City of Bethlehem Zoning Ordinance CITY OF BETHLEHEM ZONING ORDINANCE
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This is the City of Bethlehem Zoning Ordinance, Part 13 of the city's codified ordinances covering Lehigh and Northampton Counties, Pennsylvania, last revised August 17, 2022 with an effective date of June 15, 2012. The ordinance establishes zoning classifications and regulations across 22 articles covering district types (residential, non-residential, overlay, and mixed-use), allowed uses, dimensional requirements, parking, signs, historic resources, and special provisions including workforce housing incentives and steep slope protections. Specific district designations include residential zones (RR, RR-T, RR-F), commercial zones (CL, CB, RT), institutional overlay (I-O), industrial overlay (IN-O), and mixed-use districts (CMU, OMU), each with tailored requirements and design guidelines.
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East Bethlehem Township adopted a comprehensive Zoning Ordinance on March 9, 2016, governing land use regulation across all portions of the township under authority granted by the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code (Act of 1968, P.L. 805, No. 247). The ordinance regulates structure location, height, bulk, construction, lot occupancy percentages, yard and open space dimensions, population density, and land use intensity for purposes including residence, trade, industry, recreation, agriculture, water supply, and conservation. The ordinance is structured in eight chapters covering general provisions, definitions, zoning districts, general and supplemental regulations, signage, nonconformities, and administration. It is enacted to promote health, safety, general welfare, coordinated community development, emergency preparedness, adequate utilities and transportation, and preservation of natural, scenic, historic, forest, wetland, aquifer, and floodplain resources, while preventing overcrowding, blight, and congestion.
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