Chapter 27 - Part 3 - Designation of Districts

PART 3

DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS

§301.  PURPOSE. 

For the purpose of this Chapter, the Township of Hampden is hereby divided into districts which shall be designated as follows:

A.       F?P Floodplain District (Floodway and Flood Fringe).

B.       F?S?C Forest?Slope?Conservation District.

C.       R?C Residential?Country District.

D.      R?S Residential?Suburban District.

E.       R?T Residential?Towne District.

F.       O?P Office?Park District.

F.       A?O Apartment?Office District.

G.      A?OL  Apartment?Office Limited District. 

H.      C?L Commercial?Limited District.  [Ord. 93-20]

I.        C?G Commercial?General District.

J.        C?PL Commercial?Park Limited District.

K.      I?G  Industrial?General District.

L.       M-U Mixed-Use Overlay District.

(Ord. 84?2, 3/29/1984, §300, amended by Ord. 93-20, 12/7/1993, §1, amended by Ord. 15-09, 06/02/2015)

 

§302. ZONING MAP. 

The boundaries of said districts shall be shown upon the map attached to and made a part of this Chapter, which map is dated and designated "Zoning Map of Hampden Township."  The said map and all the notations, references and other data shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference into this Chapter as if all were fully described herein. 

(Ord. 84?2, 3/29/84, §301)

§303. DISTRICT BOUNDARIES. 

Where uncertainty exists as to bounda­ries of any district as shown on said map, the following rules shall ap­ply: 

A.       District boundary lines are intended to follow or be parallel to the centerline of streets, streams, rail­roads and lot or property lines as they exist on plans of record at the time of the adoption of the Chapter unless such district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions as shown on the Zoning Map. 

B.       Where a district boundary is not fixed by dimensions and where said boundary approximately follows a lot line and where it does not scale more than 10 feet there­from, such lot line shall be con­strued to be such boundary line unless specifically shown otherwise. 

C.       The permitted use of more than 1/2 the area of a lot of less than 1 acre shall determine the use for the entire lot. 

(Ord. 84?2, 3/29/1984, §302)

 

§304. INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES. 

In case of any uncertain­ty, the Zoning Hearing Board shall interpret the intent of the map and determine the location of district boundaries. 

(Ord. 84?2, 3/29/1984, §303)