A public or private thoroughfare that affords a means of access to an abutting property, parking area, or street and that has a width in accordance with the Township Construction Standards, Standard Details, but in no case shall be less than 20 feet in width. An access drive shall not be considered a driveway.

An accessory structure that is customarily incidental to the permitted agricultural use or principal building, including, but not limited to, livestock barns, stables, grain silos, and tool sheds.

A residential accessory use that consists of creating living space for individuals which is attached to the principal structure via a breezeway or the like that is no longer than 30 feet and has its own bathroom facility and often includes its own kitchen area. Only one accessory dwelling unit is allowed on any single lot in addition to the principal structure. Accessory dwelling units shall have a gross floor area of at least 400 square feet and shall comprise no more than 50% of the gross floor area of the principal structure on the lot that they are associated with, and shall not exceed 1,200 square gross feet for the accessory unit.

A structure which is on the same lot with, but detached from, the principal building or structure and which is customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal structure or principal use of the land, including, but not limited to, private garages, storage sheds, and the like.

A use on the same lot with and of a customarily incidental and subordinate nature to the principal use. Such use is secondary and supportive of the principal use, including, but not limited to, the storage of vehicles in a detached garage, the storage of tools in a garden shed, private swimming pools as recreational uses, and satellite dishes for television reception.

Applies to structures not initially designed for permanent residential use and former public, semipublic and other large buildings (including schools, churches, armories, and other civic structures) which lie within a permitted zoning district within the Township with the express purpose of encouraging the adaptive and flexible reuse of such buildings.

Property that is contiguous with the boundaries of any side of the subject property. Note: Properties separated by a roadway are not considered to be adjacent because they are not contiguous.

See "sexually oriented and adult businesses" in this section of the chapter.

Hybrids of the African honey bee (Apis mellifera scutellate) with various European honey bees that are aggressive compared to the European subspecies.

Any use of land or structures for an enterprise that is actively engaged in the commercial production and preparation for market of crops, livestock, and livestock products and in the production, harvesting, and preparation for market or use of agricultural, agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural, and aquacultural crops and commodities. The term includes an enterprise that implements changes in production practices and procedures or types of crops, livestock, livestock products, or commodities produced consistent with practices and procedures that are normally engaged by farmers or are consistent with technological development within the agricultural industry. Also see "barn," "grain silo," and "stable" in this section.

Structures that are related and accessory to and that support the general operation of primary agricultural uses as defined in this section.

The raising of farm animals and produce.

The practice of attracting travelers or visitors to an area or areas used primarily for agricultural purposes, including, but not limited to, overnight stays (lodging and camping), special events and festivals, recreation activities and events, fresh products and value-added products, tourism-enhanced direct marketing, and/or education. Agritourism may serve as a supplementary, complimentary, or primary enterprise of the area(s). See definitions of "supplementary agritourism enterprise" and "complimentary agritourism enterprise" in this section.

The portion of the parking lot devoted to providing immediate access to the parking stalls. The recommended aisle width is dependent of the parking angle.

A passage of way open to public travel which affords generally a secondary means of vehicular access to abutting lots and is not intended for general traffic circulation.

As applied to a building or structure, a change, or rearrangement in the structural parts, or in the exit facilities, or an enlargement or diminution, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height, or the moving from one location or position to another.

The all-encompassing noise level associated with a given environment, being a composite of sounds from all sources at the location, constituting the normal or existing level of environmental noise at a given location without extreme atmospheric conditions such as wind greater than three meters per second or precipitation and then adjusting the noise level to eliminate any noise associated with existing developments or facilities.

A structure or other area set aside for storage of ambulance vehicles, medical equipment, personal protective equipment, and other medical supplies. Most stations are made up of garage bays or a parking area, normally under cover.

An oval or round structure having tiers of seats rising gradually outward from a central open space or arena. An amphitheater is provided for as a principal or accessory use.

An amusement arcade is provided for as principal or accessory use. If an accessory use, any establishment where two or fewer amusement devices are located. If a principal use, any establishment where three or more amusement devices are located.

Any mechanical, electrical, or electromechanical device, machine or apparatus used for the playing of games and amusements, which devices or apparatus are commonly known as "pinball machines," "video games," and "jukeboxes," or upon which games are played, or any device on which music is played after the insertion therein of a coin or other disc, slug, or token, or for which fees are paid to an attendant.

An establishment developed primarily for entertainment purposes and offering rides and exhibitions for a fee.

A facility that cares for domestic animals for less than 12 consecutive hours in the absence of the pet's owner or a facility that provides training for domestic animals with or without the facility owner receiving compensation for such services. Animal day cares do not include medical or surgical treatment or overnight boarding facilities.

A retail establishment that provides bathing, trimming, and grooming services for small domestic animals on a commercial basis. An animal grooming facility does not include medical or surgical treatment or overnight boarding facilities.

An establishment where animals or pets are given medical or surgical treatment and the boarding of animals is limited to short-term care incidental to the hospital use or temporary boarding during treatment. Animal hospitals and veterinarians do not include kennel services.

The American National Standards Institute.

Any system of wires, rods, discs, panels, flat panels, dishes, whips, or other similar devices used for the transmission or reception of wireless signals. An antenna may include an omnidirectional antenna (rod), directional antenna (panel), parabolic antenna (disc), or any other wireless antenna. An antenna shall not include "tower-based wireless communications facilities" as defined in this section.

Any building, tower, or structure used for the purpose of supporting an antenna.

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

Any place where one or more colonies of bees are kept at a single location.

A landowner or developer, as hereinafter defined, who has filed an application for development including his heirs, successors, and assigns.

Every application, whether preliminary, tentative or final, required to be filed and approved prior to start of construction or development, including, but not limited to, an application for a building permit, for the approval of a subdivision plat or plan, or for the approval of a development plan.

An imaginary surface longitudinally centered on the extended runway center line and extending outward and upward from each end of the primary surface. An approach surface is applied to each end of the runway based on the planned approach. The inner edge of the approach surface is the same width as the primary surface and expands uniformly depending on the planned approach.

An establishment that maintains a collection of wild or exotic animals, typically in a park, garden, or a transparent tank of water for display to the public.

An architect registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. See "registered professional."

An area of a property within a required front yard where a porch or deck can be built so long as it is not intended for occupancy.

The entire area of ground covered by the permitted structure, including, but not limited to, covered porches and breezeways. The architectural footprint is exclusive of patios, decks, and exterior walkways.

The total of areas taken on a horizontal plane at the main grade level of the principal buildings, exclusive of porches, terraces, steps, and carports, but inclusive of attached garages.

The total area of the lot or lots comprising a site.

A structure, or part thereof, devoted to the exhibition of visual works of fine art. Art galleries generally include accessory services, such as the sale or purchase of displayed works, custom framing, or encasement of art works and services related to art appraisal, display, preservation, or restoration.

A use involving the creation, display, and sale of arts and crafts, such as paintings, sculpture, and fabric crafts. The creation of arts and crafts may also be permitted within a home occupation, provided the requirements for such use are met.

A plant where asphalt or concrete is mixed for distribution, typically for use off site.

See "care facilities and senior housing" in this section

A large building or hall used for public gatherings, typically speeches or stage performances.

A body politic and corporate created pursuant to the act of May 2, 1945 (P.L. 382, No. 164), known as the "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945."[1]

Banks, savings, and loan associations, and similar institutions that lend money or are engaged in a finance related business.

An establishment where the principal use is the serving of alcoholic beverages by the drink to the general public and where food or packaged beverages may be served or sold as an accessory use.

A principal or accessory structure used for the shelter of livestock raised on the premises, the storage of agricultural products produced or consumed on the premises, or the storage and maintenance of farm equipment and agricultural supplies used for the agricultural operations on the premises. See also "accessory agriculture buildings."

The space enclosed by the foundation or ground-floor walls of a building partly below the average level of adjacent ground. A basement shall not be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurement unless 1/2 or more of its volume is above the average level of the adjacent ground.

A commercial establishment that occupies a single-family dwelling and associated accessory structures where limited overnight lodging and breakfast is provided for compensation to guests and where said use may or may not also host accommodations for private events (e.g., such as weddings and conferences). The dwelling may or may not include a publicly accessible restaurant as a related use. Overnight lodging occurs within individual sleeping rooms, each of which is accessible from the interior of the principal structure and/or existing accessory structure (constructed prior to the date of this chapter) and each of which do not contain cooking facilities. New construction, alteration, or reconstruction of any structure shall also be governed by this chapter. The owner of said use shall be a permanent resident on the site.

Any stage of the honey bee (Apis mellifera) with exception of the Africanized honey bee as defined herein.

Disease such as American foulbrood or other actionable disease as determined by the Department of Agriculture.

A person who owns or has charge of one or more colonies of honey bees.

State of the art mitigation measures applied to oil and natural gas drilling and production to help ensure that energy development is conducted in an environmentally responsible manner.

Any operation which engages in the sale of beverages in beverage containers which are not for consumption on the premises. This land use typically includes the sale of alcoholic beverages in quantities as prescribed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (LCB). This definition includes any manufacturer who engages in these sales.

See the definition provided under "sign" in this section.

The Board of Commissioners of the Township of Aleppo, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

The American National Board of Fire Underwriters responsible for establishing the set of regulations governing the construction and installation of electrical wiring and apparatus in the United States and as issued by the National Electrical Code and administratively sponsored by the National Fire Protection Association.

A dwelling in which the resident owner lives and supplies for a fee sleeping accommodations with board for at least three persons but not more than 10 persons, exclusive of the resident owner and members of the resident owner's family.

An establishment for brewing large quantities of beer or other malt liquors for wholesale distribution. This land use does not provide for retail sales and/or consumption of alcoholic beverages on the premises. See also "micro-brewery/brew pub."

A freestanding support structure, attached antenna, and related equipment intended for transmitting, receiving, or re-transmitting commercial television, radio, telephone, cellular, or other telecommunication services.

A landscaped area of a certain depth specified by this chapter which shall be planted and maintained in trees, ground cover, shrubs, bushes, or other natural landscaping material or an existing natural or constructed natural barrier which duplicates the effect of the required bufferyard.

The line which defines the placement of the building from the street on which the building fronts, measured from the ultimate street ROW. The build-to line of the building typical forms the street wall line. On a corner lot, the build-to line is located on each side of a lot abutting a street.

The process by which sensitive natural resources are inventoried and net buildable area is calculated.

A roofed structure, whether or not enclosed by walls, to be used for shelter, enclosure, or the protection of persons, goods, materials, or animals.

That portion of any exterior elevation on the building extending from finished grade to top of the parapet, wall, or eaves and the entire width of the building elevation.

The wall of the building where the principal entrance is located, usually fronting on a public street.

See "structure height" in this section.

A permit for activities regulated by the Uniform Construction Code (UCC) and in accordance with the Township Construction Standards, as amended, including construction, alteration, repair, demolition, or an addition to a structure.

The line of that face of the building nearest the front line of the lot. This face includes sun parlors, covered porches, and covered patios, whether enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include steps.

The line of that face of the building nearest the rear line of the lot. This face includes sun parlors, covered porches, and covered patios, whether enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include steps.

The line of that face of the building nearest the side line of the lot. This face includes sun parlors, covered porches, and covered patios, whether enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include steps.

The building or buildings on a lot in which the principal use or uses are conducted.

A building or set of buildings that are designed for the maintenance of buses and trucks. Buses and/or trucks within this category include vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) greater than 8,500 pounds and less than 33,000 pounds. See also "supply yard" with regards to equipment sales.

A commercial establishment which provides services primarily to business establishments on a fee or contract basis, such as advertising and public relations, management and consulting services, security and maintenance services, equipment rental/leasing, document reproduction and related services, and computer and data processing services.

A commercial establishment engaged in the making, finishing, and repairing of wooden objects, cabinets, and furniture.

A commercial establishment used for the purpose of receiving and transmitting a large volume of business-related requests by telephone.

A property, under single ownership, upon which two or more campsites are located, established, or maintained for occupancy by camping units as temporary living quarters for recreation, education, or vacation purposes.

A permanent, freestanding roofed structure without walls and not intended for human shelter.

The car wash land use classification includes the related facilities and operations listed below.

An establishment that contains dwelling units, intended or designed to be used, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied for living purposes based on age and/or resident needs. Each care facility type designated below is provided for separately in the land use chart under "care facility type."

A detached accessory structure that includes private parking area(s) for the storage of one or more vehicles. A carport may be covered by a roof supported by columns or posts and has no more than three walls. An attached carport is an extension of the principal building and subject to the related building codes and zoning regulations of the permitted principal use. See also "garage, private" in this section.

That portion of a street ROW or alley that is surfaced for vehicular or other traffic use, excluding shoulders and berms; the portion(s) between curbs where curbs are used.

A facility that provides a location for a planned occasion or activity such as a wedding, reunion, graduation, or other social gathering. Event halls, when authorized, may sometimes include a catering use.

Any site containing at least one burial, marked or previously marked, dedicated to and used or intended to be used for the permanent interment of the human dead, including perpetual care and non-perpetual care cemeteries. This land use classification includes mausoleums and columbaria but not crematoriums.

Common domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus) or its young. Within this chapter, a chicken refers only to a female chicken.

Any fully enclosed and covered henhouse providing a predator-resistant shelter that is thoroughly ventilated, provides adequate sun and shade, and all-season protection from the elements, designed to be easily accessed and cleaned where poultry and/or chickens live.

A covered, secure enclosure that allows chicken hens access to the outdoors.

A movable, fully enclosed structure commonly used for pastured chicken hens that graze on fresh grass daily. The chicken tractor is moved every day or week as needed for the chicken hens to have fresh grass underneath them. Chicken tractors can be used as permanent or temporary housing for chicken hens and are considered a type of chicken coop.

See "place of worship" in this section.

An area of unobstructed vision at the intersection of two streets or the intersection of a driveway with a street, measured at the height of a driver's eye, which is assumed to be 3.75 feet above the road surface, between points at a given distance from the intersection of the center lines of the two streets or of a street and driveway, as specified in this chapter and the SALDO,[2] intended to allow the operators of vehicles approaching simultaneously to see each other in time to prevent a collision. Any obstruction that impedes line-of-sight should be removed upon notification from the Township. Further, a triangular area of unobstructed vision as defined by PennDot Publication No. 70M: Guidelines for the Design of Local Roads and Streets.

A system utilized while drilling so that various types of pits are not used and instead steel bins or closed containers are used to collect all drilling waste.

A nonprofit association of persons, who are bona fide members paying annual dues, which owns, hires, or leases a building, or portion thereof, the use of such structures being restricted to members and their guests. It shall be permissible to serve meals and food on such premises, provided adequate dining room space and kitchens are available. The sale of alcoholic beverages to members and their guests shall be allowed, providing such sale is secondary to the operating of the dining room for the purpose of serving food or meals, and further provided that such sale of alcoholic beverages is in compliance with applicable federal, state, and Township laws.

A development design technique used in Planned Residential Developments (PRDs) that concentrates buildings on a part of the site to allow the remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space, and/or preservation of environmentally sensitive areas.

The mounting of one or more wireless communications facility (WCFs), including antennae, on an existing tower-based WCF, or on any structure that already supports at least one non-tower WCF.

An institute of higher learning that may offer two- or four-year programs and/or post-graduate programs.

An aggregate of honey bees consisting of workers, drones, and a queen.

A commercial establishment operating riding stables and riding instruction, livery stables, horse training, horse breeding, or boarding facilities.

An educational establishment that provides specialized instruction and on-site training of business, commercial, clerical, industrial, managerial, trade, and/or artistic skills and which does not satisfy the definition of "school" or "college/university" in this section.

For purposes of this chapter, a commercial vehicle shall include any of the following:

A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination of land and water within the development site, designed as and intended for the use or enjoyment by the public or residents of a development, not including streets, off-street parking areas, and areas set aside for public facilities. Stormwater management facilities such as drainageways, swales, and stormwater basins shall not be considered eligible to meet common open space requirements.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Any device used for the transmission or reception of radio, television, wireless telephone, pager, commercial mobile radio service, or any other wireless communications signal owned or operated by any person or entity licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate such a device. This definition shall not include a satellite dish less than 24 inches in diameter or television antennas or amateur radio equipment, including, without limitation, ham or citizen band radio antennas.

Any ground-mounted pole, spire, structure, or combination thereof, including supporting lines, cables, wires, braces, or masts, intended primarily for the purpose of mounting a communications antenna or similar apparatus above ground.

Any structure, partially or wholly exterior to a building, used for transmitting or retransmitting electronic signals through the air and that does not meet the definition of a standard antenna. Commercial communications antennae shall include, but are not limited to, antennae used for transmitting commercial radio or television signals, or to receive such signals for a cable system, or to retransmit wireless telecommunications. A commercial communications tower shall be a structure over 30 feet in height that is primarily intended to support one or more antenna. See standards in Article VIII.

A building housing the activities of a neighborhood, civic, social, educational, recreational, or cultural organization, but without residential accommodations, and providing no sales of alcoholic beverages are made to the public at large.

A charitable organization that solicits and warehouses donated food and other products. This food is then distributed to a variety of community agencies which serve people in need. A community food bank is considered an accessory land use.

An area of land managed and maintained by a group of individuals to grow and harvest agriculture products and/or nonfood, ornamental agriculture products, such as flowers, for personal or group use, consumption, or donation. Community gardens may be divided into separate plots for cultivation by one or more individuals or may be used collectively by members of the group and may include common areas maintained and used by group members. No retail sales shall be permitted to occur on the lot where a community garden exists.

The date within 60 days of the completion of drilling, re-drilling, or re-working of the well site.

Agritourism shares equal footing with other enterprises in the farm product mix. See also "agritourism" in this section.

The official Joint Comprehensive Plan of the Township of Aleppo and the Boroughs of Sewickley and Glen Osborne, as amended from time to time, adopted pursuant to the provisions of Article III of the MPC.[3] The Township of Aleppo partners with Sewickley and Glen Osborne, neighboring communities, to share land uses as part of the Joint Comprehensive Plan.

A use which may be permitted in one or more zoning districts upon the recommendation of the Township Planning Commission to the Board of Commissioners, who may grant approval pursuant to specific standards and criteria identified herein and the provisions identified in Article V.

Specialized hotel (usually in a less busy but easily accessible location) designed and built almost exclusively to host conferences, exhibitions, large meetings, seminars, training sessions, etc. A conference center may also provide office facilities and a range of leisure activities.

An imaginary surface extending outward and upward from the periphery of the horizontal surface at a slope of 20 feet horizontally to one foot vertically for a horizontal distance of 4,000 feet.

The construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, extension, expansion, alteration, or relocation of a building or structure, including the placement of mobile homes.

Construction-related businesses shall include building-related industries such as carpentry, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, etc. Construction-related business may include retail and/or offices space related to the sales and distribution of the principal use. Supply yards and/or storage yards may be permitted as accessory uses. See also "supply yard" and "storage yard" in this section.

A unified residential development that provides a continuum of accommodations and care from independent living to long-term bed care, personal support services, as defined herein, and enters into agreements to provide care in exchange for fees.

A lot or portion of a lot used by a general contractor or builder where equipment and materials are stored or where a contractor performs shop or assembly work but does not include a construction site or any establishment otherwise defined or classified herein.

A commercial establishment that offers convenience goods for sale, such as prepackaged or limited prepared food items, tobacco, periodicals, and other household goods, but does not include the sale of fuel.

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

Publicly or privately operated facilities housing persons awaiting trial or persons serving a sentence after being found guilty of a criminal offense, including, but not limited to, halfway houses, homes licensed for juvenile offenders, or other facilities where individuals are incarcerated or otherwise required to reside pursuant to court order under the supervision of paid staff and personnel.

The County of Allegheny, Pennsylvania.

The Allegheny County Department of Economic Development, Planning Division.

An establishment with a furnace used solely for the cremation of cadavers.

The operation of specialized computer equipment for the purpose of mining one or more blockchain-based cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin. This activity typically involves the solving of algorithms as part of the development and maintenance of a blockchain which is a type of distributed ledger maintained on a peer-to-peer network. Typical physical characteristics of cryptocurrency mining include specialized computer hardware for mining operations as well as equipment to cool the hardware and operating space. For the purposes of the associated regulations, cryptocurrency mining does not include the exchange of cryptocurrency or any other type of virtual currency nor does it encompass the use, creation, or maintenance of all types of peer-to-peer distributed ledgers.

An accessory use in which care is provided pursuant to approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, for children under the age of 16 who are unrelated by blood or marriage to all owners of the premises and to all owners and operators of the Family Child Day-Care Home operation being conducted on the premises. Provided, further, that the premises wherein the Family Child Day-Care Home operation or business is located must be the full-time bona fide residence of the owner of said operation or business and said premises must be in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of the most recent editions of the Building Code, Residential Code, and Fire Code, as adopted by the Township, and the Rules and Regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare relating to Family Child Day-Care Homes, and any other applicable law, ordinance, or regulation.

The temporary use of a single-family dwelling unit or church for the care of preschool or school-aged children during normal working hours. Department of Public Welfare certification for a day care is a prerequisite.

A facility, licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, located within a building which is not used as a dwelling unit, for the care of the elderly and/or functionally impaired adults for a portion of a twenty-four-hour day.

A facility, licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, located within a building which is not used as a dwelling unit, for the care of children under the age of 16 for a portion of a twenty-four-hour day. This land use classification includes nursery schools which provide daytime care and/or instruction for two or more children of preschool age.

A unit of measurement of the intensity (loudness) of sound. Sound level meters which are employed to measure the intensity of sound are calibrated in decibels (dBa).

Final adjudication of any board or other body granted jurisdiction under any land use ordinance or this act to do so, either by reason of the grant of exclusive jurisdiction or by reason of appeals from determinations. All decisions shall be appealable to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County and the judicial district wherein the municipality lies.

A freestanding or attached accessory structure to a dwelling which is constructed of natural or synthetic wood, either on or above the ground, without a roof or awning, and with flooring that is not completely impervious, and which may include steps or railings.

A parcel of land integrated within a subdivision or land development that is dedicated, either publicly or privately, specifically for use as a park, open space, and/or active recreation area.

The number of dwelling units in a lot, or group of lots, divided by the area in acres of the lot, or group of lots, computed exclusive of any portion of the ROW of any public road.

The Allegheny County Department of Real Estate.

The final action by an officer, body, or agency charged with the administration of any land use ordinance or applications thereunder except the Board of Commissioners; the Zoning Hearing Board (ZHB); the planning agency, only if and to the extent the planning agency is charged with final decision on preliminary or final plans under the SALDO[4] or PRD provisions.

Any person, acting as agent for a corporation, partnership, association, or other legal entity, who has made application for land development, subdivision, PRD approval.

See "land development" in this section.

All activities, equipment, materials, and facilities that are involved in Oil and Gas Development and Related Operations and that require more complex operations of longer duration than what is typically required for shallower, more conventional methods of oil and gas exploration, recovery, and production. These include operations for the exploration, recovery and production of subsurface oil or gas from a shale reservoir or source rock, such as the Marcellus shale or similar types of hydrocarbon-rich formations.

The provisions for development of a PRD, including a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location, and bulk of development, streets, ways, and parking facilities, common open space and public utilities. The phrase "provisions of the development plan," when used in this chapter, shall mean the written and graphic materials referred to in this definition.

The total diameter, in inches, of a tree trunk or trunks measured at a point 4.5 feet above existing grade (at the base of the tree). In measuring DBG, the circumference of the tree shall be measured with a standard diameter tape, and the circumference shall be divided by 3.14.

A nonproducing gas well used for the storage of wastewater.

An establishment for distilling, especially for distilling alcoholic liquors. No products produced by the distillery shall be sold and/or consumed on the premises. See also "micro-distillery."

Network of spatially separated antenna sites connected to a common source that provides wireless service within a geographic area or structure.

A center for a set of products in a warehouse or other specialized building, often with refrigeration or air conditioning, which is stocked with products or goods to be redistributed to retailers, to wholesalers, or directly to consumers. A distribution center is a principal part, the order processing element, of the entire order fulfillment process.

Animals or fowl customarily found in a dwelling and kept for company or pleasure, including, but not limited to, dogs, cats, hamsters, parakeets, or canaries and the like, but not including any animal, reptiles, fish, and/or fowl normally found in a zoo and not including any animals that are exotic animals as defined herein this article. Domestic pets shall not include a sufficient number to constitute a kennel, as defined herein.

Any digging or boring of a new well to explore, develop, or produce oil, gas, or other hydrocarbons or to inject gas, water, or any other fluid or substance into the earth.

See "oil and gas well/pad" in this section.

An area that includes the perimeter of the surface area of drilling operations.

Drive-through facilities shall be considered accessory uses which are attached to another authorized principal use which involves a window, service lane, bay, or other facility where customers are provided services either inside or outside their vehicles and where cars may or may not wait in line to access these services, including, but not limited to: drive-in or drive-through windows at fast-food restaurants, banks, drug stores or other businesses, exterior automated teller machines (ATMs), quick oil-change facilities, car washes and similar automotive services, and other such facilities.

A private area which provides vehicular access to a parking space, garage, dwelling, or other structure.

Any breed of domestic duck of the Anatidae family, excluding swans and geese.

A building that contains dwelling units, intended, or designed to be used, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied for living purposes. Each dwelling type designated below is provided for separately in the land use chart under "Dwelling Type."

A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and sanitation.

A grant of the specified use of a parcel of land to the public, a corporation, or a person.

A structure, part of a structure, or structures designed and used for training and teaching of children, youth, or adults, including laboratories appurtenant thereto. An educational institution does not include a school or college/university, as defined within this section.

Notice given by a municipality through the Internet regarding the time and place of a public hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing.

A condition that:

A centralized location to support multi-agency and or multi-jurisdiction disaster response coordination and communication.

A building, structure and/or lot used for the maintenance, fueling, storage, dispatching or parking of vehicles and/or equipment utilized to provide private and/or public rescue or ambulatory services, fire and/or police services.

An area utilized for the maintenance, fueling, storage, dispatching, or parking or vehicles and/or equipment providing rescue or ambulatory services, except rescue services offered from a fire station, and where the area may or may not include buildings utilized in connection therewith.

A facility, including rescue missions, for persons seeking temporary voluntary shelter for a duration not to exceed 60 days.

A notice as provided in § 616.1 of the MPC, 53 P.S. § 10616.1, sent by the Township to the owner or occupant of record of a parcel on which a violation of this chapter has occurred, to any person who has filed a written request to receive enforcement notices regarding that parcel, and to any other person requested in writing by the owner or occupant of record, the purpose of which is to initiate enforcement proceedings.

A licensed professional engineer registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. See "registered professional."

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) or any agency successor thereto.

The removal of surface materials by the action of natural elements.

The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance of underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or distribution systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduit cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants, street signs, cable television or other telecommunications transmission lines provided by public or private entities, and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith, reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including buildings. Communications facilities shall not be considered essential services for the purposes of this chapter.

Unique and/or environmentally fragile lands that are susceptible to negative geological or ecological impacts created by land development.

Any animal of a species prohibited by Title 50, Code of Federal Regulations, or otherwise controlled by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It shall include any animal which is not naturally tame or gentle, and which is of a wild nature or disposition, and which is capable of killing, inflicting serious injury upon or causing disease among human beings or domestic animals and having known tendencies as a species to do so; any animal declared to be dangerous by the Allegheny County Health Department; and wild animals, however domesticated, including, but not limited to:

Temporary geologic or geophysical activities, drilling in context with the zoning definition in this chapter, including seismic surveys, related to the search for natural gas or other subsurface hydrocarbons.

Federal Aviation Administration of the United States Department of Transportation.

Any one of the following: An individual; two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption; or not more than four unrelated persons living as a single housekeeping unit. A family may also include domestic servants and gratuitous guests. The foregoing restrictions do not apply to persons with disabilities as defined in the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq.

A retail establishment at which fruits, vegetables, breads, eggs, milk, cheese, meat, flowers, and the like are sold by persons who typically grow, harvest, or process such items from their farm or agricultural operation.

Federal Communications Commission.

A freestanding, accessory structure, including entrance and exit gates or openings, designed and constructed for the purpose of enclosing space or separating parcels of land, screening, protection, confinement, and/or privacy.

The ultimate approval of a development plan granted by the Board of Commissioners which follows tentative approval and filing of an application for final approval.

A building in which firefighting apparatus and usually fire department personnel are housed.

An indoor facility for personal exercise and physical conditioning, which includes uses such as sports courts, exercise equipment, and/or locker rooms that may or may not include a Jacuzzi^® and/or sauna, and retail shops and accessory uses. This use may also be referred to as a health club.

Any fabric containing distinctive colors, patterns, or symbols, used as a symbol of the United States of America, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the County of Allegheny County, and the Township of Aleppo. A flag is not a sign.

A business that sells new and used merchandise, other than automobiles, logging equipment, or other agricultural equipment, and stores or displays the merchandise outdoors.

An establishment which can include office, light manufacturing, pilot manufacturing, and research and development, in addition to warehousing and associated administrative space.

As defined by the Aleppo Township Floodplain Management Ordinance (Chapter 200).

The Aleppo Township Floodplain Management Ordinance (Chapter 200).

The channel of a river or other watercourse and adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood (100-year floodplain) without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot, or as amended by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP).

The remainder of the floodplain, after the floodway has been determined. Generally, the slower velocity backwater area of the floodplain.

A habitable area of uniform vertical elevation that is contained within the outside walls of a building or structure.

The sum of the gross floor areas for each of a building's stories, including the basement, but not including the attic unless the attic meets the International Code Council (ICC) International Property Maintenance Code.

The sum of all the horizontal floor areas of a building, measured between exterior faces of walls.

The total floor area of a building designed for tenant occupancy, or areas accessible to the customers, clients, or general public, but excluding storage areas, equipment rooms, food preparation areas in a restaurant, and common areas such as halls, corridors, stairwells, elevator shafts, restrooms, interior vehicular parking and loading areas, and similar common areas, expressed in square feet and measured from the center line of joint partitions and exteriors of outside walls.

The murky, salty water from fracking natural gas wells. It consists of frack fluid which returns to the surface as well as produced water.

A facility that specializes in treating water used during the hydraulic fracturing process in oil and gas production. These treatment facilities remove the clays, chemical additives, and metals that are commonly found in throwback water with the overall goal of reintroducing the treated water back into the production process.

A wall, fence, vegetation, hedge, or combination thereof that forces bees to fly at a higher elevation above ground level over the property lines in the vicinity of the apiary.

Supermarkets; bakeries; dairies; delicatessens; but not including convenience stores.

A unit of light density incident on a plane (assumed to be horizontal unless otherwise specified), measurable with an illuminance meter (also known as a "light meter").

Areas of trees, the majority of which are greater than 12 inches in DBH, four feet above grade, and covering an area greater than one acre; or groves of mature trees of individual specimens which are greater than 12 inches in DBH, four feet above grade, consisting of more than 30 individual trees without regard to minimum area.

The management of woodlands and timberlands, when practiced in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, through developing, cultivation, harvesting, transporting, and selling trees for commercial purposes and does not involve any land development.

Fluid composed of water, sand, and a wide variety of chemicals injected under high pressure into an oil or gas well to fracture rock layers and improve the recovery of gas.

The portion of fracking fluid that flows back up the well during and after the hydraulic fracturing process, containing not only water, sand, and chemicals, but now also mineral salts, heavy metals, and more, and that must be managed because of its toxic character.

The process of injecting water, customized fracking fluid, steam, or gas into a gas well under pressure to improve gas recovery.

A building and adjacent loading area where cargo is stored and where commercial vehicles load and unload cargo on a regular basis which may or may not include facilities for maintenance, fueling, storage, or dispatching of the vehicles.

Water obtained from a potable water source of the commonwealth such as a hydrant, stream, lake, water well, spring, or other source that has not been treated or utilized in commercial or industrial operations.

A lined pit that holds large amounts of fresh water withdrawn from streams, lakes, ponds, and rivers and transported to the site by trucks to be used in future hydraulic fracturing operations.

See "yard, front."

See "street frontage."

A building used for the embalming of deceased human beings for burial and for the display of the deceased and ceremonies connected therewith before burial or cremation and which may include a crematorium.

An attached nonresidential garage has four walls and is an extension of a permitted principal building and subject to the regulations of the underlying district.

An attached residential garage has four walls and is an extension of a permitted residential dwelling and subject to § 400-13 of this chapter.

A detached accessory structure that is not accessible to the general public. A private garage has four walls and is designed for the storage of private vehicles and personal property of the occupants of the principal building. All nonresidential detached storage structures are defined as storage buildings. See also "storage building" and "carport."

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

A building or structure used for the sale of flowers, plants, shrubs, trees, and other natural flora and associated products. A garden center does not include a greenhouse, nursery and/or outdoor storage, display and sales of equipment and/or materials associated with the principal use. See also "greenhouse/nursery," "landscape service center," and "storage yard."

A building(s), premises, or portions thereof, which are used, arranged, designed, or intended to be used for the retail sale of gasoline or other fuel for motor vehicles. This land use classification shall include electric recharge stations for electric motor vehicles. Gas/fuel stations may include the operation of a convenience store in conjunction with the retail sale of petroleum products or other fuel for motor vehicles, but only when the convenience store use is also allowable in the zoning district. Gas/fuel stations may sometimes also be located with a vehicle repair and service use, but only when the vehicle repair and service use is also allowable in the zoning district.

A facility associated with a gathering system or water collection line such as a drip station, vent station, pigging facility, chemical injection station, or transfer pump station.

A freestanding, accessory, roofed structure usually open on the sides.

Fully grown goats that do not meet the definition of a miniature goat.

Those goats commonly known as pigmy, dwarf, or miniature goats.

Any golf course, publicly or privately owned, on which the game of golf is played, including accessory uses and buildings customary thereto, but excluding golf driving ranges as defined herein.

A limited area on which golf players do not walk, but onto which they drive golf balls from a central driving tee. A golf range may be permitted as either a principal or accessory use.

The Board of Commissioners of Aleppo Township.

The Grading Ordinance of Aleppo Township, Chapter 208 of the Township Code.

A principal or accessory structure for storing bulk materials such as grain or fermented feed known as silage. Other typical bulk storage items include coal, green feeds, and wood chips. See also "accessory agricultural buildings" in this section.

An accessory dwelling unit situated on a lot which has its own entrance, kitchen, bathroom, and living area. Such an accessory dwelling often is one of the following types:

A retail or wholesale business that sells flowers, plants, shrubs, trees, and other natural flora and products that aid their growth and care and that may include a greenhouse and/or the growing of plant material outside on the lot. See also "shed" with regards to residential greenhouses.

The total area or number prior to any deductions.

The sum of the areas of the several floors of the building or structure, as measured from the exterior faces of the walls. It does not include basements, unenclosed porches, attics not usable for human occupancy, nor any floor space in an accessory building nor in the main building intended or designed for the parking of motor vehicles in order to meet the parking requirements of this chapter, nor any such floor space intended and designed for accessory heating and ventilating equipment.

A solar photovoltaic system mounted on a structure, pole, or series of poles constructed specifically to support the photovoltaic system and not attached to any other structure.

Water in that portion of the generally recognized hydrologic cycle which occupies the pore spaces and fractures of saturated subsurface materials. Groundwater often supplies wells and springs and is often withdrawn for domestic, agricultural, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial uses.

A dwelling unit where room and board are provided to not more than eight permanent residents who are mentally or physically handicapped persons of any age, who need supervision and specialized services, and no more than two caretakers on any shift, who may or may not reside in the dwelling and who provide health, social, and/or rehabilitative services to the residents. The service shall be provided only by a governmental agency, its licensed or certified agents or any other responsible nonprofit social services corporation, and the facility shall meet all minimum requirements of the sponsoring agency. A group home does not include persons assigned by a court of law or public or semipublic agency on a short-term basis for supervision, care and counseling for a specified period of time, including alcoholic recovery, shelters for battered persons and their children, community re-entry services following incarceration, and other such transitional and/or supervised short-term assignments. A group home shall be considered a single-family dwelling and shall be authorized wherever a single-family dwelling is permitted subject to the requirements of the district applicable to single-family dwellings.

A structure consisting of an enclosed living room, sleeping room, kitchen, and dining room. A finished basement is considered habitable.

Hazardous substances defined by federal law as solid wastes that cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or illness or pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when Improperly treated, stored, transported or disposed.

An administrative proceeding conducted by a board pursuant to § 909.1 of the MPC.[5]

Any area of land, including any structures thereon, or any building or part thereof, that is used for the mechanical and/or body repair of trucks trailers and construction-type equipment.

A female adult chicken.

Any structure that is:

A receptacle or container, that includes modern movable frames or combs, in which an active bee colony inhabits and exceeds a volume of 50 liters (i.e., a single standard Lanstroth 9 5/8-inch deep body with 10 frames plus one additional hive body).

A lot with a minimum area of three acres of land where agricultural activities are conducted by the residents thereof, but where such activities are not the principal source of employment or income.

A commercial establishment specializing in the sale of building supplies and construction materials for new construction, repair, or remodeling. A home improvement center may include an outdoor display/storage area for merchandise or an area for a landscape nursery.

A business or commercial activity carried on entirely within a building whose principal use is a single-family dwelling but does not meet the requirements of a no-impact home-based business.

A business or commercial activity administered or conducted clearly secondary to the use as a residential dwelling and which involves no customer, client or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises, in excess of those normally associated with residential use. The business or commercial activity must satisfy the following requirements:

An organization formed to manage the common open space and common facilities within a development plan that are not to be publicly owned and maintained. Membership in and financial support of such organization is mandatory for all owners of private property in the plan.

All life stages of the common domestic honey bee, Apis mellifera species ("European" honey bee) and does not include the Africanized honey bee.

An imaginary plane 150 feet above the established airport elevation that is constructed by swinging arcs of various radii from the center of the end of the primary surface and then connecting the adjacent arc by tangent lines. The radius of each arc is based on the planned approach.

An institution providing acute medical or surgical care and treatment for sick or injured humans, as defined in current state licensure requirements.

A building containing rooms intended or designed to be used or that are used, rented, or hired out to be occupied or that are occupied for sleeping purposes by guests. Hotels have a common reception area on premises which is staffed 24 hours a day where clients check in to obtain access to a room. Hotels may provide such additional supporting services such as restaurants, meeting rooms, and recreation facilities.

See "oil and gas well/pad" in this section.

Soils, classified by the Allegheny County Conservation District, whose major components are conducive to wetland conditions, are located in a high water table, and are saturated with water close to the surface most of the year.

Impervious surfaces are those surfaces which do not absorb rain. All buildings, parking areas, driveways, roads, sidewalks, and any area in concrete and asphalt shall be considered impervious surface within this definition. In addition, other areas determined by a professional engineer selected by Aleppo Township to be impervious within the meaning of this definition will also be classified as impervious surfaces.

The Township of Aleppo, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, its departments, agents, officers, servants, employees, sponsors, or volunteers, the inspector, and each of their respective heirs, personal representatives, successors, and assigns.

See "care facilities and senior housing" in this section.

A use consisting of indoor facilities for the pursuit of sports, amusement, recreation, and leisure activities available to the general public for a fee, where the principal use is conducted entirely within a completely enclosed building, including, but not limited to such principal uses as health, racquet, and/or swim clubs, fitness centers, roller or ice rinks, karate schools, gymnasiums, arenas, sports courts or playing fields, bowling alleys, amusement arcades, virtual reality and simulation gaming parlors, billiard parlors, shooting ranges, dance halls, but not including any adult business.

A well that is used to place fluid underground into porous geologic formations. These underground formations may range from deep sandstone or limestone, to a shallow soil layer. Injected fluids may include water, wastewater, brine (salt water), or water mixed with chemicals.

An international education and scientific association of transportation professionals who are responsible for meeting transportation and mobility needs.

The portion of the parking lot devoted to providing access to individual parking lot aisles.

Land or structure used for the collection, storage, processing and/or sale of scrap metal, scrapped, abandoned, or junked motor vehicles, machinery, equipment, waste paper, glass, rags, containers, and other discarded materials. Under this chapter, two or more scraped, abandoned, unregistered, inoperable or junked motor vehicles shall constitute a junk yard. Refuse or garbage kept in a proper container for prompt disposal shall not be regarded as a junk yard. See "salvage/junk yard" in this section.

Any building or structure where more than four dogs or four cats or any combination thereof exceeding four animals which are six months old or older are kept, bred, trained, or boarded, whether for profit or not.

A building or part of a building devoted to the testing and analysis of any product or animal. No manufacturing is conducted on the premises except for experimental or testing purposes.

Includes any of the following activities:

See "solid waste landfill facility" in this section.

The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land including the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such option or contract is subject to any condition), a lessee if he is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner, or other person having a proprietary interest in land.

A landscape architect registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. See "registered professional."

A plan prepared by a registered professional identifying proposed landscape features, materials, and vegetation. The requirements of a landscape plan are identified in the SALDO.[6]

A business primarily engaged in selling indoor or outdoor grown plants and landscaping materials to the general public.

A business primarily engaged in processing, selling, and distributing indoor or outdoor grown plants and landscaping materials to industrial, commercial, institutional, or professional users or to other wholesalers.

A runway that is constructed for and intended to be used by propeller-driven aircraft of greater than 12,500 pounds maximum gross weight and jet-powered aircraft.

An establishment with coin-operated washing machines and dryers for public use.

Refers to uses and structures which were begun or constructed when the law allowed for them but have since become noncompliant due to a change in legislation.

A qualitative measure used to categorize roadways and intersections based on traffic flow and quality level based on performance measures.

A building or structure utilized for the storage and sharing of books, media and information with the general public and may or may not include areas for public meeting and the like.

See "care facilities and senior housing" in this section.

A building or structure where the processing and fabrication of certain materials and products occurs without producing noise, vibration, air pollution, fire hazard or noxious emissions that could disturb or endanger neighboring lots. "Light manufacturing" includes the production of the following goods: home appliances; electrical instruments; office machines; precision instruments; electronic devices; timepieces; jewelry; optical goods; musical instruments; novelties; wood products; printed material; lithographic plates; type composition; machine tools; dies and gauges; ceramics; apparel; lightweight metal castings; film processing; light sheet metal products; plastic goods; pharmaceutical goods; and food products, but not animal slaughtering or curing nor rendering of fats.

A commercial use, such as a shop, studio, office, cafe, deli, personal service establishment, or other place of business, in combination with a dwelling unit located above such place of business. Only the proprietor of the business may occupy the residential unit. All connections between the uses must be internal to the structure. See also "mixed use."

A portion of a lot used for the standing, loading, or unloading of motor vehicles.

A designated parcel, tract, or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed, or built upon as a unit.

The total area within the boundary of the lot excluding any areas contained in a public street ROW.

The percentage of the area of a lot covered by all principal and accessory structures.

A line that denotes the boundary of a lot or parcel of land, as defined herein.

Any lot which individually or as a part of a subdivision, has been recorded in the Department of Real Estate of the county.

A lot that has any portion of its front lot line or front yard abut the rear or side yard of an adjacent lot rather than a public road ROW and where access to the public road ROW would typically be by a narrow, private ROW or driveway. Regulations for flag lots can be found in Article V of this chapter.

The horizontal distance between side lot lines, measured at the front setback line.

A building, structure, or lot where processed wood timbers and products are stored for bulk and retail sale. The term "lumber yard" does not include the sawing, shaving, chipping, stripping, or otherwise processing of logs and wood timbers.

Notice given by the Township by first class mail of the time and place of a public hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing.

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

A parcel of land in a manufactured home park, improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erections thereon of a single manufactured home.

A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which has been so designated and improved that it contains two or more manufactured home lots for the placement thereon of manufactured homes.

An establishment which conducts the sale of a structure, transportable in one or more sections, and designed to be used as a dwelling with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and electrical systems contained therein. For manufactured homes built prior to June 15, 1976, a label certifying compliance to the Standard for Manufactured Homes, NFPA 501, in effect at the time of manufacture is required. For the purpose of these provisions, a mobile home shall be considered a manufactured home.

Any industrial processing which is not obnoxious or offensive by reason of smoke, fumes, odor, gas, dust, glare, noise, or vibration or which constitutes a public hazard by specific prohibition herein.

The manufacture, storage, processing, and treatment of materials which are potentially hazardous, or processes which produce significant amounts of smoke, noise, glare, dust, or odor as a primary or secondary effect of the principal use of the land or buildings. Heavy manufacturing characteristically employs such equipment as smokestacks, tanks, distillation or reaction columns, chemical processing equipment, scrubbing towers, pickling equipment, and waste treatment lagoons. Examples of heavy manufacturing include basic steel manufacturing plants (such as foundries, blast furnaces, and stamping mills), industries handling animal offal or hides, basic cellulose pulp-paper mills and similar fiberboard and plywood production, lime manufacturing, ore and metal smelting and refining, and chemical plants such as petrochemical complexes. Heavy manufacturing facilities do not include any oil and gas facilities or operations.

The manufacture, fabrication, assembly, or processing of goods and materials, excluding heavy manufacturing facilities. Processes involved with light manufacturing typically will not produce noises, vibration, air pollution, fire hazards, or noxious emissions capable of disturbing or endangering neighboring lots. Light manufacturing includes the production of the following goods: home appliances, electrical instruments, office machines, precision instruments, electronic devices, timepieces, jewelry, optical goods, musical instruments, novelties, wood products, printed material, lithographic plates, type composition, machine tools, dies and gauges, ceramics, apparel, lightweight nonferrous metal castings, film processing, light sheet metal products, plastic goods, pharmaceutical goods, and food products, but no animal slaughtering, curing, nor rendering of fats.

The guidance manual published by the DEP that is entitled Manure Management Manual for Environmental Protection, including its supplements and amendments. The manual describes approved manure management practices for all agricultural operations.

A written site-specific plan which meets the requirements set forth in the DEP Manure Management Manual.

Any establishment or business which provides the services of massage and body manipulation, including exercises, heat, and light treatments of the body, and all forms of physiotherapy, unless operated by a medical practitioner, chiropractor, or professional physical therapist licensed by the State of Pennsylvania. This definition does not include an athletic club, school, gymnasium, reducing salon, spa, or similar establishment where massage or similar manipulation of the human body is offered as an identical or accessory service. A massage establishment may not include any aspects of adult entertainment or an adult-oriented establishment, as either are elsewhere defined and regulated in this chapter. Massage therapy professionals must be licensed by an approving agency, association, or school.

A voluntary negotiating process in which parties in a dispute mutually select a neutral mediator to assist them in jointly exploring and settling their differences, culminating in a written agreement which the parties themselves create and consider acceptable.

Any establishment where human patients are examined and are treated by or under the care and supervision of doctors, dentists, or other medical practitioners, but where patients are not hospitalized overnight. Medical clinics shall include such uses as reception areas, waiting areas, consultation rooms, and a dispensary, providing that all such uses have access only from the interior of the building or structure.

Marijuana for certified medical use as set forth in the Medical Marijuana Act (Act 16, Pennsylvania Law 84, No. 16).[7]

The use of the premises by a natural person, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity, or any combination thereof, holding a permit issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health, to dispense medical marijuana per the Medical Marijuana Act (Act 16, Pennsylvania Law 84, No. 16).[8]

The use of the premises by a natural person, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity, or any combination thereof, holding a permit issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health, to grow and/or process medical marijuana.

A small, usually independent brewery that produces limited quantities of specialized beers. A micro-brewery provides for the retail sales of the beer at the location where it is produced. A micro-brewery may also include a tasting room and restaurant in conjunction with the use.

A small, often boutique-style distillery established to produce beverage grade spirit alcohol in relatively small quantities, usually done in single or small batches. A micro-distillery provides for the retail sales of the distilled beverage at the location where beverages are distilled. A micro-distillery may also include a tasting room and restaurant in conjunction with the use. A micro-distillery must meet all applicable state licensing requirements.

Mineral development is a broad land use classification that includes the operations listed below. Mineral development does not include oil and gas facilities or related operations. Oil and gas development is provided for under separate terms in this section.

Any aggregate or mass of mineral matter, whether or not coherent. The term includes, but is not limited to, limestone and dolomite, sand and gravel, rock and stone, earth, fill, slag, iron ore, zinc ore, vermiculite and clay, anthracite and bituminous coal, coal refuse, peat and crude oil, and natural gas.

A building or group of buildings in a controlled access and fenced compound that contains various sizes of individualized, compartmentalized, and controlled access stalls and/or lockers leased by the general public for a specified period of time for the dead storage of personal lot.

A commercial use in combination with a residential use in a single principal structure. A mixed use is distinguished from live-work units due to the lack of any internal connections between the uses. See also "live-work units."

A lot or series of lots, usually under single ownership, which has been planned to contain and improved for the placement of two or more mobile home lots in which each lot has been planned and improved for the placement of one mobile home for nontransient use.

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

A WCF or site which consists of a single pole structure, designed and erected on the ground or on top of a structure, to support communications antennae and connecting appurtenances.

A building or group of detached, semidetached, or attached buildings on a lot containing guest dwellings, each of which has a separate outside entrance leading directly to rooms, with a garage or parking space conveniently located with each unit, and which is designed, used, or intended to be used primarily for the accommodation of automobile transients. Boardinghouses shall not be considered a motel.

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

A building occupied by the principal offices and departments of the Township.

Act of 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as reenacted and amended (53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.).

A facility designed and constructed to compress natural gas that originates from a natural gas well or collection of such well operating as a midstream facility for delivery of natural gas to a transmission pipeline, distribution pipeline, natural gas processing plant or underground storage field, including one or more natural gas compressors, associated buildings, pipes, valves, tanks, and other equipment.

A facility designed and constructed to remove materials such as ethane, propane, butane, and other constituents or similar substances from natural gas to allow such natural gas to be of such quality as is required or appropriate for transmission or distribution to commercial markets, but not including facilities or equipment that are designed and constructed primarily to remove water, water vapor, oil, or naturally occurring liquids from natural gas.

A piece of land protected and managed to preserve its flora and fauna.

The area of a site or lot that may be built upon under the regulations of this chapter for the district in which the site or lot is located.

The number of dwelling units per net lot area or net site area expressed in acres.

The total of the floor areas of a building, measured from the interior faces of walls, excluding stairwells and elevator shafts, common hallways which are not rentable space, lobbies, restrooms, storage (except in conjunction with warehouses and other industrial uses) and equipment rooms, food preparation areas, interior vehicle parking or loading areas, and any other areas not accessible to the general public.

An establishment primarily for evening, late-night to early morning entertainment, that typically serves food and/or alcoholic beverages, and may provide either live or prerecorded music or video, comedy acts, floor shows, with or without the opportunity for dancing. A nightclub may not include any aspects of adult entertainment or an adult-oriented establishment, as either are elsewhere defined and regulated in this chapter.

The measure of the light emanating from an object that is used to quantify digital sign brightness, which is calculated by the total amount of light emitted from a sign divided by the surface area of the sign measured as candelas per square meter.

A structure or part of a structure not complying in its design with the applicable provisions of the Township's first zoning ordinance or subsequent amendments, where such structure lawfully existed prior to the application of this chapter or amendments to its location by reason of annexation. Such nonconforming structures include, but are not limited to, nonconforming signs.

A lot, the area or dimension of which was lawful prior to the adoption or subsequent amendments of the Township's first zoning ordinance, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption or amendment.

A use of a building or use of land lawfully existing on the effective date of the Township's first zoning ordinance or subsequent amendments thereto which does not completely conform to the use regulations for the zoning district in which it is located.

All non-tower WCFs, including, but not limited to, antennae and related equipment. Non-tower WCFs shall not include support structures for antennae or any related equipment that is mounted to the ground or at ground-level.

A hive that does not exceed the volume of 50 liters (i.e., a single 10-frame standard 9 5/8 deep body or less).

See "care facility and senior housing" in this section.

Any structure, growth, or other object, including a mobile object, which exceeds a limiting height set forth by this chapter.

The physical possession upon, on, or within any lot or structure for a use.

A permit for the use or occupancy of a building, structure, or lot indicating compliance with all provisions of this chapter and the ICC International Property Maintenance Code.

Any office of recognized professions, other than medical, such as doctors, lawyers, architects, engineers, real estate brokers, insurance agents, and others who, through training, are qualified to perform services of a professional nature and other offices used primarily for accounting, corresponding, research, editing, or other administrative functions, but not including banks or other financial institutions.

A building or a series of buildings or rooms where one or more licensed medical professionals provide diagnosis and treatment to the general public without overnight observation. A medical office shall include such uses as reception areas, offices, examination rooms, and x-ray rooms, provided that all such uses have access only from the interior of the building. A medical office shall not include a pharmacy or surgical suites.

The official plan delineating the official zoning districts of Aleppo Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, together with all amendments subsequently adopted.

Crude oil, natural gas, methane gas, coal bed methane, propane, butane and/or any other constituents or similar substances that are produced by drilling a well into, though, and below the surface of the earth.

A facility designed and constructed to compress natural gas that originates from an oil and gas well or collection of such wells operating as a midstream facility for delivery of oil and gas to a transmission pipeline, distribution pipeline, natural gas processing plant, or underground field, including one or more natural gas compressors, associated buildings, pipes, valves, tanks, and other equipment.

The well site preparation, well site construction, drilling, hydraulic fracturing, site restoration/reclamation, and other activities associated with oil and gas wells that require more complex operations of longer duration than what is typically required for shallower, more conventional wells, and that include operations for the recovery of subsurface oil or gas from a shale reservoir or source rock, such as the Marcellus shale or similar types of hydrocarbon -rich formations; also the water and other fluid storage, impoundment and transportation used for such activities; and the installation and use of all associated equipment, including tanks, meters, and other equipment and structures whether permanent or temporary; and the site preparation, construction, installation, maintenance and repair of oil and gas pipelines and associated equipment and other equipment and activities associated with the exploration for, production and transportation of oil and gas other than natural gas processing plants or facilities performing the equivalent functions that operate as midstream facilities.

A facility designed and constructed to remove materials such as ethane, propane, butane, and other constituents or similar substances from natural gas to allow such natural gas to be of such quality as is required or appropriate for transmission or distribution to commercial markets but not including facilities or equipment that is designed and constructed primarily to remove water, water vapor, oil, or naturally occurring liquids from the natural gas.

The well site preparation, construction, drilling, re-drilling, hydraulic fracturing, and/or site restoration associated with an oil or gas well of any depth; water and other fluid storage, impoundment, and transportation used for such activities; and the installation and use of all associated equipment, including tanks, meters, and other equipment and structures whether permanent or temporary; and the site preparation, construction, installation, maintenance, and repair of associated equipment and activities associated with the exploration for and production of oil and gas. An oil and gas well include the pierced or bored hole drilled or being drilled in the ground for the purpose of, or to be used for, producing, extracting, or injecting gas, oil, petroleum, or another liquid related to oil or gas production or storage.

The ignition and subsequent burning of any combustible material (garbage, leaves, grass, twigs, litter, paper, vegetative matter involved with land clearing, or any sort of debris disposal) outdoors, from which air contaminants pass directly into the open air without passing through a flue.

Public or private land used for recreation, resource protection, amenity, and/or buffers, not including any area of a lot, any part an existing or future street ROW, easement of access or areas set aside for public or private utilities, stormwater facilities, and easements.

Any person, partnership, company, corporation, and its subcontractors and agents who have an interest in real estate for the purpose of exploring or drilling for, producing, or transporting oil or gas and whose operation is the subject of the conditional use application.

An enterprise which is conducted wholly or partly outside an enclosed structure for the pursuit of sports, recreation, and amusement activities, where the principal use is outdoors, but which may include accessory uses that are indoors, including, but not limited to such principal uses as miniature golf courses, golf or batting practice facilities, ice rinks, roller blade parks, swimming pools, sports playing fields, ball parks, stadiums, amphitheaters, drive-in theaters, amusement parks, racetracks, and similar facilities.

Storage of materials and/or equipment but not including motorized vehicles such as automobiles, boats, and buses, outside of a completely enclosed building.

A zoning district that encompasses one or more underlying zoning districts and that imposes additional requirements or provisions above that required by the underlying zoning district.

A facility designed for patrons to park their private vehicle and transfer to other private or public transportation.

A parcel of land owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, and/or the Township that is dedicated, either publicly or privately, specifically for outdoor use for open space and/or active or passive recreation purposes. A park shall also include a parcel of land owned by an HOA or condominium association, as part of a Township-approved subdivision, land development, and/or PRD that is dedicated, either publicly or privately, specifically for the use as a park, open space and/or active or passive recreation area.

Land designed for the purposes of recreation and leisure and maintained by a private or public entity as such.

An area used or intended to be used for the off-street parking of licensed and operable motor vehicles on a temporary basis, other than an accessory parking to a principal use, and excluding parking structures. Parking Area, Commercial is associated with the Industrial Park Parking Overlay (IPPO) district.

A building with multiple stories of off-street parking spaces where vehicles are temporarily stored with or without a nominal fee.

Any lot, parcel, or yard used in whole or in part for the storage or parking of two or more vehicles where such usage is not incidental to or in conjunction with a single-family or two-family dwelling.

Any lot, parcel, or yard used in whole or in part for the temporary storage or parking of two or more vehicles where such usage is the principal use on the site.

An accessory structure used exclusively for the temporary storage of motor vehicles and associated with a permitted principal use.

A principal structure used exclusively for the temporary storage of motor vehicles.

A structure accessory to a dwelling constructed on the ground from impervious material such as concrete, stones, bricks, blocks, or other paving material and which may or may not have a roof or awning.

The number of feet of rise per 100 feet in length, i.e., a twenty-foot rise in a 100-foot length is said to be a 20% grade.

An authorized use allowed by right, which may be granted by the Zoning Officer upon compliance with the requirements of this chapter.

Any enterprise providing services pertaining to the person, their apparel, or personal effects commonly carried on or about the person, including, but not limited to, shoe repair, tailoring, clothes cleaning, watch repairing, barbershops, beauty parlors, and related activities.

Uses accessory to the primary residential uses within a continuing care retirement community and designed to provide a variety of personal services primarily to the residents of a continuing care retirement community, including, but not limited to, beauty shops and barbershops, assembly areas, gift shops, post offices, banks, pharmacies, medical offices, laundries and adult or child day-care centers.

Individuals, corporations, companies, associations, joint stock companies, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations, and other entities established pursuant to statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; provided that person does not include, or apply to, the Township or to any department or agency of the Township.

A commercial establishment which primarily sells prescription drugs, patient medicines, and surgical and sickroom supplies. The term pharmacy may also include the provision of a limited selection of housewares and foodstuffs.

An establishment or part thereof used to test concepts and ideas, determine physical layouts, material flows and processes, types of equipment required, costs, and other information necessary prior to undertaking full-scale production.

A semipublic use, including any of the following: church, manse, rectory, convent, synagogue, parish, monastery, seminary, or similar building incidental to the particular use; but this term does not include business offices, except administrative offices incidental to the operation of the particular use, rescue missions, or the occasional use for religious purposes of properties not regularly so used.

Allegheny County Economic Development, Planning Division.

The Planning Commission of Aleppo Township.

The map or plan of a subdivision or land development, whether preliminary or final.

Any antenna used for the transmission or reception of any radio wave or radio signal, which is to be mounted upon a preexisting steel or metal electrical transmission tower owned or operated by a public utility.

The office or headquarters of a local police force.

A roofed or uncovered accessory structure without enclosing walls that is attached to or part of the principal building and which has direct access to and from the principal building.

An imaginary surface longitudinally centered on the runway, extending 200 feet beyond the end of paved runways or ending at each end of turf runways. The elevation of any point on the primary surface is the same as the elevation of the nearest point on the runway centerline.

The building(s) or structure(s) on a lot in which the principal use or uses are conducted.

The primary or predominant use of any lot or structure.

Owned, operated, or controlled by an individual, group of individuals, association, corporation, or not for profit, and restricted to members who meet certain qualifications and their guests.

A for-profit or not-for-profit establishment operated by a private organization for social, recreational, educational, or fraternal purpose, but open only to members and their guests and not to the general public.

A facility related to the production of gas which utilizes motors and/or engines.

Persons who provide expert or professional advice, including, but not limited to, architects, attorneys, certified public accountants, engineers, geologists, land surveyors, landscape architects, or planners.

Any occupied residence, commercial business, school, hospital, nursing home, day-care facility, place of worship, or other public building located within a 1,000-foot radius (the area of "presumed responsibility") of the surface location of a well or related operation that may be impacted by noise and other negative effects generated from drilling or hydraulic fracturing activity at a drill site or from operations at a natural gas processing plant or compressor station. The term shall not include any structure owned by an oil and gas lessor who has signed a lease with the operator granting surface rights to drill the subject well, or whose owner or occupants have signed a waiver relieving the operator from implementation of the measures established in the noise section in Article V of this chapter, for the owners' or occupants' benefit.

Owned, operated, or controlled by a government agency (federal, state, county, or local).

Uses operated by the public or semipublic body such as schools, public libraries, public safety buildings, museums, public meeting halls, and community centers. This definition shall not include hospitals and continuing care facilities.

Of, or pertaining to, buildings, structures, or uses belonging to, or affecting, any duly authorized governmental body, which is available for common, or general use by all.

Land reserved for but not limited to, one or more of the following:

A formal meeting open to the general public held pursuant to proper public notice by the Board of Commissioners of Aleppo Township or planning agency, intended to inform and obtain public comment prior to taking action in accordance with this chapter.

All roads, streets, walkways, sidewalks, gutters, curbs, sewers, waterlines, stormwater management facilities, landscaping, street lighting, traffic control devices, and other facilities to be dedicated to or maintained by the Township.

A forum held pursuant to notice under the Act of July 3, 1986 (P.L. 388, No. 84), known as the "Sunshine Act."[9]

A notice published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township. 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 not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not be less than seven days from the date of the hearing.

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

A piece of equipment that relays radio or television signals.

Deepening or sidetrack/horizontal drilling of the existing well bore extending more than 150 feet from said well bore.

The repeat of the hydraulic fracturing process for two or more times during the life of the well, to stimulate further gas exploitation.

Re-entry of an existing well within the existing bore hole or by deepening or sidetrack/horizontal operations (which do not extend more than 150 feet horizontally from the existing well bore) or replacement of well liners or casings.

See "yard, rear" in this section.

Activity or area intended for the use, play, relaxation, sports, or other leisure activities. Active recreation uses include activities or areas for game courts, athletic playing fields, play apparatus, and similar facilities. Passive recreation uses include open space, trails, and similar low-impact activities.

A single-axle or multiple-axle structure mounted on wheels or otherwise capable of being made mobile, either with its own motive power or designed to be mounted on or drawn by an automotive vehicle, for the purpose of travel, camping, vacation, and recreational use, including, but not limited to: travel trailers, mobile homes, motor homes, tent trailers, boats, boat trailers, pickup campers, horse trailers, snow mobiles, jet skis, wave runners, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles.

A business that is:

A planning agency that is comprised of representatives of more than one county. Regional planning agency responsibilities shall include providing technical assistance to counties and municipalities, mediating conflicts across county lines, and reviewing county comprehensive plans for consistency with one another.

An individual licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to perform services or activities required by provisions of this chapter and qualified by training and experience to perform the specific services and/or activities with technical competence.

See "group-care facility" in this section.

Any piece of equipment related to, incidental to, or necessary for, the operation of a communications tower or communications antenna. By way of illustration, not limitation, related equipment includes generators and base stations.

Any method, process, or substance whose supply is rejuvenated through natural processes and, subject to those natural processes, remains relatively constant, including, but not limited to, biomass conversion, geothermal energy, solar and wind energy, and hydroelectric energy and excluding those sources of energy used in the fission and fusion processes.

Any establishment which carries on investigation in the natural, physical, or social sciences or engineering and development as an extension of such investigation with the objective of creating end products and which may include pilot manufacturing, as defined by this chapter, as an accessory use, where concepts are tested prior to full-scale production.

A retail establishment which prepares and serves food to paying customers.

A commercial establishment located entirely within an enclosed building which sells goods, services, or merchandise to the general public for personal, household or nonmedical office consumption and which shall not include wholesaling, manufacturing or processing of the goods offered for sale.

Open pit lined with water-tight material used for the storage of gas drilling wastewater, produced "briny" water, or the flow back of fracking fluids.

See "care facilities and senior housing" in this section.

A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription, or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary or storm sewer, and other similar uses. A ROW grants a lot interest to the grantee and no permanent structure may be erected therein.

An accessory use that includes a seasonal, temporary, or a semi-temporary structure for the sale of goods or produce.

A principal use that includes a permanent structure for the sale of seasonal goods or produce.

See "boardinghouse" in this section.

A male adult chicken.

A defined area of an airport prepared for landing and takeoff of aircraft along its length. Types of runways include:

A structure used to house salt used to treat public and/or private roadways.

Any premises devoted wholly or in part to the storage, buying or selling, sorting, exchanging, salvaging, recycling, or otherwise handling or dealing in junk, including automotive wreckage.

A device incorporating a reflective surface that is solid, open mesh, or bar configured and is in the shape of a shallow dish, cone, horn, or cornucopia. Such a device shall be used to transmit and/or receive radio or electromagnetic waves between terrestrially and/or orbitally based uses. This definition is meant to include, but not be limited to, what are commonly referred to as satellite earth stations, TVROs (television reception only satellite dish antennas), and satellite microwave antennas.

Any public, private, or parochial place of instruction which teaches those academic subjects that are fundamental and essential in general education and which provide instruction at the pre-primary level and/or kindergarten through 12th grade, or a vocational school, and meets the requirements of the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, as applicable. Schools exclude "educational institution" and college/university" as defined in this section.

See "mini-warehouse and self-storage building" as defined in this section.

A retail place of business, engaged primarily in the sale of motor fuels or supplying goods and services generally required in the operation and maintenance of motor vehicles and fulfilling of motorist's needs, including the sale of petroleum products; sale and service of tires, batteries, automotive accessories and replacement items; washing and lubrication services; the supplying of other incidental automotive customer services and products; and the performing of automotive maintenance and repair, excluding such repair as spray painting, body, fender, axle, frame, major engine overhaul, or recapping/retreading of tires. A service station may also include the operation of a convenience food store.

A line parallel to a lot line, defining the building setback required by this chapter.

The building setback line that is parallel to the front lot line, located at a distance as required by this chapter.

The building setback line that is parallel to the rear lot line, located at a distance as required by this chapter.

The building setback line that is parallel to the side lot line, located at a distance equal to the side yard required by this chapter.

Any commercial establishment including, but not limited to the list below. All types of sexually oriented businesses are provided for by this land use classification within the land use chart.

A detached, accessory structure which is incidental to a permitted residential structure. Sheds typically sit on a simple concrete slab, piers, or soil and are used to store household goods, tools, and/or equipment. Sheds shall include, but are not limited to, tool sheds, residential greenhouses, and pool equipment structures. All nonresidential detached storage structures are defined as storage buildings. See also "storage buildings."

Two or more retail store(s) and other authorized uses in the zoning district in which it is an authorized use, developed as a single entity on a site, whether developed at one time or in phases or by different owners.

A dwelling in which the owner rents any area of the dwelling to one or more individuals, up to a maximum of five individuals total, for compensation or a fee, including offer of exchange in kind, of any type (whether or not involving overnight accommodations or separate sleeping quarters) for less than 30 consecutive days. This definition applies to all types of residential dwellings, including, but not limited to, single-family detached residential, two-family residential, multi-family residential, and residential properties commonly considered as seasonal homes, vacation homes, or tourist homes.

A name, identification, description, display, illustration, or device which is affixed or represented directly or indirectly upon a building, structure, or land and which functions as an accessory use by directing attention to a product, place, activity, person, institution, or business. The following terms and definitions are associated with the sign regulations contained in this chapter.

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

The original tract of land which exists prior to any subdivision activity and which is the subject of an application for development, as defined by the SALDO.[10]

The total area of all lots, open space, and other features contained within the boundaries of a site. The total site area is determined by a survey prepared by a registered surveyor. The total site area may include multiple parcels. Also see "lot area" in this section.

An inpatient health care facility with the staff and equipment to provide skilled care, rehabilitation and other related health services to patients who need nursing care, but do not require hospitalization, and when stays are not more than 90 days.

A plan identifying the location and extent of topographic gradient changes based upon contour intervals of not more than five feet where the slope is greater than 10% and at intervals of not more than two feet where the slope is 10% or less. Slopes shall be identified by color or symbols.

A commercial establishment in which small appliances are repaired and/or sold to the general consumer.

The equipment and network components, including antennas, transmitters, and receivers, used by a wireless provider that meets the following requirements:

Items including a solar photovoltaic cell, panel, or array, or solar hot air or water collector device panels, lines, pumps, batteries, mounting brackets, framing, and possibly foundations used for or intended to be used for collection of solar energy.

A solar photovoltaic cell, panel, or array, or solar hot air or water collector device, which relies upon solar radiation as an energy source for collection, inversion, storage, and distribution of solar energy for electricity generation or transfer of stored heat.

An area of land or other area used for a solar collection system principally used to capture solar energy and convert it to electrical energy. Large solar energy production facilities consist of one or more freestanding ground- or roof-mounted solar collector devices, solar-related equipment and other accessory structures and buildings, including light reflectors, concentrators, and heat exchangers, substations, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines, and other appurtenant structures and facilities. A facility is considered a large solar energy production facility if it supplies electrical or thermal power solely for off-site use.

A solar collection system consisting of one or more roof- and/or ground-mounted solar collector devices and solar related equipment, and is intended to primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power. A system is considered a small solar energy system only if it supplies electrical or thermal power solely for on-site use, except that when a property upon which the facility is installed also receives electrical power supplied by a utility company, excess electrical power generated and not presently needed for on-site use may be used by the utility company.

A solid waste facility for the controlled burning of large quantities of solid waste at high temperatures under carefully regulated conditions.

All continuous land and structures, other appurtenances, and improvements on the land, used for processing, storing, or disposing of solid waste, or used for the purpose of processing, extracting, converting, or recovering energy or materials from solid waste. A facility may be publicly or privately owned and may consist of several processing, storage, or disposal operational units as required by the federal and/or state agency having jurisdiction.

Land or structures where solid waste is received and temporarily stored at a location other than the site where it was generated and which facilitates the bulk transfer of accumulated solid waste to a facility for further processing or disposal. Such facility may or may not involve the separation of recyclables from solid waste. Such facility shall not include a junk yard, leaf composting, clean fill, sewage, or sludge application.

The intensity of sound, measured in dBa, and produced by the operation of a permitted use.

An instrument standardized by the American Standards Association for measurement of intensity of sound.

Any temporary display, sale of goods, use, or event that is located outside of a principal building structure and is accessory to the principal use of the lot that has the potential to create an increase in traffic, congestion, and/or noise than that which is typically caused by the principal use of the lot.

See "use, by special exception" as defined in this section.

A surfaced outdoor area accessory to a dwelling or dwellings, used for playing sports, including, but not limited to, tennis, handball, basketball, and similar sports.

A public facility dedicated to the keeping of horses and/or ponies for commercial boarding as a principal use on a lot. Private stables are defined as an "accessory agricultural building" and must be paired with a permitted principal use allowed in the district. See "accessory agricultural buildings" in this section.

The keeping of horses and/or ponies for the personal use of the residents of a lot, not including any profit-making activities. Private stables are defined as an "accessory agricultural building" and must be paired with a permitted principal use allowed in the district. See "accessory agricultural buildings" and "stable, commercial" in this section.

Any vertical structure enclosing a flue(s) that carry off smoke or exhaust from a furnace or other fuel-burning device, especially that part of a structure extending above a roof.

Camouflaging methods applied to wireless communications towers, antennae, and other facilities which render them more visually appealing or blend the proposed facility into the existing structure or visual backdrop in such a manner as to render it minimally visible to the casual observer. Such methods include, but are not limited to, architecturally screened roof-mounted antennae, building-mounted antennae painted to match the existing structure and facilities constructed to resemble trees, shrubs, and light poles.

Any portion of any lot which has a natural or finished slope in excess of 25% shall be considered a steep slope and shall be subject to these regulations, except that high walls remaining from mineral removal activities shall be exempt from these regulations. Slope is calculated based upon contours at intervals of not more than five feet where the slope is greater than 10% and at intervals of not more than two feet where the slope is 10% or less.

An accessory structure used for storing goods and products incidental to a permitted, nonresidential, principal use.

As an accessory use, a storage yard includes a portion of a lot or parcel which is not occupied by a building and is used to store materials associated with the permitted principal use. Materials and/or equipment within a storage yard are not offered for commercial sale nor are they accessible to the public. See also "supply yard."

As a principal use, a storage yard is an otherwise vacant lot or parcel that is used to store construction equipment, vehicles, and/or construction materials. Materials and/or equipment within a storage yard are not offered for commercial sale nor are they accessible to the public. See also "supply yard."

See the definition provided by the Township Stormwater Management Ordinance.[11]

That portion of a building included between the surface of any finished floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there is no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling next above it. In determining the number of stories for purposes of height measurement, a basement shall be counted as a story if the ceiling is more than five feet above the average adjoining ground level at the front setback, and a mezzanine shall be counted as a story if it covers 50% or more of the area of the story underneath such mezzanine. An attic or a cellar shall not be counted as a story.

All land between ROW lines, whether public or private, and whether improved or unimproved, which is intended to accommodate vehicular traffic, including an avenue, drive, boulevard, highway road, freeway, parkway, lane, viaduct, or other vehicular way. The term shall not include the word "driveway." A list of streets by type is available at the Township building upon request.

The length of the front lot line. See also "lot line."

Any tree planted within the ROW of a street. Street trees are not the same as trees planted in the front yard of a residential home or lot.

The wall of a building adjoining a sidewalk at the edge of the street ROW; or architectural elements, such as walls, piers, pillars, fences, colonnades, porches, and porticoes, in lieu of a building wall when a building is set back from the street wall line.

Any change in the support members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders; changes in the means of ingress and/or egress; enlargement of floor area or height of a structure; or relocation of a structure from one position to another.

Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land.

The vertical distance from the lowest finished grade level to the peak of the roof.

The division or redivision of a lot, tract, or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels, or other divisions of land including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership or building or lot development provided, however, that the subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempted.

The Aleppo Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (SALDO), Chapter 350 of the Township Code, as adopted and amended by the Board of Commissioners.

A modification to an existing wireless communications facility that substantially changes the physical dimensions of a tower or base station and meets any of the following criteria:

Minor activity that would support the other products on the farm. See also "agritourism" in this section.

As an accessory use, a supply yard shall include the portion of a lot or parcel that is not occupied by a building and is used for the display and/or sale of building materials, construction equipment, and/or goods associated with the permitted principal use. Supply yards do not include the storage and sale of vehicles. See also "storage yard" and "vehicle sales and service."

As a principal use, a supply yard is an otherwise vacant lot or parcel that may or may not be occupied by a building and is used for the display and sales of building materials, construction equipment, feed and grain, and/or goods typically stored outdoors for sale to the public. Supply yards do not include the storage and sale of vehicles. See also "storage yard" and "vehicle sales and service."

The area of all lettering, wording, and accompanying designs and symbols, together with the background on which they are displayed (whether such background is open or enclosed), but excluding any supporting framework and bracing which are solely incident to the display itself, provided that the same do not contain such lettering, wording, designs, or symbols. Where the sign consists of individual letters, designs, or symbols attached to a building, awning, wall, or window, the area shall be that of the smallest rectangle which encompasses all of the letters, designs, and symbols. Where a sign consists of a double face, only one side shall be considered for the purpose of calculating the sign area, provided that both faces are identical.

A professional surveyor licensed in the State of Pennsylvania. See "registered professional."

A permanent swimming pool on private property on which there is a family dwelling, the swimming pool being an accessory use thereof.

An establishment in which tattooing or body piercing is carried out professionally, subject to all applicable county and/or state health and licensing requirements.

Any use in which the primary purpose is the sale of alcoholic beverages for on-premises consumption, which may or may not include dancing. Taverns may include prepared food sales but such prepared foods are typically accessory or incidental to the primary purpose as a Tavern.

A fee based service regulated by the PUC that provides a vehicle and a driver from one point to another.

Any use or structure that is an accessory to an existing principal use on a lot intended to be used for less than six consecutive months and located outside of the right-of-way, including, but not limited to, construction or land sales trailers, tents, bleachers, air supported structures, seasonal displays, PODS, dumpsters, and similar structures. Structures intended to be used for more than six months shall be considered permanent and shall meet the use and structure requirements for permanent structures.

An approval prerequisite to final approval of a development plan granted by the Board of Commissioners in accordance with this chapter.

A building or structure operated as a not-for-profit or business establishment, inside a completely enclosed building, devoted to showing pictures and/or live dramatic or musical performances. A theater may contain an auditorium in addition to other performance-related facilities. Adult theaters are excluded in this definition.

A structure consisting of a large outdoor screen, a projection booth, and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, customers can view movies from the privacy and comfort of their cars.

See "manufactured home" in this section.

A structure that is used for the purpose of supporting one or more antennae, including, but not limited to, self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers and monopoles, utility poles, and light poles. DAS hub facilities are considered to be tower-based WCFs.

A personal service engaged in the business of offering the services of a vehicle wrecker or towing service, whereby disabled motor vehicles are towed or otherwise removed from the place they are disabled by use of a wrecker so designed for that purpose by a truck, automobile, or other vehicle so adapted for that purpose.

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

The Township of Aleppo, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

See "Board of Commissioners" in this section.

The plans and specifications for building infrastructure and other defined systems and/or facilities in the Township as outlined in the Township's Minimum Construction Standards.

A professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, duly appointed by the Board of Commissioners to serve as the engineer for the Township. See also "registered professional" in this section.

A person retained by the Board of Commissioners as the Manager of Aleppo Township and responsible for directing and controlling the business and administrative affairs of the Township.

An attorney licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and retained by and responsible to the Board of Commissioners to furnish legal assistance for the administration of municipal regulations and arrangements relative to this chapter.

A subset of hazardous substances, including pollutants that after discharge and upon exposure, ingestion or inhalation by any organism will cause death, disease, behavioral abnormalities, cancer, genetic mutations, physiological malfunctions, physiological malfunctions, or physical deformations in such organisms or their offspring.

A study, provided in letter or report format and prepared by a professional engineer, that provides a review of existing conditions and the effects of a proposed development or land use on site access and circulation as well as new trips on roadways and intersections.

A temporary structure to be used for the duration of the zoning, building, and grading permit to provide temporary offices for personnel associated with the permitted land development.

The attaching of development rights to specified lands which are desired by a municipality to be kept undeveloped but permitting those rights to be transferred from those lands so that the development potential which they represent may occur on other lands where more intensive development is deemed to be appropriate.

An imaginary surface that extends outward and upward from the edge of the primary and approach surfaces to the horizontal surface at a slope of seven feet horizontally to one foot vertically.

Any object of natural growth.

A map or site plan which illustrates the general layout of proposed buildings, structures, driveways, and on-site areas on a lot or tract of land, along with the design of landscaped areas, including detail of the location, species, and trunk circumference of all legacy trees which are to be retained or removed, trees which are to be planted as replacement trees, and trees which are to retain on-site for mitigation purposes.

The distance measured from the highest point of the wind turbine rotor plane to the ground level.

See "dwelling, dwelling types" in this section.

See "college/university" in this section.

Any purpose for which a building or other structure or a tract of land may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained or occupied, or any activity, occupation, business, or operation carried on in a building or other structure or on a tract of land.

A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use and located on the same lot as the principal use.

An authorized use in a particular zoning district pursuant to Articles III and IV of this chapter which may be granted only by the ZHB in accordance with express standards and criteria specified in this chapter after a public hearing.

The primary or predominant use to which the property is or may be devoted, and to which all other uses on the premises are accessory.

See "public utility facility" in this section.

Within the terms of this chapter, utility systems shall be defined as gas, electric, telephone, cable TV, and/or any such service regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC).

Relief granted by the ZHB from requirements of this chapter and as authorized by the MPC.[12]

The rental of motor vehicles, watercraft, recreational vehicles, or trailers, including outdoor display areas and service areas within a completely enclosed building and a showroom and offices within the building.

Any building, premises, and land in which or upon which a business, service, or industry performs or renders a service involving the maintenance, servicing, repair, or painting of vehicles weighing less than 8,500 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR). Businesses solely devoted to vehicle electronics repair and/or installation shall be considered retail stores.

A retail establishment which may include one or more of the following: an open area, other than a street, for the display and sale or rental of new or used automobiles and light duty trucks; buildings which may contain offices and showrooms; an area within a completely enclosed building where reconditioning, preparation, accessory installation, repairs, and/or the servicing of vehicles is performed.

See "animal hospital and veterinarian services" in this section.

A farm where grape vines are planted, grown, raised, or cultivated for the purpose of producing grape wine.

A structure primarily used for the storage of goods and materials which also includes refrigeration and cold storage services. This use does not include distribution centers.

A facility that processes and converts wastewater, which is water no longer needed or suitable for its most recent use, into an effluent that can be either returned to the water cycle with minimal environmental issues or reused.

A lined depression, excavation pit, or facility situated in or upon the ground whether natural or artificial used to store fresh water.

A lined depression, excavation pit, or facility situated in or upon the ground, whether natural or artificial, used to store waste water fluid, including, but not limited to, brine, fracturing fluid, produced water, recycled water, impaired water, flowback water, or any other fluid that does not satisfy the definition of "fresh water."

A site authorized by a permit from the PA DEP for the drilling site for the production of potable water supply.

A clean supply of water in a pond, wading pool, tub, or other container that is large enough for a duck to fit its entire body in and deep enough to submerge its head.

Any impoundment of water by a public or private authority, agency, or corporation for the purpose of providing water supply or recreation to the general public.

Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act (53 P.S. § 11702.1 et seq.)

A bored, drilled, or driven shaft whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension; or, a dug hole whose depth is greater than the largest surface dimension; or, an improved sinkhole; or, a subsurface fluid distribution system.

Any person, partnership, company, corporation, and its subcontractors and agents who have an interest in real estate for the purpose of exploring or drilling for, producing, or transporting oil or gas. The person designated as the well operator or operator on the permit application or well registration. If the owner is a separate entity than the operator, then the owner shall also be listed. Where a permit or registration was not issued, the term shall mean any person who locates, drills, operates, alters, or plugs any well or reconditions any well with the purpose of production there from. In cases where a well is used in connection with the underground storage of gas, the term also means a storage operator.

The area extending to the limits of disturbance of the grading plan for a drilling site where a well is to be drilled and occupied by any of the facilities, structures, and equipment associated with or incidental to the construction, drilling, fracturing, production, or operation of an oil or gas well. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the well pad site does not include the access road.

The area occupied by any of the facilities, structures and equipment associated with or incidental to the construction, drilling, fracturing, production, or operation of an oil or gas well. If multiple areas are used, then the total combined areas shall be considered the well site.

The precise point of entry into the ground where the drilling of a gas well takes place.

Those areas which are inundated by water with sufficient frequency to support an assemblage of organisms that is adapted to saturated or seasonally saturated soil conditions for growth and reproduction, including, but not necessarily limited to, swamps, marshes, bogs, sloughs, wet meadows, river floodplains, mud flats and wet prairies.

A business primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers, institutional, commercial, or professional business customers or other wholesalers, rather than to the general public, which includes the warehousing of merchandise and which may include distribution of such merchandise on the site of the principal business.

A wind-driven, direct-current generator used for charging storage batteries.

A device such as a wind charger, wind turbine or windmill, and/or other electric generation facility whose main purpose is to convert wind power into another form of energy such as electricity or heat, consisting of one or more wind turbine and other structures and buildings, including substations, meteorological towers, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines, and other appurtenant structures and facilities.

A wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine, tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, and is intended to primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power. A system is considered a small wind energy system only if it supplies electrical power solely for on-site use, except that when a parcel on which the system is installed also receives electrical power supplied by a utility company, excess electrical power generated and not presently needed for on-site use may be used by the utility company.

A device that converts wind energy into electricity through the use of a wind turbine generator, and includes the nacelle, rotor, tower, and pad transformer, if any.

A device that runs on the energy generated by a wheel of adjustable blades or slats rotated by the wind.

An area devoted to the growing of grapes or other fruit and the process of fermenting the product into wine. Wineries shall also include the structures or areas provided for the tasting or sale of the wine so long as such areas are on the same site as the products grown.

Transmissions through the airwaves, including, but not limited to, infrared line of sight, cellular, PCS, microwave, satellite, or radio signals.

The antennae, nodes, control boxes, towers, poles, conduits, ducts, pedestals, electronics, and other equipment used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, distributing, providing, or accommodating wireless communications services.

Any person that applies for a wireless communication facility building permit, zoning approval, and/or permission to use the public ROW or other Township-owned land or property.

Any piece of equipment related to, incidental to, or necessary for, the operation of a tower-based WCF or non-tower WCF. By way of illustration, not limitation, "related equipment" includes generators and base stations.

A freestanding structure, such as a tower-based WCF or any other support structure that could support the placement or installation of a WCF, if approved by the Township.

A plant community composed predominantly of healthy trees and other woody vegetation, well stocked, and growing more or less closely together.

The work performed in a well after completion in an effort to secure production where there has been none, restore production that has ceased, or increase production.

The portion of a lot between the principal building/structure and the lot line. Where the configuration of a principal building/structure or a lot makes it difficult to discern the location of yards, the Zoning Officer shall establish such yards at his/her sole discretion. (See Figure 1.)

A yard extending between side lot lines across the full lot width from the front lot line to a line parallel to the front face of the structure of the principal use of the lot. (See Figure 1.)

A yard extending between the side lot lines across the full lot width from the rear lot line to a line parallel to the rear face of the structure of the principal use of the lot. (See Figure 1.)

A yard extending from the front yard line to the rear yard line parallel to the side lot line. (See Figure 1.)

A facility which provides room and board and specialized services for up to 10 permanent residents who are dependent children under the age of 18. Staff shall be qualified to provide health, social, and/or other supportive services to the residents.

A permit issued by the Zoning Officer which is required by this chapter prior to: the commencement of a use; the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, movement, occupancy, or use of a building, structure, or lot; the change in use of a building, structure, or lot; any change to, or enlargement or extension of a nonconforming use; and/or the construction, reconstruction, alteration, or movement of a retaining wall.

A document signed and issued by the Zoning Officer upon a request to certify the correct zoning district, the compatibility of existing land uses, the compatibility of proposed land uses, and/or the legal status of a nonconforming use, structure, or lot.

An area in the Township in which regulations under this chapter uniformly apply, including overlay districts.

The Zoning Hearing Board of Aleppo Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania as defined by and appointed in accordance with the MPC, Act 247 of 1968, as amended by Act 170 of 1998 (53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., as may be amended from time to time).

The ZHB Solicitor shall be an attorney other than the Township Solicitor and shall not be employed within the same law firm as the Township Solicitor. The ZHB Solicitor shall be licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and represents the ZHB.

The Official Zoning Map delineating the zoning districts of Aleppo Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, together with all amendments subsequently adopted.

The designated official or authorized representative appointed by the Board of Commissioners whose duty it shall be to administer this chapter and as identified in § 614[13] of the Pennsylvania MPC, Act 247 of 1968, as amended by Act 170 of 1998 (53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., as may be amended from time to time).

The Aleppo Township Zoning Ordinance, Ord. No. 2022-02, as amended; this chapter of the Township Code.