The Borough of Matamoras is hereby divided into
zoning districts, as shown on the Official Zoning Map, which together
with all explanatory matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference
and declared to be part of this chapter, together with all future
notations, references and amendments.
A.
Identification of Official Zoning Map. The Official
Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Borough Council
and attested to by the Secretary of the body, together with the date
of the adoption of this chapter.
B.
Changing the Official Zoning Map. If, in accordance
with the provisions of this chapter and the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code, as amended,[1] changes are made in district boundaries or other matters
portrayed on the Official Zoning Map, such changes shall be entered
on the Official Zoning Map promptly after the amendment for the same
has been approved by the Borough Council. All changes shall be noted
on the Official Zoning Map by date, with a brief description of the
nature of the change.
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10101
et seq.
C.
Location of Official Map. The Official Zoning Map
shall be kept on file at the Matamoras Borough Hall.
For the purpose of this chapter, the borough
is hereby divided into the following districts:
|
R
|
Recreation
|
|
R-1
|
Single-Family Residential
|
|
R-2
|
General Residential
|
|
C-1
|
Neighborhood Commercial
|
|
C-2
|
General Commercial
|
|
I
|
Industrial
|
|
F
|
Floodplain
|
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries
of districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules
shall apply:
A.
Designation of district boundaries. Boundaries indicated
as approximately following the center line of streets, highways, alleys,
railroad rights-of-way, streams, existing lot lines or municipal boundary
lines shall be construed to follow such features indicated. Where
boundaries are indicated as being approximately perpendicular to the
right-of-way line of a street, highway or alley, such boundary shall
be construed as being perpendicular thereto. Where a district boundary
line does not follow such a line, position is shown on said Zoning
Map by reference to an ordinance describing such lines or by specific
dimension expressing its distance, in feet, from a street center line
or other boundary line as indicated and running parallel thereto.
B.
Determination of location of boundaries. Where physical
or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those
shown on the Official Zoning Map or if uncertainty exists as to the
true location of a district boundary line in a particular instance,
the Zoning Officer shall refer the application to the Zoning Hearing
Board which shall, pursuant to public notice, make the determination
of the location of the district boundary.
District regulations are of two (2) types, use
regulations and development standards, both of which shall apply to
any proposed new use, expansion of an existing use or change of use
of land in Matamoras Borough. Use regulations and statements of intent
for each zoning district are provided in the Schedule of Uses [1]. Development standards are found in the Schedule of Development
Standards.[2]
A.
Listed uses. Uses shall be permitted only in strict accord with the Schedule of Uses. A use listed as a principal permitted use, conditional use, special exception or accessory use shall be permitted in the district only as listed. The absence of a particular use in any District Schedule of Uses indicates the use is not permitted in that district, except in accord with § 124-12B of this chapter. A specific use which may by definition be included in a more general listing shall only be permitted where specifically listed. For example, laundries and dry cleaning (a type of service establishment) would not be permitted as a "service establishment" but only under "laundries and dry cleaning establishment."
B.
Uses not included. Whenever any proposed use is neither
specifically permitted nor denied by this chapter, the Zoning Officer
shall refer the application to the Planning Commission which shall
make a recommendation to the Borough Council whether the proposed
use should be permitted or not permitted in a particular zoning district,
based on the use's similarity to other uses which are specifically
identified by this chapter. Upon receipt of the Planning Commission
recommendation, the Council shall make the final determination and,
if the use is determined to be permitted, classify the use as either
a principal permitted, conditional, accessory or special exception
use in a particular district. The use shall then be treated in accord
with the applicable requirements of this chapter.
[1]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Uses is included
at the end of this chapter.
[2]
Editor's Note: The Schedule of Development
Standards is included at the end of this chapter.
