Touching along a common boundary line.

The vehicular connection between a property and the road that abuts it or the easement that provides passage to the road from the property.

A subordinate structure detached from, but located on, the same lot as the principal structure or building.

A permitted activity or use that is incidental to, and generally found in connection with, the principal use on the same lot. An accessory building houses an accessory use.

A commercial establishment which as one of its principal business purposes offers for sale or rental for any form of consideration any one or more of the following: books, magazines, periodicals or other printed matter, or photographs, films, motion picture, videocassettes or video reproductions, slides, or other visual representations which depict or describe specific sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, or instruments, devices, or paraphernalia which are designed for use in connection with specified sexual activities, or a place where the public is permitted wherein coin-operated or electronically, electrically, or mechanically controlled still or motion-picture machines, projectors, or other image-producing devices are maintained to show images to five or fewer persons per machine at any one time and where the images so displayed are distinguished or characterized by the depicting or describing of specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas, or a nightclub, bar, restaurant, or similar commercial establishment which regularly features persons who appear in a state of nudity, and live performance which expose specific anatomical areas, or a hotel, motel or similar commercial establishment which offers a sleeping room for rent for a period of time that is less than 10 hours, or allows a tenant or occupant of a sleeping room to subrent the rooms for a period of time that is less than 10 hours. Adult businesses include:

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.

Farmland preserved through the use of Pennsylvania Act 43, known as the "Agricultural Area Security Law," as signed into law.[1] In effect, this Act provides a means by which agricultural land may be protected and enhanced as a viable segment of the county's economy, and an economic and environmental resource of major importance.

A low-intensity, commercial outdoor educational, historical, cultural, ceremonial or recreational activities or events for which enjoyment of the outdoors in an open space or on land in its natural state is a necessary component.

Any addition, deletion or revision of the chapter text or map officially adopted by the Board of Supervisors after public hearings.

A structure containing more than six dwelling units with a common entrance.

A petition made to a higher judicial level by a party wishing to pursue an issue denied at a lower level or by a public official, asking for reversal of the earlier decision.

A person or entity who has filed an appeal with a quasi-judicial board, commission or local governing body with authority to hear and decide matters brought before it.

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 zoning permit or building permit, for the approval of a subdivision plat or plan or for the approval of a development plan.

The Brady Township Supervisors, or as may be otherwise designated.

A dwelling attached by common walls either horizontally or vertically to one or two more similar dwellings, each independent of the others in terms of utilities and access.

An area prepared for the parking or temporary storage of passenger and commercial vehicles which is accessory to permitted principal uses on the same lot.

Retail facilities engaged in the sale, trade and repair or maintenance of passenger and commercial vehicles.

A commercial business intended to recycle marketable parts of discarded vehicles, and to reduce the remaining scrap for periodic removal from the premises. It does not imply the permanent storage of junked vehicles.

A business facility that provides fuel and oil for vehicles and may sell auto accessories and traveler convenience goods and provide minor auto service and maintenance but does not offer collision repair or painting or the storage of damaged or abandoned vehicles.

Automated teller facilities which permit certain banking activities at remote locations.

Premises used primarily for the sale or dispensing of liquor by the drink for on-site consumption.

The precise description of the boundary of a property indicating the exact length of lines and arcs, the direction of lines relative to north, and the length of the radius of curves.

A single-family detached dwelling, the owner of which accepts a limited number of overnight paying guests occupying existing bedrooms in the dwelling, and serves breakfast and snacks to the guests.

Any room containing at least 80 square feet of floor area and one or more operable windows, used permanently or occasionally for sleeping purposes.

Premises licensed by the commonwealth engaged in the sale of soft drinks and malt beverages at the wholesale level.

A sign advertising products or services not available for sale on the property where the billboard is located.

The duly elected governing body of Brady Township with final approval powers relative to this chapter.

A single-family detached dwelling the owner of which accepts a limited number of temporary or permanent live-in persons not related to the family occupying the dwelling, such persons paying for their rooms, as well as meals if they are provided.

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 measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deck line of mansard roofs and to the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.

A document attesting that an application for construction has been reviewed and approved in accordance with the requirements of this chapter and allowing the construction to commence.

A facility in one ownership intended to receive self-propelled or towed vehicles which may contain their own toilet, bathing, cooking, food storage and sleeping accommodations or tents, such facility providing sewer and water connections to each vehicle at a prepared site for its exclusive use, and also offering clothes washing, recreational and other traveler services within the facility and stay for a limited period.

Property used for the interring of the dead either in ground or above ground in stacked vaults.

A line parallel to and equidistant from the edges of the cartway or paved area within a centered easement or right-of-way.

An appeal brought against an ordinance or amendment, because the elected officials or an agent of the municipality failed to follow proper prescribed procedures in connection with the adoption of the ordinance or amendment, including but not limited to required advertising, time limitations, notification or public hearings.

An appeal brought against an ordinance or amendment on the grounds that such ordinance or amendment unfairly places a heavy burden on one or more private property interests without compensation or sufficient protection or advance of the public health and safety.

For the purpose of this chapter, facilities for the worship of religious beliefs and assembly areas for social and religious events.

A commercial establishment in which dogs or domesticated animals are housed, groomed, bred, boarded, trained or sold, all for a fee or compensation.

Leisure activity available to the public at a charge intended to earn a profit for the owner. Such recreation may include, but is not limited to, bowling alleys, dance, reception or bingo halls, golf courses, miniature golf, pitch and putt golf, fishing lakes, video game arcades, amusement rides and petting zoos.

A place designed and equipped for the conduct of sports and leisure-time activities and open to the public for a fee or charge.

An establishment offering training, boarding and equestrian related services to the general public for a fee or charge.

An antenna with a dish greater than one meter across and providing two-way digital satellite communication with both transmitting and receiving capabilities for data, audio, and visual display by digital or analog transmission.

A commercial establishment that is used for the shelter or care of horses and cattle, for a fee or compensation.

A vehicular access to properties that abuts it and shares it, but for which the Township has no maintenance responsibilities.

A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination of land and water within a development site and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents of a development, not including streets, off-street parking areas, and areas set aside for public facilities.

A facility furnishing point to point communications in an cellular or digital format and constructed of steel lattice frame.

A statement attaching the zoning ordinance to the municipal Comprehensive Plan with reference to land use, density of population, and location and function of street, utilities, and community facilities.

A document based on an analysis of past trends and current conditions in a municipality, projecting growth and change in population, economic conditions and land use, and recommending measures to improve streets, utilities and community facilities, and allocate land to cope with such growth and change.

A use that may be permitted on a particular lot, in a particular zoning district, by the Board of Supervisors after receiving recommendations from the Planning Commission and after public hearing pursuant to the provisions of Article VI of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended.[2]

An agreement or correspondence between matters being compared which denotes a reasonable, rational, similar, connection or relationship.

The ability of a regulation affecting development to fairly balance the public health and safety and the right and opportunities of private property owners under the First and Fourteenth Articles of the Constitution.

An exterior area used for the storage of materials and supplies utilized in the business of the contractor, usually gated and accessible by commercial delivery vehicles.

Retail sales of popular, everyday disposable products with limited choices, and available over a much wider time frame than usual retail sales outlets.

A dwelling unit created from within a single-family detached dwelling.

The Planning Commission and staff of Butler County, PA.

Areas in exterior yards prepared for recreational activities or games, including but not limited to tennis, badminton, basketball, croquet or bocce ball.

The extent to which a building occupies the lot, on which the building is located, expressed as a percentage of the building's area on the lot versus the total lot area.

An amendment proposed by a property owner challenging the validity of zoning regulations as they apply to property in which he has an interest and requiring municipal action on his petition or a municipal curative amendment, in which the Board of Supervisors declares a moratorium on specific parts of the Zoning Ordinance in order to cure alleged defects.

A Pennsylvania-licensed facility for the care of dependent persons, whether children or adults, for part of a twenty-four-hour day, operated by a qualified individual or staff.

A dwelling used for the care and supervision of a maximum of six persons for part of a twenty-four-hour day.

Final adjudication of any board or other body granted jurisdiction under any land use ordinance or the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended,[3] 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 Butler County, Pennsylvania.

An exterior floor system supported on at least two opposing sides by an adjoining structure and/or posts, piers, or other independent supports.

The ratio of the total number of dwelling units to the total acreage.

That ratio of the total number of dwelling units to the acreage within a given tract of land devoted to residential use, including streets, parking areas and adjacent open space, yards and courts which abut and serve individual residences. Excluded are those unbuildable areas and grades (slopes) of 25% or greater after development, and those areas preserved from further development by virtue of their significance or unique natural amenity.

A single-family dwelling unit surrounded on all sides by open space on its lot, sharing the lot with no other dwellings and designed to be occupied by one family only.

Final action by an officer, body or agency charged with the administration of any land use ordinance or applications thereunder, except the following:

Any landowner, agent of such landowner, or tenant with the permission of such landowner, who makes or causes to be made a subdivision of land or a land development.

Any land development that, because of its character, magnitude, or location will have substantial effect upon the health, safety, or welfare of citizens in more than one municipality.

The provisions for development, including a planned residential development, a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space and public facilities. 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 group of standards, including but not limited to lot size, building setback and coverage, and land use limitations that govern development in a particular zoning district.

A building containing only two dwelling units, attached side by side or one above the other, each with separate entrances directly to the outside and separate utility systems.

A group of connected rooms in a building for the exclusive residential use of one family, containing its own private cooking, food storage, bathing and toilet facilities, and connected either directly or by a common hall and/or stairs to the outside.

A single unit providing complete independent living facilities for one or more persons.

The unauthorized intrusion of built elements into the setback areas that abut the boundary lines of a lot or intrude into a right-of-way or easement.

An accessory structure used for the storage of tools and machinery, including construction or delivery vehicles.

One or more persons, related by blood, adoption or marriage, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit, or a number of persons living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit though not related by blood, adoption or marriage.

Any accessory building or structure that is used in connection with the operation of an agricultural operation, excluding the principal dwelling.

The retail sale of machinery and vehicles used in agricultural operations and repair and maintenance services.

The retail sale of agricultural products.

An artificially constructed barrier of any material or combination of materials erected to enclose, screen or separate areas.

The final contour of the land at the conclusion of development activities.

An area of land in the vicinity of a stream or drainageway that will be submerged by a flood that can be predicted to occur once every 100 years, or that will be partially submerged by any lesser flood.

Maps prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) depicting the extent of the 100-year flood and other information relative to flood levels and hazards in the Township.

The area of land shown on the FEMA flood hazard area maps that will be submerged by a 100-year flood.

The total floor area of a structure, such as a dwelling, measured between the inside faces of walls describing the outer edges of the structure, and including interior partitions, interior hallways and utility areas.

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

One that is entirely supported by its own structure attached to the ground.

The line across a lot or parcel parallel to the front lot line and located from the front lot line the setback distance required by the zoning district. No building or part thereof except for permitted projections shall be located in the area between the front lot line and front building line.

The area of a lot between the front lot line and the front building setback line and extending to the side lot lines.

The distance across the front of a lot between side lot lines where they intersect a street right-of-way line.

An accessory building on a residential lot attached to or detached from the dwelling, or an area within the dwelling, intended for the storage and maintenance of vehicles and equipment owned and operated by the residents of the dwelling.

A storage building accessory to the principal permitted use and on the same lot used to store equipment and tools for yard and garden care.

A room or group of rooms used for conducting the affairs of a business, profession, service or industry generally furnished with desks, tables, files and communication equipment.

The Board of Supervisors, Brady Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

The rearrangement of the earth's surface to accommodate infrastructure or development and drainage patterns, including cutting into the surface and filling over the original surface.

Water that occurs naturally in rock formations below the ground surface and is recharged by seepage through the upper layers following precipitation.

See "personal care home."

A high-volume road and the land on either side that either directly abuts the road or is accessed by the road.

Written permission granted to a property owner abutting a public road giving the owner the right to enter and exit the road from his property at a location approved by the public agency having jurisdiction over the road.

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

An occupation, profession or limited commercial activity carried on in a dwelling unit or accessory structure to a dwelling unit which is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the dwelling unit as a residence, and conducted by a member of the family occupying such dwelling unit.

Facilities offering transient lodging accommodation to the general public and which may offer services including, but not limited to restaurants, meeting rooms, entertainment and recreational facilities.

A church, school or publicly owned building, or a community building not part of a business or operated for profit.

Any of the following activities:

The principal activity or activities for which a lot or property and the buildings or structures on it are devoted.

A solid waste disposal site in which refuse and earth or other suitable cover material are deposited and compacted in alternative layers of specified depth with an approved plan.

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.

The treatment of a property outside the area occupied by buildings and paved surfaces and vehicular ways, including grass, shrubs, trees and natural materials.

The production or assembly of parts or components to create a finished product, but not involving any heavy lifting, punching or shaping equipment, or any molten materials, or procedures that create glare, odors, noise, vibration or smoke discernible off the property containing the operation.

A designated tract, parcel or area of land established by a plat for ownership, development, use, improvement, whether immediate or future.

The area of the total surface of a lot expressed in acres or square feet, based on a deed description or calculations from registered surveyor's plot survey.

A lot or property duly recorded in the office of the Butler County Recorder of Deeds.

The distance across a lot measured along the front setback line between the side lot lines.

An exterior storage area for processed and raw wood products as an accessory use to a retail sales facility on the same site.

A facility where small-scale fabrication and/or assembly of metal and metal alloys is conducted.

"Malfeasance" implies a deliberate illegal act; "misfeasance" means acting mistakenly when there is a clearly correct way to act; and "nonfeasance" is the failure to act when an act is required.

Factory-built, single-family structures that meet the National Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards Act (42 U.S.C. § 5401), commonly known as the HUD (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development) Code.

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.

Facilities where licensed professional caregivers provide medical and health related services.

The removal of mineral matter from either surface or underground mines in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

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.

Storage units usually of various dimensions available on a retail basis and used by homeowners and small businesses for short- or long-term storage, normally in a grouping of many units in a secure setting.

A building with two uses, usually commercial use on the first floor and residential use on the second floor.

A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, contained in one unit or in two units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives as a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.

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

The offices, assembly area and maintenance facilities of Brady Township in single or separate structures.

A lot the area or dimension of which was lawful prior to the adoption or amendment of this 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 structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed to comply with the applicable use or extent of use provisions in this Zoning Ordinance or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such structure lawfully existed prior to the enactment of such ordinance or amendment or prior to the application of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation. Such nonconforming structures include, but are not limited to, nonconforming signs.

A use, whether of land or of structure, which does not comply with the applicable use provisions in this Zoning Ordinance or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such use was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of such ordinance or amendment, or prior to the application of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.

Land or greenhouses used to raise flowers, shrubs and plants for use by the grower or for sale to the public.

See "retirement/nursing home."

A certificate issued by the Zoning Officer or Building Code Official attesting to the fact that the proposed use or reuse of premises is in accordance with the requirements of this chapter or with a legal previously issued zoning or building permit and may be legally occupied.

Area set aside on a lot for parking of at least five vehicles entirely outside of a street right-of-way.

An area within a parking lot abutting an access lane and of such dimensions, as specified by this chapter, to accommodate one vehicle.

The map of zoning districts that shows the always current state of the boundaries of such districts and is kept in the Township office and amended only by action of the Board of Supervisors.

An underground system that collects sanitary sewage and distributes it to a perforated tile field, sand mound or other distribution area, where it is absorbed into the ground below the lot on which the system is located.

Temporary parking areas for commuting motorists where vehicles are stored during working hours.

A surfaced outdoor area level with the surrounding land surface and without a permanent covering.

Legislation adopted by the state in 1968 and amended on several occasions since which provides a uniform procedure enabling municipalities to implement regulations.[5]

A use allowed by right in a particular zoning district. All other activity on the lot is, or will be, secondary to the principal use.

A residential dwelling where up to eight children or adults are provided with room, board and basic supervision with daily activities, on a twenty-four-hour basis.

Services provided on a person-to-person basis as a retail business involving the care of that person or his personal goods.

An area of land, controlled by a landowner, to be developed as a single entity for a number of dwelling units, or combination of residential and nonresidential uses, the development plan for which does not correspond in lot size, bulk, type of dwelling, or use, density, or intensity, lot coverage and required open space to the regulations established in any one district created, from time to time, under this provisions of this Zoning Ordinance.

The body duly appointed by the Board of Supervisors from residents of Brady Township with specific duties in connection with this chapter.

The placement of a notice on a property calling public attention to proposed changes in the zoning status of the property, or to a request for a variance, and indicating the date, time and place of the hearing at which the matter will be heard.

A supply that meets the minimum standards for water quality intended for human consumption.

When used in connection with natural and historic resources, shall include means to conserve and safeguard these resources from wasteful or destructive use, but shall not be interpreted to authorize the unreasonable restriction of forestry, mining or other lawful uses of natural resources.

Land used for agricultural purposes that contains soils of the first, second or third class as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture natural resource and conservation services county soil survey.

The building or structure accommodating the principal permitted use on the lot.

A strip of land improved for passage of vehicles and/or pedestrians but not accepted for maintenance by Brady Township.

Social or benevolent groups meeting places or facilities, providing supplemental assembly, dining or social gathering opportunities.

Land and improvements owned and operated by an individual or organization, formed for the purpose of providing certain recreational opportunities for the benefit of the members and their guests, and not intended as a profit-making venture.

For purposes of this chapter, land whose boundary is clearly described and closes on itself, is in one ownership, and may include structures and buildings thereon.

The protection of these values is the legal basis for zoning and is generally known as the police power.

A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the Board of Township Supervisors or Planning Commission, intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended.[6]

A forum held pursuant to notice under 65 Pa.C.S.A. Chapter 7.

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.

A right-of-way intended to be used for travel by the public, improved for such purpose and perpetually maintained by Brady Township, Butler County, or the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

An enterprise, regulated by the Public Utility Commission, with a franchise for providing distribution of potable water, gas, electric or cable TV services, or the collection, treatment, and disposal of wastewater for more than one customer.

Any building or appurtenant structure housing equipment that intervenes in, or enhances the flow over a public utility line, but not including the actual transmission pipes or lines, or their supports.

A residential structure with four dwellings, each with their own entrance directly outside and with separate utility systems.

A lot with no frontage on a street, or road except for driveway access, but with minimum area and dimensions in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

The lot boundary that is most distant from the road to which the property has its principal access or its principal building entrance, commonly connecting the rear points of the side lot lines.

The area of a lot between the rear lot line and rear building line and extending to the side lot lines. The rear yard line is the lot line connecting the ends of the two side lot lines farthest from the street or road to which the lot has access.

Establishments primarily engaged in repairing, servicing or maintaining equipment and machinery used in the day-to-day operations of commercial enterprises.

An establishment where food and drink are prepared, served and consumed.

An agreement between a developer and purchasers of lots or units in a plan or between a property owner and an association of homeowners, restricting the use of the lots or units, applying uniformly to all lots with similar characteristics, recorded with the plan, effective for a specified time period, capable of being modified only upon approval of the agreement signers, and not enforceable by the Township.

Establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.

An age-restricted facility, for twenty-four-hour care, which may include attached and detached dwelling units, apartments or private and semi-private rooms, and which may provide skilled nursing care.

A strip of land reserved, dedicated, prescribed or condemned to be occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water or sanitary sewer line, storm sewer and similar uses.

An improved vehicular passage within a right-of-way which affords the primary means of access to abutting lots.

An area described in a municipal or multimunicipal plan within which rural resource uses, including but not limited to agriculture, timbering, mining, quarrying and other extractive industries, forest and game lands and recreation and tourism are encouraged and enhanced, development that is compatible with or supportive of such uses is permitted, and public infrastructure services are not provided except in villages.

A plant in which logs are converted to lumber by running them through a series of saws.

The list of charges adopted by resolution of the Board of Supervisors, and not a part of this chapter, to cover the costs of administration of local regulations.

A planted or built buffer intended to protect residential properties from abutting commercial or industrial activities that would deteriorate the enjoyment or value of the residential property.

The minimum distance a building or structure must be removed from an adjacent lot line, as required by this chapter in the various zone districts. Distance between lot line and building shall be measured along a line at right angles to the lot line.

An imaginary line within a lot describing the limits within which building construction can occur, or any part of such line, as established by the front, side, and rear yard depths for each zoning district.

An individual certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and retained by the Township to assess the percolation characteristics of a lot proposed for development, but lacking public sewer connections.

The lot boundary that connects the front and rear lot lines on either side of the lot.

The area of a lot between the side lot line and side building setback line, extending from the front yard to the rear yard, and comprising two such areas on a lot. The side lot lines on each side of a lot connect the front and rear lot lines.

The minimum distance the driver of a vehicle can see unencumbered by intervening buildings, structures, land forms or vegetation, to safely negotiate an intersection of streets or a curve in the road, measured between 3 1/2 feet and eight feet above the road surface.

Any object, display or any assemblage of interrelated parts which attracts attention to a person, business, product, service, event, or location by words, symbols and/or pictures designed to be viewed by the public.

All the area enclosed by connecting the outer extremities of the sign's interrelated parts, except the structural members supporting the sign.

See "detached dwelling."

The proposed layout of a lot showing on a scaled drawing all elements of the site development, as well as utility and drainage lines, site grading and existing buildings and structures to remain.

A use permitted in a particular zoning district pursuant to the provisions of Article VI and IX of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended,[7] and Article VIII of this chapter.

The male genitals in a state of sexual arousal and/or the vulva or more intimate parts of the female genitals.

Any of the following:

Land surface that rises or falls more than one foot for each two feet of level length.

A verbatim transcription of testimony taken at a public hearing by a professional stenographer.

A plan to govern the collection, retention and release of stormwater in a manner to minimize damage of downstream property.

Revisions to a building or structure that change the dimensions of the exterior envelope or that change the interior components that support the building or structure.

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

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 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.

Where, in the judgment of the Township Engineer, at least 90% (based on the cost of the required improvements for which financial security was posted pursuant to Section 509 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code)[8] of those improvements required as a condition for final approval have been completed in accordance with the approved plan, so that the project will be able to be used, occupied or operated for its intended use.

Private, portable water-filled enclosures having a depth of more than 30 inches designed and used for swimming and bathing.

A water-filled permanent enclosure having a minimum depth of 18 inches below the level of the surrounding land, designed and used for swimming and bathing.

A multifamily dwelling with four or more dwelling units in a single structure.

Brady Township, a Second Class Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania.

An intermediate destination for solid waste where material is sorted, compacted and reshipped.

The removal of select trees with commercial value from a property.

A residential structure with three dwellings each with their own entrance directly outside and with separate utility systems.

An area and building where trucks load and unload cargo and freight which is packaged and transferred to other vehicles. The parking and servicing of vehicles may also take place.

Relief granted pursuant to the provisions of Articles VI and IX of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended.[9]

The offices, examination rooms and boarding areas of a facility where animals are given medical care.

Land areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support vegetation adapted to saturated soil conditions, including but not limited to swamps, bogs and marshes.

The front, side or rear area of a lot between the lot line and the building setback line, the depth of which is specified for each type of yard within each zoning district by this chapter. Development within yard areas is restricted.

A contiguous area of land on all parts of which the same uniform opportunities for development apply.

The perimeter line completely enclosing a zoning district.

A body appointed by the Board of Supervisors to examine and decide appeals for variances or from decisions of the Zoning Officer, to hear testimony regarding the validity of municipal regulations upon development, and to decide other issues as specified in the Municipal Zoning Ordinance.

The Official Map of zoning districts in Brady Township, adopted by reference as a part of this chapter, showing precisely the boundaries and title of each district.

The administrative officer designated by the Board of Supervisors to enforce the regulations of this chapter, accept zoning, occupancy/use and other related permit applications and fees, authority to issue zoning, occupancy/use and other related permits, and to halt illegal construction. The Zoning Officer shall have all the powers and be subject to all the provisions as set forth in the Municipalities Planning Code[10] with respect to zoning officers and issue building permits as delegated by the Building Code Official as a code administrator or construction code official as defined and in accordance with Title 34, Labor and Industry, of the Uniform Construction Code.

A body of legislation adopted by the Township, establishing districts within each of which uniform land use regulations apply.

A permit required before any person shall erect, alter, convert, undertake, any new construction, or any existing structure or any structural, sign, building, site alteration, or change in any use of building sign or condition or lot or alter in any way the land, buildings, structures or facilities thereon shall require a zoning permit before the same can be undertaken with the zoning permit to cover any of the same even if exempted from the building permit requirements.