Zoning Ordinances for the Town of Williamsport Zoning Map Table of Contents Article One: Title, Purpose, Interpretation, Applicability, Separability Short Title, Purpose, Interpretation, Applicability, Separability Article Two: Definitions General Provisions, Accessory Use or Building, Alley, Alterations, Area, Automobile Service Station, Building, Building Coverage, Building Height, Building Setback Lines, Drive-Thru Restaurant, Dwelling, Essential Utility Equipment, Highway Service Plaza, Home Professional Office or Home Operations, Hotel Motel or Motor Hotel, Lot, Lot Line, Mayor and Council, Mobile Home, Mobile Home Park, Motor Vehicle Repair Garage, Noncomforming Structure or Lot, Noncomforming Use, Person, Planning Commission, Rooming Boarding or Lodging House, Sectional (“Double-Wide”) Dwelling, Sewage Disposal System, Sign, Special Exception Use, Street, Structure, Travel Trailer, Use, Water Supply System, Yard Article Three: Zoning Districts and Use Regulations Zoning Districts and Map, Interpretation of District Boundaries, Uses Permitted in Zoning Districts, Newly Annexed Areas, Legislative Intent and Purposes for Zoning Districts, Table of Use Regulations, Natural Resources and Agricultural Uses, Residential Uses, Public or Private Recreational Use, Institutional Educational and Utility Uses, Retail and Commercial Services Uses, Manufacturing and Industrial Uses, Miscellaneous and Accessory Uses Article 4: Lot Area and Yard Regulations General Dimensional Requirements, Table of Dimensional Requirements for Principal Uses, Residential Uses, Recreational and Institutional Uses, Retail and Commercial Services Uses, Manufacturing and Other Uses, Exceptions to Minimum Lot Sizes, Lot Area or Yard Required, Front Yard Reduction, Permitted Projections Into Required Yards, Traffic Visibility at Corners, Accessory Buildings in Side and Rear Yards, Yards on Corner Lots, Height Regulations Article 5: Special Provisions Environmental Protection-Flood Plains, Special Setback Requirements, General Performance Standards, Planned Residential (Cluster) Development (PRD), Standards for Mobile Home Parks, Historic District Regulations Article 6: Off-Street Parking and Loading Required Off-Street Parking Space, General Regulations Applying to Required Off-Street Parking Facilities, Design Standards, Off-Street Loading Areas Purpose, Applicability and Exemptions, Permit Requirements, Measuring Sign Area, General Sign Regulations, Prohibited Features, Noncomforming Signs, Permitted Signs Accessory to On-Premises Uses, Permitted Signs Relating to Off-Premises Uses Article 7: Sign Regulations Purpose, Applicability and Exemptions, Permit Requirements, Measuring Sign Area, General Sign Regulations, Prohibited Features, Noncomforming Signs, Permitted Signs Accessory to On-Premises Uses, Permitted Signs Relating to Off-Premises Uses Article 8: Noncomformities Continuation, Alteration or Extension, Restoration, Abandonment, Changes, Noncomforming Use Certificate Article 9: Administration Zoning Administrator—Duties and Powers, Zoning Permits, Application Requirements for Zoning Permits, Fees, Life of a Permit Article 10: Board of Appeals Establishment of Board, Membership-Terms of Office, Procedures-Meetings-Records and Decisions, Who May Appeal to Board, Powers and Duties-Interpretation, Powers and Duties-Variances, Powers and Duties-Special Exceptions, Rules for Filing Appeals and Applications, Notice of Hearings, Review by the Planning Commission on Applications for Special Exceptions-Variances and interpretations, Decisions by the Board, Time Limitations on Board Approvals, Appeal to Court Article 11: Amendments, Remedies and Penalties Power of Amendment, Who May Initiate Proposals, Fees, Public Hearing and Notice, Facts to be Considered by the Mayor and Town Council, Action by the Mayor and Town Council, Enforcement and Remedies