The purpose of the Village Office Commercial District is to provide a setting for a mix of residential commercial office and accessory residential uses that reflect the character of the historic Borough and which contribute to the soundness of the Borough's economic base while ensuring that such development constitutes a harmonious and appropriate part of the Borough as a whole and to create conditions conducive to carrying out the broad purposes of this chapter as set forth in §
440-2, Purposes.
In the VOC Village Office Commercial District, the regulations
contained in this article shall apply.
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other in accordance with Article
IV, Use Regulations:
B. H7 Temporary Structure or Use.
C. H8 Temporary Community Event.
D. H1H No-Impact
Home-Based Business.
[Added 6-12-2018 by Ord.
No. 446]
[Amended 6-23-2009 by Ord. No. 383]
A building may be erected or used and a lot may be used or occupied for any of the following uses and no other in accordance with Article
IV, Use Regulations, and the procedures set forth in §
440-148, Conditional uses:
A. B12 Planned Village Development.
I. E3 Financial Establishment.
L. E22 Dwelling in Combination With a Business.
N. H4 Accessory Building Dwelling Unit.
O. H7 Temporary Structure or Use.
P. H8 Temporary Community Event.
Q. H14 Satellite Dish Antenna.
The following establishes the area and dimensional requirements for the VOC Village Office Commercial District, except where greater or lesser requirements are established in §
440-15; in which case the requirements of §
440-15 shall apply:
A. Lot area and width.
(1)
Tract area less than 20 acres. Development of tracts less than
20 acres shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
General site and performance requirements:
[1]
Minimum site area: five acres.
[2]
Maximum gross density: three dwelling units per acre.
[3]
Minimum open space ratio: 30%.
[4]
Impervious surface ratio: 35%.
(b)
Nonresidential uses:
[1]
Lot area: two acres minimum.
[2]
Lot width: 100 feet minimum.
[3]
Front yard: 30 feet minimum.
[4]
Side yard: 25 feet minimum. If there is only one side yard as
per a lot shown on Figure 9, it shall be at least 25 feet.
[5]
Rear yard: 35 feet maximum.
[6]
Height: 35 feet maximum. Structures not designed for human occupancy are governed by Article
V, §
440-43.
[7]
Impervious surface: 60% maximum.
(2)
Tract area greater than 20 acres. Development of tracts greater
than 20 acres shall meet the following requirements:
(a)
Use B12 Planned Village Development.
(b)
Use D3 Office Park. Floor area ratio (FAR) incentives are available
for the development of the D3 Office Park Use in the VOC District.
An office park in the VOC District may be developed to a higher FAR
by meeting two or more performance incentives. Meeting these incentives
allows a developer to build more space and adds value to the development
and Borough.
[1]
The following performance incentives are available for use in
the VOC District:
[a] Provision of centrally located open space within
the site which contains a focal point such as public art or water
feature.
[b] Provision of architectural design which reflects
the character of the previous agricultural use of the property, subject
to review and approval by the Borough Council.
[c] Provision of finished facades on all sides of buildings.
[d] Provision of two or more of the following uses:
[iv] E22 Dwelling in Combination With a Business.
[e] Dedication of land to the Borough for open space, meeting the standards of §§
440-45,
440-47 and
440-48.
[2]
For development of the site which achieves two of the above
performance incentives in the VOC District, the permitted FAR shall
be 0.027.
[3]
For development which achieves three or more of the above performance
incentives in the VOC District, the permitted FAR shall be 0.030.