[Ord. 2007-03, 5/2/2007, § 101]
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Spring
Township Zoning Ordinance."
[Ord. 2007-03, 5/2/2007, § 102]
This chapter is enacted and ordained under the grant of powers
by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of 1968, July 31, P.L.
805, as amended (53 P.S. § 10101 et seq.) and has been developed
to be consistent with the Nittany Valley Regional Comprehensive Plan,
adopted September 16, 2004.
[Ord. 2007-03, 5/2/2007, § 103]
1.
This chapter is enacted for the following purposes:
A.
To promote, protect and facilitate public health, safety, general
welfare, coordinated and practical community development, proper density
of population, civil defense, disaster evacuation, airports and national
defense facilities, the provision of adequate light and air, police
protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water,
sewerage, schools, public grounds and other public requirements.
B.
To prevent the following: overcrowding of land, blight, danger and
congestion in travel and transportation, loss of health, life or property
from fire, flood, panic or other dangers.
C.
To satisfy the land use, infrastructure, services, and facilities
planning elements of the Nittany Valley Regional Comprehensive Plan.
This chapter is made in accordance with the Nittany Valley Regional
Comprehensive Plan and with consideration to the character of the
municipality, its various parts and to the suitability of the various
parts for particular uses and structures.
[Ord. 2007-03, 5/2/2007, § 104]
The community development objectives of this chapter are the
goals, objectives and policies of the Nittany Valley Regional Comprehensive
Plan as applicable to the purposes of this chapter.
[Ord. 2007-03, 5/2/2007, § 105]
1.
In their interpretation and application, the regulations set by this
chapter within each district shall be held to be minimum requirements
adopted for the promotion of the purposes of this chapter and shall
apply with uniformity to each class of use or structure.
A.
Types of Control. The following regulations shall apply in the respective
districts: use regulations, including primary and accessory uses;
lot requirements, including size, width and coverage; setback requirements
for front, side and rear yards; maximum height requirements; and supplemental
regulations.
B.
New Lots, Uses and Structures. In all districts, after the effective
date of this chapter, any new lot, use or structure shall be constructed,
developed and used only in accordance with the regulations specified
for each district.
C.
Existing Lots Uses and Structures. In all districts, after the effective
date of this chapter, any existing lot, use or structure 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 the section of this chapter entitled "Nonconforming Lots, Structures
and Uses."
D.
Relationship with Other Restrictions. The provisions of this chapter
are not intended to interfere with, abrogate or annul other rules,
regulations or ordinances, provided that where this chapter imposes
a greater restriction than that imposed by such other rules, easements,
covenants, restrictions, regulations or ordinances, the provisions
of this chapter shall control.
