Notice of Intention to Adopt

The Board of Supervisors of the Township of Neshannock, Lawrence County, will hold a Public Meeting on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Neshannock Township Municipal Building at 3131 Mercer Road, Neshannock Township, PA 16105, at which time the Board of Supervisors shall consider adoption of Neshannock Township Ordinance 2024-2, with an anticipated vote on Ordinance 2024-2 to be taken by the Board of Supervisors. A copy of the Ordinance is available at the Neshannock Township Municipal Building for review by the public. The Ordinance is also available for review by the public on the Township website.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Township Administration Offices at (724) 658-4972. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the Township to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting.

A summary of the principal provisions of Neshannock Township Ordinance 2024-2 follows:

 ARTICLE I – GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Title, Purpose and Authority, Community Development Objectives, Compliance, Severability, Other Municipal Ordinances, Interpretation, Repeal)

ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS

(Meanings, Definitions)

ARTICLE III – DISTRICT REGULATIONS

(Zoning Map, Zoning Districts, District Purposes, District Boundaries, District Uses, District Regulations)

ARTICLE IV – CRITERIA FOR GRANTING CONDITIONAL USES AND USES BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION

(Supplemental Regulations)

ARTICLE V – GENERAL REGULATIONS

(Performance Standards, Yard/Lot Requirements, Permitted Projections Into Required Yards, Height Exceptions, Basement Structures, Temporary Structures, Off-Street Parking and Loading)

ARTICLE VI – SIGNS

(Purpose, General Regulations, Number, Location and Size Regulations by Zoning District)

ARTICLE VII – SUPPLEMENTAL REGULATIONS

(Storage, Screening and Landscaping, Home Occupations, Communication Antennas, Hobby Farms, Private Burial Plots, Airport Zoning Regulations, Floodplain Regulations, Food Trucks (Mobile Food Vendor), High-Frequency Amateur (HAM) Radio, Recreation Vehicles, Keeping of Bees, Keeping of Chickens and Ducks, Riding Academy Accessory Use, Individual Wind Energy System, Accessory Dwelling Unit, Accessory Solar Energy Systems, Ancillary Commercial in the B-P District, Public, Private and Commercial Schools, Distributed Antenna Systems, Tiny Home)

ARTICLE VIII – PLANNED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT

(Purpose, Applicability and Relationship to Other Ordinances, Site Area, Ownership, Use and Density Requirements, Access and Availability of Public Services, Common Open Space, Buffer Areas, Administration and Procedure, Criteria for Tentative Approval, Application for Final Approval)

ARTICLE IX – NON-CONFORMING USES, STRUCTURES, AND LOTS

(Applicability, Non-Conforming Uses, Non-Conforming Structures, Non-Conforming Lots, Registration of Non-Conformity)

ARTICLE X – ZONING HEARING BOARD

(General, Powers and Duties, Procedures, Appeal from Board’s Decision)

ARTICLE XI – ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT

(Intent, Zoning Officer, Responsibilities of the Applicant, Enforcement, Application Procedures, Procedures for Amendments)