The purpose of this overlay district is primarily intended to:
A. To promote the retention of community character through preservation
of the local heritage by recognition and protection of historic and
cultural resources;
B. To establish a clear process by which proposed changes affecting
historic resources are reviewed;
C. To mitigate the negative effects of proposed changes affecting historic
resources;
D. To encourage the continued use of historic resources and facilitate
their appropriate rehabilitation and adaptive reuse;
E. To encourage the preservation of historic settings and landscapes;
F. To discourage the demolition of historic resources;
G. To encourage pleasing and harmonious relationships between old and
new buildings and structures that will maintain and strengthen the
architectural character of the historic district; and
H. To implement the following sections of the Pennsylvania Municipalities
Planning Code: Section 603(g)(2), which states that "zoning ordinances
shall provide for protection of natural and historic features and
resources"; Section 604(1), which states that "the provisions of zoning
ordinances shall be designed to promote protect and facilitate any
or all of the following: . . . preservation of the natural, scenic
and historic values . . . ."; and Section 605(2)(vi), whereby uses
and structures at or near places having unique historical, architectural
or patriotic interest or value may be regulated.