It is the purpose of this district to integrate limited professional
office development as a conditional use into existing residential
or mixed residential-professional office areas.
Land and buildings in an L-C District may be used for the following
purposes and no others, unless a special exception as provided herein
is granted or a conditional use is approved by the Borough Council:
Professional offices for the practice of medicine, surgery, dentistry,
optometry, chiropody, osteopathy, chiropractics, law, engineering,
and architecture; studios for the teaching of the arts via individual
lessons; and offices of optician, travel agent, accountant, insurance
agent, real estate broker, systems analyst, computer programmer, investment
manager, investment banker and securities broker/dealer.
Accessory uses and structures to the above permitted uses when on
the same lot as and customarily incidental to the permitted use. These
uses and structures shall not include businesses but shall include,
and not be limited to, private garages, playhouses, and/or a doghouse.
The following uses are permitted when special exceptions are granted
by the Zoning Hearing Board in accordance with the applicable provisions
of this chapter:
Conversion of a single-family detached dwelling or a building devoted partly to single-family dwelling use and partly to commercial use into a two-family or multiple-family dwelling, provided that the lot area per family shall be at least 2,000 square feet, the lot area per commercial use shall be at least 2,000 square feet, at least two off-street parking spaces shall be provided per dwelling unit, and parking shall be provided for the commercial use in accordance with § 27-609, Subsection 21, of this chapter.
Front Yard. There shall be a front yard on each street on which a lot abuts, which shall be not less than 25 feet in depth, except as provided in § 27-613 of this chapter. The front yard on the long side of a corner lot may be reduced to a depth of not less than 10 feet.
For every single-family detached or two-family detached dwelling,
there shall be two side yards on each lot, which shall be not less
than six feet in width.
Open Area. A minimum of 20% of the lot area shall be open area. For uses permitted as a conditional use, a landscaping plan shall be provided pursuant to § 27-604 of this chapter.