CITY OF SHARON

1 CITY OF SHARON Zoning Ordinance Adopted September 28, 2006 Prepared by the Mercer County Regional Planning Commission and the City of SHARON Planning Commission Table of Contents - i Table of Contents article 1 General 101 - Title ..1 102 - Effective Date ..1 103 - Purpose and Authority ..1 104 - Compliance ..2 105 - Interpretation of Regulations ..2 106 - Severability ..2 107 - article 2 Community Development 201 - Community Development Objectives .. 3 article 3 District 301 - Zoning 302 - Zoning 303 - Annexed Areas ..5 304 - District Boundaries ..5 305 - Zoning District Changes.

2 6 306 - Permitted Uses, Conditional Uses, and Special Exceptions ..6 307 - Lot, Yard, and Height Requirements ..6 308 - Special Provisions ..16 309 - Conditions, Conditional Uses, and Special Exceptions ..16 article 4 Supplementary 401 - Nonconforming Uses and Structures ..29 402 - Existing Lots of Record ..30 403 - Application of Yard Requirements ..30 404 - Temporary 405 - Height Limitations ..31 406 - Performance Standards ..32 407 - Off-Street Loading and Parking ..33 408 - Steep Slope Protection Overlay 409 - Swimming Pools ..40 410 - Flood Hazard Areas ..40 411 - Riverfront Overlay District ..40 412 - Central Commercial Frame Area.

3 42 Table of Contents - ii article 5 Sign 500 - 501 - 502 - Definitions and 503 - Computations ..46 504 - Permitted Signs, Prohibited Signs, and Requirements for Sign Type, Numbers, Area, Dimensions, and Location ..47 505 - Signs in the Public Right-of-Way ..50 506 - Signs Exempt From Regulation Under This Ordinance ..50 507 - Permits and Permit Procedures for 508 - Temporary Sign Permits (Private Property)..52 509 - Temporary Sign Permits (Public Right-of-Way) ..53 510 - Termination of Non-Conforming Signs ..53 article 6 Administration, Enforcement, and 601 - Zoning 602 - Duties of the Zoning Officer.

4 54 603 - Permits and Certificates ..55 604 - Violations ..56 article 7 Zoning Hearing 701 - Creation ..59 702 - 703 - Removal of 704 - Organization of 705 - Expenditures for Services ..59 706 - Legal Counsel ..60 707 - Hearings ..60 708 - Board's Functions ..62 709 - Parties Appellant Before the Board ..63 710 - Time Limitations; Persons Aggrieved ..64 711 - Stay of article 8 801 - General ..65 802 - 803 - 804 - Actions ..65 805 - Curative article 9 901 - Interpretation ..67 902 - Specific Terms ..67 Table of Contents - iii article 10 Planned Residential 1001 - Planned Residential Development.

5 81 1002 - Minimum Development Size ..81 1003 - General Standards ..81 1004 - Applicable Districts and Uses Permitted ..82 1005 - Calculations of Project Densities ..82 1006 - Increase in 1007 - Lot Size and Spacing of 1008 - Perimeter Requirements ..83 1009 - Common Open Space Required ..83 1010 - Conveyance and Maintenance of Common Open Space ..84 1011 - Process for Approval, Hearings, and Enforcement ..85 article 11 Traditional Neighborhood 1101 - Purpose and Authority ..86 1102 - Process ..87 1103 - Minimum Size of 1104 - Uses ..87 1105 - Design and Development Standards for Public or Private 1106 - Lot, Yard, Density, and Design 1107 - Procedures for Approval of Traditional Neighborhood Development.

6 89 1108 - Public Hearings ..92 1109 - The Findings ..93 1110 - Status of Plan After Tentative 1111 - Application for Final article 1 General Provisions Page 1 ZONING ORDINANCE CITY OF SHARON ORDINANCE NO. ____ - 2006 An Ordinance dividing the City into various zoning districts and regulating the construction, alteration and use of structures and land within each such district. Be it hereby ordained by the City Council of the City of SHARON , Mercer County, Pennsylvania that: article 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS 101 Title: The official title of this Ordinance shall be the Zoning Ordinance of the City of SHARON .

7 102 Effective Date: This Ordinance shall take effect on , 2006. 103 Purpose and Authority: This Ordinance is adopted by virtue of the authority granted to the City under article VI of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code, Act 247 of 1968, as amended. The provisions of this Zoning Ordinance are 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 provision 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.

8 To prevent one or more of the following: overcrowding of land, blight, danger and congestion in travel and transportation, loss of health, life or property from fire, flood, panic or other dangers. C. To be in accordance with an overall program and with consideration for the character of the municipality, its various parts and suitability of the various parts for particular uses and structures. article 1 General Provisions Page 2 104 Compliance: No structure shall be located, erected, demolished, constructed, moved, altered externally, converted, or enlarged, nor shall any structure or land be used or be designed to be used, except in full compliance with all the provisions of this Ordinance, and after the lawful issuance of all permits and certifications required by this Ordinance.

9 An exception to this is that the City of SHARON will be exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance in the exercise of its municipal functions. Any use not specifically permitted is prohibited. 105 Interpretation of Regulations: Whenever the provisions of this Ordinance are at variance with any other lawfully adopted rules, regulations, or ordinances the more restrictive requirements shall govern. 106 Severability: Should any section or provision of this Ordinance be declared by the courts to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole nor the validity of any other section or provision of the Ordinance than the one so declared.

10 107 Repeal: Any resolution or ordinance, or any part of any resolution or ordinance conflicting with the provisions of this Ordinance is hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. Ordinance No. 32-79 and specifically the amendments thereto are repealed. article 2 Community Development Objectives Page 3 article 2 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES 201 Community Development Objectives: The zoning regulations and districts set forth in this Ordinance are made in accordance with a comprehensive plan for the general welfare of the City and are intended to achieve, among others, the following purposes: Overall Objective.