The drive within a parking lot directly abutting parking spaces and designed to provide a connection between the spaces and the public street.

An activity carried on within a property that is not the principal activity permitted there but is generally found in connection with or incidental to the principal use.

A public right-of-way less than 25 feet in right-of-way width providing a secondary means of access to a property or properties.

A change in this chapter, including addition of new requirements, revision of existing requirements or deletion of obsolete requirements, necessitating public hearings and other public approvals before becoming effective.

A dwelling unit in a building containing at least one other dwelling unit, with its own cooking, bathing and toilet facilities and access directly or via a common hall to the outside.

A plea to a higher body on the part of a person who contends he has been aggrieved as the result of a decision of a lower board, commission or individual charged with making the decision he is contending.

A space within a building, the ceiling of which is wholly or partly above the level of the ground surrounding the building.

A retail establishment with on-premises consumption of malt and brewed beverages produced on the premises or on real property immediately adjacent to the premises or at a remote location where the brew pub owner also has an ownership interest in the brewery that produces the malt and brewed beverages being consumed at the brew pub. A brew pub may also sell and cross-market the products of other Pennsylvania-licensed breweries, licensed limited wineries, licensed distilleries and licensed limited distilleries. Brew pubs must be licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and any successor agency of the commonwealth.

A facility where less than 15,000 barrels of malt or brewed beverages are produced on premises on an annual basis and then sold or distributed for on- or off-premises consumption. A brewery may also include a brew pub. A brewery must be licensed by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board or any successor agency of the commonwealth.

A line, usually a property or street right-of-way line or the center line of a recognizable physical feature such as a highway, stream or railroad, that demarcates the edge of a district or area.

Roofed structure covering an area on the ground. A building shall be considered an "enclosed" building if all exterior walls are solid except for fixed closed or operable windows and doors.

A line describing the extent of the area in a building lot within which construction can occur. The setback distance from front, side and rear property lines determines the location of the building line in each zone district.

A contiguous area of land in one ownership abutting a public street upon which construction can take place in accordance with the requirements of this chapter.

Documentation attesting that a proposal for construction meets all requirements of this chapter and other applicable requirements of the municipality and the commonwealth relative to development and allowing such proposed construction to commence.

The removal of a property or properties from one zoning classification and the assignment of said property or properties to a second classification.

A use of a property that may be granted by the governing body after receiving recommendations of the Planning Commission based on an evaluation of the impact of the particular use on the property proposed to receive it in relation to the surrounding community.

A dwelling unit established from a portion of a larger dwelling unit, containing all the facilities normally found in a dwelling unit, including adequate heat, light, ventilation, means of egress, and off-street parking.

A lot which abuts two streets that intersect adjacent to the lot.

A dwelling unit in a structure designed for two units, whether side by side or one above the other, with each unit having separate access to the outside.

A building designed exclusively for residential purposes on a permanent basis. A one-family detached dwelling is a building for occupancy by one family only and not attached to another dwelling or structure.

A group of connected rooms, whether in a separate structure, duplex, townhouse or an apartment building, including in each unit sleeping rooms, bathing, toilet and cooking and food storage facilities for the exclusive use of the residents of the dwelling unit only.

A right-of-way granted across private property generally for public utility lines or for access to other properties beyond, passage over which is guaranteed by the grantor to the grantee.

The removal of earth material left undisturbed for at least two years prior to removal, creating a cut.

An individual or two or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, or a group of not more than five persons who are not related living together in a dwelling unit.

Earth material excavated from elsewhere and deposited upon undisturbed earth in the process of grading.

A line describing the limits of a property along the street to which the property has its principal access.

An accessory building or a part of the principal permitted use for the temporary storage or parking of automobiles operated by the occupants of the premises. In a residential zone district, any garage building may accommodate not more than one commercial vehicle, but no commercial repair or rebuilding of vehicles shall occur in such a garage.

A residential building of no more than three stories in height containing at least three dwelling units.

The vertical distance along the wall of a building measured between the average of the highest and lowest elevations at ground level on the front or rear facade, whichever has the lower ground elevations, and the top of the parapet on a flat roof building or halfway between the eave and highest ridgeline on a sloped roof building, except that chimneys, stacks, steeples, roof-mounted air-handling equipment, etc., shall not be considered in measuring height.

An occupation carried on within a structure otherwise used for residential purposes, requiring some floor area of the structure, employing a resident of the dwelling full- or part-time, and meeting the requirements of this chapter.

An area of a property on which activities are of such a nature as to require continuous receiving and/or shipping of goods, such area to be used exclusively for loading.

A property in a plan of similarly sized properties all abutting public streets.

The distance between side property lines of any property measured along the right-of-way line of the street to which the property has access.

The boundary line describing the limits of a property and separating it from adjacent properties or public streets or ways.

A portion of a loading area set aside so that trucks may enter and leave said area moving in a forward direction.

A single-family dwelling designed to be transported in one piece over the public roads on its own wheels to a building lot and there placed on a foundation.

Any activity of the Borough of Verona or other public authority necessary for the provision of Borough services.

A property that is too small in area and/or dimension to satisfy the minimum bulk and dimensional requirements of this chapter or subsequent amendments to it for the zoning district where such lot is located.

A structure existing prior to adoption of this chapter that is so located on a property that it is in violation of the bulk and dimensional requirements contained in this chapter or subsequent amendments to it for the zoning district where such structure is located.

The use predating adoption of this chapter of land and/or structures for activities that are not permitted by this chapter or subsequent amendments to it on the property where such land and/or structures are located.

A certificate issued by the Zoning Officer attesting to the fact that all requirements of this chapter and other applicable regulations have been met and that the structure for which the permit applies may be occupied by its owners.

An area to accommodate one motor vehicle, normally paved and of a size specified by this chapter,[1] wholly outside any public street but with direct access via a driveway or access aisle to a public street.

A low wall projecting above the roof of a flat-roofed building, usually as an extension of the side walls.

An activity which is expressly allowed by this chapter or subsequent amendments to occur on a lot or property because of the property's location in a particular zoning district.

A building or part thereof housing persons on a twenty-four-hour basis who, because of age, mental disability or other reason, live in a supervised residential environment that provides personal care services. Personal care facilities shall include, but are not limited to, the following: alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation, assisted living, congregate care, convalescent care, developmentally disabled group homes, halfway house, residence for elderly.

A one-story attachment to a building covered by a permanent roof but without permanent side walls.

A single primary or predominant use to which a property may be devoted under the terms of this chapter or subsequent amendments and to which all other uses on the property are accessory.

Contiguous area of land in one ownership surrounded by a boundary that closes on itself.

An official meeting called by the Borough Council, Planning Commission or Zoning Hearing Board, duly announced in local newspapers, for the purpose of taking testimony or information from all parties having an interest in a challenge to the ordinance, a variance from its strict interpretation, or a special exception for development as a basis for the body calling the hearing to make a decision.

A corporation, public authority or municipality that provides a public service and is under the control of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.

The number of necessary off-street parking spaces specified by this chapter needed to serve a specific use, generally on the same property as the use.[2]

A distance prescribed for each zoning district established by this chapter, measured from any property line to a parallel line within the property, describing the limit of construction on the property and defining the required front, side and rear yards.

The property lines at each side of a property, each intersecting the front and rear property lines.

A device for visually communicating a message to the public and further defined as follows:

A dwelling designed for the exclusive use of one family only.

Space within a building having a floor-to-ceiling height of at least seven feet and normally extending to at least three exterior walls of the building.

A public or recorded private thoroughfare which affords primary vehicular access to properties that abut it.

A recorded strip of land containing a street and bounded by right-of-way lines.

Any permanent man-made construction in, on or over the land surface regardless of construction materials.

A lot that extends through a block to abut streets along its front and rear yards.

A dwelling unit, within a group of at least three similar units fronting on a public street, attached to adjacent units at a common party wall, having direct access to the outside at ground level and arranged to be no more than two rooms in depth front to back.

A grant of the Zoning Hearing Board permitting a developer to use a property in a manner not wholly in accordance with this chapter because strict conformance would be an unusual hardship depriving the developer of reasonable use of the property, but specifying what modifications to strict conformance are permitted.

The area of a property between property lines and setback lines of dimensions as noted in the bulk and dimensional requirements of this chapter for each zoning district, within which enclosed buildings, or any enclosed portion thereof, shall not be constructed.

The area of any property between the front lot line and front building line across the full width of the property.

The area of any property between the rear line of the property and the rear setback line parallel to it across the full width of the property.

The area of any property bounded by the required front and rear yards and the side property line and parallel side setback line.

The combination of controls and requirements that defines the activities that may occur in a zoning district.

A contiguous area of land on all parts of which the same uniform controls and requirements for development apply.

The perimeter line completely enclosing a zoning district.

A board appointed by the Borough Council to examine and decide appeals for relief from strict conformance with application of this chapter and to hear testimony regarding the validity of any regulations upon development in the municipality or regarding challenges of the decisions of the Zoning Officer.

The official plan of zoning districts in the municipality and a part of this chapter, showing precisely the boundaries and title of each zoning district.

A person appointed by Verona Borough to enforce the regulations of this chapter, with power to halt illegal construction and issue building and occupancy permits.