Old Forge City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Community Development Objectives
§ 350-6 General provisions.
A.
This chapter has been adopted in part to assist in carrying out the community development objectives of the Borough of Old Forge for promoting, protecting and facilitating the public health, safety and general welfare of Old Forge Borough residents.
B.
The overall community development objectives of the Borough aim to:
(1)
Create a functional environment for each type of use of land, including residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural and public uses, whether major or minor. This requires providing adequate community facilities and utilities, as well as prohibiting and eliminating incompatible uses.
(2)
Encourage concentrations of development where it is physically and financially feasible to provide appropriate municipal services, and to keep development to a minimum in areas where such services cannot practically be provided.
(3)
Determine the most appropriate use for sites where there may be competition for land. Factors considered in such determination include the character and compatibility of adjoining development, the availability of facilities and services and the need for each use within the Borough.
(4)
Reserve suitable sites and create a desirable environment for industrial and other business activity which will serve to attract business firms to the community.
(5)
Encourage a development pattern which will result in a sound tax base in order to permit the Borough to provide the services and facilities which are essential amenities of residential, commercial and industrial areas.
(6)
Encourage the conservation of our natural resources, including particularly our overall water supply through minimal disturbance of our aquifers.
(7)
Encourage the development of land in an energy-efficient manner, including the use of renewable energy such as solar, water and wind.
§ 350-7 Residential development objectives.
The residential development objectives of the Borough are to:
A.
Create attractive residential areas free from adverse environmental influences.
B.
Regulate residential densities to prevent overcrowding, to provide adequate privacy and open space and to maintain the neighborhood-based character of the community.
C.
Exclude incompatible land uses from residential areas.
D.
Provide for essential services and facilities.
§ 350-8 Commercial development objectives.
The commercial development objectives of the Borough are to:
A.
Establish sufficiently large areas for commercial development to permit concentrations of businesses in well-defined locations as opposed to scattered interspersing of such facilities throughout the Borough.
B.
Provide for the revitalization of the Borough's Main Street Commercial District.
C.
Provide for highway-oriented commercial uses such as automobile service establishments, drive-in eating and drinking places, motels, etc., in appropriate locations.
D.
Regulate such highway commercial uses in order to preclude the inherent disadvantages of this form of development.
E.
Provide development standards to improve the aesthetic appearance of highway commercial development.
§ 350-9 Industrial development objectives.
The industrial development objectives of the Borough are to:
A.
Reserve areas of flat land with access to utilities and transportation.
B.
Locate sites and establish operating standards for their use to prevent any adverse influences on other areas of the community.
C.
Separate light and heavy industrial activities so that functional environments will be created to serve the various forms of development.
§ 350-10 Special use development objectives.
The special use development objectives of the Borough are to: