A flood that has one chance in 100 or a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any one year; for the purposes of this chapter, the 100-year flood (base flood) as defined by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in the Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), Upper Providence Township. All references to the Flood Insurance Study in this chapter shall be construed to be to the most current version of said study. In addition, all references to the "Federal Insurance Administrator" or the "Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration" shall be construed to be references to FEMA.

A subordinate building, the use of which is customarily incidental to that of the principal building and is used for an accessory use and is located on the same lot.

Any equipment serving or being used in conjunction with a wireless communications facility or wireless support structure. The term "accessory equipment" includes but is not limited to utility or transmission equipment, power supplies, generators, batteries, cables, equipment buildings, cabinets and storage sheds, shelters or similar structures.

A use clearly incidental to and customarily found in connection with a particular principal use and conducted on the same lot as a principal use to which it is related and located, either within the same structure or in an accessory structure or as an accessory use of land, except that off-street parking need not be located on the same lot.

An establishment having as a substantial or significant portion of its stock-in-trade books, magazines, films for sale or viewing on the premises by the use of motion-picture devices or any other coin-operated means and other periodicals, which are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas or an establishment with a segment or section devoted to the sale or display of such material or similar establishment to which access is limited to persons 18 years of age or older.

A public or private establishment which is licensed to serve food and/or alcoholic beverages and which features topless dancers, strippers, male or female impersonators or similar entertainers or a similar establishment to which access is limited to persons 18 years of age or older.

An enclosed building used regularly and routinely for presenting material having as a dominant theme material distinguished or characterized by an emphasis on matter depicting, describing or relating to specified sexual activities or specified anatomical areas for observation by patrons therein or a similar establishment to which access is limited to persons 18 years of age or older.

A use composed of an adult bookstore, adult motion-picture theater or adult entertainment cabaret.

See "sign and billboard."

Dwelling units designed to maximize the unit's attractiveness to older adults, through the unit floor plan, unit amenities, location of the master bedroom on the first living level, the number of bedrooms proposed in the units, the type of common open space provided, and the common area maintenance program proposed. Further, the site plan shall be designed to encourage active adult living, through the provision of walking trails and other amenities suitable for such households.

The cultivation of the soil and the raising and harvesting of the products of the soil, including nursery, horticulture and forestry.

A minor 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 street.

Include but are not limited to the following:

An apparatus designed for the purpose of emitting radio frequency (RF) radiation, to be operated or operating from a fixed location pursuant to Federal Communications Commission authorization, for the provision of wireless service and any commingled information services.

See "dwelling, multiple."

See "lot coverage."

A structure used for the purposes of cleaning or reconditioning the exterior and interior surfaces of automotive vehicles, but not including an incidental one-bay washing facility in a gasoline service station where washing facilities are purely incidental to the operation of said service station. A self-operated vehicular laundering facility not requiring attendants or employees, regardless of capacity, is also considered to be an "automobile laundry."

An open area, other than a public or private street or way, used for the display or sale of new and used automobiles, trailers, trucks or farm equipment and where no repair work is done except that which is minor and incidental, not including body and fender work.

Any premises used principally for the commercial repair of vehicles, but not including automotive wrecking.

A building used for the sale of, hire of or remuneration from automotive equipment. This shall be interpreted to include auto accessory sales rooms but not the sale of junked automotive equipment.

A flood which has a one-percent chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year (also called the "100-year flood" or "one-percent annual chance flood").

The volume of water resulting from a base flood as it passes a given location within a given time, usually expressed in cubic feet per second (cfs).

The elevation shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) for Zones AE, AH, A1-30 that indicates the water surface elevation resulting from a flood that has a one-percent or greater chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.

That portion of a building that is partly or completely below the grade plane. A basement shall be considered as a story above the grade plane where the finished surface of the floor above the basement is:

A single-family residential building occupied by a resident innkeeper, containing up to eight rooms for the temporary lodging of guests for compensation and in which breakfast is the only meal served and is included in the charge for the room.

A linear mound or bank of earth, used especially as a barrier or to provide insulation.

A sign other than one indicating a business conducted on the premises and upon which advertising matter of any character is printed, posted or lettered by any means and which is designed for such purposes.

A tract of land bounded by:

An area designed and functioning to separate the elements and uses of land which abut it and to ease the transition between them. Unless otherwise specified, "buffers" may be included as part of the required setbacks and yard areas. "Buffers" are divided into three types:

A structure or appendage to a structure which is permanently affixed to the land, has one or more floors or stories and is bounded by either lot lines or yards. A "building" shall not include such structures as billboards, fences or other structures with interior surfaces not normally accessible to human use such as gas tanks, grain elevators, coal bunkers or similar structures. A "building" may accommodate more than one family and have more than one dwelling unit and may be used for residential, commercial, industrial, public or semipublic purposes.

The aggregate of the maximum horizontal cross-section areas of all buildings on a lot, including sun parlors, foyers, porches and breezeways, but excluding projecting eaves, gutters, awnings, steps, unenclosed porches and structured parking garages.

For the purposes of calculating the allowable total sign area, the building frontage is defined as follows:

A line within a property defining the required distance between the face of any structure to be erected and the adjacent street (ultimate right-of-way) line. This line as measured to the major portion of the structure includes sun parlors, foyers, bay windows, porches, projecting eaves, dormers, gutters, steps and any other solid entrances.

Sewage facilities which are in all respects consistent with the requirements for public sewer mains and laterals, but which are not connected to sewage treatment facilities.

Land used or intended to be used for the burial of the deceased, including columbariums, crematories, mausoleums and mortuaries when operated in conjunction with the "cemetery" and within the boundaries.

A building used for public worship by a congregation, excluding buildings used exclusively for residential, education, burial, recreational or other uses not normally associated with worship.

Ambulatory health care facility, generally including a number of medical, dental, and/or mental health specialties, in which examinations, diagnostic and preventive health services, and treatment are provided for patients on an outpatient basis, generally on a walk-in or first-come, first-served basis; a clinic is characterized by centralized facilities and services, including patient records storage/management, waiting areas, and laboratory and other diagnostic and testing facilities. It is typically managed by a single institution or corporation and is distinguished from a medical office building wherein individual offices or suites are leased or sold to a health care provider or group of same and wherein the health care provider(s) in one office or suite does not necessarily have any corporate, managerial or similar relationship to the health care provider(s) occupying other offices or suites in the building.

A development pattern wherein structures are arranged in closely related groups, reducing lot sizes and preserving land for open space.

The mounting of one or more WCFs, including antennae, on a preexisting structure, or modifying a structure for the purpose of mounting or installing a WCF on that structure.

A parcel or parcels of land or an area of water or a combination of land and water within a development site intended and designed for the use or enjoyment of residents of the development, not including streets, off-street parking areas and areas set aside for public facilities. 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.

Any parking area used by three or more dwelling units and having space for six or more motor vehicles.

An establishment, sometimes referred to as a "community living arrangement" or a "group home," licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, that provides a home for not more than six handicapped individuals, excluding staff who do not reside on the property, who live and cook together as a single housekeeping unit. This definition shall not include a facility housing persons released from or under the jurisdiction of a government bureau of corrections or similar institution. "Handicapped" means, with respect to a person, a physical or mental impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person's major life activities; a record of having such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment; but such term does not include current, illegal use of or addiction to a controlled substance as defined in Section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. § 802).

An estate in real property consisting of an undivided interest in a portion of a parcel, together with a separate interest in a space within a structure. This form of ownership may be applied in residential, professional office, industrial and commercial land uses.

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

A minor commercial facility generally containing no more than five units and occupying no more than three acres, designed to serve everyday needs of residents in its immediate vicinity and whose commercial goods and hours of operation encourage short stops for specific items rather than extensive shopping trips. Its primary component is a drugstore or a small food and household goods store but not a supermarket, and the center may contain a few other establishments as well, such as a beauty shop, laundry and dry-cleaning establishment or similar facilities.

The remodeling or alteration of a structure so as to accommodate the provision of more dwelling units than were originally intended. "Conversions" include the alteration of a nonresidential structure into a dwelling unit for at least one family, the modification of a single-family structure so as to accommodate two or more dwelling units and the alteration of a multifamily structure so as to accommodate more units than originally intended.

See "lot coverage."

Any facility that provides care for individuals on a less than sixteen-hour-per-day basis. All day-care centers shall meet all applicable design, site, and area standards as set forth by the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare or Department of Aging, whichever agency is applicable to the proposed use. The definition includes child day care and adult day care. Child day care is further defined as for seven or more children under the age of six years of age, excluding care from relatives and care provided by places of worship during religious services; provided, however, that before-and after-school care may be provided for children up to the age of 16. Adult day care is further defined as those facilities in which care is provided for a senior citizen through a structured, community-based program which provides health, social, and other related support services.

The number of units (persons, families or dwellings) per acre or square mile.

A dwelling which has yard areas on all four sides.

That portion of a tract excluding land within existing rights-of-way of public roads and utility lines, all floodplain as defined herein and all naturally-occurring steep slopes in excess of 15% as defined in Article VI of this chapter. This definition shall be used in calculating the maximum number of dwelling units permitted in certain residential districts where so specified.

Any man-made change 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; streets, and other paving; utilities; filling, grading and excavation; mining; dredging; drilling operations; storage of equipment or materials; and the subdivision of land.

A private drive providing for vehicular and pedestrian access between a public street and a parking area, or which is located entirely within a single lot, or within the boundaries of multiple lots that are developed under single direction with multifamily and/or nonresidential uses.

When described in the pertinent Articles herein, the various dwelling types are intended to have the following meanings:

One or more rooms for living purposes, together with separate cooking and sanitary facilities, accessible from the outdoors either directly or through an entrance hall shared with other dwelling units and used for or intended to be used by one or more persons living together and maintaining a common household.

The legal right or privilege of a person, persons or entity to use the land of another person, persons or entity for a special purpose consistent with the rights of the underlying property owner.

An easement inuring to the benefit of Upper Providence Township, the Upper Providence Township Municipal Authority, the County of Montgomery, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the United States of America, any departments, agencies, instrumentalities and authorities created thereby, and public utilities such as, but not limited to, sanitary sewer, public water, cable, gas, electric, telephone.

Notice given by a municipality through the Internet of the time and place of a public hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing, pursuant to 53 P.S. § 10109.

A condition that (1) constitutes a clear and immediate danger to the health, welfare, or safety of the public, or (2) has caused or is likely to cause facilities in the rights-of-way to be unusable and result in loss of the services provided.

An addition to the floor area of an existing building, an increase in size of another structure or an increase in that portion of a tract of land occupied by an existing use.

An area surrounding or adjacent to a wireless support structure within which base stations, power supplies, or accessory equipment are located.

The erection, construction, alteration or maintenance, by public utilities or municipal or other governmental agencies, of an underground or overhead gas, electrical, steam or water transmission or distribution system or a collection, communication, supply or disposal system.

One or more persons living together in a single dwelling unit as a traditional family or the functional equivalent of a traditional family. It shall be a rebuttable presumption that more than three persons living together in a single dwelling unit, who are not related by blood, adoption, or marriage, do not constitute the functional equivalent of a traditional family. This definition does not prohibit group homes and/or community living arrangements that are determined to be protected by the Federal Fair Housing Law, provided such facilities are licensed and permitted under the authority of the Department of Human Services of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or other state department or agency. In determining the functional equivalent of a traditional family, the following criteria shall be present:

A tract or piece of land containing not less than five contiguous acres upon which are maintained, grown and produced for sale or use domestic livestock, dairy products, poultry, eggs, fruit and vegetables and such.

Federal Communications Commission.

Refer to Article V.

The channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas that must be reserved in order to discharge the base flood without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot.

The sum of the gross livable area of the several floors of a building or buildings measured from the face of exterior walls or from center lines of walls separating two buildings. In particular, "floor area" includes but is not limited to the following:

An area of land, together with any structure thereon, used for:

A reference plane representing the average of finished ground level adjoining the building at exterior walls. Where the finished ground level slopes away from the exterior walls, the reference plane shall be established by the lowest points within the area between the building and the lot line, or where the lot line is more than six feet from the building, between the building and a point six feet from the building.

The total floor area designed for tenant occupancy and exclusive use, including basements, mezzanines and upper floors, expressed in square feet and measured from the center line of partitions and from outside wall faces; not including public or common areas, such as public toilets, corridors, stairwells, elevator, lobbies or enclosed mall spaces.

The vertical distance measured from the grade plane to the average height of the roof surface, provided that chimneys, spires, towers, mechanical penthouses, tanks, water towers and radio antenna and similar structures not intended for human occupancy, whether attached to a building or freestanding, shall not be included in calculating the height. If there are two or more separate roofs on a single building, the height of such building shall be calculated based upon the highest roof. For the purpose of calculating height of building, the average height of a roof is the mid-height between the roof eaves and the roof ridge. Parapet walls are not considered in measuring the height of building. In the case where a basement would contribute to the building height based upon its relationship to the grade plane, and it is used primarily for off-street parking, or a first floor used similarly, in either case with no space intended for human occupancy, the building height shall be measured from the finished floor elevation of the story immediately above said basement or first floor; provided, however, that this provision is not applicable to any form of single-family or two-family dwelling types as defined in this chapter. In calculating the height of a building, the minimum building elevation required to satisfy § 300-111 of the floodplain ordinance, regarding elevation to the regulatory flood elevation (base flood elevation plus freeboard), shall be excluded from the calculation.

The vertical distance measured from ground level to the highest point on the sign or its supporting structure.

An area to accommodate all phases of operation of rotor-wing aircraft (helicopters), with suitable space to allow the development of service facilities as desired.

An area on a roof or on the ground to accommodate touchdown and liftoff of rotor-wing aircraft (helicopters) for the purpose of picking up and discharging passengers or cargo, with no service facilities. The heliport-helistop relationship is comparable to a bus terminal-bus stop relationship with respect to the extent of services provided or expected.

Two types of businesses accessory to a residential use are recognized in this chapter and are defined as follows:

A building having six or more rental rooms or suites for transient guests, which rooms are entered exclusively from an interior lobby or corridor from a common entrance.

See "mobile home."

The aggregate of the maximum horizontal cross-section areas of all impervious surfaces on a lot.

A surface that prevents the infiltration of water into the ground. Impervious surface includes, but is not limited to, any roof, parking or driveway areas and any new streets and sidewalks. Any surface areas designed to initially be gravel or crushed stone shall be assumed to be impervious surfaces.

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 or vehicles or parts thereof, with or without the dismantling, processing, salvage, sale or other use or disposition of the same. The deposit or storage on a lot of one or more unlicensed, wrecked or disabled vehicles or the major part thereof shall be deemed to constitute a "junkyard."

A building or group of buildings in which are located the facilities for research, investigation, testing or experimentation.

A tract or parcel of land held in single or separate ownership or leasehold, condominium or any other form of interest in land which is or may be occupied by a building, including the open spaces required under this chapter. Nonconforming lots of record, including those which are contiguous to each other, are regulated in § 300-77 of this chapter.

The area contained within the property lines of the individual parcels of land, excluding any area within any ultimate right-of-way and any area within driveway entrance strips leading to rear lots, but including the area of any easement.

A development pattern wherein structures are arranged on a variety of larger and smaller lots, provided that they do not yield a greater number of lots than permitted under the normal zoning district requirements, and which may or may not lead to the preservation of land for open space.

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

The aggregate of the maximum horizontal cross-section areas of all buildings on a lot, including sun parlors, foyers, porches and breezeways, but excluding projecting eaves, gutters, awnings, steps, unenclosed porches and structured parking garages.

The line identical with the street line (ultimate right-of-way line).

Any lot line, except a front lot line, which is parallel to or within 45° of being parallel to and does not intersect any street line. In the case of a corner lot, the owner or developer may make a different designation. See the definition of "lot, corner" for requirements.

Any lot line which is not a front lot line or a rear lot line. In the case of a corner lot, the owner or developer may make a different designation. See the definition of "lot, corner" for requirements.

The horizontal distance between side lot lines, measured at right angles to the lot depth.

The lowest floor of the lowest fully enclosed area (including basement).

Notice given by a municipality by first-class mail of the time and place of a public hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing, pursuant to 53 P.S. § 10109.

A single-family detached dwelling unit intended for permanent occupancy which meets the standards set by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, contained in one unit or in two or more units designed to be joined into one integral unit capable of again being separated for repeated towing, which arrives at a site complete and ready for occupancy except for minor and incidental unpacking and assembly operations, and constructed so that it may be used with or without a permanent foundation, including any roofed additions such as extra rooms, covered patios, porches, etc. The term includes park trailers, travel trailers, recreational and similar vehicles which are placed on a site for more than 180 days. Any reference throughout this chapter to "mobile home" shall be construed to mean "manufactured home."

A parcel (or contiguous parcels) of land divided into two or more manufactured home lots for rent or sale.

The expected service or trade area of a given type and size of commercial use or group of uses, determined by the number of households, income levels and existing retail outlets within a given geographical area.

A facility for the examination and treatment of ill and afflicted human outpatients; provided, however, that patients are not kept overnight except under emergency conditions, and includes doctors' and dental offices and clinics.

A small wireless communications facility that:

A parcel of land in a mobile home development provided with the necessary utility connections, a patio and other appurtenances necessary for the erection thereon of a single mobile home and the exclusive use of its occupants, though it may instead be designed, developed and used for a modular or conventionally built single-family detached home rather than a mobile home.

A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned and improved in compliance with the requirements of the Mobile Home Development District for the placement of mobile homes, conventionally built or modular single-family detached homes or combinations thereof, for nontransient use, and consisting of two or more mobile home lots and 15 acres or greater in size. Any reference to "mobile home development" throughout this chapter shall be construed to mean "mobile home park."

The improvement, upgrade or expansion of existing wireless communications facilities or base stations on an existing wireless support structure or the improvement, upgrade, or expansion of the wireless communications facilities located within an existing equipment compound, if the improvement, upgrade, expansion or replacement does not substantially change the physical dimensions of the wireless support structure.

A single-family or multifamily dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, made by assembling one or more factory-produced three-dimensional sections into an integral living unit, whose construction materials and specifications conform to those of conventionally built units.

A building or a group of buildings having units containing sleeping accommodations which are available for temporary rental occupancy by transients and providing sufficient off-street parking facilities adjacent or convenient thereto.

A travel trailer which combines the living section and the power source into a single unit.

Artwork applied to the wall of a building, the primary purpose of which is the expression of noncommercial speech. Artwork that does not have the expression of noncommercial speech as its primary purpose is a sign and may not be painted or applied to the wall of a building.

A place devoted to the procurement, care, study, and display of objects of lasting interest or value.

Any lawful building or other structure which does not conform to one or more of the applicable area and bulk regulations of the district in which it is located, either on the effective date of this chapter or as a result of a subsequent amendment thereto.

Any lawful lot which does not conform to one or more of the applicable area regulations of the district in which it is located, either on the effective date of this chapter or as a result of a subsequent amendment thereto.

Wireless communications facilities collocated on existing structures, such as, but not limited to, buildings, water towers, electrical transmission towers, utility poles, light poles, traffic signal poles, flag poles and other similar structures that do not require the installation of a new tower. This term includes the replacement of an existing structure with a similar structure that is required to support the weight of the proposed WCF.

A planned, integrated development of two or more buildings devoted primarily to office use and which may also include support retail and service uses and which contains an aggregate minimum gross floor area of 100,000 square feet of office space.

A sanitary sewage collection system in which sewage is carried from individual lots by a system of pipes to a temporary central treatment plant, generally serving only a neighborhood area.

A sanitary sewage collection system, owned and operated by the Township or an instrumentality of the Township, in which sewage is carried from individual lots by a system of pipes to a permanent central treatment and disposal plant.

A covered watertight settling tank in which raw sewage is biochemically changed into solid, liquid and gaseous states to facilitate further treatment and final disposal on the site.

Common greens, other recreation space or generally open areas available to the public or yards or other open areas provided in connection with residential developments which are intended for the sole use of the residents of such developments and their guests.

An open, covered or enclosed area with an all-weather surface for the storage of one automobile, accessible from a public way and which must conform to the setback requirements of the district in which it is situated.

Individuals, corporations, companies, associations, joint stock companies, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies, corporations and other entities established pursuant to statutes of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, provided that "person" does not include or apply to the Township, or to any department or agency of the Township.

A facility licensed by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in which some or all of the following activities of daily living are provided, such as food, shelter and personal assistance or supervision, and care for the persons who require assistance or supervision in matters such as dressing, bathing, diet, or medication prescribed for self-administration, but do not require hospitalization or care in a skilled nursing facility.

Leisure-time activities, including but not limited to sports and entertainment, that are open to anyone without restriction except for rules and standards of conduct and use.

A structure, owned and operated by a public utility electric company regulated by the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, designed and used to support overhead electricity transmission lines.

A centralized water supply system approved by the appropriate governmental health agencies and certified by and operating under the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission.

A vehicle which is built on a single chassis; not more than 400 square feet, measured at the largest horizontal projections; designed to be self-propelled or permanently towable by a light-duty truck; and not designed for use as a permanent dwelling but as temporary living quarters for recreational, camping, travel or seasonal use.

The replacement of existing wireless communications facilities on an existing wireless support structure or within an existing equipment compound due to maintenance, repair or technological advancement with equipment composed of the same wind loading and structural loading that is substantially similar in size, weight and height as the wireless communications facilities initially installed and that does not substantially change the physical dimensions of the existing wireless support structure.

A facility where scientific or medical research and testing is performed in order to develop new products and processes. The use must minimize harmful or unpleasant effects such as noise, odors, fumes, glare, vibration and smoke, and must comply with all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.

A facility consisting of individual residential living units exclusively for persons who are 62 years of age or older, and for married couples with one spouse or both spouses age 62 years or older. Such facility may provide personal care and health-care services, including resident nursing beds and nursing care for the living units.

A restaurant with a limited menu, limited service, or self-service format, whose food is made to order and is fresher and higher quality and has more complex flavors than fast-food restaurants, and whose decor is more upscale, unique, or highly developed.

See "modular home."

A group of commercial establishments built on a site planned, developed, owned and managed as an integrated entity with defined points of access, customer and employee parking provided on-site, provision for goods delivery separated from customer access, developed with unified aesthetic standards, and may include protection from the elements.

Any identification, description, illustration or device, illuminated or nonilluminated, which is visible from any public place or is located on private property and exposed to the public and which directs attention to a product, service, place, activity, person, institution, business or solicitation, including any permanently installed or situated merchandise; or any emblem, painting, banner, pennant, placard or temporary sign designed to advertise, identify or convey information, with the exception of window displays and national, state or local governmental flags.

A sign which offers services or goods produced or available somewhere other than on the lot on which the sign is located. The words "advertising sign" include the word "billboard." Neither directional, warning nor other signs posted by public officials in the course of their public duties shall be construed as "advertising signs."

The area of the largest single face of the sign within a perimeter, which forms the outside shape, including any frame, and forms an integral part of the display, but excluding the necessary supports or uprights on which the sign may be placed. If the sign consists of more than one section or module, all areas will be totaled. Sign area shall include all written copy and logos.

A sign that is mounted or painted on, or attached to, an awning, canopy, or marquee that is otherwise permitted by ordinance.

A sign which offers services or goods available on the lot on which the sign is located.

Signs limited to directional messages, principally for pedestrian or vehicular traffic, such as one-way, entrance and exit.

Any sign, other than a pole sign, placed upon or supported by the ground independent of any other structure.

A sign for the purpose of identifying the occupant of a residence, the name of the property or the address of the property.

A sign erected off the public right-of-way for the convenience or safety of the public while on the subject's property, containing no advertising.

Any sign that incorporates a decorative base, often of stone or masonry, placed upon or supported by the ground. Monument signs may not include support posts or other column-like structures to raise the bottom of the sign above the grade surrounding the sign. Monument signs typically accent the sign with landscaping, lighting, and other features to incorporate the sign into the landscape.

A sign listing the name of various industrial, commercial or business establishments within a defined contiguous area as determined by the Zoning Officer, to be erected primarily as a service to the motoring or pedestrian public.

A sign that is wholly or partly dependent upon a building for support and which projects horizontally more than 24 inches from such building.

A sign that is mounted on the roof of a building or which is wholly dependent upon a building for support and which projects above the point of a building with a flat roof, the eave line of a building with a gambrel, gable or hip roof or the deck line of a building with a mansard roof.

A sign which offers premises for sale, rent or development or advertises the services of professionals or building trades during the construction or alteration of the premises upon which the sign is located.

A sign fastened to or painted on the wall of a building or structure in such a manner that the wall becomes the supporting structure for or forms the background surface of the sign and which does not project more than 24 inches from such building or structure.

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

A wireless communications facility that meets the following criteria:

Defined as:

Defined as:

Camouflaging methods applied to wireless communications facilities and accessory equipment which render them more visually appealing or blend the proposed facility into the existing structure or visual backdrop in such a manner as to render it minimally visible to the casual observer. Such methods include, but are not limited to, architecturally screened roof-mounted antennae, building-mounted antennae painted to match the existing structure and facilities constructed to resemble trees, shrubs, and light poles.

Those areas having naturally-occurring slopes of 15% or greater as defined in Article VI of this chapter. This term shall not include areas having man-made slopes.

A right-of-way, publicly or privately owned, which is not a driveway and which serves primarily as a means of vehicular and pedestrian travel and furnishing access to abutting properties, and which may also be used to provide space for sewers, public utilities, shade trees, bike lanes, trails, and sidewalks. The term "street" includes the words "road," "roadway," "highway," "thoroughfare," "alley," and "way."

The same as the definition of "ultimate right-of-way line" herein.

That portion of a building, other than the basement as defined herein, including the space between the surface of any floor and the surface of the floor next above it or, if there is no floor above it, then the space between the floor and the ceiling next above it.

Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls or partitions, columns, beams or girders, or any substantial change in the roof or in the exterior walls.

Anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on the ground or attached to something having a fixed location on the ground, including a gas or liquid storage tank that is principally above ground, as well as a manufactured home.

A ramp or elevator access open air structure specifically designed to accommodate vehicle parking.

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 an heir or devisee or 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 streets or easement of access or any residential dwelling, shall be exempted.

A parcel that 1) was subdivided from a larger parcel and 2) was promptly given a new parcel number by the Montgomery County Board of Assessment Appeals as a result of such subdivision and 3) contains all of the improvements associated with the institutional use that were part of the previous, unsubdivided parcel. All successor parcels must be approved by resolution by the Board of Supervisors.

Any pool which is constructed, used or maintained to provide recreational facilities for swimming, bathing or wading and which is capable of containing water to a depth greater than 18 inches and all buildings, equipment and appurtenances thereto. Such definition does not include farm ponds.

By virtue of engineering or spectrum usage, the proposed placement for a small wireless communications facility or its design or site location can be implemented without a material reduction in the functionality of the small wireless communications facility.

The form of occupancy of a unit, i.e., fee-simple sale, rental, condominium, cooperative, etc.

Any structure that is used for the primary purpose of supporting one or more antennae, including, but not limited to, self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers and monopoles, and the accompanying antenna and accessory equipment.

The total acreage within the lot lines, excluding that area continuously covered by water and rights-of-way of existing public roads and overhead utility lines.

When described in pertinent articles herein, the various terms associated with TDRs are intended to have the following meanings:

A recreational vehicle requiring a separate power source for pulling it, which may include living, sleeping, eating and sanitary facilities but which is designed for vacation travel and not for long-term or permanent occupancy.

The right-of-way width of a street or other corridor as computed from the center line, which is expected to be needed in the future to adequately and properly accommodate the anticipated vehicular and pedestrian traffic and related appurtenances, based on the function of the road in the circulation system, as shown on the Upper Providence Township Ultimate Right-of-Way Map.[1]

The line parallel to the established center line of a street or other corridor which defines the outside boundary of the ultimate right-of-way as defined herein.

Any purpose for which a building or other structure or a tract of land may be designed, arranged, intended, maintained or occupied or any activity, occupation, business or operation carried on in a building or other structure on a tract of land.

A pole or similar structure that is or may be used, in whole or in part, by or for telecommunications, electric distribution, lighting, traffic control, signage or a similar function or for collocation. The term includes the vertical support structure for traffic lights but does not include utility poles or horizontal structures to which signal lights or other traffic control devices are attached.

Pennsylvania Wireless Broadband Collocation Act (53 P.S. § 11702.1 et seq.).

Transmissions through the airwaves, including, but not limited to, infrared line of sight, cellular, PCS, microwave, satellite, or radio signals.

An antenna facility or a wireless support structure that is used for the provision of wireless service, whether such service is provided on a stand-alone basis or commingled with other wireless communications services.

A pole, tower, base station, or other building, whether or not it has an existing antenna facility, that is used or to be used for the provision of wireless service (whether on its own or commingled with other types of services).

An open space at grade between a yard line and the adjoining lot lines, unoccupied and unobstructed by any portion of a structure from the ground upward.

The yard extending along the full length of the building setback line, being the minimum horizontal distance between the building setback line, or the building or any projection thereof other than steps, and the street line or ultimate right-of-way line, provided that such distance is no less than the minimum distance prescribed in the applicable zoning district. For rear lots, the minimum front yard depth shall be measured along the property line which most nearly parallels the street.

A line drawn parallel to the corresponding lot lines at a distance specified for the required depth of a yard in each respective case.

A line bounding the front yard and parallel to the front lot line.

A line bounding the rear yard and parallel to the rear lot line.

A line bounding the side yard and parallel to the side lot lines.

A yard extending the full length of the rear lot line and being the minimum horizontal distance between the rear lot line and the rear yard line or the rear of the building or any projections other than steps.

A yard extending along the side lot line from the required front yard to the required rear yard and being the minimum horizontal distance between the side lot line and the side yard line or the side of the building or any projections other than steps.