Pocopson Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Districts Generally
§ 250-7 Establishment of districts.
§ 250-8 District boundaries; incorporation of Zoning Map.
The boundaries of said districts shall be shown upon the map attached to and made a part of this chapter, which shall be designated "Pocopson Township Zoning Map." The said map and all notifications, references and other data shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference into this chapter and shall be as much a part of this chapter as if all were fully described herein.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The current Zoning Map of the Township of Pocopson is on file in the Township offices.
§ 250-9 Interpretation of boundaries.
[Amended 3-4-2002 by Ord. No. 1-2002]
A.
Boundary lines shall, unless otherwise indicated, follow property lines or the center lines of streets, watercourses, ponds and lakes, or such lines extended, or lines parallel thereto. The following additional rules shall apply to the interpretation of the location of any boundary line on the Zoning Map:
[Amended 8-14-2017 by Ord. No. 1-2017]
(1)
Where boundaries of a single district are indicated as including directly opposite sides of a street, watercourse, pond, lake, or right-of-way of a power line, other public utility, or any portion of its length, the district so indicated shall be construed to apply to the entire width of such street, watercourse, pond, lake or right-of-way of such power line or other public utility lying within such portion of the district.
(2)
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following a lot or other property line, such lot or property line shall be construed to be such boundary.
(3)
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following the center line of a street, watercourse, pond or lake, such center line shall be construed to be such boundary.
(4)
Where a district boundary divides a lot or runs through undivided property, the location of such boundary, unless otherwise specified by figures on the Zoning Map, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the said map.
(5)
Where numerical dimensions are shown on the Zoning Map between a street and district boundary, they shall indicate that the district boundary runs parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom equivalent to the number of feet so indicated, unless otherwise specified. Where scaled distances do not agree with such figures, the figures shall control.
B.
In the case of any uncertainty or where any question or disagreement may develop through interpretation by the Zoning Officer concerning the exact location of any district boundary line, the Zoning Hearing Board shall interpret the intent of the Zoning Map as to the location of district boundaries per procedures established in Article XII of this chapter. Applicants for such a hearing shall not be subject to hearing fees for hearings made necessary by uncertainty on the part of the Zoning Officer.
§ 250-10 Lots in two districts.
[Amended 3-4-2002 by Ord. No. 1-2002]
Where a district boundary line divides a lot held in single and separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter, the use regulations applicable to either district may, at the landowner's election, extend over the portion of the lot a distance of 25 feet beyond the district boundary line.
§ 250-11 Applicability.
[Amended 5-9-2011 by Ord. No. 1-2011]
The Board of Supervisors, in its sole discretion, may waive zoning regulations in this chapter for the use of and structures on any Pocopson-Township-owned properties.
§ 250-12 Minimum net floor area of dwellings.
In all districts, any building or other structure used as the principal dwelling shall have a minimum net floor area of 800 square feet.