Upper Tulpehocken Township
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE I
Title, Purpose, Interpretation, and Application
§ 460-1 Title.
This Part 1 shall be known as and may be cited as "The Upper Tulpehocken Township Zoning Ordinance of 1993, as amended."
§ 460-2 Purpose.
A.
This Part 1 is enacted to promote the public health and safety and the general welfare of the residents of the Township of Upper Tulpehocken by encouraging the most appropriate use of land and buildings; preventing the overcrowding of land; avoiding undue congestion of population; providing for adequate areas for vehicular parking and loading; providing for adequate light and air; conserving the value of land and buildings; securing safety from fire, panic, flood and other dangers; facilitating the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage, school and other public facilities; encouraging the harmonious and orderly development of land; lessening congestion on the roads and highways; preserving natural, scenic and historic values in the environment; and preserving forest, wetlands, aquifers and floodplains.
B.
This Part 1 is enacted in accordance with the community development objectives as set forth in the Joint Comprehensive Plan for Northern Berks County. Those objectives are incorporated herein by reference.
§ 460-3 Interpretation.
In interpreting and applying the provisions of this Part 1, 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 Township. Where the provisions of this Part 1 impose greater restrictions than those of any other statute, ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this Part 1 shall be complied with. Where the provisions of any other Township statute, ordinance, or regulation impose greater restrictions than this Part 1, the provisions of such other Township statute, ordinance or regulation shall be complied with.
§ 460-4 Application.
Except as hereinafter provided, no building, structure, land or parts thereof in Upper Tulpehocken Township shall be used or occupied, erected, constructed, assembled, moved, enlarged, reconstructed or structurally altered unless in conformity with the provisions of this Part 1.
