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Borough of Montgomery, PA
Lycoming County
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This district is intended to provide for the continued use and development of commercial enterprises necessary to providing the Borough and the surrounding area with essential services as well as to facilitate apartment-type housing in close proximity to retail stores.
[Amended 7-13-2004 by Ord. No. 2004-4]
A. 
Dwelling in combination.
B. 
Recreation facility (public).
C. 
Library or museum.
D. 
Municipal building.
E. 
Medical; professional office.
F. 
Business or retail store.
G. 
Financial establishment.
H. 
Eating place.
I. 
Repair shop.
J. 
Tavern.
K. 
Hotel, motel.
L. 
Entertainment, indoor.
M. 
Service station/car wash facility.
N. 
Shopping center.
O. 
Specialty cultural shopping center.
P. 
Funeral home/mortuary.
Q. 
Printing/publishing.
R. 
Post office.
S. 
Convenience store.
A. 
Recreation facility (private).
B. 
Day-care center.
C. 
Public utility facility.
D. 
Emergency services.
A. 
Required lot area: 1,500 square feet.
B. 
Maximum building coverage: 50%.
C. 
Minimum yard requirements:
(1) 
Front yard depth: 30 feet.
(2) 
Side yard depth (combined): 20 feet. (Minimum each side: 10 feet.) Exception: Provided that when mutual agreement is provided in writing by the adjoining property owners, no side yard shall be required where two or more commercial uses adjoin side to side; however, in no case shall common walls be permitted between properties of separate ownership. In the case of a series of adjoining structures abutting and paralleling a public right-of-way, an open and unobstructed passage of at least 20 feet in width shall be provided at grade level at intervals of not more than 400 feet apart.
(3) 
Rear yard depth: 10 feet.
D. 
Building height limit: 35 feet.
E. 
Minimum lot width: 25 feet.
Off street parking and loading space and motor vehicle access shall be provided in accordance with the provisions of Article VIII, Off-Street Parking, and Article III, General Regulations, of this chapter.
Where a commercial or industrial use adjoins a residential district, a buffer yard of at least eight feet in depth shall be incorporated into the setback requirements identified in Article IX for each zoning district. Buffer yards shall be planted and maintained in accordance with § 475-12 of this chapter. Screen planting shall be provided in accordance with § 475-13. A list of suggested plant selection for Lycoming County appears as Appendix 1 of this chapter.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Appendix 1 is on file in the Borough Office.
No less than 10% of the lot area shall be covered with vegetative material.