To be joined at a border, property line, or zoning district boundary. Abutting properties include properties across a street or alley, or a railroad right-of-way.

A strip or piece of land which provides physical access to a "rear lot," defined herein, to a public street or road, but does not conform to the required minimum lot width requirement for the zoning district in which it is located.

A dwelling unit that is accessory to a single-family dwelling that is located on the same lot. See Use A-1 in Article IV for use regulations.

A subordinate structure either detached from or attached to a principal building on the same lot, which serves a purpose clearly incidental to the permitted principal use of that lot or principal building. See Use A-2 in Article IV for use regulations.

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

A formalized path, walkway, or other physical connection that allows pedestrians and cyclists to directly reach destinations.

Changes to an existing building to accommodate a new function. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

See Use A-3 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and additional regulations.

The ratio of reflected radiation from a surface to the incident radiation upon the surface (i.e., the reflection coefficient). Albedo is a measurement of the reflectivity of a surface and may be used to quantify the amount of solar glare from a solar energy system.

A strip of land over which there is a municipal or privately owned easement, on which no buildings or stores front, serving as the secondary means of access to two or more lots.

The act of putting an addition onto, removing, repairing, renovating, replacing or modifying materials on the exterior of a historic resource. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

A change in the requirements of any use provided for in this chapter, which would necessitate a revision to the Zoning Ordinance text in order to accommodate the change, or a change in any zoning district boundary. The authority for any amendment lies solely with the Board of Commissioners.

An outdoor structure having tiers of seats rising gradually outward from a central open area or arena, intended or used primarily for dance, dramatic, oratorical, musical, or other performance purposes.

See Use D-2 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-1 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

Any system of wires, rods, discs, panels, flat panels, dishes, whips, or other similar devices used for the transmission or reception of wireless signals. An antenna may include an omnidirectional antenna (rod), directional antenna (panel), parabolic antenna (disc) or any other wireless antenna. See Article XXXV, Antenna Systems.

The legal or equitable owner of the real property being submitted for development approval. "Equitable owner" may include a contract purchaser or lessee.

See "amusement arcade." See also Use D-2, Amusement arcade, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for use-specific regulations.

A public or private facility that is operated as an exhibition space for individual art pieces not mass produced, consisting of one or more of the following: paintings, drawings, etchings, sculptures, or photographic prints; may include the sale or loan of the individual art pieces or the sale of related objects and services.

The visible expression of architectural or landscape elements through form, structure or materials that break up the scale of buildings and spaces to achieve human scale. A change in depth of the vertical building plane or a change in building material.

The on-site production, display, and sale of hand-fabricated or hand-manufactured parts and custom or craft consumer goods based on the skill and knowledge of the artisan and the use of hand tools or small-scale, light mechanical equipment. This involves activities such as small bakeries, candy or soap making, coffee roasters, breweries, distilleries, or the custom production of artisan products such as apparel, cabinetry, glass working, jewelry making, metal working, pottery, sculpture, wood working, and leather working.

See Use E-2 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use C-10, Life care facility, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-2 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-3 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

A cloth, canvas, or other nonstructural covering that projects from a wall for the purpose of shielding a doorway or window, with or without signage. An awning can be fixed in place or can be raised or retracted to a position against the building when not in use.

A sign painted on, printed on, or applied to an awning.

A financial establishment where the primary use is the processing of credit or monetary transactions, including a savings and loan association, credit union, and other financial establishment.

A temporary, professionally made and designed sign intended to be hung either with or without frames, possessing characters, letters, illustrations or ornamentations applied to paper, plastic or fabric of any kind.

Also referred to as a "tavern." See Use B-33 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and additional regulations.

The flood having a 1% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year; the 100-year flood.

The 100-year flood elevation.

See Use B-5 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

A freestanding outdoor advertising sign which directs attention to an object, product, service, place, activity, person, institution, organization or business located or offered elsewhere than upon the premises where the sign is located or to which it is affixed. Also known as an "off-premises sign."

A breezeway is an area joining a house and an accessory building on a lot, an area which shall have a roof and may have closed sides.

See Use E-3 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

A designated area at the perimeter of a lot, densely landscaped its full width with trees and shrubs, as a visual and ambient screen to protect residential property from impacts of other uses. Unless otherwise specified, a buffer area may be included as part of the required setbacks and yard areas.

A line extending through the lot that is generally parallel to the front property line and is established at a certain perpendicular distance from the curbline to the exterior of a building. The build-to line also marks the location from which the average vertical plane of the front building elevation must be erected, excepting facade articulation not to exceed two feet protruding or recessing from the average vertical building plane; intended to create an even building line along a street. The build-to line is established on the record plan.

The portion of a lot remaining after required setbacks have been provided. Buildings may be placed in any part of the buildable area, but other requirements, such as impervious surface requirements or lot occupation, may limit use of buildable area.

Any structure having a solid roof intended for shelter or enclosing of persons, animals, personal property, vehicles or equipment, excluding freestanding tents and awnings. Any structure or portion thereof rising above grade level, and having a roof supported by columns or walls, intended for the shelter, storage, or enclosure of persons, animals, or property.

The total amount of land area covered by the footprints of all principal and accessory buildings and structures on a lot, measured by the horizontal cross section at its greatest outside dimensions at or above the ground level, excluding cornices, eaves, gutters or chimneys projecting not more than 18 inches, bay windows not extending through more than one story and not projecting more than five feet, one-story open porches projecting not more than 10 feet, steps and balconies. This term is described as a percentage ratio of total covered land area to the total lot area.

The vertical distance from the mean grade surrounding the building to the highest point of the roof, provided that chimneys, spires, towers, elevator penthouses, tanks, and similar projection shall not be included in the height.

A BIPV system forms part of the structure to which it is affixed, such as solar shingles, solar windows, or similar applications. Typically integrated into a roofing system (e.g., solar shingles), BIPV systems can provide architectural interest and/or an unobtrusive solar energy system installation.

That line parallel to or a chord of the right-of-way line measured at the front yard setback of that zoning classification.

See Use B-6 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

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

Buildings, lots, parcels, and/or structures in or on which buses are parked and/or stored. May include fueling and/or maintenance of vehicles. Also see "transit facility."

See Use B-7 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-8 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

A structure erected over a driveway, entirely open on at least three sides exclusive of the necessary supporting columns and other customary architectural features.

See Use C-2 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-9, Club, fraternal organization, or lodge, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Article IV, Use Regulations, for definitions of specific uses.

See Use C-3 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

A lot, parcel, or area of land which is dedicated or deed-restricted for open space, forest, stream, or wildlife preservation, or for some other general conservation purpose. Areas so dedicated in conjunction with subdivision or land development plans shall follow the district guidelines, and deed-restricted open space areas shall follow the open space provisions of this chapter. Such use shall also include a recreational facility or park, owned or operated by the Township or other governmental agency. Also see "recreational facility."

Sharing part of a common property or boundary line; not separated by a street.

Such use includes offices and supply/fabrication shops for services rendered in the building trades, including cabinetmaking, carpentry, cement, electric, furniture-making, heating, painting, plumbing, roofing, and the like, provided that all tools and vehicles are located indoors wherever possible.

See Use B-10 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

The projection at the top of a wall or the top course or molding of a wall when it serves as a crowning member.

A building or portion thereof containing desks or other workspaces and facilities that involve a shared working environment for people who are usually not employed by the same organization. See Use F-1 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for additional use-specific regulations.

See Use C-9, Library, museum, or cultural center, for definitions and use-specific regulations.

The edge of the vehicular pavement that may be detailed as a raised concrete or stone element.

The edge of the curb furthest from the street.

See Use C-4 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use C-5 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

The complete dismantling, removal or destruction of an historic resource. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

The absence of routine maintenance and/or failure to secure a built resource from pests or vandals, and/or failure to take responsible measures to prevent ingress of water through the roof, walls, or apertures, leading to causing weakness, decay and deterioration of an historic resource to the point where a building or structure meets standard criteria for condemnation. Also the intentional act of disregarding the security of an historic resource resulting in degradation by criminal activity for purposes of avoiding the provisions of this chapter. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

The number of dwelling units within a standard measure of land area, usually given as units per acre.

A building, structure, or use designed or utilized for the purpose of handling, temporarily storing, and shipping goods or freight from one location to another (or to the ultimate consumer at remote locations), including short-term warehousing. Also see "warehouse/storage facility."

A room or building in a religious, educational, or other institution in which the residents sleep. See Use C-6 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for additional use-specific regulations.

See Use A-5 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See "two-family detached dwelling."

Any structure or part thereof designed for and occupied exclusively as a residence for a single family as living quarters. See Article IV, Use Regulations, for specific residential use regulations. Individual dwelling arrangements are further defined below:

A right to make use of the land of another for a specific and limited purpose such as right of passage, or placement and maintenance of a utility.

Limited to those public, private or parochial educational institutions which are recognized, supervised and under the control of the Department of Public Education of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including an elementary or secondary school, college, kindergarten or child nursery, but not a business school, trade school, dance studio or similar use.

See Use C-7 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

Structures and equipment, including necessary electric power usage-related infrastructure, to support the operation of an electric vehicle charging station, including distribution of electric power from the grid, and metering of delivered power. See Use A-6, Electric vehicle charging station (EVCS), in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and additional use-specific regulations.

Any device designed or used to transform an e-liquid (that may contain nicotine) into an aerosol that the user inhales. ENDS can also be referred to as "vapes," "vaporizers," "vape pens," "hookah pens," "electronic cigarettes," "e-cigarettes," "e-cigs," and "e-pipes."

Any liquid that contains vegetable glycerin, propylene glycol, nicotine, water, and possibly flavoring that can be used in electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) devices. E-liquids can also be referred to as "vape" or "vape juice."

Such use shall include ambulance, fire, police, rescue, and other emergency services of a municipal or volunteer nature.

An area with one or more of the following characteristics: slopes in excess of 15%; floodplains; soils classified as having a high water table; soils classified as highly erodible, subject to erosion, or having a shallow depth to bedrock; wetlands or other sensitive estuaries; stream corridors; aquifer recharge areas, springs or other surface water and groundwater resource areas; prime wildlife habitat; significant geologic formations; land incapable of meeting percolation requirements; mature stands of native vegetation.

The wearing away of the ground surface as a result of the movement of wind, water, ice, and/or land disturbance activities.

A location, building, site, or structure that is not a restaurant which is rented as a place for the purpose of accommodating a group of diners, patrons, guests, or other attendees for functions such as banquets, wedding receptions, parties, entertainment, meetings, conferences, performances, and/or similar gatherings.

Flora that maintains green foliage year-round.

The exterior wall of a building that is set along a frontage line, at or behind the setback line that faces a public or private street or accessway.

Any group of individuals living together permanently or long-term, as opposed to transiently or short-term, as the functional equivalent of a family where the residents may share living expenses, chores, eat meals together and are a close group with social, economic and psychological commitments to each other. A family includes, for example, the residents of residential care facilities and group homes for people with disabilities. A family does not include larger institutional group living situations such as student housing, dormitories, fraternities, sororities, monasteries or nunneries.

See Use B-14 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use A-7, Fences and walls, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

The arrangement of windows and other exterior openings on a building.

The area which would be inundated by stormwater runoff equivalent to that which would occur with a rainfall of 100-year frequency, as indicated on the Flood Insurance Study for Upper Moreland Township.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of each floor of a building, measured from the exterior walls or from the center line of party walls. The term does not include any area used exclusively for the parking of motor vehicles (surface parking or structured parking).

The ratio of gross building floor area to the total lot area. For example, if a 10,000-square-foot lot has a FAR of 2.0, then a developer can only construct a building that has a total floor area of 20,000 square feet.

The sum of all floor area of a building capable of being used or devoted to a principal or accessory use of an occupant or tenant, but not including floor areas of the building devoted to:

A sign permanently supported by an upright support that is anchored in the ground.

Such use shall include fuel storage, distribution tanks, and related structures, provided that all tanks are located below ground or are otherwise screened from public view. See Use E-7 in Article IV, Use Regulations.

A building or portions thereof used for human funeral services. Such facilities may contain provisions for chapel, embalming, viewing, and other services used in preparation of the dead, including the storage of caskets, supplies, and funeral vehicles; not to include crematoriums, columbariums, or cemeteries.

A building or part thereof used for the storage or parking of one or more motor vehicles, also known as a "parking structure."

An accessory structure intended for the storage of motor vehicles owned and used by the occupants or tenant(s) of the principal use on the lot on which it is erected, together with not more than two other motor vehicles owned by persons other than the occupants of the principal use on the lot.

Any area of land, including structures thereon or any building or part thereof, that is used principally for the sale of gasoline or other motor vehicle fuel but shall not sell such fuel by the so-called self-service method and which may include ancillary facilities for the service and minor repair of motor vehicles, limited to tow truck and not including painting, body repairs, large-scale engine or transmission overhauling, or the dead storage of any motor vehicle. See Use A-1, Accessory service station, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for additional regulations.

Glass in doors and windows or other glass incorporated into a building facade.

See Use D-3 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

The portion of a lot's surface covered with grass or other vegetation. Green area shall not include pervious or impervious paving, and shall be covered with vegetation on at least 80% of its surface.

A solar collector system or solar energy device that is affixed or mounted at ground level and that is intended primarily for on-site use or to reduce on-site energy consumption. An accessory solar energy system may share unused energy produced on-site with an electric utility that supplies power to the site.

See Use D-4 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

A significant concentration, linkage, or continuity of buildings, structures, sites, or objects joined by plan or physical development. Examples include but are not limited to business districts and industrial areas, residential neighborhoods, college campuses, villages, or transportation systems. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

A building, structure, object, site, or a contributing resource to an historic district that is historically significant to the nation, state or to Upper Moreland Township. Historic resources may be significant for association with historically important events or people or significant for architecture or building technique. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

An historic resource in a district that adds to the historic significance of the district. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

Any location that, with or without the existence of buildings, structures, and/or objects whether standing, ruined, or vanished, has historic, cultural, archaeological, and/or commemorative significance. Examples include but are not limited to battlefields, cemeteries, parks, ruins, scenic views, or natural features. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

See Use A-9 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definitions and use-specific regulations.

Any establishment that is devoted to, marketed as, or designed for, whether as its primary use or as an accessory use, the on-premises use of smoking through a water pipe with a smoke chamber, a bowl, a pipe and a hose, commonly referred to as a "hookah," and also known as "narghile," "argileh," "shisha," "hubble-bubble" and/or "goza," or any similar device used for on-premises smoking. The term "hookah bar" includes, but is not limited to, establishments variously known as "hookah parlors," "hookah cafes," and "hookah lounges." A hookah bar shall be considered a significant tobacco retailer.

See Use C-8 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

The term "hotel" shall include the terms "inn," "motel," "motor inn," "motor lodge," and other similar terms and uses, and the word "motel" when used herein shall be deemed to include "hotel." See Use B-16, Hotel/motel/inn, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

Surfaces that do not absorb stormwater. All buildings, parking areas, driveways, roads, sidewalks, and any areas in concrete or asphalt shall be considered impervious surfaces within this definition. In addition, other surfaces determined by the Township Engineer to fall within the scope of this definition shall be considered impervious.

Any alteration to a lot, parcel, building, or structure.

A facility designed or intended for the repair of mechanical parts or equipment, engines, vending machines, and other heavy-duty commercial equipment.

A legal document between a customer and an electrical utility authorizing the connection of the customer's on-site electricity generating system to the utility's electric grid.

A facility, building, lot, parcel, use, or group of facilities, buildings, and uses primarily for the collection, storage, and sale of wastepaper, rags, scrap metal or discarded materials or for the collection, dismantling, storage and salvaging of machinery or vehicles not in running condition.

See Use B-17 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use C-10 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and additional regulations.

A space, accessible from a street or way, in a building or in a lot, for the temporary use of vehicles while loading or unloading merchandise or materials, including the stall or berth and the apron or maneuvering room incidental thereto.

A designated parcel, tract or area of land established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law, the description of which has been recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds, by plat or deed. The following are specific types of lots:

The area contained within the property lines of the individual lot, excluding any area within any legal right-of-way for any public street, but including the area of any easement.

The average distance between the front and rear lot lines.

A lot, the owners of which are not identical with the owners of any lot adjoining the rear or either side of said lot.

The boundary that legally and geometrically demarcates a lot.

The measure of a lot taken on a straight line between two points on the side lot lines, at the minimum front yard setback line, equidistant from the street line.

See Use E-10 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use E-11, Manufacturing, processing, and production, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

A permanent roof-like structure supported by a wall of a structure, generally designed and constructed for protection against weather, which fully or partially covers an entrance, sidewalk, or other accessway.

A sign attached to a marquee.

The three-dimensional shape of a building or structure.

When used herein, a device associated with a solar energy system, such as an outdoor electrical unit/control box, that transfers energy from the solar energy system to the intended on-site structure.

A voluntary negotiating process in which parties in a dispute mutually select a neutral mediator to assist them in jointly exploring and settling their differences, culminating in a written agreement which the parties themselves create and consider acceptable.

Also referred to as "medical office." A building or portion thereof consisting of offices and facilities for the examination, diagnosis, and/or treatment of medical or dental concerns for outpatients. A medical clinic or office may include a reception or waiting area, examination rooms, X-ray or other imaging facilities, employee breakrooms, and pharmacy facilities.

A dispensary, issued a permit by the Pennsylvania Department of Health, to dispense medical marijuana and which sells medical marijuana to the ultimate consumer. See Article XXXIV, Medical Marijuana. See Use B-18 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for additional regulations.

The medical outpatient campus use includes any and all uses associated with the delivery of outpatient medical and/or surgical care, including, without limitation, diagnostic services, treatment services (both traditional and alternative), health and wellness services, and educational services (collectively, "outpatient medical services"), as well as administrative and supportive services and medical offices. A medical outpatient campus may comprise a variety of buildings where outpatient medical services, administrative and associated supporting services and medical offices are provided. A medical outpatient campus may contain a parking garage when approved by the Board of Commissioners as a conditional use. See Article IV for office (§ 350-19F) use regulations.

A temporary sign used to inform the public of the list of entrees, dishes, foods and entertainment available in a restaurant.

See Use E-13, Microbrewery, microdistillery, or microwinery, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-19 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See "dwelling" definition, subtype "mobile home," herein.

See "dwelling" definition, subtype "mobile home lot," herein.

See "dwelling" definition, subtype "mobile home park," herein.

A sign attached to a brick, stone or masonry wall or structure that forms a supporting base for the sign display.

See "hotel" herein. See Use B-16, Hotel/motel/inn, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use D-5 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations. For performance theaters, see "theater (performing)."

Any use of land, including for buildings or other structures, for governmental or any other services to the public by the Township of Upper Moreland or any agency thereof. See also Use C-11, Municipal complex, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for use-specific regulations.

Any plant that is living or growing naturally in a particular region and has existed for many years in a region without direct or indirect human intervention.

A component of a landscape existing or maintained as a part of the natural environment and having ecological value in contributing beneficially to air quality, erosion control, groundwater recharge, noise abatement, visual amenities, growth of wildlife, human recreation, reduction of climatic stress and energy costs. Such features include those that, if disturbed, may cause hazards or stress to life, property and the natural environment.

An approach for interconnecting and metering on-site electricity-generating facilities. The means of measuring the difference between electricity supplied by an electric utility, electric distribution company, or electric generation supplier and the electricity generated by a customer-generator using alternative energy sources. Net metering allows customers to use excess on-site generated electricity to offset utility-purchased electricity on a monthly or annual basis.

An agreement with a customer-generator and an electric utility, electric distribution company, or electric generation supplier and the electricity generated by a customer-generator that allows customers to receive a credit at the retail price of electricity for surplus electricity generated on-site. Under a net metering agreement, a bidirectional electric meter is used to measure and record the flow of electricity in both directions from and to the customer-generator.

A building, structure, use, or lot which, by reason of design, size, or use, does not conform with the requirements of the district or districts in which it is located. Treatment of nonconforming buildings, lots, and uses is specifically addressed within this chapter. See Article XXVIII, Nonconforming Structures, Uses, and Lots.

A structure or part of a structure, including a sign or signs, manifestly not designed to comply with the applicable use or extent of use provisions where such structure lawfully existed prior to the enactment of this chapter or amendment or prior to the application of such ordinance or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.

A lot, the area or dimension of which was lawful prior to the adoption or amendment of a zoning code, but which fails to conform to the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located by reasons of such adoption or amendment.

A use, whether of land or of structure, which does not comply with the applicable use provisions in this chapter or amendment heretofore or hereafter enacted, where such use was lawfully in existence prior to the enactment of this chapter or amendment or prior to the application of this chapter or amendment to its location by reason of annexation.

See Use C-12 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

An item that is primarily artistic or decorative in nature. Examples include but are not limited to monuments, sculptures, fountains, or statues. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

A sign which directs attention to a business, product, commodity, service, event, facility, or other commercial or noncommercial activity not located, conducted, sold or offered upon the premises where such sign is located. A billboard is an off-premises sign, but not all off-premises signs are billboards.

A building or portion thereof, consisting of facilities for the conducting of business by employees and which may involve public access or appointment-only customer/client interaction. See Use F-2, Office, business/professional, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for use-specific regulations.

See Use F-3 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for use-specific regulations.

Land which is used for recreation, resource protection, buffers, or common use and is protected to ensure that it continues to be used for such uses. Open space does not include land that is occupied by buildings, roads, or road rights-of-way; nor does it include the yards or lots of single-family or multifamily dwelling units or parking areas as required by the provisions of this chapter. Open space shall be left in a natural state except in the case of recreation uses, which may contain impervious surfaces. Such impervious surfaces shall be included in the calculation of the impervious surface ratio.

The open space ratio is a measure of the intensity of land use. It is arrived at by dividing the total amount of open space within the site by the area of the site.

A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water or a combination of land and water within a development site designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents of the development, not including streets, off-street parking areas and areas set aside for public facilities, such as mobile home park offices, community buildings, etc. Common open space shall be substantially free of structures but may contain such improvements as are in the development plan as finally approved and as are appropriate for the recreation of residents.

An oriel window is a form of bay window which protrudes from the main wall of a building but does not reach to the ground. Supported by corbels, brackets, or similar cantilevers, an oriel window is most commonly found projecting from an upper floor but is also sometimes used on the ground floor.

See Use A-10 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use A-11 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

A sign that is affixed and parallel to a building's wall.

The portion of a wall which extends above the roofline.

A lot on a tract of land employed for the transient and open air parking of motor vehicles. See Use B-19, Parking lot, commercial, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

An area on a lot and/or within a building, meeting the standards of this chapter, intended for the temporary parking of vehicles.

Also known as a "parking garage," parking located above ground and/or underground consisting of one or more levels, not a private garage; not surface parking. See Use B-20, Parking structure, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

Marked or unmarked parking located outside of a lot and within a private or public right-of-way.

Parking spaces for the use or two or more uses in a surface or structured parking lot, either developed initially for such use or modified by subsequent development. See Article XXVI, Parking and Loading, for regulations of shared parking facilities.

An operable window opening in the facade of a commercial building used for the sale of food and/or beverages. Such a window shall be designed for the exclusive use of pedestrians and shall be located to provide a safe waiting area and to not disrupt or impede pedestrian movement on a sidewalk used by the public.

See Use B-27, Service/personal care business, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use C-13 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

A covered walk or porch that is supported by columns or pillars; also known as "colonnade."

A contract to purchase energy. A PPA is usually established between a party that generates electricity and a party that purchases electricity. A PPA may also be a contract written between a building owner that wants to generate electricity on-site and a third-party developer who will install, maintain and own the system used to generate the electricity, and then sell the electricity produced by the system to the building owner at a predetermined rate.

The act of altering an historic resource by maintaining and repairing the existing materials and current form of an historic resource for purposes of displaying it as it has evolved through time. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

The primary use of a building or structure permitted and intended for a given lot, parcel, or premises.

A sign that is attached to the facade wall of a structure and projects out from that wall.

Land which is utilized for any of the following uses:

A formal meeting held by the Board of Commissioners or the Advisory Planning Agency after the giving of public notice, intended to inform and obtain comment from members of the public.

A meeting open to the members of the public, after the giving of public notice, held by the Board of Commissioners or the Advisory Planning Agency, held for the purpose of discussion of a matter for the purpose of making a decision on agency business, as that term is defined in Act of July 3, 1986, P.L. 388, Act No. 84, the "Sunshine Act,"[1] provided that the Board or Agency may, but is not required to, take comments or testimony from members of the public.

Notice given by the publication of a notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the Township once each week for two successive weeks; the first publication shall be not more than 30 days and the second publication not less than seven days prior to either a public hearing or public meeting. Said notice shall state the time and place of either public hearing or public meeting and state the substance of the business to be considered.

Any parking area that is available to the public.

A street or alley or other thoroughfare or easement permanently established for passage of persons or vehicles.

Those areas devoted to recreation, plazas, arcades, accessways, and other areas for public use (excluding lands, access drives and parking areas) that are available for use by both project residents of a particular development and the general public.

See Use E-14, Radio or television transmission tower, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-21 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See "lot, rear" herein.

The act of rebuilding an historic resource by recreating vanished or nonsurviving elements of an historic resource. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

Recreational pursuits which require physical alteration to the area in which they are performed, extensive structure or facilities development and maintenance, such as courts, fields, or pools maintained for sports and playground equipment. Such activities include, but are not limited to, baseball; basketball; playground activities; cultural activities (i.e., dance); environmental activities; rafting. See "recreational facility."

Recreational pursuits which require little alteration or disruption in the area in which they are performed. Such uses include, but are not limited to, hiking, biking, and picnicking.

A facility, building, lot, parcel, or group of facilities, buildings, and uses providing private or public walk-in or scheduled recreation-oriented activities. Examples of such facilities include, but are not limited to: arcade, billiard hall, bowling alley, skating rink, athletic fields or courts. Such uses shall not include theaters or racing tracks. Also see "conservation/recreation facility."

See Use A-12, Recreational vehicle (RV) storage, residential properties, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use A-13 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

The act of making alterations to an historic resource for the purpose of changing its use while also preserving the historic resource. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

See Use B-22 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-23 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use E-17 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-24, Restaurant, dine-in, and Use B-25, Restaurant, take-out, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definitions and use-specific regulations.

The act of altering an historic resource by returning it to a particular time period by removing elements of other time periods. See Article XXIII, Historic Preservation Overlay District.

A building or portion thereof involved in the sale, lease, or rental of new or used products.

See Use B-26, Retail facility, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definitions and use-specific regulations.

A public or private easement for land, air space above the land, or area below the surface used for vehicular, pedestrian, transit or other right of passage, including a street, alley, or crosswalk.

An A-frame sign that is not permanently attached to the ground or other permanent structure.

Method of visually shielding or obscuring one abutting or nearby structure or use from another.

The process by which sediment resulting from accelerated erosion has been or is being transported off the site of the land-disturbing activity or into a watercourse or wetland.

See Use B-28 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-27, Service/personal care business, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Use B-29 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

See Chapter 57, Adult Uses.

Parking spaces for the use or two or more uses in a surface or structured parking lot, either developed initially for such use or modified by subsequent development. See Article XXVI, Parking and Loading, for regulations of shared parking facilities.

A building or group of buildings and related uses, primarily designed to service a limited neighborhood or community area, where more than three retail or service businesses share a single premises or lot with common parking facilities. See Use B-30 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for use-specific regulations.

Also referred to as "vacation rental." A transient vacation rental or use in which overnight accommodations are provided in a dwelling to guests for compensation.

A structure, 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 an individual, business organization or institution.

Any of the following establishments:

The "site" is the parcel or parcels of land intended to have one or more uses or intended to be subdivided or developed as part of a subdivision or land development.

Any activity which removes the vegetative cover from the land surface.

The degree of deviation of a surface from the horizontal, usually expressed in percent or degrees; rise over run.

The ability of sunlight to shine on a property owner's land, or, more specifically, the owner's solar energy facility or solar energy system, without the sunlight being blocked by structures, vegetation, or other obstructions on neighboring land.

A legal agreement that protects access to sunlight, or solar access, on a property. See Article XXXIII, Renewable Energy Technologies.

Radiant energy (direct, diffuse, and reflected) received from the sun. See Article XXXIII, Renewable Energy Technologies.

An alternative energy facility that consists of one or more ground-mounted, freestanding, or building-mounted or -integrated solar collection devices, solar-energy-related equipment and other associated infrastructure with the primary intention of generating electricity or otherwise converting solar energy to a different form of energy for primarily commercial or other off-site use in accordance with applicable law and regulation. See Article XXXIII, Renewable Energy Technologies.

An alternative energy system that consists of one or more ground-mounted, freestanding, or building-mounted or -integrated solar collection devices and solar-energy-related equipment and other associated infrastructure with the primary intention of generating electricity or otherwise converting solar energy to a different form of energy to reduce on-site consumption of purchased power, when a property upon which the system is installed also received electricity supplied by a utility company, excess electricity generated and not presently needed for on-site use may be used off-site by a utility company in accordance with applicable law and regulation. See Article XXXIII, Renewable Energy Technologies.

Uses solar energy to heat water. The most common types of solar water heaters are evacuated tube collectors and glazed flat plate collectors generally used for domestic hot water; and unglazed plastic collectors used mainly to heat swimming pools.

A device containing one or more receptive cells equal to or greater than two square feet, the purpose of which is to convert solar energy into electrical or thermal energy. See Article XXXIII, Renewable Energy Technologies.

Those areas of land where the grade is 8% or greater. See Article XXI, Steep Slope Conservation Overlay District. Steep slopes are divided into three categories:

A setback in the facade of the building above the lower levels.

The level within a building by which height is measured. The distance in a structure between the upper surface of a floor and the floor or roof next above.

A right-of-way, publicly or privately owned, serving as a means of vehicular and pedestrian travel, furnishing access to abutting properties, and shown on the Official Highway Map of the Township, but not including an alley, common driveway, or access easement.

Any person or persons, including corporations, who engage in the activity of vending.

The physical components of streets, the urban element that is the major part of the public realm, composed of: the street pavements for vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians; amenities such as trees and plantings, and furnishings such as streetlights, bollards and benches; and the visible fronts of abutting properties, including fences, yards, porches, and facades.

Any form or arrangement of building materials involving the necessity of providing proper support, bracing, typing and anchoring to an ascertainable stationary location on the land, whether affixed to the land or not, which is built or constructed.

A use for individual and group instruction and training in the arts, performing artists, production rehearsal, photography, and the processing of photographs produced only by users of the studio facilities. Such use may be open to the public and offer educational events, private lessons, and may include the retail sale of artists' work.

The division or redivision of a lot, tract or parcel of land by any means into two or more lots, tracts, parcels, or other divisions 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; provided, however, that the subdivision by lease of land for agricultural purposes into parcels of more than 10 acres, not involving any new street or easement of access or residential dwelling, shall be exempted. "Subdivision" shall include the merger of two or more lots into a lesser number of lots and the mortgage of less than all of a lot.

See Use A-15 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

Also referred to as a "bar." See Use B-33 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and additional regulations.

Also referred to as "sport courts." See Use A-16, Tennis/sport courts, in Article IV, Use Regulations, for definition and use-specific regulations.

An indoor facility, theater or auditorium, or other building or structure designed, intended, or used primarily for dance, dramatic, oratorical, musical, or other performance purposes.

Any substance containing tobacco leaf or accessory items used with or for tobacco consumption, including, but not limited to, cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, shisha, snuff, chewing tobacco, dipping tobacco, other noncombustible tobacco products, matches, lighters, grinders, hookahs, pipes, cigarette rolling machines or papers, ashtrays, pipe tools, pipe supplies and pipe accessories.

See definition for "single-family attached dwelling."

A freestanding structure located on a bus or train route, which is designed to accommodate embarking and disembarking transit passengers. See also Use C-14 in Article IV, Use Regulations, for use-specific regulations.

Buildings, lots, parcels, and structures, on or in which freight brought by truck is assembled and/or stored for routing or reshipment, or in which semitrailers, tractor trailers and/or trailer units are parked and/or stored.

The purpose or activity for which land, water or buildings are designed, arranged, or intended, or for which land or buildings are occupied or maintained.

Any land used or occupied for the purpose of buying and selling secondhand motor vehicles and storing such vehicles prior to sale.

A building structure and facilities used for supplying electricity or gas or the transmission and exchange of telephone services or for other business purposes of such public utility companies, provided that, in a residential district, such purpose shall not include public business facilities, storage of materials, truck or repair facilities, or housing repair crews.

An accessory building, either prefabricated or erected on the site, not greater than 10 feet by 12 feet in size and not to exceed 10 feet in height for the storage of gardening equipment or other personal property on a residential property.

Products containing nicotine and/or nicotine flavoring that are inhaled from a device designed for such purpose and/or products used to assist with the inhalation of nicotine including, but not limited to, any device designed or used to transform an e-liquid (that may contain nicotine) into an aerosol that the user inhales, e-liquids, e-cigarettes, vape or e-cigarette cartridges or refills, vaporizers, vape pens, vapor products, hookah pens, electronic cigarettes, e-cigs, e-pipes, electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS), and/or ENDS-related products and/or any materials that can be used in ENDS. Vape products shall also be deemed a noncombustible tobacco product.

Grasses, shrubs, trees, and other vegetation which hold and stabilize soils.

A building, structure, lot, parcel, or use engaged in the storage, wholesale, and distribution of manufactured equipment, goods, materials, products, or supplies. The bulk storage of chemicals and materials that are explosive, inflammable, or hazardous are strictly prohibited.

Any natural or artificial swale, stream, river, creek, channel, drain or culvert in which water flows continuously or intermittently.

Those areas inundated or saturated by surface water 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; or as further defined and delineated by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, the United States Environmental Protection Agency or the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

A sign that is either painted or attached to the inside surface of a window.

An area characterized by a more or less dense and extensive tree cover; more particularly, a plant community predominantly of healthy trees and other woody vegetation, well-stocked and growing more or less closely together.