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Independence Township Beaver County
City Zoning Code

ARTICLE V

General Provisions

§ 200-10 Use of property.

Following the effective date of this chapter, no building or land shall be used or occupied and no building or part thereof shall be erected, moved or altered unless in conformity with the regulations specified for the zoning district in which it is located or applicable special regulations.

§ 200-11 Restrictions.

A. 
Following the effective date of this chapter, no building shall hereafter be erected or altered:
(1) 
To exceed the height;
(2) 
To accommodate a greater number of families;
(3) 
To occupy a greater percentage of lot area; or
(4) 
To have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, or side yards than are specified herein for the zoning district in which such building is located.
B. 
No part of a yard or other open space required about any building for the purpose of complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be included as a part of a yard or other open space similarly required for another building.

§ 200-12 Dwellings on small lots.

Notwithstanding the limitations imposed by any other provisions of the chapter, the Zoning Hearing Board may permit erection of a dwelling on any lot (in a district where permitted by this chapter) separately owned, or under contract of sale, and containing at the time of the passage of this chapter an area or width smaller than that required for a single-family dwelling.