[Ord. 12-8-97A, 12/8/1997, § 1101]
1.
The purpose of this zoning district is to reflect the historical
core of the Borough along Main Street, where uses have evolved to
a mixture of very light commercial and higher density residential.
This area provides for higher density residential uses than those
in the R-1 District (although not as dense as in the R-3 District),
but encourages the mixtures of such residential uses and smaller scale
commercial uses.
2.
This mixed density area is not intended to be or consist of substantially
all commercial uses, but is intended to be intermixed where nonintrusive
commercial uses can live in peace with higher density residential
uses. To that end the commercial uses are not as intense as those
allowed in the C-1 District. Also to that end, the residential uses
are not as restrictive as that provided in the R-1 and R-2 Districts.
3.
The intent is to reserve the old (pre-twentieth century) "Main Street
character," as it has been the essential core of the Borough.
4.
The housing types in this section of the Borough are generally those
built prelate 1950s and consist of the more traditional small lots,
small yards, large size residential dwellings, built of siding or
masonry. The use of these types of structures and the conversion of
some to multi-families or co-usage as commercial and residential,
is not to be discouraged where safety, parking and aesthetics allow.
These Community development objectives are legitimate and shall be
implemented in the Borough.
[Ord. 12-8-97A, 12/8/1997, § 1102; as amended by
Ord. No. 00093, 5/14/2018; and by Ord. No. 00096, 4/8/2019]
1.
Single-family detached dwellings.
2.
Essential services structures.
3.
Parks and playgrounds not operated for private profit.
4.
Home occupations.
5.
Home businesses.
6.
Restaurants, provided that off-street parking is provided which meets the requirements of § 27-1205.
7.
Group homes.
9.
Accessory uses incidental to the above permitted uses.
[Ord. 12-8-97A, 12/8/1997, § 1103; as amended by
Ord. No. 00093, 5/14/2018]
1.
Municipal building or use, firehouse, public utility service structure
and building.
2.
Schools, public elementary or secondary.
3.
Church/places of worship.
4.
Extension of an existing cemetery through land owned at the effective
date of this chapter.
5.
Conversion of a single-family detached dwelling to a two-family detached
dwelling.
6.
Two-family detached dwelling.
7.
Single-family semi-detached dwelling.
8.
Funeral homes.
9.
Personal services.
10.
Offices.
11.
Health services, including medical or dental clinic.
12.
Retail or wholesale sales or rental of goods and services, except
bakeries and adult entertainment establishments.
13.
Financial institutions (including banks).
14.
Business or professional offices.
15.
Parking lot.
16.
Day-care businesses.
17.
Family day-care home.
18.
The process of manufacture, assembly or treatment which is clearly
incidental to a retail business conducted on the premises.
19.
Any lot in the C-M District used at the time of adoption of this
chapter for commercial purposes can be continued to be used for commercial
purposes as either authorized in the C-1 or C-M Zoning District if
the use meets all the requirements of one or the other of the C-1
or C-M Zoning District, until such time as the use changes, when it
shall only then comply with the C-M use requirements.
21.
Boarding houses.
22.
Essential services building.
23.
Accessory uses incidental to the above special exception uses.
[Ord. 12-8-97A, 12/8/1997, § 1104]
1.
The following shall be the minimum, height, bulk, setback and area
regulations in the C-M zoning district:
A.
Dwelling Units. All buildings intended for residential use in whole
or in part shall comply with the regulations as set forth heretofore
for Residential Districts R-2 (or if not found in R-2, then in R-3).
B.
Other Uses Exclusive of Dwelling Units.
(1)
Maximum Height. No building shall be erected to a height in
excess of 35 feet.
(2)
Lot Area. No minimum lot area requirement, subject to the condition
that sufficient open space is to be provided on the lot for the installation
of all required open space, parking, and facilities.
(3)
Minimum Lot Width. Twenty five feet at the street line.
(4)
Yards (Building Setback). Yards (building setback) of the following
minimum sizes shall be provided. The yards (building setback), if
appropriately marked, may be used for the purposes of meeting off-street
parking and loading requirements.
(a)
Front Yard (Building Setback) Minimum Depth.
1)
A building setback to establish a front yard for all buildings
shall be a minimum of 25 feet from the street line.
2)
Except for on Rothsville Road and Seventh Street (SR 272), if
the block on which the site fronts is more than 50% developed at the
time of enactment of this chapter, the setback of the majority of
the existing buildings on that block must be used, except in no case
shall a setback line be less than 15 feet from the street line.
(b)
Side Yard (Building Setback) Minimum Width. The minimum side
yard (building setback) shall be six feet except when adjacent to
a residential district, in which case the side yard (building setback)
shall be the same as the most restrictive side yard (building setback)
regulations in that residential district.
(c)
Rear Yard (Building Setback) Minimum Depth. There shall be a
rear yard (building setback) of a minimum of 20 feet.
C.
Mixed Dwelling and Other Uses. Such uses shall comply with the most
restrictive requirements of either paragraph B(a)1) or 2) above.
D.
Maximum lot coverage: 80%.
[Added by Ord. No. 00096, 4/8/2019]
