This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Springdale Borough Zoning Ordinance" and the district map included in the chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Springdale Borough Zoning District Map."
The purposes of this chapter are to promote the safety, health, morals and general welfare; to provide for a variety of residential and nonresidential uses; to encourage the most appropriate use of land throughout the Borough; to conserve and stabilize the value of property; to prevent overcrowding of land and buildings; to avoid undue concentration of population; to lessen congestion in the streets; to secure safety from fire, panic and other dangers; to provide adequate open spaces for light and air; to facilitate adequate provision of streets and highways, water sewerage, drainage and recreational and other facilities and to preserve natural, scenic and historic values in the environment.
The zoning regulations and districts set forth in this chapter are a legal basis and framework for future land use and development in Springdale Borough.
A. 
Residential objectives shall be to:
(1) 
Preserve and enhance the established quality and character of the Borough's residential neighborhoods.
(2) 
Provide for a variety of housing types to meet the needs of all age and income groups. Assure that each type of housing develops in appropriate locations within the Borough and according to suitable development standards that promote their integration into the community.
(3) 
Utilize zoning, building and other development controls to support and promote property maintenance and improvement.
B. 
Commercial objectives shall be to:
(1) 
Develop a compact and cohesive Pittsburgh Street business district with a compatible mixture of uses.
(2) 
Support and encourage improvements to the commercial area that will enhance its visual appearance and appeal.
(3) 
Ensure adequate provision for off-street parking and loading areas for existing and future uses.
C. 
Industrial objectives shall be to:
(1) 
Provide for limited industrial uses which are consistent with the predominately single-family residential land use of Springdale.
(2) 
Establish development and performance standards for industrial uses, which include provisions for adequate traffic access, parking and loading, buffer areas, landscaping and signing, as well as standards to alleviate negative environmental effects.
D. 
Community facilities and services objectives shall be to:
(1) 
Assure that all locations have reasonable access to public utility services (water supply, sewage disposal, gas, electric) and that future development provides for the extension and/or upgrading of these services, as necessary.
(2) 
Improve accessibility to a variety of leisure-time activities based on population needs. Cooperate with other Allegheny Valley communities to increase recreational alternatives and share program costs.
(3) 
Assure a continued high level of maintenance to the Borough street system and the orderly extension of streets to provide safe, convenient access for new development.
E. 
Conservation objectives shall be to:
(1) 
Recognize the Allegheny River as one of the major amenities of the Borough, and work with the other Allegheny Valley communities to increase the public access to and enjoyment of the river.
(2) 
To preserve those areas designated in the Borough as environmental or recreational and try to increase public access to them.
A. 
The regulations established by this chapter shall be minimum regulations and shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure of land, except that additional classifications may be made within any district for the purposes of making transitional provisions at or near the boundaries of districts; regulating nonconforming uses and structures; and regulating, restricting or prohibiting uses and structures at or near major thoroughfares, their intersections and interchanges, natural or artificial bodies of water, places of relatively steep slope or grade, public building and grounds, places having unique historical or patriotic value or interest, floodplain areas and other places having a special character or use affecting or affected by their surroundings. Among several classes of zoning districts, the provisions for permitted uses may be mutually exclusive, in whole or in part.
B. 
Except as provided in Subsection E, no building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied, and no building or structure or part thereof shall hereafter be erected, constructed, reconstructed, moved or structurally altered unless in conformity with all of the regulations herein specified for the district in which it is located.
C. 
No part of a yard or other open space or off-street parking or loading space required about or in connection with any building for the purpose of complying with this chapter shall be included as part of a yard, open space or off-street parking or loading space similarly required for any other building, unless otherwise provided by this chapter.
D. 
No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this chapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by this chapter. In case of subdivision or combination of lots, no lot shall be created which does not meet the requirements of this chapter.
E. 
The regulations established by this chapter shall not apply to buildings, structures or lands used by the Borough of Springdale in the performance of its administrative functions. This subsection shall be construed to exclude the Borough municipal building, water plant, maintenance garage and similar facilities from the provisions of this chapter, but not to exclude parks, marinas, recreational facilities, historic sites and similar uses.
F. 
In the case any public building, facility or land area, such as a school, recreation area, community center or municipal building, shall cease to be used according to its intended function, the Borough Planning Commission shall study the existing zoning classification of the property on which the said use is located and shall make recommendations to the Borough Council on any necessary zoning changes to ensure a suitable reuse of the parcel. This study and recommendation shall be made by the Planning Commission within 90 days of the notification by the appropriate public entity of the intent to terminate the existing use of the property.
A. 
Wherever the regulations within this chapter are at variance with other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, ordinances, restrictions of covenants, those which impose the most restrictive requirements shall govern.
B. 
No structure or use which was not lawfully existing at the time of the adoption of this chapter shall become or be made lawful solely by reason of the adoption of this chapter, and to the extent that, and in any respect that, said unlawful structure or use is in conflict with the requirements of this chapter, said structure remains unlawful hereunder.
C. 
Regardless of any other provision of this chapter, no land shall be used and no structure erected or maintained in violation of any state or federal environmental protection law or regulation.
D. 
If any part of this chapter is declared invalid or ineffective by a court of competent jurisdiction, Springdale Borough Council intends all other portions of the chapter to remain fully effective.