Folcroft Borough Zoning Ordinance - E-Library

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVESFORFOLCROFT BOROUGHApproved by Resolution 06-21 of 2006Revised by Resolution 06-42 of 2006The Community Development Objectives (CDOs) listed below are intended and designedto guide and set the direction for the actual zoning ordinance provisions that will bedeveloped in 2006.1. Overall CommunityMaintain the Borough as an attractive and stable community that is pedestrianfriendly, contains distinct and compact neighborhoods and a variety of housingtypes, commercial, light industrial, and other nonresidential establishments.2. Residential Land Usea. Provide for and encourage a variety of residential uses including singlefamilydetached, twins, and small apartments and apartment developmentslocated near public transit.b. Ensure blight-free neighborhoods by protecting residential areas fromphysical deterioration by adoption of property maintenance ordinances andimprovement of inspection and code enforcement and propertymaintenance programs and procedures.c. Ensure blight-free commercial areas from physical deterioration byadoption of property maintenance ordinances and improvement ofinspection and code enforcement and property maintenance programs andprocedures.d. In the implementation and adoption of a property maintenance programbased upon an adopted property maintenance ordinance, ensure that highpriority deterioration in both residential and commercial areas is addressedfirst. High priority deterioration is defined as the following:• Incomplete window structures – example: boarded, missing glass,failure to be securely fastened, and• High vegetation, specifically grasses in which a health and appearanceissue has arisen.CDO 1