For the purpose of promoting the public health, safety, morals
and general welfare of the Borough of Burgettstown, the following
regulations or restrictions shall be in full force and effect.
[Amended 1-20-1976 by Ord. No. 2]
This chapter shall be known as the "Borough of Burgettstown
Zoning Ordinance."
[Amended 1-20-1976 by Ord. No. 2; 3-3-1997 by Ord. No. 3-4-B; 4-7-1997 by Ord. No. 4-1]
The zoning regulations and districts set forth in this chapter
and/or amendments thereto are intended to achieve, among others, the
following purposes:
A.
To promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the following: the
public health, safety, morals and the general welfare; coordinated
and practical community development and proper density of population;
emergency management preparedness and operations, airports, national
defense facilities, the provision of adequate light and air, police
protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water,
sewage, schools, recreational facilities, public grounds, the provision
of a safe, reliable and adequate water supply for domestic, commercial,
agricultural or industrial use, and other public requirements; as
well as preservation of the natural, scenic and historic values in
the environment and preservation of forests, wetlands, aquifers and
floodplains.
B.
To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land, blight,
danger and congestion in travel and transportation, loss of life or
property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers.
C.
To provide for the use of land within the Borough for residential
housing of various dwelling types encompassing all basic forms of
housing, including single-family and two-family dwellings, and a reasonable
range of multifamily dwellings in various arrangements, and this chapter
shall not be deemed invalid for the failure to provide for any other
specific dwelling type.
D.
To accommodate reasonable and overall community growth, including
population and employment growth, and opportunities for development
of a variety of residential dwelling types and nonresidential uses.
E.
To preserve and protect all Borough neighbors.
F.
To promote, strengthen and enhance local commercial activities and
opportunities.
G.
To encourage local development that addresses social needs and social
goals of the community.
H.
To promote fair, understandable and enforceable land use policies.
