Unless otherwise expressly stated, the following words shall, for the purpose of this Chapter, have the meaning herein indicated:

   1.   Words used in the present tense include the future tense. The singular includes the plural.

   2.   The word "person" includes a firm, association, organization, partnership, trust, company, or corporation as well as individual.

   3.   The word "lot" includes the word "plot" or "parcel".

   4.   The term "shall" is always mandatory, the word "may" is permissive.

   5.   The word "used or "occupied" as applied to any land or building shall be construed to include the words "intended, arranged, or designed to be used or occupied".

(Ord. 7/8/1978, Art. 1)

ACCESSORY BUILDING - a building detached from and subordinate to the principal building on the same lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to the principal building, but not construed to include vehicles, mobile homes, travel trailers or any parts thereof.

ACCESSORY USE - a use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or building and located on the same lot with such principal use or building.

ADULT BOOKSTORE - ause with a significant portion of the market value of, or over 15 square feet of total floor area occupied by, items for sale or rent being books, films, magazines, videotapes, coin- or token-operated films or videotapes, paraphernalia, novelties, or other periodicals which are distin-guished or characterized by a clear emphasis on matter depicting, displaying, describing or relating to uncovered male or female genitals or specified sexual activities. This shall include but not be limited to materials that would be illegal to sell to persons under age 18 under State law. [Ord. 91102]

ADULT LIVE ENTERTAINMENT FACILITY - a use including live entertainment involving persons (which may include, but not be limited to, waiters, waitresses, dancers, clerks, bartenders, contractors or others) displaying uncovered male or female genitals or nude or almost nude female breasts or engaging in simulated or actual specified sexual activities related to some form of monetary compensation paid to a person, company or organization operating the use or to persons involved in such activity. [Ord. 91102]

ADULT MOVIE THEATER - a use involving the presentation to three or more persons at one time in a room of motion pictures, videotapes or similarly reproduced images distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on depiction of specified sexual activities for observation by such persons and that is related to some form of monetary compensation paid by the persons viewing such matter. [Ord. 91102]

ADULT USE - this term shall include any of the following uses: Adult Bookstore, Adult Movie Theater, Massage Parlor or Adult Live Entertainment Facility/Use. [Ord. 91102]

AGRICULTURE - includes the cultivation of the soil for food products or other useful or valuable growths of the field or garden, horticulture, animal husbandry, apiculture, aviculture, etc.

AIRPORT - an airstrip/landing strip where aircraft can land and take off, usually equipped with hangers, facilities for refueling and repair, accommoda-tions for passengers, freight, etc.

AIRSTRIP/LANDING STRIP - an area adapted with minimal improvements for use as a temporary runway for aircraft.

ALTERATIONS - as applied to a building or structure, any change or rearrangement of the total floor area, or any enlargement, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height, or moving from one (1) location or position to another.

ALTERATIONS, STRUCTURAL - any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams or girders.

AREA, LOT - the total area within the lot lines, excluding right-of-way areas.

BLOCK - an area bounded by three (3) or more streets.

BUILDING - any structure having a roof supported by columns, piers or walls and intended for the shelter, housing or enclosure of human beings, animals, or chattel, including covered porches, bay windows, and chimneys, or for use and occupation for some purpose of trade or manufacture.

BUILDING AREA - the total areas of outside dimensions on a horizontal place at ground level of the principal building and all accessory buildings exclusive of cornices, eaves, gutters, or chimneys projecting not more than eighteen inches (18"); bay windows not extending through more than one (1) story and not projecting more than five feet (5'); steps and balconies.

BUILDING, DETACHED - a building surrounded by open space on the same lot as the principal building.

BUILDING HEIGHT - the vertical dimensions measured from the average elevation of the finished lot grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the ceiling of the top story in the case of a flat roof; to the deckline of a mansard roof; and to the average height between the plate and ridge of a gable, hip or gambrel roof.

BUILDING LINE - a line parallel to the front, side or rear lot line or public right-of-way line set so as to provide the required yard setback.

BUILDING, PRINCIPAL - a non-accessory building in which the principal use of the lot is conducted.

BUILDING, SEMI-DETACHED - a building which has one (1) wall in common with an adjacent building.

BULK - a term used to describe the size, volume, area, or shape of buildings or structures, and their physical relationship to each other, to open space, or to tracts of land, to lot lines, or to other buildings or structures.

CARPORT - See Garage, Private.

CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE - a certificate issued and enforced by the Zoning Officer upon the completion of the construction of a new building or upon a change or conversion of a structure or use of a building which certifies that the applicant has complied with any and all requirements and regulations as provided herein and all other applicable requirements.

COMMON OPEN SPACE - a parcel of land or water or combination of both located within a development site and designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents of a planned development not including streets, off-street parking areas, and areas set aside for public facilities.

COMMONS - a spatially defined element of open space distributed strategically within a Neighborhood Greenway Development such that it provides a focal point for residences as well as a gathering place for residents and an assembly area for community functions. Permanent structures directly related to the intended function of the commons may be included in this space in addition to landscaping and lighting elements. [Ord. 61406]

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - the Comprehensive Plan for the Township adopted by the Board of Supervisors in accordance with Article III of the MPC. [Ord. 61406]

CONDITIONAL USE - a use which is approved by the Board of Supervisors after review and recommendation by the Township Planning Commission. [Ord. 10-10-01]

DEVELOPMENT PLAN - the provisions for the development of a planned residential 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.

DISTRICT - a portion of South Annville Township within which certain uniform regulations and requirements or combinations thereof apply under the provisions of this Chapter.

DOG KENNEL - any premises, except where accessory to an agricultural use, where three (3) or more dogs, ten (10) weeks in age or older, are kept or boarded.

DRIVE-IN RESTAURANT - a commercial establishment where food or beverage is sold for consumption on the premises but not necessarily within a building.

DWELLING, APARTMENT - a dwelling unit for rent or lease within multi-family or group buildings providing separate, independent living and sanitary facilities for one (1) family, including provisions for cooking and sleeping. An apartment dwelling may include an efficiency unit where no specific bedroom is provided or a unit containing one (1) or more bedrooms.

DWELLING, GROUP - a group of two (2) or more single family, two-family, or multi-family dwellings occupying a lot in one (1) ownership.

DWELLING, MULTI-FAMILY - a building designed for or occupied exclusively by three (3) or more families living independently of each other and doing their own cooking, including apartment houses.

DWELLING, SINGLE-FAMILY - a detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by one (1) family, but shall not be construed to include single unit mobile homes.

DWELLING TWO-FAMILY - a detached or semi-detached, residential building containing two (2) dwelling units designed for occupancy by not more than two (2) families.

FAMILY - one (1) or more persons occupying a dwelling unit, provided that unless all members are related by blood or marriage, no such family shall contain over five (5) persons, but provided further that domestic servants employed on the premises may be housed on the premises without being counted as a family or families.

FARM - all contiguous land held in single or separate ownership of ten (10) acres or more regardless or whether:

   A.   Such land is divided into one (1) or more lots, parcels, purports or tracts.

   B.   Such land was acquired by the landowner at different times or by different deeds, devise, partition or otherwise.

   C.   Such land is bisected by public or private streets or rights-of-way.

[Ord. 1-14-98]

FEEDLOT - a feedlot shall be determined to be any of the following facilities: (1) any tract of land or structure wherein any type of fowl or the by-products thereof are raised for sale at wholesale, or retail; (2) any structure, pen or corral wherein cattle, horses, sheep, goats, and swine are maintained in close quarters for the purpose of fattening such livestock for final shipment to market; (3) the raising of swine under any conditions.

FLOOD AREA, LIVABLE - the sum of the horizontal areas of all rooms used for habitation, such as living rooms, dining room, kitchen or bedroom but not including hallways, stairways, cellars, attics, garages, enclosed porches and roofed terraces, nor unheated areas such as enclosed porches. At least one-half feet (1/2') of the floor area of every habitable room shall have a ceiling height of not less than seven feet (7'), and the floor area of the part of any room where the ceiling height is less than five feet (5') shall not be considered as part of the livable floor area.

FUEL DISPENSING FACILITY - a facility for the retail sale of gasoline and other fuel for motor vehicles, including trucks, buses and other commercial vehicles. A fuel dispensing facility shall have multiple fuel dispensers for the diesel fueling of at least two (2) large-sized vehicles at the same time. It shall also have multiple fuel dispensers for the fueling of at least five (5) standard-sized vehicles at the same time. Large-sized vehicles are tractor-trailers, dump trucks, fire engines, buses, motor homes and similar vehicles. Standard-sized vehicles are cars, vans, pick-up trucks and similar vehicles. A fuel dispensing facility shall not include motor vehicle sales, service or repair facilities but may include retail sales of food and related items in a building which shall not exceed seventy-five hundred (7,500) square feet. The building shall not have a drive-through facility for the pick-up of food and related items. [Ord. 10-14-15]

GARAGE, PRIVATE - a building or space used as an accessory to the principal building which provides for the storage of motor vehicles of the families residing upon the premises and in which no occupation, business or service for profit is carried on.

GARAGE, PUBLIC - any garage other than a private garage, which is used for storage, repair, rental, servicing, or supplying of gasoline or oil to motor vehicles.

GASOLINE SERVICE STATION - a structure, building or area of land or any portion thereof that is used primarily for the sale of gasoline or other motor fuel which may or may not include facilities for lubricating, washing, selling of accessories, and otherwise servicing motor vehicles, including minor repairs, but not including body or paint shops. Any business or industry dispensing gasoline solely for its own use and vehicles will not be deemed to be a gasoline service station.

GRADE, FINISHED - the completed surface of lawns, walks, and roads brought to grades as shown on official plans or designs relating thereto.

GREENS - a spatially defined element of open space designed to serve a variety of outdoor leisure and assembly needs. Landscaping, lighting, and accessory structures integral to the function of the greens may be included. [Ord. 61406]

GROUP FOSTER HOME - a facility for mentally ill or mentally retarded adults and children. The home is maintained solely for the admission of not more than thirteen (13) mentally ill and/or emotionally disturbed or mentally retarded patients, who are provided with a program of service and protective supervision in a home setting and in which twenty-four (24) hour adult care and supervision is available through appropriate local and state agencies.

HEIGHT OF BUILDING - the vertical distance measured from the mean level of the ground surrounding the building to a point midway between the highest and lowest point of the roof, but not including chimneys, spires, towers, elevator pent houses, tanks and similar projections.

HOME OCCUPATION - a lawful, gainful service oriented occupation or profession other than a no-impact home-based business that is operated by a member of the immediate family residing on the premises and where the occupation or profession is conducted wholly within and as an accessory use to a principal dwelling. The conduct of a clinic, hospital, tea room, tourist home, animal hospital, kennel or automobile services or any similar use shall not be considered a home occupation. [Ord. 91102]

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

HOTEL OR LODGING HOUSE - a building used as the more or less temporary abiding place of three (3) or more individuals who are, for compensation, lodged with or without meals, and in which no provision is made for cooking in any individual room or suite.

JUNK YARD - a lot, land or structure, or part thereof, used primarily for the collecting, storage, and/or sale of waste paper, rags, scrap metal, or discarded material, or for the collecting, dismantling, storage and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition and for the sale of parts thereof.

LAUNDROMAT - a business premises equipped with individual clothes washing and/or drying machines for the use of retail customers, exclusive of laundry facilities provided as an accessory use in an apartment house or an apartment hotel.

LOADING SPACE - an off-street space not less than twelve feet (12') wide and fifty-five feet (55') long exclusive of access area, for the parking of one (1) vehicle while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.

LOT - a single tract or parcel of land, which may legally be described as such, held in single or joint ownership, which is occupied or capable of being occupied by one (1) principal building or principal use together with such accessory buildings, structures, and such open spaces as are arranged and permitted by this Chapter.

LOT AREA - an area of land which is determined by the limits of the property line bounding that area and expressed in terms of square feet or acres. Any portion of a lot included in a street right-of-way shall not be included in calculating lot area.

LOT, CORNER - a lot at the point of intersection of and abutting on two (2) or more intersecting streets, and which has an interior angle of less than one hundred and thirty-five degrees (135°) at the intersection of the two (2) street lines.

LOT COVERAGE - the percentage of the lot area covered with an impervious surface (e.g., buildings, driveways, parking areas, sidewalks). [Ord. 10-10-01]

LOT DEPTH - a mean horizontal distance between the front and rear lot lines measured in the general direction of its side lot lines.

LOT, INTERIOR - a lot other than a corner lot, the sides of which do not abut a street.

LOT LINE - any line dividing one (1) lot from another lot, street or parcel.

LOT, THROUGH - an interior lot having frontage on two (2) parallel or approximately parallel streets.

LOT WIDTH - the horizontal distance between the side lot lines. Required lot width shall be measured at the required setback line; however, the mean lot width shall not be less than the required lot width.

MAP OR ZONING MAP - the zoning maps of Lebanon County and South Annville Township, Lebanon County. [Ord. 10-78]

MASSAGE PARLOR - an establishment that meets all the following criteria: (i) massages are conducted; (ii) the use does not meet the definition of "massage therapy, certified" and the person conducting the massage is not licensed as a health care professional by the State; (iii) the massages are not conducted within a licensed hospital or nursing home or an office of a medical doctor or chiropractor; (iv) the massages are conducted within private or semi-private rooms; and (v) the use is not clearly a customary and incidental accessory use to a permitted exercise club or to a high school or college athletic program. [Ord. 91102]

MASSAGE THERAPY, CERTIFIED - a use involving the performance of massages by a person licensed by the State as a massage therapist or certified by a recognized national organization that requires substantial professional training. [Ord. 91102]

MOBILE HOME - a transportable, single unit dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, office or place of assembly contained in one (1) unit or in two (2) units designed to be joined into one (1) integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operation, and constructed so that it may be used without a permanent foundation.

MOBILE HOME COURT OR PARK - any site, lot, or tract of land upon which two (2) or more authorized mobile homes are parked permanently or temporarily, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any appurtenant facilities used or designed as part of the equipment of such mobile home court or park.

MOBILE HOME SUBDIVISION - an area planned, designed and improved exclusively for three (3) or more mobile home dwelling units where said lots are sold rather than rented.

MODULAR HOME - a sectional, single family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, contained in two (2) or more units designed to be permanently joined into one (1) integral unit, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for assembly operations and construction of the necessary permanent foundation.

MOTEL - a building or group of buildings, whether detached or in connected units, used as individual sleeping, or dwelling units, designated with separate entrances and designed for occupancy primarily for transient automobile travelers, and provided with accessory off-street parking facilities. The term "motel" includes buildings designated as tourist courts, tourist cabins, motor lodges, and similar terms, but shall not be construed to include mobile or immobile trailers or homes.

MPC - the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of July 31, 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247, as reenacted and amended, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., and as may be subsequently amended. [Ord. 91102]

MUNICIPALITY - South Annville Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.

NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER - a facility designed to provide space for one (1) or more neighborhood facilities. A neighborhood center may also include small retail or personal service establishments which are designed to serve a pedestrian-oriented clientele from a Neighborhood Greenway Development. [Ord. 61406]

NEIGHBORHOOD FACILITY - meeting rooms, multi-purpose spaces, and similar spaces available for the use of residents of the Neighborhood Greenway Development; library; adult education classroom; and satellite offices for municipal agencies (including, but not limited to, a community police station), social service agencies, and non-profit organizations. [Ord. 61406]

NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY DEVELOPMENT - the dwelling units, residential accessory uses, neighborhood center, open spaces, and nonresidential structures installed or to be installed upon a Neighborhood Greenway Development tract in accordance with the provisions of § 1425 of this Chapter. [Ord. 61406]

NEIGHBORHOOD GREENWAY DEVELOPMENT TRACT - the land, which may be comprised of one (1) or more lots, which is proposed to be developed as a single, unified Neighborhood Greenway Development in accordance with the provisions of § 1425 of this Chapter. [Ord. 61406]

NO-IMPACT HOME-BASED BUSINESS - 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, pick-up, 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 all of the following requirements:

   A.   The business activity shall be compatible with the residential use of the property and surrounding residential uses.

   B.   The business shall employ no employees other than family members residing in the dwelling.

   C.   There shall be no display or sale of retail goods and no stockpiling or inventory of a substantial nature.

   D.   There shall be no outside appearance of a business use, including, but not limited to, parking, signs or lights.

   E.   The business activity may not use any equipment or process which creates noise, vibration, glare, fumes, odors or electrical or electronic interference, including interference with radio or television reception, which is detectable in the neighborhood.

   F.   The business activity may not generate any solid waste or sewage discharge, in volume or type, which is not normally associated with residential use in the neighborhood.

   G.   The business activity shall be conducted only within the dwelling and may not occupy more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the habitable floor area.

   H.   The business may not involve any illegal activities. [Ord. 91102]

NONCONFORMING BUILDING OR STRUCTURE - a building/structure or part thereof, which at the time of the passage of this Chapter or any subsequent amendments thereto, does not comply with the provisions of this Chapter or such amendments, with regard to restrictions on area, lot coverage, height, yard requirements, location on the lot, or other similar requirements.

NONCONFORMING LOT - a lot of record existing at the date of the passage of this Chapter or any amendments thereto, which does not at this time have the minimum lot width or contain the minimum lot area for the zoning district in which it is located.

NONCONFORMING USE - a use, whether land, building, or structure, which does not comply with the applicable use provisions of this Chapter, or subsequent amendments thereto, where such use was lawfully in existence at the time of the enactment of this Chapter or amendments thereto.

NURSING OR CONVALESCENT HOME - a building with sleeping rooms where persons are housed or lodged and furnished with meals and nursing care for hire.

OFFICE BUILDING - a building designed for or used as the offices of professional, commercial, industrial, religious, public or semi-public organizations.

OPEN SPACE - land that has been restricted from development so as to achieve one (1) or more of the objectives as specified in § 1425.6.A of this Chapter. Such area is intended for the common use and enjoyment of residents of a Neighborhood Greenway Development and may include such complementary structures and improvements as are necessary and appropriate including, but not limited to, walking trails, fitness stations, educational signage or other recreational improvements and amenities. Open space shall not include any of the following: residential or neighborhood center lots or portions of lots, streets, parking areas (other than parking areas serving facilities within with open space), above ground utilities, or other infrastructure. Floodplains, wetlands, historic resources and recreational facilities may be incorporated within any area designated as open space except as provided in § 1425.6.O of this Chapter. [Ord. 61406]

OPEN SPACE AND GREENWAYS PLAN - the plan of South Annville Township

which generally prescribes the standards for and identifies the location of residential development in the Township which incorporates designated open space in ways to protect and preserve natural, historical and cultural resources and scenic views, provide useable recreation area and public space, and interconnect with existing or planned open space, recreation or pedestrian facilities. [Ord. 61406]

PARKING LOT - an off-street surfaced area designed solely for the parking of motor vehicles, including driveways, passageways, and maneuvering space appurtenant thereto.

PARKING SPACE - the space within a building or on a lot or parking lot, for the parking or storage of one (1) automobile. The minimum size of said space shall be two hundred (200) square feet or dimensions of ten feet (10') by twenty feet (20'), exclusive of passageways and driveways and not an integral portion of the street. [See also, § 1502 Standards and Definitions for Off-Street Parking]

PERMIT - building and zoning permit issued by Zoning Officer.

PREMISES - any lot or tract of land and any building or buildings constructed thereon.

PRIVATE ROAD - see Private Street. [Ord. 9-13-23]

RETREAT - a facility in a private, natural area, free from distractions thus allowing retreat participants to focus on the goals and objectives of the retreat or allowing individuals opportunity for solitude and reflection and which may provide meals and housing for participants only during the period of the retreat or program only. All kitchen and dining facilities shall be located in a single centrally located building or buildings. [Ord. 9804]

ROAD CLASSIFICATION - a designation given a road in accordance with its function as a carrier of traffic. For the purposes of this Chapter, the following classifications shall apply:

   A.   Arterial - a road whose function is to provide for high volumes of traffic between communities.

   B.   Collector - a road whose function is to provide the movement of traffic to community facilities and carry larger volumes of traffic to the arterial road system.

      (1)   Internal Collector - a road whose function is to provide for the movement of the traffic within and is constructed as part of a subdivision or land development to carry traffic from local to arterial roads.

   C.   Local - a road whose function is to provide for local traffic movement and direct access to abutting properties.

      (1)   Internal Local Street - a road whose function is to provide for local traffic within and is constructed as part of a subdivision or land development.

   D.   Existing Perimeter Street - any street as defined herein that is in existence, or is under construction in accordance with a subdivi-sion or land development by the applicable governing body, on the effective date of this amendment to the South Annville Township Zoning Ordinance. For the purposes of this Chapter, this term shall also include any portion of any existing street proposed to be relocated as part of any subdivision or land development.

[Ord. 10-10-01]

ROW HOUSE - see Townhouse. [Ord. 9-13-23]

SANITARIUM, SANATORIUM - a private hospital whether or not such facility is operated for profit.

SCREEN PLANTING - a vegetative material of sufficient height and density to screen the view from adjoining districts of the structures and uses on the premises upon which the screen planting is located.

SETBACK - the horizontal distance from a lot line to the part of the building nearest to such lot line.

SIGN - [See, § 1601 - Definition of Signs]

SITE PLAN - a plan of a lot or subdivision on which is shown topography; location of all buildings, structures, roads, rights-of-way, boundaries; all essential dimensions and bearings; and any other information deemed necessary by the Township in unusual or special cases.

SPECIAL EXCEPTION - a use specified in district regulations which is permitted only if the Zoning Hearing Board grants approval for issuance of a permit pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter.

SPECIFIED SEXUAL ACTIVITIES - one or more of the following: (i) human male genitals in a visible state of sexual stimulation; (ii) acts of human masturbation, sexual intercourse, oral sex or sodomy; or (iii) fondling or other erotic touching of human genitals. [Ord. 91102]

STORY - a story is that part of a building between the surface of any floor and the next floor above it or, in its absence, then the finished ceiling or roof above it. A "split level" story shall be considered a second story if its floor level is six feet (6') or more above the level of the line of the finished floor next below it. Any floor under a sloping roof at the top of a building which is more than two feet (2') below the top plate shall be counted as a story; and, if less than two feet (2') below the top plate, shall be counted as a half (1/2) story.

STREET - includes street, avenue, boulevard, road, highway, freeway, parkway, lane, alley, viaduct and any other used or intended to be used by vehicular traffic or pedestrians whether public or private. [Ord. 10-10-01]

STREET LINE - the line determining the limit of the street or public right-of-way, either existing or contemplated. Also referred to as the street lot line or road right-of-way line. Where a definite right-of-way width has not been established, the street line shall be determined as a line twenty-five feet (25') from the centerline of the existing street.

STRUCTURE - any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water or attached to something having a fixed location on or in land or water.

SUBDIVISION - the division or redivision of a lot, or parcel of land by any means into two (2) or more lots, parcels, or other division of land including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease transfer or ownership, or building or lot development; provided, however, that the division of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than ten (10) acres, not involving any new street or easement of access, shall be exempted.

SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE - the Lebanon County Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22], as amended and as it may be amended or reenacted, or any ordinance enacted by the Board of Supervisors in the future which governs subdivision and land development within the Township. [Ord. 61406]

TOWNHOUSE - a multi-family dwelling consisting of not more than eight (8) attached single family dwelling units, separated by an unpierced party wall, each single family dwelling unit having a separate entrance from the outside, parking and service in the front, and a semi-private rear yard area.

TRAVEL TRAILER - a vehicular portable structure built on a chassis (motorized home, converted bus, tent trailer, tent or similar device) designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel and recreational purposes.

TRAVEL TRAILER CAMP OR PARK - any site, lot or tract of land upon which provisions are made to accommodate any travel trailer and/or similar temporary dwelling for travel or recreation purposes for short-term occupancy, either free of charge or for revenue purposes, and shall include any appurtenant facilities used or designed as part of the equipment of such travel trailer camp or park.

USE - the specific purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended or for which it is or may be occupied or maintained.

VARIANCE - a modification of the regulations of this Chapter granted by the Zoning Hearing Board to the applicant on grounds of practical difficul-ties or an unnecessary hardship, not self-imposed, pursuant to the provisions of this Chapter and Act 247, Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.

YARD - a required open space, other than a court, unoccupied by a structure, however, fences, walls, posts, trees, lawn furniture, and other customary yard accessories are permitted in any yard subject to height limitations and requirements limiting obstructions of visibility.

YARD, FRONT - an unoccupied space, open to the sky, provided between the front property line (road right-of-way line) and a line drawn parallel thereto at such distance therefrom as may be specified herein for any district, and extending for the full width of the lot.

YARD, REAR - an unoccupied space, open to the sky, between the rear property line and a line drawn parallel thereto at such distance therefrom as may be specified herein for any district, and extending for the full width of the lot.

YARD, SIDE - an unoccupied space, open to the sky, between the side property line and a line drawn parallel thereto at such distance therefrom as may be specified herein for any district, and extending the full depth of the lot.

ZONING OFFICER (ZONING ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICIAL) - the agent(s) or official(s) designated by the Township Supervisors to enforce the Official Zoning Ordinance of the Township.