This chapter, enacted for the purpose of promoting
the health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the Township,
is in accordance with a Comprehensive Plan to secure safety from fire,
panic and other danger; to provide adequate light and air; to prevent
the overcrowding of the land; to avoid undue congestion of population;
to facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, parks and other public requirements; to conserve the value
of buildings; and to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout
the Township.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal,
abrogate, annul or interfere with any existing ordinance or enactment,
or with any rule, regulation or permit adopted or issued thereunder,
except insofar as the same may be inconsistent or in conflict with
any of the provisions of this chapter, provided that where this chapter
imposes greater restriction upon the use of buildings or land, or
upon the height and bulk of buildings, or prescribes larger open spaces
than one required by the provisions of such ordinance enactment, rule,
regulation or permit, then the provisions of this chapter shall control.
Should any section or provision of this chapter
be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole or
any part thereof.
For all intents and purposes, this chapter shall
be considered as a complete revision in the form of amendment to the
Zoning Ordinance of the Township heretofore adopted.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
The grant of a use and occupancy permit or zoning
permit shall not constitute a representation, guaranty or warranty
of any kind by the Township, or by any official or employee thereof,
of the practicability or safety of the proposed use and shall create
no liability upon the Township, its officials or employees.
[Added 10-21-1982 by Ord. No. 442]
No use established or changed, no structure
erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, razed or removed, and
no building used or occupied or changed in use by or for the Township
of Whitemarsh shall be subject to the limitations of the Zoning Ordinance.