Lower Gwynedd Township City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
CHAPTER 1252
Zoning Hearing Board
Sections
- § 1252.01 Appointment; composition; removal; alternates.
- § 1252.02 Powers and duties.
- § 1252.03 Special exceptions; variances.
- § 1252.04 Authority re appeals.
- § 1252.05 Rules of procedure; applications.
- § 1252.06 Meetings; minutes.
- § 1252.07 Decisions on applications.
- § 1252.08 Technical assistance.
- § 1252.09 Notice of hearings.
- § 1252.10 Expiration of special exceptions or variances.
- § 1252.11 Appeals from Board decisions.
- § 1252.12 Adoption of fee schedule.
CHAPTER 1256
AA-1 Residential District
Sections
- § 1256.01 Application of chapter.
- § 1256.02 Permitted uses.
- § 1256.03 Lot area, density and width.
- § 1256.04 Yards.
- § 1256.05 Lot coverage.
- § 1256.06 Building height.
- § 1256.07 Off-street parking.
- § 1256.08 Special requirements.
- § 1256.09 Criteria for cluster developments.
- § 1256.10 Development standards for cluster developments.
- § 1256.11 Regulations for common open space.
- § 1256.12 Density bonus for increased preservation of open space.
- § 1256.13 Application procedure for cluster development or cluster development with density bonus.
CHAPTER 1258
A-1 Residential District
Sections
- § 1258.01 Application of chapter.
- § 1258.02 Permitted uses.
- § 1258.03 Lot area, density and width.
- § 1258.04 Yards.
- § 1258.05 Lot coverage.
- § 1258.06 Building height.
- § 1258.07 Off-street parking.
- § 1258.08 Special requirements.
- § 1258.09 Criteria for cluster developments.
- § 1258.10 Development standards for cluster developments.
- § 1258.11 Regulations for common open space.
- § 1258.12 Density bonus for increased preservation of open space.
- § 1258.13 Application procedure for cluster development or cluster development with density bonus.
CHAPTER 1259
A-2 Residential District
Sections
- § 1259.01 Application of chapter.
- § 1259.02 Permitted uses.
- § 1259.03 Overall lot area, density and width.
- § 1259.04 Design criteria for single-family detached units.
- § 1259.04.1 Design criteria for single-family detached village units.
- § 1259.05 Design criteria for townhouse dwelling units.
- § 1259.06 Special design standards for A-2 residential developments.
- § 1259.07 Riparian buffer averaging.
CHAPTER 1280
D Business District
Sections
CHAPTER 1289
Po Professional Office District
Sections
- § 1289.01 Application of chapter.
- § 1289.02 Permitted uses.
- § 1289.03 Prohibited uses.
- § 1289.04 Lot area and width.
- § 1289.05 Yards.
- § 1289.06 Lot coverage.
- § 1289.07 Building height.
- § 1289.08 Off-street parking and loading.
- § 1289.09 Special requirements.
- § 1289.10 Development standards for townhouse dwellings. [1]
CHAPTER 1290
Fp Floodplain Conservation District
Sections
- Article I Statutory Authorization
- Article II General Provisions
- Article III Definitions.
- Article IV Identification of Floodplain Areas
- Article V Permitted Uses
- Article VI Variances
- Article VII Technical Provisions in Event of Variance Being Granted
- Article VIII Administration
- § 1290.26 Designation of Floodplain Administrator.
- § 1290.27 Permits required.
- § 1290.28 Duties and Responsibilities of Floodplain Administrator.
- § 1290.29 Application procedures and requirements.
- § 1290.30 Changes.
- § 1290.31 Start of construction.
- § 1290.32 Enforcement.
- § 1290.33 Appeals.
- § 1290.34 Severability.
- Article IX Enactment
CHAPTER 1292
Signs
Sections
- § 1292.01 Compliance required.
- § 1292.02 Residential districts.
- § 1292.03 D, D-1, D-2, D-3, D-4, MD, F and F-1 Districts.
- § 1292.04 PO Districts.
- § 1292.05 General regulations.
- § 1292.06 Special regulations.
- § 1292.07 Sign permits.
- § 1292.08 Off-Premises Sign Overlay District.
- § 1292.09 Changeable text electronic message boards.
- § 1292.10 Seasonal Little League sponsorship signs.
CHAPTER 1295
Wireless Telecommunications Towers, Antennas and Overlay District
Sections
- § 1295.01 Purpose.
- § 1295.02 Definitions.
- § 1295.03 Applicability.
- § 1295.04 General requirements.
- § 1295.05 Wireless communications facilities; permitted locations; standards and criteria.
- § 1295.06 Special standards applicable to wireless communications facilities.
- § 1295.07 Equipment facility.
- § 1295.08 Removal of abandoned antennas and towers.
- § 1295.09 Nonconforming uses.
- § 1295.10 Prohibited uses.
- § 1295.11 Modification of and/or variances from chapter requirements.
- § 1295.12 Conflicts.
- § 1295.13 Violations and penalties.
CHAPTER 1295a
Small Wireless Facilities
Sections
- § 1295a.01 Permit application requirements.
- § 1295a.02 Time and manner of submission of applications.
- § 1295a.03 Application consideration and permit issuance.
- § 1295a.04 Design standards.
- § 1295a.05 Small wireless facilities in underground district.
- § 1295a.06 Maintenance of small wireless facilities.
- § 1295a.07 Damage to existing facilities.
- § 1295a.08 Annual right-of-way fee.
- § 1295a.09 Application fees.
- § 1295a.10 Removal of small wireless facilities.
- § 1295a.11 Removal if use is discontinued or abandoned.
- § 1295a.12 Safety requirements.
- § 1295a.13 Exceptions to applicability.
- § 1295a.14 Appeals and consistency with state and federal laws.
- § 1295a.15 Severability.
- § 1295a.16 Violations and penalties.
CHAPTER 1296
Nonconforming Uses
Sections
- § 1296.01 Continuance of nonconforming land.
- § 1296.02 Continuance of nonconforming buildings.
- § 1296.03 Change of use by special exception.
- § 1296.04 Discontinuance of uses; resumption.
- § 1296.05 Authority of Zoning Hearing Board.
- § 1296.06 Expansion of uses; reduction of size of lot on which valid nonconforming use located.
- § 1296.07 Buildings containing nonconforming uses which are destroyed by fire or other casualty.
- § 1296.08 Condemned buildings.
- § 1296.09 Zoning permits.
CHAPTER 1298
General Provisions
Sections
- § 1298.01 Reduction of lot area.
- § 1298.02 Obstructions of vision at intersections.
- § 1298.03 Accessory uses and structures.
- § 1298.04 Street frontage required.
- § 1298.05 Projections.
- § 1298.06 Height of fences and walls.
- § 1298.07 Conditional uses.
- § 1298.08 Exterior storage of motor vehicles and junk.
- § 1298.09 Yards for corner lots.
- § 1298.10 Satellite earth stations.
- § 1298.11 Home occupations.
- § 1298.12 Highway setbacks.
- § 1298.13 Security lighting.
- § 1298.14 Municipal use relief. [1]
- § 1298.15 Limitations on accessory uses.
- § 1298.16 Height of accessory structures.
- § 1298.17 Riparian and wetlands buffers.
- § 1298.18 Home generator regulations.
- § 1298.19 Historic resource protection standards.
- § 1298.20 Parking structures.
- § 1298.21 Flag lots.
CHAPTER 1299
Administration, Enforcement and Penalty
Sections
- § 1299.01 Authority of Code Official.
- § 1299.02 Duties and powers of Code Official.
- § 1299.03 Certificates of conformity required.
- § 1299.04 Certificate applications.
- § 1299.05 Fees.
- § 1299.06 Variances.
- § 1299.07 Application and approval procedures for zoning permits.
- § 1299.08 Investigations; violations.
- § 1299.09 Notice of violation; time limit for compliance.
- § 1299.10 Compliance required.
- § 1299.11 Separability.
- § 1299.12 Amendments.
- § 1299.99 Penalty; equitable remedies.
- Appendix I - Zoning Map Changes
- Appendix II - Historic Resources Eligibility List