This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Township of Upper Chichester Zoning Ordinance of 2012."
The zoning regulations and districts set forth in this chapter are designed to achieve the following purposes as stated in the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended, to:
A. Promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the following: the public health, safety and general welfare; coordinated and practical community development and growth and proper population density; guidance, protection and improvement of amenity, convenience, future governmental, economic, social and cultural facilities as well as governmental processes and functions; guidance of uses of land and structures, types and location of streets, roadways, public grounds and facilities; promotion of energy conservation through planning practices and promotion of the effective utilization of renewable energy sources; the provision of adequate light, water and air, access to incident solar energy, police and fire protection, transportation, sewerage and schools; and preservation of the natural, scenic and historic values in the environment as well as the preservation of forests, wetlands, aquifers and floodplains.
B. Prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land; blight; danger and congestion in travel and transportation; or loss of health, life or property from fire, flood, panic or other danger.
C. 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.
D. Accommodate reasonable overall community growth, including population and employment growth, and opportunities for development of a variety of residential dwelling types and on residential uses.
The zoning regulations and districts set forth in this chapter are based on the goals and objectives which are stated in the current Multi-Municipal Comprehensive Plan for Aston, Lower Chichester and Upper Chichester Townships. This chapter is intended to implement the principles, policies and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and guide and regulate the orderly growth and development of Upper Chichester Township.
For the purpose of this chapter, Upper Chichester is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:
A. R-1 Low Density Residential District.
B. R-2 Medium Density Residential District.
C. R-3 High Density Residential District.
D. TH Townhouse Residence District.
G. C-1 Neighborhood Commercial District.
H. C-2 Highway Commercial District.
I. I-C Industrial Commercial District.
K. PRD Planned Residential Development District.
L. PRC Planned Retirement Community District.
M. TLC Township Line Commerical District.
[Amended 6-10-2021 by Ord. No. 747]
In the interpretation and application of the provisions of this chapter, said provisions shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion and protection of the public health, welfare, and safety. Where the provisions of this chapter impose greater restrictions than those of any other ordinance or regulation, the provisions of this chapter shall be controlling. Where the provisions of any statute, other ordinance or regulation impose greater restrictions than this chapter, the provisions of such statute, ordinance, or regulation shall be controlling.