Bristol Borough Ch. 27 requires unlicensed vehicles/trailers in commercial/industrial zones to be stored in enclosed buildings. Off-street loading requirements apply per use. No trailers on any lot more than 30 days.
Bristol Borough zoning regulates commercial vehicles across districts. In commercial and industrial zones, automotive vehicles (including truck trailers) or vehicular dwellings without current license plates must be parked or stored within completely enclosed accessory buildings, unless they are for sale at an auto dealership. No trailer (excluding RVs) may remain on a lot for more than 30 days in any zoning district. Off-street loading and unloading requirements apply per use type. Commercial operations generating truck traffic must comply with traffic regulations (Ch. 15) including speed limits on designated streets. Truck idling is restricted 10 PM-7 AM within 300 feet of residential zones.
Zoning violations for non-compliant vehicle storage. Noise violations for truck idling after hours.
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Bristol Borough regulates construction noise through general excessive noise ordinance (Ch. 10). No separate construction hour limits found; general prohibit...
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Bristol Borough Ch. 10 (Excessive Noise) prohibits unnecessary or excessive noise detrimental to health, safety, or public peace. Truck idling restricted 10 ...
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Bristol Borough Ch. 2, Part 3 (Noisy Animals, Ord. 1005, 7/14/1986) regulates excessive animal noise. Borough Council declared excessive sound detrimental to...
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Bristol Borough Ch. 27 zoning regulates fences. Screening requirements specify 36-inch hedges for lots visible from streets. Specific residential fence heigh...
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Bristol Borough administers the PA Construction Code Act (Act 45) through its Code Enforcement office. Building permits required for most structures. Fence p...
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Bristol Borough requires fences within property lines per zoning. PA has no shared fence cost statute. Buffer yard screening requirements affect both adjacen...
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