The maximum structure height specified for each district shall not apply to antennas that meet the requirements of this chapter, water towers, clock or bell towers, steeples and religious symbols attached to places of worship, electrical transmission lines, elevator shafts, wind turbines that comply with this chapter, skylights, chimneys, heating/ventilation/air-conditioning equipment, industrial mechanical equipment areas that are not occupied by humans, solar energy collection devices, or other appurtenances usually required to be and customarily placed above the roof level and not intended for human occupancy. See also definition of "height" in §
124-202 and provisions in §
124-307B.
[Added 4-7-2015 by Ord.
No. 273]
A. Design and construction of access drives and driveways shall comply
with the regulations of the current Subdivision and Land Development
Ordinance in effect. In the event of a conflict, the most stringent shall apply.
B. Single-family residential driveways shall be located a minimum of three feet from any property line except as set forth in Subsection
B(1) below. The minimum width at the street right-of-way line shall be 10 feet, and the maximum width at the street right-of-way shall be 20 feet. There shall be no more than one driveway per dwelling. Borough Council may, as a conditional use, authorize the installation of a second driveway if the applicant for such driveway demonstrates that the width of the lot at the street right-of-way line exceeds 150 feet and that severe topographic conditions exist or other factors which warrant the installation of the second driveway.
(1)
Shared or joint driveways may be permitted and are encouraged
on high-volume roadways and areas in which access, visibility, and
topography may present difficulties. Shared or joint driveways shall
be limited to use by two adjoining single-family residential lots,
and the shared or joint driveway shall be considered the single driveway
permitted for each lot. Whenever possible, a shared or joint driveway
shall equally straddle the property line. All shared or joint driveways
shall have a minimum width of 28 feet at the street right-of-way line.
A right-of-way and maintenance agreement for such shared or joint
driveway shall be submitted for approval of the Borough prior to the
issuance of a permit for such installation.
C. Nonresidential and multifamily residential driveways shall be located a minimum of 10 feet from any property line except as set forth in Subsection
C(1) below. The minimum width at the street right-of-way line shall be 12 feet, and the maximum width shall be 28 feet measured at the end of the radius. There shall be no more than one driveway per street frontage unless an emergency access is required by the provisions of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance, in which case one additional driveway shall be permitted in order to fulfill emergency access requirements. Borough Council may, as a conditional use, authorize the installation of a second driveway on a street frontage if the applicant for such driveway demonstrates that the width of the lot at the street right-of-way line exceeds 150 feet.
(1)
Shared or joint driveways may be permitted and are encouraged
on high-volume roadways and areas in which access, visibility, and
topography may present difficulties. Shared or joint driveways shall
be limited to use by two adjoining nonresidential or multifamily residential
lots, and the shared or joint driveway shall be considered the single
driveway permitted for each street frontage. Whenever possible, a
shared or joint driveway shall equally straddle the property line.
All shared or joint driveways shall have a minimum width of 20 feet
at the street right-of-way line and a maximum width of 35 feet at
the street right-of-way line. A right-of-way and maintenance agreement
for such shared or joint driveway shall be submitted for approval
of the Borough prior to the issuance of a permit for such installation.
D. All access drives and driveways shall be surfaced with asphalt paving
concrete or paving blocks.
E. In residential zoning districts, one unpaved parking space (not more
than 200 square feet) shall be permitted. An unpaved parking space
shall be set back from the side or rear property line three feet.
No unpaved parking area is permitted in the front yard setback.