In order to encourage and promote those purposes outlined in Article II of this chapter as well as the Planning Area's community development objectives, North Versailles Township hereby establishes the following zoning districts, the purposes of which are hereinafter defined:
A.
N, Neighborhood Use. The Neighborhood Use District aims to maintain and enhance the vitality and sustainability of the traditional cores of the boroughs. The establishment of this district aims maintain the stability of residential neighborhoods while permitting businesses which are either ancillary to or present a low impact on these neighborhoods. Additional forms of office or small-scale retail are permitted such that they contribute to the economic vitality of the neighborhood and the entire planning area without negative impact upon the basic residential and small business environment of the district. Additionally, the residential mix of this district aims to provide for alternative housing needs, such as those of the elderly, within a pedestrian environment offering nearby basic services.
B.
MU, Mixed-Use. The Mixed-Use District is established to provide for single-family based residential uses, residential uses of compatible scale, and retail and office designed to serve local and regional market demands. The district therefore primarily aims to maintain a neighborhood scale of development in portions of Route 30 currently bearing a traditional mixed-use scale of development and to provide a market-based, yet compatible, transition of residences fronting key north-south collectors of North Versailles.
C.
M, Office and Manufacturing. The Office and Manufacturing District provides for the development of office and production-oriented industries, along with ancillary retail uses in a park-like setting with convenient access to arterial corridors. The Office and Manufacturing District also provides opportunities for the development and redevelopment of smaller tracts of land speculatively intended to be used as or initially used as industrial sites. The Office and Manufacturing District aims to promote the development and redevelopment of said properties while protecting and sustaining the character of adjoining residential uses.
D.
GR, General Retail. The General Commercial District encompasses regional, large-scale retail centers with convenient access to Route 30 and major arterial interchanges. The district may include office and health care services of a similar nature.
E.
R-3, Multifamily Residential. The Multifamily District aims to provide an affordable alternative form of housing to seniors, younger families, and smaller households in an environment near commercial and retail conveniences.
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R-2, Neighborhood Residential. The district protects the stability and integrity of the Planning Area's oldest residential neighborhoods, which are primarily situated on relatively small lots near the traditional main corridors of the Boroughs and specific areas of the Township.
G.
R-1, Low-Density Single-Family Residential. The R-1 District encompasses lands currently established as suburban residential plans or comparatively larger scale residential lots in areas of limited environmental constraints. The district encourages infill development and the sustenance of the low-density residential development existing.
H.
P- Neighborhood Park. The Neighborhood Park District is established to provide for the recreational needs of the Planning Area's residents. This district is intended to enhance the quality of life and sense of community by providing passive and active recreational amenities in parks and general open space.