This chapter shall be known as the "Zoning Ordinance of the
Township of Shaler," and the map referred to herein and made an integral
part of this chapter shall be known as the "Zoning Map."[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Zoning Map is on file in the Township offices.
Ordinance No. 1650, ordained and enacted into law April 24,
1990, and all amendments thereto, are hereby repealed. Where a provision
of this chapter is found to be in conflict with a provision in any
building code or in any applicable health regulations or in any other
ordinance of the Township existing on the effective date of this chapter
or in any regulations issued under the authority of such code or ordinance,
the provision which establishes the greater restriction for the protection
of the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the Township
of Shaler shall prevail.
This chapter is adopted for the following purposes:
A.
To promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the following: the
public health, safety and morals and the general welfare; coordinated
and practical community development and proper density of population;
emergency management preparedness and operations; airports and national
defense facilities; the provision of adequate light and air; access
to incident solar energy, police protection, vehicle parking and loading
space, transportation, water, sewerage, schools, recreational facilities,
public grounds and other public requirements; the provision of a safe,
reliable and adequate water supply for domestic, commercial, agricultural
or industrial use and other requirements; as well as the preservation
of the natural scenic and historic values in the environment and preservation
of forests, wetlands, aquifers and floodplains.
B.
To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land; blight;
danger and congestion in travel and transportation; and loss of health,
life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers.
C.
To preserve prime agricultural and farmland, considering topography,
soil type and classification and present use.
D.
To encourage and facilitate the orderly growth and development of
the Township.
E.
To protect and maintain the character, stability and value of developed
residential, commercial and industrial areas within the Township.
F.
To provide for the use of land within the municipality for residential
housing of various dwelling types encompassing all basic forms of
housing, including single-family and two-family dwellings and a reasonable
range of multifamily dwellings in various arrangements, mobile homes
and mobile home parks; provided, however, that this chapter shall
not be deemed invalid for the failure to provide for any other specific
dwelling type.
G.
To provide protection against fire, explosion, noxious fumes and
other hazards in the interest of the public health, safety and general
welfare.
H.
To accommodate reasonable overall community growth, including population
and employment growth, and opportunities for development of a variety
of residential dwelling types and nonresidential uses.
I.
To encourage the most appropriate use of land and structures by the
Township through the establishment of zoning districts, the regulation
of land and the regulation of the construction and alteration of buildings
and other structures in each district.
J.
To achieve the following general purposes and objectives concerning
stormwater and drainage:
(1)
To manage stormwater runoff resulting from land alterations and disturbance activities in accordance with the watershed stormwater management requirements provided in Chapter 190, Stormwater Management, consistent with the stormwater management plans adopted by Allegheny County as required by the Pennsylvania Stormwater Management Act (Act 167 of 1978, as amended).[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See 32 P.S. § 680.1 et seq.
(2)
To utilize and preserve the desirable existing natural drainage systems
and to preserve the flood-carrying capacity of streams and to maintain
and improve the quality of streams.
(3)
To encourage natural infiltration of rainfall to preserve groundwater
supplies and stream flows.
(4)
To provide for adequate maintenance of all permanent stormwater management
structures in the municipality.
K.
To provide protection of natural resources and agricultural land
and activities.
L.
To provide for the gradual elimination of nonconforming uses and
structures.
M.
To define and limit the powers and duties of the administrative officers
and bodies that are assigned responsibilities under this chapter.
N.
To regulate transferable development rights on a voluntary basis.
