Hepburn Township City Zoning Code
PART 3
DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS; OFFICIAL ZONING MAP; DISTRICT BOUNDARIES; AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
§ 27-301 Designation of Districts.
[Ord. 75-1, 1/6/1975; as amended by Ord. 82-1, 2/17/1982; and by Ord. 8.5.2008, 8/5/2008]
For the purposes of this chapter, the Township is hereby divided into districts which shall be designated as follows:
R-C | Residential Conservation District | |
R-M | Residential Medium-Density District | |
R-S | Residential Suburban District | |
V | Village District | |
C-H | Commercial Highway | |
A | Agriculture District |
§ 27-302 Official Zoning Map.
[Ord. 75-1, 1/6/1975; as amended by Ord. 1990-1, 9/4/1990]
1.
The Township is hereby divided into districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map which, together with all supplementary matter thereon, is hereby adopted by reference and declared to be a part of this chapter.
2.
The Official Zoning Map shall be identified by the signature of the Township Official properly attested and shall bear the Township seal.
3.
No changes of any nature shall be made in the Official Zoning Map except in conformance with procedures set forth under § 609 of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10609.
4.
The Official Zoning Map may be replaced only by an ordinance of the Township Supervisors, and said ordinance shall state that the adoption of a new Official Zoning Map shall supersede any prior Official Zoning Map. The new Official Zoning Map shall be identified by a certification to the effect that "This Official Zoning Map supersedes and replaces the Official Zoning Map adopted the _____ day of _____, 19_____, as part of the Township of Hepburn, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania."
§ 27-303 District Boundaries.
[Ord. 75-1, 1/6/1975]
1.
The boundaries of the districts shall be as shown upon the Official Zoning Map.
2.
Where uncertainty exists as to the boundaries of districts as shown on the Official Zoning Map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streets, highways, alleys, or railroads shall be construed to follow such center lines.
B.
Boundaries indicated as approximately following platted lot lines or Township limits shall be construed as following such lines or limits.
C.
Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such shorelines, and in the event of change in the shoreline shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline; boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams, rivers, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed to follow such center lines.
F.
Where a district boundary line divides a lot which was in single ownership at the time of passage of this chapter, the Zoning Hearing Board may permit, as a special exception, the extension of the regulations for either portion of the lot not to exceed 50 feet beyond the district line into the remaining portion of the lot provided that such extension does not extend the district boundary along any street or road.
§ 27-304 Community Development Objectives.
[Ord. 75-1, 1/6/1975]
1.
These zoning regulations are designed to promote and effectuate the following community development objectives:
A.
Achievement of the highest and best use of land.
B.
Protection of transportation corridors.
C.
The establishment of 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 installation of sanitary sewers and treatment facilities.
H.
To effectuate the future land use plan including the preservation of natural amenities, resources and environment.
I.
To ultimately eliminate polluting factors and pollutants from land, water and air.
§ 27-305 Application of District Regulations.
[Ord. 75-1, 1/6/1975]
1.
The regulations set by this chapter within each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land, except as hereinafter provided:
A.
No building, structure, or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building, or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved, or structurally altered except in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
2.
No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered:
A.
To exceed the height or bulk.
B.
To accommodate or house a greater number of families.
C.
To occupy a greater percentage of lot area.
D.
To have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards, or other open spaces than herein required; or in any other manner contrary to the provisions of this chapter.
3.
No part of a yard, or other open space, or off-street parking or loading space required about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this chapter, shall be included as part of a yard, open space, or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building.
4.
No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall be reduced to dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter.