Any sign or signs, either conforming or nonconforming, on property leased or owned by the party responsible for the sign that has been discontinued for a total of 12 months as described in § 27-708 "Abandoned Signs." A nonconforming use that has been abandoned as described in § 27-306B, "Nonconforming Use of Land," and all signs that are related to that use — As well as any structures that support these signs shall be considered abandoned.

Where the lot lines of any parcel of land physically touch the lot lines of one or more additional parcels of land, those parcels shall be considered as "abutting" parcels. "Abutting" is the same as "adjoining."

The place, means, or ways by which pedestrians, vehicles, or both shall have safe, adequate, and usable ingress/egress to a property or use. A private access is an access not in public ownership and controlled by means of deed, dedication, or easement.

A structure detached from a principal building but located on the same lot. It serves as a customarily incidental and subordinate use to the use of the lot as a whole or the lot's principal building.

A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use and located on the same lot with such principal use or building.

Any lot or parcel of land, or any zoning district, which is situate beside, near, or directly across from another parcel of land, or zoning district, but separated by a street, alley, right-of-way, easement, utility, park or any other natural feature shall be considered an "adjacent" lot or zoning district.

Same as "abutting."

The officer appointed by the Cambria Township Board of Supervisors to administer these regulations and to assist administratively the other boards and officers of the Township.

An adult arcade, adult bookstore or adult video store, adult cabaret, adult motion picture theater, adult theater, escort agency, nude model studio, sexual encounter center and similar activities.

The production, keeping, or maintenance, for sale, lease, or personal use, of plants and animals useful to man, including, but not limited to: forages and sod crops; grains and seed crops; dairy animals and dairy products, poultry and poultry products; livestock, including beef cattle, sheep, swine, horses, ponies, mules, or goats or any mutations of hybrids thereof, including the breeding and grazing of any or all of such animals; bees and apiary products; fur animals; trees and forest products; fruits of all kinds, including grapes, nuts, and berries; vegetables; nursery, floral, ornamental, and greenhouse products; or lands devoted to a soil conservation or forestry management program.

The traveled way by which cars enter and depart parking spaces.

A public thoroughfare other than a side street, which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property and not for general traffic circulation.

An alteration may be a change in construction or a change in occupancy. When the term is used in connection with a change of occupancy, it is intended to apply to changes of occupancy from one trade or use to another. As applied to a building or structure, any change or rearrangement in the total floor area structural part, in the existing facilities, or in the enlargement, whether by extending a side, by increasing the height; or the moving from one location to another. (See also "addition, building.")

Man-made trees, clock towers, bell steeples, light poles and similar alternative design mounting structures that camouflage or conceal the presence of antennas or towers.

Amateur radio equipment, including ham radio and CB equipment and antenna for personal use only by registered operators.

Indoor, commercial or noncommercial facilities or services operated and open to the public including dance halls, theatrical productions, bands, orchestras, and other musical entertainment, bowling alleys, billiard and pool establishments, coin-operated devices and video gaming arcades, swimming pools and skating rinks.

A building used for the treatment of small domestic animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds or fowl by a veterinarian.

A domesticated animal that is normally, or can generally be, safely kept within the immediate living quarters of a residential structure. Domesticated mice and hamsters kept in cages are permitted. This term excludes any member of the swine, sheep, bovine (cows), poultry, fowl, equine family of quadrupeds, elephants, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, deer, or reptiles having a venomous or constrictor nature, or any large animals normally kept outside or on farms or breeding facilities.

Any member of the swine, sheep, bovine (cows), poultry, fowl, equine family of quadrupeds, elephants, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, deer, etc., or reptiles having a venomous or constrictor nature, or any large animals normally kept outside or on farms or breeding facilities.

Any sign that uses movement or change of lighting to depict action or create a special effect or scene.

A means for obtaining review of a decision, determination, order, or failure to act pursuant to the terms of this chapter.

The person making application according to the regulations contained in this chapter and whose signature appears on any zoning application. The applicant may be someone other than the property owner if said person is duly authorized, in writing, to represent the owner.

The submitting of an application, in a "complete state," for a permit or a service.

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

The Township of Cambria Board of Supervisors.

(As applied to off-street parking requirements) the area used or intended for services to the public as customers, patrons, clients or tenants, including areas occupied for fixtures and equipment used for display or sale of merchandise. Floor areas may be excluded which are used exclusively for storage, housing of mechanical equipment integral with the building, for maintenance facilities, or for those areas so restricted that customers, patients, clients, salesmen and the general public are denied access.

A political or corporate body created pursuant to the Act of May 2, 1945 (P.L. 382, No. 164), known as "Municipality Authorities Act of 1945."

Facilities used for the assembly of automobile parts.

The use of any building, land area, or other premise for the display and sale of new or used automobiles, trucks, vans, trailers, or recreational vehicles — Including any vehicle preparation or repair work conducted as an accessory use, and where the storage of "junk" and/or "junk vehicles" is prohibited.

Any area of land, including any structures thereon, or any building or part thereof, that is used for the retail sale of gasoline, oil, other fuel, or accessories for motor vehicles, and which may include public rest rooms and facilities used for polishing, greasing, washing, dry cleaning, or otherwise cleaning or servicing such motor vehicles. A business that engages in engine rebuilding, major reconditioning of broken or damaged motor vehicles or trailers, collision repair service (including body, frame, or fender straightening or repair), vehicle painting, replacement of parts, motor service to automobiles, and/or state inspections, commonly referred to as a service station. The storage of "junk" and/or "junk vehicles" is prohibited.

Any sign of lightweight fabric or similar material that is permanently mounted to a building by a permanent frame at one or more edges. National flags, state or municipal flags, or the official flag of any institution or business shall not be considered banners.

Any sign of lightweight fabric or similar material that is permanently mounted to a pole or building by a permanent frame at one or more edges. National flags, state or municipal flags, or the official flag of any institution or business shall not be considered banners. No commercial messages are allowed on banners if the messages are legible from a location off of the involved lot.

Billboards/outdoor advertising signs, poster panels, bulletins, and the like include those constructed with four sign faces and V-type sign arrangements used for two or more sign faces. Such signs shall not be permitted to be erected upon the roof of any building. Such signs may be illuminated provided that such illumination is effectively shielded so as to prevent beams or rays from being directed at any portion of the traveled ways and are not of such intensity or brilliance to cause glare or impair the vision of any driver of any motor vehicle.

A tract of land, a lot, or a group of lots bounded by streets, public parks, railroad rights-of-way, watercourses, and boundary lines of the Township, non- subdivided land, other definite barriers, or by a combination of the above.

A building where, for compensation, lodging on a temporary basis, and meals are provided for at least four but not more than 16 independent individuals. The primary function of the boarding house is to provide room and board. Residents are not involved in the day-to-day maintenance or operation of the boarding house and are not under the supervision or care of staff. Residents do not receive habilitative or rehabilitative services of any type at a boarding house. Relationships between residents are incidental, as opposed to an essential part of living together in a group home or halfway house. Residents do not constitute an interdependent group that emulates a family. Tenancy is on a weekly or longer basis as distinguished from transient housing such as a hotel or motel. A boarding house shall also be considered a "lodging house."

See "coverage."

A line parallel to the front, sides, and rear lot lines; set so as to provide the required open spaces and setbacks on a lot. This does not refer to the property "boundary lines" which outline the entire parcel.

Any sign indicating the name and date of a building, as well as incidental information about its construction or historical data on a historic site, which is cut into a masonry surface or made of bronze or other permanent material.

The allowable horizontal distance from a given point or line of reference to the nearest vertical wall or other element of a principal or accessory building, or structure, (proposed or established) as defined herein. The given point or line of reference will be the lot's "boundary lines" following any required dedication or a special or preservation line if one is required pursuant to this chapter.

Any sign attached to any part of a building, as contrasted to a freestanding sign.

A building surrounded by open space on the same lot having no physical attachments to another structure.

See "frontage, building."

A building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is located. Storage buildings, garages, and other clearly accessory uses shall not be considered principal buildings. For purposes of this chapter, the principal building may also be referred to as the main building, the main structure, or the principal structure.

A building is any structure having a roof supported by columns, walls, arches, or other devices and intended for the shelter, housing, or enclosure of persons, animals, or chattels of any nature, and includes covered porches or bay windows and chimneys. A structure includes, but is not limited to, the above-referenced description and any item permanently constructed, placed or set upon (or buried underneath, i.e., gas or liquid storage tanks) any parcel of land, the placement and/or use for which requires the issuance of all applicable permits.

A building or structure which is clearly subordinate to the main building on the lot and is used for purposes customarily incidental to the use of the main building or lot.

A sign containing a commercial message, including such items as the bus line name and time schedules, on a shelter located at a designated bus stop/shelter accepted as such by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

A three-sided structure at a bus stop that gives people limited protection against the weather and is used to aid in the loading and unloading of passengers using public transportation systems.

Any portion of land used for the purpose of providing a space or spaces for trailers or tents, for camping purposes regardless of whether a fee has been charged for the leasing, renting, or occupancy of such space.

Any site intended to be used for temporary and/or seasonal use for camping, inclusive of the area required to sustain a tent, camper, motor home, or other temporary camping facility.

A structure with a roof covering and two or more sides open which may be used for storage of one or more vehicles.

The portion of a street right-of-way, paved or unpaved, intended for vehicular traffic.

The Governor's Center for Local Government Services located within the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED).

A line which determines the center points on highways/roadways dividing them into separate sections and from which property lot lines are commonly determined. The position of the center line shall be determined as follows:

The provision of supplemental parental care and supervision for profit, on a regular basis for less than 24 hours a day; for less than five children, not more that two of which children are under 23 months of age; and of whom at least one is unrelated to the provider. The home and provider must be registered by the Commonwealth and the business shall be conducted in accordance with the requirements of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health and Social Services and this chapter. No provider shall offer or operate this use before 6:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. As used in this title, the term is not intended to include baby-sitting services of a casual, nonrecurring nature or in the child's own home. Likewise, the term is not intended to include cooperative, reciprocities, child care by a group of parents in their respective homes.

Any commercial business registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, operated for profit or not for profit, in which child day care is provided at any one time to six or more children who are not relatives of the caregiver.

A triangular area of unobstructed vision on corner lots formed by a seventy-five-foot sight line along the center line of a secondary or primary road by a fifty-foot sight line along the centerline of a local street and by a line adjoining these two sight lines at the greatest distance from their intersection.

An establishment operated under license by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania providing therapeutic, preventative, corrective, healing and health-building treatment services on an outpatient basis by physicians, dentists and other practitioners. Typical uses include medical and dental offices and clinics and outpatient medical laboratories.

Engaging in a business, enterprise, activity, or other undertaking for a profit.

A building whose principal use is a commercial use. A building with a store or commercial business on the ground level (and/or higher levels) and apartments on the second floor (and/or higher levels) is also considered a commercial building.

Any sign, wording, logo, or other representation that, directly or indirectly, names, advertises, or calls attention to a business, product, service, or other commercial activity.

Provides recreation and leisure for a profit. Some of these businesses include resorts, amusement parks, entertainment complexes and health, golf and fitness clubs.

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

Any device used for the transmission or reception of radio, television, wireless telephone, pager, commercial mobile radio service or any other wireless communications signals, including without limitation omnidirectional or whip antennas and direction or panel antennas, owned or operated by any person or entity licensed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate such device. This definition shall not include private residence mounted satellite dishes or television antennas or amateur radio equipment including, without limitation, ham or citizen's band radio antennas.

An unmanned building or cabinet containing communications equipment required for the operation of communications antennas and covering an area on the ground not greater than 250 square feet.

A structure, other than a building, such as a monopole, self-supporting or guyed tower, designed and used to support communications antennas. (Also see "alternative tower structure.")

The vertical distance measured from the ground level to the highest point on a communications tower, including antennas mounted on the tower.

An application submitted with all required, relevant and pertinent information necessary for the approving body to render an informed decision. (Also see "application.")

A process of manufacturing involving forming a complete product through parts assembly or product mixing.

The complete plan, plus amendments, or any of its parts for the development of the Township as adopted by the Township Supervisors of the Township of Cambria in accordance with Article III of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10301 et seq.

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

The remodeling of a single-household dwelling unit into two or more separate living units each having a minimum of not less than 800 square feet of habitable area, one bathroom and three habitable rooms (at least one of which shall be a bedroom) separate and private sanitary facilities, cooking and dining facilities for each dwelling unit. All units must meet the required fire, safety and housing codes and applicable zoning requirements for the district wherein contained. Basement and/or cellar dwellings shall not be defined as conversion apartments.

A county of the second class through eighth class. The largest administrative division of most states in the United States of America.

A land use and growth management plan prepared by the County Planning Commission which establishes broad goals and criteria for municipalities to use in preparation of their comprehensive plans and land use regulations.

The Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Planning Commission.

The total square feet of a lot's area that is covered by the principal building, and all accessory buildings (exclusive of uncovered porches, terraces, and steps) taken on a horizontal plane at the mean grade level.

A right-of-way, municipally or privately owned, intended to provide access for pedestrians.

A street having one end open to traffic and being permanently terminated by a vehicular turnaround.

An excavation. The difference between a point on the original ground and a designated point of lower elevation on the final grade. Also, the material removed in excavation.

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 appealed to the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

See "building, detached."

The condition of a building, structure or sign, or any part thereof, characterized by holes, breaks, rot, crumbling, cracking, peeling, rusting, or other evidence of physical decay or neglect, lack of maintenance or excessive use.

In accordance with the Pennsylvania Flood Plain Management Act, 32 P.S. § 679.101 et seq., and regulations adopted by the Department of Community Affairs pursuant to that act; any activity requiring the production, storage, use of any amount of radioactive substances; structures or land used for the production or storage of any quantity of the following materials; or structures or land used for any activity requiring the maintenance of a supply (more than 550 gallons or other comparable volume) of the following materials:

A physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of a person's major life activities, impairs their ability to live independently, or a record of having such impairment, or being regarded as having such impairment.

Any zoning district which is situate beside, near, or directly across from another zoning district separated only by a street, alley, right-of-way, easement, utility, park or any other natural feature shall be considered an adjacent district.

Any zoning district in which the lot "boundary lines" from one district physically touch the lot "boundary lines" of another district and are not separated by a street, alley, right-of-way, easement, utility, park or any other natural feature.

A building used by two families with one dwelling unit arranged over, beside, or in back of the other, and which may have more than one side, front, and rear yards.

A dwelling unit shall mean a room or group of rooms located within a building or structure and forming a single habitable unit with facilities which are used or intended to be designed and used for living, sleeping, cooking and eating, and sanitary purposes, for a single household.

The date on which this chapter is duly adopted by the Township or as specified in this chapter.

Electric public utilities transmission and/or distribution facilities, including substations.

Any structure or activity which in any manner changes, expands or diminishes the course, current or cross section of any watercourse, floodway or body of water; and/or a building or structure, or any portion of the same, that extends beyond the boundaries of one owner and illegally intrudes on the land of another abutting or adjoining property, street, alley or right-of-way.

Any act or performance such as a play, skit, reading, revue, pantomime, scene, song, dance, musical rendition or striptease, whether performed by employees, agents, contractors or customers. The term "entertainment" shall also mean bartenders, waiters, waitresses or other employees exposing "specified anatomical areas" or engaging in "specified sexual activities" in the presence of customers.

Includes built, constructed, reconstructed, moved upon, or any physical operations on the land required for the building. Excavation, fill, drainage, and the like shall be considered part of this erection.

Buildings and structures governed by local, State or Federal agencies including police and fire departments, U.S. Post Office, ambulance and EMS services, courthouse, town hall and municipal buildings. Fire alarm boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and similar equipment are necessary accessories for the furnishing of essential services for the public health, safety, or general welfare.

An individual, or two or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, living together in a dwelling unit, or a group of not more than five individuals not necessarily related by blood, marriage, adoption, or guardianship-living together in a dwelling unit as a single housekeeping unit under a common housekeeping management plan based on an intentionally structured relationship. A group of not more than three unrelated disabled people living together as a single housekeeping unit in a dwelling unit and sharing common facilities as considered reasonably appropriate for a family related by blood, marriage, adoption or guardianship. If appropriate, one staff person may reside on the premises and will not be included in the total number of occupants. Any additional staff shall be included in the total number of occupants.

An artificially constructed barrier arranged as a line of demarcation between lots, or to enclose a lot, or any portion thereof, or to define areas on a lot and which is made from rails, timbers, chain link, boards, hedges, wire mesh or vinyl, or any other similar materials. (See also "screening" and "walls.")

Maps prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the Township of Cambria, indicating the floodway, 100-year flood, and the 500-year flood for purposes of regulating land use as prescribed by the National Flood Insurance Program.

Any land area susceptible to being inundated by water from any source during the base flood, as shown on the most current flood plain maps prepared by the Federal Insurance Administration and approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for the purpose of determining the official Federal Designated Flood Plain, Floodway and Floodway Fringe. These maps are based on the most current Flood Insurance Study prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency; the study being the definitive source of floodplain information, particularly in regards to base flood elevations and floodway widths as reflected in the Floodplain regulations of the Township of Cambria and indicated on the flood boundary and floodway maps.

The ratio of floor area of a building to its lot area. For example, when a floor area ratio of four-tenths is specified, the floor area of a building constructed on a lot of 10,000 square feet is limited to a maximum of 4,000 square feet. The number of stories being optional, the building area may be 4,000 square feet for one story, 2,000 square feet for two stories, and so forth.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building and any accessory buildings on the same lot, excluding cellar and basement floor area not devoted to residential use, but including the area of roofed porches and roofed terraces. All dimensions shall be measured between exterior faces of walls.

Habitable floor area is floor area used for living purposes means the sum of the gross floor area that can be lived in, usually having access to heat, plumbing, and electricity. It includes foyers, hallways, restrooms, closets, storage, and other common areas within a building. Habitable floor area is measured either from the exterior of the faces of the building or the exterior limits of any interior all that separates habitable floor area from nonhabitable floor area, whichever is applicable.

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.

Any sign supported by structures or supports that are placed on, or anchored in, the ground and that are independent from any building or other structure.

A sign, generally informational, that has a purpose secondary to the use of the lot on which it is located, such as "no parking," "entrance," "loading only," "telephone," and other similar directives. No commercial messages of any kind are allowed on these signs unless the involved message is not legible from any location off the involved lot.

Any sign supported by structures or supports that are placed on, or anchored in the ground and that are independent from any building or other structure. No commercial messages are allowed on these signs except for a commercial message drawing attention to an activity legally offered on the premises if permitted.

Land and buildings used as a relay station for the transfer of a load from one vehicle to another or one party to another. The terminal may be used for permanent or long-term accessory storage for principal land uses at other locations. The terminal facility may include storage areas for trucks, trains or other similar vehicles and buildings or areas for the repair of the vehicles associated with the terminal.

All lots of land have more than one type of frontage. An empty lot does not have building frontage because no structures exist, but it does have a front lot line which determines the mailing address of the lot. The term for that is lot frontage. If it is an empty interior lot, it will also have street frontage on one street. If it is an empty corner lot, it will have street frontage on two or more streets. A property that sits on a body of water (such as lake) would have lake frontage. A lot only has building frontage when and if a structure is set upon the lot.

The building frontage of any business/structure is determined by measuring the side of the building where access is gained by a street frontage. If access is gained from two street frontages, the business/structure has two building frontages that may be used to calculate the maximum allowable wall signage. Building frontage relates to the sides of the building closest to and most nearly parallel to any abutting street or streets. Any sides of a building that are not exposed to a street are not included in the measurements for building frontage.

The lot frontage (front lot line) of all lots shall be determined according to the street/mailing address issued by the United States Post Office. A minimum lot frontage requirement specifies the shortest measurement permitted. Note: The entry point of any building placed on any lot may be changed per the desires of the property owner, however the actual lot frontage (front lot line) used in any measurements or calculations shall be determined by the street/mailing address.

The sides of a lot abutting one or more streets. An interior lot, generally, has one street frontage. Through lots and corner lots, physically abutting two or more streets have two or more street frontages.

An establishment engaged in undertaking services such as preparing the human deceased for burial, and arranging and managing funerals, including mortuaries and crematoria.

A deck, building, parking structure, or part thereof used or intended to be used for the parking and storage of vehicles.

A structure that is accessory to a retail, commercial or manufacturing establishment that is used exclusively for the parking and storage of vehicles operated by the establishment's owners, tenants, customers, visitors, and employees.

A structure that is accessory to a residential building and that is used for the parking storage of vehicles or boats owned and operated by the residents thereof. A private residential garage is not a separate commercial enterprise available to the general public.

A structure or portion thereof that is used primarily for the parking and storage of vehicles and that is available to the general public — But is not a private residential garage, private customer and employee garage, community garage, or municipal garage.

A building or structure owned or leased by a governmental agency.

Any department, commission, independent agency, or instrumentality of the United States, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Cambria County, the Township of Cambria, or any other relevant governmental authority.

Offices contained within the principal use (not considered professional offices or home occupations) for the purpose of conducting business on behalf of Cambria Township. (i.e., Tax Collector, Zoning Officer or Mayor).

A single-household, one unit dwelling or structure occupied or accommodating five or more unrelated individuals and which may include, but not be limited to, the following types of facilities: (A) licensed alcohol and drug treatment facilities; (B) licensed board and care homes for the elderly including convalescent, rest homes and nursing homes; (C) licensed homes for minor children; (D) licensed homes for the mentally ill; and (E) licensed homes for the developmentally disabled. Group housing may involve a living arrangement where support services are provided to the occupants, including a live-in supervisor, where cooking, living and sanitary facilities are shared in common between the occupants, or where there is a formal program establishing rules of conduct and purpose of the facility. A group home is not a typical functioning family consisting of one or more persons who may include parent(s) and children and other persons who may be temporary guests (but are not considered roomers). Group homes may be for both the non-protected classes, and the protected classes of people under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Fair Housing Act, or their amendments.

For purposes of lot regulations or restrictions in this chapter, a hardship refers to "the lay of the land" including unique physical circumstances or conditions of a lot, such as irregularity, narrowness, or shallowness of lot size or shape, or exceptional topographical or other physical conditions peculiar to the particular property, and not the result of the action of the applicant, whereby a literal enforcement of the regulations would not permit a property owner to use the property in a requested manner. A hardship does refer to any personal issues and/or financial issues that a property owner may have. (Also see "variance.")

A State or Federally licensed institution providing primary health care services and medical or surgical care to persons who are primarily inpatients that are suffering from illness, disease injury, deformity, or other abnormal physical or mental conditions. Facilities may contain, as an integral part of the institution, related facilities — such as laboratories, outpatient facilities, training facilities, medical offices, and staff residences.

The vertical distance measured from the ground level to the highest point on a communications tower, including antennas mounted on the tower.

Any apartment dwelling with a height of five or more stories.

A business conducted within a residence.

A home-based business is any lawful, commercial activity that is conducted entirely within a dwelling and carried on by the inhabitants thereof which is regulated by the Borough to preserve the peaceful ambience of its residential neighborhoods, and to prevent home-based businesses that may have a negative effect on nearby residents. A home-based business may be "no-impact" or "minor-impact" business and may be permitted either by right or special exception per the criteria set forth in this chapter.

A building or group of buildings, whether detached or in connected units, used as individual sleeping units for transient lodging accommodations to the general public, designed with individual entrances and providing for accessory off-street parking facilities, and that does not provide any of the services included in the definition for "adult motel" or similar facilities. A hotel/motel may include restaurants and newsstands.

Either a family living together, or a single person living alone, in a single dwelling unit with common access to and common use of all areas within the individual dwelling. A household shall not include persons living together in a group home facility, halfway house, personal care, boarding home or transitional-type dwelling, as defined herein, or any other supervised group living arrangement for persons not protected by the Fair Housing Act or for any persons who constitute a direct threat to others or their physical property.

Identifies only the address and name of the occupant.

Signs which are illuminated by electrical, mechanical or other means as well as those using luminous paint or reflectorized glass to reflect light.

(See "street, improved").

Any sign attached to any part of a building, as contrasted to a freestanding sign. A sign, generally informational, that has a purpose secondary to the use of the lot on which it is located, such as "no parking," "entrance," "loading only," "telephone," and other similar directives. No commercial messages of any kind are allowed on these signs unless the involved message is not legible from any location off the involved lot.

A land use that:

A light industrial use fits into one of the following two categories:

Any worn, cast off, or discarded article or material which is ready for destruction or which has been collected or stored for sale, resale, salvage, or conversion to some other use. (e.g., abandoned vehicles, scrap metals and their alloys, bones, used cloth, rubber, rope, tinfoil, bottles, old machinery, tools, appliances, fixtures, utensils, paper, lumber, boxes or crates, pipe or pipe fittings, tires, and other manufactured goods that are not currently awaiting imminent repair, and that are so worn, deteriorated, rusted or obsolete as to make them unusable in their existing condition, without being altered, disassembled, unfastened, changed or reconditioned to serve for its original purpose as readily as when new). Materials which are lawfully stockpiled for recycling purposes by a valid recycling center are not included in this definition. Any article or material which can be used for its original purpose as readily as when new, without being altered, disassembled, unfastened, changed, or reconditioned shall not be considered junk. The term "junk" shall include junk vehicles. The term "junk" shall not include a "classic motor vehicle" nor an "antique motor vehicle" which are defined as follows:

The use of 200 square feet or more of the area of any lot, whether inside or outside a building for storage, keeping, or abandonment of junk including scrap metals, or for the dismantling, demolition, or abandonment of automobiles or other vehicles, machinery or parts thereof and any worn, cast-off or discarded article or material which is ready for destruction, or which has been collected or stored for sale, resale, salvage, or conversion to some other use.

As used in this chapter, means having knowledge of, or reason to know, or a belief or ground for belief which warrants further inspection or inquiry of: (A) the character and content of any material or performance described herein which is reasonably susceptible of examination by a licensee or person; (B) the age of the minor; provided, however, that an honest mistake shall constitute an excuse from liability hereunder if the licensee or person made a reasonable bona fide attempt to ascertain the true age of such minor. Knowingly also means that a reasonable person, using reasonable skills and faculties, would have known or been aware.

Ground, soil, or earth-including structures on, above, or below the surface.

Any person who, alone or jointly or severally with others, shall have legal or equitable title to any premises, with or without accompanying actual possession thereof, or shall have charge, care or control as owner or agent of the owner, or as executor, executrix, administrator, administratrix, trustee, receiver, or guardian of the estate, or as mortgagee in possession regardless of how such possession was obtained. All persons, partnerships, corporations, and other legal entities that have an ownership interest (including purchasers and sellers under a real estate contract) in the subject property.

A public facility housing a collection of books, magazines or other material which is loaned to the general public without charge (excludes adult bookstores or similar publication facilities).

Exterior surface comparable with existing residential surface, window openings no wider than 48 feet, no evidence of nonresidential use other than permitted signage, etc.

See "off-street loading berth."

See "boarding house."

A parcel of land occupied by, or which may be occupied by, buildings or structures, including the yards and other open spaces, as required by this chapter, of the land shown as a separate lot or parcel on the records of Cambria County, Pennsylvania.

The total area circumscribed by the legal boundaries of a lot.

See "coverage."

See "frontage, lot."

A line of record bounding a lot that divides it from an adjacent or abutting property, street, right-at-way, or public space. There are five kinds of lot lines, as specified below:

The distance between the side lot lines.

An occupied or unoccupied lot whose area and dimensions meet the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.

A lot at the junction of, and abutting on two or more intersecting streets, or private roads, or at the point of abrupt change of a single street, or private road, where the interior angle is less than 135°.

The distance between the front lot line and rear lot lines, measured perpendicularly to the right-at-way line at the median between the two side lot lines.

A lot on which a building either can be constructed or occupied and which meets the requirements of this chapter.

A lot other than a corner lot. A through lot is also considered interior lot, but it has access to two streets at the front and rear lot lines.

Interior lots having access to two streets, commonly situate at the front and rear lot lines of the parcel, and having two sides abutting/adjoining another parcel of land or rights-of-way, easements, utilities, parks or any other natural features. A corner lot is not a through lot.

The making of product for wholesale or retail distribution or for internal use from raw materials by hand, or by machinery, or to produce according to an organized plan and with division of labor.

Facilities for the examination of materials derived from the human body to provide information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of the health of human beings. The definition includes specimen collection stations and blood banks which provide through their ownership or operation a system for the collection, processing, or storage of human blood and its component parts as well as tissue banks which procure, store, or process human or animal tissues designed to be used for medical purposes in human beings.

The replacement of existing materials with equivalent materials for the purpose of its routine maintenance and upkeep. This does not include the removal or cutting of any structural beam or bearing support, or the removal or change of any required means of egress, or rearrangement of parts of a building or structure affecting the exit-way requirements; nor shall minor repairs include: addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any standpipe, water supply, sewer, drainage, drain leader, gas, oil, waste, vent, or similar piping, electric wiring or mechanical or other work which would affect public health or general safety.

A transportable, single-household dwelling unit not constructed in accordance with the standards set forth in the Uniform Building Code applicable to on-site built homes, and containing complete electrical, plumbing and sanitary facilities intended for permanent occupancy, and composed of one or more components, each of which was substantially assembled in a manufacturing plant and designed to be transported to the home site on its own chassis, and exceeds 40 feet in length and eight feet in width separated for repeated towing, and constructed so that it may be used with or without a permanent foundation, and placed on a site for more than 180 consecutive days. (For purposes of determining standards that apply, a distinction is made between manufactured home/modular housing units mounted on a permanent foundation, which meet all the requirements of the adopted Uniform Building Code). (See "trailer, house.")

A parcel or contiguous parcels of land that are so designated and improved to contain two or more rental spaces/lots for occupancy specifically by mobile homes, together with certain accessory buildings and uses provided for the benefit and enjoyment of the residents of the park, improved with necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for erection thereon of mobile homes, which mobile homes and/or land may be either owned or rented.

See "hotel/motel."

An area of a community with characteristics that distinguish it from other areas of that community, and which may include distinct ethnic or economic characteristics, housing types, schools, or boundaries defined by physical barriers (e.g., major highways, railroads, and natural features such as rivers).

A building or structure, which does not conform to all the height, area, and yard regulations of the district in which it is located, where such structure was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this chapter or any amendments hereto, or prior to the application of this chapter or any amendments to its location by reason of annexation or Zoning Map changes.

A lot which does not conform to lot width, depth and/or area regulations, where such use was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this chapter or any amendments hereto, or prior to the application of this chapter or any amendments to its location by reason of annexation or Zoning Map changes.

A nonconforming sign is defined as a sign that; (A) was legally established before the effective date of this chapter's enactment (see § 27-110, "The Effective Date of This chapter's Enactment") and (B) due to said Chapter enactment no longer conforms to the requirements of this chapter.

A use, which does not conform to the regulations of a district in which it is located where such use was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this chapter or any amendments hereto, or prior to the application of this chapter or any amendments to its location by reason of annexation or Zoning Map changes. Also see Part 3, "Nonconforming Buildings and Land Uses."

A building, with sleeping rooms where elderly persons are housed or lodged and furnished with meals and nursing care for hire and is operated under the laws and licensing of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Either the residing of an individual or individuals overnight, or longer, in a dwelling unit; or the use by individuals during business hours in any private, public, commercial or industrial building; or the storage or use of equipment, merchandise or machinery in such dwellings or structures.

A statement signed by the Zoning Officer setting forth either that a building or structure complies with this chapter, or that a building, structure, or parcel of land may lawfully be employed for a specified use, or both.

An area for the loading or unloading of cargo that is directly accessible to an access aisle, and which is not located on a dedicated street right-of-way.

A temporary storage area for a motor vehicle that is directly accessible to an access aisle, and which is not located on a dedicated street right of way; having an area of not less than 162 square feet, and having a minimum rectangular dimension of 10 feet by 20 feet which is used exclusively for parking, and exclusive of any access, turning or exit lanes or area, for one vehicle.

That unoccupied space open to the sky of which 80% must be vegetative material.

The keeping of any goods, material, merchandise, or vehicles in the same enclosed or unenclosed area for more than 24 hours.

A park, playground or other facility or open space area providing active or passive recreational opportunities for the general public that may or may not contain any pavilions, play fields or ball fields.

Any public or private area in, under or outside of a building or structure, designed and used for parking motor vehicles. This term includes parking lots, garages, private driveways, and legally-designated areas of public streets.

A parking area for the exclusive use of the owners, tenants, lessees, customers, employees, or occupants of either the lot on which the parking area is located or the business situated on that lot.

A parking area open to the public; with or without payment of a fee.

Any place, lot, parcel, or yard used in whole or in part for storing or parking six or more motor vehicles where a storage or parking fee may be charged, or where the lot is operated in connection with or for the exclusive use of, the customers of a retail store, theater, or any commercial, industrial, or institutional use.

A space for the parking of one motor vehicle within a public or private parking area having an area of not less than 162 square feet, and having a minimum rectangular dimension of 10 by 20 feet which is used exclusively for parking, and exclusive of any access, turning or exit lanes or area, for one vehicle.

A ground level structure with at least three sides open and used for residential purposes.

Written governmental permission issued by an authorized official, empowering the holder thereof to perform some act not forbidden by law, but not permitted without such an authorization.

A land use or structure that:

A land use or structure that:

A land use that is allowed in a zoning district and subject to the regulations and/or restrictions applicable to the zoning district in which it is located.

A person in whose name a permit and/or license has been issued. This person is also the individual listed as an applicant on the application for a permit and/or license. The applicant may be someone other than the property owner if said person is duly authorized, in writing, to represent the owner.

Any individual, legal representative, sole proprietorship, association, company, corporation, firm, organization, or partnership, singular or plural, of any kind.

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 the provisions of this chapter.

The Planning Commission consists of Cambria Township residents appointed by the Cambria Township Board of Supervisors for purposes, including, but not limited to, preparing, presenting, and making recommendations to the Board of Supervisors concerning the adoption, or any amendments thereto, of any zoning ordinance or building or housing code; proposing recommendations to governmental, civic, and private agencies and individuals as to the effectiveness of any proposals of such agencies or individuals; hold public meetings and hearings; present testimony to any Board; enter upon any land with the permission of the owner to make any examination and/or land surveys thereof; performing studies and/or public surveys; and promoting public interest in the comprehensive plan and planning in general.

A map, plan, or layout showing the subdivision of land and indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.

An active recreational area with a variety of facilities which generally includes equipment for younger children, court games, and field games. (Also see "park.")

Any sign not permanently attached to the ground or another permanent structure, or a sign designed to be transported. This includes, but is not limited to, signs designed to be transported by means of wheels; signs converted to A or T frames, menu and sandwich board signs; balloons used as signs; patio-type umbrellas used for advertising; and signs attached to or painted on vehicles parked and visible from the public right-of-way, unless said vehicle is driven in the normal day-to- day operations of the business.

See "property."

See "building, principal."

The primary or predominant uses of any lot or parcel.

A business that performs commercial printing, publishing, binding and/or typesetting services.

Organizations catering exclusively to members and their guests; or premises and buildings for recreational or athletic purposes which are not conducted primarily for gain, providing that any vending stands, merchandising or commercial activities are conducted only as required generally for the membership of such club. Such clubs would include, the American Legion, Elks Club, Rod and Gun Clubs or the VFW, and operating under the non-profit laws of the State of Pennsylvania.

A legally established right-of-way, other than a street, which provides the primary vehicular access to a lot or lots, and is privately maintained.

An individual or association that provides the salable commodity offered to the client including the following types of practices: accountant, administrative or clerical work, architect, physician, dentist, chiropractor, lawyer, engineer, notary public or real estate agent and who are licensed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (excluding adult sexual oriented services).

A place where a particular kind of business is transacted or services of the practitioner are the salable commodity offered to the client for the following types of practices: accounting, architect, auditing, bookkeeping and tax return services, advertising agencies, attorneys and legal services, banks and similar financial institutions, chiropractor, employment agencies, engineering, architectural, and surveying services, medical, dental, vision and hearing clinics and offices on an outpatient basis, notary public, real estate sales offices and other brokerage sales offices, travel agencies and other commonly accepted professional services that are licensed under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (excluding adult sexual oriented offices and services).

A use that is not permitted in any zoning district.

Any sign affixed to a building or wall in such a manner that its leading edge extends more than six inches beyond the surface of such building or wall. A projecting sign incorporates a heavy, integral, steel frame and mounting bolts or steel supports that completely penetrate the building wall. These "through bolts" or supports must be attached to heavy, horizontal, steel braces on the inside wall surface to enable the sign to resist wind force.

A lot, parcel, or tract of land, as well as all buildings and structures located thereon (same as "premises").

See "lot line."

A structure, owned and operated by a public utility electric company regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, designed and used to support overhead electricity transmission lines.

Buildings and structures for closely regulated enterprises with a franchise for providing to the public a utility service deemed necessary including natural gas, electric, land line telephone service, water and sewage services (excluding production, service, and storage yards) wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits and cables are necessary accessories for the same. Commercial wireless communications companies are not considered a public utility.

An industrial area dedicated to the repairing and maintenance of railroad equipment or the crossroads of rail lines where the switching of rail cars takes place.

A facility engaged in scientific analysis, testing of hypotheses, product testing, consumer preference testing, pharmaceuticals, development of methodologies, and similar activities. Also, an establishment which carries on investigations in the natural, physical, or social sciences, which may include engineering and product development.

Businesses characterized by the physical transfer of tangible goods to customers on the premises and design showcases or any other space intended and primarily suitable for the display of goods for sale and servicing of the same including: appliance sales and service, antique shops, bakeries, barber and beauty shops, camera and photography sales and service, cards, gifts and stationary stores, clothing stores, consignment and thrift shops, computer sales and service, convenience stores, drugstores, florists, plant and flower sales, furniture re-upholstery and repair, general merchandise, variety, and department stores, grocery and food stores and markets, hardware, glass, paint, floor covering, wallpaper, and fabric stores, hobby, arts, crafts and toy shops, home furnishings stores, jewelry sales and service, janitorial cleaning and maintenance services, liquor stores, limousine and cab services, locksmiths, medical equipment sales and rental, radio, television, consumer electronics and music stores, sporting goods, pet supply stores, physical fitness facilities, shoe sales and repair shops, tanning salons and other commonly accepted retail sales and services (excluding adult sexual oriented materials sales and services). The following may be permitted with inside only storage: general equipment rental and leasing, home appliance sales and service, lumber and building supply, plumbing and electrical supply, small engine and lawnmower repair.

Any sign erected and constructed wholly on and over the roof of a building, supported by the roof structure, and extending vertically above the highest portion of the roof.

Any sign erected or constructed as an integral or essentially integral part of a normal roof structure of any design, such that no part of the sign extends vertically above the highest portion of the roof and such that no part of the sign is separated from the rest of the roof by a space of more than six inches.

See "boarding house."

See "townhouse."

A lot or land, or part thereof, used primarily for the disposal by abandonment, dumping, burial, or burning or any other means and for whatever purposes, of garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, discarded machinery, vehicles or parts there of, or waste material of any kind.

A device that is composed of a reflective surface that is solid, open mesh, or bar-configured, and is in the shape of a shallow dish, cone, or horn. Satellite dish antennas are used to transmit or receive radio or similar type signals to or from terrestrially based towers and/or earth orbiting satellites. This definition is meant to include, but is not limited to, what are commonly referred to as satellite earth stations, TVRO's (television reception only), and microwave antennas.

Any building or part thereof, which is designed, constructed, or used for education or instruction in any branch of knowledge including colleges or universities supported wholly or in part by public funds and other colleges or universities giving general academic instruction, as prescribed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Education.

A school that meets Pennsylvania State requirements for elementary or secondary education and that does not secure the major part of its funding from any governmental agency.

Any building, structure, facility, or complex used by the general public for education that is licensed by the State and that meets the State requirements for education, whether constructed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Cambria County, the Township of Cambria, a local government, a governmental instrumentality, a private individual, a corporation, a partnership, or an association and which secures a major part of its funding from governmental agencies.

A vegetative material or opaque fence or fencing of sufficient height and density to filter adequately from the view, in abutting or adjacent districts, the structures and uses on the premises upon which the screen planting or fence is located. (See also "fence and walls.")

See "adult sexually oriented business."

Any structure or device for visual communication that is used for the purpose of bringing the subject matter on it to the attention of the public, including, but not limited to, signs, symbols and/or wording painted or affixed in any manner on any structures.

A building used by one family having only one dwelling unit and having a front, rear and two side yards.

A building used by one family having one side yard, and one common wall with another building which may, or may not be, another dwelling unit.

A "special exception" is a specific use listed in the Chapter as a "special exception," (said use is not permitted by right) which may be granted after a hearing by the Zoning Hearing Board and pursuant to the express standards and criteria listed to enable such use only in the district in which it is specifically listed. The Board may attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards in addition to those listed in the Chapter as it may deem necessary.

Long or short term storage facilities used for raw materials (other than hazardous materials) that are incidental to manufacturing and/or transportation purposes and where all materials are held or stored above ground only.

That portion of a building included above the foundation wall and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the next ceiling above it.

A street is a public or private way which affords vehicular access to abutting or adjacent properties but does not include driveways, parking lots, or walkways. Street includes the entire right-of-way. A street may be designated as a highway, thoroughfare, parkway, boulevard, road, avenue, lane, drive, place, way, alley or other appropriate name. A street may also be identified according to a type of use as specified in the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance for the Township of Cambria [Chapter 22].

Any line defining the edge of the legal boundaries of a dedicated street right-of-way.

See "frontage, street."

See "building/structure."

Same as "building, principle."

Same as "building, principle."

A sign that is suspended from the underside of a horizontal plane surface and is supported by such surface.

Any structure, basin, chamber, or tank containing an artificial body of water for swimming, diving, or recreational bathing and having a depth of two feet or more at any point, either above or in the ground.

Any sign that is used only temporarily and is not permanently mounted, set, attached or fixed.

An authorized use, of limited duration, that is to be discontinued after the expiration of a specified time period.

A building comprised of three to six individual dwelling units, separated by common fire resistant walls; each having separate cooking, sleeping and sanitary facilities and separate addresses, connections for utilities, etc.; and private means of access to and from the outside. No dwelling unit is located over the top, or attached to the back of another unit. Townhouses and row houses share a similar design are not considered condominiums as the only "common portions" of the property are the side walls that separate the units. The front, back (where applicable, side) yards are normally owned by the individual unit owners.

The word "trailer" when used in the context of the meaning of "house trailer" or the word "house trailer" when used in this chapter, shall have the same meaning as is ascribed to the word "mobile home" as defined herein. (See "mobile home").

"Travel trailer, camping trailer and recreational equipment" shall include travel trailer, pickup coach, motorized home, boat and boat trailers, as defined below:

Either end of a carrier line having facilities for the handling of freight and passengers for an automotive vehicle with a short chassis equipped with a swivel for attaching a trailer and used especially for the highway hauling of freight; a freight or passenger station that is central to a considerable area or serves as a junction at any point with other lines; a town or city at the end of a carrier line.

Dwelling units that are situate on the floors above a business or commercial establishment.

The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended, or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained. The term "permitted use" or its equivalent shall not be deemed to include any "nonconforming use."

Also know as contract manufacturing, value-added manufacturing essentially is the combining, processing and/or general preparation of components which result in a finished product ready for sale to the end consumer. Value-added manufacturing can be used for anything from single components to a complete product. Printers, computers, and cellular phones, personal care products, printed circuit board, metal, and plastics fabrication are all examples of products that are made using this method.

A variance, which may be granted by the Zoning Hearing Board, is a modification of the strict terms of these regulations where such modification will not be contrary to the public interest and where owing to physical conditions peculiar to the property, and not the result of the action of the applicant, a literal enforcement of the regulations would result in unnecessary and undue hardship. The application procedures, requirements, and standards that must be met to obtain consideration of a variance request are contained in § 27-204, "Variances." (See also "hardship.")

A "wall" is defined as follows:

An establishment whose purpose is the sale of commodities in quantity usually for resale.

Establishments that provide business services to those businesses primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers; to industrial, commercial, institutional, farm, construction contractors, or professional business users; or to other wholesalers; or acting as agents or brokers in buying merchandise for, or selling merchandise to, such persons or companies.

An opening in an exterior wall, other than a door, which provides all or part of the required natural light, natural ventilation, or both, to an interior space.

Any machine or process for working with wood.

Open space that surrounds any buildings or structures on a lot and which exists over the entire portion of the lot not covered by any building or structure; ending at the boundary lines of the entire lot. Yards and building lines may be subject to building setback requirements as required in this chapter.

The area between the front "boundary line" and the line formed by the front foundation of the principal building and running the entire width of the lot.

The area between the rear "boundary line" and the line formed by the rear foundation of the principal building and running the entire width of the lot.

The side yards on lots are determined as follows: follow down the full length of the sides of the principal structure, from its front foundation, "the front yard line," to its back foundation, "the rear yard line," then extend outwards from each side of the said principal building to the property's side boundary/lot lines. Those two areas, one on either side of the principal building, form the two side yards.

The delineation of districts within a municipality or county, and the establishment of regulations for each of these districts. These regulations may govern the use of land, lot sizes, the placement, spacing, size, and character of buildings, and more.

A specifically designated area or district in a municipality within which uniform regulations and requirements govern the use, placement, spacing, and size of land and buildings.

A multiple member board, appointed by the Cambria Township Board of Supervisors that hears appeals and challenges under § 909.1(a) of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10909.1(a). See § 27-214, "The Zoning Hearing Board."

See § 27-403, "Zoning Map."

The administrative officer designated to administer this chapter and issue or deny zoning permits. See § 27-213, "The Zoning Officer."

The permit that is issued by the Zoning Officer, upon determination by the Zoning Officer that all information contained in the zoning permit application is in compliance with the regulations contained within this chapter.

The application that must be submitted to the Zoning Officer in a complete state in order to apply for a zoning permit as required in this chapter.