West Caln Township City Zoning Code
ARTICLE III
Establishment of Districts
§ 350-300 Establishment of zoning districts and controls.
A.
Base districts. For the purposes of this chapter, West Caln Township is hereby divided into zoning districts which shall be designated as follows:[1]
B.
All land areas of West Caln Township shall be deemed by this chapter to be within a zoning district, and every parcel and building or structure in the Township, except as provided by this chapter or other applicable law, shall be subject to the provisions specified for the district in which it is located.
C.
A building or structure may be constructed or used, and a lot may be used, developed, or occupied only for the uses permitted by right, accessory uses, conditional uses which adhere to certain standards and criteria, and uses by special exception or variance when approved by the Zoning Hearing Board, in the zoning district in which the building, structure, or lot is located.
§ 350-301 Zoning Map.
A.
The names, locations and boundaries of the Zoning Districts shall be as shown upon the Map attached to and hereby made a part of this chapter, which shall be designated "West Caln Township Zoning Map" and which Map, as may be amended from time to time, together with all explanatory matter (or notations, references and other data) shown thereon shall be as much a part of this chapter as if fully described herein.
B.
If, and whenever, an amendment to this chapter involving a change of district boundaries is approved by the Board of Supervisors, said change to the boundaries shall be reflected on the "West Caln Township Zoning Map" as maintained at the Township office following enactment of such amendment.[1]
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Editor's Note: Original Subsection C, regarding FEMA maps, which immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 8-9-2017 by Ord. No. 2017-1.
§ 350-302 Description of district boundaries.
The boundaries between Districts follow, unless otherwise indicated, either property lines, or the center lines of streets, lanes, watercourses, and rights-of-way of power lines, railroads, and other public utilities existing at the time of enactment of this chapter, or such lines extended, or lines parallel thereto. Where the boundaries of a single district are indicated as including directly opposite sides of a street, lane, lake or watercourse, or right-of-way of a power line or other public utility, for any portion of its length, it shall be construed to apply to the entire bed of such street, lane, lake or watercourse, or right-of-way of such power lines, railroad, or other public utility lying within such portion of its length. Where uncertainty exists as to the location of any of said boundaries as shown on the Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following the center line of a street, lane, lake or watercourse, or right-of-way of a power line or other public utility, such center line shall be construed to be such boundary.
B.
Where a district boundary is indicated as approximately following a lot or other property line, such lot or property line shall be construed to be such boundary.
C.
Where a boundary divides a lot or runs through undivided property, the location of such boundary, unless otherwise specified by dimensions on the Zoning Map, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on said map.
D.
Where figures are shown on the Zoning Map between a street and a district boundary, they shall indicate that the district boundary runs parallel to the center line of the street line at a distance therefrom equivalent to the number of feet so indicated, unless otherwise specified. When scaled distances do not agree with such figures, the figures shall control.
E.
In the event of dispute as to location of a district boundary line, the Zoning Officer shall investigate and render a decision, subject to the approval by the Board of Supervisors. Appeals to this decision shall be taken to the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with provisions of Article XVII herein.
§ 350-303 District boundary tolerances.
Where a district boundary line divides a lot held in single and separate ownership at the effective date of this chapter, the use regulations applying to the less restrictive district may extend into the portion of the lot in the more restrictive district to the nearest lot line. Full use shall be made of the area of the lot in the less restrictive district before extension into the more restrictive district. Any extension of a use into the more restrictive district shall follow the area and bulk requirement of that district.