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Penn Township, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania adopted a Zoning Ordinance in January 2021 that establishes the regulatory framework for land use and development within the township. The ordinance designates multiple zoning districts, including Conservation (CON) and Agricultural (A) districts, and outlines permitted uses, conditional uses, dimensional requirements, and procedures for amendments to the zoning map. The document provides comprehensive guidelines for community development objectives, a glossary of zoning terms, and establishes a Zoning Hearing Board to address uses not provided for in the ordinance.
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Penn Township's Board of Supervisors presented a comprehensive Zoning Ordinance for public hearing on January 10, 2022, establishing updated Chapter 27 regulations for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The ordinance creates multiple zoning districts including Conservation, Agricultural, Suburban Residential, Village, Medium Density Residential, Mixed Use, Commercial, Limited Commercial, Quarry, Industrial, Commercial Light Industrial, and overlay districts for airport safety and natural resources. The document outlines detailed provisions covering district regulations, use permissions, setbacks, parking requirements, landscaping, signage, and performance standards to guide future development in Penn Township.
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This Pennsylvania legislation amends the Second Class Township Code to establish the framework for township and special tax levies. The amendment specifies authorized tax rates that township boards of supervisors may levy on real property, including limits of fourteen mills for general purposes (expandable to nineteen mills with court approval), five mills for highway lighting, three mills for fire apparatus and services, two mills for fire hydrants, and additional levies for public buildings, parks and recreation, and debt service. The legislation requires voter approval when fire-related taxes exceed three mills and permits townships to allocate up to one mill of fire tax revenue for employee compensation.
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