Upper Pottsgrove Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
General Provisions
§ 350-1 Title.
The title hereof shall be "An ordinance to limit and restrict to specified districts or zones, and to regulate therein, buildings and structures according to their construction and nature of land and the extent of their use, and the nature and extent of the uses of land, in Upper Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, hereinafter referred to as the Township, and providing for the administration and enforcement of the provisions therein contained and fixing penalties for the violation thereof."
§ 350-2 Short title.
[Amended 11-26-1990 by Ord. No. 218]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Upper Pottsgrove Township Zoning Ordinance of 1976, as amended."
§ 350-3 When effective.
The effective date of this chapter shall be 10 days after the adoption of this chapter as required by law, and the use of all land and every building or portion of a building or structure erected, altered with respect to height and area, added to, or relocated and every use within a building or use accessory thereto, in any district, shall be in conformity with the provisions of this chapter. Provided, however, that additions, and/or extensions to buildings, at the time of passage of this chapter, shall be permitted without restriction as to height, area, or setback, in all cases where it is shown that the plans under which the existing buildings were erected definitely provided for such future additions and/or extensions.
§ 350-4 Declaration of legislative intent.
[Amended 11-26-1990 by Ord. No. 218]
This chapter is enacted for the purpose, inter alia:
A.
To lessen congestion on the roads and street, to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers, to promote health and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of land; to avoid undue concentration of population; to facilitate the adequate provision for transportation, water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public services and facilities; and to promote the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the Township of Upper Pottsgrove Township, County of Montgomery, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
B.
To preserve natural, scenic, and historic values in the environment and preserve forest, wetlands, aquifers and floodplains.
§ 350-5 Statement of community development objectives.
The Township of Upper Pottsgrove, which has a Comprehensive Plan adopted December 26, 1973, to guide the orderly growth and development of the Township, intends this chapter to implement the community development objectives therein, which have been approved by the Planning Commission and the Commissioners of Upper Pottsgrove Township and adopted herein by reference.
§ 350-6 Conflict.
It is not intended for this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul or interfere with any existing ordinance or enactment, or with any rule, regulation or permit adopted or issued thereunder, except insofar as the same may be inconsistent or in conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter provided that where this chapter imposes greater restrictions upon the use of buildings or land, or upon the height and bulk of buildings, or prescribes larger open spaces than are required by the provisions of such existing ordinance or enactment or rule, regulation or permit adopted or issued thereunder, this chapter shall control.