[Ord. 2227, 12-10-2013; as amended by Ord. 2016-2264, 6/14/2016;
and by Ord. 2016-2268, 11/1/2016]
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Streets, Alleys and Sidewalks
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Street Type
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Residential
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Nonresidential
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Alley [1]
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Sidewalk
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5 feet
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10 feet
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NA
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Planting strip
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4 feet, min.
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NA
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NA
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Curb
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0.5 foot
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0.5 foot
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NA
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Parking lane
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7 feet
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7 feet
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NA
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Travel lane
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8.5 feet
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11 feet
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8 feet
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Total cartway
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31 feet
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36 feet
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16 feet
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Right-of-way
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50 feet
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60 feet
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20 feet
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Amenities
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Corner bump-out
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NA
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Yes
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NA
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Street trees [2]
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40 feet OC
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40 feet OC
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NA
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NOTES:
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1.
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One-way alley: eight-foot minimum cartway and ten-foot minimum
right-of-way
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2.
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Street trees to be planted in planting strip along residential
streets, tree wells along commercial streets.
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3.
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The values indicated above are minimum values.
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[Ord. 2227, 12-10-2013]
1.
The following are general land development standards for the design
of new streets and blocks. While the length and depth of blocks shall
fall within these standards, they are not meant to imply that they
have to conform to a rigid grid pattern. Street and block layout should
be modified as necessary to meet site conditions, such as site topographic
and hydrologic features.
2.
New blocks shall be connected to the Borough network of streets,
alleys and sidewalks to enable a continuous vehicular and pedestrian
network.
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Blocks
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Residential
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Commercial
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Length
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400 to 600 feet
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400 to 800 feet
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Depth (street to street)
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250 to 300 feet
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300 to 400 feet
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Residential Block
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Commercial Block
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[Ord. 2227, 12-10-2013; as amended by Ord. 2016-2268, 11/1/2016;
by Ord. No. 2019-2308, 10/8/2019; and by Ord. No. 2022-2353, 9/13/2022]
2.
Vehicular access to a property's parking facilities shall not
be provided through a front yard when alley access is available.
3.
When visible from and facing a street abutting a front yard, all
garage doors, carports, parking areas or similar shall have a front
yard setback at least 20 feet greater than the primary facade of the
principal building(s).
4.
While buildings are to be placed at the required build-to line in
their respective zoning districts, municipal/institutional buildings
may be set back farther than the build-to-line in order to enhance
their architecture and civic function along the street.
5.
Identified by the primary point of ingress/egress of a structure,
the primary facade of dwellings and nonresidential buildings shall
be oriented parallel to/facing existing streets when present, and
to new streets when being proposed. When abutting more than one street,
the primary facade shall be oriented toward the street of higher classification
or, if both streets are of the same classification, the more trafficked
street.
6.
Mechanical equipment, such as air conditioning and heating units,
shall not be located in the front yard and in all other cases shall
be screened from public views of the property through the use of fencing,
walls, landscaping or a combination thereof.
[Ord. 2227, 12-10-2013; as amended by Ord.
2017-2279, 9/12/2017]
1.
Principal Buildings.
[Amended by Ord. No. 2019-2303, 5/14/2019]
A.
In all districts other than the Industrial District, individual buildings
with street frontage shall not have any street wall greater than 150
feet in length without a mid-building change in the street wall plane
for a minimum of eight feet in depth and 20 feet in width.
B.
Mid-building change in any street wall plane shall provide adequate
architectural detail, buffering and/or screening. In no case shall
a single building or a contiguous block of attached buildings be greater
than 300 feet in width, regardless of changes in street wall planes.
C.
Mid-block spacing shall meet the requirements of the District Specifications'
building spacing requirement.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: District Specifications are included as an attachment to this chapter.
2.
Accessory
Buildings. Accessory buildings shall be designed to be:
A.
Subordinate,
incidental and complementary to the scale and design of the principal
building.
B.
Smaller
in scale and bulk to the principal building.
(1)
The building footprint shall be no more than 2/3 that of the principal
building.
(2)
The building height shall be no more than two stories or 2/3 the
principal building height, whichever is less. If the principal building
is one story, an accessory building shall not exceed the height of
the principal building.
(3)
The number of accessory buildings shall be no more than two.
[Ord. 2227, 12-10-2013]
1.
Off-street parking shall be provided to meet the demand for the proposed
land use. The applicant shall calculate this demand based on accepted
standards, such as published in the Institute of Transportation Engineer's
Parking Generation Reports. Mixed-use projects shall provide parking
according to a shared parking analysis that projects parking needs
based on the peak hour of parking demand. For example, a building
with first-floor retail and office space and upper-floor residential
will be able to adjust total parking demand to address the fact that
peak residential parking demand will occur in the evening, while peak
office parking demand will occur during the day. This analysis shall
be based on accepted methodologies, such as the Urban Land Institute
Shared Parking Study.
[Amended by Ord. 2235, 7/8/2014]
2.
Mixed-use projects shall provide parking according to a shared parking
analysis that projects parking needs based on the peak hour of parking
demand. For example, a building with first-floor retail and office
space and upper-floor residential will be able to adjust total parking
demand to address the fact that peak residential parking demand will
occur in the evening, while peak office parking demand will occur
during the day. This analysis shall be based on accepted methodologies,
such as the Urban Land Institute Shared Parking Study.
3.
The parking demand projections and methodologies shall be subject
to approval by the Borough.
4.
Town Center Zoning District. Parking is not required for buildings
fronting Main Street, Gay Street, and Bridge Street east of Church
Street.
[Added by Ord. 2235, 7/8/2014]
6.
Whenever feasible, vehicular access to buildings shall not be accessed
directly from the primary street frontage and there shall be no parking
in the front yard, particularly if alley access is available. When
front yard access is necessary, it shall be designed to avoid vehicle
parking in the front yard, and garage doors shall be set back at least
20 feet from the front building facade.
[Added by Ord. 2017-2279, 9/12/2017]
7.
When parking in the rear yard for detached and twin residential building
lots with no alley access requires excessive paving and a resultant
increase in impervious coverage and decrease in usable rear yard occurs,
space alternative parking designs shall be permitted as follows:
[Added Ord. No. 2019-2308, 10/8/2019]
A.
When garages are proposed, they may be detached and located in the
rear yard or between the principal buildings or may be attached to
the principal buildings. Garage doors shall be set back at least 20
feet from the front building facade.
B.
When no garages are proposed, parking shall be between the buildings
and set back at least 40 feet from the front building facade to accommodate
two cars without extending in the front yard.
[Ord. 2227, 12-10-2013]
1.
Street trees provide shade and enhance the streetscape in a manner
that serves to buffer pedestrian sidewalks and trails from the street.
Street tree types, sizes, and characteristics shall be in accordance
with the Phoenixville Borough Tree Ordinance and Subdivision and Land
Development Ordinance. Where feasible, street trees should be installed
in the planting strip between the sidewalk and curb. Alternative tree
locations may be considered for unique site conditions, such as overhead
utility lines.
[Amended Ord. No. 2019-2308, 10/8/2019]
2.
All buffering and screening shall be installed and maintained, shall
be designed in accordance with the Phoenixville Borough Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance, and shall be subject to approval by
the Borough for the following:
A.
Off-street parking and loading areas that can be viewed from public
streets shall be screened through the use of landscaping, fencing
and/or walls.
B.
Kennels shall have a twenty-five-foot-wide buffer yard and shall
be screened through the use of landscaping.
C.
Commercial and/or office developments in the MG District shall have
a twenty-foot-wide buffer yard, when adjoining the RI District, and
shall be screened through the use of landscaping and fencing.
D.
Industrial developments in the I District shall have a twenty-five-foot-wide
buffer yard and shall be screened through the use of landscaping or
fencing.
E.
Any windowless building in the MG and I Districts shall be screened
through the use of fencing, landscaping or a combination thereof.
F.
Permanent or pad-mounted mechanical equipment, such as air conditioning
and heating units, shall be screened from public views of the property
through the use of fencing, walls, landscaping or a combination thereof.
[Added Ord. No. 2019-2308, 10/8/2019]
G.
Views of plumbing vent pipes, electric/phone/cable terminals and
utility meters in front yards and on front building facades shall
be screened or partially screened to help mitigate views of this equipment.
[Added Ord. No. 2019-2308, 10/8/2019]
[Ord. 2227, 12-10-2013]
1.
New public open space shall be provided in new land development projects
in the Mixed Use Growth District and shall be designed as spaces to
be used by the public. Spaces of 500 to 2,000 square feet can be designed
as plazas. Plazas should be built according to a detailed landscape
plan that can include ornamental structures, such as fountains, along
with benches, low walls and gazebos for sitting. Greens are larger
public spaces of 2,000 to 10,000 square feet that provide open lawn
areas for informal play or picnicking. All public spaces should be
built according to a detailed landscape plan that meets the minimum
requirements of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance and
is subject to approval of the Borough. At the Borough's discretion,
public open space shall be managed privately, by a property owners'
association, or subject to a continuous offer of dedication to the
Borough.
2.
Public open space shall also be permitted to be considerably larger
in size and improved with various public amenities which may be deemed
to qualify as a new use within the designated tract area, subject
to the sole discretion and approval of the Borough.
