East Hanover Township Lebanon County City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE III
Rules for Interpretation of District Boundaries
Sections
- § 250-5 Rules for interpreting boundaries in following sections.
- § 250-6 Center lines of streets.
- § 250-7 Lot lines.
- § 250-8 Township limits.
- § 250-9 Railroad lines.
- § 250-10 Parallel boundaries; extensions; distances determined by scale of map.
- § 250-11 Zoning Hearing Board to make certain interpretations.
- § 250-12 Zoning Hearing Board may allow certain special exceptions to regulations.
ARTICLE IV
Application of District Regulations
Sections
- § 250-13 Minimum regulations to apply uniformly; exceptions.
- § 250-14 Compliance with all regulations required.
- § 250-15 Specific prohibitions.
- § 250-16 Prohibited overlap.
- § 250-17 Minimum dimensions required.
- § 250-18 Zoning Hearing Board to make certain determinations.
- § 250-19 Zoning Hearing Board may allow certain extensions.
- § 250-20 A - Agricultural District to be default district unless otherwise classified.
ARTICLE VI
A - Agricultural District
Sections
- § 250-22 Intent.
- § 250-23 Permitted uses.
- § 250-24 Special exception uses.
- § 250-25 General district requirements.
- § 250-26 Lot and yard requirements.
- § 250-27 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 250-28 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-29 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-30 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
ARTICLE VII
RSP - Special Purpose Residential District
Sections
- § 250-31 Intent.
- § 250-32 Permitted uses.
- § 250-33 Special exception uses.
- § 250-34 Lot and yard requirements.
- § 250-35 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 250-36 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-37 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-38 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
ARTICLE VIII
RF - Residential Forest District
Sections
- § 250-39 Intent.
- § 250-40 Permitted uses.
- § 250-41 Special exception uses.
- § 250-42 Lot and yard requirements.
- § 250-43 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 250-44 Ecological safeguards.
- § 250-45 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-46 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-47 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
- § 250-48 Lot averaging option for residential development.
ARTICLE IX
RLD - Low-Density Residential District
Sections
- § 250-49 Intent.
- § 250-50 Permitted uses.
- § 250-51 Special exception uses.
- § 250-52 Lot and yard requirements.
- § 250-53 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 250-54 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-55 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-56 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
ARTICLE X
RHD - High-Density Residential District
Sections
- § 250-57 Intent.
- § 250-58 Permitted uses.
- § 250-59 Special exception uses.
- § 250-60 Lot and yard requirements.
- § 250-61 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 250-62 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-63 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-64 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
ARTICLE XI
V - Village District
Sections
- § 250-65 Intent.
- § 250-66 Permitted uses.
- § 250-67 Special exception uses.
- § 250-68 Commercial uses permitted in the Village District.
- § 250-69 Lot and yard requirements.
- § 250-70 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 250-71 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-72 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-73 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
ARTICLE XII
RH - Residential Holding District
Sections
- § 250-74 Intent.
- § 250-75 Permitted uses.
- § 250-76 Special exception uses.
- § 250-77 General district requirements.
- § 250-78 Lot and yard requirements.
- § 250-79 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 250-80 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-81 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-82 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
ARTICLE XIII
GC - General Commercial District
Sections
- § 250-83 Intent.
- § 250-84 Permitted uses.
- § 250-85 Special exception uses.
- § 250-86 Performance required.
- § 250-87 Lot area, building height and yard requirements.
- § 250-88 Access requirements.
- § 250-89 Minimum off-street parking and loading requirements.
- § 250-90 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-91 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-92 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
ARTICLE XIV
LI - Limited Industrial District
Sections
- § 250-93 Intent.
- § 250-94 Permitted uses.
- § 250-95 Special exception uses.
- § 250-96 Lot area, width and coverage requirements.
- § 250-97 Two or more principal or accessory uses.
- § 250-98 Minimum setback requirements (principal and accessory uses).
- § 250-99 Maximum permitted structural height.
- § 250-100 Off-street parking and loading.
- § 250-101 Signs.
- § 250-102 Access requirements.
- § 250-103 Landscaping.
- § 250-104 Waste products.
- § 250-105 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-106 Performance standards.
- § 250-107 Outdoor storage.
- § 250-108 Traffic impact studies.
- § 250-109 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
ARTICLE XV
TDA - Tourism Development Area District
Sections
- § 250-110 Purpose.
- § 250-111 Zoning overlay concept.
- § 250-112 Qualifying conditions.
- § 250-113 Permitted uses.
- § 250-114 Minimum lot area.
- § 250-115 Minimum lot width.
- § 250-116 Maximum lot coverage.
- § 250-117 Two or more principal or accessory uses.
- § 250-118 Minimum setback requirements.
- § 250-119 Maximum building height.
- § 250-120 Off-street parking and loading requirements.
- § 250-121 Outdoor storage.
- § 250-122 Landscaping.
- § 250-123 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-124 Waste products.
- § 250-125 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-126 Traffic impact studies.
- § 250-127 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
ARTICLE XVI
I - Industrial District
Sections
- § 250-128 Intent.
- § 250-129 Permitted uses.
- § 250-130 Special exception uses.
- § 250-131 Lot and yard requirements.
- § 250-132 Access requirements.
- § 250-133 Landscaping.
- § 250-134 Waste products.
- § 250-135 Performance standards.
- § 250-136 Outdoor storage.
- § 250-137 Traffic impact studies.
- § 250-138 Minimum off-street parking and loading requirements.
- § 250-139 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-140 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-141 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
ARTICLE XVII
INS - Institutional District
Sections
- § 250-142 Intent.
- § 250-143 Permitted uses.
- § 250-144 Special exception uses.
- § 250-145 Lot area, building height and yard requirements.
- § 250-146 Minimum off-street parking and loading requirements.
- § 250-147 Signs and advertising structures.
- § 250-148 Supplementary district regulations.
- § 250-149 Environmental improvements and energy conservation requirements.
- § 250-150 Ecological safeguards.
ARTICLE XVIII
Floodplain District
Sections
- § 250-151 Intent.
- § 250-152 Definition of terms utilized in the SFHA.
- § 250-153 Delineation of districts.
- § 250-154 District provisions.
- § 250-155 Flood damage control regulations.
- § 250-156 Additional safeguards.
- § 250-157 Factors to be considered by the Zoning Hearing Board when reviewing variances.
- § 250-158 Nonconformities.
- § 250-159 Lot area, yard and sign requirements.
- § 250-160 Designation of the Floodplain Administrator.
- § 250-161 Duties of the Floodplain Administrator.
- § 250-162 Permits required.
- § 250-163 Application procedures and requirements.
- § 250-164 Additional administrative requirements.
- § 250-165 Enforcement.
- § 250-166 Warning and disclaimer of liability.
ARTICLE XIX
Supplementary District Regulations
Sections
- § 250-167 Intent.
- § 250-168 Accessory buildings and structures.
- § 250-169 Accessory uses.
- § 250-170 Projections into yards.
- § 250-171 Home occupation and no-impact home-based business regulations.
- § 250-172 Visibility at intersections.
- § 250-173 Fences, walls and hedges.
- § 250-174 Erection of more than one principal structure on a lot.
- § 250-175 Structures to have access.
- § 250-176 Water supply and sewerage facilities required.
- § 250-177 Minimum floor and lot area requirements.
- § 250-178 Corner lot restrictions.
- § 250-179 Required front yard exceptions.
- § 250-180 Animals.
- § 250-181 Dangerous structures.
- § 250-182 Gasoline pumps and all other equipment.
- § 250-183 Parking and storage of certain vehicles.
- § 250-184 Parking, storage, or use of major recreational equipment.
- § 250-185 Mobile home parks and mobile home subdivisions.
- § 250-186 Exceptions to height regulations.
- § 250-187 Public utilities exemptions.
- § 250-188 Oil and gas operations.
- § 250-189 Operation and performance standards.
- § 250-190 Nuisances prohibited (general).
- § 250-191 Forestry activities.
- § 250-192 Lot averaging standards.
- § 250-193 Satellite dish antennas.
- § 250-194 Personal ham/amateur radio antennas and towers.
- § 250-195 Roadside stands.
- § 250-195.1 On-site retail sale of agricultural products.
ARTICLE XX
Environmental Improvements and Energy Conservation Requirements
Sections
- § 250-196 Intent.
- § 250-197 Definitions.
- § 250-198 Requirement for environmental and energy-conserving improvements.
- § 250-199 Environmental and energy conserving standards.
- § 250-200 Solar, wind and alternate energy standards.
- § 250-201 Maintenance and protection assurances.
- § 250-202 Variances.
- § 250-203 Plans and permits.
ARTICLE XXI
Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements
Sections
- § 250-204 Intent.
- § 250-205 Definitions.
- § 250-206 Requirement for off-street parking facilities.
- § 250-207 General standards.
- § 250-208 Schedule of required off-street parking spaces.
- § 250-209 Separate or combined use of facilities.
- § 250-210 Access drives to parking areas and curbing.
- § 250-211 Loading and unloading space.
- § 250-212 Illumination of parking and loading areas.
- § 250-213 Improvements to parking and loading areas.
- § 250-214 Approval of parking and loading plans.
- § 250-215 ADA accessible parking spaces.
ARTICLE XXII
Signs and Advertising Structures
Sections
- § 250-216 Intent.
- § 250-217 Area of sign.
- § 250-218 General regulations.
- § 250-219 Signs permitted in all districts.
- § 250-220 Signs in agricultural districts.
- § 250-221 Signs in residential districts.
- § 250-222 Signs in the Village District.
- § 250-223 Signs in general commercial, limited industrial, industrial and institutional districts.
- § 250-224 Signs in the tourism development area district.
- § 250-225 Electrically activated changeable signs and electronic reader boards/message centers.
- § 250-226 Nonconforming signs.
ARTICLE XXIII
Nonconforming Lots, Uses and Structures
Sections
- § 250-227 Intent.
- § 250-228 Nonconforming lots of record.
- § 250-229 Nonconforming uses of land.
- § 250-230 Nonconforming structures.
- § 250-231 Nonconforming uses of structures or land and structures in combination.
- § 250-231.1 Voluntary replacement of a nonconforming structure or a structure housing a nonconforming use.
- § 250-232 Uses under special exception provisions not nonconforming uses.
- § 250-233 Nonconforming signs.
ARTICLE XXV
Criteria for Special Exceptions and Other Selected Uses
Sections
- § 250-237 General description.
- § 250-238 Procedure.
- § 250-239 Plan requirements.
- § 250-240 General standards for all special exception applications.
- § 250-241 Criteria for specific land uses.
- § 250-242 Accessory apartments.
- § 250-243 Accessory farm dwellings.
- § 250-244 Adult-oriented business.
- § 250-245 Standards governing communications towers and antennas and communications equipment buildings.
- § 250-246 Detached accessory apartments.
- § 250-247 Industrial/business parks.
- § 250-248 Accessory keeping of horses.
- § 250-249 Business in the agricultural district.
- § 250-250 Open space development.
- § 250-251 Riding club or riding stable.
- § 250-252 Townhouses and garden apartments.
- § 250-253 Indoor shooting ranges.
- § 250-253.1 Self-storage facility.
- § 250-253.2 Storage facilities in converted structures.
- § 250-253.3 Contractor's office or shop.
- § 250-253.4 Contractor storage yard.
- § 250-253.5 Airfields, strips, or landing facilities.
- § 250-253.6 Sandpits, gravel pits, removal of topsoil, and natural resource extraction or removal.
- § 250-253.7 Agritainment/agritourism enterprises.
- § 250-253.8 Short-term rentals.
ARTICLE XXVI
Administration and Enforcement Building and Zoning Permits and Certificates of Zoning Compliance
Sections
- § 250-254 Administration, enforcement and authority.
- § 250-255 Building and zoning permits required.
- § 250-256 Application for a building and zoning permit.
- § 250-257 Incomplete applications.
- § 250-258 Issuance of a building and zoning permit.
- § 250-259 Military operations nuisance disclaimer.
- § 250-260 Revocation of a building and zoning permit.
- § 250-261 Expiration of a building and zoning permit.
- § 250-262 Certificate of zoning compliance.
ARTICLE XXIX
Appeals, Penalties and Miscellaneous Provisions
Sections
- § 250-273 Appeals from the Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 250-274 Duties of administrative official Zoning Hearing Board, Township Supervisors and courts on matters of appeal.
- § 250-275 Schedule of fees, charges, and expenses.
- § 250-276 Amendments.
- § 250-277 Provisions of chapter declared to be minimum requirements.
- § 250-278 Complaints regarding violations.
- § 250-279 Violations and penalties.
- § 250-280 Separability clause.
- § 250-281 Repeal of conflicting ordinances effective date.