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West Cocalico Township
City Zoning Code

PART 19

BUILDING LINES

§ 27-1901 Building Lines Established.

[Ord. 116, 9/7/2011, § 1900]
Building lines are hereby established on all existing and proposed public roads within West Cocalico Township. Except as provided in other sections of this chapter, no buildings or structures shall be placed between the building line and the cartway of a public road. In the case of a proposed public street, the building line and the street classification shall be shown on the subdivision plan.

§ 27-1902 Building Lines on Arterial Roads.

[Ord. 116, 9/7/2011, § 1901]
1. 
Distance. The building line on all arterial roads shall be established as the greater of:
A. 
One hundred feet from the centerline of the existing or proposed road.
B. 
Fifty feet from the edge of the existing or proposed right-of-way.
2. 
Arterial Roads Named. For the purposes of applying the standards in this chapter, the only public road classified as an arterial road shall be the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

§ 27-1903 Building Lines on Major Collector Roads.

[Ord. 116, 9/7/2011, § 1903]
1. 
Distance. The building line on all major collector roads shall be established as the greater of:
A. 
Eighty feet from the centerline of the existing or proposed road.
B. 
Forty feet from the edge of the existing or proposed right-of-way.
2. 
Major Collector Roads Named. For the purposes of applying the standards in this chapter, the public roads classified as major collector roads shall be Pennsylvania Route 897 and Ridge Road.

§ 27-1904 Building Lines on Minor Collector Roads.

[Ord. 116, 9/7/2011, § 1904]
1. 
Distance. The building line on all minor collector roads shall be established as the greater of:
A. 
Sixty feet from the centerline of the existing or proposed road.
B. 
Thirty feet from the edge of the existing or proposed right-of-way.
2. 
Minor Collector Roads Named. For the purposes of applying the standards in this chapter, the public roads classified as minor collector roads shall be Line Road, South Cocalico Road, Schoeneck Road, Steinmetz Road, Mt. Airy Road, North and South King Streets, East and West Queen Streets, Galen Hall Road, and Swamp Bridge Road.

§ 27-1905 Building Lines on Local Access Roads.

[Ord. 116, 9/7/2011, § 1904]
1. 
Distance. The building line on all local access roads shall be established as the greater of:
A. 
Fifty feet from the centerline of the existing or proposed road.
B. 
Twenty-five feet from the edge of the existing or proposed right-of-way.
2. 
Local Access Roads Named. For the purposes of applying the standards in this chapter, all public and private roads not specified in §§ 27-1901 — 27-1903 shall be considered local access roads.

§ 27-1906 Setback Modifications.

[Ord. 116, 9/7/2011, § 1905]
1. 
Front Yard Requirements along Developed Road Frontages. When two adjacent principal buildings within 100 feet of a property are located at less than the required setback, the average of these existing setbacks shall become the required minimum front setback for the property, provided, however, the setback is no less than 30 feet from the abutting street right-of-way line.
2. 
Exceptions to Front Yard Requirements in the Village Center District. No part of any building in the Village Center District shall extend closer to a street than the front building setback line, except as provided for in Subsection 1 herein. However, when the subject property is situated between two improved lots, at least one of which has existing front yard dimensions less than those required, the minimum front yard required for the subject property may be reduced to a depth equal to the average of the adjoining two lots.
3. 
Structures Exempted from Setback Requirements. The setback regulations do not apply to:
A. 
School bus shelters, telephone booths, cornices, eaves, chimneys, steps, canopies, and similar extensions, but do apply to covered and uncovered porches and patios.
B. 
Open fire escapes.
C. 
Minor utility structures, articles of ornamentation, or decoration.
D. 
Fences, hedges, and retaining walls.
The above exemptions shall not block motorist view of vehicles at public or private street intersections and driveway entrances.
Nothing in the foregoing shall permit a structure within the street or ultimate right-of-way, other than mailboxes constructed in such a fashion so as not to pose a significant threat of bodily harm to passengers in a vehicle in the event of a collision.