing aoard s h a l l hea r and decide a g p e a l s Z r o m any o r d e r , r equ i r emen t , d e c i s i o n o r d e t e r m i n a t i o n nade by t h e Zoning 0 f f i c e r : i n ' t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i o n of t h i s Ordinance. -

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B. The Zoning Hearing Board s h a l l h e a r and dec ide a l l matters referred t o it upon which i t i s r e q u i r e d t o pas s under t h i s Ordinance.

C . The Zoning Hearing Board s h a l l h e a r r e q u e s t s f o r v a r i a n c e s from t h e requi rements of t h i s Ordinance where it i s a l l e g e d t h a t t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e Ordinance i n f l i c t unnecessary ha rdsh ip upon t h e a p p l i c a n t fo l lowing t h e procedures se t f o r t h i n S e c t i o n 8 0 4 . T 5 e Board may Grant a v a r i a n c e ?rovided t h e fo l lowing f i a d i n g s a re nade where r e l e v a n t i n a given case. 1. That LTere are unique p h y s i c a l c k c u m s t a n c e s o r conditions,

i n c l u d i n g i r r e g u l a r i t y , narrowness , o r sha l lowness of lot s i z e o r shape, o r e x c e p t i o n a l t opograph ica l o r o t h e r phys i ca l c o n d i t i o n s p e c u l i a r t o t h e p a r t i c u l a r p r o p e r t y , and t h a t t h e unnecessary h a r d s h i p i s due t o such c o n d i t i o n s , and n o t t h e c i r c u n s t a n c e s o r c o n d i t i o n s g e n e r a l l y created by t h e Trov i s ions of t h e Zoning Ordinance i n t h e neighborhood or d i s t r i c t i n which -?ne prope r ty i s l o c a t e d ;

2 . That because of such p h y s i c a l c i rcumstances o r c o n d i t i o n s , t h e r e i s no p o s s i b i l i t y t h a t t h e p r o p e r t y can b e developed i n s t r i c t conformity w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e Zoning Ordinance and t h a t t h e a u t h o r i z a t i o n of a v a r i a n c e is t h e r e f o r e necessa ry t o e n a b l e t h e reasor?able use or' t h e p rope r ty ; That such unnecessary h a r d s h i p has n o t been c r e a t e d by t h e z p p e l l a n t ;

e s s e n t i a l c h a r a c t e r of t h e neighborhood o r d i s t r i c t i n which t h e p r o p e r t y i s l o c a t e d , nor s u b s t a n t i a l l y o r permanently impair t h e a p p r o p r i a t e use o r development of a d j a c e n t p r o p e r t y , nor be d e t r i m e n t a l t o t h e p u b l i c welfare; and

m i n i m u v a r i a n c e t h a t w i l l a f z o r d r e l r s i and will represefit t h e l e a s t m o d i f i c a t i o n p o s s i b l e of &&e r e p l a t i o n i n issae.

3.

4. That t h e v a r i a c c e , i f a u t h o r i z e d , w i l l n o t a l t e r t h e

5 . That t h e v a r i a n c e , if authorized. , w i l l . - represefit t h e

I n g r a n t i n g ar,y vaziai lcz , the 9oard z a y a t t a c h such reason- able conCitiofis and sa fequa rds as i t nay eeen necessary t o imp1eme-n-t t h e purposes of t h i s a c t and t h e Zoning Ordiaance.

D. The Zoning Hearing 3card. s h a i l h e a r and decicle r e q u e s t s f o r S p e i c a l Zxcept ions i n t h o s e cases whers this Ordinance i n d i c a t e s a S p e c i a l Except ion may be q ran ted s u b j e c t t o compliance wi th t h e standarc7,s and c r i t e r i a 9 resc r iSed . I n g r a n t i n g a S p e c i a l Zxcept ion, t h e 30ard nay a t c a c h such r easonab le c o n d i t i o n s and sa fegua rds , i n a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e expressed i n the Ordinance, as it m y deen necessa ry t o implement t h e purposes of t h e Ordinance.

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E. The Zoning Hearing Board may conduct a h e a r i n g and t a k e evidence on a s u b s t a n t i v e c h a l l e n g e and amendiient t o t h i s Ordinance f i l e d by a landowner. The Board may f u r t h e r make f i n s i n g s of f a c t r e l a t i v e t o t h e c h a l l e n g e , and cause t o be made a r e c o r d o r t r a n s c r i p t , which may serve as t h e b a s i s f o r f u r t h e r a c t i o n . The Zoning Hearing Board s h a l l n o t make recommendations o r r ende r an o p i n i o n i n such matters, and h a s no a u t h o r i t y t o a l t e r , change, o r o the rwise g r a n t r e l i e f i n such cases.

S e c t i o n 8 0 4 23OCEDURES

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B.

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Variance 1.. The landowner s h a l l f i l e a r e q u e s t f o r a v a r i a n c e wi th

t h e Zoning O f f i c e r a long w i t h a l l maps, p l a n s and t e x t .which may b e r e l e v a n t t o t h e r e q u e s t . Sa id r e q u e s t s h a l l be accompanied by a f e e s p e c i f i e d by the aoard of S u p e r v i s o r s .

i n fo rma t ion r e c e i v e d t h e r e w i t h , a long w i t h h i s f i l e on s a i d i s s u e f o r t h w i t h t o t h e Zoning Hearing 3oard.

3. Upon r e c e i p t of a r e q u e s t f o r v a r i a n c e t h e Board s h a l l e s t a b l i s h a t i m e . and p l a c e t o hea r s a i d r e q u e s t w i t h i n t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) days .

a p p l i c a n t of s a i d d e c i s i o n w i t h i n t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) days o f t h e f i n a l h e a r i n g d a t e .

2 . The Zoning O 5 f i c e r s h a l l t r a n s m i t t h e r e q u e s t and any

4. The Board s h a l l rent ier a d e c i s i o n and inform t h e

Appeal of t h e Zoning O f f i c e r ' s d e c i s i o n . . Appeals a r i s i n g from t h e Zoning O f f i c e r ' s d e c i s i o n on a s F e c i f i c p o v i s i o n of t h i s Ordinance s h a l l be handled i n t h e s a m e manner a s a v a r i a n c e r e q u e s t .

S p e c i a l Except ion: 1.

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4.

- The landowner s h a l l f i l e a r e q u e s t f o r t h e q r s n t i n g of a S p e c i a l Except ion a long wi th a l l maps, Tlans and t e x t which nay be r?ecessary t o e x p l a i n c??= developrnenc 2rososed a d i t s confornance wick t h e s t a n d a r d s azd c r i t i r i a of t h i s Ordinance wich t h e Zonins O f f i c e r . Sa id r e q c e s t s h a l l b e accom2aniati b y a fee s p e c i f i e e by the 30ard 0 5 S u p e r v i s o r s . The Zoning O f f i c e r s h a l l t r a m s i t t h e ricyusst azd background d a t a f o r t h w i t h LO cke Zoning Hearing Eoard. The Zoning Eear ing 30ard s h a l l s c h e z u l e a p u b l i c h e a r i n 5 w i t h p u b l i c n o t i c e wichix s i x t y ( 6 0 ) days of s a i d r e q u e s t . The Board s h a l l r ende r a d e c i s i o n ar,d inr'orm t h e a p p l i c a n t of s a i d d e c i s i o n w i t h i n t h i r t y ( 3 0 ) days of the f i n a l hea r ing d a t e , u n l e s s upon m u t u a l consent of t h e aoa rd and a p p l i c a n t it i s agreed t o con t inue t h e proceedings.

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S e c t i o n 8 0 5 TIiW LIMITATIONS

Any person aggr ieved by t h e r e n d e r i n g of a d e c i s i o n by t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s , P lanning Commission, Zoning O f f i c e r , o r Zoning Hearing Board s h a l l have t h i r t y (30) days i n which t o f i l e an appea l o r r e q u e s t f o r review w i t h t h e Zoning Hearing Board from t h e d a t e of s a i d d e c i s i o n .

S e c t i o n 8 0 6 -APPEALS

Appeals from a d e c i s i o n of t n e Zoning Hearing 30ard s h a l l be f i l e d and handled i n t h e manner p r e s c r i b e d by A c t 2 4 7 , as amended, t h e "Pennsylvania M u n i c i p a l i t i e s P lanning Code".

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ARTICLE IX A D M I N I S T R A T I O N

S e c t i o n 9 0 0 Z O N I X G OFFICER

A . Appointment : The p o s i t i o n of Zoning O f f i c e r f o r Rutland Township i s hereby created. and. t h e 3oard of Supe rv i so r s s h a l l appo in t a Zoning O f f i c e r pursuant t o t h e s r o v i s i o n s of S e c t i o n 6 1 4 o f A c t 2 4 7 , a s amen2ed, t h e "Zennsylvania N u n i c i p a l i t i s s Planning Code".

3. P o w e r s and D u t i s s : The Zoning O f f i c e r s h a l l admin i s t e r t h i s Ordinance i n accordance w i t h i t s l i t e r a l terns , and s h a l l n o t have the 9ower t o pe-mit any c o n s t r u c t i o n or any u s e o r chan5e of u se which dces no t conform t o t h e r e p i r e m e n t s of t h i s Ordizance. Within t h i s power, t h e Zoning O f f i c e r s h a l l have d u t i e s as fo l lows : 1. The Zoning O f f i c e r s h a l l r e c e i v e a p p l i c a t i o n s f o r ,

and i s s u e zoning and s i g n p e r n i t s , c e r t i f i c a t e s of u se and occupancy and s t o p o r k o r d e r s i n accordance w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s Ordinance.

i n s p e c t i o n s o r he may, s u b j e c t t o t h e a2prova l or' t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s , engage such e x s e r t op in ion as he nay deem necessa ry t o re f=or t U F O ~ unusua l t e c h n i c a l issiles t h a t may ar i se .

3 . A t l e a s t annua l ly , t h s Zoning O f f i c e r s h a l l submit t o t h e 3oard of Su?e rv i so r s a w r i t t e n s t a t e n e n t 05 a l l zoning and sigr? pe rmi t s , c e r t i f i ca t e s of u s e and occupancy i ssue* , an6 n o t i c e s and o r d e r s i s s u e d .

4 . An o f f i c i a l r e c o r d s h a l l be k e p t or' a l l b u s i n e s s and a c t i v i t i e s of t h s o r r i c e of t h e Zoning 3 = - ' l r i c e r s p e c i f i e d by p r o v i s i o n s of th i s Zoning Or",inar,ce and a l l such r e c o r d s s h a l l be o2en t o p b l i c insDect ion a t a l l a s ? r o ? r i a t e t ines .

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A . Zoning Ders i t : . . A zoning pernnit s h a l l b e resuired 7 r i o r t o s3e e r e c t i o n , a d d i t i o n o r a l t e r a t i o n of ar-y b u i l d i n g o r ? o r t i o n the re - or'; 2 r i o r t o t h e u s e o r change i n use of = b u i l d i n g or l and; and s r i o r t o t h e changes o r exterrsior. of a nonconforming cse. it s h a l l be unlawful for any person t o commence work f o r t h e e r e c t i o n o r a l t e r a t i o n of acy b u i l 2 i n g o r for a change i n l and u s e , u n t i l a ?erni t has been du ly i s s u e d t h e r e f o r e . N o zoning pe,Ti t s h a l l be r e 5 u i r e d i n cases or' normal maintenance a c t i v i t i e s , minor r e p a i r s and a l t e r a t i o n s which do n o t s t r u c t u r a l l y change a b u i l d i n g o r s t r u c t u r e .

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1. A p o l i c a t i o n for ?e-nits - A11 a p F l i c a t i o n s . for gemits sha l l b e accornganizd by p lans i n C u p l i c a t e , drawn t o s c a l e , showing the a c t u a l sha?e and. e inens ions of the lot t o 5e b u i l t u;oil, t k e extc t s i z e 2nd locacion or' any b u l l d i n s s . a . yo build in^ or s t r u c t - z e s h a l l be e r e c t e d , re-

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A c e r t i f i c a t e of occupancy f o r t h e use o r occupancy of vacan t land o r f o r a change of use i n an e x i s t i n g b u i l d i n g s h a l l be a p p l i e d f o r and. i s s u e d b e f o r e any such l a n d o r b u i l d i n g s h a l l b e occup ied , used o r changed i n use and such c e r t i f i c a t e of occupancy s h a l l b e i s s u e d w i t h i n t e n ( 1 0 ) days a f t e r a p p l i c a t i o n has Seen nade, provided such proposed u s e is i n confornance wi th t h e p r o v i s i o n s of th i s Ordinance. No fee s h a l l be charged. f o r a n a p p l i c a t i o n f o r a c e r t i f i c a t e of occupancy a s r e q u i r z d h e r e i n ; b u t f o r t h e i s s u e of each copy or‘ s a i d c e r t i f i c a t e or’ occupancy, t h e r e w i l l b e a cha rge as p e r a f e e schedu le adopted by t h e Board of Supe rv i so r s . Refusa l by t h e Zoning O f f i c e r t o i s s u e an occupancy pe rmi t s h a l l i n c l u d e a w r i t t e n s t a t emen t t o t h e a p g l i c a n t c o n t a i n i n g r z a s o n s f o r s u c h d e n i a l . Occupancy p e r m i t s a r e r e q u i r e d f o r t h e fo l lowing: a . b .

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Occupancy ?errnits s h a l l s c a t e t h a t t h e b u i l d i n 5 o r t h e proposed u s e of a bui lc i ing o r l and complies w i t h a11 p r o v i s i o n s of l a w and of t h i s Zoning Ordinance and a l l ocher o rd inances of t h e m u n i c i p a l i t y . a r e deemed t o a x t h o r i z e and a r e r e q u i r e d f o r boch i n i t i a l and cont inued cccupancy and u s e or’ t h e b u i l d i n q and l a n d so long a s such b u l l z i n g ant! use i s i n f u l l conformity w i t h the 2zov i s ions of t h e Or6inance.

Occupancy 05 a new b u i l d i n g . Occupancy and u s e of a b u i l d i n g h e r e a f t e r inoved o r a l t e r e d so as t o r e q u i r e a zoning p e r m i t . Change i n t h e u s e of an e x i s t i n g b u i l d i n g ocher t h a n t o a u s e of t h e s a m e t ype . Occupancy and use or’ unimproved o r vacan t l a n d . Change i n t h e u s e of l a n d except t o ano the r u s e of t h e same cype. Any change i n u s e of nonconforming u s e t o a conforming u s e . Any vacanc, p u b l i c , c o r n e r c i a 1 o r i n d u s t r i a l b u i l d i n g .

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C. S i p P e r m i t : 1. N o pe -mnen t o r t e n ~ ~ r e ~ y s i g n as d e s c r i b e d i n t h i s

Ordinance s h a l l 3e e r e c t e 6 u n t i l a perxit t h e r t f o r e has been i s s u e d by t h e Zoning 0;:’ - - i c e r . App l i ca t ion t o t h e Zoning C f f i c e r s h a l l be processed w i t n i n one (1) week u p n r e c e i p t of t h e w r i t t e n r e q u e s t t o e r e c t a s i g n and paynent of a fee a s predetermined from a f e e schedule adapted Sy t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s , provided. t h e s i z e ant! n a t u r e of t h e s i g n i s i n conformi ty w i t h t h e p rov i s ions of t h i s Ordinance, and a l l o t h e r e f f e c t i v e and a p g l i c a b l e o rd inances . Refusa l f o r a s i g n permi t s h a l l i n c l u d e a w r i t t e n s t a t emen t t o t h e a p p l i c a n t c o n t a i n i n g the r easons :or d e n i a l .

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mporary P e r m i t : Temporary p e r m i t s are r e q u i r e d where i t is i n t e n d e d t h a t a mobile , , t emporary o r s e a s o n a l u s e , s u c h as a r e c r e a t i o n a l v e h i c l e t o which t h e w h e e l s remain a t t a c h e d f o r r e a d y t r a n s p o r t , w i t h i n t h e Township f o r a v e r y s h o r t p e r i o d o f t ime. Temporary p e r m i t s when i s s u e d , are good o n l y f o r t h e ca lendar y e a r i s s u e d . up t o any u t i l i t y a b u i l d i n g p e r m i t s h a l l be required and t empora ry s t a t u s s u r r e n d e r e d . Temporary p e r m i t s a re r e q u i r e d f o r and i n acco rdance

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equipment i n R e s i d e n t i a l D i s t r i c t s . No t empora ry p e r m i t s h a l l be i s s u e d f o r any temporary u s e where s a i d u s e would v i o l a t e any of t h e p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s Zoning Ordinance e x c e p t upon a p p r o v a l of t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s . W r i t t e n r e q u e s t t o t h e Zoning O f f i c e r p e r m i t s h a l l be p r o c e s s e d w i t h i n one r e c e i p t of t h e r e q u e s t and payment o f d e t e r m i n e d from a f e e schedule adop t of S u p e r v i s o r s p r o v i d e d t h e u s e does p r o v i s i o n s o f t h i s Zoning O r d i n a n c e .

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I t s h a l l be t h e d u t y of t h e Zoning O f f i c e r , o r h i s f u l l y a p p o i n t e d r e p r e s e n T a t i v e , t o make t h e f o l l o w i n g minimun number o f i n s p e c t i o n s on p r o p e r t y f o r wh ich a p e r m i t has been i s s u e d .

A . A t t h e Beg inn ing o f C o n s t r u c t i o n

A record s h a l l be made i n d i c a t i n g t h e t i m e and da te o f t h e i n s p e c t i o n and t h e f i n d i n g o f t h e Zoning Of f i ce r i n r e g a r d t o c o n f o r a a n c e o f t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n w i t h p l a n s s u b m i t t e d w i t h t h e a p p l i c a t i o n f o r t h e b u i l d i n g .

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1. I f t h e a c t u a l c o n s t r u c t i o n d o e s n o t conform t o t h e a p p l i c a t i o n , a w r i t t e n n o t i c e o f a v i o l a t i o n s h a l l b e i s s u e d by t h e Zoning O f f i c e r , and s u c h v i o l a t i o n s h a l l be d i s c o n t i n u e d . Upon p r o p e r c o r r e c t i o n o f t h e v i o l a t i o n and r e c e i p t o f w r i t t e n n o t i c e f rom t h e Zoning O f f i c e r , c o n s t r u c t i o n s h a l l p r o c e e d .

A t t h e Comple t ion O f C o n s t r u c t i o n :

A r e c o r d s h a l l be made i n d i c a t i n g t h e t i m e and d a t e o f t h e i n s p e c t i o n ; t h e f i n d i n g s o f t h e Zoning O f f i c e r i n r e g a r d t o conformance t o t h i s O r d i n a n c e ; and t h e o p i n i o n o f t h e Zoning O f f i c e r i n r e g a r d t o t h e i s s u a n c e o f a n occupancy p e r m i t .

ARTICLE X SEVEiZAB I L I TY

Should any s e c t i o n o r p r o v i s i o n o f t h i s Ord inance b e d e c l a r e d by a c o u r t o f compe ten t j u r i s d i c t i o n t o b e i n v a l i d , such d e c i s i o n s h a l l n o t a f f e c t t h e v a l i d i t y of t h i s O r d i n a n c e as a whole o r any p a r t t h e r e o f , and A&e p a r t s of o r s e c t i o n s r ema in ing s h a l l remain i n e f f e c t as though t h e p a r t o r s e c t i o n d e c l a r e d u n c o n s t i t u t i o n a l h a s n e v e r been a Dart t h e r e o f .

ARTICLE X I INTEFGI3ETATION, PUWOSE -L\D CONFLICT

The i n t e r p r e t a t i o n and a p p l i c a t i o n of t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s OrdinancE s h a l l b e h e l d t o b e t h e minimum r e q u i r e a e n t s - f o r t h e p r o n o t i o n o f t h e h e a l t h , s a f e t y and g e n e r a l w e l f a r e of t h e Township of But land T h i s Ord inance i s n o t i n t e n 2 e d t o i n t e r f e r e w i t h o r a b r o g a t e o r a n n u l o t h e r r u l e s , r e g u l a t i o n s o r o r d i n a n c e s of t h e Townshi? p r o v i d e d t h a t where t h i s OrdinaRce imposes a g r e a t e r r e s t r i c t i o n upon t h e u s e o f a b u i l d i n g o r p r e m i s e s , o r upon t h e h e i g h t of a b u i l d i n g , o r r e q u i r e s l a r g e r open s p a c e s t h a n are imposed by o t h e r such r u l e s , r e g u l a t i o n s o r o r d i n a n c e s t h e p r o v i s i o n of t h i s Ord inance s h a l l p r e v a i l .

ARTICLE X I 1 REiYEDIES

I n case any b u i l d i n g o r s t r u c t u r e i s e r e c t e d , c o n s t r u c t e d , recon- s t r u c t e d , a l t e r e d , r e p a i r e d , c o n v e r t z d o r m a i n t a i n e d , o r any b u i l d i n g , s t r u c t u r e o r l a n d i s used i n v i o l a t i o n of t h i s Ordinance o r p r i o r l a w s , t h e Townsnip 30a rd of S u p e r v i s o r s nay i n s t r u c t a n o f f i c e r o f t h e Townshi?, i n a d d i t i o n t o o t h e r remedies, t o i m t i t u t e i n t h e name o f t h e Townshi? any a p p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n o r s r c c e e d i n g s t o p r e v e n t , r e s t r a i n , c o r r e c t o r a b a t e such v F o l a t i o E , s t r u c t u r e o r l a n d , o r t o p r e v e n t , i n o r a b o u t s u c h 2 r z m i s e s any a c t , conduc t o r u s e c o n s t i t u t i n q a v i o l a t i o n .

XXTICLZ X I I I PENALTIES

Any p e r s o n , p a r t n e r s h i p or c o r ? o r a t i o n who o r which s h a l l v i o l a t e t h e g o v i s i o n s o f t h i s Zoning Ord inaEce e n a c t e d under A c t 2 4 7 as amended s h a l l , u2on c o n v i c t i o n t h e r e o f i n a smiqary s r o c e e d i n g , be s e n t e n c e d t o pay a f i n e o f n o t inore t h a n f i v e hundred d o l l a r s (SSOO.OO). members of such p a r t n e r s h i p , o r o t h e r o f f i c e r s of s u c h c o r p o r a t i o n s h a l l b e l i a b l e t o imprisonment f o r n o t more t h a n s i x t y d a y s . s i n g l e and s e p a r a t e o f f z n s e . of t h i s Zoning Ord inance s h a l l 3e p a i Z o v e r t o t h e Board of S u p e & v i s o r s and depos i ted i n the G e n e r a l Fund.

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ARTICLE XIV REPTAER

All Ordinances o r p a r t s of Ordinances incons i s t en t herewith are hereby repealez. . F

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