Bethlehem Township City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
General Provisions and Administration
Sections
- § 275-1 Purposes and community development objectives.
- § 275-2 Applicability.
- § 275-3 Public utility exemptions.
- § 275-4 Township and municipal authority exception.
- § 275-5 Interpretation; uses not specifically regulated.
- § 275-6 Severability.
- § 275-7 Repealer; continuation of provisions.
- § 275-8 General procedure for permits.
- § 275-9 Permits and certificates.
- § 275-10 Zoning Officer.
- § 275-11 Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 275-12 Hearings.
- § 275-13 Appeals.
- § 275-14 Board of Commissioner's jurisdiction.
- § 275-15 Amendments.
- § 275-16 Curative amendments.
- § 275-17 Procedure to obtain preliminary opinion.
- § 275-18 Filing fees and costs.
- § 275-19 Enforcement; violations and penalties; remedy.
- § 275-20 Conditional use process.
- § 275-21 Special exception use process.
- § 275-22 Liability.
ARTICLE VI
MDR Medium-Density Residential District
Sections
- § 275-45 Purpose.
- § 275-46 Permitted-by-right uses.
- § 275-47 Special exception uses.
- § 275-48 Conditional uses.
- § 275-49 Lot and setback regulations for uses other than townhouses or retirement villages.
- § 275-50 Lot and setback regulations for townhouses or retirement village.
- § 275-51 Additional requirements.
- § 275-52 Incentives for improvements to accident-prone intersections.
ARTICLE VII
MHDR Medium-High-Density Residential District
Sections
- § 275-53 Purpose.
- § 275-54 Permitted-by-right uses.
- § 275-55 Special exception uses.
- § 275-56 Conditional uses.
- § 275-57 Lot and setback regulations common to all uses.
- § 275-58 Lot and setback regulations for uses other than townhouses, garden apartments, mobile/manufactured home parks, mid-rise apartments, retirement villages and life-care centers.
- § 275-59 Lot and setback regulations for townhouse, garden apartments, retirement villages and life-care centers.
- § 275-60 Lot and setback regulations for mobile/manufactured home parks.
- § 275-61 Lot and setback regulations for mid-rise apartments.
- § 275-62 Additional requirements.
ARTICLE XI
OB Office/Business District
Sections
- § 275-85 Purpose.
- § 275-86 Definition of planned business development.
- § 275-87 Permitted-by-right uses.
- § 275-88 Conditional uses.
- § 275-89 Specifically prohibited uses.
- § 275-90 Standards for approval of planned business development.
- § 275-91 Lot and setback regulations.
- § 275-92 Additional requirements.
ARTICLE XIII
LI Light Industrial/Office Campus District 1
Sections
- § 275-100 Purpose.
- § 275-101 Definition of planned business development.
- § 275-102 Permitted-by-right uses.
- § 275-103 Special exception uses.
- § 275-104 Conditional uses.
- § 275-105 Specifically prohibited uses.
- § 275-106 Standards for approval of planned business development.
- § 275-107 Lot and setback regulations.
- § 275-108 Street access.
- § 275-109 Additional requirements.
ARTICLE XVI
Environmental Protection
Sections
- § 275-122 Environmental preservation required.
- § 275-123 Nuisances, fire and explosive hazards prohibited.
- § 275-124 Steep slopes. [1]
- § 275-125 Wetlands.
- § 275-126 Setbacks from surface waters and drainage swales.
- § 275-127 Alluvial soils.
- § 275-128 Floodplain areas.
- § 275-129 Filling, excavation and grading.
- § 275-130 Storage of gases, liquids, solids and hazardous substances.
- § 275-131 Sewage waste disposal.
- § 275-132 Noise control.
- § 275-133 Vibration control.
- § 275-134 Air pollution and odors.
- § 275-135 Light, glare and heat control.
- § 275-136 Placement of outdoor machinery.
- § 275-137 Radioactivity; electrical disturbances.
- § 275-138 Preservation of trees and forests.
- § 275-139 Review to determine compliance with performance standards.
- § 275-140 Stripping of topsoil.
- § 275-141 Sinkhole and subsidence hazards.
ARTICLE XVII
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Sections
- § 275-142 Required number of off-street parking spaces.
- § 275-143 General regulations for off-street parking.
- § 275-144 Design standards for off-street parking.
- § 275-145 Parking of commercial vehicles in residential districts and unregistered vehicles.
- § 275-146 Off-street loading.
- § 275-147 On-street parking regulations.
ARTICLE XVIII
Signs
Sections
- § 275-148 Applicability.
- § 275-149 Nonconforming signs.
- § 275-150 Definitions of signs.
- § 275-151 Construction.
- § 275-152 Abandoned or outdated signs.
- § 275-153 Location of signs.
- § 275-154 Illuminated signs.
- § 275-155 Vehicle signs.
- § 275-156 Temporary signs.
- § 275-157 Exempt signs.
- § 275-158 Signs prohibited in all districts.
- § 275-159 Signs and/or structures identifying major residential or business developments.
- § 275-160 Area of signs.
- § 275-161 Maximum height of signs.
- § 275-162 Signs permitted in residential districts.
- § 275-163 Sign permitted in commercial districts.
- § 275-164 Signs permitted in industrial and business districts.
- § 275-165 Signs in Streetscape Overlay District.
- § 275-166 Off-premises signs (including billboards).
- § 275-167 Sign area bonuses.
ARTICLE XIX
General Regulations
Sections
- § 275-168 Limit of one principal use.
- § 275-169 Street frontage; number of uses or buildings.
- § 275-170 Maximum height of buildings.
- § 275-171 Special lot and yard requirements; sight distance and buffer yards.
- § 275-172 Landscaping.
- § 275-173 Establishment of future right-of-way widths for streets.
- § 275-174 Street requirement for industrial and commercial uses.
- § 275-175 Access onto arterial, connector and collector streets.
- § 275-176 Nonconformities.
- § 275-177 Temporary structure or use.
- § 275-178 Site plan review.
- § 275-179 Traffic impact study.
- § 275-180 Stormwater management.
- § 275-181 Recreation land, open space and fees requirements.
- § 275-182 Posting of address.
- § 275-183 Impervious surface and lot area bonus for resolving stormwater problems.
- § 275-184 Zero lot line housing option.
- § 275-185 Condominium ownership.
- § 275-186 Skip lot option.
- § 275-187 Nonresidential building separation.
ARTICLE XXIII
Planned Residential Development PRD
Sections
- § 275-201 Purpose.
- § 275-202 Applicability.
- § 275-203 Eligibility.
- § 275-204 Land uses.
- § 275-205 Density requirements.
- § 275-206 Site analysis.
- § 275-207 Site design requirements.
- § 275-208 Utilities.
- § 275-209 Ownership/maintenance of common open space.
- § 275-210 Development in phases.
- § 275-211 Procedures.
- § 275-212 Enforcement and modifications.
ARTICLE XXXIV
GU Gaming Uses Overlay District
Sections
- § 275-271 Purpose.
- § 275-272 Relationship to existing districts.
- § 275-273 Permitted-by-right uses.
- § 275-274 Special exception uses.
- § 275-275 Conditional uses.
- § 275-276 Prohibited uses.
- § 275-277 Lot, building, and setback regulations.
- § 275-278 Community impact analysis.
- § 275-279 Traffic access.
- § 275-280 Separation distance requirements.
- § 275-281 Required accessory uses.
- § 275-282 Permitted supportive uses.
- § 275-283 State licensing.
- § 275-284 Additional requirements.