[Amended 5-17-1994 by Ord. No. 1013, approved 5-17-1994; 9-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1129, approved 9-3-2002; 2-1-2011 by Ord. No. 1240, approved 2-1-2011; 4-7-2020 by Ord. No. 1362, approved 4-9-2020]
In order to implement the purpose of this chapter, the Borough is hereby divided into various districts, with the designations and general purposes listed below and the specifically permitted and prohibited uses tabulated in Article
IV.
A. R-1 Single-Family Residential District: primarily a one-family detached
dwelling district with adequate lot areas required and the customary
accessory uses.
B. R-2 Two-Family Residential District: an area comprised of one-family
detached and attached dwellings, with medium size lot areas and customary
accessory uses.
C. R-3 One- and Two-Family Residential District: primarily a one- and
two-family dwelling district with smaller lot areas per family, but
including one-family detached and one-family attached dwellings, certain
residential related uses and the customary accessory uses.
D. C-1 Regional Commercial District: primarily for commercial development
which provides services to customers regionally as well as in the
Borough.
E. C-1A Central Business District: It is the purpose of the C-1A District
to accommodate commercial activities commonly found in the core of
a borough which require a concentration of businesses or a high pedestrian
volume to be successful and where on-street public parking facilities
are available.
F. C-1B Community Commercial District: primarily for commercial development
which serves the adjacent residential neighborhoods.
G. C-2 Heavy Commercial District: primarily for limited heavy commercial
and industrial development because of location, existing facilities
and relationship to other land uses. These areas would also include
uses of a product storage or product limited production and service
nature.
H. I-E Institutional Education District: area best suited for primary
and secondary education.
I. I-M Institutional Medical District (hospital): area best suited for
medical activities.
J. I-U Institutional University District (University): area best suited
for university activities.
K. I-UA Institutional University A District (University): area best
suited for the administrative purposes, cultural facilities and educational
purposes of the university, such as offices, an alumni center and
an arts or music center, but specifically excluding student housing,
food services and active recreational facilities such as a gymnasium
or outdoor swimming pool.
L. OM-1 Office Manufacturing District: primarily for office and industrial
development, including large-scale or specialized industrial operations
requiring good access by road and/or railroad and perhaps requiring
special sites or services.
M. S-1 Special Purpose District: essentially for areas offering a variety of development potential by virtue of topography, vegetation, drainage, floodplain or other natural conditions. "Variety" also connotes uses including commercial and residential uses as outlined in Article
IV.
N. Airport Overlay District: The Airport Overlay District is a strategy
which promotes compatible land uses in turn allowing the coexistence
of airport operations.
O. Aquifer Protection Area: It is the purpose of this overlay district
to protect the groundwater that serves as the supply of water for
the Borough of East Stroudsburg.
[Amended 9-3-2002 by Ord. No. 1129, approved 9-3-2002]
A. The location and boundaries of these districts are
established as shown on the attached Zoning Map of the Borough of
East Stroudsburg, dated May 2001, and as subsequently amended. The Zoning Map is hereby made a part of this chapter.
If uncertainty exists as to the boundary of
any district shown on the Zoning Map, the Zoning Hearing Board shall determine the location
of such boundary.