Conemaugh Township Cambria County Johnstown, Pennsylvania ZONING ORDINANCE

ARTICLE III ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS

SECTION 301 ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS AND THE ZONING DISTRICT MAP
The Township of Conemaugh is hereby classified and divided into eighteen (18) areas and districts designated as follows:

District	Description	Shown on map	Section #
A/R-1 District	Agricultural/Residential District (Low Density)	A
A/R-2 District	Agricultural/Residential District (Medium Density)	A
R-3 District	Multi-Family Residential District (High Density)	A
W Area	Wetland	B
MH District	Mobile Home Parks	A
C District	Commercial	A
L-1 District	Light Industrial	A
LS Zone	Special Hazard Lands, Landslide	B
FP District	Flood Plain	A
L-2 District	Heavy Industry	A
S District	Conservancy	A
WD-1 District	Waste Disposal-Permanent Land Disposal	A
U District	Urbanized District	A
WD-2 District	Waste Disposal, Temporary, Transfer, Recycling Collection	A
O/R District	Open Space and Recreation District	A
A District	Agricultural	A
M-1 District	Surface Mining District	A

The Zoning District Map, (Zoning Map A), Landslides and Wetlands Map (Zoning Map B) and Airport Zone Map (Zoning Map C) attached hereto and made a part hereof show the boundaries of the areas covered by the districts listed in this section.

SECTION 302 INTERPRETATION OF DISTRICT BOUNDARIES

• A. Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, street lines, highway right-of-way lines, or streams, such centerlines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
• B. Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
• C. Where district boundaries are so indicated that they approximately follow or are parallel to the centerlines of streets, highways, or the rights-of-way of same, such district boundaries shall be construed to be parallel thereto and at such distance therefrom as indicated on the Zoning District Map.
• D. Where the boundary of a district follows a stream or other body of water, another municipality or municipality boundary, the boundary shall be deemed to be the limits of jurisdiction of the Township, or the centerline of the stream unless otherwise indicated.
• E. Where boundary of an area generally follows a delineation previously made of natural conditions including, but not limited to flood plain, land slide area, wetland or other natural surface, subsurface or geologic features, that the actual limits of the feature shall be the limit of the area. Where an applicant calls into question the extent of such an area, the applicant shall by appropriate geologic or scientific studies substantiate the boundary asserted using the best available methods and techniques.

  

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  Conemaugh Township Supervisors
  104 Janie St.
  Johnstown PA 15902
  phone: 814-535-6924
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