ZONING ORDINANCE 927 WHITE TOWNSHIP. Beaver County. Pennsylvania

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1 ZONNG ORDNANCE 927 WHTE TOWNSHP Beaver County Pennsylvana 960 Prepared by Mchael Baker, Jr., nc. Consultng Engneers Roche st er, Pennsylvana

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 SECTON V ZONNG DSTRCTS Establshment of Dstrcts Maps and Boundares SECTON V PARKNG AND LOADNG REQUREMENTS Loadng Requrements : Parkng Requrements L3.! -s j :! SECTON X AMENDMENTS Permtted Changes Applcaton or Pettons Amendment by Supervsors SECTON XV PENALTES e-- -- SECTON XV EFFECTVE DATE

3 crowdng of land; to avod undue congeston of populaton; to facltate the adequate provson of transportaton, water, sewerage, schools, parks and other publc requrements. SECTON DEFNTONS 30 NTERPRETATON For the purpose of ths ordnance certan terms and words used heren shall be nterpreted or defned as follows: Words used n the present tense shall nclude the future. Words used n the sngular shall nclude the plural. The wordperson ncludes a corporaton as well as an ndvdual. The word lot ncludes the word(pot or parcel. The term shall s always mandatory. The word used or occuped as appled to any land or buldng shall be construed to nclude the words ntended, arranged,. or desgned to be used or occuped. The word buldng ncludes the word structure. 302 MEANNG OF WORDS Unless otherwse expressly stated, the followng words shall, for the purpose of ths Ordnance, have the meanng heren ndcated.. ACCESSORY BULDNG: Abuldng subordnate. fa, to the man buldng and used for purposes CUStomarly ncdental to those of the man buldng. 2. BULDNG LNE: The lne of that face of the buldng nearest the front lne of the lot. Ths face ncludes porches but does not nclude steps. 3. COMMERCAL: Engagng nabusness, enterprse, actvty, or other undertakng for proft. 4. ESSENTAL SERVCE: The erecton, constructon,alteraton or mantenance of publc utltes, muncpal departments or commssons of facltes, ncludng buldngs necessaryfor the furnshng of adequate servces for the publc health, safety or general welfare. 5. FAMLY: Anynumber of ndvduals lvng and cookng together as a sngle housekeepng unt, as dstngushed froma group occupyng a board - ng house. 6.- FRONT YARD: Theopen space extendng across the entre wdth of the lot between the front lne of the buldng lne and the street rght-of- way. 7. HEGHT: The heght of abuldng shall be measured from the mean level of the ground surroundng the buldng to a pont mdway between the hghest and the lowest ponts of the roof, provdng that chmneys, spres, towers, tanks, and smlar projectons shall not be ncluded n calculatng the heght. 8. LOT: The parcel of landon whch amanbuldng and any accessory buldngs are placed, together wth the requred open spaces. 9. MULTPLE DWELLNG: A buldng desgned for 2 3

4 and occuped exclusvely as a resdence for two or more famles lvng ndependently of each other. 0. PRVATE GARAGE: Anaccessory buldng for the storage of motor vehcles owned and used by the owner or tenant of the lot for a purpose accessory to the use of the lot, and for not more than two addtonal motor vehcles owned and used by others.. PUBLC GARAGE: A buldng, not a prvate garage, used for storage or repar of motor vehcles. 2. REAR YARD: The requredopen space extendng from the rear of the man buldng and along the rear lot lne (not necessarly a street lne) throughout the entre wdth of the lot. 3. ROOMNG HOUSE: A resdentalbuldng other than a hotel n whch part or parts are kept, used, or held out to be a place where sleepng accommodatons are offeredfor hre for three(3) or more persons. 4. SDE YARD: The requredopen space extendng from the sde of any buldng along the sde lot lne throughout the entre depthof the yard. Any lot lne not a rear lne or a front lne shall be deemed as a sde lne. 5. SGN: A sgn shall mean a structure that s arranged, ntended, desgned, or used as anadvertsement, announcement, or drecton, or a sgnposted, panted, or placed n some fashon onabuldng, structure or any surface for such a purpose. -./!* 4.- -, 6. SNGLE-FAMLY DWELLNG: A buldng desgned for and occuped exclusvely as a resdence for only one famly. 7. SPECAL EXCEPTON: A specal excepton shall be taken to meanthe permsson or approval granted by the Board of Zonng Adjust- - ment n stuatons where provson therefore s made by the terms of ths Ordnance. 8. STREET LNE: The lne defnng the edge of the legal wdth of a dedcated street rght-of-way. 9. TRALER: Any lcensed or unlcensed pece of moble equpment desgned or constructed to be towed or pulled by a motor vehcle. 20. TRALER (HOUSE OR MOBLEHOME): Any lcensed or unlcensed traler or other vehcle desgned or used for lvng or sleepng purposes regardless of whether the wheels are attached or unattached, or a permanent or sem-permanent foundaton s constructed underneath or any structure of a permanent or sem-permanent nature s attached thereto. SECTON V ZONNG DSTRCTS 40 ESTABLSHMENT OF DSTRCTS For the purpose of applyng the provsons of ths ordnance, the Townshp of Whte, Pennsylvana, s hereby dvded nto the followng Zonng Dstrcts:. "R - t Sngle Famly Resdental 2. "R - 2". General Resdental 3. 'C - ' General Busness 4 5

5 4. "C - 2" Heavy Commercal 5. t ' Lght ndustral 402 MAPSAND BOUNDARES. The boundares of these Dstrcts are hereby establshed as shownonthe map enttled "Offcal Zonng Ordnance Map"onfe nthe offce oftle zonng offcer, whchmap wth all explanatory matter thereon shall be deemed to accompany, be, and s hereby made a part of ths Ordnance. The Offcal Zonng Ordnance Map shall carry the sgnature of the Charman and the Townshp Secretary certfyng that t s the true map adopted bythe Board of Supervsors. All amendments shallbe dentfed on the map and smlarly certfed. 2. The boundares between Dstrcts are, unless otherwse ndcated, ether the centerlnes of streets or such lnes extended, or parallel lnes thereto, or other physcal boundares, and delneatons.. Where. streets, property lnes, or other physcal boundares and delneatons are not applcable, boundares shall be determnedby scale shown on the Offcal Zonng Map. SECTON V APPLCATON OF REGULATONS 50 USE OF PROPERTY No buldng or land shall hereafter be used or occuped and no buldng or part thereof shall be erected, moved, or altered unless ncodormtywth the regulatons heren specfed for the Dstrct n whch t s located...-! c PERMSSVE USES (R- ) SNGLE FAMLY RESDENTAL. Sngle famly dwellngs only. 2.(*)Educatonal, relgous and. 2. Phlanthropc uses not conducted as ganful busness. Parks, playgrounds and other muncpal recreatonal uses. Professonal offces n conjuncton wth sngle famly resdence. Home gardenng wthout sale of products, provdng no odor or dust producng substances or use shall be permtted. Prvate garage. (R-2) GENERAL RESDENTAL. 2. All uses permtted n R-. Double and mult-famly dwellngs. 3. Roomnghouses.. 4. Recreaton or communty buldng s. (c-) GENERAL BUSNESS All non-resdental uses permtted n R-2. Retal stores and shops. Restaurants Servce establshments such as barber shops, beauty shops, self servce, hand and commercal laundry. Prntng establshments. Muncpal buldngs such as fre, polce or mantenance. (c-2) HEAVY COMMERCAL a. Uses permtted n C-. Wholesale warehouses and storage Buldng materals except stone crushng L concrete mxng. Dstrbutng plant, parcel delvery. ce storage, locker servce, beverage dstrbuton or bottlng plant. Cleanng and dyng works. Retal lumber sales n fre resstve buldngs. Garages, auto repar and fllng statons. Contractor's equpment storage when placed n opaque enclosure. () LGHT NDUSTRAL. All ndustral actvtes are. permtted except ndustral - -processes whch~may be nox- - ous,or njurous by reason of dust, smoke, refuse materal, odor, gas. fumes, nose, vbraton or danger from exploson. 2. Other non-manufacturng uses permtted: a. Buldng supply sales. b. Contractor's equpment storage. c. Fuel and feed storage.f non-flammable. d. Electrc power sub-statons. (+When permtted a8 a specal excepton. ) RESTRCTONS. No buldng shallhereafterbe erected or altered a. To exceed the heght; j 6 j '

6 - LOT, HEGHTPA RKlNG BCONSTRUCTO - c- 503.: R- - R-2 - c-2 Mnmum Wdth(feet) Mnmum Area(sq. ft * 5, , ,000 plus 500 for each addtonal unt moxe lhauml 2 5% ';25'- Corner lots 20% of lot depth One per famly++ 40% 5 b. d. To accommodate a greater number of famles; BULDNGS - Maxmum Heght 35' 35' 3 Stores 3 C. To occupyagreaterpercentage of lot area; Stores As per Buldng or 50' or 50' Code. or: - LQTS MAXMUM BULDNG COVERAGE FRONT YARD Mnmum Depth(feet) SDE YARD Numb e r r equ red Mnmum Wdth REAR YARD Mnmum Depth PARKNG (Number of Spaces) CONSTRUCTON REQUREMENTS (Materal - Electrca plumbng,and heatng nstallatons) Frame or masonary conformng to local and State codes. 2 0';25'- Corner lots 20% of lot depth One per famly** and 2 famly as per local codes. Allothers to State fre and panc law. 8 85% 80% 90% 0 None None 0' per 3 employees Local and State buldng codes. 'Two or m for sng!# 5 2 5';5'- Corner lots 0' per 3 employees Local and State codee :e famles; ramly. None None None None per 3 employees Local and State codes. 50' mnmum ++Parkng for non-resdental uses to be determned by Plannng Commsson t. To have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, or sde yards than s specfed. heren for the Dstrct n whch such buldng s located. 2. No part of a yard or other open space requred about any buldng for the purpose of complyng wth the provsons of ths ordnance shall be ncluded as -a part of a yard or other open space smlarly requred for another buldng. SECTON V PARKNG AND-LOADNG- REQUREMENTS 60 LOADNG REQUREMENTS n all zonng dstrcts covered by ths Ordnance, the loadng and unloadng of trucks and all other vehcles shal be conducted n such a manner that no part of sadtruckor vehcle or the operatons of the loadng or unloadng shall extend onto the, adjacent sdewalk or roadway, or n any other manner hnder ormpede the use thereof. 602 PARKNG REQUREMENTS Off- street parkng facltes shall be provded n the varous ndvdual zonng dstrcts as are requred by the specfc artcles, on zonng dstrcts n Secton V Ths secton s not ntended to regulate parkng, but s ntended to regulate the provson of off-street parkng nthe nterest of the safety and general welfare of the communty. 9

7 ~ SECTON V 2. GENERAL RESDENTAL DSTRCTS SGNS 70 APPLCATON Sgns may be erected and mantaned only when n complance wth the provsons of ths artcle and any and all other ordnances and regulatons of the Townshp of Whte, Pennsylvana, relatng to the erecton, alterton or mantenance of sgns and smlar devces. 702 PERMTTED USES Sgns maybe erectedfor the followng purposes and no other. '.. R- RESDENTAL DSTRCTS a. Sgns advertsng the sale, rental or development of property; sgns ndcatng the locaton and drecton of premses; sgns erected by churches, schools or- other smlar nsttutons provded the area of the sgn does not exceed twelve square feet (2 sq. ft. ) b. Small announcement or professonal sgns desgnatng professonal offces such as those of a surgeon, attorney, engneer, archtect, or smlar professonal person, provded such sgn or announcement does not exceed two square feet (2 sq. ft. ) n area. c. The bottom-most part of sgns shall not exceedthe heght of two feet (2') above ground level. d. Sgns shall be located a mnmum dstance of four feet (4') fromthe street rght-of- way. t.. '. f., a. The provsons for the erectonof sgns n - R- Resdental Dstrcts shallalso apply n R-2 Resdental Dstrcts C- AND C-2 DSTRCTS a. b. C. All overhead sgns and bllboards are prohbted except by amendment of ths Ordnanc e. Sgns normally contngent to a busness,and erected at the ste of such busness,are permtted n C- and C-2 Dstrcts unless otherwse specfed or amendedbyths Ordnanl: e. Sgns, parkng areas and buldngs may be llumnatedprovdng the use of such llum- ~ naton does not confuse, blnd, or dstract vehcle operators onthehghways or streets adjacent to the ste. 4. NDUSTRAL DSTRCTS a. The provsons for the erecton of sgns n C- and C-2 Dstrcts shall also apply n "" ndustral Dstrcts. 703 CONDTON AND MANTENANCE n addton to the other requrements of ths Artcle, every sgn referred to heren must be constructed of durable materals, kept n good condton and repar, and not allowed to become dlapdated. Each sgn shall be removed when the crcumstances leadng to ts e- recton no longer apply. 0

8 704 PURPOSE OF SGN USED naddton to the other requrements of ths Artcle, no sgns or other advertsng dsplays shall be permtted except those specfcally pertanng to the use of the property on whch they are located. Further, all lghtng and llumnaton of sgns shall conform to regulatons regardng hazards to traffc. 705 BLLBOARDS Bllboards are prohbted n all dstrcts. SECTON V SUPPLEMENTARY REGULATONS The provsons of ths Ordnance shall be subject to such exceptons, addtons or modfcatons as heren provded by the followng supplementary regulatons. 80 ESSENTAL SERVCES Essental servces, as defned n ths Ordnance, shallbe permtted n all dstrcts, subject to restrctons approved by the Plannng Commsson wth respect to use, desgn, yard area, setback and heght. 802 DWELLNGS ON SMALL LOTS Notwthstandng the lmtatons mposed by any other provsons of the Ordnance, the Board of Adjustment may permt erecton of a dwellng on any lot, (n a dstrct where permtted by ths Ordnance) separately owned or under contract of sale and contanng, at the tme of the passage of ths Ordnance, an area or a wdth smaller than that requred for a sngle famly dwellng. nno case shallanytype of structure be permtted wthn fve feet (5') of a lot lne n any resdental dstrct. 803 TRALER CAMPS No traler camps are permtted wthn the lmts of the Townshp. No exceptons shall be made except. by amendment of ths Ordnance. 804 HOUSE TRALERS No lcensed or unlcensed house traler and no unlcensed vehcle of any type may be used for lvng quarters n any Dstrct. The removal of wheelsand the provson of foundatons or utltes suppled to such traler or vehcle does not consttute apermanent structure and permt occupancyunder anyprovson of ths Ordnance. No exceptons shall be made except by a- mendment of ths Ordnance. 805, STORAGE No lot or premses shallbe used as a garbage dump, or a dead anmal renderng plant. No manure, rubbsh, or mscellaneous refuse maybe storedn the open wthn any Dstrct where the same may be construed as a menace to publc health or safety. No exceptons shall be made except by amendment of ths Ordnance. - ~~ FENCES AND HEDGES Fences and hedges or other plantngs shall notbe locatedat street corners so as to nterfere wth vson clearance across the corner lots. The heght of such objects s restrcted to three feet wthn a trangular area formed by the ntersectng street lnes and a lne jonng ponts on the street lnes and equdstant from the pont of ntersecton. Ths dstance shall be 30 feet fromthecorner. nno case shall any fence or smlar structurebe permtted between the street rght-of-way and the front buldng lne n any resdental dstrct, - SECTON X NONCONFORMNG USES 90 WHEN PERMTTED Subject to the provsons of ths secton, a use of buldng or land exstng at the tme of the enactment of ths Ordnance may be contnued even though such 2 3

9 use does not conform wth the provsons of these regulatons for the dstrct n whch t s located. 902 UNSAFE STRUCTURE Nothng n ths Ordnance shall prevent the strengthenng or restorng to a safe condton of any porton of a buldng or structure declared unsafe by aproper authorty. 903 ALTERATONS A nonconformng buldng or structure may be altered, mproved or reconstructed provded such work s not to an extent exceedng n aggregate cost ffty per cent (50%) of the far market value of the buldng or structure unless the buldng or structure s changed to a conformng use..-*-.%-,.-.-** ~ ;$w~.g; RESTO ~XS;L:~+P Nothng n ths Ordnance shall prevent the reconstructon, reparng, rebuldng and contnued use of any nonconformng buldng or structure damaged by fre, collapse, exploson or Act of God subsequent to the date of ths Ordnance wheren the expense of such work does not exceed ffty per cent (500/0) of the far market value of the buldng or structure at the tme such damage occurred. 905 EXTENSON A nonconformng use shall not be extended, but the extenson of a lawful use to any porton of a nonconformng buldng or structure whch exsted pror to the enactment of the Ordnance shall not be deemed the extenson of such nonconformng use. 906 CHANGES No nonconformng buldng, structure, or use shall be changed to another nonconformng use CONSTRUCTON APPROVED PROR TO ORDNANCE Nothng heren contaned shall requre any change n plans, constructon or desgnated use of a buldng or structure for whch a buldng permt has been ssued and the constructon of whch shall have been dlgently prosecuted wthn two (2) months of the date of such permt, and the ground story framework of whch shall Le-- ---_ T-L-J --2&L:- c,.,, Lav. c UGGU CUAL~AGLGU W~LUALA ~.vu& (4) ---+he C* ef -- +he ---- Afp ---- of the permt, and whch entre buldng shall be completed accordng to such plans as fled wthn one () year from the date of ths Ordnance. 908 ABANDONMENT A nonconformng use of a buldng or land whch has been abandoned shall not thereafter be returned to such nonconformng use. A nonconformng use shall be consdered abandoned as follows:._ - l.-wken tke ntent-of the owner to dscontnue the use s apparent; 2. Whenthe characterstc equpment and furnshngs of the nonconformng use have been removedfromthepremses and have not been replaced by smlar equpment wthn nnety (90) days, unless other facts show ntenton to resurne the nonconformng use: 3. When a nonconformng use has been dscontnued for a perod of sx (6) months: 4. Whenthas been replaced by a conformng use; or * 5. When t has been changed to another use under permt from the Board of Adjustment. 4 5

10 909 UNLAWFUL USE NOT AUTHORZED Nothng n ths Ordnance shall be nterpreted as authorzaton for or approval of the contnuance of the use of a structure or premses n volaton of zonng regulatonsn effect at the tme of the effectve date of ths Ordnance. 90 DSTRCT CHANGES Whenever the boundares of a dstrct shall be changed so as to transfer an area from one dstrct to another dstrct of a dfferent classfcaton, the foregong provsons shall apply to any nonconformng uses ex stng theren. SECTON X ADMNSTRATVE AND ENFORCEMENT 00 ADMNSTRATVE The zonng offcer shall admnster- and enforce ths Ordnance, ncludng the recevng of applcatons, the nspecton of premses and the ssung of buldng permts. No buldng permt or certfcate of occupancy shallbe ssued by sad offcer except where the provsons of ths Ordnance have been compled wth. The zonng offcer shallbe apponted by the Board of Super - vsors of the Townshp of Whte, Pennsylvana. 002 BULDNG PERMT REQURED. Nobuldng or structure shall be erected, added to, or structurally altereduntl a permt thereforehas been ssued by the zonng offcer. All applcatons for such permts shallbe n accordance wth the requrements of ths Ordnance, and, unless upon wrtten order of the Board of Adjustments, no such buldng permt or certfcate of occupancy shall be ssued for any buldng where sad constructon, addton or -... alteraton for use thereof would be n volatonof any of the provsons of ths Ordnance. 2. Matter Accompanyng Applcatons: There shall be submtted wth all applcatons for buldng permts two copes of a layout or plot plan drawn to scale showng the actualdmensons of the lot to be bult upon, the exact sze and locaton of the buldng on the lot and accessory buldngs to be erected, and other such nformaton as may be necessary to determne and provde for the enforcement of ths Ordnance Fee: Onecopyof suchlayout or plot plan shall be returned when approved by the zonng offcer together wth the permt t > the applcant upon a payment of a fee as determned by the Board of - super~-s~rs.- ~ CERTFCATE OF OCCUPANCY No land shallbe occupedor used and no buldng hereafter erected, altered, or extended shall be used or changed n use untl a certfcate of occupancy shall have been ssued by the zonng offcer statng that the premses or proposed use thereof comples wththe provsons of ths Ordnanc e. No nonconformng use shall be mantaned, renewed, changed or extended wthout acertfcate of occupancy havng frst been ssued by the zonng offcer for such use. The zonng offcer shall mantan a record of all certfcates and copes shall be furnshed, upon request, to any person havng a propretary or tenancy nterest n the buldng erected. 6 7

11 4. No permt for excavaton, or erecton, or altertonof, or repar to anybuldng shall be ssued untl an applcaton has been made for a certfcate of occupancy. SECTON X BOARD OF ZONNG ADJUSTMENT 0 CREATON, APPONTMENT AND ORGANZATON A Board of Zonng Adjustment s hereby created. Sadboard shall consst of three members apponted by the Board of Supervsors. The ntal terms of the frst threemembers shallbe as follows: one shall serve untl the frst Monday of January followng the adopton of ths Ordnance; one untl the frst Monday of the second January followng the adopton of ths Ordnance; and the other untl the frst Monday of the thrd January follow - ng the adopton of ths Ordnance. Ther- successors shall serve for a term of three years. Any vacancy shallbeflled for the unexpred term only, The members of the Board shall be removed for cause by the appontng author;+yupon wrtten charges and after publc hearng. The Board shall organze and elect a Charman and a secretary from ts membershp, and shall prescrbe rules for the conduct of ts affars n accordance wth applcable law. 02 POWERS AND DUTES. TheBoard of Zonng Adjustment shall hear and decde appeals from and revew any order, re-.. qurement, decson or determnaton made by the Zonng Offcer n the Admnstraton of ths Ordnance. 2. TheBoard of Zonng Adjustment shall hear and decde all matters referred to t or upon whch t s requred to pass under ths Ordnance , 3. The Board of Zonng Adjustments may ssue specal permts for any of the uses for whch ths Ordnance requres the obtanng of such permts. n grantng any specal permt, the Board shall prescrbe any condtons that t deems to be necessary to or desrable for the publc nterests. No specalpermt shallbe granted by the Board of Zonng Adjustment unless t fnds that the use for whch such permt s sought wll not be njurous to the neghborhood or otherwse detrmental to the publc welfare and wll be n harmonywth the general purpose of ths Ordnanc e. 4. TheBoard of Zonng Adjustments may adapt or vary the strct applcaton of any requrements of ths Ordnance n the case of rregular, narrow, shallow or steep lots, or other physcal condtons whereby such strct applcaton would result n practcal dffculty or unnecessary hardshp that would deprve the owner of the reasonable use of the land or buldng nvolved, but n no other case. a. No such varance n the strct applcaton of any provson of ths Ordnance shallbe grantedby the Board of Zonng Adjustment unless t fnds that there are specal crcumstances or condtons whch are such that the strct applcaton of the provsons of ths Ordnance would deprve the applcant of the reasonable use of land or buldngs. b. The grantng of any varance shall be n harmony wth the general purpose and ntent of ths Ordnance, and shall not be n- 9

12 jurous to the neghborhood or otherwse detrmental to the publc welfare. 03 PROCEDURE The procedure of the Board shall be governed by the provsons of applcable laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvana, and such rules, not nconsstent therewth, as the Board may adopt. n general, the procedurefor appeal from acton of the Zonng Offcer shall be as follows:. Anyappealfromthe requrements of the Zonng Ordnance shallbe takenby flng wththe offcer fromwhomtheappeals takenandwththe Board of Zonng Adjustment, a notce of appeal specfyng the grounds thereof, The offcer from whomthe appeal s taken shall forthwth transmt to the Board all of the documentary materal consttutng the record upon whch the acton appealed was taken. reference by all concerned. The Board may adjourn any hearng for the purpose of revewng such data as may be pertnent to theproblem nvolved and to request nterpretatons of sad data by a representatve of the Plannng Com- - msson The Board shall decde each appeal wthna reasonable tme, and notce thereof shall be gven to all partes n nterest. The Board' s decson shall be mmedately fled n ts offce and be a publc record. n the exercse of ts functons upon such appeals or upon exceptons, the Board may n conformty wth law reverse or affrm, wholly or partly, or modfy the order requrement, decson or determnaton appealedfrom, or make such order, requrement decson, or determnaton as n ts opnon ought to be made. 2. The appellant shall, at the tme of flng hs appeal, pay the enforcng offcer a fee of ten dollars ($0.00) to defray, or help defray, the cost of the requred advertsng. 6. Any person aggreved by any decson ofthe Board or any Townshp offcer affected thereby may appeal therefrom wthn thrty (30) days to the Court of Common Pleas as provded by law Each appeal shall be tredon ts merts at a publc hearng. Notce of such appeal shall be gven by publshng n a newspaper of general crculaton n the Townshp of Whte and n accordancewth applcable,law. The Board shall gve the addtonal notce requred by law to all partes n nterest; and they may adjourn any hearng for the purpose of gvng such further notce. The Plannng Commsson shall furnsh all. pertnent narratve materal, maps, charts and other data relatve to the problem nvolved for ". SECTON X AMENDMENTS 20 PERMTTED CHANGES Whenever the publc necessty, convenence, or general welfare ndcate, the Board of Supervsors may, by Ordnance n accordance wth applcable laws of the State of Pennsylvana amend, supplement, or change the regulaths, restrctons, boundares, or classfcatons of buldngs, structures, and land, as the same are establshed by ths Ordnance, or may hereafter be made a part thereof c

13 202 APPLCATON OR PETTONS Applcatons or pettons for any change or amendments to exstng zonng dstrcts n the Townshp of Whte shall be made to the offce of the Plannng Commsson and shall be accompaned wth a fee of twentyfve dollars ($25.00), payable to the Townshp Treasurer and shall bedepostedn the General Fund. Ths fee s for the purpose of defrayng the costs of preparng the necessary plats, maps, data, legslatons, and notces and all offcal publcatons requred by the Townshp and shall not be refundable even though the applcaton s dsapproved by the Board of Supervsors. 203 AMENDMENT BY SUPERVSORS The Board of Supervsors may from tme to tme on ts own moton or petton] after publc notce and hearng, amend the regulatons and dstrcts heren establshed] but no amendment shall become effectve unless the same shall have frst been submtted to the Plannng Commsson for approval, and sad Commsson shall have allowed a reasonable tme for consderaton and report, and no such amendment whch shall have been dsapproved by sad Commsson shall take effect unless subsequently passed by a two-thrds vote of the Board of Supervsors. SECTON X VALDTY Shouldany secton or provson of ths Ordnance be declared by a court of competent jursdcton,to be nvald, such decson shall not effect the valdty of ths Ordnance as a whole or any part thereof, and the parts or sectons remanng shall reman n effect as though the part or secton declared unconsttutonal had never been a part thereof... b.... SECTON XV NTERPRETATON, PURPOSE AND CONFLCT n nterpretng and applyng the provsons of ths Ordnance] they shallbe held to bethe mnmum requrements for the promoton of the health, safety and general welfare of the Townshp of Whte. The Ordnance s not ntended to nterfere wth or abrogate or annul other rules, regulaton, or ordnances of the Townshp of Whte, provded that where ths Ordnance mposes a greater restrcton upon the use of buldngs orpremses, or upontheheght of abuldng, or requres larger open spaces thanaremposed by other such rules, regulaton, or ordnances, the provson of ths Ordnance shall preval. SECTON XV ncase anybuldng, structure or sgn s erected, constructed, reconstructed, alter ed, repar ed, converted, or mantaned, or any buldng, structure, or lands used n volaton of ths Ordnance or any regulatons made pursuant thereto, n addton to other remedes provded by law, any approprate acton or proceedng, whether by legal process or otherwse, maybe nsttuted or taken to prevent such unlawful erecton] constructon] reconstructon, alteraton, repar, converson, mantenance, or use to restran, correct or abate such volaton, to prevent the occupancy of sad buldng, structure, or land, or to prevent any legal act, conduct, busness or use n or about such premses. SECTON XV PENALTES Any person or corporaton who shall volate anyof the 22 23

14 provsons of the Ordnance or fal to comply therewth or wth any of the requrements thereof,. or who shall buld or alter any buldng n volaton of any detaled statement or plan submtted or approved thereunder, shall for each and every volaton or noncomplance be gulty of a msdemeanor, and upon convcton thereof shallbefnednotmore than fve hundreddollars ($500), and each day such volaton shallbe permttedto exst shallconsttute a separate offense. The owner or ownersof any buldng or premses or part thereof, where anythng n volaton of ths Ordnance shall be placed or shall exst, and any archtect, bulder, contractor, agent, person or corporaton employed n connecton therewth and who may have asssted n the commsson of any such volaton shall each be gulty of a separate offense and upon convcton thereof shall 6e fned as heren provded. SECTON XV EFFECTVE DATE Ths Ordnance shall take effect and be n full force ten (0) days followng fnal passage by the Board of Towns%p Sup erv sor s. Passed: August 3, 960 Ap p roved :