BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ALLEGHENY COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC MEETING AND RECCOMMENDATION FOR ADOPTION MARCH 25, 2019 ADOPTED BY MT. OLIVER BOROUGH COUNCIL _______, 2019 THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ZONING ORDINANCE TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ 6 ARTICLE 100 - GENERAL PROVISIONS ................................................................................... 7 SECTION 101. TITLE............................................................................................................ 7 SECTION 102. STATUTORY AUTHORITY .............................................................................. 7 SECTION 103. PURPOSE, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES AND CONSISTENCY WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN .............................................................................................. 7 SECTION 104. ESTABLISHMENT OF CONTROLS ................................................................... 8 SECTION 105. INTERPRETATION ......................................................................................... 8 SECTION 106. CONFLICT, VALIDITY AND SEVERABILITY ................................................... 8 SECTION 107. APPLICABILITY ............................................................................................ 8 SECTION 108. SCHEDULE OF FEES ...................................................................................... 8 SECTION 109. GENERAL COMPLIANCE................................................................................ 9 ARTICLE 200 - DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................... 10 SECTION 201. GENERAL INTERPRETATION OF WORDS ..................................................... 10 SECTION 202. DEFINITIONS OF SPECIFIC TERMS .............................................................. 10 ARTICLE 300 - ZONING DISTRICTS ........................................................................................ 32 SECTION 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS .................................................... 32 SECTION 302. PURPOSE OF ZONING DISTRICTS ............................................................... 32 SECTION 303. ZONING MAP ............................................................................................ 35 SECTION 304. TABLE OF AUTHORIZED PRINCIPAL LAND USES ........................................ 36 SECTION 305. AUTHORIZED ACCESSORY USES ................................................................ 40 ARTICLE 400 - ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS ............................................................. 41 SECTION 401. R SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL .............................................................. 41 SECTION 402. RMU RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE ............................................................... 45 SECTION 403. MU MIXED USE ......................................................................................... 49 SECTION 404. C GENERAL COMMERCIAL ......................................................................... 50 SECTION 405. TND-TRADITIONAL NEIGHBORHOOD DEVELOPMENT ............................... 51 SECTION 406. P PARKS DISTRICT ................................................................................... 60 SECTION 407. GENERAL REGULATIONS ............................................................................ 61 1 | P a g e THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 500 – SIGN REGULATIONS ..................................................................................... 67 SECTION 501. PURPOSE: .................................................................................................... 67 SECTION 502. DEFINITIONS OF SPECIFIC SIGNS ................................................................. 67 SECTION 503. APPLICABILITY ........................................................................................... 72 SECTION 504. GENERAL STANDARDS FOR ALL ACCESSORY USES ..................................... 72 SECTION 505. EXEMPT AND PROHIBITED SIGNS ................................................................. 72 SECTION 506. DETERMINING SIGN AREA AND HEIGHT ..................................................... 73 SECTION 507. PERMITTED SIGNS IN RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS ........................................... 74 SECTION 508. PERMITTED SIGNS IN ALL NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS ............................. 75 SECTION 509. GENERAL REGULATIONS ............................................................................ 80 SECTION 510. BILLBOARDS ............................................................................................... 81 SECTION 511. MURALS ..................................................................................................... 82 ARTICLE 600 – PARKING REGULATIONS ............................................................................. 84 SECTION 601. PURPOSE ..................................................................................................... 84 SECTION 602. PARKING LOT LAYOUT AND DESIGN STANDARDS ...................................... 85 SECTION 603. PARKING RATIOS ........................................................................................ 86 SECTION 604. OFF-STREET LOADING AND UNLOADING .................................................... 90 ARTICLE 700 – CONDITIONAL USE AND SPECIAL EXCEPTION REGULATIONS ......... 92 SECTION 701. GENERAL STANDARDS ................................................................................ 92 SECTION 702. SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR CONDITIONAL USE AND SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS . 92 ARTICLE 800 – SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS ............................................................. 123 SECTION 801. BEEKEEPING ............................................................................................. 123 SECTION 802. HOME OCCUPATION .................................................................................. 124 SECTION 803. KEEPING OF FARM ANIMALS .................................................................... 125 SECTION 804. MOBILE HOME PARKS .............................................................................. 126 SECTION 805. RESIDENCE IN COMBINATION WITH BUSINESS .......................................... 126 SECTION 806. SOLAR ENERGY FACILITY - ACCESSORY USE ........................................... 126 SECTION 807. WIND ENERGY FACILITY - ACCESSORY USE ............................................. 127 SECTION 808. WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES ................................................ 129 ARTICLE 900. NONCONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS ............................................... 145 SECTION 901. STATEMENT OF INTENT ............................................................................. 145 SECTION 902. NONCONFORMING USE REGULATIONS ...................................................... 145 2 | P a g e THE BOROUGH OF MT. OLIVER ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 903. NONCONFORMING STRUCTURES OTHER THAN SIGNS ............................... 147 SECTION 904. NONCONFORMING SIGNS .......................................................................... 147 SECTION 905. NONCONFORMING LOTS OF RECORD ........................................................ 148 ARTICLE 1000 - ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT ............................................. 149 SECTION 1001. ZONING OFFICER .................................................................................... 149 SECTION 1002. VIOLATIONS ........................................................................................... 150 SECTION 1003. CAUSES OF ACTION ................................................................................ 150 SECTION 1004. ENFORCEMENT REMEDIES ...................................................................... 151 SECTION 1005. PREVENTATIVE REMEDIES ..................................................................... 151 SECTION 1006 ZONING HEARING BOARD ........................................................................ 152 SECTION 1007. ZONING HEARING BOARD HEARINGS. .................................................... 152 SECTION 1008. ZONING HEARING BOARD JURISDICTION. ................................................ 154 SECTION 1009. PLANNING COMMISSION ......................................................................... 155 ARTICLE 1100. PERMITS AND APPLICATIONS .............................................................. 156 SECTION 1101. ZONING PERMIT..................................................................................... 156 SECTION 1102. CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATIONS ......................................................... 157 SECTION 1103. SPECIAL EXCEPTIONS ............................................................................. 159 SECTION 1104. VARIANCES ............................................................................................ 160 SECTION 1105. AMENDMENTS ........................................................................................ 160 SECTION 1106. APPLICATION CONTENT ......................................................................... 160 APPENDIX A – OFFICIAL ZONING MAP .............................................................................. 162 APPENDIX B – FRONT YARD SETBACK ZONING MAP .................................................... 163 LIST OF TABLES TABLE 1 – ZONING DISTRICTS ……………………………………………………………………32 TABLE 2 – PRINCIPAL LAND USE CHART ………………………………………………………...36