Red Hill City Zoning Code
PART 1
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 27-101 Short Title.
[Ord. 300, 12/4/1984, § 1.1]
This Chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Zoning Ordinance for the Borough of Red Hill."
§ 27-102 Purpose.
[Ord. 300, 12/4/1984, § 1.2]
1.
This Chapter is hereby adopted in accordance with:
A.
The requirements of Act 247 (the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code), as amended.
B.
The following community development objectives:
(1)
Residential Development. To protect the character of existing development while providing an opportunity for new development of a variety of density and housing types in appropriate locations in the Borough. Moderate and high density residential development should be encouraged in those areas which are readily accessible to business and employment opportunities as well as community facilities. Areas adjoining the commercial core of the Borough along Route 29, Main Street, are primary areas for moderate and high density residential development. Undeveloped areas in the western portions of the Borough are primary areas for low density residential development.
(2)
Commercial Development. To encourage the development of personal services and retail stores in the Borough to provide essential goods and services. A central commercial area of approximately 30 acres is the area to be targeted for commercial development. Attention must be given to concentrating commercial development in the central area rather than allowing scattered commercial development along Route 29, Main Street, as it travels the length of the Borough.
(3)
Industrial Development. To encourage the preservation of light industrial development that presently exists in the Borough and to encourage new light industrial development in an area southeast of Sixth Street between Adams and Hendricks Streets and the Borough boundary.
(4)
Agriculture. To preserve existing agricultural development in an area northeast of Sixth Street between the abandoned Reading Railroad right-of-way and the Borough line.
(5)
Community Facilities. To assure that parks, utilities, government buildings and other community facilities are adequate to meet the needs of the Borough's existing and future residents.
(6)
Transportation. To provide for a network of streets that will permit the free flow of people and goods into and out of the Borough.
(7)
Environment. To encourage the maintenance of a high standard of air and water quality and the protection of the Borough's natural resources, including woodlands, floodplains and steep slopes. Historical and cultural resources should be identified and preserved, and the overall aesthetic qualities of the Borough should be improved through sign regulations, landscaping requirements and similar controls.
(8)
Intergovernmental Cooperation and Implementation. To encourage cooperation with surrounding communities in dealing with social and physical problems which transcend municipal boundaries.
C.
An overall program.
D.
With consideration for the character of the Borough, its various parts and the suitability of the various parts for particular uses and structures.
2.
In addition to carrying out the objectives stated above, this Chapter is designed:
A.
To promote, protect and facilitate one or more of the following: the public health, safety, morals, general welfare; coordinated and practical community development; property density of population; conservation of energy; civil defense, disaster evacuation and national defense facilities; the provisions of adequate light and air; police protection; vehicle parking and loading space; transportation, water, sewage, schools, public grounds and other public requirements.
B.
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.
§ 27-103 Application.
[Ord. 300, 12/4/1984, § 1.3]
1.
No building, structure or land shall be used, occupied, erected, moved, enlarged or structurally altered unless in conformity with the regulations of this Chapter.
2.
This Chapter regulates:
A.
The location, height, bulk and size of buildings and other structures.
B.
The relation of such buildings or structures to roads and highways, their intersections, to natural bodies of water, to public buildings and public grounds and to floodplains.
C.
Areas and dimensions of land and bodies of water to be occupied by uses and structures; the percentage of a lot that may be occupied, the size and use of yards, courts and other open spaces.
D.
The density and distribution of population and intensity of use.
E.
The uses of land, buildings and structures for residents, trade, industry and other purposes.
§ 27-104 Exemptions.
[Ord. 300, 12/4/1984, § 1.4]
1.
Public Utilities. This Chapter shall not apply to any existing or proposed building or extension thereof which is used or is to be used by a public utility corporation, if, upon petition of the corporation, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission decides after a public hearing that the present or proposed situation of the building in question is reasonably necessary for the conveniences or welfare of the public.
§ 27-105 Interpretation.
[Ord. 300, 12/4/1984, § 1.5]
1.
Minimum Requirements. The provisions of this Chapter shall be interpreted as the minimum requirements for the promotion of the health, safety, morals and general welfare. Where this Chapter conflicts with any rule, regulation or ordinance, the greater restrictions upon the use of buildings or premises, upon the height or bulk of a building or upon requiring larger open spaces shall prevail, regardless of its source.
2.
Exemplary Lists. Any list of permitted or prohibited uses is not an exhaustive list but is included to clarify, emphasize and illustrate, by example, uses which are desirable or undesirable.