This chapter shall be known as and may be cited
as the "Silverdale Borough Zoning Ordinance of 2003."
The purpose of this chapter is the promotion
of the health, safety, morals, convenience, order and welfare of the
present and future inhabitants of Silverdale Borough by:
A.
Lessening congestion on roads and streets;
B.
Securing safety from fire, panic, flood and other
dangers;
C.
Promoting the appropriate use and development of land
and resources in accordance with the Silverdale Borough Comprehensive
Plan of 2002;
D.
Providing adequate areas for vehicle parking and loading
space;
E.
Providing adequate light and air, access to solar
energy, and a safe and reliable and adequate water supply for domestic,
commercial, and industrial areas;
F.
Promoting health and the general welfare of the residents
of the Borough;
G.
Promoting the proper density of population;
H.
Accommodating reasonable overall community growth,
including population and employment growth, and opportunities for
development of a variety of residential dwelling types and nonresidential
uses;
I.
Encouraging the most appropriate use of land;
J.
Facilitating the adequate provision of transportation,
water, sewerage, schools, parks, and other public improvements;
K.
Promoting the preservation of natural, scenic and
historic resources;
L.
Conserving the value of land and buildings; and
M.
Encouraging harmonious and orderly development.
Except as hereinafter provided, no building,
structure, land or parts thereof shall be used or occupied, erected,
constructed or assembled, moved, enlarged or structurally altered
and no change of use of any land or structure or portion thereof shall
occur, unless in conformity with the provisions of this chapter, until
a valid zoning permit has been applied for and obtained from the Silverdale
Borough Zoning Officer. Failure to obtain a zoning permit shall constitute
a violation of this chapter, subject to the penalties hereinafter
provided.
In applying and interpreting the provisions
of this chapter, they shall be held to be the minimum requirements
for the promotion of the public health, safety, comfort, convenience
and general welfare.
A.
Whenever any regulations made under authority of this
chapter require a greater width or size of yards, courts or other
open spaces, or require a lower height of buildings or smaller number
of stories, or require a greater percentage of lot to be left unoccupied,
or impose other higher standards than are required in or under any
other statute, the provisions of the regulations made under authority
of this chapter shall govern.
B.
Whenever the provisions of any other statute require
a greater width or size of yards, courts or other open spaces, or
require a greater percentage of a lot to be left unoccupied, or impose
other higher standards than are required by any regulations made under
authority of this chapter, the provisions of such statute shall govern.
C.
This chapter does not repeal, abrogate, annul or in
any way impair or interfere with existing provisions of other laws
or ordinances, except those specifically or impliedly repealed by
this chapter, or any private restrictions placed upon property by
covenant, deed or other private agreement, unless repugnant hereto.
It shall be, and is hereby declared to be, the
objective of Silverdale Borough to continue to provide for the orderly
development of the Borough through its Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance[1]as are presently in effect or as may be amended. It shall
also be the mission of this chapter to implement the goals, objectives
and recommendations of the Silverdale Borough Comprehensive Plan (2002),
which is incorporated herein by reference.
