Zoning

What is Zoning?

Zoning can regulate the use of land; size, height, bulk, erection, removal and use of structures; areas and dimensions of lots, yards, open spaces & separation distances between structures; density of population and intensity of use; and protection of natural resources and agricultural land.

The purpose of zoning is to:

1. To promote health, safety, morals and general welfare;
2. To promote coordinated, orderly, harmonious and practical community development;
3. To discourage the intermixture of incompatible land uses and, where such intermixture may be beneficial or where zoning district boundaries present transitions between incompatible uses, to control impacts of incompatible uses;
4. To lessen congestion and promote public safety and convenience on roads and highways;
5. To secure safety from fire, disaster, panic, pollution hazards and other dangers;
6. To provide adequate light and air;
7. To prevent the overcrowding of land;
8. To avoid undue congestion of population;
9. To facilitate the adequate provision of housing, commercial and industrial development, transportation, water, sewer, schools, parks and other public requirements;
10. To establish reasonable standards to which buildings and development shall conform;
11. To protect and enhance the value of land.

Below is a list of municipalities in Mercer County that have locally adopted Zoning ordinances.  Presently, 30 out of 48 (63%) municipalities in Mercer County have zoning.

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Municipalities in Mercer County
WITH locally adopted Zoning Ordinances

City of Farrell	Coolspring Township
City of Hermitage	East Lackawannock Township
City of Sharon	Findley Township
Clark Borough	Hempfield Township
Greenville Borough	Jackson Township
Grove City Borough	Jefferson Township
Jamestown Borough	New Vernon Township
Liberty Township	Otter Creek Township
Mercer Borough	Pine Township
New Lebanon Borough	Pymatuning Township
Sandy Lake Borough	Shenango Township
Sharpsville Borough	South Pymatuning Township
Stoneboro Borough	Springfield Township
West Middlesex Borough	Wilmington Township
Wheatland Borough	Wolf Creek Township

 

Municipal Zoning Ordinances Online

• City of Sharon  Zoning Ordinance 
  September 2006

• Sandy Lake Borough Zoning Map (.pdf)
  November 2005

• Otter Creek Township Zoning Ordinance
  November 2005

• Greenville Borough Zoning Ordinance
  Amended October 2005

• Wolf Creek Township Zoning Ordinance
  June 2004

• Jamestown Borough Zoning Ordinance
  June 2004

• Stoneboro Borough Zoning Ordinance
  July 2002

• Mercer Borough Zoning Ordinance
  January 2002

• Springfield Township  Zoning Ordinance
  September 2001

• Hempfield Township  Zoning Ordinance
  August 2001

• Liberty Township Zoning Ordinance
  February 2001

• Clark Borough Zoning Ordinance
  November 2000

• City of Farrell Zoning Ordinance - 1999

• City of Hermitage Zoning Ordinance - External link

• Shenango Township Zoning Ordinance - 1996 (Amended May 2006)
  

Visit the Pennsylvania's Electronic Land Use Library Web Site for links to more online Mercer County Ordinances.  http://www.elibrary.state.pa.us/showresults.asp?c=43

 

Zoning & Subdivision Review Committee

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Mercer County Regional Planning Commission
2491 Highland Road, Hermitage, PA 16148
mail@mcrpc.com    www.mcrpc.com

 

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