Accessory building–a building detached from and subordinate to the main building on the same lot and used for purposes customarily incidental to the main building.
Accessory use–a use customarily incidental and subordinate to the principal use or building and located on the same lot with such principal use or building.
Alley–a minor right-of-way privately or publicly owned primarily for service access to the back or side of properties.
Alteration–as applied to any building, structure or sign, means a change, rearrangement, renovation, relocation or enlargement in the structural parts or exterior or which would change its use classification.
Apartment–a building designed and used exclusively as a residence for three or more families living independently of each other.
Area–the extent of surface contained within the boundaries or extremities of land or buildings.
Average gross residential density–the number of dwelling units per acre computed by dividing the number of proposed dwelling units by the number of acres which are planned to be developed for residential and open space use.
Borough–Dauphin Borough, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania.
Building–any structure enclosed within a roof and exterior walls or fire walls built, erected, and framed of component structural parts, designed for the housing, shelter, enclosure or support of individuals, animals or property of any kind, and occupying more than 10 square feet of area.
A. Detached–a building which has no party wall.
B. Semi-detached–a building which has only one party wall.
C. Attached–a building which has two or more party walls in common (including, but not limited to, row houses).
Building, principal–a building in which is conducted the principal use of the lot on which it is situated.
Building height–the vertical distance measured from the average elevation of the ground level at the two front corners of the building to the highest point of the roof, excluding chimneys, spires, and other similar projections.
Building-mounted communications antenna–A communications antenna that is attached to and supported by a building, or any portion thereof.
Building setback line–a line parallel to and set back from the front lot line a distance equal to the depth of the front yard requirement for the district in which the lot is located.
Cartway–the surface of a road or street available for vehicular traffic.
Change of use–an alteration of a theretofore existing building, structure or land by change of use to a new group which imposes other special provisions of law governing building construction, equipment, exits, or zoning regulations.
Co-location–The placement or installation of one or more wireless communications antenna on a previously-approved communications tower, building- mounted antenna, or any other structure that already supports at least one existing communications antenna.
Common open space–a parcel or parcels of land or an area of water or a combination of land and water designed and intended for the use or enjoyment of residents of the community, not including streets, off-street parking areas, and areas set aside for public facilities.
Communications ancillary equipment–The buildings, cabinets, vaults, closures, and equipment required for operation of all communications antennas, including, but not limited to, repeaters, equipment housing, ventilation, and other mechanical equipment.
Communications ancillary equipment compound–The entire area that is composed of a square, circle, or rectangle, whichever most closely encompasses all structures, panel boxes, and other components of the communications ancillary equipment necessary to operate a communications antenna.
Communications antenna–Any antenna device, including mounting and supporting fixtures, conduits, ducts, electronics, and control boxes, used for all types of wireless telecommunication services, such as radio, television, cellular phone, pager, mobile radio, or any other wireless communication, regardless of the geographical area the transmission of signals is intended to serve. This definition shall include data collection units, distributed antenna systems, small cell communications systems and similar systems. This definition shall not include private, residence-mounted radio, television, citizens band, or amateur radio antennas, GPS surveying equipment or their supporting structures, and any antenna device that is installed to boost emergency 911 signals within a building, structure or site.
Communications tower–Any structure that is used for the purpose of supporting one or more communications antenna, such as a self-supporting lattice towers, guy towers, monopoles, utility poles, and traffic light poles, but excluding buildings.
Comprehensive Plan–the Comprehensive Plan for Dauphin Borough.
Conditional use–conditional uses shall be allowed or denied by the governing body, pursuant to express standards and criteria set forth in this Chapter. [Ord. 02-05]
Conversion apartment–a multi-family dwelling created by converting an existing single-family dwelling into apartments for two or more families (see also “dwelling unit”).
Corner lot–a lot having frontage along two public streets and having, for the purposes of this Chapter, two front yards, one side yard and one rear yard, all of which shall comply to the dimensional requirements attached to such yard designations and which shall have the required building setback line dimensions applied to both front yards.
Data collection units–A communications antenna that is utilized as a means to collect data regarding the usage of a specific service, which is then used to enhance operations of the service provider, such as the antenna and equipment associated with wireless smart meters utilized by a public or private utility company.
Distributed antenna systems (DAS)–A dispersed network of communication antenna sites that distributes wireless transmission frequencies from a central hub to wireless users throughout a geographical service area, lot, or structure with poor coverage or inadequate capacity.
Driveway–a surface other than a street or road which provides vehicular access from a land use to a street or road.
Dwelling–a building or portion thereof designed for and used exclusively for residential occupancy.
A. Single-family, detached dwelling–a building containing only one dwelling unit and two side yards.
B. Single-family, semi-detached dwelling–a building containing two dwelling units which are separated by one common wall, and which has two side yards.
C. Single-family, attached dwelling–a building containing three or more dwelling units which are separated from each other by two common walls, except for the two end units (see §27-1120).
D. Two-family, detached dwelling–a building containing two dwelling units arranged one over the other on separate floors, and which has two side yards.
E. Multi-family dwelling–a building other than a single-family attached dwelling containing three or more dwelling units.
Dwelling unit–one or more rooms designed and used for residential occupancy, having cooking and sanitary facilities and access directly from the outdoors through a common entrance hall.
Easement–The right to use or reserve the property of another person for a specified purpose.
Family–any number of persons living and cooking together in a single housekeeping unit.
Fences–any freestanding and uninhabitable structure constructed of wood, glass, metal, plastic materials, wire, wire mesh or masonry, singly or in combination, erected for the purpose of screening or dividing one property from another to assure privacy or to protect the property so screened or divided or to define and mark the property line when such structure is erected on or within 2 feet of any front side or rear line; for the purpose of this Chapter, a freestanding masonry wall when so located is considered to be a fence; also for the purpose of this Chapter, when the term “lot line” is used in relation to fences, it shall be synonymous with “rear yard lot lines,” “side yard lot lines,” and “front yard lot lines.” [Ord. 04-02]
Flood–a temporary inundation of normally dry land areas.
Flood fringe–that portion of the floodplain outside of the floodway.
Floodplain–a relatively flat or low land area adjoining a river, stream or watercourse which is subject to partial or complete inundation and/or any area subject to the unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any source.
Floodway–the designated area of a floodplain required to carry and discharge floodwaters of a given magnitude. For the purposes of this Chapter, the floodway shall be capable of accommodating a flood of the 100-year magnitude (see “100-year flood”).
Floor area, habitable–the sum of the horizontal areas of all rooms used for habitation, such as living room, dining room, kitchen, bedroom, etc., but not including hallways, stairways, cellars or basements, attics, utility rooms, bathrooms and closets.
Garage (private)–an accessory building for the storage of motor vehicles owned and operated by the owner or occupants of the premises, provided that space for the storage of not more than two vehicles may be leased to nonresidents.
Home occupation–a use which is incidental or subordinate to the residential use of a dwelling and which is conducted entirely within the dwelling by one of the residents (see §27-1104).
Line, front lot–the line separating a lot from any street or other public way.
Line, property–a recorded boundary of a plat. Any property line which abuts a street or other public way shall be measured from the right-of-way.
Lot–a plot or parcel of land which is or in the future may be, offered for sale, conveyance, transfer or improvement.
Lot coverage–the percentage of a lot covered by buildings and paved areas.
Mobile home–a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which is built on a permanent chassis and is designed for use with or without a permanent foundation when connected to the required utilities. The term includes park trailers, travel trailers, recreational, and other similar vehicles placed on a site for more than 180 consecutive days. [Ord. 93-7]
Nonconforming structure–a building or structure or part thereof which was not designed and constructed to comply with the applicable use provisions of this Chapter, but which lawfully existed prior to its enactment, including nonconforming signs.
Nonconforming use–a use of land or a building or structure of part thereof which does not comply with the applicable use provisions of this Chapter, but which lawfully existed prior to its enactment.
One hundred-year flood–a flood that, on the average, is likely to occur once every 100 years (i.e., that has a 1 percent chance of occurring each year, although the flood may occur in any year), for purposes of this Chapter, the regulatory flood.
Planning Committee–a committee appointed by the Borough Council from its own membership responsible for land use and other functions as delegated by this and other applicable laws and ordinances.
Public notice–notice published once each week for 2 successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the Borough. Such notice shall state the time and place of the hearing and the particular nature of the matter to be considered at the hearing. The first publication shall be not more than 30 days or less than 14 days from the date of the hearing.
Regulatory flood–the flood which has been selected to serve as the basis upon which floodplain management provisions of this and other ordinances have been prepared; for purposes of this Chapter, the 100-year flood.
Regulatory flood elevation–the 100-year flood elevation.
Resubdivision–any replotting or resubdivision of land limited to change in lot lines on an approved final plan or recorded plan.
Right-of-way–An area of publicly or privately owned land encumbered by reservation, dedication, forced dedication, prescription or condemnation and intended to be occupied or occupied by a road, walkway, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary or storm sewer and other similar uses; generally, it also includes the right of one to pass over the property of another and is, at times, synonymous with the term "easement".
Satellite antenna–A device incorporating a reflective surface which is solid, open mesh or bar configured, and is in the shape of a shallow dish, spherical dish, cone, horn or cornucopia. Such shall be used to receive and/or transmit radio or electromagnetic waves between terrestrially and/or orbitally based uses. This definition shall include, but shall not be limited to, what are commonly referred to as satellite earth station, TVRO (television reception only satellite dish antenna), and satellite microwave antennas.
Sign–a lettered board, structure or other surface, or any other device used to usually announce, advertise or convey information to the public for any purpose.
A. Business sign–a sign which announces or directs attention to a business, product, service or activity sold or conducted on the premises where such sign is located.
B. Identification sign–a sign which identifies only the occupant of the premises, the profession or occupation of the occupant, and/or the name of the building upon which the sign is placed.
C. Advertising sign–a sign which directs attention to a business, product, service or activity, sold or conducted at a location other than upon the premises where the sign is located.
Small cell communications systems–Any small scale wireless communications antenna or technology, other than a Distributed Antenna System or a Data Collection Unit, that is low-powered and designed to deploy wireless transmission frequencies from a central hub or communications antenna to local wireless users, whether indoors or outdoors, for the purposes of providing or boosting service coverage to areas containing inadequate capacity within the confines of that area, or other intended geographical area.
Stealth design–Camouflaging methods used to minimize the visual impacts of communications antennas, communications towers, and communications ancillary equipment, which render these facilities more aesthetically appealing by concealment
in existing, proposed or mock buildings, structures or facades and/or by blending the design of the facilities with an existing supporting structure, or to the visual character of structures located in close proximity to the proposed facilities. The intent of such methods seek to render the proposed facilities less invasive to the visual context and character of the surrounding environment by a casual observer.
Street–a right-of-way or portion thereof dedicated or intended for general public, vehicular and/or pedestrian use.
Structure–anything constructed or erected with a fixed location on the ground, or attached to something having a fixed location on the ground including, but not limited to, buildings, factories, sheds, cabins, mobile homes and other similar items.
Yard–an unoccupied space on the same lot with a building or structure.
A. Front yard–a yard extending the full width of the lot and located between the street right-of-way line and the front building line of the main building.
B. Side yard–a yard located between a side lot line and the nearest side wall of a building or structure extending from the front yard to the rear yard.
C. Rear yard–a yard located between a rear lot line and the rear wall of a building or structure and extending the full width of the lot.
Yard, required–a required open space on the same lot with a building or buildings that is measured inward a uniform minimum distance from a lot line for the entire length of such lot line. This space shall contain no structure or use unless specifically authorized by this Chapter, and can encompass all or part of a yard.
(Ord. 77-5, 2/28/1977, Art. II; as amended by Ord. 93-7, 8/3/1993, §1; by Ord. 02-05, 9/3/2002, §1; by Ord. 04-02, 9/7/2004; and by Ord. 2016-01, 8/2/2016, §1)