[Ord. 1263, 8/10/2009]
This chapter shall be known as and may be cited as the "Zoning
Ordinance for the Borough of Bristol."
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1.
This chapter is hereby adopted in accordance with:
A.
The requirements of Act 247 (the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning
Code), 53 P.S. § 10101 et seq., as amended.
B.
The community development objectives of the Borough's Comprehensive
Plan.
C.
Consideration for the character of the Borough, its various parts
and the suitability of the various parts for particular uses and structures.
2.
In addition to carrying out the objectives of the Comprehensive Plan,
this chapter is designed:
A.
To promote, protect and facilitate one or more of the following:
the public health, safety, general welfare, coordinated and practical
community development, proper density of population, civil defense,
disaster evacuation, airports, and national defense facilities, the
provisions of adequate light and air, police protection, vehicle parking
and loading space, transportation, water, sewage, schools, public
grounds and other public requirements.
B.
To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land, blight,
danger and congestion in travel and transportation, loss of health,
life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers.
C.
To promote the goals, objectives and recommendations of the Bucks
County Waterfront Revitalization Plan (February 2005).
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1.
No building, structure or land shall be used, occupied, erected,
moved, enlarged, or structurally altered unless in conformity with
the regulations of this chapter.
2.
This chapter regulates:
A.
The location, height, bulk, and size of buildings, signs and other
structures.
B.
The relation of such buildings or structures to roads and highways,
their intersections and interchanges, to steep slopes and natural
bodies of water, to public buildings and public grounds, to airports
and heliports, to historic buildings and places, and to floodplains.
C.
Areas and dimensions of land and bodies of water to be occupied by
uses and structures, the percentage of a lot that may be occupied,
the size and use of yards, courts, and other open spaces.
D.
The density and distribution of population and intensity of use.
E.
The uses of land, buildings, and structures for residents, trade,
industry, and other purposes.
F.
Noise, smoke, odor and other potential environmental impacts.
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1.
Public Utilities. This chapter shall not apply to any existing or
proposed building or extension thereof which is used or is to be used
by a public utility corporation, if, upon petition of the corporation,
the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission decides after a public
hearing that the present or proposed situation of the building in
question is reasonably necessary for the convenience or welfare of
the public.
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1.
Minimum Requirements. The provisions of this chapter shall be interpreted
as the minimum requirements for the promotion of the health, safety,
and general welfare. Where this chapter conflicts with any rule, regulation
or ordinance, the greater restriction upon the use of buildings or
premises, upon the height or bulk of a building or upon requiring
larger open spaces shall prevail, regardless of its source.
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1.
It is hereby declared to be the legislative intent that:
A.
If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision of this
chapter to be invalid in whole or in part, the effect of such decision
shall be limited to those provisions which are expressly stated in
the decision to be invalid, and all other provisions of this chapter
shall continue to be separately and fully effective.
B.
If a court of competent jurisdiction finds the application of any
provision or provisions of this chapter to any lot, building, structure,
or tract of land to be invalid in whole or in part, the effect of
such decision shall be limited to the person, property, or situation
immediately involved in the controversy, and the application of any
such provision to other persons, property, or situations shall not
be effective.
C.
Borough Council hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter,
and each section or Part thereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections or Parts thereof be declared invalid.
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All other Borough ordinances or parts thereof that were adopted
prior to this chapter and are in conflict with this chapter are hereby
repealed.
