A.
The zoning regulations and districts set forth in this chapter are
made in accordance with a Long-Range Comprehensive Plan study of the
Borough of West View and are intended to achieve, among others, the
following purposes:
(1)
To promote, protect and facilitate one or more of the following:
(a)
The public health, safety, morals and general welfare.
(b)
Coordinated and practical community development.
(c)
Proper density of population.
(d)
The provisions of adequate light and air.
(e)
Police protection.
(f)
Vehicle parking and loading space.
(g)
Transportation, water, sewerage, schools, public grounds and
other public requirements.
B.
These regulations and districts were made with reasonable consideration,
among other things, of the existing character of the various areas
within the Borough of West View and their respective suitability for
particular land uses.
[Amended 2-2-1977 by Ord. No. 1191]
A.
In applying the provisions of this chapter, they shall be interpreted
to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the public health,
safety and general welfare. It is not intended to interfere with,
abrogate or annul ordinances, rules, regulations or permits previously
adopted or issued, except as amended hereby, or which shall be adopted
or issued pursuant to law relating to the use of buildings or land.
The interpretation of the regulations of this chapter is intended
to be such that whenever these requirements are at variance with any
other lawfully adopted or issued ordinances, rules, regulations, permits,
deed restrictions or covenants, particularly as they refer to area
and bulk regulations, the most restrictive requirements shall govern.
B.
The provisions of this chapter, the several kinds of regulations
and the prescribed requirements in detail applicable within the boundaries
of the zoning districts, as designated on the Zoning Map,[1] are designed to encourage equity between owners of abutting
or closely related lots or properties; to protect each so far as is
possible in the securing and retaining of adequate light and air;
and to establish and maintain throughout neighborhoods a reasonable
community standard of physical environment.
[1]
Editor's Note: A copy of the Zoning Map of the Borough of West View is on file in the office of the Borough Secretary. A Table of Zoning Map Amendments is included at the end of this chapter.
This chapter is adopted to promote an orderly plan of development
according to a Long-Range Comprehensive Land Use Plan, including data
on existing conditions, statements concerning the proposed plan and
evaluations of implementation techniques. Such material shall be utilized,
when necessary, to establish policy in the interpretation of this
chapter.
A.
Minimum and uniform regulations. The regulations set by this chapter
within each district shall be minimum regulations and shall apply
uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land.
B.
New uses and structures. In all districts, after the effective date
of this chapter, any new building or other structure on any tract
of land shall be constructed, developed and used only in accordance
with the regulations specified for each district.
C.
Existing uses and structures. In all districts, after the effective date of this chapter, any existing building or other structure or any tract of land which is not in conformity with the regulations for the district in which it is located shall be deemed as nonconforming and subject to the regulations of Article IX.
D.
Type of control. The following minimum and uniform regulations shall
apply in the respective districts:
(1)
Use regulations, including uses by right, conditional uses, accessory
uses and uses by special exception.
(2)
Area and bulk regulations, including required front, side and rear
yards.
(3)
Maximum permitted height and allowable lot coverage.
(4)
Off-street parking and loading regulations.
(5)
Sign regulations.
(6)
Special regulations dealing with landscaping, storage, access and
traffic control, lighting and slope areas, where applicable.
A.
Types of districts. For the purpose of this chapter, the Borough
of West View is hereby divided or may be divided in the future into
the following districts:
[Amended 9-8-2010 by Ord. No. 1456]
|
District
|
General Purpose of District
| |
|---|---|---|
|
R-1 Low Density Residence District
|
Low-density single- and two-family uses
| |
|
R-3 High Density Residence District
|
Medium-density and high-density multifamily uses
| |
|
R-P Planned Unit Residence District
|
Low-to-medium density, single-family, two-family and certain
multifamily uses proposed according to a unit plan for not less than
10 acres
| |
|
C-1 General Commercial District
|
General service commercial functions in moderate commercial
area concentrations
|
B.
Lot sizes. Any lot, as well as the open spaces reserved on it, must
be equal to or exceed the minimum sizes prescribed by this chapter
for the district in which the lot is located.
A.
Adoption of Zoning Map. The areas within the Borough of West View
limits, as assigned to each district, and the location of boundaries
of the districts established by this chapter are shown on the Zoning
Map, which is declared to be a part of this chapter and shall be kept
on file with the Borough Secretary. If and whenever changes are made
in boundaries or other matter included on said Zoning Map, such changes
in the map shall be made within five days after each amendment has
been approved by the Borough Council.
B.
District boundary lines.[1]
(1)
The district boundary lines shall be as shown on the Zoning Map.
[Amended 2-2-1977 by Ord. No. 1191]
(2)
Where uncertainty exists with respect to the boundaries of the various
districts, as shown on the Zoning District Map accompanying and made
a part of this chapter, said district boundary lines shall be determined
as follows:
(a)
The district boundaries are generally center lines of public
rights-of-way unless otherwise shown, and where the indicated boundaries
on the Zoning District Map are approximately public rights-of-way,
said center lines of public rights-of-way shall be construed to be
the boundaries.
(b)
Where the district boundaries are not shown to be public rights-of-way,
and where the property has been or may hereafter be divided into blocks
and lots, the district boundaries shall be construed to be lot lines;
and where the indicated boundaries on the Zoning District Map are
approximately lot lines, said lot lines shall be construed to be the
boundaries of such district, unless said boundaries are otherwise
indicated on the map.
(c)
In undivided property, the district boundary lines, unless otherwise
shown, shall be determined by use of the scale on the original Zoning
District Map.
(d)
Where one symbol is used on the Zoning District Map to indicate
the district classification of an area divided by a way or alley,
said symbol shall establish the classification of the whole of such
tract.
(e)
A street, way, alley, railroad or railway right-of-way, watercourse,
channel or body of water included on the Zoning District Map shall,
unless otherwise indicated, be included within the district of the
adjoining property on either side thereof; and where such street,
way, alley, right-of-way, watercourse, channel or body of water serves
as a boundary between two or more districts, a line midway in such
street, alley, way, right-of-way, watercourse, channel or body of
water and extending in the general direction of the long dimension
thereof shall be considered the boundary between districts.
(f)
In the event that a street, way or alley shown on the Zoning
District Map is vacated, the property formerly in said street or way
shall be included within the district of the adjoining property on
either side of said vacated street, alley or way. In the event said
street, alley or way was a boundary of one or more districts, said
new district boundary or boundaries shall be the former center line
of said vacated street.
[1]
Editor's Note: This subsection is a consolidation of
the provisions of a paragraph entitled "District Boundary Lines,"
which appeared under original Sec. 101.7, The Zoning District Map,
and the provisions of original Sec. 602.3, Boundaries of Districts.
C.
Boundary tolerances. Where a district boundary line divides a lot
held in single and separate ownership at the effective date of this
chapter, the use regulations applicable to the more restrictive district
shall apply.
All land annexed to or otherwise acquired for the Borough after
the effective date of this chapter shall be automatically classified
as an R-1 Low Density Residence District, and shall remain so classified
until a zoning plan for the annexed or acquired area has been adopted
by the Borough Council. The Borough Planning Commission shall recommend
to the Borough Council appropriate zoning for the annexed area within
90 days of the effective date of such annexation or acquisition.
