This chapter is known as the "Zoning Ordinance of Millvale Borough,"
and the Zoning Map is designated as the "Official Zoning Map of Millvale
Borough."
This chapter is authorized under the grant of powers by the
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Act 247, the
Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, July 31, 1968, as amended;
hereinafter, "PA MPC."
This chapter is made with consideration for Millvale Borough's
character, its various parts, and the suitability of the various parts
for particular uses and structures. This chapter is enacted for the
following purposes:
A. To retain existing residents and business and attract new ones to
the Borough because of its established and evolving development form.
B. To promote, protect and facilitate one or more of the following:
public health, safety, general welfare, coordinated and practical
community development, proper density of population, emergency preparedness,
disaster evacuation, providing adequate light and air, police protection,
vehicle parking and loading berth/space, transportation, water, sewerage,
schools, public grounds and other public requirements.
C. To provide individual and mixtures of uses, buildings and/or structures
compatible with the character of development or the permitted uses
within the specified zone districts.
D. To maintain the stability of residential, commercial, institutional,
industrial and open space areas within a framework of development
for Millvale Borough.
E. To encourage and maintain walkability throughout the community.
F. To protect private-sector and public-sector investments being made
to the land and buildings.
G. To promote and to foster the community development goals and objectives,
including quality infill, redevelopment and/or adaptive reuse, as
identified in the Etna-Millvale-Sharpsburg Multi-Municipal Comprehensive
Plan, as amended.
In applying this chapter, it serves as the minimum requirements
for promotion of health, safety and general welfare of Millvale Borough.
If this chapter imposes more stringent restrictions upon the use of
buildings, structures and land than contained in applicable deeds
or agreements, the requirements of this chapter supersede.
The provisions of this chapter shall apply uniformly to all
buildings, structures uses, signs and land areas. The requirements
of this chapter are not applicable to temporary uses permitted by
and/or conducted by Millvale Borough or its authorized municipal authorities.
It is not intended that this chapter replaces or interferes
with any existing ordinance or with any rule Millvale Borough adopted
or issued. If this chapter imposes greater restrictions upon the use
of buildings or land, then the provisions of this chapter will supersede.
The Borough, by granting any permit or taking any other action
pursuant to this chapter, does not waive, reduce, lessen or impair
the lawful police powers vested in the Borough under applicable federal,
state and local laws and regulations.