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Coudersport City Zoning Code

ARTICLE I

Short Title; Purpose; Community Development Objectives

§ 450-1 Short title.

[Amended 2-8-1989 by Ord. No. 490]
This chapter shall be known as "The 1989 Coudersport Borough Zoning Ordinance."

§ 450-2 Purpose.

The regulations of this "Zoning Ordinance" are made in accordance with a comprehensive land use plan and designed:
A. 
To promote, protect, and facilitate one or more of the following: the public health, safety, general welfare, coordinated and practical community development, proper density of population, civil defense, disaster evacuation, airports and national defense facilities, the provisions for adequate light and air, police protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewerage, schools, public grounds and other public requirements; as well as,
B. 
To prevent the following: blight, overcrowding of land, danger and congestion in travel and transportation, loss of health, life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers.

§ 450-3 Community development objectives.

This chapter is intended to further facilitate implementation of Coudersport Borough's community development objectives. These objectives are:
A. 
To achieve the highest and best use of land;
B. 
To protect transportation corridors;
C. 
To establish a realistic population density control;
D. 
To effectuate a logical road and street pattern designed to adequately serve business, industry and residence and insofar as possible maintain a separation necessary to protect the neighborhood environment;
E. 
To guide development with a view to providing adequate and economical community facilities and utilities;
F. 
To achieve adequate public protection;
G. 
To permit economical installations of sanitary sewers and treatment facilities;
H. 
To ultimately eliminate pollution factors and pollutants from water and air.