This chapter shall be known and cited as the
"Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Jim Thorpe."
No building, structure or land shall be used
or occupied, and no building or part thereof shall be erected, moved,
enlarged or structurally altered unless in conformity with the regulations
of this chapter.
Certain community development objectives are
relevant to and form the basis of zoning regulations. These objectives
are hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter. They are listed
below:
A. To preserve, enhance and protect existing residential,
commercial, industrial, public and semipublic development from the
intrusion of incompatible land uses.
B. To preserve an open space and park system along streams.
C. To continue the general pattern of single-family residential
homes on individual lots as the predominant housing type within the
Borough.
D. To provide a variety of housing choices from low-density
to high-density housing development.
E. To protect the environment.
F. To establish programs to promote the conservation,
rehabilitation and improvement of all parts of the Borough.
G. To establish facilities and provide uses to serve
all age groups of varying social, economic, ethnic, and racial characteristics.