[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
The purpose of this Part is to provide for offices, select businesses, residential uses and other compatible uses within the Baltimore Street/Carlisle Street Corridor and at other select locations in a manner that respects and preserves the special character of these areas. Adaptive reuses are encouraged that preserve the viability of the larger structures within these areas.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
Land and buildings in a Residential Office District shall be used for the following purposes only:
A. 
Accessory buildings and uses customarily incidental to the below when located on the same lot.
B. 
Bed-and-breakfast.
C. 
Emergency services station.
D. 
Essential services.
E. 
Financial institutions (banks, savings and loan associations, etc.), excluding establishments with drive-thru facilities.
F. 
Funeral homes.
G. 
Live-work units.
H. 
Movie house/theater.
I. 
Municipal or governmental buildings and uses.
J. 
Museum, historical/interpretive facility and other tourist attractions.
K. 
No-impact home-based business.
L. 
Office.
M. 
Personal services.
N. 
Restaurants, excluding drive-in establishments.
O. 
Single-family attached dwellings.
P. 
Single-family detached dwellings.
Q. 
Single-family semidetached dwellings.
R. 
Two-family dwellings.
S. 
Hotels.
T. 
Gift shops.
U. 
Restaurant, small.
[Added by Ord. 1415-14, 4/14/2014]
V. 
Homestay, as an accessory use to a permanent residential use or occupancy.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
W. 
Inn.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
X. 
Vacation rental.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
The following uses may be permitted as a special exception when authorized by the Zoning Hearing Board:
A. 
Apartments or condominiums, student housing.
B. 
Conversion apartments.
C. 
Student housing, institutional.
D. 
Uses permitted in § 27-802 which have drive-thru facilities.
E. 
Uses which, in the opinion of the Zoning Hearing Board, are of the same general character as the above uses in § 27-803 and which will not be detrimental to the intended purpose of this chapter.
F. 
Restaurant, drive-thru.
[Added by Ord. 1415-14, 4/14/2014]
G. 
Boardinghouse.
[Added by Ord. No. 1481-21, 10/12/2021]
(See Parts 13 and 15 of this chapter.)
H. 
Event venue.
[Added by Ord. No. 1488-23, 5/8/2023]
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
1. 
Minimum area: zero. No minimum lot area is required.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1473-20, 11/9/2020]
2. 
Minimum area, nonresidential uses: 5,000 square feet, unless larger area is required in another section.
3. 
Minimum width: 16 feet.
4. 
Build-to line: 10 feet.
5. 
Side yards: five feet.
A. 
Single-family semidetached dwelling: one side yard having a minimum width of five feet.
B. 
Single-family attached: five feet (where applicable).
6. 
Rear yard: five feet minimum depth.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1473-20, 11/9/2020]
7. 
Maximum lot coverage: 90%.
8. 
Minimum green area: 10%.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
1. 
Minimum Building Height. No building shall be less than 24 feet in height.
2. 
Maximum Building Height. No building shall have a building height in excess of 48 feet.
[Amended by Ord. No. 1454-18, 12/10/2018]
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
When a lot which is improved with existing single-family semidetached dwellings is the subject of a subdivision application for the purpose of enabling single-family residential development and usage on the subdivided lot or lots, the applicant shall not be required to meet the requirements of § 27-804 herein relative to lot requirements. All other requirements of this Part shall apply to the development of the subdivided lot or lots and shall be enforced.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
When a lot which is improved with existing single-family attached dwellings is the subject of a subdivision application for the purpose of enabling single-family residential development and usage on the subdivided lot or lots, the applicant shall not be required to meet the requirements of § 27-804 herein relative to lot requirements. All other requirements of this Part shall apply to the development of the subdivided lot or lots and shall be enforced.
[Ord. 1352-08, 5/5/2008]
In addition to the requirements contained in this Part, development within that portion of the Residential Office District shown on Exhibit A[1] shall meet the requirements contained in Part 19, Streetscape Enhancement Overlay District.
[1]
Editor's Note: Exhibit A is the Zoning Map, which is on file in the Borough offices.