[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
This chapter is adopted by authority of and pursuant to the
provisions of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act of
the General Assembly No. 247 approved July 31, 1968, as re-enacted
and amended December 21, 1988, by Act No. 170 (P.L. 1329).
[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
This chapter shall be know and may be cited as the Borough of
Wellsboro Zoning Ordinance.
[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
The provisions of this chapter have been designed to:
1. Promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the following: the
public health, safety, morals, and the general welfare; coordinated
and practical community development and proper density of population;
emergency management preparedness and operations, airports, and national
defense facilities, the provisions of adequate light and air, access
to incident solar energy, police protection, vehicle parking and loading
space, transportation, water, sewerage, schools, recreational facilities,
public grounds, the provision of a safe, reliable and adequate water
supply for domestic, commercial, agricultural or industrial use, and
other public requirements; as well as preservation of the natural,
scenic and historic values in the environment and preservation of
forest, wetlands, aquifers and floodplains, and natural drainage.
2. To prevent one or more of 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.
3. 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.
4. Encourage the utilization of appropriate construction practices in
order to prevent or minimize flood damage in the future.
5. Reduce financial burdens imposed on the community, its governmental
units, and its residents, by preventing excessive development in areas
subject to flooding.
6. Comply with federal and state floodplain management requirements.
[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
This chapter has been prepared to reflect the following policy
goals of the Borough of Wellsboro with respect to land use; density
of population; the need for housing, commerce and industry; the location
and function of streets and other community facilities and utilities;
the need for protecting land and natural resources and other relevant
factors:
1. To encourage the maintenance and preservation of the Central Business
District.
2. To encourage the preservation of historic structures, resources and
neighborhoods.
3. To preserve and enhance the existing high-quality residential character
of the Borough.
4. To encourage the continuation of Wellsboro as a governmental, health,
service and commercial center in Tioga County.
5. To allow for the logical expansion of residential and commercial
areas consistent with the availability of suitable land, roadways
and utility systems.
6. To maintain industrial areas and associated jobs.
7. To provide for a variety of housing types to meet the individual
needs of all residents.
8. To protect unique lands within the Borough with development limitation
due to floodplain, steep slope, poor access or soil conditions.
9. To implement relevant land use recommendations of the WCDD Multi-Municipal
Comprehensive Plan applicable to the Borough of Wellsboro.
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For the purposes of the Zoning Ordinance, the Township of Lewis
is hereby divided into the following zoning districts:
RR
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Rural Residential District
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RT
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Residential Town District
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HR
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Residential Historic District
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CB
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Central Business District
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H
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Hospital District
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HC
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Highway Commercial District
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CM
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Commercial Manufacturing District
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SSOD
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Steep Slope Overlay District
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HOD
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Historic Overlay District
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[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
Should any section or provision of this chapter be declared
by the Courts to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason, such
decision shall not affect the validity of the chapter as a whole nor
the validity of any other section or provision of the chapter than
the one so declared.
[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
This chapter serves to amend under the terms of Section 609
of the Municipalities Planning Code, Act of 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247,
the prior Wellsboro Borough Zoning Ordinance, Ordinance No. 615 enacted
and ordained by the Borough Council of Wellsboro, Tioga County, Pennsylvania,
on June 14, 2004, and any subsequent amendments to that ordinance.
[Ord. No. 688, 6/4/2018]
This chapter shall be effective on June 5, 2018.