A.
The title of this chapter is "An Ordinance Establishing
Districts and Regulations Pertaining to the Use of Land Within Districts;
Creating a Zoning Hearing Board for the Administration of Regulations;
and Providing Means to Enforce This Ordinance."
B.
Short title. This chapter shall be known as and may
be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Aldan, Pennsylvania."
A.
This chapter is hereby adopted in accordance with:
B.
In addition to carrying out the objectives of the
Aldan Comprehensive Plan, this chapter is designed to:
(1)
Provide, promote, protect and facilitate one or more
of the following: the public health, safety, morals, general welfare,
coordinated and practical community development, proper density of
population, the provision of adequate sun, light and air, police protection,
vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, public grounds, educational and recreational facilities and
other public requirements such as proper streets, control of signs
and billboards and to protect property values.
(2)
Prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding
of land, blight, pollution, danger and congestion in travel and transportation,
loss of health, life or property from fire, flood, panic or other
dangers. Zoning chapters shall be made in accordance with an overall
planning program, and with consideration for the character of the
municipality, its various parts and the suitability of the various
parts for particular uses and structures.
(3)
Preserve watersheds and conservation areas and control
floodplain areas, considering topography, soil type and classification
and present use.
A.
No building, structure or land shall be used, occupied,
erected, moved, enlarged or structurally altered unless in conformity
with the regulations of this chapter.
B.
This chapter regulates:
(1)
The location, height, bulk and size of buildings and
other structures.
(2)
The relation of such buildings or structures to roads
and highways, their intersections and interchanges, to steep slopes
and natural bodies of water, to public buildings and public grounds,
to airports and heliports, to historic buildings and places and to
floodplains.
(3)
Areas and dimensions of land and bodies of water to
be occupied by uses and structures; the percentage of a lot that may
be occupied; the size and use of yards, courts and other open spaces.
(4)
The density and distribution of population and intensity
of use.
(5)
The uses of land, buildings and structures for residents,
trade, industry and other purposes.
A.
Minimum requirements. The provisions of this chapter
shall be interpreted as the minimum requirements for the promotion
of the health, safety, morals and general welfare. Where this chapter
conflicts with any rule, regulation or chapter, the greater restriction
upon the use of buildings or premises, upon the height or bulk of
a building or upon requiring larger open spaces shall prevail, regardless
of its source.
B.
Exemplary lists. Any list of permitted or prohibited
uses is not an exhaustive list, but is included to clarify, emphasize
and illustrate, by example, uses which are desirable or undesirable.
C.
In interpreting the language of zoning ordinances
to determine the extent of the restriction upon the use of the property,
the language shall be interpreted, where doubt exists, in favor of
the property owner and against any implied extension of the restriction.
