Borough of Chambersburg, PA Article V Distributed Commercial - Neighborhood Business

§ 300-31 Uses permitted.

[Amended 5-11-1994 by Ord. No. 94-4; 4-22-1998 by Ord. No. 98-4]

A. Any use permitted in the Low- and Moderate-Density Residential Districts but not including single-family detached dwellings served by public rights-of-way or private service drives as detailed in § 300-28 of this chapter.

B. Any permitted dwelling use in combination with a permitted business use.

C. [1]Stores for the retailing of food, drugs, confectionary, newspapers, hardware, bakery products, clothing, household appliances, flowers and house plants.

[1] Editor's Note: Former Subsection C, regarding retail merchandise stores under 5,000 square feet, added 8-23-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-12, was repealed 8-17-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-16. This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsections D through N as Subsections C through M, respectively.

D. Personal service shops, including barbers, beauty parlors, tailors, shoe repair and dry cleaning.

E. Restaurants, tearooms, cafes and other places serving food or beverages.

F. Tourist homes or mobile homes.

G. Mortuary and undertaking establishments.

H. Medical and dental clinics and laboratories.

I. Banking, financial institutions and business and profession offices.

J. Day-care center.

K. Massage therapy business.

[Added 9-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-15]

L. Non-tower wireless communication facilities outside the rights-of-way.

[Added 8-10-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-10[2]]

[2] Editor's Note: This ordinance also provided for the redesignation of former Subsections L and M as Subsections J and K, respectively, and Subsections J, K, and N as Subsections M, N, and O, respectively.

M. Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted uses.

N. An accessory use or building on the same lot and customarily incidental to any of the above permitted uses.

O. Yard sale subject to the following conditions:

[Added 8-8-2011 by Ord. No. 2011-09; amended 8-10-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-10]

(1) A residential premises is permitted a maximum of one yard-sale event per calendar month for a maximum of 12 yard-sale events per year.

(2) Active sale hours shall be from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. All evidence of the yard-sale activity and/or yard-sale items shall be appropriately covered in its entirety or temporarily stored inside before and after the permitted hours of active sale activity. The purpose of this Subsection O(2) is to prevent the evidence of the yard-sale activity and/or yard-sale items from being an attractive nuisance to persons while the yard sale is not active during the evening hours.

§ 300-31.1 Uses by special exception.

[Added 10-19-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-18]

A. Lodging houses and boardinghouses.

B. Tower-based wireless communications facilities outside the rights-of-way on any land owned by the Borough, county, school district, state or federal government.

[Added 8-10-2015 by Ord. No. 2015-10]

C. Light manufacturing accessory to a permitted restaurant or retail use.

[Added 5-16-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-06]

§ 300-32 Area, width, coverage and yard regulations.

Every building hereafter erected or used exclusively for dwelling purposes shall comply with the area and height requirements prescribed for the Moderate-Density Residential District.

A. Lot area and width. Every lot shall have a minimum width at the building line of 60 feet and a minimum area of 6,000 square feet. Any building occupied by two or more family units shall have a lot area of not less than 625 square feet per family.

B. Lot coverage. The combined area occupied by all buildings or structures shall not exceed 50% of the area of the lot.

C. Yards. Yards of the following minimum sizes shall be provided, and such yards may be used for the purpose of meeting off-street parking and loading requirements:

(1) Front yard: 10 feet in depth.

(2) Side yard: two, five feet in depth. If the business district adjoins a residential district, then a side yard of not less than 10 feet in width shall be required on the side of the lot which adjoins the residential district.

(3) Rear yard: 25 feet in depth.

§ 300-33 Height regulations.

No building shall exceed 35 feet in height.

§ 300-34 Uses not permitted.

[Added 5-22-1991 by Ord. No. 91-5; amended 5-13-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-08]

Storage and/or parking of trailers not currently licensed by the Motor Vehicle Code.