[Ord. 778, 5/8/2012, § 1]
The 10 zoning districts delineated on the map are:
R-1
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Low Density Residential District
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R-2
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Medium-High Density Residential District
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P
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Public District
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RC-1
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Retail Core District
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RC-2
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Retail Core Support District
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GCW
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Gateway Commercial West District
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SC
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Service Commercial District
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GCE
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Gateway Commercial East District
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HO
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Historic Overlay District
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FP
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Floodplain District
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[Ord. 778, 5/8/2012, § 1]
1. The regulations established by this chapter within each district
shall apply uniformly to each class or kind of structure or land.
2. No building, structure or land shall hereafter be used or occupied,
and no building or structure, or part thereof shall hereafter be erected,
constructed, moved, or structurally altered unless in conformity with
all of the regulations specified in this chapter for the district
in which it is located, or unless a variance has been properly granted.
3. No building or other structure shall hereafter be erected or altered
than herein required, or in any other manner contrary to the provisions
of this chapter:
B. To accommodate or house a greater number of families.
C. To occupy a greater percentage of lot area.
D. To have narrower or smaller rear yards, front yards, side yards,
or other open spaces.
4. No part of a required yard or other open space, including an abutting
private or public street or alley, except as may be specifically authorized.
5. No yard or lot existing at the time of passage of this chapter shall
be reduced in dimension or area below the minimum requirements set
forth herein. Yards or lots created after the effective date of this
chapter shall meet at least the minimum requirements established by
this chapter.
6. Railroad lines and public utility transmission lines and their supporting
members, but not including aboveground buildings, shall not be required
to be located on a lot, nor be held to reduce yard dimensions for
other buildings on a lot.
7. All territory which may hereafter be annexed to the Borough shall
be placed in the R-1 Low Density Residential District until the Planning
Commission has made a thorough study of the newly annexed area, reported
its recommendations to the Borough Council, and Council has adopted
a final zoning district classification. This study and report by the
Planning Commission shall be made within six months of the time of
annexation.
8. From time to time on an as-needed basis, or at the request of Borough
Council, the Planning Commission shall review the lists of permitted,
accessory, conditional uses or uses by special exception for each
zoning district, as well as the applicable bulk and dimensional requirements,
and shall prepare for the review of Council a written statement of
any proposed changes to enhance healthy growth and change in the Borough.
The Planning Commission shall review the Zoning Map and shall, in
writing, inform Council of any suggested revisions in zoning district
boundary lines or land use classifications.