Old Forge City Zoning Code
ARTICLE IV
Establishment of Districts
§ 350-13 Districts established.
For the purposes of this chapter, the Borough of Old Forge is divided into the following districts:
E-1 | Environmental Conservation District |
R-1 | Low-Density Residential District |
R-1A | Moderate-Density Existing Residential District |
R-2 | Medium-Density Residential District |
C-1 | Main Street Commercial District |
C-2 | Highway Commercial District |
C-3 | Office Commercial District |
I-1 | Light Industrial District |
I-2 | Heavy Industrial District |
§ 350-14 Zoning Map.
§ 350-15 Interpretation of boundaries.
If uncertainty exists as to the boundary of any district shown on the Zoning Map, the Zoning Hearing Board shall determine the location of such boundary according to the guidelines set forth below.
§ 350-16 District boundaries.
Where uncertainty exists as to boundaries of any district as shown on the Zoning Map, the following guidelines shall apply in determining the location of such boundary:
A.
District boundary lines are intended to follow or parallel the center line of streets, streams and railroads and lot or property lines as they exist on a recorded deed or plan in the County Recorder of Deeds office at the time of adoption of this chapter, unless such district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions as shown on the Zoning Map.
B.
Where a district boundary is not fixed by dimensions and where it approximately follows lot lines, and where it does not scale more than 10 feet therefrom, such lot lines shall be construed to be such boundaries unless specifically shown otherwise.
C.
In unsubdivided land or where a district boundary divides a lot, the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions, shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the Zoning Map or by survey of a registered surveyor hired and paid for by the property owner questioning or contesting the boundary location.
D.
If a zoning district boundary line divides a lot held in single and separate ownership prior to the effective date of this chapter, placing 85% or more of the lot area in a particular zoning district, the location of such district boundary line may be construed to include the remaining 15% or less of the lot so divided.
[Added 12-7-1999]
§ 350-17 State-owned property.
Wherever state-owned property is included in one or more zoning districts, it shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter only insofar as permitted by the Constitution and laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
§ 350-18 Federally owned property.
Wherever federally owned property is included in one or more zoning districts, it shall be subject to the provisions of this chapter only insofar as permitted by the Constitution and laws of the United States government.
§ 350-19 Exemptions.
A.
This chapter shall not apply to any existing or proposed building, or extension thereof, used or to be used by a public utility corporation, if, upon petition of the corporation, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission shall, after a public hearing, decide that the present or proposed situation of the building in question is reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare of the public.
B.
It shall be the responsibility of the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to ensure that both the corporation and the municipality in which the building or proposed building is located have notice of the hearing and are granted an opportunity to appear, present witnesses, cross-examine witnesses presented by other parties and otherwise exercise the rights of a party to the proceedings.
§ 350-20 Use intensity.
It is the intent of the Borough that this chapter is cumulative and that any less intense principal permitted, special exception or conditional use is allowable in a more intense use zone as a principal permitted, special exception or conditional use. Zone intensity starts with residential zones which are the least intense use and work up in intensity through commercial zones to industrial zones which are the most intense use.