Leacock Township City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE IV
Agricultural A Zone
Sections
ARTICLE V
Rural Residential R-R Zone
Sections
- § 310-23 Purpose.
- § 310-24 Permitted uses.
- § 310-25 Special exceptions.
- § 310-26 Conditional uses.
- § 310-27 Height and area regulations of principal buildings.
- § 310-28 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint not exceeding 200 square feet.
- § 310-29 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint of 200 square feet or greater.
- § 310-30 Vegetation setbacks for lots abutting Agricultural Zone.
ARTICLE VI
Suburban Residential S-R Zone
Sections
- § 310-31 Purpose.
- § 310-32 Permitted uses.
- § 310-33 Special exceptions.
- § 310-34 Conditional uses.
- § 310-35 Height and area regulations of principal buildings.
- § 310-36 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint not exceeding 200 square feet.
- § 310-37 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint of 200 square feet or greater.
- § 310-38 Vegetation setbacks for lots abutting Agricultural Zone.
ARTICLE VII
Village Residential V-R Zone
Sections
- § 310-39 Purpose.
- § 310-40 Permitted uses.
- § 310-41 Special exceptions.
- § 310-42 Height and area regulations of principal buildings.
- § 310-43 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint not exceeding 200 square feet.
- § 310-44 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint of 200 square feet or greater.
- § 310-45 Vegetation setbacks for lots abutting Agricultural Zone.
ARTICLE VIII
Rural Village R-V Zone
Sections
- § 310-46 Purpose.
- § 310-47 Permitted uses.
- § 310-48 Special exceptions.
- § 310-49 Conditional uses.
- § 310-50 Height and area regulations of principal buildings.
- § 310-51 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint not exceeding 200 square feet.
- § 310-52 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint of 200 square feet or greater.
- § 310-53 Vegetation setbacks for lots abutting Agricultural Zone.
ARTICLE IX
Village Overlay V Zone 1
Sections
- § 310-54 Purpose.
- § 310-55 Overlay concept.
- § 310-56 Delineation of zone.
- § 310-57 Permitted uses.
- § 310-58 Special exception uses in Village Overlay Zone.
- § 310-59 Conditional uses in Village Overlay Zone.
- § 310-60 Height and area regulations of principal buildings.
- § 310-61 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings.
- § 310-62 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 310-63 Limitations on facilities in front yards.
ARTICLE X
Commercial C-1 Zone
Sections
- § 310-64 Purpose.
- § 310-65 Permitted uses.
- § 310-66 Special exception uses.
- § 310-67 Conditional uses.
- § 310-68 Prohibited uses.
- § 310-69 Height and area regulations of principal buildings.
- § 310-70 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint not exceeding 200 square feet.
- § 310-71 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint of 200 square feet or greater.
- § 310-72 Additional design standards for nonresidential buildings.
- § 310-73 Conformance to performance standards for commercial and industrial uses.
ARTICLE XI
Commercial C-2 Zone
Sections
- § 310-74 Purpose.
- § 310-75 Permitted uses.
- § 310-76 Special exception uses.
- § 310-77 Conditional uses.
- § 310-78 Prohibited uses.
- § 310-79 Height and area regulations of principal buildings.
- § 310-80 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint not exceeding 200 square feet.
- § 310-81 Height and yard requirements of accessory buildings with building footprint of 200 square feet or greater.
- § 310-82 Additional design standards for nonresidential buildings.
- § 310-83 Conformance to performance standards for commercial and industrial uses.
ARTICLE XVA
Mixed Use Village MUV Overlay Zone
Sections
- § 310-106.1 Purpose.
- § 310-106.2 Overlay concept.
- § 310-106.3 Conditional uses.
- § 310-106.4 Prohibited uses.
- § 310-106.5 Height and area regulations of principal buildings.
- § 310-106.6 Height and area regulations for accessory buildings.
- § 310-106.7 Minimum off-street parking requirements.
- § 310-106.8 Additional design standards for nonresidential buildings.
- § 310-106.9 Conformance to performance standards for commercial and limited-manufacturing uses.
- § 310-106.10 Additional regulations.
- § 310-106.11 Master site plan.
ARTICLE XVI
Floodplain FP Zone
Sections
- § 310-107 Statutory authorization; purpose and intent.
- § 310-108 Applicability.
- § 310-109 Abrogation and greater restrictions.
- § 310-110 Effect on other provisions.
- § 310-111 Warning and disclaimer of liability.
- § 310-112 Designation of Floodplain Administrator.
- § 310-113 Permits required.
- § 310-114 Duties and responsibilities of Floodplain Administrator.
- § 310-115 Application procedures and requirements.
- § 310-116 Review by Lancaster County Conservation District.
- § 310-117 Review of application by others.
- § 310-118 Changes.
- § 310-119 Placards.
- § 310-120 Start of construction.
- § 310-121 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
- § 310-121.1 Appeals.
- § 310-121.2 Identification of floodplain areas.
- § 310-121.3 Description and special requirements of identified floodplain areas.
- § 310-121.4 Changes in identification of area.
- § 310-121.5 Boundary disputes.
- § 310-121.6 Jurisdictional boundary changes.
- § 310-121.7 Permitted uses in the Floodplain Zone.
- § 310-121.8 Special exception uses in the Floodplain Zone.
- § 310-121.9 Floodplain Zone general provisions for special exception uses.
- § 310-121.10 Specific standards and criteria for special exception uses in Floodplain Zone.
- § 310-121.11 Development which may endanger human life.
- § 310-121.12 Prohibited uses.
- § 310-121.13 General technical provisions.
- § 310-121.14 Elevation and floodproofing requirements.
- § 310-121.15 Design and construction standards.
- § 310-121.16 Special requirements for subdivisions and development.
- § 310-121.17 Special requirements for manufactured homes.
- § 310-121.18 Special requirements for recreational vehicles.
- § 310-121.19 Existing structures in identified floodplain areas.
- § 310-121.20 Improvements to existing structures in identified floodplain areas.
- § 310-121.21 Variances.
- § 310-121.22 Variance procedures and conditions.
- § 310-121.23 Specific definitions of terms utilized in Floodplain Zone.
ARTICLE XVII
Supplemental Regulations
Sections
- § 310-122 Applicability.
- § 310-123 Airport proximity regulations.
- § 310-124 Animal shelters.
- § 310-125 Alternative energy sources.
- § 310-126 Benefit sales.
- § 310-127 Building setback lines.
- § 310-128 Commercial and/or industrial performance standards.
- § 310-129 Decks or patios.
- § 310-130 Double-family dwellings.
- § 310-131 Fences or walls.
- § 310-132 Garage or yard sales.
- § 310-133 Generators and fuel tanks.
- § 310-134 Height limit exceptions.
- § 310-135 Hitching posts.
- § 310-136 Landscaping (retaining) walls.
- § 310-137 Lot size reductions prohibited.
- § 310-138 Manure storage facilities.
- § 310-139 Mobile homes.
- § 310-140 Obstruction to vision at street intersections.
- § 310-141 On-lot sewage disposal.
- § 310-142 Phone booths, automatic bank teller machines and similar structures.
- § 310-143 Pollution control.
- § 310-144 Public utility corporations.
- § 310-145 Satellite dish antennas.
- § 310-146 Slope control regulations.
- § 310-147 Storage of explosives.
- § 310-148 Swimming pools, spas and whirlpools.
- § 310-149 Tennis courts or other recreational accessory structures.
- § 310-150 Vegetation setbacks for Agricultural Zone.
- § 310-151 Waste storage facilities (dumpsters).
- § 310-152 Water supply.
- § 310-153 Forestry activities.
- § 310-154 Uses prohibited in front yard areas and/or on streets in certain zoning districts.
- § 310-155 Outdoor furnaces.
- § 310-156 Living quarters in accessory buildings.
ARTICLE XVIII
Criteria for Special Exceptions, Conditional Uses and Other Selected Uses
Sections
- § 310-157 Purpose.
- § 310-158 Procedure.
- § 310-159 Plan requirements.
- § 310-160 General standards for all special exception and conditional use applications.
- § 310-161 Criteria for specific land uses.
- § 310-162 Other uses not specifically provided for.
- § 310-163 Active adult communities.
- § 310-164 Adult entertainment establishments.
- § 310-165 Agricultural uses.
- § 310-166 Airfields and heliports/helipads (public and private).
- § 310-167 Amusement arcades.
- § 310-168 Animal hospitals, veterinary facilities.
- § 310-169 Carriage barns.
- § 310-170 Bed-and-breakfast establishments.
- § 310-171 Beekeeping.
- § 310-172 Boardinghouses.
- § 310-173 Bus shelters.
- § 310-174 Businesses in Agricultural Zone.
- § 310-175 Campgrounds.
- § 310-176 Churches (places of worship) and related uses.
- § 310-177 Commercial communications antennas, towers and equipment for commercial operation (cell sites).
- § 310-178 Commercial sightseeing rides.
- § 310-179 Construction and enlargement of poultry houses, hog or swine houses, livestock and cattle houses.
- § 310-180 Convenience stores.
- § 310-181 Conversion apartment houses.
- § 310-182 Day-care facilities.
- § 310-183 Elder cottage housing (ECH) units.
- § 310-184 Family group homes for developmentally disabled persons.
- § 310-185 Farm machinery service and repair.
- § 310-186 Farm produce stands (roadside sales).
- § 310-187 Farm tours.
- § 310-188 Flea markets.
- § 310-189 Fuel production from agricultural by-products.
- § 310-190 Funeral homes.
- § 310-191 Golf courses and driving ranges.
- § 310-192 Heavy equipment sales, service and/or repair facilities.
- § 310-193 Home occupations.
- § 310-194 Hospitals and related uses.
- § 310-195 Hotels and motels.
- § 310-196 Kennels.
- § 310-197 Landfills, solid waste disposal and processing facilities.
- § 310-198 Life care facilities.
- § 310-199 Mini warehouses or similar storage facilities.
- § 310-200 Mobile home parks.
- § 310-201 Motor vehicle sales.
- § 310-202 Municipal buildings, firehouses and similar facilities.
- § 310-203 Nightclubs and similar places of entertainment.
- § 310-204 No-impact home-based businesses.
- § 310-205 Nursery and garden materials retail sales.
- § 310-206 Outdoor sales and display.
- § 310-207 Parking at off-site locations.
- § 310-208 Petting zoos.
- § 310-209 Public libraries, public museums and similar facilities.
- § 310-210 Quarrying and similar extractive uses.
- § 310-211 Radio, TV antennas, towers and facilities.
- § 310-212 Recreation facilities (commercial).
- § 310-213 Recycling centers.
- § 310-214 Retail stores.
- § 310-215 Retirement or nursing home.
- § 310-216 Riding school, horse boarding stable.
- § 310-217 Schools (new and expanded).
- § 310-218 Single-family detached dwellings in commercial zones.
- § 310-219 Spent mushroom compost processing, commercial mushroom operations.
- § 310-220 Storage facilities in converted structures.
- § 310-221 Swimming pools and spas for public use.
- § 310-222 Taverns.
- § 310-223 Temporary farm employee housing.
- § 310-224 Townhouses or apartments.
- § 310-225 Vacation rental houses.
- § 310-226 Vehicle fueling stations, vehicle repair, vehicle service station and vehicle washes.
- § 310-227 Warehousing.
- § 310-228 Community rehabilitation facility/halfway house.
- § 310-229 Home improvement and building supply stores.
- § 310-230 More than one new dwelling unit when in combination with business use.
- § 310-231 Nursery and garden centers.
- § 310-232 Parking lots as principal uses.
- § 310-233 Restaurants.
- § 310-234 Self-service laundromats.
- § 310-235 Shops for contractors and craftsmen.
- § 310-236 Methane digester systems.
- § 310-236.1 Family support and care center.
- § 310-236.2 Medical clinic and research facility with laboratory services.
ARTICLE XIX
Parking Regulations
Sections
- § 310-237 Purpose and intent.
- § 310-238 Design requirements for parking facilities.
- § 310-239 Minimum off-street parking space requirements.
- § 310-240 Handicapped parking.
- § 310-241 Combined spaces.
- § 310-242 Multiple uses in single structure.
- § 310-243 Bus parking.
- § 310-244 Horse-drawn vehicle (buggy) parking.
- § 310-245 Off-street loading and unloading space.
- § 310-246 Parking and storage of vehicles.
- § 310-247 Reservation of parking spaces for future use.
- § 310-248 Prohibited uses of required off-street parking spaces.
ARTICLE XX
Sign Regulations
Sections
- § 310-249 Purpose.
- § 310-250 Applicability/effect.
- § 310-251 Signs allowed with and without permits.
- § 310-252 Signs exempt from regulation.
- § 310-253 Signs prohibited.
- § 310-254 Permits required.
- § 310-255 General permit procedures.
- § 310-256 Sign permits, continuing.
- § 310-257 Registration requirements for off-premises advertising signs and billboards.
- § 310-258 Nonconforming signs.
- § 310-259 Modifications to sign regulations.
- § 310-260 Violations.
- § 310-261 Computations.
- § 310-262 Clear sight triangle: no signs permitted.
- § 310-263 Design, construction and maintenance.
- § 310-264 Signs in public right-of-way.
- § 310-265 Temporary signs.
- § 310-266 Off-premises advertising signs and billboards.
- § 310-267 General sign regulations pertaining to adult entertainment establishments.
- § 310-268 Freestanding signs.
- § 310-269 Projecting signs.
- § 310-270 Under-canopy signs.
- § 310-271 Roof signs.
- § 310-272 Wall signs.
- § 310-273 Balloons.
- § 310-274 Sidewalk signs.
- § 310-275 Planned center signs.
- § 310-276 Garage and yard sale signs.
- § 310-277 Electronic signs.
ARTICLE XXI
Nonconforming Uses and Structures
Sections
- § 310-278 Purpose.
- § 310-279 Abandonment of use.
- § 310-280 Discontinued use of open land.
- § 310-281 Continuance.
- § 310-282 Expansion or modification of nonconforming uses.
- § 310-283 Nonconforming buildings.
- § 310-284 Substitution to other nonconforming use.
- § 310-285 Nonconforming lots: lot area exceptions.
- § 310-286 Lot size reductions.
- § 310-287 Zoning district changes.
- § 310-288 Nonconforming signs.
ARTICLE XXIV
Administration and Enforcement
Sections
- § 310-297 General.
- § 310-298 Permits required.
- § 310-299 Certificate of use and occupancy required.
- § 310-300 Procedures for amendment.
- § 310-301 Enactment of zoning ordinance amendments.
- § 310-302 Hearings of Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 310-303 Judicial review; appeals of decisions.
- § 310-304 Enforcement; violations and penalties.
Additional Zoning
Details
Sections
- Attachment 1 - Table of Generalized Minimum Lot and Bulk Requirements
- Attachment 2 -Lot Design Requirements for Active Adult Communities
- Attachment 3 - Table 1, Permanent Sign Requirements
- Attachment 4 - Table 2, Temporary Sign Requirements
- Attachment 5 - Zoning Maps
- Attachment 6 - Appendix A, Visual Depictions