Where a zoning district boundary approximately follows the center line of a street or alley - The center line of such street or alley shall be interpreted to be the zoning district boundary.

Where a zoning district boundary approximately parallels a street lot line or alley lot line - The boundary shall be interpreted as being parallel to it and at such distance from it as indicated on the zoning map. If no distance is given, such dimension shall be determined by the use of the scale shown on the official zoning map.

Where a zoning district boundary approximately follows a lot line - The lot line shall be interpreted to be the zoning district boundary.

Submerged areas. For all areas within the Township which are under water and are bounded by two or more zoning districts, the boundary line of these districts shall be extended to the center of the body of water.

Classification of annexed or unzoned lands. For zoning purposes, all areas annexed to the Township or which are discovered to be unzoned due to administrative oversight or a change in municipal boundaries shall be classified as "R-1" Low Density Residential until such time as the ordinance and map are officially amended to include the annexed or excluded areas and classify them in accordance with the Harborcreek Township comprehensive plan.

Vacation of paper streets/public ways. Whenever any street or alley is vacated, the zoning district or districts adjoining such street or alley shall be automatically extended to the center of such vacated area, which is consistent with the County of Erie Assessment Office.

Lots in two zoning districts. Where a zoning district boundary divides an existing lot of record, it shall be the responsibility of the Zoning Administrator to determine the extent to which the boundary shall be extended to the rest of the lot, or the landowner can petition the Township Board of Supervisors to rezone their property and amend the zoning map.

Boundary determination problems. Where it is not possible or practical for the Zoning Administrator to determine the location of a zoning district boundary line or if a petitioner contests the Zoning Administrator's determination of the boundary, the Zoning Hearing Board, upon appeal, shall determine and establish the location of said boundary line.

All distances pertaining to the delineation of zoning districts as shown on the zoning map shall be measured from the existing road right-of-way line when such distance is measured from a public road.

Primary and accessory uses permitted by right, as special exception, and as conditional use are included in Articles IV through XIV for each zoning district. They are also included in the Use Table in the Appendices.[1]

If a use is not included in this chapter, it is permitted as a special exception in the Industrial/Mixed Use District and shall have a public hearing before the Zoning Hearing Board.