This chapter shall be known as the "1973 Mt. Jewett Zoning Ordinance,"
amended October 9, 2007, as Ordinance Number 224.
The regulations of this chapter are made in accordance with
a comprehensive land use place and designed:
A.
To promote, protect and facilitate one or more of the following:
the public health, safety, morals, general welfare, coordinated and
practical community development, proper density of population, civil
defense, disaster evacuation, airports and national defense facilities,
the provisions of adequate light and air, police protection, vehicle
parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewage, schools,
public grounds and other public requirements, as well as:
B.
To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of the land,
blight, danger and congestion in travel and transportation, loss of
health, life or property from fire, flood or panic or other dangers.
This chapter is intended to further facilitate implementation
of Mt. Jewett Borough's Community Development Objectives. These objectives
are:
A.
Achievement of the highest and best use of land;
B.
Protection of transportation corridor;
C.
The establishment of a realistic population density control;
D.
To effectuate a logical road and street pattern designed to adequately
serve business, industry and residence and insofar as possible maintain
a separation necessary to protect the neighborhood environment;
E.
To guide development with a view to providing adequate and economical
community facilities and utilities;
F.
To achieve adequate public protection;
G.
To permit economical installation of sanitary sewers and treatment
facilities;
H.
To ultimately eliminate pollution factors and pollutants from water
and air;
