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Zoning
and
Subdivision
Ordinances
Zoning
Ordinances
are
designed
to
promote,
protect,
and
facilitate
the public
health and
safety,
conserve
natural
resources,
and
encourage
the
orderly
growth and
development
of the
community.
Zoning of
the
community
insures
the best
usage of
available
areas and
avoids the
juxtaposition
of
incompatible
elements.
They
minimize
the
problems
of land
use
conflicts
and
encourage
clustering
of similar
development
within
various
sectors of
the
community
according
to highest
and best
use
considerations
of:
topography,
soil type,
and
current
usage.
Zoning
provides
information
for
judicious
planning
for
infrastructure
extension
and/or
improvement,
the
delivery
of
municipal
services,
and
preservation
of the
natural
beauty and
character
of the
community. Required changes in local municipal Subdivision and Land Development ordinances are included in the new rules and regulations of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 as amended by Act 170 of 1988. In order to plan for and guide the development of the community, Subdivision and Land Development Ordinances provide the basis for conformance to municipal codes and regulations and sound community planning practices. Municipal officials are provided with information to use in the decision making process involving land usage and to insure compliance with all regulations and applicable rules including those of PA DER under the Sewage Facilities Act 537. Municipalities throughout the Commonwealth are re-evaluating their existing zoning ordinances in light of recent changes in federal laws, state laws, land use regulation strategies, development patterns, and local conditions. As a result we seized both an opportunity and a need to provide municipalities with ordinances that are simpler to use, in common language rather than legalize, and stronger, while being more detailed. We believe our new approach to ordinances has produced one of the finest formats in the Commonwealth and addresses many new issues relevant to your municipality. |
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Copyright
©2000
Richard C.
Sutter
&
Associates,
Incorporated.
All rights
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