Tullytown Borough is hereby divided into districts
of different types, each type being of such number, shape, kind and
area, and of such common unity of purpose and adaptability of use
that are deemed most suitable to carry out the objectives of this
chapter. Every parcel of land and every building or other structure
in the Borough, except as otherwise provided by law or by ordinance,
shall be subject to the regulations, restrictions and requirements
specified for the district in which it is located.
The districts are established and designated
as follows:
A.
Zoning Districts.
(1)
R-1 District - Residential 1.
(2)
R-2 District - Residential 2.
(3)
BC District - Borough Center.
(4)
SC District - Shopping Center.
(5)
HC District - Highway Commercial District.
(6)
LI District - Light Industrial.
(7)
SWD District - Solid Waste Disposal.
(8)
SWS District - Solid Waste Staging.
Districts are bounded and defined as shown on
the accompanying map entitled "Zoning Map." The "Flood Boundary and
Floodway Map," provided by FEMA with all explanatory matter thereof,
is hereby made a part of this chapter. The "Flood Boundary and Floodway
Map" is based upon the map prepared by the United States Department
of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Insurance Administration,
Flood Boundary and Floodway Map (Community Panel No. 420206 May 18,
1999) as amended, and is hereby incorporated into this chapter. The
Flood Boundary and Floodway Map is an overlay to the Zoning Map, and
the requirements of both districts shall apply.
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Editor's Note: A copy of the Zoning Map is
included at the end of this volume. The Official Zoning Map is on
file at the Borough offices.
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the
boundaries of the district as indicated on the Zoning Map, the following
rules shall apply:
A.
Where district boundaries are indicated as approximately
coinciding with the center lines of streets, highways, railroad lines,
or streams, such center lines shall be construed to be such boundaries.
B.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they
approximately coincide with lot lines, such lot lines shall be construed
to be said boundaries.
C.
Where district boundaries are so indicated that they
are approximately parallel to center lines of streets or highways,
such district boundaries shall be construed as being parallel thereto
and at such distance therefrom as indicated on the Zoning Map.
D.
Where district boundaries divide a lot, the locations
of such boundaries are deemed to be lines which connect two identification
points.
E.
Because floodwaters follow the precise topography
of the land and because of the impracticality of showing precise topography
on a small scale map, the flood profiles which accompany the most
recent Flood Insurance Study (US Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Federal Insurance Administration) are hereby incorporated in this
chapter.
F.
Where interpretation is needed concerning the exact
location of any boundary of the Flood Hazard Area, the Zoning Hearing
Board shall make the necessary determination after consulting with
the Planning Commission and Borough Engineer.
Participation in the National Flood Insurance
Program is mandatory in Pennsylvania under Act 166 of October 4, 1978,
P.L. 851, No. 1978-166 (32 P.S. §§ 679.101 to 679.601).
As such, the Borough hereby agrees to perform whatever administrative
functions that are mandatory by law including the requirement to forward
all proposed amendments of these regulations to the Administrator
of the National Flood Insurance Program and the appropriate state
agency, prior to adoption.
A.
R-1 Residential 1 District. The purpose and intent
of this district is to retain the character of existing single-family
residential areas, to maintain the existing lot residential density,
to encourage the preservation of permanent open space by providing
appropriate standards, to protect these areas from incompatible development,
and to create conditions conducive to carrying out the broad purposes
of this chapter.
B.
R-2 Residential 2 District. The purpose and intent
of this district is to provide appropriate areas for multifamily development
in order to broaden the Borough's housing base and, therefore, serve
a greater variety of housing needs, to provide reasonable standards
to prevent overcrowding of land, to regulate the density of population,
to avoid undue congestion in the streets, to allow for harmonious
development of apartments and other uses that are compatible with
higher density residential development, and to create conditions conducive
to carrying out the broad purposes of this chapter.
C.
BC Borough Center District. The purpose of this district
is to maintain the character of the Borough core by preventing overcrowding,
encouraging coordinated efforts to meet circulation and parking needs,
to provide for public convenience, and to fulfill the other broad
purposes of this chapter. This district provides for a variety of
housing types and a few neighborhood-type commercial and professional
services.
D.
SC Shopping Center District. The purpose and intent
of this district is to encourage the establishment of compact commercial
and office development of unified design, which will serve primarily
the immediate community and in which traffic and parking congestion
are reduced to a minimum; to preserve the character of surrounding
areas of the community and create conditions conducive to carrying
out the broad purposes of this chapter.
E.
HC Highway Commercial District. The purpose and intent
of this district is to provide reasonable standards for the orderly
development of highway oriented businesses and commercial uses, to
provide for the development of those businesses that, due to the nature
of their activities, can most appropriately be located along major
highways, to avoid undue congestion on the streets, and to fulfill
the broad purposes of this chapter.
F.
LI Light Industrial District. The purpose and intent
of this district is to provide for the continuation and reasonable
expansion of existing industries and the establishment of new industries
within the existing industrial area. Performance and development standards
will help ensure desirable and attractive industrial areas and help
create conditions conducive to carrying out the broad purposes of
this chapter.
G.
FW Floodway District. The purpose and intent of this
district is to prevent the loss of property and life, to prevent the
creation of health and safety hazards, to prevent the disruption of
commerce and governmental services, and to render unnecessary the
expenditure of public funds for flood relief and to prevent the impairment
of the tax base by establishing strict standards for the floodway.
H.
FF Flood-Fringe District. The purpose and intent of
this district is to prevent the loss of property and life, to prevent
the creation of health and safety hazards, to prevent the disruption
of commerce and governmental service and to render unnecessary the
expenditure of public funds for flood relief, and to prevent the impairment
of the tax base by establishing special standards for the floodway
fringe.
I.
AF Approximate Floodplain District. The purpose and
intent of this district is to prevent the loss of property and life,
to prevent the creation of health and safety hazards, to prevent the
disruption of commerce and governmental service, and to render unnecessary
the expenditure of public funds for flood relief and to prevent the
impairment of the tax base by establishing special standards for the
approximate one-hundred-year floodplain.
J.
SWD Solid Waste Disposal District. The purpose of
this district is to provide an area for the location of municipal
solid waste facilities. The intent is to encourage high-quality facilities
that provide needed service while protecting the rights of its neighbors
and protecting the environment.
K.
SWS Solid Waste Staging District. The purpose of this
district is to provide an area for the staging of landfill operations
including maintenance, repair, laboratory, and administrative activities.
