This article establishes zoning districts and describes the
use regulations that apply to each district. The following types of
zoning districts are hereby established:
A. Base zoning districts establish districts that divide the Borough into various residential, commercial, and industrial zones. Each district establishes uses that are permitted as a use by right (P); as a conditional use (CU); as a special exception (SE); or as a use in a planned residential development (PRD). A use permitted as of right is compatible with the other uses within the purpose of the district and therefore requires only administrative approval. Conditional uses and special exceptions are those uses that may generate additional impacts and warrant additional standards and additional approval process to ensure their compatibility and compliance with these zoning requirements. Uses allowed as part of a PRD are permitted pursuant to Article
VIII, Planned Residential Development.
B. Overlay zoning districts establish districts within which the standards
of both the base and the overlay zoning districts apply. These districts
address special situations that require additional regulations to
protect the public health, safety, and general welfare of the community.
The Borough is divided into the following zoning districts and
as shown in the Official Zoning Map of the Borough attached hereto
and incorporated herein:
R-1S
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Larger-Lot Single-Family Residential District
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R-1
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Single-Family Residential District
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R-2
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Residential One- and Two-Family District
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R-3
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Multifamily District
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MU
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Mixed-Use District
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CBD
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Central Business District
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C-1
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Auto-Oriented Commercial District
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INST
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Institutional District
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IND
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Industrial District
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[Amended 4-5-2017 by Ord.
No. 17-004]
The Borough has the following overlay zoning districts as shown
on the official Zoning Map:
A. Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) Overlay District (See § 317
for standards and requirements related to the TOD District).
B. Penn Avenue Historic Business Overlay District (PAHBOD).
(1)
Purpose. The purpose of the Penn Avenue Historic Business Overlay
District is to:
(a)
Create an environment along the Penn Avenue Corridor and related
commercial thoroughfares that is consistent with the history and context
of existing development patterns, especially in areas designated as
eligible for National Register listing;
(b)
Encourage architecture that responds to the local climate, topography,
history, and building practice within the district;
(c)
Provide for flexibility in design and development while maintaining
cohesive development patterns along the corridor;
(d)
Create an environment where buildings and the landscapes contribute
to the physical definition of streets as civic places; and
(e)
Regulate the height of building facades to ensure the correct
proportion to the street.
(2)
Overlay district location. The Penn Avenue Historic Business
Overlay District shall include all buildings and properties as outlined
on the Zoning Map, which is attached hereto and incorporated herewith
by reference.
(3)
Requirements.
(a)
Building height requirements:
[1]
The minimum allowable building height is 25 feet or two stories.
The minimum height is meant to encourage density and create a consistent
street wall along the corridor.
[2]
Maximum building height shall be consistent with the underling
zoning district requirements.
(b)
Building setback requirements:
[1]
Minimum build-to line. Principal buildings must place the front
building facade not more than three feet from the right-of-way (ROW)
of the primary corridor on which the property is located.
[2]
If a building is proposed with an articulation or variation
in its front building facade, then no less than 60% of the front building
facade shall be placed at the minimum build-to line.
(c)
Building facade requirements:
[1]
Transparency.
[a] A minimum of 50% of the ground floor facade shall
have transparent, nonreflective windows.
[b] A minimum of 30% of the upper story front facade,
measured floor to floor, shall have transparent, nonreflective windows.
[2]
Building entrance requirements.
[a] The building's principal entrance must be
on the building facade facing the street.
[3]
Parking and loading requirements.
[a] The total number of off-street parking and loading spaces required shall be provided as identified in Article
VI, Parking.
[b] Surface parking areas shall be masked from public
frontage along a street by a building, vegetative screening, wall
or fence. A low wall, fence or hedge shall be installed at the same
setback along the front build-to line of each parcel. The intent of
this requirement is to create character in the streetscape and provide
for a continuous street wall only broken by access points for vehicular
or pedestrian access.
[c] Vehicular entrances to parking lots, garages, and
parking structures shall be no wider than 24 feet at the frontage.
[d] On-street parallel parking shall be counted in
the total number of required parking spaces.
[e] Surface parking lots are not permitted at any street
corners.
[f] Loading docks and service areas are not permitted
along any public street frontages.
[g] The applicant is required to demonstrate that each
proposed building or use has adequate area set aside for deliveries
suitable for the intended use.
Additional zoning districts may be added from time to time upon
the recommendation of the Planning Commission to the Borough Council
pursuant to the article relating to zoning amendments.
The maps delineating the boundaries of the various zoning districts,
together with all matters and things shown on such maps, are adopted
and approved and collectively constitute the "Official Zoning Map."
The Official Zoning Map is incorporated by reference and made a part
of this chapter. These maps are on file in the Borough office. The
Official Zoning Map carries the zoning district designations established
in this chapter.
When definite distances in feet are not shown on the Zoning
Map, the following rules apply:
A. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the right-of-way
or center lines of streets, highways, or alleys shall be construed
to follow such right-of-way or center lines;
B. Boundaries indicated as approximately following recorded lot lines
shall be construed as following such lot lines;
C. Boundaries indicated as approximately following Borough limits shall
be construed as following the Borough boundary;
D. Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed
to be midway between the main tracks;
E. Boundaries indicated as approximately following the center lines
of streams, rivers, canals, lakes, or other bodies of water shall
be construed to follow such center lines;
F. Whenever any street, alley, or other public way not subject to zoning
regulations is vacated by official action of the Borough, the zoning
district line adjoining each side of such street, alley, or other
public way shall be automatically extended to the center of such vacation,
and all areas so involved shall then be subject to all regulations
of the extended districts; and
G. Where physical features existing on the ground vary from those shown
on the Official Zoning Maps or in other circumstances where the zoning
boundary is unclear, the Zoning Officer shall interpret the district
boundaries. Appeals to such determination shall be made to the Zoning
Hearing Board pursuant to this requirement of this chapter.
Purpose. The purpose of the CBD Central Business District is
to accommodate the types of business and commercial uses that have
historically been located in the Wilkinsburg central business area.
New or remodeled structures in the CBD Zoning District are to incorporate
the historic character and appearance of existing downtown structures.
A. Authorized principal uses. See §
260-318, Table of Authorized Principal Uses, for authorized principal uses and method of authorization in the CBD District.
B. Authorized accessory uses. See §
260-319, Table of Authorized Accessory Uses (Table 11), for authorized accessory uses and method of authorization in the CBD District.
C. Area and bulk regulations. The area and bulk regulations within the
CBD Zoning District shall be subject to the standards identified in
Table 6 and Figure 7, except as they may be modified by the express
standards and criteria for the specific permitted uses, conditional
uses, uses by special exception, or by planned residential development
(PRD).
D. Off-street parking and loading. See Article
VI for off-street parking and loading requirements.
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Table 6, CBD Central Business District
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Bulk and Area Regulations
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Lot size (minimum, square feet)
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No requirement
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Lot width (minimum, feet)
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50
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Height (maximum, feet)
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45
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Stories (maximum)
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4
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Front setback (minimum, feet)
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No requirement
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Side setback (minimum, feet)
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No requirement
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Rear setback (minimum, feet)
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No requirement
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Lot coverage (maximum, percent)
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75%
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Figure 7, CBD Central Business District
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Purpose. The purpose of the C-1 Auto-Oriented Commercial District
is to provide for the establishment of motor-vehicle-oriented or -dependent
commercial and service activities.
A. Authorized principal uses. See §
260-318, Table of Authorized Principal Uses, for authorized principal uses and method of authorization in the C-1 District.
B. Authorized accessory uses. See §
260-319, Table of Authorized Accessory Uses (Table 11), for authorized accessory uses and method of authorization in the C-1 District.
C. Area and bulk regulations. The area and bulk regulations within the
C-1 Zoning District shall be subject to the standards identified in
Table 7 and Figure 8, except as they may be modified by the express
standards and criteria for the specific permitted uses, conditional
uses, uses by special exception, or by planned residential development
(PRD).
D. Off-street parking and loading. See Article
VI for off-street parking and loading requirements.
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Table 7, C-1 Auto-Oriented Commercial District
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Bulk and Area Regulations
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Lot size (minimum, square feet)
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N/A
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Lot width (minimum, feet)
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N/A
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Height (maximum, feet)
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30
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Stories (maximum)
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3
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Front setback (minimum, feet)
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40.
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Side setback (minimum, feet)
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N/A
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Rear setback (minimum, feet)
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20
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Lot coverage (maximum, percent)
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85%
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Figure 8, C-1 Auto-Oriented Commercial District
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Table 10 establishes the authorized principal uses and the zoning
districts where the principal use is authorized and method of authorization.