A. 
In addition to the General Business and Light Industrial zoning districts established by this chapter, there shall be established a Commercial and Light Industrial Redevelopment Overlay District.
B. 
The Commercial and Light Industrial Redevelopment Overlay District shall not be an independent zoning district, but shall be a set of special zoning regulations to be applied over and above the zoning regulations otherwise controlling upon a tract of land, as enabled by and described in Section 605 of the Pennsylvania Municipalities Planning Code.[1] The district upon which the overlay district is superimposed is referred to herein as the "underlying district."
[1]
Editor's Note: See 53 P.S. § 10605.
C. 
The purpose of this overlay district is to provide an incentive for the redevelopment of commercial and light industrial sites within the Borough of West Reading by permitting certain uses or combinations of uses not otherwise permitted in the underlying district and by permitting a greater density of development than that which would be otherwise permitted in the underlying district, so as to promote the public health, safety and general welfare of the residents and inhabitants of the Borough.
D. 
A secondary and subordinate purpose of this overlay district is to encourage respect for the historic and architectural identity of the structures and neighborhoods in which redevelopment may occur under the terms of this chapter.
E. 
The Commercial and Light Industrial Redevelopment Overlay District shall be available throughout the Light Industrial District, and more specifically identified on the Borough's Zoning Map, provided the following requirements are met:
(1) 
A site proposed for redevelopment shall be under single and separate ownership, or in the case of multiple ownership, the lot or lots shall be redeveloped according to a single overall plan.
(2) 
The site proposed for redevelopment shall be a minimum of 0.5 acre in area. If the site is not a single, contiguous parcel, no part of the site shall be separated by more than 100 feet from another part of the site. If a site containing a minimum of 0.5 acre is approved under this section, smaller adjacent properties may qualify under this section at a later date as long as the smaller adjacent properties are within the boundaries of this district and the other requirements of this section (other than minimum site acreage) are met.
(3) 
The site proposed for redevelopment shall be occupied by existing commercial or industrial development, and the following shall apply:
(a) 
The majority of the existing commercial or industrial development was originally constructed at least 50 years prior to the proposed redevelopment; and
(b) 
Due to changing economic or technological conditions, the existing commercial or industrial development is no longer appropriate.
(4) 
The site is not required to be located within a single underlying zoning district, but all portions of the site which are planned to be redeveloped in accordance with this chapter shall be located within a commercial or industrial zoning district or within 50 feet of such a district.
(5) 
Land may be added to an established redevelopment site, provided the revised redevelopment site, as modified by the addition of land, continues to meet the requirements of this chapter.
(6) 
Plans for redevelopment shall demonstrate, to the extent practically achievable, respect for the historic and architectural identity of the structures and neighborhoods in which redevelopment may occur under the terms of this chapter.
(7) 
Plans for redevelopment shall include a schedule for completion of the development, which schedule shall be subject to the approval of the Borough Council.
F. 
To the extent any regulation in this chapter conflicts with any regulation in any other chapter, this chapter shall be controlling.
A. 
Refer to § 455-113, Table of Uses for Downtown Districts.
B. 
Maximum permitted.
(1) 
Building height: 75 feet.
(2) 
Building coverage: 60% within the overall redevelopment site.
(3) 
Lot coverage: 75% within the overall redevelopment site.
C. 
Minimum requirements.
(1) 
Lot size: 15,000 square feet.
(2) 
Building setback: 20 feet where the building setback line is along the perimeter of the redevelopment site or along the right-of-way of a public roadway which passes through the redevelopment site; nine feet where the building setback line is along the boundary of another lot within the redevelopment site.
(3) 
Side yard: 20 feet as to each side yard which is along the perimeter of the redevelopment site or along the right-of-way of a public roadway which passes through the redevelopment site; zero feet where the side yard is along the boundary of another lot within the redevelopment site.
(4) 
Rear yard: 20 feet where the rear yard is along the perimeter of the redevelopment site or along the right-of-way of a public roadway which passes through the redevelopment site; zero feet where the rear yard is along the boundary of another lot within the redevelopment site.
D. 
Lot width.
(1) 
At street line: 100 feet.
(2) 
At building setback line: 100 feet.
E. 
Open area: 10% within the overall redevelopment site.
A. 
The horizontal distance in feet at the closest place between any primary buildings on the same lot shall not be less than 25 feet.
B. 
A landscaping plan for the site prepared by a registered architect or registered landscape architect shall be submitted to the Borough and is subject to approval by the Borough Planning Commission.
C. 
Within the overall redevelopment site, the regulations under Part 5, Signs, of this chapter shall permit wall-attached signs for uses located within the redevelopment site to be placed on any building face, regardless of whether the sign faces a street and regardless of where the advertised use is located within the redevelopment site.
D. 
Within the overall redevelopment site, in addition to all of the other signs permitted under this chapter, one sign facing each direction of travel and not exceeding six square feet in area shall be permitted at each street intersection and at each driveway intersection, outside of the legal right-of-way, to identify the overall redevelopment site and to provide directional information to visitors and residents of the overall redevelopment site.
E. 
When a part of the overall redevelopment site is separated from another by no more than 100 feet in accordance with § 455-127E(2) above:
(1) 
Within the overall redevelopment site, the minimum distance between the center line of a driveway where it intersects a street and the center line of another driveway on the same lot or another lot (including another lot which is outside of the overall development site) where that other driveway intersects the same street shall be 100 feet.
(2) 
The center line of a driveway where it intersects a street shall be a minimum of 75 feet from a lot line, provided that it may be less than 75 feet from a lot line if it will be at least 100 feet from the nearest driveway on the adjoining lot (including an adjoining lot which is outside of the overall redevelopment site).
(3) 
The minimum distance between the center line of a driveway where it intersects a street and the intersection of street cartway lines (except in the case of a street intersecting the street the driveway intersects directly opposite from the driveway) shall be 100 feet.
F. 
The following off-street parking requirements shall apply to the listed uses:
(1) 
Townhouses: two spaces for each unit.
(2) 
Apartments: 1.5 spaces for each unit.
(3) 
Office: one space for each 250 square feet of gross floor area.
(4) 
Hotel: one space per unit.
(5) 
Restaurant: one space per three seats, plus one space for each employee on the shift of greatest employment.
(6) 
Retail/service: one space per each 300 square feet of gross floor area.
(7) 
Uses within the overall redevelopment site may share off-street parking spaces where the combination of uses are compatible in terms of days and hours of usage for purposes of sharing parking spaces in accordance with the following table. The following table shall be applied by determining the number of spaces needed for each land use listed in the table on a individual basis, then multiplying such number of spaces by the percentage listed for such use under each time period column, then totaling each time period column. The greatest total number for any of the time period columns shall be the minimum number of off-street parking spaces which shall be provided within the overall redevelopment site for the combination of uses listed in the table.
Land Use
Weekdays
Weekends
1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m.
7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m. to 1:00 a.m.
Office
5%
100%
5%
0%
15%
0%
Retail sales and service
0%
100%
80%
0%
100%
60%
Restaurant (not 24 hours)
20%
70%
100%
30%
75%
100%
Residential
100%
60%
100%
100%
75%
95%
Hotel-guest rooms, with or without restaurant and/or lounge (in hotel)
100%
55%
100%
100%
55%
100%
(8) 
Off-street parking spaces serving a principal use are not required to be located on the same lot as the principal use, provided the lot on which the off-street parking spaces are located is within the redevelopment site, and provided the use of the parking spaces is dedicated to the lot on which the principal use is located by deed restriction, easement, or other recorded instrument.
(9) 
Off-street parking shall be located to the rear of the property to be redeveloped whenever possible so that the business uses provide the facade visible to the public street.