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TABLE OF CONTENTS


ARTICLE 1 - ADMINISTRATION
101 Purposes and Objectives
102 Applicability of this Ordinance
103 Enforcement, Violations and Penalties
104 Filing Costs and Fees
105 Interpretation and Similar Uses
106 General Procedure for Permits
107 Permits and Certificates
108 Amendments to this Zoning Ordinance
109 Curative Amendments
110 Zoning Officer
111 Zoning Hearing Board Actions, Special Exceptions and Variances
112 Board Hearings and Decisions
113 Appeals
114 Public Utility Exemptions
115 Borough Limited Exemption
116 Site Plan Review Procedures for Certain Uses
117 Conditional Use Process
118 Liability

ARTICLE II - DEFINITIONS
201 General Interpretation
202 Terms Defined

ARTICLE III - DISTRICTS
301 Designation of Districts
302 Applicability of District Regulations
303 Zoning Map
304 District Boundaries
305 Setbacks and Buffers Across Municipal Boundaries
306 Table of Permitted Uses by District
306.1 Building Facades
307 Table of Lot and Setback Requirements by District

ARTICLE IV - ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SPECIFIC USES
401 Applicability
402 Additional Requirements for Specific Principal Uses
403 Additional Requirements for Accessory Uses

ARTICLE V - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
501 Additional Information
502 Nuisances and Hazards to Public Safety
503 Wetlands Review
504 Setbacks from Creeks
505 Steep Slopes
506 Threats to Water Quality
507 Sewage Disposal
508 Noise
509 Vibration
510 Odors and Dust
511 Glare
512 Erosion Control, Drainage, Filling, Excavation and Grading
513 Flood-Prone Areas

ARTICLE VI - OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
601 Required Number of Parking Spaces
602 General Regulations for Off-Street Parking
603 Design Standards for Off-Street Parking
604 Off-Street Loading

ARTICLE VII - SIGNS
701 Applicability
702 Nonconforming Signs
703 Miscellaneous Signs Not Requiring Permits
704 Freestanding, Wall and Window Signs
705 Abandoned or Outdated Signs
706 Location of Signs
707 Illumination of Signs
708 Vehicles Functioning as Signs
709 Prohibited Signs
710 Construction of Signs
711 Measurement and Major Types of Signs
712 Off-Premise Signs (Including Billboards)

ARTICLE VIII - GENERAL REGULATIONS
801 Frontage onto Improved Streets; Number of Uses or Buildings; Minimum Size of Dwellings
802 Height Exceptions
803 Special Lot and yard Requirements, Sight Distance and Buffer Yards
804 Landscaping
805 Temporary Uses
806 Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance Requirements Applying to Non-Residential Buildings
807 Driveway Completion

ARTICLE IX - NONCONFORMITIES
901 Proof and Registration of Nonconformities
902 Continuation of Nonconformities
903 Expansion, Construction Upon or Change in Use of Nonconformities
904 Damaged or Destroyed Nonconformities
905 Abandonment of a Nonconformity
906 Changes from One Nonconforming Use to Another Use

ADDENDUM: ADDITIONS/REVISIONS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE
992 Prohibiting the Parking of Oversized Vehicles Anywhere in the Borough
995 To Revise the Definition of an Abandoned Vehicle
1000 Prohibiting the Harboring of an Animal Nuisance
1009 Amending Article 196 Relating to Traffic and Parking Regulations
1017 To Administer and Enforce the Provisions of the Pennsylvania Construction Code Act, Act 45 Of 1999
1018 Beautification and Shade Tree Commission; Chapter 189


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