Douglass Township City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
Sections
- § 265-1 Short title.
- § 265-2 Statement of community development objectives.
- § 265-3 Establishment of controls.
- § 265-4 Establishment of districts and other regulations.
- § 265-5 Adoption of Zoning Map.
- § 265-6 District boundary lines.
- § 265-7 Lot sizes.
- § 265-8 Lots of record, nonconforming.
- § 265-9 Reduction of lot area.
- § 265-10 Obstruction to vision at intersections prohibited.
- § 265-11 Access to public streets.
- § 265-12 Existing interior lots.
- § 265-13 Projections into required yards.
- § 265-14 Height exceptions.
- § 265-15 Minimum habitable floor area.
- § 265-16 Manufactured home and manufactured home parks.
- § 265-17 Exceptions for public utility corporations and Township.
- § 265-18 Condominium ownership plans.
- § 265-19 Prohibition of public nuisances.
- § 265-20 Garage or yard sales.
- § 265-21 Interpretation of regulations.
- § 265-22 Severability.
- § 265-23 Repealer.
- § 265-24 Rear lotting.
- § 265-25 On-lot sewage disposal.
- § 265-26 Review by Planning Agency; approval or disapproval by Board of Supervisors.
- § 265-27 Recreation facilities.
- § 265-28 Ownership and maintenance of common open space and recreation facilities.
- § 265-29 Parking recreational vehicle restrictions.
- § 265-30 Parking design standards for residential districts and uses.
- § 265-31 Street design standards for residential districts and uses.
- § 265-32 Building design standards for residential districts and uses.
- § 265-33 General provisions for residential districts.
ARTICLE IX
Residential Cluster Development Overlay
Sections
- § 265-67 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 265-68 Applicability.
- § 265-69 Permitted uses.
- § 265-70 Conditional use standards.
- § 265-71 Optional preservation site plan and establishment of open space goals.
- § 265-72 Density, dimensional, and design standards.
- § 265-73 Common open space standards.
- § 265-74 Sewage and water facilities.
- § 265-75 Phasing.
ARTICLE X
IN Institutional District
Sections
- § 265-76 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 265-77 Permitted uses.
- § 265-78 Class One permitted uses.
- § 265-79 Class Two permitted uses.
- § 265-80 Class Three permitted uses.
- § 265-81 Additional use regulations.
- § 265-82 Dimensional standards.
- § 265-83 Parking and service areas.
- § 265-84 Additional controls.
- § 265-85 Criteria for considering rezoning applications.
- § 265-86 Buffer requirements.
- § 265-87 Landscape planting.
ARTICLE XI
LC Limited Commercial District
Sections
- § 265-88 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 265-89 Permitted uses.
- § 265-90 Standards and criteria for special exceptions and conditional uses.
- § 265-91 Dimensional standards.
- § 265-92 Parking and vehicular access design standards.
- § 265-93 Standards for conversions.
- § 265-94 Sewer and water facilities.
- § 265-95 Other development regulations.
- § 265-96 Buffer requirements.
- § 265-97 Building design standards.
ARTICLE XII
GC General Commercial District
Sections
- § 265-98 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 265-99 Use regulations.
- § 265-100 Class One permitted uses.
- § 265-101 Class Two permitted uses.
- § 265-102 Class Three permitted uses.
- § 265-103 Class Four permitted uses.
- § 265-104 Class Five permitted uses.
- § 265-105 Dimensional standards for Class One through Four permitted uses.
- § 265-106 Dimensional standards for Class Five permitted uses.
- § 265-107 Satellite use regulations.
- § 265-108 Vehicular access standards.
- § 265-109 Lot line developments.
- § 265-110 General regulations.
- § 265-111 Sewer and water facilities.
- § 265-112 Buffer requirements.
- § 265-113 Design standards.
ARTICLE XIV
M-2 Manufacturing Industrial District
Sections
- § 265-120 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 265-121 Permitted uses.
- § 265-122 Performance standards.
- § 265-123 Conditional use criteria and requirements for Use H-6: Solid Waste Management Facility.
- § 265-124 Conditional use criteria and requirements for activities other than Use H-6: Solid Waste Management Facility.
- § 265-125 Dimensional standards.
- § 265-126 General regulations.
- § 265-127 Plan submission requirements.
ARTICLE XVI
MU Office and Mixed-Use Planned Development
Sections
- § 265-129 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 265-130 Permitted uses.
- § 265-131 Mixed-use requirements.
- § 265-132 Conditional use criteria.
- § 265-133 General district regulations.
- § 265-134 Dimensional standards.
- § 265-135 Parking and access requirements.
- § 265-136 Common open space and plaza standards.
- § 265-137 Landscape plan.
- § 265-138 Pedestrian circulation.
- § 265-139 Design standards.
- § 265-140 Private ownership and maintenance of common elements.
- § 265-141 Financial subdivision.
ARTICLE XVII
Route 100/County Line Road Intersection East Shopping Center Overlay District
Sections
- § 265-142 Purpose.
- § 265-143 Applicability within boundaries.
- § 265-144 Establishment of Intersection Overlay District.
- § 265-145 Prerequisites to application of Intersection Overlay District.
- § 265-146 Use regulations.
- § 265-147 Dimensional standards.
- § 265-148 Traffic movement.
- § 265-149 Parking facilities.
- § 265-150 Structural design criteria.
- § 265-151 Public improvements and infrastructure.
- § 265-152 Alternative development layouts and phased construction.
ARTICLE XVIII
Active Adult Community Overlay District
Sections
- § 265-153 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 265-154 Permitted uses.
- § 265-155 Overlay district.
- § 265-156 Specific requirements.
- § 265-157 Landscaping and buffering.
- § 265-158 Lighting.
- § 265-159 Signs.
- § 265-160 Outdoor storage, storage of recreational or business vehicles.
- § 265-161 Open space.
- § 265-162 Ownership and maintenance.
- § 265-163 General regulations.
ARTICLE XXI
Neighborhood Mixed-Use Overlay District
Sections
- § 265-175 Declaration of legislative intent.
- § 265-176 Permitted uses.
- § 265-177 Eligibility criteria.
- § 265-178 Mix requirements.
- § 265-179 General dimensional standards.
- § 265-180 Residential dimensional standards.
- § 265-181 Nonresidential dimensional standards.
- § 265-182 General regulations.
- § 265-183 Common open space standards.
- § 265-184 Buffer requirements.
- § 265-185 Design standards.
ARTICLE XXII
Riparian Corridor Conservation District
Sections
- § 265-186 Legislative intent.
- § 265-187 Establishment and width determination.
- § 265-188 Uses permitted.
- § 265-189 Uses specifically prohibited.
- § 265-190 Nonconforming structures and uses.
- § 265-191 Boundary interpretation and appeals procedure.
- § 265-192 Inspection of Riparian Corridor Conservation District.
- § 265-193 Management of district.
- § 265-194 Stream crossing standards.
- § 265-195 Use of technical terminology.
ARTICLE XXIV
Sign Regulations
Sections
- § 265-204 Applicability.
- § 265-205 Purpose and intent.
- § 265-206 Definitions.
- § 265-207 Prohibited signs.
- § 265-208 Signs exempt from permit requirements.
- § 265-209 General regulations.
- § 265-210 Regulations for on-premises signs.
- § 265-211 Regulations for off-premises signs.
- § 265-213 Regulations for limited duration signs.
- § 265-214 Regulations for temporary signs.
- § 265-215 Regulations for portable signs.
- § 265-216 Regulations for street pole banners.
- § 265-217 Signs in R-A Residential-Agriculture District.
- § 265-218 Signs in R-1, R-2, R-3, and R-4 Districts.
- § 265-219 Signs in Institutional District (IN).
- § 265-220 Signs in the Limited Commercial (LC) District.
- § 265-221 Signs in General Commercial (GC), Office and Light Industrial (M-1), Manufacturing Industrial (M-2), and Mixed Use (MU) Districts.
- § 265-222 Signs in Overlay Districts.
- § 265-223 Removal of unsafe, unlawful, or abandoned signs.
- § 265-224 Permits and applications.
- § 265-225 Nonconforming signs.
- § 265-226 Substitution clause.
- § 265-227 Violations and penalties.
ARTICLE XXVII
Administrative Procedures
Sections
- § 265-241 Administration.
- § 265-242 Duties.
- § 265-243 Appeal.
- § 265-244 Complaints regarding violations.
- § 265-245 Notification of violation.
- § 265-246 Enforcement.
- § 265-247 Enforcement notice.
- § 265-248 Requirements for zoning permits.
- § 265-249 Violations and penalties.
- § 265-250 Application for permits.
- § 265-251 Issuance of permits.
- § 265-252 Expiration of permits.
- § 265-253 Certificate of occupancy.
- § 265-254 Permits for variances and special exceptions.
- § 265-255 Conditional use process.
- § 265-256 Amendments.
- § 265-257 Public notice.
- § 265-258 Referral to Township and County Planning Agencies.
- § 265-259 Schedule of fees.
- § 265-260 Consultants.