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General provisions

I 9 280-1. Purposes and objectives. [Amended 4-10-1989by Ord.

No. 89-18]
The purpose and objectives of this chapter are to promote, protect
and facilitate each of the following the public health, safety, morals
and general welfare, coordinated community development, proper
density of population, civil defense, the provision of adequate light and

I air, police protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transporta-

tion, water, sewerage, schools, public grounds and other public
requirements, as well as to prevent overcrowding of land, blight,
danger and congestion in travel and transportation and loss of health,
life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers, in accordance
with the 1988 Comprehensive Plan for Radnor Township, which sets
forth the community development objectives and is the Comprehen-
I sive Plan for Radnor Township.

I Q 280-2. Interpretation.

I In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they

shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of
the public health, safety, morals and general welfare. Where the
provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any
I other ordinance o r regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall be
controlling. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance or
regulation impose greater restrictions than this chapter, the
I provisions of such statute, ordinance or regulation shall be controlling.

Q 280-3. Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Radnor
Township Zoning Ordinance."

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Q 280-4. Definitions and word usage.
A. Word usage. The singular shall include the plural, and the
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plural shall include the singular. The present tense shall
include the future tense.
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B. Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall
have the meanings indicated, unless otherwise expressly
stated. Applicable regulations stated in conjunction with these
definitions shall be complied with.
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ACCESSORY BUILDING or ACCESSORY STRUC- I
TURE - A building or structure that is not a principal
building or structure and is used for purpmes that are entirely
incidental and subordinate to those of the principal building or
structure and located on the same lot. For the purposes of this
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chapter, structures such as but not limited to tennis courts,
swimming pools, bathhouses, carports and garages shall be
considered as "accessory structures." Setback measurements
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for swimming pools shall be from the outside edge of the pool
foundation wall, coping or deck, whichever is closest to a
property line or adjacent buildings, except that a ground level
patio may extend from the coping of a swimming pool to the
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wall of the swimming pool owner's residence. [Amended 9-22-
1980 by Ord. No. 80-211 I
ACCESSORY USE - A use of a building, structure or land
that is not a principal permitted use but which is entirely
incidental and subordinate to the principal permitted use on
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the same lot.

ALTERATIONS - Any change to any portion of a building

or structure for the same or a different use.

BASE FLOOD ELEVATION - The one-hundred-year-flood

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elevation. Within the approximated floodplain, the base flood
elevation shall be established as a point on the boundary of the
approximated floodplain which is nearest to the construction
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site in question. [Added 9-26-1977 by Ord. No. 77-24]

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I BOAT- A vehicle for traveling in or on water, not

exceeding 30 feet in body length, eight feet in width or 12
feet in overall height. Height includes the trailer, if the
1 boat is mounted on a trailer. [Added 9-22-1980 by Ord.
NO.80-211
BUFFER PLANTING STRIP - A strip of required yard
I space adjacent to the boundary of a property or district,
not less in width than is designated in this chapter,
which is landscaped for the full width and on which is

I placed a screen of sufEcient density not to be seen

through and of sufficient height to constitute an effective
screen and give maximum protection and immediate
visual screening to an abutting property or district. The
I required screen shall be permanently maintained and
shall constitute a planting of dense evergreens or a
compact evergreen hedge or, where otherwise specifically
I designated in this chapter, an appropriate wall, fence,
suitable planting or combination thereof. [Amended
3-25-1985 by Ord. No. 85-071

I BUILDING - Any structure having enclosing walls and

roof, permanently located on the land. A vehicle built for
living or camping purposes shall not be classified as a

I "building."
(1) DETACHED -A building which has no party wall.
(2) SEMIDETACHED - A building having one shared
I or party wall in common with an adjoining building.
(3) A!ITACHED - A building in a group of more than

I two buildings wherein there are two or more party

walls in common with the adjoining buildings,
provided that there are no more than eight such
buildings in a group.
I BUILDING AREA- The aggregate of the maximum
horizontal cross-sectional areas of all buildings and
structures on a lot above the ground level, measured at
I the greatest outside dimensions, excluding cornices,

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eaves, gutters, chimneys and steps, provided that they
do not project more t h a n two feet from the building.
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BUILDING HEIGHT- The vertical distance from the
average grade (the average of the grades taken at
twenty-foot intervals around the building perimeter) to
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the top of the highest roof beams of a flat roof or to the
mean level of a sloped roof, provided that chimneys and
spires shall not be included in measuring the height.
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Elevator, stair and equipment penthouses, tanks and
air-conditioning towers shall not be included. The height
shall be measured from finished grade, b u t such
measurement shall not be made from a point higher than
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eight feet above original grade.
BUILDING LINE [Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No. I
80-211 - The line within a lot delineating the minimum
front yard setback.
BUILDING LINE (lot contiguous to a public or
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private street)- A line p a r i e l to the street right-
of-way at a distance therefrom equal to the depth of
the front yard setback required for the district in
which the lot is located.
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BUILDING LINE (interior lot not contiguous for its
full width on a public street or road)- A line I
parallel to the street or road right-of-way at a
distance from the property line nearest the street
equal to the depth of the front yard required for the
district in which the lot is located.
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BUILDING LINE (interior lot not contiguous for its
full ;width on a private street)- A line parallel to
the street right-of-way at a distance from the
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property line nearest the street equal to the depth of
the front yard setback required for the district in
which the lot is located. [Amended 7-17-2000by
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Ord. NO.2000-111
BUILDING, PRINCIPAL- The main building on a lot
or any building that is not an accessory building. Each
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I dwelling o r a p a r t m e n t house i n a residential

development a n d each commercial, industrial or
institutional building which houses a separate
I commercial, industrial or other enterprise or a group of
permitted commercial or industrial uses shall be
construed to be a principal building for the purpose of

I this chapter.
CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY - A statement signed
by a duly authorized official setting forth that a building,
structure or use legally complies with this chapter and
that the same may be used for the purpose stated
’ therein.

I DORMITORY - A building or combination of buildings

used for living quarters as an accessory use to a college,
university, convent, monastery or other similar

I permitted uses *thin a Planned Institutional Zoning

District. [Added6-261989 by Ord. No. 89-27]
DWELLING

I SINGLE-FAMILY- A building on a lot, designed

and occupied exclusively as’a residence for one
family.

I TWO-FAMILY - A building on a lot, designed and

occupied exclusively as a residence for two families
living independently of one another.
I MULTIPLE-FAMILY or APARTMENT HOUSE A -
building on a lot, designed and used exclusively as a
residence for three or more families living
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DWELLING UNIT- A building or entirely self-
contained portion thereof containing complete
I housekeeping facilities, including not more than one

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kitchen used exclusively for the residence of one family.
[Amended 9-22-1980by Ord. No. 80-211'
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FAMILY- One or more persons occupying the
dwelling unit and living and cooking as a single
housekeeping unit, said unit consisting only of
same
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individuals who are related by blood, marriage or
otherwise by law, except that such unit may also consist
of foster children and one other individual not related to
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others in the housekeeping unit. A family as herein
defmed specifically excludes individuals and groups
occupying a boarding- or rooming house, lodging house,
club, fraternity, dormitory, hotel or other similar living
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environment. [Amended 8-11-1986 by Ord. No. 86-35;
6-26-1989 by M.NO.89-27; 514-1990 by O d e NO.
90-211
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FENCE or WALL, -A structure designed to enclose a lot
or a portion of a lot or to separate a lot from an adjoining
lot or right-of-way. [Amended 9-22-1980 by Ord. No.
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80-213
FLOODPLAIN CONSERVATION DISTRICT - The low
area adjoining and including any water- or drainage
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course or body of water subject to a one-hundred-year-
recurrence-interval flood, as delineated by the Flood
Insurance Study for the Township of Radnor, Delaware
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County, Pennsylvania, as prepared by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Federal Insurance Administration. In addition, I
"floodplain conservation district" shall be defined to
include all areas, not shown on the map, which, by
hydrological profile analysis, are calculated to be
inundated during a one-hundred-year frequency flood.
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[Amended 9-26-1977 by Ord. No. 77-24,1-2-2001 by
Ord. No. 2001-051 I
Editor's Note:The dehition of "earth station," as added 4-28-1980 by Ord. No. 80-0!5,
which immediately followed this definition. was deleted 9-8.1980 by Ord.No. 80-20. See
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now the definition of "satellite earth etation"in this section.

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I FLOODWAY - The. designated area of floodplain

required to carry and discharge floodwaters of a given
magnitude. For the purposes of this chapter, the
I floodway shall be capable of accommodating a flood of the
one-hundred-year magnitude. [Added 11-27-1995 by
Ord. NO.95-29]

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