Logan Township City Zoning Code
PART 1
TITLE, PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
§ 101 Title.
[Ord. 11-15-79]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as "Logan Township Zoning Ordinance Amendment No. 16."
§ 102 Purpose.
[Ord. 11-15-79]
Whereas, the Supervisors of the Township of Logan deem it necessary to the promotion of public health, safety, morals, comfort and general welfare of Logan Township to regulate therein the use, size and location of buildings and other structures; the size and location of yards and other open spaces in relation to buildings; and the use of land; the following districts are hereby created and the following regulations are hereby established to accomplish that purpose and shall hereafter apply.
§ 103 Statement of Community Development Objectives.
[Ord. 1-23-92]
The following list of community development objectives developed through legislative findings of the Board of Supervisors of the Township of Logan is the basis for the provisions of this chapter.
1.
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, airports, and national defense facilities, the provisions of adequate light and air, access to incident solar energy, police protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewerage, schools, recreational facilities, public grounds, the provision of a safe, reliable and adequate water supply for domestic, commercial, agricultural or industrial use, and other public requirements; as well as preservation of the natural, scenic, and historic values in the environment and preservation of forests, wetlands, aquifers and floodplains.
2.
To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land, blight, danger and congestion in travel and transportation, loss of health, life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers.
3.
To preserve prime agricultural and farmland considering topography, soil type and classification and present use.
4.
To provide for the use of land within the Township for residential housing of various dwelling types encompassing all basic forms of housing, including single-family and two-family dwellings, and a reasonable range of multifamily dwellings in various arrangements, mobile homes and mobile home parks, provided, however, that this chapter, or any amendments hereto, shall not be deemed invalid for the failure to provide for any other specific dwelling type.
5.
To accommodate reasonable overall community growth, including population and employment growth, and opportunities for development of a variety of residential dwelling types and nonresidential uses.
6.
To encourage growth in terms of population and commercial and industrial activity so that the Township captures at least its fair share of regional growth.
7.
The Board of Supervisors hereby recognizes that circumstances can necessitate the adoption and timely pursuit of new goals and the enactment of zoning ordinance amendments which may neither require nor allow for the completion of and approval of new community development objectives.