Honey Brook City Zoning Code
PART 1
Title, Purpose, Objectives and Interpretation
§ 27-101 Short Title.
[Ord. No. 247-2018, 9/17/2018]
This Chapter shall be known, and may be cited as the "Honey Brook Borough Zoning Ordinance."
§ 27-102 Purpose.
[Ord. No. 247-2018, 9/17/2018]
This Chapter is prepared in accordance with the Planning Goals as set forth in the Honey Brook Township and Borough Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan of 2015, the land use policies of the Chester County Landscapes2 Policy Plan, and with consideration for the character of the Borough, its various parts, and the suitability of the various parts for particular uses and structures, and with the view to conserving the value thereof and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the Borough. This Chapter is enacted under and pursuant to the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended, 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.
The purpose of this Chapter is to provide zoning regulations:
A.
To promote, protect, and facilitate:
1.
Public health, safety, and general welfare.
2.
Coordinated and practical community development.
3.
Proper density of population.
4.
Provisions of adequate light and air.
5.
Vehicle parking and loading space.
6.
Safe and efficient travel by vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians.
7.
Water, sewerage, schools, public grounds, and other public requirements.
8.
Natural resource protection and restoration.
§ 27-103 Community Development Objectives.
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This Chapter is enacted to implement the spirit and intent of the Honey Brook Township and Borough Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan of 2015 and other applicable codes, ordinances, or studies, as amended, which have been formulated to implement the purpose set forth in § 27-102, according to the following community development objectives:
A.
Protect the Borough's small town appeal, neighborhood character, and walkable scale as important assets.
B.
Protect the advances in community and economic revitalization.
C.
Provide adequate off-street parking areas.
D.
Preserve, protect, and manage natural resources and environment of the Borough, including wellhead protection.
E.
Manage development in a manner that protects environmental resources and maintains open and recreational areas as an integral part of the Honey Brook community.
F.
Encourage reuse of existing buildings and protection of valuable historic resources from degradation or destruction in order to preserve the cultural roots of the Borough and promote it as a historic destination.
G.
Provide opportunities for a broad choice of housing types to meet the needs of current and future residents of the Honey Brook community, including individuals, families, newly-formed households, growing families, and senior citizens, and include provisions regulating residential conversions of the existing housing stock.
H.
Encourage a safe and efficient vehicle and pedestrian circulation system that links activity centers to other parts of the Borough and Township.
I.
Seek to minimize negative impacts of regional through-traffic, in particular, truck traffic on the heart of the Borough.
J.
Utilize flexible and innovative land use regulatory and incentive techniques where they can help achieve the purposes of the Honey Brook Township and Borough Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan.
K.
Promote energy conservation, renewable energy generation, and sustainable development within the Borough through sound planning practices and design and the use of green technologies in construction.
L.
Strive for compatibility and continued cooperation between the Borough and Honey Brook Township in planning for the future of the community.
§ 27-104 Interpretation and Scope.
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In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the purposes of this Chapter. From and after the effective date of this Chapter, the use, construction and development of all land, structures, buildings, signs or portions thereof, will be subject to the regulations herein. Any existing buildings, land, or uses not in conformity with the regulations herein shall be considered nonconforming, but may be continued or changed subject to regulations herein regarding nonconformities except for developments falling within the provisions of § 508(4) of the Municipalities Planning Code, 53 P.S. § 10508(4). It is the intent that certain uses not enumerated herein are provided for in Honey Brook Township's Zoning Ordinance as part of the joint planning process.
§ 27-105 Conflict.
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Where this Chapter imposes greater restrictions upon the use of buildings or land, or upon height and bulk of buildings, or prescribes larger open spaces than are required by the provisions of another ordinance, enactment, rule, regulation or permit, the provisions of this Chapter shall control. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance, or regulation imposes greater restrictions than this Chapter, the provisions of such statute, ordinance, or regulation shall control.
This Chapter is not intended to interfere with, abrogate, annul, supersede, or cancel any easements, covenants, restrictions, or reservations contained in deeds or other agreements, but if this Chapter imposes more stringent restrictions upon the use of buildings, structures, and land than are contained in such deeds or agreements, the provisions of this Chapter shall control.
§ 27-106 Effective Date.
[Ord. No. 247-2018, 9/17/2018]
The effective date of this Chapter is the date of official adoption by Borough Council. except that with respect to the subject matter of any amendment as it may affect the nonconforming uses, or otherwise, the effective date of this Chapter shall mean the date upon which the particular amendment became or becomes effective.