TOWNSHIP OF O’HARA ZONING ORDINANCE CHAPTER 72

1 CHAPTER 72BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THETOWNSHIP OF O hara , COUNTY OF ALLEGHENY, COMMONWEALTH OFPENNSYLVANIA:PURPOSEPURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT OF JUNE 24, 1931, , ARTICLE XXXI, AND PURSUANT TO THE PENNSYLVANIAMUNICIPALITIES PLANNING CODE, ACT OF JULY 31, 1968, NO. 247, ASAMENDED BY ACT 170 OF 1988, THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THETOWNSHIP OF O hara DEEMS IT NECESSARY TO ADOPT THISORDINANCE FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:To promote and to protect the health, safety, morals and general welfare of theresidents of the TOWNSHIP of O hara and of the public encourage and facilitate the orderly growth and expansion of themunicipality, and to lessen congestion and prevent undue concentration protect the character and maintain the stability of residential, commercial andmanufacturing areas within the provide adequate light, air, privacy and convenience of access to divide the TOWNSHIP into zones and districts restricting and regulating hereinthe location, construction, reconstruction, alteration and use of buildings,structures and land for residential, commercial, manufacturing and other uses.

2 With a view to conserving the value of building and encouraging the mostappropriate use of land throughout the municipality, and to provide for utilities,schools, parks and recreation establish building lines and the location of buildings designed for uses withinsuch provide uses, buildings or structures which are compatible with the characterof development or the permitted uses within specified ZONING regulate such additions to and alterations or remodeling of existing buildingsor structures as would not comply with the restrictions and limitations OF O HARAZONING ORDINANCEO hara TownshipZoning OrdinanceDecember 20021To encourage efficient circulation and lessen congestion in the public streets,and to provide for off-street parking of motor vehicles and for the loading andunloading of commercial provide protection against fire, explosion, noxious fumes and other hazardsin the interest of the public health, safety.

3 And general provide for the gradual elimination of those uses of land, buildings, andstructures which do not conform with the standards of the district in which theyare located and are adversely affecting the development of other property ineach conserve natural resources and protect environmentally sensitive define and limit the powers and duties of the administrative officers andbodies as provided hara TownshipZoning OrdinanceDecember 20022 ARTICLE IGENERAL PROVISIONSS ection ORDINANCE shall be known as the O hara TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE , and themap referred to herein and made a part of this ORDINANCE shall be known as the O hara TOWNSHIP ZONING Map. Section building or structure shall be used, located, erected, constructed, altered, enlargedor moved, nor shall any building, structure or land be used or designed to be usedexcept in full compliance with all of the provisions of this ORDINANCE and after the lawfulissuance of all permits and certificates required by this provisions of this ZONING ORDINANCE shall be held to be the minimum requirementsfor the promotion of the public health, safety, morals and general welfare of theTownship of O hara .

4 Where requirements imposed by any provision of this Ordinanceupon the use of land, buildings or structures are less restrictive than a comparablecondition imposed by any other ORDINANCE , law rules or regulation or recordedrestriction, the regulations which are more restrictive shall govern. Uses of land,buildings or structures not clearly permitted in the various ZONING districts are a proposed use can clearly comply with all of the conditions and standardsprovided in this ORDINANCE , or if there is any ambiguity, indefiniteness or absence ofstandards in this ORDINANCE pertaining to an accessory use, conditional use or a specialexception, such use shall not be of Buildings on a ZONING LotNo more than one (1)

5 Permitted use shall be located on a ZONING lot except for lots in aRiverfront Unit Development or a Planned Residential Development, nor shall asingle-family dwelling be located on the same ZONING lot with any other Prohibited in Manufacturing DistrictNo residences shall be permitted in the Suburban Manufacturing District or in theCommercial District except where authorized as a special Uses. (Amended 5-9-72 by Ord. No. 602)Land uses not specifically provided for in Article IV through Article X are herebyprohibited. It is the intent of these regulations to facilitate the achievement of the statedcommunity goals and objectives by establishing minimum performance standards whichapply to all permitted and conditional land uses.

6 These standards are designed topreserve the character of the community through the protection of health and safetyand general welfare of current and future residents of O hara hara TownshipZoning OrdinanceDecember 20023 Section in Lot Size ProhibitedNo yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this ORDINANCE shall be reduced indimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lotscreated after the effective date of this ORDINANCE shall meet at least the minimumrequirements established by this Statement of Community Development Objectives (Added5-9-72 by Ord. No. 602) The TOWNSHIP Council, pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, ActNo.

7 247, as amended, set forth the following statement of community developmentobjectives:To protect, conserve and improve property values and amenities in existingresidential areas through the adoption and enforcement of adequate conceive and invite advanced residential and neighborhood design which willprovide a superior living environment with open space and adequate initiate a program to encourage the reserving of land not suitable for attractivebuilding purposes in its natural state and acquire for the public suitable land foropen space and guide commercial development in appropriate sites so as to permit the orderlyprovision of retail and service outlets with minimum adverse influences onadjacent residential areas, schools.

8 Highways and other establish programs for the long-term elimination of substandard housing andstructural set aside rights-of-way to allow safe and economical installation of futuremajor roads at such time as they roads are needed, taking into consideration thesafety of all the avoid the further congestion of major roads through appropriate measuresand to improve and expand them where anticipate future public needs for buildings, parks, utilities and highways, andto prepare long-term financial schedules for needed control and assist the development of industrial land in sufficient quantity andin suitable locations for modern industrial uses which will enjoy park-like settingsand be appropriately screened from adjacent assist and cooperate with all concerned with attracting and locating newindustries in the regulate the removal of mineral and other natural resources so as to effectthe conservation of land and other physical hara TownshipZoning OrdinanceDecember 20024 ARTICLE II DEFINITIONSS ection Strict ConstructionFor the purpose of this ORDINANCE , certain terms and words are hereby defined.

9 Wordsused in the present tense shall include the future; the single number shall include theplural and the plural the singular; the word shall is mandatory, the word may ispermissive; the word person includes a firm, association, partnership, company USE - A subordinate use which is clearly incidental to, related to, andcustomarily found in connection with the use of the principal structure or principal use ofthe BUSINESS - Those uses providing adult reading or view material which depictsor describes nudity or sexual activity and/or entertainment including adult bookstores orvideo stores, adult movie theaters or movie houses and live OPERATION - An enterprise that is actively engaged in thecommercial production and preparation for market of crops, livestock and livestockproducts and in the production.

10 Harvesting and preparation for market or use ofagricultural, agronomic, horticultural, silvicultural and aquacultural crops andcommodities. The term includes an enterprise that implements changes in productionpractices and procedures or types of crops, livestock, livestock products or commoditiesproduced consistent with practices and procedures that are normally engaged byfarmers or are consistent with technological development within the - The raising of farm animals and produce. The growing of gardenproducts on the property for home use shall be permitted as an accessory use in anyresidential - A right-of-way which provides secondary service access for vehicles to theside or rear of abutting - As applied to a building or structure, means a change orrearrangement in the structural parts or in the exit facilities, or an enlargement, whetherby extending on a side or by increasing in height, or the moving from one location orposition to , STRUCTURAL - Any change in the supporting members of a buildingsuch as bearing walls, columns.