The purpose of this district is to create a
mixed use area that consists of pedestrian-oriented retail, service,
and office uses to serve both regional and neighborhood customers
and apartments above the street-level commercial uses. Uses having
greater impacts are permitted by conditional use permit.
Land, buildings, or premises shall be used by
right for only one or more of the following uses:
A. Retail store, including general merchandise, hardware,
department or variety store, clothing store, gift shop, bookstore,
or pharmacy.
B. Food store, including grocery store, bakery, confectionery,
and convenience store where goods are sold at retail.
C. Personal service shop, including barbershop, beautician,
shoe repair, tailor, fitness salon or spa, laundry/laundromat, or
similar service establishment.
D. Eating or drinking establishment, including standard
eat-in restaurant, pizza shop, delicatessen, or similar use and take-out
establishment, but excluding drive-through establishment.
E. Bank or other financial institution.
G. Apartment, provided that it is located on the second
or third floor.
H. Municipal building, library, or similar municipal
or public use, except high impact public uses such as storage or repair
of municipal trucks or other heavy equipment.
I. Park, plaza, or similar recreational area or meeting
place.
J. Office or office building.
K. Medical or dental office or physical therapy clinic.
The following shall be permitted as conditional uses only, subject to the applicable provisions of Article
XVIII, Procedure and Standards for Conditional Uses:
A. Child day-care center, subject to §
196-137.
C. Any use of the same general character as those permitted in §§
196-34 and
196-35. Such use shall be permitted by Borough Council upon the recommendation of the Planning Commission, shall be consistent with the purposes of the district, comply with the performance standards in Article
XX, and not be detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood. To determine if a proposed use is of the same general character as any of the listed permitted uses, Borough Council and the Planning Commission shall evaluate its impacts against the compatibility standards in Article
XVII.
Unless stated otherwise, the following shall
be minimum requirements:
A. Lot area: 3,000 square feet.
B. Lot width:
(1) Thirty feet for detached structures.
(2) Twenty feet for attached structures with 30 feet at
the end of a row.
C. Building coverage: 60%, maximum.
D. Impervious surface: 70%, maximum.
E. Front yard: conforming to that of the established
street setback line or 10 feet.
G. Side yard: eight feet on each side of a building with
attached units. Five feet on each side of individual, detached buildings.
H. Height: 35 feet or three stories, maximum.