Zoning Ordinance Draft (PDF)
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of Caln Township will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 7:30 p.m., as part of the regularly scheduled public meeting of the Board at the Caln Township Municipal Building located at 253 Municipal Drive, Thorndale, Pennsylvania 19372, to consider the adoption of, and if approved, the Board of Commissioners will adopt a new comprehensive Zoning Ordinance with the following title:
AN ORDINANCE OF CALN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, REPEALING CHAPTER 155 OF THE CODE, TITLED “ZONING” AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 155, TITLED “ZONING” TO BE KNOWN AND CITED AS THE CALN TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE OF 2026 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPALITIES PLANNING CODE.
In summary, the proposed Ordinance would replace the Caln Township Zoning Ordinance of 2005 and adopt a new Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. Article I includes general provisions including the title, purpose, community development objectives, severability, repealer and effective date clauses; Article II includes definitions for terms used throughout the Ordinance; Article III establishes zoning districts and adopts an official zoning map and explains how to interpret district boundaries; Article IV includes regulations for the 13 zoning districts; Article V includes natural resource protection standards for water courses, wetlands and hydric soils, steep slopes, woodland protection, woodland extraction, forestry, timber harvesting, tree harvesting and logging, carbonate geology, and floodplain regulations; Article VI includes provisions relating to the Mixed-Use Village Overlay District including uses allowed, area and bulk requirements, dimensional requirements, design standards, open space standards and master plan requirements; Article VII establishes specific use regulations for various uses permitted in the Township; Article VIII adopts supplementary regulations applicable throughout the Township; Article IX establishes off street loading and parking requirements; Article X governs signs; Article XI governs nonconformities; Article XII includes administration and enforcement provisions; Article XIII adopts noise controls. The Zoning Ordinance also adopts appendices which include matrix charts which identify area and bulk requirements for all of the various zoning districts.
The complete verbatim text of the proposed Ordinance is available for public inspection and may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the costs thereof at the Township’s administrative offices during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and at the offices of the Township Solicitor, Buckley, Brion, 118 West Market Street, Suite 300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19382 during normal business hours Monday through Friday. The Ordinance is on file for public inspection at the Daily Local News by calling (215) 648-1066 and the Chester County Law Library, Chester County Justice Center, Suite 2400, 201 W. Market Street, West Chester, PA 19380.
If any person who wishes to attend the hearing has a disability and/or requires an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to observe or participate in the hearing, he or she should contact the Township Building at (610) 384-0600 to discuss how those needs may be accommodated.
Kristin Camp, Township Solicitor
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of Caln Township will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 7:30 p.m., as part of the regularly scheduled public meeting of the Board at the Caln Township Municipal Building located at 253 Municipal Drive, Thorndale, Pennsylvania 19372, to consider the adoption of, and if approved, the Board of Commissioners will adopt a new comprehensive Zoning Ordinance with the following title:
AN ORDINANCE OF CALN TOWNSHIP, CHESTER COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA, REPEALING CHAPTER 155 OF THE CODE, TITLED “ZONING” AND ENACTING A NEW CHAPTER 155, TITLED “ZONING” TO BE KNOWN AND CITED AS THE CALN TOWNSHIP ZONING ORDINANCE OF 2026 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PENNSYLVANIA MUNICIPALITIES PLANNING CODE.
In summary, the proposed Ordinance would replace the Caln Township Zoning Ordinance of 2005 and adopt a new Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map. Article I includes general provisions including the title, purpose, community development objectives, severability, repealer and effective date clauses; Article II includes definitions for terms used throughout the Ordinance; Article III establishes zoning districts and adopts an official zoning map and explains how to interpret district boundaries; Article IV includes regulations for the 13 zoning districts; Article V includes natural resource protection standards for water courses, wetlands and hydric soils, steep slopes, woodland protection, woodland extraction, forestry, timber harvesting, tree harvesting and logging, carbonate geology, and floodplain regulations; Article VI includes provisions relating to the Mixed-Use Village Overlay District including uses allowed, area and bulk requirements, dimensional requirements, design standards, open space standards and master plan requirements; Article VII establishes specific use regulations for various uses permitted in the Township; Article VIII adopts supplementary regulations applicable throughout the Township; Article IX establishes off street loading and parking requirements; Article X governs signs; Article XI governs nonconformities; Article XII includes administration and enforcement provisions; Article XIII adopts noise controls. The Zoning Ordinance also adopts appendices which include matrix charts which identify area and bulk requirements for all of the various zoning districts.
The complete verbatim text of the proposed Ordinance is available for public inspection and may be examined without charge or obtained for a charge not greater than the costs thereof at the Township’s administrative offices during normal business hours, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday and at the offices of the Township Solicitor, Buckley, Brion, 118 West Market Street, Suite 300, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 19382 during normal business hours Monday through Friday. The Ordinance is on file for public inspection at the Daily Local News by calling (215) 648-1066 and the Chester County Law Library, Chester County Justice Center, Suite 2400, 201 W. Market Street, West Chester, PA 19380.
If any person who wishes to attend the hearing has a disability and/or requires an auxiliary aid, service, or other accommodation to observe or participate in the hearing, he or she should contact the Township Building at (610) 384-0600 to discuss how those needs may be accommodated.
Kristin Camp, Township Solicitor
