[Ord. No. 495, 12/15/2010, § 3]
1. It is the intent of this Part to:
A. Encourage a compatible mix of residential, office and limited commercial
uses in areas of the Borough that are already characterized by a mix
of such uses.
B. To encourage the adaptive re-use of existing older buildings, through
conversion to office, commercial and/or limited multifamily uses.
C. To provide for office and commercial uses which will not generate
high volumes of traffic, and will not adversely impact adjacent residential
use.
D. To provide a transitional zone between commercial and industrial
areas and completely residential neighborhoods.
E. To promote a mixed use, walkable community at a pedestrian scale.
[Ord. No. 495, 12/15/2010, § 3]
1. The following uses are permitted on any lot in the R-3 District:
A. Single-family detached dwelling.
C. Single-family attached dwelling.
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1. By Right Permitted Uses by Conversions of Existing Buildings on Broad
or Main Streets. The following uses are permitted on any lot in the
R-3 District that has frontage Broad Street or Main Street provided
that they are contained in an existing building:
A. Professional offices for doctors, dentists, and other health services,
lawyers, engineers, architects, accountants, professional consultants
and other professionals similar to those listed above.
B. Business offices including, but not limited to, commodity brokerage,
real estate sales, travel agency counseling, insurance sales, advertising,
mailing and services, and other services of a similar nature.
C. Specialized retail, including but not limited to, the sale of gifts,
antiques, flowers, books, jewelry, wearing apparel, tobacco and related
supplies, crafts, and other similar uses.
D. Personal service shop: barber or beauty shop, custom tailoring, shoe
repair, dry cleaning (provided that no cleaning operations are performed
on the premises), and other similar uses.
E. Sale and repair of watches, clocks, optical goods, musical, professional
or scientific instruments or similar small appliances.
F. Bed-and-breakfast, meeting the additional standards of §
27-904, Subsection
4, herein.
G. Accessory uses, in compliance with §
27-903 of this chapter, including home occupations in compliance with §
27-904 of this chapter.
[Ord. No. 353, 6/19/1991, § 1400; as amended by
Ord. No. 495, 12/15/2010, § 3]
1. The Central Business Overlay District is defined as including all
lots with frontage on: Main Street; Market Street; Lincoln Avenue
East of Main Street and Broad Street, and situated in the following
zoning districts: CC Core Commercial; C Commercial; and R-3 Residential.
2. In addition to any requirements of the specific zoning district in
which a lot is located, business and property owners undertaking exterior
renovations to existing properties which require a building permit,
and other applicants who make a land development or subdivision application
for a new building, addition to an existing building, or renovations
to an existing building, shall comply with the design guidelines contained
in Part 24, Design Guidelines in the Central Business District.
[Ord. No. 495, 12/15/2010, § 3; as amended by Ord.
No. 501, 8/15/2012]
1. The following uses may be permitted for R-3 lots that do not front on Broad or Main Streets by the Zoning Hearing Board as special exception if they conform to the standards and criteria listed in §
27-1406 below, as well as the dimensional and design standards for commercial uses in §
27-1407:
A. Multifamily dwelling of no more than four units (new construction).
B. Professional offices for doctors, dentists, and other health services,
lawyers, engineers, architects, accountants, professional consultants
and other professionals similar to those listed above.
C. Business offices including, but not limited to, commodity brokerage,
real estate sales, travel agency counseling, insurance sales, advertising,
mailing and services, and other services of a similar nature.
D. Bank or other financial institution.
E. Specialized retail, including but not limited to, the sale of gifts,
antiques, flowers, books, jewelry, wearing apparel, tobacco and related
supplies, crafts, and other similar uses.
F. Personal service shop: barber or beauty shop, custom tailoring, shoe
repair, dry cleaning (provided that no cleaning operations are performed
on the premises), and other similar uses.
G. Sale and repair of watches, clocks, optical goods, musical, professional
or scientific instruments or similar small appliances.
I. Municipal or government use; public utility office.
J. Studio for dance, music, art or photography.
K. Day-care center, meeting the additional standards of §
27-905 herein.
L. Bed-and-breakfast, meeting the additional standards of §
27-904, Subsection
4, herein.
M. A combination of residential and commercial uses, in one or more buildings, meeting the additional standards of §
27-1409, below.
N. Any use of the same general character as the permitted uses above.
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1. All special exceptions must demonstrate compliance with the following
standards:
A. The proposed use will not attract larger volumes of vehicular traffic
than are normally associated with such uses, nor require more than
one curb cut into an arterial street for vehicular access.
B. Visual and functional conflict for pedestrian and vehicular traffic
will be minimized between the proposed use and nearby uses.
C. The proposed use will preserve and utilize an existing building that
is consistent with the character of the surrounding neighborhood.
No special exception use will be permitted that involves demolition
of an existing building.
D. The proposed uses will preserve and maintain the front and side facades
and front porch (if any) of the existing building. Any expansion done
from the rear of the building must conform in scale to the existing
building.
E. Additional buildings may be erected on the same lot, and new buildings
may be constructed on any empty lot, provided that they conform in
all respects to the dimensional and lot coverage requirements of the
district. Any new buildings shall be of such size, scale, general
appearance and building materials so as to conform to the character
of the surrounding buildings.
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See Table 27-14-2 at end of this Part 14.
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1. Each apartment unit shall contain a minimum of 500 square feet of
floor area plus an additional 100 square feet for each additional
bedroom in excess of one.
2. All required parking spaces shall be located in the rear or side
yards, with the exception that one parking space may be located in
the front yard, of a single-family detached dwelling.
3. Accessory Structures. A garage or other permitted accessory structure not exceeding the size limitations of §
27-903, Subsection
4, may be erected only with the side or rear yard, not closer than eight feet from the rear or side lot lines, not less than 10 feet from the edge of any street or alley.
4. Where a driveway is located in a side yard, a five-foot landscaped
buffer strip shall be provided on either side of the driveway. The
buffer strip may be maintained as lawn or planted with trees and shrubs
or similar landscaped material.
5. All parking areas for multifamily dwellings shall be set back at least 10 feet from all side and rear property lines, and five feet from any building on the lot. Landscaping shall be provided within the side and rear setbacks, according to the standards of §
22-420 of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter
22).
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The following standards shall apply to any commercial use or any combination of commercial and residential uses. Mixed use developments shall also meet the requirements of §
27-1410, below.
Minimum lot area:
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10,000 square feet.
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Minimum lot width at street line:
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50 feet.
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Front yard setback:
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30 feet, except that where a building line has been established,
the setback of the majority of the existing buildings on that block
may be used.
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Side yard setback
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10 feet for one side yard, an aggregate width of 25 feet for
both.
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Rear yard setback:
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40 feet.
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Maximum building coverage:
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30% of lot area.
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Maximum impervious coverage:
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60% of lot area.
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Minimum landscaped area:
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30% of lot area.
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1. Parking Standards.
A. No parking shall be permitted within the front yard setback or in
front of the principal building.
B. Parking in the side yard must be screened by a hedge or wall at least
four feet from any side lot line, unless shared parking is used.
C. Parking areas shall be set back at least 10 feet from any rear lot
line and five feet from any side lot line, unless shared parking is
used.
D. A landscaped buffer meeting the standards of §
22-420 of the Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance (Chapter
22), shall be provided within all parking lot setbacks.
2. Driveway Standards.
A. A maximum of one driveway per street frontage shall be permitted,
except that where the lot width exceeds 150 feet, one additional driveway
shall be permitted.
B. A driveway in a side yard must be separated from the side lot line
by a five-foot landscaped buffer strip.
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1. The lot must meet the minimum lot size requirement for a commercial use 10,000 square feet) and all other dimensional standards in §
27-1409 above, as well as the design standards in §
27-1408, above.
A. Any minimum size lot may include one residential dwelling unit: single-family
detached, twin or apartment, in addition to one commercial use.
B. For each additional dwelling unit (up to a maximum of four) an additional
lot area of 3,000 square feet is required.
2. Sufficient parking for both commercial and residential uses must be provided, meeting the design requirements of §
27-1408, Subsection
1, above.
3. The combined building and impervious coverage of all uses on a lot
may not exceed 30% and 60%, respectively, and at least 30% of the
lot must be landscaped.