Hellertown City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title and Short Title
§ 450-1 Title.
An ordinance to limit and restrict to specified districts or zones, and to regulate therein, buildings and structures according to their construction and the nature of and the extent of their use and the nature and extent of the uses of land in Hellertown Borough, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, hereinafter referred to as "the Borough," and providing for the administration and enforcement of the provisions therein contained, and fixing penalties for the violation thereof.
§ 450-2 Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Hellertown Borough Zoning Ordinance of 2002."
§ 450-3 Declaration of purpose.
This chapter is adopted for the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the community and to further the following related and more specific objectives:
A.
To guide and regulate the orderly growth, development and redevelopment of the Borough in accordance with the goals, objectives and plans of the Hellertown Borough Comprehensive Plan of 1977, as amended by the 1984 supplement and the 2000 supplement. These goals, objectives and plans are hereby incorporated as objectives of this chapter.
B.
To protect the established character and the social and economic well-being of both private and public property.
C.
To promote, in the public interest, the utilization of land for the purposes for which it is most appropriate.
D.
To secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers and to provide adequate light, air and convenience of access.
E.
To prevent overcrowding of land or buildings and to avoid undue concentration of population.
F.
To lessen and, where possible, to prevent traffic congestion on public streets and highways.
G.
To conserve the value of buildings and to enhance the value of land throughout the Borough.