A building or use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal building or use and located on the same lot with such principal building or use. An "accessory use" includes but is not limited to the following:

A service way providing a secondary public means of access to abutting properties.

As applied to a building or structure, a change or rearrangement in the structural parts or in the exit facilities, or an enlargement, whether by extending on a side or by increasing in height, or the moving from one location to another, or any change in use from that of one zoning district classification to another.

Any change in the supporting members of a building, such as bearing walls, columns, beams, girders or foundations.

A room or suite of rooms in a multiple-family structure which is used as a single housekeeping unit and which contains complete kitchen, bath and toilet facilities, permanently installed.

A building consisting of guest rooms, suites of rooms, or dwelling units which are occupied more or less permanently, wherein the occupants are furnished so-called "hotel services," including a dining room and maid service.

A building used by three or more families living independently of each other and containing dwelling units.

The total of areas taken on a horizontal plane at the main grade level of the principal building, exclusive of uncovered porches, terraces, steps, garages and other accessory buildings.

Engine rebuilding or major reconditioning of worn or damaged motor vehicles or trailers, collision service, including body, frame or fender straightening or repair, and overall painting of vehicles.

Incidental repairs; replacement of parts; motor service to automobiles; state inspection; but not including any operation specified under "automobile repair, major" above.

A story partly underground, but having at least 1/2 of its height above the average level of the adjoining ground. A "basement" shall be counted as a story for the purpose of height measurement if the vertical distance between the ceiling and the average level of the adjoining ground is five feet or more or if the basement is used for business or dwelling purposes.

A structure, building wall or other outdoor surface used to display lettered, pictorial, sculptured or other matter which directs attention to any product, announcement, commodity or service offered only elsewhere than on the premises or as a minor and incidental service on the premises.

The Zoning Hearing Board of Westmont Borough.

A strip of land which is planted and maintained in shrubs, bushes, trees, grass or other landscaping material and within which no structure is permitted except a wall or fence.

A structure having a roof supported by columns or walls, for the shelter of persons, animals, chattels or property. When separated by walls which are common with the walls of adjoining dwellings, each portion of such structure shall be considered a separate building. It shall include any overhang, projection or roof extending beyond a wall or support, sun parlors and covered porches, whether enclosed or unenclosed, but does not include walks, steps or terraces.

The vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the proposed finished grade at the front of the building to the highest point of the roof for flat roofs, to the deckline of mansard roofs and to the mean height between eave and ridge for gable, hip and gambrel roofs.

The line of that face of the building nearest the front line of the lot. This face includes front main foundation but does not include walks, steps or terraces.

A portion of a building having 1/2 or more of its height below the average grade of the adjoining ground. In a dwelling, a "cellar" may not contain the principal living quarters.

That percentage of the lot covered by the building area.

A section of Westmont Borough for which uniform regulations governing the use, height, area and intensity of use of buildings and land and open spaces about buildings are herein established.

A structure or fenced-in area of a lot or yard that is used primarily for the noncommercial housing of dogs or domestic pets. Fenced areas of yards primarily used for other purposes by the occupants of the dwelling and used incidentally for the controlling of domestic animals shall not be considered a dog or similar domestic pet housing.

A building designed or used exclusively as the living quarters for one or more families.

A group of two or more one-family, two-family or multiple-family dwellings occupying a lot in one ownership and having a yard in common.

A dwelling or group of dwellings on one plot or lot containing separate living units or dwelling units for three or more families, but which may have joint services or facilities or both.

A multiple-family dwelling of more than three stories, unless further restricted in district regulations herein.

A detached building designed for or occupied exclusively by one family.

A multistory dwelling that is one of a planned complex of such continguous dwellings sharing common party walls. Such dwellings are divided into distinct and noncommunicating units, with each dwelling unit having direct access to the outdoors. Provision for separate utilities and separate lots for all dwelling units in a building must be made, and the facades of dwelling units shall harmonize with each other and the surrounding neighborhood.

A building designed for or occupied exclusively by two families living independently of each other, with separate dwelling unit entrances.

One or more persons related by blood, marriage or adoption, or two unrelated persons living as a household in a dwelling unit. "Family" may also include domestic servants and gratuitous guests.

Any artificially constructed vertical barrier of specified material or combination of materials suspended between posts or other support and erected to enclose or screen areas of land or portions of buildings or structures. Any erected fence must have a finished appearance in a similar manner on both sides. Acceptable finish treatments include stained wood, vinyl, brick/stone, decorative cmu, prefabricated finish texture, color coated tubular steel or wrought iron or a combination thereof. The following materials are strictly prohibited: barbed wire, canvas, cloth, fiberboard, turkey wire, rope, string, netting, corrugated metal panels, galvanized sheet metal, plywood and fiberglass. The color of fences shall be restricted to earth tones and neutral color tones.

The sum of the gross horizontal areas of the several floors of a building or buildings, measured from the exterior faces of exterior walls, or from the center line of common walls separating buildings. For purposes of determining dwelling standards, the garage and basement areas shall not be included. For purposes of determining parking and loading space requirements for the several zoning districts herein, the "floor area" of a building or buildings shall include basement space, penthouses, attic space providing structural headroom of 7 1/2 feet or more, interior balconies and mezzanines, enclosed porches, accessory uses other than accessory off-street parking, lobbies and hallways. For determination of parking and loading space requirements, the following areas shall not be included: cellar space, elevator shafts and stairwells, floor space for mechanical equipment as necessary to service the needs of the building, uncovered steps, terraces, breezeways, open spaces (unroofed, unless specifically required in the parking regulations herein) and fitting and dressing rooms.

An accessory building, housing only motor-driven vehicles, the property of and for the use of the occupants of the lot on which the "private garage" is located.

Any garage other than a private garage, available to the public, and which is used for storage, parking, repair, rental, greasing, washing, servicing, adjusting or equipping of motor-driven vehicles.

Refers to space utilized by occupants within a dwelling unit, including the following areas: living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, closets, stairways, etc., but not including basements, garages or common hallways and common stairways.

See "building height" herein.

Includes residential inpatient treatment facilities such as a sanitarium, sanitorium, preventorium, rest home, nursing home, convalescent home and any place for inpatient care.

A building in which lodging is provided and offered to the public for compensation and in which ingress and egress to and from rooms is made from an inside lobby or office supervised by a person in charge at all hours, and which is open to transient guests, in contradistinction to a boardinghouse, lodging house or rooming house.

A building in which lodging is provided and offered to the transient public for compensation and in which egress and ingress to and from rooms may be made either through an inside lobby or office supervised by a person in charge at all times or directly from the exterior.

A transportable temporary dwelling that is a mechanized or nonmechanized vehicle having self-contained living facility arrangements on board; except for motor homes that are proven to be used for primary transportation of the family.

A public or private benevolent establishment devoted to the shelter, maintenance or education and care of minor children, homeless, aged or infirm persons or a halfway house.

Such animals normally raised on farms for individual consumption or for sale. Generally such animals include but are not limited to pigs, goats, sheep, cattle, horses, chickens or other fowl.

A space within the main building or on the same lot therewith providing for the standing, loading or unloading of vehicles.

A designated parcel, tract or area of land, accessible by means of a public street, established by a plat or otherwise as permitted by law and to be used, developed or built upon as a unit.

A lot at the junction of two or more intersecting streets and having frontage on two or more such streets.

The mean horizontal distance between the front lot line and the rear lot line, measured midway between the side lot lines.

A lot other than a corner lot or a through lot.

In the case of an interior lot, the line separating the lot from the street; in the case of a corner lot, the line separating the narrowest frontage of the lot from the street.

A lot having frontage on two parallel or approximately parallel streets and which is not a corner lot.

The dimension of a lot, measured between the side lot lines on the building line.

Limited to a nonresidential place for the diagnosis, treatment or other care of human ailments.

A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy, 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 without a permanent foundation.

A parcel of land in a mobile home park, improved with the necessary utility connections and other appurtenances necessary for the erections thereon of a single mobile home, which is leased by the park owner to the occupants of the mobile home erected on the lot.

A parcel of land under single ownership which has been planned and improved for the placement of mobile homes for nontransient use, consisting of two or more mobile home lots.

A transportable, single-family dwelling intended for permanent occupancy contained in two or more units and designed for use with a permanent foundation.

See "hotel, motor" herein.

A building or use of land lawfully existing on the effective date of this chapter that does not completely conform to the use regulations for the district in which it is located.

A school designed to provide daytime care or instruction for two or more children of preschool age.

A fence erected for aesthetic purposes that contributes to the identification and appearance of the principal use, which does not act as a retaining, enclosing or containing structure, does not obstruct visibility into or out of the lot or property, and is made of material that is not typically utilized in security structures such as chain link fencing. Permitted styles of ornamental fence include, but are not limited to, ornamental iron or aluminum with safe picket tops, ornamental open wood or composite picket fences or brick and stone walls or fences or walls combining these materials. Fences or walls shall have, at a minimum, equally spaced open sections for each closed sections of the same dimension. The finished side of any ornamental fence shall face the street.

Any lot, parcel or yard used in whole or in part for the storage or parking of two or more vehicles where such usage is not incidental to or in conjunction with a one-family or two-family dwelling.

An off-street space available for the parking of one motor vehicle and having an area of not less than 180 square feet, exclusive of passageways and driveways appurtenant thereto, and giving access thereto and having direct access to a street or alley.

The Planning Body of Westmont Borough, which shall have conferred and imposed upon it all the powers of the Zoning Commission.

A business that provides home-type washing, drying or ironing machines or dry-cleaning machines for hire to be used by customers on the premises.

A building(s), premises or portions thereof which are used, arranged, designed or intended to be used for the retail sale of gasoline or other fuel for motor vehicles, boats or aircraft, as well as for minor automobile repair, including state inspection.

A dwelling unit, or portion thereof, that is offered or provided to a guest by a short-term rental owner or operator for a fee for fewer than 30 consecutive nights. They are commonly referred to as vacation rentals. They are a form of tourist or transient accommodations. Short-term rental units may be whole house rentals, apartments, condominiums, or individual rooms in homes. For the purpose of administration and enforcement of this title, the terms "overnight rental," "nightly rental," and "vacation rental" are interchangeable with short-term rentals, Subleasing or subletting of units for short-term rental is prohibited.

Any surface, fabric or device bearing lettered, pictorial, sculptured or other matter designed to convey information visually and exposed to public view; any structure designed to carry the above visual information; any structure or device designed or installed principally to direct or attract attention, except traffic signs or devices.

A retail store or portion thereof that has more than 10% of the merchandise being related to smoking or vaping. Smoke shop merchandise, for the purposes of these regulations, shall include cigarettes, cigars, loose tobacco, hookahs, bongs, pipes, or any other devices, items or equipment, vaping materials, including, but not limited to: scents, oils and/or equipment or components, and any other items or materials utilized for smoking tobacco, marijuana, or any other substances.

A temporary fence structure for seasonal purposes that is not located within a Borough or state right-of-way and otherwise not determined to cause a safety hazard.

That portion of a building included 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.

A strip of land, including the entire right-of-way (not limited to the cartway), intended for use by the general public as a means of vehicular and pedestrian circulation to provide access to more than one lot. See the Westmont Borough Subdivision Ordinance for further clarification on this definition.[1]

Any man-made object having an ascertainable stationary location on or in land or water, whether or not affixed to the land.

Any structure intended for swimming, recreational bathing, or other contained body of water, containing or normally capable of containing water to a depth of over 24 inches. This includes in-ground, aboveground and on-ground swimming pools, hot tubs and spas. A swimming pool may be further defined as a "permanently installed" or "storable" pool.

A pool that is constructed the ground or partially in the ground, and all other pools capable of holding water with a depth greater than 42 inches (1,067 mm), and all pools installed inside of a building, regardless of water depth, whether or not served by electrical circuits of any nature.

A pool that is constructed on or above the ground and is capable of holding water with a maximum depth of 42 inches (1,067 mm), or a pool with nonmetallic molded polymeric walls or inflatable fabric walls, regardless of dimensions, containing or normally capable of containing water to a depth of over 24 inches. These pools are designed for easy setup and removal and are not designed to remain outdoors during winter periods. Spas and hot tubs that fall within the depth parameters set forth in this definition shall be considered storable swimming pools.

An elevated radio, television or microwave transmission or receiving tower which is used to transmit, receive, retransmit or otherwise convey radio, television or microwave signals. [NOTE: This new definition does not separate telecommunications towers from other structures defined in Article IX, § 225-42A(2) and adds television and microwave towers and signals.]

Any structure erected for or as a temporary means of protecting vehicles or other property from the elements. This includes tented carports, tarpaulins, or similar items, excluding temporary fences, used for a period not to exceed 30 days. Temporary structures are easily constructed and removed, and the materials are designed for removal or disassembly and re-use at another location.

The specific purpose for which land or a building is designed, arranged, intended or for which it may be occupied or maintained. The term "permitted use" or its equivalent shall not be deemed to include any nonconforming use.

A space on the same lot with a principal building, open, unoccupied and unobstructed by structures, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.

A yard extending across the full width of the lot, unoccupied other than by steps, walks, terraces, driveways, lampposts and similar structures, the depth of which is the least distance between the lot line and the building line.

A yard extending across the full width of the lot between the rear of the principal building and the rear lot line, unoccupied by other than accessory buildings which do not occupy more than 35% of the space, and steps, walks, terraces, driveways, lampposts and similar structures, the depth of which is the least distance between the rear lot line and the rear of such buildings.

A yard between the principal building and the side lot line, extending from the front yard, or from the front lot line where no front yard is required, to the rear yard. The width of the required side yard is measured horizontally and at 90° with the side lot line, from the nearest part by encroachment of the principal building.