Areas of contiguous lots that share a common property or lot line, except not including lots entirely separated by a street or a waterway. See Diagram 204-12A. See also definition of "adjacent."

A private improved surface other than a street or driveway designed and constructed to provide for vehicular movement from a street to a parking area, garage, dwelling, building or other structure within a lot or property containing any use other than one single-family dwelling unit. For purposes of this chapter, access drives shall be required for all nonresidential and multifamily uses, and all other uses not served by a driveway as defined in this chapter.

A separate dwelling unit that is contained upon the same lot as an owner-occupied, single-family detached dwelling and is contained within the principal dwelling building or occupies a portion of one of its accessory buildings.

An area of land or other area used for a solar energy system used to capture solar energy, convert it to electrical energy or thermal power and supply electrical or thermal power primarily for on-site use. Ground-mounted or freestanding solar energy systems with an output size of not greater than 20kw shall be considered accessory solar energy systems. Roof-mounted solar energy systems on the roofs of buildings on-site used primarily for on-site use shall have no limit as to energy output. An accessory solar energy system consists of one or more freestanding ground- or roof-mounted solar arrays or modules, or solar-related equipment, and is intended to primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power or fuels.

The total land area contained within a property or proposed site, exclusive of lands within a public or private street right-of-way. (Note: one acre equals 43,560 square feet.)

The latest version of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended.[1]

Two or more lots that share a common property or lot line, or that are separated only by a street or waterway from each other. See Diagram 204-12A. See also definition of "abut."

Unless specifically defined elsewhere herein this chapter, the following words and phrases when used in this chapter relating to the adult-related uses shall have the meaning given to them herein this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

Agricultural uses that involve, but are not necessarily limited to, one or more of the following conditions:

The principal use of land which shall include, but not be limited to, the tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, horticulture, apiculture, floriculture, viticulture and gardening. The production, keeping or maintenance, for sale, lease or personal use, of plants and animals useful to man, including but not limited to: forages and sod crops; grains and seed crops; dairy animals and dairy products, poultry and poultry products: livestock, including beef cattle, sheep, swine horses, ponies, mules, or goats, or any mutations or hybrids thereof, including the breeding and grazing of any or all of such animals: bees and apiary products; fur animals; trees and forest products: fruits of all kinds, including grapes, nuts and berries; vegetables; nursery, floral, ornamental and greenhouse products; or lands devoted to a soil conservation or forestry management program, but excluding concentrated animal operations (CAOs), concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), and forestry. This definition also includes the processing and accessory retail sale of goods produced and including one detached dwelling and other necessary structures and equipment to support the agricultural activity.

An enterprise that is actively engaged in the commercial production and preparation for market of crops, livestock and livestock products and in the production, harvesting and preparation for market or use of agricultural, agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural and aquacultural crops and commodities. The term includes an enterprise that implements changes in production practices and procedures or types of crops, livestock, livestock products or commodities produced consistent with practices and procedures that are normally engaged by farmers or are consistent with technological development within the agricultural industry.

The co-development of the same area of land for both solar photovoltaic power and conventional agriculture.

Unless specifically defined elsewhere herein, the following words and phrases when used in § 204-22 of this chapter relating to the Airport Overlay Zone shall have the meaning given to them herein this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

A principal or accessory use that is privately owned and operated at which the owners' aircraft are stored, take off, land, or any combination thereof. Additionally, invited guests may use an airstrip so long as no fees or other remuneration are charged for such use and such use only involves the temporary storage of aircraft.

A strip of land over which there is a public or private right-of-way intended to provide vehicular access to the side, rear, or both, of properties with frontage on a street. An alley is not intended for general traffic circulation.

An action involving any of the following:

A public sewer system which principally relies upon natural wastewater treatment systems, rather than a man-made/mechanical treatment plant system. Examples include, but are not limited to, wetlands, aerated ponds, lagoons, and spray irrigation.

One thousand pounds live weight of livestock or poultry, regardless of the number of individual animals or birds comprising the unit.

An establishment offering veterinary services to all types of animals, which also includes outdoor and overnight boarding of animals.

An establishment engaged in the coordinated and centrally managed housing including self-contained units designed to provide a supportive environment and to accommodate a relatively independent lifestyle. Such a development may contain a limited number of supportive services, such as meals, transportation, housekeeping, linen and organized social activities for residents and their invited guests. Such a use shall primarily serve persons 55 and older, persons with physical handicaps and/or the developmentally disabled. Assisted-living facilities shall be licensed as personal care centers by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

That part of a building which is immediately below and wholly or partly within the roof framing. Within a dwelling unit, an attic shall not be counted as floor area unless it is constructed as or modified into a habitable room by the inclusion of dormer windows, an average ceiling height of five feet or more and a permanent stationary interior access stairway to a lower building story.

A public sale of property to the highest bidder.

A building used for the conduct of auction sales of goods by a state-licensed auctioneer or apprentice auctioneer.

An establishment whereby automated devices that perform banking or financial functions are operated by the consumer or patron primarily for those who remain in their automobile, but may also be operated by those customers who walk up to the device.

An establishment involving the indoor and/or outdoor display, sale, or rental of new and used automobiles, trailers, boats, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles, trucks, other similar private passenger, recreation and commercial motor vehicles, and mobile homes, and which may include serving and repairs, state inspections, oil changes and lubrications, and tune-ups be conducted within an completely enclosed building as an accessory use, incidental to the principal use.

An establishment where motor fuel, oil, grease, batteries, tires, or automobile accessories are supplied and dispensed at retail, which may include making minor incidental repairs, state inspections, oil changes and lubrications, and tune-ups. This use specifically prohibits body work; straightening of body parts; painting; welding; storage of wrecked vehicles; sales and rental of automobiles, trailers, boats, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles, trucks, other similar private passenger, recreation and commercial motor vehicles, and mobile homes; automobile, heavy equipment and similar motor vehicle repair centers; and other major mechanical work is not permitted as part of this use. This definition excludes general convenience stores.

An establishment where major and minor servicing and repair of automobiles, trailers, boats, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles, trucks, other similar private passenger, recreation and commercial motor vehicles, and mobile homes is conducted as a primary activity. Included in this definition are:

An establishment used for the storage, collection, baling, packing, sorting, handling, disassembling, recycling, resource recovery, purchase or sale of any material which has been used, salvaged, scrapped or reclaimed, but is capable of being reused in some form including, but not limited to, metals, fiber, paper, cloth and rags, rubber, rope, bottles, machinery, tools, appliances, fixtures, utensils, lumber, boxes, crates, pipe and pipe fittings, tires, two or more motor vehicles which are inoperable and do not have a current and valid inspection sticker as required by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and motor vehicle parts, but not including garbage or other organic wastes. No material which fails to meet this definition because it is discarded and incapable of being reused in some form shall be placed in any establishment as herein defined. In no zone shall this use be considered to be accessory or incidental to another use. See "junkyard."

An owner-occupied or manager-occupied business which occupies an existing single-family detached dwelling and/or associated accessory structures where limited overnight lodging and breakfast is provided for compensation to guests and where said use may or may not also host accommodations for private events (e.g., such as weddings and conferences). The dwelling may or may not include a publicly accessible restaurant as a related use. Overnight lodging occurs within individual guest rooms which do not contain cooking facilities.

A sign displaying changeable advertising copy which pertains to a business, organization, event, person, place, service or product not principally located or sold on the premises upon which said sign is located, and shall include public service messages, political campaign advertisements and other noncommercial speech.

The Zoning Hearing Board of North Middleton Township.

An area within a property or site generally adjacent to and parallel with the lot line, either consisting of natural existing vegetation or created by the use of trees, shrubs, fences and/or berms, designed to limit continuously the view, sound and/or light from the site to adjacent sites or properties.

Any structure, either temporary or permanent, having a roof supported by columns or walls, and designed or used for the shelter or enclosure of any person, animal or property of any kind, including porches, decks, awnings, or vehicles situated on private property and used for purposes stated above. For the purposes of this chapter, the word "building" shall include gas or liquid storage tank. See Diagram 204-12B.

A detached, subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental and subordinate to that of the principal building, which is located on the same lot as that occupied by the principal building. Buildings associated with agriculture and not intended for habitation are considered to be accessory buildings. See Diagram 204-12C.

A building which is enclosed within exterior walls or fire walls, which is built, erected, and framed of component structural parts, which is designed for housing, shelter, enclosure, and support of individuals, or property of any kind, and which is a main structure on a given lot. See Diagram 204-12C.

The total of areas taken on a horizontal plane at the average grade level of the principal building or structure and all accessory buildings and structures, including covered porches, decks, and awnings.

The front exterior face, elevation, or wall of a principal building or structure, often the side of the building facing street rights-of-way (excluding alleys).

The area of a building or structure measured from the exterior surface of the exterior walls at grade level. Where a building or structure is elevated above grade level, the building footprint is the area the building would cover if it were located at ground level.

The vertical distance from the average finished grade in front of the building or structure where the address is taken to:

Generally refers to the manner in which a building or structure is positioned on a lot (e.g., a front building facade parallel to a front lot line).

The line within a property defining the required distance between any enclosed building or structure and the abutting right-of-way, or otherwise, front, rear, and side lot lines. In the case of lot where a front and/or rear lot line does not coincide with a recorded right-of-way, the building setback line shall be measured from the associated recorded right-of-way. See Diagram 204-12E.

Any individual who occupies a campsite or otherwise assumes charge of, or is placed in charge of, a campsite.

A state-permitted establishment, through the Pennsylvania Department of Health, in which a portion of land is used for the purpose of providing a space for trailers, recreational vehicles, or tents for camping purposes, regardless of whether a fee has been charged for the leasing, renting or occupancy of the space, in accordance with the Pennsylvania Code, Title 28, Chapter 19. The campground may be an organized camp which includes a combination of programs and facilities established for the primary purpose of providing an outdoor group living experience for children, youth and adults with social, recreational, and educational objectives and operated and used for five or more consecutive days during one or more seasons a year.

Any plot of ground within a campground intended for exclusive occupancy by a camping unit or units under the control of a camper.

Any tent, trailer, cabin, lean-to, recreation vehicle, or similar structure established or maintained and operated in a campground as temporary living quarters for recreation, education, or vacation purposes.

An unenclosed structure for the storage of one or more vehicles in the same manner as a private garage, which may be covered by a roof supported by columns or posts.

The improved surface of a street, access drive, driveway or alley available for vehicular traffic, including travel lanes and parking lanes, but not including curbs, sidewalks or swales.

An establishment whereby structures equipped with apparatuses is used for the interior and/or exterior cleaning, vacuuming, washing, polishing, or waxing or any combination thereof, of motor vehicles is provided.

A parcel of land used as a burial ground for human or animal remains, including columbariums, crematoria, mausoleums and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with the cemetery and within the boundaries thereof.

An area of unobstructed vision at street intersections defined by lines of sight between points at a given distance from the intersection of the street center lines.

An establishment where patients are admitted for examination and treatment to the general public without overnight accommodation and shall include such uses as reception areas, offices, consultation rooms, and X-ray, but may also include a pharmacy, provided that such use has access only from the interior of the building or structure, on an outpatient basis by three or more licensed medical professionals including physicians, dentists, opticians, psychologists, other similar medical personnel and vocations.

A building, structure, or part thereof, used to house an organization catering exclusively to members and their guests, or premises or buildings for social, recreational and administrative purposes which are not conducted for profit, provided there are not conducted any vending stands, merchandising or commercial activities except as required for the membership or fund-raising of such club. This use shall not include bar, boardinghouse, nightclub, restaurant, or tavern open to the general public, or an auditorium, unless that particular use is permitted in that district and the applicable requirements of that use are met, provided they are operated primarily to serve members and their guests.

Installation of a communication antenna on an existing structure other than a communication tower. Co-location includes the installation of communication equipment on or near the existing structure. No part of the communication antenna or communication equipment may extend more than 20 feet above the highest point of the structure on which the communication antennas are attached.

Any establishment whose main purpose is to provide the general public with an amusing or entertaining activity, and where tickets are sold or fees are collected for the activity:

Any area of land or water, or a combination of land and water, within a development site designed and intended for use by all residents of the development or the general public. Land included within the right-of-way lines of streets and stormwater detention basins with impervious surfaces shall not be classified as common open space. Common open spaces shall not include required setbacks between buildings and street rights-of-way, driveways, access drives, parking areas and lot lines of the development. No dwelling unit, residential accessory buildings or parking or loading areas may be located within common open spaces.

The most recent version North Middleton Township Comprehensive Plan, including any amendments.[3]

A permitted use which may be appropriate to a particular zone district, only when specific conditions and criteria prescribed for such uses have been complied with. Conditional uses are reviewed by the Board of Supervisors after recommendations by the Planning Commission, in accordance with § 204-73 of this chapter.

A form of property ownership providing for individual ownership of a specific dwelling unit or other space, together with an undivided interest in the land or other parts of the structure in common with other owners.

A plan including a map(s) and narrative that outlines an erosion and sedimentation control plan for an identified parcel of land.

An age-restricted development or establishment that provides a continuum of accommodations and care for independent living to long-term bed care, and enters into contracts to provide lifelong care in exchange for the payment of monthly fees and an entrance fee.

An establishment of any general contractor or builder where equipment and materials are stored and/or where a contractor performs shop or assembly work but does not include any other yard or establishment otherwise defined or classified herein.

An establishment of any general contractor or builder in which one or more persons are employed in the management, direction or conducting of business and whose staff/employees serve clients who seek advice and consultation regarding business. Equipment and materials may not be stored nor may a contractor perform shop or assembly work at this establishment.

An establishment primarily engaged in the retail sale of frequently or reoccurring needed goods for household consumption, including but not limited to prepackaged food and beverages, foods prepared on site, magazines, lottery tickets, tobacco products, and limited household supplies, and hardware; and the rental of videotapes, DVDs and videogames, provided that an adult bookstore is specifically prohibited. Convenience stores shall not include the dispensing of gasoline or other vehicle fuels and/or the washing of automobiles, unless the dispensing of fuel and washing of automobiles are permitted in the zone and the appropriate approvals for an automobile filling/service station and car wash (as defined herein) have been obtained as applicable.

A group of uses designed and constructed as an integrated development to serve those attending consumer trade shows, association conferences and meetings, sports shows, banquets, receptions and other similar functions.

An establishment primarily engaged in providing custom printing, photocopying, faxing, mailing, courier service and/or other similar business and officer support services, along with accessory sales of materials and items related to copying and mailing.

An establishment primarily engaged in the on-site production, display, and sale of goods created on-site by hand manufacturing involving only the use of hand tools or domestic mechanical equipment not exceeding eight kilowatts (kW). Typical uses include painting and other media art, ceramics, fabric crafts, candle-making, and jewelry manufacturing. All such production associated with this use shall occur within a completely enclosed building.

An establishment offering care or supervision of persons under the age of 16, special needs adults in lieu of care or supervision by family members, or elderly persons (generally 60 years of age and older) and/or mentally retarded and/or physically handicapped who need such daily assistance because of their limited physical abilities, Alzheimer's disease, mental abilities or mental retardation. This use shall not include persons who need oversight because of behavior that is criminal or violent. This use may involve occasional overnight stays, but shall not primarily be a residential use. The use shall involve typical stays of less than a total of 60 hours per week per person:

The number of dwelling units permitted in relation to the land area actually in use or proposed to be used for residential purposes, exclusive of any public, private, or both, streets.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Any man-made change to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to buildings or other structures, mining, dredging, filling, grading, paving, excavating or drilling operations.

A disability of a person which has continued or can be expected to continue indefinitely; a disability which is:

A person with a developmental disability.

A process whereby materials, goods or products are imported, stored by one person and then delivered to another.

The noncommercial keeping of no more than six adult nonfarm animals that are locally available for purchase as pets, as an accessory use to a dwelling unit.

A business establishment, including an eating establishment, offering refreshments, entertainment, goods or services to patrons, who purchase and/or consume such refreshments, entertainment, or services on the premises and/or outside of the building or structure, including patrons who may receive services, obtain goods, or be entertained while remaining in their motor vehicles.

A portion of a business establishment dependent on providing an access drive approach or parking spaces for motor vehicles so as to serve patrons while in the motor vehicle rather than within a building or structure.

A private improved surface designed and constructed to provide vehicular movement from a street to a parking area, garage, dwelling, building or structure within a lot or property containing one single-family dwelling unit or an agricultural activity.

Any building or portion thereof designed and used exclusively for residential occupancy, including those listed below, but not including hospitals, hotels, motels, boarding, rooming and lodging houses, institutional houses, tourists courts, and the like, offering overnight accommodations for guests or patients. In addition, all dwellings shall be properly connected to approved and permanently designed public or on-lot sewer, public or on-lot water, electrical and other utility systems. See Diagram 204-12F.

A single unit providing complete, independent living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation.

Any construction or other activity which disturbs the surface of the land, including, but not limited to, excavations, embankments, land development, subdivision development, mineral extraction and the moving, depositing or storing of soil, rock or earth, excluding the tilling of the soil.

A right granted for the use of private land for certain public, quasi-public, or private purposes; also the land to which such right pertains.

The provision by public utilities, municipal or other governmental units regulated by the Public Utility Commission (PUC) or other governmental agencies of underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water pipes, sewer and storm sewer facilities, and wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduits, cables, fire alarm boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith, reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate services by such public utilities or municipal or governmental units or for the public health, safety or general welfare.

A person duly registered as a professional engineer by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The Township Engineer, who will be a registered professional engineer, or any registered professional engineer or any consultant designated by the Board of Supervisors to review a subdivision plan and perform the duties of engineer on behalf of the Township.

One or more persons, related by blood, adoption or marriage, living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit, or a number of persons living and cooking together as a single housekeeping unit though not related by blood, adoption or marriage.[4]

A business activity administered or that is clearly conducted as an accessory use to and/or within a principal agricultural use, within an accessory structure.

A structure designed as a barrier to restrict the movement or view of persons, animals, property, vehicles, or any combination thereof. This definition shall not include ornamental fence treatments that are located in the front yard and extend less than 1/2 the width, depth, or both, of the front yard.

Material placed or deposited so as to form an embankment or raise the surface elevation of the land, including but not limited to levees, bulkheads, dikes, jetties, embankments and causeways.

A bank, savings and loan association, credit union, finance or loan company, etc.

The total of all floor areas of a building or structure from the exterior face of exterior walls, or from the center line of a wall separating two buildings, excluding uninhabitable cellar, basement, and attic areas used only for storage and the operation and maintenance of the building.

The total of all floor areas of a building or structure, excluding stairwells and elevator shafts, equipment rooms, interior vehicular parking or loading; and all floors below the first or ground floor, except when used or intended to be used for human habitation or service to the public.

The total of all floor areas of all rooms used for habitation in a building or structure, such as living room, dining room, kitchen, or bedroom, but not excluding hallways, stairways, cellars, basements, attics, service rooms or utility rooms, bathroom, closets, nor unheated areas such as enclosed porches, nor rooms without at least one window or skylight opening onto an outside yard or court. At least half of the floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven feet and the floor area of that part of any room where the ceiling height is less than five feet shall not be considered as part of the habitable floor area.

The total of all floor area space relegated to use by the customer and the retail employee to consummate retail sales; and to include display area used to indicate the variety of goods available for the customer; but not to include office space, storage space, and other general administrative areas.

An establishment in which food is processed and/or prepared on the premises, and which may be sold on the premises. This term shall also include bakeries and catering establishments.

The management of forests and timberlands when practiced in accordance with accepted silvicultural principles, through developing, cultivating, harvesting, transporting and selling trees for commercial purposes, which does not involve any land development.

The linear measurement taken along a property's common boundary with an adjoining street right-of-way, other than that of a limited access highway. See Diagram 204-12E.

An establishment conducting embalming and cremation which may include the viewing of the deceased and ceremonies connected therewith prior to burial or cremation, but not including cemeteries, columbariums, mausoleums, and entombments.

All table refuse, animal and vegetable matter, pieces, parts, remains of meat, fish and fowl, vegetables and other parts thereof and all other articles or material ordinarily used for food which have become unfit for such use or which are, for any reason, discarded. See "waste."

An accessory building for the storage of one or more automobiles, other vehicles accessory and incidental to the primary use of the premises, or both; provided, however, that one commercial vehicle of not more than one-ton capacity may be stored therein where the use of such vehicles is not incidental to the use of the premises. No business, occupation or service shall be conducted therein, nor shall space therein for more than one vehicle be leased to a nonoccupant of the premises. (UNLESS OTHERWISE PERMITTED IN THIS CHAPTER) Where a garage is an attached integral part of a dwelling unit, the garage shall not be counted as habitable floor area unless it is constructed or modified into a habitable room by the removal of all vehicular access doors and provided adequate off-street parking is still available on the same lot as the dwelling unit.

The public sale of household and personal items, and/or items common to the use of home ownership.

The effect produced by light with an intensity sufficient to cause annoyance, discomfort, or loss in visual performance and visibility.

A public or private recreational area primarily used for playing golf and which has a minimum of 5,000 yards of play in 18 holes or 2,500 yards in nine holes, and which may include accessory facilities such as a driving range, pro shop, and/or restaurant.

The North Middleton Township Board of Supervisors.

An establishment providing shelter, counseling, and other rehabilitative services in a family-like environment for nine but fewer than 15 residents, plus such minimum supervisory personnel as may be required to meet standards of the licensing agency. Residents may not be legally related to the facility operators or supervisors and, by reason of mental or physical disability, chemical or alcohol dependency, or family or school adjustment problems, require a minimum level of supervision but do not require medical or nursing care or general supervision. A group care facility must be licensed and/or approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare.

A dwelling unit directly associated with and operated by a responsible individual, family or organization with a program to provide a supportive living arrangement for individuals where special care is needed by the persons served due to age, emotional, mental, developmental or physical disability. Such administration is through the direction of paid professional staff and for supervision of residents by full-time resident staff. This definition shall expressly include facilities for the supervised care of persons with disabilities subject to protection under the Pennsylvania and Federal Fair Housing Acts, as amended. Group homes must be licensed where required by any appropriate government agencies, and a copy of any such license must be delivered to the Zoning Officer prior to the initiation of the use.

A non-institutional living arrangement with treatment and support services for persons with substance abuse problems or for inmates and parolees approaching parole release date or release from a corrections institution. The halfway house (community corrections center) operates under the rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Department of Health or Department of Corrections or similar authorities. The residents are provided full-time supervision and counseling on employment, vocations, finances and community living.

Materials which have the potential to damage health, endanger human life or impair safety.

Any garbage, refuse, sludge from an industrial or other wastewater treatment plant, sludge from a water supply treatment plant or air pollution facility and other discarded material including solid, liquid, semisolid or contained gaseous material resulting from municipal, commercial, industrial, institutional, mining or agricultural operations and from community activities, or any combination of the above, which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may:

Any structure, group of structures, aboveground or underground storage tanks or any other area or buildings used for the purpose of permanently housing or temporarily holding hazardous waste for the storage or treatment for any time span other than the normal transportation time through the Township.

Machinery, vehicles and other devices that are not normally used for domestic purposes upon a residential dwelling lot. Examples include, but are not limited to, agricultural machinery, excavation equipment, commercial trucks and trailers, Class II recreation vehicles (as defined herein), yachts, industrial machinery, etc.

An accessory use where no more than one helicopter may land/take off and be stored.

A principal (or accessory, like airstrip) use where one or more helicopters may land/take off and be stored. Such use may also include support services such as fueling and maintenance equipment, passenger terminals and storage hangars.

Unless specifically defined elsewhere herein, the following words and phrases when used in § 204-23 of this chapter relating to the Historic Resources Overlay Zone shall have the meaning given to them herein this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

An establishment providing for the sale of home, lawn, and garden supplies, lumber, and other similar building materials and products, including hardware stores.

A business activity administered or that is clearly conducted as an accessory use to and within a single-family detached dwelling.

The growing of fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants.

An establishment which provides medical, psychiatric, obstetrical, or surgical care on a twenty-four-hour basis. The term "hospital" shall include facilities used for medical research and training for health-care professions, general hospitals, mental hospitals, tuberculosis hospitals, children's hospitals, and any such other facilities which provide inpatient care. A hospital use can also include attached and detached accessory uses, provided that all uses are contained upon the hospital property. A hospital shall be licensed as such by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The term "hospital" shall not include any facility in which is conducted the housing of the criminally insane or provides treatment for persons actively charged with or serving a sentence after being convicted of a felony.

A facility which provides lodging to boarders for compensation, which contains more than eight rooms with less than 25% of all rooms having direct access to the outside without the necessity of passing through the main lobby of the building and which may provide meals and other services as a part of the compensation.

Any portion of a lot covered by material impenetrable by precipitation, including buildings, structures and paved areas.

Any natural or man-made material utilized to cover, pave or resurface any portion or area of a lot, whether permeable or impermeable, excepting only soil, plants or vegetative coverings. "Impervious cover" shall include, among other materials, any form or mixture of concrete, stone, asphalt, tar, or other substance designed and intended to alter the natural state of the land.

See "lot coverage."

Any enterprise in which goods are generally mass produced from raw materials on a large scale through use of an assembly line or similar process, usually for sale to wholesalers or other industrial or manufacturing uses. This term includes but is not limited to those involving manufacturing; processing; packaging; printing, publishing and binding; production; testing of materials, goods and products; conversion and assembly; industrial laundries; repair of large appliances and equipment; machine shops, and welding shops.

The manufacturing, compounding, processing, assembly, or treatment of materials, articles, or merchandise.

An access drive shared by and constructed to provide vehicular access between multiple nonresidential or multifamily uses and a street.

A driveway shared by and constructed to provide access to two or three properties.

Used materials, discarded materials, or both, including, but not limited to, waste, paper, rags, metal, building materials, house furnishings, machinery, vehicles or parts thereof, which are being stored awaiting potential reuse or ultimate disposal.

Any place where activity of storing or accumulating junk occurs or where business of selling, buying or dealing in junk is carried on or where two or more motor vehicles are stored which are unlicensed, inoperable, and do not have a current and valid inspection sticker as required by the Vehicle Code and other laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. See "automobile wrecking, junk and scrap storage and sales establishments (junkyards)."

An establishment operated as a gainful business licensed through the Department of Agriculture, containing indoor and outdoor housing facilities for the sheltering of four or more canines, or other animals in accordance with the Pennsylvania Code, as amended or revised.[5]

An area of land or other area used for a wind energy conversion system principally used to capture wind energy and convert it to electrical energy. Large wind energy production facilities consist of one or more wind turbines, tower, and associated control or conversion electronics and other accessory structures and buildings including substations, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines and other appurtenant structures and facilities. A facility is considered a large wind energy production facility if it supplies electrical power solely for off-site use.

The legal or beneficial owner or owners of land, including the holder of an option or contract to purchase (whether or not such option or contract is subject to any condition), a lessee if he is authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner, or other person having a proprietary interest in land.

An establishment equipped with large-scale clothes-washing and dry cleaning equipment.

An establishment equipped with individual clothes-washing equipment for the use of retail customers or the dropoff and pickup of clothing for dry cleaning off-site).

An establishment in which literary, musical, artistic or reference material (such as books, manuscripts, recordings or films) are kept for use but not for sale.

Unless specifically defined elsewhere herein, the following words and phrases when used in § 204-37 of this chapter relating to the outdoor lighting shall have the meaning given to them herein this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. See Diagram 204-12G.

Large animals, including, but not necessarily limited to, the following: horses, ponies, donkeys, mules, cattle, sheep, goats or swine, but also includes poultry. For purposes of this chapter, livestock shall not be considered domestic pets.

An off-street paved space suitable for the loading or unloading of goods and having direct usable access to a street or alley.

A facility defined and licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health in accordance with Title 28 of the Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 201. The facility provides skilled or intermediate nursing care services 24 hours a day and seven days a week to individuals who do not require more intensive hospital-based care.

Any parcel, plot or tract of land intended as a single unit for purposes of ownership, transfer of ownership, use, rent, improvement or development. Contiguous nonconforming lots of record under single and separate ownership shall be considered one lot for the purposes of this chapter. A lot, as herein defined, may or may not coincide with a lot of record. See Diagram 204-12H.

The area contained within the lot lines of individual parcels of land, excluding any area within a street right-of-way, but including the area of any easement.

That portion or percentage of the lot area covered by impervious cover.

A line of record which divides one lot from another lot or from a public or private road (right-of-way) or any other public space. Where a lot abuts a public or private right-of-way, the lot line for regulatory purposes shall be the right-of-way line; also known as "road or street line." See Diagram 204-12E.

A lot identified on a subdivision plan or on a deed or other instrument of conveyance recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

The horizontal distance measured between side lot lines at the minimum front setback line for the district in which the lot is located. On corner lots, lot width shall be measured between the right-of-way line for the non-address street and the directly opposite lot line. Unless otherwise noted, lot width shall be measured at the building setback line and the street frontage. For purposes of determining compliance with required lot width standards of this chapter, in calculating required lot width, the term shall mean the "contiguous" or "unbroken" horizontal distance measured between side lot lines. See Diagram 204-12E.

A function involving either the processing, conversion or production of materials, goods or products.

See "mobile home."

The fecal and urinary excrement of livestock and poultry, often containing some spilled feed, bedding or litter.

A facility whose main purpose is to use anaerobic digestion processes to convert livestock and poultry manure (primary catalyst) into biogas, which is generally burned on-site to produce electricity, heat, and water; as well as to manage livestock and poultry manure. Manure digesters may include "codigestion" in which the livestock and poultry manure (primary catalyst) may be mixed with other organic materials (secondary catalysts). Types of manure digesters include covered anaerobic lagoons, plug-flow, and/or complete mix (or continually stirred tank reactor), along with other appurtenant sites, structures and buildings, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines and other appurtenant structures and facilities.

A detached structure or other improvement built to store manure for future use or disposal. Types of storage facilities are as follows: underground storage, in-ground storage, earthen bank, stacking area, and aboveground storage. Manure storage facilities shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

An establishment where massage services are provided by a person having graduated from a massage therapy training program approved by the Pennsylvania State Board of Private Licensed Schools or equivalent agency if trained in another state; by a person certified through a massage therapy certification examination approved by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies; by a person certified through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork; and/or is a practitioner or member of either of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), or International Massage Association (IMA). Massage therapy establishments shall not be construed to be an adult-related use as defined herein, and shall comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

A person trained, and licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in manipulation of the soft tissues of the body by rubbing, stroking, kneading, etc. for therapeutic or healing purposes.

An enterprise engaged in the searching for or removal of rock, soil or mineral from the earth by excavating, stripping, mining, leveling, or any other process, but exclusive of excavations or grading involved in the construction of a building. Also includes any processing operations in connection with the above activities.

Any aggregate or mass of mineral matter, whether or not coherent. The term includes, but is not limited to, limestone and dolomite, sand and gravel, rock and stone, earth, fill, slag, iron ore, zinc ore, vermiculite and clay, anthracite and bituminous coal, coal refuse, peat and crude oil and natural gas.

An establishment providing for the enclosed storage of household items or recreational equipment, where said items are retained for direct use by their owner, who shall have direct access thereto without intermediate handling by the proprietor of the facility.

A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, contained in one unit, or in two or more units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable again of being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations. Mobile homes placed in parks shall meet the requirements for mobile home parks listed in the North Middleton Township Mobile Home and Mobile Home Park Ordinance, as may be amended.[6] Mobile homes placed on individual lots shall be considered dwellings and be bound by the requirements there imposed.

A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erections thereon of a single mobile home.

A parcel or contiguous parcels of land which have been so designated and improved that they contain two or more mobile home lots for the placement thereon of mobile homes.

An establishment which provides transient lodging accommodations to the general public in sleeping units which each have separate access directly to the outside and which may provide such additional supporting services as restaurants, recreation facilities and living quarters for a resident manager or proprietor.

An area or building where freight transported by motor truck, motor carriers, or rail (full loads or less than full loads) is stored, handled, or transferred in the routine inter/intrastate shipment of said freight. It shall also include any area of such operations such as vehicle repair and service, truck parking, driver facilities and administrative operations located on the same parcel or tract.

An establishment where new and used automobiles, trailers, boats, heavy equipment, recreational vehicles, trucks, other similar private passenger, recreation and commercial motor vehicles, and mobile homes, are stored, readied, and displayed on a recurring scheduled basis primarily for wholesale, but may also include retail sales.

The conversion of a single-family detached dwelling into accommodations for more than one dwelling unit.

Any establishment, use, facility, and/or structure owned and/or operated by North Middleton Township, or its authorized municipal authorities or agents.

North Middleton Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

An area maintained in a natural state for the preservation of both animal and plant life.

Structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after the effective date of this chapter.

Any building used for on-site consumption of alcoholic or nonalcoholic beverages where live entertainment is offered. For the purposes of this definition, "live entertainment" is meant to include the use of disc jockeys for the purposes of supplying musical entertainment. Nightclubs may also provide for on-site consumption of food. Additionally, nightclubs can offer the retail sale of carry-out beer and wine as an accessory use. This is also meant to include an "under 21" club which features entertainment.

An accessory use to a principal single-family detached dwelling, whereupon livestock are kept exclusively by the residents of the site.

A lot, the area or dimension of which was lawful prior to the adoption or amendment of this chapter, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zone in which it is located by reasons of such adoption or amendment.

A structure or part of a structure manifestly not designed to comply with the applicable use or extent of use provisions in this chapter, or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such structure lawfully existed prior to the enactment of such chapter or amendment or prior to the application of such chapter or amendment to its location by reason of annexation. Such nonconforming structures include but are not limited to nonconforming signs.

A use, whether of land or of structure, which does not comply with the applicable use provisions in this chapter or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such use was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of such chapter or amendment or prior to the application of such chapter or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.

Any aspect of a use that does not comply with any size, height, bulk, setback, distance, landscaping, coverage, screening or any other design or performance standard specified by this chapter, where such dimensional nonconformity lawfully existed prior to the adoption of this chapter or amendment thereto.

A use whose purpose or purposes do not involve pecuniary profit, incidental or otherwise.

A business activity administered or that is clearly conducted as an accessory use to and within residential dwelling and which involves no customer, client or patient traffic, whether vehicular or pedestrian, pickup, delivery or removal functions to or from the premises, in excess of those normally associated with the residential use. (Also known as "no-impact home based business" per the MPC.)

Any wall, dam, wharf, embankment, levee, dike, pile, abutment, projection, excavation, channel, rectification, culvert, building, fence, stockpile, refuse, fill, structure or matter in, along, across or projecting into any channel, watercourse or flood-prone area, which may impede, retard or change the direction of the flow of water, either in itself or by catching or collecting debris carried by such water, or which is placed where the flow of the water might carry the same downstream to the damage of life and property.

An establishment in which one or more persons are employed in the management, direction or conducting of business/commerce and whose staff/employees serve clients who seek advice and consultation regarding business/commerce. A business office may include the administrative, corporate or professional offices for profit, nonprofit or charitable organizations, but also includes real estate, stock and bond brokers, accountants, adjusters, appraisers, utility companies, lawyers, clergymen, teachers, architects, engineers, insurance agents, and similar office-oriented uses.

An establishment where patients are admitted for examination and treatment to the general public without overnight accommodation and without a pharmacy, and shall include such uses as reception areas, offices, consultation rooms, and X-ray, provided that such uses have access only from the interior of the building or structure, on an outpatient basis by not more than two licensed medical professionals including physicians, dentists, opticians, psychologists, other similar medical personnel and vocations.

A commercial use at which persons can visit to wager upon and observe by remote television the outcomes of events that are taking place elsewhere.

The disposal of sewage generated by one principal use with the use of safe and healthful means within the confines of the lot on which the use is located, as approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

The provision of a safe, adequate and healthful supply of water to a single principal use from a private well.

A space unoccupied by buildings or paved surface and open to the sky on the same lot with the building.

A man-made body of water that contains less than 26.6 cubic feet (200 gallons) of water, has a maximum length or diameter of 15 feet and has a maximum depth of 18 inches.

A retail sales use where more than one vendor displays and sells general merchandise that is new or used in an outdoor setting.

A portion of an establishment which includes an exterior seating area associated with a food services, restaurant, tavern/bar, or other similar establishment.

The display and sales of products and services primarily outside of a building or a structure.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

A use of land, which may include accessory buildings and structures, for active and/or passive outdoor recreation for the purpose of pleasure, leisure, fellowship or exercise, commonly involving a sporting activity, camping, hiking, jogging, bicycling, swimming, picnicking and other related activities which is open to the public. A park may include amenities such as ball fields, tennis courts, trails, playground equipment, rest rooms, picnic tables, cooking grills and similar facilities. For purposes of this chapter, parks shall not include improvements for or permit uses considered commercial recreational uses.

The temporary stopping or standing of a licensed, inspected and operable vehicle, whether occupied or not, off the roadway.

A public or private lot, building or structure that is designed and used for the temporary off-street storage and parking of passenger vehicles. This use shall include surface parking lots and parking structures including buildings and decks.

Any area of a lot used for off-street parking facilities, providing for the transient storage of automobiles, and other motorized and nonmotorized vehicles.

A building or structure where passenger vehicles may be stored for temporary off-street parking, including decks and buildings.

A space within an off-street parking compound for the parking of motor vehicles or trailers.

Any area of a lot which is covered with a hard surface material, including asphalt or concrete, but not including, required public concrete sidewalks, curbs or cartways and shoulders of public streets.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

An individual, form, partnership, corporation or other legal entity.

An establishment defined and licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare in accordance with Title 55 of the Pennsylvania Code, Chapter 2600. A personal care home is a premises in which food, shelter and personal assistance or supervision are provided for a period exceeding 24 hours for four or more adults who are not relatives of the operator, who do not require the services in or of a licensed long-term-care facility, but who do require assistance or supervision in matters such as dressing, bathing, diet, financial management, evacuation of a residence in the event of an emergency or medication prescribed for self-administration. A halfway house shall not be considered a personal care home.[7]

See "assisted living facility."

An establishment where service-oriented activities for personal needs are provided to the general public, but which do not primarily involve retail sales of goods or does not involve professional advisory services. Such activities shall include and be similar to barbershops, beauty salons, health spas; photographic studios; small home appliance repair including radios and televisions; repair shops for tools, bicycles, guns, locks, shoes and watches; tailor, dressmaking, and upholstering shops, and pet grooming with no overnight boarding. Personal service establishments shall not be construed to be an adult-related use as defined herein.

Any material that covers the land that would allow the percolation of stormwater directly into the soil, including plants or vegetative coverings or as otherwise which would permit water to penetrate and as approved by the Township Engineer. Shall not include any permeable man-made material utilized to pave any portion or area of a lot.

Any substance or mixture of substances intended for use in preventing, destroying, repelling, sterilizing or mitigating any insects, rodents, nematodes, predatory animals, fungi, weeds or other forms of plant or animal life.

An establishment wherein persons regularly assemble for religious worship and which is maintained and controlled by a religious body organized to sustain public worship, together with all buildings, accessory buildings, structures and uses customarily associated with such primary purpose including rectories, convents and church-related schools and day-care facilities. Includes synagogue, temple, mosque, or other such place for worship and religious activities.

A group of uses planned and designed as an integrated unit with controlled ingress and egress and shared off-street parking provided on the property as an integral part of the unit. Such centers also may include planned center signs as regulated herein.

The Planning Commission of North Middleton Township.

An establishment operated by the United States Postal Service, where mail is received, sorted, and delivered, and where stamps and other postal materials are sold.

The property upon which the activity is conducted as determined by physical facts rather than lot lines. It is the land occupied by the buildings or other physical uses that are necessary or customarily incident to the activity, including such open spaces as are arranged and designed to be used in connection with such buildings or uses. The following are not considered to be a part of the premises on which the activity is conducted and any signs located on such land are to be considered off-premises advertising:

An area of land or other area used for a solar collection system principally used to capture solar energy, convert it to electrical energy or thermal power and supply electrical or thermal power primarily for off-site use. Principal solar energy systems consist of one or more freestanding ground- or roof-mounted solar collector devices, solar-related equipment and other accessory structures and buildings, including light reflectors, concentrators, and heat exchangers, substations, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines and other appurtenant structures.

A principal use whereby waste is brought to the site for storage, processing, treatment, transfer or disposal.

An airport which is privately owned and which is not open or intended to be open to the public as defined in 74 Pa.C.S.A. § 5102.

A function which involves only the cleaning, sorting, sizing, packaging, or any combination thereof, of products and materials.

Owned, operated, or both, by the Township, its authority, a Township-supported fire company or a Township-supported ambulance association.

An airport which is either publicly or privately owned and which is open to the public as defined in 74 Pa.C.S.A. § 5102.

A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the North Middleton Township Board of Supervisors or Planning Commission (as applicable), intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action on zoning-related matters.

A forum held pursuant to notice under the Act of July 3, 1986 (P.L. 388, No. 84), known as the "Sunshine Act," and subsequent amendments.[8]

Notice published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication shall not be more than 30 days and the second publication shall not be less than seven days from the date of the hearing. Public notice for rezoning, special exception, variance, or any combination thereof, requests shall also include the posting of a sign(s) at a conspicuous location(s) upon the site to notify potentially interested citizens; this sign(s) shall be posted at least one week prior to the hearing and will exhibit the nature, date, time and location of the hearing.

A municipal sanitary sewer or a comparable common or package sanitary facility approved and permitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Such systems are capable of serving multiple users.

Use or extension thereof which is operated, owned or maintained by a municipality or municipal authority or which is privately owned and approved by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission for the purpose of providing public sewage disposal, treatment, or both; public water supply, storage, treatment, or any combination thereof; or for the purpose of providing the transmission of energy or telephone service.

A municipal water supply system or a comparable common water facility approved and permitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection. Such systems are capable of serving multiple users.

The erection, construction, alteration, operation or maintenance of buildings, power plants, towers, substations, water treatment plants or pumping stations, sewage disposal or pumping plants, public transportation and road maintenance facilities, and other similar public service structures by a utility, whether publicly or privately owned, or by government agency other than North Middleton Township (its authorities or agents), including the furnishing of electrical, gas, communication, water supply and sewage disposal services.

Any natural or artificially produced substance which emits radiation spontaneously.

One or more transmitters or receivers or a combination of transmitters and receivers, including the accessory equipment, necessary at one location for the transmission of AM or FM radio broadcasts.

A rail yard, or railroad yard, is a complex series of railroad tracks for storing, sorting, or loading/unloading, railroad cars and/or locomotives. Railroad yards have many tracks in parallel for keeping rolling stock stored off the main line, so that they do not obstruct the flow of traffic.

A portable structure, primarily designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreation, camping or travel purposes. In addition to the above, any of the following attributes are characteristic of a travel trailer:

A facility, other than a facility open to the public to receive commercial/industrial recyclable material, where any method, technique, or process is utilized to separate, process, modify, or convert waste so that component materials or substances may be used or reused or sold to third parties for such purposes. The use or reuse, or a solid waste may not be used in a manner that would constitute solid waste disposal.

A facility, other than a facility open to the public to receive household waste and recyclable material, where any method, technique, or process is utilized to separate, process, modify, or convert waste so that component materials or substances may be used or reused or sold to third parties for such purposes. The use or reuse of a solid waste may not be used in a manner that would constitute solid waste disposal.

A procedure by which services or personal property are temporarily transferred to another person for a specific time period for compensation.

A function involved in correcting deficiencies of products that affect its performance, appearance, or both.

An establishment which carries on investigations in the natural, physical, technical or social science or engineering and development as an extension of such investigation with the objective of creating end products.

An establishment involving facilities for scientific research, investigation, testing or experimentation, but not facilities for the manufacture or sale of products except as accessory and incidental to the main purpose of the laboratory.

An establishment that sells ready-to-consume food or drink and that routinely involves the consumption of at least a portion of such food on the premises. A restaurant may include the accessory sale of alcoholic beverages. However, if such sales is a primary or substantial portion of the total trade, the requirement of a tavern or bar as applicable must be met.

An establishment which sells goods or merchandise and repair services for goods or similar merchandise sold on the premises to the general public for personal and household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods. Retail businesses shall not be construed to be an adult-related use as defined herein.

Those businesses whose primary activities involve the display and sales of goods and products to the general public. This term shall not include adult-related uses as defined herein.

An establishment where horses are boarded and cared for, or where instruction in riding, jumping, and showing is offered, or where horses may be hired for riding.

A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, street, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary, storm sewer, and other similar uses, whether public or private. (See also "street line.") See Diagram 204-12E.

An accessory structure which primarily involves the retail sale of agricultural and/or garden products such as fresh fruits, vegetables, herbs, flowers or plants produced on site or on property contiguous to the property on which they are offered for sale during the harvesting season.

A business activity administered or that is clearly conducted as an accessory use to a single-family detached dwelling, within an accessory structure.

An establishment where timber is cut, sawed, or planed, either to finished lumber, or as an intermediary step and may include facilities for the kiln drying of lumber and may include the distribution of such products on a wholesale or retail basis.

A device incorporating a reflective surface which is solid, open mesh or bar-configured and is in the shape of a shallow dish, cone, horn or cornucopia. Such device shall be used to transmit, receive, or both, radio or electromagnetic waves between terrestrially based uses, orbitally based uses, or both. This definition is meant to include but not be limited to what are commonly referred to as "satellite earth stations," "TVROs" and "satellite microwave antennas."

An establishment offering instruction in any branch of knowledge under the supervision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or a lawfully constituted ecclesiastical governing body, person, partnership, or corporation meeting the requirements of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The provision of a barrier to visibility, airborne particles, glare and noise between adjacent properties, uses, and/or zoning districts composed of a mixture of landscaping, trees, berms, shrubs, fences, walls and/or other similar type materials, that is intended to mitigate negative impacts, such as visual and noise, of the more intense use on the less intense use or zoning district.

A vegetative material of sufficient height and density to conceal from the view of passing motorists and property owners on abutting and/or adjacent properties the structures and uses on the premises on which the screen planting is located.

The required horizontal distance between a setback line and a property or street right-of-way line. See Diagram 204-12E.

A line within a property and parallel to a property or street right-of-way line which delineates the required distance between some particular use of property and that property or street right-of-way line. See Diagram 204-12E.

A place where firearms and other projectile-type weapons (e.g., guns, rifles, shotguns, pistols, air guns, archery crossbows, etc.) can be shot for recreation, competition, skill development, training, or any combination thereof. Nothing within this definition shall be construed to include hunting when conducted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

A planned center of four or more tenant leasable units or stores designed for the site on which it is built, functioning as a unit, with shared off-street parking provided on the property as an integral part of the unit.

A device for visual communication that is used to bring the subject to the attention of the public. A sign shall not include flags or other insignia of any government, fraternal, civic, charitable or similar organization, or legal notices and signs posted prohibiting trespassing, hunting or fishing.

The ownership of a lot by one or more persons, which ownership is separate and distinct from that of any abutting or adjoining lot. Ownership shall be considered separate and distinct where lots have been separately described as such, by metes and bounds, in a recorded deed or instrument of conveyance prior to the enactment of this chapter or an amendment thereto and have continued since that date to be so separately described in all subsequent recorded deeds or instruments of conveyance.

Professionally supervised nursing care and related medical and other health services provided for a period exceeding 24 hours to an individual not in need of hospitalization, but whose needs are above the level of room and board and can only be met in a long-term-care nursing facility or an inpatient basis because of age, illness, disease, injury, convalescence or physical or mental infirmity.[9]

A wind energy conversion system consisting of a wind turbine, tower, and associated control or conversion electronics, and is intended to primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power. A system is considered a small wind energy system only if it supplies electrical power solely for on-site use, except that when a parcel on which the system is installed also receives electrical power supplied by a utility company, excess electrical power generated and not presently needed for on-site use may be used by the utility company.

The most recent published version of the United States Department of Agriculture's Soil Survey for Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.[10]

A solar easement means a right, expressed as an easement, restriction, covenant, or condition contained in any deed, contract, or other written instrument executed by or on behalf of any landowner for the purpose of assuring adequate access to direct sunlight for solar energy systems.

Radiant energy (direct, diffuse and/or reflective) received from the sun.

An area of land used for a solar collection system principally to capture solar energy, convert it to electrical energy or thermal power and supply electrical or thermal power. This shall include all other accessory structures related to the solar energy system including buildings, structures, substations, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines, and other appurtenant structures and facilities.

That part or portion of a solar energy system containing one or more receptive cells or modules, the purpose of which is to convert solar energy for use in space heating or cooling, for water heating and/or for electricity.

The total area of land including the principal solar energy system, the space between solar arrays, stormwater management area, access drives, fencing and internal access roads. The solar project area does not include any area outside of the fenced facility set aside for agricultural uses and designed to be adequate for the maneuverability of typical farm equipment.

Items including a solar photovoltaic cell, module, panel, or array, or solar hot air or water collector device panels, lines, pumps, batteries, mounting brackets, framing and possibly foundations or other structures used for or intended to be used for collection of solar energy.

A use that is generally compatible with a particular zone once specified criteria have been met. Special exception uses are listed by zone and approved by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with § 204-64C of this chapter.

The most recent version of the Township's Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, as may be amended.[11]

A function involving the deposition of materials, goods, products, or any combination thereof, for safekeeping, including the parking or storage of unlicensed, uninspected or inoperable motor vehicles.

The wall of a unit of occupancy which faces the front yard (oriented toward the street) within a planned center, as defined herein.

Any facility used to retain or detain stormwater, that is part of a stormwater management system.

That part of a building located between a floor and the floor or roof next above. The first story of a building is the lowest story, having 75% or more of its wall area above grade level. A half-story is a story under a gable, hip or gambrel roof, the wall plate of which on at least two opposite exterior walls is not more than two feet above such story.

Includes street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, lane, viaduct and any other dedicated and adopted public right-of-way or private right-of-way, used or intended to be used by vehicular traffic, pedestrians, or both.

The horizontal line paralleling the street that bisects the street right-of-way into two equal widths. In those instances where the street right-of-way cannot be determined, the street center line shall correspond to the center of the cartway.

The linear or curvilinear measurement taken along a property's street line with or street right-of-way, other than that of a limited-access highway. Street frontage must be a contiguous length when used to meet the minimum lot width requirements of this chapter.

A line defining the edge of a street right-of-way and separating the street from abutting property or lots. The street line shall be the same as the legal right-of-way line currently in existence, a dedicated right-of-way, or a reserve right-of-way. See Diagram 204-12E.

A strip of land, including the entire right-of-way, intended for use as a means of vehicular and pedestrian circulation, but not intended to be dedicated for public use.

A strip of land, including the entire right-of-way, intended to be dedicated for use as a means of vehicular and pedestrian circulation by the public.

Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land. See Diagram 204-12C.

Any repair, reconstruction or improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the fair market value of the structure either before the improvement or repair is started or, if the structure has been damaged and is being restored, before the damage occurred. For the purpose of this definition, "substantial improvement" is considered to occur when the first alteration of any wall, ceiling, floor or other structural part of the structure commences, whether or not that alteration affects the external dimensions of the structure.

Any pool not located within a completely enclosed building and containing or normally capable of containing water to a depth at any point greater than two feet. Agricultural ponds, ornamental ponds and lakes are not included, provided that swimming was not the primary purpose for their construction. See Diagram 204-12C.

An establishment which serves primarily alcoholic beverages for mostly on-premises consumption and which is licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board. Taverns/bars may also serve food.

A function involving the examination and assessment of qualities, performances, capabilities, or any combination thereof, of a product, good or material.

An establishment with a building or portion thereof devoted to the showing of moving pictures or theatrical productions on a commercial basis.

An establishment upon an open lot or part thereof, with its appurtenant facilities, devoted primarily to the showing of moving pictures or theatrical productions, on a paid admission basis, to patrons seated in automobiles, or on outdoor seats.

An establishment where a range of services and goods to professional drivers and the general public are congregated, such as fuel sales, vehicle service, overnight accommodations and restaurants.

A use (other than a prison or a hospital) providing housing for three or more unrelated persons who need specialized housing, treatment and/or counseling because of:

The Township of North Middleton, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, Board of Supervisors, its agents or authorized representatives.

An establishment providing for the temporary parking and transient storage of trucks and/or related truck-trailers used in cargo and freight transportation.

The distance measured from the highest point of the wind turbine rotor plane to the ground level.

The specific purpose or activity for which land, structures, or buildings are designed, arranged, or intended or for which land, structures, or buildings are occupied or maintained.

A permit issued by the Zoning Officer certifying a use's compliance with information reflected on the zoning permit and this chapter.

A modification of any provision of this chapter granted by the Zoning Hearing Board subject to findings specified by the Act.

A vehicle which is self-propelled except an electric personal assistive mobility device or a vehicle which is propelled solely by human power, and governed by the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code.[12]

A large motor vehicle or a combination of vehicles having a gross vehicle weight rating or gross combination weight rating in excess of 26,000 pounds primarily designed to carry cargo or freight including goods, products, supplies, and equipment. For purposes of this definition, the gross vehicle weight rating shall be the value specified on the Federal Weight Certification label by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle and the gross combination weight rating shall be the value specified by the manufacturer as the load weight of a combination.

An establishment used primarily for the treatment, by a veterinarian, of small domestic animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits, and birds or fowl. No outdoor boarding of animals is permitted.

An establishment engaged in the bulk storage and distribution of cargo or freight including manufactured goods, products, supplies, and equipment. Wholesaling of goods, products, supplies, and equipment shall not be open to or accessible by the general public, unless incidental to the principal warehousing operation.

Garbage, refuse and other discarded materials, including but not limited to solid, semisolid, contained gaseous and liquid materials resulting from municipal, industrial, institutional, commercial, agricultural, residential and other activities. Such wastes shall also include biological excrement and hazardous waste materials, as defined in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 40, Chapter 1, Part 261, dated July 1, 1984, or as amended. "Waste" shall expressly include those materials defined, at any given time, as "waste" by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the United States Environmental Protection Agency. For the purposes of this chapter, the difference between "waste" and "junk" or "recyclables" is that "waste" shall include materials that have entered a reasonably continuous process by which their ultimate disposal is imminent; whereas "junk" includes materials that may be stored for longer periods of time awaiting potential reuse or ultimate disposal; and whereas "recyclables" include materials that have entered a reasonably continuous process whereby their reuse is imminent.

A permanent or intermittent stream, river, brook, run, creek, channel, swale, pond, lake or other body of surface water carrying or holding surface water, whether natural or artificial.

All the land from which water drains into a particular watercourse.

Those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or ground water at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions, including swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas. (The term includes but is not limited to wetland areas listed in the State Water Plan, the United States Forest Service Wetlands Inventory of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Coastal Zone Management Plan and a wetland area designated by a river basin commission. This definition is used by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers.)

Any distribution procedure involving persons who, in the normal course of business, do not engage in sales to the general public.

A wind-driven direct-current generator used for charging storage batteries.

A device such as a wind charger, wind turbine or windmill and/or other electric-generation facility whose main purpose is to convert wind power into another form of energy such as electricity or heat, consisting of one or more wind turbine and other structures and buildings, including substations, meteorological towers, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines and other appurtenant structures and facilities.

A device that converts wind energy into electricity through the use of a wind turbine generator, and includes the nacelle, rotor, tower and pad transformer, if any.

The vertical component of a wind energy conversion system that elevates the wind turbine generator and attached blades above the ground.

A device that runs on the energy generated by a wheel of adjustable blades or slats rotated by the wind.

An opening to the outside other than a door which provides all or part of the required natural light, natural ventilation, or both, to an interior space. The glazed portion of a door in an exterior wall may be construed to be a window in regard to provision of natural light.

An unoccupied and unobstructed open space between the permitted structures and the lot line. See Diagram 204-12E.

The designation of specified zone districts within the Township, reserving them for certain uses together with limitations on lot size, heights of structures and buildings, and other stipulated requirements.

A statement signed by the Zoning Officer, setting forth that a building, structure, or use legally complies with this chapter, other applicable codes and regulations and the zoning permit.

The duly constituted municipal official designated to administer and enforce this chapter in accordance with its literal terms.

A document signed by a Zoning Officer, as required in this chapter, as a condition precedent to the commencement of a use, or the erection, construction, reconstruction, restoration, alteration, conversion or installation of a structure or building, that acknowledges that such use, structure or building complies with the provisions of this chapter or authorized variance therefrom.