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Franklin Township Chester County
City Zoning Code

PART 3

ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS

§ 27-301 Classes of Districts.

[Ord. 95-07, 12/14/1995, § 300; as amended by Ord. 2007-06, 11/14/2007, § 2; and by Ord. 2008-04, 11/19/2008, § 1]
For the purpose of this chapter, Franklin Township is hereby divided into classes of districts which shall be designated as follows:
AR
Agricultural/Residential District
LDR
Low-Density Residential District
MDR
Medium-Density Residential District
HDR
High-Density Residential District
V
Village District
TND
Traditional Neighborhood Development
C
Commercial District
LI
Limited Industrial District
SU
Special Use District
FH
Flood Hazard District
SS
Steep Slope Overlay District

§ 27-302 Zoning Map.

[Ord. 95-07, 12/14/1995, § 301; as amended by Ord. 2008-06, 11/19/2008, § 2]
The location and boundaries of districts shall be shown on the map attached to and made part of this chapter as adopted and revised through November 14, 2007, which shall be designated as the "Franklin Township Zoning Map." The said map and all notations, references and other data shown thereon shall be as much a part of this chapter as if fully described herein.

§ 27-303 Interpretation of District Boundaries.

[Ord. 95-07, 12/14/1995, § 302]
1. 
The boundaries between districts are, unless otherwise indicated, either the center lines of streets, lanes, watercourses, property lines and rights-of-way of power lines, railroads and other public utilities or such lines extended as parallel lines.
2. 
Where boundaries of a single district are indicated as including directly opposite sides of a street, lane watercourse, or right-of-way of a power line or other public utility, the district so indicated shall be construed to apply on the entire bed of such street, lane, watercourse, or right-of-way.
3. 
The following rules shall apply where uncertainty exists as to the location of any boundary on the Zoning Map:
A. 
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following the center lines of a street, lane, watercourse, or right-of-way of a power line or other public utility, such center line shall be construed to be such boundary.
B. 
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following a lot or other property line, such lot or property line shall be construed to be such boundary.
C. 
Where a district boundary divides a lot or runs through undivided property, the location of such boundary, unless otherwise specified by figures on the Zoning Map, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the said map.
D. 
Where figures are shown on the Zoning Map between a street and a district boundary, they shall indicate that the district boundary runs parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom equivalent to the number of feet so indicated, unless otherwise specified. Where scaled distances do not agree with such figures, the figures shall control.

§ 27-304 District Boundary Tolerances.

[Ord. 95-07, 12/14/1995, § 303]
Where a district boundary line divides a lot held in single and separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter, the use regulations applicable to the less restricted district shall extend over the portion of the lot in the more restrictive a distance of 25 feet beyond the district boundary line.