Riverton City Zoning Code
ARTICLE XII
General Regulations
§ 128-51 Uses prohibited in all districts.
A.
No building may be erected, altered or used, and no lot or premises may be used, for any use which is likely to create conditions of hazard, smoke, fumes, noise, odor or dust or other noxious or offensive conditions detrimental to the health, safety or general welfare of the surrounding area. All uses shall be subject to such fire safety conditions as are approved by the Fire Official. In determining whether a proposed use is noxious, hazardous or offensive, the following standards shall apply. The proposed operation shall not:
(1)
Constitute a public nuisance beyond the boundary of the site on which the use is located by reason of dissemination of smoke, odor, dust or toxic or corrosive fumes.
(2)
Result in noise or vibration exceeding the average intensity of noise or vibration occurring from other causes at the boundary line of the site on which the use is located.
(3)
Endanger surrounding areas by reason of fire or explosion.
(4)
Produce objectionable heat or glare.
(5)
Result in electrical disturbances in nearby residences.
(6)
Contribute to the pollution of waters or air.
(7)
Create an objectionable traffic condition on the street or in an adjacent area,
(8)
Create any other objectionable condition in an adjoining area, which will endanger public health and safety, or be detrimental to the proper use of the surrounding area.
§ 128-52 Regulation of on-street and off-street parking.
[Added 6-10-2009 by Ord. No. 4-2009]
A.
On-street parking; all districts. No vehicle other than a passenger vehicle or truck or van not exceeding a load capacity of 3/4 of a ton shall be parked on a public street in any district, except as follows:
(1)
Service or delivery vehicles while making service or delivery calls may park on a public street, provided that this does not authorize the owner or operator of such a vehicle to park it on a public street between such calls or overnight unless the particular resident is required by the nature of his job to be on call for an emergency with such vehicle.
(2)
Commercial vehicles, including trucks or trailer vehicles, while actively engaged in loading or unloading operations may park on a public street, provided that nothing herein authorizes the overnight parking of such vehicles.
(3)
Recreational vehicles, including boats, boat trailers and other recreational vehicles may be parked on a public street in a residential zone for a period not exceeding 48 hours per week.
B.
Off-street parking; residential zone.
(1)
Single-family lot: Not more than one commercial or service vehicle, which does not exceed a load capacity of 3/4 of a ton, may be parked in a driveway or yard of any single-family lot in a residential district unless the particular resident is required by the nature of his job to be on call for an emergency with such vehicle.
(2)
Multi-family lot: Not more than one commercial or service vehicle, which does not exceed a load capacity of 3/4 of a ton, per dwelling unit, may be parked in a driveway or yard of any lot upon which is located multiple family dwelling units. This allowance for any one dwelling unit may not be utilized by the occupants of another dwelling unit.
C. COMMERCIAL VEHICLES CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT PASSENGER VEHICLE RECREATIONAL VEHICLES SERVICE VEHICLE
Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
All vehicles which are not passenger vehicles or recreational vehicles.
All equipment utilized in construction activities, including, but not limited to, bulldozers, backhoes, front-end loaders, graders, platform lifts, excavators, scissor lifts, hoist and platforms.
[Added 6-10-2009 by Ord. No. 4-2009]
Any car, motorcycle or four-wheel vehicle which does not exceed a load capacity of 3/4 of a ton. A vehicle fitting this description is considered a passenger vehicle notwithstanding the fact that it may have commercial license plates. Passenger vehicles include panel trucks, vans, sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks meeting the foregoing description.
Include boats, boat trailers, campers, travel trailers and motor homes.
Any vehicle, regardless of weight, (with or without markings) that is used in the performance of a service, duty or function associated with any commercial, manufacturing company, corporation or government. A vehicle bearing a logo, name or description of a business, profit or nonprofit organization is included.
D.
Added parking and driveways.
E.
No construction equipment shall be placed or parked on any residential lot or lots or any public street in any zone any earlier than 48 hours in advance of any proposed construction or later than 48 hours following the completion of any construction at any residential dwelling. Construction equipment shall be permitted to be parked or stored on any public street or residential lot during a period of ongoing construction at the particular residential lot. For purposes of this amendment, "ongoing construction" shall mean that the construction activity in question shall not have ceased or stopped for a continuous period of 72 hours or longer, except where weather conditions require that no activity can be undertaken.
§ 128-53 Visibility at intersections.
On the corner lot or at any point of entry on a public road, nothing shall be erected, placed, planted or allowed to grow in a manner which obscures the vision above the height of two and a half feet measuring from the center line of the intersecting streets or driveways and within the area bounded by the street lines 100 feet from their intersection along the lot lines.
§ 128-54 Streetscape preservation.
No other regulation withstanding, no new lot may be created, or subdivision approval granted, in the Borough of Riverton within any residential district unless the lot or lots created is or are equal in size, shape and orientation, at a minimum, to the prevailing lot size, shape and orientation of lots along the streetscape of the street upon which the lot or lots are to be created. The prevailing lot size, shape and orientation shall be the average size, shape and orientation of all lots fronting along both sides of a street to a point of intersection with another street or, if no intersecting street exists, a distance of 600 feet from any side property line of a proposed lot. The term "orientation" means the relationship which existing buildings and structures on existing lots bear to front, side and rear lot lines, as well as building and structures located on adjacent lots. This standard is designed to advance the design, layout and aesthetic values associated with existing patterns of development in the community. It shall be interpreted and enforced to advance these values.