Lehigh Township Northampton County City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
Sections
- § 180-1 Long title.
- § 180-2 Short title.
- § 180-3 Purpose.
- § 180-4 Conformity with use regulations.
- § 180-5 Conformity with building regulations.
- § 180-6 Continuation of existing uses.
- § 180-7 Interpretation.
- § 180-8 Effect on other ordinances and regulations.
- § 180-9 Severability.
- § 180-10 Uses not provided for.
- § 180-11 Establishment of zones.
- § 180-12 Zoning Map.
- § 180-13 Zone boundary lines.
- § 180-14 Community development objectives.
- § 180-15 Word usage and definitions.
ARTICLE II
Zone Regulations
Sections
- § 180-16 Agriculture/Rural Residential Zone (A/RR).
- § 180-17 Village Residential Zone (VR).
- § 180-18 Resort Commercial Zone (RC).
- § 180-18.1 Planned Resort Residential Community Zone (PRRC).
- § 180-19 Neighborhood Commercial Zone (NC).
- § 180-20 General Commercial Zone (GC).
- § 180-21 Office Business Zone.
- § 180-22 Industrial Zone (I).
- § 180-23 Blue Mountain Conservation Zone (BMC).
ARTICLE III
General Regulations
Sections
- § 180-24 Applicability.
- § 180-25 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 180-26 Commercial forestry.
- § 180-27 Common open space requirements.
- § 180-28 Corner lots.
- § 180-29 Driveways.
- § 180-30 Erection of more than one principal use per lot.
- § 180-31 Flag lots.
- § 180-32 Height limitation exceptions and regulations.
- § 180-33 Landscaping and buffers.
- § 180-34 Lot area, lot width and lot coverage.
- § 180-35 Minimum habitable floor area.
- § 180-36 Mobile homes.
- § 180-37 Off-street parking and loading.
- § 180-38 Outdoor signs.
- § 180-39 Outdoor storage and display requirements.
- § 180-40 Permanent/temporary occupancy requirements.
- § 180-41 Traffic study criteria and roadway access.
- § 180-42 Roadway classifications.
- § 180-43 Setback modifications.
- § 180-44 Setbacks for utility lines.
- § 180-45 Steep slope protection standards.
- § 180-46 Unenclosed storage.
- § 180-46.1 Short-term rental license.
ARTICLE IV
Environmental Protection Standards
Sections
- § 180-47 Earthmoving activities; soil erosion and sedimentation control.
- § 180-48 Nuisances and hazards to public safety.
- § 180-49 Noise control.
- § 180-50 Vibration control.
- § 180-51 Air pollution and odors.
- § 180-52 Light, glare, heat control and designated snow areas.
- § 180-53 Land application of sewage sludge.
- § 180-53.1 Diesel-powered truck idling restrictions.
ARTICLE V
Specific Criteria
Sections
- § 180-54 Standards for special exception and conditional uses.
- § 180-55 Accessory apartments.
- § 180-56 Adult-related facilities.
- § 180-57 Airports/heliports.
- § 180-58 Amusement arcades.
- § 180-59 Automobile filling stations.
- § 180-60 Automobile sales.
- § 180-61 Automobile/salvage facilities.
- § 180-62 Bed-and-breakfasts.
- § 180-63 Billboards.
- § 180-64 Boardinghouses.
- § 180-65 Campgrounds.
- § 180-66 Car washes.
- § 180-67 Churches and related uses.
- § 180-67.1 Cluster developments.
- § 180-68 Commercial day-care facilities.
- § 180-69 Commercial recreation facilities.
- § 180-70 Commercial stockyards, feedlots and concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs).
- § 180-71 Communication towers, antennas and equipment.
- § 180-72 Community centers.
- § 180-73 Drive-through and/or fast-food restaurants.
- § 180-74 Family day-care facilities.
- § 180-75 Farm occupations.
- § 180-76 Golf courses.
- § 180-77 Group homes, group institutions and correctional facilities.
- § 180-78 Health care facility.
- § 180-79 Heavy equipment sales, service and/or repair facilities.
- § 180-80 Heavy industrial uses.
- § 180-81 Home improvement and building supply stores.
- § 180-82 Home occupations.
- § 180-83 Hospital.
- § 180-84 Intermediate care facilities and ICF/MR facilities.
- § 180-85 Long-term care nursing facility.
- § 180-85.1 Medical marijuana facilities.
- § 180-86 Medical residential campuses.
- § 180-87 Mineral extraction.
- § 180-88 Mini warehouses.
- § 180-89 Mobile/manufactured home park.
- § 180-90 Mortuaries and crematoria.
- § 180-91 Off-track betting parlors.
- § 180-92 Personal care facilities.
- § 180-93 Principal waste handling facilities.
- § 180-94 Public and private schools.
- § 180-95 Recycling facilities for paper, plastic, glass and metal products.
- § 180-96 Restaurant.
- § 180-96.1 Short-term rental standards.
- § 180-97 Shopping centers or malls.
- § 180-98 Skilled nursing facility.
- § 180-99 Slaughtering, processing, rendering and packaging of food products and their by-products.
- § 180-100 Stables and kennels.
- § 180-101 Temporary farm employee housing.
- § 180-102 Truck or motor freight terminals.
- § 180-103 Truck stops.
- § 180-104 Vehicles over 7,000 pounds gross vehicle weight.
- § 180-105 Warehousing and wholesale trade establishments.
- § 180-106 Wholesale produce and tobacco auctions.
- § 180-107 Principal solar energy systems.
- § 180-107.1 Oil and gas activities.
- § 180-107.2 Landscaping business.
- § 180-107.3 Limited landscaping business.
ARTICLE VI
Nonconformities
Sections
ARTICLE VII
Zoning Hearing Board
Sections
- § 180-115 Establishment and membership.
- § 180-116 Officers; quorum; rules, records and reports.
- § 180-117 Expenditures and compensation.
- § 180-118 Hearings.
- § 180-119 Powers and duties.
- § 180-120 Parties appellant before the Board.
- § 180-121 Time limitations.
- § 180-122 Stay of proceedings; petition for bond; liability for costs.
- § 180-123 Appeal to Court of Common Pleas.
Additional Zoning
Details
Sections
- Attachment 1 - Appendix A - Lehigh Township Zoning
- Attachment 2 - Permanent Sign Requirements
- Attachment 3 - Temporary Sign Requirements
- Attachment 4 - Planned Center Signs - Sites Containing Less Than 50,000 Square Feet of Gross Leasable Floor Area
- Attachment 5 - Planned Center Signs - Sites Containing 50,000 or More Square Feet of Gross Leasable Floor Area
- Ord- No- 2024-2
- Ord- No- 2024-3