Jackson Township Monroe County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
PART 2
ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS, BOUNDARIES AND MAP
§ 27-201 Districts.
[Ord. No. 2014-101, 5/1/2014]
1.
Zoning Districts. For the purpose of this chapter, the Township of Jackson is divided into the following districts:
R-1 | Residential |
V | Village |
RC | Recreation Commercial |
C | Commercial |
I | Industrial |
CV | Conservation |
2.
Floodplain Overlay District. The Floodplain Overlay District is hereby created to be coterminous with the areas which are subject to the 100-year flood, as identified in the most current Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM) issued by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. In addition to all other applicable standards of this chapter, the floodplain regulations in Chapter 8, Floodplains, shall apply.
3.
Route 715 Overlay District. The Route 715 Overlay District is hereby created and establishes a consistent setback from Route 715 to provide adequate area for future widening and improvement of the Route. In addition to all other applicable standards of this chapter, the front setback of all uses fronting on Route 715 shall be 70 feet measured from the center line of Route 715. This setback shall apply in all cases unless a greater setback is required by other provisions of this chapter.
§ 27-202 Zone Boundaries.
[Ord. No. 2014-101, 5/1/2014]
Zone boundaries as fixed by the map are intended to follow the center lines of streets, roads and watercourses, or lines parallel thereto, or property lines, unless such boundary lines are fixed by dimensions on the map. In the event of uncertainty as to the true location of a district boundary line in a particular instance, the Zoning Officer shall determine the correct district boundary. Any decision of the Zoning Officer may be appealed to the Zoning Hearing Board.
§ 27-203 Zoning Map.
[Ord. No. 2014-101, 5/1/2014]
The boundary lines of all zones are shown on a map attached to and made part of this chapter and known as the "Zoning Map of the Township of Jackson," adopted October 18, 2011. Said Map and all notations and references thereon are hereby incorporated and declared to be a part of this chapter.
§ 27-204 Permitted Uses.
[Ord. No. 2014-101, 5/1/2014]
NOTE: See Parts 4 through 9 for individual zoning districts.
1.
Intermunicipal Cooperation.
A.
Regional Comprehensive Plan. This chapter is enacted in accord with an intergovernmental cooperation agreement adopted by Jackson Township and other participating municipalities, herein referred to as the "planning region," to implement the Regional Comprehensive Plan. The adopted Regional Comprehensive Plan includes a Future Land Use Map which identifies what future land uses would be most appropriate throughout the region and at what density. Future land use recommendations are based on a variety of factors: the patterns of development and existing conditions within the municipalities; the anticipated path of future growth in the region; existing environmental conditions and natural resources; capacity of public facilities and infrastructure; and goals of the Monroe County Comprehensive Plan.
B.
Regional Approach. The zoning ordinances and zoning maps adopted by the participating municipalities provide for a variety of housing types and densities and accommodate all categories of land uses within the planning region, and are consistent with the Regional Comprehensive Plan.
C.
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code. This is consistent with Sections 916.1, 1006-A(b.1) and 1105 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1] Section 1006-A(b.1) states: "Where municipalities have adopted a multimunicipal comprehensive plan pursuant to Article XI but have not adopted a joint municipal ordinance pursuant to Article VIII-A and all municipalities participating in the multimunicipal comprehensive plan have adopted and are administrating zoning ordinances generally consistent with the provisions of the multimunicipal comprehensive plan, and a challenge is brought to the validity of a zoning ordinance of a participating municipality involving a proposed use, then the court shall consider the availability of uses under zoning ordinances within the municipalities participating in the multimunicipal comprehensive plan within a reasonable geographic area and shall not limit its consideration to the application of the zoning ordinance on the municipality whose zoning ordinance is being challenged."
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 PS §§ 10916.1, 11006-A(b.1), and 11105, respectively.
D.
Regional Uses. The uses listed in the Regional Uses Table are available within the planning region as provided by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2015-101, 4/23/2015]
Regional Uses | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Land Use | Zoning District Allowed | ||||
Chestnuthill | Jackson | Eldred | Ross | Polk | |
Adult business | Not permitted | I | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Agriculture products processing | Not permitted | I | Not permitted | Not permitted | I |
Animal shelters | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | GC | C |
Bulk fuel storage facility | Not permitted | I | I | Not permitted | I |
Concentrated animal feeding operation | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | RR | RR |
Correctional facility | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | GC | Not permitted |
Distribution center/truck terminal | Not permitted | I | Not permitted | GC | Not permitted |
Flea market, outdoor | VC, GC | Not permitted | Not permitted | GC | C |
Industrial wastewater treatment facility | Not permitted | I | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Industry | Not permitted | I | I | Not permitted | I |
Junkyard | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | RR | Not permitted |
Kennel | Not permitted | Not permitted | RR | Not permitted | C |
Mineral processing | Not permitted | I | I | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Mobile home park | R-3 | Not permitted | Not permitted | R-2 | R-2 |
Pipeline compressor station, metering station or operation/ maintenance facilities | LIC, GI | I | Not permitted | GC | Not permitted |
Power plant | Not permitted | I | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Racetrack | Not permitted | Not permitted | RR | GC | Not permitted |
Recycling facility | GI | I | I | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Resource recovery facility | Not permitted | I | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Retail/ commercial development, large-scale | VC, GC, LIC | C | C | GC | C |
Shooting range, outdoor commercial | RR | Not permitted | Not permitted | RR | Not permitted |
Solid waste landfill | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted | RR | Not permitted |
Solid waste facility | Not permitted | I | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Travel plaza | Not permitted | C | Not permitted | GC | Not permitted |
Wind energy facility, commercial | Not permitted | Not permitted | RR | RR | Not permitted |
Zoo or menagerie | Not permitted | RC | Not permitted | Not permitted | Not permitted |
Chestnuthill Township | Eldred Township | Ross Township |
RR - Rural Residential | RR - Rural Resource | RR - Rural Residential |
R-3 - Medium High Density | C - Commercial | R-2 - Medium Density Residential |
Residential | I - Industrial | GC - General Commercial |
VC - Village | Jackson Township | Polk Township |
Commercial/Residential | RC - Recreation Commercial | RR - Rural Residential |
GC - General Commercial | C - Commercial | R-1 - Rural Residential |
GI - General Industrial | I - Industrial | R-2 - Rural/Village Residential |
LIC - Light Industrial/Commercial | R-3 - Village Center District | |
C - Commercial District | ||
I - Industrial District |
2.
Prohibited Uses and Uses Not Specified in Any District.
B.
Uses Not Specified in Any District. This § 27-204, Subsection 2B, addresses, by conditional use, a proposed use which is neither specifically permitted nor specifically denied in any zoning district established under this chapter and which is not permitted in a zoning district in another participating municipality by intermunicipal agreement in accord with § 27-204, Subsection 1.
(1)
Jurisdiction. Whenever an application is made to the Zoning Officer for such use, the application shall be submitted to the Board of Supervisors which shall have the authority to permit the use or deny the use as a conditional use.
(2)
Findings. The use may be permitted only if the Board of Supervisors makes all of the following findings, and the burden of proof shall be upon the applicant:
(a)
The use is similar to and compatible with the uses listed for the subject zoning district.
(b)
The use in no way conflicts with the intent of the zoning district and the general purpose and intent of this chapter.
(c)
The use is not permitted in any other zoning district in the planning area.
(d)
The use where proposed would be consistent with the Regional Comprehensive Plan
(3)
Planning Commission and Regional Planning Committee Review. At the time the application is submitted to the Board of Supervisors, the Zoning Officer shall also provide a copy to the Township Planning Commission and the Regional Planning Committee for its recommendation. The Board of Supervisors shall not conduct a public hearing on the application until the comments from the Planning Commission and Regional Planning Committee are received or 30 days have passed from the time the application was referred to the Planning Commission and Regional Planning Committee.
(4)
Conditions. The Board of Supervisors may attach reasonable conditions and safeguards to any conditional use approval granted for a use not specified in the schedule of uses, incorporating standards in this chapter for similar uses in the district and such other conditions as the Board of Supervisors may deem necessary to protect and promote the public health, safety, morals and welfare and to implement the purposes of this chapter and the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.