This chapter shall be known and cited as the "Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Jim Thorpe."
No building, structure or land shall be used or occupied, and no building or part thereof shall be erected, moved, enlarged or structurally altered unless in conformity with the regulations of this chapter.
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This chapter is hereby adopted to promote public health, safety, morality and the general welfare, encourage the most appropriate use of land, conserve and stabilize the value of the property, provide adequate open spaces for light and air, and to prevent the spread of fire, prevent undue concentrations of population and lessen congestion on streets and highways.
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It is the intent of this chapter to provide a well-balanced community by providing for coordinated and practical residential, commercial and industrial areas together with adequate police protection, vehicle parking and loading space, transportation, water, sewerage, schools, public grounds, and other public requirements.
Certain community development objectives are relevant to and form the basis of zoning regulations. These objectives are hereby adopted and made a part of this chapter. They are listed below:
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To preserve, enhance and protect existing residential, commercial, industrial, public and semipublic development from the intrusion of incompatible land uses.
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To preserve an open space and park system along streams.
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To continue the general pattern of single-family residential homes on individual lots as the predominant housing type within the Borough.
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To provide a variety of housing choices from low-density to high-density housing development.
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To protect the environment.
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To establish programs to promote the conservation, rehabilitation and improvement of all parts of the Borough.
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To establish facilities and provide uses to serve all age groups of varying social, economic, ethnic, and racial characteristics.
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Interpretation. In the interpretation and the application of the provisions of this chapter, these provisions shall be held to be the minimum requirements for the promotion of the health, safety, morals and general welfare. It is not intended to interfere with or abrogate or annul other rules, regulations or ordinances, provided that where this chapter imposes greater restrictions upon the use of buildings or premises, or upon the height or bulk of a building, or requires larger open spaces, the provisions of this chapter are intended to prevail.
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Validity. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this chapter. The Borough Council hereby declares that it would have passed this chapter and each section or part thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections or parts thereof be declared invalid.
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Repealer. The 1984 Zoning Ordinance of the Borough of Jim Thorpe and all amendments thereto are hereby repealed. All other existing ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this chapter, to the extent of such conflict and no further, are hereby repealed.