Districts
The township is presently divided into 23 zoning districts
ranging from 7,500-square-foot residential building lots (RA-7) in our
older neighborhoods to three acre zoning (RA-130) in the westerly section of
the township.
The business districts are divided into various office
and laboratory zones (OL zones) ranging from five acre lots to 40 acre
lots. The township also designates an industrial zone (I zone) in the
Ridgedale Avenue area of the township and various townhouse zones (RG
and RH zones) located throughout the township. The township also has five
business districts (B-11 zone) throughout the township.
Zones
Based on which zone your property is located regulates the extent of
construction / improvements that can occur on the lot. Each zone
designation contains a list of bulk requirements which indicate the
required front yard, side yard, rear yard, and combined side yard
setbacks, and also includes maximum building coverage, maximum total
impervious coverage, and maximum building height for each lot.
This
information is found in Chapter 95, Attachment 095c-Schedule of Area
Bulk and Yard Requirements. During a zoning review, the proposed plan is
reviewed against the zone requirements for that zone. If any of the
bulk zoning requirements are not met, then the zoning official / code enforcement officer needs to deny the application and either work with
the resident, business, or property owner to either modify the plans to
be in conformance with the zoning criteria or issue a denial letter
directing them to apply to the Board of Adjustment for the relief to
permit what may be non-conforming in their development plan.