An access drive is intended to provide immediate access to adjoining uses within the nonresidential areas of the Town Center Core Area.

A dwelling unit that is associated with and is incidental to the principal dwelling unit both of which are located on the same lot that serves as the lot's principal use. The ADU provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons of said individuals that are related by blood, marriage, or legal adoption (including persons receiving foster care) to those occupying the lot's principal dwelling unit. The ADU shall be detached from the principal structure and may take various forms including a detached unit or a unit that is part of an accessory structure, such as a detached garage.

In the case of WCFs (wireless communications facilities), any equipment serving or being used in conjunction with a small wireless facility or wireless support structure, including but not limited to utility or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets, and storage sheds, shelters, or similar structures.

A structure clearly and customarily subordinate to and on the same lot as the principal building and used exclusively for purposes constituting an accessory use, including but not to limit the applicability of the foregoing, private garages, barns, tree houses, utility sheds, greenhouses and buildings for housing domesticated pets.

A use which is clearly part of, incidental to, subordinate to, devoted exclusively to and located on the same lot occupied by the principal use of the land or structures.

Building facade that include windows, building entrances, and other architectural features that enhance the pedestrian scale and experience of the building facade.

Property that is contiguous with, or directly across a public street or other right-of-way (ROW) from, the boundaries of any side of the subject property.

Any commercial establishment including, but not limited to the list below. All types of sexually oriented businesses are provided for by this land use classification within the land use chart.

Any of the following transported or intended to be transported in commerce:

Any use of land or structures for 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.

A facility for housing and caring for recovering alcoholics.

As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the exit facilities; 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 or structure, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, or girders.

A facility that cares for pet animals for less than 12 consecutive hours in the absence of the pet owner or a facility that cares for pet animals in training with or without the facility owner receiving compensation for such services.

An establishment where animals or pets are given medical or surgical treatment by a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine and the boarding of animals is limited to short-term care incidental to the hospital use or temporary boarding during treatment. Animal hospitals and veterinarians do not include kennel services.

In the case of WCFs, 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.

In the case of WCFs, means telecommunications equipment that transmits and receives electromagnetic radio signals used in the provision of all types of wireless telecommunications services.

A landowner or developer, as hereinafter defined, who has filed an application for development, including his heirs, successors, and assigns.

A cloth, plastic, or other nonstructural covering that projects from a wall for the purpose of shielding a doorway or window. An awning is either permanently attached to a building or can be raised or retracted to a position against the building when not in use.

An accessory structure used for the shelter of livestock raised on the premises, the storage of agricultural products produced or consumed on the premises, or the storage and maintenance of farm equipment and agricultural supplies used for the agricultural operations on the premises.

An owner-occupied and operated dwelling originally designed as a residential structure where limited overnight lodging and a breakfast are provided for compensation to tourist or recreational guests. The maximum number of rooms permitted is eight. This use does not include short-term rentals. See "short-term rental" in this section.

An area bounded by existing or proposed street ROW lines.

An accessory structure, landing, or platform that encroaches a body of water to provide access to boats and other watercraft.

An accessory structure designed and used primarily for the storage of boats and other watercraft, and which is designed in such a way as to permit the direct removal of boats and watercraft from the water to the boathouse for storage.

A boulevard is a collector street which conveys traffic without generating cross traffic conflicts. The boulevard is intended to provide for a greater degree of mobility than for land access, and to serve motorists and pedestrians between local, access, and arterial streets. See "street" and types of streets in this section.

A specified land area located parallel to and within the outer perimeter of a lot and extending to the lot line, together with the planting and landscaping required on the land. A buffer yard is not intended to be commensurate with the term yard or setback. See "yard" and "setback" in this section.

The area of a lot remaining after subtraction of the areas required to be preserved for woodlands, wetlands, and watercourses and their required buffers, steep slopes, and other natural resources required to be preserved by the Township Code.

That portion of a lot bounded by the required front and rear and side yards. See "yard" in this section.

An immobile structure enclosed within exterior walls or firewalls, built, erected, and framed of component structural parts and designed for the housing, shelter, enclosure, or support of individuals, animals, or property of any kind.

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 coping of a flat roof or to the deckline of a mansard roof or to the mean height level between eaves and ridge for gable, hip, and gambrel roofs. Height measurement does not include spires, belfries, cupolas, penthouses, or domes not used for human occupancy, nor to chimneys, ventilators, skylights, water tanks, bulkheads, utility poles or towers, silos, and ornamental or necessary mechanical appurtenances. See Figure 1: Building Height Measurement Illustration at the end of this section.

The lines that bound the buildable area of the lot as established by this chapter beyond which a building shall not extend.

Those materials used in the construction industry, including but not limited to lumber, masonry, concrete, metal, plaster, and paint, and as defined in the Pennsylvania Uniform Construction Code (PA UCC).

A document issued by the Zoning Officer authorizing the construction or alteration of a building or structure.

A building in which is conducted the main or principal use of the lot on which said building is situated.

A structure other than an awning made of fabric, metal, or other material that is supported by columns or posts affixed to the ground and may also be connected to a building.

A building, premises, or portion thereof used for the purpose of cleaning and/or reconditioning the exterior and interior surfaces of automobiles. Car washes may be self-operated, automatic, or have attendants or employees present, regardless of the capacity. Car washes may be a principal use or accessory use to automobile sales (new or used), automobile repair and service, or gas/fuel stations.

An establishment that contains dwelling units, intended, or designed to be used, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied for living purposes based on age and/or resident needs.

A detached accessory structure that includes private parking area(s) for the storage of one or more vehicles. A carport may be covered by a roof supported by columns or posts and has no more than two walls. An attached carport is an extension of the principal building and subject to the related building codes and zoning regulations of the permitted principal use.

The 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.

Any site containing at least one burial, marked, or previously marked, dedicated to and used or intended to be used for the permanent interment of the human remains, including perpetual care and nonperpetual care cemeteries.

A natural stream that conveys water or a ditch or open channel excavated for the flow of water.

A nonprofit association of persons who are bona fide members paying annual dues and which owns, hires, or leases a building, or portion thereof, the use of such building being restricted to members and their guests.

An area of unobstructed vision at street intersection, defined by lines of sight between points at a given distance from the intersection of street lines. See Figure 4: Clear Sight Triangle Illustration at the end of this section.

Freestanding and centralized unit of a concrete-pad-pedestal-mounted mailbox that contains multiple individually locked mailbox compartments and parcel lockers. CBUs may also be called "community mailboxes" or "mail kiosks."

In the case of WCFs, means to install, mount, maintain, modify, or replace small wireless communications facilities (SWCFs) on an existing utility pole or other wireless support structure.

See "Zoning Officer" in this section.

An institution of higher learning, whether public or private, which offers postsecondary academic training and which is authorized by the commonwealth to award baccalaureate or higher degrees.

Any structure, parcel, or portion of structure or parcel used by the public to temporarily park licensed and operable motor vehicles for less than 12 hours. Commercial or public parking garages or lots may be a principal or accessory use.

A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water, or a combination of land and water, within a development site designed and intended for the use and enjoyment of the residents of the development, not including streets, off-street parking, and areas set aside for public facilities. Common open space shall be substantially free of structures but may contain such improvements in the development plan as finally approved and as are appropriate for the recreation of the residents. Common open space may be publicly dedicated or may be owned by a homeowners' association (HOA) consisting of the landowners within a development or may be owned by a single landowner; provided, however, that in the event of ownership by a single landowner or HOA, such parcel or parcels shall be subject to restrictive covenants acceptable to the Township and sufficient to satisfy its preservation against further development and to preserve its character.

Any of the following:

A building or other place owned by the Township, an HOA, or other public body in which members of a community may gather for social, educational, or cultural activities.

The most recently adopted version of the Official Comprehensive Plan of the Township of Pine, Allegheny County, PA, including any amendments.

A use which may be appropriate to a particular Zoning District, only when specific conditions and criteria prescribed for such uses have been complied with.

A restriction against use and/or clearing placed against property by an owner and which is recorded so as to bind future owners to protect natural, productive, or cultural features. Such conservation easements may be in favor of a nonprofit conservation organization, HOA, government agency, or other entity or group empowered to administer the conservation easement.

A person employed as a forester by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR), Bureau of Forestry, or a person listed on said Bureau of Forestry's Register of Consulting Foresters as being a graduate of a forestry school accredited by the Society of American Foresters and employed full-time as a private forestry consultant.

All portions of one operational unit as described in the deed or deeds, whether or not the portions are divided by streams, public roads or bridges and whether or not the portions are described as multiple tax parcels, tracts, subparts, or other property identifiers. The term includes supportive lands, such as unpaved field access roads, drainage areas, border strips, hedgerows, submerged lands, marshes, ponds, and streams.

A place other than an occupied residence providing or designed to provide day care to persons of any age in structures compliant with the building and life safety codes of the Township.

An accessory use in which care is provided pursuant to approval of the Pennsylvania's Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) and Department of Human Services (DHS), for a maximum of five children under the age of 16 who are unrelated by blood or marriage to all owners of the premises and to all owners and operators of the home-based day-care operation being conducted on the premises. Provided, further, that the premises wherein the home-based day-care operation or business is located must be the full-time bona fide residence of the owner of said operation or business and said premises must be in compliance with all applicable provisions and requirements of the most recent editions of the Building Code, Residential Code, and Fire Code, as adopted by the Township and amended from time to time, and the Rules and Regulations of the DHS, relating to family child day-care homes, and any other applicable law, ordinance, or regulation.

A unit of measurement of the intensity (loudness) of sound. Sound-level meters which are employed to measure the intensity of sound are calibrated in decibels (dBa).

A final adjudication of any board or other body granted jurisdiction under this chapter do so, either by reason of the grant of exclusive jurisdiction or by reason of appeals from a determination. All decisions shall be appealable to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County and applicable judicial district wherein the Township lies.

A detached or attached accessory structure to a dwelling which is constructed of natural or synthetic wood, either on or above the ground, without a roof or awning, and with flooring that is not completely impervious, and which may include steps or railings.

The average number of persons, families, or dwellings per unit of area (acre, square mile, etc.).

The Department of Environmental Protection of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

Any portable framework, tower mast, and/or structure which is required or used in connection with drilling or reworking a well for the production of oil or gas.

The slowing, dampening, or attenuating of runoff flows entering the natural drainage pattern or storm drainage system by temporarily holding water on a surface area, such as detention basins, reservoirs, on rooftops, in streets, parking lots or within the drainage system itself, and releasing the water at a desired rate of discharge.

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 of a previously undeveloped or further development of previously developed land, including 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 lots or garages, common open space, and public facilities. The phrase "provisions of the development plan," when used in this chapter, shall mean written and graphic materials referred to in this definition.

A standard method for the measurement of trees wherein the diameter of a tree is measured at approximately four feet above its ground level.

Rate of flow, specifically fluid flow; a volume of fluid flowing from a conduit or channel, or being released from detention storage, per unit of time; commonly expressed as cubic feet per second (cfs), million gallons per day (mgd), gallons per minute (gpm) or cubic meters per second (cms).

A network of WCFs that distributes RF signals from transceivers at a central hub to a specific service area with poor coverage or inadequate capacity. As typically configured, a DAS network consists of a number of remote communications nodes deployed throughout the desired coverage area, each including at least one antenna for transmission and reception; a high capacity signal transport medium (typically fiber-optic cable) connecting each node to a central communications hub site; and radio transceivers located at the hub site (rather than at each individual node as is the case for small cells) to process or control the communications signals transmitted and received through the antennas. Only qualified "neutral-host" DAS networks that can support multiple providers simultaneously shall be considered public utilities if owned and/or operated by an entity granted public utility status (i.e., entities granted certificates of convenience as competitive access providers).

Animals or birds customarily found in a dwelling and kept for company or pleasure, including dogs or cats, provided that there is not a sufficient number to constitute a kennel, as defined herein; hamsters; gerbils; parakeets; canaries; and similar small animals or birds, but not including any exotic animals such as lions, tigers, ocelots or other feral cats, monkeys, bears, alligators, large or poisonous snakes, and similar animals normally kept in a zoo.

The interception and removal of excess surface water or groundwater from any land by artificial or natural means.

A right granted by a landowner to a grantee allowing the use of private land for stormwater management purposes.

The area of surface operations surrounding the surface location of a well or wells. Such area shall not include an access road to the drilling pad.

A business that orients the sale of goods or services to those remaining in their vehicles while business transactions occur at a pickup window. Drive-through facilities may be considered accessory uses which are attached to another authorized principal use which involves a window, service lane, bay, or other facility where customers are provided services either inside or outside their vehicles and where cars may or may not wait in line to access these services, including, but not limited to: drive-in or drive-through windows at fast-food restaurants, banks, drug stores or other businesses, exterior automated teller machines (ATMs), quick oil-change facilities, car washes and similar automotive services, and other such facilities.

Housing for individuals recovering from drug or alcohol addiction, which provides those individuals with a safe and supportive drug and alcohol-free environment that may include peer support and other recovery support services.

A building that contains dwelling units, intended, or designed to be used, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied for living purposes. Each dwelling type is designated separately below.

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

A ROW granted, but not dedicated, for limited use of private land and within which the owner of the property shall not erect any permanent structures but shall have the right to make any other use of the land which is not inconsistent with the rights of the grantee.

Any vehicle that operates in any way on electrical energy which includes but is not limited to the following:

An off-street parking space designated for an electric vehicle to park while charging.

An electric vehicle charging station that is standing alone and is not mounted to a wall or any other vertical surface.

All necessary electrical infrastructure to operate the charging stations, all conduit and wire is pulled to the station location(s), all concrete work is completed properly so the stations can be mounted, and any cellular repeaters are installed if required.

Notice given by the Township through the internet of the time and place of a public hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. See "mailed notice" and "public notice" in this section.

The wearing away of the land surface by running water, wind, ice, or other geological agents, including such processes as gravitational creep.

The erection, construction, alteration, or maintenance by public utilities [as public utilities are specifically defined in Pennsylvania's Public Utility Code (PA PUC), 66 Pa.C.S.A. § 102] or municipal or other governmental agencies of underground or overhead sewage, gas, electrical, telephone, cable television, steam or water transmission or distribution systems, collection, communication, supply or disposal systems, including poles, wires, mains, drains, sewers, pipes, conduit cables, fire alarm boxes, police call boxes, traffic signals, hydrants, gas regulators, and measuring devices, including structures in which they are housed and equipment and accessories in connection therewith which are reasonably necessary for the furnishing of adequate service by such public utilities (as public utilities are specifically defined in PA PUC, 66 Pa.C.S.A. § 102) or municipal or other governmental agencies and for the public health and safety or general welfare, but not including offices or maintenance depots.

A luminaire in which the light source consists of or is contained in an uncovered extruded cylinder or other shape, which may be formed into geometric patterns, lettering, logos, or emblems. This may include, but not limited to LED's, exposed glass tube lighting, neon, or rope lighting.

An individual; two or more persons related by blood, marriage, or adoption; or no more than four unrelated persons living as a single housekeeping unit and maintaining a common household and practicing on a permanent basis a joint economic, social and cultural life. In addition, temporary gratuitous guests or persons, such as domestic servants, employed be the family and who report to the family for supervision or decision making, may reside with the family. Family shall not be construed to include a group care facility, a group home, or halfway house/recovery community.

A structure or area, on property used for agricultural purposes, to sell products grown on the premises. A farm market shall be an accessory use to an agricultural operation. See "agricultural operation" in this section.

Federal Communications Commission.

Any freestanding barrier, including a wall, which is designed to confine, restrict, enclose, delineate, or shield from view a particular lot, yard, or area.

A fence, including a wall, which is used to designate, establish, or set off the border line of a lot. A boundary fence shall not constitute a "structure" only insofar as is necessary to exempt it from the general front, rear, and side yard setback regulations of the zoning district in which the boundary fence is located. Boundary fences shall be subject to the specifications for the same contained in this chapter.

Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988.

A company engaged in the business of dealing with financial and monetary transactions such as deposits, loans, investments, and currency exchange. Financial institutions encompass a broad range of business operations within the financial services sector including banks, trust companies, insurance companies, brokerage firms, and investment dealers.

Any fabric containing distinctive colors, patterns, or symbols, used as a symbol of any countries, states, or the Township. A flag is not a sign.

A normally dry land area adjacent to stream channels that is susceptible to being inundated by over-bank stream flows. For regulatory purposes, the Pennsylvania Floodplain Management Act (Act of October 4, 1978, P.L. 851, No. 166) and regulations pursuant to the Act define the "floodplain" as the area inundated by a 100-year flood and delineated on a map by Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

A habitable area of uniform vertical elevation that is contained within the outside walls of a building or structure.

The floor area within the inside perimeter of the exterior walls of the building under consideration, exclusive of vent shafts and courts, without deduction for corridors, stairways, ramps, closets, the thickness of interior walls, columns, or other features. The floor area of a building, or portion thereof, not provided with surrounding exterior walls shall be the usable area under the horizontal projection of the roof or floor above. The gross floor area shall not include shafts with no openings or interior courts.

The actual occupied area not including unoccupied accessory areas such as corridors, stairways, ramps, toilet rooms, mechanical rooms, and closets.

A unit of light density incident on a plane (assumed to be horizontal unless otherwise specified), measurable with an illuminance meter (also known as a "light meter").

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.

Includes chickens, ducks, pigeons, pheasants, turkeys, guinea hens, and all other birds, whether raised for profit or not.

The process of injecting water, customized fluids, sand, steam, or gas into a gas well under pressure to improve gas recovery.

A place or premise devoted to or used in the care and preparation for burial, disposition, or transportation of human remains, or any specifically designated location or address where any person or persons shall hold forth that they are engaged in the practice of mortuary science, embalming, cremation services, or funeral directing, and shall mean and include any premises of any kind whatsoever in which mortuary science in any of its branches is practiced or in which more than five funerals may be conducted in any calendar year, except publicly owned buildings, places of worship and meeting places of fraternal organizations. Funeral homes/mortuaries may include crematoriums, visitation rooms, and administrative offices.

An accessory structure to a residential use or a portion of a residential structure that is designed or used for the storage of motor-driven vehicles owned and used for noncommercial purposes by the occupants of the building to which it is accessory. Residential garages may also be used in conjunction with a home occupation or no-impact home-based business for storage only.

See "dwelling types" in this section.

A building(s), premises, or portions thereof, which are used, arranged, designed, or intended to be used for the retail sale of gasoline or other fuel for motor vehicles. This land use classification shall include electric recharge stations for electric motor vehicles. Gas/fuel stations may include the operation of a convenience food store in conjunction with the retail sale of petroleum products. Gas/fuel stations may sometimes also be located with an automobile repair and service use, but only when the automobile repair and service use is also allowable in the zoning district.

A freestanding, accessory, roofed structure, usually open on the sides.

The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Pine or its successor legislative body, if any.

An accessory structure that is enclosed and may be permanent or portable, in which temperature and humidity can be controlled for the cultivation and protection of plants is used for growing of plants, incidental or as an accessory to an existing residential use. Greenhouses shall be accessory to residential uses or nurseries. See "nursery" in this section.

A strip of land adjacent to all state-owned roadways and all Township-owned arterial and collector streets that is to remain wooded or be landscaped.

The total square footage or acreage of a parcel of land prior to subdivision, development, or offer of or acceptance of dedication of land area for access drainage and/or public utility easements and/or ROWs.

A residential facility used as living quarters by no more than four unrelated persons, each of whom is handicapped within the meaning of the Fair Housing Act, 42 U.S.C. § 3601 et seq., living together, long-term, as a single, nontransient housekeeping unit, with such nonresident staff as may be needed to assist the residents with their daily life activities. To be considered a single, nontransient housekeeping unit, all residents must have common use of and access to all living areas, eating areas, bathrooms and food preparation and serving areas. A "group home" constitutes a "family," as defined in this section. (1) This term specifically excludes residences or homes for persons with current, illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance (as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. § 802), alcoholism or drug addiction, work-release facilities for convicts or ex-convicts, or other housing facilities serving as an alternative to incarceration and any persons whose residency in the home would constitute a direct threat to the health or safety of other individuals, except to the extent that such groups constitute "handicapped" persons, within the meaning of the Fair Housing Act.

Cleaning of underbrush from a well-treed area.

A Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs-licensed facility providing a temporary residential living arrangement for persons leaving an institutional setting and in need of a supportive living arrangement to readjust to living outside the institution. These are persons who are receiving therapy and counseling from support staff who are present when residents are present, for the following purposes:

The location on the site where timber harvesting occurs.

The Allegheny County Health Department.

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

Any rotorcraft, other than a model or radio-controlled rotorcraft that for its horizontal motion, depends principally on its engine-driven rotor.

Any area of land, water or structure which is used or intended to be used for the landing and takeoff of helicopters and any appurtenant areas which are used for heliport buildings or helicopter facilities or ROWs, together with all heliport buildings and facilities thereon.

A street of substantial continuity and used primarily as a traffic artery for intercommunication among large areas.

Any use customarily carried on entirely within a dwelling, by the occupant thereof, which use is clearly incidental and subordinate to the use of the dwelling as a residence. Home occupations shall be limited to no more than three attendees at one time. Home occupations are different than no-impact home-based businesses. See "no-impact home-based business" in this section.

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.

A duly licensed institution providing medical or surgical care and treatment for the sick and injured.

The science dealing with the waters of the earth and their distribution and circulation through the atmosphere. Engineering hydrology deals with the application of hydrologic concepts to the design of projects for use and control of water.

A source of any artificial or reflected light, either directly from a source of light incorporated in, or indirectly from an artificial source.

Development which is reasonably expected to commence based on approved plans and permits within 30 days of the clearing and grubbing of the site, said construction to be undertaken on a minimum regular work schedule of eight hours per day, 40 hours per week.

An employee of the Allegheny County Health Department authorized and designated by the Director of such Department; the Township Manager, Assistant Manager, Solicitor, Director of Code Administration, and/or Code Enforcement Officer; an employee of the Northern Regional Police Department authorized by the commanding officer of such police force; or other persons designated by the Board of Supervisors to inspect premises regulated under this chapter, to cooperate in taking the required actions authorized by this chapter where violations are found on a premises and to request correction of unsatisfactory conditions found on a premises.

Any lot where junk materials are stored, processed, or sold.

Any dwelling, building, structure, lot, land, or establishment not otherwise meeting this section's definition of "indoor kennel" and where more than four dogs, four cats, or four other domesticated animals typically kept as pets (or any combination thereof exceeding a total of four such animals) of six months in age or older are kept, bred, trained, or boarded (whether or not for profit).

Any dwelling, building, structure, or establishment where more than four dogs, four cats, or four other domesticated animals typically kept as pets (or any combination thereof exceeding a total of four such animals) of six months in age or older are kept, bred, trained, or boarded (whether or not for profit) exclusively within an enclosed dwelling, building, or structure. An indoor kennel shall not be construed to be within the definition of "kennel" otherwise contained in this section.

Any of the following activities:

The provisions for development, including 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 in this chapter shall mean the written and graphic materials referred to in this definition and the graphic and written presentation conforming to the requirements of Chapter 78 of the Township Code, as amended.

A designated location on land where the harvested timber, including logs, pulpwood, or firewood, is assembled for transportation off-site to processing facilities.

Any area used, or intended to be used, for the landing, taking off, or surface maneuvering of aircraft.

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. The signature of any single landowner holding land in joint tenancy shall be considered as binding upon the others.

A building or room containing collections of books, periodicals, and sometimes films and recorded music for people to read, borrow, or refer to.

See "care facilities and senior housing" in this section.

Any manufacturing or industrial processing which, by the nature of the materials, equipment and process utilized, is predominantly clean, quiet, and free of any objectionable or hazardous element and which is not objectionable by reason of odor, noise, vibration, cinders, gas, fumes, dust, smoke, refuse matter, or water-carried waste.

The class of animals that are customarily kept and housed outside the home or in enclosures such as pens, barns, corrals, or paddock areas. Livestock includes, but is not limited to, horses, cattle (beef and dairy), llamas, mules, swine, sheep, goats, chickens, and fowl. Animals customarily considered to be domesticated such as dogs, cats, and other small pets are not considered livestock under this chapter.

A space within the main building or on the same lot therewith providing for the standing, loading, or unloading of trucks and having minimum dimensions of 12 feet by 50 feet and a vertical clearance of 14 feet.

Any individual, partnership, company, firm, association, or corporation engaged in logging or timber harvesting, including agents, subcontractors, and employees thereof.

The practice or operation of felling trees, cutting them into logs and selling them, or transporting the logs to sawmills or to market, or milling or otherwise processing them on-site for transportation off-site or resale. Such practices or operations are a permitted use in all zoning districts.

A designated or engineered parcel, tract, or area of land, established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law, and to be used, conveyed, sold, developed, or built upon as a unit. See Figure 2: Lot Type Illustration at the end of this section.

The percentage of the lot area covered by all principal structures, accessory structures, and impervious surfaces. When calculating, the following formula shall be used:

The average distance to the rear lot line from the front lot line or the street ROW line, whichever is lesser.

A line that denotes the boundary of a lot or parcel of land, as defined herein.

Any lot which, individually or as a part of a subdivision, has been recorded in the Department of Real Estate of Allegheny County.

The horizontal distance between side lot lines at the building setback line.

Notice given by the Township by first class mail of the time and place of a public hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. See "electronic notice" and "public notice" in this section.

See "dwelling types" in this section.

A permanent structure, other than a roof or canopy, attached to, supported by, and projecting from a building and providing protection from the elements.

A structure or portion of a structure used by physicians, surgeons, dentist, chiropractor, optometrist, psychologist, psychiatrist, or similar professional. Medical clinics shall not include a structure or portion of a structure used by a drug and alcohol treatment facility, methadone treatment facility, or animal and veterinarian service.

Act 16 of 2016, 35 P.S. § 1023.101 et seq.

The use of the premises by a natural person, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity, or any combination thereof, holding a permit issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health, to dispense medical marijuana per the Medical Marijuana Act (Act 16, Pennsylvania Law 84, No. 16).

The use of the premises by a natural person, corporation, partnership, association, trust, or other entity, or any combination thereof, holding a permit issued by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Health, to grow and/or process medical marijuana.

A facility licensed by the Department of Health to use the drug methadone in the treatment, maintenance, or detoxification of persons.

An establishment that brews, distills, produces, and/or serves 465,000 gallons or less per year of alcoholic beverages for consumption on-site with distribution. Such uses may be in combination with restaurants or remain independent and they may also have tasting rooms and retails sales of the products.

A WCF, including those deployed aerially between utility poles or similar fixtures, that does not exceed two cubic feet in volume, and having dimensions no greater than 24 inches in length, 15 inches in width, and 12 inches in height, and an exterior antenna of no greater than 11 inches in length.

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.

Mineral development is a broad land use classification that includes the operations listed below. Mineral development does not include oil and gas facilities or related operations. See "oil and gas development" and "natural gas compressor station" in this section.

In the case of WCFs, the minimum height necessary for a WCF to fill a gap in coverage.

A commercial use in combination with a residential use in a single principal structure.

A food establishment preparing and/or serving foods from a self-contained vehicle, either motorized or within a trailer, on public or private property and that is readily movable, without disassembling, for transport to another location.

In the case of WCFs, the improvement, upgrade, or replacement of a SWCF or an existing utility pole that does not substantially change the physical dimension of the SWCF or utility pole.

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 nontower WCF and connecting appurtenances.

A building or group of buildings on the same premises and under single control, consisting of two or more living or sleeping quarters kept, used, maintained, or advertised as, or held out to the public to be, a place where sleeping accommodations are supplied for pay to transient guests or tenants. Motels/hotels must be registered with the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue as a bona fide hotel/motel operation and are required to pay the levied tourist development tax promulgated by Allegheny County.

A utility pole owned, managed, or operated by or on behalf of the Township.

A facility designed and constructed to compress natural gas that originates from a gas well or collection of such wells operating as a midstream facility for delivery of gas to a transmission pipeline, distribution pipeline, natural gas processing plant or underground storage field, including one or more natural gas compressors, associated buildings, pipes, valves, tanks, and other equipment.

A facility designed and constructed to remove materials such as ethane, propane, butane, and other constituents or similar substances from natural gas to allow such natural gas to be of such quality as is required or appropriate for transmission or distribution to commercial markets, but not including facilities or equipment designed and constructed primarily to remove water, water vapor, oil, or naturally occurring liquids from natural gas.

A parcel of land devoted exclusively for the preservation of existing natural resources and natural animal habitats.

An establishment primarily for evening, late-night to early morning entertainment, that typically serves food and/or alcoholic beverages, and may provide either live or prerecorded music or video, comedy acts, floor shows, with or without the opportunity for dancing. A nightclub may not include any aspects of adult entertainment or an adult-oriented establishment, as either are elsewhere defined and regulated in this chapter.

The measurement of the light emanating from an object that is used to quantify digital sign brightness, which is calculated by the total amount of light emitted from a sign divided by the surface area of the sign measured as candelas per square meter.

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.

A building, structure, or part of a building or 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 ordinance or amendment or prior to the application of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation. Such nonconforming buildings or structures include, but are not limited to, nonconforming signs.

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

A sign that was legally erected and maintained at the effective date of this chapter, or amendment thereto, that does not currently comply with sign regulations of the zoning district in which it is located.

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 ordinance or amendment, or prior to the application of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.

All nontower WCFs, including, but not limited to, nontower WCF and related equipment. Nontower WCF shall not include support structures for nontower WCF or any related equipment that is mounted to the ground or at ground level.

A retail or wholesale business that sells flowers, plants, shrubs, trees, and other natural flora and products that aid their growth and care and that may include a greenhouse and/or the growing of plant material outside on the lot.

See "care facility and senior housing" in this section.

A permit for the occupancy of a building, structure, or lot indicating compliance with all provisions of this chapter.

The minimum concentration in air of a gas, vapor, or particulate matter that can be detected by the olfactory systems of a panel of healthy observers.

Any office of recognized professions, other than medical, such as 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.

The well site preparation, construction, drilling, redrilling, hydraulic fracturing, and/or site restoration associated with an oil or 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, and other equipment and structures whether permanent or temporary; and the site preparation, construction, installation, maintenance and repair of oil and gas pipelines and associated equipment and other equipment and activities associated with the exploration for, production, gathering, and transportation of oil and gas. This definition includes exploratory and storage wells but does not include natural gas compressor stations and natural gas processing plants or facilities performing the equivalent functions.

A pierced or bored hole drilled or being drilled in the ground for the purpose of, or to be used for, producing, extracting, or injecting gas, oil, petroleum, or another liquid related to oil or gas production or storage, including brine disposal.

A location at which oil and gas development occurs and including a location where facilities, structures, materials, and equipment, whether temporary or permanent, necessary for or incidental to the preparation, construction, drilling, production, or operation of an oil or gas well are to be utilized. This definition also includes exploratory and storage wells.

In the case of oil and natural gas, the person or entity designated as the oil or gas well operator on the permit application or well registration for an oil and gas development or a natural gas compressor station or a natural gas processing plant.

The utilization of unenclosed sidewalk space beyond the building line or commercial patio to accommodate and for the purpose of the serving of food and drink to patrons of an operating restaurant or food service business fronting on that space. Outdoor dining shall also include such areas used by restaurants, food service businesses and other food establishments for the outdoor sale of food to the public. See "patio" and "deck" in this section.

Are site constructed, stationary and permanent in nature, solid-fuel- or natural-gas-burning, and may be constructed of stone, brick, concrete, clay, or other noncombustible material. An outdoor fireplace will typically have a health, firebox, and chimney or stack.

The keeping of any discarded goods, junk, material, merchandise, or junked or abandoned vehicles outside of a structure in the same place for more than one week; or the stockpiling of materials, merchandise, supplies on an on-going basis except during construction. The storage of any material, merchandise, supplies, equipment, etc., not in an enclosed building. In the case of recreational vehicles and hauling trailers, including flatbed trailers, whether for commercial, recreational, or personal use, storage shall be considered periods exceeding seven consecutive days in any one-month period.

A zoning district that encompasses one or more underlying zoning district and that imposes additional requirements or provisions above those required by the underlying zoning district.

In the case of oil and natural gas, a person or entity, who owns, manages, leases, operates, controls, or possesses an oil or gas well or a natural gas compressor station or a natural gas processing plant.

A parcel of land integrated within a subdivision or land development that is dedicated, either publicly or privately, specifically for use as a park, open space, and/or active recreation area.

A facility designed for patrons to park their private vehicle and transfer to other private or public transportation.

An on-grade surface area, usually paved, adjoining a house or freestanding, and serving as an area for outdoor living. Patios shall be accessory uses to residential dwellings. See "outdoor dining" in this section.

An open-air accessory structure used as a shelter or gathering.

Act of 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as reenacted and amended (53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.).

The Uniform Construction Code applying to the construction, alteration, repair, movement, equipment, removal, demolition, location, maintenance, occupancy or change of occupancy of every building or structure which occurs on or after April 9, 2004, and all existing structures that are not legally occupied, including, but not limited to: The provisions of Chapters 2-29 and 31-35 of the International Building Code, the ICC Electrical Code, the International Mechanical Code, the International Fuel Gas Code, the International Plumbing Code, the International Residential Code, the International Fire Code, the International Energy Conservation Code, Sections AE501-AE503 and AE601-AE605 of Appendix E of the International Residential Code, the International Existing Building Code, the International Urban-Wild land Interface Code, Appendix E of the International Building Code, Appendix H of the International Building Code and Appendix G of the International Residential Code.

A retail store which primarily sells prescription drugs, patent medicines, and surgical and sickroom supplies.

A semipublic use, including any of the following: church, manse, rectory, convent, synagogue, parish, monastery, seminary, or similar building incidental to the particular use; but this term does not include business offices, except administrative offices incidental to the operation of the particular use, rescue missions or the occasional use for religious purposes of properties not regularly so used.

The Township of Pine Planning Commission.

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

A point of hydrologic and hydraulic importance used for computing a release-rate percentage. These may include points of stream confluences, an existing obstruction or problem area or other similar points.

In the case of WCFs, any antenna used for the transmission or reception of any radio wave or radio signal, which is to be mounted upon a preexisting steel or metal electrical transmission tower owned or operated by a public utility.

A forest practice, such as thinning or pruning, which results in better growth, structure, specific composition, or health for the residual stand but does not yield a net income to the landowner, usually because any trees cut are of poor quality, too small or otherwise of limited marketability or value.

The property upon which the activity is conducted as determined by physical facts rather than property 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.

A currently licensed professional engineer registered by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. See "registered professional" in this section.

An individual licensed and registered under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to engage in the practice of land surveying. A professional land surveyor may perform engineering land surveys but may not practice any other branch of engineering. See "registered professional" in this section.

Any individual, partnership, company, firm, association, or corporation that is in actual control of forest land, whether such control is based on legal or equitable title, or on any other interest entitling the holder to sell or otherwise dispose of any or all of the timber on such land in any manner, and any agents thereof acting on their behalf, such as forestry consultants, who set up and administer the logging or timber harvesting.

A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the governing body or planning agency, intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action in accordance with this chapter.

All roads, streets, walkways, sidewalks, gutters, curbs, sewers, waterlines, stormwater management facilities, landscaping, street lighting, traffic control devices, and other facilities to be dedicated to or maintained by the Township.

A forum held pursuant to notice under 65 Pa.C.S.A. Ch. 7 relating to open meetings.

A 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. See "electronic notice" and "mailed notice" in this section.

A business or service which is engaged in regularly supplying the public with some commodity or service which is of public consequence and need, as such is specifically defined within PA PUC, 66 Pa.C.S.A. § 102.

When referencing seeding of disturbed areas, shall be interpreted to be within 14 days after grading activities are completed, unless those activities are completed between November 1 and April 1. In such case, the required sodding or seeding shall occur within 14 days of April 1.

Any area required by a provision or provisions of the applicable development requirements, which includes recreational land, and recreational facilities, and amenities associated therewith.

Any area required by a provision or provisions of the applicable development requirements, which does not necessarily contain active recreation facilities.

An indoor and/or outdoor facility that may be used for swimming, bowling, tennis club, rink, track, alley, cage, course, field throwing, or other similar types of uses in which the patrons pay a fee and/or are members to participate in or view a recreational or entertainment physical activity, including activities which include motorized vehicles and the like.

A facility owned by the Township, a public or quasi-public body, or an HOA designed for the preservation of historic or scenic property or recreational use by the general public. Public recreation facilities include open space and parks for public access, public parks, public gathering spaces, and Township-owned recreation areas and playgrounds free of charge.

A vehicle which is either self-propelled or towed by a consumer-owned tow vehicle and may be designed to provide temporary living quarters for recreational, camping or travel use that complies with all applicable Federal vehicle regulations and is certified by the manufacturer as complying with NFPA 1192 Standard on Recreational Vehicles or ANSI A119.5 Park Model Recreational Vehicle Standard and includes the following types as defined by the Pennsylvania Board of Vehicles Act (Act of Oct. 24, 2018, P.L. 816, No. 134):[1]

An individual licensed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to perform services or activities required by provisions of this chapter and qualified by training and experience to perform the specific services and/or activities with technical competence.

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

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

An inventory of existing natural features of the site, submitted on a scaled drawing, that illustrates slopes; woodlands and other existing vegetative cover; streams, ponds, and other watercourses; wetlands; and other significant historical and cultural features of the site. Resource inventories shall include the requirements set forth in the development and design standards of Chapter 78 of the Township Code.

An establishment where food is prepared and available to the general public for a determined compensation, primarily for consumption within a structure on the premises and where the consumption of food in motor vehicles on the premises is neither encouraged nor permitted.

An establishment where food, soft drinks, ice cream and similar confections are sold for principal consumption outside the confines of the principal building or in automobiles, regardless of whether or not seats are provided for patrons.

A retail establishment located entirely within an enclosed building which sells goods, services, or merchandise to the general public for personal, household, or office consumption and which shall not include wholesaling, manufacturing, or processing of the goods offered for sale.

A strip of land acquired by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription, or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary or storm sewer, and other similar uses. A ROW grants a lot interest to the grantee and no permanent structure may be erected therein.

Any public, private, charter, or parochial place of instruction, not including institutions of higher learning, having regular sessions, with regularly employed instructors, which teaches those academic subjects that are fundamental and essential in general education and which provide preprimary and/or kindergarten through 12th grade, or a vocational school, all meeting the requirements of the Department of Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, but excluding any privately operated school of trades, vocations, avocations or business. See "college/university" and "trade school" in this section.

Any real property designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage space to occupants who are to have access to such space for the purpose of storing and removing personal property. No occupant shall use a self-service storage facility for residential purposes.

The minimum required horizontal distance between a setback line and a property or street ROW line.

A line parallel to a lot line, defining the building setback required by this chapter.

The building setback line that is parallel to the front lot line, located at a distance as required by this chapter.

The building setback line that is parallel to the rear lot line, located at a distance as required by this chapter.

The building setback line that is parallel to the side lot line, located at a distance equal to the side yard required by this chapter.

A detached, accessory structure which is incidental to a permitted residential structure. Sheds typically sit on a simple concrete slab, piers, or soil and are used to store household goods, tools, and/or equipment. Sheds shall include but are not limited to tool sheds, residential greenhouses, and pool equipment structures. All nonresidential detached storage structures are defined as storage buildings. See "storage building" in this section.

The principal use of a building where temporary lodging is provided for compensation for less than 30 days. Short-term rentals are generally facilitated by an online tool that allows for peer-to-peer lodging options where the lodging facilities are generally owned by private individuals. Short-term rentals do not include motels/hotels or bed-and-breakfast establishments. Short-term rentals may also be known as Airbnb, VRBO, HomeAway, etc.

Any device, structure, fixture, painting, emblem, or visual that uses words, graphics, colors, illumination, symbols, numbers, or letters for the purpose of communicating a message. Sign includes the sign faces as well as any sign supporting structure. The following terms and definitions are associated with the sign regulations contained in this chapter.

The smallest quadrangle encompassing the entire face of a sign, including the advertising surface and any framing, trim, molding, background, and the supporting structure situated above the lowest edge of the sign face.

A method of internal illumination whereby the light source is contained within the sign structure. Illumination is directed towards the building facade, thereby backlighting, or silhouetting the sign itself.

Poles, posts, walls, frames, brackets, or other supports holding a sign in place. Sign bases may act as a supporting structure.

The area or display surface, including the advertising surface and any framing, trim, or molding, used for the message on a single plane.

The vertical distance measured from the lowest finished grade elevation directly beneath the sign to the highest point of a sign, including all decorative embellishments.

40% to 60% or more of the upright supports of a sign structure are physically damaged such that a normal repair practice would call for. In the case of wooden sign structures, replacement of the broken supports or, in the case of metal sign structures, replacement of at least 20% to 30% of the length above ground of each broken, bent, or twisted support.

See "dwelling" in this section.

See "dwelling" in this section.

A graphic and narrative depiction of the land and practices involved in a logging or timber-harvesting operation and including all information required by this chapter.

The trail, path, temporary roadway, or any other unencumbered route, utilized by the logging operator to move felled trees from the harvest area to the landing area.

The process of dragging trees on the ground, by any means necessary, from the harvest area to the landing area.

The woody debris left on the land after timber harvesting, including logs, chunks, bark, branches, uprooted stumps, and broken or uprooted trees or shrubs.

The degree of rise or descent of the land surface calculated by dividing the number of feet of vertical rise/descent in elevation by the number of feet of horizontal distance, expressed as a percentage.

A solar photovoltaic cell, panel, or array, or solar hot air or water collector device, which relies upon solar radiation as an energy source for collection, inversion, storage, and distribution of solar energy for electricity generation or transfer of stored heat.

An area of land or other area used for a solar collection system principally used to capture solar energy and convert it to electrical energy. Large solar energy production facilities 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 and facilities. A facility is considered a large solar energy production facility if it supplies electrical or thermal power solely for off-site use.

A solar collection system consisting of one or more roof- and/or ground-mounted solar collector devices and solar related equipment and is intended to primarily reduce on-site consumption of utility power. A system is considered a small solar energy system only if it supplies electrical or thermal power solely for on-site use, except that when a property upon which the facility 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.

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

The Township of Pine Solicitor.

A surfaced outdoor area accessory to a dwelling or dwellings, used for playing sports, including, but not limited to, tennis, handball, basketball, and similar sports.

An accessory structure used for mechanically drawing water from a body of water, spring, or well for use by a dwelling unit. A spring/pump house shall be an accessory use to residential dwellings.

In the case of WCFs, camouflaging methods applied to wireless communications towers, nontower WCF and other facilities which render them more visually appealing or blend the proposed facility into 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 nontower WCF, building-mounted nontower WCF painted to match the existing structure and facilities constructed to resemble trees, shrubs, and light poles. The Township is authorized to publish objective standards for stealth technology to ensure that the established character of the Township is maintained.

Those slopes identified on a topographic survey prepared by a land surveyor registered in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as any area over a 100-foot horizontal distance, the slope exceeds 25% from the top to bottom of a break in grade. Said break in grade must be at least a change in grade of 5% before consideration. All areas over 25% shall be outlined on the topographic plan.

A landing outside of a doorway, generally at or nearly at grade level.

An accessory structure used for storing goods and products incidental to a permitted, nonresidential, principal use.

A well-used for and in connection with the underground storage of natural gas, including injection into or withdrawal from an underground storage reservoir for monitoring or observation of reservoir pressure.

A sewer that carries intercepted surface runoff, street water and other wash waters or drainage, but excludes domestic sewage and industrial wastes.

The plan for managing stormwater runoff from a specific development site.

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

A strip of land, public or private, including the entire ROW, not limited to the roadway, intended for general use as a means of vehicular and pedestrian circulation to provide access to more than one lot. "Street" is synonymous with the words "avenue," "road," "highway," "drive," "lane," and other similar words. See Appendix C for a full list of arterial and collector streets within the Township.[2]

The linear frontage or frontages of a lot or parcel abutting on a private or public street which provides principal access to, or visibility of, the premises.

Anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires permanent location on the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the ground, including, but without limiting the generality of the foregoing, advertising signs, outdoor advertising signs, swimming pools, backstops for tennis courts and pergolas; provided, however, that a boundary fence shall not constitute a "structure" only insofar as is necessary to exempt it from the general front, rear, and side yard setback regulations of the zoning district in which the boundary fence is located.

In the case of WCFs:

A permanent swimming pool that is more than 24 inches deep and is located on private property. Private home/residential swimming pools shall be an accessory to a family dwelling.

A structure intended for swimming or recreational bathing by the public available for a fee or membership that contains water over 24 inches deep. This includes in-ground, aboveground and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas. Public/commercial swimming pools shall be a principal or accessory use.

Any event, structure, or use intended to be used for 180 days or less, unless otherwise restricted, including but not limited to construction office, equipment shed, or trailer, exhibit or sale, indoor/outdoor events, tents, seasonal displays, and similar events, structures, or uses. See "temporary event, structure, or use permit" in this section.

A permit issued by the Zoning Officer for short-term use of a property for a temporary event, structure, or use. See "temporary event, structure, or use" in this section.

An open lot upon which motion pictures are shown to the public on an outdoor screen, excluding any other accessory use.

An enclosed building or movie house where motion pictures or live performances are shown to the public, excluding drive-in theaters or any other accessory use.

The upper portions of a felled tree that is unmarketable because of small size, taper, or defect.

A communications tower using low power transmitters (approximately 100 watts) to transmit signals in a cell or cellular radio-telephone services (cellular), personal communications services (PCS), enhanced specialized mobile radios (ESMR), truck mobile cellular radios, paging services and similar cellular-based communications to the general public. Cellular communications are considered a public utility. This definition shall not be interpreted to include SWCF.

Any structure that is used for the purpose of supporting one or more nontower WCF, 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 WCFs.

The official Township Engineer of Record or engineering consultant of the Township.

Any school having regular sessions with regularly employed instructors which, as a principal activity, provides training in a trade or vocation and which also provides instruction in those subjects that are fundamental and essential to elementary or secondary education, under the supervision of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or a lawfully constituted ecclesiastical governing body or a corporation meeting the same requirements of the commonwealth.

A designated place where a bus may stop to allow boarding or alighting of public transit riders. A bus stop is marked with a bus stop location sign and may include infrastructure or amenities, such as a bus shelter or bus passenger bench.

Any tree or a group of trees with a minimum twelve-inch diameter at breast height (DBH).

A pole or similar structure that is or may be used, in whole or in part, by or for telecommunications, electric distribution, lighting, traffic control, signage or a similar function or for co-location. The term includes the vertical support structure for traffic lights but does not include wireless support structures or horizontal structures to which signal lights or other traffic control devices are attached.

A business that is principally engaged in the receipt of new, previously untitled motor vehicles or trailers from their manufacturer and the resale, lease, or rental of the same directly to the public.

A business that is principally engaged in selling, leasing, or renting previously titled and owned motor vehicles or trailers.

Any building, premises, or land in which or upon which a business, service, or industry performs or renders a service involving the maintenance, servicing, repair, or painting of vehicles.

The dismantling or disassembling of motor vehicles or trailers, or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete, or wrecked vehicles or their parts. See "junkyard" in this section.

A farm where grapevines are planted, grown, raised, or cultivated for the purpose of producing grape wine. A vineyard shall be considered a principal use. See "winery" in this section.

A structure used for the acceptance of bulk deliveries, storage of the delivered items, and/or redistribution of delivered items.

The acceptance of bulk deliveries, storage of the delivered items, and/or redistribution of delivered items. The operations described herein shall include both those conducted as a wholesale business or as a retail business or wholesale retail business.

The plan for managing stormwater runoff throughout a designated watershed adopted by Allegheny County as required by the Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Act.[3]

Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Co-location Act (53 P.S. § 11702.1 et seq.).

In accordance with the definitions/regulations established by the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the United States Environmental Protection Agency, areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturate soil conditions, including swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.

A barrier or restraint of sufficient size and height to prevent motor vehicles from proceeding. Wheel stops shall be constructed of concrete, asphalt, or other Township-approved material. Wheel stops shall be secured to the ground in an acceptable manner.

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 turbines and other structures and buildings, including substations, meteorological towers, electrical infrastructure, transmission lines, and other appurtenant structures and facilities.

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.

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.

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.

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

An area that may be devoted to the growing of grapes or other fruit and the process of fermenting the product into wine. Wineries shall also include the structures or areas provided for the tasting or sale of the wine so long as such areas are on the same site as the products grown. See "vineyard" in this section.

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

The nontower WCF, 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.

A freestanding structure, such as a tower-based WCF or any other support structure that could support the placement or installation of a WCF if approved by the Township.

A community of plants characterized by areas, groves, or stands of trees. Area measurements of woodlands shall be understood to include the canopy. It shall be further defined as an area or stand of trees whose combined canopy is 0.5 acre or more in extent and consists of at least 50% of canopy trees with a DBH of three inches or more.

An open, unoccupied space, on the same lot with a structure, open and unobstructed from the ground to the sky, except as otherwise provided herewith.

An area in the Township in which regulations under this chapter uniformly apply, including overlay districts.

The ZHB of the Township of Pine, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania as defined by and appointed in accordance with the MPC, Act 247 of 1968, as amended by Act 170 of 1998 (53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., as may be amended from time to time).

The designated official map or maps of the Township that show the location and boundaries of the zoning districts established by Article III of this chapter which is/are referred to as the "Zoning Map" and incorporated as part of this chapter.

The Zoning Officer or the authorized representative appointed by the Board of Supervisors to administer the Township Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances. For the purposes of this chapter, the Zoning Officer may also be referred to as or include the Code Enforcement Officer, and/or the Director of Code Administration and Land Development.