Springettsbury Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 325-1 Title.
An ordinance of Springettsbury Township, York County, Pennsylvania, amending and restating the Zoning Ordinance of 1990, as amended, permitting, prohibiting, regulating, restricting and determining the uses of land, watercourses and other bodies of water, the size, height, bulk, location, erection, construction, repair, maintenance, alteration, razing, removal and use of structures, the areas of dimensions of land and bodies of water to be occupied by uses and structures as well as courts, yards and other open spaces and distances to be left unoccupied by uses and structures, the density of population and intensity of use, the location and size of signs, creating zoning districts and establishing the boundaries thereof on a zoning map incorporated therein by reference, continuing the office of Zoning Officer, continuing a Zoning Hearing Board and providing for the administration, amendment and enforcement of this chapter, including the imposition of penalties.
§ 325-2 Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Springettsbury Township Zoning Ordinance."
§ 325-3 Purpose.
This chapter has been prepared in accordance with the Springettsbury Township Comprehensive Township Plan of 2006, with consideration for the character of the Township and the suitability of the various parts for particular uses and structures and is enacted for the following purposes:
A.
To promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the inhabitants of the Township of Springettsbury by lessening congestion in the roads and streets.
B.
Securing safety from fire, panic and other dangers.
C.
Providing for open spaces and adequate light and air.
D.
Preventing the overcrowding of land and blight.
E.
Avoiding undue concentration of population.
F.
Facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, schools, parks and other public requirements.
G.
Conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land.
H.
Protection of natural and historic features and resources.
I.
Preservation of forests, wetlands, aquifers, and floodplains.
J.
Accommodate reasonable overall community growth, including population and employment growth, and opportunities for development of a variety of residential dwelling types and nonresidential uses.
§ 325-4 Interpretation.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health, safety, comforts, convenience and general welfare. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any statute, other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance or regulation impose greater restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of such statute, other ordinance or regulation shall be controlling.
§ 325-4.1 Uses not provided for.
[Added 5-12-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-01]
Any use not specifically permitted elsewhere in this chapter shall be allowed by special exception in the district or districts where, and to the extent that, similar uses are permitted or allowed by special exception, provided that said use meets the specific standards, if any, of the use to which it is similar, and meets the general requirements for a special exception.