§27-302. Zoning Map and Metes and Bounds Descriptions.

The boundaries of districts shall be as described in the metes and bounds description and on the map attached hereto and made a part of this Chapter which map shall be known as the "Zoning Map of Thornbury Township." Said metes and bounds descriptions and map and all notations, references and data shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference into this Chapter and shall be as much a part of this Chapter as if all were fully described herein.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, §301; as amended by Ord. 3-1976, 3/7/1976; by Ord. 7-1995, 5/22/1995, §4; by Ord. 8-1995, 7/10/1995, §3; by Ord. 3-1998, 5/6/1998, §§1-2; and by Ord. 5-1998, 7/1/1998, §5)

§27-303.District Boundaries.

The boundaries between districts are, unless otherwise indicated, either the center lines of streets or railroad rights-of-way or such lines extended or lines parallel or perpendicular thereto. Where figures are shown on the Zoning Map between a street and a district boundary line, they indicate that the district boundary line runs parallel to the street line at a distance therefrom equivalent to the number of feet so indicated.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, §302)

§27-304. Federal, State, County or Municipally Owned Property.

Wherever Federal, State or County owned property is included in one or more zoning districts, it shall be subject to the provisions of this Chapter only insofar as is permitted by the Constitution and laws of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Municipal property shall be exempt from all but the setback and land coverage provisions of this Chapter.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976, §303)

§27-305. Territory Added to R-1-Residential-1 District.

1. BEGINNING at a point in the center line of Sweetwater Road (33 feet wide) formerly known as Glen Mills Road at its intersection with the westerly boundary of lands now or formerly of Jane W. Nason as described in a deed as recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Delaware in Deed Volume 539, Page 2120; thence, from said point of BEGINNING, partially along the westerly boundary of said lands now or formerly of Jane W. Nason and partially through lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company along the westerly boundary of the aforementioned Nason property as projected, S 16 10' 41" E for a distance of 667.28 feet to a point; thence, continuing through said lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, N 73 50' 00" W for a distance of 328.74 feet to a point; thence, still through said lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, N 78 19' 04" W for a distance of 266.04 feet to a point; thence, still through said lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, N 87 43' 19" W for a distance of 290.24 feet to a point; thence, still through said lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, N 22 36' 35" W for a distance of 86.94 feet to a point on the center line of the aforementioned Sweetwater Road; thence, along the center line of said Sweetwater Road, N 56 36' 51" E for a distance of 183.03 feet to a point; thence, continuing along the center line of said Sweetwater Road, N 56 00' 46" E for a distance of 81.56 feet to a point; thence, continuing along the center line of said Sweetwater Road, N 62 57' 05" E for a distance of 524.05 feet to a point; thence, continuing along the center line of said Sweetwater Road, N 54 25' 09" E for a distance of 32.71 feet to the first mentioned point and place of BEGINNING.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 7-1995, 5/22/1995, §2)

§27-306. Territory Added to R-2-Residential-2 District.

(Reserved for future use)

§27-307. Territory Added to PA - Planned Apartment District.

(Reserved for future use)

§27-308. Territory Added to I - Institutional District.

1. BEGINNING at an interior point marking a corner of the herein described tract, a corner of lands of Glen Mills School and a corner of lands of the Henry Woodland Estate; the said point of beginning being measured the following six courses and distances from a point in the title line of a public road known as Glen Mills Road, marking a corner of lands of Glen Mills School and a corner of lands of Luca V. and Ellen M. Del Negro, to wit:

A. North 19 degrees 53 minutes 40 seconds West 298.30 feet to a point;

B. North 87 degrees 03 minutes 40 seconds West 132.00 feet to a point;

C. South 64 degrees 33 minutes 20 seconds West 294.50 feet to a point;

D. North 19 degrees 58 minutes 40 seconds West 303.50 feet to a point;

E. North 69 degrees 48 minutes 20 seconds East 116.00 feet to a point;

F. North 19 degrees 46 minutes 48 seconds West 193.93 feet to the said point of beginning;

Thence leaving the said point of beginning and along lands of the Henry Woodland Estate, South 70 degrees 06 minutes 00 seconds West 489.82 feet to a point marking a corner of lands of David B. Katz and Alicia Wagner; thence along the same, North 19 degrees 44 minutes 16 seconds West 284.01 feet to a point marking a corner of the "Cobblestones at Thornbury" Open Space; thence along the same the following two courses and distances to wit:

A. North 69 degrees 41 minutes 55 seconds East 149.18 feet to a point;

B. North 20 minutes 09 minutes 35 seconds West 817.12 feet to a point in line of lands of Horace and Antoinette McCormick;

Thence along the same and along lands of John A. Edwards, et. ux., North 69 degrees 26 minutes 39 seconds East 627.51 feet to a point marking a corner of lands of Glen Mills School; thence along the same the following two courses and distances to wit:

A. South 20 degrees 54 minutes 43 seconds East 1110.69 feet to a point;

B. North 70 degrees 19 minutes 14 seconds West 303.54 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

CONTAINING: 17.100 acres of land be the same more or less.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 3-1998, 5/6/1998, §1 and §2)

§27-309. Territory Added to LI - Limited Industrial District.

(Reserved for future use)

§27-310. Territory Added to C - Commercial District.

1. BEGINNING at a point in the bed of Concord-Thornton Road (33" wide), said point being a common corner of lands now or late of Sarah Stinson and lands now or late of the County of Delaware Industrial Development Authority, said point being located approximately 391 feet southeast from the center line of Glen Mills Road (33" wide) projected; thence, from said point of BEGINNING, the following four courses and distances:

A. Along- the bed of said Concord-Thornton Road, North 25 00' 00" West 91.00 feet to a point; thence

B. Along the former southerly Commercial Zoning District boundary line through the said lands of the County of Delaware Industrial Development Authority, North 65 00' 00" East 294.05 feet to a point in a line of lands now or late of Louis Janik, Jr. and Patricia Coccodrilli; thence

C. Along the common line of lands of Janik/Coccodrilli and the County of Delaware Industrial Development Authority, South 27 15' 00" East 91.07 feet to a point; thence

D. Along the common line between the said lands of Sarah Stinson and the said lands of the County of Delaware Industrial Development Authority, South 65 00' 00" West 297.63 feet to the point and place of BEGINNING.

CONTAINING approximately 0.618 acres.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 1-1985, 1/7/1985, §1)

§27-311. Territory Added to Q-1-Quarry-1 District.

1. BEGINNING at the interior point in lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, said point being located S 16 10' 41" E, 733.56 feet from the point of intersection of the center line of Sweetwater Road (33 feet wide) formerly known as Glen Mills Road with the westerly boundary of lands now or formerly of Jane W. Nason as described in a deed as recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Delaware in Deed Volume 539, Page 2120; thence, from said point of BEGINNING, through lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, S 70 38' 25" E for a distance of 516.14 feet to a point; thence, still through lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, S 16 10' 41" E for a distance of 851.90 feet to a point on the Corporate Boundary between Thornbury Township, Delaware County, and Middletown Township, Delaware County; thence, along said Corporate Boundary and still through said lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, S 69 21' 42" W for a distance of 421.28 feet to a point; thence, leaving the aforementioned Corporate Boundary and continuing through said lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, N 16 10' 41" W for a distance of 1,184.67 feet to the first mentioned point and place of BEGINNING.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 7-1995, 5/22/1995, §3)

§27-312. Territory Added to Q-2-Quarry-2 District.

1. BEGINNING at an interior point in lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, said point being located S 16 10' 41" E, 670.95 feet from the point of intersection of the center line of Sweetwater Road (33 feet wide) formerly known as Glen Mills Road with the westerly boundary of lands now or formerly of Jane W. Nason as described in a deed as recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for the County of Delaware in Deed Volume 539, Page 2120; thence, from said point of BEGINNING, through lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, N 73 49' 19" E for a distance of 75.79 feet to a point; thence, still through lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, S 70 38' 25" E for a distance of 70.41 feet to a point; thence, still through lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, S 71 41' 33" W for a distance of 133.18 feet to a point; thence, continuing through said lands now or formerly of General Crushed Stone Company, N 16 10' 41" W for a distance of 45.87 feet to the first mentioned point and place of BEGINNING.



(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 8-1995, 7/10/1995, §2)

§27-313. Territory Added to FPC - Floodplain Conservation District.

(Reserved for future use)

§27-314. Territory Added to MHP-Mobile Home Park District.

1. BEGINNING at a common point between Thornbury Township and Birmingham Township, said points having the coordinates 15.3, 52.7; thence along the boundary line between said Townships, northwesterly 2775 feet to a point having the coordinates 15.9, 52.3; thence leaving said boundary line, northeasterly 785 feet to a point having the coordinates 16.1, 52.6; thence southeasterly 2775 feet to a point having the coordinates 15.3, 52.9; thence southwesterly 785 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning. Containing approximately 50 + acres. Further, the "Zoning Map of Thornbury Township" referred to in §27-302 and attached to this Chapter is hereby amended to incorporate therein the said MHP - Mobile Home Park District, and, as so amended, is attached to and made a part of this Chapter.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 5-1982, 6/8/1982)

§27-315. Description of Ridley Creek Watershed District.

1. BEGINNING at a point being the intersection of the centerline of Middletown Road (State Route 352) with the centerline of Slitting Mill Road. Thence, from said point of BEGINNING, in a northwesterly direction, along the centerline of said Middletown Road, for a distance of 2,320 feet more or less, to a point on the corporate boundary line between Thornbury Township, Delaware County and Westtown Township, Chester County; thence, in a northeasterly direction along said corporate boundary line between Thornbury and Westtown Townships, for a distance of 860 feet, more or less, to a point on the corporate boundary line between Thornbury Township, Delaware County and Edgmont Township, Delaware County; thence, in a southeasterly direction, along said corporate boundary line between Thornbury and Edgmont Townships, for a distance of 2,200 feet more or less to the first mentioned point and place of BEGINNING. Containing 21.7 acres, more or less.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 1-1989, 8/7/1989, §3)

§27-318. Description of Planned Residential District-1.

1. The Zoning Map of the Township of Thornbury is hereby amended by delineating the area designated as Planned Residential District - 1 as follows:

A. Description of PRD-1 Zoning District

(1) All that certain tract of land situate in the Township of Thornbury, County of Delaware and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, being known as Thornbury Hunt, as shown on plans entitled "Final Approval Plan - Thornbury Hunt," dated June 8, 1987, last revised May 21, 1990, as prepared by Vandemark & Lynch, Inc., and as recorded in the Office for Recording of Deeds in and for Delaware County, PA, in Plan Volume No. 16, page 494, being more particularly described as follows:

(a) Beginning at a point on the title line of Dilworthtown Road (L.R. 232124, S.R. 4018) said point being located North 72 degrees, 39 minutes, 30 seconds East, a distance of 409.96 feet along said title line from its intersection with the title line of Westtown Road (L.R. 23007, S.R. 4016); thence from said point of beginning:

1) Along the title line of said Dilworthtown Road, North 72 degrees, 39 minutes, 30 seconds East, 278.00 feet to a point, thence, leaving said Dilworthtown Road title line and being along lands of various owners the following courses and distances:

a) North 72 degrees, 36 minutes, 48 seconds East, 690.00 feet to a point; thence,

b) North 73 degrees, 59 minutes, 34 seconds East, 127.75 feet to a point; thence,

c) North 72 degrees, 37 minutes, 23 seconds East, 810.02 feet to a point; thence,

d) North 18 degrees, 36 minutes, 50 seconds West, 1,648.49 feet to a point; thence,

e) North 72 degrees, 42 minutes, 48 seconds East, 757.92 feet to a point; thence,

f) North 72 degrees, 40 minutes, 30 seconds East, 1,244.94 feet to a point on the common boundary between Chester County and Delaware County; thence,

g) Along said common boundary, North 72 degrees, 24 minutes, 30 seconds East, 809.02 feet to a point; thence,

h) Leaving said common boundary, along lands now or formerly of Edward G. Harris, South 17 degrees, 28 minutes, 50 seconds East, 709.08 feet to a point on a title line in Cheyney-Thornton Road (S.R. 4017, L.R. A-717); thence,

i) Along said title line, on a curve to the left having a radius of 550.00 feet, an arc distance of 427.36 feet (the chord bearing and distance of said arc being South 38 degrees, 06 minutes, 45 seconds, 416.69 feet) to a point; thence,

2) Leaving said title line, North 74 degrees, 08 minutes, 50 seconds West, 30.00 feet to point; thence along lands of various owners the following courses and distances:

a) North 52 degrees, 18 minutes, 40 seconds West, 340.50 feet to a point; thence,

b) South 72 degrees, 40 minutes, 00 seconds West, 344.14 feet to a point; thence,

c) South 20 degrees, 32 minutes, 30 seconds West, 529.69 feet to a point; thence,

d) South 69 degrees, 27 minutes, 30 seconds East, 193.61 feet to a point; thence,

e) South 59 degrees, 42 minutes, 10 seconds East, 123.44 feet to a point; thence,

3) South 40 degrees, 33 minutes, 00 seconds East, 256.87 feet to a point on the title line in the aforementioned Cheyney-Thorton Road; thence, along the title line in the aforementioned Cheyney- Thornton Road the following courses and distances:

a) South 41 degrees, 31 minutes, 20 seconds West, 46.11 feet to a point; thence, b) South 32 degrees, 03 minutes, 20 seconds West, 70.84 feet to a point; thence,

4) South 32 degrees, 05 minutes, 42 seconds West, 312.47 feet to a point; thence leaving said title line and continuing along lands of various owners the following courses and distances:

a) North 57 degrees, 55 minutes, 40 seconds West, 210.00 feet to a point; thence,

b) South 45 degrees, 12 minutes, 50 seconds West, 517.32 feet to a point; thence,

c) South 34 degrees, 58 minutes, 20 seconds West, 200.21 feet to a point; thence,

5) South 57 degrees, 40 minutes, 30 seconds East, 335.68 feet to a point in the bed of the aforementioned Cheyney-Thornton Road; thence along a line in the bed of said Cheyney-Thornton Road the following courses and distances:

a) South 32 degrees, 19 minutes, 30 seconds West, 293.05 feet to a point thence,

b) South 28 degrees, 29 minutes, 30 seconds West, 100.00 feet to a point; thence,

c) South 25 degrees, 19 minutes, 30 seconds West, 100.00 feet to a point; thence,

d) South 16 degrees, 41 minutes, 30 seconds West, 100.00 feet to a point; thence,

e) South 09 degrees, 16 minutes, 30 seconds West, 43.34 feet to a point; thence,

6) Leaving said Cheyney-Thornton Road, South 72 degrees, 10 minutes, 10 seconds West, 369.40 feet to a point; thence, along lands of various owners of the following courses and distances:

a) South 17 degrees, 49 minutes, 50 seconds East, 183.01 feet to a point; thence,

b) South 72 degrees, 46 minutes, 00 seconds West, 849.62 feet to a point; thence,

c) South 71 degrees, 55 minutes, 00 seconds West, 300.60 feet to a point, thence,

d) North 16 degrees, 46 minutes, 40 seconds West, 244.29 feet to a point, thence,

e) South 71 degrees, 57 minutes, 40 seconds West, 396.60 feet a point; thence,

f) South 18 degrees, 02 minutes, 20 seconds East, 359.43 feet to a point; thence,

g) South 74 degrees, 11 minutes, 40 seconds West, 959.39 27-23 feet to a point; thence,

h) North 15 degrees, 06 minutes, 20 seconds West, 73.90 feet to a point, thence,

7) South 74 degrees, 53 minutes, 40 seconds West, 181.16 feet in the aforementioned title line in Westtown Road; thence along the title line of said Westtown Road:

a) North 10 degrees, 20 minutes, 30 seconds West, 853.96 feet to a point; thence along a line of lands to become incorpo- rated with and deeded to James M. McLaughlin & Helen K. McLaughlin h/w the following courses and distances:

i. North 79 degrees, 39 minutes, 30 seconds East, 406.90 feet to a point; thence,

ii. North 10 degrees, 20 minutes, 30 seconds West, 475.55 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

(2) Excepting thereout and therefrom of Ronald E. Dullen et ux as shown on sheet nos. 7 and 9 of plans entitled "Final Approval Plan - Thornbury Hunt" dated June 8, 1987, last revised May 21, 1990, being more particularly described as follows:

(a) Beginning at a point located in the northwest line of land now or formerly of Ronald E. Dullen, et ux, said point being located the following courses and distances from a point of reverse curvature at the intersection of the northwesterly line of Cheyney-Thornton Road (S.R. 4017, L.R. A717) and the southwesterly line of Country Rim; thence, along a line connecting the northwesterly line of Cheyney-Thornton Road with the southwesterly side of Country Run:

1) On a curve to the left, having a radius of 30 feet, an arc distance of 35.00 feet to a point of tangency; thence, along the southwesterly side of said Country Road the following courses and distances:

a) North 34 degrees, 07 minutes West, 45.44 feet to a point of curvature; thence,

b) On a curve to the left, having a radius of 640 feet, an arc distance of 366.75 feet to a point of tangency; thence,

c) North 66 degrees, 57 minutes West, 240.13 feet to a point; thence,

2) South 23 degrees, 03 minutes West, 35.00 feet to the aforementioned point in the northeast line of lands now or formerly of Ronald E. Dullen, et ux; thence from said point of beginning:

a) South 66 degrees, 57 minutes, 00 seconds East, 151.74 feet to a point; thence,

b) South 20 degrees, 32 minutes, 30 seconds West, 254.19 feet to a point; thence,

c) South 81 degrees, 53 minutes, 10 seconds West, 268.85 27-24 feet to a point of curvature; thence,

d) On a curve to the right, having a radius of 25.00 feet, an arc distance of 39.27 feet to a point of tangency; thence,

e) North 08 degrees, 06 minutes, 50 seconds West, 97.48 feet to a point of curvature; thence,

f) On a curve to the right, having a radius of 125.00 feet, an arc distance of 67.99 feet to a point of tangency; thence,

g) North 23 degrees, 03 minutes, 00 seconds East, 236.52 feet to a point; thence,

h) South 66 degrees, 57 minutes, 00 seconds East, 170.00 feet to the first mentioned point and place of beginning.

Said map and descriptions and all notations, references and dates shown thereon are incorporated herein by reference thereto and as shall be a part of this Section as though fully set forth herein.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 4-1996, 3/6/1996, §III)

§27-317.Description of Planned Residential District-3.

1. The Zoning Map of Thornbury Township is hereby amended by delineating the area designated as Planned Residential District - 3 as follows:

A. Description of PRD-3 Zoning District

(1) All that certain tract of land situate in the Township of Thornbury, County of Delaware and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, designated as Delaware County Tax Parcel 44-35-006, and being more particularly described as follows:



(a) Beginning at a point in the centerline of Dilworthtown Road (S.R. 4016) at its intersection with the easterly boundary line of Delaware County Tax Parcel 44-35-005; thence, from said point of beginning:

1) Along said centerline of Dilworthtown Road in a northeast- erly direction by various courses for a total distance of 1,835 feet, more or less, to a point in the westerly line of lands of Tax Parcel 44- 26-002; thence,

2) Leaving said centerline of Dilworthtown Road, along the westerly boundaries of Tax Parcels 44-26-002 through 44-26-007, 4435-007 through 44-35-010, 44-36-013, 44-36-012, 44-36-019, 44-36021, 44-36-040 and partially along the westerly boundary of Tax Parcel 44-36-041, in a southeasterly direction for a distance of 4,098 feet, more or less, to a point on the northerly boundary of Tax Parcel 44-42-002; thence,

3) Partially along northerly boundary of Tax Parcel 44-42-001 and partially along the northerly boundary of Tax Parcel 44-41-001, in a southwesterly direction for a distance of 1,832 feet, more or less, to an angle point; thence,

4) Still along said boundary of Tax Parcel 44-41-001, in a northwesterly direction for a distance of 304 feet, more or less, to an angle point; thence,

5) Still along said northerly boundary of Tax Parcel 44-41-001, in a southwesterly direction for a distance of 1,061 feet, more or less, to a point on the corporate boundary line between Thornbury Township and Birmingham Township, Delaware County; thence,

6) Along said corporate boundary between Thornbury Township and Birmingham Township, Delaware County, in a northwesterly direction for a distance of 1,790 feet, more or less, to a point on the southerly boundary of Tax Parcels 44-35-001 and 44-35-003 through 44-35-005 as projected; thence,

7) Along the said projected boundary and along the southerly boundaries of Tax Parcels 44-35-001 and 44-35-003 through 44-35- 005, in a northeasterly direction for a distance of 1,061 feet more or less, to a point on the easterly boundary of Tax Parcel 44-35-005; thence,

8) Along said easterly boundary of Tax Parcel 44-35-005, in a northwesterly direction for a distance of 1,134 feet, more or less, to a point in the centerline of the aforementioned Dilworthtown Road, said point also being the first mentions point and place of beginning.

(Ord. 2-1976, 2/3/1976; as added by Ord. 5-1998, 7/1/1998, §5)