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Hanover Township, PA Code of Ordinances
HANOVER TOWNSHIP LEHIGH COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
OFFICIALS of the TOWNSHIP OF HANOVER COUNTY OF LEHIGH PENNSYLVANIA
FEE RESOLUTION
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CHAPTER 1 ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNMENT
CHAPTER 2 ANIMALS
CHAPTER 3 BICYCLES
CHAPTER 4 BUILDINGS
CHAPTER 5 CODE ENFORCEMENT
CHAPTER 6 CONDUCT
CHAPTER 7 FIRE PREVENTION AND PROTECTION
CHAPTER 8 FLOODPLAINS
CHAPTER 9 GRADING AND EXCAVATING
CHAPTER 10 HEALTH AND SAFETY
CHAPTER 11 HOUSING
CHATTER 12 LIBRARIES
CHAPTER 13 LICENSES, PERMITS AND GENERAL BUSINESS REGULATIONS
CHAPTER 14 MOBILE HOMES AND MOBILE HOME PARKS
CHAPTER 15 MOTOR VEHICLES
CHAPTER 16 PARKS AND RECREATION
CHAPTER 17 PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 18 SEWERS
CHAPTER 19 SIGNS
CHAPTER 20 SOLID WASTE
CHAPTER 21 STREETS AND SIDEWALKS
CHAPTER 22 SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
CHAPTER 23 SWIMMING POOLS
CHAPTER 24 TAXATION
CHAPTER 25 TREES
CHAPTER 26 WATER
CHAPTER 27 ZONING
APPENDIX
KEY TO THE DISPOSITION OF HANOVER TOWNSHIP ORDINANCES
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§ 27-408.   Permitted Projections Into Required Yards.
   1.   Subject to § 27-500, the provisions of § 27-402 shall not apply to fences or walls which are less than 6 feet high above the natural grade nor to terraces, steps, uncovered porches, or other similar features not over 3 feet high above the floor level of the ground story.
   2.   Projections such as bay windows, chimneys, entrances, vestibules, balconies, eaves, and ladders may extend into any required yard not more than 4 feet; provided, that such projections (excepting eaves) are not over 10 feet in length.
   3.   The yard requirements of § 27-402 shall not apply to off-street parking areas or to accessory signs, except as expressly provided in Parts 6 and 7, and except as provided in § 27-500.
   4.   The yard requirements of § 27-402 shall apply to below grade structures or uses, such as footings, basements, foundations, walls, burial graves and/or vaults, but not to below grade utilities which may be routed through the setback area.
(Ord. 45, Z-§ 408, 5/12/76; as amended by Ord. 137, § 9, 4/13/83)
§ 27-409.   Height Regulations; Fire Protection.
Except as specifically provided elsewhere in this Chapter, such as in Part 8 - Planned Residential Development (PRD) for which those provisions regarding building height shall govern, no principal building or structure shall exceed 35 feet or three stories in height in the PUD, PR, MR, LU and FH Districts and shall not exceed 50 feet in height in the PIO, PC and Al Districts; and no accessory building or structure shall exceed 20 feet in height or have a door or other opening exceeding 8 feet in height; provided, however, that the Hanover Township Council may approve as a conditional use principal buildings or structures with heights not to exceed 65 feet in a PC and PIO District, and attach such reasonable conditions and safeguards to its approval as it may deem necessary to implement the purposes of this Section. In addition, a fire lane at least 15 feet wide shall be provided around the perimeter of any two adjoining sides of a building, except for residential housing types in a Planned Residential Development (PRD) pursuant to Part 8 of this Chapter. Any such building shall meet all fire lane requirements required by Township ordinances. [Ord. 501]
Where the provisions of the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton Airport Zoning Map of Height Limitations impose more restrictive height limitations than imposed by this Chapter, such provisions shall govern. [Ord. 285]
Notwithstanding the foregoing, for any building in the PIO District, certified by the applicant to include an Early Suppression Fast Response (ESFR) sprinkler system or similar automatic fire extinguishing system, the maximum distance for such fire lanes to begin shall be increased to 140 feet from the building provided that (i) the property includes marked fire access drives beginning within such 140 foot area, and (ii) there exist at least two (2) twenty-four (24) foot wide points of direct access to each of two (2) different sides of the building at locations to be approved by the Township fire official.
(Ord. 45, Z-§ 409, 5/12/76; as amended by Ord. 232, 11/8/1989, § 2; by Ord. 285, 7/1/1992, § 27; by Ord. 288, 8/5/1992, § 5; by Ord. 501, 3/17/2010, § 3; and by Ord. 625, 12/2/2020, § 3)
§ 27-410.   Flood Hazard (FH) District Regulations.
   1.   Statement of Purpose. It is the purpose of this Section to promote the public health, safety and general welfare and to minimize flood losses by provisions designed to:
      A.   Restrict or prohibit uses which are dangerous to health, safety or property in times of flood or cause increased flood heights or velocities.
      B.   Protect the quality and quantity of surface and subsurface water supplies adjacent to and underlying flood hazard areas.
      C.   Provide areas for the deposition of flood bourne sediment.
      D.   Require uses vulnerable to floods, including public facilities, be constructed so as to be protected against flood damage.
      E.   Protect individuals from buying lands which are unsuited for intended purposes because of flood hazard.
   2.   General Provisions.
      A.   The Flood Hazard Area is that land as shown on the Official Zoning Map, and the Flood Hazard District consists of all land in the Flood Hazard Area. The Flood Hazard Area is that area defined as an indicated floodplain area in the Hanover Township Floodplain Ordinance (Chapter 8) of the Statutory Code of Hanover Township. The Section applies to all land within the Flood Hazard District. [Ord. 419]
      B.   The boundaries of the Flood Hazard Area shall be determined by scaling distances off the zoning map. Where interpretation is needed as to the exact location of the boundaries of the district as shown on the Zoning map, as for
PART 5
SUPPLEMENTAL REQUIREMENTS
In addition to complying with the provisions of the district in which a use is allowed, each use shall comply with the following standards or requirements, where applicable.
§ 27-500.   Traffic Visibility at Corners.
On every corner lot, abutting the intersection of two streets, a triangular area within the lot shall remain clear of any structure, wall, fence, planting or other visual obstruction which might cause danger to traffic by obscuring the view across the lot between the height of 2 feet and 10 feet above the level of the intersecting streets above the outside edge of street pavement; such triangular area shall be bounded by the street center lines and a straight line drawn between points on each street center line at a distance of 75 feet from the intersection of the street center lines.
(Ord. 45, Z-§ 500, 5/12/76)
§ 27-501.   Fences, Walls and Hedges.
   1.   Subject to § 27-500, fences, walls and hedges may be permitted in required side and rear yards provided that they are placed at least 1 foot from the property line and that the height shall not exceed 6 feet above the natural grade; fences, walls and hedges are permitted in the required front yard providing they shall not exceed 48 inches in height and that they are placed at least 1 foot from the property line. Upon written permission from the abutting property owner, a fence, wall or hedge may be placed less than 1 foot from the property line or directly on the property line. (Ord. 109)
   2.   In no case shall fences, walls and hedges be located in a street right-of-way or other public right-of-way or easement.
(Ord. 45, Z-§ 501, 5/12/76; as amended by Ord. 109, 9/9/81)
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