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Zoning
Resolution
Zoning Resolution (modified
March, 2008)
You will need Adobe Acrobat
Reader in order to view the Resolution online. Please read details here.
The Washington Township Zoning Resolution was
originally adopted in 1957. Major amendments
were adopted in January of 1986, July of 1999,
April of 2001 and again in February of 2007. Hardcopies
of the resolution are available at the Development
Services office for $20.
The resolution is available as a PDF file for each article (chapter). If you wish to print the entire document, open each file and print them individually.
Open the Cover Sheet here, and the Table of Contents as a PDF file here. The Table of Contents is shown below for your convenience in opening only those articles that you wish to see.
ZONING
ADMINISTRATION |
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| ARTICLE 1 | INTENT AND INTERPRETATION | ||
| Section | 1 | Title | |
| 2 | Purpose | ||
| 3 | Interpretation of Standards | ||
| 4 | Extensions of Essential Services | ||
| ENFORCEMENT | |||
| Section | 5 | Township Zoning Inspector | |
| 6 | Zoning Certificates | ||
| 7 | Occupancy Permit | ||
| 8 | Temporary Certificates and Permits | ||
| 9 | Violations and Penalties | ||
| 10 | Action to Prevent Violations | ||
| ARTICLE 2 | BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS | ||
| Section | 1 | Appointment of the Board | |
| 2 | Board Organization | ||
| 3 | Jurisdiction: Appeals and Applications | ||
| 4 | Procedures: Appeals and Applications | ||
ZONING
DISTRICTS |
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| ARTICLE 3 | ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS | ||
| Section | 1 | Districts | |
| 2 | District Titles | ||
| 3 | District Requirements | ||
| 4 | District Boundary Lines | ||
| 5 | Additional Territory | ||
| ARTICLE 4 | DISTRICT CHANGE AND RESOLUTION AMENDMENT | ||
| Section | 1 | General | |
| 2 | Procedure and Change | ||
| 3 | Annual Review of Text and Map | ||
| 4 | Approval of Commission Minutes | ||
| ARTICLE 5 | VALIDITY | ||
AGRICULTURAL
DISTRICT REGULATIONS |
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| ARTICLE 6 | AGRICULTURAL DISTRICT | ||
| "A" Agricultural District | |||
RESIDENTIAL
DISTRICT REGULATIONS |
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| ARTICLE 7 | SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICTS | ||
| "R-1" Single Family Residential District | |||
| "R-2" Single Family Residential District | |||
| "R-3" Single Family Residential District | |||
| "R-4" Single Family Residential District | |||
| "R-54" Multiple Family Residential District | |||
| ARTICLE 8 | RESERVED FOR FUTURE USE | ||
OFFICE
DISTRICT REGULATIONS |
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| ARTICLE 9 | OFFICE DISTRICTS | ||
| "OR" Office Residential District | |||
| "O-2" Office District | |||
| "O-3" Mid-rise Office District | |||
BUSINESS
AND INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT REGULATIONS |
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| ARTICLE 10 | BUSINESS DISTRICTS | ||
| "B-1" Business District Shopping Center | |||
| "B-2" Business District | |||
| "B-3" Business District | |||
| "B-4" Business District | |||
| ARTICLE 11 | INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT | ||
| "I-1" Light Industrial District | |||
PLANNED
DEVELOPMENT |
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| ARTICLE 12 | PLANNED DEVELOPMENT | ||
| Section | 1 | Types of Planned Development Districts | |
| 2 | Standards for Planned Development | ||
| 3 | Pre-Application Consultation | ||
| 4 | Zoning Certificate | ||
| 5 | Submission of Pre-Development Plan | ||
| 6 | Procedure for Approval of Pre-Development Plan | ||
| 7 | Submission of Final Development Plan in Accordance with an Approved Pre-Development Plan | ||
| 8 | Procedure for Approval of Final Development Plan with Approved Pre-Development Plan | ||
| 9 | Extension of Time or Modification | ||
| 10 | Design Flexibility | ||
| 11 | "PD-R" Planned Residential District | ||
| 12 | Development Standards | ||
| 13 | Required Conditions | ||
| 14 | Parking and Loading | ||
| 15 | "PD-RC" Planned Development Residential Conservation District | ||
| 16 | Principal Permitted Uses | ||
| 17 | Permitted Building and Lot Types | ||
| 18 | Minimun Project Area For Conservation Development | ||
| 19 | Permitted Density/Restricted Open Space | ||
| 20 | Regulations for Restricted Open Space | ||
| 21 | Development Standards | ||
| 22 | Development Design Criteria | ||
| 23 | "PD-O" Planned Office District | ||
| 24 | Development Standards | ||
| 25 | Parking and Loading | ||
| 26 | "PD-B" Planned Business District | ||
| 27 | Development Standards | ||
| 28 | Parking and Loading | ||
| 29 | "PD-I" Planned Industrial District | ||
| 30 | Development Standards | ||
| 31 | Parking and Loading | ||
| 32 | "PD-T" Planned Development Transition | ||
| 33 | Principal Permitted Uses | ||
| 34 | Development Standards | ||
| 35 | "PD-MU" Planned Mixed Use District | ||
| 36 | Permitted Lane Uses | ||
| 37 | Design Criteria For Pre-Development, First Stage | ||
| 38 | Design Standards For Second/Final Stage | ||
GENERAL
REGULATIONS |
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| ARTICLE 13 | GENERAL REGULATIONS | ||
| Section | 2 | Non-conforming Uses | |
| 3 | Off-Street Parking Standards | ||
| 4 | Mixed Occupancies and uses Not Specified | ||
| 5 | Off-Street Parking Requirements | ||
| 6 | Off-Street Loading Spaces Required | ||
| 7 | Off-Street Loading Requirements | ||
| 8 | Off-Street Loading Standards | ||
| 9 | Extraction of Minerals | ||
| 10 | Development Standards for Extraction of Minerals | ||
| 11 | Rehabilitation Requirements for Extraction of Minerals | ||
| 12 | Noise: Method of Measurement | ||
| 13 | Exemptions | ||
| 14 | Required Performance Level |
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| 15 | Noise: District Standards | ||
| 16 | Provisions affecting area, yards and courts | ||
| 17 | Exceptions, Modifications and Interpretations | ||
| 18 | Permitted Accessory Uses | ||
| 19 | Prohibited Accessory Uses | ||
| 20 | Recreational Facilities for Private Clubs, Planned Development or "R-5" Developments | ||
| 21 | Zoning Certificate Application Special Requirements | ||
| 22 | Permitted Outdoor Sales | ||
| 23 | Open Space Transfer to Park Lot | ||
| 24 | Park Lot | ||
| 25 | Sexually Oriented Business Standards | ||
| 26 | Identification of Construction Sites | ||
| 27 | Tennis Courts | ||
| 28 | Residential Entrance Gate Requirements | ||
| ARTICLE 14 | REPEAL OF CONFLICTING RESOLUTIONS | ||
| Section | 1 | When Effective | |
| 2 | Repeal of Conflicting Resolutions | ||
| ARTICLE 15 | DEFINITIONS | ||
| ARTICLE 16 | SIGN AND BILLBOARD RESOLUTION | ||
| Section | 1 | General Provisions | |
| 2 | Permits | ||
| 3 | Exempted Signs | ||
| 4 | Measurement of Sign Area | ||
| 5 | Temporary Political Signs | ||
| 6 | Prohibited Signs | ||
| 7 | Sign Location | ||
| 8 | Sign Responsibility | ||
| 9 | Signs Permitted in All Districts Not Requiring Permit | ||
| 10 | Message Changes | ||
| 11 | Signs in All Special Use Districts | ||
| 12 | Signs in Residential Districts: "A", "R-1" thru "R-5", "OR-1", Office Residential District | ||
| 13 | Signs in Office Districts: "O-2", "PD-O2", "O-3" and "PD-O3" | ||
| 14 | Signs in Commerical & Industrial Districts "B-1" thru "B-4", "PD-B1" thru "PD-B4", "I-1" and "PD-I" Districts | ||
| 15 | Special Effect Signage Available to Specified Districts thru Individual Conditional Use Requests | ||
| 16 | Definitions | ||