BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ZONING ORDINANCE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER COUNCIL ADOPTED BY MT. OLIVER BOROUGH COUNCIL_____________ , 2019 THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ZONING ORDINANCE TABLE OF CONTENTS ORDINANCE ____ OF THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ..................................................... 4 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ 5 ARTICLE 100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS .................................................................................. 6 Section 101. Title ............................................................................................................. 6 Section 102. Statutory Authority ...................................................................................... 6 Section 103. Purpose, Community Development Objectives and Consistency With Comprehensive Plan ........................................................................................................... 6 Section 104. Establishment of Controls .......................................................................... 7 Section 105. Interpretation .............................................................................................. 7 Section 106. Conflict, Validity and Severability ............................................................ 7 Section 107. Applicability ............................................................................................... 7 Section 108. Schedule of Fees......................................................................................... 7 Section 109. General Compliance .................................................................................... 8 ARTICLE 200 - DEFINITIONS .................................................................................................... 9 Section 201. General Interpretation of Words ................................................................ 9 Section 202. Definitions of Specific Terms .................................................................... 9 ARTICLE 300 - ZONING DISTRICTS ....................................................................................... 30 Section 301. Establishment of Zoning Districts ............................................................ 30 Section 302. Purpose of Zoning Districts..................................................................... 30 Section 303. Zoning Map ............................................................................................. 33 Section 304. Table of Authorized Principal Land Uses ................................................ 34 Section 305. Table of Authorized Accessory Uses ....................................................... 38 ARTICLE 400 - ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS ............................................................ 39 Section 401. R Single Family Residential .................................................................... 39 Section 402. RMU Residential Mixed Use ................................................................... 40 Section 403. MU Mixed Use .......................................................................................... 42 Section 404. C General Commercial .............................................................................. 44 Section 405. TND-Traditional Neighborhood Development – TND-MU and TND-C 44 Section 406. P Parks District ....................................................................................... 53 Section 407. General Regulations .................................................................................. 53 1 | P a g e THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 500 – SIGN REGULATIONS .................................................................................... 58 Section 501. Purpose:....................................................................................................... 58 Section 502. Definitions of Specific Signs ...................................................................... 58 Section 503: Applicability ................................................................................................ 63 Section 504. Types of Signs.............................................................................................. 63 Section 505. Exempt and Prohibited Signs ....................................................................... 63 Section 506. Determining Sign Area and Height ............................................................. 64 Section 507. Permitted Signs in Residential Districts ..................................................... 65 Section 508. Permitted Signs in all Nonresidential Districts ........................................... 66 Section 509. General Regulations .................................................................................... 71 Section 510. Billboards .................................................................................................... 72 Section 511. Murals ......................................................................................................... 73 ARTICLE 600 – PARKING REGULATIONS ............................................................................ 75 Section 601. Purpose ........................................................................................................ 75 Section 602. Parking Lot Layout and Design Standards ................................................. 76 Section 603. Parking Ratios ............................................................................................. 77 Section 604. Off-street Loading and Unloading .............................................................. 82 ARTICLE – CONDITIONAL USE AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION REGULATIONS .............. 83 Section 701. General Standards ....................................................................................... 83 Section 702. Specific Standards for Conditional Use and Special Exceptions................ 83 ARTICLE 800 – SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS............................................................. 118 Section 801. Procedure for Mobile Home Park Plan Submittal and Approval ............. 118 Section 802. Home Occupation ..................................................................................... 118 Section 803. Residence in Combination with Business ................................................. 119 Section 804. Keeping of Farm Animals ......................................................................... 119 Section 805. Beekeeping ................................................................................................ 120 Section 806. Nonconforming Uses, Structures and Lots ............................................... 121 ARTICLE 900 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT .............................................. 126 Section 901. Zoning Officer ......................................................................................... 126 Section 902. Violations ................................................................................................ 126 Section 903. Causes of Action ..................................................................................... 127 Section 904. Enforcement Remedies ........................................................................... 128 2 | P a g e THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ZONING ORDINANCE Section 905. Preventative Remedies ............................................................................ 128 Section 906. Zoning Hearing Board ............................................................................. 129 Section 907. Planning Commission ............................................................................. 133 ARTICLE 1000. PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS ............................................................................ 134 Section 1001. Zoning Permit ....................................................................................... 134 Section 1002. Conditional Use Applications ............................................................... 135 Section 1003. Special Exceptions ................................................................................ 137 Section 1004. Variances ............................................................................................... 138 Section 1005. Amendments.......................................................................................... 139 Section 1006. Application Content .............................................................................. 139 APPENDIX A – OFFICIAL ZONING MAP ............................................................................. 140 APPENDIX B – FRONT YARD SETBACK ZONING MAP .................................................. 141 APPENDIX C – STANDARDS FOR PARKING DIMENSIONS ............................................ 142 APPENDIX D – OTHER SUPPLEMENTAL GRAPHIC EXHIBITS ...................................... 143 3 | P a g e THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ZONING ORDINANCE ORDINANCE ____ OF THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF MOUNT OLIVER, ALLEGHENY COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 260, ZONING, OF THE MOUNT OLIVER CODE OF ORDINANCES AND REPEALING PRIOR, INCONSISTENT ORDINANCES. WHEREAS, The Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), 53 P.S. §10101 et seq., authorizes the Borough of Mount Oliver (hereinafter referred to as the “Borough”) to regulate zoning and land use in the Borough; and WHEREAS, Chapter ## of the Mount Oliver Code of Ordinances, Zoning, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Zoning