Any equipment serving or being used in conjunction with a wireless communications facility or wireless support structure. The term "accessory equipment" includes, but is not limited to, utility or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage sheds, shelters or similar structures.

A subordinate use which is clearly incidental to, related to, and customarily found in connection with the use of the principal structure or principal use of the land.

The actual expenditures/expenses made by the Township.

For small wireless communications facilities, any similarly situated infrastructure within a 250-foot radius that is of the same design, construction, or use as the proposed structure. Adjacent structures may include, but are not limited to, utility poles and streetlight poles. The height of an adjacent structure is the vertical distance measured from the ground level to the highest point on a structure, not including antennas mounted on the tower and any other appurtenances.

Those uses providing adult reading or view material which depicts or describes nudity or sexual activity and/or entertainment including adult bookstores or video stores, adult movie theaters or movie houses and live theaters.

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, horticulture, 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 raising of farm animals and/or produce. The growing of garden products on the property for home use shall be permitted as an accessory use in any residential district.

The county's lead economic and residential development agency that coordinates development initiatives, from revitalization to home improvements. ACED is the designated planning agency for Allegheny County.

A right-of-way which provides secondary service access for vehicles to the side or rear of abutting properties.

As applied to a building or structure, means a change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the exit facilities, or an enlargement, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height, or the moving from one location or position to another.

Any change in the supporting members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

The use of radio frequency spectrum for purposes of noncommercial exchange of messages without the internet or cell phones.

A structure designed to support antennas for noncommercial telecommunications and broadcasting.

A change in use in any district which includes revisions to the zoning text and/or the Official Zoning Map; the authority for any amendment lies solely with the Township Council.

Any system of wires, rods, discs, panels, flat panels, dishes, whips or other similar devices used for the transmission or reception of wireless signals. An antenna may include an omnidirectional antenna (rod), directional antenna (panel), parabolic antenna (disc) or any other wireless antenna. An antenna shall not include tower-based wireless communications facilities (WCF) as defined.

A landowner or developer, as hereinafter defined, who has filed an application for development approval, building/zoning, occupancy, temporary use, or grading permits, or who has appealed a decision through the provisions of established zoning procedures for review and administration of this chapter.

Every application, whether preliminary, tentative or final, required to be filed and approved prior to start of construction or development, including but not limited to an application for a building permit, for the approval of a subdivision plat or plan for the approval of a development plan.

A formal request submitted to the Township to site, construct, operate, remove or modify a wireless support structure, equipment compound, or a wireless telecommunications facility.

Acknowledgment by the Township Council that application for a subdivision, land development, riverfront planned unit development, or planned residential development has been reviewed for compliance with local regulations and approved with or without conditions and that upon the posting of surety and recording of the plan, permits will be issued.

Acknowledgment by the Township Council that application of a subdivision or land development, including a riverfront planned unit development, has been reviewed for compliance with local regulations and is eligible to proceed to the final approval stage.

Acknowledgment by the Township Council that all documents needed to evaluate a planned residential development proposal have been reviewed and approved, and that the developer may proceed to the final plan stage, but may not be issued any zoning/building permits for construction.

Any fence, wall or other like divisional construction or enclosure which:

That portion of a structure designed to accommodate an aesthetic or incidental function such as a bay window, chimney or stairway landing. The projection shall be used in the determination of a minimum setback or yard.

The total of areas taken on a horizontal plan at the main grade level of the principal building and all accessory buildings and/or structures exclusive of terraces and steps.

See "lot area."

The three-dimensional space within which a structure is permitted to be built on a lot and that is defined by maximum height regulations and minimum yard setbacks.

Any street or highway with a functional classification consistent with the Comprehensive Plan, and designated by the O'Hara Township Planning Commission Map, "O'Hara Township Official Highway Classification Map," as an urban primary extension, urban principal arterial, urban minor arterial or urban collector, such map being on file in the Township Municipal Building.

Of the Township Zoning Ordinance.

A body politic and corporate created pursuant to the Act 22, 2001 known as the "Municipality Authorities Act."[1]

The value created by dividing the gross floor area of the entire structure by the number of floors/stories in the structure.

The total number of dwelling units in a development divided by the total amount of buildable acreage in the development (see definition for "buildable acreage").

A story partly underground but having at least 1/2 of its height above the average level of the adjoining ground. A basement shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurement if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the average level of the adjoining ground is more than five feet or is used for business or dwelling purposes, other than a game or recreation room.

A private residence whose primary purpose is offering sleeping accommodations and complimentary meals to lodgers in 10 or fewer guest rooms for rent and is the innkeeper's principal residence while renting the rooms. A bed-and-breakfast shall not include "short-term rentals" as defined herein.

Any room containing at least 80 square feet of floor area and an operable window, used permanently or occasionally for sleeping purposes.

Conservation practices or systems of practices and management measures that: (a) control soil loss and reduce water quality degradation caused by nutrients, animal waste, toxins, and sediment; (b) minimize adverse impacts to surface water and groundwater flow, circulation patterns, and to the chemical, physical, and biological characteristics of wetlands; and (c) includes allowing proper use and storage of fertilizers/pesticides. "Best management practices" is further defined in Ordinance No. 1296, adopted July 14, 2015, as hereinafter may be amended.

A sign other than one indicating a business conducted on the premises, a sign on which advertising matter of any character is printed, posted, or lettered; and it may be either freestanding or attached to a surface of a building or other structure. It may not have any scrolling, changing or lit messages or advertisements.

Any body granted jurisdiction under a land use ordinance or under the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended,[2] to render final adjudications.

Facility to launch and retrieve recreational boats from a trailer. Some are limited to hand launching of canoes. Facilities can include parking lots, a courtesy dock to assist in launching, toilets, refuse containers, lighting, and telephones.

A strip of land which is planted and maintained in shrubs, trees, grass, or other landscaping material and within which no structure is permitted except a wall or fence. (See Article XIV.)

A landscaped area of a certain depth specified by this chapter which shall be planted and maintained in trees, grass, ground cover, shrubs, bushes or other natural landscaping material or an existing natural or constructed natural barrier which duplicated the effect of the required buffer yard. (See Article XIV.)

Land surrounding the immediate perimeter of a logging operation in which no cutting of trees or other vegetation shall occur except for the isolated cutting or individual trees which are dead, damaged, sick, infected, or constitute a danger to neighboring properties or the public generally.

The land area of the subdivision determined by subtracting land to be devoted to road rights-of-way, easements or covenants restricting the use of the land, and all or portions of land subject to special environmental limitations, such as floodplains, wetlands and slopes, as specified by this chapter and Chapter 395, Subdivision and Land Development.

Any structure having a roof supported by columns or by walls and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals or any other property.

A document attesting that a proposal for development has been reviewed and approved pursuant to the Township Building Code[3] and this chapter, and that construction may commence.

A percentage figure referring to that portion of the lot area covered only with principal and accessory buildings and/or other impervious surfaces.

The minimum distance between two buildings. The minimum building spacing shall be measured from the outermost wall or projection, excluding bay windows, chimneys, flues, columns, ornamental features, cornices and gutters. These exceptions may encroach no more than two feet.

The line of that face of the building nearest the front line of the lot. This face includes sun parlors and roofed porches, whether enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include steps.

The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deck line of mansard roofs, and to the mean height between eaves and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.

Any structure owned or operated by a municipality, municipal authority or agency thereof.

A roofed structure for people to wait under at a bus stop.

A service shop or office providing services and sales of office supplies and equipment where the repair and maintenance of equipment is limited, and does not include equipment manufacturing or industrial operations.

Establishments which provide services which are not personal services. Business services include those establishments which are primarily engaged in providing a service to other business establishments, whether or not the service is also used by the general public. Business services also include information systems services, investigative services, security services and other similar services.

An open space 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, except that one or more walls may be the walls of the main building to which the carport is an accessory building or extension.

That portion of the street right-of-way surfaced for vehicular use. Width is determined from face of curb to face of curb or from one edge of driving surface to the other edge of driving surface.

A story partly underground and having more than 1/2 of its clear height below the average level of the adjoining ground. A cellar shall not be considered in determining the permissible number of stories.

A place where the remains of deceased people are buried or otherwise interred.

An imaginary line running parallel to a street right-of-way or easement boundary, equidistant from each side line of the easement or right-of-way or an imaginary line equidistant from the sides of a physical features such as a stream.

A logging method that removes all trees from a tract of land or portion 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, as measured at the height of the driver's eye which is assumed to be 3.75 feet above the road surface. The minimum sight triangle shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (67 Pa. Code, Chapter 1).

A place used for the care, diagnosis and treatment of sick, ailing, infirm and injured persons and those who are in need of medical or surgical attention, but who are not provided with board or room nor kept overnight on the premises.

An establishment where animals are examined and treated by veterinarians and which may include kennels for temporary boarding of animals during treatment.

A nonprofit association of persons who are bona fide members paying annual dues, which owns, hires or leases a building or portion thereof, the use of such structures being restricted to members and their guests. It shall be permissible to serve food and meals on such premises, providing adequate dining room space and kitchens are available. The sale of alcoholic beverages to members and their guests shall be allowed, provided that such sale of alcoholic beverages is in compliance with applicable federal, state and municipal laws.

The mounting of one or more wireless communications facilities, including antennas, on a preexisting structure, or modifying a structure for the purpose of mounting or installing a wireless communications facility on that structure.

A center for the acceptance and processing of recyclable materials from the public. Recyclable materials shall be limited to glass containers, plastic containers, aluminum beverage cans, steel/bimetal containers, newsprint, high-grade office paper and corrugated paper. Processing of recyclable materials shall be limited to crushing, baling, chapping, shredding or other operations which physically reduce the mass of the materials but which do not alter their composition in any way.

A public street which, in addition to giving access to abutting lots, intercepts local streets and provides a route for carrying considerable volumes of local traffic to community facilities and arterial roads.

The terms and pricing that are reasonably consistent with similar wireless communications facility leases and agreements within a twenty-five-mile radius of the Township.

Any type of vehicle used to conduct business, to transport goods or services, or to transport paying passengers.

All those areas in a planned residential development, including common open spaces and recreation areas, which are owned or leased by an association or other combination of persons, and if owned under the Uniform Condominium Act,[4] including all common elements.

A type of private road, including a hard surface, for local access from a public road or public street or other thoroughfare serving two or less residential structures that is owned and maintained by property owner(s) in accordance with a recorded maintenance agreement between owners.

A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination of land and water within a development site and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents of a development, not including streets, off-street parking areas, and areas set aside for public facilities.

A structure used, owned, and operated by the residents of a planned residential development or riverfront planned unit development for social, cultural, or recreational purposes.

A statement attaching the zoning ordinance to the municipal Comprehensive Plan with reference to land use, density of population, and location and function of streets, utilities, and community facilities.

An alternative method of compliance with stated zoning standards or planning objectives and approved by the Township Council within the scope of review outlined in Article XIII for riverfront unit developments.

The Comprehensive Plan for O'Hara Township which guides the physical development of the Township and consists of maps, charts and textual matter in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[5]

A use permitted in a particular zoning district pursuant to the provisions of Article VI of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended.[6]

Real estate, portions of which are designated for separate ownership and the remainder of which is designated for common ownership solely by the owners of those portions. Real estate is not a condominium unless the undivided interests in the common elements are vested in the unit owners.

An agreement or correspondence between matters being compared which denotes a reasonable rational, similar, connection or relationship.

A temporary fence utilized to delineate the boundaries of a construction work site.

As defined in current state licensure requirements, a residential facility or planned residential development designed, operated and maintained for retired adults, which may also include skilled nursing, intermediate care or personal care facilities, as defined herein.

A retail establishment which does not exceed 10,000 square feet in gross floor area and which offers a limited selection of grocery, household and personal items for quick purchase and which may include the dispensing of gasoline at self-service pumps.

A vertical well bore that is drilled above the base of the Elk Sandstone Shale Formation or its geologic equivalent stratigraphic interval.

A multifamily dwelling constructed by converting an existing dwelling into apartments for more than one family without substantially altering the exterior of the building.

Township Council of O'Hara Township.

An amendment proposed by a property owner challenging the validity of zoning regulations as they apply to property in which they have an interest and requiring municipal action on their petition or a municipal curative amendment, in which the Township Council declares a moratorium on specific parts of this chapter in order to cure alleged defects.

A facility, licensed by the commonwealth, located within a building which is not used as a dwelling unit, for the care during part of a twenty-four-hour-day of children under the age of 16 or handicapped or elderly persons.

A facility, licensed by the commonwealth, located within a dwelling, for the care on a regular basis during part of a twenty-four-hour-day of not more than six children under 16 years of age, excluding care provided to children who are relatives of the provider. Such use shall be secondary to the use of the dwelling for living purposes and no more than one person who does not reside in the dwelling shall be employed.

A nylon bag or mobile dumpster used for the temporary collection of residential debris from small construction projects or cleanouts.

Final adjudication of any board or other body granted jurisdiction under any land use ordinance or this act to do so, either by reason of the grant of exclusive jurisdiction or by reason of appeals from determinations. All decisions shall be appealable to the Court of Common Pleas of the county and judicial district wherein the municipality lies.

An accessory structure considered as part of the principal structure for the purpose of determining minimum setbacks.

A Township-owned pole that is specially designed and placed for aesthetic purpose and on which no appurtenances or attachments, other than a small wireless communications facility, lighting, or municipal attachments, have been placed or are permitted to be placed.

A measure of the number of dwelling units per unit of area. It shall be expressed in dwelling units per acre.

Final action by an officer, body or agency charged with the administration of any land use ordinance or applications thereunder, except the following:

Any landowner, agent of such landowner, or tenant, with the permission of such landowner, who makes or causes to be made a subdivision of land or a land development.

The provisions for development, including a planned residential development, a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space and public facilities. The phrase "provisions of the development plan" when used shall mean the written and graphic materials referred to in this definition.

A network of spatially separated Antenna sites connected to a common source that provides wireless service within a geographic area or structure.

A bird that cannot survive without human help.

A type of private road owned and maintained by the property owner for local access from a public road or public street or other thoroughfare to one residential structure, business or parking lot.

Two dwelling units accommodating two families which are located one over the other or side by side, with a common fire wall.

A building or portion thereof, but not an automobile house trailer or recreational vehicle, designed or used exclusively for single-family residential occupancy, consisting of a detached dwelling surrounded by open space on the same lot.

The maximum number of dwelling units permitted per acre or per lot.

A structure or entirely self-contained portion thereof containing complete housekeeping facilities, for occupancy by only one family (including any domestic servants living or employed on the premises) with no enclosed space (other than vestibules, entrances, or other hallways or porches) in common with any other dwelling unit. Dwelling units may be contained in single-family or multifamily structures, as classified below:

A nonpossessory interest in land; a grant of one or more property rights by the property owner to and for the use by the public, a corporation or another person or entity within which no permanent building may be erected, the use of which shall not be inconsistent with the rights of the grantee.

A properly licensed and registered road-rated, automotive-type vehicle primarily powered by an electric motor that draws current from an onboard battery charged through a building electrical service, electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE), or another source of electric current.

The apparatus installed specifically for the purpose of transferring energy between the premises wiring and the electric vehicle.

An application for modification of an existing wireless communications facility or base station that involves:

A condition that: (a) constitutes a clear and immediate danger to the health, welfare, or safety of the public; or (b) has caused or is likely to cause facilities in the rights-of-way to be unusable and result in loss of the services provided. Township Council President or Vice President are responsible for declaring emergencies.

A professional engineer registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies of underground sewage, gas, electrical, steam or water treatment transmission or distribution storage systems, collection, communication, supply or disposal systems, and overhead electrical and electronic systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduit cables, fire-alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants and other similar equipment and accessories in connection therewith; reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies or for the public health or safety or general welfare, but not including office buildings or maintenance depots.

A dedicated parking space with electrical panel capacity and space for a branch circuit dedicated to the EV parking space that is not less than 40 amperes and 208/240-volt and equipped with raceways, both underground and surface-mounted, to enable the future installation of electric vehicle supply equipment. For two adjacent EV-capable spaces, a single branch circuit is permitted.

A designated parking space which is provided with a dedicated branch circuit that is not less than 40 amperes and 208/240-volt assigned for electric vehicle supply equipment terminating in a receptacle or junction box located in close proximity to the proposed location of the EV parking space. For two adjacent EV-ready spaces, a single branch circuit is permitted.

A separate living area in a home attached to the main home through a common door. The area may be used to house individuals related to the homeowner by marriage, blood or adoption. The space may not be rented out under any circumstances.

One or more persons related by blood, marriage, partnership, adoption or foster care; or a group of unrelated persons living together in a dwelling unit and maintaining a common household. "Family" shall not include persons living together under the supervision of a public or nonprofit agency which shall be permitted only in a "group home," "group care facility," or "personal care boarding home," as defined herein.

Federal Communications Commission.

Banks, credit unions, savings and loan associations and similar Pennsylvania licensed or regulated institutions that lend money or are engaged in a finance-related business.

A building or other structure used to house fire and ambulance vehicles and related and ancillary equipment for use by either a governmental body or volunteer organization:

A group of animals, such as birds, assembled together.

Areas adjoining any waterway, stream or body of water which are subject to a 100-year recurrence interval flood as delineated by the Township Flood Hazard Maps. Where no flood insurance maps or studies have defined the boundary of the 100-year flood, the floodplain shall be as determined by a qualified professional hydrologist or engineer.

Areas, groves or stands of mature or largely mature trees [i.e., greater than six inches caliper (diameter) at a height of 14 inches above the ground] covering an area greater than 0.25 of acre; or groves of mature trees [greater than 12 inches caliper (diameter) at a height of 14 inches above ground] consisting of more than 10 individual trees.

A person with a degree in forestry from a college or university accredited by the Society of American Foresters who has experience in woodlot management.

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 distance across the front of a lot between side lot lines where they intersect the street to which the lot has its principal access, and following the street right-of-way line.

The area of the public right-of-way directly in front of a structure, identified by drawing a perpendicular line from each corner of the structure to the public rights-of-way.

Natural gas, methane gas, coal bed methane gas, propane, butane and/or any other constituents or similar substances that are produced by drilling a well of any depth into, through or below the surface of the earth as defined in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Section 606.[7]

The well site preparation, well site construction, drilling, hydraulic fracturing, and/or site restoration associated with a gas well of any depth; water and other fluid storage impoundment and transportation used for such activities; and the installation and use of all associated equipment, including tanks, meters, compressor stations, impoundments, gas processing facilities and other equipment and structures, whether permanent or temporary; and the site preparation, construction, installation, maintenance and repair of gas pipelines and associated equipment and other equipment and activities associated with the exploration for, production of and transportation of gas.

A site that consists of the area occupied by the facilities, structures, materials and equipment (whether temporary or permanent) necessary for or incidental to the drilling for, production of or operation of a gas well.

A generating facility capable of capturing and converting hydrothermal energy into hydronic or electrical energy sources.

The sum of the gross areas of the several floors of a building or buildings, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls or from the center lines of walls separating two buildings. "Gross floor area" shall not include: underground areas, parking areas or driveways, uncovered steps, or exterior balconies, decks or porches.

A facility which provides room and board and specialized services for eight or more residents who may be mentally or physically handicapped and may or may not require the services of an intermediate or skilled nursing facility, and may require assistance or supervision in matters such as bathing, dressing, diet, financial management, emergency evacuation procedures and self-administered medication; or any number of permanent residents who are dependent on public assistance; or any number of mentally ill persons of any age who are in need of supervision and staff qualified by the sponsoring agency who may or may not reside at the facility and who provide health, social and/or rehabilitative services to the residents under the supervision of a governmental agency, its licensed or certified agents or any other responsible nonprofit social services corporation.

A dwelling unit where room and board is provided to not more than eight permanent residents who are handicapped, as defined in the Fair Housing Act, who are in need of supervision and specialized services, and no more than two supervisors on any shift who may or may not reside in the dwelling and who provide health, social and/or rehabilitative services to the residents under the supervision of a governmental agency, its licensed or certified agents, or any other responsible nonprofit social services corporation. A group home shall be considered a single-family dwelling and shall be authorized wherever a single-family dwelling is permitted subject to the requirements of the district applicable to single-family dwellings, to be considered a group home, the persons residing in the group home must also be the functional equivalent of a traditional family, maintaining a nontransient common household with single cooking and dining facilities and sharing a permanent unity of social life.

The vertical distance measured from the ground level, including any base pad, to the highest point on a tower-based wireless communications facility, including antennas mounted on the tower and any other appurtenances.

The vertical distance measured from the ground level, including any base pad, to the highest point on a communications tower, including communications antennas mounted on the tower and any other appurtenances.

Any local, state or federal site or structure identified as historic by the state, federal or Township of O'Hara government and officially recognized by the O'Hara Township Council through ordinance or resolution.

A written agreement between the Township of O'Hara and a resident who wishes to establish a no-impact home-based business at their residence. Said permit shall establish the extent and duration of the home-based business, as well as grant permission for the proposed use. In addition, the home-based business permit will establish conditions of approval and procedures for revocation and renewal. The term "no-impact home-based business" is included as a home-based business.

An organization formed to manage the common open space and common facilities within a development plan that are not to be publicly owned and maintained. Membership in and financial support of such organization is mandatory for all owners of private property in the plan.

Any growing of trees or plants for commercial purposes or conservation.

A building used for the diagnosis, treatment or other care of human ailments, with room and board, unless otherwise specified.

An establishment that provides paid lodging and other services on a short-term basis, having interior entrances to rooms.

Any ice gathered on the rotating blades of a wind turbine that detaches and is thrown.

Material which is impenetrable and unable to absorb water, including but not limited to building structures, and paved areas (driveways, parking lots, etc.).

A measure of the intensity of use of a piece of land, calculated by dividing the total area of all impervious surfaces by the gross tract acreage or total lot area.

Surety, in a form acceptable to the Township Solicitor, in the form of cash, a certified check or irrevocable letter of credit from a federal or commonwealth-chartered lending institution, a corporate performance bond or a labor- and-material payment bond from a surety company authorized to conduct business in the commonwealth, which guarantees the satisfactory completion of improvements required by this chapter.

A facility designed to provide individual dwelling units for persons who are independently mobile and not in need of supervision, but which includes certain design features and services associated with the needs of the individuals which are not customarily in the construction of conventional dwelling units, such as emergency call systems, common dining facilities, common laundry facilities, minimal housekeeping services, common leisure and recreational facilities, transportation services and similar supporting services for the convenience of the residents.

A stormwater BMP that is constructed within highly permeable soils that provides temporary storage of stormwater runoff. An infiltration basin does not normally have a structural outlet to discharge runoff from the stormwater quality design storm. Instead, outflow from an infiltration basin is through the surrounding soil.

A stormwater BMP consisting of a mound of compacted earth with sloping sides that is usually located along a contour on relatively gently sloping sites. Berms can also be created through excavation/removal of upslope material, effectively creating a berm with the original grade. Berms may serve various stormwater drainage functions including: creating a barrier to flow, retaining flow for volume control, and directing flows. Grading may be designed in some cases to prevent rather than promote stormwater flows, through creation of "saucers" or "lips" in site yard areas where temporary retention of stormwater does not interfere with use.

A stormwater BMP consisting of a "leaky" pipe in a stone-filled trench with a level bottom. An infiltration trench may be used as part of a larger storm sewer system, such as a relatively flat section of storm sewer. Or it may serve as a stormwater system for a small area, such as a portion of a roof or a single catch basin. In all cases, an infiltration trench must be designed with a positive overflow.

A vehicle which is inoperative and/or unable to meet the vehicle registration and inspection standards under Part IV (4101 et seq.) of the Pennsylvania Motor Vehicle Code.[8] The term does not include a vehicle which qualifies as an antique or classic vehicle except for its lack of restoration or maintenance.

A facility designed to provide enclosed shelter and care for three or more domestic animals, six months or older, on a permanent or temporary basis on a minimum five-acre lot.

An enclosed shelter for domestic pets.

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 they are authorized under the lease to exercise the rights of the landowner, or other person having proprietary interest in the land.

A plan prepared by a registered landscape architect or certified nurseryman identifying each tree and shrub by size, type and scientific name, the location of each, including a planting diagram and such other diagrams or reports as are necessary to show the method of planting, staking and mulching, grass seeding specifications and mixtures and existing trees to be preserved.

Areas naturally prone to landslides due to rock types, rock layering, fracturing, poor drainage, steep slopes and other factors, as identified by the Landslide Hazard Maps, Squaw Run Area Watershed Association, most current edition.

A building certified under the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program of the United States Green Building Council that meets LEED standards for either new construction and major renovation projects or core and shell projects.

Industrial uses which meet or exceed all minimum established performance standards through the utilization of current technology, which meet bulk or lot coverage ratios for output structures and which generate lower volumes of traffic in relation to production. Uses in this category include, but are not limited to, printing and binding plants, research laboratories, packaging plants, food processing, small appliance manufacturing, optical products manufacturing and data processing operations.

A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.

The total horizontal land area within the lot lines, excluding any area of any easement or public right-of-way which would interfere with the proposed use.

A means of developing single-family detached dwellings on lots where the average lot size is that of the base zoning district, but where in response to site conditions some of the lots are smaller and some larger. Smaller lots on the more developable portions of a site permit larger lots elsewhere that are more protective of natural features. The entire tract shall be laid out in individual lots; no areas of common space are created.

The mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line of the lot measured within the lot boundaries.

An area of land designated as a lot on a plat of subdivision or described on a deed duly recorded or registered, pursuant to statute with the Allegheny County Department of Real Estate.

The distance between straight lines connecting front and rear lot lines at each side of the lot, measured across the rear of the required front yard; provided, however, that the width between side lot lines at their foremost points (where they intersect with street lines) shall not be less than 80% of the required lot width, except in the case of lots on the turning circle of culs-de-sac, where the minimum shall be 2/3 of the required frontage.

A lot at the junction of two or more intersecting streets and having frontage on two or more such streets.

A lot other than a corner lot with only one frontage on a street other than an alley.

An interior lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets.

See "forestry."

An outdoor area adjacent to an operating existing restaurant of other food establishment which sells food and beverage for immediate consumption. The area is surrounded by a barrier separating the seating area from the restaurant and from other outdoor areas outside of the seating area.

Establishments engaged in the mechanical or chemical transformation of materials or substances into new products, through the assembling of component parts, the creation of products and the blending of materials, such as lubricating oils, plastics, resins or liquors. Examples of uses in this category include, but are not limited to, tool and dye production, paper manufacturing, metal fabricating, printing, extruded plastic manufacturing, electronic parts manufacturing, and rubber goods manufacturing.

A mixed-use facility for the berthing, securing and servicing of boats and recreation watercraft in conjunction with commercial or transient residential uses.

Boat basin or docks with facilities for berthing, securing, sale and servicing all types of recreational watercraft, as well as providing adequate supplies, provisions and fueling facilities.

Boat basin or docks with facilities for the berthing or securing of up to four privately owned boats or recreational watercraft for no monetary consideration.

An external freestanding building or structure constructed as a monument enclosing the interment space or burial chamber of a deceased person or people.

A voluntary negotiating process in which parties in a dispute mutually select a neutral mediator to assist them in jointly exploring and settling their differences, culminating in a written agreement which the parties themselves create and consider acceptable.

A building for doctors' offices, laboratories and drugstores but not housing patients overnight.

An establishment which holds a permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to dispense medical marijuana under the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act.[9] The term does not include a "health care medical marijuana organization" under Chapter 19 of the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act.

An establishment which holds a permit issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Health to grow and process medical marijuana under the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act. The term does not include a "health care medical marijuana organization" under Chapter 19 of the Pennsylvania Medical Marijuana Act.

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 outdoor area operated by an existing restaurant or other food establishment which sells food or beverage for immediate consumption, located on a sidewalk.

Any chicken coop with wheels to provide mobility.

A transportable single-family dwelling which may be towed on its own running gear and which may be temporarily or permanently affixed to real estate, used for nontransient residential purposes and constructed with the same or similar electrical, plumbing and sanitary facilities as immobile homes.

A small farm located on a lot of at least 10 acres, which is operated for pleasure or supplemental income rather than for primary income and which lot is also the primary residence of the model farm owner.

The improvement, upgrade or expansion of existing wireless communications facilities or base stations on an existing wireless support structure or the improvement, upgrade, or expansion of the wireless communications facilities located within an existing equipment compound, if the improvement, upgrade, expansion or replacement does not substantially change the physical dimensions of the wireless support structure.

A WCF or site which consists of a single pole structure, designed and erected on the ground or on top of a structure, to support communications antennas and connecting appurtenances.

A hotel designed for motorists with exterior entrances to rooms.

Sale or rental of new motor vehicles by agreement or arrangement with the manufacturers. The servicing of new or used motor vehicles and the sale of used vehicles may be an accessory use but shall not be a principal use.

Engine rebuilding or major reconditioning of worn or damaged motor vehicles or mobile homes; collision service, including body, frame or fender straightening or repair; overall painting of vehicles.

A retail place of business, engaged primarily in the sale of motor fuels or supplying goods and services generally required in the operation and maintenance of motor vehicles and fulfilling of motorist's needs, including one or more of the following: the sale of petroleum products; sale and service of tires, batteries, automotive accessories and replacement items; washing and lubrication services; the supplying of other incidental automotive customer services and products; and the performing of automotive maintenance and repair, including state inspection, are activities associated with this use. A service station may also include the operation of a convenience store, as defined herein.

The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as reenacted and amended (P.L. 805).[10]

A way designed for and used by a variety of pedestrians and cyclists using nonmotorized bicycles.

A commercial structure designed for use by two or more businesses as owners or lessees of the premises.

A body politic and corporate created pursuant to the Act of June 19, 2001 (P.L. 287, No. 22) known as the "Municipality Authorities Act."[11]

Areas left in its natural state, including but not limited to, unusual or unique environmental features, such as floodplains, steep slopes, habitats for unique or endangered flora or fauna, fossil sites, or similar areas which warrant protection and preservation for their benefit to the ecosystem or their scientific or educational value.

A business or commercial activity administered or conducted as an accessory use which is clearly secondary to the use as a 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 residential use. The business or commercial activity must satisfy the requirements of § 455-14.22.

All non-tower wireless communications facilities, including but not limited to antennas and related equipment attached to an existing structure. Non-tower WCF shall not include support structures for antennas or any related equipment that is mounted to the ground or at ground level.

A lot, the area or dimension of which was lawful prior to the adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption or amendment.

A structure or part of a structure which does not comply with all of the applicable dimensional standards which prevents its use in a zoning ordinance or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such structure lawfully existed prior to the enactment of such ordinance or amendment or prior to the application of such ordinance 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 a zoning ordinance or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such use was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of such ordinance or amendment, or prior to the application of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.

A facility licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, designed to provide daytime care and education instruction for compensation.

A facility licensed to operate as such by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for the purpose of providing skilled or intermediate nursing care and related medical or other health services.

A statement, based on an inspection, signed by the Zoning Officer, setting forth either that a building or structure complies with this chapter, or that a building, structure, parcel or lot of land may lawfully be employed for specified use or both, prior to the use and/or occupancy of any land or structure.

Any office of recognized professions such as doctors, lawyers, architects, engineers, real estate brokers, insurance agents, and others who, through training, are qualified to perform services of a professional nature and other offices used primarily for accounting, corresponding, research, editing or other administrative functions, but not including banks or other financial institutions.

An area of a size specified by this chapter for public or private use located entirely outside any public street right-of-way which has direct access via a driveway or access aisle to a public street.

An unoccupied space, open to the sky on the same lot with the building or area intended for use by all owners of individual building lots within the perimeter of a planned residential development, or that open space provided for within a riverfront unit development, a portion of which provides pedestrian access and or active recreation opportunities, but does not include private or public parking areas.

The Zoning Ordinance of O'Hara Township, as amended.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

A lot or tract in single ownership or under single control.

A non-Township-owned open area of ground set aside for public use with recreational facilities, playgrounds and structures or left in a natural state, and owned and operated by a nonprofit association for the benefit of the public or the residents of the Township, as in density transfer. It may not include a miniature golf course or driving range. Amusement parks or any predominantly commercial enterprise shall not be considered a park.

Any land owned by the Township or authorized by the Township to be designated as a municipal park or open space, whether or not developed.

An open off-street area other than a private road or way (with adequate means of access), used exclusively for the parking of automobiles of occupants of the premises.

An open off-street area other than a driveway, private road or way (with adequate means of access), available to the general public for the parking of motor vehicles.

A structure for the parking of motor vehicles and available to the general public.

The area required for parking one automobile, minimum dimensions of which are nine feet wide and 20 feet long, and the minimum area per parking space shall be 180 square feet exclusive of aisleways and pedestrian passageways.

An area designated for the parking of a vehicle with handicapped license plates or placards and meeting the design criteria established by the Americans with Disabilities Act.

A paved, at-grade open area without covering, no part of which is more than three feet above the surrounding ground level.

To cover the subbase with cobblestone, brick, concrete or bituminous surfacing adequate for the intended traffic load and wear.

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

A line parallel to the exterior property lines which form the boundary of the site of a planned residential development the depth of which is the required distance specified by this chapter and in which area no structures, streets or parking are permitted, but which may include landscaping, buffer yards and common open space, as per the provisions of Article XIV.

A use authorized in a zoning district which is subject to review and approval by the Zoning Officer for compliance with all applicable requirements of the zoning district in which it is located.

A use allowed by right under the terms of this chapter to occur on a lot because of the lot's location in a particular zoning district. Principal permitted uses are listed for each zone district and imply that all other activity on the lot is, or will be secondary to the principal use. Such uses may be approved directly by the Zoning Officer, and construction may commence following review and approval of all submitted drawings and plats.

Establishments primarily engaged in producing services involving the care of a person or their personal goods or apparel, including but not limited to laundry and dry-cleaning facilities, beauty and barber shops, funeral services, health clubs, clothing and locker rentals and domestic cleaning services.

Individuals, corporations, companies, associations, joint-stock companies, firms, partnerships, limited-liability companies, corporations and other entities established pursuant to statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; provided that "person" does not include or apply to the Township or to any department or agency of the Township.

Land developments designed and constructed as a unified site with common points of access, similar use characteristics or architectural themes.

An area of land, controlled by a landowner, to be developed as a single entity for a number of dwelling units, or combination of residential and nonresidential uses, the development plan for which does not correspond in lot size, bulk, type of dwelling, or use, density, or intensity, lot coverage and required open space to the regulations established in any one district created, from time to time, under the provisions of a municipal zoning ordinance.

O'Hara Township Planning Commission.

The map or plan of a land development, whether preliminary or final.

Any freestanding structure located within the public rights-of-way, including, but not limited to, utility poles, streetlights, traffic lights and signage that may support, hold, or house wireless communications facilities, wireless accessory equipment, or related equipment.

An accessory structure containing equipment used for a swimming pool which may include a bathroom and changing area and shall not be used for habitation.

A permanent structure attached to a principal building which is covered by a roof but which is not enclosed by complete side walls.

The placement of a notice upon a signboard or upon a building or structure on a property calling public attention to proposed changes in the zoning status of the property, or to a request for a variance or conditional use approval, and indicating the date, time and place of the hearing and the matter that will be heard.

An institution providing technical or skilled training, vocational and/or trade educational courses and programs, and/or career-focused degree or certificate programs.

Any lot or tract of land and any building constructed thereon.

Land used for agricultural purposes that contains soils of the first, second or third class as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource and Conservation Services County Soil Survey.

The structure or structures in which the principal use or uses are conducted.

A design for a small wireless communications facility that has been reviewed and deemed to be in accordance with the design requirements herein and approved for construction by the Township.

An area of a dwelling or detached structure accessory to the dwelling used for the storage of vehicles owned and used by the occupant of the dwelling.

All improvements to be owned, maintained or operated by a private entity such as an individual, corporation or homeowners' association, including roads, streets, walkways, parking lots, gutters, curbs, waterlines, sewers, stormwater management facilities, landscaping, lighting, traffic control devices and other facilities for which plans and specifications must comply with the minimum requirements of this chapter and/or conditional use approval, including temporary erosion and sedimentation control and stormwater management, control methods undertaken during construction.

The keeping of horses and/or ponies for the personal use of the residents of a lot, not including any profit-making activities.

An active, registered professional engineer (P.E.), licensed as such by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Shall include but not to be limited to the activities of a licensed medical doctor, attorney at law, dentist, registered professional engineer, psychologist or certified public accountant.

A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the Township Council or Planning Commission or Zoning Hearing Board, intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended.[12]

All roads, streets, walkways, gutters, curbs, sewers, water lines, stormwater management facilities, landscaping, streetlighting, traffic control devices and other facilities to be dedicated to or maintained by the Township for which plans and specifications must comply with the standards and specifications of the Township.

A forum held pursuant to notice under the Act of July 3, 1986 (P.L. 388, No. 84), known as the "Sunshine Act."[13]

A notice published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and on the official Township website. 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.

An open, paved area, excluding a street or other public way, or a structure used for the parking of automobiles and available to the public, whether for free or for compensation.

The surface of and space above and below any real property in the Township in which the Township has a regulatory interest, or interest as a trustee for the public, as such interests now or hereafter exist, including, but not limited to, the total extent of land reserved or dedicated as a street way/alley/lane for public or private purpose; all streets, highways, avenues, roads, alleys, sidewalks, tunnels, viaducts, bridges, skyways, or any other public place, area or property under the control of the Township; any unrestricted public or utility easements established, dedicated, platted, improved or devoted for utility purposes, but excluding lands other than streets that are owned by the Township. The phrase "in the right(s)-of-way" means in, on, over, along, above and/or under the right(s)-of-way.

Any person, corporation, government or authority which is considered as a public utility under the Pennsylvania Public Utility Code[14] and which is subject to the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission. "Public utility" also includes any municipal authority or other governmental entity which supplies water or sewage service to Township residents.

All of the buildings, wells, dams, reservoirs, plant and equipment of a public utility, including all tangible and intangible real and personal property without limitation, and any and all means and instrumentalities in any manner owned, operated, leased, licensed, used, controlled, furnished or supply for, by or in connection with the business of any public utility.

Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act (53 P.S. § 11702.1 et. seq.).

An apparatus for sending or receiving electromagnetic waves.

A stormwater BMP consisting of an excavated shallow surface depression planted with specially selected native vegetation to treat and capture runoff and underlain by a sand or, if needed, gravel infiltration bed.

The distance between the rear property line and a permanent structure on a new lot that abuts private property or roads outside the development boundaries, applicable where lot averaging is used.

The distance between the rear property line and a permanent structure on a lot that only abuts private property or roads within the development boundaries, applicable where lot averaging is used.

An enterprise operated by other than a public entity for profit for the indoor or outdoor pursuit of sports, recreation and leisure activities, including, but not limited to, such establishments as miniature golf, golf or batting practice facilities, ice or roller rinks, playing fields, racquet clubs, swimming pools, amusement parks, arenas, stadium, amphitheaters, racetracks and similar facilities.

An enterprise operated by an individual, association or corporation, other than a public entity, whether or not for profit and whether or not the facilities are advertised to the general public, including either indoor or outdoor facilities for the pursuit of sports, recreation and leisure activities, the use of which is limited to members and their guests, including, but not limited to, such establishments as country clubs, golf courses, sportsmen's clubs, golf practice facilities, playing fields, tennis or racquet clubs, fitness clubs, swimming pools and similar facilities.

An enterprise operated by a public entity, available to the general public, whether or not an admission fee is charged, including either indoor or outdoor facilities for the pursuit of sports, recreation or leisure activities, including but not limited to parks, playgrounds, playing fields, golf courses, golf or batting practice facilities, ice rinks, tennis courts, swimming pools and similar facilities.

A watercraft used for pleasure.

A road vehicle, usually two-wheeled, towed by a motor vehicle, used for transporting boats, dirt bikes, jet skis, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, cars, etc.

A wheeled vehicle equipped for habitation and used for travel, recreation or camping.

Any piece of equipment related to, incidental to, or necessary for, the operation of a tower-based WCF or non-tower WCF. By way of illustration, not limitation, "related equipment" includes generators and base stations.

The landscaping and development of a site with driveways, sidewalks, lighting and other improvements which are incidental to the principal use of the land.

Any letter, review, memorandum, compilation or similar writing made by any body, board, officer or consultant other than a solicitor to any other body, board, officer or consultant for the purpose of assisting the recipient of such report in the rendering of any decision or determination. All reports shall be deemed recommendatory and advisory only and shall not be binding upon the recipient, board, officer, body or agency, nor shall any appeal lie therefrom. Any report used, received or considered by the body, board, officer or agency rendering a determination or decision shall be made available for inspection to the applicant and all other parties to any proceeding upon request, and copies thereof shall be provided at cost of reproduction.

The number of off-street parking spaces specified by this chapter to be provided to accommodate the specific use of the property.

Offices used for the investigation and refinement of scientific knowledge, including the engineering and industrial application of such knowledge, but not including the mass production of products thus engineered.

An establishment where meals are served to customers, and where, if licensed by the Liquor Control Board, alcoholic beverages may be dispensed. The sale of liquor is only an accessory use to the principal use as a restaurant and shall not become the principal use. Takeout and catering services may be offered.

An agreement between a developer and purchasers of lots or units in a plan restricting the use of the lots or units, applying uniformly to all lots, recorded with the plan, capable of being modified only upon approval of the parties to the agreement and not enforceable by the Township.

Establishments engaged in selling goods or merchandise to the general public for personal or household consumption and rendering services incidental to the sale of such goods.

Retail operation from a warehouse as a permitted accessory use to the principal warehouse use.

The Allegheny River.

Any land development that occurs within the Riverfront Overlay. For the purposes of this article, "riverfront development" shall be classified as either a Riverfront Infill Development or a Riverfront Planned Development.

The provisions for Riverfront Development, including a Riverfront Planned Development or Riverfront Infill Development, a plat of subdivision, all covenants relating to use, location and bulk of buildings and other structures, intensity of use or density of development, streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space and public facilities. The phrase "provisions of the Riverfront Development Plan," when used in this chapter, shall mean the written and graphic materials referred to in this article.

All riverfront developments that are not planned riverfront developments. A Riverfront Infill Development shall not exceed five acres and shall have one developer only.

An area of land, controlled by a landowner, to be developed as a single entity for a single use or a combination of uses of five acres or more, the development plan for which does not correspond in lot size, bulk, type of dwelling, or use, density, or intensity, lot coverage and required open space to the regulations established in any one district created, from time to time, under the provisions of this chapter.

A graphic and written presentation of a Riverfront Planned Development meeting the requirements of this chapter, including a plat of subdivision, and all provisions relating to use, location, and bulk of structures, intensity of development, streets, ways and parking facilities, common open space, private facilities and utilities, and public facilities and utilities.

A development which maximizes the use and benefit of its proximity to the river, which is planned and built as a single unified entity for a mixture of specified uses appropriate to the enjoyment of the riverfront, on a lot or parcel not less than 10 acres in area which shall not include land beyond the shoreline of the Allegheny River and which is controlled by a landowner or a group of landowners acting as a single entity. It is recognized that the Riverfront Unit Development Plan for a riverfront planned unit development may not correspond in lot size, use, bulk or type of buildings, density, lot coverage and required open space to the regulations established by the Zoning Ordinance for the zoning districts where the development may be located.

The entire right-of-way of a public or private street or highway.

An off-site system for the treatment and disposal of sewage in which sewage is conveyed by interceptor to a publicly operated treatment plant and disposed of through means approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

A dish-shaped reflector, used by consumers most commonly to receive direct broadcast television from a direct broadcast satellite.

Visual amenities, such as rolling farmland, woodlands, river corridors, stream valleys, trails, vistas, overlooks, waterfalls, outcroppings, and other features.

The list of charges adopted by resolution of the Township Council, and not a part of this chapter, to cover the costs of administering the review, decision and/or appeal processes required for a development proposal, such costs to be borne by the developer, paid in advance, and subject to periodic revision by the Board.

An educational institution which has been licensed by the Department of Public Instruction.

A vegetative material of sufficient height and density to conceal from the view of property owners in adjoining residential districts the structures and uses on the premises on which the screen planting is located. (See Article XIV.)

A geographical area or tract that is part of a proposed land development which will be developed in accordance with a timetable for development over a period of years which is included by the applicant in the development plan.

A method of selectively removing trees from a wooded area either singly or in small groups according to age and size with provision being made for natural or artificial revegetation.

A structure containing separate, individual and private storage spaces of varying sizes leased or rented through individual leases for varying periods of time.

The minimum distance a building or structure must be removed from an adjacent lot line, as required by this chapter in the various zone districts. Distance between lot line and building shall be measured along a line at right angles to the lot line or where the property is recorded to the center line of a right-of-way, distance shall be measured from the edge of the right-of-way line.

An individual or agency certified by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and retained by the Township to evaluate the ability of a lot proposed for development, but lacking public sewer connections, to absorb sewage effluent, and to decide on the appropriate type of disposal system, under the circumstances, to serve the lot, if an alternative is feasible. The Allegheny County Health Department acts as the Township's Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO).

The edge of any body of water at normal pool level as delineated on U.S. Geodetic Maps.

Any dwelling unit in a residential building rented or leased for the purpose of overnight lodging for a period of 30 days or less. Short-term rentals shall not include bed-and-breakfasts as defined herein.

Federal regulations 47 CFR 1.6003 defines the "reasonable periods of time to act on siting applications" as the "shot clock" time frames. At regulation 47 CFR 1.6003(e), "the shot clock date for a siting application is determined by counting forward, beginning on the day after the date when the application was submitted."

The temporary sale of items outside the established business or office building, not to exceed one week (seven consecutive days) per month for four events per calendar year for which a temporary permit must be issued.

A name, identification, description, display or illustration which is affixed to or painted or represented directly or indicated upon a building, structure or piece of land which directs attention to an object, product, place, activity, person, institution, organization or business. The terms "sign" does not apply to a religious, patriotic, fraternal, national or cultural symbol, if unaccompanied by lettering, when applied to the cornice, wall, tower or spire of a place of worship.

The original tract of land which exists prior to any subdivision activity and which is the subject of a preliminary application for development, as defined by Chapter 395, Subdivision and Land Development.

A facility which provides nursing care and related medical or other health services for a period of 24 hours or more for two or more individuals not in need of hospitalization but who, because of age, illness or other infirmity, require high-intensity comprehensive planned nursing care, as defined in current state licensure requirements.

All debris resulting from logging operations, including stems, limbs, and parts thereof.

Includes small wind turbine devices, wind generators and systems producing from 1 to 100 kWh of electricity and which are designed to be attached to the principal or an accessory structure, and used solely to generate power to serve structure(s) located on the same lot.

A wireless communications facility that meets the following criteria:

An electric generating facility, with the purpose of generating electricity, or providing hot water heat, consisting of one or more, but not limited to solar panels, shingles, freestanding arrays or smart flowers and other ancillary associated buildings and structures, including substations, meteorological towers, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines, and other appurtenant structures and facilities.

A flower-shaped solar panel array that attracts the sun and is completely portable.

A use permitted in a particular zoning district pursuant to the provisions of Articles VI and IX of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended.[15]

Camouflaging methods applied to wireless communications towers, antennas and other facilities which render them more visually appealing or blend the proposed facility into the existing structure or visual backdrop in such a manner as to render it minimally visible to the casual observer. Such methods include, but are not limited to, architecturally screened roof-mounted antennas, building-mounted antennas painted to match the existing structure and facilities constructed to resemble trees, shrubs, and light poles.

A transcription of testimony taken at a public hearing by a professional stenographer.

A covered or uncovered area at a front, side or rear door not exceeding four feet by five feet or 20 square feet in area.

The collecting, conveyance, channeling, holding, retaining, detaining, infiltrating, diverting, treating, or filtering of surface water, ground water, and/or runoff, together with applicable managerial (nonstructural) measures.

That portion of a building included between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it, or if there be no floor above it, then the space between any floor and the ceiling next above it.

A line parallel to the street right-of-way edges and equidistant from the edges on each side of the street, or equidistant from the edges of the paved road surface if the right-of-way edges cannot be located.

For purposes of this article, streets are generally classified as follows in accordance with the "O'Hara Township Official Highway Classification Map," a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.

A street, including the entire private right-of-way, which is privately owned and maintained through private agreement and is intended for private use of the adjoining property owners and their customers and/or invited guests, but has not been accepted for dedication by the Township. See also "unadopted road."

A street intended to be used for travel by the public, improved for such purpose and accepted by Allegheny County, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or O'Hara Township for perpetual maintenance.

Street providing for traffic movements between traffic generation areas.

Any change in the support members of a building such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders; changes in the means of ingress and/or egress; enlargement of floor area or height of a structure; or relocation of a structure from one position to another.

Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on the ground or water, whether or not affixed to the land. "Structure" includes, but is not limited to, buildings, garages, carports, fences, signs, swimming pools, play sets, swing sets, walls, satellite dish antennas, radio towers for "ham" radio operators only, tennis courts, sport courts, all inflatable enclosures of ground space, etc.

Chapter 395, Subdivision and Land Development, of the Township O'Hara.

A modification to an existing wireless communications facility substantially changes the physical dimensions of a tower or wireless support structure if it meets any of the following criteria:

A stormwater BMP characterized by the temporary storage and infiltration of stormwater runoff accomplished by placing an infiltration bed of varying types beneath an engineered layer of soil and vegetation.

A retail establishment not visible from the street, of less than 1,000 square feet in floor area, that is located within a health care facility, hotel, office or industrial complex for the primary purpose of serving employees and visitors. The establishment may sell "grab and go" foods, food items that are heated without a commercial kitchen, fruit, nonalcoholic beverages, and personal products. The establishment may not sell fuel, motor vehicle fluids, or product storage.

An accessory structure, any pool-like or open tank constructed for swimming or used for swimming, and not located within a completely enclosed building, and containing or normally capable of containing water to a depth at any point greater than 1 1/2 feet.

An establishment which serves alcoholic beverages for consumption on premises and which is licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and which is not a restaurant.

Any activity conducted outdoors or within or about tents or other such contrivances within any special, commercial or residential districts in the municipality, including but not limited to carnivals, outdoor displays of merchandise, vehicles or manufactured products, promotions, amusements, gatherings of people and similar activities. (All "temporary outdoor activity" shall be considered temporary uses.)

Any structure without a permanent foundation or footings which is intended to be removed after expiration of a designated time period authorized for its installation.

Any activity of limited duration, other than a household garage sale, established for a period of at least one day, or portion thereof, and for no more than 15 days, with the intent to discontinue the use after the expiration of that time period, whether or not a temporary structure is required.

The planning harvest and reforestation; cutting trees and moving them to a landing; processing, sorting and loading; and transporting materials.

Cutting of trees in order to convert timber into marketable wood.

That part of a felled tree which is left above the part of the tree to be utilized by the logger.

A self-supporting lattice tower, guyed tower, monopole, or any other pole that is constructed primarily to support an antenna for receiving and/or transmitting wireless service.

Any structure that is used for the purpose of supporting one or more antennas, including, but not limited to, self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers and monopoles, utility poles and light poles. DAS hub facilities are considered to be tower-based WCF.

Township of O'Hara, Allegheny County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

A professional engineer licensed as such in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, with training and experience in civil engineering, duly appointed by the Township Council to serve as the engineer for the Township.

A detailed examination and analysis of a transportation system supported by data collection.

An unpowered vehicle towed by a powered vehicle, commonly used for the transport of materials, goods or cargo.

An area where one or more trailers, trailer coaches or mobile homes can be or are intended to be parked or stationed, designed or intended to be used as temporary living or semipermanent living facilities of one or more families and are intended primarily for automobile transients.

See "recreational vehicle."

The distance measured from the surface of the tower foundation to the highest point of the turbine rotor pane.

A road that provides a means for local access from a public road or public street or other thoroughfare serving three or more residential structures that is built to Township standards as outlined in Chapter 395, Subdivision and Land Development, owned and maintained by property owner(s) in accordance with a recorded maintenance agreement between owners.

A geological shale formation existing below the base of the Elk Sandstone Shale Formation or its geologic equivalent stratigraphic interval where natural gas generally cannot be produced at economic flow rates or in economic volumes except by vertical or horizontal well bores stimulated by hydraulic fracture treatments or by using multilateral well bores or other techniques to expose more of the formation to the well bore.

A bore hole drilled or being drilled for the purpose of or to be used for the production of natural gas from an unconventional formation.

A commercial development of independent and distinct retail uses in which a minimum of 10 businesses are located in a single structure or in several structures and are held under single ownership, agreement or lease, and trading under one shopping center name. The structure or structures shall be designed and constructed as a unit or unified development and in compliance with approved building and site plans.

An area of undeveloped land within a planned residential development or a riverfront planned unit development which is included as common open space but which is designed and developed for recreational use by the occupants or patrons of the development only.

Any activity, business or purpose for which any lot or structure is utilized.

A use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or building and located on the same lot with such principal use or building.

The main use of land or buildings, as distinguished from a subordinate or accessory use.

Relief granted pursuant to the provisions of Article VI and IX of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended.[16]

A stormwater BMP consisting of a broad, shallow, trapezoidal or parabolic channel, densely planted with a variety of trees, shrubs, and/or grasses. It is designed to attenuate and, in some cases, infiltrate runoff volume from adjacent impervious surfaces, allowing some pollutants to settle out in the process. In steeper slope situations, check dams are used to further enhance attenuation of infiltration opportunities.

An upright structure of wood, stone or other materials erected to enclose a court, screen or hide outdoor storage areas, divide special use areas, retain embankments or serve as a part of a building for functional or aesthetic purposes.

A wall designed by a registered professional engineer to hold an earth embankment from slipping.

Storage of bulk materials in a structure or in open storage areas screened and protected by walls or fences from public view and trespass.

An establishment engaged in the receipt, storage and distribution of wholesale goods, products, cargo and materials.

A publicly owned and operated system in which water is conveyed from a publicly operated water plant located off site.

Areas where water covers the soil, or is present either at or near the surface of the soil all year or for varying periods of time during the year, including during the growing season. Water saturation (hydrology) largely determines how the soil develops and the types of plant and animal communities living in and on the soil. Wetlands may support both aquatic and terrestrial species. The prolonged presence of water creates conditions that favor the growth of specially adapted plants (hydrophytes) and promote the development of characteristic wetland (hydric) soils. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs and similar areas such as sloughs, potholes, wet meadows, river overflow, mudflats and natural ponds.

A business primarily engaged in selling merchandise to retailers, institutional, commercial or professional business customers or other wholesalers, rather than to the general public which includes the warehousing of merchandise and which may include distribution of such merchandise on the site of the principal business.

An electric generating facility, with the purpose of electricity supply, consisting of one or more wind turbines and other ancillary associated buildings and structures, including substations, meteorological towers, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines, and other appurtenant structures and facilities.

A wind energy system 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.

Transmissions through the airwaves including, but not limited to, infrared line of sight, cellular, PCS, microwave, satellite, or radio signals.

An apparatus designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency (RF) radiation, to be operated or operating from a fixed location pursuant to FCC authorization, for the provision of wireless service and any commingled information services.

The antennas, nodes, control boxes, towers, poles, conduits, ducts, pedestals, electronics and other equipment used for the purpose of transmitting, receiving, distributing, providing, or accommodating wireless communications services.

Any person that applies for a wireless communications facility building permit, zoning approval and/or permission to use the public right-of-way (ROW) or other Township-owned land or property.

A freestanding structure, such as a tower-based wireless communications facility or any other support structure that could support the placement or installation of a wireless communications facility if approved by the Township. These may include buildings, telephone poles, and other types of man-made structures.

An open space at grade between a building and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward, except as otherwise provided herein.

A yard extending across the full width of the lot and abutting the front lot line. The required minimum depth of the front yard shall be the horizontal distance between the front lot line and a line parallel to the front lot line at the point of the building setback. On corner lots, both yards with street frontage shall be established as front yards, and shall also comply with the minimum depth of the front yard.

A yard extending between the side yards of the lot and abutting the rear lot line. The required minimum depth of the rear yard shall be the horizontal distance between the rear lot line and a line parallel thereto known as the "rear line of the buildable area of the lot." The rear yard shall be that yard which is opposite the yard from which primary entrance to a structure is gained, including on corner lots which shall have one rear yard.

A yard extending between the rear line of the front yard and the rear lot line and abutting the side lot line. The required minimum width of the side yard shall be the horizontal distance between the side lot line and line parallel thereto known as the "side line of the buildable area of the lot"; on corner lots, only one side yard shall be provided.

A legal and administrative process whereby a municipality divides its territory into districts and applies to each district a number of regulations to control the use of land, the height and bulk of buildings, and the area of ground built upon.

The controls imposed by this chapter that define the uses of land and buildings and the intensity of such uses that may occur within a zoning district, such controls to be applied uniformly throughout the district.

A section of the municipality for which uniform regulations governing the use, height, area and intensity of use of buildings and land and open spaces about buildings are herein established.

The perimeter line completely enclosing a zoning district.

The Zoning Hearing Board of the O'Hara Township, as duly constituted by and established pursuant to this chapter.

The official plan of zoning districts in O'Hara Township, a part of this chapter, showing precisely the boundaries and title of each district.

The individual authorized by the municipality to be the administrator of the daily application of the provisions contained in these zoning standards. The Zoning Officer shall hold no elective office in O'Hara Township, have a working knowledge of zoning and meet the qualifications established for the position by the municipality.

A body of legislation adopted by a municipality establishing districts throughout the municipality within each of which uniform land use regulations apply.