Zelienople Butler County
City Zoning Code
City Zoning Code
ARTICLE II
Purpose and Objectives
§ 280-201 Purpose.
For the purpose of lessening congestion on the roads and highways; to secure safety from fire, panic and other damages; to promote health, morals and the general welfare; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent the overcrowding of lands; to avoid undue congestion of population; to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewage, sewerage, schools, parks and other public requirements.
§ 280-202 Community development objectives.
This chapter has been enacted as a means of furthering the community development objectives of the Borough of Zelienople as set forth in the comprehensive planning guidelines for the community in the master plan study entitled "A Long Range Program for the Borough of Zelienople," August 1966, as amended by the subsequent report, "1985 Planning Status Report and Policy Review," April 1985.
A.
The basic planning policies of the Borough are directed toward the following primary goals:
B.
The following community objectives have been established as a basis for accomplishing the adopted planning goals:
(1)
Protection of residential quality by the strict and consistent enforcement of zoning and building performance codes.
(2)
Continuing growth and diversification of the local tax and employment base.
(3)
Reservation of undeveloped sites for land uses consistent with comprehensive municipal planning proposals.
(4)
Control of population density consistent with the ability of the community to provide necessary services and facilities.
(5)
Modification of the Master Plan and implementation ordinances only when in association with comprehensive studies relating to the entire municipality.