The purpose of this article is to identify certain regulations
and standards that are either common to all zoning districts or applicable
to more than one district.
No principal building, or part thereof, shall be erected within,
or shall project into, any required yard in any district, except for
unenclosed porches, decks, wheelchair ramps, one-story bay windows,
eaves, chimneys, balconies, fire escapes, buttresses, cornices, or
steps, and none of these, except wheelchair ramps and unenclosed decks
or similar projects, shall encroach more than three feet into any
required yard.
Multifamily dwellings and nonresidential buildings shall be
properly lighted to assure safe driving conditions at night as well
as security and safety of residents and patrons. All lighting shall
be designed to protect neighboring properties from glare.
In the event that multifamily dwellings are converted or developed
as condominiums, such condominiums shall be owned and operated in
accordance with the Pennsylvania Uniform Condominium Act of 1980,
as amended.
In determining if a proposed use is of the same general character
as the listed uses, Borough Council and the Planning Commission shall
consider the compatibility standards listed below:
A. Type and volume of sales, retail or wholesale activity, size and
type of items sold, and nature of inventory on the premises.
B. Extent of processing, assembly, warehousing, shipping, and distribution
done on the premises of any dangerous, hazardous, toxic, or explosive
materials.
C. The nature and location of storage and outdoor display of merchandise
and the predominant items stored.
D. The type, size, and nature of buildings and structures supporting
the use.
E. The number of employees and customers in relation to business hours
and employment shifts.
F. The business hours the use is open for business, ranging from seven
days a week, 24 hours a day to several times a year.
G. The transportation requirements for people and freight, by volume,
type, and characteristics of traffic generation to and from the site,
trip purposes, and whether trip purposes can be shared with other
uses on the site.
H. Parking characteristics, turnover and generation, ratio of the number
of spaces required per unit area or activity, and potential for shared
parking with other uses.
I. The tendency for attracting or repelling criminal activities to and
from or on the premises.
J. The amount and nature of nuisances generated on the premises, such
as noise, smoke, odor, glare, vibration, radiation, and fumes.
K. Any special public utility requirements for serving the use, such
as water supply, wastewater output, pretreatment of wastes and emissions
recommended or required, and significant power structures and communication
towers or facilities.