[Amended 10-7-1997 by Ord. No. 218]
A building may be erected, altered or used, and a lot or premises may be used for any of the purposes set forth in this section and for no other, provided that the demolition of or special exception or conditional use for an historic resource shown on the
Historic Resources Map or any subdivision, land development or construction activity within 300 feet of an historic resource shown on the
Historic Resources Map shall be subject to the provisions of Article XIXA relating to historic preservation.
A. Uses permitted by right.
[Amended 7-6-1999 by Ord. No. 242]
(1) Apartment house or group of apartment houses which
constitute a single operating or proprietary unit. For purposes of
this article, an "apartment house" is defined to be a multiple-family
dwelling of four or more stories using elevators and not stairways
for principal vertical circulation.
(2) Accessory uses. Accessory uses designed for the exclusive
use of the residents of a multiple dwelling shall be permitted as
follows:
(a)
Laundry and/or locker room facilities.
(b)
Recreational uses in accordance with §
210-51.
(c)
An office or studio such as that of a physician,
dentist, artist, teacher, architect, lawyer or other professional
person and supporting retail areas, the total floor area of such professional
offices and/or supporting retail areas in any one principal building
not to exceed 10% of the total floor area of that principal building.
Professional uses shall be limited to the first floor above grade.
(3) Nonconforming uses. No lot on which an apartment house
or group of apartment houses is to be constructed shall contain a
use that is nonconforming to the terms of this chapter.
B. Uses by special exception.
[Added 11-5-2008 by Ord. No. 325]
(1) A cellular telecommunications facility with antennas
attached to a nonresidential building or a structure of a permitted
church, municipal or governmental building or facility and a building
or structure owned by a public utility regulated by the Pennsylvania
Public Utility Commission, subject to the applicable provisions of
Articles XXA and XXVIII.
[Amended 3-5-1991 by Ord. No. 177; 7-6-1999 by Ord. No.
242]
A. Minimum lot area. The minimum lot area shall not be
less than 10 acres.
B. Minimum frontage and lot width. The lot shall have
a minimum of 500 feet along a street. That portion of the lot upon
which buildings are located shall have a minimum width of 300 feet
at the building line. Where outparcels or multiple frontages prohibit
500 feet continuous frontage and further require split access entry
points, then there shall be at least two entry frontages of 80 feet
each with a minimum width at the building line in the interior of
the property of 500 feet.
C. Building area. The building area shall not exceed
15% of the total lot area, provided that the definition of building
area does not include decks, patios and breezeways for access to units.
D. Maximum paved area. A maximum of 40% of the total
lot area shall be covered with all-weather paving for all vehicular
access, circulation and parking.
E. Minimum open area. No more than 55% of the total lot area may be occupied by a combination of buildings, streets, driveways or parking area. Of the remaining open space, a minimum of 50% must be suitable and usable for active recreation purposes. A minimum of 30% of the open area shall be undeveloped, other than maintained ground cover and landscaping. One hundred square feet of enclosed play space for children must be provided for each apartment containing two or more bedrooms. Such open space shall satisfy the open space provisions of Article
XXXII, §§
210-270 to
210-276, inclusive.
[Amended 1-4-2000 by Ord. No. 245; 11-7-2000 by Ord. No.
251]
F. Dwelling units per acre to total land area. The number
of apartment units shall in no case exceed 35 units per acre.
G. Setback from streets. There shall be setback from
the right-of-way of each street on which the high-rise apartment district
abuts which shall be not less than 100 feet in depth, provided that
the buildings in excess of 40 feet in height shall provide for an
additional one foot of depth.
H. Setback from property lines. Front yard shall be as specified in Subsection
G above. Side and rear yards which occur on properties within the high-rise district, but not abutting adjacent districts, shall be equal to the height of the apartment structure closest to the relevant property line. Where such development property lot lines abut district boundaries, then the side or rear yards shall be equal to 50 feet plus the height of the apartment structure closest to the relevant district line.
I. Distance between buildings.
(1) Inner courtyards. Whenever one apartment building
faces an inner court, the minimum width and length of the court shall
be equal to the height of the tallest building in the court group.
(2) Outer courtyards. An outer courtyard is defined as
one created by three or fewer unconnected buildings or the area created
by projections or wings of a single or connected building. A minimum
width of rectangular outer courts shall be equal to the height of
the building and its depth shall not exceed 1/2 its width.
J. Building height.
(1) Maximum height. No building shall exceed the height
of 85 feet or seven stories (exclusive of basements), whichever is
greater. No accessory building shall exceed 20 feet in height.
(2) Minimum height. The minimum height of a high-rise
apartment shall be 40 feet and not less than four stories. No accessory
building shall exceed 20 feet in height.