[Added 11-14-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-13]
A.Â
Establishment
of district. A zoning overlay district, to be known as the Southgate
Neighborhood Overlay District, is hereby established.
B.Â
Description
of district. The bounds of the Southgate Neighborhood Overlay District
shall be as described and depicted in Appendix A hereto[1] and the Southgate Neighborhood Overlay District shall
be graphically shown on the Chambersburg Zoning Map.
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix A is on file in the Borough office.
C.Â
Purpose
of district. The purpose of the Southgate Neighborhood Overlay District
is to superimpose unique requirements on the underlying zoning districts
to promote economic infill development in an underutilized portion
of the community. This district is to serve as a transitional zone
between the adjacent Central Core Zone and the underlying Distributed
Commercial Highway and Central Core Zones.
Refer to the underlying zoning district.
A.Â
Height
regulations. Refer to the underlying zoning district.
B.Â
Area regulations.
Refer to the underlying zoning district.
C.Â
Yard regulations.
The Central Core yard regulations shall apply.
[Amended 4-10-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-12]
D.Â
Coverage
regulations. The Central Core lot coverage regulations shall apply.
A.Â
Parking facilities required. The parking requirement shall be half (50%) of the parking facilities required in Article XIII.
B.Â
Location
of parking spaces. The parking facilities are not required to be located
on the same lot as the principal building(s); however they must be
located within the Southgate Neighborhood Overlay District.
C.Â
Ownership
of parking spaces. The parking facilities are not required to be under
the same ownership of the principal building(s) as long as such facilities
are:
(1)Â
Owned
by a homeowners association or commercial business association, of
which the owner of the principal building(s) is a member; or
(2)Â
Owned
by the Borough of Chambersburg (Borough) or the Chambersburg Area
Municipal Authority (CAMA) and available to serve the parking facilities
requirement of the owner of the principal building(s) in accordance
with a written agreement with the Borough or CAMA, as applicable.
(3)Â
The
above parking facilities can be shared parking facilities, provided
that in the collective, the number of parking facilities required
hereunder are met.
A.Â
Attached
dwellings. Attached dwellings shall be limited to no more than 12
dwelling units to a building.
Any land development plan submitted to the Borough of Chambersburg in accordance with Chapter 258, Subdivision and Land Development, that includes property within the Southgate Neighborhood Overlay District shall also be submitted to the Southgate Neighborhood Advisory Committee for review. The Southgate Neighborhood Advisory Committee shall consist of not more than seven members appointed to serve at the pleasure of Town Council, which members may be citizens or stakeholders from the Southgate neighborhood. The review of the Southgate Neighborhood Advisory Committee shall be advisory only and shall be submitted to Town Council prior to Town Council's final action on such a plan. Members of the Southgate Neighborhood Advisory Committee shall not be compensated. Borough Land Use and Community Development staff will assist in coordinating Southgate Neighborhood Advisory Committee meetings at Borough Hall.
Where there exists a conflict between any of the regulations
set forth in this article and any other article of this chapter applicable
to the same property, the more stringent regulation shall apply.