An ordinance regulating the location, height, bulk, erection,
construction, alteration, razing and size of structures; the percentage
of lot which may be occupied; the size of yards, courts and other
open spaces; the density and distribution of population; the intensity
of land use or bodies of water for commerce, industry, residence,
recreation, public activities or other purposes; the uses of land,
the protection of historic resources; and providing for the administration,
enforcement and amendment of this chapter in accordance with the provisions
of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended.
This chapter shall be known as the "Irwin Borough Zoning Ordinance."
This article shall serve as the statement of community development
objectives for the Borough of Irwin Zoning Ordinance as required by
Section 606 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act
247 of 1968, as amended). The Zoning Ordinance reflects the policy
goals of the Borough as stated in the following community development
objectives and has been developed as a legislative and administrative
tool of the Borough to implement these objectives. The overall goal
of the Borough of Irwin Zoning Ordinance is to enhance the Borough's
residents' community atmosphere while developing a balance of residential,
recreational, commercial and industrial uses consistent with the adopted
Borough of Irwin Comprehensive Plan, as amended.
A. Land use objectives.
(2) Assure infrastructure and land use planning is coordinated.
(3) Encourage land use patterns that preserve and set aside green and
open space.
B. Housing objectives.
(1) Permit the development of mixed-use residential districts.
(2) Promote open space within residential districts.
(3) Promote pedestrian-friendly residential districts.
C. Economic objectives.
(1) Encourage the development of businesses.
(2) Establish a strong diverse tax base.
D. Infrastructure and community facilities objectives.
(1) Assure infrastructure and land use planning are coordinated.
(2) Promote the development of public and/or private recreational activities
throughout the Borough.
(3) Advocate standards that assure public safety.
(4) Assure development costs are not passed on to the citizens.
E. Natural resources and preservation objectives.
(1) Promote the development of outdoor recreational activities.
(2) Encourage high quality redevelopment.
(3) Assure redevelopment does not adversely impact our environment.
(4) Encourage redevelopment of compatible land uses.
(5) Encourage redevelopment of safe land uses.
(6) Assure redevelopment meets state and federal requirements.
(7) Encourage traffic patterns that contribute to less congestion.
In interpreting and applying this chapter, the Borough holds
these provisions to be the minimum requirements for promotion of health,
safety, morals and general welfare of the Borough of Irwin. Any use
permitted subject to the regulations prescribed by the provisions
of this chapter shall conform with all regulations for the zoning
district in which it is located and to all other pertinent regulations
of the chapter. This chapter is not intended to interfere with, abrogate,
annul, supersede or cancel any easements, covenants, restrictions
or reservations contained in deeds or other agreements, but if the
ordinance imposes more stringent restrictions upon the use of buildings
and land than are contained in the deeds or agreements, the provisions
of the chapter shall control.
The Borough of Irwin Zoning Ordinance of 1979 and its amendments
are hereby repealed and replaced by the provisions of the Borough
of Irwin's Zoning Ordinance of 2014, as amended.