This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Pennsbury
Township Zoning Ordinance of 2012." This chapter shall become effective
five days after its enactment.
Pennsbury Township has enacted this chapter in accordance with
the provisions of the Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247, as amended, establishing the following controls:
A. Uniform regulations. The regulations established by this chapter
within each district shall apply uniformly to each class or type of
structure or land.
B. Existing and new uses and structures. In all districts, following the effective date of this chapter, except as provided in §
162-104C herein below, all existing and new buildings or other structures or any tract of land shall be constructed, developed and used only in accordance with the regulations of this chapter.
C. Nonconforming uses, structures, lots or signs. In all districts, following the effective date of this chapter, any existing lawful use, structure, lot or sign which is not in conformity with the regulations for the district in which it is located shall be subject to the regulations of Article
XXII, Nonconforming Uses, Buildings and Structures, Lots and Signs.
In the interpretation and application of the provisions of this chapter, the said provisions shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion and protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare and for the promotion of the purposes of §
162-102 and the community development objectives of §
162-103.
It is not intended by this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul
or interfere with any existing chapter, ordinance, or any statute,
rule, regulation or permit adopted or issued, provided the same is
not in conflict with any of the provisions of this chapter. Where
this chapter imposes greater restrictions on the use of land or structures,
the provisions of this chapter shall control. Where the provisions
of any other chapter, ordinance, statute, rule, regulation, or permit
imposes greater restrictions on the use of land or structures, the
provisions of that chapter, ordinance, statute, rule, regulation,
or permit 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 other
part thereof.
The Pennsbury Township Zoning Ordinance of 1982 and all amendments
thereto are hereby repealed and replaced by the provisions of the
Pennsbury Township Zoning Ordinance of 2012, as amended from time
to time. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any section or provision
of this chapter should be declared by a court or the Township Zoning
Hearing Board to be invalid, the provisions of the Pennsbury Township
Zoning Ordinance of 1982 regulating the same subject matter as the
invalidated provisions shall remain in effect.