The Dalton Borough Zoning Ordinance of August 1990 (Ordinance No. 3-1990), as amended, is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as hereinafter set forth. This Zoning Ordinance is not intended to and shall not be construed to affect or change any other ordinance, code or regulation of the Borough of Dalton. If any other ordinance, code or regulation of the Borough of Dalton is in conflict or inconsistent with the requirements of this chapter, the most restrictive standards and provisions shall apply.
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Title. An ordinance permitting, prohibiting, regulating, restricting, and determining the uses of land, watercourses, and other bodies of water; the size, height, bulk, location, erection, construction, alteration, razing, removal and use of structures; the areas and dimensions of land and bodies of water to be occupied by uses and structures as well as courts, yards; and other open spaces and distances to be left unoccupied by uses and structures: the density of population and intensity of use; creating zoning districts and establishing the boundaries thereof; authorizing the appointment of a Zoning Officer; creating a zoning hearing board; and providing for the administration, amendment, and enforcement of the ordinance, including the imposition of penalties.
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Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Dalton Borough Zoning Ordinance."
This chapter is adopted in accordance with an overall land use control 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. This chapter is enacted for the following purposes:
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To promote, protect and facilitate one or more of the following: the public health, safety, morals, general welfare; coordinated and practical community development; density of population; civil defense and disaster evacuation, airports, and national defense facilities; the provisions of adequate light and air; police protection; vehicle parking and loading space; transportation; historic resources; natural resources, agricultural land and uses; the safe use of natural or artificial bodies of water, boat docks and related facilities; reliable, safe and adequate water supplies; safe and adequate sewerage disposal, schools, public grounds and other public requirements and other purposes set forth in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1]
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Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
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To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land, watercourses and other bodies of water; blight; danger and congestion in travel and transportation; loss of health, life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers.
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To preserve prime agriculture and farmland considering topography, soil type and classification, and present use.
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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 two-family dwellings, and a reasonable range of multifamily dwellings in various arrangements, mobile homes and mobile home parks; provided, however, that no zoning ordinance shall be deemed invalid for the failure to provide for any other specific dwelling type.
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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.
In interpretation and application, the provisions of this chapter shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the Borough and its citizens. It is not intended to interfere with or abrogate or annul other rules, regulations or ordinances of the Borough except that, where this chapter imposes a greater restriction upon the use of buildings or premises or upon the height of a building, or requires larger open spaces than are imposed by such other rules, regulations or ordinances, the provisions of this chapter shall control.