Sewickley City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Intent, Title and Purposes
§ 330-101 Title.
This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Official Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Sewickley," and the map shall be known and designated as the "Official Zoning Map of the Borough of Sewickley."
§ 330-102 Authority.
§ 330-103 General intent and objectives.
This chapter is made in accordance with an overall program and with consideration for the character of the Borough, its various parts, and the suitability of the various parts for particular uses and structures. This chapter is enacted for the following purposes:
A.
To promote, protect and facilitate one or more of the following: public health, safety, morals, general welfare, coordinated and practical community development, proper density of population, emergency preparedness, disaster evacuation, the provision of adequate light and air, police protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewerage, schools, public grounds and other public requirements.
B.
To provide uses, buildings and/or structures compatible with the character of development or the permitted uses within the specified zoning districts.
C.
To protect the character and maintain the stability of residential, commercial, institutional, industrial and open space areas within the Borough.
D.
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.
E.
To promote and to foster the community development goals and objectives, including quality infill, redevelopment and/or adaptive reuse, as identified in the Aleppo, Sewickley and Glen Osborne (ASO) Joint Comprehensive Plan, as amended.
F.
To identify land uses within this chapter that shall be considered mutually shared with all communities participating in the ASO Joint Comprehensive Plan.
§ 330-104 Interpretation.
In interpreting and applying this chapter, its provisions shall be held to be the minimum requirements for promotion of health, safety, morals and general welfare of the Borough. Any use permitted subject to the regulations prescribed by the provisions of this chapter shall conform with all the regulations and is not intended to interfere with, abrogate, annul, supersede or cancel any reservations contained in deeds or other agreements, but if this chapter imposes more stringent restrictions upon the use of buildings, structures and land than are contained in the deeds or agreements, the provisions of this chapter shall control.
§ 330-105 Application.
The provisions, regulations, limitations and restrictions of this chapter shall apply to all structures, buildings, uses, signs and land and their accessory structures, buildings, uses and signs. The requirements of this chapter are not applicable to temporary uses permitted by and/or conducted by the Borough of Sewickley or its authorized municipal authorities to be conducted on, upon or in Borough land or structures.
§ 330-106 Abrogation.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul, other than enumerated in § 330-107 herein, or interfere with any existing ordinance or enactment or with any rule, regulation, or permit adopted or issued. If this chapter imposes greater restrictions upon the use of buildings or land, then the provisions of this chapter shall control.
§ 330-107 Repealer.
Ordinance No. 1176, as amended, is hereby expressly repealed, provided that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any suit or proceeding pending in any court or any rights acquired or liability incurred or any permit issued or approval granted or any cause or causes of action arising prior to the enactment of this chapter.
§ 330-108 Severability.
If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter shall be declared invalid for any reason, such decision shall not affect the remaining portions of this chapter, which shall remain in full force and effect, and for this purpose the provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be severable.