The following standards shall apply to apartment and multifamily
dwellings:
A. Minimum living area:
(1) Two-bedroom apartment: 900 square feet.
(2) One-bedroom apartment: 750 square feet.
(3) Efficiency apartment: 600 square feet.
B. At least 50% of dwelling units shall be one or more bedroom apartments
(not efficiency apartments).
Any use not permitted, specifically or by implication, in a
zoning district in this chapter is prohibited specifically in that
zoning district. The following uses and activities are specifically
prohibited in any zoning district in the Borough:
A. Except as provided in Article
VIII, Parking, the erection of tents or the placing, parking or storing of recreational vehicles or other nonpermanent structures used for living or housekeeping purposes; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be interpreted to prevent the installation of a manufactured home on a permanent foundation when otherwise erected in accordance with district regulations.
B. Outdoor junkyards (including motor vehicles parts salvage yards),
storage areas for materials salvaged from wrecking or demolition operations,
waste disposal areas and similar outdoor storage.
C. The sale, rental or bartering of illegal and pornographic material
or services.
D. The mining or extraction of any material from the ground.
E. The use of blasting, explosives or incendiary devices except when
necessary for the demolition of a structure and used in accordance
with all state and local regulations.
F. The showing or presenting of lewd material or entertainment in an
outdoor setting or theatre.
Every portion of a lot shall be planted with natural vegetation
consisting of grass, trees, bushes or other ground cover except:
A. Portions occupied by buildings and other structures.
B. Portions used for sidewalks and other walkways and which are paved
or constructed of an all-weather surface.
C. Portions devoted to the cartway of a public or private street or
driveway which are paved with an all-weather surface.
D. Portions devoted to off-street parking and loading areas, including
aisle ways and maneuvering areas which are paved with an all-weather
surface.
A landscaped planting area, consisting of shrubs, bushes, hedges
and/or evergreen trees, shall be provided around the perimeter of
off-street parking lots, ground-level air conditioning or air-cleaning
equipment and around authorized outdoor storage areas. The plantings
shall be at least five feet in height and at intervals of every five
feet, but in the case of plantings adjacent to a point of vehicular
ingress or egress to a parking lot, the height of the plantings shall
be maintained so as to not interfere with the line of sight of motorists.
[Added 8-21-2019 by Ord. No. 2019-03]
A. Where vegetation exists which can meet the objective of the landscaping,
screening and buffering requirements of this chapter or the Subdivision
and Land Development Ordinance in effect or applicable within the Borough, it shall be
preserved and may be used to meet such requirements. To facilitate
this requirement, a vegetation study listing quantities, size, species
and locations of existing plants must be prepared by the property
owner or developer's RLA and/or CPH and verified by the Borough's
plant expert. In areas containing invasive or noxious weed plants,
property owners and developers are encouraged to remove and destroy
such plants to maintain the health of existing vegetated areas. In
areas of necessary disturbance, existing quality native vegetation
may be relocated for use in other areas. Procedures for tree removal
and areas of relocation shall be shown on the plan and material for
relocation noted in the field by tagging trees for review and inspection
by the Borough.
B. All new landscaping, buffering and screening provided to comply with
the requirements under this chapter or under the Subdivision and Land
Development Ordinance in effect or applicable within the Borough shall be provided
using native plants listed on Exhibit 1 found at the end of this chapter.
All uses allowed in the Neighborhood Conservation, Downtown
and General Business Districts shall be managed so as not to cause
an unacceptable level of:
F. Radioactivity or electrical disturbance.
G. Fire or explosion hazard.