[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1200; as amended by Ord.
798, 6/27/1988; by Ord. 859, 9/30/1991; and by Ord.
1015, 1/28/2013]
1.
In expansion of the "Declaration of Legislative Intent" contained in § 27-103 of this chapter and the "Community Development Objectives" contained in § 27-105 of this chapter, it is hereby declared to be the intent of this Part with respect to RC-2 Retail Commercial District to establish reasonable standards of performance and promote the desirable benefits which retail commercial uses, professional and business offices, and mid-rise multi-family development will have upon the development and potential development of the Central Business District of the Borough of Hatboro.
[Added by Ord. 1015, 1/28/2013[1]]
1.
In the RC-2 Commercial District, a building or structure may be erected,
altered, or used, and a lot or premises may be used or occupied, for
any of the following uses and no other:
A.
Retail sale of dry goods, general merchandise, clothing, food, flowers,
beverages, pharmaceuticals, household supplies or furnishings; sale
or repair of jewelry, watches, clocks, optical goods, or musical,
professional or scientific instruments.
B.
Shops for personal services such as: barbershop, beauty parlor, dry-cleaning
and pressing pickup station, tailor shop, and shoe repair shop. A
dry-cleaning plant shall be permitted only by special exception granted
by the Zoning Hearing Board.
C.
Restaurant, tearoom, cafe, taproom, or similar establishment serving
food and/or beverage, and having facilities for the indoor seating
of their patrons, but without drive-in or drive-through service; nor
shall drive-in or drive-through facilities be permitted as an accessory
use under Subsection 1M.
D.
Business or professional office, studio, bank, gym, health club and
financial institution, telephone exchange or other public utility
office, passenger station for public transportation.
E.
Club, fraternal organization, lodge.
F.
Greenhouse, nursery sales yard.
G.
Indoor theater.
H.
Newspaper publishing and job printing.
I.
Educational, religious or philanthropic use, subject to the provisions of § 27-420 of this chapter.
J.
Licensed day-care center.
K.
Housing for the elderly, subject to additional standards as set forth in Part 16 of this chapter.
M.
Accessory uses as authorized by the general regulations of this chapter,
including dwelling units, shall be located at or above the second-story
level and shall not be more than 50% of the total lot area. No on-ground
or in-ground private swimming pools are permitted as an accessory
structure to any of the permitted uses in this zoning district.
N.
The following uses when authorized as a special exception, subject
to the provisions of applicable sections of this chapter:
(1)
Any use of the same general character as any of the above permitted
uses.
(2)
Funeral home.
(3)
Animal hospital, pet shop, kennel; provided there is adequate
provision made for disposal of animal waste, suppression of noise
and control of odor.
(4)
Hand or automatic self-service laundry, provided there is adequate
provision made for water disposal.
(5)
Hospital, health care facility, subject to regulations as set forth in § 27-420 of this chapter.
(6)
Pay parking lot.
(7)
Child day-care center.
2.
Area, Width and Yard Regulations.
[Added by Ord. 1033, 5/23/2016]
A.
Front Yard. A front yard of not less than five feet measured from
the right-of-way line to the building foundation wall nearest to the
right-of-way line. A front yard shall be that yard that extends from
the right-of-way line to the nearest wall of the principal building.
Parking shall not be permitted in any front yard closer than 10 feet
to any right-of-way line.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1202; as amended by Ord.
798, 7/27/1988]
1.
Lot Area. A lot area of not less than 5,000 square feet shall be permitted in the RC-2 Commercial District, except as provided in § 27-1206 of this Part.
2.
Lot Width. A width of not less than 50 feet measured at the building
line.
3.
Coverage. Total building coverage of not more than 60% of the total
lot area. Coverage includes accessory use buildings.
4.
Front Yard. A front yard of less than five feet measured from the
right-of-way line to the building foundation wall nearest to the right-of-way
line. A front yard shall be that yard that extends from the right-of-way
line to the nearest wall of the principal building. Parking shall
not be permitted in any front yard closer than 20 feet to any right-of-way
line.
5.
Rear Yard. A rear yard of not less than 25 feet measured from the
building foundation wall at the nearest point to the rear property
line. A rear yard is that yard directly opposite the front yard.
7.
Accessory Building/Structure Restrictions. Accessory buildings and
structures may be erected at least 10 feet to the rear of the building
line, and no less than 10 feet from the rear property line. Accessory
buildings and structures may be erected no less than four feet from
any side property line. No accessory building may be erected nearer
than eight feet from any other existing building on the same or adjoining
lot. Provision must be made for the disposal of roof water onto the
same lot or directly to the nearest storm sewer.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1203; as amended by Ord. 1039, 10/10/2016]
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1204]
1.
The following additional regulations shall apply in the RC-2 Commercial
District:
A.
Building Floor Area. No building may be erected, altered, or used for any uses permitted in § 27-1102 herein that has a usable floor area of less than 1,500 square feet, all on the same level. The first floor level shall be at or within five feet above the mean level of the lot upon which the building is situated.
B.
Building Width. No building may be erected, altered, or used for any of the uses permitted in § 27-1202 herein, having a usable width of less than 19 feet. Width shall be the distance measured parallel to the building line on which a building fronts.
C.
Residential Use Restrictions. No building containing residential
uses, other than mid-rise apartments, shall be erected, altered, or
occupied with less than 15 feet of clear space between any window
of a habitable room and a property line of building wall.
D.
Off-Street Parking. No parking lot or area for off-street parking,
or for storage of motor vehicles, shall abut directly upon a public
street or highway. Each such area shall be separated from a public
street or highway by a raised curb, planting strip, wall, or other
suitable barrier against unchanneled vehicular entrance or exit, except
for necessary accessways or driveways.
E.
Access to Public Streets or Highways. Each separate use, group of
uses or buildings, constructed as part of an integrated plan shall
have not more than two accessways to any one public street or highway,
and, where practicable, access to parking areas shall be provided
by a common service driveway or a minor public or private street,
in order to avoid direct access on a major public street or highway.
F.
Buffer Area. Any commercial development within an RC-2 Retail Commercial
District shall have a permanent landscaped planting area of at least
15 feet in depth designed for screening from view any residential,
office, or industrial uses which adjoin the retail commercial development.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1205]
1.
Mid-rise apartments may be permitted in an RC-2 Retail Commercial
District as a conditional use with approval of Borough Council, after
review by the Borough Planning Commission, subject to the following
standards:
A.
Acreage and Density Requirement. The following minimum acreage and
maximum density shall apply to a mid-rise apartment development:
B.
Overall Plan Required. The developer shall prove to the satisfaction
of Borough Council that he has considered and provided for and that
the development shall be executed in accordance with the following
conditions:
(1)
If the development is to be carried out in stages, that each
stage has been so planned that the foregoing requirements and the
intent of this chapter shall be fully complied with at the completion
of any stage.
(2)
That he has provided to the Borough of Hatboro a proper completion
guarantee in the form of a bond or the deposit of funds or securities
in escrow to cover the cost of the improvements by a completion date
satisfactory to the Borough of Hatboro.
C.
Coverage. Total building coverage of not more than 15% of the total
lot area. Coverage includes accessory use buildings.
D.
Setback from Public Streets or Highways. There shall be a setback
from the right-of-way line of each public street or highway on which
the mid-rise apartment development abuts, which shall not be less
than 25 feet in depth measured from the right-of-way line to the foundation
wall nearest to the right-of-way line. Buildings in excess of 55 feet
in height shall be set back an additional one foot for each additional
one foot in height.
E.
Setback from Property Lines. There shall be a setback of not less
than 25 feet from any property line which adjoins the development,
measured from the nearest foundation wall to the property line.
F.
Distance Between Buildings. In the case of two or more buildings
in a mid-rise apartment development, the horizontal distance between
any two buildings, measured from the building foundation wall at the
nearest point to the nearest adjoining building foundation wall, shall
not be less than twice the height of the taller building, except:
(1)
For any two exterior facing walls, neither of which has any
windows, serving an apartment unit, the minimum distance between the
buildings shall be at least one-half the height of the taller building.
G.
Parking. Not less than two off-street automobile parking spaces shall
be required for each dwelling unit. Such parking area shall be placed
so as not to interfere with any recreation or service area, and shall
not be less than 25 feet from property lines or public street or highway
right-of-way lines. In all cases, a developer shall be encouraged
to provide subgrade, decked parking garages of at least two levels
to serve the potential residents of the development.
H.
Height of buildings. No building in a mid-rise apartment development
shall exceed the height of 65 feet.
[Amended by Ord. 1039, 10/10/2016]
I.
Service. Areas for loading and unloading of delivery trucks and other
vehicles and for the collection of refuse, delivery of fuel and other
service shall be provided as specified in Part 20 herein, and shall
be so arranged that they may be used without blockage or interference
with the use of accessways or automobile parking facilities.
J.
Access. Provisions shall be made for safe and efficient ingress and
egress to and from public streets and highways serving the mid-rise
apartment(s) without undue congestion to or interference with normal
traffic flow. The Borough Planning Commission shall satisfy itself
as to the adequacy of the surrounding public streets and highways
to carry additional traffic generated by the mid-rise apartment development,
as well as the adequacy of street frontage of the proposed mid-rise
apartment development; and shall address their findings to the Borough
Code Enforcement Officer and to Borough Council before any permit
is issued.
K.
Utilities. All mid-rise apartment dwelling units shall be served
by a public sanitary sewage disposal system and public water supply.
All utility lines (electric, telephone, TV cable, etc.) serving a
mid-rise apartment shall be placed underground.
L.
Lighting Facilities. Lighting facilities shall be provided as needed
and shall be arranged in a manner which will protect public streets
and highways, and neighboring properties from glare or hazardous interference
of any kind. Lighting facilities shall be required when deemed by
the Borough Planning Commission necessary for the safety and convenience
of mid-rise apartment residents.
M.
Buffer Area. The mid-rise apartment development shall have a permanent
landscaped planting area of at least 15 feet in depth designed for
screening from view any residential, commercial, office, and industrial
uses which are adjoining the mid-rise apartment development.
N.
Recreation and Open Space. The developer shall provide a minimum
of 25% of the total site area as usable open space for the community
areas, playgrounds and tot lots and other services and amenities necessary
for the comfort and convenience of the mid-rise apartment residents.
O.
Plantings. Shade trees and other plantings shall be provided as the
Borough Planning Commission shall deem necessary or appropriate in
all open space and buffer areas in the mid-rise apartment development.
The developer shall make provisions for the continuing care of any
such trees, shrubs, and open space areas within the mid-rise apartment
development.
[Ord. 761, 8/26/1985, § 1206]
1.
The following information shall be shown on plans submitted for approval in addition to the requirements of the Land Subdivision Ordinance [Chapter 22]:
A.
Floor area in square feet for each apartment dwelling unit.
B.
Number of bedrooms per apartment dwelling unit.
C.
Total number of apartment dwelling units per building.
D.
Total number of acres in the proposed plan.
E.
Total number of off-street automobile parking spaces.
F.
Exterior vertical and horizontal building dimensions.
G.
Total ground floor area of each building.
