A flood that, on the average, is likely to occur once every 100 years (i.e., that has a 1% chance of occurring each year, although the flood may occur in any year).

An intentional relinquishment of a use without intention to resume said use or the voluntary discontinuance of a use for a continuous period of one year without reference to the intent.

A building subordinate to the principal building on a lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to those of the principal building.

A use subordinate to the principal use of land or of a building on a lot and customarily incidental thereto.

A store or shop where the principal use is devoted to the display and selling of pornographic materials which are pictures, drawings, photographs or other depictions or printed matter and paraphernalia, which, if sold knowingly to a child under 18 years of age, would violate the criminal laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in effect at the same time thereof.

A minor right-of-way which may or may not be legally dedicated and is used primarily for vehicular service access to the rear or side of properties otherwise abutting on a public street.

Any change or rearrangement of the supporting members of an existing building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, girders, or interior partitions as well as any change in doors or windows, or any enlargement or diminution of a building or structure, whether horizontally or vertically, or the moving of a building or structure from one location to another; not including normal repairs or replacement of elements of a building.

An entirely enclosed facility providing a source of amusement, entertainment, or recreation, which is operated as a commercial venture. Amusements may include bowling alleys, pinball or video arcades, athletic courts, swimming pool (indoor), movie theaters, playhouses, or any other similar use.

A device for receiving or sending frequency signals, including television and radio antennas, but excluding satellite antennas, support structures and towers.

A landowner or developer, including heirs, successors, assigns, and grantees, who has filed a complete application for subdivision and/or land development, or a complete application for a special exception, variance or conditional use.

A space having 1/2 or more of its floor-to-ceiling height below the average level of the adjoining ground and with a floor-to-ceiling height of not less than 6.5 feet. A basement shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurements or the determination of square footage or floor area.

Any area of the building having its floor subgrade (below ground level) on all sides.

A building occupied by a resident innkeeper containing four or fewer guest rooms for the temporary lodging of guests for compensation, and providing to the occupants such lodging services as maid service and accessory eating and drinking facilities limited to the serving of breakfast.

The Borough Council of the Borough of Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

An area used and maintained as a means of limiting the effects created by adjoining properties, streets, and uses. Such area shall serve as a barrier to visibility, noise, glare, or airborne products, and may include, but shall not be limited to, the use of screening, fencing, berms, or vegetative cover.

Any combination of materials to form a permanent structure having walls and a roof, whether assembled on the premises or not. Buildings may be classified in the following configurations:

The sum of the maximum horizontal cross section areas, excluding cornices, eaves, and gutters of all buildings on a lot. Building area shall be measured from outside wall to outside wall.

The percentage of the area of a lot which is covered by the building area.

The vertical measurement of a building from the mean level of the ground abutting the building to the highest point of the roof, provided that chimneys, spires, towers, and similar vertical projections of the building shall not be included in calculating the height.

A statement issued and signed by the Code Enforcement Officer, or other duly authorized agent of the Borough of Spring City, which authorizes the erection, construction, alteration, conversion, replacement, diminution, or enlargement of a building or structure. The statement should indicate that the proposed activity complies with the applicable Borough Codes and Ordinances.

A line parallel to and set back from the corresponding lot line at a distance equal to the depth of the yard requirement for the district in which the lot is located (see Figure 1).

Tree diameter measured at 2.5 feet from the ground.

The surface of the street or alley available for vehicular traffic including shoulders and/or on-street parking spaces (see Figure 1).

Any retail establishment that prepares and sells unpackaged food for consumption off premises.

A space with less than 1/2 of its floor-to-ceiling height above the average finished grade of the adjoining ground or with a floor-to-ceiling height of less than 6.5 feet. A cellar is not counted as a story for the purposes of height measurement or the determination of square footage or floor area unless the cellar is used for dwelling, office, or business purposes.

The center of a surveyed street, road, lane, alley or where not surveyed the center of the available cartway (see Figure 1).

A statement signed, issued, and administered by the Code Enforcement Officer, or other duly authorized agent of the Borough of Spring City, upon completion of construction of a new building or upon change or conversion of a structure or use of a building, which establishes that a building or use complies with all requirements and regulations as provided in this chapter and other applicable codes, and that the same may be occupied or used for the intended use.

The officer or other duly authorized agent charged with the enforcement of this chapter.

Trade or professional school, including but not limited to art, dance, or music; hair cutting, styling, or beauty; business or computer education; or similar uses.

A use of land or improvements thereto for the purpose of engaging in retail, wholesale, or service activities for profit.

A not-for-profit place, structure, area, or other facility used for and providing religious, fraternal, social, and/or recreational programs generally open to the public.

A space which will remain totally dry during flooding; the structure is designed and constructed to prevent the passage of water and water vapor.

The Comprehensive Plan of the Borough of Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania, as adopted and amended.

A use which may not be appropriate to a particular zoning district as a whole, but which may be suitable in certain localities within the district only when specific conditions and factors prescribed for such cases within this chapter are established by the applicant who shall have the burden of proving the criteria and conditions can be satisfied. Conditional uses are allowed or denied by the Borough Council after recommendations by the Planning Commission.

The construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, extension, expansion, alteration, or relocation, of a building or structure, including the placement of manufactured homes.

Offices and supply shops providing services and supplies relating to building, cement, electric, heating, plumbing, masonry, roofing, painting, and other similar uses.

The dividing line between cartway edge and sidewalk as officially plotted by the Borough; or between a lot and a private street, or alley over which owners or tenants of two or more lots held in single and separate ownership have the right-of-way (see Figure 1).

The number of dwelling units within the entire tract exclusive of the rights-of-way (public or private) whether interior or exterior, but including interior parking areas and access lanes, sidewalks, parks, playgrounds, and common open space.

Any man-made changes to improved or unimproved real estate, including but not limited to the construction, reconstruction, renovation, repair, expansion, or alteration of buildings or other structures, the placement of manufactured homes, storage of equipment or materials, streets, and other paving, utilities, filling, grading, excavation, mining, dredging, or drilling operations and the subdivision of land.

A zoning district designated by this chapter and whose boundaries are depicted on the Zoning Map for the Borough of Spring City.

A zoning district which establishes additional provisions to the base district provisions for the purposes of protecting and/or preserving the environmentally sensitive areas of the Borough of Spring City.

A lot extending between and having frontage on two generally parallel streets or alleys.

An improved or unimproved private accessway intended for vehicular ingress to or egress from a lot into a public way.

A building or entirely self-contained portion of a building having complete housekeeping facilities with no enclosed space in common with another dwelling. Dwellings may be classified, but not limited, to the following:

The right of a person, governmental agency, or public utility company to use public or private land owned by another for a specific purpose.

Land or buildings specifically designed, arranged and intended for the purpose of education, including preschool, elementary and secondary schools, colleges, religious organizations and vocational schools.

An assemblage of equipment for purposes other than generation or utilization, through which electric energy in bulk is passed for the purposes of switching or modifying its characteristics to meet the needs of the general public, provided that in Residential Districts:

Any structure or use related to the provision or storage of fire, police, ambulance, or rescue services, equipment, or manpower.

Those areas of land the disturbance of which would contribute significantly to the degradation of environmental conditions or amenities. Environmentally sensitive areas shall include, but are not limited to, floodplains, floodplain soils, steep slopes, wetlands, wetland margins, lakes and ponds, lake and pond shorelines, and woodlands.

A space which will remain dry during flooding, except for the passage of some water vapor or minor seepage; the structure is substantially impermeable to the passage of water.

Any number of related or unrelated individuals living together as a single nonprofit housekeeping unit doing their cooking on the premises, excluding, however, occupants of a club, fraternity house, lodge, residential club, or boardinghouse.

A general and temporary inundation of normally dry land areas by water.

The outermost boundary of the Flood Fringe and the Flood Hazard Overlay District.

That portion of the 100-year floodplain that is outside of the floodway. The basis for the outermost boundary of the flood fringe shall be the 100-year flood elevations (see Figure 2).

A flood that, on the average, is likely to occur once every 100 years; i.e., that has a 1% chance of occurring each year, although the flood may occur in any year (see Figure 2).

A relatively flat or lowland area which is subject to partial or complete flooding from an adjoining or nearby stream, river, or watercourse; or any area subject to the unusual accumulation of surface waters from any source. For the purpose of this chapter, the floodplain shall include, but is not limited to, the area included in the Flood Hazard District as defined in Article XI of this chapter.

Areas subject to periodic flooding and listed in the Soil Survey of Chester and Delaware Counties, Pennsylvania, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, May 1963, as being "on the floodplain" or subject to "flooding." Floodplain soils include, but are not limited to, Rowland silt loam (Rp).

Any combination of structural and nonstructural additions, changes, or adjustments which reduce or eliminate flood damage to real estate, or improved real property, water and sanitary facilities, structures or to their contents.

The designated area of a floodplain required to carry and discharge floodwaters of a given magnitude. For purposes of this chapter, a floodway shall be capable of accommodating a flood of the 100-year magnitude.

The sum of the horizontal areas of a building enclosed by walls, firewalls, or party walls of principal and accessory buildings. Floor area shall be measured from inside wall to inside wall. Floor area does not include basements that do not meet the requirements of a building story, unenclosed porches, or unfinished attics not intended for human habitation; or any floor space in an accessory building intended for the parking of motor vehicles; or any floor space intended and designed for accessory heating and ventilating equipment.

A unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere one foot from a uniform point source of light of one candle and equal to one lumen per square foot.

An accessory building used for the storage of motor vehicles which may include commercial vehicles, owned and used by the owner or tenant of the premises, and/or for the storage of private noncommercial vehicles.

A building, not a private garage, used for the repair or servicing of motor vehicles owned and used by persons other than the owner or tenant of the premises or for the storage of more than two motor vehicles.

The temporary display and sale of goods and craft items on a residentially used property.

Any structure that is:

A home occupation is an activity, conducted for gain by person(s) residing on the premises, that is clearly subordinate to the existing residential use of the property.

An accredited medical facility within which the diagnosis, treatment and care, both inpatient and outpatient, of human ailments are performed.

A soil that is saturated, flooded, or ponded, long enough during the growing season to develop anaerobic conditions that favor the growth and regeneration of wetlands vegetation. Wetlands vegetation are those plant species that have adapted to saturated soils and periodic inundations occurring in wetlands. Hydric soils or soils containing portions of hydric soils include, but are not limited to the following soils, as classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service for Delaware and Chester Counties:

The floodplain area specifically identified in this chapter as being inundated by the 100-year flood.

A surface that has been compacted or covered with a layer of material so that it is highly resistant to infiltration by water. It includes surfaces such as compacted sand, lime rock, or clay, as well as most conventionally surfaced streets, roofs, sidewalks, parking lots, and other similar structures.

A planned development and related uses which includes improvements for internal access, coordinated utilities, parking, landscaping, and buffering.

An area of land, with or without buildings, used for the storage, outside a completely enclosed building, of used and discarded materials, including, but not limited to, wastepaper, rags, metal, building materials, house furnishings, machinery, vehicles, or parts thereof, with or without the dismantling, processing, salvage, sale or other use or disposition of the same. Two or more motor vehicles not having valid inspection stickers issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, excluding farm vehicles, two or more wrecked or broken vehicles, or the major parts of two or more such vehicles, shall only be stored in a licensed junkyard.

The use of land, a building and/or a structure for the purposes of trading, breeding, boarding, training or grooming of more than five adult customary domestic animals for compensation.

The land-side edges of lakes and ponds from the established shoreline to an upland boundary. Lake and pond shorelines shall be measured 100 feet from the spillway crest elevation.

Natural or artificial bodies of water which retain water year-round. Artificial ponds may be created by dams, or result from excavation. Lakes are bodies of water two or more acres in extent. Ponds are bodies of water less than two acres in extent.

A business that provides home-type washing, drying, and/or ironing machines for hire to be used by customers on the premises. Dry-cleaning may be dropped off on the premises, but not serviced.

A form of residential use designed and operated for mature adults, of 55 years of age or over, containing certain support facilities specifically designed for these individuals.

A defined space, accessible from a street or way, in a building or on a lot, for the temporary use of vehicles, while loading or unloading merchandise or materials.

A lot is a parcel of land separately described by metes and bounds, the description of which is recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County by deed description or is described by an approved subdivision plan recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds of Chester County. The term "lot" shall include parcel, plot, site, tract, or any other similar term.

The total surface area of the lot lying within the lot lines. The area of any lot abutting a street shall be measured to the curbline only.

The percentage of the lot area comprised of impervious surfaces.

A line dividing one lot from another lot or from a street or alley.

The distance between side lot lines at the building setback line and measured parallel to the curbline. Where the street is curved or angled, the lot width shall be measured as a straight line between the point of intersection of the required side yards and the front yard setback.

A lot bounded on two or more sides by streets, whenever the lines of such streets form an interior angle of 135° or less.

A lot extending between and having frontage on two generally parallel streets or alleys.

The lowest floor of the lowest fully enclosed area (including basement). An unfinished or flood-resistant partially enclosed area, used solely for parking of vehicles, building access, and incidental storage, in an area other than a basement area is not considered the lowest floor of a building, provided that such space is not designed and built so that the structure is in violation of the applicable nonelevation design requirements of this chapter.

A single retail use of 20,000 square feet or more in gross floor area.

A structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis, and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when attached to the required utilities. The term includes park trailers, travel trailers, recreational and other similar vehicles which are placed on a site for more than 180 consecutive days.

A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned and improved for the placement of two or more manufactured homes for nontransient use.

An office or clinic for treatment of persons as outpatients for medical, dental, and eye care and any laboratories incidental thereto. Medical clinics are distinguished from doctor's offices because doctor's offices shall have no more than two physicians.

The minimum buildable area is that area of a lot that has no development restrictions. The minimum buildable area shall not include the area of any required setbacks (except driveways which cross yards), buffer yards, natural features with 100% protection standard and the portion of those natural features that may not be developed or intruded upon.

Warehouses or storage units provided for lease to the general public for the purpose of storage of personal property generally stored in residential structures, and in which each storage unit has direct access from the outside.

A property used as a combination of multiple principle uses which separately can be classified within at least two of the following categories, as defined within § 525-15, Table of use regulations: residential, office, institutional, and/or commercial and consumer service.

The replacement of existing work with equivalent materials for the purpose of its routine maintenance and upkeep, but not including the cutting away of any wall, partition or portion thereof, the removal or cutting of any structural beam or bearing support, or the removal or change of any required means of egress, or rearrangement of parts of a structure affecting the exitway requirements; nor shall minor repairs include addition to, alteration of, replacement or relocation of any standpipe, water supply, sewer drain, drain leader, gas, oil, waste, vent, or similar piping, electric wiring or mechanical or other work affecting public health or general safety.

See "manufactured home."

See "manufactured home park."

An establishment which is open to transient guests and in which lodging with or without meal is offered for compensation and in which there are sleeping accommodations for more than four guest quarters.

Plants historically characteristic of, or now typically and commonly found within, a certain place, location, association, or environment.

Structures for which the start of construction commenced on or after February 2, 1980, and includes any subsequent improvements thereto.

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 structure which does not comply with the applicable dimensional regulations, including those relating to density, impervious surfaces, building coverage, building height, and setbacks in this chapter or amendments hereafter enacted where such structure was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this chapter or any amendment thereto.

A lot or site which does not comply with the applicable dimensional regulations, including those relating to site area, lot area, and lot width, in this chapter or amendments hereafter enacted where such structure was lawfully in existence prior to enactment of this chapter or amendments.

Any sign which does not comply with the applicable dimensional standards of this chapter or amendments hereafter enacted where such sign was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this chapter or amendments to its location by reason of annexation.

A use, whether of land or of structure, which does not comply with the applicable use provisions in this chapter or amendments hereafter enacted where such use was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this chapter or amendments thereto.

A use of land and associated structures for seed germination and the growing of plants with the intent to sell said plants when grown to salable size.

A facility providing bed care, or chronic or convalescent care for persons who, by reason of illness, physical infirmity, or age, are unable to properly care for themselves. Such nursing and medical care shall be prescribed and performed under the general direction of persons licensed to provide such care or services in accordance with state laws.

A building or portion thereof wherein services are performed involving predominantly administrative, professional, or clerical operations.

A collection of man-made materials unprotected from the elements.

An area not within a building where motor vehicles may be stored for the purposes of temporary, daily, or overnight off-street parking in exchange for a monetary fee.

A reasonably level space for parking one motor vehicle, and surfaced with concrete or macadam to whatever extent is necessary to permit reasonable use under all weather conditions.

Measures and standards by which the suitability of a proposed use can be measured by the extent of its external effect.

An individual, partnership, public or private association or corporation, firm, trust, estate, municipality, governmental unit, public utility or any other legal entity whatsoever, which is recognized by law as the subject of rights and duties.

Use of land or a building as or for a religious activity such as a church, temple, convent, monastery, or a similar institution which is nonprofit, including rectory and parish houses for an organization solely or primarily used as a religious institution when located on the same premises.

Unless otherwise indicated, the term "Planning Commission" shall mean the Planning Commission of the Borough of Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

The primary use of land or structures thereon, as distinguished from an accessory use.

A structure related to a social or fraternal organization where the facilities and services, including restaurant and bar facilities, are for the use of members and guests exclusively.

A formal meeting held pursuant to public notice by the Borough Council or Planning Commission, intended to inform and obtain public comment, prior to taking action in accordance with the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), Act 247, as amended.[1]

Notice published once a 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. 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.

A public system for the off-site treatment and disposal of sewage in which sewage is conveyed by interceptor to a publicly operated treatment plant and disposed of through means approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

A building or structure and its equipment, used for the transmission and exchange of telephone, radio telephone, gas, power, sewer, and water facilities; provided, however, that in a residential district these shall not include public business facilities, storage of materials, trucks, or repair facilities or housing of repair crews.

A use designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure activities, and other customary and usual recreation activities that is not open for use to the general public and a fee may be charged to utilize such facilities.

A use designed and equipped for the conduct of sports, leisure activities, and other customary and usual recreation activities that is open for use to the general public.

A vehicular unit primarily designed as equipment for recreational use, camping, or travel use, which is 400 square feet or less when measured at the largest horizontal projection, built on a single chassis, and either has its own motor power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle, including, but not limited to, travel trailers, camping trailers, truck campers, motor homes, snowmobile, all-terrain vehicles, boats and boat trailers, and other utility trailers.

The 100-year flood elevation plus a freeboard safety factor of 1 1/2 feet.

Any use for repairing items that may include but not limited to appliances, watches, guns, bicycles, locks, small business machines, but not including automobiles, motorcycles, trucks, trailers, heavy equipment, or any motorized engine.

Any shop where automobile engines or bodies are repaired in exchange for a monetary fee. Automobile repair shall include the repair of any type of motorized engine.

Flood-related damages sustained by a structure on two separate occasions during a ten-year period for which the cost of repairs at the time of each such flood event, on average, equals or exceeds 25% of the market.

The subdivision of a single-family detached or semidetached dwelling into two or more units.

Any establishment wherein the primary occupation is the sale of merchandise in small quantities, in broken lots or parcels, not in bulk, for use or consumption by the immediate purchaser.

A strip of land occupied or intended to be occupied for public or private use by a street, crosswalk, railroad, electric transmission line, oil or gas pipeline, water main, sanitary or storm sewer main, shade trees, or other special use.

A designation given to a road in accordance with its function as a carrier of traffic. Roads are classified as the following, not all classifications of streets are located within the Borough:

A dwelling used for the housing of roomers, boarders, or lodgers with or without common eating facilities, including dormitories, fraternity houses, or other buildings of charitable, educational, or philanthropic use.

The portion of a building or use that is utilized and accessed by customers of said use.

The use of plant or landscaping materials, fencing, walls, and/or earthen berms to aid in the concealment of such features as parking areas and the vehicles within them, and to provide privacy between two or more different land uses which abut one another.

Any area of land, including structures thereon, or any building or part thereof, that is used for the sale of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel or accessories, and which may or may not include facilities for lubricating, washing, or otherwise servicing motor vehicles but which shall not include painting or body and fender repairs.

The required minimum horizontal distance between the lot line and the nearest front, side, or rear line of the building, including covered projections thereof, excluding steps.

Two or more retail uses located in one building or on a single lot and which is preplanned and designed as a complex of related structures.

A structure, building wall, or other outdoor surface, or any device used for visual communication which is used for the purpose of bringing the subject thereof to the attention of the public, or to display, identify and publicize the name and product or service of any person.

The ownership of a lot by one or more persons, partnerships, or corporations, which ownership is separate and distinct from that of any abutting or adjoining lot.

The deviation of a surface from the horizontal, expressed as a percent. Slope percent is computed by dividing the vertical distance by the horizontal distance and multiplying by 100.

Permission or approval granted by the Zoning Hearing Board for a specific use when deemed suitable, with or without the imposition of conditions or restrictions under applicable standards.

Those areas of land where the slope exceeds 15% and which, because of this slope, are subject to high rates of stormwater runoff and susceptible to erosion.

A right-of-way, serving as a means of vehicular and pedestrian travel, furnishing access to abutting properties, and space for sewers and public utilities.

The dividing line between a lot and a public street, or a highway legally open or officially plotted by the Borough; or between a lot and a private street.

Anything constructed or erected on the ground or attached to the ground including, but not limited to buildings, sheds, manufactured homes, and other similar items. This term includes any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water whether or not affixed to land.

The division or redivision of a lot, tract, or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels, or other division of land, including changes in existing lot lines for the purpose, whether immediate or future, of lease, partition by the court for distribution to heirs or devisees, transfer of ownership, or building, or lot development.

Chapter 450, Subdivision and Land Development, of this Code of the Borough of Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Damage from any cause sustained by a structure whereby the cost of restoring the structure to its before-damaged condition would equal or exceed 50% or more of the market value of the structure before the damage occurred.

Any reconstruction, rehabilitation, addition, or other improvement of a structure, the cost of which equals or exceeds 50% of the market value of the structure before the "start of construction" of the improvement. This term includes structures which have incurred substantial damage (or repetitive loss), regardless of the actual repair work performed. The term does not, however, include either:

An establishment serving alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises as the principal business of the use. Food and other snacks may be sold at such an establishment.

A temporary activity including, but not limited to, flea markets, public exhibitions, auctions, carnivals, circuses, picnics, air shows, and suppers for fund-raising, and similar organizational activities.

A use established for a fixed period of time with the intent to discontinue such use upon the expiration of the time period.

See "dwelling, townhouse."

A structure that includes a transmitting or relay tower and supportive buildings that is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission for the specified purposes to transmit television, radio, and telephone communications.

The line marking the outer edges of the branches of the tree.

An area that is radial to the trunk of a tree in which no construction activity shall occur. The tree protection zone shall be 15 feet from the trunk of the tree to be retained, or the distance from the trunk to the dripline, whichever is greater. Where there is a group of trees or woodlands, the tree protection zone shall be the aggregate of the protection zones for the individual trees.

Deciduous trees that have at least a two-inch caliper, that characteristically provide shading during periods of the year when leaves are normally present.

Trees whose foliage remains green and functional throughout more than one growing season.

A deciduous tree that blooms with flowers.

The statewide building code adopted by the Pennsylvania General Assembly in 1999 applicable to new construction in all municipalities whether administered by the municipality, a third party or the Department of Labor and Industry. Applicable to residential and commercial buildings, the code adopted the International Residential Code (IRC) and the International Building Code (IBC), by reference, as the construction standard applicable with the Commonwealth floodplain construction. For coordination purposes, references to the above are made specifically to various sections of the IRC and the IBC.

A waiver from the strict terms of a specific provision(s) of this chapter by order of the Zoning Hearing Board, after public hearing, when authorized by law.

A medical facility specializing in the treatment of injury and disease afflicting animals, especially domestic animals and household pets.

Any natural or artificial stream, river, creek, ditch, channel, canal, waterway, gully, or ravine in which water flows in a definite direction or course, either continuously or intermittently, and has a defined bed and banks.

Those areas that are inundated and 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 saturated soil conditions, including swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.

The transitional area extending from the outer limit of the wetland. For the purposes of this chapter, the wetlands margin shall extend 100 feet from the wetland boundary or to the limit of the hydric soils, whichever is less. The limit of the hydric soils shall be as defined in this chapter unless reclassified by a certified soil scientist.

A commercial activity comprising the sale of commodities in large quantities or in bulk to retailers; industrial, commercial, institutional, or professional business; or other wholesale businesses rather than to consumers directly, including the warehousing, loading and unloading, and shipping of such commodities.

One-quarter acre or more of continuous wooded land where the largest trees measure at least six inches diameter at breast height (dbh) or 4.5 feet from the ground. The woodland shall be measured from the dripline of the outer trees. Woodlands are also a grove of trees forming one canopy where 10 or more trees measure at least 10 inches diameter at dbh.

An open area round the inner periphery of each lot, extending along the lot lines and curbline and inward to a structure.

The Zoning Hearing Board of the Borough Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

This chapter of the Code of the Borough of Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania.