| Pine Grove Township Zoning Officer: Dan Bode 570-345-4202 ext 23 |
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| Zoning Permit Applications may be picked up at 175 Oak Grove Road Twp Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8AM - 4PM To have an application mailed click here. |
The broad duty of the zoning officer is to administer the zoning ordinance
consistent with the zoning purposes detailed in the Municipalities Planning Code
(MPC) § 604 (Zoning Purposes).
This task is daunting, far-reaching and demanding. It requires great attention to
detail on a day-to-day basis, while at the same time, demands a future vision of
the community as it relates to ordinance provisions.
Yet, this vision is constrained by the literal language specific to provisions in the
zoning ordinance.
Daunting, far-reaching or all encompassing because MPC § 604.1, under zoning
purposes states that: The provisions of zoning ordinances shall be designed: to
promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the following: the public health,
safety, morals and the general welfare; coordinated and practical community
development . . . and . . . adequate water supply for domestic, commercial,
agricultural or industrial use, and other public requirements; as well as
preservation of the natural, scenic and historic values in the environment and
preservation of forests, wetlands, aquifers and floodplains.
This abbreviated list becomes more demanding when examined in detail, and
requires an individual with community vision. However, this future image of the
community is, limited by law, to the specific language provided in the ordinance.
Nonetheless, clear zoning determinations, supported by ordinance provisions
reflecting community vision can make the difference.
Excerpted from the Department of Community and Economic Development Publications (DCED)
(The Zoning Officer - Planning Series #9)
consistent with the zoning purposes detailed in the Municipalities Planning Code
(MPC) § 604 (Zoning Purposes).
This task is daunting, far-reaching and demanding. It requires great attention to
detail on a day-to-day basis, while at the same time, demands a future vision of
the community as it relates to ordinance provisions.
Yet, this vision is constrained by the literal language specific to provisions in the
zoning ordinance.
Daunting, far-reaching or all encompassing because MPC § 604.1, under zoning
purposes states that: The provisions of zoning ordinances shall be designed: to
promote, protect and facilitate any or all of the following: the public health,
safety, morals and the general welfare; coordinated and practical community
development . . . and . . . adequate water supply for domestic, commercial,
agricultural or industrial use, and other public requirements; as well as
preservation of the natural, scenic and historic values in the environment and
preservation of forests, wetlands, aquifers and floodplains.
This abbreviated list becomes more demanding when examined in detail, and
requires an individual with community vision. However, this future image of the
community is, limited by law, to the specific language provided in the ordinance.
Nonetheless, clear zoning determinations, supported by ordinance provisions
reflecting community vision can make the difference.
Excerpted from the Department of Community and Economic Development Publications (DCED)
(The Zoning Officer - Planning Series #9)
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