Latrobe City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 166-1 Title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Latrobe." The map showing the division of the City into the designated zoning districts shall be known as the "Zoning District Map." The said map shall be an integral part of this chapter.
§ 166-2 Purpose.
The zoning regulations and districts set forth in this chapter are intended to achieve, among others, the following purposes:
A.
To promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the following: the public health, safety, morals, and the general welfare; coordinated and practical community development and proper density of population; emergency management preparedness and operations, national defense facilities, the provisions of adequate light and air, access to incident solar energy, police protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewage, schools, recreational facilities, public grounds, the provision of a safe, reliable and adequate water supply for domestic, commercial, or industrial use, and other public requirements; as well as preservation of the natural, scenic and historic values in the environment and preservation of wetlands, aquifers and floodplains.
B.
To carry out the goals of the City's Comprehensive Plan by:
(1)
Preserving the residential character of the community.
(2)
Developing the City as a regional attraction for residents, tourists and businesses.
(3)
Promoting creative and alternative commercial and industrial activity within the City and to protect the City workforce from changing markets.
(4)
Promoting affordable housing.
(5)
Reducing overcrowding and parking congestion in neighborhoods.
(6)
Making recreational areas accessible to residents.
(7)
Developing the downtown district as a regional attraction.
(8)
Promoting industry which is relatively immune to changing market conditions.
§ 166-3 Exemption of City property.
The provisions of this Zoning Chapter as enacted, entitled "Zoning Ordinance of the City of Latrobe," shall not apply to any premises now owned, or hereafter acquired, by the City of Latrobe, for any arm or agency of the City of Latrobe, whether in fee simple ownership, or any lessor title, freehold or leasehold, if and for so long as said premises shall be devoted to public use.
§ 166-4 Effect on prior status.
Any use which would have been illegal by and under the prior Zoning Ordinance of the City of Latrobe shall not, by the enactment of this Zoning Chapter of the City of Latrobe, be granted, or be deemed to have been granted nonconforming use status. Said use shall continue to be an illegal use unless otherwise permitted under this Zoning Chapter of the City of Latrobe. Any use which would have been a nonconforming use, or a use permitted by variance obtained from the Zoning Hearing Board under the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Latrobe, shall continue to be a nonconforming use, or use by variance, under this Zoning Chapter of the City of Latrobe.