Aldan City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 256-1 Title.
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."
§ 256-2 Purpose.
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.
§ 256-3 Applicability.
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.
§ 256-4 Interpretation of provisions.
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.