A paved surface, other than a street, which provides vehicular access from a street or a private road to a lot.

An establishment open to the general public or a private club open to members which is used and occupied for one or more of the following activities:

The tilling of the soil, the raising of crops, horticulture and gardening.

As applied to a building or structure, any change or rearrangement in the total floor area or an enlargement, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height.

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

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

A building used primarily for the treatment, by a veterinarian, of small domestic animals such as dogs, cats, rabbits and birds or fowl. Boarding of such animals shall be for medical or surgical treatment only.

A building occupied by three or more dwelling units.

Any landowner, lessee or his authorized agent who submits plans, data and/or application to the Zoning Officer or other designated Borough official for the purpose of obtaining approval thereof.

A self-propelled motor vehicle designed for the conveyance of persons or property requiring a registration plate by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for operation upon public highways, including trucks, motor homes, and motorcycles.

An open lot for the outdoor display of new or used automobiles or trailers when accessory to an automobile or trailer sales or display building.

A building on a lot that is used for the repair of bodies, chassis, fenders, bumpers and/or accessories of automobiles and other vehicles for conveyance.

A building on a lot used primarily for mechanical and/or body repairs, storage, rental, servicing, or supplying of gasoline or oil to automobiles, trucks and similar motor vehicles.

An accessory building for the storage only of one or more automobiles and/or vehicles accessory and incidental to the primary use of the premises, provided that no business, occupation or service is conducted for profit therein.

A building for the display and sale of new or used automobiles or trailers.

A building on a lot, designed and used primarily for the washing and polishing of automobiles and which may provide accessory services related to washing and polishing.

The dismantling or wrecking of used automobiles or trailers or the storage, sale or dumping of dismantled, partially dismantled, obsolete or wrecked vehicles or their parts.

A story partly underground, but having 1/2 or more of its height above the average level of the adjoining ground.

A single-family residence or portion thereof containing not more than two guest rooms which are used by not more than five guests where rent is paid in money, goods, labor, or otherwise. (See also, "boardinghouse" and "rooming house.")

A building where, for compensation, provisions are made for lodging and meals for at least three but not more than 15 persons. (See also, "bed-and-breakfast inn" and "rooming house.")

Any structure on a lot having a roof, intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of persons, animals or chattel. (See "structure.")

The total area taken on a horizontal plane at the mean level of the ground surrounding the principal building and all accessory buildings.

The total overall height of a building measured from the grade level to the highest point of the roof.

A line parallel to the front, side or rear lot line set so as to provide the required yard.

A building subordinate to and detached from the main building on the same lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to the principal building.

A building in which is conducted the primary use of the lot on which it is located.

Establishments which provide food, shelter, personal assistance, supervision and/or medical or other health-related services for individuals not in need of hospitalization, but who, because of age, illness, disease, injury, convalescence or physical or mental infirmity, need such care.

A freestanding accessory structure not totally enclosed which is primarily designed or used for parking automobiles (must meet setbacks). A carport that is attached to the principal structure must meet all requirements pertaining thereto, including lot coverage.

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 number of stories.

A certificate that is issued by the Zoning Officer. It permits the use of a building in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and certifies compliance with the provisions of law for the use and occupancy of the land and structure in its several parts, together with any special stipulations or conditions of the zoning permit.

An antenna or series of antennas, not exceeding six, used for the transmission of wireless radio or telephone communications, which are attached to an existing smokestack, water tank, church steeple, commercial building with two or more stories or other commercial communications tower currently existing, and which do not exceed the height of the existing structure by more than 10 feet. This definition shall not include private residence-mounted satellite dishes or television antennas or amateur radio equipment, including without limitation, ham or citizen band radio antennas.

A tract or parcel of land used for a wireless radio or telephone communication tower, its support structure and any ancillary or accessory buildings needed for the operation of the communications. This definition shall not include private residence-mounted satellite dishes or television antennas or amateur radio equipment, including without limitation, ham or citizen band radio antennas.

A business such as a theater, bowling alley, skating rink, gymnasium/fitness facility, or pool hall, which offers these uses to the general public.

A type of ownership arrangement, not a land use, whereon parts of a building typically are owned separately by persons and other parts, such as halls, stairs, and recreation areas, are owned jointly by such persons. A condominium may be residential, commercial or industrial in nature.

Offices and shops for tradesmen, such as building, cement, electrical, masonry, painting and roofing contractors.

The York County Planning Commission, being the planning agency for the County. (See also, "Planning Commission.")

An unoccupied open space, other than a yard, on the same lot with a building which is bounded on two or more sides by the walls of such building.

The officially established grade of the curb in front of the midpoint of the lot.

A commercial establishment for the manufacture or processing of dairy products.

Final adjudication by any board or other body granted jurisdiction under this chapter or the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., 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 York County.

An uncovered platform of wooden construction that stands above ground level and is attached to a building. A deck shall be considered a structure for purposes of setback.

Final action by an officer, body, or agency charged with the administration of this chapter or applications thereunder, except the following:

A commercial establishment, including a drive-in eating establishment, primarily offering stand-up counter, vending machine, window or in-car service, and/or offering prepared or standardized food for either on- or off-premises consumption.

A minor vehicle right-of-way providing access between a street and a parking area or garage within a lot or property. (See also, "access drive.")

A parcel of land or part thereof used primarily for the disposal, by abandonment, dumping, burial, burning or other means and for whatever purposes, of garbage, sewage, trash, refuse, junk, discarded machinery, vehicles or part thereof or waste material of any kind.

A building or structure designed for living quarters for one or more families, including mobile homes which are supported by a foundation of mortared masonry or concrete construction and permanently affixed to the land and which have the area between the ground and body of the mobile home completely enclosed to prevent the accumulation of debris and to provide additional stability and safety to the mobile home; but shall not include hotels, rooming houses, convalescent homes or other accommodations used for transient occupancy.

One or more rooms used for living and sleeping purposes and having a kitchen with fixed cooking facilities arranged for occupancy by one family.

One person or two or more persons, related by blood, foster relationship, marriage, or adoption, and in addition, any domestic servants or gratuitous guests thereof; or one or more persons who need not be so related and, in addition, domestic servants or gratuitous guests thereof, who are living together in a single, nonprofit dwelling unit and maintaining a common household with single cooking facilities. A roomer, boarder, or lodger shall not be considered a member of the family. Sororities, fraternities, and clubs shall not be considered a single housekeeping unit.

Any parcel of land which is used for gain in the raising of agricultural products, livestock, poultry or dairy products, including necessary farm structures within the prescribed limits and the storage of equipment customarily incidental to the primary use. For the purpose of this chapter, a farm shall not include the raising of fur bearing animals, riding academy, livery, boarding stables, or dog kennels.

Any wall built for the purpose of restricting or preventing the spread of fire in a building. Such a wall begins at the foundation of the building and extends continuously through all stories to the roof and must be constructed of two-hour separation materials.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building and its accessory buildings on the same lot, excluding cellar, basement and attic floor areas not devoted to residential use. All dimensions shall be measured between exterior faces of walls.

The sum of the horizontal areas of all rooms used for habitation, such as living room, dining room, kitchen, bathroom or bedroom, but not including hallways, stairways, cellars, attics, service rooms or utility rooms, closets, nor unheated areas such as enclosed porches. Earth-sheltered dwellings designed as such shall include the aggregate of area used for habitation as defined above, whether or not all or a portion is below ground level.

A facility licensed by the state that provides supervised care for more than six but not more than 12 children located in a single-family residence.

Any dwelling or portion thereof which is designed or used for at least three but not more than eight persons unrelated to each other or to any family occupying the dwelling unit and having common eating facilities. Group quarters include, but are not limited to, lodging or boardinghouses, fraternity and sorority houses, dormitories and other quarters of an institutional nature. Such quarters must be associated with a parent religious, educational, charitable, or philanthropic institution.

Any dwelling or portion thereof which is designed or used for not more than eight persons and having common eating facilities, which is connected to a fire or ambulance station. All such persons shall be employees or volunteers with the fire or ambulance station that they reside within.

A room which is intended, arranged or designed to be occupied or which is occupied by one or more guests but in which no provision is made for cooking. Residential noncommercial guest rooms shall be within or attached to the principal residence and shall be a part of the residential utility (sewer, electric, etc.) service line.

See "public hearing."

Any of the following legal holidays: New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

A special type of accessory use, it is an occupation or profession which:

An office established in a dwelling unit within which only the following business activities may be conducted: telecommunications (telephone, fax, etc.), computer processing, typing, keeping of files or similar word/data transmissions, processing, or storage. Excluded from this definition are home occupations and professional or business offices.

A place for the diagnosis, treatment, or other care of humans and having facilities for inpatient care, including such establishments as a sanitarium, sanatorium or preventorium.

A building for portion thereof in which 10 or more guest rooms are provided for occupancy, with or without meals, for compensation, by transient or semipermanent guests, or both, and in which no provision is made for cooking in any individual room or suite. (See "hotel, residential"; "motel.")

A building or portion thereof containing 10 or more rooms in which lodging is provided, with or without meals, for compensation, and which is open to semipermanent or permanent guests, or both, and where no provisions are made for cooking in individual rooms or suites. (See also, "hotel"; "motel.")

A tract of land:

Any structure designed primarily for residential occupancy which is wholly or in substantial part made, fabricated, formed or assembled in manufacturing facilities for installation or assembly and installation, on the building site, i.e., modular homes.

A vehicle intended to be self-propelled that shall not be operable under its own power for any reason, or a vehicle that shall be without a valid current registration plate or valid current certificate of inspection.

A motor vehicle from which parts or accessories have been removed or that shall be inoperable as a result of damage thereto.

Any lot, land or structure, or part thereof, used primarily for the collection, storage, and/or sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or discarded material or for the collecting, dismantling, storage and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition and/or for the sale of parts thereof.

Any building or buildings and/or land used for the sheltering, boarding, breeding or training of four or more dogs, cats, fowl or other small domestic animals at least four months of age and kept for the purposes of animal rescue and adoption, profit or show.

Any ordinance or map adopted pursuant to the authority granted by any of the following articles of the Municipalities Planning Code: Article IV, "Official Map"; Article V, "Subdivision and Land Development"; Article VI, "Zoning"; and Article VII, "Planned Residential Development."

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 lease to exercise the rights of the landowner, or other person having a proprietary interest in land.

A public thoroughfare, other than a side street, which affords only a secondary means of access to abutting property and not intended for general traffic circulation.

Any domestic farm animal such as cattle, donkeys, horses, mules, burros, sheep, hogs, or goats kept for agricultural use, commercial purposes or pleasure.

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; land occupied or to be occupied by a building and its accessory buildings together with such open spaces as are required under provisions of this chapter, having not less than the minimum area and width required by this chapter for a lot in the district in which such land is situated, and having its principal frontage on a street or on such other means of access as may be determined in accordance with the provisions of law to be adequate as a condition of the issuance of a zoning permit for a building on such land.

The area contained within the property line of the individual parcels of land as shown on a land development plan, excluding any area within a street right-of-way but including the area of any easement.

A percentage which, when multiplied by the lot area, will determine the permitted building coverage area.

The lines bounding a lot as described in the recorded title; also referred to as "property lines."

The required distance between the side property lines measured along the required building setback line.

A street or highway designated in the Thoroughfare Classification Plan as an existing or planned arterial or collector street.

A use involving the performance of massages by a person licensed by the Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy. This use shall be considered a type of "personal service business."

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

A structure such as an electrical transformer, mailbox, traffic signal control device, or telephone junction box placed and maintained by: (1) a utility coming under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission or (2) the United States of America, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Borough of Red Lion or the Red Lion Municipal Authority.

A transportable single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, contained in one unit, or in two or more units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrived at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.

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

A parcel or continuous parcels of land which has been improved for the placement of mobile homes for nontransient use, so designated and improved that it contains two or more mobile home lots for the placement thereon of mobile homes.

An open lot for the outdoor display of new or used mobile homes.

A group of attached or detached buildings containing sleeping rooms or living units with accessory facilities designed for temporary use by automobile tourists or transients, including auto courts, motor lodges and similar establishments. (See also, "hotel"; "hotel, residential.")

A multi-family or two-family dwelling constructed by converting an existing building into apartments for more than one family, without substantially altering the exterior of the building.

Two or more independent nonresidential uses, or any combination of residential dwelling units and one or more nonresidential use, all uses of which are permitted in the zone and which are established within a single principal building, provided that the regulations established in this chapter for each individual use are satisfied, i.e., parking and special exception standards. The principal building itself, however, shall be considered as a single use for purposes of access, lot area, sign regulation, lot width and setback requirements, and such provisions shall not be cumulative for the individual uses established within the building.

The home office of the elected Tax Collector for the Borough of Red Lion. The home office must meet all the relevant requirements of a home occupation as listed in § 27-624.

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 following requirements:

A use, structure, lot or dimension in conflict with the regulations of this chapter, existing on the effective date of this chapter; existing at any subsequent amendment of this chapter; or created by variance. Specifically, the following types of nonconformities are distinguished:

Any lot or parcel of land used to cultivate, propagate and grow trees, shrubs, vines, flowers and vegetables and to store equipment customarily incidental and accessory to the primary use.

A map adopted by ordinance pursuant to Article IV of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.

A percentage which, when multiplied by the lot area, will determine the required unbuildable area of the lot. However, paved area is to be considered as part of the required open area.

A use of open land for leisure time activities, such as a beach, swimming pool, tennis court, riding stable, golf course, or drive-in theater.

The owner of record of a parcel of land.

A unit of land which meets all of the following criteria:

A building where passenger vehicles may be stored for short-term, daily or overnight off-street parking.

An open lot where passenger vehicles may be stored for short-term, daily, overnight off-street parking.

An off-street space available for the parking of one motor vehicle and having direct usable access to a street or lane.

A solar energy system that uses natural properties of materials and architectural components to collect and store solar energy without using any external mechanical power.

An unenclosed, unroofed area intended for outdoor use that is paved or covered with brick or similar material and is flush with the ground.

A percentage which, when multiplied by the lot area, will determine the permitted open area which may be paved with an impervious surface (e.g., driveways, parking areas).

A type of group quarters providing food preparation in a common kitchen for consumption in a common dining area, shelter, and personal assistance on a regular basis for more than 16 resident individuals who do not require hospital or skilled nursing care, but who, because of mental or physical condition, require the supervision of daily living activities under a plan of care licensed by the federal or state government. Personal services such as barber shops and beauty shops restricted to residents only may also be included as accessory uses.

Shall include barber and beauty shops; certified massage therapists; self-service laundry and dry-cleaning establishments; laundromats; electronics repair; repair shops for home appliances, tools, bicycles, guns, locks, shoes, and watches; tailor and dressmaking shops; or any other establishment of similar nature providing personalized service to customers.

A planned and unified development of a tract of land, for more than a single residential lot and/or for a specified and approved use or combination of uses, including group dwellings, commercial, industrial and public or semipublic uses, whether previously subdivided or not, and with or without the customary individual properties.

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 to lot size, bulk, type, or dwelling, or use, density, or intensity, lot coverage and required open space to be the regulations established in any one district created from time to time, under the provisions of this chapter.

The Borough Planning Commission.

The Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, being the Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., as amended.

The Borough Planning Commission, being the planning agency for the Borough. (See also, "County Planning Commission.")

The map or plan or a subdivision or land development, whether preliminary or final, indicating the location and boundaries of individual properties.

A roofed, open structure, supported by columns, in excess of four feet by five feet in area at a front, side or rear door of a building. A railing or barrier may be erected around the perimeter of the porch floor, provided that it does not exceed 36 inches in height. A porch shall be considered a structure for purposes of setback. Before totally enclosing a porch, the property owner should contact the Borough Zoning Officer to determine whether building area requirements will be satisfied.

Not publicly owned, operated or controlled.

An office which generally operates on an appointment basis. Business offices shall include advertising agencies, opticians' offices, personnel agencies and travel and ticket agencies. Professional offices shall include offices of accountants, actuaries, architects, attorneys, clergy, dentists, designers, engineers, insurance and bonding agents, manufacturing representatives, physicians, real estate agents, teachers and miscellaneous consulting services. Also included are offices of a governmental agency, social services organization, magisterial district judge, notary, public or private utility or political organizations; or an office of a bank, savings and loan association, credit or loan company, collection agency or stock and bond broker.

Owned, operated or controlled by a government agency (federal, state, or local, including a corporation created by law for the performance of certain specialized governmental functions and the Board of Public Education).

A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by Borough Council or the planning agency, intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action in accordance with the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., and/or this chapter.

A forum held pursuant to notice under the Act of October 15, 1998, P.L. 729, No. 93, 65 Pa.C.S.A. § 701 et seq., known as the "Sunshine Act."

A notice published once each week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. 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 nor less than seven days from the date of the hearing.

A Borough sanitary sewer system or a comparable common or package sanitary facility approved and permitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

A Borough water supply system, or a comparable public water facility approved and permitted by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

The searching for or removal of rock, soil, or mineral from the earth by excavating, stripping, mining, leveling, or any other process, but exclusive of excavations or grading involved in the construction of a building. Also includes any processing operations in connection with the above activities. Permitted quarry operations must comply with all current applicable state regulations.

Any portable or mobile vehicle used or designed to be used for travel, recreation and/or temporary living purposes and with its wheels, rollers or skids in place. A recreational vehicle shall include trailer, house trailer, camper, snowmobile, golf cart, boat, boat trailer, airplane or other similar vehicle providing partial and usually temporary living and sleeping quarters and which may or may not include kitchen and bathroom convenience.

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.

A public eating place offering sit-down, counter, pick-up and drive-thru service and custom prepared foods for on-premises or take-out/delivery consumption.

Any shop or store whose primary activities involve the sale or lease of amusements and games, antiques, art, books, beverages, carpets and rugs, ceramics and glass, confections, drugs, dry goods, flowers, food, furniture, gifts, garden supplies, hobbies, hardware, household appliances, household pets and supplies, leather goods, musical supplies and equipment, notions, paint, periodicals, photographs and photographic equipment, radio-television and sound equipment, self-propelled lawn mowers, lawn and garden tractors and equipment and mopeds or motorized bicycles with pedals and a motor not exceeding 1.5 horsepower, a maximum 50 cc engine, and a maximum design speed of 25 mph, sporting and camping goods, stationery, tobacco, toys and wearing apparel. The wholesale distribution or manufacture of the foregoing products are not included herein and are permitted only as provided in other appropriate sections of this chapter. Among the uses not to be interpreted as retail stores or shops are uses specifically provided for elsewhere in this chapter including, but not limited to, service stations, sales and rental of any automobiles or motor vehicles except as permitted above, restaurants, taverns, nightclubs, hotels and motels, business services, mortuaries, contractor's offices, mills and lumberyards.

An establishment where horses are kept for riding or driving or are stabled for compensation or incidental to the operation of any club, association, ranch, or similar establishment.

A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied by a street, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees or for another special use. If the right-of-way involves maintenance by a public agency, it shall be dedicated to public use by the maker of the plat on which such right-of-way is established.

A building or a portion thereof, other than a hotel or residential hotel, containing not more than one dwelling unit where lodging is provided with or without meals for compensation, for at least three but not more than 15 persons in addition to the family unit. (See also, "bed-and-breakfast inn"; "boardinghouse.")

A facility licensed and approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection for the disposal of solid waste where there is no reasonable probability of adverse effects on the public health or the environment from such disposal.

Any accessory structure capable of receiving radio or television signals from a transmitter or transmitter relay located in planetary orbit.

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

A school conducted for profit for such special instruction as business, art, music, trades, handicraft, dancing, or riding.

An evergreen vegetative material of sufficient height and density to conceal from the view of property owners in adjoining zones the structures and uses on the premises on which the screen planting is located.

Any area of land, including structures thereon, that is used for the sale of gasoline or any other motor vehicle fuel and oil and other lubricating substances, including any sales of motor vehicle accessories at retail only, but not including major repairing, body and fender work, painting, vehicular sales or rental, or automatic car washes.

The horizontal distance between a structure and a property or street line.

A line within a property and parallel to a property or street line which delineates the required minimum distance that must be provided between a structure or building and an adjacent street line and/or property line.

Ultimate sexual acts, normal or perverted, actual or simulated, involving a person or persons, or a person or persons and an animal, including acts of masturbation, sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus, anilingus, or physical contact with a person's nude or partially denuded genitals, pubic area, perineum, anal region or, if such person is female, a breast.

A sexually oriented and explicit showing or exhibition, by any means or manner, which presents or exposes to the viewer the following anatomical areas: the human genitals, pubic area, perineum, buttocks or anal region, with less than a fully opaque covering; the covered human male genitals in a discernibly turgid state; the post-pubertal, full or partially developed human female breast with less than opaque covering of a portion thereof below the top of the areola or nipple.

A group of stores planned and designed to function as a unit for the site on which it is located with off-street parking and landscaping provided as an integral part of the unit.

Any surface, fabric, device or structure (including billboard or poster panel) bearing lettered, pictorial, or sculptured matter designed for visual communication and used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public, but not including lettering or symbols that are an integral part of another structure; or any flag, badge or other insignia of any government, government agency or of any civic, charitable, religious, fraternal, or similar organization.

Any lot or premises on which four or more chinchillas, ferrets, rabbits and/or other small animals are kept for breeding, commercial use or as pets.

Any device, absorbent surface, structure or window (double glazing or greater) which is oriented in such a fashion that it can be utilized for the collection of solar energy and conversion of such energy into thermal, chemical or electrical energy to supply a significant fraction of the energy needed for space heating or for domestic hot water.

Radiant energy (direct, diffuse and reflected) received from the sun.

Any system, design, assembly or device which is used to collect, store and distribute energy derived from the sun for the purpose of heating or cooling the interior spaces of buildings or for heating domestic hot water. Solar energy systems may include but are not limited to solar collectors, solar reflectors, heat storage tanks, south-facing double-glazed window walls, attached south-facing greenhouses utilizing double glazing and architectural overhangs for blocking sunlight on south-facing windows.

The space between a solar energy collector and the sun which must be free of significant obstructions to ensure enough incident sunlight to permit the cost effective operation of the system at least between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. on the winter solstice (December 21) of each year.

A right, expressed as an easement, covenant, condition or other property interest in any deed or other instrument executed by or on behalf of any landowner, which protects the solar skyspace of an actual, proposed or designated solar energy collector at a described location by forbidding or limiting activities or land uses that interfere with access to solar energy. The solar skyspace must be described as the three-dimensional space in which obstruction is prohibited or limited, as well as the time of day during which direct sunlight to the solar energy collector may not be obstructed.

The orientation of any building or structure shall be considered as facing south if its longest axis has a maximum deviation of 20° north of due east to 20° south of due east.

A use permitted in a particular zoning district pursuant to the provisions of Articles VI and IX of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. §§ 10601 et seq. and 10901 et seq., and § 27-504 and Part 6 of this chapter, comprising the granting of the right to use land or the right to deviate from stated requirements which the Zoning Hearing Board is permitted to authorize in specific instances listed in this chapter under the terms, procedures, and conditions prescribed in applicable provisions of this chapter.

A covered or uncovered broad platform step at a front or rear entrance to a building that is not greater than four feet by five feet in area. All stoops must meet setback requirements.

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

A strip of land, including the entire right-of-way, intended primarily as a means of vehicular and pedestrian travel. "Street" includes avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, parkway, land, viaduct, and any other ways used or intended to be used by vehicular traffic or pedestrians, whether public or private. Streets are further classified as follows:

The officially established grade of the street upon which a lot fronts or, in its absence, the established grade of other streets upon which the lot abuts at the midway of the frontage of the lot thereon. If there is no officially established grade, the existing grade of the street at such midpoint shall be taken as the street grade.

A line defining the edge of a street right-of-way and separating the street from abutting property or lots; commonly known as the street "right-of-way line."

Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land, but excluding patios, driveways, walkways, and parking areas. All structures must meet setback requirements. (See also, "building.")

Any structure intended for swimming, therapeutic, or recreational bathing that contains water over 24 inches (610 mm) deep. This includes in-ground, above-ground, and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs and spas.

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

The map or plan comprising Attachment 27-E of this chapter identifying streets and roads as arterial or collector streets for the purpose of this chapter.

A wall or ceiling designed to prevent or retard the passage of fire, excessive heat or hot gases for a period of two hours.

The specific purpose for which land or a structure is designed, arranged, intended, occupied or maintained.

A small building designed primarily for storage of yard and garden equipment, bicycles and miscellaneous household items incidental to a dwelling and of the type customarily made of prefabricated materials, purchased, assembled and erected by the property owner.

Relief granted pursuant to the provisions of Articles VI and IX of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. §§ 10601 et seq. and 10901 et seq., and § 27-503 of this chapter.

A structure to be used for storage only of equipment and merchandise.

A business devoted to the sale of commodities in quantity chiefly to retailers, other merchants or industrial, institutional and commercial users mainly for resale or business use. Such commodities shall be limited to durable goods, sundries, dry goods and nonperishable items.

A device which converts the wind energy to mechanical or electrical energy.

A prescribed open area on a lot, unobstructed from the ground upward except as modified in § 27-301 of this chapter.