[Amended 1-26-2011 by Ord. No. 1633]
This zone district shall be intended for limited
industrial and manufacturing uses, offices for professional, executive
or administrative purposes, medical offices, all educational uses,
scientific or research laboratories, hotels and motels, all of which
shall be conducted within the confines of a building. Partial use
may be permitted of a building primarily designed for hotel or motel
usage by offices for professional, executive, or administrative purposes.
Retail sales shall be permitted within this zone district, provided
that the merchandise sold is manufactured by the occupant of the building
wherein such retail sales are conducted.
No land or building shall be used or occupied by a use which shall in any manner exceed the limitations imposed by the performance standards as set forth in §
230-73 or any use which shall be detrimental to the health, safety, morals or general welfare of the Borough.
[Amended 2-14-1983 by Ord. No. 993]
A. Height. No building shall exceed a maximum height
of five stories or 65 feet, whichever is the lesser.
B. Yards. Every lot shall have a front, rear and two
side yards of 50 feet each, provided that no building shall be erected
closer than 75 feet to the center line of Harristown Road nor closer
than 100 feet to a residential zone. Where a side or rear yard abuts
a railroad right-of-way, such right-of-way may be considered to be
part of such side or rear yard, and in such cases where the lot is
used for either a hotel or motel development, no such building or
buildings shall be erected closer than 100 feet to any state highway.
C. Floor area. There shall be a ground floor area of
at least 10,000 square feet.
D. Maximum building coverage. The total floor area of
all floors, including accessory buildings, shall not exceed 35% of
the lot area.
E. Off-street parking. All off-street parking areas shall be subject to the provisions in Article
VI and, in addition, shall comply with the following:
(1) Parking and loading areas shall be provided in other
than the front yard, except that parking for not more than 10 visitors
may be provided in the front yard.
(2) Each parking space shall be at least 10 feet in width
and 20 feet in length.
(3) Loading areas may not be considered as part of the
required parking area.
(4) All portions of the property not covered by buildings
or used for off-street parking and loading shall be suitably landscaped
with trees, shrubs and grass lawns.