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Access to streets
Each and every lot hereinafter created by subdivision shall have frontage with a minimum width of 50 feet on a public or private street line, except lots in the C Residential and AD Attached Dwelling Districts, which shall have frontage equal to or greater than the lot width required at the building setback line for that district.
Accessory uses and structures
Annual occupancy permit
Whenever a dwelling is occupied by more than one family, or by an adult person or persons not members of the principal family of the residence, the owner or lessee of the residence shall secure an annual occupancy permit by application in writing showing the name of each adult person being a resident thereof. Such application must be filed on or before April 1 of each year and a permit obtained upon payment of such fee as established from time to time by resolution of the Supervisors.
Contiguous lots
Any group of contiguous lots which are all in identical ownership shall be deemed a single lot.
Conversions
See § 116-26: Conversions. for more information.
Dimensional requirements with respect to sewage disposal and water supply
Fences, walls and terraces
See § 116-33: Fences, walls and terraces. for more information.
Home occupations
See § 116-25: Home occupations. for more information.
Junkyards and abandoned automobiles
Modification of front yard requirements
Where an unimproved lot of record is situated on the same street frontage with two improved lots or one unimproved and one improved lot, the front yard requirement for that district shall be modified so that the front yard shall be an average of the existing and required front yard.
Overlay districts
In those areas of Whitemarsh Township where an overlay district applies, should the use of an underlying district be utilized, underlying requirements shall apply. For overlay uses, the requirements of the overlay district shall apply, and in the event of a conflict, the overlay district requirements take precedence over those of the underlying zoning district(s). In the case of multiple overlay districts, unless otherwise stated, the most restrictive overlay district requirements apply. Unless otherwise stated in any section of this chapter, Steep Slope, Riparian and Floodplain overlay provisions shall take precedence over all underlying or overlying provisions.
Private-use heliports
See § 116-33.1: Private-use heliports. for more information.
Recreational lighting standards
Reduction of lot area
No lot shall be so reduced that the area of the lot or the dimensions of the required open spaces shall be less than herein prescribed.
Removal of topsoil
The continuation of adequate topsoil on the land within the Township is considered necessary for the general welfare of the Township in the future development thereof. Thus, the permanent removal of topsoil from the land within the Township shall be prohibited. This prohibition shall not be construed to prohibit an owner of land in removing topsoil for the purpose of construction of a building and the regrading of the land surrounding the building following construction.
Solar energy systems
See § 116-33.4: Solar energy systems for more information.
Structures excluded from maximum height regulations
Subdivision plan of lots of record
A lot which does not conform to the minimum and maximum regulations of the district in which it is located and which is included in a recorded plan of lots heretofore approved under the provisions of the Whitemarsh Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter 105), its supplements and amendments, shall not be used unless the minimum and maximum regulations of the district are met, or in the event that such recorded subdivision plan approved by the Township was secured within one year of the effective date of this chapter or a variance is obtained from the Zoning Hearing Board.
Swimming pools and artificial bodies of water
Vision obstructions at intersections
On any lot, no wall, fence or other structure shall be erected, altered or maintained and no hedge, tree, shrub or other growth shall be planted or maintained which shall interfere with a free and unobstructed view down and across lands located at or near the intersection of any two roads, or a road and railway, or at any curve in any road as may be necessary to assure a full and unobstructed view in all directions at such crossings or curves and to so prevent the use of such lands for any purpose or in any manner which may interfere with or obstruct the vision of persons traveling upon such highways.
Waste disposal
Whenever the disposal of waste materials is required under ordinances, rules and regulations of the Township, it shall be accomplished by a system or systems for waste disposal approved by the Township.
Water availability
See § 116-28: Water availability. for more information.