Montgomery City Zoning Code
§ 16-13.2
Policy Purposes and Findings.
[Ord. #89-621, S 4]
It is hereby found and determined:
a.
Within the Township of Montgomery there are many features, improvements, places, buildings or other areas that have special character, or historical or aesthetic interest or value, or represent fine architectural products of distinct periods in the history of the Township.
b.
The preservation of such special features, improvements, places, buildings or other areas is vital to the education of the Township's youth and to the continuity of the Township's rich heritage.
c.
The purposes of this section are:
1.
To effect and accomplish the protection, enhancement and perpetuation of historic sites and districts that represent or reflect elements of the Township's cultural, social, economic, political and architectural history; and
2.
To safeguard the Township's historic and cultural heritage as embodied and reflected in its historic sites and districts by protecting sites and districts from incompatible new development and inappropriate expansion of infrastructure within those historic districts, to protect isolated sites from inappropriate demolition, and to take other necessary and appropriate actions pursuant to this ordinance to ensure the continued existence of Montgomery Township's rich historical heritage.