For the purpose of this chapter, the Borough is hereby divided
into eight types of districts, which shall be designated as follows:
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R-1
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Low Density Residential
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R-2
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Medium Density Residential
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R-3
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High Density Residential
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C-1
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General Commercial
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CBD
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Central Business District
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I-1
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General Industrial
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OS
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Open Space
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FP
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Floodplain District
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The boundaries of said districts shall be shown upon the map
attached to and made a part of this chapter, which shall be designated
"Zoning Map."[1] The same map and all the notations, references, and other data shown thereon are hereby incorporated by reference into this chapter as if all were fully described herein. No changes of any nature shall be made in the Zoning Map except in conformance with procedures set forth under Section 609 of Article VI, Act 247, as amended by Act 93/1972.[2]
Where uncertainty exists as to boundaries of any district as
shown on said map, the following rules shall apply:
A.
District boundary lines are intended to follow or be parallel to
the center line of streets, streams, and railroads and lot or property
lines as they exist on a recorded deed or plan on record in the County
Recorder of Deeds office at the time of the adoption of this chapter,
unless such district boundary lines are fixed by dimensions as shown
on the Zoning Map.
B.
Where a district boundary is not fixed by dimensions and where it
approximately follows lot lines, and where it does not scale more
than 10 feet therefrom, such lot lines shall be construed to be such
boundaries unless specifically shown otherwise.
C.
In unsubdivided land or where a district boundary divides a lot,
the location of such boundary, unless the same is indicated by dimensions,
shall be determined by the use of the scale appearing on the maps.
D.
Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to
follow such shorelines and, in the event of change in the shoreline,
shall be construed as moving with the actual shoreline; boundaries
indicated as approximately following the center lines of streams,
rivers, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall be construed
to follow such center lines.
E.
Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at
variance with those shown on the Official Zoning Map, or in other
circumstances not covered by subsections above, the Zoning Hearing
Board shall interpret the district boundaries.
F.
Where a district boundary line divided a lot which was in single
ownership at the time of passage of this chapter, the Zoning Hearing
Board may permit, as a special exception, the extension of the regulations
for either portion of the lot, not to exceed 50 feet beyond the district
line, into the remaining portion of the lot, provided that such extension
does not extend the district boundary along any street or road.
