Public Meeting and Ordinance Advertisement NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Dormont, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania (the "Borough") will hold a public meeting on February 2, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Borough's municipal building, 1444 Hillsdale Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15216 to consider the passage of the proposed rewritten Borough's Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map: AN ORDINANCE OF THE BOROUGH OF DORMONT ADOPTING THE BOROUGH OF DORMONT ZONING ORDINANCE OF 2014 The following is a summary of the major changes with the passage of this Ordinance: 1. New Zoning Districts including a split of the commercial zoning district into two distinct districts, a new district for government buildings, and a new district for transit-oriented developments. 2. Renamed Zoning Districts for the three residential districts and the park district. 3. A new Zoning Map which places all of the new districts so that higher density uses are near higher density development and lower density districts are near lower density development. 4. All new district regulations designed to provide greater flexibility for property owners who wish to develop or redevelop their properties. 5. All new supplemental regulations designed to ensure that all commercial uses in the Borough reflect the nature and character of the community and provide for enhanced marketability of our business areas. 6. New parking regulations designed to provide greater flexibility in new development. 7. New landscaping regulations designed to provide greater green space in the Borough and preserve green space where appropriate. 8. New signage regulations designed to provide businesses with greater flexibility including allowing overhanging signs for greater visibility. A copy of the full text of the proposed Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Map may be examined by any citizen at the Borough's municipal building 1444 Hillsdale Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15216, between the hours of 8:30 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. on regular business days.
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