This chapter shall be known and may be cited
as the "Marcus Hook Borough Zoning Ordinance of 2005."
The zoning regulations and districts set forth
in this chapter are designed to achieve the following purposes as
stated in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (MPC), Act
247 of 1968, as amended:
A. To promote, protect, and facilitate any or all of
the following: the public health, safety, and general welfare; coordinated
and practical community development and growth and proper population
density; guidance on uses of land and structures, type and location
of public grounds and facilities; promotion of energy conservation
through planning practices and promotion of the effective utilization
of renewable energy sources; the provision of adequate light, water,
and air, access to incident solar energy, police and fire protection,
transportation, sewerage, and schools; and preservation of the natural,
scenic, and historic values in the environment as well as the preservation
of wetlands, aquifers, and floodplains.
B. To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding
of land; blight; danger and congestion in travel and transportation;
or loss of health, life, or property from fire, flood, panic, or other
dangers.
C. To provide for the use of land within the municipality
for residential housing of various dwelling types encompassing all
basic forms of housing, including single-family and a reasonable range
of multifamily dwellings in various arrangements.
D. To accommodate reasonable overall community growth,
including population and employment growth, and opportunities for
development of a variety of residential dwelling types and nonresidential
uses.
For the purposes of this chapter, Marcus Hook
Borough is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:
R-1
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Residential District
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R-2
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Residential District
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R-3
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Residential District
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R-4
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Planned Residential District
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CR
|
Central Retail District
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PBP
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Planned Business Park District
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RBC
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Recreational Business Campus District
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DMU
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Downtown Mixed Use District
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WMU
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Waterfront Mixed Use District
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TOD
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Transit-Oriented Development District
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IT
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Industrial Transition District
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IT-2
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Industrial Transition - 2 District [Added 3-1-2021 by Ord. No. O-21-3, approved 3-1-2021]
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HI
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Heavy Industrial District
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The grant of a permit or approval under this
chapter shall not constitute a representation, guarantee, or warranty
of any kind by the Borough as to the safety of the proposed use and
shall create no liability upon the Borough, its officials, or employees.