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ZONING ORDINAXCE FOR THE

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PUTNiQl TCWYSBLP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

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T I O G A COUNTY PLAYN X G COMNISSION

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

ARTICLE I Sec t ion 100 Sec t ion 101 Sec t ion 102 Sec t ion 103 Sec t ion 104 Sec t ion 105

ARTICLE I1 Sec t ion 200 Sec t ion 201

ARTICLE 111 Sec t ion 300 Sec t ion 301 Sec t ion 302 Sec t ion 303 Sec t ion 304 Sec t ion 305 Sec t ion 306 Sec t ion 307 Sec t ion 308 Sec t ion 309 Sec t ion 310

ARTICLE I V Sec t ion 400 Sec t ion 401 Sect ior . 402

a T I C L E V SeLtLon 500

Sec t ion 502 Seccion 503 Sec t ion 504 Sec%iori 505 Sec t ion 506 Sec t ion 507 Sec t ion 506 Sec t ion 509 Sec t ion 510 Sec t ion 511

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aRTICLE V I Sec t ion 600 Sec t ion 601 Sec t ion 602 Sec t ion 603 Sec t ion 604 Seccion 605 Sec t ion 606 Sec t ion 607 Sec t ion 608 Sec t ion 609 Sec t ion 610

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GENERAL PROVISIONS .....,..... IO.~)..0...............0.......,,.. 1 T i t l e ......................................................... 1 S h o r t T i t l e , 0 0 ~ . . . 0 . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . . . , 1 Purpose . , , . . , , . . . . . . . . . . . .O. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .~ . . . .~ . . . , . . 1 I n t e r p r e t a t i o n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . * . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 A p p l i c a t i o n o r Regu la t ions . . , . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , , . . aq . 2 E f f e c t i v e Date . ~ , . l . . . O . D O . . ~ . . ~ . . . . ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~ . . . . O . . . , . . ~ , , 2

ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS . . . . . a , O . O . . . . . Y , , o ~ 9 Purpose , O . . ~ L . . . D . . l . ~ . . . . . . . . . . . . , ~ . . , ~ . , , ~ . , , . ". . . . ,~,.~., , , 9 Des igna t ion of D i s t r i c t s I . . , O . . . . . . . . O . O . . ~ ~ . , . , D . . . . O . o . , D . . . D 9 Zoning Map , , . . . . , . , D O ~ . . C . ~ . . . . . . . ~ . , . , ~ . ~ , , . . . ~ , . . . . . . . , ~ . . , . 1 0 I n t e r p r e t a t i o n of Boundaries .~....~l,...,~,..O1.I...)O1l...,,,,.,,... 10 L i m i t a t i o n s of Land Use . . I . O . . . . I . ~ . . . O . . . . , , . . ~ , , ~ ~ . . , , , ~ . , , , 10 Amendments ,., , . . . . . o ,..., ,..., . . . . . O . 3 . 0 1 1 e . . , . , s o . . 1 0 Zone Regu la t ions . , . , S . . O . . . . ~ ~ O , i . . . ~ , ~ , . ~ ~ . . . . ~ . ~ , ~ , . O , . q . l . l 10 Home Occupat ions , , C ~ = . . , O , , D . , . l . i . . ~ . , , , ~ . , , . , ~ . , , ~ . ~ . ~ . ~ , ~ , ~ 10 Signs , J . , . , , , D 1 5 0 1 C . . i , l . ~ . . , . , ~ , . ~ . . , , . . . ~ , . , ~ . , ~ . , ~ ~ ~ , , . , . . , 11 Lot Area, !Jidt.h, Yard, Bui ld ing Height and Coverage Regula t ions il O f f - s t r e e t Pa rk ing , Loading and Unloading R e g u l a t i o n s ..)..,.,.- 1;

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A R T I C L E V I I I Sect ion 800 Sec t ion 801 Sect ion 802 Sect ion 803 Sec t ion 804 S e c t i o n 805 S e c t i o n 806

A R T I C L E X i I N T E R P R S T A T I O N , FURPOSE @D C O N F L I C T - . . , - ^ - - - 3 i ? - : : : - : 3 ) 1 1 25

SCEEDULE OF ZBKjS R E G U L A T I O N S , DEVELOPNENT R E G U T d T I O N S , PART I . I ~ - - . . . _ . _ . ? > 27

CCH.EDtiLE OF ZONE, R E G U L A T I O N S , DEVBLOPXEVT REGULATZOPJS, FAKT I1 : . - : . : . . : : ~ 30

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ORD LNANCE NO,

T H E PLTTNAM TOWNSHIP Z O N I N G ORDINAYCE

B E I T HEREBY ORDAINED A D ENACTED BY THE BOARD OF T~WIW-IIP S U P E R V I S O R S , TOWNSHIP OF PUTNAkf, COUNTY OF T I O G A , COMMONWEALTH OF P E N N S Y L V A N I A , BY AUTHORITY OF AND PURSUANT TO T H E P R O V I S I O N S OF A C T 2 k 7 , AS AMENDED, OF T H E GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF P E N N S Y L V A I A , APPROVED J U L Y 31, 1968, KNOWN AND C I T E D A S T H E "PENNSYLVANIA M U N I C I - PALITIES P & W I N G CODE , 'I A S FOLLOWS :

ARTLCLE 1 GENERAL P ROV I S I O N S

S e c t i o n 100 T i T L E

An Ordinance Fe rmi t c ing , F r Q h i b i t i n g , regL:ating, restricting and det2rm:ning t h e u s e s of l and , wa te rcour ses ans cche r b c d i e s c f % a t e < ; t h e size, h e i g h t , bu lk , l o c a t i o n , er- e c t i o n , c c n s ~ r u z c i o c , r e p a i r , mainrenznce, & l c e r a t i z n , r a z i n g , r e m w a l and use of strnc- t u r e s ; t h e areas and d imens ions z f l and and bod ies of wacsr CCJ be occupied by u s e s and s t r u c t u r e s as w e l i as covrts, yards and ,-the: open s p a c e s and d i s t a n c e s t o be l e f t Ln- occupied by U S E S &nd s t r c c t u r e s ; the density sf p3pcriariGn and i n t e n s l c y of u s e ; and pro- -,idi.ng fir t he zdminis=:z : im 01 such 0:dinzcce

Secrlion 10l SHOXT T I T L E

This Ordinance s h a l l be kricwn and may be c i t e d a s t h e " P u t n s m r m n s h i p Zoning Ordinance:"

Sec t ion 102 PURPOSE

This Ordinance is enac ted f o r t'rc t c i iowing p u r p o ~ ~ s i

A , To promore F c b l i C he; l th , ~ z f e t y , m:'.:..:ty snd che g e n e r a l w e l f a r e ;

B - Ts enczcrage che mcst a p p r - p r i a : ~ USE c f l a n d ;

F - To l e s s c o n g ~ s c i c n zfi s t ' c e e t s snd highways;

G . To 1rnplernfv-i t h e cGmpr€hensi.e an 3 f ' t : h ~ Township

Sec t ion 102 I N T E R P R E T A T I O H

In i n t e r p r e c i n g and a p p i y i n g t h e F : ; ' - ~ c - I ~ E cf c h i s OTdinaGCE, rhey s h a l l be h e l d t o be the minimum r fq t i i rements f s r t h e Framoticn ,f h a l c h , s a f e t y , m r a l s , and t h e g e n e r a l welfare of Purnam Tcwnship snd i t s citizens- I t i s ncr i n t ecdcd by t h i s Ordinance t o in - t e r f e r e w i t h ab roga te OT e c n s l zny i u l e s c': r e g c l a r i r c s p r e v i o u s l y adopted or perm:ts p r e v i o u s l y i s sued by t h e Township which i r e ncr- i n co t i f l ic r : wi th any p r o v i s i o n s cf t h i s Ordinance, nor is i r i n t ended by c h i s Ordinance tG i n t e r f e r e wi th or abrcgalre cr annc l any easemefits, covenants , b u i l d i n g r s s t r i c c i s n s , o r o t h e r agreements between p a r t i e s ; pro-u-idei, hcwever, t h a t where t h i s Ordinance impcses ti g:es te r r ' e s t r i c t i a n upon che use of t h e b u i l d - i n g s o r premises cr u p m rhe h e i g h t of t h e bc i ld i r . g , ' 2 ~ r e q u i r e s a l a r g e r open spa=€ than is imposed o r r e q u i r e d by scch c r d i n z p c e , r i . ~ l e o , r e g u l a r i o n s c r pe rmi t s . 0': by e a s e m e n t s , covenan t s , b u i l d i n g r e s t r i r L i c n s er Ag:eemencst t h e p r o v i s i o n s D f t h i s Ordinance shzl.1 c;n- t r o l

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S e c t i o n 104 APPLICATION OR REGULATIONS

A: Use of p r o F e r t y :

No b u i l d i n g ?r l a n d s h a l l h e r e a f t e r b s used o r x c u p i e d and no b u i l d i n g o r p a r t Khere- of s h a l l be e r e c c e d , mcr.ed, c r alrrered c n l e s c i n c o n f o r m i t y wich t h e regulations h e r e i n s p e c i f i e d -

B. Res t r i c t ims :

1, Nc b c i l d i n g s h a l l k ~ ~ e a f r e r b e s r e c c e d o r a l t e r e d : a , To e x r e e d che h e i g h t ; b . To accomodase & g r e a t e r nLmber of f ami l i e s ; c T- occupy a greater p e r c e c t a g e cf 1st. area; d - IC hz're n a c r o u e r G Y smzller tear y a r d s , 5ror.T y a r d s c r s i d e y a r d s t h a n are s p e c -

e Ts be rn i S;L& ~ h a r hsr ~ x p ~ r : ~ c : e d ~ r r i c b i ~ f l c o d i n g . i f i e d h~ TE i n -

2 . N; p ~ ~ t cf z y6:d :r c c h e r c p e r s p a c e r e q c z e d z b o u r any b u i l d i n g f o r the p t i rpcse of LcrnFIying wieh thE p r r v i s i c n s o t this Ordifiance 5 h a l ; be i n c l u d e d a s a p a r c of a y a r d c,r ctherp c p e n spzc; s i m i l a r i y r .= ,qu i r ed f o r anocher b L i l d i n g .

3 , This Occlrnznce s h a l l n:t Z p F i Y t; any e x i s c x ? g o r p roposed b u i l d i n g o r e x t e n s i o n t h e r e = € used 0' r c b~ L S S ~ by F - b I i c - - i l i t y c o r p o r a c i o n s , i f upon p e t i t i o n of t h e C z r p o r a t i o n , the P L b l i C Vt:li-y Cxm:cs i zn s h a l l , z f t e r a p u b l i c h e a r i n g , cieclde c h a t the F r s s e n t ct F r a F 2 s e d S lCJa t i zT! 2: zh5 b u i l d i n g i n q u e s t i o n i s r e a s c n a b l y m c e s s a r y i n r che CanVeniEnce o r Lel:are cf t h e p u b l i c ,

Sect ior , 105 EFFECTIVE DATE

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D; The w s r d s "used" or "3c:1;Fieci1 6s ~ ~ p L i e d cc a n y I x d o r b u i l d i n g i n c l u d e the wcrds in- rendEd, a r r angEd cr d e s i g n e d t c be used c r o c c c p l e d -

E, The ward " b u r l d i n g " i n c l u d e s S C L U L C G ~ ~

F , The wcrd " l > c " i n c l u d e s t h e w c r d s " ~ L G c " o r 'IparceL"

G . The words " s h i l i " and " w i l l " a r e a l w a y s rnzndzcory,

H , The w D r d ''miy't 1s p e r m i s s i v e .

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S e c t i o n 201 DEFINITION OF TERMS

Unless 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 the purposes of t h i s Ordinance, t h e fo l lowing n r d s , terms and ph rases s h a l l have th2hPeaning h e r e i n i n d i c a t e d ,

1, ACCESSORY BUILDING: t h e u s e of which i s c u s t o m a r i l y i n c i d e n t a l t o that of t h e main o r p r i n c i p a l b u i l d i n g ,

ACCESSORY USE: A u s e on t h e same l o t wid th , and of a n a t u r e cus tomar i ly i n c i d e n t a l and 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 ; and n o t occupying more than f o r t y ( 4 0 ) p e r c e n t o f t h e n e t f l o o r area s f any one f l o o r i n t h e p r i n c i p a l s t r u c t u r e o r n o t more than f o r t y ( 4 0 ) p e r c e n t of t h e Eat a r e a .

A s u b o r d i n a t e b u i l d i n g o r a P o r t i o n of the main b u i l d i n g on a l o t ,

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3 . ALTERATIONS: t h e s t r u c c x r a i p a r t s c r i n she e x i s t i n g f a c i l i t i e s , o r a n en largement , whether by ex- t end ing on a s i d e C)P by i n c r e a s i n g h e i g h t , o r t h e moving from one 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 ; t i l c e r a t i o n s s h a l l i n c l u d e any change i n t h e suppor t ing members of a b u i l d i n g , scch as b e a r i n g w a l l s , columns, beams o r g i r d e r s .

A s a p p l i e d t o a b u i l d i n g c r s t r u c t u r e , means a change o r rear rangement i n

4 , APIIPfAL HOSFITAL: A b l i i ld ing used f o r thE t rea tmenc , hous ing o r board ing of s m a l l domestic an imals such as dogs , c a t s , r a b b i t s and b i r d s o r fowl by a v e t e r i n a r i a n ,

5 + AREA, B U I L E I N G : The t o t a l cf areas t aken 3n ti h o r i z o n t a l Dlane a t che main g r a d e leve l of t h e pr inc ;pkl b u i l d i n g and 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 of uncovered p3 rches , p a t i o s , t e r r a c e s and s t e p s -

6 . AREA, LOT: The t o ~ a l area wizh in t h e l a c l i n e s measured on a h o r i z o n t a l p l a n e ,

7 , BFLLBOARD: A s i g n ccher t han one i n d i c a r i n g a b u s i n e s s conducted on t h e premises ; a s i g n upcn which a d v e r t i s i n g matcer G f any c h a r a c t e r i s p r i n t e d , pos t ed , o r l e t t e r e d ; ar,d i t may be e i t h e r f r e e s t m d i n g o r a t cached t o a s u r f a c e of a b u i l d i n g o r o ther s t r u c t c r e :

8 ? BOARDING HOCSF: m y dwel l ing i n which mare shan t h r e e ( 3 ) per sons e i t h e r i n d i v i d u a i l y o r as f a m i l i e s a r c hcased cr l cdged f o r h i r e w i th o r wi thou t meals, A rooming house 1: a furnishEd . r scn h.c*:sE s h a l l D E deemed a board ing house ,

9 , B U L L D I N G OR SPRUST3RE: Ar.ycPing c c n s c r ~ c t c d c r e r e c t e d w i t h a f i x e d cr permanent l o c z - ~ i o r ~ r,n t he grc . .nd, r,: 5Yt;ched t o sone rh ing hii.c-xg z f i x e d l o c a t i o n s on t h e ground Among o t h e r t h i n g s , st r l i c ru res i n c l u d e b u i l d i n g s , mcbi le homes, w a l l s , f e n c e s , b i l l - boards and F O S L E ~ p a n e l s -

1 0 , B U L L D I N G , FRONTLiSE, OF: The Lineof :hat f a c e cf che b u i l d i n g n e a r e s t che f r o n t l i n e ,?€ t h e l o t . This f a c e i n c l u d e s sun p a r l c r s and cosrered porches whether enc losed c r uEeE- c l o s e d b u t dces n c t i n c l c d e s r e p s t: patiosl

11. B U I L D I N G , HEIGHT OF: The v e r t i c a l d i s t a n c e meast-red from t h e average e l e v a t i c n of K'ES

proposed f i n i s h e d g l ade aT: chf f r o n r cf 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 of t h e r co f f o r f l a t r o o f s , cc rhe deck l i n e or' mansard r x f s and to t h e mean he ighc between eaves and r i d g e f o r g a b i e , h i p a i d gambrei roofsL

B U I L D I N G LINE: A n imaginary l i n e locaKed on che I c t a t a f i x e d d i s t a n c e from ~ h e :clad right-of-way l i n e and i n t e r p r e t e d a s beFng t h e r e a r e s t po inc 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 c t h e road r iphr -cf -way- The bL i ld ing 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 of po rches , p a t i o s and s imi l az c o n s t r u r c i o n , s t e p s excep ted , t o t h e face of t h i s l i n e .

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13. B U I L D I N G , M A I N : i t i s l o c a t e d ,

CLEAR SIGHT TRIANGLE: and 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 on each c e n t e r l i n e , one hundred (100) f e e t from t h e i r po in r of i n c e r s e c t i o n ,

A b c i l d i n g i n which i s conducted che p r i n i c i p a l u se of t h e l c t c n which

1 4 . The t r i a n g u l a r area formed by two i n t e r s e c t i n g road c e n t e r l i n e s

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to sight above a plain established three and one-half (3-1/2) feet in elevation from grade level at the intersection of the road centerline.

CONDITIONAL USE: A use which is not appropriate to the Township as a whole, but which may be suitable in certain locations within the Township only when specific conditions and factors prescribed for such cases within this Ordinance are present.

DUMP: dumping, burial, burning or otner means and for whatever purpose, of garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, discarded machinery, vehicles or part thereof or waste material of any kind,

A lot or land or part thereofused primarily for the disposal by abandonment,

DWELLING: A building designed or used as the living quarters for one (1) or more families. The terms "dwelling", "one-family dwellings", multiple dwelling", "two-family dwelling", or "dwelling group" shall not be deemed to include automobile court, rooming house, tourist home or motel.

DWELLING TYPE:

(a) RESIDENTIAL CONVERSION UNIT: To be considered a conversion, any proposed alteration must be confined to the interior of an already existing structural shell, Any pro- posal to extend the sides or increase the height of an existing structure shall not be considered a conversion and shall be required to meet the appropriate provisions established for thac particular use,

(b) SINGLE-FNlILY DETACHED: A dwelling unit accommodating a single-family and having two side yards, including a mobile home,

(c) SINGLE-FAYILY SEMI-DETACHED : Two ( 2 ) dwelling units accommodating two (2) families which are attached side by side through the use of a party wall, and having one (1) side yard adjacent to each dwelling unit,

(d) TWO-FAL'L'ILY DETACHED: Two ( 2 ) dwelling units accommodating two (2) families which are located one over the other, and having two ( 2 ) side yards.

(e) TWO-FAMILY SEMI-DETACHED: Four ( 4 ) dwelling units accommodating four ( 4 ) families, two (2 ) units of which are located directly over the other two ( 2 ) units. .A com- bination of both the single-family semi-detached and the two-family detached structures,

(f) TOWNHOUSE (ROW DWELLING): Three ( 3 ) or more dwelling units accommodating three ( 3 ) or more families which are attached side by side through the use of common party walls and whikh may have side yards adjacent to each end unit. is generally two (2) stories in height, but may conceivably be either one (1) story or three (3) stories in height,

--. Each dwelling unit

(g) GARDEN APARTMFXT: Three (3) or more dwelling units accommodating three (3) or more families which are located one over the other and which, when more than three ( 3 ) units are utilized, are attached side by side through the use of common party walls, and which may have side yards adjacent to each first story end unit. dwelling units are generally built to a height of three ( 3 ) stories, but may conceivably be built to a height of only two (2) stories. Each dwelling unit being accessible by a common stairwell.

Single story

DWELLING UNIT: residential purposes of one family, and includes complete kitchen and bathroom facilities.

ERECTED: ations on the land required for the building, shall be considered part of the erection.

Any building or portion thereof which is designed and used exclusive for

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ESSENTIAL SERVICE INSTALLATIONS: The EreCtiCn, c o n s t r u c t i o n , a l t e r a t i o n o r maintenance by p u b l i c u r i l i t i e s or m c n i c i p a l department or commissions of nndergrsund o r overhead g a s , e lec t r ic , te lephone c :ansmiss im c r d i s t r i b u t i o n syscems, i n c l u d i n g p o l e s , wi res , mains , d r a i n s , sewers, p i p e s , c c n d u i t s , zab le s , tcwers, f i r e alarm boxes, t r a f f i c a i g - rials, hydran t s and s i n i l a r equipmenr and a c c e s s z 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 c t n o t i n c l u d i n g b u i l d i n g s , r e s s c n a b l y n e c e s s a r y f c r t h e f u r n i s h i n g 3f adequate s e r v i c e by such p u b l i c u t i l i t i e s o r munir iFs; depar tments 3r ccmmiss isns 31: f o r che p u b l i c h e a l t h o r s a f e t y o r gene ra l w e l f a r e -

FAMILY: One (:) or nzre p e r s o n s cihz 1:~-e t oge the r i n One (1) dwel l ing u n i t and ma in ta in a c o m c n househ3ld- b y : c r i s i s t cf a s i n g l e p e r s z n 3r of two (2) o r more pe r sons , re- l a t e d by b l x d , marr iage z r a d c p t i o n .:r n3 mcre t h a n f i v e (5) n o t r e l a t e d by b lood , mar r i age 31: ad:Fti;n- b y sls9 i n r l c d e drmeat iz servants and graccitocs g c e s t s ,

FARM: Any p s r c e i D f land r x t a i n i n g t e n (10) sr m x e acres, which is used f z r g a i n i n t h e r a i s i n g c f z g r i c u i t u r a i p r s d x c s , l i v e s t o c k , ~ c u l t r y and d a i r y p r c d u c t s , It i n - c l u d e s nezessa ry farm s t r c c t u r e s w i t h i n the p r e s z r i b e d l i m i t s and t h e s t c r a g e a f equip- menc used , I t exc ludes t h e r k i s i n g cf f.,r-kearlng z.nimals, r i d i n g academies, l i v e r y c r b r a r d i n g s t a b l e s snd dog k e n n s l s -

GARAGE, PR;VATE: An enc lc sed sr c2vered space f o r the s t o r a g e s f cne (1) 31: m C r c m s t 5 . r v e h i c l e s , prz-:iderl t h a t no h r?s ines s , c.ccupatic.n ='c SE:VL:E is c-ndccred fc: p r 3 f i c t t e 7 e - i n n c r sFace t h e r e i n € 2 : mzre than m e (1) -2: 1s i e a s e d LC a n m r e s i d e n t cf t h e Frem- i s e s -

GAS STATION: Any Fr€XliS€S used f 2 r SCFpiying gas;lir,e, c i 1 , m n s t a c c e s s o r i e s a d s ~ z - r c e f o r au tzmcbi les a t r e t a i l d i r e c t - 2 the motorist cmsLmer, inc1l;dLng t h e msking ;f m i n z r r e p a i r s , bi-c n - t i n c l u d i n g rnajcr r e p a i r s , such a s s p r a y p a i n t i n g ; bcdy, f e n d e r , c iLcch , t r ansmiss i cn , d i f f E r e n L i a l , z x i e , s p r i n g snd frame r e p a i r s ; m j o r zve rhau l ing of engine rSqLlr ing :emwz; t h e r e f r c m of c y l i n d e r head cr c rankcase pan; r e p a i r s c f t a d - i a t c r z e q c i r l n g removal r t e a - s c f ; c m p l e r e rec.zpping c r r e t r e a d i n g cf tires-

HOME ~ C C I T P A T I O N : ~ n y u se cusr :mazi ly csndccted e n c i r e l y w i c h i c a dwe l l ing z r ir a b c i l d i n g accessory t h e r a t r Grid c s r r i e d CT. by t h e i n h a b i t m t s z e s i d i n g c h e r e i n , F X - G L ~ -

~ x k $ / t t che USE is c i e z r i y x r i d E n r a 1 acd seczndary t o t h e use -o f t h e dwe i l ing fcr dwel l ing F U T F C S ~ S , the exterior aFpEarance of t h e strucc:cre r,f p remises i s cons t r ccced and m i c t a i n e d as a rEs idec t ia ; d w e l l i c g , and n s gcsds a r e F u b i i c l y d i s p k y e d on rhe premises o t h e r rhan s ~ g n s L S p r c v i i 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=Pl=.w- i n g r c r c p c i m s : the p r c f E s s i z n a l p r a c t i c e c f medic ine , d e n i s t r y , a r c h i t e c t u r e , law and eng inee r ing ; arr :scs , beauticians, ba rbe r s and v e t E r i n a r i z n s , exc luding s t a b l e s o r kenne l s ; and dces ngt F s r n i i E r h e emFicyment =.f mcre t h a n two (2 ) p e r s c n s n o t l i v i n g c n t h e premises .

HOSPITAL: Uniess ocherwise s p e c i f i e d , t h e term " h o s p i t a l " s h a l i b e deemed t a i n c l u d e s a n i t a r i u m , prevenrozium, clinic, Test home, n u r s i n g hme, convalsscenr: home and any 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 , treatmenr: o r o t h e r c a r e cf- and shall b e deemed t c be l i m i t e d t o places f c r t h e d i a g n o s i s , r r e a t m a c c z ? a t h e r cafe of human a i l m e n t s ,

JUNK: Any worn, ca s t -o f f :r d i s c a r d e d artocle or roarerial which 1s ready f o r d e + c r u c t L m o r which has been c o l l e c t e d o r s c c r e d f c r sa le , resale, s a l v a g e cr c c n v e r s i o n co some o t h e r use, Anv such article o r material which, u n a l t e r e d , n o t needed to b e d isassembled or unfas t ened frsa, o r unchanged and wi thout f u r t h e r r e c o n d i t i o n i n g ;zn be used f o r o r i g i n a l purpcse as r e c d r l y as when new s h a l l nor: be c o n s i d e r e d j u n k ,

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JUNKYARD: the storage, keeping cr abandonment of junk, including scrap material from the dismant- ling, demoliricn or abandonment of autcmobiles o r other vehicles or machinery or parts thereof.

LINE, BUILDING: See "Buiding Llce "

fie use sf mare than m e hundred (100) square feet of the area of any lot for

A Iljuckyatd" shall include an automobile graveyard or motor vehicle graveyard,

LINE, ROAD RfGHT-OF-WAY; The divijing line between the rsad, right-of-way and the lot.

LOADING SPACE OR UNIT: contiguous to a group cf bsildings, for the temporary stopping of commercial vehicles while hading 2r unlcading merchandise or materials snd which abuts upon an alley, street or ather CipprcpKiiite means of access, snd which is n.st less than twelve ( 1 2 ) feet wide, fcrty-five ( 4 5 ) feet in length and fccrcaen ( 1 4 ) feet in heighc.

An off-street space or berth on the same lot with a building or

LOT: Land ac-cpied cr KC be cccupied by a building and its accessory bcildings, or by a dwelling grcup and its accessory buildings, together with such @Fen spaces as are required under rhc provisizns cf this Ordinance, having not less than the minimum area and width required by this Ordinance, and hazring it principal frontage on a rsad -21: on such sther meacs sf access as may be determined in acczrdance m c h the provisixs Qf the law tc be adequate as a conditicn 2f the issuance c f a zor,ing permit fcr a bci1dir.g on such land,

LOT AREA: The area of a hcrizcntal plane measrrred SL grade and bccnded by rbe f r o n t , side and rear 1st lines,

LOT, COWER: See "Czrner L c r r t t

LOT DEPTH: The average hsrizcntal distance between rhe fronr: and rear I c r lines-

LOT, INTERIOR: A lot orher than a corner lot.

LOT LINES: The lites bounding a lct as defined herein,

LOT WIDTH: The hzrizantal disrrance ; r i rZss che Ict betwEen the side lot lines, measured at the bcilding IinE,

MOBILE HOME: A KsacsFertsble, s:ngli--famlly dwelling, which 5ay be tcwed on its own runcing gear, 2nd which may b.- remprarily cr permanenriy affixed co real estate, used fCr nontransient residential F U Z ~ ~ S ~ S , ;rnd conscructed with the same, 3r similar, elec- trizal, plumbing and sanlcsry fariliries as immobile hmsing; 2nd having a minimum of five hundred (500) square feet c f hzbitable €loci area,

MOBILE HOME PARK: imprwed for the placement zf cwc ( 2 ) cr more mobile homes fcr nontransient use,

A parcel cf l a 3 cr.cle: single ownership which has been planned and

MODULAR OR SECTIONAL HOME: on their own separare chassis and permanencly ccmblned on site to fcrm a single fm- mobile dwelling unit, and having a micimum of nine-hundred (900) sqcare feet cf hab- itable flocr area, shall. be regixded as a single-family detached dwelling, but may be located in a mobile hcme p r k at the discretion af the owner,

OFF-LOT SEWER SERVICE: and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources in accordance with Act 537, the "Pennsylvania Municfpalfiy Sewage Facilities Act," as amended, in which sewage fs carried from individual lot 3 ~ - dwelling units by a system of pipes to a central treat- ment and disposal plant which may be pcbliciy or Frivately owned and operated,

OFF-LOT WATER SERVICE: in which water is carried to individual l o t s or dwelling units by a system of pipes from a central water sowxe located beyond the limits of the lot being served which may

Tw3 zr mcre porcable cnits designed, and built to be towed

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ON-LOT SEWER SERVICE: the Township and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources in accordance with Act 5 3 7 , the "Pennsylvania Municipality Sewage Facilities Act," as amended, serving only a single lot and disposing of sewage in whole or in part into the soil.

A single system of piping, tanks or other facilities apprcved by

ON-LOT WATER SERVICE: a single lot and cbtaining the water either in located within the limits of the lot being served.

A single system of piping, tanks or other facilities serving only whole or in part from a primary source

OPEN SPACE: An unoccclpied spare open to the sky on the same lot with the building.

OWNER: The duly authorized agent, attorney, purchaser, devisee, fiduciary or any person having vested cr equitable interest in the lot in question.

PARKING LOT: An off-street space measuring not less than ten (10) feet by twenty (20) feet, whether inside or outside of a structure, for the temporary standing of autcmo- tive vehicles to be used exclusively as a parking stall for one (1) automotive vehicle, Such space shall be exclusive of all area necessary to gain access to said parking space including towing areas, access aisles, fire lanes, and access drives within the road right-of-way.

PLANNING COMMISSION: The duly constituted Planning Commission of Putnam Township, Ticgz County, Pennsylvaniac

PLAT: A map, plat or laycut of a subdivision indicating the location and boundaries Gf individual properties,

PORCH: A roofed over structure projecting from the front, side or rear wall of a buifd- ing. For the p ~ i r p ~ s e of the Zoning Ordinance, a porch is considered a part of the principal building and is not permitted t:~? extend into any required yards,

PREMISES: Any lcc, parcel or tract of land a d any building constructed thereon,

PRINCIPAL USE: The major dominanu use cf the lot on which it is located?

PUBLIC HEARING: No tic e I t

A meering speri z c thz general publlc held pursuant to proper "Public

PUBLIC NOTICE: Notice published cnce a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper sf general circulatisn in the mTinlciplity, Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing, The first publication shall be not mcre than thrity ( 3 0 ) days cr less than fourteen (14) days from the dace of the hearing.

PUBLIC RIGKT-OF-WAY: Land reserved for use as a road, street, alley, crosswalk, pedes- trian way or cther public purpose,

PUBLIC USES, APPROPRIATE: tional nature, such as hospitals, nursing homes, schools, parks, churches, cemetaries, civic centers, historical restorations, fire stations, municipal buildings, essential public utilities that require enclosure wfthin a building; airports, fraternal clubs and homes; and nonprofit recreational facilities,

ROAD:

SANITARY LANDFILL: A lot or parcel ar part thereof used primarily for the disposal of garbage, refuse and other discarded materials including, but not limited to, solid and liquid waste materials resulting from industrial, commercial, agricultural and resfden- tial activities, The operation of a sanitary landfill normally consists of (a> deposi-

Includes public and semi-public uses of a welfare and educa-

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a r e parked; cr (b) which is used o r h e l d o u t f o r che pc rpose of sgpply ing t o t h e p a b l i c a pa rk ing space f o r two (2; cr msre t r a v e i t r a i l e r s :

73. USE: The s p e c i f i c purpose € c r which ;and o r a b u l l d i n g i s des igned , a r r anged , i n t e n d - ed pJr f o r which ir is o r may be i c c z F i a d o r m z m t a i n e d . i t s e q u i v a l e n t s h a l l n3 t be deemed ts incLude any nonconforming u s e ,

The term "permi t ted me" o r

I 7 4 , USE, MIXED: The cr,ccFancy c f a b n i l d i n g czf of a l o t f 3 r more than one (1) ~ s e , s u c h

I as: b o t h a bus iness and a r e s i d e n t i a l u s e ; b o t h an i n d u s t r i a l and a r e s i d e n t i a l u s e , e t c

t i n g t h e d i sca rded material i n a p l anned c o n t r o l l e d manner, (b) compacting t h e d i s c a r d - ed material i n t h i n l a y e r s t o r e d u c e i t s volume, (c) c o v e r i n g t h e d i sca rded material w i t h a l a y e r of e a r t h , and (d) compacting the e a r t h c o v e r ,

6 4 , SAWMILLS OR'PLANING MILLS: Mills i n t e n d e d f o r t h e p r imary p rocess ing of timber o r s a w l o g s i n t o lumber and s h a l l exc lude any secondary p r o c e s s i n g of t h e lumber t h u s produced .

SCREEN PLANTING: from t h e view of p rope r ty cmers in ad;oining r e s i d e n t i a l d i s t r i c t s and s t r u c t u r e s and u s e s on t h e premises cn which t h e s c r e e n p l a n t i n g is l o c a t e d .

6 5 . A ;.Egetative marerial sf s u f f i c i e n t h e i g h t and d e n s i t y t o c o n c e a l

66. SERVICE STATION: See "GPS S z a t i - n , "

67. SERVICES, ESSENT'LAL: See "Essenc ia l S e r v i c e I n s t a l l a t i o n . "

68. S I G N : Any s u r f a c e , f z b r i c d e v i c e o r str*.iertare 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 l p t c r e d matter in t ended , dEsigried, cr used t o convey in fo rma t ion v i s u a l l y and exposed t o p u b l i c view, which d i r e c t s a z c e n t i s n t o an o b j e c c , p r c d u c t , p l a c e , a c t i v i t y , person , i n s t l t u - t i o n , o r g a n i z a t i o n , c z b u s i n e r s , The tcrm "sign'( d z e s n o t app ly K O a f l a g , emblem, or i n s i g n i a of a na t i c r . , p o l i t i r a l m i c , szhocf ;r r e l i g i o u s group,

69 , SIGN, GROSS SURFACE AREA GF: The e n t i r e a r e a wichin a s i n g l e cont incoi ls p e r i m e t e r en- c l c s i n g t h e extreme l i m i t s c f su:h s i g n - All s i g n s s h a l l be l i m i t e d EO n r t more t h a n two f a c e s . All a r e & l i m i t a t i z n s s h a l l be ccmputed i n s q u a r e f e e t , Ea:h face of a double- face s i g n mhy c,qcal r h e rzximcm s i z e permir te t l f a r t h e pa rz i c i i l a r rype cf s i g a . When i n d i v i d u a l l e t r ~ r s are used s e p a r a c e l y cn t h e s u r f a c e of a b u i l d i n i w a l l , t h e s p a c e s between s a i d le:Lers s h a l l b e rncl-ded i n c3mputing t h e area cf che s i g n ,

70 , STRUCTURE: Sercctcre means a : rmbinat ion of m a t e r f a l s r h a t form a ccnsr ruc tLon t h a t is s a f e and s t a b l e and i n c l u d e s amcng o t h e r ch ings b u i l d i n g s , stadfzms, FLaEforms, r a d i o towers , sheds , stzrtigE b i n s , f e n z e s arid d i s p l s y s i g n s ,

7 1 , SUBDIVISION: The d i v i s i x :r r e d i v i s i o n of 8 l o t , t r a c r c r p a r c e l of l m d by any means i o t o two 31: m3re l s c s , t-hcts, p a r c e l s o r o t h e r d i v i s i o n s of l i n d i n c l u d i n g zhanges i n e x i s t i n g Ler, i i n e s TOT the Furpcse , whether immediate o r fucu re , of lease, t r a n s f e r c f mwarsh ip r z b L i l d i n g cr lzc development: P rov ided , hcwever, r h a t t h e d i v i s i c n s f l and f c r a g r f c n l t n r a l Fxzpcses i n t o p a r c e l s of more than t e n a c r e s , n o t i n - v o l v i n g any new s t r ee t CT easement a f f a c c e s s , s h a l l be exempted,

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7 5 , VARIANCE: The permiss izn g r a n t e d by t h e Zrnlng Hearing B&ard, f d l o w i n g a p u b l i c h e a r i n g t h a t htis been p r c p e r l y a d v e r t i s e d as r e q u i r e d by tMs Ordinance, f o r an a d j u s t - ment t o some r e g u l a t i c n which i f s t r i c t l y a d h e r d t o would r e s u l t i n a n unnecessary h a r d s h i p , and where t h e pe rmis s ion granced wculd n o t be 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 , and would ma in ta in thE s p i r i t and o r i g i n a l i n t e n t of t h e Ordfnance,

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(b) YARD, REAR: An open unoccupied space on t h e s a m e l o t w i t h a main b u i l d i n g , ex tend- i n g t h e f u l l wid th of t h e l o t and s i t u a t e d between t h e rear l i n e of t h e l o t and 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 of t h e l o t and the rear l i n e of t h e b u i l d i n g . A b u i l d i n g s h a l l n o t ex tend i n t o t h e r e q u i r e d rear y a r d .

( c ) YARD, SIDE: An open unoccupied space on t h e s a m e 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 between t h e b u i l d i n g and t h e s i d e l i n e of t h e l o t and ex tending from t h e f r o n t y a r d t o t h e rear y a r d , Any l o t l i n e n o t a rear 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 ex tend i n t o t h e r equ i r ed s i d e y a r d s .

7 7 . ZONING HEARING BOARD: by and e s t a b l i s h e d pu r suan t t o t h i s Ordinance ,

The Zoning Hear ing Board of Putnam Township as du ly c o n s t i t u t e d

78. Z O N I N G OFFICER: The i n d i v i d u a l a u t h o r i z e d by t h e Township Supe rv i so r s of Putnam t o be t h e a d m i n i s t r a t o r of t h e d a i l y 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 conta ined i n t h i s Zoning Ordinance.

79. Z O N I N G PERMIT: A statement s igned by t h e Zoning 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 pe rmis s ion t o c o n s t r u c t , a l t e r o r qu i r emen t s of t h e terms of t h i s Ordinance.

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ARTICLE 111

ESTABLISHMENT AND DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS

S e c t i o n 300 PURPOSE

The pu rpose of t h e zoning d i s t r i c t s i s t o p rov ide f o r development of t h e b r o a d e s t p o s s i b l e r a n g e of compat ib le uses i n a n o r d e r l y manner; 1) Allowing more i n t e n s i v e development and hLgher p o p u l a t i o n d e n s i t i e s i n t h o s e areas where p u b l i c services are o r will b e most read- i l y a v a i l a b l e , 2 ) Mainta in ing low popu la t ion d e n s i t i e s i n t h o s e areas i n which p u b l i c services are n o t o r w i l l n c t be r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e , and 3 ) R e s t r i c t i n g development i n those= areas 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 p e r s o n s and p r o p e r t y .

S e c t i o n 301 DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS

A g r i c u l t u r a l Zone ( A ) : The A g r i c u l t u r a l Zone i s e s t a b l i s h e d as a zone i n which a g r i - c u l t u r e and c e r t a i n r e l a t e d u s e s are encouraged as t h e p r i n c i p l e u s e s of l a n d . The s p e c i f i c i n t e n t of t h e zone i s t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e long term use of l a n d s b e s t s u i t e d t o a g r i c u l t u r a l p roduc t ion by p reven t ing a m i x t u r e of u rban and r u r a l u s e s which o f t e n create i n c o m p a t i b i l i t i e s and c o n f l i c t s w i t h a g r i c u l t u r a l p u r s u i t s which p l a c e unbal - anced t a x l o a d s on a g r i c u l t u r a l l a n d s and which may r e s u l t i n s p e c u l a t i v e o r i n f l a t e d l a n d v a l u e s which encourage t h e premature t e r m f n a t i o n of a g r i c u l t u r a l p u r s u i t s .

P u b l i c Zone <PI: the ownership of a governmental u n i t , ei ther g e n e r a l o r s p e c i a l purpose.

The P u b l i c Zone i s e s t a b l i s h e d as a zone i n which t h e l a n d is under

S i n g l e Family R e s i d e n t i a l Zone (SFR): l i s h e d as a zone where low d e n s i t y development w i l l o c c u r and b e s e r v i c e d by i n d i v i - d u a l w e l l s and s e p t i c d i s p o s a l systems because of t h e lack of r e a d i l y accessible com- muni ty services.

The S i n g l e Family R e s i d e n t i a l Zone is estab-

Mul t i - fami ly R e s i d e n t i a l Zone (MFR): The Mul t i - fami ly R e s i d e n t i a l Zone is e s t a b l i s h e d

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as a zone for older neighborhoods to allow for the transition of larger houses from Owner to rental occupied without creating over crowding or detrimental conditions to the neighborhood's environment and to allow for economical new construction in such neighborhoods,

Mobile Home Park Zone ( M " ) : The Mobile Home Park Zone is established as a zone for the operation of a mobile home park as herein defined,

General Commercial Zone (GC): The General Commercial Zone is established to provide areas for the general communitywide commercial needs of the Township and is a zone in which office, general commercial, and wholesale trades are located.

General Industrial Zone (GI): The General Industrial Zone is established to provide areas in which industrial uses, research, warehousing, wholesaling and other similar uses are located,

Section 302 ZONING MAP

The location and boundaries of said districts are hereby established as shown on the Zoning Map of the municipality attached hereto and hereby made a part of this Ordinance. Said map or maps and all notations, references and designations shown thereon shall be as such a part of this Ordinance as if the same were all fully described and set forth herein,

Section 303 INTERPRETATION OF BOTJNDARIES

Where uncertainry exists as to the boundaries of any of the aforesaid districts as shown on said zoning map, the Zoning Hearing bard upon written application or up its own motion shall determine the locaticn of such boundaries,

Section 304 LIMITATION OF LAND USE

Except as prcvided in this Ordir-ance, no bcilding or part thereof or other structure shall be erected, altered, added EO, or enlarged; nor shall any land, building, structure o r premises be used, desigmted, or inceded to be used for any pur-se other than as for the uses hereinafcer listed as permitted i n the district in which such building, land or premises 1 s located ~

Section 305 AMENDMENTS

The Zoning Map may be amended by the adoption of supplementary zoning maps amending porticns of the Zoning Map adopted by this ordinance or by ordinance describing the district boundaries. In the event of any csnflict between a map and a boundary description the description shall control.

Section 306 ZONE REGULATIONS

The zone regulations that establish the permitted uses., special uses, and special zone restrictions for each e-blished zone shall%& those set forth in the schedule appearing in this Ordinance and titled "Schedule cf Zone Regulations, Development Regulations, Part I."

Section 307 HOME OCCUPATIONS

Home occupations adprofessional offices as a subsidiary and subordinate use to residential units provided:

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Official residences shall b*ntained by the occupant who may be %$mer, a renter 01: a lessee; - The subsidiary use shall be located in the principal dwelling building; The subsidiary use shall not occupy more than 40 percent of the ground floor area of the principal dwelling building;

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e. No more than two nonres idEn i s s h a l l b e employed on the premises ; and f .

There s h a l l De a minimm sf t h r e e o f f - e r r e e t pa rk ing s p a c e s i n a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e requ i r ed under t h e p r o v i s i o n s s f t h i s Ordinance:

Use of an a c c e s s o r y b u i l d i n g f c r pc rposes r e l a t e d K O t h e home o c c u p a t i o n o f p r o f e s s i o n a l o f f i c e , s h a l l b e l i m i t e d E; t h e t 3 ~ a l ground f l o o r area of t h e a c c e s s o r y b u i l d i n g .

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Sec t ion 309 LOT AREA, WIDTH, YARD, B'JZDING HEIGHT AND COVERAGE REGULATIONS

The minimum lor : a r e a , minirncn 1:c F;-,dr,h, minimum f r o n t y a r d , minimum s i d e y a r d , m h i m u m rear ya rd , maximum b u i l d i n g h e i g h r , znd mtximm fzt coverage f o r each p e r m i t t e d and s p e c i a l excep- t i o n used s h a l l b e t h o s e s e t f s r t h i n rhe s r k e d c l e appea r i cg in: ~fbFs Ordinance and t i t l e d , "Schedule of Zone Regulac;srts, Development Regu la t i cns , P a r t 11 I'

Sec t ion 310 OFF-STREET PARKING, LOADING AND UNLOADING REGULATIONS

A. General R e g u l a t i o c s 1. O f f - s t r e e t pa rk ing , i c a d i n g and un load ing f x l l i t l e s shall. be p r o v i d e d t o l e s s e n con-

g e s t i m i n t h e s t r e e c s , The f a c i l i t i e s r s q c i r e d hereha shall be available through- o u t t h e h o u r s of c p e r a t i c n c f t h e p a r t i c u l a r b u s i n e s s o r E S ~ f o r which such f a c i l i - t ies are provided: A s used h e r e i n , t h e term "Farking space" i n c l u d e s efther covered ga rage s p a e e o r uncovered Fark ing l o t s p a c e l o c a t e d o f f the p u b l i c right-of-way. All park ing s p a c e s s h a l l b e ample i n s i z e fe r rhe v e h i c l e s f o r which u s e is i n t e n d e d . The nec p a r k i n g space p e r v e h k l e shall he-not less t h a n ten (10) f e e t wide and

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twenty (20) f e e t l ong , Outdccr park ing s p a c e s , and the approaches t h e r e t o , sha l l b e paved, sr covered with g r a v e l o r c i n d e r s . deemed t o b e parr of t h e open space of the l o t on which i t i t l o c a t e d . A g a r a g e or c a r p c r t may b e l o c a t e d whoHy 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 f n c i - p a l b u i l d i n g , t h e ga rage s h a l l conform t o a l l a c c e s s o r y b u i l d i n g r equ i r emen t s , The ga rage may b e c o n s t r u c t e d under a yard o r c o u r t , ga rage s h a l l be deemed t o b e a p a r t of the open s:?ace of the l o t on which i t is l o - c a t e d , Pa rk ing spaces may be l o c a t e d cn d I c t o t h e r t h a n 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 Hearing Board. Su r fac ing : m y o f f - s t r e e r : pa rk ing a r e a s h a l l be graded f o r proper d ra inage and s h a l l b e s u r f a c e d s3 6 s t o p r 2 v i d e . a duzable and d u s t l e s s s u r f a c e , such a s a g r a v e l , con- crete cr b i t u m i n o u c c n c r e t e s u r f a c e , and s h a l l be so a r r anged a s t o provide f o r o r d e r l y and s a f e pa rk ing and s t o r a g e of v e h i c l e s , L igh t ing : Any l i g h t i n g used KO i l l c m i n a r e any o f f - s t r e e t park ing a r e a s h a l l b e s o a r r anged as t a re f lec t t h e l i g h c away from a d j o i n i n g premises and p u b l i c r i g h t - o f - way _. There s h a l l be adequate p r o v i s i o n f c r i n g r e s s and e g r e s s t o a l l park ing and l o a d i n g s p a c e s des igned fsr u s e by employees, cus tomers , d e l i v e r y s e r v i c e s , sales p e c p l e acd-'? o r the g i o e r z l p z b l i c , right-of-way, c r p r i v a c e z l f e y o r eiisemenc of access, t h e r e s h a l l be provided an access d r i v e pe r l a n e of t r a f f i c n o t less t h a n twe lve (12) f e e t i n wid th p e r l a n e of t r a f f i c ; and not less t h a n Eighteen (i8) f e e t i n w i d t h i n a l l cases where t h e access i s te s t c r a g e a r e a s Gf i c a d i c g and unloading s p a c e s r e q a i r e d hereunder ,

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B. Pa rk ing f a c i l i t i e s r e q u i r e d :

Any s t r u c t u r e cr bu*ilding h e r e a f c e r e r e c t e d , c o n v e r t e d , o r en la rged f o r any of t h e f o l - lowing u s e s , C P any open &rea h e r e a f t e r used f o r commercial purposes , s h a l l be provided w i t h n o t l e s s shan t h e minimtim s p a c e s , a s se t f o r t h be low, which spaces s h a l l be r e a d i l y a c c e s s i b l e t o C ~ E 5 s e s ser:ed t h e r e b y - F r a c t i o n a l numbers of park ing spaces s h a l l be i n c r e a s e d t o t h e nex t whcle nkmber 1, Resident iaL park ing:

a - All r e s i d e n t i a l c n i c s s h a l l be provided w i t h cwo ( 2 ) o f f - s t r e e t park ing s p a c e s

b , R c s i d e n t i d :c-:ersisn u n i r s s h a l l be provided w l t h a ~ i i i i i i x m cf cne (1) p a r k i n g The r e q u i r e d p a r k i n g s h a l l no t be loca t ed between t h e

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s p a r e p e r dwel l ing unic. st rEec righc-of-way l i n e and r h e f r o n t b u i l d i n g l i n e ,

(i) park ing s p c e f s r each gues t tccm- I f a r e s t a u r a n t i n connec t ion w i t h t h e above is open t o the p u b l i c , r h e o f f - s t r e e t p a r k i n g 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 b i r e d f c r rEs raGran t s , i n a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e r equ i r ed f o r g u e s t rooms ~

2 . Commercial park ing:

c Bcarding o r rozming hcuses , h o c e l s , m o t e l s , and t o u r i s t hocses , At l e a s t one

a , T h e a t e r s , acd izor iums, chc rches , s c h c o l s , s t ad iums o r any o t h e r p lbce of p u b f l c OP p r i v a t e assembly. A t l e a s t 3ne (1) p a r k i n g s p a c e f o r each t h r e e ( 3 ) sests provided f c r p u b l i c or p r i v a t e zssembly-

b, Reta i l s t o r e s and oche r p l a c e s f o r t r a d e c r b u s i n e s s , One (1) v e h i c l e space f o r each two hundred (ZOO) squa re f e e t c f f l o o r area f o r pub l i c cse,

c. Food markets and g r c c e r y s t o r e s One (1) v e h i c l e pa rk ing space f o r each c n e hut- d red (100) squa re f e e t of f l c c r a r e a f o r p u b l i c u s e .

d o R e s t u a r a n t , tearooms and cafeteria i n c l u d i n g taprooms, t a v e r n s and n i g h t c l u b s One (1) v e h l c l e space f s r each f i f t y (50) s q u a r e f e e t of f l o o r a r e a f o r p u b l i c u s e

e. Bowling a l l e y , F i v e ( 5 ) v e h i c l e s p a c e s f o r each a l l e y . f e Off ice b u i l d i n g . A t l eas t one (1) p a r k i n g s p a c e f o r each two hundred (200)

g o A t l eas t one (1) s q u a r e f e e t of f l o o r area o r f r a c t i o n t h e r e o f . P u b l i c ga rages , a t i tomobile and g a s o l i n e service s t a t i o n s , pa rk ing space f o r each two hundred ( Z O O ) s q u a r e f e e t o f f l o o r area, o r f r a c t i o n t h e r e o f , devcted t o r e p a i r or service f a c i l i t f e s , and one (1) space f o r each em- p loyee on t h e l a r g e s t s h i f t , T h i s s h a l l be i n a d d i t i o n t o t h e space a l l o c a t e d

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f c r the t o m l s t c r i g e o f m o n r vehicles, p u b l i c r igh ts -of -Kay, HcsFitals and s z n l c a r i c m s , A t least one (1) p a r k i n g space f c r each three ( 3 ) bcdr . Scch sFaces s h a l l b e i n a d d i t i o n t o t h o s e n e c e s s a r y f o r d o c t o r s , admini- s trative p e r s c n n e l and o t h e r r e g u l a r employees. One (1) park ing space s h a l l b e przwided f c r each employee a n t h e l a r g e s t s h i f t , Other commercial b c i i d i n g s , AT least one (1) p a r k i n g s p a c e f o r each f o u r hundred (400) s q u a r e f e e t o f f l c c r area, o r f r a c t i o n t h e r e o f , except when o t h e r w i s e a c t h s r i z e d a s a S p e c i a l Excepr-ion c o n s i s t e n t w i t h t h e p r i n c i p a l s se t f c r t h he re - i n f o r comp&.-able b c i i d i n g s , Drive-in d a i r y and r e s t a u r a n r s , P r o v i s i o n s f o r p a r k i n g f o r d r ive - in f a c i l i t i e s must meec w i t h t h e a p p r o v a l c f t h e P lann ing C m m i s s i o n and nc park ing on t h e p u b i r c r igh t - c f -way st,all be pe rmi t t ed ~

Dance h a l l s , r o l i c r r i r -ks , c l c b s , l odges and cther similar p l a c e s , A t least one (1) pzrk ing space f o r each t w z hcndred (200) s q u a r e f e e t of f l o o r area, Swimming F S C ~ , A t i eas t cne (1) park ing space f o r each t h r e e (3) per sons f s r whom facilities f o r d r e s s i n g a r e provided; o r a t least Cne (I) park ing space f c r every twelve C12) s q s a r e f e e c of water s u r f a c e , i n c l u d i n g a r e a s f o r swimming, wading and d i v i n g , whichever requfrement is t h e g r e a t e r , Open a r e a s used f c r commercial Furpcses : (1) Golf d r i v i n g r a n g e , A t i e i s t one (I) p a r k i n g space f o r each tee p rcv ided . ( 2 ) M i n i a t c r e g o l f , A t l e a s t one (1) Fzrk ing s p a c e f o r each h o l e p rov ided , ( 3 ) Other C F ~ E Ereas. A t l e a s t cne (1) pa rk ing s p a c e f o r each two thousand

McrKuaries, f u n e r a l homes and unde r t ak ing e s t a b l i s h m e n t s , A t l e a s t one (I) park- i n g space f o r each s n e hundred (100) squa re f e e t of f l o o r a r e a f o r p u b l i c u s e , Such space s h a l l be in a d d l t i c n tz: ( a ) employees pa rk ing needs; and (b) a ser- v i c e a:ea for mzbi le equipment , such a s h e a r s e s and ambulances- Home occupa t ions , A t l e a s t cne (1) f o r r h e r e s i d e n t , one (1) f o r each nonres i - d a r emF1;yees 2nd cwc ( 2 ) fc r pa r ron use .

No p a r k i n g s h a l l be pe rmi t t ed on t h e

f i v e hundred (2 ,500) squa re f e e t r,f a r e a o r f r a c t i o n the reo f

3 - I n d u s t r i a l pa rk ing . These regt1at icr .s-shal l zpp1y t o i r , d u s t r i d expans ion and i n d u s t r i a l i n s t a L a t i c n s e r e c t e d a f t e r t h e effecz1L.e d a t e cf c h i s Ordinance- O f f - s t r e e t park ing s h a l l be provided on she Fremises i n accocdance wi rh t h e f o l l o w i n g schedu le : E Industrial 5nd manufac tc r ing escab1;shnents: One (1) vehi c ? e p r k i n g space f o r

b . Truck t e r m i n a l s and wholesL1e warehouses: One (1) park ing space f o r each t w ~

c . V i s i s o r s and s a l e s n a n : Space s h a l l be p rcv ided i n a d d i t i o n to t h e abcve Ftizking

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requi rements acc - rd ing to s p e c i f i c needs

C. Loading and lmlcading space : 1, I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e o f f - s t r e e t park ing space r e q u i r e d above , any b u i l d i n g e r e c t e d ,

conver ted 01” e c l a r g e d f o r ccmmercral, o f f i c e b b i l d i n g , manufac tur ing , who lesa l e , h z s p i t a l 3r s i m i l a r USES, s h a l l p rcv ide adequa te o f f - s t r e e t areas f o r l o a d i n g acd unloading s f v e h i c l e s , The minimLm s i z e l o a d i n g s p a c e s h a l l be f i f t y (50) f ee t i n dep th , twelve (12) f e e t i n wid th , w i th an overhead c l e a r a n c e of f o u r t e e n (lh) f e e t ,

2, A l l commercial and i n d u s t r i a l e s t a b l i s h m e n t s s h a l l p r o v i d e load ing and nnloading and c o m e r c i a 1 --chicle s t o r a g e space adequate f o r t h e i r needs . This r e q u i r e d space w i l l be p r m i d e d :n a d d i t i o n to e s c a b l i s h e d r eqn i r emen t s f o r p a t r o n and employee pa rk ing a , I n nc case where a b u i l d i n g is e recced , ccnve r t ed o r en la rged f o r commercial,

mancfac tur ing o r b u s i n e s s pu rpcses s h a l l t h e p u b l i c rights-of-way be used f o r l oad ing o r un load ing m a c e r i a l s ,

D. Access t o Off-StreeK pa rk ing and l o a d i n g a r e a s : Access t o and frcm a l l o f f - s t r e e t pa rk ing , l o a d i n g and vehicle service areas a l o n g pub- l i c rights-of-way s h a l l c o n s i s t of well def ined s e p a r a t e o r ccmmon e n t r a n c e s and ex is t s and s h a l l comply w l t h t h e fo l lowfng p r c v i s f o n s :

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p u b l i c Street 3~ highway,

E , Park ing and l c a d i n g a r e a se rback : All n o n r e s i d e n t i a l parki t lg and l c a d i n g arezs and p a r a l l e l c i r c u l a t i o n and service l a n e s s h a l l be s e p a r a t e d from rlhe paving edge s f a p u b l i c t ho roughfa re o r a d j o i n i n g p r o p e r t y l i n e by a p l a n t i n g scriF ac least twenty (20) f e e t i n d e p t h , u n l e s s a d j o i n i n g owners murual ly a g r e e t o ccmmcn f a c i l i t i e s s c b j e c c t o g r e a t e r s e t b a c k s a s may be r equ i r ed by the Zoning Heering Bzard-

ARTICLE IV NATURAL HAZARD AREAS

Sec t ion 400 PURPOSE

The purpose c f c h i s A r t i c l e is 'ct F r c t e c t Fe r scns and F r z p e r t y from undue and unnecessary exposure tc n a c u r d c ~ n d i ~ i ~ E r and l o c z t i z n s which w i l l r e su i r : i n t h r e a t s t o t h e i r h e a l t h and s a f e t y , snd dsmage a n d l z t destru:Lion.

S e c t i o n 401 FL.C)OD PR3NE AREAS

No b c i l d i n g sr s t r u c t u r e s shall be bI,i!t nor f i l i m a t e r i a l p laced i n any a r e a found c)r ?es- i gan ted h e r e a f t e r a s Fled Pr'zrre except a s a S p e c i a l Excepcion s u b j e c t t o t h e requi rements of t h i s Ordinance and aFFroval of t k e Zsnicg Hear ing Board,

A . D e l i n e s t i s n : Flood Prcne A r e a s shzL1 be t h z s e a r e a s des ignz red by t h e U - S , Department zf Hcusing and Urban DeveIaErnenc a s having a

t i o n and d e l i n e s t i m may be changed and:3r amended frcm t i m e t o t i m e as more i n f o r m - t i s n and s t c d y 1s prepa .=ed ; hcwEvec , f r r purposes c f t h i s Ordinance s a i d a r e a s s h a l l i n - c lude a l l irreas s u b j e c r ti" f l > a d i x g by r h e 100 y e s r f l o o d e s d e f i n e d by t h e U - s - DE- parcmnsnr. cf H;us;r,g and UzEan DecE;zpmenr; o r che twenty- f ive y e a r f l o o d o r run-cff fer sm2.11 warersked and d t i r n a g e ireas a s d e f i r e d by t h e use zf t h e methcds and prczedures a s eLcabl ished i n rhe 7 - S , Deparcmenc cf Aggrr:cdture S s i l Conse rva t i cn S e r v i c e s , Ezgin- e e r i n g F i e l d Manual i z r Cznse rva t i zn P r a c z i c e s whichever i s g r e a t e r f o r a l l strezw, b o t h s e a s c n a i and F e z m n i s 1 , idEzr ' , f iad zr de l inez rEd on t h e se-:en and one h a l f n i n u t e U.S. Gec1rg;cal Scr-..-ey Q,d? :z~glE Shee t s f a r Putnam Township.

f;zod hazard f s r purposes of t h e N a t i o n a l Flood Insu rance - F r c g ~ n - ~ ~ - ? h k w e d and aLcepted by t h e Township Board cf S u p e r v i s o r s ~ SaFd des igca-

B. Use of f l c c d p rzne zreas: 1, HG f l x d p r a m area stzl; bE L\sed ::r CCnStru i t l3n of any b u i l d i n g c r s t r u c t u r e

except i n a manner which w i l l resci t i n t h e grcund f l c c r be ing a t l e a s t 3ne (1) f o o t a b w e the f l c o d ele7;acion de f ined by p&ragraFh A above and which w i l l r.sr r e - s u l t i n t h e c b s r r c s r i c c 2: ths flozdxay.

placed i n the d e s i g n s t e d f l c o d prone a r e a excep t a s f m n d by t h e Zoning Hearing Bcsrd t o be i n t h e b e r r e r ccmm=n gccd of r h e r e s i d e n t s of Putnam Township,

2. Na e a r t h , rock , o r 2 r h e r fiil m a t a r i a l n s r any p h y s i c a l b a r r i e r s h a l l be b u i l t o r

S e c t i c n LO2 STEEP SLOPES AND SLIDE HAZARD AREAS

No are& having a s l t p e i n excess of 25 Fercenr f e r 100 f e e t h o r i z o n t a l measured a c r z s s the s l o p e , n c r ar.y HTB i d e n t i f i e d by t h e U,S, Scil Conserva t ion S e r i - i c e s ' s S o i l s Maps for Tioga County as be ing s r f d s p rcne shaLl be csed f 3 r t h e csnstrue: icn c f any b u i l d i n g c r s t r u c t u r e excep t a f t e r &ppt-Cvd. as a S p e c i a l Except ion by t h e Zcning Hear ing Board, s u b j e c t to t h e requi rements of this Ordinance .

A . D e l i n e a t i o n : De l inea t ion c f s t e e p s 1 c p e and s i i d e hazard areas s h a l l b e t h e landowner, c e r t i f i e d by a p r a f e s s i o n a l e n g i n e e r , uFon 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 the Zcnicg O f f i c e r .

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B. If use of s t e e p s l o p e and s l i d e hazard areas is r e q u e s t e d , p l a n s s h a l l be prepared and p resen ted which d e m m s t r a t e 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 r e c l u d e any p o t e n t i a l damage t o t h e proposed u s e and which have been c e r t l f i e d by a p r o f e s s i o n a l eng inee r .

ARTICLE V SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS

The p r o v i s i o n s o f t h e 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 supplementa l r e g u l a t i o n s .

Sec t ion 500 HEIGHT REGU_LATIONS EXCEPTIONS

A . P u b l i c , semi-publ ic o r p u b l i c s e r v i c e s 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 choo l s when p e r m i t t e d i n a d i s t r i c t may be 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 (50) f e e t , and churches o r temples 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 (50) f e e t i f t h e b u i l d i n g i s se t back from each ya rd l i n e a t least two (2) f e e t o r each a d d i t i o n a l one (1) f o o t of b u i l d i n g he igh above t h e height : l i m i t , o t h e r w i s e provided i n the d i s - t r i c t i n which t h e b u i l d i n g i s l o c a t e d ,

B. 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 as c o o l i n g towers , e l e v a t o r bu lkheads , f i r e towers , t anks , 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 pe rmi t t ed p rov id ing : 1. The s t r u c t u r e s h a l l no t occupy mcre t h a n twenty- f ive (25) p e r c e n t of t h e l o t area;

2. The ya rd requi rements 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 and ,

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 h e i g h t ove r t h e maximum h e i g h t p e r m i t t e d .

C - A g r i c u l t u r a l u s e s inc lud ing ba rns , s i l o s e t c :

D . The h e i g h t l i m 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 , chimneys o r an tennas .

Sec t ion 501 YARD REQUIREMENTS

A . All yards r e q u i r e d LO be provided under t h i s Zoning Ordinance s h a l l be open t o t h e sky and unobs r rcz t ed by any b u i l d i n g o r s r r u c t u r e excep t f o r a c c e s s o r y b u i l d i n g s i n t h e r e a r yard and f e n c e s ,

B. The fo l lowing may F P G J ~ C E i n t c t h e r e q u i r e d y a r d s a s e s t a b l i s h e d i n t h i s Zoning O r - d inance : 1. S t e p s and s t c o p s no t exceeding twenty-four ( 2 4 ) squa re f e e t . 2 . Open o r l a r t i c e enc losed f i r e e scapes , f i r e p r o o f o u t s i d e s t a i r w a y s and b a l c c n i e s

opening cpon f i r e towers and che o r d i n a r y p r c j e c t i o n of chimneys and flues i n t c t h e s i d e o r r e a 7 y a r d not exceeding t h r e e and one-half (3 .5) f e e t i n wid th and p laced so 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 .

f e e t i n w i d t h . 3: S i l l s , eaves, bel t . cou r ses , c o r n i c e s and ornamenta l f e a t u r e s n o t exceeding two (2 )

4 . P a t i o s .

C . I r r e g u l a r l o t s : Where any main w a l l of a s t r n c t u r e l o c a t e d on an i r r e g u l a r l y shaped l o t does noE p 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 l o t l i n e a t e v e r y p o i n t sha l l b e a t least equa l t o the minimum (dimension r e q u i r e d 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 . )

Sec t ion 502 LOT AREA MEASUREMENTS, DEEP LOTS

A. Deep l o t s : For pu rposes o f measuring l o t area on e x c e p t i o n a l l y deep l o t s , o n l y the p a r t of the d e p t h which is less t h a n t h r e e ( 3 ) t i m e s t h e a v e r a g e wid th o f the l o t may b e u t i l i z e d in c a l c u l a t i o n s ,

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S e c t i o n 503 REDUCTION I N LOT AREA

No l o t area thcugh it may c t n s f e t of one (1) o r more a d j a c e n t lots of r eco rd , s h a l l b e re- duced i n area so that t h e yard l o t area p e r f ami ly , l o t w i d t h , b u i l d i n g area of o t h e r requ i r emen t s of t h i s Ordinance are 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 c n 504 FENCES OR HEDGES

S u b j e c t EO the fo l lowing c z n d i t i o n s , f e n c e s may b e e r e c t e d a l o n g t h e boundar ies of a l o t :

A. On any c o r n e r l o t , no w a l l , f e n c e s i g n o r o t h e 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 nc hedge, tree shrub c r z t h e r growth s h a l l be p e r m i t t e d which may calise danger t o t r a f f i c on a s t ree t by cbscu r ing t h e view.

B, No s o l i d hedge CP grzwth s h a l l be p l a n t e d c r p e r m i t t e d t o grow h ighe r than t h r e e (3) s t ree t r ight-of-way l i n e between t h e f r o n t o r f e e t i n h e i g h t on any p r z p e r t y l i n e

s i d e s t reet s o that t h e s i g h t d i s t a n c e from any a d j a c e n t dr iveway c n t o a p u b l i c h igh- way o r s idewalk i s restricted,

S e c t i o n 505 STRUCTURE ON SMALL LOT OF RECORD

Notwi ths tanding t h e l i m i t a t i o n s imposed by any o t h e r p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s Ordinance, t h e Zon- i n g O f f i r e r may permi t e r e c t i c n s f a s t r u c t u r e on any l o t o f r e c o r d s e p a r a t e l y owned o r un- d e r c o n t r a c t o € s a l e and c o n t a i n i n g , a t t h e t i m e of t h e p a s s a g e of t h i s Ordinance, a n area o r a w id th s m a l l e r than t h a t r e q u i r e d i n c h i s Ordinance. I n no c a s e s h a l l any S t r u c t u r e b e permicted w i t h i n f i v e (51 f e e t of a l c t l i n e .

S e c t i o n 506 CLEAR SIGHT TRIANGLE REQUIREMENTS

I n o r d e r t o p r e v e n t t h e c r e a t i t 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 r e e t i n - t e r s e c t i o n , no s t r ~ c t u r e , 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-half ( 3 , 5 ) f e e t i n he igh t zbove t h e f i n i s h e d paved area a t t h e c e n t e r of t h e roadway s h a l l be a l - 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 co rne r l o t s ,

Secc ion 507 PJIDlTlONAL DWEL,LINGS

A , R e s i d e n t i a l uses: Addic i -na l r e s i d e n t i a l sCrucc:Ures may be e r e c t e d c n a l a r g e t r a c t i f a minimum l a n d area of one (1) a t re p e r stri-sccure is a v a i l a b l e and if s a i d l a n d a r e a i s d e f i n a b l e and a l c g i c a l p a ~ z e l f s r each scch s t r u c t u r e . a l a r g e .crack exceed .one dwe l l ing u n i t p e r one (1) acre,

I n no case sha l l t h e g r c s s d e n s i t y on s u c h

- -- B o N o n r e s i d e n t i a l u ses : Where a 1c;t o r t r a c e is used f o r a n o n r e s i d e n t i a l purpose , mere than one (1) p r i n c i p a l b u i l d i n g may b e l c c a t e d upon t h e l o t cr t r a c t , b u t o n l y when such b u i l d i n g s confcrm to a l l open space and yard requiremencs around t h e l o t f o r the d i s t r i c t i n which t h e l o t o r t rac t i s l o c a t e d .

S e c t i o n 508 ESSENTIAL SERVICE INSTALLATIONS

E s s e n t i a l service i n s c a l l a t i o n s a s de f ined i n t h i s Ordinance , s h a l l be pe rmi t t ed 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 P lann ing Coniiission and approved by t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s w i t h r e s p e c t t o use , d e s i g n , yard a r e a , s e t b a c k and h e i g h t .

S e c t i o n 509 GENERAL STORAGE

No l o t o r p remises s h a l l be used as a s t o r a g e area f o r j u n k au tomobi les , a p p l i a n c e s o r the s t o r a g e o r c o l l e c t i o n of any o t h e r misceUaneous i t e m s . Also, no l o t o r premises shal l be used as a ga rbage dump o r a dead an imal r e n d e r i n g p l a n t n o r may r u b b i s h o r m i s c e l l a n e o u s refuse b e s t o r e d i n the open where t h e same may b e c o n s t r u e d as a menace t o t h e p u b l i c h e a l t h o r s a f e t y ,

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Section 5LO JUNK YARDS

All junk yards existing at the effective date of this Ordinance, within one (1) year thereafter, and all new junk yards, where permitted, shall comply with the following provisions:

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No junk material, appurtenant structure, or other enclosure shall be stored or placed within fifty (50) feet of any adjoining property or public right-of-way and such set- back area shall be kept free of weeds and scrub-growth unless the adjoining property is wooded

Any junk yard shall be completely enclosed with a visual screen of evergreen or evergreen type hedge where practical, or a maintenance free shadow fencing may be substi- tuted, or tree-rsw of a variety and size at the time of planting that such will attain a height of eight (8) feet within three (3 ) years thereafter and maintained in a sound and atr-ractive manner.

All juck shall be stored or arranged so as to permit access by firefighting equipment and to prevent the accumulation of water, and with no junk piled to a height of more than six (6) feet,

No oil, grease, tires, gasoline or other similar material shall be burned at any time, and all other burning shall be attended and controlled at all times.

Any junk yard shall be maintained in nuisance, n3r to ctiuse any offensive or noxious sounds or odors, nor to cause the breeding o r harboring cf rats, flies or other vectors.

such a manner as to cause no public or private

Secticn 5 1 i SANITARY LANDFILL

Sanitary landfills, where authorized as a conditional use, shall be regulated by the applicable laws of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources.

ARTICLE VI NONCONFORMING USES

Section 600 DEFINLTION

A nonconforming use is the hwful emplcyment or occupancy of a land area, building or structure which was in existence prior LO the enactment of this Zoning Ordinance or its amendments but dses not ccmply with che present provisions of this Zoning Ordinance or amendements hereafter enacted.

Secticn 601 PERMITTED CONTINUATION

A nonconfcrmicg cse may ccntinue; be bcught or sold, altered, restored or extended subject to the provisions cf the Article even though such use does not conform to the regulations established in this Ordinance for that use.

Section 602 ALTERATIONS

A. A nonconforming building or Scnxture may be altered or improved within the confines of the existing buildings,

B. A nonconforming building or structure may be altered, improved or reconstructed in excess of fifty (50) pe.rcent of the fair market value of the building or structure, but not exceeding one hundred (100) percent of the fair market value as determined by the Tioga County Assessor if apprzved as a Special Exception by the Zoning Hearing Board.

Co A nonconforming building or structure may be altered to the extent necessary if such alteration is intended and will result in the building or structures conversion to a conforming use.

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Section 603 EXTENSION OR EXPANSION

A nonconforming cse may be extended upon approval as a Special Exception by the Zoning Hearing Board subject to and provided the following:

A . The extension does not encroach upon the front, side and rear yard requirements and the maximum bcilding height requirements of this Ordinance.

B, The extension is for the purpose of expanding the nonconforming use in existence at the time of the adoptien cf this Zoning Ordinance.

C. Such extensim dces not result in an increase in total floor area, or lot use area of more than one hundred (100) percer,t of the original floor area or lot area.

D, Adequate parking can be provided in conformance with this Ordinance to serve both the original pils expanded use,

E. Such expansion dzes nct present a threst to the health cr safety of the community cr its residents,

Section 604 CHANGES

No nonconforming building, struct’ire Gr use shall be changed to another type of nonccnfcrm- ing lise, excepr: d s a Special ExceptiGn under the provision of this Ordinance,

Section 605 RESTCRA1’:ONS

A , A building which is damaged by fire, explosion, flood or other casualty to the extent of SEl~€rity-flVe (75) percent o r mcre of its value (exclusive of walls below grade) at the d a r e of the damage as determined by f a i r market value of the building, and which does nct comply with the cse, areti or height regulations of this Ordinance, shall not be restcred except i n :Znformity wirh the regularions of this Ordinance,

B. A iawful nonrrnforming bKi.lding destrcyed to the extent of less than seventy-five (75) percent by fire, explosicn, flood or ether casualty or legally condemed, may be recm- structed and used for the same ncnccnfsrming use, provided that (a) the reconstructed bLilding shall n c ~ exceed in heighr, area or volume, the building destroyed orconcbmcd and (b) buildixg recons-rcctxn shgif be commenced within one (1) year from the date the b1iildlr.g wzs destrsyed c z ccndenned and shall be carried on withcut-~n~errcption-

Section 606 ABANDONMENT

A . The nonconformlng use cf a bullding or land which has been abandoned shall not thereafter be i.fr~rr~edtc such nonccnfsrming cse, unless approved as a Special Exception under t h e provlsions of chis Ordinancec oned when cne (1) gf the following conditions exists:

A nonconforming use shall be considered tiband-

1: When the insent zf rhe 3wner tc discontinue the use is apparent. 2, When the characterlstis equiFment and furnishings of the nonconforming use have been

remGVEd frcm the premises s n 3 have nct beareplaced by similar equipmeni within six ( 6 ) rnznchs unless other facrs show intention to rescme the ncnconforming useo

When it has been replaced by a confcrming use, When it has been changed to a use permitted as a Special Exception by the Zoning Hearing Bsard.

3, When a nonconforming use has been disontinced for a period cf one (1) year. 4 . 5.

B o Any ncnconforming use of a sign cr billboard which is dfscontinued or not use for six (6) manths shall not be resumed; and if any sign or billboard is removed, it shall not be reconstructed,

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Sectxn 603 NONCCNFORMING LOTS OF RECORD

A , A sicgle-family house and customry accessory buildings may be erected on any approved lot of reccrd in existence on the effective date of this Ordinance.

B. This provision shall apply even though such lot fails to meet the applicable requirements of side, frcnt cr rear yzrds CT the minimum l o t area requirements,

Section 608 UNSAFE 3l'RUCTTJRE

Ncthing i ~ z t h i s 9rdinar.ze shall prevenz the strengthening or restoring to a safe conditicn of any portion cf a bcilding dezlared unsafe by a proper authority,

Secticn 609 CONSTRUCTION APPROVED PRIOR TO LEGAL ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCE

NJsthing herein ccn:&ined s k Z i require any rhange in plans, construction cr designated use r,f a building o r structure f3r which a permic has been issued and the construction of which shall have diligenrly prsceeded within six (6) mcnrhs of the date of such permit.

Section 610 REGZSTRATION

The Zzning Offizel- shaT1 prepare a 1 i s r registering all nonconforming uses existing at the tune of the 1 % 5 enactment cf this Ordininr-e- Said list shall include a general descripricc cf the nacure and extenc cf che ncnconfzrmity and may inc1c:de photographs as documencatioc- Further, said I i s ~ s h a l l be maictained fDr public use and information,

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ADOPTION AND AMENDMENT

Seccion '700 AP9PTI9N

This Zcning Ordmance is zdcFeed in compliance with the provisions of Article VI, S e c t i c n 6G7 and 608 ~f A c t 247, as anended, kncwn znd cited as the "Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Csde"

Sec ticn 701 AMENDMENT

This Zcning Ordinance r.5~ be amended frcm time to time as deemed necessary for the public welfare 3: CGnvpniEnce, in ccmF1:aricE with the prcvisicns of Article VI, Section 609 and SeccLcn 609,l of Acz 2 4 7 , as amwded, knmn and ciced as the "Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Ccde" ,

A , Ensctment of amendmenr: An zmendment cz this Ordinance may be iniciated by the Board of Supervisors or the Plan- ning Ccmnission. Before voting on the enactment c.f an amendment, the Board cf Superviscrs shall hold a public hearing therecn, pursuant to public notice, ment prepared by ocher than the Planning Commission, the Board of Supervisors shall submit said amendment EO che P1annir.g Ccmmission for recommendations, at least thirty (30) days prior to the public hearicg, if, zftar any public hearing held upon an amendment, the prcposed amendmens is revised, cr further revised, to include land not previously affected by it, the Boazd of Scperviscrs sbll hold another public hearing, pursuant to public notice, before pzocEeding to vcte on the amendment. public heasing held by the Beard of Supervisors, the Township Planning Commission shall submit the prcpcsed amendment to the Tioga CGcnty

In the case of an amend-

Forty-five ( 4 5 ) days prior to the

Planning Commission for recommendations,

B, Procedure upon curative amendment: A landowner who desires t o challenge on substantive grounds the validity of this Ordinance, or any provision hereof, which prohibits or restricts the use or development of land in which he has an interest may submit a curative amendment to the Board of Supervisors with a written request that his challenge and proposea amendment or amendments be heard and

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(1) The Bcsrd of S u p e r v i s o r s n o t i f i e s t h e landowner t h a t i t wfll n o t a d o p t t h e kwn6menc ~

( 2 ) The Fcard of S c p e r v i s s z s a d z p t s a n o t h e r amendment which i s u n a c c e p t a b l e r z che lscdzwnst-

( 3 ) Th.- Bzard ef Supervisors f . - i l s EO a c t cn the i andowner ' s r e q u e s t w i t h i n r h i r c y ! 3 0 ) days of c h s c l o s e of che l a s r h a r i n g , u n l e s s the t i m e i s extended by n ~ z u a l i z n s e n t c f the landowner and Board of S u p e r v i s c r s ,

h , Appeal: Any a c t i c n t aken c r d e c i s i c n reRdered unde r this Art ic le may b e appea led by any p a r t i e s a g g r i e v e d by said a c r i c n G C d e c i s i s n unde r the p r o v i s i s n s and p rocedures i n Act 2 4 7 .

ARTICLE VIiI IONZNG HEARING BOARD

SectLon 800 CREATZZN .OD APPOINTMENT

A Zsr,ir.g Hez r i zg Ek-;rd ;E heceby c r e a t e d , The membership of s a i d Board s h a l l c o n s i s t c l i

t h r e e r e s i d e n t s :f t he Tcwnshlp appo in ted by che B=.ard of S u p e r v i s c r s , The i r terms c.f o f f i c e s h a l l be chrE.E y e a r s a f r e r expiration of t h e initial term; s a i d i n i t i a l t e r n $ h a l l be sc f i x e d t h a c che t e r n z f r f f i c ~ cf sne member s h a l l e x p i r e each y e a r . The Zonicg Hearing Bcard s h a l l promptly n o c i f y t h e Baard of S2;Fcrvisors cf any vac&.I?cies which C C C U P , App3incmenc t o f i l l

Bcard s h a l l h o i d n c .=[he: c f f i c e i n che T m n s h i p , exceFt c h a t no more than one member cf t h e Zzning Hear i cg B c i z d aay a l s o be 6 mem5e.r cf t h e P lann ing Commissicn,

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?c,y Zznicg Hezring E:.;.:d mimcer may tre r~ns ; . ieT: f o r ma l feasance o r nonfeasance i n g f f i c e o r f c r t r h e r ; u s t Ca;:;e by a s a j c r i c y ~ 3 t e c f t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s which appo in ted t h e mem- b e r , t aken a f r e r c k e ncmber"ha3 zece ived 15 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 s u c h v o t e , X hsi- . ir .g s h & l ! be held i n c c n n e c t i c n wich t h e v o t e i f t h e member s h a l l requesr: ic ir, WT lr i n g :

S e c t i o n 8C2 ORG.&X;ZATI~Y OF ZCNING HEXRIYG BOMG

Tkx I z n i n g Hea r i cg E-a:?: s k l l e l e c t from i t s cwn membershiF i t s o f f i c e r s wh3 s h a l l s e r v e inn1;;al terms s s s-cch z c j m6.y s u z e e d t h e m s e l v e s - F c r t h e conduct of any 1aa:ing and r h e csking 2 f &cy x c i ~ r , G q.-r:cum sh ; i l be n o t l e s s than a m a j c r i t y of a l l members o f t h e Z r r - i n g HeAring B z i r d , tu: : ' c ~ y 2mi r .g H ~ a r i n g B z j s d may a p p o i n t a h e a r i c g o f f i c e r frcm i t s own membersnip c.2 zccdi-.-.c zny hc-;:ing or : t s b e b l f , and r.he p a r t i e s may waive f u r t h e r a c t i c n by t h e Zcning Hearing Biar? is p r o v i d ~ d i n A r t i c l e IX, S e c t i c n 908 of t h e "Pennsylvania M u c i c . i - ~ 5 l i r - i ~ ~ P l a n n i n g Cide", ~ r r : 2 ~ 7 , 6s amecded, The Zoning Hear ing Board may make, a l t e r and resc1r.d r n l e s , and fzrms f:r I t s p r ~ z ~ d c r e , c o n s i s t e n t w i t h o r d i n a n c e s cf t h e Tcwnship and lar is s f t h e C G K U W I ~ ~ E ~ ~ ~ ~ :f P e n n s y i v m i a . The 2:r;ing Hearing Board s h a l l keep f u l l p u b l i c r e c z r d s sf i c s busiEe55, and s h a l l submir a r e p o r t of i t s a c t i v i c i e s t o t h e Board of Super- v i s o r s cnce d y e a r ,

A , The Zcn1r.g Hearing Ezard s h a i I h e a r and d e r i d e a p p e a l s f rom any c r d e r , r equ i r emen t , de- c l s i c n o r d e r e r m i n a r i x mGds by the Zonicg O f f i c e r r n t h e a d m i n i s t r a t i c n of t h i s Ordin- a n c e .

B , The Zon;r,g Hearing Board s h a l l h e a r and d e r i d e a l l m a t t e r s r e f e r r e d tc i i t o r upon which i t i s r e q u i r e d t G p a s s u n d e r t h i s Ord inance ,

The Zoning Hes r ing Bc;_-:i s.hali hear r e q u e s t s To; v a r i a n c e s f r o m t h e r equ i r emen t s of th is Ordinance where ir is a l l e g e d t h a t t h e p-\;visions c f r h e Ordinance i n f l i c t u n n e c e s s a r y b r d s h i p LpCn r h e aFplizanr: f o l l c w i n g the p r o c e d u r e s set f o r t h in S e c t i o n 804. Board may g r a n t a v a r i z n c e provided t h e f r l l c w i n g f i n d i n g s a r e made where r e l e v a n t in a g i v e n C ~ S E

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lr That t h e r e are m i q u e p h y s i c a l c i r c u m s t a n c e s o r c o n d i t i o n s , i n c l u d i n g i r r e g u l a r i t y , ndrrcwness , sc shhl lowrless of l o t s i z e o r s h a p e , o r e x c e p t i o n a l t opograph ic . a l o r o t h e r p h y s c i a l c c n d i t i o n s p e c u l i a r t 3 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 the unneces- s a r y h a r d s h i p i s d:ie t.c sr;ch c s n d i t i m s , and n o t t h e circumstances o r c o n d i t i o n s g e n e r a l l y - r eaced by t h e p r c v i s i m s of t h e Zoning Ordinance i n t h e neighborhocd c r d i s r r i c t i n which t h e p r s p e r c y is l o z i t - e d j

thar: Lhe p r o p e r t y can be developed i n s t r i c t con fo rmi ty w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s of che Zzn i tg Ordinance 2nd t h a t t h e a i i t h o r i z a t i o n of a v a r i a n c e i s t h e r e f o r e n e c e s s a r y t c Enable che r e a s c n a b l e u s e of t h e p r s p e r t y ;

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neighbcrhzod s r d;srri :r : i n v h i c h che p r t p e r t y i s l o c a t e d , n o r s u b s t a n t i a l l y o r perm- a n e n t l y impair :he ; p p r ~ p r i ~ r e u s e 3r developmenc o f adjacenr: p r c p e r t y , no r be d e t r i - mental t o t h e p*ib!i< w f l f e ~ e ; and

5 - Thsc t h e ~ 3 y i a n c ~ , if a u t h o r i z e d , w i l l r e p r e s e n t t h e minimcm v a r i a n c e t h a t w i l l a f - t::< :E1:ef a n d will r e p r e s e c c t h e Leaet m 3 d i f i c a t i x p c s s i b l e of che r egu la t i c jn i n L f S l i E

Tn gra3r;r .g ar.y v ; r i acce , t h e Bcard m a y a t t a c h s u c h r f a s o n s i i ' . .!..:ions and s s f e g u a r d s 6s Z T m y deem n e - e s s a r y t o implement che p ~ ; r p c s e s of t h i s a c t and t h e Zoning Ordinance,

2 . The 2:nirg H ~ a r i n g Fcaid s h a l l b e a r and d e c i d e zequests f z r S p e c i a l Excep t ions in t h o s e .-.,,e5 r r = u t e r e ~ k i s O r r l i r s n c e i n d i r z t e z a S p e c i a l Except i2n may be g r a n t e d s u b j e c t c c rzm- p l i z n c c v i t h The s r a n d a r d s and c r i t e r i a ~ ~ e s c r i b e d - B~zrc l may s-.ra:h S C . . : ~

i n t h e Ordinznce, a s 11 may deen n e c E s s s r y K G impiement t h e pu rposes of t h e Ordinance-

The 2znir.g H ~ a : i n g R : c T ~ m;y -:cr!dcc: a b e a r i n g and t ake ev idence ;n a substantive cha l - ;t.:.gsi %ncl amendmen: 7 2 ; h ; s Ordicance f i l e d 'cy a landswner . The Board may f u r t h e r mike f i n d i n g s zf fa.:: ie ' l s t ; , re t o rhe c ~ . ~ l i c ~ ; g c , ;r.d C B U S ~ t o be made a r eco rd cr t r a n s c r i p t , which mz.y s e r v s k s che bz,ses i z r f u r t h e r a c t i . z n , The Zoning Hearing Board s h a l l n z t make r ec :mnend~ t i :n~ :r render ar. o p i n i c n in s c c h m z t t e r s , and h a s n r a u t h c r i t y c.2 a l t e r , char?ge* ci c the rwise granr r e l i e f :n such c a s e s -

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1 . The lcnd.:wner ~ h i i l i i l ~ 3 .:eql:est f o r a v a r i z n c e w i t h t h e Zcning O f f i c e r a i c n g w i t h a l l : t . i i ~ s , ~ i j n s s n ? rex : whicti may be r e l ~ v i i n t t o t h e r e q u e s t - be acccmpzaisd by 5 F E E spec i t i ec l b y r h e Bcard of S u p e r v i s c r s , The Zoning O f f i c e r s h a l l t r ~ n s r n i r : t h e r e q u e s t and any i n f c r m i c i - n rs*:Ei-L%d che:ewich- a lcrLg w : ~ t : tis i i l e IC s s i d L ~ S , J F f c r r h w i t h t o t h e Zoning Hsaring Bcard, UFan r E : c i p L c;f a r q u e s r fc,r v z r i a n r e t h e Bcard s h a l l e s t a b l i s h a t i m e aRd p l a c e t o hear si15 req1:est w i r h i n r h r i r y ( 3 0 ) d a y s t

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B - Appea l cf : h t ZLi:-;:g O L r i c : r ' s d e c i s i c r . a p p e a l s a r i s i n g from t h e ZGning O f f i c e r ' s dec1- s i c n cn a s p e c i f i : F r s t J i s i c n c f ~ b i s Ordinance s h e l l be handled in t h e same manner a s B v a r i a n c e s e q c e s t .

C - Spec la1 Except icn : I, The l&nd:mer s h & l l f i l e c* r e q u e s r f r y t h e g r a t i n g of a S p e c i a l Excep t ion 6 l c n g k i r k

a l l maps, p l a n s 6 c d r e x r w h i ~ h n a y be n e c e s s a r y t o e x p l a i n t h e developmenc Frcposed and i t s c o n f c r m a c e w i t h =he sr:anda-;.ds and c r i t e r i a of t h i s Ordinance w i t h che Zon- i n g O f f i r e r , Sa id req'iesc s h a l l b s accompanied by a f e e s p e c i f i e d by t h e Bcard of S u F e r v i s c r s e

The Zcnir,g O f f i r e r s h h l l t r a n s m i t t h e r e q u e s t And backgronnd d e t a fcrchwick! tc t h e Zsning Hearing Bcard. The Zcning Hearing Bcar-l z h z l l s c h e d u l e a p u b l i c h e a r i n g w i t h p u b l i c n o t i c e w i t h i n s i x t y (60) days cf s a i d r e q u e g t .

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Any person a g g r i e v e d b y the =Pes.d=r:ng cr' a ~ E c F ~ S S ; ~ by lie Board of S u ~ e w i s s r s , P l anc icg Commission, ZcnLr.g Officer, s z Z t z i n g Efhrlng Bcard shall have t h i r t y (50) days i n which t o f i l e a n appea l ar r e q u e s t f z r review wt' ik Z ~ S Zs-Fng H e a r h g Eoard frrjm t h e d a t e cf s a i d de - c i s i o n .

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Appeals from a d e c i e i m of t h e Zznir-g 3 a r F 3 g Boar3 % k z l i be fiied azd handled i n t h e maxwr p r e e c r i b e d by A c t 247, a i amzcbEi, :he "Pemsyl-.m~Ls M - n l c i p a l i t i e s P lanning Ccde,"

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A , Appointment : The poeiticn c f Z3zir.g O f f i c e r f c r Pnlrr.em Tams::Sp, izi hereby z r a a t e d azd t k e BcarZ or' Superv i so r s e5aTl apFsPzt a Zcr.ing O f f P z e r prtracan: to :he prcvi3Pzr.s e5 Sec"Pon 614 .01f Act 247, a s amended, t h e "Pennsy lvac ia Minic%ppalLtiea P1aznFr.g Code."

B . Powers acd Drtt ies: The Zoning O f f i c e r shaL1 a d r n h i s t e r thFs Ord inacce in ac;crda?ce with I t s l i z e r a ; t e rms , and shall c o t have t h e p w e r which does no t conform t c t h e requ5remette o f t h i s 9rdinar .ce . Zor.inu O f f i c e r s h a l l kave d z t i e a 6s f:llcwa: 1 . Ttie. Z b n h g QLfXcer a s a l l r e c e i v e a p ~ l i e a t i m s f c r , and f s s u e zoning and s i g n p e r m i t s ,

p s r d t any c o n e t r u e t i o n o r any use o r c h n g e ~5 a f e W t t k h t h i s p w e r , rhe

c r r c r f r c a t e s 3f use and cc.cc:palccy and e t c p ~ o r k o r d e r s i n acco rdance w i t h t h e provf- r ione of this Or6ir.ar.ce. The Zoning O f f i c e r s h a l l make a?: r5e reqcP-red i z e p e c t i o n e a r ka may, s u b j e c t t o t h e approval of t h e Board 5: SsFezv iao ra , e r g e g e a sch e x p e r t op fn ic r . a e he may deem aec - e e s a r y t o r e p o r t upc? v n c a s a l '.,ecl..sLzai isecea t h a t may a r i s e .

writterr e t a t emen t sf s;l z c z h g a n i sigIt ~ e m . F z a ~ c e r t i f i c a t e e ef use acd zccupancy l a s u e d , and n o t i e e e end s r d e r s ies-ed. An o f f i c i a l r e c o r d s h a l l be kep t o f a l l bdeineas and a z t i v i t i s s a € t h e a f f i e e z f cke Z x l n g O f f i c e r e g e c i f i e d by p r w i s i o n s ef &.ia Zoning Ordcnance and a l l .such recorda s h a l l be cperi t o p c b l i c i n spec t l c?z a t a l l a p p r a p r i a t e times.

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A , Zoning Pe rmi t : A zoning permit ( b u i l d h g pet;rit) aha:L be r e q u i r e d p r P t r t o t h e erect ion, a d d i t i o n o r e l t o r a t i o n of azy b u i l d i n g o r F=r:icn t h r e o f ; prEor to the use o r change i n use of a b u i l d i n g or l and ; and p t ic r ta t h e ches-.ges o r extsneica of P nonconforming use. It a h a l l be unlawful f o r any pereor. t= tommemc.e wcrrk f a r the e r e c t i o n a r a l t e r a t i o n of m y b u i l d - i n g o r f o r a cnange i n l and use, s n t i l CE ~em. i t haa been d u l y i a a u e d t h e r e f o r e . No zon- i n g permi t s h a l l be r e q s i r e d Ir. cases 3f RQR~IE~I maintenance a c t i v i t i e s , minor repasfrs and a l t e r a t b o c s w h h h do nat e t r u c t z r a l l y change a bafldllag o r s t r u c t u r e .

1. A p p l i c a t i o n f o r permfza - A13 a p p l k a t i o m f o r p a m i t a s h a l l be accompacied by p l a n s i n d u p l i c a t e , drawn t o ssa1cP showing the actual shape a%d d i m e n a b a s o f t h e 1st t o be b u i l t upon, the e x a c t size and loeatiozn of any b u i l d i n g s . a . No building or s t ruc ture s h a l l be erected, remodeled, added t o o r s t r u c t u r a l l y

a l t e r e d u n t i l a pe rmi t t h e r e f o r e h a s been fesued by t h e Zoning O f f i c e r . a p p l i a a t i o n e for z o d n g emits aha11 b e 6'13 accordance w i t h t h e r equ i r emen t s o f

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S:LL. :L ; : . :F , : r e a t e + d d i r i s n a l h t a r e a ccve rage , o r change t.he use of t h e p a r c e l ot h i l d r n g is exempt f rcm t h i s s p e c i f i c r equ i r emen t p r o v i d e d t h e e s t i m a t e d c o s t of s ~ c h a c " . v i t : i s d - e s n o t exceed f i f t y (50) p e r c e n t of t h e f a i r market v a l u e ,

a u t h c r r z e d 6gent En.! s h a l l inclucle a E.c&t:ement of t h e u s e 6s intended of t h e b1::Lcling and * ' h a l l b e accgmpanied by two ( 2 ) c z p i e s o f a l a y o u t o r p l a t pl&n d r a w : ' 5 =:ale shzwing t h e a c c ~ a l dimensions 2f che l o t be be b u i l t upcn, t h e e x a c r S I Z E a d l c c a - i o n zf th.e lzt of c h e b u i l d i n g and a c c e s s o r y b u i l d i n g s t o be e r ~ c t e d and suzh z i h e r i n f s r m a r i z n a s may be n e c e s s a r y t o de t e rmine and p r o v i d e i ; r r b c rnfc:cement of c h i s Zcning Ordinance: When comple t e a n d a c c u r a t e i n f o r - nz7i-r 15 n c t r e a d i l y a s - z i l a b l e frcim e x i s - i n g r e c o r d s , t h e Zoning O f f i c e r may zsq i i i re an ~ ~ p l i c z r : t o f u r n i s h a survey > f t h e l o t by a r e g i s t e r e d eng inee r c r r e g i s t e c e d s:;:~eycr

d , One ( i : c s ~ ~ :..f siich l a y o u t C Y p l a t p i ~ x s k . ; l i be r e t u r n e d when appro,:ed by t h e 2;ning O r f i c e r cogerher w i t h r h e permic t c L ~ E a p p i i c a n r - uTcn ?&yment of a f e e z s predetermined f t m a f e e s c h e d u l e adsF:ed by .he B.card cf S n p e r v i s c r s -

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b , ~em:deLing 5: ~ m p r c - ~ e m e n r 3f e x i s c i n g b c i l d i n g s which d o e s not- a l t e r t h e b a s i c

c . A l l r ~ q v e s t s f o r ' c c i l d i n g p e r m i t s s h z l l be r a d e i n w r i t i n g by t h e owner o r h i s

C . Sign Permir: : 1. Yo permanent :r ~ e n p c r a r y s i g n a s d e s c r i b e d in t h i s 0rdinar.ce s h a l l be erecred ? i n r l 1

a p€rmlc rherefcre h z s becn i s s u e d by r h e Zoning O f f i c e r . 2. Appl i cac ion K C J t h e Z m i r g O f f i r e r s h a i l be p rccessed w i t h i n r n e (1) week tFOn r e c e i p t

of t h e w r r r ~ e n r e q u e s t r: E - E C C a s i g n and payment 5 f a f ee z s prede te rmined from a f e e schedL1e adzpcer l b y t h e h a r d c f ~ ~ p e ~ v i s c r s , p r c v i d e d t h e s i z e and natGre of the s i g n 1s In -sn:crmi;.y with F ~ C V ~ S ~ G T ' . ~ z f r t i s Ord inance , and a l l o t h e r effective

and a p p l i c a b l e c r d i n a n c e s . R e f u s a l f o r a s i g n p e r m i 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 e - ment t o che a p p l i c a n t c o n t a i n i n g t h e reasons f o r d e n i a l . Neg l igence t o a p p l y f o r a s i g n permi t i s p u n i s h a b l e by a f i n e a s p r e s c r i b e d by t h i s Ordinance. Payment of s a i d f i n e does not g r a n t a p p r o v a l t o e r e c t . - .:~i.

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D . Temporary P e r m i t : 1. Temporary p e r m i t s a r e r e q u i r e d where i t i s tended t h a t a m o b i l e , temporary o r season-

a l u s e b e l o c a t e d anywhere w i t h i n t h e Township f o r a v e r y s h o r t per iod of t ime, Tem- p o r a r y p e r m i t s are l i m i t e d t o a one (1) week p e r i o d r enewab le f o r a maximum of f o u r ( 4 ) weeks d u r i n g any one c a l e n d a r y e a r u n l e s s o t h e r w i s e s p e c i f i e d i n t h i s Ordinance.

a , S e l l i n g of Chriscmas t rees a t churches , s c h c o l s , c l u b s and l o d g e s , b , C a r n i v a l , c i r c u s o r s t ree t f a i r s . c , Mobile amusements and l i g h t i n g equipment f o r p romot ion , adver t i sement and grand

2 . Temporary p e r m i t s a r e r e q u i r e d f o r and i n acco rdance w i t h t h e fc l lowing:

c p e n i n g s . 3 , No temporary permi t s h a l l b e i s s e u 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 of t h i s Zoning Ordinance e x c e p t upon approval of t h e Bsard of S u p e r v i s o r s

4 . W r i t t e n request t o t h e Zoning O f f i c e r f o r a temporary p e r m i t s h a l l be processed w i t h - i n one (1) week upon r e c e i p t of t h e r e q u e s t and payment of a fee a s predetermined from a f e e schedule adopted by t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s provided t h e use does n o t v i o l a t e any p r o v i s i c n s of t h i s Zoning Ordinance,

S e c t i o n 902 lNSPECTIOS

I t s h a l l b e t h e ducy 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 c a t i v e , t o make t h e f o l l o w i n g minimum number of i n s p e c t i o n s on p r o p e r t y f o r which a p e r m i t h a s been i s s u e d .

A . A t t h e Beginning cf C o n s c r u c t i c n : A r e c o r d s h a l l b e made i n d i c a t i n g t h e t i m e and d a t e of t h e i n s p e c t i o n znd t h e f i n d i n g of t h e Zoning O f f i c e r i n regard t o conformznce of t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n w i t h p l a n s submi t ted 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 - 1, I f t h e a c t u a l c o n s t r u c t i c n does n o t conform t o t h e a p p l i c a t i o n , a ~ r i t t e n n a t i c e o f

a v i c j l a t r c n s h a l l be i s s x 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 b e d i s - c c n t i n u e d Uvon Droper c o r r e c t i o n of t h e v i o l a t i o n and r e c e i p t of : ; r i t t en n o t i c e from the Ztn:?g 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 roceed .

B. A t t h e Compler i -n of C z n s t r u c t i o n : A recclrd s h a l l k = made i n d i c a t i n g t h e t i m e and d a t e of t h e i n s p e c t i o n ; the f i n d i n g s c f t h e Zoning Off icEr iri regard t c confcrmance t o t h i s Ordinance ; and t h e s p i n i o n of t h e Zoning O f f i c e r i n r e g a r d ro t h e i s s u a n c e of a n occupancy p e r m i t .

.mTICLE X SEVERABILITY

Should any s e c t i r r r s r p r c v i s i o n cf c h i s Ordinance be d e c l a r e d by a c o u r t o f competent j u r i s - d i c t i o n t o be i n v a l i d , s u c h 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 Ordinance a s a whole o r any p s r t t h e r e o f , and t h e p a r t s of o r s e c t i G 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 zr s e c t i c n d e c l a r e d u n c o n s t i t u t i c n a l h a s n e v e r been a p a r t t h e r e o f .

ARTICLE X I IXTERPRETATION, PURPOSE AND 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 be 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 promotion of 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 P u t n a n , T h i s Ordinance is n o t i n t e n d 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 of 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 c r d i n a n c e s of t h e Township p r o v i d e d t h a t where t h i s Ordinance 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 of a b u i l d i n g o r p r e m i s e s , or 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 f 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 Ordinance s h a l l p r e v a i l .

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ARTICLE XI1 REMEDIES

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 , r e c o n s t r u c t e d , a l t e r e d , r e p a i r e d , conver ted 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 is u s e d 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 Township Board of S u p e r v i s o r s may i n s t r u c t a n o f f i c e r of t h e Township, i n a d d i t i o n t o o t h e r remedies , t o i n s t i t u t e i n t h e name of t h e Township any ap- p r o p r i a t e a c t i o n o r p roceed ings 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 abate such v i o l a t i o n , 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 such premises any ac t , conduct o r u s e c o n s t i - t u t i n g a v i o l a t i o n .

ARTICLE XI11 PENALTIES

Any person , p a r t n e r s h i p o r c o r p 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 p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s Zoning Ordinance e n a c t e d under A c t 247 as amended s h a l l , upon c o n v i c t i o n thereof i n a sum- mary proceeding , b e sen tenced t o pay a f i n e of n o t more t h a n f i v e hundred d o l l a r s ($500.00). I n d e f a u l t of payment of t h e f i n e such p e r s o n , t h e members of s u c h 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 c l i a b l e t o imprisonment f o r n o t more than s i x t y (60) d a y s , Each day t h a t a v i o l a t i o n i s c o n t i n u e d s h a l l c o n s t i t u t e a s i n g l e and s e p a r a t e o f f e n s e . f i n e s c o l l e c t e d f o r t h e v i o l a t i o n of t h i s Zoning Ordinance shal l b e p a i d over t o t h e Board of S u p e r v i s o r s and d e p o s i t e d i n t h e Genera l Fund.

All

ARTICLE XIV REPEALER

A l l Ordinances o r p a r t s of Ordinances i n c o n s i s t e n t h e r e w i t h are h e r e b y r e p e a l e d .

Passed and e n a c t e d t h i s day of , 19 BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE TOWNSHIP OF PUTNAM, T I O G A COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA

Chairman

ATTEST :

S e c r e t a r y

( S e a l )

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SCfiEDULE OF ZONE REGULATIONS DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS

PART 1 -

ZONING D I S T R I C T PERMZTTEI) USES SPECIAL USES sPEcrfi ZONE RESTRICTIONS

A This d i s t r i c t SfLaLl s p e c i f i c a l l y permit a l l a g r i c u l t u r a l p u r s u i t s i nc lud ing animal hushandry, go l f courses , recreatbnal f a c i l i t i e s game preserves , electric, telephone, t ransmissions, government u t i l i t y towers (under SO f t . i n h e i g h t ) o r r e l a y s t a t i o n s , r i d - ing stables, f o r e s t preserves , f i s h h a t c h e r i e s , t ruck farms, f lower gardens, n u r s e r i e s , OK- chards, greenhouses, sus t a ined y€eld f o r e s t r p operat ions, Christmas tree farms, w i l d l i f e and f o r e s t preserves , f i s h hatch- eries, commercial fish farms, soil and uater management o r dem- o n s t r a t i o n p r o j e c t s , f a c i l l t ies f o r sale of home processed or un- processed farm produce grown or raised on the premises, and all similar h o r t i c u l t u r e or animal husbandry related uses and norm- a l accessory farm buildings.

The following u s e s m y he permit ted as The fo l lou ing are cond i t ions a r e s p e c i a l u ses a f t e r a pub l i c hear ing and s p e c i a l r e s t r i c t i o n s s h a l l app ly f ind ing by t h e Board t h a t such u s e s t o t h e uses allowed i n the zone: are necessary and d e s i r a b l e i n a p a r t i - Golf course f a i m p shall not he c u l a r l o c a t i o n : San i t a ry land fills, permitted c l o s e r than 300 f e e t t o g rave l and sand p i t s , cemetar ies , aLr- any r e s i d e n t i a l boundary; hogs o r p o r t s , s l a u g h t e r houses, canne r i e s , l i v e s t o c k , o r more than f i v e an i - s tockyards, m i l l s , g r a i n e l e v a t o r s , mals f o r r i d i n g , hunting, domestic l i v e s t o c k auc t ion houses, food packing, p e t s , o r f & production shall no t r i f l e ranges, s k e e t and t r a p shoot areas, be confined o r housed within 150 shoot ing p rese rves , drag o r c i r c u l a r r a c e f e e t o f any r e s i d e n t i a l zone; fur- t r a c k s , dr ive- in t k a t e r s , summer theaters, t h e r a l l f a c i l i t i e s f o r t h e pro- amphitheaters , f a i r grounds, junk and/or ces s ing of a g r i c u l t u r e products automobile wrecking yards , p r i v a t e parks , including, hut no t l i m i t e d to, u t i l i t y o r government towers over 50 f e e t , cannerLes, s tockyards, coh plants, and o t h e r u ses r e l a t e d t o a g r i c u l t u r e but and elevators shall he kept a t no t c l e a r l y included in the list of allow- least 300 f e e t from r e s t d e n t i a l a b l e uses provided that no permanent zones. A l l permanent buLldLngs dwell ing u n i t s o f a n y kind shall be allow- s h a l l b e so constructed, so as t o ed in f lood p l a i n areas. b e resistant from f lood damage

and to minimize po l lu t fon to t b environment. No camp sites shall be allowed wtthin any area defined as a t a r e n t p f h r e year f lood zone o r w€th€n 600 feet of a regiden- t ial zone. A l l sanitary vaste f a c f l f t f e s shall be cons t ruc t ed t o prevent exffltratfon o r leakage t o nearby ground or water.

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P This d i s t r i c t s h a l l specif ica1, ly permit ell1 p u b l i c lands, Including schools , parks , bu i ld ings , and government towers (under 50 f e e t i n he igh t ) e

The fallowi.a,.g uses may be permit- All permanent bu i ld ings s h a l l be so t e d 8s spc;:cl.al 'uses a f t e r a p u b l i c cons t ruc t ed , so as t o be r e s i s t a n t hearing m d 8 fl.ndi.ng by t h e Board from f lood damage and t o minimize pol- t h a t s'uch uses a r e necessary and l u t i o n t o t h e environment. d e s i r a b l e i n a p n r t i c u l a r l o c a t i o n : hcaspit.ds an.d sani tar iums, nursing homes, government towers over 50 f',iwt in hei.ght, and other uses re- l a t e d t o publ.lc l ands but not c l e a r l y I.n,cl;urled i n th.e l i s t of allowable 'uses 0 - - - - - - -_-- - -- - - -- -- -- -____-_____l_l-__-_

T h i s d-fs t r i .c t sha1.l. sp+.?:.ifi.c&l.ly. permit res ident i t i l . devel.opmemLs, de, , peeding on the n a t u r a l iw.p&bl.lit,l.es of t h e s i t e t o suppor.t resi.dF..nt;:i.al development In a d a i t i o n t o si.iig1.e i sl A pa.rtio11l.ar 1.ocetion: Pl.anned t o exceed t h e du ra t ion of cons t ruc t ion . family dwel1in.g u n i t s t h~e following d.avel.opment,s , telephone booths p r i v a t e All permanent bu i ld ings s h a l l be so additi .ona1 use8 s h a l l a l s o be a1,lowed:recreation. cen te r s , prf .vate u t i . 1 . i t l . a ~ , constructed, so as t o be r e s i s t a n t from Churches, p r i v a t e , or re l i .g ious co l l eges , cauents, monasteries, univer-flood damage and t o minimize p o l l u t i o n t o schools, nursery schools f o r not more s i . t i e s , dormitor ies , cemetaries and than t e n ch i ld ren , a t h l e t i c f i e l d s , l i b r a r i e s . and accessory uses customarily i n c i - d e n t i a l t o t h e above uses.

This d i s t r i c t ; s h a l l specificdl1.y permit s i n g l e multi-family housing u n i t s . A l l permi t ted uses i n t h e SFR Zone.

T11e f i ) ; . l f iw i i i& uses msy be permi.t,ted T h e following a r e con.ditions where spec- A S speciiml 'UMS tif%er a public. hear- i a l r e s t r i c t i o n s s h d l apply t o the uses iug knd a Ei.aill.rbg by t h e Board .that allowed i n t h e zone: Temporary bu i ld ings such. t ~ s e s BZ'C necessary and d e s i r a b l e f o r cons t ruc t ion purposes f o r pe r iods not

t h e environment.

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MRF The following uses may be permi t ted a s s p e c i a l uses a f t e r a pub l i c hearing and a f ind ing by t h e Board t h a t such u r n a r e necessary and d e s i r a b l e i n a . p m t T c u l a r l oca t ion : Same a s SFR Zone, and i n a d d i t i o n s o r o r i t i e s a.nd f r a t e r n i t i e s .

The following uses may be permi t ted The following condi t ions were s p e c i a l a s s p e c i a l uses a f t e r a pub l i c he?:, ing and a f inding by t h e Board t h a t allowed i n the zone: Same as SFR Zone. suck uses a r e necessary and d e s i r a b l e i n a p a r t i c u l a r l o c a t i o n : --telephone1 booths, r e c r e a t i o n c e n t e r s and p r i v a t e u t i l i t i e s .

The following condi t ions where s p e c i a l r e s t r i c t i o n s s h a l l apply t o t h e uses a l - lowed i n t h e zone: Same a s SFR Zone.

.__I__--- _--- MHP This d i s t r i c t s h a l l s p e c i f i c a l l y

permit mobile homes parks as t h e p r i n c i p l e use of land,

r e s t r i c t i o n s and s h a l l apply t o t h e uses

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SPECLAL IJSES SPECLAL ZONE RESTRICTLONS \ Z O N l N G DISTRICT PERMITTED USES

GC This di.st.rict: s h a l l specif ic-ally p e r m i t neighborhood shopping far.i.1- i t i e s which inc lude : gi f t . shops,, barber shops, beau t.y p a r l o r s , del i- ca t.essens s s m a l l speci.a.1 t y shops, drug s t o r e s , d ry clea.ning substat.i.Gns laundramats, food and gr0c.er.y S~:CI'L'ES,

hardware s t o r e s , i ce cream sh.bpsu, meat market.s, o f f i c e , bus iness , 6 profess iona l bu i ld ings , c a f e s , sh.oe repair: sh.ops, banks, f i.na.nci.al , drive.-

T h e Lol lowing uses may be permit r ed a s spec ia l uses a f t e r a public hear ing and a f ind ing by t h e Board t h a t such u s e s a r e necessary and d e s - i r a b l e i n a p a r t i c u l a r locar ion: tave tns , r e s t a u r a n t s , o r enter t a n - ment c e n t e r s where alchollic beverages a r e s o l d ; e l e c t r i c a l s u b s t a t i o n s , funeral p a r l o r s , dr ive- in e s t a b l i s h - menta, outdoox sale l o t s , a n i m d hos- pi t a l s , wholesale est ablishmenr s ,

The fol. louing condFt:ions where spec:fal res t : r f .e t ions shall apply t o t h e uses a1lowt.d i.n t h e zone: A l l . out-door parking and s t o t a g e f a c i l i t . i e s s b . 1 1 be. developed on dust: f r e e a l l - w e a t h e r sur - f a c e l o t s sc.reened from adjo in ing res- dent:ial neighborhoods, Kennels must be 1oc:ated at ' !ee.st: 300 feet: from any res- d e n t i a r di.st:rFc:t A l l permanent- bu i ld- i n g s shaL1,be so cons t ruc ted , so as t o be r.e.sistan.t' from fl.ood damage and t.0

up w-lndows, p o s t o f f i c e s , automobile wa.r.ehou s ing parking l o t s , automobile s a l e s , hot.el s arid kennels and motel.s, cul t.ur.al faci1.l t i e s , en-. ter ta inment f a c i l i t i e s , c.ommer:cia 1 r e c r e a t i o n f a c i l . i t i e s 6er.uj.c.e i.n.dus t- r ies , such a s , d ry c k a n i n g , 'Laund- r ies, baker ies , bus t 'erminals, t r a i l e r sales, boat: sales, inc luding outdoor. d i s p l a y s , cab ine t making shops, monu- ment works, farm equipment:, machinery sales, pa in t ing , plumbing t insmith- ing, u p h o l s t t i e s , and ot.her similar r.ommercia.1 act : ivi t . ies not speci.f i- cal.1.y prohlb i fed , nor a1 1.owed a s spec.ia.1. uses .,

automot L V ~ b e r v i r e c e n t e r s minimir.t? pcil luiion t u t he environment

G 1 T h i s d i s t . r i c t s h a l l spec.i.kic a 1 ly per - T h e f.ollowing u s e s m s y b e permitr.ed a s 'The tol . lowing ace condi. t ions where m i t . manufac.t.iiri.ng, off-ic.e, researx-11, s p e c i a l uses a f t e r , a publ ic hear ing and s p e c i a l rest:rLct:i.ons s h a l l apply to and admi.nistrat: ive use.s, Included i n a f ind ing by t.he Board t.hat suc.h u s e s t.he uses a l l in t h e zone: Petroleum t.hP zone f s warehousing, wholesal.ing, a r e necessary and desir.ab1.e i n a part.i-. s t o p s must b e at. l ea s t . 500 feet: from petroleum s torage , lodges and off ic.es c u l a r 1ocat.ion: public. ut ilit .ies and resl.dent.ia1. zones No re s iden t . i a1 of labor organization.s, g r a i n eleua- te.le.phone boot.hs, uses o t h e r than those developed f o r t o r s , wholesale operat:ions, r a i l and watxhmen; no i n t e n s i v e commercial fte&$t te rmina ls of al.1 types, man- es tabl ishments nor providing service ufac tur ing ac t iv i t ies , and commer- t o t h e surrounding i n d u s t r i a l zone cia1 uses designed t.o servic .e t h e s h a l l be allowed. All permanent bui ld- surrounding i n d u s t r i a l a r e a - ings s h a l l be so constructed, so as t o

be r e s i s t a n t from f lood damage and t o minimize p o l l u t i o n t o t h e environment.

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PART 11

MLN IMUM M I N I M U M MINIMUM M I N I M U M MINIMUM LOT LOT FRONT PER REAR MAXIMUM MAXIMUM

SIDE YARD HEKGGKT COVERAGE DISTRICT AREA WIDTH YARD __--

A 10 acres 200 ft.. 50 E t . 100 f t . 100 f t , 50 f t . None.

P 1 ac re 1.00 E t . 2,5 %to 20 ft. 50 et, 35 ft. 0 20

SFR % ac re 100 ft. 35 Et. 10 Et. 30 ft., 35 f t . .3Q

MFR 6000 sq. f t , first unit 60 ft. 25 f t , 6 ft,, 20 Eto 45 ft, e 35 3000 sq . E t e a , adt'l u n i t

MHP 5 a c l e s 200 ft.., 35 ft, 10 E t . 20 ft, 25 f t o 50

- -- CC L ac re 8rJ I r 35 k t . 20 ft.. 20 ft. 45 f r o 0 35

GI 1 . I r l e 150 f t . 35 E t " 50 f t o None 80 ft. 0 50 pel- lo1

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Z O N I N G M A P

P U T N A M T O W N S H I P T i o g a C o u n t y , P e n n s y l v a n i a

L E G E N D :

! ' I A q r i c u l t u r a l (A)

P u b l l c Z o n e ( P I

E] S i n g l e F a m i l y R e s i d e n t i a l ( S ...... M u l t i - F a m i l y R e s i d e n t i a l ( M

i] M o b i l e H o m e P a r k ( M H P )

G e n e r a l C o m m e r c i a l ( G C )

-4 G e n e r a l I n d u s t r i a l (GI)

F R )

F R )