Marple Township City Zoning Code
Complete index of all zoning chapters, sections, and subsections
ARTICLE I
General and Special Provisions
Sections
- § 300-1 Short title.
- § 300-2 Authority and purpose.
- § 300-3 Applicability.
- § 300-4 Effective date and repealer.
- § 300-5 Other ordinances.
- § 300-6 Enforcement.
- § 300-7 Remedies.
- § 300-8 Violations and penalties.
- § 300-9 Interpretation.
- § 300-10 Hours of operation for businesses.
- § 300-11 Outdoor illumination.
- § 300-12 Projections.
- § 300-13 Prohibited uses.
ARTICLE IV
Residential Districts
Sections
- § 300-18 General provisions.
- § 300-19 Permitted uses.
- § 300-20 Development standards.
- § 300-21 R-A District.
- § 300-22 R-B District.
- § 300-23 R-C District.
- § 300-24 R-1 District.
- § 300-25 R-1A District.
- § 300-26 R-2 District.
- § 300-27 R-3 District.
- § 300-28 R-4 District.
- § 300-29 RMD District.
- § 300-30 RMHD District.
- § 300-30.1 RMHD Overlay District.
- § 300-31 RHD District.
- § 300-32 Cluster Development Overlay District.
- § 300-33 Planned residential development.
- § 300-34 Home day care.
- § 300-34.1 Group homes.
- § 300-35 Home occupations.
- § 300-35.1 Conservation Overlay District.
- § 300-35.2 Continuing Care Retirement Community District.
ARTICLE V
Commercial Districts
Sections
ARTICLE X
Buffers
Sections
- § 300-65 Intent.
- § 300-66 Applicability and scope.
- § 300-67 Classification of buffers.
- § 300-68 Required buffer types for setbacks adjoining district boundary lines.
- § 300-69 Required buffer types for setbacks from streets.
- § 300-70 Retention of existing natural buffers.
- § 300-71 Landscaping of setbacks.
- § 300-72 Alternative buffers.
- § 300-73 Maintenance required.
- § 300-74 Recommended buffer plantings.
ARTICLE XI
Off-Street Parking and Loading
Sections
- § 300-75 General requirements.
- § 300-76 Setbacks.
- § 300-77 Size of spaces.
- § 300-78 Width of aisles.
- § 300-79 Parked vehicle overhang.
- § 300-80 Perimeter landscaping.
- § 300-81 Interior (nonperimeter) landscaping.
- § 300-82 Parked vehicle registration.
- § 300-83 Recreational vehicle, boat and oversize vehicle parking in Residential Districts.
- § 300-84 Required parking for specific uses.
- § 300-85 Reserve parking.
- § 300-86 Loading and unloading.
ARTICLE XII
Signs
Sections
- § 300-87 Intent.
- § 300-88 Applicability and scope.
- § 300-88.1 Definitions related to signs.
- § 300-89 Conformance.
- § 300-90 Exempt signs.
- § 300-91 Prohibited signs.
- § 300-92 Sign measurement.
- § 300-93 Nonconforming signs.
- § 300-94 General design criteria.
- § 300-95 General construction and placement criteria.
- § 300-95.1 Off-premises signs permitted in certain districts.
- § 300-95.2 Construction methods of off-premises signs.
- § 300-95.3 Maintenance of off-premises signs.
- § 300-96 Wall, projecting, window and awning signs in nonresidential districts.
- § 300-97 Sign area for wall, projecting, window and awning signs in nonresidential districts.
- § 300-98 Freestanding signs in nonresidential districts.
- § 300-99 Sign area for freestanding signs in nonresidential districts.
- § 300-100 Signs permitted in all districts.
- § 300-101 Signs permitted in residential districts.
- § 300-102 Permits.
- § 300-103 Review of existing signs.
- § 300-104 Removal of certain signs.
- § 300-105 Violations and penalties.
ARTICLE XIII
Accessory Uses
Sections
ARTICLE XVI
Administration
Sections
- § 300-125 Enforcement.
- § 300-126 Code Enforcement Officer's duties and powers.
- § 300-127 Issuance of permits.
- § 300-128 Permits.
- § 300-129 Application for permits.
- § 300-130 special exceptions or variances.
- § 300-131 Conditional uses.
- § 300-132 Planning Commission review.
- § 300-133 Board of Commissioners actions on conditional use applications.
- § 300-134 Fees.
ARTICLE XVIII
Amendments
Sections
- § 300-138 Authority.
- § 300-139 Hearing procedure and notice.
- § 300-140 Application for amendments by citizens.
- § 300-141 Application for amendment by citizen groups.
- § 300-142 Opportunity to be heard.
- § 300-143 Referral to Township Planning Commission.
- § 300-144 Referral to County Planning Commission.
- § 300-145 Citizens' protest.
- § 300-146 Fees.
Additional Zoning
Details
Sections
- Attachment 1 - Table of Permitted Uses -- Residential
- Attachment 2 - Table of Development Standards -- Districts R-A, R-B, R-C, R-1, R-1A, R-2, R-3, R-4
- Attachment 3 - Table of Development Standards -- Districts RMD, RMHD, RHD
- Attachment 4 - Table of Development Standards -- Cluster
- Attachment 5 - Table of Permitted Uses -- Commercial
- Attachment 6 - Table of Development Standards -- Districts O, O-1, N, B, B-1
- Attachment 7 - Table of Permitted Uses -- Industrial
- Attachment 8 - Table of Development Standards -- District I
- Attachment 9 - Table of Permitted Uses -- Institutional
- Attachment 10 - Table of Development Standards -- Districts INS, NS, C
- Attachment 11 - Table of Permitted Principal Uses -- Open Space Districts
- Attachment 12 - Table of Development Standards -- District OS