The Municipality is divided into the districts stated in Schedules
A and B as shown by the district boundaries on the Zoning Map.
District boundaries shown on the lines of roads, streams and
transportation rights-of-way shall be deemed to follow their center
lines. Neither the vacation of roads nor the change of streambeds
shall affect the location of such district boundaries. When the Zoning
Officer cannot definitely determine the location of a district boundary
by such center lines, by the scale of dimensions stated on the Zoning
Map or by the fact that it clearly coincides with a property line,
he shall refuse action, and the Zoning Hearing Board, upon appeal,
shall interpret the location of the district boundary with reference
to the scale of the Zoning Map and the purposes set forth in all relevant
provisions of this chapter.
No structure shall exceed the maximum height above basic grade
specified in Schedule B, provided that:
A. No accessory structure shall exceed a height of 15 feet.
B. No residential use, except townhouses where permitted or an apartment
structure in the R-4 or R-5 District, may exceed a height of 30 feet
or three stories.
C. A structure for any permitted or conditional use in C-2 Business Commercial, L Special Use, M-1 Planned Industrial and M-2 Industrial Zoning Districts may exceed the maximum permitted height, provided that every required front, side and rear yard is increased by one foot for each additional foot of height but shall not exceed 20 feet above the maximum building height for that zoning district; and that the permit for such structure be reviewed and authorized as a conditional use as regulated by Article
IV.
[Amended 11-12-1996 by Ord. No. 2002]
D. The height regulations of this chapter as outlined in Schedule B shall not apply to church spires, belfries, monuments,
tanks, water or fire towers, ornamental towers, spires, chimneys,
elevator bulkheads and smokestacks, provided that every required yard
is increased by one foot for each additional foot of height above
the maximum height.
[Amended 8-8-1995 by Ord.
No. 1952]
E. In determining the height of a structure in stories, a basement shall
be counted as a story when more than 60% of its aggregate wall surface,
measured between floor and ceiling, is or will be above grade as shown
on construction plans.
F. A commercial communication tower may exceed the maximum height as
outlined in Schedule B, provided that every required yard is increased by one
foot for each additional foot of height of the tower and any related
equipment. However, the maximum height of the commercial communication
tower shall not at any time exceed 200 feet. No equipment mounted
or attached to the commercial communication tower shall exceed this
two-hundred-foot maximum height.
[Added 8-8-1995 by Ord.
No. 1952]
G. Commercial communication antennas.
[Added 10-8-1996 by Ord.
No. 1995]
(1) A commercial communication antenna, freestanding and installed as
a principal structure, may exceed the maximum height as outlined in
Schedule B, provided that every required yard is increased by one
foot for each additional foot of height of the antenna and any related
equipment. However, the maximum height of the commercial communication
antenna shall not at any time exceed 50 feet.
(2) A commercial communication antenna attached to the exterior of any
principal structure shall not at any time exceed 10 feet above that
structure.
The minimum lot area, minimum width of lot, minimum depth of
front and rear yards and minimum width of each side yard shall be
as shown in Schedule B.
A. Lots which abut on more than one street shall provide the required
front yard along every street.
B. One and only one principal structure, together with permitted accessory
structures, may be located on any lot, except that two or more principal
structures may be permitted as a planned development after approval
and recording of the development plan as required by this chapter.
C. No structure, whether attached to the principal structure or not
and whether open or enclosed, including porches, carports, balconies
and platforms above basic grade level, shall project into any minimum
front, side or rear yard, except as provided below:
(1) Structures accessory to single-family residences may extend into
required rear and side yards but not closer than 10 feet to rear and
side yard lot lines.
(2) Minor utility fixtures, unenclosed patios and articles of decoration
around a main building may be located in any required yard.
(3) A buttress, chimney, cornice, pier or pilaster extending no more
than 24 inches from the wall of the principal structure may be located
in any required yard.
(4) An unenclosed porch no more than one story or 15 feet in height and
12 feet in depth may be erected in the front or rear yard of a residential
structure but may not extend into a required side yard.
(5) In an R District, an unenclosed porch or stoop no more than one story
of 15 feet in height and four feet in depth may extend into a required
side yard.
D. Trailers, including utility, commercial, mobile home or living trailers
and motorized recreational vehicles may not be stored in any required
front or side yard.
E. Nonresidential structures or uses in any district shall not be located
or conducted closer to any lot line of any lot in any R District than
the distance specified in the following schedule:
Minimum Side or Rear Yard Abutting Any Lot in Any R or
S District
(feet)
|
Use
|
---|
15
|
Off-street parking spaces and access drives for nonresidential
uses
|
30
|
Churches, schools and public or semipublic structures
|
50
|
Recreation facilities, entertainment facilities, motels, all
business uses and all industrial uses
|
F. The Zoning Officer may authorize the projection of a principal structure
into a required front yard on a lot located between two structures
which may be nonconforming with respect to the front yard, provided
that the resulting front yard shall not be less than the median front
yard of the two adjacent structures.
G. Any portion of a lot once counted as a yard or as lot area per family
in compliance with the area requirements of the district regulations
of this chapter shall not be counted again as required yard or lot
area per family for another building.
H. No required yard in any district shall be used for parking vehicles
except on a driveway. In single-family developments, not more than
25% of the front yard may be devoted to driveway access. In single-family
attached developments, not more than 50% of the front yard may be
devoted to driveway access. In multiple-family developments, not more
than 50% of the front yard may be devoted to driveway access. In nonresidential
districts, driveway access shall be as permitted by site plan approval.
I. Nonconforming single-family residential structures located in any
S or R Zoning District which are not in compliance with this chapter
solely by reason of an inadequate rear or side yard dimension may
be expanded with the approval of the Zoning Officer, provided that
the side or rear yard distance of the proposed expansion to the structure
is not less than the side or rear yard distance of the existing nonconforming
structure and the new structure otherwise complies with the articles
and provisions of this chapter.
[Added 12-8-1992 by Ord.
No. 1824]
[Amended 6-9-1987 by Ord.
No. 1571]
A. Exposed exterior walls of structures shall be composed of brick,
stone, stucco, fireproof precast stucco, glass, metal or marble with
wood used for trim only, except as provided herein.
B. Wood may be used for exposed, exterior walls for residential structures
of three stories or less.
C. Concrete block may be used for exposed, rear exterior walls in M
Districts upon recommendation of the Planning Agency and approval
of the Council where there is a finding that such rear wall will not
be visible to passersby or to the general public.
D. Council may approve alternative materials if and only if such material
is determined to be equal or superior in quality and aesthetic character
compared to approved materials.
E. An addition to an existing structure which is nonconforming with
respect to this section may be constructed in conformance with the
materials of original construction of the existing portion of the
structure with approval by the Zoning Officer.