This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Folcroft
Borough Zoning Ordinance of 2007."
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 (MPC), Act 247 of 1968, as amended.
A. To 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
on uses of land and structures and type and location of public grounds
and facilities; promotion of energy conservation through planning
practices; the provision of adequate light, water, and air, 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 wetlands, aquifers, and floodplains.
B. To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land; conditions
of blight; danger and congestion in travel and transportation; or
loss of health, life, or property from fire, flood, panic, or other
dangers.
C. 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 a reasonable range of multifamily
dwellings in various arrangements.
D. 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.
For the purposes of this chapter, Folcroft Borough is hereby
divided into the following zoning districts:
Abbreviation of District
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Name of District
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R-1
|
Residential District
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R-2
|
Townhouse District
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R-3
|
Apartment District
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MC
|
Municipal Center District
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RS
|
Retail Service District
|
GB
|
General Business District
|
LIB
|
Light Industrial/Business Park District
|
LIB-A
|
Light Industrial/Business Park-A District
|
OSR
|
Open Space/Refuge District
|
TOD
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Transit-Oriented Development District
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The grant of a permit or approval under this chapter shall not
constitute a representation, guarantee, or warranty of any kind by
the Borough as to the safety of the proposed use and shall create
no liability upon the Borough, its officials, or employees.