Port Vue City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Purposes; Short Title; Objectives
§ 310-1 Purpose.
The following districts shall be and are hereby established in said Borough and the following regulations for the purpose of regulating the use and occupancy of property for trade, industry, residence or other purposes and the location, use and occupancy of buildings or other structures and land designed for specific uses and regulating and limiting the height and bulk of buildings or other structures hereafter erected, reconstructed or altered, and regulating and determining the area of yards, courts and other buildings or other structures hereafter to be erected, reconstructed or altered, shall be in full force and effect.
§ 310-2 Short title.
This chapter shall be known as the "Zoning Ordinance" and the map herein referred to for all purposes of this chapter shall be known as the "Zoning District Map."
§ 310-3 Community development objectives.
[Added 9-12-1989 by Ord. No. 401; 11-9-1993 by Ord. No. 446]
A.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the Borough. The Comprehensive Plan, in accordance with which this chapter as enacted and which is reflected in the provisions of this chapter, has been formulated to implement the purpose set forth in § 310-1 of this chapter, in the respects therein stated and more particularly with a view toward, inter alia, the following objectives:
(1)
Guiding and encouraging the future development of the Borough in accordance with comprehensive planning land use and population density that represents the most beneficial and convenient relationships among the residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and recreational areas within the Borough, having regard to their suitability for the various uses appropriate to each of them and their potentiality for such uses, as indicated by topography and soil conditions, existing man-made conditions, and trends in population, in the direction and manner of the use of the land, in building development, and in economic activity, considering such conditions and trends both within the Borough and with respect to the relation of the Borough to surrounding areas;
(2)
Protecting the character and the social and economic stability of each of such areas and encouraging their orderly and beneficial growth;
(3)
Protecting and conserving the value of land and buildings throughout the Borough, depending upon necessity or circumstances, appropriate to the various zoning districts established herein;
(4)
Bring about through proper timing, the gradual conformity of land use to the Comprehensive Plan aforesaid, and minimizing conflicts among the uses of land and buildings;
(5)
Aiding in bringing about the most beneficial relation between land use and the circulation of traffic throughout the Borough, having particular regard to traffic to and from the expressways, and to avoidance of congestion in the streets and the provision of safe and convenient access appropriate to the various land uses;
(6)
Aiding in providing a guide for public policy and action in the efficient provision of public facilities and services, in the provision of safe and proper sanitary sewage disposal, and for private enterprise in building development, investment and other economic activity relating to land use.
B.
Insofar as such objectives are consistent with the purpose set forth in § 310-1 of this chapter and with the aforesaid minimum requirements therefor, the provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted, administered and applied in such manner as will facilitate attainment of the said objectives, and all others permitted by law.