This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "East Greenville
Zoning Ordinance of 2022" and shall become effective upon enactment.
This chapter is enacted in accordance with Article
VI of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, as amended, and is intended to serve the following purposes:
A. To promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the following purposes:
(1) The public health, safety, morals and the general welfare of the
community.
(2) Coordinated and practical community development and proper density
of population.
(3) Emergency management preparedness and operations and police protection.
(4) Provision of adequate light and air and access to incident solar
energy.
(5) Provision of vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, schools,
recreational facilities and public grounds.
(6) Provision of safe, reliable and adequate water supply for domestic,
commercial, agricultural and industrial use and other public requirements
and for the safe, reliable disposal of sewage.
(7) Preservation of the natural, scenic and historical values in the
environment and the preservation of wooded areas, wetlands, aquifers,
floodplains and other natural resources.
B. To prevent one or more of the following:
(1) Overcrowding of land or blight.
(2) Danger and congestion in travel and transportation.
(3) Loss of health, life or property from fire, flood, panic or other
dangers.
C. To provide for the use of land for residential housing of various
dwelling types encompassing all basic forms of housing, including
single-family and two-family dwellings, mobile homes and mobile home
parks and a reasonable range of multifamily dwellings in various arrangements.
D. To accommodate reasonable overall community growth, including opportunities
for development of a variety of residential dwelling types along with
appropriate nonresidential uses.
The Borough of East Greenville, which has an adopted Comprehensive
Plan to guide the orderly growth and the Borough's development of
the Borough, intends this chapter to implement the following community
development objectives which have been adopted by the Borough Council
of East Greenville in accordance with Section 606 of the Pennsylvania
Municipalities Planning Code:
A. Intergovernmental cooperation and implementation. The general goal
is to plan for and ensure the maximum future development of the Borough
of East Greenville by coordinating the planning of public and private
enterprises of the Borough with the plans and enterprises of the surrounding
areas and region. Public involvement is a fundamental aim. Planning
shall continue to be directed at improving community facilities and
services, particularly where public opinion indicates the need is
greatest. In order to implement planned improvements, diversified
land use, intermunicipal cooperation and the consolidation of operating
agencies are being promoted. The guiding principle continues to be
to assure maximum community benefits consistent with local traditions,
the enlargement of goals and objectives for both public and private
enterprise and appropriate enhancement of human values.
B. Growth. The Borough is a developed community with an established
character that should be preserved. All future growth, whether by
infilling of remaining vacant land or by redevelopment, should occur
in an orderly and controlled manner that is consistent with the scale
and character of the Borough and which protects the social and economic
stability of each area.
C. Land use. East Greenville Borough has a wide variety of land uses,
including a strong residential character. The Borough should preserve
and protect the character, stability and value of land and buildings.
D. Housing. The Borough has a diverse housing mix, with many types and
densities and appearances. The integrity of established residential
neighborhoods should be protected. Infill housing should complement
the existing neighborhoods. New development should provide adequate
off-street parking, recreation facilities and open space.
E. Commerce. Future commercial development should respect surrounding
residential neighborhoods. In the Borough, small-scale commercial
activities should mix with residences in certain areas such as Main
Street. Larger-scale, auto-oriented uses should generally be restricted
to the shopping center, and their deleterious effects (such as traffic
and noise) should be limited.
F. Industry. The existing industry in the Borough should be adequately
regulated so that it may remain and its noise, odors or other unwanted
features can be minimized.
G. Institutions. The many institutions in the Borough are part of the
community and should be encouraged to remain and yet be respectful
to surrounding residential neighborhoods.
H. Transportation. The Borough should strive for the best possible relationship
between land use and transportation. The public thoroughfares of the
Borough should be safe and efficient for all vehicles, pedestrians
and bicyclists.
I. Community facilities and services. It is desirable to maintain or
to expand and improve the present level of community services. The
Borough should have appropriate open space, recreational facilities,
opportunities for education and enrichment and health and safety services.
These regulations should aid in providing a guide for public policy
and action in the efficient provision of public facilities and services
and in the provision of safe and proper sanitary sewage disposal and
for private enterprise in building development, investment and other
economic activity relating to land use.
J. Environment. Borough regulations should maintain a high standard
of air and water quality and protect the natural resources, including
stream valleys and floodplains. The appearance of the Borough should
be improved through appropriate sign regulation, landscaping and design
controls.
It is not intended for this chapter to repeal, abrogate, annul
or interfere with any existing ordinance or enactment or with any
rule, regulations or permit adopted or issued thereunder, except insofar
as the same may be inconsistent or in conflict with any of the provisions
of this chapter, provided that where this chapter imposes greater
restrictions upon the use of buildings or land or upon the height
and bulk of buildings or prescribes larger open spaces than are required
by the provision of such ordinance, enactment, rule, regulations or
permits, then the provisions of this chapter shall control.
Should any section of this chapter be declared by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such decision shall not affect
the validity of the chapter as a whole or any other part thereof.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with this
chapter are hereby repealed.