Shillington City Zoning Code
PART 1
TITLE, PURPOSE, INTERPRETATION, AND APPLICABILITY
§ 27-100 Title.
§ 27-101 Purpose.
[Ord. 1159, 9/11/2014]
1.
This chapter is enacted to promote the public health and safety and the general welfare of the residents and occupants of the Borough of Shillington by securing safety from fire, panic, flood, and other dangers and accomplishing the following community development objectives:
A.
Encourage the most appropriate use of land and buildings.
B.
Prevent the overcrowding of land.
C.
Avoid undue traffic and population congestion.
D.
Provide for adequate areas for vehicular parking and loading.
E.
Provide for adequate light and air.
F.
Conserve the value of land and buildings.
G.
Provide for adequate transportation, water, sewerage, school and other public facilities.
H.
Encourage the harmonious and orderly development of land.
I.
Maintain the character of existing residential neighborhoods.
§ 27-102 Interpretation; Conflict with Other Provisions.
[Ord. 1159, 9/11/2014]
1.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements adopted for the promotion of the public health and safety and the general welfare of the residents and occupants of the Borough.
2.
Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any other Borough statute, ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall take precedence. Where the provisions of any other Borough statute, ordinance, or regulation impose greater restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of such other Borough statute, ordinance, or regulation shall be complied with unless otherwise stated in this chapter.
§ 27-103 Applicability.
[Ord. 1159, 9/11/2014]
Except as hereinafter provided, no building, structure, land, or parts thereof in the Borough shall be used or occupied, erected, constructed, assembled, moved, enlarged, removed, reconstructed, or structurally altered unless in conformity with the provisions of this chapter.