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Township of Harrison, PA
Allegheny County
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[Ord. 1944, 11/23/2009]
If any provision of this Chapter or of any of the regulations thereunder shall be held to be illegal or unconstitutional by final decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, it is the intention of the Board of Commissioners that such provision shall be severable, and the other provisions of this Chapter or the regulations thereunder shall remain in full force and effect and would have been adopted if such illegal or unconstitutional provision had not been included.
[Ord. 1944, 11/23/2009]
1. 
A lawful nonconforming use of land under any previous chapter of the Township of Harrison shall become a nonconforming use under and subject to the provisions of this Chapter.
2. 
Any use of land, or structures thereon, illegally existing at the time of the enactment of this Chapter shall not be deemed to be an acquiescence in such continued illegal use by the Township of Harrison by the enactment of this Chapter and shall not thereby become a nonconforming use under the provisions of this Chapter.
[Ord. 1944, 11/23/2009]
Any person, partnership or corporation who shall not lawfully use any lands, or structures thereon, in violation of the provisions of the previous zoning ordinances of the Township of Harrison, may be prosecuted in accordance with the terms of said previous zoning ordinances, which provisions are hereby saved to that extent, or may be prosecuted under § 503, Enforcement, of this Chapter.
[Ord. 1944, 11/23/2009]
This Chapter repeals any prior zoning ordinances and zoning maps, including but not limited to Ordinance No. 1392, as amended, and those ordinances contained in Chapter 27 of the Harrison Township Code of Ordinances.