Franconia Township City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE IV
General Provisions
Sections
- § 145-11 Applicability.
- § 145-12 Effect on private covenants.
- § 145-13 Lots of record.
- § 145-14 Subdivision plan of lots of record.
- § 145-15 Reduction of lot area.
- § 145-16 Modification of front yard requirements.
- § 145-17 Obstructions to vision at intersections.
- § 145-18 Accessory uses, buildings and structures.
- § 145-19 Height limit.
- § 145-20 (Reserved) [1]
- § 145-21 Fences and walls.
- § 145-22 Topsoil.
- § 145-23 Subsurface solids.
- § 145-24 Minimum habitable floor area.
- § 145-25 (Reserved) [1]
- § 145-26 Projections into required yards.
- § 145-27 Mobile homes.
- § 145-28 Modular homes.
- § 145-28.1 Family-care facilities and group-care facilities.
- § 145-28.2 Standards and procedures for conditional uses.
- § 145-28.3 (Reserved) [1]
- § 145-28.4 SALDO regulations in RR District.
- § 145-28.5 Lighting regulations.
- § 145-28.6 Flag lots.
- § 145-28.7 Forestry.
- § 145-28.8 Performance standards.
- § 145-28.9 Wind energy facilities.
- § 145-28.10 Storage sheds.
ARTICLE VI
R-130 Residential Districts
Sections
- § 145-33 Applicability.
- § 145-34 By-right use regulations.
- § 145-34.1 Special exception use regulations.
- § 145-34.2 Conditional use regulations.
- § 145-35 Dimensional regulations for by-right uses.
- § 145-35.1 Dimensional regulations for special exception uses.
- § 145-35.2 Dimensional regulations for conditional uses.
- § 145-35.3 Open space criteria.
- § 145-35.4 Conditional use standards.
- § 145-36 Additional regulations for all uses.
- § 145-36.1 SALDO regulations in R-130 District.
ARTICLE IX
Mobile Home Developments
Sections
- § 145-45 Legislative intent.
- § 145-46 Use restrictions.
- § 145-47 (Reserved) [1]
- § 145-48 Conditional use criteria.
- § 145-49 Density.
- § 145-50 Site design for lots used for conventionally built and zero-lot-line single-family detached homes.
- § 145-51 Site design for mobile home lots.
- § 145-52 Common open space.
ARTICLE XII
C Commercial District 1
Sections
- § 145-63 Applicability.
- § 145-63.1 Legislative intent.
- § 145-64 Use regulations.
- § 145-65 Dimensional regulations for by-right uses.
- § 145-66 Additional regulations for by-right uses.
- § 145-67 Motor vehicle dealership regulations.
- § 145-68 Combination convenience store and fuel-dispensing station regulations.
ARTICLE XIV
Ll Limited Industrial District 1
Sections
- § 145-74 Legislative intent.
- § 145-75 Applicability.
- § 145-76 By-right use regulations.
- § 145-76.1 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 145-77 Prohibited uses.
- § 145-78 Dimensional regulations for by-right uses.
- § 145-78.1 Additional regulations for by-right uses.
- § 145-78.2 Conditional uses.
- § 145-78.3 Dimensional regulations for conditional uses.
- § 145-78.4 Additional regulations for conditional uses.
ARTICLE XV
Industrial District 1
Sections
- § 145-79 Legislative intent.
- § 145-80 Applicability.
- § 145-81 By-right use regulations.
- § 145-81.1 Uses permitted by special exception.
- § 145-82 Prohibited uses.
- § 145-83 Dimensional regulations for by-right uses.
- § 145-83.1 Additional regulations for by-right uses.
- § 145-84 Conditional uses.
- § 145-84.1 Regulations for conditional uses.
- § 145-84.2 Additional regulations for conditional uses.
ARTICLE XVI
IN Institutional District 1
Sections
- § 145-95 Legislative intent.
- § 145-96 Applicability.
- § 145-97 Special exception use regulations.
- § 145-97.1 Conditional use regulations.
- § 145-98 Dimensional regulations for special exception uses.
- § 145-98.1 Dimensional regulations for conditional uses.
- § 145-99 Additional regulations for all uses.
- § 145-100 Regulations for colleges, universities and secondary schools as defined by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.
ARTICLE XX
Signs 1
Sections
- § 145-128.1 Legislative intent.
- § 145-129 Height regulations.
- § 145-130 Permitted permanent signs in residential districts.
- § 145-131 Permitted temporary signs in residential districts.
- § 145-132 Permitted permanent signs in commercial districts.
- § 145-133 Permitted temporary signs in commercial districts.
- § 145-134 Permitted permanent signs in LI Limited Industrial and I Industrial Districts.
- § 145-135 Permitted temporary signs in LI Limited Industrial and I Industrial Districts.
- § 145-136 Permitted permanent signs in IN Institutional District.
- § 145-137 Permitted temporary signs in IN Institutional District.
- § 145-138 Permitted permanent signs in RE Recreation Open - Space District.
- § 145-138.1 Signs permitted in all districts.
- § 145-138.2 Off-premises signs, including billboards and outdoor advertising signs.
- § 145-138.3 Regulations applicable to all districts.
- § 145-138.4 Illumination of permitted signs.
- § 145-138.5 Permits.
- § 145-138.6 Nonconforming signs.
- § 145-138.7 Abandoned or obsolete signs.
- § 145-138.8 Unsafe, unlawful, or nuisance signs.
ARTICLE XXI
Nonconformities 1
Sections
- § 145-139 Nonconforming use of land.
- § 145-139.1 Nonconforming lots.
- § 145-140 Nonconforming use of buildings.
- § 145-140.1 Nonconforming buildings.
- § 145-141 Change of nonconforming use.
- § 145-142 Discontinued nonconforming use.
- § 145-143 Expansion of nonconforming uses of land.
- § 145-144 Expansion of a nonconforming use of a building.
- § 145-145 Buildings containing nonconforming uses which are destroyed by fire or other casualty.
- § 145-146 Condemned buildings.
- § 145-147 Nonconforming signs.
ARTICLE XXIII
Zoning Hearing Board 1
Sections
- § 145-155 Appointment; membership; vacancies.
- § 145-156 Powers and duties.
- § 145-157 Standards for actions.
- § 145-158 Reversals or modifications of orders.
- § 145-159 Rules of procedure; form of appeals and applications.
- § 145-160 (Reserved) [1]
- § 145-161 Notice; hearing; decision.
- § 145-162 Expiration of special exceptions and variances.
- § 145-163 (Reserved) [1]
- § 145-164 Fees.
ARTICLE XXVII
OSR Open Space Residential District
Sections
- § 145-179 Community development objectives.
- § 145-180 Eligibility criteria.
- § 145-181 Permitted uses.
- § 145-182 Application requirements.
- § 145-183 Neighborhood design standards.
- § 145-184 Common open space standards.
- § 145-185 Ownership, maintenance and operation of common facilities and open spaces.
- § 145-186 Density calculations.
- § 145-187 Dimensional standards.
- § 145-188 Water and sewage treatment services.
- § 145-189 Phasing requirements.
ARTICLE XXVIIA
NOD Neighborhood Overlay District 1
Sections
- § 145-189.1 Community development objectives.
- § 145-189.2 Eligibility criteria.
- § 145-189.3 Conditional uses.
- § 145-189.4 Development requirements.
- § 145-189.5 Single-family detached dwelling requirements.
- § 145-189.6 Single-family townhouse requirements.
- § 145-189.7 Open space.
- § 145-189.8 Ownership, maintenance and operation of common facilities and open spaces.
- § 145-189.9 Additional regulations for all uses.
ARTICLE XXVIII
VC Village Commercial District
Sections
- § 145-190 Legislative intent.
- § 145-191 Applicability.
- § 145-192 By-right use regulations.
- § 145-193 (Reserved) [1]
- § 145-194 Conditional use regulations.
- § 145-195 Dimensional regulations for by-right use.
- § 145-196 Dimensional regulations for conditional uses.
- § 145-197 Additional regulations for all uses.
- § 145-198 Conditional use standards.
- § 145-199 Development regulations.
ARTICLE XXIX
RR Rural Resource Residential District 1
Sections
- § 145-200 Legislative intent.
- § 145-200.1 Applicability.
- § 145-201 By-right use regulations.
- § 145-202 Conditional use regulations.
- § 145-202.1 Special exception use regulations.
- § 145-203 Dimensional regulations for by-right uses.
- § 145-204 Dimensional regulations for conditional uses.
- § 145-205 Additional regulations for all uses.
- § 145-206 Open space criteria.
- § 145-207 Conditional use standards.
- § 145-208 Single lot subdivisions.